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THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA,
INCLUDING
CEYLON AND BURMA.
PUBLISSED UNDER THE ATTTSORITT OF THE SeCBETABT OF
State for India in Council.
edited by lt.-col. c. t. bingham.
COLEOPTERA-Vol. I.
(CERAMBYCID^).
BY
C. J. GAHAN.
LONDON:
TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
CALCUTTA AND SIMLA :
THACKER, SPINK, & CO.
BURMA :
MYLES STANDISH & CO.,
RANGOON.
BOMBAY :
THACKER & CO.. LIiMITED.
BERLIN :
R. PRIEDLANDER & SOHN.
11 CARLSTRA8SE.
1906.
ALERE YfLAUMAM.
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PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS,
RED LION COrRT, FLEET STREICT.
PREFACE.
This short volume is the first issued of a series that is
intended to give a systematic account of the Coleopterous
Fauna of British India.
The present work on the Longicorn Beetles of India was
undertakeu some years ago by Mr. C. J. Gahan, whose unique
knoAvledge of the group is well known. From a variety of
causes^ but chiefly want of leisure, the Author has been
unable until now to complete a sufficient portion of the MS.
to allow of the publication of even an instalment. This
issue, therefore,, is only Part I. of the contemplated volume,
and deals solely with the forms arranged under the family
Cerambycidse, which according to the latest classification
includes the Prionidse. A considerable portion of Part II.,
which will give an account of the Lamiidse, is already in
manuscript ; it is therefore confidently expected that tlie
completion of the whole work will not be unduly delayed.
Other volumes on the Coleoptera of India are in active
preparation, and it is intended to include a General Intro-
duction to the Order with one of these volumes. In the
IV PREFACE.
meantime, to allow the reader to follow the technical terms
used in the descriptions of these insects, diagrammatic illus-
trations of the parts of beetles belonging to the group here
dealt withj and explanations thereof, are subjoined below.
I may add that Vol. II. of the Butterflies, the MS. of
which is nearly completed, will follow this present volume.
C. T. BINGHAM.
October 1906.
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synonyniicus et systeniaticus, auctoribus l^r. Geumiinger et B. de Harold.
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trouvent aux environs de Paris. 2 vols. Paris, 1762.
Germ. Mag. Ent. Germar, Magazin der Entomologie. 4 vols. Halle,
1813-1818.
Gmelin, Syst. Nat. J. F. Gmelin's edition of Linne's •' Systema Naturae,"
Ed. 13. Lipsia'. 1788-1793.
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1831-1S44.
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du Regne Aninuil de G. Cuvier — Insectes. Paris, 1829-1844.
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J'nidui Russkago entoniologicheskago obshcbestva v. St. Petersburg.
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Zoology of the Northern parts of British America, by John Richardson,
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CoK'opteres, ou Expose luethodique et critique de tons les genres pro-
poses jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes, par M. Th. Lacordaire. 12 vols.
Paris, 1854-1876.
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4 vols. Planches 4 vols. Paris, 1837-1841.
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of North America, prepared for the Smithsonian Institution by John L.
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online?, senera, species, cum characteribus, different lis, synonymis, locis.
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Eruxelles, 1892-1906.
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de Liege. Liege, 1843-1906.
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ingtbrs et Dresden 1853-1862.
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France par C. Mulsant. Paris, 1862-1863.
Notes Leyd. Mus. Notes from the Eoyal Zoological Museum of the
Netherlands at Leyden. Leyden, 1879-1906.
Nouv. Archives du Mus. Paris. Nouvelles Archives du Museum
Histoire Naturelle. Paris, 1865-1900.
Oliv. Ent. Entoniologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, avec leurs
caracteres geueriques et specifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et
leur figure eulumiuee, par M. Olivier. Texte 6 vols. Planches 2 vols.
Paris, 1759-1808.
P. Z. S. Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of
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Guerin-Meiieville et Ad. Focillon. 2nd Series. Paris, 1849 1879.
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EXPLANATION OF THE TEKMS USED FOK THE
PARTS OF A LONGICORN BEETLE.
—Head of Nyphasia
pascoei, Lac.
Fig. 1. — Upper surface of head.
fr, front.
fr.s, frontal suture.
gen,, gena.
cl. clypeus.
acl, ante-clypeus.
lb, labruru.
md, mandible.
Fig. 2. — Underside of bead of
Oxymirus cursor, Linn.
Fig. 2. — Lower surface of head.
gul, gula.
gen, gena.
sm, submentum.
m, mentuni.
I, labium.
mx, maxilla.
md, mandible.
epm\_
Fig. 3. — Oxymirus cursor, Linn.
Fig. 4. — Nyphasia pascoei, Lac.
Fig. 3. — Sternum, showing the front and middle coxal cavities open, sf.^, st.-,
st^, pro-, meso- and metasternum ; e/j/zt', cpm'-, epm^, epimera of pro-,
meso- and metathorax ; eps-, eps^, episterna of meso- and metathorax ;
tr, trochanter ; tr7i, trocbantin.
Fig. 4. — Sternum, showing the front and middle coxal cavities closed, st^, st^,
st^, pro-, meso- and metasternum; epm^, epr/r, cpiii^, epimera of pro-,
meso- and metathorax ; eps"^, eps^, episterna of meso- and metathorax ;
p, pore.
EXPLANATION OF TEEMS.
cu.t a .1
Pig. 5. — Wing of Oxi/mirus cursor, Linn.
S.c. C.
Fior. 6. — Wing of Bori/sthencs rottrafus, Fab.
S.C C.
cii.2 ^■' ^-''
Fig. 7.— Wing of Neocerambi/x paris.
SC- C.
a. I a,.?-
Fig. 8. — Wing of Aphrodisium ruhrlpcnnis.
Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8.— Wing-venation (according to Ganglbauer). c, costal ;
sc, subcostal ; r, radial ; ;«\ /«-, 1st and :2nd medial ; fi(\ c?r, 1st and 2nd
cubital; a', a-, a^, a\ 1st, 2ud, 3rd, and 4th anal.
XI
SUPERFAMILY LONGICORNIA.
The superfamily Longicornia can conveniently be divided into
two families — the Cerambi/cida' and the Lai)iiido', the chief differ-
ences between which are briefly tabulated below.
A. Head in frout oblique or subvertical ; last joint
of palpi not pointed at the end ; fore tibiae not
l^rooved beneath Cerambycidae.
B. Plead in front vertical or bent inwards well below
the thorax ; last joint of the palpi pointed at the
end ; fore tibiee generally with a groove beneath. Lamiidae.
SYSTEMATIC INDEX.
Order COLEOPTERA
Suborder Polyphaga .
Superf amily Longicornia
Earn. 1. Cerambycid^
Subfam. 1. Prionino' .
Group 1. Prionini , . .
1. Dorysthenes, Vigors
1. rostratus, Fuh. .
2. montanus, Guer.
2. Dissosternus, Hope
1. pertii, Hope . . .
3. Baladeva, Waterh. .
1. walkeri, Waterh
4. Lophosternus, Guer,
1. iudicus, Hope .
2. zivetta, Thorns. .
3. socius, Gahan .
4. hugelii, Hedtenb.
5. falco, Thorns.
6. palpalis, Gahan
7. buqueti, Gtier.. .
8. similis, Gahan .
5. Paraphrus, Thorns.
1. granulosus, Thoins
6. Prionus, Geofroy
1. corpulentus, Bates
2. elliotti, Gahan . .
7. Prionomma, White. .
1. atratum, Gmelin
8. Ancyloprotus, White
1. bigibbosus, White
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10
11
11
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12
12
13
13
13
14 I
15 I
16 I
16
17
18
19 I
9. Logeeus, C. O. Water-
house 19
1. snho^&cus, CO. Water-
house 20
10. Priolyrannus, Thorns. . . 21
1, mordax, White 22
Group 2. Acanthopborini. 22
1. Acanthopborus, Serville. . 23
1. serraticornis, Oliv 23
2. rugiceps, Gahaii .... 24
8. modicus, Gahan .... 2o
Group 3. Cantharocne-
m i n i 25
26
26
1. Cantbarocnemis, Serville
1. downesi, Pascoe
Group 4. Eurypodini
1. Neoprion, Lacord. . .
1. parandraeformis,
Lacord
Group 5. Macrotomini
1. Rbapbipodus, Serville
1. taprobaiiicus, Gahan
2. subopacus, Gahan
3. gahani, Lameere . .
4. andamanicus, Gahan
2. Rempban, Waterhouse
1. bopei, Waterhouse
3. Macrotoma, Serville . .
1. fisberi, C. O. Water
house
2. crenata, Fadr. . .
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29
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30
30
32
32
33
33
34
35
35
36
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SYSTEMATIC INDEX.
3. plagiata, C. O. Wafer-
house 37
4. spinosa, Fal) 38
4. Zooblax, Thovis 38
1 . seneipennis, C. O.
Watef/uMse 39
2. elateroides, Thorns. . . 40
Group 6. ^gosomini .... 41
1. Baralipton, Thorns 42
1. maculosum, Tho7}i.s. . . 42
2. Dinoprionus, Bates .... 43
}. cephalotes, Bates .... 43
3. ^gosoma, Serville 44
1. oriiaticolle, White . . 45
2. niarginale, Fab 45
3. cingalense, White .... 46
4. tibiale, White 47
5. buckleyi, Gahan .... 47
6. sulcipenne, White .... 48
7. bowringi, Gahan .... 48
8. costipenue, White ... 49
9. terininale, Gahan .... 49
4. Dandamis, Gahan 50
1. uigropunctatus, Auriv. 50
5. Sarmydus, I'ascoe 51
1. sul3Coriaceus, Hope . . 51
2. anteiinatus, Paseoe . . 52
Group 7. M o n o d e s in i 11 i . . 52
1. Aiioenie, Gahan 53
1. andrewesi, Gahan .... 54
Group 8. P h il i n i 54
1 . Doesus, Paseoe 55
1. teleph oroides, Faseoe. . 56
2. taprobanicus, Gahan . . 56
2. Philus, Saunders 57
1. globulicollis, Tlwms. . . 57
Subfani. 2. Disteniince 58
1. Cyrtonops, White 59
1. punctipennis, White . . 60
2. nigra, Gahan 60
2. Dynamostes, Paseoe .... 61
1. audax, Paseoe 61
3. Uistenia, Serville 62
1. kalidasse, Lameere .... 63
2. dohertii, Gahan 64
3. dravidiana, Gahan .... 64
4. Typodryas, Thorns 65
1. callichronioides, Thorns. 65
2. trochanterius, Gahan . . 66
5. Melegena, Paseoe 66
1. flavipes, Gahan 66
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6. Nericonia, Paseoe
. 67
1. nigra, Gahan
. iS7
Subfani. 3. Lepturince
68
1. Apatophysis, Chevrolat .
69
1. ijashmiriana, Semeiiow
. VO
2. nioutaua, Gahan
71
3. modica, Gahan
71
2. Peithona, Gahan
71
1. prionoides, Gahan . . .
72
3. Capnolvmma, Paseoe . . .
;3
1. ciugalensis, Gahan. . .
73
4. Apiocephalus, Gahan...
74
1. licheneus, Gahan . . .
V4
5. Caraphia, Gahan
75
1. cribrata, Gahan
75
2. minor, Gahan
76
6. Teledapus, Paseoe
/ 1
1. dorcadioides, Paseoe . .
77
7. Oxyniiruf, Mulsant
78
1. cursor, Liyin
79
8. Rhondia, Gahan
79
1. pugua.x, Dohrn
80
9. Leptura, Linn
81
1. rubriola, Bates
81
2. miniacea, Gahan . . . .
82
3. lavinia, Gahan
83
4. clvtina, Gahan
84
5. lepta, Gahan
84
6. cribripenuis, Gahan . .
85
7. nianipurensis, Gahan. .
86
8. frainii, Fairm
86
10. Epbies, Paseoe
87
1. coccineus, Gahan ....
87
2. sulcipennis, Bates ....
88
11. PyrocaJvmuia, Thorns. . .
88
1. pvrochroides, Thonis.. .
89
2. conspicua, Gahan ....
89
Subfam. 4. Cerambyeince ....
90
Group 1. Protaxi ni
92
1. Protaxis, Gahan
93
1. fulve.'^cens, Gahan ....
93
Group 2. Asemini
94
1. Tetropium, Kirhy
95
1. oreiuura, Gahan
95
2. Criocepbalus, Mulsant . .
96
1. e.xoticus, Sliarp
96
2. unicolor, Gahan
97
Group 3. (l^jUiini
98
1. Aniimes, Paseoe
99
1 . macilentus, Paseoe ....
99
SYSTEMATIC INDEX.
2. Tetraommatus, Terroud. . 100
1. filifonnis, Perroud .... 101
2. muticus, Pascoe 101
•'>. bimaculatus, Gahan . . 102
4. insignis, Gahan 102
h. nigricep.«i, Pascoe .... 103
3. Hypoeschi'us, TJiunis 104
1. indicu.'f, Gahan 104
4. Gilmospila, Gaha7i 104
1. maculipenni.s, Gaha?i. . lOh
5. Xystrocera, Sen- 105
1. globosa, Oliv 106
2. iestiva, Thorns 107
6. Oplatocera, White 107
1. callidioides, White 108
2. oberthuri, Gahan .... 108
Group 4. Hesperopha nin i. 109
1. Gnatbolea, Thorns 110
1. eburil'era, Thorns. . . . , ]11
2. sioiplex, Gahan Ill
3. fryana, Gahan Ill
2. Hesperopliaiies, Midsant . 112
1. cribi'icollis, Bates .... 113
2. erosiis, Gahan 113
3. Stromatiuni, Serville .... 114
1. barbatum, Fah 114
2. loiigicorue, Newman . . 115
4. Zoodes, Pascoe 115
1. maculatus, White .... 116
2. quadrideiitatus, Gahan. 116
3. fulgiiratu.s, Gahan .... 117
4. uilgiriensis, Gahan . . 117
5. eburioides, Lacord. . . 118
6. compressus, Fab 118
Groups. Ceramb_ycini ,, 119
1. Plocsederus, Thotns 120
1. ferrugineus, Linn 121
2. obesus, Gahan 121
3. pedestris, White 123
4. bumeralis, White .... 123
5. coDsocius, Pffscoe .... 124
2. Neocerambyx, I'homs. . . ] 24
1. paris, Wied 124
2. grandis, Gahan 125
3. vEolestbes, Gahan 126
1. basicorni'i, Gahan .... 126
2. holosericea, Fab 127
3. sineiLsis, Gahan 128
4. induta, Neicman .... 128
5. indicola, Bates 128
6. sarta, Sidskxj 1 1>9
4. MavSsicus, Pascoe 129
1. unicolor, Gahan 130
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2. venustus, Pascoe .... 130
5. Iloplocerarabyx, Thorns. . 131
1. spinicornis, Neivman . . 131
6. Diorthus, Gahan 132
] . simplex, White 133
7. Pacbjdissus, Newman . . 133
1. parvicoUis, Gahan. . . . 134
8. iJerolus, Gahan 135
1. mauritanicus, Buquet . 135
2. discicollis, Gahan .... 136
3. demissus, Pascoe .... 136
9. JNIargites, Gahan 187
1. exiguus, Gahan 137
2. modicus, Gahan .... 138
3. sulcicoUis, Gahan .... 138
10. Dymasius, 'Thorns 139
1. macilentus, Pascoe . . 139
2. fulvescens, Gahan .... 140
3. minor, Gahan 140
4. plagiatus, Gahan .... 141
11. Uialeges, Pascoe 141
1. pauper, Pascoe 142
2. uudulatu.s, Gahan .... 143
12. Sebasmia, Pascoe 143
1. templetoui, Pascoe. . . . 144
2. testacea, Gahan 144
3. nigra, Gahan 145
13. Trachylopbus, Gahan 145
1. sinensis, Gahan 146
14. Rhytidodera, White 146
1. robusta, Gahan 147
2. simulans, White .... 148
3. integra, KoUte 148
15. Xoanodera, Pascoe 148
1 . trigona, Pascoe 149
2. amcena, Pascoe 150
3. regularis, Gahan .... 150
Group 6. Phoracantbini . . ]51
1. Nyphasia, Pascoe 151
1. torrida, Pascoe 152
2. apicalis, Gahan 152
3. fuscipenuis, Gahan . . 152
4. pascoei, Lacord 153
2. Nysina, Gahan 153
1. orien talis, White .... 153
Group 7. Callidiopsini . . 154
1. Gelonaetha, Thorns 154
1. birta, Fairni 155
2. Trinopbylum, Btdes .... 155
1. cribratum, Bates .... 156
3. Ceresium, Newman .... 156
1. gracile, Perroud 157
2. rufum, Lameere 157
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3. angustuluni, Gahan .
4. geniculatum, W/itte .
5. zeylanicum, White. . .
6. leucosticticuni, Wlnte
7. roturdicolle, Pascoe .
8. modestum, Ga/ian ...
9. ventrale, Gahan
10. apicale, Gahan
11. nilgiriense, Gahan
12. andamanicum, Gahan
13. simplex, Gyil
4. 8alpinia, Pascoe
1. socia, Gahan
0. Stenygrinum, Bates . . . .
1. quadi'inotatum, Bates .
Group 8. Obriini
1. Obrium, Serville
1. posticum, Gahan . . . .
2. Steuhomalus, White . . . .
1 . fenestratus, White . .
2. Y-pallidum, Motsch. .
3. lateralis, Pascoe
3. Ibidionidum, Gahan , . . .
1. corbetti, Gahan
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Group 9. Molorchini 169
1. Molorchus, Fab 169
1. taprobanicus, Gahan . . 170
2. iiliformis, Motsch 170
2. Merionceda, Pascoe 171
1. indica, Hope 171
2. andrewesi, Gahan .... 172
3. taprobanica, Gahan . . 173
4. nigriceps, White .... 173
5. amabilis, Jordan .... 174
3. Kunbir, Lameere 174
1. teleplioroides, Lameere 174
Group 10. Rosaliini 175
1. Rosalia, Serville 176
1. lameerei, Brongn 176
2. latevitia, Hope 177
3. gravida, Lameere .... 178
4. hariola, Thorns 178
5. decempunctata, Westic. 179
6. laeta, Lameere 179
7. formosa, Satmd 180
2. Callichroniopsis, Chevr. . . 180
1. teleplioroides, Westio. . 181
Group 11. Mythodini 182
1. Phyodexia, Pascoe 182
] . concinna, Pascoe .... 1 83
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1. Purpuricenus, Latrielle . . 184
1. sangiiinolentus, Oliv. . 184
2. nialaecensis, Lacord. . . 1 85
3. haussknechti, IJ'itte . 186
4. moutanus, White .... 1 86
2. Eurvpbagus, Thorns 187
1. liindii. Fab 188
Group 13. Callicbromini . 189
1. Zonopterus, Hope 190
1. flavitarsis, Jlope 191
2. con sanguineus, 7?/Vse?na 191
3. redemanui, Nonfried. . 192
4. corbetti, Gahan 192
6. diversus, Gahan 193
2. Niraeus, Nerom 193
1. tricolor, Netcm 194
3. Pacbyteria, Serville .... 194
1. superba, Gestro 195
2. fasciata, Fab 195
3. calumniata, Ritsema . . 196
4. dimidiata, Westiv. . . 196
5. chrysogaster, Ritsema . 197
4. Cbloridolum, Thorns. . . 198
1. bivittatum, White 198
2. trogouinum, Pascoe . . 199
3. alcmene, Thorns 199
4. cinnyris, Pascoe 200
5. nynipba, White 201
6. perleetum, White .... 201
5. Noth opens, Pascoe 202
1. bemipterus, Oliv 203
2. fulvus, Bates 203
3. tibialis, Ritsema 204
6. Apbrodisium, Tho7ns. . . 205
1. cantori, Hope 205
2. plaiiicolle, van de Poll . 206
3. cribricoUe, van de Poll 207
4. bardwickianum. White 208
5. neoxeinini, M hite .... 208
(;. robustuiu, Bates .... 209
7. gritbthi, Hope 209
8. rubripennis, Hoj)e .... 210
7. Obelidonium, Thorns 210
1 . argentatum, Dahn. . . 211
2. cinctuni, Guer 212
3. sinense, Hope 212
4. gibbicolle, White 213
8. Polyzoinis, Casteln 213
1. saigoneusis, Bates .... 214
2. tetraspilutus, Hope . . 214
Var. megaspilus, Gahan . 215
Var. niicrospilus, Gahan . 215
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^ nr. macroppilus, Gahaii
3. Havocinctus, Galtan .
4. bizonatus, White . . .
5. brevipes, Gahan
6. obtiisus, Bates
7. watsoni, Gahan ....
8. prasiiiiis, White ....
9. deiuocraticus, X«-
7neerc
9. Anubis, Thorns
1. inermis, J flute
1?. roi^tratiis, Bates ....
3. bipustulatus, Tliums. .
4. tiiubriatus, Bates ....
10. Ipothalia, Fascoe
1. pyrrha, Pascoe
Group 14. Pj'restini ....
1. Pachylocerus, Hope ....
1. coralliuus, Hope ....
2. unicolor, Dohvn
3. sulcatus, Brongn
4. crassicornis, Oliv
2. Pyrestes, Pascoe
1. miniatus, Pascoe ....
2. pyrrhus, Gahan ....
3. birmanicus, Gahan . .
4. dohertii, Gahan ....
3. Erythrus, White
1. bicolor, Westio
2. westwoodi, White . .
3. coccineus, Ga]um. . . .
Group 15. Prothemiui . .
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2. Prothenia, Pascoe 235
1. aurata, Gahan 235
Group 16. Thraniiui .... 236
1. Tbranius, Pascoe 230
1. gibbosus, Pascoe .... 237
2. .simplex, Gahan .... 237
3. triplagiatus, Gahan . . 238
4. fryanus, Gahan .... 238
Group 17. Clytini 239
1. Xylutrechus, Chevr 241
1. !«mei, Lap. et Gory . . 241
2. subscutellatus, Chevr. 242
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5. stebbiuf>i, Gahan .... 244
6. lateralis, Gahan .... 244
7. quadripes, Chevr. . . 245
8. subditus, Chevr 2-l()
9. gestroi, Gahan 2-J()
10. lianipsoui, Gahan . . 247
1 1. cariuicolli.s, J<o-dan . . 248
1 2. im-urvatus, C/ievr. . . 248
13. contortus, Gahan . . 249
14. .«ubdepressus, Chevr. 249
2. Clytus, Leicharfiay 250
1. callizouus, Gahan . . 251
2. mouticola, (rahan . . 251
3. seiuiulator, Nonfried. . 252
4. nioutanus, Nonfried . 253
5. luinutissimus, iVou- 253
fried 25.";
3. Perissus, Chevr 254
1. fidigiuosus, Chevr. . . 254
2. Itetus, Lavieere .... 255
3. per.similis, Gahan .... 256
4. uilgiriensis, Gahan . . 256
5. mutabilis, Galtan . . 256
6. aper, Clievr 257
7. dohertii, Gahan .... 258
8. myops, Chevr 258
9. parvulus, Gahan .... 258
4. Jsclinodora, Chevr 259
1. macra, Chevr 259
5. Caloclytus, Fairm 260
1. annularis, Fab 201
2. .Sagittarius, Galtan . . 21)1
3. agnatus, Chevr 262
4. jucundus, Perroud . . 262
5. arciferus, Chevr 21)3
6. socius, Gahan 204
7. distiuguendus, Perroud 204
8. rubricoUis, Lap. et
Gory 265
9. alboscutellatus, Chevr. 205
10. 14-maculalus, Chevr. . 20()
11. UKiestus, Chevr 260
1 2. nielanoholicus, Chevr. 207
13. dohertii, Gahan .... 267
14. patricius, Gahan .... 2()8
15. ciugalensis, Gahan . . 208
16. ludeus, Gahan .... 269
17. assiniilis, Hope .... 20!)
18. ignobilis, Btdes .... 270
19. parens, Allard .... 270
6. Rhaphuma, Pascoe .... 271
1. diana, Gahan 271
2. patkaiua, Gahan .... 272
3. horsfieldi. White 272
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SYSTEMATIC INDEX.
4. phiale, Gahan
5. fulgurata, Gahan . .
6. manipurensis, Gahan
7. sexnotata, Chew. . .
8. placida, Pascoe ....
0. Jallax, Chevr
10. praeiLsta, Lameere . .
11. rhea, Gahan
12. quiiiquenotata, Chevy
13. Irimaculata, Chevr.
14. sutiiialis, Gahan
]•">. tiiualba, Gahan ....
1 0. elegautula, Gahan . .
Clvtoctra, Gahan ....
1. cliionospila, Gahan
Domoiiax, llionis
1. lineatus, Chevr
2. balyi, Pascoe
•). nionticola, Gahan . .
4. all)Osiguatus, Gahan
5. oblongomaculatus,
Gahan
Ci. nigrouiaculatus, Gahan
7. literatus, Galian ....
8. f-erailuctuosus, White
9. digniis, Gahan
10. leiicoscutellatus, Ho'pe
1 1 . tc'-taceus, Hope ....
12. deceus, Gahan ....
] 3. decorus, Gahan ....
14. reticollis, Gahan . .
15. walkeri, Pascoe ....
16. andamaiiicus, Gahan
17. niacilentus, Chevr. . .
18. ddliertii, Gahan ....
19. imilio, Pascoe
20. qiiadricolor, Gahan
21. f nanus, Gahan ....
22. qiiadricollis, Gahan
23. biciiiotus, i/o;)^ ....
24. diinidiatu.?, Chevr. . .
25. albomaciilatiis, AUard
2(). divi.«iis, Chevr
27. albiciiictus, Hope . .
28. ascendeii.s, Pascoe . .
29. fomiicoides, Lameere
30. iiiaculicollis. Gahan
31. delesserti, Chevr. . .
32. ])ersimilis, Chevr. . .
33. funebrisj Lameere . .
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9. Psilomerus, Chevr 299
1. aiigustiis, Chevr oOO
2. bimaculatus, Gahan . . 300
3. hanipsoni, Gahan .... 301
10. 01igoen(>pIu.*, Chevr 301
1. veutralis, Chevr 302
2. murinus, Al/ard 302
11. Aglaophis, Thonis 30.S
1. hiinierosus, Chevr 303
2. fasciatus, Thongs 304
3. watsoni, Gahan 304
Group 18. Epipedocerini . 305
1. Epipedocera, Chevr 305
1. zona, Chevr 306
2. laticolhs, Gahan 307
3. affinis, Chevr 307
4. undulata, Hope 307
2. Centrotoclytus, Motsch. . . 308
1. quadridens, Motsch. . . 308
2. carinatus, Gahan .... 309
3. Eicon, Pascoe 310
1. biniaculatuni, Gahan. . 310
4. llalnie, Pascoe 311
1. ciuctella, Gahan 311
2. cseiiilesc-ens, Gaha?i . . 312
5. Clytellus, Westicood .... 312
1. olesteroides, Pascoe . . 313
Group 19. Cleomenini .... 313
1. Artimpaza, Thonis 314
1. bicolor, Pascoe 314
2. Dere, White 315
1. affinis, Gahan 316
2. fulvipennis, Gahan. . . . 316
3. apicalis, Gahan 316
3. Cleomenes, Thorns 316
1. chrvseus, Gahan 317
4. Nida, Pascoe 318
1. fiavovittata, Pascoe . . 318
2. andamanica, Gahan . . 319
Group 20. Glaucytini .... 319
1. Iresioides, Thorns 319
1. nioesta, Pascoe 320
2. brunnea, Tlamis 320
3. kraatzi, Thorns 321
2. Polypliida, Pascoe 321
1. nietallica, Nonfried . . 321
Order COLEOPTERx\.
Suborder POLYP HAG A.
Superfamily LONGICORNIA.
Family CERAMBYCID^.
Head obliquely inclined in trout, sometimes subvertical, but
with the genal edge always oblique or vertical, formed into
a more or less distinct and often projecting angle behind
the base of the mandible ; clypeo-frontal sutures generally
distinct, the clypeus as a rule relatively large. Last joint of
palpi not pointed at the end. Eront tibiae not grooved under-
neath, the middle tibiae, except in Disteniiufp, never notched
nor grooved on the outer margin. Tarsal claws always simple ;
in the great majority of forms, widely divergent or divaricate.
This family, altliough comprising fewer specific forms than the
Lamikla\ is less homogeneous in character and probably contains
as great a number of different genera. It appears to be on the
whole the less speciaUsed of the two, including as it does a much
larger proportion of forms which have retained wliat may be
regarded as primitive characters. But as these characters appear,
some in one genus or group, some in another and never all together.
the_ problem of _ determining the phjlogenetic relationship of the
various groups is one of the greatest difficulty, and the classification
of the_ family remains for the present to a great extent artificial.
The minor groups in which Lacordaire arranged the genera appear
to me to be, with few exceptions, natural ones ; and in dealino-
with the larger subfamilies I have, with certain modifications,
adopted them here, but have not adhered to his sequence in the
arrangement of the groups. The family, so far as it is represented
in the present fauna, I have divided into four subfamilies, three
of which correspond to the three main groups into which Gano-1-
bauer has divided the European Ceramhycince ; the fourth subfamflv
is equivalent to Lacordaire's group Disteniides with the addition of
two genera which he had placed elsewhere. The division is based
to some extent on larval characters, which however are not given
in the following synopsis.
VOL. I. V.
2. CEKAMBYCIDyE.
Syno'psis of Subfamilies.
A. Inner lobe of maxillse obsolete or very small;
gula without luentigerous process ; prothorax
marginate at sides ; front coxae strongly
transverse Prionince.
B. Inner lobe of maxillse more or less well
developed; prothorax not marginate at sides;
front 00X36 rarely strong!}^ transverse.
a. Head more or less elongated and either
gradually or abruptly narrowed behind
eyes ; gula with a mentigerous process,
which, as a rule, is very distinct ; mandibles
frequently provided with a ligamentous
fringe and molar tooth at base ; wing-
vein Cu. 1 usually bifurcate behind and
joined near middle to Cu. 2.
a'. Head very short in front ; antennae
close to the base of the mandibles ;
front coxae subglobular, with their aceta-
bula rounded, or exceptionally slightly
angulated on outer side Disteniince.
h'. Head longer in front ; antennae less
close to base of the mandibles ; front
coxae conical and prominent, with
their acetabula more or less strongly
angulated on outer side Lepturince.
b. Head variable in form, but seldom distinctly
narrowed behind eyes ; gula with or
without a mentigerous process, this, Avhen
present, usually very short ; mandibles
never provided with a ligamentous fringe
or molar tooth at base ; wing-venation
generally reduced by disappearance either
of Cu. 2 or branch of Cu. 1 or of both,
sometimes as complete as in Lepturinie,
but only in forms which have no distinct
mentigerous process to the gula Ceramhycince.
Subfamily I. PRIONIN^.
Prlonides, Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 16 (1869).
Prionidse, Bates, Biol. Centr.-Americana, Col. v, p. 1 (1879).
Prioniui, Ganqlb. {Besiim.-Tabell. Europ. Col. vii), Verh. z.-b. Ges.
JJYfu, xxxi,'p. 684 (1882).
Inner lobe of maxillae obsolete or very small ; ligula corneous ;
mentum not covering base of maxillae ; gala without distinct
mentigerous process. Antenna? usually inserted close to the base
of the mandibles. Prothorax, except in a few species, marginate
at the sides. Mesoiiotum, except in the single genus Phllus,
PRIONIN.E. 6
without stridulatory area. Front coxae strongly transverse, with
their acetabula widely open behind. Wing-venation conforming
generally to the type represented in fig. G Intro., in which vein A 1
has a rather large subelliptical cell in its course, and vein Cu. 1 is
simple and not united withCu.2; exceptionally however (group
Philini) vein Cu. 1 gives off one or two branches and is united
by a cross-vein with Cu. 2.
From the subfamily as above defined two groups, sometimes
placed in it, will have to be excluded. These groups — the Paran-
ili'ides and Anoplodermides — may be regarded as distinct sub-
families, but as they are not represented in the Indian fauna it is
unnecessary to characterise them here. The character by which
the Prtonince may be in practice most readily recognized is the
possession by the prothorax of sharp lateral margins. These
margins are usually distinguishable along the whole length of each
side, running at a greater or less distance from the outer angles
of the coxal cavities and from the prosternal sutures ; they are
sometimes entire but more frequently dentate or spinose, the
spines or teeth sometimes large and few in number, sometimes
small and forming a series ; exceptionally the margins curve down-
wards from the base so as to run very close to the acetabula and
prosternal sutures ; in certain forms become obsolete or wholly
disappear on the anterior half of each side ; they ai'e completely
Manting in one species only among those dealt with in the present
fauna.
This subfamily is represented in nearly all parts of the
world, and includes many of the largest species of Coleoptera. In
certain of the groups the eyes are finely facetted, and this character
is frequently associated with the possession of metallic or other
bright colours. Wo far as at present known, no species belong-
ing to any of these groups occurs within our faunistic limits.
In the Indian genera the eyes are always coarsely facetted, and
the species, with one or two exceptions, are restricted in their
range of coloration between black and those lighter shades of
brown which verge on red and yellow.
Following the example set by Lacordaire in dealing with large
subfamihes, I propose here to give fi.rst a synopsis of the different
groups of genera, to be followed later by a s3a'iopsis of the
different genera associated together in each group.
Si/no2')sis of Grouj)S.
A. Epistenia of metathorax parallel-sided for the
greater part of their length or nearly so ; broadly
truncate behind,
a. Prothorax with from one to four strong marginal
teeth or spines on each side ; presternum not
flat and horizontal behind.
a'. Tibipe not spinose on outer margin ; eyes dis-
tinctly emavginate ; ligula bilobed or emar
ginate ; antennie of J longer than half bodv.
v2
4 CEEAMBIClD.i;.
<r. First anteunal joint one-third at least longer
than broad : labrum not triaugulai-. Group Prion:}V.
h'-. First antennal joint short, obconic, scarcely
longer than broad ; labrum triangular ....
Group Acant/tophon'm.
b' . Tibiae spinose on outer margin ; eyes almost
entire ; ligula entire : antennoe of ^T not
longer than half body Group Caniharocnemini.
b. Prothorax -svith lateral margins entire or nearly
so, or else provided each -with a series of several
teeth or spines.
a' . Lateral margins of prothorax entire or with
only one small submedian tooth ; first antennal
joint short Group Eunipouini.
h' . Lateral margins of prothorax crenulate or
plurideutate ; first antennal joint long or
moderatelv long Group Macrotomini.
B. Episterna of metathorax with posteriorly converging
sides, narrowly ti'uncate or obtusely pointed at
apex.
a. Third joint of tarsi cleft almost to base ; vein
Cu. 1 of hind wings simple, not united with
vein Cu. 2,
a' . Head sloping in front ; antennse inserted near
base of mandibles Group ^yosoimni.
h' . Head vertical in front ; antennae more or less
distant from base of mandibles .... Group Monodesnmii.
b. Third joint of tarsi cleft to middle only ; vein
Cu. 1 of hind wings branched, united by a cross-
vein with vein Cu. 2 Group Philim.
Group PRIONINI.
The genera of this group are distinguished by having usually
three teeth or spines on each side of the prothorax, the number
being increased to four in one genus and reduced to one in another ;
the intercoxal process of the prosternuni more or less strongly
curved and sometimes subvertical behind, never in the form of
a thin flat plate. The clypeus often more or less coriaceous
in front : the labrum always distinct, sometimes narrow and
more or less rectangular in form, sometimes semicircular and
transverse, but never triangular. The antennae variable in form,
but with tlie first joint one-third at least longer than broad.
The epiraera of the metathorax prolonged behind so as to pass
alongside the outer end of the coxae. The legs sometimes
asperate or scabrous, but never spinose. The paronychium
small, but usually visible between the claws and in most of the
genera setose at the end.
Except in one genus (Logcens) there is no strongly-marked
sexual difference in the puncturation of the thoi-ax, the sexes
differ chiefly in the length of the antennae and in the length
and form of the mandibles.
DOUVSTHEXES. O
St/nopsis of Genera.
A. Mandibles long, curving- downwards ami
backwards, narrowing towards apex.
a. Antenua3 subinibricate ; lobes of third
tarsal joint narrowed, usually spined at
apex.
a'. Marginal teetli of prothorax short ;
prosternuni witli strong anterior pro-
cess in J .
a'-. Only one distinct marginal tooth to
prothorax ; prosternal process of c?
simple DORYSTHKNES. p. o.
U-. Tliree distinct marginal teeth to pro-
thorax ; prosternal process of S
bifid DissosTERNus p. 7.
h' , Marginal teeth of prothorax long and
sharp ; prosternuni without anterior
process Baladeva, p 8
b. Antennae serrate but not imbricate ; lobes
of third tarsal joint rounded at apex.
«'. Pronotum strongly convex : marginal
teeth rather short Lophosternus, p. 9.
//. Pronotum feebly convex ; marginal
teeth long and spiniform Paraphrus, p. 13.
B. Mandibles vertical or oblique, not recurved,
a-. Mandibles of moderate length and never
falciform; third tarsal joint incompletely
bilobed or simply emarginate.
a' . Marginal teeth of prothorax short ;
tibife not cariuate ; autennre of S
usually either imbricate, pectinate or
tlabellate Prioxus, p. 14.
V . Marginal teeth of prothorax lojig and
spiniform ; tibife cariuate and sulcate ;
antennae serrate or subserrate
«-, Epipleures of elytra gradually and
only slightly widened towards base.
a^. Antennal supports depressed : pro-
notum not tuberculate Prionomma, p. IG.
b^. Antennal supports raised; pro-
notum bituberculate Axcyloprotus, p. 18.
h-. Epipleures cf elytra strongly widenea
out below shoulders Log-^eus, p. 19.
b. Mandibles long, very long and falciform in
fully developed males; third tarsal joint
Completely bilobed Priotybannus, p. 21.
Genus DORYSTHENES.
Dorvsthenes, Vir/ors, Zool. Joiinr. ii, p. 514 (1820) ; Lacord. Geu.
Culeopt. viii, p. 53 (18(39).
Cvrtognathus, Casteln. Hid. Xaf. An. Art. ii, p. 389 (1840).
Type, D. rostrataa, Fab.
Ramie. India, Burma and Siam.
(5 . Mandibles long, curved backwards below, gradually narrowed
and only slightly incurved towards t!ie tip. Antenuiferous tubers
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CEEAMBTCID.E,
depressed, separated from each other by a channel which is very
narrow in front, gradually widened behind. Antennae scarcely
reaching beyond the middle of the elytra, 12-joinled, with the
third joint a little longer than the first and distinctly longer than
the fourth, slightly produced and acute at the apex on the anterior
side ; fourth to eleventh successively shorter, produced each
into an angulate process at the apex on the anterior side. Pro-
notum convex, somewhat transversely hexagonal in form, its
sides produced each into a flat angular process at the middle,
convergent thence towards the apex and also, but less strongly,
towards the base ; its front and hind angles rounded off. Elytra
less than twice as long as broad, oblique at the shoulders, broadly
rounded at the apex. Third joint of the middle and hind tarsi
not cleft beyond the middle, each of its lobes narrowed to the
apex and usually ending in a sharp spine ; the fourth joint short
but distinct, triangular in form, sometimes spined on each side
at the end. Prosternum with a strongly projecting anterior
process which is pointed at the end,
2 • Head and mandibles shorter;
antennsB much shorter and more
slender, with joints fifth to eleventh
feebly serrate at the apex. Elytra
widened in the middle. Anterior
tarsi not dilated ; first three joints
of all the tarsi with a spine on
each side at the apex. Prosternum
with the anterior process very
feebly developed.
1. Dorysthenes rostratus, Fab.
(riionus) Fid. Si/st. i, 2, p. 243
(1792); Oliv. Ent. iv, no. 66,
p. 36, pi. X, tig. 37 (1795) ;
Jlyors (Dorvstbenes), Zool.
Joitrn. ii, p. 516, pi. 19. figs. 4
kba (1826); Cnsteln. (Cyrto-
guathus) Hist. Nat. An. Art. ii,
p. 389 (1840) ; Guer. Fev. Zool.
1840, p. 40, pi. i, fig. 6.
S . Head and elytra (except in
slightly immature specimens) dark
brown ; prothorax (except at the
edges), antennse, legs, and under-
side reddish brown. Headimpuuc-
tate and very shiny in front,
Fig.l.-i)or//,s//..«r.sro,sY7-«/w,s-Fab.,c?, sparsely punctured above between
with dorsal view of bead and pro- , f i i i i ■ j
thorax of $, and side view of bead t^^ eyes, more closely belnnd ;
and prothorax of cj'. closely granulate at the sides.
Scape of autennte barely reaching
to the hind margin of the eye, the latter being large, Pronotum
very glossy, nearly as long in the middle as it is broad at the base.
DISSOSTERNUS. 7
very sparsely punctulate except near the margins ; with a broad
but very shallow depression in the middle. Elytra glossy, each with
two or three feebly raised costa3. Prosternal process long, not much
widernt the base than in the middle, directed down wardsandstrongly
forwards. Hind breast very denseh'' covered with tawny pubes-
cence. Last ventral segment sinuate at the apex. Front tarsi
moderately dilated, with the first joint nearly twice as long as
broad and distinctly longer than the second joint. Third joint of
the middle and hind tarsi with a rather long spine at the end of
each lobe.
5 . Broader than the male ; the antenna? slender, scarcely
reaching beyond the basal fifth of the elytra ; all the tarsi narrow,
the basal three joints all distinctly spined at the end. Last
ventral segment with rounded hind margin.
LeiKjili 29-49 ; hreadth 10-16 mm.
Hah. Mysore and Madras ; (?) Siam.
2. Dorysthenes montanus, Guer. (Cyrtognathus) Rev. Zool. 1840,
p. 30, pi. i, fig-. 5.
(S . Almost entirely reddish brown in colour, the head only
being dark brown. Eyes smaller than in D. rostratus and moi'e
distant from each other above, the scape of the antennae reaching
beyond their hind margin. Pronotum rather closely punctulate,
not very glossy, its breadth across the base one-third greater
than its length along the middle. Elytra only slightly glossy.
