^THEOMORPHA. 
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of thorax, basal four joints fulvous, rest black. Thorax strongly 
transverse, sides rounded ; posterior margin straight at sides, 
scarcely produced at middle and truncate at the, latter place ; 
surface entirely impunctate, with four black spots placed trans- 
versely, the intermediate spots generally larger and of triangular 
shape. Scutellum piceous or black, apex truncate. Elytra rather 
strongly and irregularly punctured, the puncturation gradually 
diminishing, entirely obsolete at apex ; the transverse band 
narrow, rather deeply sinuate along the lower border, placed at 
base and extended to the margins ; second band immediately 
behind the middle and connected with the black margins at sides 
and apex. Underside more or less marked with black, thickly 
pubescent ; legs fulvous, apex of tibiae and the tarsi fuscous. 
Length 4 mm. 
Hob. Burma: Karen Hills ; Palon. 
The black markings of this species vary greatly ; in some speci- 
mens the middle spots of the thorax are joined and form a short 
transverse band ; the elytral basal band does not extend to suture 
and the second band is of regular shape, not only connected at 
the sides with the marginal stripe, but also at posterior portion of 
suture which is likewise black. Sometimes the head is almost 
entirely fulvous, while one or more of the thoracic spots are 
obsolete. The species by its distinctly lateral elytral lobes and 
strongly inflated abdomen is placed in jEtheomorpha. 
231. iEtheomorpha unifasciata, sp. n. 
Black ; thorax with margins and disc more or less fulvous ; 
elytra fiavous, with a short transverse black band near apex. 
Elongate and subcylindrical. Head transversely grooved 
between the eyes, these very large ; lower portion of face more or 
less fulvous, rather closely and strongly punctured ; anterior 
margin of clypeus emarginate. Antennae not extended to base of 
thorax, pale fulvous, second and third joints small, equal ; fourth 
and following joints transverse, but not serrate or toothed; 
terminal two joints smaller and ovate. Thorax twice as broad as 
long, subcylindrical, sides strongly deflexed, lateral margins feebly 
rounded, posterior angles distinct, sides with a distinct oblique 
groove near the base ; surface closely and finely punctured, the 
whole disc more or less black in appearance as if crossed by 
a broad transverse band. Scutellum fulvous. Pygidium partly 
uncovered. Body and legs clothed with silvery pubescence. Eirst 
joint of tarsi distinctly longer than the second. 
Length 6-6 1 mm. 
Hah. Northern India ; Bengal {Brit. Mus.). 
The markings of the thorax are obscure in the specimens 
before me, but may probably be better defined in others ; the 
elytral band is narrow and does not quite extend to the extreme 
margins. 
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