VlAGdlO DI LEONARDO FEA 



IN BIRMANIA E REGIONI VICINE 



XVII. 



List of tlie Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Signor L. FEA at Bormah and Te- 

 nasserim, with descriptions of the new species, by martin jacoby. f. e. s. 



The Phytophaga contained in the present collection although 

 not representing any very s1;riking new forms are yet very 

 interesting on account of the localities in which they were 

 obtained, since we are at present almost unacquainted with the 

 Coleopterous fauna of Burmah and Tenasserim, as far at least 

 as the Phytophaga are concerned, only a few single species 

 having been described at different times. It will be seen (as 

 was to be expected), that the fauna partakes partly of Indian, 

 and to a less degree of Malayan forms , and that the new 

 species especially amongst the families GaleriicinoB and Halticinm 

 are considerable. The Eumolpinae also are well represented, 

 amongst them many handsome species already known from 

 other parts of India. The difficult genus Colasposoma requires 

 yet careful investigation, the species being very numerous and 

 extremely closely allied and not only varying according to sex 

 but often greatly individually. A certain number of species I 

 have at present abstained from describing as tliey were repre- 

 sented by single specimens only , those however , which were 

 well conspicuous by their size or colour I have given the de- 

 scription of. 



