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HALTICINJE. 



In other respects the species scarcely differs from S. birmanica, 

 Jac, ;ind several others from the Eastern parts of British India, 

 including S. pallidicorhis, Jac, which, however, has entirely 

 fulvous antennas, the anterior angles of the thorax not thickened 

 and the elytra more irregularly punctured. 



236. Sphaeroderma terminata, Jacoby. 



Sphcer odei ma terminata, Jac, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxii, 1892, 

 p. 929. 



Body convex, more or less rounded. Colour brown; an ill- 

 defined blackish patch of varying extent on the apical part of the 

 elytra ; four basal segments of the antennae brown, the rest 

 blackish ; legs piceous in some examples. In one variety the 

 head, prothorax and legs are nearly black. 



Head with vertex impunctate, frontal tubercles small, narrowly 

 transverse, interantennal carina well-developed. Antennas ex- 

 tending to a little distance beyond the middle of the elytra; first 

 segment long and club-shaped, second very slightly larger than 

 third, fourth about equal to third; from the fifth the segments 

 become progressively thicker. Prothorax much broader than long, 

 sides rounded with narrow and reflexed margins; surface finely 

 and not closely punctate. Scutellum triangular, with apex rounded 

 and the surface impunctate. Elytra not broader at base than 

 prothorax, closely and generally confusedly punctate ; the 

 punctures are much stronger than those on the pronotum, and 

 are a mixture of stronger and finer kinds ; the stronger punctures 

 are arranged in longitudinal series, more on the outer part of the 

 elytron ihan on the inner, and each elytron has a broad marginal 

 impunctate space. 



Length, 2| mm. 



Bukma : Karen Mts. (Fea). 



An example marked "type" is in the British Museum, but 

 the Genoa Museum may also claim to possess the type. 



237. Sphaeroderma antennata, Jacoby. 



Sphaeroderma antennata, Jac, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxii, 1892, 

 p. 925. 



Body very rounded and convex. Colour piceous ; head, the 

 basal segments of the antennas and the anterior tibiae, dark brown ; 

 the eight apical segments of the antennas and the prothorax 

 black ; scutellum and elytra brown. 



Head impunctate, frontal tubercles acutely raised, narrowly 

 transverse. Antennas extending beyond half the length of the 

 elytra; third segment not longer than second, the intermediate 

 segments not robust, slightly widened, the others more elongate 

 and all pubescent. Prothorax short, strongly transverse, sides 

 rounded and with narrow margins, anterior lateral angles scarcely 