Anterior process of prosternum very broad at the base, gradu-
ally narrowed to the apex, its front face almost vertical and its
hind one inclined so as to lie nearly in the same plane as the
posterior part of the prosternum. Front tarsi rather strongly
dilated, much broader than the hind ones, the first joint but
little longer than broad and a little longer than the second joint.
Hind breast not very densely covered with tawny pubescence..
5 . Differs from the male as in D. rostratus.
Length 26-44 ; breadth 9-15 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Coonor, Nilgiris and Anaimalai Hills ;.
(?) Burma.
Genus DISSOSTERNUS.
Dissosternus, Hope, Proc. Zool. Soc. i, p. 64 (1833) ; id. Trans. ZooL
Soc. i, p. ]00 (1834) ; Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 53 (1869).
Type, D. pertii., Hope.
Ba7ir/e. That of the type species.
(S . Head and mandibles as in Dori/stheaes, but with the eyes
smaller. Antenna) reaching considerably beyond the middle of
the elytra, 12-jointed, the joints from the fourth to the tenth
strongly compressed and produced each into an acute angle or
tooth at the apex on the anterior side. Pronotum convex, each of
its lateral angles produced into a strong tooth or spine at the
middle and a shorter tooth between the middle and the front
margin ; its hind angles slightly projecting and feebly dentate..
b CEBAMBTCIDJE.
Elytra almost twice as long as broad, rounded at apex. Pro-
sternum with a strong, wedge-sliaped, anterior process which is
directed downwards and deeply notched in the middle at the
extremity. Legs as in Dori/sihenes, but with the fourth tarsal
joint smaller and more noduliform.
3. Dissosternus pertii, Hojje, Tratis. Zool. Soc. i, p. 106, pi. 15, fig. 3
(1S34).
S . Blackish brown in colour, the
elytra chocolate-brown. Head rather
closely punctulate and very shiny
in front, more closely and strongly
punctured above, the punctures replaced
by granules behind and at the sides.
Eyes rather small, broadly and somewhat
deeph' emarginate in front. Antennae :
the first six joints glossy and sparsely
punctulate, the I'est dull ; first joint
reaching by about a third of its length
beyond the hind margin of the eye ;
third a little longer than the first,
shorter than the fourth and fifth
united. Pronotum glossy, finely and
rather sparsely punctured. Scutellum
sparsely puuctm'ed. Elytra rugulose,
with scarcely any gloss. Hind breast
faintly pubescent. Front tarsi moderately
dilated, with the first joint distinctly
longer than the second. Third joint
of the middle and hind tarsi Avith a
*hort spine or tooth at the end of each lobe. Last ventral segment
«inuately truncate at the apex. Female not hno\An.
Length 25-28 ; hreadth 8-10 mm.
Huh. Poona.
Fig. 2.
Dissosternus pertii, Hope, c?.
Genus BALADEVA.
Baladeva, Waterh. TraJis. £nt. Soc. ii, p. :?2o (1S40).
Cyrtognatlius (part.), Lacord. Gen. Coleupt. viii, p. 52 (1869).
Type, B. wall-eri, Waterh.
Range. That of the type species.
In the structure of the head, antennae, and legs very closel}'
resembles the genus Donjsthencs. Prothorax armed with three
spines on each side, the longest at the middle, the shortest at the
hind angle ; the lateral edge in front of the anterior spine short
and strongly oblique. Elytra : the shoulders oblique in front,
projecting slightly outwards and turned up at the angle. Inter-
coxal part of the prosteruum strongly raised in the middle, vertical
and unarmed in front, cui'ved behind, its end resting on the
raesosternum.
LOPHOSTEBXrS. ■)
4. Baladeva walkeri, Wuterh. Trans. Ent. Soc. ii, p. 226, pi. 21, fij. 1
(1-40).
<S . Dark browa or almost black ia colour ; the back of the
liead, the prothorax, and the underside more or less reddish.
Head feebly and sparsely puactulate above, somewhat granulate
at the sides ; mandibles very long and, in well-developed speci-
mens, armed with a tooth on the outer margin near the middle.
Antennae not reaching to the middle of the elytra ; first joint
reaching to the hind margin of the rather broad eye. Pronotum
glossy, very minutely punctulate. Elvtra rugulose and more or
less nitid. Tibiae of the front and middle legs strongly asperate,
or subspinose beneath ; front tarsi somewhat dilated, the first
joint longer and narrower than the second or third. Hind breast
with a faint tawny pubescence at the sides, a triangular area in
the middle naked and glossy. Last ventral segment sinuate and
slightly depressed, at the apex.
2 . With much shorter head, and shorter and more slender
antennae, than the male ; the legs also shorter, smooth, the
front tarsi very little broader than the hind tarsi. Pronotum
more deeplv punctulate than in the male and not so glossy. Hind
breast without pubescence. Last ventral segment rounded at the
apes.
Leagth 33-79; breadth 1.5-29 mm.
Hah. Burma ; Siam.
Genus LOPHOSTEPvNUS.
Lophosternus, Guer. Icon. Regne Anim., Ins. p. 209 (1844).
Cyrtostemus, Guer. Icon. Bef/ne Anim., In-?, p. 210 (1S44).
Cyrtognathus (part.), Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 53 (1869).
Type, L. huquetl, Guer.
Kange. Oriental Eegion.
<5 . Head elongated behind the eyes, short in front : mandibles
long, curved downwards and backwards, crossing when closed,
their inner edges sharp ; palpi long, the labial equal in length to
the maxillary ; antennal tubers depressed, separated by a more or
less deep channel ; eyes emarginate in front. Antennae usually
shorter than the body, 11-jointed ; the first joint shghtly curved,
reaching to the hind margin of the eye or a little beyond ;
the third longer than the first ; the fifth to the tenth, and some-
times also the third and fourth, produced into a sharp angle or
tooth at the apex on the anterior side; the fourth to the tenth
each much shorter than the third ; eleventh with a very distinct
appendix divided off by a transverse carina and projecting angle.
Prothorax transverse, convex above, its lateral edge oblique and
often denticulate in front, produced into a spine at the middle,
into another spine between the middle and front margin, and
sometimes sharply angulated or toothed near the base. Elytra
10
CEEAMBTCID^.
more than twice as long as broad, slightly narrowed behind,
rounded at the apex, often ^^■ith a small spine on each at the
suture. Legs long, the anterior two pairs more or less asperate
underneath ; tarsi elongated, the first joint as long as the second
and third together ; third joint bilobed, the lobes rounded at the
end. Intercoxal part of prosternum strongly arched u]) in the
middle, curved down behind, its end resting on the raesosternum.
Last ventral segment slightly sinuate at the apex.
5 . Head and mandibles shorter. Antennae much shorter, more
slender and less strongly serrate. Pronotum shorter, its antero-
lateral spine nearer to the front margin, the lateral edge in
front of it more oblique. Last ventral segment with rounded
hind marefiu.
d . Dark brown or almost
5. Lophosternus indicus, Hope (Prionus), Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 27
(1831). ^ .
Lophosternus (Cyrtosteriius) hopei, Guer. Ico7i. Hifpie Anim., Ins.
p. 210 (1844).
black in colour. Head coarsely
punctured ; eyes rather narrow,
the upper lobe at a distance of
at least half its own width from
the antennal tuber. Antennte
from three-fourths to live-sixths
of the length of the body ; first
joint reaching to a short distance
beyond tiie hind margin of the
eye ; third slightly dilated, but
not sharply angulate at the apex ;
fourth slightly acute at the apex,
fifth to tenth produced into an
acute angular process at the apex
on the anterior side. Pronotum
closely and finely punctured in
front and for some distance back
along each side of the middle line,
closely but more strongly punc-
tured at the sides ; hind angles
more or less obtuse, often rounded
off. Elytra more or less rugulose and punctate, with the little ridges
closely and finely punctulate. Hind breast bare of pubescence.
2 . Autennce reaching only to the middle of the elytra, much
more slender than in the male. Last ventral segment with
rounded hind margin. Legs smooth underneath.
Lem/th cf $ 25-50 mm.
Hab. Nepal ; Bhutan ; Sikhim.
Fig 3.
Lophosternus indicnt^, Hope, c^ .
LOPHOSTERNUS. 11
6. Lophosternus zivetta, T/toms. (Cyrtognatluis) liev. et Mag. Zool.
1877, p. 2t>3.
(S . Dark brown in colour. Head closely but not very strongly
punctured. Eyes ratber large, the upper lobe of each at a
distance of less than half its own width from tbe autennal tuber.
Antennae reaching to the middle of the elytra or a little beyond ;
first joint barely reaching beyond the hind margin of the eye ;
third to tenth produced each into a sharp angle or tooth at the
apex on the anterior side. Pronotum rather closely punctured at
the sides, less closely in front and sparsely along the middle ; its
base with a rather deep sinuate emargination on each side and a
distinct lobe in the middle ; its hind angles projecting and acute.
Elytra subnitid, finely but somewhat sparsely punctured, the
interstices very minutely rugulose. Hind breast covered with a
tawny pubescence, giving silky reflexions in certain lights. Last
ventral segment subtruncate behind.
5 . AntennoB less than half as long as the body, more slender
than in the S , the joints from the fifth to the tenth becoming
successively shorter and broader, produced each into a sharp
angle or tooth at the apex. Hind breast bare of pubescence.
Last ventral segment with rounded hind margin. Legs smooth
underneath .
Length 25-40 mm.
Hah. Himalayas, IS'orth India.
7. Lophosternus socius, sp. u.
c5' . Dark brown in colour. Head closely but not very coarsely
punctured above ; last joint of palpi widest at about two-thirds
from the base, narrowed again towards tbe extremity ; upper lobe
of each eye moderately broad. Antennse reaching to the posterior
third of the elytra ; first joint reaching to a little beyond the hind
margin of the eye ; third and fourth not sharply edged in front
and not produced at the apex, fifth to tenth produced in a
short triangular tooth at the apex on the anterior side. Pro-
notum sparsely punctured, the pimctures in the middle somewhat
finer than those at the sides ; its hind angles obtuse. Elytra
finely rugulose and sparsely but rather strongly punctured, with
the interstices minutely punctulate. Hind breast covered with a
tawny pubescence. Last ventral segment sinuate at the apex.
Length (S -14 ; breadth 14| mm.
Huh. Manipur (Dohertg).
8. Lophosternus hugelii, Redtenh. (Cyrtognathus) Hiir/el's Kaschmir,
iv, 2, p. 550, pi. 28, fig. 1 (1848).
(S . Chestnut-red in colour, the head and prothorax some-
what darker than the elytra, the front and hind margins of the
pronotum almost black. Head strongly and closely punctured.
12 CERAMBYCID^.
Last joint of palpi gradually widened towards the extremity.
Eyes large, the upper lobes rather closely approximated to
the antenual tubers in front. Antenna) a little shorter than the
body : first joint not reaching beyond the hind margin of the eye,
third to tenth acutely produced at the apex on the anterior side,
third with sharp anterior edge near \^hich it is finely and very
closely punctnlate. Pronotum finely and closely punctured in
front and for some distance back along each side of the middle
line, more strongly punctured towards the sides ; its hind angles
more or less obtuse, sometimes slightly projecting. Elvtra rugu-
lose, the ridges finely punctured ; each with two or three feebly
raised obtuse costfe. Hind breast covered with a tawny-coloured
silky pubescence. Last ventral segment sinuate at the apex.
2 . Antennae hardly reaching to the middle of tlie elytra,
more slender than in the male, the joints, from the fifth only,
acutely angulate at the apex. Hind breast bare of pubescence.
Last ventral segment with rounded hind margin. Legs smooth
underneath.
Length J $ 29-53 mm.
Uah. Kashmir ; N.W. Provinces ; Punjab ; Assam.
9. LophostermiS falco, Thoms. (Cyitoguathus) Rev. et Mmj. Zool
1877, p. 2m.
(S . In colour and sculpture greatly resembles the same sex of
L. Jivf/eli, Eedt. ; the chief points of difference are as follows : —
Eyes slightly narrower, the upper lobes less closely approxi-
mate in front to the anteunal tubers ; antennae a little longer,
reaching almost to the apex of the elytra ; elyti-a i-elatively shorter,
less strongly rugulose, their costse broader and more obtuse.
(Female not known.)
The author of this species, when describing it, compared it with
C. paradoxus ; but the specimen in his collection labelled ixirado.vus
is one of L. 7m_«yeZi, Kedt., and not the tvne 2^((radoxus of Falderman,
which is a species from Mongolia in nowise closely related to it.
Lenr/th c? 30-69 mm.
Ha/j. Di^i'jeeling.
10. Lopnostemus paipalis, sp. n.
(S . Closely resembles the same sex of L. Jnir/eli, Eedt., but
differs as follows : — Last joint of palpi more triangular in form,
widest at the extremity ; eyes narrower, the upper lobe at a
distance equal to about half its own width from the antennal
tuber ; antenntc shorter, scarcely reaching to the posterior third
of the elytra, the first joint reaching a little beyond the hind
luargin of the eye ; hiud angles of the pronotum acute or sub-
dentate.
Length S 40 mm.
Hah. Himalayas (in coll. Ohcrthiir).
PARAPIIKUS. 13
11. Lophosternus buqueti, Guei: Icon. Ecr/ne A7iim., Ins. i^ 209 {18U).
d . Chestnut-red in colour, the head somewhat darker than
the prothorax and elytra. Head closely and ratlier stroncfly
punctured above ; last joint of palpi widest at about one-fourMi
from the apex ; eyes very large, narrowly and not very deeply
emarginate, the upper lobe extending forward to the anteii-
niferous tuber. Antennae nearly as long as the body : first joint
reaching by about one-fifth of its length beyond the hind margin
of the eye, third almost rectangular at the apex, fourth acute at
the apex, fifth to tenth produced each into a sharply angulate
process at the apex. Pronotum closely punctured at the sides,
sparsely elsewhere ; hind angles slightly projecting but scarcely
acute. Elytra rather strongly punctured, the interstices rugu-
lose and finely but not very closely piinctulate ; each with
two obtuse and feebly raised costae. Hind breast covered \\-ith
tawny pubescence. Last ventral segment with a feeble sinuate
emargiuation at the apex.
Lenr/th 26-38 ; breadth 9-13 mm.
Hab. Sylhet and Khasi Hills in Assam ; Salween Valley and
North Chin Hills in Burma ; Canara in S. India ; Java.
12. Lophosternus similis, sp. u.
c5" . A^ery like the same sex of L. buqueti, Grue'r., with which it
agrees in colour, form and sculpture, but differs as follows : —
Eyes smaller, more deeply emarginate in front, the upper
lobe not continued forward quite to the aatenniferous tuber.
Scape of antennae extending by nearly one-third of its length
beyond the hind margin of the eye.
Length c^ 34; breadth 11 mm.
Hub. Ruby Mines district, Burma.
Genus PARAPHRUS.
Paraphrus, Thorns. Essai Class. Ceranib. p. 330 (1861).
Cyrtognathus (part.), Lucord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 51 (1869).
Type, P. granulosus, Thorns.
Range. N. India to Borneo.
(S . Head and mandibles as in Lophosternus, but the anten-
niferous tubers more approximated to each other in front, there
separated only by a narrow linear groove. Antennseas long as or
longer than the body, finely denticulate underneath, li-juinted,
the third joint almost twice as long as the first or fourth, fifth
to eleventh produced each into a sharply angular process at
the apex on the anterior side. Prothorax strongly transverse,
only slightly convex or almost flat above, armed on each side
with three spines, the posterior spine much the shortest and the
lateral edge in front of the anterior spine strongly oblique. Elytra
less than twice as long as broad, rounded at the apex, sometimes
14 CERAMBTCID.I.
feebly dentate at the suture. Third joiut of the tarsi more or less
deeply bilobed, the lobes rounded at the end. Other characters
almost as in LophosU'rnus.
$ . Antennae shorter than the body, more slender than in the
S , and not denticulate underneath. Legs smooth. Abdomen
rounded at the apex.
13. Paraphrus granulosus, Thoms. (Cvrto2nathus) Essai Class.
Ceramb. p. 329 (1861).
6 . Bi'ick-red in colour, the head and antennae sometimes
inclining to dark brow n ; prothorax and elytra almost entirely
opaque. Head nitid and very sparsely punctured in front ; upper-
side rugosely punctate and opaque. Antennae : tl;e first five
or six joints more or less nitid above, somewhat asperate under-
neath ; the fix'st three or four sparsely punctate and the last
six or seven densely rugulose-punctate and opaque. Prouotum
finely and very closely punctured over its whole area. Elytra
somewhat rugulose, closely and very finely punctulate. Hind
breast pubescent. Last ventral segment with an arcuate emargi-
nation at the apex. Front and middle legs asperate uuderueath.
Third joint of tarsi with its cleft extending three-fourths of the
way to the base, and its lobes obtusely rounded at the end.
Variation. In some small males the pronotum has two nitid or
sub-nitid spaces near the middle and another, transverse, at the
base, these spaces being much more finely and less closely punc-
tured than the rest of tlie surface.
2 . Form and colour of S • Antenna? shorter thau the body,
more slender than in the male, and not denticulate or scabrous
underneath. Legs smooth. Last ventral segment rounded at
apex. Hind breast less densely pubescent.
Length S $ 33-65; hreadth 11-25 mm.
JJah. Mungphu in iSikhim (Atkinson Coll.) ; Burma : Thayetmyo,
Moulmein, jNT. Chin Hills (Watson), Thaungyin Valley (Bingham),
Kakhieu Hills (B. L. Stanton):, Siam.
Genus PRIONUS.
Prionus, Geoffrey, Hist. Ins. de Paris, i, p. 198 (1762).
Type, P. coriarius, Linn. European.
Range. Europe, Western and Northern Asia, Japan, and Xorth
America.
(5 . Head short, transverse, more or less concave in front ;
mandibles stout, rather short, vertical, abruptly incurved and
acute at the tip, with or without a tooth on the inner edge ; palpi
moderately long, the labial somewhat shorter than the maxillary.
Eyes rather large, reniform. Antenna) at least three-fourtlis the
length of the body, with twelve or more joints ; first joint rather
short, third the longest : the joints from the tiiird or fourth to the
PRIONUS.
15
eleventh pectinate, or flabellate, and more or less imbricate. Pro-
thorax strongly transverse, with from one to three teeth or spines
on each side. Elytra of variable length, more or less parallel-
sided, rounded at the apex, armed or not with a small spine
or tooth at the suture. Legs stout and moderately long, laterally
compressed ; tibite asperate ; first tarsal joint longer than the
second, the third cleft to the middle or to within one-third from
the base. Last ventral segment sinuate at the apex.
5 . Antenna) shorter and not so thick as in the male, the
last six or seven joints serrate. Abdomen often projecting beyond
the tip of the elytra, its last ventral segment usually rounded
at the apex.
14. Prionus corpulentus, Bates, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 720, $ ; id. Scientific
JResults Seco7id Yarkand Mission, Coleopt. p. 21, pi. i, fig. 18, $
(1890).
S . Pitchy brown in colour. Head very closely and somewhat
rugosely punctured. Eyes lai-ge, the lower lobes approxi-
mated to the base of the mandibles in front ; the upper lobes
Fig. 4:.— Prionus corpulodus, Bates. X
not widely separated from each other above. Antennae a little
longer than the body, l^-jointed, each of the joints from the
third to the eleventh produced antero-distally into a ver}^ long
process ; third joint twice as long as the first and about half as
long again as the fourth, fourth to eleventh subequal in length,
twelfth longer than the eleventh. Pronotum much broader than
16 CERAMBYCID.i:.
long, bispinose at each side, veiy closely, rugosely punctured,
dull, but with two small slightly raised spaces uear the middle
w hich are sparsely punctured and glossy. Elytra more than twice
as long as broad, dull and somewhat coriaceous in appearance,
finely rugulose and very minutely punctnlate. Thorax under-
neath rather thickly covered with longish tawny hairs, shorter
hairs of the same colour being less thickly spread on the tarsi and
tibise ; abdomen \\ith very short, sparse!}- scattered hairs. Last
ventral segment sinuate at the apex.
2 . Antennae much shorter, joints third to eleventh serrate
instead of Habellate. Elytra slightly expanded below the middle.
Abdomen glabrous and more highly polished ; the last ventral
segment with rounded hind inargin.
Length 33-46 ; hrccuWi 11-17 mm.
Hah. Murree ; Kashmir.
15. Prionus elliotti, sp. n.
6 . Black above ; antennte, legs and body underneath pitchy
brown; tarsi reddish brown. Head closely punctured, impressed
with a median groove, which is finer and less distinct behind.
Antennae scarcely extending beyond the middle of the elytra,
12-jointed, joints third to eleventh each with a long process pro-
jecting obliquely in front from the apex ; third about one-third
longer than the first and twice as long as the fourth, its process
half as long as the joint itself ; fourth to eleventh subequal in
length, the ramus of each much longer than the stem ; twelfth
joint nearly twice as long as the eleventh. Prothorax closely
punctured ; with two spines on each side — one short, at the
anterior angle, the other long and slightly recurved just before
the middle. El}tra less than twice as long as broad, densely
rugulose and some^^■hat sparsely punctured. Breast thickly
covered with long greyish hairs; the abdomen with some shorter
sparsely scattered hairs. Eirst joint of front tarsus longer than
the second, that of the hind tarsus almost as long as the second
and third united ; third joint of hind tarsus cleft to the middle,
Lem/th 33 ; hreadtli 13 mm.
Hah. Baluchistan : near Quetta (C Elliott).
Genus PRIONOMMA.
Priouomma, White, Cat. Coleojit. B. 31., Loiujic. \, p. 19 (1853) :
Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 58 (18G9).
Type, P. atratum, Gmelin.
Eange. That of the type species.
(5 . Head short and broad ; the clypeus deeply depressed,
bounded above by an arcuate groove ; antenniferous tubers flat,
separated by a narrow but deep median groove, which is continued
along the vertex between two prominent supraorbital carinas ; eyes
PRIONOMMA.
17
large, reniform ; geiiae small, sharply ungulate below ; mandibles
strongly incurved below, acute at tip, each with a strong sub-
median tooth on the inner side. Antennae nearly as long as the
body, 11-jointed; first joint short, obconieal, less than twice as
long as broad, third to tenth rather broad, strongly serrate in
front, dentate behind at the apex, each carinate above with an
oblique poriferous face in front of the carina ; eleventh with a
transverse carina and projecting tootli near the middle. Pronotum
transverse, convex, armed on each side with two strong, sharp
spines — one at the front angle, the other, longer and slightly
recurved just before the middle, its hind angles slightly projecting
and acute. Elytra less than twice as long as broad, rounded at
the apex ; the lateral edge is slightly turned up and forms a narrow
channel along each side. Prosternum prolonged almost liori-
zontall}^ behind in a freely projecting, obtusely pointed process.
Last ventral segment sinuate in middle at the apex. Legs rather
long : tibia? canaliculate along each face close to the outer, or
dorsal edge ; tarsi long and narrow, especially on the hind legs,
A\"ith the third joint cleft to the middle, its lobes narrow.
2 . Legs and antennae shorter and narrower, the latter less
strongly serrate than those of the male. Last ventral segment
rather long, narrowed behind, rounded at the apex.
16. Prionomma atratum, Gmelin (^Prionus), Syst. Nat. (i) 4, p. 1818
(1789).
Prionus orientalis, Oliv. Ent. iv, no. (S(i, p. 28, pi. 13, fig. 51 (179o).
Prionus tranquobaricus, Fah. Ent. Syst. Suppl. p. 141 (1798).
Prionomma orientalis, Whife, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic. i, p. 19,
pi. 1, tig. 8 (18--,.3).
S . Black or brownish black in
colour. Head glossy, sparsely
punctured. Antennge reaching to
the apical third or fourth of t le
elytra ; first joint nitid, sparsely
punctured, third to ninth nitid
above, except in the poriferous
areas lying anterior to the dorsal
carinse, third twice as long as the
first and about half as long again
as the fourth. Pronotum very
glossy, almost imj)unctate in the
niiddle, sparsely punctured near
the sides. Elytra very feebly and
j^ sparsely punctured, \\\\\\ little
or no gloss. Hind breast covered
with a rather long brownish-
tawny pubescence. Tibia3 and the
anterior four femora asperate at
pj„ 5 their ventral edges.
Prioiionum atratum, Gmelin, cS • ? • Legs and antennae shorter
VOL. I. C
18
CEEAMBTCID^.
aud narrower ; the legs not asperate. Elytra distinctly and rather
closely punctured, more or less rugulose. Last ventral segment
with rounded hind margin. The bind breast pubescent as in the
male.
Lemitli 25-38 mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; Southern India.
Genus ANCYLOPEOTUS.
Ancyloprotus, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M.,
Lacord. Gen. Coleopt, viii, p. 57 (1869).
Lonrjic. i, p. 19 (18-53)
Type, A. bigihbosus, White.
Range. Assam, Manipur, Burma, and Java.
Very closely related to Priouomma, the chief characters that
distiuguish it are as follows : — Mandibles abruptly turned in below,
with their lower border almost straight instead of curved ; left
mandible expanded inwardly between the middle and the tip
Fig. 6. — A»cylo2trotus biffibbosns, White, c?, and front view cif head.
into a broad blade with a sharp and nearly straight edge. Anten-
niferous tubers united in front, divided above by a groove which
widens out behind info a broad channel lying between the eyes.
Antenna; nnich narrower than in Priouomma and less stronglv
serrate ; first joint subcylindrical, more than twice as long as
broad, equal in length to the fourth joint. Pronotum with a
hump on each side of the middle. Elytra twice as long as
bi'oad.
. LOG^US. 19
17. Ancyloprotus bigibbosus, Wiitc, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic.
\, p. 19, pi. 1, fig-. 4 (1853).
<S . Black or very dark brown in colour. Head sparsely punc-
tured and subnitid in front, closely granulated and dull behind.
Antennae a little shorter than the body ; first joint reaching to the
hind margin of the eye, sparsely punctured and nitid ; third to
fifth sparsely punctured and glossy along the middle above, dull
on the poriferous areas along the edges ; last six joints almost
entirely poriferous and opaque, marked with some line longitudinal
or reticulated carina?. Pronotum sparsely punctured, with the
interstices minutely punctulate or rugulose ; feebly, or not at
all nitid, except on the two dorsal humps whicli are smooth
and glossy. Elytra very finely rugulose or granulate, for the
most part dull ; sparsely punctured and subnitid near the base.
Hind breast covered with tawny pubescence. Last ventral seg-
ment feebly sinuate at the apex. Tibiae of the first two pairs
strongly and the femora less strongly asperate ; front tibiaj
rather strongly curved.
$ . Antennae reaching to the apical third of the elytra, much
narrower than those of the male and less serrate. Dorsal humps
of prothorax narrower and more glossy than in the male, the
rest of the pronotum more opaque. Hind breast pubescent as in
the male. Last ventral segment with rounded hind margin.
Lemith 34-50; breadth 11-18 mm.
Hah. Assam ; Manipur ; Burma.
Genus LOGr.EUS.
Loga3us, C. 0. Waterhouse, A. M. N. H. (o) vii, p. 4-58 (1881).
Type, L. suhopacus, C. 0. Waterh.
Range. Southern India.
(S . Head with the antennal supports divergent, separated by a
I'ather broad deep channel that extends from the clypeus on to the
vertex ; clypeus depressed, limited above by an arcuate suture ;
labrum transverse ; mandibles abruptly incui'ved towards apex,
with broad inner tooth near apex of left mandible and triangular
dilation at base of right ; labial palpi short, with last joint stout,
ovate. Eyes emarginate, upper lobes not very widely separated
from one another. Antennae as long as the body ; first joint
stout, reaching a little past the eye, third thickened, somewhat
prismatic in form, one-third longer than the first ; fourth one-third
shorter than the thii'd ; fifth to tenth successively and gradually
shorter, acutely angulate anteriorly at the apex ; eleventh nearly
twice as long as the tenth, one-half of it consisting of a very distinct
appendix. Prothorax transverse, with a strong laterally produced
spine at the front angle ; a strong slightly recurved spine at the
middle with a .smaller spine or tooth arising from its front edge
near the base and a short tooth at the hind angle on each side ;
notum feeblv convex, finely and denselv punctate and opaque, but
C2
20
CEBAMBYCIDjE,
with a basal band and spaces on the disk coarsely punctate and
subn'tid. Elytra broadly rounded, slightly truncate at the apex ;
epipleures distinct, strongly dilated at the base, the upper edge
there directed being towards the shoulder. Legs moderately
long ; front femora and tibiae densely but rather finely asperate ;
all the tibiae canaliculate. Intercoxale of prosternum raised,
sub-horizontal and parallel-sided behind, vertically deflexed at
the end.
2 . Antenna; much shorter than the body, smooth, nitid ; third
joint not thickened. Pronotum more convex, nitid. coarsely and
somewhat unevenly punctured, with two obtuse elevations on each
side near the middle and three smaller elevations placed trans-
versely near the base.
18. Logseus subopacus, C. O. Waterhcmse, A. M. N. H. (5) vii, p. 4^58
(18«1).
d . Black, with the elytra, legs and abdomen pitch-brown.
Head rugulose, punctate. First joint of antennae canaliculate
above near the base and for nearly its whole length underneath ;
third joint rather densely, the succeeding joints sparsely,
Fig. 7. — Logans suhopacKS, Waterh., J $ •
asperate underneath, poriferous spaces occupy almost all the
surface except the dorsal faces of joints third to sixth. Pronotum
with two angulated, coarsely punctured, subnitid spaces, widely
separated from one another near the middle, these joined behind
PRIOTYEANNUS. 21
to the ends of a transverse basal band that is dilated to form an
anterior angle in the middle : two additional less nitid spaces on
each side placed obliquely one before, the other behind the middle ;
rest of the snrface finely and very closely punctured and dull.
Elytra minutely coriaceous, rather dull, finely and very sparsely
punctured near the base, armed each with a very small apical
spine afc the sutural angle. Metathorax and bind coxa? closely
and rather finely punctured, densely covered with reddish-brown
pubescence. Hind tarsi longer and narrower than the middle
ones, these longer and narrower than the front ones ; third joint
cleft halfway in the hind tarsi, and more than halfuay to the base
in the front and middle tarsi. Last ventral segment broadly
sinuate at the apex.
$ . More of a reddish-brown colour, especially on the elytra
and antennae. Antennae smooth, nitid ; the third joint sparsely
punctured, the succeeding joints almost impunctate. Elytra
subnitid. Metathorax and hind coxce punctured almost as in the
male, but less densely pubescent. Palpi like those of the male,
with the last joint of the labial as strongly thickened. Last ventral
segment rounded at apex.
Lenr/fh 44-54; hreadtli 15-20 mm.
Hah. Travancore ; Xilgiri Hills.
Genus PRIOTYRANNUS.
Priotyranuus, Thorns. Archiv. Ent. i, p. 120 (1857).
Type, P. mordax. White.
Hange. Southern India.
d . Head large, broadly concave between the antenniferous
tubercles ; clypeus bounded behind by an arcuate groove ; eyes
deeply emarginate, with the upper lobes rather narrow ; mandibles-
dimorphic, either (1) long and sickle-shaped with a wide cordate
space between them when closed, armed each with one large
and a few smaller teeth close to the tip, or (2) like those of
the female. Antennae longer than the body, 11-jointed; first
joint stout, subcylindrical, nearly twice as long as broad, thii-d and
succeeding joints finely punctulate and opaque, fifth to tenth
furnished each with a small tooth at the apex. Pronotum strongly
transverse, with three spines on each side, the first near the front
angle, the second and longest at the middle, the third at the hind
angle ; anterior margin rounded in the middle, sinuate at each
side, projecting forward in a small spine or tooth at the point
where it joins the lateral edge. Elytra much less than twice as
long as broad, rounded at the apex. Presternum very short and
strongly sloping in front of the coxte, the intercoxale rather strongly
arched. Legs long; femora compressed, somewhat parallel-sided;
tarsi long, with the first joint longer and narrower than the
second or third, the third deeply bilobed, the claw-joint as long
as the first two together. Last ventral segment sinuate at the
apex.
22,
CEEAMBICIDJE.
2 . Aiitennce uitid, shorter thau tlie body. Mandibles toothed
aloug the inner edge, touching or overlapping along their wholn
length when closed. Last Aentral segment \\ith rounded hiud
martrin.
19, Priotyrannns mordax, White (Piionus), Cat. Coleopt. B. M.,
Lomjic. i, p. 18 (1853) ; Thorns. (Priotvraunus) Arcliiv. Ent. \,
p. ]*21, pi. 10, fig. 1 6 (1867).
S . Dark brown in colour, for the greater part dull. Head
strongly, rugosely punctured; mandibles oblique, closely punctured.
Antennte with the first joint sub-
nitid, thickly and rather strongly
punctured ; the third and following
joints very minutely granidate,
entirely opaque, each with a
cariniform anterior edge and most
of them furnished also with a
number of very fine, longitudinal
carinae above ; third joint a little
longer than the first and about
one-third longer than the fourth.
Pronotum coarsely punctured all
over like the head. Scutellum
rugosely punctured. Elytra very
finely and closely granulated and
d\i\], except near the base ; the
base coarsely punctured and some-
what shiny near the suture, also
at and around tlie shoulder.
Hiud breast pubescent.
2 . Antenna? shorter than the
body, with the third and a few of
the following joints shiny above. Last ventral segment rounded
at the apex.
A-^ar. rufescens. Elytra fulvous-red in colour, rugosely punctured,
somewhat shiny across the whole of the basal area.
Length 22-44 ; hreadth 8-17 mm.
Hah. Nilgiri and Anaimalai Hills ; Canara, Tra\ ancore ; Bombay.
Fig. 8.
Prioiyrannus morda.v. V\ hite. ($ .
Group ACANTHOPHOIUSI.
This group Mas formed by Lacordaire for three very closely
related genera, only one of which is included in the pi*esent fauna,
the other two are restricted in their range to the African region.
Lameere regards all three as constituting but a single genus, which
he places in the group Prionini. Erom the genera of that group,
Acanthoj)horus differs as follows : — Tlie first joint of tlie antennae
relatively very short and thick, the labrum triangular and the
ACAXTHOPnOUUS. 23
mandibles projecting forwards almost horizontally in both sexes.
The clypeus not coriaceous in front, but the suture between it
and tlie labrum distinct. The legs are smooth, and the third
tarsal joint is completely bilobed. The wing-venation in Acantho-
'phorus resembles that of Dorj/stJieiies and most Prionince, but in
Tithoes, its Afri(;an representative, there is a cross-vein uniting
vein Cu.2 with Cu.l.
Genus ACANTHOPHORUS.
Acauthophorus, Sercille, Ann. Sue. Ent. Fr. i, p. 152 (1832) ; Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt \\n, p. 69 (18(59).
Type, A. sen-aticomis, Oliv.
Range. India, Southern Arabia, East and South Africa.
S . Head short, broad, oblique in front ; clypeus depressed in
the middle, slightly raised at the sides, bounded behind by an
arcuate groove ; the interocular space above it bounded on each
side by a more or less prominent supra-orbital ridge ; antenniferous
tubercles widely separated : mandibles long, directed forwards,
carinate above, and either (1) curved almost from the base leaving
a narrow space between them in the middle when closed, or
(2) straight at the base, and incurved from the middle to the tip ;
in the first case armed each with three or four teeth beyond the
middle, in the second with a series of teeth along the inner edge.
Antennte shorter than the body, 11- or 12-jointed ; first joint
stout, scarcely longer than broad ; third three times as long as
the first ; the fifth and following joints, except the last, more or
less strongly toothed at the apex on the anterior side. Pronotum
strongly transverse, with three spines on each side, the second the
longest and placed a little before the middle. Elytra twice as
long as broad, rounded at the apex. Iiitercoxale of prosternum
nearly horizontal behind, narrowed towards tlie end, where it
I'ests on the mesosterQum. Last ventral segment sinuate at the
iipex. Legs moderately long ; femora stout, widest at or before
the middle; tarsi i-ather broad, with the third joint deeply bilobed ;
first johit of the front tarsus scarcely longer than the second,
that of the hind tarsus nearly as long as the second and third
united.
$ . Mandibles shorter than those of the male and always
of the second male form. Antennae scarcely reaching beyond
the middle of the elytra. Last ventral segment rounded at
the apex,
20. Acanthophonis serraticornis, OUc (Prlonus) Ent. iv, no. 66,
p. ]4, pi. !), tig-. .33 (1795) ; Serville (Acanthophorus), Ann. Soc.
Ent. Fr. 1, p. 153 (1832),
S . Reddish tawny in colour, \\ith the head, the basal half of
the antenn;o and the pronotum black or brownish-black. Head
24
CERAMBYCID-i:.
nitid and sparsely punctured in front and between the supra-
orbital carinse, very closely punctate or granulate and opaque
behind ; eyes large, not very
widely separated above, the
space bet\A'een them rather
less than a third of the
whole width of the head ;
ma7idibles variable in size and
form. In large specimens
they are louger than the head,
divergent from the base to
middle and thence gradually
incurved to the tip, each
armed with two or three
strong teeth on the inner
side between the middle and
the tip ; in small males thej'
are similar in size and form
to those of the females.
Antennae 12-jointed, with
the joints from the fifth to
the eleventh produced each
into a strong dentiform pro-
cess at the apex. Prouotum
unevenly convex, sparsely
punctured and glossy in the
middle, closely punctured
and more or less pubescent
near the sides ; front and
hind margins fringed with
tawny hairs. Elytra for the
most part coriaceous and dull, but sparsely punctured and glossy
near the base ; each with a very closely punctured basal spot.
Breast pubescent.
5 . Mandibles not so long, straight from the base to the middle
or thereabouts, incurved at the end, armed with several teeth
along the inner edge. Antenna? shorter ; last ventral segment
longer and rounded at the apex.
Lenrjth 53-92 ; breadth 17-28 mm.
Hah. Madras ; Mysore ; Trivandrum.
21. Acanthophorus riigiceps, Gahan, A. M. N, H. (6) xiv, p. 223
(181)4).
(S . Brownish-black in colour. Head large, strongly rugose
except along the middle ; eyes widely separated above, the space
between them more than half of the Avhole width of the head
and not impressed \vitl\ a distinct median groove ; the supra-
orbital ridges prominent, continued back a short distance beyond
the eyes ; mandibles long and curved, armed each with three
or foiir teeth on the inner side between the middle and tip.
Fig. 9.
Acanthophorus serraticornis, Oliv., (^ .
ACANTHOPHORUS. 25
Antennae 11 -jointed, with a rather short dentiform process at
the apex of each of the joints from the sixtJi to the tenth.
Pronot um densely punctured, except in the middle, rugose towards
the sides. Elytra nitid, slightly rugulose, somewhat coriaceous
in appearance, very feebly and sparsely punctured, but with a
closely punctured spot on each near the base. (Female unknown.)
LeiKjth GO ; breadth 20 nan.
Hah. Bombay (?).
22. Acanthophorus modicus, Gahan, A. M. N. II. (6) xiv, p. i^22
(1894).
(5 . Brownish-black in colour. Head of moderate size, nitid,
almost impunctate in front and upwards along the middle ;
somewhat rugosely punctured in a slightly depressed area behind
each eye ; the supra-orbital ridges feebly raised and not continued
back beyond the hind margin of the ej'es ; the interocular space
rather less than half of the whole width of the head, impressed
with a distinct median groove which is continued downwards to
the clypeus. Mandibles porrect from the base to the middle,
iucursed towards the end, armed with several teeth on the inner
edge. Antennae with the joints from the sixth to the tenth rather
feebly toothed at the apex. Pronotum nitid, scarcely punctured
in the middle, densely and somewhat rugosely punctured towards
the sides, with t^Ao widely separated, slightly raised swellings on
the disk. Elytra nitid, feebly and sparsely punctured. Breast
pubescent. (Female unknown.)
Length 45 ; breadth 15 mm.
Hab. Lahore in the Punjab.
Group GANTHAUOCNEMINI.
Eyes feebly emarginate or almost entire. Antennae short,
sometimes (genus Cantharocneniis) extending but little or not at
all bevond the base of the prothorax. Lateral margins of pro-
thorax distinct, with a projecting angle or tooth between the
middle and the base. Tibite rather strongly dilated at the end,
with the outer angle prominent or dentiform ; the outer edges
dentate ; the terminal spurs broad and flat. Wing-venation of
the usual Prionine type.
There is a difference of opinion in regard to the affinities of
this group. Lacordaire, attaching undue importance to the
unusual form of the tibiae, placed it among his groups of aberrant
Prionides and not in the normal series. Lameere, on the other
hand, associates the Caiitharocnejniui with the Spondylini, con-
sidering the affinities between the two to be very close. With
this view I am unable to agree. In the SpondyUni the prothorax
is not marginate at the sides, and the wing-venation is tliat of the
less specialised Cerambycince and most Lepturina'. The SpondyUni
26 CERAMBYCID.i;.
are undoubtedly, as M. Lanieere maintains, a primitive group, but
have not, in my opinion, any direct or close relationship with the
Oantharocnemini. The latter I consider to be somewhat second-
arily modified forms of true Prionince, and as such I place them
here. The group is almost entirely confined to the African region,
the only species known to occur outside Africa being a very rare
one found near Bombay and also in Ceylon.
Genus CANTHAROCNEMIS.
Cantharocncims, Serville, Ann. Soc.Ent. Fr. i, p. 132 (1832) ; Lucord.
Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 32 (1869).
Type, C spondyloides, Serv., an African species.
Range. Bombay, Ceylon and Africa.
In form rather short and robust. Head broad, with the front
very short and obliquely sloped, the clypeus transversely depressed,
the eyes transverse, scarcely emarginate in front ; mandibles
strong, sometimes falciform and emarginate at the apex in
the male. Antennse robust, variable in length, but generally
much shorter than the body in both sexes, 11-jointed ; first joint
thick, rather short, slightly curved, thickened towards the end ;
joints third to tenth subequal, angulate at the apex, eleventh
longer than the tenth. Prothorax transverse, its lateral edges
project in an angle at a greater or less distance from the base
and converge thence more or less gradually towards the a])ex.
