PHYTOPHAGOUS COLEOPTERA FROM BURMAH 201 



Head impunctate, fulvous, the frontal elevations very strongly- 

 developed, divided by a longitudinal groove; antennae extending 

 to the apex of the elytra, fulvous or piceous^ the third and 

 following joints curved, the apex of each joint strongly thickened; 

 thorax one half broader than long, subquadrate the sides strongly 

 rounded at the middle, the surface somewhat swollen, impunctate, 

 fulvous , the base, with a deep transverse groove , bounded at 

 each side by an equally deep, short longitudinal groove, both 

 these depressions are strongly punctured ; scutellum broad , 

 ovate ; elytra finely geminate punctate-striate, black, this colour 

 interrupted at the middle by a broad transverse pale flavous 

 band extending to the sides ; underside flavous , the legs 

 fulvous. 



Tenasserim : Mount Mooleyit , April 1887. 



P. bifasciata is tlie second species now known of the genus 

 Pseudodera from which it differs in no way in regard to struc- 

 tural characters , except perhaps in the very long and slender 

 antennae which gives the insect much the appearance of a 

 species of Longicorn; the basal transverse band of the elytra is 

 of only half the width than the one placed at the apex, both 

 bands being absent in the variety which cannot be mistaken 

 for a pale specimen of P. xanthospila Baly on account of the 

 long antennae, pale flavous underside and fulvous legs ; in tlie 

 female insect, tiie antennae are shorter. 



Ortlitjea, n. gen. {Halticina'). 



Body rounded, very convex; the head with a deep and broad 

 sulcation above the eyes; antennae with short slightly thickened 

 joint; palpi slender, filiform; tliorax narrowly transverse, widened 

 at the middle, the posterior margin with a short perpendicular 

 groove at each side; scutellum small; elytra closely punc!ate- 

 striate , their epipleurai very broad , concave and extending to 

 the apex; prosternum distinct, longitudinally chanelled ; meso- 

 sternum extremely short; posterior femora moderately tliickened, 

 their tibiau with a distinct spine; the first joint of the posterior 



