928 MARTIN JACOBY 



Head ìmpunctate, the frontal elevations small, fulvous, labrum 

 black, antennae extending nearly to half the length of the 

 elytra, the lower seven joints fulvous the others black, the 

 third joint slightly longer than the fourth one ; thorax trans- 

 versely convex, the sides perfectly straight, the anterior angles 

 flattened and more than usual produced, fulvous as well as the 

 extreme anterior margin of the thorax ; elytra much more 

 strongly punctured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in 

 very close irregular rows with narrow smooth longitudinal 

 spaces dividing them, black, the extreme apex fulvous ; under- 

 side nearly black, the last abdominal segment and the legs 

 fulvous. 



Birmah (Ruby Mines). 



A single specimen of this Sphaeroderma^ vevj distinct by the 

 straight sides of the thorax and the produced anterior angles, 

 is contained in my collection. 



80. Spltaerodenna ^varipennis , n. sp. 



Dark fulvous, the apical joints of the antennae black ; thorax 

 very closely and finely punctured; elytra punctured in double 

 semi-regular rows, piceous, the lateral and apical margin more 

 or less broadly, fulvous, the interspaces minutely punctured. 



Var. Entirely fulvous. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head impunctate, the frontal elevations distinct, transverse, 

 eyes large, antennae not extending much below the base of the 

 elytra, the lower seven joints pale fulvous, the rest black; 

 thorax three times as broad as long, much narrowed in front, 

 the lateral margins nearly straight, the anterior angles flattened 

 and somewhat produced, posterior margin deeply sinuate near 

 the scutellum, surface very closely, finely and evenly punctured, 

 scutellum small ; elytra strongly convex, piceous, punctured in 

 irregular double rows, the space near the suture more irregu- 

 larly punctured, the interstices also minutely punctate, the sides 

 near the lateral margin rather broadly impunctate, fulvous, the 