Elytra rather short, convex, rounded at the apex, broader in front
than the base of the prothorax. Legs stout, somewhat compressed ;
femora a little broader in the middle ; tibiae enlai-ged at tlie distal
end, with very prominent dentiform outer angle, especially in the
anterior two pairs, the external margin of each armed with a
variable number of teeth ; tarsi moderately long, with the first
joint rather narrow, glabrous underneath at the base and along
the middle, third biiobed but with the lobes very short in some
of the species. Intercoxal part of prosternum strongly iirehed
in front, sloped posteriorly with its end resting in a depression of
the mesosternum ; mesosternal process narrow.
This genus of Prlonincn may be readily distinguished from all
others occurring in the Indian region by the exceptional form of
the tibiae, which, with their prominent dentiform outer angle and
toothed external border, somewhat resemble those of the Lncanidce.
Apart, however, from this character and the tendency to a great
abbreviation of the antennae, the genus conforms with the normal
Prionid type and there appears to be no good reason for
regarding it as a particularly aberrant member of the family.
:23. Cantharocnemis downesi, Pasc Trans. Eat. Soc. (2) iv, p. 236
(1858).
Reddish brown, varying to a some\\-liat darker tint. Head
sparingly punctured on the vertex, closely and rugosely on the
CANTIIABOCNEMIS.
27
clypeus, sides and the lower part of the anteunal supports; vertex
marked with an impressed line which widens out into a channel
in front between the eyes and antennal supports ; clypeus limited
above by two oblique or somewhat arcuate lines that converge
towards the channel between the depressed transversely directed
antennal supports ; mandibles of male falciform, with tooth at
base and an emargination forming two teeth at the apex, the
upper border carinate, those of the
female very much shorter, straight
or but slightly diverging from the
base and incurved towards the tip,
the inner edge of each with one or
two feeble teeth. Antenuce of 5
scarcely reach beyond the base of
the prothorax ; those of the J are
longer and stronger ; pints third
to tenth angulated in front at the
apex, more acutely so in the c?
than in the 2 , rather sparingly
punctured behind, closely and
rugosely punctured in front. Pro-
thorax transverse, the lateral edges
projecting in an angle at about
one-third of their length from
the base ; disk convex with a
slight depression in the middle,
sparingly punctured and glossy
over the whole of the middle ai-ea, closely rugose-punctate towards
the sides. Elytra much less than twice as long as their width
across the base, obtusely rounded at the apex, irregularly rugose
and punctate in the $ , smoother and less punctate in the c? ,
ea-ih with two feebly-raised dorsal lines. Tibi^ of the anterior two
pairs rather sparingly punctured in front, closely behind, those of
the hind pair densely and coarsely punctured on both sides ; third
joint of tarsi completely bilobed. Hind breast sparsely clothed
with lougish tawny hairs ; abdomen finely and rather closely
punctate ; last ventral segment of $ rounded behind and fringed
with tawny setse.
Length (S 38, $ 25; hreadili (^ 10, 5 11 mm.
Hab. Bombay ( d type) and Ceylon ( 5 ).
Fig. 10.
Cantharociiciiug dow/iesi, Pasc, S .
Group EURYPODINI.
Eyes eraarginate. Ligula entire. First anteunal joint short,
the third long. Lateral margins of prothorax entire, or some-
times {Neoprion) with an angle or tooth near the middle. Inter-
coxal process of the prosteruum in the form of a rather thin
horizontal plate. Legs smooth. A sexual difference in the
puncturation of the prothorax as well as in the length of the
autennoe and mandibles.
28 CEEAMBTCIDy^:.
This group, which, under another name, is Lacordaire's group
Zarucides, includes only two genera — Eurypoda and Neopi^ion ; the
latter is regarded by JM. Laineere as merely a subgenus. One
species only occurs within our faunistic area, the others are found
in China, Japan, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. The
group has no close relationship with any of the other groups
included in our fauna.
Genus NEOPRION.
Neoprion, Lncovd. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 131 (1869).
Enrvpoda {S'annd.) subyen. Neoprion (Lac), Lameere, Ann, Soc,
Ent. Bdg. xlviii, p. 9 (1904).
Type, X. parandrcpformis, Lacord.
Range. Andaman Is. and Malay Peninsula.
Dorso-ventrally compressed. Head with the clypeus thickened
at its lower margin, triangularly depressed behind, limited above
by two oblique lines, from the junction of which a rather deep
impressed line or groove passes backwards on to the vertex ; man-
dibles shorter than the head, stout, nearly horizontal, incurved
and sharply pointed at the apex, carinate above, armed with a
tooth on inner edge ; eyes emarginate ; antennal supports
flattened, on a level with the thickened front border of the clypeus.
Anteunte reach to a little beyond the middle of the elytra in the
(5 , not so far as to the middle in the $ ; first joint stout and
very short ; third more than three times as long as the first, and
a little longer than the fourth and fifth united ; fourth to eleventh
subequal in length, each with two narrow elongate poriferous
fossa3 on the anterior side, similar but much shorter fossae being
present near the apex of the third. Pronotum of the S as broad
as the elytra, with its sides nearly parallel froui the slightly pro-
jecting front angles up to the lateral angles placed a little behind
the middle, thence converging obliquely to the base ; the front
margin somewhat bowed backwards in the middle ; the base
rounded in the middle, sinuate towards the sides ; disk feebly
convex, with a large, sparsely punctate, smooth area, roughly
octagonal in shape, over the whole of the central part, the spaces
between this and the lateral edges are very finely and closely
punctate and opaque ; pronotum of $ with its sides some« hat
convergent in front from the prominent lateral angles, strongly
punctured near the sides. Elytra somewhat flattened above,
broadly rounded at the apex, tlie sides narrow, nearl}* A'ertical,
with an obtuse costa running between each and the disk. Epi-
sterna of metathorax nearly parallel-sided, narrowed a little near
the apex, which is straightly truncate. Legs rather short ; femora
flattened fusiform ; the hind pair extended but little beyond the
second abdominal segment ; tarsi relatively short, with the first
joint scarcely longer than the second.
NEOPKIOX,
29
24. Neopriou paraudraeformis, Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 132
(1869) ; Lameere (Earvpoda), Ann. Soc. Ent. lielg. xlviii, p. 10
(1904).
Chestiiut-red in colour, Mith the upper surface, except towards
the sides of the prouotum, very glossy ; antennae blackish,
sparsely and rather finely punctate. Head
sparsely punctured, the punctures becoming
closer and rougher behind the eyes. Pro-
sternum, the sides of the prouotum and
the episterna of the mesothorax very finely
and closely punctured in the S ; the sides
of the prouotum in the 5 strongly punc-
tured and slightly opaque ; the pro-
sternum nearly smooth. Elytra more
or less thickly and distinctly punctured,
each with a rather broad but shallow
longitudinal depression ou the posterior
half, close to the lateral costa. Femora
smooth, tibiae slightly punctate.
Length 24-34 mm.
Hah. Andaman Islands ; Malacca.
Fig. 11. — Xeoprion paran
drcpformis, Lacord., ^ .
Group MACROTOMim.
Eyes entire, or but feebly sinuate in front. Ligula entire.
Prothorax crenulate, denticulate, or spinulose along each side.
First antennal joint long, or modei-ately long, never very short.
Intercoxal process of presternum more or less flat and hori-
zontal. Legs more or less spiny. A sexual difference in the
punctui'ation of the thorax genei'ally present and often very
strongly marked.
In this group I include two of Lacordaire's groups — the Rem-
^jhamdes and Macrotomides ; the first is distinguished as follows : —
The third antennal joint not longer than the first, the prothoracic
lateral margins distant from the prosterual sutures and the epi-
pleures of the elytra strongly widened out near the base ; in
the true 2Iacrotomkles the third antennal joint is aluays lono-er,
generally very much longer, than the first, the prothoracic margins
are not very distant from the prosterual sutures and the elytral
epipleures are little widened near the base.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Third antemial joint not longer than the first.
a. First joint of front tarsus scarcely longer
than the second Rhaphipodus, p. 30.
b. First joint of front tarsus much longer
than the second Rejiphan, p. 33.
30 CEEAMBYClD.f:,
B. Third auteunal joint inucli longer tliai: the
first.
a. Hind angles of prothorax not directed
backwards ^Iacrotoma, p. 35.
b. Hind angles cf prothorax directed back-
wards ZOOBLAX, p. 38.
Genus RHAPHIPODUS.
Rhaphipodus, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i, p. 168 (1832); Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 106 (1869).
Type, It. sutumJis, 8erv., a species from Java.
jRcnuje. India and Ceylon, Andamans, Java, Sumatra, Borneo
and Philippine Islands.
S . Head not broader than long, impressed with a median
groove ; clypeus slightly depressed, flat, emarginate in front,
bounded behind by two oblique or shghtly curved grooves that
diverge from the end of the median groove ; eyes rather large, very
slightly emarginate in front ; mandibles vertical, stout, relatively
short, convex in front, each armed with one or two strong teeth
on the inner side. Antennae shorter than the body, 11-jointed ;
first joint longer and much thicker than the third ; third longer
and thicker than the foui'th ; fourth to tenth subequal in length.
Pronotum transverse, somewhat unevenly convex, denticulate or
spinose along each side ; the upper surface for the most part very
closely punctulate and dull, but Avith t« o or more sparsely punc-
tulate, nitid or subnitid spaces near the middle and a narrow
tranverse strip of the same kind near the base. Scutellum very
closely punctulate. Elytra twice as long as broad or longer, rounded
or subtruncate at the apex. Body beneath very closely punc-
tulate, more or less dull, but with a median triangular area
of the metasternum, and the hind borders of the first four
abdominal segments nitid, sparsely or not at all punctulate.
Intercoxale of the prosternum horizontal behind, obtusely pointed
at the apex. Last ventral segment truncate or slightly sinuate at
the apex. Legs long and rather thick ; femora parallel-sided,
denticulate or spinose along their ventral edges : tibia" compressed,
more or less spinose along the edges ; tarsi broad, with the first
joint of the front tarsus scarcely longer than the second, that of
the hind tarsus not so long as the second and third united.
2 . Antennfe shorter ; pronotum with its sides converging more
in front, and more strongly denticulate or spinose, its disk sparsely
punctulate and more or less shiny all over, not exhibiting definite
smooth spaces; body beneath less closely punctulate and more
glossy than in the male.
25. Rhaphipodus taprobanicus, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (0; t, p. 49
(IcSyU) ; Dnnecre, M,m. Soc. Ent. Behj. xi, p. 73 (1903).
S. Head, pronotum, antenna? and legs dark brown. Elytra
and underside reddish brown in colour. Antenna) reach to the
miAPHiroDus.
31
apical third or fourth of the elytra; first joint ahout one-fourth
longer than the third, subasperate in front, punctured above ;
third joint about one-third longer than the fourth, sparsely punc-
tured and nitid above ; fifth to ninth striated to a greater or less
extent in front, partly also above ; the last two joints longi-
tudinallv striated and dull all over. Pronotum with two large
Fig. 12. — Rhr/jjh/podiis faprofiaiiicus, Galian, cJ.
sparsely punctured shiny spaces near the middle, a smaller, sub-
nitid, strongly punctured spot external to each of these and a
sparsely punctured, narrow, transverse band near the base ; its
sides denticulate, for the most part sub-parallel, but rounded
off to^^•ards the front margin, projecting and strongly toothed
near the base. Elyti^a sl}iny at the base and for some distance
back alongside of the suture, the rest of their surface very
minutely granulate and more or less dull. Femora and tibiae of
32 CERAMBYCID.E.
tlie fore legs asperate, especially iu front, the tarsi dilated,
with the first three joints densely fringed with taMiiy hairs at
each side.
2 . Antennae not extended to the middle of the elytra. Pro-
notuLQ finely and sparsely punctulate and shiny in the middle,
strongly and thickly punctured towards the sides ; its lateral edges
more strongly toothed than in the male.
Length 48-60 mm.
Nah. Ceylon.
'2i'). RhapMpodus subopacus, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) v, p. 48
(1S90) ; Lameere, Man. Soc. Ent. Belg. xi, p. 73 (1903).
S • Head, prothorax and legs nearly black ; elytra and body
beneath dark brown, tarsi reddish bro\^n. Antennje reach a
little beyond the middle of the elytra ; first joint stout, dorso-
ventrally compressed and somewhat concave uuderneatli, strongly
punctured, more densely so towards the front edge, as long as
the second, third, and fourth joints united ; third a little thicker
and longer than the fourtli. Pronotum with two very sparsely
punctate shiny spaces near the middle, a small nitid spot external
to each of these and a narrow, transverse, nitid band close to the
basal margin ; its sides nearly parallel for two-thirds of their
length, thence converge strongly to the base, each armed with a
series of small spines, the longest of which, slightly recurved, is
placed where the pronotum begins to contract towards the base,
this is followed behind by two or three very short spines. Elytra
sparsely punctured and glossy at the base, especially near the
scutellum and for a short distance along the sutiu-e, the rest of
the surface very finely and closely granulate and dull. First
joint of front tarsus slightly longer than the second joint : first
joint of hind tarsus a little shorter than the next two united.
Last abdominal segment truncate at the apex.
5 . Antennae not extended beyond the middle of the elytra.
Pronotum sparsely punctured, somewhat glossy in the middle,
more thickly punctured and opaque towards the sides, marked
\\'\%\\ a feeble median impression and \\'\\X\ two large, feebly
raised swellings on the disk which are more sparsely punctured
than the surrounding parts. Last abdominal segment rounded at
the apex.
Length 37-55 ; breadth 14-20 mm.
Ifab. Nilgiri and Anaimalai Hills.
In my original description of this species the type described
■was erroneously stated to be a female. It is, however, a small
male.
27. Rhaphipodus gahani, Lameere, Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg. xi, p. 72
(1903).
6 . Head, pronotum, body beneath, and legs black ; elytra
•dark chestnut-brown, glossy. Antennse extended to about the
EEMPHAN. 33
middle of the elytra ; first joint sparsely punctured, almost as lono-
as the next three joints united, the third thicker but very little
longer tlian tlie fourth. Pronotum widest at about one-third of
its length from the base, thence narrowed gradually in front and
more strongly behind; its edges armed with a series of small
spines, one of which at the lateral angle is recurved ; upper sur-
face with fonr ill-defined, sparsely punctured, shiny spaces across
the middle and a narrow transverse one near the base, the
last turned obliquely forwards at each end. Elytra glossy
over almost the whole surface. Tarsi long and narrow; first
joint of hind tarsus longer than the other joints united. (Female
not known.)
Lenr/th 47-50 ; breadth 15| mm.
ffaf). Northern India (coll A. Fry); Darjeeling (type in Ham-
burg Museum).
The above description is based upon an example from the late
Mr. Fry's collection. The type specimen is described by
M. Lameere as entirely of a pitch-black colour.
28. Rhaphipodus andamanicus, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p 224
(1894). ^'
S . Eeddish brown in colour, with the head, antennae and legs
more or less dark brown. Antennae reach to the beginning of
the posterior fourth of the elytra or a little beyond ; third joint
longer than the first and a little longer than the fourth and fifth
united. Pronotum with a series of rather strong spines on each
side ; its sides distinctly converge in front, each forms with
the front margin a somewhat acute and slightly projecting angle ;
upper surface with two large triangulai spaces near the middle,
a small space external to each of these and a nari-ow transverse
band near the base, sparsely punctured and more or less shiny.
Elytra somewhat smooth and glossy around the scutellum and for
some distance along the suture, very minutely granulated, only
shghtly glossy over the rest of their surface.
_ 2 . Pronotum with two slight swellings on each side of the
middle ; sparsely punctured and subnilid over the whole central
area, more thickly punctured and less nitid towards the sides.
Antenna? reaching to the middle of the elytra.
Length 49-67 mm.
Hah. Andaman Islands.
Genus EEMPHAN.
Remphan, Waterhouse, Trans. Ent. Soc. i, p. 67 (1836) ; Lacord
Gen. Colcopt. viii, p. 107 (1869).
Type, li. 7i02>ei, Waterh.
liam/e. That of the type species.
Closely allied to lihaphix^odus, Serv., but differs from that
genus by the following characters :— First and third joints of
A OL, I. J)
;34 CERAMBYCID.?'.
the antennae with a few short spines behind ; first joint equal iu
length to the third. Front angles ol: the pronotum project
forward rather strongly. First joint of front tarsus as long as
the second and third united.
29. Remphan hopei, Waterh. Traiis. Ent. Soc. i,p. 67, pi. 8, fig. 1 (1836).
Macrotoma alteni, JS'o7ifr. Berl. ent. Zeit. xxxvi, p. 376 (1891).
Extremely variable in regard to size, and varies in colour from
reddish brown to dark brown, but with the elvti-a always of a
much lighter tint — either reddish brown or tan-coloured.
(5. Head very finely granulate and opaque, nnpressed with a
median groove that extends from the clypeus upwards between the
antenual tubers and the eyes, and thence is continued along the
vertex as a very fioe linear groove or carina. Prothorax with its
sides slightly converging in front up to the base of the anterior
projections, furnished each with a series of short spines ; notum
very closely punctulate and opaque, but marked with certain well-
defined shining areas which are slightly raised and sparsely
punctate ; two of these near the middle are triangular in form
and conjoined at their inner angles, a third, narrow and transverse,
placed just in front of the base and two much smaller areas near
each side, the inner one irregular in form, the outer forming a
narrow oblique ridge ; a median polished line runs from the
basal band up to the junction of the two triangular areas and
for a short distance beyond. Scutellum closely punctulate and
opaque. Elytra about twice as long as their conjoint width ; these
present a finely granular and dull appearance except around the
base and for a' short distance backwards along the suture. Body
very finely and closely punctulate beneath, except on a median
triangular area of the metasternum, on a transverse strip at
the hind border of each of the first four abdominal segments and
on the middle of the fifth segment, these parts being glossy.
Femora and tibite spinulose along their dorsal and ventral faces,
the front femora asperate or rugulose on their front and hind
faces. Last ventral segment with rounded hind border fringed
with tawny hairs.
5 . Antennae not reaching beyond the middle of the elytra.
Prothorax with its sides somewhat more strongly convergent in
front and more strongly spined ; notum more irregularly and
much less closely punctulate, the punctures coarser towards the
sides and the slightly raised shining spaces, corresponding \Aith
those of the male, ill-defined. Body beneath less closely and
evenly punctulate, the glossy area of the metasternum less well-
defined ; abdomen more or less glossy except near the sides ; last
ventral segment with a sinuate notch in the middle of liind
margin. Legs shorter and more slender ; front femora spinulose
as in the male, but not asperate.
Length 40-9G ; breadth 12- 130 mm.
Hah. India (?); Andaman Islands : Pegu ; Mergui Archipelago;
Siam ; Penang ; Singapore ; and Borneo.
MACROTOMA. 35
Genus MACROTOMA.
3Iacrotoma, Servilk, Ann. Soc. Unt. Fr. i, -p. 1'37 (1832); Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 97 (18G9).
Prinobius, Mulsant, Ann. Soc. d'Af/n'c. Lyon, v, p. 207 (1842).
Type, M. serripes (Fab.), Serv., a West-African species.
Ranrje. African and Oriental Kegions, and Mediterranean Sub-
region,
S . Head somewhat elongated behind the eyes ; clypeus de-
pressed, limited above by an arcuate impression ; anteuniferous
tubers not distant from each other, the narrow concave space
between them impressed w ith a median groove ; eyes not deeply
emai-giuate in front ; mandibles vertical or oblique, straight at
base, incurved at tip, each with one or two teeth on inner edge.
Antennae either longer or shorter than the body, usually asperate or
denticulate near the base, 11-jointed ; first joint stout, somewhat
compressed, third elongated and thickened, at least as long as the
two succeeding joints united. Pronotum leather strongly deflexed
at the sides, especially just before the middle, with its lateral
edges brought close to the outer angles of the acetabula and to the
prosternal sutures. Each edge armed with a series of short spines
or teeth. Elytra much more than twice as long as their width
across the base, rounded at the apex, usually dentate at the
suture. Legs rather long, more or less spinose beneath ; tarsi
long, with the first joint narrow and much longer than the second.
Intercoxal process of presternum not strongly raised, flattened
and horizontal behind.
2 . Antennae shorter, with the first and third joints much less
thickened and not asperate ; lateral edges of prothorax more
strongly spined and more convergent in front ; legs shorter,
less asperate and spinose, the first joint of the tarsi relatively
shorter.
In the species of our second section that correspond to the genus
Prinobius of Mulsant, the male differs further from the female by
the nature of the puncturation of the pronotum, prosternum,
mesosternum and the sides of the metasternum.
I. JS^o marked sexual difference in the puncUiration of the protliorax,
mesosternum and metasternum.
30. Macrotoma fisheri, C. O. Waterh. A. M. N. H. (5) xiv, p. 382
(1884).
d . lleddish brown, with the head, basal three joints of the
antennae and the front legs nearly black, the middle and hind
legs and all the tarsi piceous, the elytva yellowish brown but of a
darker colour at the base ; hind breast clothed with fulvous-
yellow pidjescence. Head opaque, strongly and closely punctured
D 2
36 CERAMBYCID.^.
in front, densely and finely graniilose behind, the rather deep
channel between the antenniferous tubercles sparsely punctured.
Antennae reach to the apical third of the elytra ; first joint
rather stout, twice as long as broad, strong]}' but sparsely
punctured, third thick, flattened or slightly channelled above,
equal in length to the fourth, fifth, and half of the sixth ; sparsely
punctured, somewhat asperate beneath. Prothorax with its lateral
edges sharply spined, convei'ging in nearly straight lines towards
the apex ; the notum rather strongly deflexed at the sides, flattened
in the middle and marked with a few shallow depressions, a
small median space smooth and glossy, the rest of the surface
coarsely punctured, more densely so towards the sides. Scutellum
dull, sparsely punctured. Elytra parallel-sided, scarcely wider
than the base of the prothorax, finely granulate at the shoulders
and near the scutellum, rugulose over the rest of their surface.
Legs somewhat spinous beneath, the middle and hind femora
slightly asperate above, the front femora very rough ; first joint
of tarsi not so long as the next two united. Prosternal process
coarsely and not very closely punctured ; mesosternum pubescent,
deeply impressed on each side ; metasternum finely punctured,
somewhat more thickly so at the sides than in the middle.
Abdomen slightly glossy, finely but not very closely punctured.
Length 55-70 mm.
Hah. Burma.
II. Protliorax above and helovj, mesostermim and sides of metasternum
in the male ver>j closely ininctured and dull, but ivith a
transverse band at the base of the pronotum and certain
rather well-defined areas on the disc sparsely ininctured and
glossy (Prinobius).
A. First joint of antenna' one-third longer than its tvidth.
31. Macrotoma crenata, Fabr. (Prionus) Si/st. Fleuth. ii, p. 264
(1801) ; C. O. Waterh. (Macrotoma) A. M. N. H. (5) xiv, p. 382.
Macrotoma in.scripta, C. O. Waterh. I. c. p. 380.
(S . Dark brown, with the elytra of a somewhat lighter brown
tint that becomes darker towards the base ; the intermediate joints-
of the antennae, the hind legs and the tarsi moi-e or less reddish.
Head somewhat strongly punctured in front and between the
eyes, finely granulose behind. Antennte reach to the apical
third or fourth of the elytra : first joint relatively short, only
about one-third longer than broad, coarsely punctured ; third
thickened, slightly channelled and sparsely punctured above, some-
what denticulate below, equal in lengtli to the fourth, fifth, and
nearly half of the sixth united. Prothorax with its sides converging
in slightly curved lines in front ; the disc with two triangular,
strongly punctured and slightly depressed, nitid areas in front,
two small rugose spots external to these and a trausversc nitid
MACROTOMA.
37
band at the base, this basal band produced obliquely at its ex-
tremities ; at the middle it
is produced forwards in a
narrow triangle which some-
times extends to and unites
Avith the inner angles of the
triangular spaces in front.
Elytra densely grauulose,
the granules stronger and
the surface rougher towards
the base, especially near the
suture. Metasternum bare
of pubescence, with a sparsely
punctured triangular area
clearly marked off by a slightly
raised line from the closely
punctured part on each
side. Front legs asperate,
spinose beneath, the femora
thickened, the tibiae elon-
gated and slightly curved ;
the middle and hind legs
much less spinose ; first joint
of the tarsi scai'cely so long
as the next two joints
united.
5 . Antennte shorter, not
reaching beyond the middle
of the elytra, with the first and third joints much less thickened
than in the male, third not asperate. Prothorax with its edges more
strongly spined, and more convergent in front ; the notum strongly
aud rather closely punctured towards the sides, less closely in the
middle and there also more or less glossy. Metaternum pubescent
at the sides as well as in the middle, rather closely granulate-
punctate. Fi-ont legs similar to the other two pairs.
Len<jth 37-52 mm.
Hah. India — Kashmir to South Bombay and Nepal to Calcutta ;
Ceylon ; Burma.
Fig. 13. — Macrotoma crcnata, Fab., (S ■
32. Macrotoma plagiata, C. O. Wntcrh. A. M. X II. (•>) xiv, p. 381
(18S4).
Macrotoma pladata, Lameere, Mem. Soc. Ent. Belrj. xi, p. 167
(1903).
Greatly resembles M. crenatus (Fab.) and agrees with it in most
points of structure, especially in the proportions of the first joint
of the antennae and front tarsus, but it is distinguishable from
that species : (1) by the greater relative length of the third joint
of the antenna^ as this joint in the male is quite as long as the
fourth, fifth, and sixth united ; (2) by the smaller f^size of the
38 CEBAMBYCLD^.
shining spaces on the male prnnotum, the two antei'ior of which
are somewhat ovate in shape and slightly elevated (except at the
inner edge) instead of being depressed ; (3) by its darker colour
that is almost black with the elytra dark brown.
Length 38-45 mm.
Hah. Northern India.
B. First joint of antennce tivice as long as its iviclth.
33. Macrotoma spinosa, Fah. (Prionus) Mant. Ins. \, p. 130 (1787) ;
Lameere, Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg. xi, p. 165 (1903).
Macrotoma ellioti, C. O. Waterh. A. M. K. If. (5) xiv, p. 379
(1884).
Macrotoma diffbrmis, Nonfr. Berl. ent. Zeit. xxxvi, p. 377 (1891).
S - Dark brown in colour ; the elytra rusty bro\^'n towards
the base and somewhat yellowish towards the apex ; the antennae
at the apex, the hind legs and all the tarsi somewhat reddish.
Head coarsely punctured between the eyes, closel}^ and finely
granulate behind. Antennae reach to the apical third of the
elytra ; fii*st joint twice as long as it is broad, closely and coarsely
punctured ; third more than twice as long as the first and equal
in length to the fourth, fifth and two-thirds of the sixth united,
spinose beneath and along the front margin, the spines rather
short. Pronotum about one-fifth broader at the base than at the
apex, very closely and finely punctate and opaque, but with two
triangular spaces before the middle, a small rugose spot external
to each of these, a narrow transverse band near the base, a median
streak from the middle and an oblique rugose band from each end
of the basal band, all more or less strongly nitid. Elytra rugulose-
punctate and very finely granulose, the granules become more
distinct and the surface rougher towards the base, especially oa
the slightly elevated part near the scutellum. Eront femora and
tibiae asperate, beset with short sharp spines beneath ; middle
and hind femora sparsely punctulate, armed with a few spines
beneath. Eirst joint of the front tarsus longer than the second
and third united.
Length 45-65 mm.
Hah. India : Barway in Bengal ; Nilgiri Hills, Bangalore ;.
Muscat in Arabia.
Genus ZOOBLAX.
Zooblax, Thomson, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1877, p. 274.
Type, Z. elateroides, Thorns.
Range. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Xilgiri Hills.
(S . Head as in Macrotoma, but the eyes larger and more
closely approximated above. Antennae as long as the body, 11-
jointed ; third joint thickened, asperate, more than twice as long
as the first, canaliculate above and belo\\ . Pronotum with denti-
culate lateral edges that converge gradually from base to apex ; its
ZOOBLAX.
S9
hind angles acute and directed sliglitly backwards, somewhat in
the manner characteristic of the Elaterida',; its upper surface finely
and very closelv punctured and opaque, but with two rather small,
coarsely punctured, glossy depressions in front of the middle and
a short band of a similar kind running obliquely forwards from
the base on each side. Prosternum, mesosternum and sides of
the metasternum very closely punctulate ; a very sharply hmited,
rather strongly depressed median triangular area of the meta-
sternum, sparsely punctulate and glossy. Last ventral segment
sinuate or subtruncate at the apex. Other characters almost as \n
Macrotoma, but with the front legs, especially the tibiae, more
elongated. i • i • • <-
2 . Antennfe shorter and more slender, with the third ]Oint
scarcely asperate. Pronotum coarsely punctured except in the
middle ; its hind angles project rather strongly outwards, but
not backwards. Sterna less closely punctured ; metasternum
without a definite space in the middle.
This genus is not recognized by M. Lameere, who regards the
two species here included in it as forming a small group m
the genus Macrotoma, with characters that diifer only in degree
from those met with in the species of our second section of that
genus.
34. Zooblax aeneipennis, C. O. Waterh. (Macrotoma) Trans. Etit.Soc.
]881, p. 428 ; Gahan (Prinobius), A. M. N. H. (6) ^.P- ^^ (JSfO) ;
Lameere (Macrotoma), Mem. Sac. Ent. Belg. xi, p. 1/ (IJU-j).
Black, the elytra of a fine rather dark green colour. _
S. Head sparsely and rather strongly punctured in front,
granulate behind the eves ; the antennal supports separated by a
deep channel grooved" at the bottom. AntennsB a little longer
than the body ; first joint rather short, strongly punctate ; third
thi<;kened, broadly canahculate above and below, spinulose at the
lower front margin, nearly three times as long as the first and
slightly longer than the fourth and fifth united. Prothorax
with the sides feebly denticulate, converging in nearly straight
hues from base to apex ; disc strongly raised in the middle, with
two small, somewhat glossy depressions anteriorly and a longitudinal
median one near the base ; the rest of the surface finely and very
closely punctate and opaque. Elytra nitid, closely rugulose-
punctate, somewhat raised and covered with small tubercles or
granules near the scutellum, spined behind at the sutural angle.
Legs long ; first joint of the front tarsus narrow and elongate,
much longer than the second and third united.
2 . Antenuc^ smooth, sparsely punctured, not reaching beyond
the middle of the elytra. Pronotum nitid, sparsely and teeblj
punctured in the middle, strongly and more closely towards
the sides; spinose along the side margins, with a stronger,
recurved spine at the hind angles ; the sides not so straight as.
40
CEEAMBYCID.I.
in the male ; the disc with three shallow depressions. Legs less
scabrous than those of the male. Prosternum nitid, very spai'sely
punctate ; hind breast sparsely pubescent and feebly punctured
at the sides.
Length 33-60 mm.
Hah. Nilgiri Hills.
35. Zooblax elateroides, Thoms. Rev. et Mm/, de Zool. 1877, p. 274 ;
Lameeve (Macrotoma), Mem. Sue. Ent. Bel;/, xi, p. 171 (1903).
J . Almost entirely of a dull reddish-brown colour, the head,
prothorax and base of the antennae somewhat darker than the
rest. Mandibles rugosely punctured, except near the tip ; head
rather strongly punctured
in front and on the vertex,
closely and finely granulate
behind, impressed above with
a fine median groove. An-
tennae with the first joint
coarsely punctured, somewhat
flattened above, canaliculate
below ; third much broader
and thicker than any of the
following joints, nearly as
long as the fourth, fifth, and
sixth united. Pronotum very
uneven in the middle, the
anterior t^^"0 shiny depressions
having two swellings in front
of them and two larger ones
behind ; a median impressed
line extends from the base
to a point in line with the
anterior depressions. Elytra
finely granulated ; each with
three or four feebly raised
lines, the interspace between
the suture and the inner-
most line somewhat raised
from the base to the middle
and more coarsely granulated
than the rest of the surface.
Legs long; the femora of the front pair asperate in front, some-
what transversely wrinkled behind, denticulate beneath ; tibiae
of the same pair very long, slightly curved, asperate in front
and behind, denticulate beneath ; middle and hind legs sparsely
punctulate, \\ith the lower margins asperate or denticulate ; first
joint of all the tarsi narrow and as long as the second and third
united. Hind breast slightl}^ pubescent at the sides and in the
glossy space in the middle.
Fig. 14.
Zooblax claieroidcf, Thorns., St
and metasternum of tlie same.
iEGOSOMIKI. 41
2 . Antennae and legs shorter and more slender than in the
male and scarcely asperate. Pronotum closely and very coarsely
punctured, dull at the sides, less closely punctured, in part im-
punctate, in the middle and glossy. Hind hreast entirely covered
with a faint tawny pubescence.
Length 30-50 mm.
Bab. Andaman and Xicobar Islands.
Group ^GOSOMINI.
Head \Aith the front and clypeus oblique and transversely
broadly concave ; the clypeo-f rontal sutures generally well marked ;
the clypeus finely marginate at the sides ; the labrum distinct,
generally large, united by a straight or slightly arcuate suture
with the coriaceous front edge of the clypeus. Eyes strongly
emarginate ; the lower lobes frequently large, but never extend
so to reach the front. Anteunoe inserted near the base of the
mandibles ; the third joint generally very long. Lateral margins
of prothorax curve downwards from the base and are more or
less closely approximated to the outer angles of the coxal cavities
and to the prosternal sutures, sometimes obsolete in front.
Intercoxal process of prosternuui arched. Epimera of prothorax
short, those of the metathorax obliquely truncate, scarcely pro-
longed behind. Epipleures of elytra exceptionally only (genus
Dandamis) wideued out below the shoulders. Third tarsal joint
cleft almost to the base, but with the lobes sometimes narrow and
exceptionally xery short.
Synopsis of Genera,
A. First anteunal joint longer ^nd spined at apex. Baralipton, p. 42.
JB. First antenna! joint shorter and not spined.
a. Last joint of tarsi twice as long as the first
three united, and the lobes of ord very
short DiNOPRiONUS, p. 43.
b. Last joint of tarsi shorter or very little
longer than the first three united.
a . Epipleures of elytra not widened out near
the base.
11^. First joint of hind tarsi not longer than
the 2nd and 3rd united ^-Egosoma, p. 44.
b'^. First joint of hind tarsi longer tlian the
2nd and 3rd united Sarmydus, p. oL
//. Epipleures of elytra widened out under
the shoulders . Dandamis, p. 50.
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Genus BARALIPTON.
BaraliptoQ, Thorns. Archiv. Enf. i,
Coleopt. viii, p. 153 (^1869).
p. 341 (1857) ; Lacord. Gen.
Type, B. maculosum, Thorns.
Ramie. Northern India.
S . Head elongated behind the eyes, much narrower than tlie
prothorax : mandibles short and oblique, with sharp toothless
inner edge ; eyes emarginate in front, lower lobes distant from
base of mandibles. Antenna3 longer than the body ; first joint
stout, reaching almost to the fi-ont margin of the prothorax,
armed with a strong spine behind, close to the apex ; third joint
nearly five times as long as the first, slightly curved : fourth joint
a little longer than the first, also curved ; the joints from the
third to the sixth with a short thick fringe of tawny^ hairs
beneath. Prothorax with its lateral edge distinct from the base to
the apex, a strong dentiform process at the base, and with a
short tooth at the middle and a blunt angular process at the
apex. Elytra each with t«o strongly raised dorsal costae and a
short lateral ct)sta which is distinct only near the apex. Tarsi
moderately broad, with the first joint scarcely longer than the
third and the claw-joint
almost as long as the first
three joints united. Last
ventral segment rounded at
the apex.
$ . Antennas moreslender
than in the male, scarcely
reaching beyond the middle
of the elytra, without a
fringe of hairs beneath.
36. Baralipton maculosum.
Thorns. Archiv. Ent. i,
p. 342, pi. 14, fig. 1
(1857).
Brownish black ; the upper
side and to a less extent the
underside also clothed with
a dense ashy-grey pubes-
cence, which on the elytra
gives silky reflexions; elytra
with an obcordate dark
brown spot of velvety ap-
pearance placed a little
ijehind the scutellum ;
each elytra has two very
large irregular si)ots o'l similar colour that extend from the outer
margin to the inner costa, placed, one before, the other behind
Fig. 15.
Baralipton maculosum. Thorns., <S .
' DINOPRIONUS. 4S
the middle. Pronotum very strongly raised towards the middle
and impressed with a shallow longitudinal groove ; sparsely
granulated towards ihe sides and down the middle, but closely
granulated on the raised parts at each side of the same. Elytra
rounded at the apex, armed at the suture with a short spine ;
each with two strongly raised dorsal costae, the inner one extends
from the base for about two-thirds of its length, the outer one is
continued to within a short distance of the apex and at its hinder
end is directed towards the suture : the lateral costa very short,
distiuct only on the apical half of the elytron. Legs finely
and very closely granulate, faintly ])ubesceut : tibiae gradually
and slightly widened towards their distal extremity. Fifth
ventral segment of the abdomen rounded at the apex in both
sexes.
Length 38-53; breadth lO-l-o mm.
Hah. Calcutta, Assam : Sibsagor {Athinson) ; Patkai Mts.
{Dohertif).
Genus DINOPRIONUS.
Binoprioiuis, Bates, Ent. Mo. May. xii, p. 49 (1875).
Type, D. cephalotes, Bates.
Kange. Northern India.
c? . Head large, elongated behind the eyes ; mandibles oblique,
M-ith sharp toothless inner edges ; eyes emarginate in front,
upper lobes narrow, lower lobes distant from base of mandibles.
Antennte scarcely reach beyond the middle of the elytra; first joint
short and stout ; third thickened and asperate, twice as long as
the first. Prothorax transverse, strongly bisinuate at the base,
its lateral edge distinct and prominent from the base to the
outer angle of the coxal cavity, thence to the apex nearly
obsolete. Elytra with four distinct but not very strongly raised
costae on each ; rounded and unarmed at the apex. Intercoxal
part of prosternum strongly arched ; that of the mesosternnm
narrow. Last ventral segment of the abdomen deeply emai-
ginate behind. Tarsi narrow, with the first joint but little
longer than the second ; lobes of the third joint short and
narrow ; claw-joint twice as long as the first three joints
united.
37. Dinoprionus cephalotes, Bates, Ent. Mo. Mag. xii, p. 50 (1875).
(S . Chestnut-red, the elytra fulvous ; upper side bare of pubes-
cence and glossy, underside faintly pubescent. Antennaj dark
brown at the base, first joint coarsely punctured and asperate,
marked with a longitudinal groove in front ; third joint asperate,
slightly knobbed at the apex ; fourth slightly thickened and
asperate, not longer than the fifth. Pronotum sparsely and
finely punctured in the middle, somewhat more coarsely towards
44
CERAMBYCID.i:.
the sides, the latter sparsely granulate. Elytra glossy, finely
and rather closely punctured ;
innermost costa of each extend-
ing from the hase for about
four-fifths of its length and then
turned outwards to join the
second costa, this being con-
tinued a little further back and
united behind with the third
costa ; third and fourth costae
united in front, ending some
distance behind the shoulder.
Legs smooth and glossy, with
the tibiag sparsely punctured ;
the front femora only, slightly
asperate near their lower
anterior edge. (Female un-
known.)
Lenfjth 43-65; hreadtli 13-
16 mm.
Hah. Darjeeling i^Dr. Pearson);
YiiT. IG. Miniipur {Dohertij).
Dinopriomis cephalotcs. Bates, ^J .
G-enus iEGOSOMA.
^Egosoma, Serville, Ann. S()c. Ent. Fr. i, p. 162 (1832) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 154 (1869).
Type, yS. scahricorne, Scopoli. European.
Range. Oriental Eegion and Mediterranean Subregion.
Head elongated behind the eyes, more or less obliquely inclined
in front ; eyes narrowly emarginate in frout ; mandibles short,
oblique, toothless or armed with one small tooth on the sharp
inner edge. Antenna? longer as a rule than the body in the male,
but reach beyond the middle of the elytra in the female ; first
joint short and stout, third much longer than the first and at
least as long as the fourth and fifth united. Prothorax either
unarmed, or with from one to three short spines or teeth on each
side ; its lateral edges bowed down in the middle, more or less
closely approximated to the otiter angles of the coxal cavities,
sharp and distinct near the base, less distinct and sometimes
altogether obsolete in front. Elytra broader than the base of the
prothorax, nearly parallel-sided for the greater part of their length,
shghily narrowed posteriorly, rounded at the apex, either unarmed
or furnished with a short spine or tooth at the suture. Legs
moderately long, the hind pair longest ; femora laterally com-
pressed, with their dorsal and ventral borders nearly j)arallel ;
tarsi rather narroA\-, with the claw-joint at least as long as the
first two joints united.
i(:GOSOMA.
45
Lower lobe of eye somewhat ilistant from base of mandible.
Prothorax unarmed at the sides ; its lateral edges very close to
the outer anyles of the coxal cavities. Elytra with feebly raised
or almost obsolete casta'. Claiv-joint of tarsi longer than the
first three joints united.
38.
iEgOSOma Ornaticolle, White. Cat. Coleojot. B. 31., Lunqic. p.
(1853) ; id. p. Z. S. 18o3, p. 27.
30
c? . Dark brown, varying to reddish brown on the elytra, except
at the suture and outer margins which are almost black ;
pronotum with four widely separated
yellowisli pubescent spots, two near the
base and two near the apex. Antennae
reach to the apex of the elytra or
a little beyond ; joints third to fifth
thickened and strongly scabrous ; third
somewhat canaliculate behind, three times
as long as the first and equal in length to
the fourth and fifth united, these two
together being as long as the next five.
