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289. Diapromorpha sexmaculata, Jac. (Gynandrophthalma) Ann. 

 Mus. Civ. Genova, xxix, 1889, p. 157 ; \d. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 

 xxxix, 1895, p. 256. 



Black ; basal joints of antennae fulvous ; thorax fulvous or 

 with two black bands ; elytra fulvous, with two transverse 

 bands. 



Fig. 62. Diapromorpha sexmaculata and var. 



Differs from D. dejeani in the bluish-black colour of the head, 

 in being finely longitudinally strigose, not smooth, and in the 

 clypeus and fulvous labrum. Thorax strongly transverse in both 

 sexes ; sides strongly rounded, with the black bands touching the 

 basal margin, often connected at base. Scutellum broad and 

 triangular, not small and narrow. Elytra extremely finely and 

 closely punctured ; the bands as in D. dejeani but of different 

 shape. 



Var. a. Thorax and elytra entirely fulvous or flavous, without 

 spots. 



Var. 6. Thorax as in var. a ; elytra with two small spots at 

 base and one transverse in shape behind the middle (true 

 D. sexmaculata, Jac.). 



Length 6-7 mm. 



Hub. Burma : Bhamo, Tharrawaddy. 



Neither this species nor D. quadripunctata, Jac. is typical of Dia- 

 promorpha, since the pygidium is exposed in the $ only, not in 

 the cf , nor are the elytral lobes strongly pronounced : both insects 

 are transitionary between the present genus and Gynandrophthalma, 

 approaching however, more nearly to Diapromorpha. 



290. Diapromorpha octomaculata, Jac. (Gynandrophthalma) Ann. 

 Mm. Civ. Genow, xxxii, 189L>, p. 884. 



Beneath black, clothed with silvery pubescence, above fulvous ; 

 elytra each with four small black spots (2 . 2). 



Subcylindrical, convex and robust. Vertex of head im- 



