POTANINIA. 



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and that the second species enumerated below, P. collaris, Weise, 

 will prove to be a synonym of the first, P. assamensis, Baly. 

 As, however, I have not seen the type of P. eollaris, 1 give a 

 translation of Weise's description. Eor the same reason Baly's 

 description of Entomoscelis metallica is cited below, though this 

 also is probably a synonym of Potaninia assamensis. 



60. Potaninia assamensis, Baly. 



Entomoscelis assamensis, Baly, Cist. Ent. ii, 1879, p. 437. 

 Potaninia assamensis, Jacoby, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xl, 1896, p. 253 ; 

 Weise, Deutsche Eut. Zeitschr. 1905, p. 21(3. 



Body ovate. Colour above reddish-piceous ; underside piceous, 

 shining. 



Fig. 33. — Potaninia assamensis, Baly. 



Bead : clypeus more punctate than the rest of the surface, 

 which is only sparingly impressed with fine punctures, Y moder- 

 ated impressed, the vertical line being almost obsolete towards 

 the vertex. Antennae rather slender, more than three-fourths the 

 length of the body. Prothoraoo nearly twice as broad as long, 

 sides rounded, nearly straight and parallel behind the middle, 

 hind angles acute, anterior ones subacute ; upper surface convex, 

 smooth and shining, disc rather sparingly impressed with minute 

 punctures. Scutellum impunctate, broadly triangular with apex 

 rounded. Elytra broadly oblong-ovate, convex, impressed with 