Prothorax widest at the base with a
slightly projecting angle on each side,
narrowed in front ; its lateral edges dis-
tinct only from the base to the outer
angles of the coxal cavities. Elytra naked,
finely and ^ery closely granulate and
opaque ; each with two or three verv
feebly raised lines and either unarmed at
the apex or with a very short sutural spine. Last ventral segment
with a deep arcuate emargination behind.
$ . Antenna? reach to a little beyond the middle of the
elytra, with joints third to fifth less thickened and scabrous than
those of the male. Last ventral segment more broadly emarginate
behind. Ovipositor exserted, long, broad and flat near its base,
narrow and subcylindrical towards the end.
Length 30-50 ; breadth 8|-15 mm.
Ilab. Assam ; Manipur (Doherty) ; Burma : Euby Mines.
(Doherty).
Fig. 17. — JEgosonia
ornaticolle, White, (^ .
39. JEgOSOma marginale. Fab. (Cerambyx) Syst. Ent. p. 169 ; Oliv.
Enf. iv. no. 67, p. 7, no. 66, tab. 12, fig. 47 ; White (^Egosoma),
P. Z. S. 1853, p. 27 ; Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 679
(1869). V . r
yEgosomajavanicum, Redtmb. Reise Novara, ii, p. 202 (1868).
6 . Reddish brown; covered above with a rather thin, tawny
pubescence, the front and hind margins of the pronotum and
the sutural and lateral margins of the elytra almost black.
Antennae nearly half as long again as the body; the third joint
46 CEEAMBYCli)^.
three times as long as the first and about equal in length
to the fourth and fifth united ; the first five joints asperate, the
third and succeeding joints with a short hair-fringe beneath.
Prothorax rounded in tlie middle on each side, narrowed in front
and also, but to a less extent, towards the base, the hind angles
rounded off ; lateral edge distinct only from the basal margin to the
outer angle of the coxal cavity, completely obliterated in front.
Elytra pubescent, costa3 obsolete. Last ventral segment with a
semicircular einargination at the apex.
2 . Antenme reach to the apex of the elytra, more slender
than in the male. Fifth ventral segment with a broad deep
emargination behind. Ovipositor broad at the base, narrow and
subcylindrieal towards the extremity.
Length 20-38 ; breadth 5-10 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma : Teinzo (Fea). China ; Cochin China ;
Hainan I. : Siam ; Malay Peninsula ; Sumatra ; Java ; Borneo ;
Celebes.
II. Ei/es larger, ivith loiver lohe less distant from base of mandible.
Prothorax icith one or ttvo spines on each side ; its lateral edges
very close to the outer angles of the coxal cavities. Elytra each
with two distinct costce, but without a lateral costa. Claw-joint
of tarsi equal in length to the first three joints united.
40. .ffigosoma cingalense, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic. \, p. 81
(1853) : id. F. Z. S. 1853, p. 27 ( ^ ).
yEgosoma angustatum, Bates, Ent. Mo. Mag. xii, p. 51 (1875) ( 5 ).
(S . Dark brown ; covered abo\'e, especially on the prothorax
and elytra, with a dense drab-coloured pubescence. Antenna?
longer than the body ; third and fourth joints somewhat
thickened and like the basal joints, closely granulated and pubes-
cent ; third joint about four times as long as the first and twice as
long as the fourth; last seven joints almost naked, finely punetu-
Lite, somewhat glossy. Prothorax narrowed in front ; with a
short spine on each side behind the middle and a projecting angle
•or tooth at the base ; lateral edge obsolete in front ; notum with
a broad concave depression in the middle and two or three
swelHngs towards each side. Inner costa of each elytron most
strongly raised near the base, gradually fading away beyond
the middle, the outer one faint near the base, but sharp and
distinct from the middle onwards, ending at a short distance
from the apex ; apex rounded on the sutural as well as on the
outer side. Body beneath and legs less densely pubescent.
Third joint of tarsi deeply bilobed, with the lobes rounded at
the ends. Last ventral segment very feebly emarginate at the
apex.
5 . Eeddish brown ; nearly bare of pubescence except on
the breast. Elytra finely granular and opaque, but with the
sutural edge and costse glossy. Antennae slender, entirely naked
jEGOsoyiA. 47
ami glossy, reaching to about the posterior fifth of the elytra.
Kfth ventral segment feebly emarginate at the apex. Ovipositor
short, dorso-ventraliy compressed.
Length 25-45 ; breadth 6-12 ram.
Hab. Ceylon.
41. .aigosoma tibiale, WMfe, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Lomjk. i, p. 32
(1853) ; id. P. Z. S. 1853, p. 28.
c? . Dark brown ; with the elytra somewhat reddish brown,
naked, impunctate and glossy. Antennae longer than the body ;
third joint slightly thickened, three times as long as the first,
both closely granulated ; fourth joint sparsely punctured, less
than half the length of the third and very little longer than the
fifth. Prothorax with its lateral edge distinct from the base up
to the anterior margin, furnished with a spine at the base, another
just behind the middle and with an angulate or dentiform process
in front ; notnm convex, very closely puuctui^ed, sparsely setose
towards the sides. Elytra: each with two dorsal costae, the inner
one disap])ears a little beyond the middle, the outer costa is con-
tinued back to end a short distance before the apex. Tarsi
narrow ; the first three joints of equal width, together about
as long as the claw-joint. Last ventral segment arcuately emargi-
nate at the apex.
$. Antennae reach to about the posterior third of the elytra;
the third joint not thickened and less closely granulated than
in the male. Fifth ventral segment deeply emarginate in the
middle at the apex. Ovipositor short, dorso-yentrally compressed.
Length 22-46 ; breadth 6-12 mm.
Hab. Northern India.
42. .a]gosoma huckleyi, Gahaji, A. M. N. H. (G) xiv, p. 227 (1894).
d" . Dark brown ; varying on the elytra, underside and legs to
I'eddish brown. Antennaj a little longer than the body ; first
three joints asperate and opaque, the third four times as long as
the first and equal in length to the three succeeding joints
united. Prothorax with its lateral edge distinct from tlie base to
the anterior margin, furnished with a spine at tlie base, a short
spine just behind the middle and a projecting angle or tooth
(sometimes obsolete) close to the front mai-gin ; notum convex
closely punctured, furnished with sparse erect hairs towards
the sides. Elytra more than 2| times as long as broad, bare of
pubescence and very closely granulate or rugulose ; each with
two distinct dorsal costa?, the inner costa less strouglv raised
beyond the middle and united with the outer one at about one-
fifth from the apex. First three tarsal joints united about equal
in lengtli to the claw-joint, the third joint only slightly wider than
the second. Last ventral segment emarginate in the middle
behind.
$ . Antennae reach to about the posterior third of the elytra,
48 CERAMBYCIDiE.
third joint closely and somewhat asperately punctured towards
the base, less closelj^ towards the apex. Fifth ventral segment
with a broad, deep, arcuate emargination at the apex. Ovipositor
short, dorso-ventrally compressed.
Length 40-45 ; breadth 10-^-12 mm.
IlaJ). Northern India : Dalhousie.
III. Eyes large, with lower lobe reaching close to base of mandible.
Antennce with joints 3rd to 11th sharply edged in front.
ProthoruA' ivith its lateral edge at some distance from the coxal
cavity and the prosternal suture, the iniers^tace marlced in
the female by a reddish callosity. Elytra; each ivith at least
three strongly raised costa-, two dorsal, the third lateral. Claiv-
joint of tarsi shorter than the first three joints united.
43. JEgosoma sulcipenne, IJ'/iite, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Lonyic. i, p. 31
(1853).
S . Dark brown, the elytra and antennae i-eddish brown ; sparsely
covered with yellowish tawny pubescence which is resti-icted
on the elytra to linear tracts lying along the channels between
the cost^e. Antennae a httle longer than the body ; third joint
a little more than t\\ice as long as the first, and about equal
in length to the fourth and fifth united. Prothorax with its
lateral edge distinct, extended into an angulate process at the
base and into a short blunt tooth (sometimes obsolete) at the
front angle ; notum finely granulate. Elytra finely granulate ;
each with t\vo acute dorsal coslte extending from the base, the
inner one for about two-thirds of its length, the outer one almost
to the apex ; a sharp lateral costa runs from a little behind the
shoulder to the apical margin and a very short fourth costa lies
midway between the outer dorsal and the lateral costa ; apex with
a sharp spine at the suture. Last ventral segment subtruncate
behind. Claw-joint of tarsi as long as the first two joints
united.
5 . Antennae reach to about the posterior third of the elytra.
Last central segment subtruncate behind. Ovipositor short and
compressed.
Length 15-25 ; breadth 4-7 mm.
Hab. Burma : Teinzo {Eea), Thayetmyo (Bingham); Tenasserim;
Andaman Islands (Ca2>t. Wimberley).
44. .ffigosoma bowringi, Gahan, A. M. K. II. (G) xiv, p. 226 (1894).
Eeddish brown ; rather densely clotlied \\\W\ a short tawny
pubescence, which covers the whole of the elytra with tlie excep-
tion of the costse ; the latter character especially serves to
distinguish the species from JE". sidcijxmne, White, with which it
agrees very closely in structure.
Lenr/th 2l-''i5 { breadth 6-10 mm.
Hab. Bengal ; Assam : Sylhet, Patkai Mts. (Doherty) ; f pper
Burma: Northern Chin Hills (Watson).
-EGOSOMA. 49
45. JEgosoma costipenne, 7F7ijVe (Megopis), Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic.
i, p. 28, pi. 2, tip.. 2 (1853).
.^gosoma lacertosum, Pasc. A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 413 (1867).
cJ . Ferruginous red and opaque, the costse of the elytra nitid
and of a brighter red colour. Upperside almost bare of pubescence.
Antennae a little longer than the body, the third and a few of the
following joints tipped with black at tlie apex, the third rather
more than twice as long as the first. Prothorax with a sharp
angular process at the base on each side ; unarmed at the anterior
angles ; lateral edge distinct from the base to the anterior margin ;
notum very finely granulate. Elytra each with four costse similar
in length and position to those of ^E. sidciiyemie ; the intervals
between the costse covei'ed ^^'itll very minute brownish granules ;
apex subtruncate near the suture, armed with a short spine at the
suture. Last ventral segment subtruncate at the apex.
$ . Antennae reaching to the posterior third of the elytra.
Prothorax with a reddish callosity that occupies the space between
the prosternal suture and the lateral edge. Fifth ventral segment
truncate at the apex. Ovipositor short and compressed.
Lenr/th 25-30 ; breadth 7-9 mm.
Hab. Assam ; Sikhim ; Manipur (Dohert)j).
46. .ffigosoma terminale, sp. n.
S . Reddish brown, elytra fulvous. Upperside with a very short
sparse pubescence, underside with a longer and denser pubescence.
Antennae a little longer than the body ; third joint twice as long
as the first and about equal in length to the fourth and fifth
united. Prothorax with a strong angular process at the base on
each side and a tooth at each of the anterior angles ; lateral edge
distinct from the base to the anterior tooth : notum finely granu-
late, a few coarser granules on each side of the middle. Elytra
each with two distinct dorsal costse, the inner one extends for
about three-fourths the length of the elytron from the base, a
distinct lateral costa and a short, very feebly raised, indistinct
■costa on the posterior half between the lateral and the outer
dorsal costa; apex obliquely subtruncate towards the suture,
armed at the suture with a rather long, sharp spine.
This species closely resembles ^E. bowrhuji in size and colour,
but differs as follows : a stronger process at the base of the pro-
thorax on each side ; the body above with a much sparser and
shorter pubescence; the inner dorsal costa of each elytron prolonged
farther back, its apex less rounded and armed with a longer
spine.
Length 29 ; breadth 8| mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
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Genus DANDAMIS, g. n.
Type, D. nigropimctatus^ Auriv.
Ranfje. Southern India.
Allied to jEqosoma, Serv., and Sarmydus, Pasc, but differs
from botli as i'oUoAvs: — Epipleural fold of the elytra very wide
near the base. Eyes large, the lower lobe extended close up
to the genal margin. Antennae of S longer, and those of $
shorter, than the body ; first joint short, not reaching to the hind
margin of the eye ; third to eleventh rather slender, slightly com-
pressed, the front edge of all, and the hind edge of all but the third,
sharply carinate ; third one-fourth longer than the fourth, fifth to
eleventh successively and gradually shorter. Prothorax transverse,
rounded at the sides ; the lateral edges distinct, but not prominent,
with a feeble tooth behind the middle; pleura witli a finely and very
densely punctured area that extends from near the front margin
to a little past the outer angle of the coxal cavity. Elytra long,
rounded at the apex. Legs shorter and more slender than in the
allied genera ; first joint of the hind tarsus as long as the next two
joints united in the 6 , shorter in the $ . Last ventral segment
truncate at the apex in d ; emarginate in $ .
47 Dandamis nigropunctatus, Auriv. (Cyrtonops?) Ent. Tidskr.
xviii, p. 243, pi. 3, fig. (1897).
Sparsely furnished with long grey hairs above, more densely
hairy beneath especially on tlie breast. Head and prothorax
blackish brown, sometimes more or less testaceous in the middle ;
elytra pale yellow mottled with blackish brown. Head closely
punctured, impressed with a median
groove that extends from the clypeus to the
vertex ; eyes subapproximate above, i-ather
widely separated below. First joint of
antennae coarsely punctured, the othei's
finely punctate and sparsely ciliated, the
last five or six faintly covered with very
short pubescence. Prothorax rather
densely punctured ; the disc with a slight
depression in the middle and two feeble
elevations in front ; the densely punctate
area on each side below the lateral carina
slightly raised, nearly flat in the 6 , some-
what convex in the $ , limited below
and behind by a raised line or carina.
Elytra about two and a half times as
long as broad, rounded and unarmed at
the apex, strongly but very irregularly
punctured ; tlie punctures, which are nearly black in colour, are
closely aggregated here and there in patches and more widely
separated on other parts, thus giving rise to the mot tied appearance
of the elytra ; each elytron with tAvo or three feebly raised, nearly
Fig. 18.
Dandamis vif/ropnnrfafns,
Auriv., J •
SAEMYDUS. 51
obsolete, obtuse carinae. Body beneath varying from dark brown
to testaceous; legs dark brown, the femora testaceous at the base,
claw-joint of tarsi almost equal in length to the lirst and second
joints united.
Leiir/th 19-34; hreadtli 5-9 mm.
Hab. Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes) ; Tranquebar.
Genus SARMYDUS.
Sarmydus, Pasc. A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 410 (1867) ; id. Trans. Ent.
Soc. (3) iii, p. 676 (1869) ; Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 150 (1869).
Type, S. antennatiis, Pasc.
Range. Northern India to Borneo.
S . Head short, almost vertically deflexed in front ; mandibles
short, abruptly incurved and acute at tip, crossing one another
when closed ; labrum very short and broad ; eyes large and pro-
minent, emarginate in front ; upper lobes not widely separated
from each other, lower lobes closely approximated" to base of
mandibles in front. Antenna? a little longer or shorter than the
body ; first joint short, obconical ; third to tenth strongly com-
pressed, longitudinally carinated, produced into a sharp angle or
tooth at the apex on the posterior side ; third twice as long as the
first, broader, but scarcely longer, than the fourth ; fifth to tenth
successively shorter and narrower. Prothorax transverse, with
distinct lateral edge placed at some distance from the outer angle
of the acetabulum and produced into an acute spine in the middle :
each flank with a closely punctured area, sometimes completely
circumscribed by a raised margin, lying between the prosternal
suture and the anterior half of the lateral edge. Elytra broader
than the prothorax, twice or more than twice as long as broad,
rounded and unarmed at the apex; each with three distinctly
raised costae. Legs moderately long, laterally compressed ; first
joint of hind tarsus a little longer than the second and third
united. Prosternum strongly arched between the coxae, slightly
projecting beyond them posteriorly. Last ventral segment slightly
sinuate at the apex.
$ . Antennae shorter and much narrower than those of the
male, the third and fourth joints scarcely broader than the fifth
and following joints : the third nearly half as long again as the
fourth. Elytra relatively longer than in the male.
48. Sarmydus subcoriaceus, Hope (Prionus), Gray's Zool. Mi^c. p. 27
(1831 ).
c? . Dark brown or reddish brown in colour ; the elytra usually
paler than the head and prothorax ; third and following joints of
the antennae reddish or fulvous, sometimes narrowly edged with
black at the apex. Head closely, subrugosely punctured.
Antennae a little longer than the body ; first joint nitid, coarsely
e2
52 ceeambycidjE.
punctm-ed ; third to tenth opaque, oblique at apex, furnished
abore and below with two or three longitudinal carinae, third very
little longer than the fourth. Prothorax closely and somewhat
rugosely punctured above ; the closely punctured area on each
flank convex, extending from the median spine to the anterior
margin. Elvtra more than twice as long as broad, glossy, closely
and strongly punctured, the intei'stices between the punctures
are convexly raised and form a fine network of ridges ; naked
above, but with the apical and postero-lateral margins fringed
with very short tawny hairs ; costae of elytra distinct, but not
very strongly raised. Underside and legs sparsely pubescent.
2 ' Antennae reaching to the posterior fifth of the elytra ;
third and following joints very feebly angulate behind at the apex ;
third much longer, but scarcely wider, than the fourth. Elytra
two and a half times as long as broad.
Length 17-23 ; breadth 5-7 mm.
Eab. Nepal.
49. Sarmydus antennatus, Pasc. A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 410 (1867) ;
id. Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 677 (1869).
S . Dark brown, varying to reddish brown in immature
specimens ; the antennae from the third or fourth joint reddish
testaceous, with each of the joints very often narrowly edged
with black at the apex. Prothorax closely and
finely granulate above ; the closely punctured
area on each of its flanks flattened or slightly
concave, completely circumscribed by a raised
smooth line that extends from the median
spine not quite up to the anterior margin.
Elytra not more than twice as long as broad,
closely punctured and more or less opaque, the
interstices between the punctures flat; the three
costae on each strongly raised and acute. Other
characters as in S. siihcoriaceus, Hope.
Fig. 19. 5 . Antennae shorter and narrower, the third
Sarmydus antenna, joint nearly half as long again as the fourth.
tus, Pasc, S. Elytra almost two and a half times as long as
broad.
Length 16-30 ; breadth 5-9 mm.
JSab. Assam ; Manipur ; Burma ; Andaman and Nicobar
Islands ; Java ; Borneo.
Group MONODESMINI.
Front of the head vertical or subvertical ; the antennae in-
serted at some distance from the base of the mandibles, thus
giving room for the lower lobes of the eyes, which are usually
very large, to reach anteriorly up to or almost up to the front.
ANCEME. 53
Lateral margins of protborax in general feebly developed, some-
times (Anceme) consisting merely of a fine carina tbat extends on
eacb side from the basal margin to the outer angle of the coxal
cavity. A¥ing-venation of the usual Prionine type.
This group, as hei'e defined, is a provisional one and corre-
sponds in part only to Lacordaire's group of the same name. Tor
two of the genera included by him, I have formed a separate
group — the Philini. Two other genera — Oi/rtonojjs and Crinosoma,
which were imperfectly known to him and doubtfully placed in
the group — will also have to be excluded ; one belongs to the
Bistenimce and the other to the Ceramhjcince. Ameme, the only
genus of the group included in our fauna, is represented by two
species in Africa and one, recently discovered by Mr. H. L.
Andrewes, in the Nilgiri Hills, Southern India. M. Lameere
(Faune Ent. de I'Afrique Trop., Longicornes, p. 47, 1903) has
associated this genus with Plectogaster, Waterh., placing both
in the group Anacolini. The Monodesmini have, it is true,
a fairly close relationship with the Anacolini, as they have also
with the uEr/osoviini ; they ought therefore perhaps to be merged
in one or otlier of these two groups. With Plectogaster, however,
the case is different. Notwithstanding the fact that this genus
has been placed in the Prionin<x not only by M. Lameere but also
by two other experienced entomologists, I am decidedly of opinion
that it ought not to be so placed, but was rightly referred by
its author to the Ceramhycince, chiefly for these reasons : (1) the
protborax has no true lateral margin, (2) the front coxte though
transverse are not more so than in many Ceramhycince, (3) the
inner lobe of the maxill?e is quite fully developed, (4) the meso-
notum has a large undivided stridulatory area and (5) the wing-
venation resembles that of no true Prionince. What M. Lameere
describes as a lateral margin, consists of a sharp ridge or carina
that extends down the side of the protborax close to, and almost
parallel with, its hind margin, approaching more closely in fact to
the hind margin at its lower end than at its upper. Such a ridge,
though less feebly developed, is not uncommon in the Cerambycinoi,
and is to be found co-existing with the true lateral margin in some
Prionince.
Genus ANCEME.
Anceme, Gahan, Trans. Ent. Sac. 1890, p. 299.
Type, A. nigrita, Chevr, {(Erne), a West-African species.
Range. West and East Africa, and Southern India.
S . Head with the front vertically and the mandibles either
obliquely or subvertically inclined ; last joint of palpi cylindrical ;
eyes large, coarsely facetted, deeply emarginate. Antennae in-
serted at some distance from the base of the mandibles, setose,
half as long again as the body ; first joint short, stout, thickened
towards the apex ; third to tenth compressed to a sharp edge in
front and rectangular at the apex ; third twice as long as the first.
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the others gradually shorter. Prothorax relatively small (in the
Indian species shorter and narrower than the head), transverse,
rounded in the middle at each side, furnished with a feeble lateral
carina curved downwards from the base to the outer angle of the
coxal cavity. Elytra much broader than the prothorax and about
six times longer, rounded at the apex ; each with a sharp longi-
tudinal carina along the middle. Legs subequal, laterally com-
pressed ; hind femora much shorter than the abdomen ; tii'st joint
of hind tarsi shorter than the next two united, claw-joint long.
Front coxas prominent, strongly transverse, almost contiguous ;
the intercoxal part of the prosternum \ ery narrow ; middle
coxae also almost contiguous, the mesosternum greatly reduced
in size.
50. Anceme andrewesi, sp. n.
Entirely of a testaceous or fulvous-red colour, the elytra,
■especially towards the apex, the legs and the body beneath of
a somewhat paler tint. Head punctured
sparsely in front, closely and subrugosely
on the top and at the sides ; mandibles
almost A ertically inclined ; louer lobes of
the eyes very large, extended forwards
between the antennae and the base of
the mandibles, the gente in consequence
reduced each to a narrow obhque strip.
Prothorax shorter and narrower than the
head, closely and rather finely punctured,
impressed with a sinuate groove just
behind the raised front margin, a feeble
transverse groove close to the base, and a
broader groove or channel along the middle.
Elytra strongly and rather closely punc-
tured, sparsely setose above and somewhat
thickly setose at the apical margin : each
A^Hth a sharp dorsal carina which stops
short a little before the base in front and at about an equal dis-
tance from the apex behind. Dorsal edge of tibiae very narrow
and somewhat carinate.
Length 14 ; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andreives).
Fig. 20.
Ance-ne andrewesi,
Gahan, c?.
Group PHILINI.
Head somewhat elongated behind the eyes and more or less
narrowed towards the occiput, subvertically inclined in front ;
labrum distinct, joined by a transverse suture to the clypeus ;
guja without mentigerous process ; eyes large, emarginate.
Antennse inserted rather close to the base of the mandibles, the
DQCSUS.
55
first joint very short, the third about twice as long as the first and
subeqiial in length to the fourth. Prothorax rather small, its
lateral margins feebly developed and sometimes partly or wholly
obsolete ; when present they curve downwards from the basal
margin and extend forwards to a greater or less extent, but always
at some distance from the outer angles of the coxal cavities.
Mesonotum with or without a stridulatory area, this when present
is divided by a median line or groove. Front coxae prominent,
strongly transverse ; the intercoxal process attaining to a level
with the coxa? and not prolonged behind them, its posterior face
vertical and very narrow. Tarsi rather long, with the third joint
cleft to the middle only ; paronyehium of claw-joint setose.
Wings with vein Cu 1 joined by a cross vein to Cu '1 with one or
two branches behind.
Owing to the richness of their wing-venation, the two genera
included in this group occupy a somewhat exceptional position
among the Prionino' and appear to be primitive in relation to the
other members of the subfamily. Their wing-venation greatly
resembles that of Oxi/mims (Intro, fig. 5) and other genera of
Lepturinai. In some other respects also the Fhilini show an
affinity with the latter subfamily. They are closely related to
MantifJieus, Pairm., a genus that inhabits Northern China, and are
related also, but less closely, to the Mediterranean genus Vesperus,
Latr., which some authors class with the Lepturime.
Key to the Genera.
Mesonotum without stridulatory area DcEsrs, p. 55.
Mesonotum with stridulatory area Philus, p. 57.
Genus DffiSUS.
Doesus, Pascoe, Joiirn. Ent. i, p. 367 (1862) ; Lacord. Gen. CoUopt.
viii, p. 161 (1809).
Type, D. teleplioroides, Pasc.
Range. Central and Southern India, Ceylon, Siam, China,
Formosa and Borneo.
(S . Head subvertical in front, slightly elongated and narrowed
behind the eyes ; mandibles rather long, sharp at the end,
crossed at the tips when closed ; labrum rather large ; autennal
supports narrow and transverse ; eyes large and prominent, with
the lower lobes extended close up to the genal edges in front.
Antenna? about oue-third longer than the body, subserrate ; first
joint very short, scarcely twice as long as the second ; third twice
as long as the first ; fourth to sixth successively and gradually
longer; third to eleventh covered with a short pubescence.
Mesonotum canahculate along the middle ; without stridulatory
area. Prothorax slightly transverse ; its lateral margin in the
form of a carina extends to a greater or less distance from the
base and at some distance from the outer angle of the coxal
56 CEEvAMBYCID^.
cavity. Elytra bi'oader than the prothorax, nearly three times as
long as their width across the base, narrowed and rounded at the
apex, furnished above with some feebly raised lines. Legs rather
long ; the femora fringed with hairs beneath ; tarsi somewhat long,
with the first joint as long as the second and third united, and the
cleft of the third not extended past the middle. Intercoxal process
of prosternum strongly raised, vertical and very narrow behind,,
not resting on the niesosternum ; that of the mesosternum narrow
and triangular, not separating the coxae behind.
2 . Broader and more robust than the male, with the elytra
relatively shorter, and the antenna; slender and much shorter
than the bodv.
51. Doesus telephoroides, Fasc Joum. Ent. \, p. 367 (18G2).
5 . Head and prothorax reddish testaceous in colour, the elytra,
legs, and underside yellowish-testaceous ; covered above with a
short rather faint greyish pubescence. Antenna? with the third
to tenth joints rather feebly angulate at the apex on the anterior
side. Prothorax with its lateral margins extended from the base
to a little in front of the middle of each side ; the pronotum
sparsely and finely punctured in the middle, more closely at the
sides. Elytra closely and rather finely punctured, covered with
faint greyish pubescence and furnished with some very feebly
raised longitudinal costae. Body beneath pubescent ; apex of last
ventral segment very feebly sinuate in the middle. The femora have
each a channel beneath filled with pale tawny or greyish hairs that
form a fringe.
5 . Not known.
Length 13-15 ; hreadili 3-3| mm.
Hah. Central Provinces : Jabalpur.
52. Doesus taprobanicus, sp. n.
6 . Head, prothorax and base of the elytra reddish testaceous
in colour, the remaining parts of a paler, yellowish-testaceous
covered with a faint greyish-tawny pubescence. Antennae A\ith
the third to eighth joints rather strongly angulate at the apex on
the anterior side. Prothorax with its lateral margins extended
from the base not quite up to the middle of each side ; pronotum
closely and finely punctured all over. Elytra closely punctured,
broad at the base, strongly narrowed toAAards the middle, thence
to the apex more gi'adually narrowed ; each with two fairlv
distinct dorsal costae and one or two feebly raised nearly obsolete
lateral costae. The femora have each a channel and fringe of hairs
beneath. Last ventral segment rounded at the apex.
From B. telej>7ioroi(Ies, Pasc, this species is distinguishable bv
its more strongly serrate antennae, shorter prothoracic lateral
carinse, more closely punctured pronotum and by its elytra that
PHILUS.
57
are relatively broader at the base, narrower in tlie middle and
more? distinctly costate above.
Length 20 ; breadth 5 mm.
Hah. Ceylon (in coll. Oherthilr).
Genus PHILUS.
Philus, Saunders, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) ii, p. 110 (1853) ; Lacord.
Geji. Coleopt. viii, p. 159 (1869).
Type, P. antennatus, Gyllenh., a species from China.
Range. China, Northern India and Malay Peninsula.
Mesouotum with a stridulatory area, which is divided by a
median line or groove. lu other respects the eenus agrees with
Doesus, Pasc. The species as a rule are somewhat larger than
those of the latter genus and have the lateral margins of the
prothoras fairly well-developed. Bat the single species that
occurs in India is smaller and narrower than the others and ha&
no trace of a lateral margin to the prothorax.
53. Philus globulicollis, Tho7ns. Essai Classif. Ceramh. p. 298 (18G1).
(S . Head, prothorax and base of elytra reddish-testaceous, the
rest of the body and elytra yellowish-testaceous or fulvous in
colour ; covered above with a very short pale tawny pubescence ;
the underside sparsely pubescent. Head closely punctate. Antennae-
about one-fifth longer than the body ; the joints from the third
to the tenth acutely augulate at the apex
on the anterior side, the third and fourth
somewhat less acutely so than the others.
Prothorax slightly transverse, subcylindrical,
a little rounded at the middle of each side
and without lateral margins ; the notum very
closely punctured at the sides, somewhat
less closely in the middle. Elyti-a densely
punctured, much broader than the prothorax
and three times as long as broad ; each with
two very feebly raised dorsal lines. Hind
femora and hind coxae with a channel and
thick fringe of hairs beneath ; middle femora
with a short channel and thick fringe of hairs
near the base ; the front femora flattened or
slightly concave beneath, with a sparse fringe
of hairs at each side. Third joint of tarsi
cleft to the middle. Last ventral segment
truncate at the apex.
2 • Like the male in form ; the antennae slender, not reaching
past the middle of the elytra ; the femora not channelled nor
fringed with hairs beneath ; the last ventral segment rounded at
the apex.
Length 21-22 ; breadth 5^ mm.
Hab. Northern India.
Fig. 2\.—PlHlugfflo-
hiilicollis, Thorns., (j".
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CEEAMBTCID^.
Subfamily II. DISTENIIN^.
Group Disteniides, Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 225 (1869).
Tribe Disteniini, Leconte ^ Horn, Classif. Col. N. Amer. p. 307
(1883).
Head elongated, more or less gradually narrowed behind the
eyes ; the latter transverse, feebly einarginate or entire ; front
vertical and very short, almost limited to the transversely raised
antennal supports ; clypeus oblique ; mandibles with truncate or
scalpriform apical edge; gala produced anteriorly between the
bases of the maxillae so that it forms a distinct mentigerous
process ; ligula corneous. Antennte inserted before the eyes, close
to the base of the mandibles. Front coxae large, globular, their
acetabula usually open behind and, except in Cijrtonops, not
angulate on the outer side, the epimera having coalesced with the
prosternum to form a suture. Acetabula of middle coxae closed
or, exceptionally, open on the outer side. Episterna of metathorax
very narrow, gradually attenuated behind. Middle tibi® most
frequently with an oblique notch on the lower part of the outer
border. Wing-venation of the Lepturine type, always «'ithout a
cell in the course of vein A 1.
The Distenihw, though placed by Lacordaire as a group among
the Ceramhycides, were given a prominent position in bis arrange-
ment of that subfamily, in which also he included the Lephirince.
Leconte & Horn (Classif. Col. jV. America), while retaining them
also in the Cerambycince as one of their Lepturoid tribes, have
suggested that they are a primitive group, a suggestion arising
from a consideration of the structure of Distenia, one of the most
specialised of the genera in the group. The relationship between
the Disteniino' and the Lepturime is, no doubt, a close one, but the
differences between them are at the same time so strong that I
find a difficulty in placing them both in the same subfamily, and
therefore treat the Disteniince as a subfamily in themselves. The
genera are few in number, and, with the exception of Cyrtonops
and Dynamostes, are all very closely related.
Synojjsis of the Genera.
A. Antennae shorter than the body ; not furnished
with long- close-lying bans beneath.
a. Acetabula of front coxa9 angulate outwards,
open behind Cyrtonops, p. -39.
b. Acetabula of front coxae rounded, closed
behind Dynamostes, p. 61.
B. Antennae as long at least as the body and
generally much longer ; furnished beneath
with very long close-lying hairs,
a. Eyes somewhat coarsely facetted ; femora
fusiform or subcvlindrical.
CYB.TOKOPS.
59
a'. Femora subcylindrical ; first joint of hiud
tarsi longer than the second and tliird
united.
a-. Femora rather stout, the hind pair not
reaching to tlie apex of the elytra;
prothorax not striate Distenia, p. 62.
b-. Femora slender, the hind pair reaching
to the apex of the elytra; prothorax
transversely striate in part Typodryas, p. bo.
b'. Femora fusiform ; first joint of liind tarsus
shorter than the second and third
united Melegena, p. 66.
b. Eyes rather finely facetted ; femora clavate . Nericonia, p. 67.
Geuus CYRTONOPS.
Cyrtonops, WMte, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic. p. 32 (1853).
Cladopalpus, Lansh. Notes Leyd. Mus. viii, p. 35 (1886).
Type, G. jmnctipennis, White.
Range. Northern India, Burma, Tonkin, Siara, Sumatra and
Java. ,
S. Head strongly exserted, gradually narrowed backwards
from the eyes ; eyes"trausverse, large and prominent, with feebly
sinuate front margin ; front very short ; clypeus short, transverse,
submembranous near its front marghi ; mandibles stout, abruptly
incurved below, with sharp subtruncate or bidentate apical edge ;
maxilla? bilobed, their palpi very long, with the second joint live
or six times as long as the first, the third very short, the fourth
nearly as long as the second and furnished with a long bent ramus
arising near its base ; labial palpi short, with thickened terminal
joint ; mentigerous process of submentum distinct and rather
"long. Antennte inserted very close to the base of the mandibles,
extended some distance beyond the middle of the elytra, sparsely
pubescent ; first joint as long as the head, slightly curved, gradually
thickened towards the apex ; third shorter than first and slightly
longer than fourth ; fourth to eleventh subequal in length but
successively narrower. Prothorax with a short conical tubercle on
each side. Mesonotum with stridulatory area, divided by a median
groove. Elytra gradually but slightly narrowing backwards,
rounded at the apex, very strongly subseriately punctured. Legs
moderately long, with strongly thickened femora, the hind pair
longer and thicker than the others and either denticulate or
spinulose beneath ; tarsi rather broad, the third joint not cleft
down the middle, but deeply channelled above, with the minute
fourth joint inserted in the normal position at its base. Front
coxa) slightly angulate on the outer side, rounded and almost
contiguous on the inner, the prosternal process very short
and the coxce separated only by a thin vertical plate; their
acetabula open behind. Acetabula of middle coxae extend to
60 CEEAMBTCID^.
the epimera. Metathoracic episterna very narrow, acuminate
posteriorly.
2 . Maxillary palpi normal, but with the second joint relatively
long. Anteinife a little shorter than in the male, and the hind
femora less thickened.
5i. Cyrtonops punctipennis, B'kife, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Lonyic.
p. 33, pi. 2, f. 3 (1853).
Cladopalpus hageni, Lansh. Notes Leycl. Mus. viii, p. 36 (1886) ;
Van de Poll, Notes Leyd. Mus. xii, p. 141 (1890).
Varying from cinnamon-brown to dark brown in colour, glossy,
sparsely furnished with short, erect, tawny setae. Head and pro-
thorax closely, subrugosely punctured, the disc of the prothorax
with one or two small, smooth, impunctate spaces. Elytra very
strongly punctured ; the punctures arranged in more or less
regular rows on the outer part of the disc, with narrow sub-
costiform inter\als between some of the rows ; the interstices
between the large punctures sparsely covered with minute
setigerous punctures. Legs darker at the knees, sometimes
entirely dark brown ; hind femora not very much thicker than
the front ones, slightly denticulate along each side of the lower
face.
Lenrjth 18-25 ; breadth 5-7 mm.
Hah. Himalayas ; Assam ; Burma ; Sumatra.
C. hageni, Lansb., from Sumatra, is here given as a synonym on
the authority of Van de Poll.
55. Cyrtonops nigra, sp. u.
S . Black and glossy. Head closely rugosely punctured,
impressed with a distinct median groove that extends from the
clypeus to the occiput. Prothorax closely rugosely punctate, but
with a small, smooth, feebly raised tubercle
a little in front of the middle of the base.
Elytra very strongly jninctured, the punctures
ui more or less regular rows along the disc,
somewhat irregularly placed on the sides, the
interstices sparsely covered with minute seti-
gei'ous punctures ; each with one or two distinct
costae, the inner costa, when present, lying
between the second and third rows of punctures,
the outer one between the fourth and fifth
rows. Hind femora very much thicker than
the others and strongly toothed along each
iiiyta, a , o . 'XJiis species is readily distinguishable from
C. punctiiHnnis, White, by its black colour and the much
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61
thicker and more strongly denticulate hind femora of the
male.
Length 13-18; breadth 4-5 mm.
Hah. Manipur (Dohertij).
Genus DYNAMOSTES.
Dvnamostes, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 90, pi. 22, fig. 1 (1857) ;
'Lacord. Geii. Coleopt. viii, p. 19G (1869).
Type, D. audax, Paso.
Eanc/e. Sikhim and Manipur.
c? . Head elongated behind the eyes and gradually narrowed
backwards, but becoming parallel-sided, thus forming a sort of
neck near the occiput ; eyes transverse, smaller and less promment
than in Cyrtonops ; mandibles with a truncate but rather short
edge at the apex, each with an inner tooth between the middle
and base ; maxillary palpi normal, longer than the labial ; sub-
meutum short but distinct. Antennae inserted very close to the
base of the mandibles, extended to the middle of the elytra,
sparsely pubescent ; first joint not more than half as long as the
head, slightly curved, gradually thickened towards the apex;
third pint nodose at the apes, shorter than the fourth ; fourth
to eleventh subcanahculate beneath. Prothorax subcylindncal,
longer than broad, slightly rounded at the sides. Mesonotum
with stridulatory area divided by a median impressed line.
Elytra strouglv punctured in longitudinal rows. Pemora strongly
thickened, the hind pair much longer, and thicker than the others ;
tibia; sharply angulate at the apex on the outer side, the middle
pair with a "sinus, thickly beset with setae on the outer margin
below the middle, the hind pair deeply notched on the inner
side close to the apex. Prosteruum moderately broad between
the coxce, dilated behind to meet the epimera, the acetabula, which
are rounded on the outer side, are thus completely closed behind.
Mesothoracic epimera shut off from the acetabula by a lateral
prolougatiou of the metasternum. Episterna of inetathorax very
narrow, acuminate behind.
This remarkable genus, of which only a single species is known,
constituted one of Lacordaire's tribes of " Aberrant Cerambycides,"
But, like C>irtonops, it falls naturally enough into the Dlsteaimce
and'in some respects agrees even better than Cyrtonops with the
general characters of that subfamily.
56. Dynamostes audax, P^sc. Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 90, pi. 22,
fig. 1 (1857) ; Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 197 (1869).
Of a o-lossy chestnut-brown colour, somewhat darker above
and more^'reddish beneath. Head strongly but not thickly punc-
tured above. The antennoe do nob reach beyond the middle of the
62
CEEAMBTCIDiE.
elytra ; first joint stout, strongly punctured and sparsely ciliate ;
third shorter than the fourth, slightly
nodose at the apex ; fourth to tenth sub-
equa.1 in length, eleventh longer than the
tenth ; each joint from the fifth or sixth
with a feeble longitudinal channel in front
and another behind near the lower border.
Prothorax with a broad dark channel or
depression along the middle bearing four
or five longitudinal ridges ; the sides red-
dish, strongly rugose-punctate, furnished
like the head with some longish setae.
Elytra sparsely setose, each with two
dorsal carinae and one lateral, also about
eight rows of strong punctures, some of
the rows long, some short, the intervals
between them shghtly i-aised; none of
the rows or carinae extend to the apex ;
apical part closely and very finely punctulate. Apex of femora
and base of tibiae blacldsh ; femora with large sparse punctures,
the hind pair asperate beneath.
This is a very rare species, of which I have seen only three
examples, two in the collection of M. Eene Oberthiir and one in
the collection of Mr. Fry. In the smaller specimen, from Ivurseong
in Sikhim, the antennae extend to the middle of the elytra, while
in the larger one, ticketed "India" and probably the type, they
do not extend beyond the anterior third of the elytra. The
difference is probably sexual.
Length 16-22 mm.
Hah. Sikhim ; Manipur.
Fig. 23.
Di/naoiiostes audax, Pasc.
Genus DISTENIA.
Distenia, Serville, Encycl.Meth. x, p. 485 (1825) ; id. Ann. Soc. JEnt.
Fr. 1835, p. 207 ; Lacord. Gen. CoUojyt. ix, p. 227.
Apheles, Blessig, Hor. Soc. Eni. Boss, ix, p. 1G5 (1872).
Sakuntala; Lameere, C. R. Soc. Ent. Behj. 1890, p. ccxiii.
Type, B. columbina, Serv., a South-American species.
Hange. Keotropical, African and Oriental Eegions; represented
also in North America by one species and in East Siberia and
Japan by another.
Head strongly exserted, graduall)' narrowed behind the eyes,
which are rather large, transverse, coarsely facetted and broadly
but not deeply emarginate in front ; front very short, vertical ;
clypeus oblique, ante-clypeus membranous; labrum large; man-
dibles rather short, abru])tly incurved to\\ards and a^ ith scalpriform
edge at the apex ; maxillary palpi much longer than the
labial, the last joint more or less triangular in form ; gula convex
in the middle, transversely depressed in front and produced
so as to form a distinct mentigerous process. Antennae much
DISTENIA.
