174 MARTIN JACOBY 



52. Pl,liyi>a,x'icla l>inia.ciJLla,ta., n. sp. 



Fulvous, head and thorax nearly impunctate ; elytra striate- 

 punctate, each with a longitudinal black hand, not extending 

 to either margin ; apex of the femora, the tibiae and tarsi l)lack; 

 femora minutely toothed. 



Var. Entirely fulvous. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head entirely impunctate, the epistome separated from the 

 face by a narrow transverse groove, nearly square-shaped, its 

 anterior edge , sinuate at the sides and middle ; labrum and 

 palpi fulvous ; mandibulae black ; antennas nearly as long as the 

 body, filiform, fulvous, the terminal joint slightly darker, the 

 third and following joints slender, equal; thorax more than 

 twice as broad as long , the sides strongly rounded near the 

 base, narrowed towards the front, the anterior angles with a 

 small tubercle, the surface with a few scarcely visible punctures 

 or impunctate , fulvous ; scutellum fulvous, broader than long ; 

 elytra nearly parallel, impressed with regular but not very deep 

 striae in which the punctures are scarcely visible , except at the 

 sides where they become more distinct, the sixth and following 

 striae are interrupted by the humeral callus , the 8."" and 9."* 

 being only half the length of the others ; the interstices are 

 flat and impunctate ; near the suture a black longitudinal band 

 is placed which, although of variable length, does not extend 

 to the base or apex of the elytra ; the femora are armed with 

 a very small tooth and like the underside are fulvous, their 

 apex and the tibiae and tarsi, black ; claws bifid. 



Teinzò, May, Bhamò, June 1885. 



R. himaculata may be known by the finely punctured striae 

 of the elytra and the nearly impunctate thorax ; the type is 

 further distinguished by the black bands of the elytra wliicli in 

 the variety are entirely absent as well as the dark colour of 

 the knees and tibiae ; the species remains however distinct by 

 the characters pointed out. 



