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aciculate and sparsely punctate and without trace of median carina; 

 scutellum shagreened, clavus punctate only along veins; front sha- 

 greened.— P. productus sp. nov. 



a 1 . Vertex subequal in length to pronotum; front always convex in profile. 



6\ Pronotum short, width twice the length; scutellum distinctly shorter 



than vertex; pronotum coarsely transversely wrinkled and without 



trace of median carina; scutellum rugose at base; clavus punctate 



only along veins; front rugose P. decoratus sp. nov. 



6*. Pronotum long, width much less than twice length; scutellum sub- 

 equal to vertex in length; pronotum closely, deeply, grossly thimble 

 pitted, as are also scutellum and clavus; pronotum with a distinct 

 median carina on anterior two-thirds or at least a trace of one; 



face shagreened _ p. melichari Baker. 



c 1 . Whitish costal border of tegmina with two large inwardly projecting 

 albescent lobes or spots ; vertex longer than width across anterior 



margins of eyes P. melichari Baker var. bilobatus var. nov. 



c\ Whitish costal border of tegmina without inwardly projecting lobes; 



length of vertex subequal to width across anterior margin of eyes. 



d\ Pale costal border of tegmina expanded into radial cell; entire 



apical area of scutellum and two dots anterior to it yellow; 



black of dorsum without strong bluish reflections ; size small. 



e\ Lorse not black. 



f 1 . Lateral spots of vertex broadly connected with the large 



median triangular basal spot P. melichari Baker. 



f. Lateral spots of vertex not connected with the very small 

 median basal spot. 



P. melichari Baker var. singaporensis var. nov. 



e a . Lorje black. P. melichari Baker var. mindanaensis Baker. 



d\ Pale costal border of tegmina not expanded into radial cell; 

 only extreme apex of scutellum yellow; black of dorsum with 

 a strong bluish reflection; size large. 

 P. melichari Baker 



Pythamus productus sp. nov. Plate 2, fig. 11. 



Pale ochraceous; lateral margins of genae, margins of front, 

 frontal carina, two submedian stripes on front, and lateral stripes 

 on clypeus pale brown. A supra-antennal dot and a smaller 

 marginal dot above it black. Vertex with an irregular trans- 

 verse black band on anterior half. Pronotum shaded with 

 brownish, especially anteriorly. Scutellum with large triangular 

 basal spots halfway between lateral angles and median line, a 

 minute dot between each of these and median line and a fine 

 median line reaching to transverse furrow brownish, the larger 

 spots darker. Tegmina sordid whitish translucent, the veins 

 broadly brownish; a larger smoky spot at middle of subcostal 

 area, and two smaller ones on apical third, with two irregular 

 subapical concentric stripes of the same color. Abdomen clouded 

 with brownish. Apices of hind tibiae and tarsi brownish. 

 Length of female, 8 millimeters. 



