PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMA 931 



5. paUidicorriiSj although closely allied to several other small 

 species, notably S. abdominalis^ Jac, S. apicipennis , Baly etc. 

 differs in the minutely punctured thorax and very closely and 

 rather irregularly punctured elytra, in connection with the pale 

 antennae and legs. 



84. Arg-opistes nig-romarg-inatixs , n. sp. 



Fulvous, the antennae, legs and abdomen flavous, base of the 

 head black; thorax very closely punctured, fulvous, the lateral 

 margin , black ; elytra punctured like the thorax , fulvous , the 

 lateral and apical margin black. 



Length 1 ^/^ line. 



Head inserted as tar as the eyes into the thorax, the vertex 

 black, impunctate, the lower portion fulvous, strongly deflexed; 

 antennae scarcely extending beyond the base of the thorax, 

 flavous, the second and third joints of equal length, the fourth 

 slightly longer, the terminal joints rather thickened; thorax more 

 than twice as broad as long, strongly narrowed in front, the 

 sides straight, the posterior margin very rounded, sinuate at 

 each side , the surface extremely closely and finely punctured, 

 fulvous, the sides narrowly black ; scutellum small triangular ; 

 elytra punctured like the thorax, the disc also with rows of 

 piceous punctures, fulvous, the sides black, forming the conti- 

 nuation of that colour of the thorax; posterior femora fulvous, 

 the tibiae , tarsi and the rest of the underside paler ; posterior 

 tibiae with a large double spur. * 



Garin Gheba, December (a single specimen). 



This species is much distinguished by the large double spur 

 at the apex of the posterior tibiae I cannot find sufficient other 

 differences however to justify the separation from Argopistes. 



Argopistoides , n. gen. 



Body, rounded, convex, the antennae widely separated short, 

 the third joint more slender and the longest, the terminal joints 



