604 Mr. O. E. Janson's Notices of 



side of the pjgidium; beueath with ochreoiis spots and marks at 

 the sides. Head closely punctured, clypeus slightly impressed at 

 the sides the apex rather strongly notched. Thorax sparsely and 

 finely punctured, the apical lobe large and obtuse. Elytra Avith 

 rows of coarse punctures which Ijecome almost obsolete in the 

 region of the scutellum and a strong sutural stria, the apex 

 and the pygidium strigose. Beneath strigose and with sparse 

 cinereous hairs at the sides, mesosternal process obtuse, abdomen 

 lightly impressed in the middle, anterior tibire bi-dentate, the 

 lower tooth and the apical spine very long and acute. Length 

 1 1 mm. 

 India. 



This pretty species is apparently most nearly allied to G. 

 sexpiistulaia, G.P., Ijut is smaller and flatter, has the thorax 

 narrower behind, the head closely punctured and the markings 

 quite different. 



]\facriinot<i nigricuUii^, u. sp. 



Head coppery-lilack ; deeply and closely punctured, with an 

 elevated central longitudinal ridge between the eyes; clypeus 

 broad, rounded at the sides, the apex deeply end broadly emar- 

 ginate. Thorax dull black, coppery at the anterior angles, with 

 fine short In'owu pubescence; closely punctui-ed at the sides, the 

 disc more sparsely punctiu-ed, slightly narrowed from the middle 

 to the base, the lohe broadly rounded. Scutellum duU black, 

 margined with cinereous at the apex, the b'ase punctured and 

 shining. Elytra obscure yellowish-red with a greenish reflection, 

 an obliqiie line and a linear spot on the basal half and the apex 

 dull black, a common somewhat V-shaped mark about the 

 middle continued narrowly along the sutiu-e to the base 

 cinereous ; depressed at the suture and sides, and with rows 

 of rather obsolete punctures. Pygidium dull black, finely 

 strigose. Beneath shining black, coppery in the centre, broadly 

 cinereous and pubescent at the sides, abdomen with four 

 cinereous marginal stripes at the sides ; mesosternal process 

 short and round; legs coppery, pubescent, anterior tibia? with 

 two acute lateral teeth. Length 17 mm. 



Assam. 



Allied to M. 7nalabaricnsis, G.P. The specimen described is 

 from the late A. Murray's collection and is said to have come 

 from Capt. Blackwood at Cherrapoongee. 