63
longer than the body, inserted on the head very close to the base
of the mandibles; first joint long, slightly curved, gradually
thickened towards the apex ; second very short ; third to sixth or
seventh subequal, the others gradually diminishing in length, each
narrow and cylindrical, slightly thickened at the apex, t^urn'ished
beneath with some long fine hairs that usually lie flat alojig a
narrow channel but sometimes project and form a delicate fringe
especially near the apex of the joint. Protliorax not longer than
broad, slightly constricted and transverselv grooved near base and
apex, acutely tuberculate at the middle of each side. Mesonotum
Avith stridulatory area divided by a median line. Scutellum rounded
at apex. Elytra elongate, gradually retracted behind. Legs
rather long ; femora gradually thickened for about two-thirds of
their length from the base, narrowed again towards the apex the
hind pair not reaching to the apex of the elytra ; middle t'ibi^
marked with an oblique notch or groove on the' outer face not far
from the apex ; first joint of hind tarsus longer than the next two
united ; third joint of tarsus cleft almost to the base ; claw-ioint
long, i^ont COX03 rounded, with their acetabula open posteriorly -
acetabula of middle coxae very narrowly open to the epimera'
sometimes closed: episterna of metathorax narrow, o-i-adually
attenuated posteriorly. ^
57. Distenia kalidasae, Lameere (Sakuntala), C, H, Soc. Eut Belq
1890, p. ccxiv. ■ •''
Body and legs black, the elytra dark metallic green, rather
densely covered with a short gi-eyish-tawny pubescence.' Head
densely and very finely punctulate, marked on the vertex with a
median impressed line which extends
forwards to the clypeus, the latter
with its front margin raised and
arcuate, the ante-clypeus yellow and
glossy. Prothorax densely and very
finely punctulate, with a "few larger
punctures scattered here and there ;
disc with a faint tubercle on each
side just in front of the basal trans-
verse groove. Elytra much wider
at the base than the base of the
prothorax, narrowed backwards from
the base, subacuminate at the apex,
each ending in a single median spine ;
disc of each marked with four or
five unequal rows of strong well-
separated punctures on the basal
half, the side with some similar
irregularly scattered punctures. In
the male the head is relatively much
larger than in the female, the an-
tennae nearly twice as long as the body, the legs stouter with the
24. — Bitten la kcdidcifce,
Lameere, cJ .
64 cerambycib;e.
hind femora I'eaching nearly to the apex of the elytra and the
last ventral segment feebly sinuately emarginate at the apex. In
the female the antennae and legs are shorter and the last ventral
segment is sharply rounded at the apex.
Length 23-28 ; breadth 5-6 mm.
Hab. N. India : Allahabad.
58. Distenia dohertii, sp. ii.
Black, the elytra, antennae, and legs of a more or less brownish
testaceous colour, all covered with a short yellowish-grey pubes-
cence. Ante-clypeus yellow and glossy. Autennse of female
.ibout one-fifth longer than the body. Prothorax with four feeble
tubercles on the disc, without punctures excepting the very
minute ones from which the pubescence arises. Elytra marked
with some dai'k lines, along which are placed rows of strong
and rather widely separated punctures — two rows on the disc
of each and two on each side, with a few scattered punctures on
the intervals between the rows, a few also near the apex ; the
punctures in each row are somewhat closer together near the base
and become wider apart the farther they are from it ; each elytron
is emarginate at the apex and armed with a longer sutural and
shorter outer spine, and in addition has a dorso-lateral raised line
that extends backwards from the humeral depression and dis-
appears a little beyond the middle. Body beneath somewhat
ferruginous, the hind borders of the abdominal segments blackish.
Legs brownish, the apex of the femora and tibias black ; femora
of the female but slightly thickened, much less so than in the
same sex of D. Icalidasce.
Length 22 ; breadth 5 mm.
Hab. Manipur {Doherty).
59. Distenia dravidiana, sp. n.
Head, prothorax and underside of body dark metallic blue,
rather thinly covered with grey pubescence ; elytra light brown,
tinged in places with blue, with a covering of short grey pubes-
cence ; legs and first antennal joint reddish yellow, the rest of the
antennte black. Antennae of male twice as long as the body :
first joint rather long, gradually and not strongly thickened towards
the apex ; third joint about one-sixth longer than the first. Pro-
thorax one-third longer than its width across the base, very
minutely punctulate, armed with an acutely pointed tubercle on
each side. Elytra strongly and rather densely punctured, the
punctures somewhat irregular on the sides, arranged in rows
above to the number of seven on each elytron ; the ro\AS extend
from the base, some to the middle, others to a short distance
beyond it ; apex of each elytron truncate and bispinose. Legs
long ; femora subcylindrical, the hind pair extending to the apex of
the elytra.
TYPODBYAS.
65
lu the length of tlie prothorax, first antennal joint, and hind
femora, this species very closely approaches the genus Tirpodnjas.
Length 122; breadth 4| mm.
Hub. Nilgiri Hills (//. L. Andrewes).
Genus TYPODRYAS.
Typodryns, Thorns. Si/st. Ceramb. p. 227 (1864) ; Laeord. Gen.
Coleopt. ix, p. 228 (18G9).
Psalanta, Pascoe, Tram. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. Go8 (1869).
Type, 2\ callichromoides, Thoms.
Range. Assam, Malay Peninsula, Java, and Borneo.
The species of this genus have a characteristic metallic-blue or
green colour, hut diifer only very slightly in structure from those
of Distenla. The protliorax is one-tlurd longer than broad, and
is ti-ansversely striated near the hase and apex and to a less degree
near the sides ; the femora are longer, more slender and cyUn-
drical t])an in Distenia, the hind pair of the male reaching a little
beyond the apex of the elytra in most of the species.
GO. Typodryas callichromoides, Thoms. Syst. Ceramb. p. 227 (1864).
Of a metallic-green or blue colour, the elytra with a sutural
band of a different tint — usually violaceous or blue. Head
transversely rugulose above behind the eyes, impressed on the
vertex with a median line. Antennae
twice as long as the body in the
male, less than twice as long in the
female, the long hairs with which
they are furnished beneath some-
times to be seen, freely projecting,
especially in the female. Prothorax
rather strongly constricted and broadly
grooved near the apex, marked with
a sinuate groove near the base,
finely striated transversely in front of
the anterior groove and behind the
posterior groove, the disc slightly
depressed in the middle, feebly raised
and transversely wrinkled towards the
sides. Elytra cut away obliquely at
the apex, each being more prolonged
aud rather strongly spined at the
outer angle and feebly dentate at the
siiture ; each has two raised dorsal
lines not extending to the apex, the
outer line more distinct, marked with two rows of strong closely
placed punctures between the two lines, two rows between
the inner line and tlie suture and another row external to the
outer line ; the side in its anterior half is densely aud less
TOL. I. F
Fig. 25. — Typodrijas
rallichromoide.^, Thorns., cj'.
60 CBllAMBYCID.^.
regularh" punctured ; the rows of punctiu'es of unequal length,
some extending a little beyond the middle of the elytra, others
not reaching to the middle. The hind femora extend a little past
the apex of the elytra in the male, but do not quite reach to the
apex in the female. Apex of last ventral segment subtruncate in
the male, rounded in the female.
Length 20-26 : hreadth 4-5 mm.
Hah. Assam : Sylhet and Sudiya.
61. Typodryas trochanterius, sp. n.
MetaUic green, subnitid, with a steel-blue sutural band on the
elytra ; legs and base of antennae dark blue, the rest of the
antennae of a darker violaceous tinr. Closely resembling T. calli-
chromoides. Thorns., in colour, this species is smaller in size ; with
the elytra less oblique at the apex, the sutural tooth more distinct
and the dorsal lines more faintly raised ; the prothorax less deeply
constricted and grooved near the apex, the disc very faintly
depressed in the middle and less strongly wrinkled to\Aards the
sides so that the median area is not distinctly marked off from
the lateral parts ; the hind femora shorter, not reaching quite to
the apex of the elytra in the male ; this sex differs also from the
same sex of calllcJu-omoides in the trochanters of the front legs,
which are each armed with a sliort spine at the apex. The female
is without these spines and has the last ventral segment i-ounded
at the apex instead of subtruncate ; the sexual difference in the
length of the antennae and hind legs is very slight.
LengtJi 14-20 ; breadth 2 i-4 mm.
Bab. Assam : Patkai Mts. and Assam Yalley {Doherty).
Genus MELEGENA.
Melegena, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 659 (1809),
Type, M. puhipennis, Pasc, a species from Borneo.
Range. India, Cochin China, and Borneo.
Agrees in form and most points of structure with Distenia,
Serv., but differs as follows : — femora strongly tliickened so as to
form a more or less distinct fusiform club, the hind femora similar
in form to the anterior ones, but slightly longer; first joint of
the hind tarsus not so long as the second and third united.
62, Melegena flavipes, sp. n.
Blackish brown ; the legs, the first joint of the antenna?,
the w hole of the front of the head and the palpi pale yello\A' ;
the abdomen ferruginous ; the elytra faintly covered \^■ith greyish
pubescence. Head gradually narrowed from the eyes to the
occiput, finely and closely but somewhat unevenly punctidate.
Prothorax finely and very densely punctulate. Elytra rounded
and unarmed at the apex, rather densely punctured except
NERICONIA. 67
on the apical third, tlie punctures more densely but somewhat
irregularly placed on the inner part of the disc, forming two rows
ou the outer ])art of the disc, also subseriately arranged on the
sides, with scattered punctures between the rows. In the male
the antenna) are nearly twice as long as the body, the hind femora
do not [extend beyond the fonrth abdominal segment and the
last ventral segment is truncate at the apex. Eemale unknown.
Length 11 1 ; hreadth 2^ mm.
Hah. Bombay.
Genus NERICONIA.
Nericonia, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p, 657 (1869).
Type, iV. tnfasciata, Pasc, a species found in Borneo.
Hanr/e. Burma, Malay Peninsula and Borneo.
Eyes rather finely facetted. Antennre longer than the body by
from one-third to half their length ; the third joint equal to the
first or fourth or sliglitly shorter. Prothorax armed with a
strong but somewhat h\nnt tubercle on each side, constricted
and transversely grooved near the apex, marked also with a
less distinct transverse groove near the base. Elytra narrowly
rounded and unarmed at the apex ; marked above, except near
the apex, with rows of strong punctures. Legs moderately long ;
the femora pedunculate at base, more or less abruptly clubbed
near the apex, the hind pair not reaching to the apex of the
elytra ; tarsi rather short ; the first joint in the hind tarsi
not longer than the second and third united, sometimes much
shorter.
63. Nericonia nigra, Gahmi, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxxiv p 30
(1894).
Black, for the most part dull, furnished sparsely with longish
suberect seta? ; femora yellowish white at the base. Head
above, prothorax and tirst antennal joint minutely and very
closely punctured, the punctures on the median part of the
pronotum run together in a longitudinal direction and impart
to it a slightly rugose appearance. Ehtra with strong somewhat
transversely elongated punctures arranged in four rows ou each
extending from the base to the apical sixth part, the punctures
of the innermost row less strong than those of the other three
rows ; the hues between the rows slightly raised ; apical sixth
part and the interstices between the large punctures of the
anterior five-sixths very minutely and closely punctulate, covered
with a very faint blackish-brown pubescence. Legs, except at the
base, black, subnitid, sparsely setose. Antennoe ( 5 ?) nearly twice
as long as the body, covered with very short pubescence, furnished
with the usual long, close-lyiog, hairs beneath ; the third joint
about equal in length to the fourth.
Lenc/th 8 mm.
Ilab. Burma: Karen Hills (jPea),
¥2
68 cekambycidjE.
Subfamily III. LEPTURIN^.
Head either gradually or abruptly narrowed posteriorly, with a
more or less distinct neck ; gula produced between the bases of
tlie maxillae forms a meutigerous process, which is, as a general
rule, very distinct and exceptionally only very short ; ligula mem-
branous or coriaceous, usually bilobed or emarginate. Antennae
inserted before or between the eyes, generally at some distance
from them, sometimes contiguous to their lower lobes. Prothorax
not marginate at the sides. Mesonotum usually with a stridulatory
area, which is sometimes absent, but when present it is in most
cases divided by a smooth median line or groove. Front coxae
prominent, usually somewhat conical in form, always laterally
produced, with their acetabula more or less strongly angulated on
the outer side. Acetabula of middle coxae widely open to the
epimera. Episterna of metathorax as a rule rather broad in front,
gradually narrowed posteriorly. First ventral segment of the
abdomen little or not at all longer than the second. Wing-
venation variable ; sometimes of the type represented in fig. 5
(Intro.), more often a modification of that type in which the cell
has disappeared from the first anal vein.
The Lepturince can be with little difiiculty distinguished from
both the Prioninoi and DisteniiiKe, but the differences between the
LejJturina' and the Ceramhycincn are less strongly marked, at least
in the imago ; in certain doubtful cases it is not easy to decide
to which of the two a genus should be referred. One of the chief
reasons for regarding the Lepturince as a subfamily distinct from
the Ceramhycince is to be found in the structure of their larvae.
In these the pleurae or side-pieces of the head are dehiscent
behind the epistoma (or clypeus) and angulated at the end,
whereas in the larvae of Ceramhjcince they meet together up to
the apex and are separately rounded behind. In the Lepturine
larvae also, the head is less invaginated in the prothorax and the
legs are moi'e slender and not so short as they are in the larvae of
other Longicornes. Unfortunately ho\\ever, as the larvae of only
a relatively small number of the different forms are known, these
structural characters can seldom be resorted to in order to decide
upon the affinities of a genus.
Syno2isis of the Genera,
A. Eyes coarsely facetted.
a. Winged in both sexes ; metathorax nor-
mal ; eyes usually large aud more or
less emarginate.
a'. Prothorax tuberculate or spined at
the sides ; antennae not contiguous
to eyes.
a'-. First antennal joint not reaching
to front margin of prothorax.
(t^. Antenna; serrate, shorter than
the body in 5 Apatophysis, p. G9.
h^. .Vntenna; not serrate, longer
than the body in 5 Peithoxa, p. 71.
APATOPHYSIS. 69
b'. First antennal joint re.ncliing to
front margin of protliorax or
bevoud.
a'. Genfe long; first antennal joint
reaching beyond front margin
of prothorax Capnolymma, p. 73.
b^. Geupe shorter ; first antennal
joint not reaching beyond front
margin of protliorax Apiocephalus, p. 74.
b'. Protliorax not tuberculate at sides;
antenna} contiguons to eyes Oaraphia, p. 75.
b. Apterous in both sexes ; metathorax
very short ; eyes small, entire Teledapus, p. 77.
B. Eyes finely facetted.
a. Prothorax tuberculate at the sides .... Oxymirus, p. 78.
b. Prothorax not tuberculate at the sides.
a'. Head gradually narrowed behind;
eyes entire ; elytra with short spine
near each shoulder Rhondia, p. 79.
b'. Head abruptly narrowed behind : eyes
emarginate ; elytra without humeral
spine.
a^. Hind tarsi very long and slender,
with first joint longer than re-
maining joints united.
a^. Antennne not broadly dilated,
nor strongly serrated LeptL'RA, p. 81.
b'. Antenn:e broadly dilated, strong-
ly serrated Ephies, p. 87.
b-. Hind tarsi not very long, first
joint shorter than second and
third united ; elytra dilated be-
hind and rounded at the apex . . Pyrocalymsia, p. 88.
Genus APATOPHYSIS.
Apatophvsis, C/ieirolat, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1860. p. 304 ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. ix, p. 234 (1869).
Type, A. toocotoides, Chevr., a, species from Algeriii.
Mange. North Africa, Turkestan, Persia, Balucliistau, Kashmii*,
Tibet and China.
(S . Head exserted, narrowed very slightly from behind the
eyes ; eyes large, transverse, extending on to the ventral surface,
coarsely facetted, more or less emarginate in front ; front short
subvertical ; antennal supports slightly raised, the sockets facing
outwards ; gula produced anteriorly forms a sliort mentigerous
process. Antennae longer than the body ; first joint slightly
curved, gradually thickened towards apex, not reaching past the
hind border of the eye ; third shorter than the fourth, which is
shorter than the fifth ; fifth to tenth subequal, compressed to a sharp
edge in front and angulate at the apex ; eleventh longer than the
tenth. Prothorax witli a more or less acute tubercle on each
side and some feebly raised tubercles on the disc. Mesonotuui
with undivided stridulatory area. Elytra much broader than the
prothorax, more than twice as long as their width aci'oss the
70
CEEAMByCID^.
base, gradually narrowed posteriorly, each sharply rounded at the
apex. Legs rather long ; femora subUnear, the hind pair not
reaching to tlie apex of the elytra ; tarsi long, with joints first to
third successively shorter, the third narrowly and not deeply
bilobed, the claw-joint long. Front coxae prominent, transverse ;
the prosternal process between them very narrow, but dilated
behind so as almost to meet the epimera. Episterna of meta-
thorax broad in front, gradually narrowed posteriorly, obtuse at
the apex.
2 . Relatively shorter, broader and less pubescent than the
male. Antennae sliorter than the body. Elytra shortened so as to
leave the last one or two segments of the abdomen uncovered,
broadly rounded at the apex. Intercoxal process of first abdominal
segment obtusely rounded or subtruncate in front in the type,
acutely augulate in other species.
Wings present in both sexes. Venation variable. In the type
species the first cubital is bifurcate posteriorly and the second
cubital is wanting ; in A. hashminana the first cubital does not
bifurcate, the second cubital is present and is joined by a transverse
vein with the first cubital and is also joined with the first anal.
64. Apatophysis kashmiriaiia, Semenoiv, Revue Russe (TEntom. i,
p. 29 (1901).
Varies from reddish brown to brownish black in the colour of
the derm, rather densely covered witli yellowish grey or fawn-
coloured pubescence. Antennae of 6
about one-fourth longer than the body ;
joints from the third compressed ; sixth to
^ //_r- s tenth acutangulate anteriorly at the apex,
Tl zi^^f*^^^^^^ ^^^^^ rectangulate, fourth obtuse ; second
"^ -N-^N^ ^^^ third scarcely as long as the first, dis-
tinctly shorter than the fourth ; fifth nearly
as long as the third and fourth united.
Prothorax with a sharp, slightly upturned
tubercle on each side and five feeble
obtuse tubercles on the disc — two before
the middle and three near the base ;
finely punctulate, with a few sparse
granules at the sides behind the lateral
tubercles. Elytra somewhat sparsely
punctate from the base to the apical third.
Third joint of tarsi cleft to the middle, its
lobes a little wider than in other species of
the genus.
The female is shorter and broader than the male and less
pubescent ; the antennae extend very little beyond the middle of
the elytra, with the fourth joint scarcely longer than the third, and
the fifth but little longer than the fourth ; the elytra do not com-
pletely cover the abdomen, but lea^'e the greater part of tlie pygidium
Fig. 2G.
Apaiophi/sh Jcashm iriana,
"Sem., S-
PEITHONA, 71
•exposed; the intercosal process of the first abdominal segmeut is
acute and tlie hiud coxte scarcely more widely separated than they
are in the male.
Length 17-23 ; hreadtli 5-7 mm.
Hob. Kashmir ; Punjab ; Western Tibet.
%o. Apatophysis montana, sp. u.
<S . Reddish brown, covered with short greyish pubescence;
similar in form to the male of A. Icashmiriana, 8em., but relatively
a little longer and narrower. Antennae with the second and third
joints united not quite so long as the first, and about three-
quarters of the length of the fourth joint, which itself is about
three-quarters the length of the fifth. Prothorax with a rather
obtuse conical tubercle on each side and five very feeble tubercles
on the disc. Elytra rather sparsely punctate from the base to a
little beyond the middle. Third joint of tarsi not cleft quite to
the middle. Wing-venation as in A. Icashmiriana, Sem.
5 . Unknown.
Length 19 ; breadth 5g mm.
Hah. Western Himalayas, between Gilgit and Xagy ( W. M.
Conivai/).
GQ. Apatophysis modica, sp. n.
(S . Similar in colour to the males of the preceding two
species; smaller; the eyes more closely approximated on the
underside of the head and extending nearer to the genal edge.
Antennae with the first eight joints united a little longer than
the body ; third joint subequal in length to the first ; fourth
distinctly longer than the second and third united ; the fifth
equal in length to the fourth and half of the third. Prothorax
with a feeble obtuse tubercle on each side and five on the disc.
Elytra punctate, but not very distinctly so, from the base to the
apex. Third joint of tarsi cleft not more than about a third
•of the way to base, its lobes small and narrow. Wing-venation
like that of the type species — A. toxotoides, Chevr.
$ . Unknown.
Length 13-14 ; breadth 4 mm.
Hah. Baluchistan : Quetta ; Persia : Gulistan.
Genus PEITHONA, g. n.
Type, P. prionoideu, sp. n.
Range. Sikhim.
5 . Head gradually narrowed posteriorly ; antennae inserted be-
fore the eyes and rather close to the base of the mandibles ; ej'es
coarsely facetted, broadly and not deeply emarginate in front ;
mentigerous process of gula rather short. Antennae slightly
longer than the body ; first joint extending past the eyes by nearly
■one-third of its length, slightly thickened at the apex ; third and
72
CERAMBYCID.E.
succeeding joints narrow and subcyliudrical, not serrate at apex
third slightly longer than the first or fourth and shorter than
the fifth. Prothorax transverse, a little \\ idened just before the
middle, armed there on each side with a sharp spine. Stridulatory
area on mesonotum with a shallow groove or depression along
the middle. Elytra broad, rather short, rounded at the apex,
completely covering the abdomen posteriorly. Front coxse some-
what transverse ; their acetabula strongly angulate ou the outer
side and closed posteriorly. Legs siuiilar in length and form to
those of Ajxitopliysis ; third tarsal joint cleft beyond the middle.
Intercoxal process of abdomen narrow, somewhat sharp in front.
Wing-venation differs from that of Oxymlrns by the absence of a
cell from vein A 1.
This genus is closely related to Apatophysis, Chev. ; it differs
chiefly in the form and length of the antennae and the relative
proportions of the first four or five joints, also in the more complete
venation of its wings. The type species has a great resemblance
in form to some of the Prionince, and at first sight might be
mistaken for a species of that subfamily.
67. Peithona prionoides, sp. n.
Black ; bare of pubescence and dull above, very sparsely
pubescent and somewhat nitid on the
underside. Head strongly and very thickly
punctured, except at the apex of the clypeus,
along the channel between the antenual
supports and over a slightly depressed area
on the vertex, the last of these sparsely
punctured, the other two impunctate. An-
tennae subnitid ; fifth joint at the apex and
the succeeding joints for the greater part of
their length finely carinate in front, with
an elongated poriferous pit on each side of
the carina. Prothorax transverse ; strongly
and very thickly punctured over the middle-
of tiie disc, less thickly towards the sides,
almost impunctate around the lateral spines.
8cutellum broad, rounded behind, finely and
rather densely punctate except near its
base. Elytra i-ather strongly punctured, the
punctures separated by distinct intervals ;
each with two smooth dorsal lines. Epi-
sterna and lateral borders of metasternum strongly but not thickly
punctured ; the rest of the metasternum fine!)' and very sparsely
punctate ; the abdomen almost as finely but less sparsely punctate ;
the punctures both on the thorax and abdomen carry each a short
pale hair. Eirst joint of hind tarsus as long as the second and
third united.
Length 23 ; hrcadtJi 10 mm.
Hab. Sikhim (Jype, § , in coll. Oherthur).
Fig. 27.
Peithona prionoides,
Gahan
CAPXOLYMM.V.
Geuus CAPNOLYMMA.
Capnolymma, Pasc. Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 26o (1858) ; LacorcL
Gen. Coleopi. viii, p. 433 (1869).
Type, C. stifijia, Pasc, a species from Borneo.
liange. Ceylou, Burma, Malacca, and Borneo.
Head prolonged in front to form a muzzle ; narrowed gradually
behind the eyes into a more or less distinct neck ; eyes pro-
minent, coarsely facetted, feebly emarginate in front. Antennae
inserted rather close together on the front at a distance from the
eyes ; more than half as long again as the body in the S \ fii'st
joint long, slightly curved, thickened at the apex ; tbird -joint
subequal to the fourth, shorter than the fifth, or any of the
succeeding joints. Prothorax with a small conical tubercle at
the middle of each side, narrowed strongly in front, somewhat
constricted near the apex, narrowed slightly towards the base.
Elytra much broader at the base than the base of the prothorax,
narrowing backwards from the shoulders, more or less obliquely
truncate at the apex. Legs rather long, femora subfusiform in
their distal halves ; first joint of hind tarsus much longer than the
next two joints luiited. Intercoxal process of the prosteruum
strongly arched and rather narrow in the middle, steeply sloped
posteriorly and slightly dilated at the end, where it comes into
contact with the epimera.
08. Capnolymma cingalensis, sp. n.
Dark brown ; varying to reddish brown on the abdomen,
legs, and disc of the elytra ; covered rather densely beneath,
sparingly above, with dark grey pubescence ; prothorax brownish
above, marked with some lines of ashy-
white pubescence — one median, dividing
just before the middle so as to enclose
a small lozenge -shaped area, from the
lateral angles of which two slightly curved
lines run backwards about half-way to the
base of the prothorax ; scutellum covered
densely with white pubescence. A.ntenu8&
of S more than half as long again as the
body ; first joint extending by about one-
fourth of its length beyond the hind
margin of the head, and inserted on the
head at a distance of about one-fourth of
its length from the front margin of the
eye. Prothorax finely rugulose-punctate.
Elytra closely and rather strongly punc-
tured ; the apices truncate in a slightly
oblique direction, unarmed ; the sides
nearly black.
Length 14 ; hreadih 5 mm.
Hah. Ceylon,
Fig. 28.
Capnolymma cingalensis,
Gahan, cj". X?.
74 CEEAMBTCID^.
This species is closely allied to C. capreola, Pasc, from Penang,
and resembles it very much, but differs as follows : the antennae
inserted at a shorter distance from the eyes, the prothorax very
closely punctured instead of granulated.
Genus APIOCEPHALUS.
Apiocepbalus, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (7) ii, p. 42 (1898).
Type. A. punctipennis, Gahan, a species from British East
Africa.
Range. East Africa and Xortliern India.
(S . Head strongly, but somewhat gradually nai'rowed behind
the eyes, with the posterior part forming a distinct neck ; eyes
large, prominent, coarsely facetted, with a narrow and feeble
emargination in front. Antennae inserted on the front at some
distance from the eyes, longer than the body ; first joint long,
curved, thickened at the apex ; third shorter than the first, and
scarcely longer than the fourth, fifth longer than the third ; sixth
to tenth gradually shorter; eleventh scarcely longer tlian the
tenth. Prothorax much nan-ower in front than at the base,
furnished with a sharp conical tubercle at the middle of each
side and four tubercles on the disc — two, smaller, in front of the
middle, and two, larger, posteriorly. Elytra much broader than
the prothorax, narrowed slightly backwards, each truncate at the
apex. Legs moderately long ; femora f usiform-clavate, the hind
pair reaching to the apex of the elytra ; tibial spurs short ; first
joint of hind tarsus as long as the next two united. Acetabula
of front coxae closed in posteriorly by the prolongation of the
epimera and thus meet the intercoxal process of the prosternum.
From Capnohjmma this genus differs as follows : the fore part
of the head much shorter, the antennae inserted farther apart,
the prothorax tuberculate on the disc, the elytra less narrowed
posteriorly, and the first joint of the hind tarsi not longer than
the next two united.
69. Apiocephalus liclieneus, sp. n.
S . Blackish-brown, but for the most part covered with a rather
dense pubescence. This is whitish in colour on the disc of the
prothorax, on the apical fourth of the elytra, on the tips of the
femora and of the first antennal joint, also on the sides of the breast
and on some spots on the abdomen ; elsewhere it is of a greyish tint
slightly mixed with tawny, \\\t\\ here and there some small bi'own
spots. Head with the clypeus and neck almost bare of pubescence
and somewhat rugosely punctate, the vertex between the eyes
furnished with two small tubercles. Prothorax somewhat con-
stricted a little behind the apex, its front margin I'aised. Elytra
strongly and closely punctured on the anterior three-fourths ; not
visibly punctured on the apical fourth, the white ))ubescence there
being much denser than the mixed pubescence in front ; apices
CARAPHIA. 75
truncate, a projecting patch of pubescence at each of the outer
angles gives them the appearance of being somewhat emarginate.
Intercoxal process of prosteruum feebly tuberculate and almost
vertically deflexed behind.
Length 14; breadth 5 mm.
Hah. Dehra Dun.
Genus CARAPHIA, g. n.
Type, G. crihrata, sp. n.
Ranye. Burma.
Head gradually narrowed behind the eyes, broadly concave
between the autennal supports, which are widely separated ; front
large, oblique, not marked off from the clypeus ; the latter pro-
duced in front, smooth and membranous near its front border ;
labruin short, transverse ; maxillary palpi a little longer than
the labial, last joint fusiform cylindrical ; eyes of moderate size,
coarsely facetted, emarginate, the lower lobe a little dilated to-
wards both the front and the ventral surface ; genae as long as the
lower lobe of the eye ; gula produced in a short meutigerous pro-
cess. Antennae contiguous to the eyes, a little longer or shorter
than the body in the female ; first joint subeylindrical, scarcely
reaching past the head ; third and fourth subequal, each slightly
longer than the first, but shorter than the fifth or sixth; seveutli
to eleventh successively shorter ; fourth to eleventh slightly com-
pressed, more or less distinctly canahculate above and below.
Prothorax widest at base, narrowed in front, slightly constricted
near base and apex and slightly rounded in the middle at eacli
side. Mesonotum with undivided stridulatory area. Elytra wider
at base than base of prothorax, slightly and gradually narrowed
for about three-fourths of their length, then more strongly
so to the apex, where each is truncate. Legs moderately long ;
femora sublinear, the hind pair much shorter than the abdomen ;
tibial spurs short ; first joint of hind tarsus as long as the
second and third united ; third joint deeply cleft, the claw-
joint long, the claws not very widely divergent. Front coxae
moderately exserted, angulate outwards, their acetabula closed
posteriorly by the approximation of the epiraera to the slightly
dilated hind end of the rather narrow intercoxal process. Wings
with the first cubital vein bifurcate posteriorly, the second cubital
joined by an oblique vein with the first cubital, and by another vein
with the first anal, the latter sometimes having a narrow elliptical
cell in its course.
70. CarapMa cribrata, sp. u.
Brow'nish black. Head sparsely and faintly pubescent, very
densely and rather finely punctured all over the upper surface and
front, as densely but more coarsely punctured on the underside,
76 CERAMBYCID.1:.
A-^ertex faintly irapressed with a median line. Prothorax puuctured
and pubescent like the head. 8cutellum rather short, rounded
posteriorly, covered with yellowish-grey
pubescence. Elytra slightly depressed
near the suture, each with a rather
broad shallow channel between the side
and the centre of the disc in the middle
t\\"o-tliirds of its length ; the surface
strongly and very densely punctured all
o\er, tlie punctures carrying each a small
curved seta, those placed along the outer
half of the disc have a slight tendency to
be arranged in longitudinal rows and are
y-, I- °';""J n 1 somewhat less cx'owded together than
Caraphia crwrata,(jta.[\a.n. ,, ,, ^ i i ^i -t
^ ft those near the suture and along the sides ;
apex of each elytron truncate and slightly
oblique, the angles not acute. Underside and legs very densely
and more or less finely punctate. Antennae of the female do
not quite reach to the apex of the elytra ; fourth and following
joints canaliculate, the channels somewhat deeper and more distinct
on the last three or four joints. Wings with narrow elliptical
cell in course of first anal vein.
Length 14 ; breadth 3^ mm.
Hah. Burma : Karen Mts. {Dohertij).
71. Caraphia minor, sp. n.
Very like €. cribraia, but smaller and relatively somewhat
narrower, with the antennae longer, those of the female extending
by about the last two joints past the apex of the elytra, and
with the fifth and sixth joints longer in proportion to the fourth ;
tlie channels along the joints scarcely distinguishable except on
the last four or five ; the punctures of the elytra form definite
longitudinal rows, except near the suture and along the lower
part of each side, the punctures of alternate rows oblong,
carrying each a short, curved, pale tawny seta, the others more
quadrate, not setigerous ; the dorso-lateral depression on each
elytron very faint ; the wings without cell in the course of the
first anal vein.
The male of this species, if I am right in considering as such
the smaller of the only two specimens I have seen, differs but
little from the female — the antenna are a little longer, extending
by nearly three joints past the apex of the elytra : the last
ventral segment is not shorter than the penultimate, whereas in
the male, as well as in the female of C. crihrata, it is appreciably
shorter.
Length 7|-9 ; breadth 2-2| mm.
Hob. Burma : Karen Mts. {Dohertg).
TELEDAPUS.
77
Genus TELEDAPUS.
Teledapus, Pascoe, A. M. N. H. (4) viii, p. 2G8 (1871).
Type, T. dorcadioides, Pasc.
Itange. That of tlie type species.
Apterous in both sexes. Head large, strongly eTserted,
rounded, narrowed near its insertion in the ])rothorax ; eyes
small but prominent, entire, rather coarsely facetted ; front short,
impressed with a median line tliat extends on to the vertex ;
clypeus large, membranous in front, labrum transverse ; mandibles
short, gradually incurved towards the apex ; maxillary palpi longer
than the labial ; last joint of both triangular ; gula produced to
form a short mentigerous process. Antennae inserted in front of
the eyes, but nearer to the middle line and close to the base of
the mandibles ; a little longer than the body in the S , the first
joint not reaching past the eye, the second longer than broad, the
third slightly longer than the fourth, shorter than the fifth ;
sixth to tenth successively shorter. Prothorax longer than broad,
slightly rounded at the middle of each side, constricted between
the middle and apex and slightly so near the base. ACesonotum
without stridulatory area. Elytra rather strongly convex, not
much wider than the prothorax, the shoulders oblique, the sides
subparallel for about two-thirds of their length, then ^converging
to the somewhat obtusely rounded apex. Legs long, the coxae
very prominent, the femora subcylindrical ; the tarsi long and
rather narrow, with the first joint much longer and the third much
shorter than the second ; the third narrowij^ but completely
bilobed ; acetabula of the front coxae
angulate on the outer side, very
luirrowly open posteriorly ; pro-
sternum narrow between the coxae,
slightly dilated posteriorly. Meta-
thorax very short, its episterna nearly
hidden by the overlapping sides of
the elytra.
2 . Broader than the male ; the
antennae much shorter, not extending
past the middle of the elytra ; legs
shorter, the hind femora not reachiug
to the apex of the elytra.
72. Teledapus dorcadioides, Pascoe,
A. M. N. H. (4) viii, p. 209, pi. 13,
tig. 1 (1871).
Varies from reddish brown to
dark brown in colour. Head finely
and very densely punctulate, faintly
covered with short grey pubescence ;
vertex slightly depressed, impressed with a median line which
extends along the front to the clypeus ; the latter separated from
Fig. 30.
Teledapus dorcadioides,
Pasc, cT. X B-
78 CERAMBYCID.E.
the front by a sinuate transverse line. Prothorax almost as
wide at the apex as at the base, a little protuberant at the middle
of each side, broadly constricted between the middle and the apex,
marked with a shallow sinuate groove near the base and a median
line along the disc ; the surface finely and very densely punctulate
and faintly pubescent. Scutellum densely covered with greyish
tawny pubescence. Elytra densely aud strongly punctured all
over, the punctures deep and setigerous. Body beneath and
legs somewhat more pubescent than on the upper side. Femora
gradually and sHghtly thicker from the base to a httle past the
middle of their length ; the hind pair in the male reach to the
apex of the elytra. In the male, first joint of the hind tarsus is
longer than the remaining joints united ; in the female the first
is almost equal in length to the remaining joints united.
Length 14-20 ; hreadth 3-4| mm.
Hah. Western Himalayas ; Mussoorie, Jaunsar.
Genus OXYMIRUS.
Oxymirus, Mulsant, Colcoj^t. de France, Lonqicornes , ed. 2, p. 464
(1862-3) ; Lacord. Gen. Colcopt. viii, p. 443'(18G9).
Toxotus (in part.), Latr. Hegne Anirn. ed. 2, v, p. 130 (1829) ;
Stephens, lUustr. Brit. JEiit., Mand. \\, p. 255 (1831) ; Serville,
Ann. Soc. But. Ft: i\, p. 211 (1835).
Type, 0. cursor, Linn.
Bange. That of the type species.
Head gradually narro\\ed posteriorly, some^^■hat elongated and
slightly narrowed in front of the eyes ; impressed with a distinct
median line that runs from the clypeus to the occiput ; clypeus
large, limited above by a faint semicircular line, extending in
front considerably beyond the base of the mandibles ; labrum
large; maxillary palpi longer than the labial, last joint of both
strongly triangular ; gula produced in a very distinct mentigerous
process ; eyes of moderate size, finely facetted, emarginate.
Antenme inserted in small but rather prominent tubercles placed
between the lower lobes of the eyes and at a very short distance
from them ; a little longer than the body, rather slender : first joint
barely reaching past the eye, third longer than the fourth, but
distinctly shorter than the fifth ; fiftli to seventh or eiglith sub-
equal, ninth and tenth shorter. Prothorax longer than broad ;
constricted near base and apex, with a strong tubercle at the
middle of each side and two elongate elevations on the disc.
Mesonotum with stridulatory area divided by a median line.
Scutellum triangular. Elytra much broader at base than base of
prothorax, a little ])rominent at the shoulders, graduall}^ narrowed
posteriorly, rounded at the apex, with a short blunt spine on each at
the suture. Legs rather long ; femora gradually and not strongly
thickened, the hind pair do not reach to the apex of the elytra in
the male ; tibial spurs rather long ; first joint of tai'si long, that
of the liind tarsi longer than the second aud third united ; third
ElIONDIA.
79
joint deeply bilobed. Front coxse subcoutiguous, the intercoxal
process very narrow behind ; their acetabula open posteriorly.
Wings with first cubital vein bifurcate, second cubital joined to the
first and to the first anal, the latter with a vei'y distinct and rather
large elliptical cell.
73. Oxymirus cursor, Linn. (Cerambyx) Stjst. Nat. ed. 10, p. 393
(1758) ; Oliv. (Stenocorus) Eat. iv, uo. 69, p. 14, pi. 1, fig. 9
(1795).
(S = Cerambyx noctis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 12, p. 630 (1766) ; Oliv.
(Stenocorus) /. c. p. 17, pi. 1, tig. 10.
d" = *Toxotus lacordairei, — 5, Pascoe, Proc. Ent. Soc. 1867,
p. Ix.xxiv.
c? . Most often nearly black, faintly covered above, more densely
beneath, with grey pubescence. Head and prothorax finely
and very densely punctate ; furnished
sparsely with some lougish hairs,
especially on the sides. Scutellum
rather densely pubescent. Elytra
rugose, each with an obtuse costa
that extends along almost its whole
length from the shoulder and two
feebler and shorter costse along the
disc, the intervals between the costjB
depressed, forming shallow channels.
Last ventral segment elongate, nar-
rowed posteriorly, subsinuately trun-
cate at the apex, strongly carinate
along the' middle.
5 . Exceptionally coloured like the
male, but usually differs as follows :
a rather broad chestnut-red band along
the middle of each elytron and another
along the side margin, the two bands uniting at the apex ; the
legs to a great extent and the antennae reddish brown ; last
ventral segment scarcely longer than the penultimate, not carinate
along the middle ; antenna; shorter than in the male.
LenrjtJi 15-18 ; breadth 5-6 mm.
Eab. Baluchistan : Quetta ; Central and Southern Europe and
"Western Asia.
Genus RHONDIA, g. n.
Type, R. imrjnax., Dohru (Lej)tura).
Bamje. That of the type species.
Head strougly exserted ; narrowed gradually and very slightly
from the eyes posteriorly until near the occiput and then more
Fig. 31.
Oxymirus cursor, Linn., cJ.
X ?.
* Tliis name was applied to two specimens, each belonging to a distinct and
well-known European species, the one described as the male beiuo- a I'emale of
Tuxotus meridianus, Linn., and that described as the iemale, a male of
Oxymirus cursor.
so
CERAMBYCID.E.
strongly narrowed ; eyes of moderate size, finely facetted, rounded
and entire ; front small ; clypeus large, limited above by t\\ o
-convergent sutural lines ; labrum large ; last joint of palpi slightly
triangular ; gula with distinct mentigerous process. Antenna?
inserted in small approximated tubercles, in a line with the lower
border of the eyes and at as great a distance from the eyes as from
one another ; much shorter than the body, with cylindrical joints,
the first barely extending past the hind border of the eye, the
third and fourth subequal, each shorter than the first or fifth,
fifth to tenth subequal. Prothorax slightly longer than its width
at the base, strongly constricted and transversely grooved near the
apex, laterally and acutely projecting at the apex ; marked with
a shallo^A^ transverse groove near the base. Scutellum rather
large, triangular. Elytra much broader than the prothorax,
widened a little behind the shouldei-s, then gradually and slightly
narrowed posteriorly ; each broadly and subsinuately truncate
nt the apex, armed with a spine behind the ^^ shoulder at the
point where the width of the elytra is greatest. Legs long, the
hind femora extending by nearly one-fourth of their length past
the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind tarsus almost as long as
the second and thii-d united ; third deeply cleft. Front coxae
almost contiguous, the intercoxal process very narrow; their
acetabula widely open posteriorly.
74. Ehondia pugnax, Dokm.
Leptura (Capnolymma ?) puguax, Dokm, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxxix,
p. 459 (1878).
Straw-yellow, glossy : the antennae, tibise, tarsi, the dorsal
borders of the femora, and the posthumeral'spines of the elytra
black. Head impressed with a fine median line along the vertex
and front, the sides finely and sparsely punctate, the vertex
with two slight tubercular elevations followed by a median de-
pression near where the short neck
begins. Antennae of female reach
to the middle of the elytra. Pro-
thorax smooth and glossy, with a
characteristic appearance owing to
the deep anterior constriction and
groove preceded by the raised and
laterally projecting apical border.
