PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMAH 159 



Length 2-2 ^2 lines. 



Head with a slight transverse depression between the eyes , 

 the latter slightly notched ; the rest of the surface impunctate ; 

 antenniB scarcely extending to the base of the thorax, the lower 

 five joints fulvous, the rest black ; thorax about one half broader 

 than long, the sides strongly dellexed, the surface with a more 

 or less distinct sliallow depression at each side , entirely im- 

 punctate ; scutellum acutely pointed at its apex ; elytra parallel, 

 finely semi-punctate-striate, fulvous, a small spot on the shoulder, 

 another near the suture before the middle and two slightly 

 larger spots, placed obliquely below the middle on each elytron, 

 black ; underside fulvous ( J') or partly black , the tarsi and a 

 small spot at the apex of the tibiae piceous ( 9 ). 



Teinzò , March , Shwegoo , October. 



Except in the larger size and in the colour of the underside, 

 no other differences of importance seem to be present in the 

 specimen upon wliich I look as the female ; the position of the 

 spots on the elytra is exactly similar ; the pygidium in the male 

 is not visible from above , in the female it is black , finely 

 margined with fulvous and closely pubescent. 



"26. Oryj>toeeplxaliis Ibirnianiciis, n. sp, 



Flavous ; the base of tlie head , the terminal joints of the 

 antennae and the sides of the breast, black; thorax with two 

 black spots; elytra regularly punctate-striate flavous, a transverse 

 sinuate band at the base , another below the middle and the 

 apical margin, black. 



Length 1 72-2 lines. 



Head flattened, finely punctured, flavous , the base (in shape 

 of a subquach'ate spot) and a narrow space in front of the eyes, 

 black ; tlie latter large broadly and deeply notched ; antennae 

 about lialf the length of the body, the lower four joints testa- 

 ceous , the others black ; thorax more than twice as broad as 

 long , the sides nearly straight and narrowed in front , the 

 posterior margin finely serrate throughout, the surface scarcely 



