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HALTICINjE. 



Genus ASUTOSHA*, gen. nov. 

 GrEKOTYPE, Asutosha divarna, sp. nov. 



Body elongate-oblong. Head narrower than the prothorax, 

 with eyes strongly convex. Antennae situated close together with 

 a deep furrow between them, and in length equal to more than 

 three-quarters of the body: second and third segments very small, 

 the latter being slightly longer than the former, while the fourth 

 segment is the longest. Prothorax quadrate or slightly bronder 

 than long, very slightly narrowed behind; anterior and posterior 

 angles produced, the apex of each bearing a fine hair; surface 

 convex in front and depressed on either side of the longitudinal 

 middle line, the depressions containing a few punctures. ScuteUum 

 elongate, triangular, with apex sharply pointed. Elytra much 

 broader than the base of the prothorax, with humerus convex; 

 surface regularly punctate-striate, and lateral margins slightly 

 concavelv explanate. Underside : front coxae exserted and almost 

 contiguous, thus making tlm prosternum very narrow, the coxal 

 cavities being closed behind; elytral epipleura broader at the base, 

 and continuing almost to the apex; legs rather long; posterior 

 femora only moderately thickened ; posterior tibiae perfectly 

 cylindrical, without channels and unarmed at the apex ; posterior 

 tarsal segments of normal structure; claws appendi culate. 

 Range. Burma. 



172. Asutosha divarna t, sp. nov. 



Body elongate-oblong. Colour of upper side dark brown to 

 black ; a large basal patch occupying nearly half of either elytron 

 and a smaller apical patch, yellow ; underside pitch-brown, some 

 parts of the legs being darker than others. The large basal 

 yellow patch on either elytron covers the humerus, reaches the 

 basal margin, and, curving inwards, approaches the suture without 

 actuallv attaining it; the yellow patch at the apex covers a small 

 area and reaches the outer margin but not the suture. Of the 

 two examples before me one is shining and the other opaque. 



Head impunctate, with vertex convex and depressed in front, 

 bases of the antennae closely contiguous, clypeus convex. Antennae 

 long, slender, not thickened towards the apex, the three basal 

 segments shining, the rest pubescent ; basal segment elongate, 

 club-shaped, second small, rounded, third almost equal to, or very 

 slightly longer than, second, fourth very slightly longer than fifth, 

 the latter and the sixth and seventh almost equal in length, the 

 eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh similarly equal, the last truncate 

 on the outer sid^ and pointed. Mouth-parts exserted; labrum 

 broad, narrow in front: penultimate segment of maxillary palpi 



* Sanskrit, " easily pleased," a name of Siva, 

 t The Sanskrit equivalent of Latin tricolor. 