Elytra finely but not very densely
punctate all over, less nitid and a
little paler in colour than the pro-
thorax ; the spine near each shoulder
directed outwards and upwards.
Metasternum marked with a deep
median groove which ends in front
in a small pit just where the tri-
angular lobe which projects between
In the only example of this species
Fig. 32.
lihondia 2)it(/»(i-'c, Dohrn.
the middle coxae begins.
LEPTURA. 81
which I have seen, the femora are yellow with the upper borders
black. The author of the species has, however, described it as
testaceous, with the antennsc, legs, and elytral spines black, so
that a certain amount of variation in colour must be allowed
for. Although referred, but with some doubt, to Capnolijmma,
Pasc, by its author, this species certainly cannot be placed in that
genus, the structure of the antennae and their point of insertion
on the head being quite different, and the head itself not nearly
so prolonged in front. It is in some respects more nearly related
to the Holarctic genus Gaurotes, Lee.
Lenrjtli 11-13; hreadth 5 mm.
Hah. Northern India ; Burma.
Genus LEPTURA.
Leptura, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, p. 397 (1758) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 445 (1869).
Type, L. virens, Linn., a European species.
Bauf/e. Holarctic, extending also, but under somewhat modified
forms, into the Oriental liegion.
Head abruptly constricted a little behind the eyes, formed
into a distinct neck ; eyes of moderate size, finely facetted, eraar-
ginate ; front oblique, either separated or not from the clypeus by
oblique sutural lines ; the clypeus is relatively long, extends ante-
riorly considerably beyond the base of the mandibles and becomes
coriaceous or membranous only near its front margin ; labrum large ;
gense more or less long ; gula produced to form a distinct men-
tigerous process. Autennje inserted between, and close to, the
lower lobes of the eyes ; generally shorter, sometimes a little
longer than the body ; the joints more or less slender, usually
cylindrical, sometimes slightly angulate at the apex, the fourtii
shorter than the third or fifth. Prothorax narrowed from the
base to the apex, but otherwise somewhat variable in form,
the sides sometimes nearly straight, often more or less curved,
but never distinctly tuberculate. Elytra generally more or less
retracted posteriorly, less often w'ith the sides subparallel. Legs
moderately long, the hind pair longest, femora subcylindrical ;
tibial spurs long ; hind tarsi relatively very long, with the first
joint longer at least than the next two united and the third not
very deeply cleft. Acetabula of front coxte narrowly open pos-
teriorly, the intercoxal process narrow but more or less dilated
towards the end.
75. Leptura rubriola, Bates, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 720, $ ; id. Scientifc
Itesu/fs Second Yarkand Mission, Coleopt, p. 22, pi. 1, fio-s. 21 &
22, d 2 (1890).
d . Black, with the elytra from the base to a little bevond the
middle yellowish red. Head finely and very closely punctured
VOL. I. ' Q
82
CEllAMBYCIU-i;.
aud dull, but with the clypeus smooth and glossy, its mem-
branous front edge testaceous. Antennae nearly as long as the
body : first joint slightly curved, thickened towards the apex ;
third joint scarcely longer than the
fourth and a little shorter than the
fifth ; eleventh about one-third longer
than the tenth. Prothorax a little
longer than broad, slightly constricted
and transversely channelled just be-
hind the front margin, similarly con-
stricted and channelled just before
the base : widest at the base, slightly
rounded at the middle of each side
and narrowed in front ; very closely
punctured and dull above. Elytra
strongly and closely punctured, for
the most part dull, slightly glossy near
the apex ; apices broadly truncate and
slightly sinuate, feebly dentate at each
of the angles. Hind tarsi very long,
the first joint nearly twice as long as the next two united ; third
joint cleft to the middle, claw-joint long.
$ . Prothorax above, except along the front aud hind borders,
and the whole of the elytra, red. Antenna; not extended beyond
the middle of the elytra, Avith the fourth joint distinctly shorter
than the third. Last ventral segment with a shallow groove along
the middle ; rounded at the apex ; pygidium slightly emarginate
in the middle at the apex.
c^ variation. The elytra entirely black, but otherwise agrees
completely in colour and structure with the male type.
Length 11-15; breadth 3:5-5 mm.
Hab. Kashmir, Murree, near Gulberg, 5000-9000 ft.
(Dr. Aitcheson), and Lidder, 11000 ft.
Fig. 33. — Lejitura ruhriola,
Bates, (S. X ?.
76. Leptura miniacea, sp. u.
Head, prothorax and elytra reddish brown, covered above with
a short dense cinnabar-red pubescence ; hind breast, abdomen,
antennte and the posterior two pairs of legs black ; front legs
reddish brown, varying to piceous towards the dorsal side of the
femora. Head constricted a little behind the eyes to form a neck;
marked with a median linear groove, which extends from the
clypeus to the vertex ; gular area flat, scarcely depressed in front,
distinctly but not very closely punctate ; eyes narrowly and not
deeply emarginate in front. Anteinia? extend a little past the
middle of the elytra, rather thick, clothed with black pubes-
cence ; fourth joint slightly shorter than the third and subequal
to the fifth; sixth to tenth gradually shorter; fifth to tenth
somewhat acutely angulate at the apex in front. Prothorax
transversely sulcate close to the apical border ; slightly rounded
LEPTURA. 83
oi" subangulate at the middle of each side ; the basal angles pro-
jecting. El^^tra nearly parallel-sided, slightly narrowed posteriorly,
each oblit]uely truncate at the apex. Body beneath and legs
sparsely clothed with tawny pubescence. Pirst joint of the middle
tarsus as long as the remaining joints united, that of the hind
tarsus longer.
Lenr/th 13; breadth Sk mm.
Hah. Assam: 'Naga'HiUs (Doherty).
77. Leptura lavinia, sp. n.
Sparsely pubescent ; black, the elytra sometimes reddish brown,
each of these marked in the female with seven testaceous-
yellow spots — two close to the base, one dorsal aiid the other
lateral, two at one-third from the base and united together to
form an obliquely transverse fascia constricted in the middle, two,
similarly united, placed just behind the middle, the seventh spot
placed near the suture between these and the apex but a little
nearer to the apex than to the spot in front ; these yellow spots,
•of which but one or two and traces only of the others are shown
in the single male specimen seen by me, are covered rather faintly
with fulvous pubescence. Head densely and finely punctulate,
cheeks and clypeus moderately long, the latter with a trans-
verse sulcate impression, above which a short triangular area,
less densely punctulate and more or less nitid, is marked off by
two obliquely converging sutural lines. Antennae of d" almost as
long as the body, those of 5 scarcely extend past the middle of
the elytra ; the joints cylindrical, increasing very slightly in thick-
ness from the fourth to the last, the third slightly longer than the
fourth and much shorter than the fifth. Prothorax about equal
in length to its width at the base ; constricted and marked with
a subsinuately transverse groove near the apex ; slightly protu-
berant on each side behind the anterior constriction, then widened
towards the base, which has a laterally projecting and acute angle
on each side ; the basal groove transverse towards the sides and
arched forwards in the middle ; the disc uneven, with a median
sulcate and two lateral broader depressions with raised spaces
between, the surface very densely and rather finely punctured.
Elytra broader at base than the base of the prothorax, nar-
rowed gradually and slightly until near the apex and then more
strongly ; truncate a little obliquely at the apex ; the surface
densely and very finely punctulate. First joint of the hind tarsus
a little shorter than the other joints united ; the cleft of the third
joint does not reach quite to the middle in the hind tarsi, but
reaches to the middle in the front and middle tarsi. Last ventral
segment of male subtruncate at the apex, faintly depressed in the
middle before the apex.
Length 15-22 : breadth 4- 6| mm,
JIab. Sikhim (in coll. Oberthilr and in Brit. 21us.).
g2
84 CEKAMBYCID.E.
78. Leptura clytina, sp. n.
Elongate. Black ; the pronotum rather densely covered with
grey pubescence, the elytra faintly pubescent, each marked with
tour transverse testaceous-yellow bands, the first two (one of
which is close to the base, the other at about one-third from the
base) united by a longitudinal band of the same colour along
the sutural margin, the third band runs a little obliquely from
the suture to the outer margin just beyond the middle, the
fourth band passes straight from the suture to the outer margin
at about one-fourth from the apex ; ninth and tenth joints of
antennae yellowish white. Head densely and very finely punc-
tate, with the gula more strongly and less densely punctured ;
frontal sutures not apparent ; the cheeks and clypeus rather long.
Antennae of the $ a little longer than the body, the joints
cylindrical, gradually but very slightly thicker from the fourth
or fifth to the tenth. Prothorax gradually widening posteriorly
and projecting a little at the basal angles ; the upper surface very
densely and rather finely punctate, the punctures only partially
hidden by the pubescence. Mesonotum with a very finely striated
stridulatory area which is marked by a faint line that divides it
longitudinally into two very unequal parts. Elytra broader at base
than the prothorax, square at the shoulders, uraduall}' narrowed
posteriorly, truncate at the apex ; the surface punctate, the
punctures smaller and less densely placed on the yellow bands,
larger and more densely spread over the intervening black areas.
Bod)' beneath rather closely veiled with a short silveiy grey
pubescence. Abdomen gradually narrowed behind in the $ , with
the last segment extended beyond the apex of the elytra. First
joint of the hind tarsus as long as the rest united, the third joint
cleft almost to the base.
d" . Not known.
Length 10 ; breadth 2^ mm.
Bab. Burma: B^nhy %iiues (Dohertij),
79. Leptura lepta, sp. n.
5 . Long and narrow . Head testaceous, the eyes, vertex, neck
and a median band in front black ; prothorax black, slightly
tinged with steel-blue on the disc ; scutellum black ; elytra testa-
ceous-yellow, with a very narrow band along the suture, another at
the outer margin, and six spots on each, black ; two of these spots
placed near the base, one elongate on the middle of the disc, the
other at the side but extended obliquely upwards on to the
shoulder ; the third spot placed dorso-laterally before the middle,
the fourth extendi'd transversely at the middle from the marginal
band to the middle of the disc, the fifth dorso-laterally placed
between the middle and the apex, the sixth forms an apical
spot which joins the marginal and sutural bands. Abdomen, the
coxae in part and the femora reddish testaceous ; sterna, tibiae
and tarsi black ; antennae black, the ninth and tenth joints and
LEPTDEA. 85
the apex of the eighth pale fulvous. Head densely and finely
punctate, marked with a transverse impression at the junction of
the clypeus with the front, the latter with a feeble median line
extending between the antenniferous tubercles to the vertex,
Prothorax strongly constricted, with a deep transverse groove
near the apex, slightly rounded at the middle of each side,
Mddened towards the base, with the basal angles laterally project-
ing and acute ; the surface glossy, finely but somewhat unevenly
punctate, covered with patches of grey pubescence near the base.
Elyti'a sharply rounded at the shoulders, wider there than the
base of the prothorax, gradually narrowed posteriorly, truncate a
little obliquely at the apex; slightly depressed along the disc near
the suture, sparsely and not strongly punctured, the punctures
each with a short hair. Bi'east faiutly covered with silky grey
pubescence. Abdomen gradually narrowed posteriorly, the last
segment shorter than the penviltimate, rounded at the apex, pro-
jecting a little past the apex of the elytra. Antenna) slightly
longer than the body, with cylindrical joints which become succes-
sively but very slightly thicker from the fifth to the tenth. First
joint of the hind tarsus as long as the rest united, the third cleft
nearly to the base.
Length 10-11 ; hreadth 2| mm.
H€h. Burma : Ruby Mines (Doherty).
SO. Leptura cribripennis, sp. u.
Long and narrow. Head and antennae black ; prothorax, elytra,
ventral side and legs dark metallic-blue, slightly tinged with green.
Head finely and very densely punctured above, less densely on the
sides and front ; front rather long, with a carina along each side
iind a deeply impressed line along the middle, this line continued
along the vertex ; clypeus large, limited above by a transverse
impressed line. Prothorax gradually narrowed from base to
apex, constricted and deeply grooved transversely near the apex,
this groove and the part in front of it smooth and glossy, the
rest of the upper surface thickly and rather strongly punctured,
except in a transverse grooA^e near the base and along a smooth
median line proceeding from it ; from the anterior groove a median
impressed line extends to the middle. Elytra oblique at the
shoulders, narrowed gradually and slightly to the middle, then
gradually widened a little posteriorly, truncate broadly and a little
obliquely at the apex, slightly more prolonged at the outer angle
and there also feebly dentate ; tlie surface very thickly and rather
strongly punctured all over. Antennae of d almost as long
as the body; the joints cyliudrical, gradually but very slightly
thicker from the fourth or fifth ; the fifth and succeeding joints
each marked with a small pit near the apex on the anterior
side. Body beneath not densely covered with short silver-grey
pubescence. Abdomen of S narrow, the last two segments ex-
tended beyond apex of elytra and curved downwards, the last
86 CERAMBYCID,?:.
segment pavallel-sided. a broad deep channel along the middle
beneath. Hind tarsi with the first joint longer than the rest
united, the third joint cleft less than one-third of the way to the
base, that of the front and middle tarsi cleft more than halfway to
the base.
LengtJi 13 ; hreadth 2h mm.
Hai). Assam: Patkai Mts. (Z^oAeriv/).
81. Leptura manipurensis, sp. n.
Black ; elytra nitid, each marked with five yellow spots — two
somewhat oblong near the base, one dorsal the other lateral, the
third obliquely transverse, reaching from the lateral edge almost
to the suture at about one-fourth from the base, the fourth trans-
verse placed just behind the middle also reaching from lateral edge
almost to the suture, the fifth close to the suture at about one-fifth
from the apex ; antennae of 5 longer than the body by one joint
or so, ninth and tenth joints pale fulvous. Head somewhat
elongated in front, the antennal supports approximate, placed near
the inner and front margin of the eyes ; front with a triangular
smooth area in the middle, punctate at the sides ; vertex densely
punctate ; neck densely punctate at sides, less densely above. Pro-
thorax longer than broad, strongly constricted between the middle
and apex, transversely rugose above except near the base, where
it is densely punctulate. Elytra much broader at base than the
base of the prothorax, gradually narrowed posteriorly, truncate at
the »tpex, each with a strong spine at the outer angle and short
tooth ai suture ; surface sparsely and not strongly punctured, the
punctures each with a short seta. Body beneath \\\i\\ patches of
silky-grey pubescence.
Length 14 ; hreadth 3| mm.
Hah. Manipur {Doherty).
82. Leptura (Strangaliaj frainii, Fainn. Kotes Leyd. Mus. xviii,
p. 239 (1897).
Head and prothorax testaceous red ; elytra yellowish testaceous,
a transverse black band at the apex ; metathorax, tirst three
abdominal segments, tarsi and apices of tibia? black ; rest of the
underside and legs testaceous. Head minutely punctulate, very
faintly covered with short golden-yellow pubescence. Antenuie
inserted between and contiguous to the eyes, fihform, slightly
longer than the body in the $ ; first three or four joints testa-
ceous, the rest brownish black. Prothorax nearly as \\ ide at the
base as the base of the elytra, the hind angles acute ; the upper
surface nitid and almost impunctate. Elytra a little dilated
posteriorly, attaining their greatest breadth at about one-fourth of
their length from the apex, the latter broadly truncate ; upper
sui-face subnitid, distinctly and rather densely punctured, the
punctures each with a short grey hair. Eront coxa; almost con-
tiguous, the intercoxal process very narrow. Tarsi of hind legs
EPHIES.
81
as long- as the tibiae, the first joint longer than the remaining
joints united ; third joint cleft not quite to the middle.
Variation. Elytra yellow except at extreme apical margin ; body
beneath entirely testaceous.
Leu<jth 10-11 ; hreadth "S-^h mm.
Hah. Sikhim : British Bhutan.
Genus EPHIES.
Ephies, Pascoe, P. Z. S. 1806, p. o06j Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii,
p. 453 (1809).
Type, E. cruentus, Pasc, a species from Penang.
Rancfe. Himalayas, Burma, Malacca, and Borneo.
Head with a distinct neck ; cheeks slightly elongated ; palpi
subequal and subfiliform. Antennse inserted in a line with the
anterior border of the eyes, strongly serrate ; those of the S about
three-fourths of the length of the body, those of the $ scarcely
reach to the middle of the elytra and are much broader than those
of the J ; -^th joint a little shorter than the 5th. Prothorax
campanuliform, as wide at the base as the base of the elytra, its
hind angles acute ; base with a rounded lobe in the middle and
a rather deep sinuation towards each side. Elytra rather long,
slightly dilated posteriorly, each broadly truncate at the apex and
usually toothed at the angles. Legs moderately long ; hind femora
not reaching heyond the third abdominal segment ; hind tarsi
almost as long as the tibiae, the first joint a little longer than
the succeeding joints united. Last ventral segment of the 6
truncate, that of the $ rounded at the apex.
83. Ephies coccineus, sp. u.
Antennae, legs and body beneath black ; pronotum and elytra
red, clothed with a rather dense scarlet pubescence. Head
black, the cheeks and base of mandibles sometimes reddish,
with patches of reddish pubescence on the
vertex, sometimes also ou the neck and front.
Prothorax sometimes with a short median
black line near the base, all the rest of the
I upper surface, and the sides to some extent,
/ scarlet. Scutellum black. Elytra entirely
scarlet ; gradually widened from the middle to
about the beginning of the apical fourth, and
thence slightly narrowed towards the apex,
Fio-. 34. where each is broadly truncate in a slightly
Ejihies coccineus, oblique direction, with a short tooth at the
Gahan, J. outer angle and sometimes a feebler one at
the sutural angle.
cJ . Antennae reach almost to the apical fourth of the
elytra. Last ventral segment slightly depressed in the middle.
be CEEAMBYCID.I-.
feebly sinuate at the apex, with a rather sharp angle at each
side.
2 . Antennas not quite reaching to the middle of the elytra,
wider than those of the male, the fifth joint the widest, the rest
gradually narrower.
Length 14-17; breadth 3-4 mm.
Hah. Bhutan; Khasi Hills ; Upper Burma; Teuasserim.
84. Ephies sulcipennis. Bates, Bntoinologht, xxiv, Suppl. p. 22
(1891).
"Very near the Sumatran E. dUaticornis, but the elytra in the
same sex (female) narrow, with straight sides, except near the
apex, where they are very slightly dilated. Body beneath and
legs brilliant steel-blue. Thorax and elytra red, the latter black
at the apex for about one-sixth the length ; head and autennae
strongly depressed, basal margin of the thorax and the scutellum
black. Antennae not reaching the middle of the body, joints 3 to 9
broad, dilated on their inner sides and serrated ; elytra each with
three well-marked longitudinal furrows, the iuterstices between
the 1st and 2nd and 2nd and 3rd convex. Coxae and underside of
^interior femora with fine silky-grey pubescence."
Length 16 mm.
Hah. N.W. India : Kulu {Cajit. Graham Young).
Genus PYROCALYMMA.
Pyrocalymma, Thorns. St/st. Ceramh. p. 159 (1864) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 516 (1869).
Type, P. pyrochroldes, Thoms.
Range. Northern India and Burma.
Head abruptly narrowed a little behind the eyes, thus forming
:a distinct neck ; front short, with a median groove extending from
the clypeus between the antennal supports ; eyes of moderate
size, finely facetted, emarginate, placed at a slight distance
from the antennae ; mentigerous process of gula distinct and
moderately long. Antennae reach to about the middle of the
elytra in the 5 , and to the apical third or fourth in the o ; fii'^^t
joint obconical, slightly curved, equal in length to the third: third
and succeeding joints to the eighth or tenth dilated, more or less
flattened and triangular in form. Prothorax narrowed from base
to apex, but a little rounded in the middle at each side ; bisinuate
at the basal margin, with the lateral angles slightly projecting.
Elytra widened gradually from the base for about three-fourths
of their length, then narrowed to the apex, which is round ; each
with four feebly raised longitudinal costae. Legs moderately long ;
femora very slightly thickened towards the distal tliird ; first tarsal
joint a little longer than the second in the front and middle tarsi,
nearly as long as the second and third in the hind tarsi, claw-joint
equal in length to the second and third united. lutercoxale of
PYBOCALYMArA. 89
prostenmm narrow, A'ery slightly dilated posteriorly ; the coxae
prominent, closely approxiniated to each other, the acetabula
ungulate outwards and open posteriorly. Acetabula of middle
coxae open widely to the epimera. Metathoracic episterua nai'-
rowed posteriorly and pointed at the end. Stridulating area ot
mesonotum divided by a faint median groove.
So. Pyrocalymma pyrochroides, Thorns. Si/st. Cemmb. p. 160 (1864).
Head on top, pronotum, and elytra red, rather densely covered
with a somewhat velvety pubescence of a bright red colour ;
body beneath, legs and antennte black ; head more or less black
in front, at the sides and beneath. Antennae
reach to the posterior third of the elytra in
the (S , barely to the middle in the 5 , densely
covered Avith short black pubescence ; the joints
from the third to the tenth flattened and trian-
gular, projecting strongly at the apex on the
anterior side, subequal to one another in length
in the § , successively and very gradually longer
in the c? , each as broad as it is long or almost
Fig. 35. gQ jj^ ^j^g 2 , and longer than broad in the J .
''mrocCoidis Pronotum, owing to the arrangement of the pubes-
Thoms., 2 . ' cence, appears to have a broad shallow groove
along the middle and a slight depression on each
side near the base. Elytra furnished each Avitb four narrow
slightly raised longitudinal costae, the two inner more distinct
than the outer. Body beneath and legs minutely and densely
punctulate, thinly clothed with blackish pubescence. First joint
of hind tarsus narrower than the second or third, nearly as long
as these two united.
Levgth 16-21 ; breadth (at shoulders) 3|-5 mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Darjeeling, Pedong ; Manipur (Doherfj/) : Burma
Euby Mines (Dohcrtj/).
80. Pyrocalymma conspicua, sp. n.
Black, the elytra reddish ; the vertex of the head, the pro-
notum and the elytra densely covered with red, silk}'- pubes-
cence. Head with a rather deep transverse line between the
clypeus and front, the latter with an impressed line down the
middle and a patch of red pubescence on each side; clypeus
glabrous, densely punctate : genre with sparse grey hairs, each
marked with a dermal red spot under the eye. Antennae of
2 not extended to the middle of the elytra ; joints third to
eighth dilated towards the apex and tufted with short black
hairs, the dilatation very slight on the anterior and stronger on
the posterior side ; ninth to eleventh subcyliudrical. Prothorax
gradually narrowed in front, slightly constricted near the base
and apex ; the disc has the ap[)earance of being sulcate along
the middle due to the disposition of the pubescence along each
90
CERAMByCIU.E.
side of the middle line. Elytra shaped as in P. pyrocliroides
but the dorsal costce much feebler, two only on each elytron
are at all distinct. Pemora, especially of the two front pairs,
more obviously thickened below the middle than they are in
P. x>yrochroides. Episterna of metathorax glabrous, polished and
impuuctate on most of the upper half , distinctly and densely punc-
tate on lower half ; metasternum subglabrous, nitid, rather thickly
punctured near the lateral edges, sparingly over the other parts ;
abdomen nitid, very sparingly punctulate and pubescent.
Length 1'3|-15 ; breadth 3-31 mm.
Hah. Burma : Euby Mines (Doherti/).
Subfamily lY. CERAMBYCIN^.
Cerambycides, Lacord. (in part.) Gen. CWojjt. viii, p. 192 (1869).
Cerambvcidse, Bates (in part.), Biol. CeiHr.- Americana. Col. v, p. 13
(1879).
Ceraiubvcini, Ganglb. (Bestim.-Tabell. Europ, Col. vii) Verh. z.-h.
Gcs. Wien, xxxi, p. 687 (1881),
Head variable in form, but seldom distinctly narrowed behind
the eyes ; mandibles without membranous fringe on inner side ;
maxillae bilobed ; mentigerous process of gula often wanting,
generally very short when present ; ligula usually membranous,
sometimes corneous. Antennae inserted as a rule very close to
tlie eyes at some distance from base of mandibles, exceptionally,
close to the latter. Prothorax not marginate at sides. Mesonotum
generally provided with stridulatory area, which rarely is divided
by a median line. Middle tibiae never notched on outer border.
Wing-venation reduced, usually by absence of vein Cu. 2.
As already pointed out, the structural dif3'erences in the imago
between the beetles of this subfamily and the Lepturince are not
always well-marked, and in cases where the larvae are unknown
there will be a difficulty at times in determining to which subfamily
a species belongs. The wing-venation is, as a general rule, much
more reduced than in the Lepturince: the second cubital vein is in
the majority of forms absent; when present, it has usually lost all
connexion with the first anal vein, appearing then either as an
isolated vein or as a branch of the second cubital ; the first anal
vein, except in one or two genera, has no cell in its course. This
subfamily is by far the largest in the present family, and is well
represented in most parts of the world. It offers a considerable
amount of variety in the structure, form and coloration of the
numerous species. In many of the groups the eyes are finely
facetted, and where such is the case the habits of the insects are
probably diurnal. In these groups the colours are generally
brighter and the markings more varied than they are in those
A\ith coarsely facetted eyes. Several genera of this subfamily are
characterized by the presence of small pits or pores placed close
to the suture between the metasternum and its episterna, not
far from its posterior apex. These pores, judging from what is
CEEAMBTCIITjE. 91
known of their function in tlie aise of a few species, are con-
sidered to be the external apertures of scent-glands. But nothing
is known as to the nature of the scent in the great majority
of the species. In a few, such as the European species Aromia
moschata, the scent is like that of attar-of-roses.
Synojisis of Groups.
A. Aiitennpe inserted in front of eyes, very close to
base of mandibles ; eyes rather tinely facetted.
Group rrofd.tini.
B. Antennae more or less distant from base of
mandibles,
a. Eyes, except in Tetropiuin, coarsely facetted.
a' . Acetabula of middle coxae open to epimera.
(/■-. Intercoxal process of prosternum very little
or not at all dilated at end ; acetabula of
front coxue angulated on outer side, open
posteriorly ; gula usually without menti-
gerous process,
a'. Wing-venation of Lepturine type; an-
teunje shorter as a rule than body in
both sexes, not embraced by the eyes at
base Group Ascnnvn.
6\ Wing-venation reduced; antennae longer
than body in J , usually embraced by the
eyes at base.
«'. Ligula corneous Group CEmim.
bK Ligula membranous Group llesperophanini,
h'-. Intercoxal process of prosternum dilated at
end ; acetabula of front coxae closed or almost
closed posteriorly, rarely angulated on outer
side Group Ceramhycini.
h' . Acetabula of middle coxae not open to epimera.
d". Antennae spined posteriorly at the apex of
certain joints Group PJivravanthiiiL
b-. Antenme not spined.
a^. First abdominal segment of normal
length ; acetabula of front coxao open
posterioi-ly Grouj) Callidiojjsini.
b^. First abdominal segment very long in
both sexes, third much shorter than
second in 5 ; acetabula of front coxae
closed behind Group Ohriini.
1). Eyes finely facetted.
a . Acetabula of middle coxae open to epimera.
«-. Front coxae angulated on outer side.
rt^. Eyes emarginate, anteunte contiguous to
them.
uK Front coxae somewhat conical, rather
strongly exserted, their acetabula
usually closed posteriorly. . . . Group Molorchim.
hK Front coxfe not conical nor strongly
exserted, their acetabula open pos-
teriorly Group liosaliini.
b^. Eyes entire, antenna? somewhat distant
from them Group Mijthodini.
92 CERAMBTCID.i:.
6'. Front coxae rouuded, not angulated on outer
side.
a^. Scent-pores showing near postero-lateral
angles of uietasternuni ; scutellum gene-
rally large and triangular, with apex acute,
ff '. Acetabula of front coxte distinctly open
posteriorly Group Purpuricenini.
b\ Acetabula of front coxaj closed or
almost closed posteriorly .... Group Cal/ic/iroinmi.
P. No scent-pores visible ; scuteUum smaller
and less acute at apex.
a^. Acetabula of front coxte closed pos-
teriorly.
a^. Legs short, hind femora shorter than
abdomen Group Pyrestini
})''. Legs long, hind femora longer than
abdomen Group T'lothemini.
bK Acetabula of front coxae open pos-
teriorly,
rt'. Elytra usually dehiscent posteriorly,
attenuated at apex. ...... Group Thraniiin.
b\ Elytra not dehiscent nor attenuated
at apex Group Cli/tmi.
b' . Acetabula of middle coxae not open to epimera.
a-. Tarsal claws narrowly divergent ; eyes often
entire Group Epipedoceiini.
b'-. Tarsal claws widely divergent ; eyes always
emarginate.
«'. Eyes not in'omineut, not extending on to
front (liroup Cleomenim.
b\ Eyes prominent, extending on to front.
(jroup Ghiucytini
Group FliOTAXINI.
Head short, rather broad, not narrowed posteriorly ; antennte
inserted wide apart and as close to base of mandibles as in tbe
majority of Py-ioiu'ute ; eyes at a short distance behind antenna^
emarginate, rather finely facetted ; gula with distinct meiitigerous
process. Antennje shorter than body in both sexes. Prothorax
rouuded at sides, broader ia front than at base, almost flat above,
lateral edges somewhat sharp but not marginate. Mesonotum
with undivided stridulatory area. Tibiae carinate along each side,
spread out at apex. Frout coxae transverse, somewhat prominent,
their acetabula open posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxae extended
to epimera. Wings with veins Cu. 1 bifurcate, Cli. 2 absent.
This group is formed for the reception of a single remarkable
genus which cannot well be included in any of the groups estab-
lished by Lacordaire. In some points of structure, this genus
shows an affinity with the Lepturina', but in the shape of the head
and prothorax it resembles no member of that subfamily. From
the forward position of the autennte, it appears to be a primitive
form, although in certain other respects it is more specialized
than the genera included in the next group.
PROTAXIS, 95
Genus PKOTAXIS, g-. u.
Type, P. fulvescens, Caliaii.
Raw/e. That of the tyi)e species.
Head \\"ith the front short and broad, sloping gradually from
the vertex ; the clypeiis slightly depressed, marked off from the
front by oblique sutural lines, extended anteriorly beyond the base
of the mandibles, membranous only at its front edge ; labrum
transverse ; mandibles moderately long, gradually incurved at the
apex ; gula produced so as to form a distinct mentigerous process ;
eyes transverse, subfinely facetted, emarginate in front, AntennaG
inserted under a slight ridge on each side of the front close to the
base of the mandibles and at a short distance in front of the eyes,
their condylar foramina facing outx^ards ; reaching to the apical
fourth of the elytra in the c5" ; first joint rather long, slightly
curved, gradually thickened up to the apex and thez-e somewhat
abruptly expanded behind in the form of a short blunt process ;
third joint much shorter than the first and distinctly shorter
than the fourth ; fifth to tenth subequal, each very slightly longer
than the fourth ; sixth slightly, seventh to tenth more strongly,
angulate anteriorly at the apex. Prothorax transverse, feebly
convex or almost flat above, rounded at the sides and somewhat
constricted at the base. Mesonotum with undivided stridulatory
area. Elytra gradually narrowed backwards from the shoulders,
each obtusely pointed at the apex and furnished above with three
or four feeble costa). Legs moderately long ; femora rather stout^
fusiform -cylindric ;■ tibiae, especially the hind pair, somewhat
expanded at the apex, each carinate along each side close to the
ventral face ; tarsi rather short and broad, the first joint of the
front and middle tarsi scarcely longer than the second, that of
the hind tarsus almost as long as the second and third united ;
third joint completely bilobed ; claws not widely divergent.
Front coxse somewhat prominent, their acetabula widely open
posteriorly and strongly augulated on the outer side ; the inter-
coxal process very narrow in the middle and only slightly wdder
posteriorly.
87. Protaxis fulvesceus, sp. n.
Head, prothorax, scutellum and elytra fulvous ; antennae, legs
and underside, the prothorax excepted, black ; the antennae
faintly and the body and legs rather densely covered with grev
pubescence. Head densely and rather finely punctured and
faintly pubescent. First joint of antennae densely punctulate,
obsoletely carinate in front : eleventh joint very little longer
than the tenth, furnished at the end with a short pointed
appendix. Prothorax very feebly convex or nearly flat above,
obtusely marginate at each side, with a short delicate fringe of
grey pubescence projecting from each margin ; the flanks also
clothed with grey pubescence ; the upper surface densely covered
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CERAMBYCID.i:.
with small granules, almost bare of pubesceuce, marked with a
feeble, slightly sinuate line close to tbe apical margin. Scutellum
obtusely rounded or subtruncate pos-
teriorly. Elytra densely and finely punc-
tured, the punctures to a great extent
hidden under a covering of short fulvous
pubesceuce ; each elytron furnished above
with four feeble costae, the first of which
lies very close to the suture, but diverges
a little from it in front and extends
along the scutellum. Abdomen narrowed
posteriorly ; the pygidiuni projecting a
little beyond the last ventral segment in
the cS , and the propygidium notched in
the middle at the apex. Hind femora
do not reach past the fourth ventral
segment. Tibiae furnished each with a
faint carina along the middle of the ventral face and a more
chstinct carina along each side ; spurs of hind tibiiie subterminal.
Front tarsi of the c? with the first joint broader than the second
and the second broader than the third.
Length 13-16 ; breadth 4-5^ mm.
Hah. Manipur (Doherty) ; Naga Hills.
Fig. 36. — Pro/axis fulvescois,
Gahan, (S . X 5.
Group ASEMINI.
Head short, uot broader than the prothorax, the antennal sup-
ports depressed ; eyes emarginate or divided, not embracing
the base of the antennae ; antennae short, rarely, and then
but slightly, exceeding the body in length in the male ; gula
without mentigerous process; ligula corneous ; palpi rather short.
I'rothorax unarmed at the sides. Front coxae subglobular, pro-
duced in an angle on the outer side, their acetabula open
posteriorly ; the intercoxal process very narrow, not dilated pos-
teriorly. Acetabula of middle coxae open to tlie epimera. Legs
of moderate length ; the tibial spurs short. Wings with veins
Cu. 2 arising from A 1, and joined by a cross-vein to Cu. 2, which
is bifurcate towards the end.
Sijiioj^sis of Genera.
A. Eyes rather finely facetted, completely
divided Tetropium, p. 95.
B. Eyes coarsely facetted, emarginate . . Criocephalus, p, 96,
TETKOPlUjr, . 95
Genus TETROPIUM.
Tetropium, Kirbi/, Fauna Boreuli- Americana, pt. iv, Ins. p. 174
(1837) ; Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 208 (1869).
Criomorphus, Mnlsant, Colmpt. de France, Loncjicornes, p. o8
(1839).
Isarthron, Redtenh. Fauna Austriaca, p. 485 (1849).
Type, T, castaneum, Linn., a European species.
Range. Europe ; Central and North Asia ; North America,
Mexico and Gualemala.
Head with the front short, subvertical ; the postclypeus
triangular, the anteclypeus short, transverse and membranous ;
mandibles short ; maxillary palpi a little longer than the labial,
last joint triangular ; gula without mentigerous process ; eyes
rather finely facetted and divided each into two parts which are
more or less distant from one another and united only by a smooth
raised line destitute of facets. Antennae inserted before the eyes
not far from the base of the mandibles ; much shorter than the
body, attenuated towards the end; first joint short and thick;
the second half as long as the third ; third to fifth subequal in
length, sixth to tenth gradually diminishing; eleventh shortly
appendiculate, longer than tenth. Protborax transverse, some-
what flattened above, rounded at the sides, broadest a little before
the middle and narrowed most towards the base. Elytra feebly
convex, not very long, more or less parallel-sided, broadly rounded
at the apex. Legs rather short; femora compressed, fusiform,
sometimes very shortly pedunculate at the base ; first joint of hind
tarsus as long as the second and third united. Acetabula of front
coxae strongly angulated on the outer side, the intercoxal process
very uaiTow and for the most of its length forms a thin vertical
plate ; the intercoxal process of the mesosternum also very narrow,
but widened out in front.
88. Tetropium oreinum, sp. n.
Black or brownish black, the upperside for the most part dull,
the underside and legs somewhat glossy. Head sparsely clothed
with tawny seta? : densely rugulose-punc-
tate, marked along the vertex and front
with a median groove. Protborax sparsely
setose ; widest a little before the middle,
narrowed more towards the base than in
front, marked with a transverse groove a
little in front of the basal margin, the
latter not raised ; surface finely and very
densely granulated, except on two or
three small areas in front which are
-Pig. 2,1. -Tetropium punctate and shghtly nitid, and on a
orei'H«i«, Gahan. x?. small, smooth, median callosity near the
base ; disc with a slight depression along
the middle. Elytra densely punctulate and somewhat glossy near
96 CERAMBTCIBA.
the base, the rest of their surface covered with a Aery short dark
pubescence, more or less opaque. Body beneath very sparsely
clothed with tawny pubescence. Femora fusiform, laterally
compressed.
Length 9-14 : hreudth 2h-^ mm.
Hah. West Kashmir (Lt.-Col. Steatham) ; N.W. Himalayas
(E. P. Stehhinrj).
Genus CRIOCEPHALITS.
Criocephaliis, Muhant, Col. de France, Longic. p. G3 (1839) ; Lacm-d,
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 210 (18G9) ; Shaq), Trans. Ent. Soc. 1905
p. 14o.
Megasemum, Kraatz, Berl. ent. Zeit. xxiii, p. 97 (1879).
Cephalocrius, Sharp, toni. cit. p. 147.
Cephalallus, Sharp, torn. cit. p. 147.
Type, C. rusticus, Linn., a Palsearctie species.
Ranrje. Holarctic Region ; with one species in Upper Burma.
Head with the front sloped, depressed along the middle and
marked with a median impressed line extending to the vertex ;
the clypeus flattened, limited behind by two distinct lines con-
verging so as to form an angle at the middle ; anteclypeus short ;
labrum transverse : gula without mentigerous process, mandibles
rather short, each armed with a single tooth near the middle of
the inner edge; eyes rather large and coarsely facetted, emargi-
nate in front, the lower lobe extended more or less on to the
ventral surface of the head. Antennte longer or shorter than the
body in the 6 , much shorter than the body in the $ ; first joint
not extended past the hind margin of the eye ; second half as long
at least as the first, third much longer than the first and distinctly
longer than the fourth. Prothorax slightly transverse, some-
times, especially in the 6 , a little longer than broad, rounded or
obtusely subangulate at the sides. Elytra long, feebly convex,
slightly narrowed posteriorly, rounded at the apex. Legs
moderately long ; femora sublinear ; tibial spurs short, the front
tibije with one and the middle and hind tibia3 each with two at
the apex; tarsi rather long and narrow, the hind pair with the
first joint at least as long as the second and third united. Front
coxEC strongly angulated outwards, their acetabula open poste-
riorly, the intercoxal process very narrow, not dilated posteriorly.
Episterna of metat borax moderately broad in front, gradually
narrowed to a point posteriorly. Venation of wings resembles
that of the genus Lcjdnra — i. c. the first cubital vein is bifurcated
posteriorly and anteriorly is joined by a transverse vein with the
second cubital.
89. Criocephalus exoticus. Sharp, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1905, p. 159.
S . Pitchy black, with a faint covering of short brownish pubes-
cence. Clypeus with a posterior triangular area a little more
CniOCEPHALUS. 97
depressed than the rest of its surface ; labrura with three tufts of
setpe — oue median near its front margin, the others near the
postero-lateral angles ; ej'es witliout long hairs, the upper lobes
rather broad, the lower lobes extended to the ventral surface,
but widely separated below ; gular area
between them slightly convex, trans-
versely rugulose and more or less punctate,
clothed with long erect hairs. Antennae
reach at the seventh joint a little past
the middle of the elytra (the joints
succeeding the seventh have been lost
from the type specimen) ; first joint not
attaining to the hind margin of the eye ;
the second nearly half as long as the
first and more than half the length of
-p.^ qc^ the third. Prothorax rather sharply
Criocephaius'exoticus, rounded at the middle of each side, nar-
Sharp. X 5. I'owed towai'ds base and apex, its length
not quite equal to its width across the
middle ; the disc flattened, with a rather deep fovea on each side
and an impressed line along the middle, the surface very finely
and densely punctulate. Elytra very faintly pnnctulate, each
with t\AO feeble dorsal costse and a very short lateral one. Pro-
sternum slightly convex and somewhat rugulose in front ; its
intercoxal process narrow and laminiform. Cleft of the third
tarsal joint extends about halfway to the base in the anterior
tarsi and one-third of the way in the liiud tarsi ; first joint of the
hind tarsi nearly as long as the remaining joints united.
Length 11 ; hreadth z> vaiw.
Hah. Burma : North Chin Hills.
90. Criocephalus unicolor, sp. u.
Perruginous. Head ^\'ith the clypeo-frontal sutures very
distinct, meeting at a sharp angle in the middle ; eyes narrower
than in C. exoticus. Sharp, the lower lobes reach to the ventral
surface but remain \\idely separated below ; the gular area
between them convexly swollen, strongly rugose-punctate, and
in the S wdth a shght transversely elliptical depression, which
is clothed, but not very densely, with longish hairs ; palpi very
short, the last joint moderately dilated. Antennte a little longer
than the body in the 6 , reaching to the posterior third of the
elytra in the $ ; first joint short but extended to the hind margin
of the eye, second about two-thirds the length of the first and one-
third the length of the third. Prothoi'ax slightly rounded at the
sides, its length in the c? fi trifle greater than its width across the
middle, and in the $ a little less ; convex above, but with a broad,
shallow, median depression followed near the base by a feeble
tubercular elevation ; the surface densely punctate and sparsely
but very distinctly asperate. Elytra densely and rather strongly
TOL. I. n
98 CERAMBYCIDJE.
punctate, the narrow interstices minutely punctulate ; faintly-
pubescent ; each with a short sutural spine at the apex, fur-
nished with two feeble dorsal costge and a short faint lateral
one. Prosternum gradually sloping in front of the coxae, trans-
versely rugulose, its front margin slightly raised, the intercoxal
process very narrow. Tarsi slender, the first joint in the hind
tarsus nearly as long as the rest united : the cleft of the third
extending to the base.
