454 Mr. II. E. Andrewes oti Oriental Caiabida). 



tuberculate. Elytra (2*40 mm. long) slightly convex, pa- 

 rallel, the cariiiJe inimitely tiiberciilate (more finely so than 

 the margin o£ the prothorax), between sutural interval ami 

 first carina, as also between first and second carinie, approxi- 

 mately three irrogular rows of siiallow punctnres, larger 

 towards margin, between second and third cariuse the 

 punctures are larger and quite irregular. 



Burma: Tharrawaddy (G. Q. Corhett), 1 ex. (type) in my 

 colleciion. Calcutta: Eden Gardens, "at light" {F. II. 

 Gravely), 1 ex., Indian Museum. The Calcutta ex. is tVjig- 

 mentary, but shows a good many of the characters : it is a 

 little smaller than the type. 



Gnaphon, gen. nov. 



Lifjula short, truncate, rather hollowed out at apex and 

 joined to tooth of mentum by a fine ridge : paragL'ssce rather 

 longer than Hguhi, projecting obliquely outwards, narrow at 

 api'X but meeting at base above ligula, densely fringed with 

 hairs in front. MaxUhr straight, obtu-se at a|)ex, densely 

 fringed with hairs on inner margin. Palpi thick: mamillaries 

 glabrous, last joint obliquely truncate at apex, a little longer 

 than preceding one : labials with last joint rounded at apex, 

 slightly shorter than penultimate, wliieh has half a d<i/.en 

 set;e on inner margin. Mentum moderately excised, with a 

 wide, almost quadrate tooth, wery obtusely angled at apex ; 

 finely carinate along median line, lobes rounded, slightly at 

 sides, strongly at apex, extending beyond epilobes, rather 

 concave beneath : paragena3 toothed and emarginate. Mnn- 

 ditilrs moderately curved, about as long as head, smooth, a 

 ridge on upper surface Irom base to middle, each with an 

 elongate irregular tooth occujiying basal half of inner margin, 

 left mandible with a smaller tooth near apex. Lahrum V( ry 

 small, emarginate, with three setigerous pores. Anteume 

 monilit'orm, not reachinu; base of prothorax, joint 1 as long 

 as next four joints together, 2 halt as long ai;ain as 3, 4 a 

 little shorter than the rest, which are appuximately equal 

 to 3. Head very large, nearly smooth, longer than prothorax, 

 frontal impressions wide and shallow, sides deeply longi- 

 tudinally impressed above eyes, gena? strongly dilated. Fro- 

 th r^ui- cyatliif'orm, very wide antl short, dentate at hind angles, 

 and shortly produced in middle, so that tlie base appears 

 to be bidentate on each side. Flytra short, fiat on tlisk, 

 shoulders carinate and dentate, interval 7 siiarply carinate 

 tlnuughout, epipleiinn very wide at base. I'rosternnm not 

 bordered ; metepistcrna very small, rather longer than wide : 



