PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMA 879 



impunctate ; elytra closely and distinctly punctured , the basal 

 margin, a transverse band near the middle and another near 

 the apex, flavous. 



Length b'^j^-Q lines. 



Of convex, cylindrical and posteriorly distinctly narrowed 

 shape, the vertex of the head swollen, impunctate, the space in 

 front of the eyes finely strigose, the clypeus broad, flattened, 

 bounded at the sides by a deep oblique groove , which is pre- 

 ceded by a narrow ridge , labrum and palpi black ; antennae 

 scarcely extending to the base of the thorax, the lower three 

 joints dark fulvous or piceous , the second and third one very 

 small, the others black triangularly widened ; thorax about twice 

 as broad as long , the sides narrowed in front , the posterior 

 angles distinct, posterior margin produced into a rounded lobe 

 at the middle, the surface with some obsolete depressions near 

 the sides, shining, black, impunctate with the exception of 

 some extremely fine punctures at the sides ; scutellum trian- 

 gular , smooth , its apex pointed ; elytra narrowed towards 

 the apex , closely and distinctly punctured the interstices also 

 very finely punctate, black, the basal margin narrowly flavous, 

 this colour not extending to the suture, another flavous band 

 is placed immediately before the middle, this band is broad 

 and of nearly regular shape and extends to either margin , a 

 third band, more irregularly shaped and narrowed tov^^ards the 

 suture is placed before the apex ; underside and legs bluish- 

 black, finely pubescent, the first joint of the posterior tarsi 

 scarcely longer than the second one; the last abdominal seg- 

 ment with a deep round fovea ; pygidium in the male not visible 

 from above, that of the female distinct. 



Garin Gheba 900-1100 m. May, December. 



15. A-spicloloplia tlaoracioa , n. sp. 



Metallic dark blue, finely pubescent, above fulvous, the thorax 

 with a narrow blue transverse band at the base, strongly punc- 

 tured ; elytra strongly punctured anteriorly, a small spot at the 



