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profundioribus) ; elytris striatis, inter stitiis parum elevatis ; prosterno 

 sat fortiter longitud. impresso. 



In prov. occid. non frequenter occurrit. 



48, Casnonia punctata. N. 



0. snpra subtusque (occipite abdomineqne exceptis) dense prof undeque 

 punctata, brunneo-picea 7 elytrorum margine maculisque 2 apicalibus 

 longitudinalique cum margine confluentibus brunneo-testaceis, pedibus 

 flavis, trochanteribus, geniculis tarsisque obscurioribus, ore dilute brun- 

 neo, antennarum art. 1° palporumque art. 2 basalibus flavis ; long. corp. 

 3 lin. 



Specimina nonnulla mens. Decemb. prope Colombo nocte ad lumen 



cepi. 



Smaller than the Ophionea cyanocephala. The head is 

 robust, with two impressions between the antennae and a 

 third just above thorn, somewhat of the shape of an inverted 

 Y. Occiput less narrowed than in O. eyanoceph., smooth. 

 The anterior part of the head deeply punctured. The labrum 

 is lightly produced in the middle. Thorax much plumper 

 than in 0, cyanoceph., hardly as long as the head, not much 

 narrower, conic, considerably narrowed and cylindric at the 

 base, densely and deeply punctured, especially at the base. 

 Elytra with the shoulders straighter than in 0. cyanoceph., 

 impressed with rows of deep punctures growing smaller and 

 shallower towards the apex, with a few small hairs near the 

 latter part ; in the third and fifth interstice three setigerous 

 punctures, in the third and fourth interstice a longitudinal apical 

 macula of yellowish color flowing together with the margin 

 which is of the same color, two shallow impressions on either 

 side, one below the shoulders, the other near the apex. Legs 

 shorter than in O. cyanoceph. 



49. Casnonia pilifera. N, 



C. glabearima, nitidissimi (quasi lacca obducta), pilis longis sparsis 

 vestita, nigra, ore (labro excepto) antennisque brunneis, his apicem versus 

 dilutioribus, elytris maculis 2 subapicalibus argenteis, pedibus piceis, 

 femoribus basi albis, trochanteribus obscurioribus, tibiis tarsisque brun= 

 nescentibus ; long. corp. 3| lin. 



Specimina nonnulla cum preecodente cepi. 



