270 On a new Genus of Ruteline Coleoptera. 



The inner front claw is very broad and sharply angulated at 

 its lower edge. 



The single specimen was presented to the British IMuseum 

 in 1861 by Mr. Walhouse, of the Madras Civil Service. 



Micranomala cingalensis, sp. n. 



Pallide testacea, capite tarsisque ru6s ; cl5'peo minutissime alutaceo- 

 punctulato, punctis nonnullis inconspicuis paulo majoribus, 

 margine antico leviter emarginato, angulis obtusis, fronte baud 

 impressa, minute et parce punctata ; prothorace distincte, fere 

 sequaliterpuuctato, lateribus auticearcuatis, posticerectis; scutello 

 punctato ; clytris profunda striato-punctatis, interstitiis angustis, 

 fere oequalibus ; pygidio et metasterno sat fortiter et crebre 

 punctatis ; corpore toto glabro, subtus parcissime piloso. 



Long. 7 mm. ; lat. max. 3"5 mm. 



Hab. Ceylon : Colombo. 



This species, of which a single female has been fonnd by 

 Mr. E. E. Green, is of the same colour, size, and shape as 

 31. indica, but the clypeus and forehead are scarcely percep- 

 tibly punctured and the latter is not impressed. The sides 

 of the pronotum are rounded in front and not distinctly 

 angulated in the middle. The sculpture of pronotum, 

 scutellum, elytra, and lower surface is almost the same as in 

 M. indica, but thepygidium is rather more closely punctured. 

 The front tibia has two acute teeth and an extremely feeble 

 upper one. 



Micranomala birmanica, sp. n. 



Pallide testacea, capite tarsisque rufis ; clypeo nitidissimo, vix 

 punctato, lateribus contractis, fere rectis, margiue antico fere 

 recto, angulis obtusis, fronte baud impressa, distincte baud dense 

 punctata ; pronoto modice punctato, medio magis dense punctato, 

 leviter longitudinaliter sulcato, lateribus medio subangulatis, 

 antice et postice fere rectis, roqualiter approximatis. angulis 

 anticis acutis, posticis obtusis ; scutello punctato ; elytris fortiter 

 fere sequalitcr striato-punctatis ; pygidio et metasterno fortiter 

 punctatis : 



(S oculis raaximis, quam spatiam interjicientcm antice latioribus. 



Long, G mm. ; lat. max. 3-2.5 mm. 



Hah. S. Tenasserim : Victoria Point. 



Although a little smaller this species is superficially ex- 

 tremely like the other two. The clypeus is very smooth and 

 shining, without perceptible punctures. The lateral margins 

 arc prominent at the base and from there nearly straight, 

 and the front margin is nearly straight in the middle, with a 



