MIOCHIEA. 161 



irregular closely approximate double rows, each elytron with a 

 subtriangular large patch on the shoulder, not extending to the 

 suture but nearly to the middle, another transverse band behind 

 the middle strongly narrowed at the sides, and the extreme apex 

 black. Body beneath and the legs black, the anterior tibiaa flavous 

 at base. 



Length 4 mm. 



flab. Himalayas : Simla, Dalhousie ; Assam : Khasi Hills. 



The thoracic band is slightly angulate and constricted before the 

 middle ; the spot at the base of the elytra is of nearly quadrate shape, 

 but has the inner margin slightly rounded and narrowed anteriorly, 

 the central band is suddenly and strongly widened near the suture, 

 and the third spot is placed at the extreme edge of the elytra, 

 and is of narrowly transverse shape. In specimens from the 

 Khasi Hills the head has a large fulvous spot on its anterior 

 portion, and the thoracic band is widened into a point in the 

 middle ; in one specimen the second elytral band is separated into 

 two spots. The species agrees better in character with Miochira 

 than with Clytra. It differs from M. nilgiriensis in the nearly 

 black head, position and number of elytral spots and the addition 

 of an apical spot. 



281. Miochira indica, Jac. (Melitonoma) Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxix, 

 1889, p. 158. 



Fulvous ; apical joints of antennas fuscous ; head with a black 

 spot at vertex ; elytra with four spots subquadrately placed on 

 each and the extreme apex black ; breast and abdomen partly 

 black. 



Narrowly elongate, cylindrical. Head impunctate, a triangular 

 black spot on the vertex ; antennae half the length of thorax, 

 basal six joints fulvous, rest fuscous, fifth and following joints 

 transversely dilated. Thorax about one-half broader than long 

 (not twice as broad, as originally given), rather widened at the 

 middle ; sides and anterior margin straight ; surface, when seen 

 under a strong lens, extremely minutely punctured ; median lobe 

 feebly produced, rounded. Scutellum rather small, triangular. 

 Elytra very minutely punctured, the punctures here and there 

 arranged in rows ; of the four spots, two, of oblong shape, are 

 placed transversely immediately below the base, the other two 

 behind the middle ; the outer spot of the latter two is of elongate 

 shape and close to the lateral margin, the other near suture ; 

 there is a narrow spot also at the extreme apical margin. 



Far. Scutellar elytral spot absent. Tarsi with first joint not 

 longer than second. 



Length 5-6 mm. 



Hob. Burma : Bhamo. 



