PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMA 987 



extending to half the length of the el}' tra, black, the first joint 

 more or less fulvous, the second short, the third twice as long, 

 the fourth joint slightly longer than the third; thorax rather 

 more than twice as broad as long , the sides rounded at the 

 middle, the anterior angles produced outwards , the surface 

 extremely finely punctured, the basal margin with a short 

 perpendicular groove at each side ; scutellum fulvous ; elytra 

 widened towards the middle , finely, irregularly but not very 

 closely punctured , the punctuation at the sides stronger and 

 more regularly arranged in rows. 



Garin Gheba; Malewoon and Thagatà in Tenasserim. 



This species may be known from its allies by the colour of 

 the legs and the abdomen, also by the very transversely shaped 

 thorax. 



164. Solenia integ-ricollis , n. sp. 



Oblong-ovate, obscure piceous or fulvous below, the basal 

 joints of the antennae, the head thorax and legs fiavous, thorax 

 without basal grooves, elytra metallic dark blue, very minutely 

 punctured. 



9 • Elytra costate at the sides, more distinctly punctured. 



Length 1 Y2-2 lines, 



c/". Head impunctate, fulvous, the frontal tubercles distinct, 

 antennae nearly as long as the body, black, the lower three 

 or four joints flavous, the third and fourth joints equal ; thorax 

 about one half broader than long, the sides distinctly narrowed 

 at the base, rounded at the middle, the anterior angles acute, 

 the surface rather convex, impunctate and without the usual 

 longitudinal basal grooves , flavous ; scutellum fulvous ; elytra 

 rather cylindrical and convex, the apex rounded, the punctuation 

 very fine and semiregularly arranged, the shoulders rather pro- 

 minent, the underside varied with piceous, the margin of the 

 abdominal segments generally flavous, the legs entirely of that 

 colour. 



Garin Gheba. 



