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the second as long as the third joint, the others slightly longer and 

 thickened ; thorax nearly twice as broad as long, convex, the sides 

 nearly straighl, the anterior angles oblique, the dise strongly but 

 not very closely punctured ; scutellum large, triangular, impunctate ; 

 elytra very convex, nearly subcylindrical, the apex broadly rounded, 

 the surface much more strongly and more closely punctured than 

 the thorax, the punctures round and deep; underside piceous, as 

 well as the femora, tibias and tarsi flavous or testaceous, the meta- 

 tarsus of the posterior legs very long ; anterior coxal cavities slightly 

 open. 



Hah. Assam. 



This is a very small species and of comparatively coarse sculp- 

 turing; three spécimens are contained in my collection. 



Paridea balyi n. sp. — Testaceous, the hreast hlack, head and 

 thorax impunctate, elytra geminate-punctate-striate, testaceous, a 

 large subquadrate spot at the hase and a rounded one near the apex, 

 hlack, — Length, 5 mill. 



Head impunctate, the frontal tubercles narrowly transverse, palpi 

 swollen, antennae testaceous, with the third joint the longest, the 

 two apical joints wanting; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides 

 rather strongly constricted at the base, rounded before the middle, 

 the surface strongly transversely sulcate ; the sulcus continued to 

 the sides and slightly sinuate, the dise impunctate, pale testaceous ; 

 elytra wider at the base than the thorax, strongly punctured in 

 closely approached double rows, the punctuation indistinct at the 

 apex, a large subquadrate black patch is placed at the base and 

 extends nearly to the middle of the elytra but not quite to the mar- 

 gins, another large round spot occupies the apical portion but 

 neither touches the suture nor the apex ; underside and legs testa- 

 ceous, the breast black, the metatarsus of the posterior legs rather 

 longer than the following joints together. 



Hah. Kasia Hills, Assam (my collection). 



Closely allied to P. thoracica Baly but of différent coloration and 

 with flavous antennae, the elytra are also difïerently sculptured and 

 the abdomen is unspotted, the elytral spots are of différent shape. 



Merista elongata n. sp. — Elongate, widened posteriorly, 

 hlack, thorax short, impunctate, sulcate, elytra closely and finely 

 punctured, abdomen flavous, — Length, 9 mill. 



Head black, impunctate, the frontal tubercles narrowly trans- 

 verse, clypeus acutely raised in shape of a triangular ridge, 

 antennae extending to the apex of the elytra, black, very slender, 

 the third joint twice as long as the second, the fourth and following 

 joints very elongate; thorax scarcely twice as broad as long, sub- 



