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what little doubt remained in my mind was set at rest 

 on receiving for examination, a specimen which Dr. 

 Meinert had carefully compared, and found to agree, with 

 the Fabrician type. 



9. Astathes violaceipennis. 



Tetraophthalmus violaceipennis, Thorns., Archiv. Ent., i, 



p. 53 (1857). 

 Tetraophthalmus fulgidus, Thorns, (nee Fabr.), 1. c, p. 54. 

 Astathes ignita, Thorns., Syst. Ceramb., p. 557 (1865). 



Head, prothorax, body underneath, and legs, testaceous ; tarsi and 

 apices of tibiae more or less infuscate ; elytra entirely violaceous, and 

 glossy, but with a slight fuscous patch on each near the middle, due 

 to the greater density of the black setae over that part ; antennae 

 testaceous ; with the last six or seven joints fuscous. Head closely 

 and rather coarsely punctured. Prothorax more or less closely 

 punctured on the dorsal and lateral tubercles. Elytra sparsely and 

 finely punctured ; each with three slightly raised costae, one of 

 which lies close alongside the suture. 



Hah. North India, Assam, Nepal, Sikhim, and Burma. 

 Types in coll. Oberthiir. 



This species is distinguishable from episcopalis, Chev. 

 and others placed in this section, not only by differences 

 in coloration but also in having the costse of the elytra 

 distinct, though not so strongly raised and acute as in the 

 species of the next section. 



10. Astathes janthinipennis. 



Astathes janthinipennis, Fair m., Ana. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1895, 

 p. 187. 



Head, prothorax, body underneath, and femora testaceous ; 

 antennae with the third joint brownish-testaceous, the fourth and 

 fifth pale fulvous, the first two and the last six more or less fuscous ; 

 elytra entirely violaceous and nitid, but with a somewhat cloudy 

 patch on each near the middle due to the aggregation there of short, 

 decumbent black setae, longer erect black setae being more sparsely 

 spread over the whole surface ; tibiae and tarsi brownish-black. 

 Head thickly and strongly punctured in front, sparsely punctured 

 above. Centro-dorsal tubercle of prothorax sparsely punctured. Elytra 

 distinctly but somewhat sparsely punctured ; each with two slightly 

 elevated costae in addition to one running close alongside the suture. 



Hob. Upper Tonkin. 



