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of the fourth joint , the three basal joints shining , the rest 

 opaque, pubescent; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides 

 constricted at the base, rounded before the middle, the posterior 

 margin rather strongly rounded, the surface with a deep trans- 

 verse groove at each side , the interior of which is sparingly 

 punctured, the rest of the surface impunctate; scutellum testa- 

 ceous; elytra with tlie basal portion scarcely raised, depressed 

 near the scutellum only, strongly and irregularly punctured, 

 the punctuation more remote and fine near the apex, here and 

 there arranged in double or treble lines. 



Thagatà in Tenasserim. 



A single specimen which differs in the comparative length 

 of the antennae, the scarcely raised base of the elytra, the strong 

 punctuation of the latter and the colour of the tibiae and tarsi 

 from any of its allies. 



137. Haplosonyx scixtellata, Baly. 



Bhamò , July. 



138. Splienoraia duodecimmaculata, n. sp. 



Ovate , very convex , fulvous ; thorax transverse , strongly 

 punctured, with two black spots ; elytra closely and irregularly 

 punctured, each with six black spot (2. 2. 2). 



Length 3 '/o lines. 



Head with a few fine punctures, the frontal tubercles and 

 the clypeus strongly raised, apex of jaws, black; palpi strongly 

 thickened at the penultimate joint ; antennae fulvous, the second 

 and third joints small equal, the others triangularly flattened; 

 thorax nearly three times broader than long, the sides rounded, 

 the anterior angles obliquely thickened, the posterior margin 

 strongly rounded, the surface closely and rather strongly rounded 

 at the sides, more sparingly on the disc, the sides with an ob- 

 solete depression and a black spot; scutellum fidvous, triangular, 

 with some punctures; elytra very convex anteriorly, strongly 



