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726. Aulexis nigripennis, sp. n. 
Fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae black ; above clothed with 
short grey pubescence ; elytra black. 
Head almost imperceptibly punctured ; terminal five joints of 
antennae black, third joint as long as the second and rather shorter 
than the fourth. Thorax half as broad again as long, sides pro- 
duced at the middle into two small teeth ; surface with transverse 
sulcus behind the middle, extremely minutely punctured, sparingly 
pubescent. Scutellum fulvous. Elytra very closely and more 
Strongly punctured than the thorax, clothed with silvery-grej 
pubescence ; shoulders prominent. 
Length 2|-3 mm. 
Hab. Tenasserim : Thanclaung {Coll. Jacoby). 
Closely allied to A. varians , Baly, from Borneo, but more 
elongate and parallel, the thorax extremely minutely punctured, 
the sulcus placed at the sides only ; elytral basilar area not 
thickened. 
727. Aulexis tibialis, Jac. Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova, xxvii, 1889, p. 167. 
Eulvous ; finely clothed with whitish pubescence ; antennae 
fuscous or fulvous, basal joints flavous ; tibiae piceous or black. 
Head with a few obscure punctures, sparingly pubescent ; 
mandibles very long and stout, apex bidentate ; palpi flavous, long 
and slender ; antennae extending to two-thirds the length of the 
elytra, basal four joints fulvous. Thorax half as broad again as 
long, sides strongly widened at the middle, furnished with three 
acute teeth ; surface dark fulvous, finely punctured and pubescent, 
obsoletely transversely depressed near the anterior margin. Elytra 
paler, extremely closely and finely punctured. Tibiae and tarsi 
piceous. 
Var. Legs entirely fulvous. 
Length 5 mm. 
Hab. Assam: Manipur {Coll. Brit. Mus.) : Burma: Teinzo. 
Type in Genoa Mus. 
Allied to A. elongata , Jac., from Java, but with filiform, not 
thickened antennae, and differently coloured legs ; in some of the 
specimens the head and thorax are obscure piceous and the legs 
fulvous, but there are no specific differences. 
728. Aulexis assamensis, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely, xlvii, 1903, p. 102. 
Eulvous ; head and thorax nearly black ; elytra clothed with 
flavous pubescence. 
Head very finely punctured on the vertex; clypeus more 
strongly punctured, bidentate ; labrum and base of mandibles 
fulvous ; antennae fulvous (last three joints in the only known 
specimen wanting), third joint at least twice as long as the second. 
