ADIEUS. 
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I know no species of Abirus with a thorax nearly twice as long 
as broad, and 1 am unable to refer any Eastern form known to me 
to Lefovre’s species. 
796. Abirus elongatus, sp. n. (PI. II, fig. 10). 
Obscure cupreous or greenish ; antennas and legs fulvous ; 
beneath obscure aeneous, linely pubescent. 
6 • Very narrow and elongate. Head densely punctate and 
rugose throughout ; labrum fulvous ; antennae scarcely extending to 
middle of elytra, third to fifth joints rather elongate, nearly equal, 
sixth much shorter, apical joints more or less stained with fuscous. 
Thorax subcylindrical, half as broad again as long, sides straight; 
surface densely punctured, punctures not larger than those on the 
head; interstices very minutely and sparingly punctate, transversely 
rugose at the sides. Scutellum broader than long, impunctate. 
Elytra closely and finely punctate-striate near the suture, trans- 
versely rugose at the sides from base to apex. Pegs fulvous or 
obscure aeneous. 
Length 5|-6| mm. 
Hob. Sikhim : Kurseong (Colls. Brussels Mus. Sf Jacoby). 
Very closely allied to A.angustatus , Lefev.,but the thorax broader 
than long, the tarsi not black ; more narrowly elongate than any 
of the allied Indian species, sometimes aeneous above or green 
with cupreous lateral margins or entirely cupreous. 
797. Abirus rubripes, Lejev. Cat. Eumolp. 1885, p. Ill, note 1. 
Beneath subcupreous-eeneous, above bright metallic green, 
sometimes golden cupreous ; labrum, palpi, antennae and legs rufo- 
fulvous. Thorax closely punctured, finely strigose at the sides. 
Elytra somewhat regularly punctate- striate on the inner disc, 
sides more strongly and irregularly so, interstices transversely 
rugose. 
Length 4g-5 mm. 
“ Hob. Ceylon.” ( Lefevre .) 
The above description is not detailed enough for certain identi- 
fication of the species. 
798. Abirus andamansis, Lejev. Bull. >$oc. Ent. Bely, xxxv, 1891, 
p. cclxix. 
“ Greenish-aeneous or aeneous; labrum, palpi and antennas fulvo- 
testaceous, terminal five joints of the last fnscous ; body beneath 
and legs piceous. 
“ Oblong-elongate, subcylindrical. Head strongly punctured, 
substrigose behind the eyes, a smooth narrowly elongate space on 
the middle of the front. Thorax much wider than long, sides 
nearly straight, surface convex, strongly punctured. Scutellum 
