HISTERIDAE FROM BURMA 



31. Hister planiceps, n. sp. 



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Rotundato-ovatus convexiusculus , niger, nitidus ; fronte hand 

 striato; pronoto stria laterali tenue, interna valde impressa postice 

 vix abbreviata: elytris 1-3 dorsalibus integris 4-5 suturalique bre- 

 vibus; propygidio pygidioque aequaliier et sat dense punctatis ; 

 prosterno hand striato; mesosterno emarginato, stria integra, tibiis 

 anticis 5-6 dentatis. Long. 6 */ 2 mil1 - 



This species is similar to unicolor Linné and concolor Lewis, 

 but there is no frontal stria, and the external thoracic stria is 

 marginal, fine and complete. The propygidium and pygidium 

 are evenly and rather densely punctate. The elytral striae are 

 similar to unicolor, but the fore tibiae in planiceps are more 

 falciform and have a greater number of teeth. The prosternum 

 and meso-sternum are nearly the same as in unicolor but the 

 former is rather wider between the coxae. 



A single example was found at Bhamò, Birmania, August 1885. 



32. Hister carnaticus, Lewis, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1885, p. 210. 



Bhamò, Teinzò, Mandalay in Birmania, and Meetan in Tenas- 

 serim are localities for this species which was originally recorded 

 from the Nilghiri Hills. Six specimens. 



33. Hister genuae, n. sp. 



Ooalis, convexus, niger nitidus, lenuissime punctulatus; fronte 

 stria integra, antice subrecta; pronoto stria laterali haud interrupta, 

 interna pone oculos terminata postice magis abbreviata; elytris striis 

 1-4 integris, 5 ante medium, suturali ultra, abbreviatis; propygidio 

 sparse, pygidio tenue, punctatis; tibiis anticis 3-dentatis apicibus 

 extus obtuse productis. Long. 4 mill. 



The species belongs to the same group as H. singalanus and 

 philippensis Marseul, all three are about the same size and agree 

 in the sculpture and form of the sterna, but above genuae and 

 singalanus are more convex than philippensis. In genuae the 



