414 H. W. BATES 



Found also in the Andaman Islands and Japan. The thorax 

 varies somewhat in width, individuals occurring in which it is 

 broader and shorter with obtuser hind angles, than in others. 

 The following miglit be considered only an extreme variety, if 

 it were not for the difference in shape of the elytral spots. 



401. Dolichoctis incerta, n. sp. 



D. rotundatae valde affinis, oblongo-ovata elytrorum interstitiis 

 planis etc. differt (1) oculis magis pauUo prominentibus; (2) tho- 

 race transverso capite dimidio latiori, angulis posticis obtusis 

 margineque laterali (latius explanato) ante angulos nullomodo 

 sinuatis; (3) elytris utrinque macuUs transversis valde den- 

 tatis duabus, prima (sat procul a basi) inter strias 3 et 7, 

 secunda versus apicem curvata inter strias 2 et 8. — Long. 5 ^/g 

 millim. 



Kawkareet (Tenasserim). One example only. 



The palpi and tibiae are tinged with dark-brown; but this 

 coloration is seen also in many examples of D. rotundata, the 

 typical state of which has testaceous yellow palpi and legs as 

 well as antennae. 



402. Dolichoctis iridea, n. sp. 



D. tetracolon (Chaud.) similis et affinis sed differt elytris laete 

 iridescentibus cyaneo micantibus profundiusque striatis. Fusco- 

 nigra (thorace magis rufo) palpis, antennis, thoracis margine late- 

 rali, pedi bus, elytrisque utrinque maculis duabus rotundatis (1.™^, 

 humerum fere attingenti, inter strias 4-8, 2."'^^'^ prope apicem 

 inter strias 1-5) fulvo-rufis. Caput sericeo-opacum laeve , oculis 

 valde prominentibus. Thorax paullo transversus, ante medium 

 angulatim dilatatus, antico leviter curvatim mediocriter angu- 

 status postice longe et fere recte (baud minus quam antice) 

 angustatus, angulis anticis pauUulum porrectis, posticis obtusis 

 apice rotundatis; margine laterali late explanato-reflexis; supra 

 indistincte strigosus nitidus. Elytra mediocriter convexa, fortiter 

 striata interstitiis paullo convexis 3.^° punctis minutis duobus 

 post medium. — Long. 5 Y^ millim. 



