PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMA 965 



thorax with a few punctures at the sides, elytra strongly punc- 

 tured in closely approached rows. 



Var. The disc of the elytra obscure fuscous. 



Length 4 lines. 



c/'. Head impunctate, the antennae extending to rather more 

 than half the length of the elytra, black or fuscous, the first 

 joint fulvous, shining, the rest opaque, pubescent, the second 

 and third joints short, the latter but slightly longer than ihe 

 second, the fourth joint longer than the third, the apical joints 

 obscure dark fulvous; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides 

 straight at the base, rounded before the middle, the disc with 

 a transverse depression at each side, sparingly punctured within 

 the depression ; scutellum fulvous ; elytra with a very slight 

 depression below the base near the suture, strongly punctured 

 in closely approached rows, the interstices in some places slightly 

 raised in longitudinal smooth spaces ; sides of the bi-east and 

 the tibiae and tarsi black or fuscous, the last abdominal segment 

 slightly incised at each side. 



9. The antennae shorter, the third joint twice the length 

 of tlie second one , the elytra more finely and distantly punc- 

 tured, the last abdominal segment entire. 



Garin Gheba; Malewoon in Tenasserim; Rangoon, Palon (Pegu). 



From several nearly similarly coloured species the present 

 insect differs in the colour of the antennae and legs and in tlie 

 strong punctuation of the elytra ; H. scuteilatus, Baly and H. fra- 

 ternuSj, Duviv. have a black scutellum, the first, although closely 

 allied, has entirely black antennae and legs, while H. fraternus 

 is much larger and has geminate punctate-striate elytra. H. su- 

 matrae, Weber has fulvous antennae and legs and a fine ely- 

 tra! punctuation. A single female specimen differs in the entirely 

 black legs but in no other way and in the variety nearly the 

 entire disc of the elytra is fuscous which may however be due 

 to discoloration. 



