MIOCHIRA. 
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irregular closely approximate double rows, each elytron with a 
subtriangular large patch on the shoulder, not extending to the 
suture but nearly to the middle, another transverse band behind 
the middle strongly narrowed at the sides, and the extreme apex 
black. Body beneath and the legs black, the anterior tibiae flavous 
at base. 
Length 4 mm. 
Hah. Himalayas : Simla, Halhousie ; Assam : Khasi Hills. 
The thoracic band is slightly angulate and constricted before the 
middle ; the spot at the base of the elytra is of nearly quadrate shape, 
but has the inner margin slightly rounded and narrowed anteriorly, 
the central band is suddenly and strongly widened near the suture, 
and the third spot is placed at the extreme edge of the elytra, 
and is of narrowly transverse shape. In specimens from the 
Khasi Hills the head has a large fulvous spot on its anterior 
portion, aud the thoracic band is widened into a point in the 
middle : in one specimen the second elytral band is separated into 
two spots. The species agrees better in character with Miocliira 
than with Clytrci. It differs from M. nilgiriensis in the nearly 
black head, position and number of elytral spots and the addition 
of an apical spot. 
281. Miocliira indica, Jac. (Melitonoma) Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova , xxix, 
1889, p. 158. 
Fulvous ; apical joints of antennae fuscous : head with a black 
spot at vertex ; elytra with four spots subquadrately placed on 
each and the extreme apex black ; breast and abdomen partly 
black. 
Narrowly elongate, cylindrical. Head impunctate, a triangular 
black spot on the vertex ; antennae half the length of thorax, 
basal six joints fulvous, rest fuscous, fifth and following joints 
transversely dilated. Thorax about one-half broader than long 
(not twice as broad, as originally given), rather widened at the 
middle ; sides and anterior margin straight ; surface, wFen seen 
under a strong lens, extremely minutely punctured ; median lobe 
feebly produced, rounded. Scutellum rather small, triangular. 
Elytra very minutely punctured, the punctures here and there 
arranged in rows ; of the four spots, two, of oblong shape, are 
placed transversely immediately below the base, the other two 
behind the middle ; the outer spot of the latter two is of elongate 
shape and close to the lateral margin, the other near suture ; 
there is a narrow spot also at the extreme apical margin. 
Van. 8cutellar elytral spot absent. Tarsi with first joint not 
longer than second. 
Length 5-6 mm. 
Bah. Burma : Bhamo. 
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