322 H. W. BATES 



of Chlaeniinae or Oodinae; but the essential characters leave no 

 doubt whatever that it belongs to one or other of these groups; 

 to Chlaeniinae preferably as the 8-9 elytral striae are not closely 

 approximated as in the Oodinae. The penultimate joint of the 

 labial palpi appears to have only one seta. 



128. Nanochlaenius Feae, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovatus panilo convexus, rufo-testaceus, capite postice 

 nigro, elytris disco toto fusco-nigris sub-opalescentibus. Caput 

 laeve, foveis frontalibus ovatis mediocriter impressis. Antennae 

 mediocres articulis 4-11 latioribus. Thorax elytris parum angu- 

 stior, trapezoidalis, lateribus anticis paullulum rotundatis, prope 

 basin sinuatis angulisque posticis exstantibus acutis ; foveis ba- 

 salibus vage impressis laevibus. Elytra punctato-striata , stria 

 scutellari nulla, interstitiis subplanis absque punctis. — Long. 

 31/2-4 millim. c/' 9. 



Rangoon ; Kathà ; Palon (Pegu). 



Subfamily OODIINAE. 



129. Simous lampros, n. sp. 



S. nigricipiti (Wiedm.) affinissimus a quo differt corpore magis 

 elongate oblongo , elytris praecipue comparate longioribus. Laete 

 viridi-aeneus, politus, antennis articulis 1-3 (caeteris fuscis) palpis 

 et pedibus piceo nigris , capite nigro. Thorax laevis ; lateribus 

 leviter arcuatis antice convergentibus, fovea utrinque basali di- 

 stincta etsi perparum impressa. Elytra striis acute exaratis dense 

 punctulatis, humeris brevissime dentatis; interstitiis perparum 

 convexis vel planis. Subtus niger. — Long. 17-18 millim. t/ 9 . 



Bhamò ; Palon (Pegu). 



I have seen examples also from the Khasia Hills and compared 

 the species with numerous specimens of S. nigriceps from Bengal, 

 which differ much in form and colour from S. lampros. 



130. Simous lucidus, Chaudoir, Rev. et Mag. Zool. , 1869, 

 p. 76 ; id., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1882, p. 376. 



