PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMA 891 



Length 2 Va" 3 lines. 



Head entirely impunctate with a central longitudinal groove 

 at the vertex, mandibles black , antennae with the lower four 

 joints flavous, the others black, the fourth one half longer than 

 the third joint; thorax about one half broader than long, strongly- 

 narrowed in front , the sides straight, the posterior angles pro- 

 duced, the disc convex, entirely impunctate, the extreme poste- 

 rior margin black, finely denticulate ; scutellum flavous, its apex 

 pointed , the base with a narrow black margin and a central 

 fovea, elytra regularly punctate-striate, the 4."' and 5.*'' and the 

 8.^^ and 9>^^ row connected at the apex, the intermediate two 

 rows much shorter, none of the striae extending quite to the 

 base ; underside and legs flavous, the latter in the male insect 

 elongate, with dilated anterior first joint of the tarsi, presternum 

 longer than broad, with two small teeth at the basal margin. 



Garin Gheba. 



Probably allied to C. cinnabarinus , Suffr. but distinguished by 

 the entirely pale flavous colour and the impunctate head and 

 thorax, the female is considerably larger than the male insect. 



31. Oryptoeeplialiis feae , n. sp. 



Black, the head finely pubescent, above and the tibiae fulvous; 

 thorax impunctate; elytra moderately strongly punctate-striate , 

 the interstices minutely wrinkled , fulvous , the basal margin 

 flavous edged with black. 



Length 2 72-3 lines. 



Head black, finely and sparingly punctured, the space between 

 the eyes clothed with yellow pubescence , the labrum fulvous , 

 antennae extending to two thirds the length of the elytra, the 

 lower four joints fulvous , the others black , third and fourth 

 joints equal; thorax more than twice as broad as long, the 

 sides rounded and narrowed in front, narrowly margined, the 

 posterior margin slightly sinuate at the sides , the surface en- 

 tirely impunctate, fulvous, the extreme basal margin obscure 

 flavous; scutellum flavous, margined with black, its base with 



