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the sides margined, slightly widened at the middle and rounded, 

 the surface rugose , dark fulvous , closed with pale yellowish 

 short adpressed scales which form a narrow longitudinal vifta 

 on the disc and a broader one at each sides, all the vittse 

 however indistinct ; scutellum thickly pulDescent ; elytra very 

 closely and deeply punctate-striate , dark fuscous or fulvous , 

 closely covered with scales and short single erect black hairs ; 

 below the middle a transverse obscure band is visible caused 

 by the absence of scales ; femora with a stout triangular tooth ; 

 intermediate tibise feebly notched near the apex ; claws bifid, 

 Tenasserim , Thagatà , April. 



45. Oeniotina, serratieollis, Baly. 



Bliamò in Burmah. Two specimens. 



The Burmah specimens do not seem to vary sufficiently from 

 the present species to justify a separation; the antennae are 

 entirely pale fulvous with the exception of the terminal joint 

 which is fuscous ; the sides of the thorax are armed with a 

 row of distinct teeth, as in the type, but the rows of punctures 

 on the elytra are obsolete on account of the closely placed 

 yellowish scales which cover the entire surface in one specimen 

 and variegated with fuscous in the other, the short erect hairs 

 on the elytra are also of fuscous colour. 



46. Heter*asi>is liirta, Fabk. 



Meetan in Tenasserim, April 1887. 



There seem to be several closely allied species inhabiting 

 different parts of the Asiatic continent and neighbouring large 

 islands ; the specimens contained in this collection which I refer 

 to //. liirta are metallic blue (the usual colour) clothed with 

 long white pubescence ; the labrum is metallic green and the 

 antenniL', which have their five terminal joints compressed and 

 widened , are black witli the exception of tlie metallic blue 

 liasal jorit and tlie two following joints wliich are fulvous; the 