Length 15-20^ ; breadth 4-5| mm.
Hah. Assam: North Khasi Hills (Godivin- Austen). Japan:
Tsu Shi ma.
This species enters into Sharp's genus Cephalalhis, and possibly
may not be really distinct from C. oherthtiri, Sharp, the type of that
genus, as it apparently differs only in colour, as the latter is
described as pieeous with the elytra ferruginous. Cephalalhis,
Cephalocrh's and Megasemxtm are distinguishable by such slight
structui'al characters that I consider them at most as only sub-
genera of Criocephalus.
Group (EMINI.
Head vertical or 'subvertical in front; the clypeus as a rule
very short ; gula without mentigerous process ; ligula corneous ;
eyes deeply emarginate, sometimes completely divided ; antennae
much longer than the body in the c^ • Prothorax sometimes
tuberculate or spined at the sides, but more often unarmed.
Elytra generally long. Front coxae moi'e or less prominent, their
acetabula angulated on the outer side and open posteriorly; the
intercoxal process narrow antl not dilated at the end. Acetabula
of the middle coxie extending to the epimera. Wings M'ith vein
Cu 2 absent, and Cu 1 eitlier simple or bifurcated towards the
end. Stridulatory area of mesonotum usually large and well
developed and, except in one genus, not divided by a median line.
Synopsis of the Genera.
A. Front coxoe contiguous.
a. Prothorax not wider iu middle than
at each end; third antennal joint
shorter than fourth or any of the
succeeding joints Amimes, p. 99.
b. Prothorax wider in middle than at
each end ; third antennal joint not
shorter than fourth or succeeding
joints.
a. Eyes completely divided ; prothorax
without lobe at base Tetraommatus, p. 100.
b. Eyes emarginate ; prothorax with
median lobe at base Hypoescheus, p. 104.
AMIMES.
B, Front coxre distinctly separated b_y pro-
sternal process.
a. I'rothorax unarmed at sides ; mesono-
tuni with undivided stridulatory area.
a. First antennal joint rounded off at
apex ; basal margin of prothorax
nearly straight. (Emospila, p. 104.
h. First anteinial joint sharply angulate
or .spined at apex, basal margin of
prothorax rounded in middle" .... Xystrockra, p. 105.
b. Prothorax Avith a tubercle, sometimes
very small, on each side ; stridulator}"-
area of mesonotum divided by a median
li'ie Oplatoceea, p. 107.
Genus AMIMES.
Amimes, Pascoe, Joiirn. Ent. i, p. 368 (1862) ; Lacord. Gen. CoUonl.
viii, p. 377 (1869;. ^
Type, A. macilentus, Pascoe.
Range. Ceylon.
Head narrowed gradually behind the eyes, broader in front
than the prothorax ; eyes large, coarsely facetted, ratlier deeplv
emarginate ; front short, impressed with a median line, separated
from the clypeus by a nearly transverse impression ; antennal
supports raised and directed obliquely outwards. Antenna very
long in the J , filiform, with the joints from the third gradually
increasing in length. Prothorax narrow, scarcely longer than
broad, a little constricted near the base and apex, feebly
tuberculate on the disc. Elytra united about twice as broad
as the prothorax and three times as long as they are broad ;
rounded at the apex. Front and middle coxae strongly exserted
and prominent ; the front coxae contiguous, the iutercoxal process
very narroAV and extended only halfway between them, their
acetabula shghtly angulate outwards and open posteriorly; the
mesosternum also narrow between the coxje. Legs rather long ; the
femora narrow at the base, thickened and subfusiform, especially
inthe S , towards the apex, the hind pair scarcely reach past the
third abdominal segment ; tarsi narrow, the first joint elongate,
as long in the hind tarsus as the remaining joints united.
91. Amimes macilentus, Poscoe (Psilomerus ?), Trans. Ent. Soc {■->)
iv, p. 238 (1858) ; id. (Amimes) Joium. E7it. i, p. 368, pi. 17, f. G
(1862). ^ '
cJ . Of a livid brown colour above ; with the outer borders of
the elytra and a broad, but short, sutural band, that begins a little
behind the base and narrows posteriorly, pale yellow. Head partly
brown and partly testaceous in front, impressed with a median line
that extends from the clypeal suture to the occiput, Antenna3
nearly three times the length of the body ; yellowish testaceous,
u2
100
CEEAMBTCID.i:.
with the first joint brown. Prothorax with four very small
bercles on the disc, two before and two behind, the latter more
widely separated ; marked
with a median impressed line ;
covered faintly with a very
short greyish pubescence.
Elytra faintly pubescent, sub-
nitid, distinctly and rather
closely punctured ; narrowed
gradually from the base to
within a short distance of the
apex, then sligjitly dilated ;
each sharply rounded at
the apex. Body beneath
brown, with a faint covering
of silvery -grey pnbescence.
Legs brownish, the peduncles
of the femora and the base
of the tibiae pale testaceous.
2 • Antenna? less than twice
the length of the body, entirely testaceous red ; almost the
whole of the head and a broad median baud along the pronotum
testaceovis ; the pale sutural baud of the elytra extending almost
to the apex ; the legs entirely testaceous.
Length 10-12 ; breadth 2| mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
The difference in colour that marks the female specimen here
described is probably not altogether sexual, but due in part to
individual variation. In the male specimens seen, there is an
evident tendency to variation in the extent of the darker brown
colour.
Fig. 39. — Amimes macilentns,
Pasc, cT ?. X 5-
Genus TETRAOMMATUS.
Tetraommatus, Per7'oud,Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon (2) ii, p. 390 (1855) ;
Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 221 (1869).
Deuteromma, Pascoe, Ti-ans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 98 (1857).
Type, T.JiUformis, Perroud.
Mange. Southern India, Ceylon, Burma, and Malay Archipelago.
Head nearly flat between the antenniferous tubercles, the latter
depressed transverse, with the margin entire; eyes divided each
into two widely separated parts, the upper much smaller than the
lower. Antennae slender, sparsely setose, nearly t^^•ice as long as
the body in the d" • Third and following joints subequa), or very
gradually decreasing in length. Prothorax oblong-ovate or some-
times almost cylindrical in form, constricted at the base, armed with
a small inconspicuous spine at the middle of each side, « hich is
sometimes absent ; somewhat flattened or depressed on the disc.
Elytra longer than head and prothorax combined, nai rowed poste-
riorly and rounded at the apex. Intercoxal part of presternum
a?BTEAOMMATUS. 101
very short ; front coxee contiguous, tlieir acetabula angulate out-
wards and open posteriorly ; middle coxae almost contiguous.
Temora rather long, pedunculate and somewhat curved at the base,
fusiform and compressed in their distal half. Tarsi long and
narrow; the first joint of the middle and hind pairs almost or
quite as long as the remaining three united ; cleft of the third
joint extends less than halfway tcrthe base.
I. ProiJiorax unarmed at the sides.
92. Tetraonimatus filiformis, Fei-roud, Ayw, Soc L{n?i. Lyon (2) ii,
p. 391 (1855).
Narrow and elongate, slightly compressed dorso-veutrally, very
sparsely pubescent ; protborax reddish-brown ; elytra brownish to
testaceous ; antennae and legs yellow.
S . Antennce one-fifth longer than the body ; third, fourth, and
fifth joints subequal, each nearly twice as long as the first ; sixth
to eleventh successively shorter ;
o^;^flS^i:> second twice as long as broad.
^ ^ ^ Prothorax almost twice as long
as broad, subcylindrical, slightly
widened between the middle and
the base, abruptly but not deeply
constricted at the base; upper
surface finely and very closely
punctulate and dull, but with
a narrow, subnitid, slightly de-
pressed, transversely striated baud
^ ,r, rr . . ^/-/v,^,,,,-, corresponding to the lateral con-
Perroud. x^ striction at the base; from the
clearly defined front edge of this
baud three faint smooth lines —one median and two lateral— run
forward along the disc, and beyond the lateral lines, nearer
to the front margin, are two small narrow smooth spaces.
Elytra about 2^ times as long as the prothorax, closely and rather
strongly punctured, separately rounded at the apex. Femora
pedunculate at the base, fusiform and laterlly compressed towards
the apex.
2 . Antennae scarcely longer than the body ; prothorax only
one-third longer than broad, "finely and not very closely granulate
above, subnitid between the granules ; elytra more than three
times as long as the prothorax.
Length 5-10 ; breadth 1-1 1 mm.
Hab. S. India : Pondicherry ; Ceylon.
93 TetraommatuS muticus, Pascoe (Deuteromma), Tratis. Ent. Soc.
(2) V, p. 25 (1858).
Head, prothorax and underside testaceous red ; antenna3 and
elytra testaceous yellow, the latter a little paler at the shoulders
102 CEEAMBTCIDiB.
and along each side beyond the middle ; legs pale yellow. Head
densely rugvdose punctate in front, rather sparsely punctulate
on the vertex. Antennae about one-third longer than the body in
the 6, slightly longer than the body in the $; sparsely setose ;
the second joint half as long as the tirst ; third, fourth, and fifth
subequal to each other in length. Prothorax of d" about twice as
long as its width across the middle, subcylindrical, the sides
diverge gradually and but very slightly from the apex to within
one-third from the base, then converge to the narrow basal
constriction ; the upper surface slightly convex, densely and very
finely punctulate and rather opaque ; faintly covered with short
tawny pubesceuce. Prothorax of $ nbout one-fourth longer than
broad. Elytra parallel-sided, rounded and unarmed at the apex,
feebly convex above, finely and rather densely punctate, and very
sparsely clothed with pale tawny pubescence ; in the d they are
about three times as long as the prothorax, in the $ more than
three times.
Length, S $ j 7-S ; hreadtli li-2 mm.
Hah. Ceylon ( (S tjip^ "i B.M. ; $ in coll. G. Lewis).
This species resembles T.Jiliformis, but is not quite so narrow^ ;
the prothorax is without lines above and tlie narrow band at base
is punctulate and not shiny as in that species.
94. Tetraommatus bimaculatus, sp. n.
Dark brown, with a very sparse tawny pubescence ; elytra
marked each with a narrow transverse yellow spot that proceeds
from the outer margin a little beyond the middle. Antennae dark
brown, sparsely cihate ; third joint twice as long as the first ;
second not quite twice as long as it is broad. Prothorax of
the (S more than one-third longer than broad, slightly rounded at
the sides, widest a little behind the middle, constricted at the
base ; upper surface finely and very closely punctulate and dull,
vith a narrow transverse basal band, smooth, glossy and some-
what reddish in colour ; three smooth lines (the median one
slightly depressed and the lateral ones feebly raised) run from
the basal band along the disc; prothorax of the $ shorter, rather
sparsely and irregularly graiudate above. Elytra three times as
long as the protliorax in the d" aiid relatively longer in the § ;
closely and distinctly punctured, separately rounded at the apex.
Body beneath and legs dark brown.
Length 12-13 ; breadth 2,4 mm.
Hah. S. India : Madura J^H. E. Andreives).
II. Prothorax u'ith a small S2)ine at the middle of each side.
95. Tetraommatus insignis, Gahan, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxxiv,
p. 8, pi. i, fig. 1 (lttL)4).
Head and prothorax of a rusty red or brownish colour ; the
basal and apical transverse grooves of the prothorax and three
TETRAOMMATUS. ^^^
longitudinal impressions on the disc, one anterior and two pos-
terior, dark brown : elvtra yellowish testaceous, with two bands
and the sutural border between them dark brown ; the first baud
arises from the suture at about the middle of its length curves
outwards and backwards and ends in a transverse spot at the side ;
the second band begins at the suture at about one-third from
the apex and is directed obliquely towards tbe sic e but does not
reach to the outer margin. Head rather densely punctate and
opaque. Antennic sparsely ciliate, ferruginous at the base, paler
tiwirds the end ; second ioint about one-third of the engtu ot
the third; third shghtly longer than the fourth and subequal ta
the fifth. Prothorax of 6 about one-third longer than its width
across the middle ; slightly rounded and armed with a small spme
at the middle of each side, constricted at base, and marked there
with a rather deep transverse groove, wbicli is slightly arched
forwards in the middle and has two longitudinal impressions that
run from it to the middle of the disc : the upper surface more or
less opaque and somewhat densely punctate, the puncturation
finer and closer towards the sides. Elytra subnitid, densely
punctate, and sparselv pubescent, rounded at the apex. tJody
beneath reddish testaceous, the abdomen paler; prosternuranitid,
transversely striated near its front margin, distiuctly but not very
densely punctured posteriorly.
Lemjth 8-11 ; breadth 1^-2 mm. .^ ^ o- nr 7.i\
Hub. Andaman Is.; Tenasserim: Thagata (Fe«); Qmm{Movhot).
00. Tetraommatus nigriceps, Fascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) m, p. o02
Tetiaommatus caUidioides {Pascoe), var., Gahan, Ann. Mus. Civ.
Genov. xxxiv, p. 8 (1694).
Brownish black, the prothorax and ventral _ side of the head
testaceous red, the abdomen and legs varying from reckhsh
brown to very dark brown. Head rather densely punctulate.
Antennae twice as long as the body in the dj second joint ies.
than half as long as the third; third and following joints to
ninth or tenth subequal in length. Prothorax somewhat rounded
and armed with a small spine at each side, constricted and marked
with a transverse groove at the base ; its length about one-fourth
greater than its ^^•idth across the middle : upper surface very
feebly convex, slightly nitid, densely and finely punctate ; the
sides minutely punctulate and opaque. Elytra densely punctate ,
sparsely covered with greyish pubescence.
Hab. Upper Burma: Mt. Hathalin {Fea); Perak (DoherUj);
'^'STpecies differs onlv in the colour of the head base of
elytra, and front femora from the Bornean species I.caUuUoides,
Pasc, and it is probably only a local variety or race of the latter.
104
CERAMBTCID.E.
Genus HYPOESCHRUS.
Hypoeschru?, Tliomson, Syd. Ceramh. p. 249 (1864) ; Ldcorch Gen,
^CoUopt. viii, p. 218 C18G9).
Type, H. stnr/osus, Gyllenlial,
liancje. Senegal, xlbyssinia and India.
Head impressed with a median line ; front short, slightly
concave between the autenniferous tubercles ; the latter trans-
verse, not prominent and not emarginate in front ; eyes coarsely
facetted, deeply emarginate, \\\t\\ large lo\\er lobe reaching almost
to the base of the mandible. Antennae much longer than the
body in the male, not longer than it in the female : third joint the
longest, fourth to eleventh gradually shorter. Prothorax nearly
as broad as long, more or less rounded at the sides, flattened or
slightly depressed along the middle of the disc, with a median
obtusely rounded lobe at the base. Elytra costate, a little broader
than the prothorax and more than three times as long ; each
somewhat acuminate at the apex and armed with a short spine.
Front coxae contiguous, the intercoxale of the prosternum very
short and narrow ; their acetabula angulate outwards and open
posteriorly. Intercoxale of mesosternum also very narrow.
Femora laterally compressed, fusiform ; tarsi long and narrow ;
first joint of hind tarsus as long as the remaining joints united.
97. Hypoeschrus indicus, sp. n.
Light brown in
Fig. 41.
Hypoeschrus indicus,
Gaban, S • X ^.
colour. Head and prothorax very finely
granulate and dull. Antennae sparsely
fringed with pale setse beneath. Elytra
somewhat glossy, ver}' closely punctured ;
each with seven raised lines, the first
running very close to the sutural edge poste-
riorly but diverges slightly from it in front,
the third and fifth somewhat more strongly
raised, connected with one another and
with the seventh by means of oblique cross-
lines posteriorly ; the sixth and seventh
obsolete in front, and the sixth obsolete
also posteriorly.
Length 12-20 ; breadth 3-4| mm.
Hah, India: Karachi; Calcutta; Belgaura.
This species is indicated as a sal-tree
borer on the labels attached to specimens
received from the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
Genus (EMOSPILA, g. n.
Tj'pe, (Z.'. maculij^ennis, Galian.
llauf/e. That of the type species.
Head with the autennal supports depressed ; the front short
and transverse, marked off from the clypeus by an arcuately
1 O'l
XTSTKOCEUA. ''^'^
transverse evoove ; eyes deeply emarginate, ^vith narrow upper
xndbiond lower lobe. Antenna, about one-third longer than the
1 V n tl $ a,a still longerin the c? ; first joint stout extended
ahttlepast the front n.argiu of the l-^^l^orax romuled at tne
apex ; third nearly twice as long as the first ; thu-d to hfth sub
equal in length, slightly flattened above m tlae f ' f^^f^^^^.^^^^^
SI ccessively shorter and narrower, eleventh a little longei than
tentll'none of the pints angulated at the apex. Pi^thorax
slightlv transverse, rounded at the sides narrowed a ^^f^^^^'^
towards the base than in front. Elytra long, nearly parallel- sided
wi'wed and slightly subtruncate at the ^^^^-^^^^J^^^
long, the posterior two pairs subequal m length the t out pa^i
shorter • femora elongate-fusiform, not pedunculate slightly com
e eU first joint of middle and hind tarsi longer than the second
Ind t ird united. Front coxee globular, prominent, with the r
acetabula produced in a short angle on the outer side -the mtei-
coxal process narrow but completely separating the coxae;
intercoxale of mesosternum moderately broad, gradually narrowed
posteriorly and broadly canaliculate along the middle.
98. (Emospila maculipennis, sp. n.
Dark brown, denselv covered above with greyish tawny pubes-
cence buwi?l a number of nude, dark brown subnitid spots on
he elytra, these spots irregular in form and not arranged m
Iny definite order! body beneath, legs and -f^ -- 7
covered with grevish pubescence. Prothorax o J ^ehitnely
X than in the-?, wiliest a little behind the middle, the disc
vitli a verv short median carina near the fron ^^gin an a
short oblique carina on each side on the posterior half ; Fothoiax
o 9 widest at the middle, or a little before the middle, no
carinate above on each side, but with traces of a shght median
car a Elytra rather thickly punctured, the punctures appearing
larger and more densely placed on the glabrous dark brown spots.
Length 20-25 ; breadth o-ol mm. -o •, -oi fn,. ^ ^
Hub Assam: Sibsagar {Indian .Museum); Brit. Bhutan ( J ?
in coll. Oberthiir).
Genus XYSTROCERA.
Xystrocera, Serv. Ann. Sac. Ent. Fr. 1834, p.G9; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 229 (1869).
Type, X. f/lobosa, Oliv. ,. -r, •
Ecmac. Ethiopian, Oriental, and Austrahan Eegious.
Head vertical in front, raised so as to form a ridge, broadly con-
cave from side to side, between the antennae; antennal supports
emarginate in front, acutely pointed on the inner s-de ; post-
c ype?s verv short, separated from the front by a transverse
groove ; anteclypeus membranous ; eyes large, deeply emargmate.
106
CERAMBYCID^.
the lower lobes extended close to the uiandibular edge of the geuae ;
mandibles oblique, straight at base, turned in at right angles at
the apex. Antennae of cj" about one-third to tmce longer than
the body ; first joint stout, asperate, its apex with sharp upper
edge and acutely produced anterior angle or spine ; third to tifth
thickened, asperate, the third shorter than the fourth or fifth ;
sixth to tenth subequal, each much shorter than the fifth ; antenna;
of 2 a little longer than the body, joints third to fiffh less
thickened and less asperate. Prothorax slightly convex above,
rounded at the sides, base with rounded lobe in the middle.
Elytra long, more or less narrowed backwards from the base,
rounded at the apex. Legs long, the front pair shorter than the
others ; femora f usiform-clavate, compressed, pedunculate at base ;
tibiae compressed. Front cox^e separated, their acetabula strongly
angulate outwards. Mesosternum moderately broad, narrowed
posteriorly and truncate at the end.
The pupae of one species at least, and probably of all the species,
of this genus are enclosed in calcareous cocoons of a texture
similar but somewhat longer and narrower in form than those
which enclose the pupse in the genus Ploccderus.
99. Xystrocera globosa, Oliv. (Ceramhyx) Entom. ir, no. 67, p. 27,
pi. 12, fig. 81 (1795) ; Coquerd, Ann. Soc. Eat. Fr. 1848, p. 180,
pi. 7, iv, fig. 2 a, b, larva.
Heddish brown ; prothorax with the front and hind borders, a
narrow median longitudinal band (sometimes obsolete) and a
broader lateral band, which in the S
runs obliquely from the side of the
thorax in front towards the medio-basal
lobe behind, metallic blue or green ;
elytra testaceous yellow, the outer and
apical borders and, on each, a median
longitudinal band, which anteriorly is
directed obliquely towards the shoulder,
also metallic blue or green. Head densely
punctate. First joint of antennae
asperate, with spiniform anterior process
at the apex ; third to fifth strongly
asperate, each in the c? with the apex
thickened and dentate beneath ; third
joint thicker and about one-fourth
shorter than the fourth. Prothorax
densely and finely granulated on the
disc in the S , less densely granulated in
the 2 ; prosternum of the male with a transversely striated glossy
band of metallic colour, close to the front margin, the rest of its
surface as well as the lower part of the sides of the prothorax
forming a convexly raised, very minutely and denselv punctate,
area of a dull red colour; the corresponding area in the female more
Fig. 42.— A'l/strocera
glvhoscc, Oiiv., (^ .
OPLATOCERA.
10-
or less concave, sparsely granulated and not extended on to the
sides, whence the lateral bauds run straiglit back instead of taking
an oblique direction as in the male. Elytra densely and rather
strongly punctured ; each with three slightly raisjed longitudinal
lines — two dorsal and one lateral.
Length 15-32 mm.
Hah. India: Darjeeling, Bombay, ]Mysore, Madras: Ceylon;
Assam ; Burma. Siam, Malay Peninsula. Java, Celebes, Philip-
pines. Egypt ; Mauritius ; Hawaiian Islands.
100. Xystrocera festiva, Thorns., Essai Classif. Ceramb. p. 251 (1861) ;
Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 506 (1869).
Testaceous red, the antennas black ; the sides of the pro-
thorax metallic green or blue and the upper surface of the same
colour except over a large median subcordate spot which is
testaceous yelloAv ; the elytra testaceous yellow along the inner or
sutural half of each, metallic green or blue along the outer
half and around the apex ; legs testaceous, the tibias dark
brown except at the apex, the femoral peduncles dark brown
in their distal half. Antennae nearly twice as long as the bod}^ in
the c? 5 barely longer than the body in the $ ; strongly asperate,
and more or less denticulate beneath, in the S , less strongly
asperate in the $ ; third and fourth joints and the fifth to a less
extent dentate beneath at the apex. Disc of prothorax sparsely
and subasperately punctate, the prosternum and sides finely
and rather densely punctulate ; in the c? , a definite smooth line
with a strongly sinuous course forms the boundary between the
two differently punctured areas. In the 5 <^^isc of prothorax
finely, subasperately punctate, the sides and prosternum sparsely
punctate. Elytra distinctly, but not very densely punctate ;
each rounded and unarmed at the apex.
Length 30-38 ; breadth 7-9 mm.
Hah. Burma : Karenee (Fea). Sumatra ; Java : Borneo.
Genus OPLATOCERA.
Oplatocera, White, Cat. Col. B. M., Lonfjic. p. 121 (1853) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 231 (1869).
Hoplitocera, Gemni. S)- Har. (as an emeudatiou of the name) Cat,
Col p. 2795 (1872).
Type, 0. callidioides. White.
Range. Sikhim and Bhutan.
Head rather strongly concave bet^^■een the antennal supports ;
the latter prominent with their openings facing outwards; eyes
moderately large, deeply emarginate in front, slightly sinuate
posteriorly ; front moderately large, subvertical, not distinctly
marked off from the clyi)eus, anteclypeus rather large, coriaceous
near its front border ; mandibles straight at base and almost
108 CEKAMBYCID.!:,
squarely turned in towards the apex, each with a dorsal ridge
along the straight portion ; palpi subequal ; gula with outraenti-
gerous process. Antennae longer than the body; first joint stout,
thickened towards the apex and reaching almost to the middle
of the prothorax ; third much longer than the first, fourth to
eleventh gradually shorter and more slender. Prothorax trans-
verse, somewhat A'ariable in form, strongly I'ounded at the
sides and feebly tuberculate behind the middle in the J of the
type species ; a little rounded and strongly tuberculate at the
middle of each side, with a sulcate constriction near the base and
apex, in the second known species. Elytra broader than the pro-
thorax, more than twice as long as broad, gradually narrowed
backwards, the sides more strongly convergent at the apes.
Legs moderately long ; the femora stout, subfusiform ; first joint
of hind tarsus not so long as the next two united. Front coxse
transverse, their acetabula open posteriorly ; intercoxal process
distinct but rather narrow, parallel-sided. Intercoxal process of
mesosternum triangular, concavely depressed along the middle.
Episterna of metathorax broad in front, gradually narrowed
almost to a point posteriorly. Stridulatory area of mesonotum
Avith an impressed line along the middle. First cubital vein of
wings bifurcate posteriorly, second cubital wanting.
101. Oplatocera callidioides, Wltife, Cat. Col. B. M.. Lonrjk. p. 121,
pi. 3, tig. 7 (1853).
(5 . Cinnamon-brown ; elytra \\ith dark brown lateral margins,
mai'ked each with two black-bro\\n spots placed obliquely
between the base and the middle, with another large oblique
spot or band a little beyond the middle. Head densely rugulose-
punctate. Antennae extended by about two or three joints past
the apex of the elytra; first joint very stout, densely granulate,
thii'd to sixth armed posteriorly at irregular intervals with short
spines, third nearly twice as long as the first. Prothorax large,
transverse, nearly as wide as the elytra, a little depressed above,
strongly rounded at the sides but drawn in at the base and
furnished behind the middle with a feeble tubercle ; the surface
densely rugulose-puuctate, sparsely covered \\\t\\ rather long
pubescence. Shape of the elytra as in the figure of the next
species. The intercoxal process of the prosternum is gradually
sloped in front.
Length 48 mm.
Hah. Northern India.
102. Oplatocera ohertliuri, sp. u.
Cinnamon-brown ; antennte tipped with dark brown at the
apex of each joint ; prothorax with two black-brown spots on the
disc and a narrow dark band towards each side ; elytra marked
each with two oblique black-brown bands that appear to be
OPL.VTOCiJEA.
109
made up of a series of elongate spots placed side by side ; the
oblique apical margin of the elytra blue-black, the lateral maiyins
iiot dark as in the preceding species. Head rugulose-punctate.
litenna^ reach past the apex of the elytra by about three
^ joints in the $, and by more than
four in the ^ ; first joint very densely
and very finely rugulose-punctate ; third
to sixth not spined in either sex; all
the joints pubescent, the pubescence
longer and somewhat denser on the
underside. Prothorax transverse, but
much narrower than the elytra, slightly
constricted and marked with a trans-
verse groove near base and apex, a little
dilated and strongly tuberculate at the
middle of each side ; the dark spots on
the disc placed on two slight elevations,
between which is a median canahculate
depression ; the surface densely rugulose-
punctate, sparsely clothed with Ion gish
pubescence. Each elytron with two
feebly raised dorsal costse which unite
at about the middle of the posterior
dark band, a single costa continued thence almost up to the
apical border ; the surface very finely rugulose-punctate, covered
faintlv with short grev pubescence. Tips of the femora and tibiae
and lateral borders of the metasternum, black. Last ventral
secernent sinuate at the apex in the 6 , broadly truncate and fringed
wiUi reddish-brown hairs in the $ . Intercoxal process of pro-
sternum abruptly dechvous in front.
Leuf/tJi 30-37 ; hreadtJt 9-11 mm.
Bab. Sikhim : Darjeeling ; British Bhutan.
Fio'. 43. — Ojilatocera
oberthuri, Gahan, S •
Group HESPEROPHANINI.
Gula without mentigerous process, excei)t in Hesperojilianes, in
which it is very short ; ligula membranous ; eyes large, deeply
emartrinate ; antennte ciliated, longer than the body m the S .
Prothorax unarmed at the sides. Elytra rather long, more or less
parallel-sided. Eront coxte subglobular, more or less angulate at
the side ; their acetabula open posteriorly ; the intercoxal process
either very little or not at all dilated at the end. Acetabula of
middle coxae extended to the epimera. Eirst abdominal sternite
iiot longer than the second except in the middle and at the sides.
Winc'-venation reduced bv the disappearance either of vein Cu2
or o? the posterior branch of Cu 1, probably the latter ; Cu2 in
that case having lost its connection with Al appears simply
as a branch of Cu 1 .
110 OERAMBYClD.i:.
Si/nojysis of the Genera.
A. Head -svitli a deep arcuate impression
between clypeus and front ; mandibles
of (5 with dorsal crest or cai'ina Gxatholea, p. 110.
B. Head not deeply impressed between cly-
peus and front ; mandibles without
dorsal crest or carina.
a. Anteunal supports depressed; prosternal
process pxadually sloped posteriorly
and slightly dilated at the end '. Hesperophanes, p. 112.
b. Antenna! supports sharply angulate or
spined, especially in the c^ , on the
inner side : prosternal process more
abruptly sloped posteriorly and nar-
rowed at apex.
a. Prothorax of (5 with a large tomen-
tose depression on each side SxROMATirii, p. 114.
b. Prothorax of r? without tomentose
depressions on the sides Zoodes, p. 115.
Genus GNATHOLEA.
Gnatholea, Thorns. JEssai Clnss. Cercnnb. p. 375 (1861) ; Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 284 (1869).
Type, G. ehurifera, Thorns.
Eanrje. Northern India, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Java,
aud Philippine Islands.
Head slightly rather broadly concave between the autenni-
ferous tubercles ; front short subvertical, separated from the
clvpeus by a rather deep arcuate groove ; eyes deeply emarginate,
with narrow upper and large lower lobe ; genae short, strongly
angulate and prominent below in the S ; mandibles strong, sub-
horizontal or oblique, furnished either with a dorsal carina or
crest in the 6 , much shorter, oblique, with very feeble dorsal
carina in the $ ; gula without mentigerons process. xlntennte
one-third or so longer than the body in the S , about equal in
length to the body in the $ ; third jouit longer than the fourth,
fourth to tenth subequal or gradually diminishing in length.
Prothorax transverse, somewhat rounded at the sides. Elytra
nearly parallel-sided, rounded posteriorly and armed each with a
short sutural spine ; sometimes truncate and bispinose at the apex.
Legs moderately long, slightly compressed ; front femora sub-
fusiform, the others sublinear, the hind pair reaching almost to
the apex of the elytra in the d ', first joint of hind tarsus
shorter than the second aud third united. Intercoxal process
of prosternum strongly but not abruptly sloped posteriorly, feebly
dilated near the end.
CiXATHOLEA.
Ill
I. Body ratlicr denseh/ puhescenf ; mandibles of 6 sul-liorizontal
ivitli stronx) dorsal crest.
A. Elijtra marled with ivory-lilce spots.
103. Gnatholea eburifera, Thoms. Essai Class. Ceramh. p. 375 (1861).
Eeddish brown to brown in colour, rather ^^«f ^'^^'^J^^^^^^^if;
brownish-grey pubescence, the elytra marked each with two closely
Approximated ivory-like spots pst behind the nuddle and a
s n lar ot at the base, the inner of the two sub-median spots
1 ally smaller than the outer one. Prothorax rather broad m
• nt and narrowed towards the base in the d , almost as n™
at the apex as at the base in the $ ; the disc with two small but
dstinct\ubercles placed transversely just before the middle.
Elytra rounded at the apex, a little truncate near the suture
and armed each with a sutural spine ; the surface rather thickly
clotted with rather large but shallow sub-nitid P^jf J^^^^'/^^
front edges of which are slightly raised; each with t^^o very
feebly rafsed and almost obsolete dorsal lines. Antenna, scarce y
as long as the body in the ? ; about one-third longer than the
body in the 6 .
Lenqth 15-26 ; breadth 4-6 mm. _
Hah. Tenasserim ; Siam ; Malay Peninsula ; Borneo.
B. Elytra ivithout ivory-lihe sijots.
104 Gnatholea simplex, Gahan, A. M.
N. H. (6) V, p. 53 (1890).
Brown, sometimes reddish brown, m
colour, rather densely covered with drab-
grey pubescence. In structural cha-
racters it agrees pretty closel}^ with
G. eburifera. Thorns., but has the two
discal tubercles of the prothorax smaller
and less distinct and the asperate punc-
tures of the elytra fewer in number and
smaller in size, the anterior part of the
disc especially being almost destitute
of them.
Length 14-24 ; breadth 3|-6 mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Darjeeliug; Assam;
Burma: Kuby Mines {Doherty), Mau-
dalay and Prome {Fea), Tharawaddy
(Corbett).
Fig. 44. — Gnatholea
simplex, Gahau, c? . X
II. Bodri sparsely pubescent ; mandibles of 6 oblique, ivith
dorsal carina. Elytra marJced tuith ivory-hie spots.
105. Gnatholea fryana, sp. u.
Testaceous red, rather dull above ; the elytra marked eacli ^^•ith
112 CERAMBTCID.T.
two contiguous ivory-white spots at the base and two similar spots
just past the middle, these spots larger and broader than the
corresponding spots in G. (burifera, Thorns., but very like those
that occur in the Malayan species G. s^thnuda, Lac. Head im-
pressed with a deep arcuate groove between the clypeus and front
as in the other species of the genus ; the mandibles strong, but
oblique as in the S and with only a dorsal carina gradually
sloping away in front, instead of the strong, anteriorly projecting
crest met with in the other species. Antennte of the cJ rather
more than one-third longer than the body, furnished sparsely with
longish hairs ; first joint obconical, not very stout, distinctly but
not very thickly punctured and scarcely impressed in front ; this
and the two or three succeeding joints rather glossy, the others
duller. Prothorax minutely and rather sparsely granulate, sparsely
pubescent, and without tubercles on the disc. Elytra sub-rugulose
punctate, sparsely clothed with short pubescence, with which some
longer sub-erect hairs are mixed; each rounded at the apex and
armed with a sutural spine.
Len(jth 25 ; breadth 7 mm.
Hab. Tenasserira : Tavoy (DoJiertij).
Genus HESPEROPHANES.
Hesperophanes, Mulsant, CoUopt. de France, Lonr/icornes, p. 66
(1839) ; Lacord. Gen. (JoUopt. viii, p. 275 (1869).
Type, H. sericeus, Fab., a species found in Southern Europe and
North Africa.
Range. Mediterranean Subregion ; Tenasserim ? ; and "West
Africa.
Head feebly raised, slightly concave between the antennae, the
antennal supports not prominent, front subvertical ; gula with
a very short, broad mentigerous process. AntenucB longer to a
greater or less extent than the body in the J , shorter than the
body in the $ ; first joint gradually thickened to the apex, the
others subcylindrical or slightly compressed, eleventh slightly
longer than the tenth in the d" • Prothorax slightly transverse,
convex above, rounded at the sides and narrowed more towards
the base than in front. Elytra either parallel-sided or nearly so for
four-fifths of their length, rounded at the apex. Legs moderately
long; the femoi'a gradually thickened from the base for two-thirds
or three-fourths of their length, the hind pair not reaching to the
apex of the elytra ; first joint of the hind tarsi not longer than
the next two united. Intercoxal process of prosternum slightly
arched, sloping gradually posteriorly, usually a little wideneil
towards the end.
The species of this genus are in general form very like those of
Stromatiiim, and are distinguishable from them by the less pro-
minent antennal supports and the form of the intercoxal process
of the prosternum. In the males the prothorax is usually larger
and more convex than in the females, but it never has the large
HESPEROPIIAXES. 113
piligerous pit on the side which characterizes the males of
tStromatium.
Many of the species placed under this genus in the Catalogue
of Gemminger and Harold do not really belong to it ; others are
still unknown to me. The exact range of the geuus is uncertain ;
that which I have given above is based upon the distribution of
such species as are known to me.
106. Hesperophanes cribricollis, Bate.% Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 720 ;
id. Sciejitific JResults of the Second Yarkand Mission, Coleoptera,
p. -21 (1890).
" Cylindricus, fulvus, pubescentia incumbente cinereo-fulva
apud elytra maculatim vestitus ; thorace rotundato, elytris multo
angustiore, intequali, lateribus medio subtuberoso, supra crebre
alveolato-punctato ; scutello ciuereo ; elytris omnino discrete punc-
tatus, hand conspicue bicarinatis, apice gradatim angustatis, sub-
acuininatis."
" Closely allied to the European H. grisens, but distinguished by
its smaller and more coarsely reticulate-punctate thorax, and by the
elytra tapering towards the apex causing the sutural angle to be
very acute. The fourth antennal joint is only a little shorter than
the third and the fifth. The tawny-grey, laid pubescence is very
even on the antennas, the whole under surface, and the legs."
Length 16g-19 mm.
Hah. Murree.
107. Hesperophanes erosilS, Gahan, Aim. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxiv,
p. 12 (1894).
5 . Reddish brown, somewhat darker in colour on the upper-
side ; the head I'ather densely covered with greyish-brown pubes-
cence ; the prothorax \\\i\\ some irregular longitudinal spots or
patches of greyish-brown pubescence, the spaces between obso-
letely punctured and opaque ; elytra with a closely recumbent
pubescence distributed in irregular and partly confluent spots
or patches, the naked intervening spaces somewhat glossy.
Head marked above with a median line. Antennae extended a
little beyond the middle of the elytra. Prothorax convex above
and below, strongly rounded at the sides, marked with a few large
but shallow punctures on the antero-median part of the disc.
Scutellura grey. Elytra strongly and very densely punctured ;
rounded at the apex ; each with two slightly raised longitudinal
lines. Intercoxal process of prosternum somewhat abruptly
deflexed posteriorly and slightly narrowed at the end.
This species is provisionally placed in the genus Hesperoplianes ;
it may possibly prove, when the male is known, to belong to the
genus iStromatium.
Lenr/ih 23 mm.
Hab. Tenasserim : Meetan (Fea).
TOL. I. I
114
CERAilBTCID.E.
Genus STEOMATIUM.
Stromatiuui, Seirille, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (1834) p. 80 ; Lacorch
Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 282 (1869).
Type, S. harhatum, Fab.
Eange. Mediterraueau and Malagassy Subregions ; the Oriental
Eegion, extending tlience through the Eastern Archipelago to
Batch ian.
Head with a transverse ridge between the antennoe, slightly
prominent and acute at each end ; clypeus short, transversely
depressed ; anteclypeus coriaceous ; labrum transverse ; mandibles
short, oblique ; gula without mentigerous process ; eyes rather
deeply emarginate, with large lower lobe, extending anteriorly
almost up to the genal edge. Antennje about one-third longer
than the body in the S , scarcely longer than the body in the $ ;
ciUate beneath ; third joint the longest, fourth slightly shorter
than the fifth. Prothorax transverse or subquadrate, with the
sides more or less strongly rounded or protuberant in the $ ,
each marked with a large tomentose depression in the (S . Elytra
nearly parallel-sided, narrowed and rounded at the apex. Legs
moderately long ; femora compressed, the front pair very broad a
little below the base in the (S , and gradually narrowed outwards ;
the middle and hind pairs gradually and slightly widened up to
the middle ; the hind pair do not reach to the apex of the elytra
in the S ; first joint of the hind tarsus not so long as the second
and third united. Front cosse rounded, their acetabula a little
augulate towards the side and open posteriorly ; intercoxal process
gradually deflexed and not dilated towards the end.
108. Stromatium barbatum, Fah. (Callidium) Syst. Ent. p. 189
(1775) ; OUv. Entom. iv, no. 70, p. 10, pi. 4, fig. 41 (1795).
Callidium funestum, Boiscl. Voy. d' Astrolabe, ii, p. 481 (1835).
Varies in colour from brownish black to reddish brown,
faintly covered with tawny pubescence.
Head densely and rather coarsely punc-
tured above and at the sides, as
densely but less strongly punctured in
front. Prothorax verj^ densely covered
with strong coarse punctures ; the disc
with five slightly raised tubercles, less
distinct in the J , placed two anteriorly,
one behind the middle, and two near
the base ; the sides broadly and obtusely
protuberant except near the base, in
the § ; straighter and marked each with
a lai'ge tomentose depression, extending
along the greater part of its length, in
the S • Elytra coarsely and very densely
punctured ; each with t\A"o tolenibly dis-
tinct dorsal and one or two short lateral
costae, the latter sometimes obsolete; a short sutural tooth at apex.
i'ig. 45. — Stromatium
barbatum, Fab., (^ .
ZOODES. 115
Lew/tJi 12-29 ; breadth 4-74 mm,
JIah. luclia; Ceylon; Burma; Andamans. Mauritius; Bourbon;
Madagascar.
109. Stroinatium longicorne, Xewman (Arliopalus), Entomologist, i,
p. 246 (1840).
Stromatiuin asperuluiu, IF/iite, Cat. Cul. Brit. Mus., Longic. p. 300
(18oo).
? Stromatium laticolle, Pascoc, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (3) iii, p. 532
(1869).
Varies from testaceous to dark brown in colour, ratber densely
covered "witb greyisb-tawuy pubescence. Antennae nearly twice
as long as the body in the J , a little longer tban tbe body in
the 2 ; first joint closely punctulate, canaliculate anteriorly near
the base in tbe S . Prothorax strougly and densely punctate,
the punctures more or less hidden by the pubescence ; dilated
and somewhat rounded at the sides in the male, its width across
the middle equal to that of the elytra and marked with a
large, densely tomentose depression on each side ; more sharply
rounded at the sides in the female ; the disc with four very feeble
obtuse tubercles and a submedian callosity. Elytra rounded at
the apex, armed each with a sutural spine ; the surface rather
densely punctured, the punctures more or less covered over by
the pubescence, marked also with numerous large conspicuous
punctures with raised front edges each with a tawny seta.
This is a widely distributed species, and the variation in size is
pretty considerable. In some males the prothorax is relatively
]iot so wide as in larger males ; it is possible that S. laticolle,
Pasc, founded upon a large male from Batchian Island, is only
a form in which the prothorax has reached its maximum o£
development.
