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ovatus, leviter cyanescens, margine laterali basin versus expla- 

 nato-reflexo, angulis posticis rotundatis, limbo posteriori et late- 

 rali late dense ruguloso-punctulato , disco et parte anteriori 

 sparsim subtiliter punctulatis. Elytra convexa, apice vix perspicue 

 sinuata, profonde usque ad apicem exarato-striata , striis fundo 

 punctulatis , interstitiis panilo convexis, tertio medio unipunctato. 

 Pectoris lateribus (praecipue metasterno) punctatis. Tarsi antici 

 c/' articulis 1-3 utrinque sulculatis, 4 postici utrinque bisulcati 

 medio dorso carinati. — Long. 13 millim. J". 



Karin Gheba, alt. 900-1100 m. One example, J". 



The three foregoing evidently belong to the genus Megalony- 

 chus of vszhich only African species have hitherto been described. 

 Other Tropical Asian members of the genus no doubt exist un- 

 described in collections. I knoM^ of one other , from Assam , 

 much resembling M. Birmanicus ('). 



267. Feanus spinipennis, Bates, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, Ser. 

 2.% Vol. VII, p. 108. 



Bhamò ; Teinzò. 



268. Piranììllus Feae, Bates, I. sup. cit., p. 109. 

 Meetan (Tenasserim) ; Palon (Pegu). 



269. Pirantillus extensicollls , n. sp. 



P. Feae differt solum thorace panilo angustiori, antice minus 

 rotundatus et longe ante basin angustatus ibique usque ad basin 

 lateribus parallelis. Niger sericeo-nitens elytris opalescentibus ; 

 palpis melleo-Ilavis, partibus caeteris oris antennis tarsis et ge- 

 niculis rufo-testaceis. Mandibulae valde elongatae, porrectae fere 

 rectae. Elytra comparate breviora et lata, convexa apice baud 



0) Megalonychus cyanipennis , n. sp- — M. Birmanico quoad formam simillimus. 

 Supra cyaneo-nigei' elytris laetius subviridi-cyaneis, palpis antennis et pedibus 

 llavo-testaceis. Thorax subovatus , lateribus explanato -reflexis fulvis , sparsius 

 Xninctatis, disco laevi basi punctato. Elytra apice valde flexuososinuata angulo 

 exteriori fere dentiformi, margine prope suturam recto, angulo suturali denticu- 

 lato: punctato-striata , interstitiis planis, politis, 3.'° 5" bipunctatis. — Long. 

 10 unllim. Noa Dehing, Assam. 



