H1SSPEKA. 



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side to side, coarsely punctate and sparsely covered with fine 

 hairs which are more easily seen at the sides than in the middle. 

 Scutellum triangular, purplish, with a tew hairs at the base. 

 Elytra broader than prothorax, their sides more or less parallel, 

 rounded towards the apex ; the surface coarsely and confusedly 

 punctate and sparsely covered with thin hairs, which are more 

 easily visible at the sides than in the middle. Underside shining, 

 impunctate, thinly covered with tine hairs ; legs slender, tibiae 

 armed with a sharp spine at the apex ; tirst segment of the pos- 

 terior tarsi longer than the tu o following segments together ; claws 

 appendiculate ; posterior femora strongly developed; prosternum 

 very thin ; anterior coxal cavities of the closed type, but less 

 completely closed than in other representatives of the genus (see 

 fig. 53, p. 137). 



It may be remarked that the punctuation is coarser than in 

 other species of the genus; and the hairiness of the upper surface 

 is different, being sparse; in two examples from Manipur only 

 a few erect hairs are visible at the sides and apex, and on the 

 basal part, of the elytra. The Manipur specimens are also some- 

 what larger than the type. 



Length, 3-3| mm. 



Burma: Ru by Mines (Doherty). Assam: Manipur (Doherty). 

 Type in the British Museum. Described from seven examples. 



85. Hespera rufithorax, sp. nov. 



Body oblong. Colour black : underside brownish-black ; the 

 three basal segments of the antennae and the prothorax red- 

 brown, which may vary from a lighter to a deeper shade. 



Bead broad, with the vertex impunctate, not covered with 

 pubescence; with a longitudinal median impression which is 

 crossed by a transverse impiessiou just above the eyes; the ele- 

 vation between the antennae rounded, not very prominent; 

 inteiMcular space broad; eyes strongly convex. Antennae 

 extending to a little beyond the middle of the elytra; first seg- 

 ment long, club-shaped, second much shorter, third longer than 

 second and a little shorter than fourth ; the following segments 

 moderately long and about equal to each other, also more hairy 

 than the three basal segments. Prothorax broader than long r 

 somewhat narrowed at the base, sides rounded, anterior and pos- 

 terior margins almost straight ; surface convex from side to side, 

 hardly punctate, and sparsely co\ered with fine hairs. Scutellum 

 small, triangular, covered with hairs. Elytra broader than pro- 

 thorax, completely covered with greyish hairs, the latter arising 

 from punctures. Underside sparsely covered with fine hairs, more 

 shining than the upper side; prosternum very thin, almost con- 

 cealed between the strongly convex anterior coxae, the cavities of 

 which are certainly closed behind, although at first sight they mav 

 not appenr to be so. Legs slender ; posterior femora incrassate ; 

 tibiae cylindrical, each having a sharp, thin spine at the apex ; hind 



