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elongata apice valde sinuato-fl exuosa, angulo suturali dentato; 

 punctulato-striata, interstitiis planis subseriatim grossius punctu- 

 latis, 1.™° 3.'° et 5.*° serie unica. Tarsi supra glabri. — Long. 

 9-11 millim. 



Karin Asciuii Gheba, alt. 1200-1300 m. One example. 



Apparently an abundant insect in Chota Nagpore , Bengal ; 

 whence Pére Cardon has sent home a large number of examples. 

 Found also in the Nilghiris, S. India, 



265. Megaionyclius Birmanicus, n. sp. 



Megalomjchis nonnullis Africanis (e. g. M. Swahilio) similis et 

 quoad formam ab Orthotricho cymindoide (Dej.) vix differt. Niger 

 politus elytris subsericeo-nitentibus , palpis (interdum partibus 

 oris omnibus) et antennis ferrugineo-rufis pedibus flavo-testaceis. 

 Thorax subovatus postico magis quam antice angustatus, angulis 

 anticis late rotundatis margine laterali (r ufo-tran slucenti) expla- 

 nato et valde (praecipue versus basin) reflexo, angulis posticis 

 obtusis sed distinctis; limbo laterali et postico ruguloso-punctu- 

 lato, disco posteriori utrinque subtilissime punctulato. Elytra 

 panilo convexa, apice valde sinuata fere flexuoso-truncata , ele- 

 ganter crenulato-striata, interstitiis fere planis basi excepta subti- 

 liter alutacea, 3.'° 5.*° et 7.™° seriatim setifero-punctatis, 5.*° in- 

 terdum puncto unico. Epistema metathoracica elongata punctata. 

 Tarsi supra glabri, 4 posteriores d^ articulis 1-3 valde sulcatis 

 medio supra carinatis; 9 anteriores utrinque sulculati. — Long. 

 1 1 millim. cT 9 . 



Bhamò; Teinzò; Karin Asciuii Gheba, alt. 1200-1300 m. 



Also found at Noa Dehing in Assam and on the Khasia Hills 

 alt. 2000 feet. These latter have a row^ of punctures on the h.^^ 

 interstice, the specimens from other localities only one puncture, 

 near the base. 



266. Megalonychus dilaticollis, n. sp. 



Late oblongo-ovatus niger nitidus, elytris laete iridescentibus ; 

 palpis, antennis 4-11 tarsisque apice, rufescentibus. Palpi fusi- 

 formes, apice truncati. Thorax valde transversus, transversim 



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