HELOTA FROM BURMA 897 
Length 7 !/,-8 millim. — Shining; fulvous, with the head, 
the scutellum, the smaller apical half of the elytra (with the 
exception of the flattened border and the epipleurae), and the 
knees metallic green; the tarsi are dark brown, and a pitchy 
stripe is present on the underside of the apical half of the an- 
terior and intermediate tibiae; the two apical joints of the club 
of the antennae are likewise pitchy. Moreover the prothorax is 
narrowly edged with metallic green anteriorly and posteriorly, 
whereas its sides as well as the base and sides of the elytra 
are very narrowly edged with pitchy. 
Head not strongly produced in front, rather finely and di- 
stantly punctured in the middle, more densely so near the eyes, 
and very finely on the narrowed front portion; the middle 
portion of the under surface remotely covered with strong punc- 
tures, the throat impunctate. 
Prothorax distinctly broader than long, only slightly narrowed 
to the front in faintly curved lines, the lateral margins some- 
what flattened and more or less distinctly crenulate; the ante- 
rior angles rounded, slightly prominent, the anterior margin 
curved backwards; the base bisinuate, the lateral angles short 
and acute, the median lobe broadly rounded; the pronotum 
remotely punctured, the punctures in the middle fine, larger 
on the sides; the lateral portions of the prosternum remotely 
covered with shallow though distinct punctures, the sides of the 
metasternum very finely punctured. The scutellum strongly 
transverse, glossy and impunctate. 
Elytra parallel, broadly and conjointly rounded posteriorly, 
the lateral margins flattened; each elytron with ten regular 
striae of rather strong punctures which are smaller on the green 
apical portion; the interstices flat, rather densely and very finely 
punctured; the shoulders and epipleurae apparently impunctate. 
Abdomen most finely punctured, more distinctly so on the 
sides; the last ventral segment truncate posteriorly, the margin 
of the truncation distinctly raised laterally and preceded by a 
faint depression which is finely and densely punctate and pu- 
bescent. . o 
Ann. del Mus. Civ. di St. Nat. Serie 2.2, Vol. X (25 Giugno 1891) 57 