Learjtli 17-25 ; breadth 4^-7^ mm.
Hab. Assam {Doherty) ; Upper Burma : Teinzo {Fea). Hong
Kong; South China; Siam ; Malay Peninsula; Philippines;
Borneo ; Celebes ; Ceram ; Amboina ; Batchian.
Genus ZOODES.
Zoodes, Puscoe, A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 319 (1867) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 281 (1869).
Type, Z. maculatus,^\nte.
Kanr/e. Ceylon, India, Burma, Malay Peninsula.
Head with a transverse ridge betA^een the autennse, acutely
prominent on each side, especially in the S ; front short, trans-
\ersely depressed at its junction with the clypeus ; eyes deeply
emarginate, with large lower and narrow upper lobe. Antennae
sparsely pilose, about one-third longer than the body in the 6 , a
iittle longer than the body in the $ ; first joint short, pyriform or
obconical ; third a little longer than the fourth ; fourth to tenth
116 CEUAMBTCID,?:.
gradually and successively shorter ; eleventh longer than the tenth
in the c? • Prothorax transverse, slightly rounded at the sides ;
broader in front than at tlie base, especially in the cS . Elytra
long, parallel-sided, rounded or truncate at the apex, sometimes
armed with short spines or teeth. Legs moderately long : femora
slightly compressed, broader towards the middle, the hind pair
not reaching to the apex of the elytra. Acetabula of front coxge
angulate outwards and open posteriorly ; intercoxal process of pro-
sternum sharply deflexed posteriorly and narrowed towards the end,
that of the mesosternummuch broader and emai'ginate posteriorly.
110. Zoodes maculatlis, Wlu'fe (Stromatium ?), Cat. Col. B. M., Lonqic.
p. 301, pi. 7, fig-. 4 (1855) ; Fascoe, A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 319
(1867) ; Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 282 (18G9).
Yellowish-testaceous, faintly covered above with a short greyish
pubescence ; prothorax narrowly black at the front margin,
marked on the disc in both sexes witli two small black tubercles
placed transversely before the middle ; elytra paler than the
thorax, narrowly and more or less completely bordered Avith black
along the outer margin, marked on the disc of each with black
spots or fasciae : — one small spot, occasionally absent, a little
behind the middle of the base, two spots, usually forming a
narro\^' oblique band, placed a little before the middle, and two
spots forming an angulate, somewhat V-shaped, fascia, at a greater
distance behind the middle, the outer ends of these two bands
sometimes joined by a dark longitudinal streak. Antennte
testaceous ; the first joint strongly and somewhat abruptly
thickened in the c? , with an irregular depression at the side
where the thickening begins, the same joint gradually and less
strongly thickened in the 5 • Prothorax of the S broad in
front and gradually narrowed from the middle to the base ;
that of the 5 feebly tuberculate at the middle of each side,
slightly narrowed in front as well as towards the base and
with three feeble elevations on the disc near the base. Elytra
each rounded externally at the apex, somewhat truncate towards
the suture and armed at the suture with a slender spine. Body
beneath and legs with a faint covering of grey pubescence.
Lenrjfli 16-31 ; breadth 4|-9 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
111. Zoodes quadridentatus, sp. n.
Nearly allied to Z. onacidatus, White, with a close general
resemblance to that species ; the apex of each elytron distinctly
truncate and bidentate, the tooth at the outer angle as strong
as that at the suture and the first autennal joint in the male
gradually and less strongly thickened. Prothorax margined with
black btiiind as well as in front, with an arcuate black band on
the lower ])art of each side. In the female the black markings-
on the elytra are very much as in Z. maculatus ; in the male the
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117
ante-median and post-median black fascios are broader and more
distinct and joined at their inner ends with a longitudinal black
streak, while the space between them is of a distinctly paler colour
than the rest of the elytra.
Lenijth 17-24 ; breadth d-Q>\ mm.
Hah. S. India : Anaimalai Hills {H. L. Amlreiues).
112. Zoodes fulguratus, sp. n.
2 . Yellowish brown, the elytra of a paler, somewhat
whitish colour ; faintly covered with short grey pnbesceuce and
furnished besides with long scattered hairs, especially on the
miderside ; head marked on the front with a triangular black spot
which extends between the antennal supports and joins a trans-
verse black spot on the vertex ; prothorax with the front and hind
margins, two short bands on the disc extending from the base to
the middle and a few spots on each side, blackish brown ; elytra
each with the sutural and lateral borders, a short oblique vitta at
the base, two zigzag bands, placed one before the other, at some
distance behind the middle and a line joining the inner ends of
these two bands, dark brown ; the space between the zigzag bands
somewhat paler than the rest of the elytron. Prothorax with
a small tubercle at the front end of each of the two discal bands,
and some granules along the bands. Elytra rounded and unarmed
at the apex, each with two slightly raised dorsal lines.
Lenf/fh 22 ; breadth 6 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma : Maymyo (Bingham) ; Ruby Mines
(Dohertij).
113. Zoodes nilgiriensis, sp. n.
(5 . Dark brown, rather densely covered above with short
greyish -tawny pubescence ; elyti'a with a darker patch on each a
little behind the middle, enclosing an irregular pale yellow band
or spot, which is variable in size and some-
times almost obsolete. Antennae more than
one-third longer than the body ; first joint
gradually thickened from the base, feebly
depressed in front near the base. Prothorax
broad in front, gradually narrow-ed from
the middle to the base ; the disc with two
feeble tubercles before the middle, a short
median impression near the base, and
another feeble impression on each side.
Elytra rounded, or sometimes subtruncate
at the apex. Body beneath and legs
covered with short grey pubescence inter-
mixed with some longer hairs.
2 . Reddish brown, the elytra marked as in the d • Antenna
a little longer than the body. Prothorax narrowed in front as
well as towards the base, rounded at the middle of each side ; the
Fig. 46. — Zoodes
nilgiriensis, Gabau, i^.
118 CERAMBTCID.i:.
discal tubercles and the median basal impression more distinct
than in the J , and the lateral impressions absent.
Lencftli 13-21 ; breadth 3^-6 mm.
Hah. Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andreives).
114. Zoodes eburioides, Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 282 (1869).
? Stromatium cavinulatuni, Karsch, Berl. Ent. Zeit. xxvi.p. 389 (1882).
Stromatium si<;niferimi, Fasc. A. M. N. H. (o) xv, p. 53 (1885).
Yellowish or brownish testaceous, covered above with a short-
greyish pubescence ; elytra marked each with t\^o M-hite spots
that are somewhat variable in size, — the first at the base, appears as
two short unequal spots united in front and divided posteriorly, and
has a more or less distinct black border, the second placed for the
most part behind the middle usually takes tlie form of an irregular
oblique fascia made up of two spots side by side, the inner one
somewhat in advance of the outer, this spot also bordered with
black except on the outer side, which approaches more or less
closely to the outer margin of the elytron. Antennae about one-
third longer than the body in the S , the first joint blackish
brown, the rest testaceous ; a little longer than the body and
entirely testaceous in the $ . Prothorax of the c? about one-fourth
broader than long, rounded at the sides, narrowed a little at the
base, pubescent above and marked with two very faint impressions ;
that of the $ shorter and narrower, somen hat parallel-sided, with
a shorter and fainter pubescence and five feeble nodosities on the
disc. Body beneath sparsely clothed with grey pubescence.
Lenr/th 16-25; breadth 4-6 mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
115. Zoodes COmpressilS, Fah. (Callidium) Mantissa Ins. i, p. 153
(1787).
Entirely brown in colour, the head and prothorax of a rather
darker shade than the other parts. Head densely rugulose-
punctate ; the clypeus with an elliptical or semicircular, slightly
depressed area adjoining the front ; the antennal supports acutely
angulate on the inner side in the $ , raised in a short blunt
spine in the c? • Antenufe one-third or so longer than the body
in the c? , nearly as long as the body in the $ ; sparsely
fringed with longish hairs beneath ; first joint stout, strongly
and densely punctured, second to fifth or sixth sparsely punc-
tate and subnitid, the succeeding joints covered with a very short
fine pubescence. Prothorax of d widest just before the middle,
narrowed a little more towards the base than in front; the
surface opaque, evenly convex, not very densely covered with
rather small asperate punctures, each of which bears a short, pale»
curved seta ; a median line on posterior half subnitid ; prothorax
of 2 widest at the middle, the surface more densely asperate
and setose ; with two A'ery small tubercles on the disc a little
before the middle. Elytra very densely rugulose-punctate,
appearing as if granulated ; ver}- slightly nitid ; a little flattened
CEEAMBYCINI. 119
near the suture ; separately rounded at the apex and armed
each M'ith a short spine at the suture. Hind breast and
abdomen subnitid, sparsely pubescent. Legs su'ouitid, minutely
punctnlate and sparsely pubt'scent ; femora elongate-fusiform,
laterally compressed, widest at about the middle, gradually narrowed
towards base and apex ; first joint of hind tarsus slightly longer
than the second and third united. The elytra are relatively
broader in the $ than in the 6 , a little broader than the broadest
part of the prothorax, whereas in the cS they are not quite so
broad.
Len</th 10-24; hreadth 4-7 mm.
Hah. Gwalior ; Madras ; Malabar ; Siam.
Group CERAMBYCINI.
The head usually has in front a central area Hmited by impressed
lines or grooves ; gula with short menfcigerous process ; ligula
membranous. Antennae longer as a rule than body in d , with
third, fourth and sometimes fifth joints more or less thickened
at apex, fourth shorter than the third or fifth. Acetabula of front
coxse generally rounded, sometimes angulate, on outer side, closed
or very nearly closed posteriorly ; the intercoxal process more or
less strongly dilated at the end. Acetabula of middle coxse open to
epimera. Metasternum without scent-pores. First sternite of abdo-
men distinctly longer than the second. Wing-venation reduced,
apparently by disappearance of posterior branch of Cu 1 and of
connecting- vein between Cu 2 and A 1.
The genera of this group are exceedingly variable in structure,
and do not admit of being characterized with any great amount of
precision. The characters given in the synopsis w-hich follows,
though applying to the great majority of the species in each
genus, may possibly be found not to apply to all.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Acetabula of front coxa3 angulated on outer
side.
a. Prothorax strongly tuberculate or spined
oil each side ..." Ploc^derus, p. 120.
b. Prothorax unarmed at sides Neoceramb-sx, p. 124.
B. Acetabula of front coxfe not angulate on
outer side, or but very feebly so,
a. Antennae not strongly compressed and
dilated on anterior side, usually much
longer than body in c? .
a'. Prothorax not, or but very little, longer
than broad,
a-. Head with obtuse median carina
between upper lobes of eves ^olesthes, p. 126.
b-. Head with usually a median groove,
never a carina, between upper lobes
of eyes.
a^. Antenual supports acutely pro-
minent on inner side ....'. Massicus, p. 129.
120 CERAMBYCID.i:.
b^. Auteniial supports more or less
depressed.
a\ Antennae spined behind at apex [p. 131.
of joints three to ten Hoplocebambyx,
bK Antenn.-B not spined behind.
a\ Intercoxal process of pro-
sternum truncate or tuber-
culate posteriori}'.
e". First anteuual joint with
narrow cicatrix at apex . . Diorthus, p. 132.
b'\ First antenual joint without
cicatrix at apex.
a~. Femora not carinate .... Pachydissus, p. 133.
b'. Femora finely carinate
along each side Derolus, p. ]3o.
b\ Intercoxal process of pro-
feternum gradually sloped
posteriorly Margites, p. 137.
b'. Prothorax distinctly longer than broad,
at least in (^ .
cc. Antennae not fringed beneath in <$ ;
eyes less deeply emarginate Dymasius, p. 139.
b"^. Antennae fringed with short hairs
beneath in c?; eyes divided or
deeply emarginate Dialeges, p. 141.
b. Antennae more or less deeply compressed
and dilated on anterior side, not much
longer, sometimes shorter, than body
in J-
a' . Prothorax distinctly longer than broad. Sebasmia, p. 143.
/■'. Prothorax very little, or not at all longer
than broad.
fl". Elytra not carinate at sides near
apex.
(<?. Prothorax broader than long ; au- [p. 145.
tennae as long as body in $ .... Trachytophus,
h^. Prothorax not broader than long ;
antennae much shorter than body
in 2 Rhytidodera, p. 146.
Ir. Elytra carinate at sides near apex . . Xoaxodera, p. 148.
Genus PLOC^DERUS.
Plocaederus, Thorns. Essai Class. Ceramb. p. 197 (1861) ; Lacord.
Gen. C'oleopt. viii, p. 254 (1869).
Plocederus, Gemm. S,- Harold, Cat. Col. ix, p. 2799 (1872).
Type, P. qianipennis, Thorns., a "West-Africau species.
Bange. Africa south of the Sahara, Western Asia, aud Indo-
jNIaiayan Eegion.
Head with a median carina between the upper lobes of the
eyes which extends downwards along the inter-antennarv sulcus ;
front Mith a transverse subelliptical impression. Antennae of c?
niucli longer than the body, those of the $ only a little longer ;
third joint one-third longer than the fourth ; fifth to tenth subequal
to each other aud to the third, sharply edged in front aud augulate
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121
or spined at the apex, the third and fourth joints sometimes also
angulate or spiuose at the apex. Prothorax transverse, armed
with a spine or prominent tubercle on each side, corrugate above.
Elytra truncate at the apex and usually dentate or spined at the
angles. Legs rather long, femora laterally compressed ; first
joint of hind tarsus shorter than the next two united. Acetabula
of front coxte angulate on the outer side and almost closed poste-
riorly. Prosternum raised between the coxa}, vertical or almost
vertical posteriorly, and truncate or tuberculate at its lower angle.
I. Prothorax with a strong, sharp, and slighthj recurved spine on
each side.
116. Plocsederus ferrugineus, ii««, (Cerambyx) Syst. Nat. 12th ed.
p. 026 (17(J0).
Cerambyx o-igas, Fab. Mant. Ins. i. p. 132 (1787).
Cerambvx ferruo-Lueus, Fah. Ent. Si/st. i, 2, p. 256 (1792) ; Oltv.
Ent. iV, no. 67, p. 9, pi. 18, tig. 134 (1795).
Lamia umbriua, Balm, in Schoen. Si/n. Ins. i, 3, Append, p. 161
Hammaticherus uitidus, White, Cat. Col. B. M., Lowjic. p. 127
(1853).
Cerambvx versutus, Puscoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) v, p. 20 (18o9).
riociedeius ferrugineus, var., Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) v, p. 51 (1890).
Eeddish brown, the head and thorax dark brown or almost
black, the sides of the breast and the greater part of the antennae
also, inclining to a dark brown colour ; clothed with a yellowish-
grey pubescence which is somewhat longer and denser on the
underside of the body, but very short and faint on the upperside,
especially on the elytra. Antenmne of 6 twice as long as the
body, very minutely granulated ; joints fifth to tenth angulate in
front at the apex ; antennae of 2 scarcely longer than the body, not
granulate, joints fifth to tenth more distinctly angulate than in the
S . Prothorax armed with a strong, sharp, shghtly recurved spine
on each side, strongly and irregularly corrugated above. Elytra
very finely and closely punctulate all over, not less finely near
the base than towards the apex ; very faintly pubescent^ at
the sides and almost bare of pubescence on the disc; apices
dentate at the suture and somewhat acute at the outer angles.
Length 26-45 ; breadth 8-15 mm.
Hah. Ceylon and Trivandrum.
A^ar. nig'er, Gahan, agrees with the typical form except in the
colour of the elytra ; these are very dark brown or almost black.
Hah. Bengal.
117. Plocsederus obesus, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) v, p. 51 and (6) vi,
p. 250 (^1890).
Plocederus pedestris, Cot.es (uec White), Ind. Mus. Notes, i, no. 2,
pi. V, tig. 4.
Of a reddish-chestnut or testaceous colour, clothed with a short
122
CERAMB\CID-I.
but rather dense tawuy-gre}' pubescence, which on the upperside,
as well as ou the underside of the body, almost completely covers
the derm ; prothoi'ax blackish at the front and hind margins ; elytra
more or less black along the
^ sutural and lateral edges ;
/M anteunte ferruginous, with
the intermediate joints
usually tipped with black
at the apex. Antennse of
c? much longer than the
body ; first joint stout,
rugulose-puuctjite ; the re-
maining joints very finely
granulate, fifth to tenth
acutely angulate in front
at the apex ; antennae of
2 scarcely longer than
the body, not granulate ;
joints fifth to tenth acutel\^
angulate at the apex. Pro-
thorax armed with a strong,
sharp, slightly recurved
spine on each side; strongly
corrugate above, the ridges
sometimes very irregular,
sometimes more or less
transverse and wavy. Ely-
tra very finely and closely
punctulate all over, but
with the punctures hardly
visible owing to the cover-
ing of pubescence ; the
Fig. 47.
PloccBdcrus ohcsus, Gahan, S •
truncate apices shortly spined at each of the angles.
Lenrjth 27-45; breadth 9-15 mm.
Hah. Northern India : Sikkim; Calcutta; Assam: Burma; Siam;
Andaman Islands. Eecorded also from Ceylon, but this record
requires confirmation.
This species, wrongly identified ^?,P. pcdestris, "White, is noticed
in ' Indian Museum Notes ' (vol. i, no. 2, p. 91) as being injurious
to Siil {Shorea rohusta) and Jingham (0(?(«rt wodur), and is, no doubt,
as stated in the ' Notes,' the insect referred to in the following
extract from Mr. E. Thompson's ' Eeport on Insects injurious to
Woods and Forests ' (1867) p. 415 :—
" A third Monochamus beetle was found under circumstances of
extraordinary development. The pupae were discovered in solid
cocoons, made of a substance resembling Hme. The shell was
fully the sixteenth of an inch in thickness, quite hard and firm,
offering in fact more resistance to the pressure of the fingers
than would a pigeon's egg. They were discovered beneath the
PLOC.^DERUS. 123
bark, imbedded between it fiud the wood, in a felled tree of the
Butea frondosa or Dhak. The larvae had apparently only lived on
the sap-wood, and underwent the second metamorphosis on the
site of their original operations ; another remarkable tact was
that these beetles are in the perfect state as early as March.
In a footnote he adds:-" I have since obtained numerous speci-
mens of these beetles and their cocoons; imbedded to a depth ot
eic^ht inches in logs of Odiaa wodier and Bomhax heptaplujlkmi.
Thev are the commonest and earliest variety of Monochami out,
the perfect insects haviug been obtained as early in the season as
November." , ^„ ^^ ^ . .^
Cocoons of Plocmlervs obesus from the Shan States, given to
the British Museum by Mr. Gates, answer perfectly to the
above description. They are egg-hke, and consist almost entirely
of calcium carbonate, dissolving readily in acids and leaving no
residue. African species of the genus form similar cocoons ; so
that probably all the species are alike in this respect.
II. ProtJiorax ivith a rather short, conical spine on each side.
118. PloCEederus pedestris, White (Ilammaticherus), Cat. Col. B. M.,
Longic. p. I'll (1853).
Almost black, with the antennae and legs ferruginous; clothed
with a faint grey pubescence. Antenna, of the $ a little longer
than the body ; joints fifth to tenth denticulately produced at the
anterior apical angle. Prothorax armed with a rather short
conical spine on each side; strongly and irregularly corrugate
above. Elytra shghtly narrowed backwards ; finely and closely
punctate, the punctures on the basal half, especially near the base
a little larger and more crowded together than those on the apical
half ; the truncate apices dentate at each of the angles.
Lenqth 25-28 ; breadth 7|-S mm.
Hab. North-West, Northern, and Central India : Mhow
119. Plocffiderus humeralis, White (Hammatichems), Cat. Col. B.M.,
Longic. p. 127 (1853).
Eeddish brown or ferruginous in colour, the elytra of a
more reddish or testaceous tint, suffused with dark brown at
the shoulders and sometimes also along the sides ; the femora
sometimes tipped with dark brown at the apex. Antenna? ot
the 9 a little longer than the body, those of the 6 much longer
and with a thicker first joint; joints fifth to tenth denticulately
produced at the anterior angle. Elytra punctulate m tlie same
manner as in P. pedestris, and similarly quadri-dentate at the apex.
Length 22-i'2; breadth Q\-10 mm.
Hab. Northern India; Bombay; S. India; Burma: ^oith
Chin HiUs.
124
CER.A MBYCID.5;.
120. Plocaederus COnsocius, Pascoe{CevAm\)\^),Trcms.Ent.Soc.Lond.
(•2) V, p. 1^0 (1859); Gahan (Plocederus), A. M. N. H. (6) vi,
p. 2-58 (18y0j.
!Ferruginous-browD, with the elytra of a dark-brown colour
along the outer borders ; clothed above with a faint greyish
pubescence. Prothoras armed with a short and rather blunt
spine on each side ; strongly but somewhat irregularly wrinlded
above. Elytra fiuel}- and closely punctured, the puuctures on the
basal part unite and form a fine rugosity, those near the apex
are sparser and more minute ; the truncate apices with a spine
at each angle.
This species is very closely allied to P. Jiumeralis, White, and
apart from colour, differs from it only in being somewhat more
sparsely punctulate towards the apex of the elytra, also the latter
are more distinctly quadri-spinose.
Length 26 ; hreadiji 8^ mm.
Hah. Ceylon,
Genus NEOCERAMBYX.
Neocerambvx, Thorns. Essai Class. Cenimb. p. 194 (1861) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 250 (1869).
Type, N. parts, Wied.
Range. India, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and
Japan.
Head strongly exserted, marked with a median groove above
between the eyes, anteanal supports depressed ; front subvertical,
genge moderately long ; eyes not extending anteriorly past the
condyles of the antennae. Autennge very much longer than the
body in the S , shorter than the body in the 2 ; joints fifth to tenth
subangulate in front at the apex ; 'fourth joint shorter than the
third or fifth ; eleventh in the S much longer than the tenth.
Prothorax transverse, a little rounded in the middle at each side,
narrowed in front, marked with a transverse groove near the apex
and another near the base ; covered above in most of its extent
with strong undulating and irregular ridges. Elytra convex,
narrowed slightly posteriorly, rounded at the apex. Legs mode-
rately long, subequal in length ; femora sublinear, the hind pair not
reaching to the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind tarsus not
quite equal to the next two united. Acetabula of front coxae
angulated on the outer side.
121. Neocerambyx paris, Wied. (Cerambvx) Germ. Mag. Ent. iv,
p. 167(1821).
Cerambvx brama, Xeicman, Ent. Maij. v, p. 493 (1837).
Dark brown, covered with golden pubescence, which is denser
on the elytra, and there also gives moire reflections. Head with
a deep groove above between the eyes ; the elliptical impression
on the face is well marked and limits a central plaque which lies
below the level of the surrounding parts. Antennae twice as long
NEOCERAMBYX.
125
as the body in the male ; first joint stout, subcyhndrical. traus-
Aersely wrinkled posteriorly ; third and foui'th but slightly thick-
ened at the apex; the third nearly one-third longer than the
fourth ; fifth to tenth subequal or very slightly increasing in length,
each at least as long as the third ; eleventh more than twice as
long as the tenth ; antenna? of $ about three-fourths the length
of the body; fifth joint shghtly shorter than third; sixth to tenth
gradually diminishing in length ; the eleventh barely longer than
the tenth. Prothorax feebly rounded at the sides, marked with a
transverse groove near the apex and two narrow grooves near
the base, the anterior of these two sinuous, the posterior
nearly ti-ansverse ; disc with an oblong smooth space, not always
well defined, extending from the sinuate basal groove up to the
middle and limited on each side by a longitudinal impression ;
the rest of the upper surface between the apical and basal grooves
covered with strong irregular ridges. Elytra separately rounded
at the apex, armed each with a short spine at the suture. Inter-
ocular space on the ventral side of the head densely and finely
punctate and thinly pubescent ; this punctate space, which is
somewhat concentric in
shape, is depressed an-
teriorly and preceded by a
sinuately transverse ridge,
m front of \\'hich is a
groove. The intercoxal pro-
cess of prosternum forms an
arch which reaches almost
to a level with the cosce
in the middle ; it is slightly
canaliculate along the
middle and very feebly
protuberant posteriorly.
Length 5S-78 ; breadth
17-23 mm.
Hah. Mysore : Banga-
lore ; Burma; Siam; Singa-
pore.
122. Neocerambyx gran-
dis, Gahun, A.M.N.H.
(G) vii, p. 20 (1891).
Dark brown ; densely
covered with silky pub-
escence which has a slightly
golden lustre, and on the
elytra gives feeble moire
reflections. Head marked
above with a narrow and rather feeble median groove extending
between the eyes and antennal supports. Antenute nearly twice
as long as the body in the 6 , with the third and fourth joints
Fig. 48.
^eoceramhya: f/raiidis, Gahan, (^ ,
126 CEBAMBYCID.i:.
very strongly, the fifth less strongly thickened towards the apex,
the fourth about equal in length and thickness to the first,
the third a little longer and thicker than the fourth, subequal in
length to the fifth ; shorter than the body in the 5 , with the
third and fourth joints vei'y slightly thickened, the seventh to
tenth more angulate at the apex than in the c? • Prothorax
somewhat obtusely angulate or protuberant at the middle of each
side ; the whole of the disc strongly and irregularly rugose.
Elytra rounded and unarmed at the apex. Acetabula of front
coxae angulate on the outer side ; the iutercoxal process vertically
deflexed posteriorly.
Length 56-59 ; breadth 15-17 mm.
Hab. Allahabad ; Assam (Atkinson coll.) ; Patkai Mts. (Dohevty).
Genus ^OLESTHES.
.^olesthes, Ga/ian, A. M. N. H. (6) vi, p. 2o0 (1890).
Type, ^. aiiyifaber, White (Hammaticherns), a species from
Borneo and Penang.
Rawje. Oriental Eegion, extending to Kashmir, Baluchistan,
and Turkestan in one direction, and to jS'ew Guinea and the
Solomon Islands in another.
Head marked with a somewhat circular furrow in front, that
circumscribes a flattened slightly raised space, witli a straight or
arcuate transverse groove beneath between the cheeks ; vertex
with a more or less distinct carina passing from the inter-
antennary sulcus in front to a level with the hind border of the
eyes posteriorly, also a narrow shallow pit behind the carina.
Antennae of the male much longer than the body, with each of
the joints from the third to the fifth thickened at the apex, and
each from the fifth to the eighth armed with a small spine at the
hinder apical angle ; those of the female a little longer than the
body, with the same joints more distinctly spined posteriorly, and
produced also into a sharp angle or tooth in front at the apex.
Prothorax unarmed, rounded or subaiigulate at the middle of each
side, strongly wrinkled above. Elytra clothed with a rich silky
pubescence, so arranged that certain parts appear duller or
brighter according to the direction of the light falling upon them ;
the apices truncate, with a spine or tooth at each of the angles.
Acetabula of front coxte very feebly angulate on the outer side ;
iutercoxal process of presternum raised and more or less truncate
posteriorly.
123. JEolesthes basicornis, Gahan, A. M. X.H. (G) xi, p. 377 (1893).
Dark brown, covered with a dense greyish or golden silky
pubescence, so arranged on the elj'tra as to present the appearance
of a number of spots or patches varying in brilliancy according
to the direction of the light; legs reddish brown. Intergenal
groove on the underside of the head nearly straight, only
JXaOLESISSS.
L27
slightly arched forwards in. the mindle. AnteimaB of o" about
three times as long as the body : first and third joints transversely
■vrrinkled, especially beneath ; third abruptly thickened at the apex,
with the ring-like thickening projecting most posteriorly ; fourth
and fifth also thickened slightly at the apex, third a little longer,
and fourth a little shorter, than the first: fifth as long as, or
Fig. 49. — ^oles^Aes boiicornis, Gahan, f . X J-
slightly longer than the third ; sixth, to tenth successirelv longer,
eleventh very long ; fifth to eighth spined posteriorly, and sixth to
tenth dentate in front at the apex. Prothorax protuberant and
somewhat tuberculate at the middle of each side ; strongly wrinkled
above and marked with two longitudinal impressions that converge
in front and hmit a central space wTJnkled less deeply than the
rest of the surface. Each elytron truncate in a slightlv obliijue
direction at the apex, and shortly spined at the angles.
Length '3o—3& ; breadth 10 1 mm.
H-.ib, Andaman Islands.
12-t. .aiolesthes holosericea. Fad. (^Cerambyi) Jfant. ik,-. i, p. 135
(^17S7).
Pachydissus velutinus. Thorns, <%sf . CeroTnd. p. 576 (1865).
Pachydissus siniilis. Gahan, A. JI. S. H. (6) v. p. -52 (1S90).
Neocerambvx holosericeus. Cotes. I/id. JIus. Sotes^ i» no. 2, pp. 60 dc
S^, pi. o.'fio:. 3 i^lj^).
Dark brown, sometimes reddish brown, densely covered with s
silky pubescence of a greyish or a light-brown colour ; the elytra
128 CEEAMBTCID^.
exhibit bands or patches, some duller, some brighter, like watered
silk, which change in brilliancy according to the incidence of the
light ; antennae and legs with a thinner and more uniform
greyish pubescence. Head with a straight or very feebly bisinuate
furrow beneath between the cheeks. Third joint of the an-
tennse smooth, gradually thickened at the apex. Prothorax
rounded at each side; irregularl}' wrinkled above, with a sub-
central smooth space which is limited on each side by a longi-
tudinal impression and marked sometimes, especially near its
anterior end, with a median groove.
Lengili 20-35; hreadOi 5|-10 mm.
Hah. Korth-West India ; Bombay; Nilgiris ; Ceylon; Assam;
Tenasserim ; Andaman and Nicobar Islands ; tSiam ; Malay
Peuinsula.
125. .ffiolesthes sinensis, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) vi, p. 255 (1890).
Very hke yii". 7io?ose')vVea,Pab.,but distinguishable by the following
characters : — Prothorax somewhat augulate at the middle of each
side in both sexes ; the upper surface more completely wrinkled,
the subcentral space inclosed between the two longitudiual impres-
sions almost as strongly wrinkled as the rest of the surface, and
this space also completely divided by a median groove. The
elytra are as a rule somewhat darker in colour, and the pubescence,
which usually has a yellowish or brownish tint, appears more
broken up into patches.
Length 25-30 ; hreadtli 6|-9 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma ; Southern China.
12G. .ffiolestlies indllta, IS^ewmun (Hamuiaticherus), Entomologist, i.
p. 245(184-2).
Extremely like J^.liolosericea,'Fdi\i., in size, form, coloration, <fec.,
but with the furrow Avhich crosses the underside of the head
betw^een the cheeks very clearly defined, and strongly arched
backwards in the middle : this character alone serves to distin-
guish it from liolosericea, in w^hicli the furrow is either straight,
slightly arched forwards, or feebly bisinuate, and not quite so deep
and well defined.
Length 23-38; hreadth 6i-lU mm.
Hah. Ceylon; Upper Burma: Bhamo (Ft'rt) ; Siam ; Sumatra;
Java ; Borneo ; Philippine Islands.
127. .ffiolesthes indicola, Bates (Neocerambvx), Eiitomohgist. xxiv,
Sup2}l. p. 21 (1891).
Closely allied to ^. holosericea, Fab., and ^. induta, Newm. ;
agrees with them in the form of the prothorax and in that it has
the sixth to eighth antenual joints armed with a distinct spine at
the apex on the posterior side. The rugosities of the prothorax are
more confused and the oblong discoidal plate much less defined and
MASSICUS. 129
somewhat rugose. The iutergenal groove on the underside of the
head is much widened and forms a straight, transverse, rather
shallow depression. The prosternal process is also different and
is arcuated to the tip, the latter not projecting as in the above-
mentioned species. Outer apex of elytra obtusely angulated, not
dentate.
Lencjtli 25 mm.
Hah. N.W. India : Kulu {Copt. Graham Young).
128. .ffiolesthes sarta, Sohla/ (Pachydissus), Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross, viii,
p. 1.30, pi. 5, tig. 4 (1871).
Much larger on the average than ^'E. Jiolosericeus, with the
pubescence of a greyish colour, the bright patches on the elytra
with a silvery lustre, whereas in most of the other species of the
genus they have a golden or coppeiy tint. Prothorax subangulate
at the sides ; the discoidal plate not very well defined and more
or less rugose. Elytra obliquely truncate at the apex, the
outer angle unarmed and the sutural one dentate or shortly
spined. The antennae not as loug as the body in the female, and
twice or more than twice the length of the body in the male ;
in the latter sex the spines at the posterior apices of joints six to
eight are exceedingly miiuite and scarcely visible. Jntergenal
groove on the underside of the head straight and rather shallow.
Intercoxal process of presternum truncate posteriorly.
Length 33-44 ; breadth 9-13 mm.
Hub. Baluchistan: Quetta (E. F. Stebbing); Turkestan; Western
Tibet.
Genus MASSICUS.
Couothorax, Thorns, {nee JeJcel) Si/st. C'eramb. p. 230 (1864).
Mas^icus, Paseoe, A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 319 (1867) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 260 (1869).
Type, M. pascoei, Thorns., a species from the Malay Peninsula.
Range. Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, and Boi'neo.
Head above between the eyes with a short median groove;
antennal supports prominent, acute on the inner side ; eyes not
reaching below the condyles of the antennae in front ; geuae rather
short but distinct. Antennae a little longer thaji the body in
the 2 and very much longer in the J ; first joint cariuate,
.sometimes angulate anteriorly at the apex; joints fifth or sixth
to tenth acutely angulate or dentate at the apex on the anterior
side, sometimes spined at the apex on the posterior side ; third
and fourth thickened towards the apex, the ele^■enth very long
in the S . Prothorax not longer or but slightly longer than
broad, narrowed in front but less so at the base. Elytra long,
gradually narrowed posteriorly and truncate at the apex, with
the sutural angles spined. Femora nearly parallel-sided, the hind
pair not reaching to the elytral apex ; first joint of hind tarsus as
long as the next two united or longer. Intercoxal process of
prosternum truncate posteriorly.
yoL. I. k:
130 ceeambtcib.t:.
129. Massicus unicolor, sp. n.
c5' . Blackish-brown, covered all over with short pubescence of
a uniform greyish tint. Antennae not quite twice the length
of the body ; the first joint short and thick, not reaching to the
front margin of the prothorax, sharply edged and angulate in front
at the apex ; third half as long again as the first, and strongly
thickened from the middle towards the apex ; fourth subequal in
length to the first, thickened less strongly than the third ; fifth
longer than the third and shorter than the sixth ; sixth to eighth
subequal in length ; ninth and tenth shorter ; eleventh nearly twice
as long as the tenth ; sixth to tenth angulated at the apex in front,
unarmed posteriorly. Prothorax somewhat rounded at the sides,
constricted a little behind the apex, marked with one transverse
furrow near the apex and with two near the base ; the whole of
the upper surface between these grooves coarsely and irregularly
corrugated. Elytra transversely truncate at the apex, Avitli the-
outer angles obtuse and the sutural ones spined. Intercoxal
process of prostei*num truncate and prominent posteriorly. First
joint of hind tarsus about equal in length to the second and third
united.
Length 55; hreadth 15 mm.
Hah. Assam : Patkai Mts. (Doheri>/).
130. Massicus venustus, Fascoe (Cerambvx) Trans. Ent.Soc. Loud. (2>
V; p. 19 (1859).
Body and legs entirelj'' covered with a dense dull ochreous-
browB pubescence ; first three or four joints of the antennae
similarly pubescent, the remaining joints Avitli a much finer
greyish pubescence through Avhich the dark brown colour of the
derm appears. Antennae of J half as long again as the body ;
first joint stout, subcylindrical, Avith a narrow cicatrix at the
apex bounded by a short oblique carina ; third and fourth joints
thickened towards the apex, third longer than the foin-th, and
fourth slightly longer than the first ; each of the joints from the^
fifth to the tenth produced in a more or less sharp angle or tooth
in front and furnished with a short spine posteriorly, at the apex ;
sixth and seventh joints subequal, each longer than any other
except the eleventh, which is more than twice as long as the tenth.
Prothorax slightly longer than broad, somewhat rounded at the
sides, narrowed in front, and a little also towards the base;
strongly corrugated above in slightly sinuous transverse lines.
Elytra truncate each in a slightly oblique direction at the apex,,
with a veiy short spine at the suture. Prosternum raised bet^^•eeu
the coxfe, vertically inclined posteriorly.
Length 3G-57; hreadth 9-15 mm.
Ihd>. Cevlon.
HOPLOCERAMBTX. 131
Genus HOPLOCERAMBYX.
Hoplocerambyx, Thomson, tSi/st. Ceramh. p. 220 (1864) : Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 260 (1869).
Type, //. spinicoriiis, Ne\vt)i.
Haiuje. Northern India to New Guinea.
Head strongly exserted; vertex marked with a deep median
groove extending between the eyes and continued as a shallower
groove between the antennal supports; the latter depressed;
front oblique, marked with a fovea on each side; mandibles rather
long in the J , straight at base, sharply turned in at apex ; eyes
deeply emarginate, not extending past the antennal supports in
front, the genae in consequence rather long. Antennte from one-
fitth to one-third longer than the body in the male, and a little
shorter than the body in the female, the joints from the third
to the tenth spined posteriorly at the apex and the fifth to
tenth acutely angulate or subdentate in front, especially in the
female ; fourth joint much shorter than the third or fifth, 'eleventh
joint much longer than the tenth in the male, a little longer
than the tenth in the female. Prothorax somewhat longer than
broad, constricted in front, rounded at the sides between the
anterior constriction and the base ; transversely wrinkled above,
but with a smooth space on the middle of the disc. Elytra convex,
narrowed posteriorly, truncate at the apex. Leijs moderately long ;
femora slightly compressed, the hind pair scarcely reaching to the
apex of the elytra in the J ; first joint of hind tarsus nearly as
long as the next two united. Acetabula of front coxaj closed on
the outer side as well as posteriorly ; intercoxal process truncate
posteriorly.
131. Hoplocerambyx spinicornis, Newman (Hammaticlieriis), Uniom.
i. p. 245 (1N42).
Cerambyx? morosus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 92 (1857).
Hoplocerambyx relictus, Pascoe, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 528.
Hoplocerambyx morosus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 515
(1869). ^
Brownish black, the elytra varying in colour from piceous
to reddish brown; a fine grey pubescence covers the head, pro-
thorax, antennae, legs, and underside; the elytra more densely
covered with a silky pubescence of a fulvous grey tint and some-
what banded in lighter and darker sbades uhicii alter with the
incidence of the light. Head with the eyes well separated above
and the space between marked with a deep median groove ; a
shallower groove, bounded on each side by a slight carina, extends
thence between the antennal tubers ; gular area with three
strong transverse ridges. Antennae of the male longer than the
body by fnmi one-fifth to one- third of their length accordino- to
the size of the individual ; faintly pubescent ; first joint sparsely
and strongly punctured, third to sixth or seventh more or less
asperate at the edges, flattened or slightly canaliculate above •
k2
132
CEBxVilBYCID^.
antennjB of the female shorter than the body, more pubescent than
those of the male, the first joint sparsely punctured, the thh-d and
succeeding joints somewhat flattened above, but not roughened at
° the edges. Prothorax a little
longer than broad ; the disc
with a slightly raised oblong
space in the middle, the rest
of the surface rather strongly
transversely wrinkled but
witli the ridges more or
less broken and convolute
towards the sides. Elytra
with a slight elevation close
to the suture at about
one-fourth of their length
from the base; each elytron
obliquely truncate at the
apex, with a spine at the
sutm-e and a feeble tooth
at the outer angle ; the sur-
face, especially where rubbed
bare of pubescence, has two
kinds of punctures, some
minute and very dense, others
larger and less densely
spread. The claw-bearing
johit of the tarsi long and
the paronychium nearly
always distinctly visible
between the claws.
As will be seen
by the
Fig. 50. — Hoploccramhyx spinicornis,
Newm., c?. X f.
measurements given, this
species varies in size to a remarkable extent. It varies also in the
relative length of the male antennae, these are shorter in propor-
tion in small specimens and longer in the larger and more fully
developed ones.
Le.mjth 20-60 ; breadth 5-16 mm.
Hab. Allahabad; Nepal; Assam (E. P. Stebbinr/) ; Tenasserim :
Thagata (i'Vt) ; South Afghanistan ; Penang; Singapore; Sumatra;
Borneo ; Philippine Islands.
Genus DIORTHUS.
Diorthus, Gnhan, A. M. N. H. (0) vii, p. i
Type, 1). i>implcx, White.
(1891).
Range. India, Ceylon, Burma, Siam, Java, Baluchistan, Aden,
"West Africa, and Mauritius.
Allied to Pachydlss'.is, Newm., but relatively shorter and broader
in form. Antennae nearly twice as long as the body in the d,
furnished with a short fringe of tine hairs beneath ; the first
PACliYDISSUS.
133
joint with a narrow cicatrix at the apex limited by a short trans-
verse carina. Elytra truncate at the apex. Femora finely
carinate along each* side close to the ventral border. Intercoxal
process of the presternum subtruncate posteriorly.
132. Diorthus simplex, White (Hammaticherus), Cat. Col. B. M.,
iow/u'. p. 130(1853). _ -,. , .^
Cerambyx liolosericeus, Oliv. {)>ec Fiih.) Ent. iv, no. 67, p. 14, pi. 17,
fig-. 127 (1795).
Cerambyx vernicosus, Pnscoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) v, p. 19 (1859).
Pachydissus inclemens. Thorns. Syst. Ceramh. p. 576 (1865).
Neocerambyx sordidus, Pascoe, trans. Ent. Soc. 1888, p. 491.
Varies in colour from black to reddish brown, not very
densely covered with short pubescence of a
greyish or brownish-grey tint. Head with
a median impressed line or groove above,
between the eyes. Antennae not quite so
long as the body in the $ , and from one and
a half times to nearly twice as long as the body
in the 6 , fringed with short delicate grey
hairs beneath ; third and fonrth joints nodose
at the apex, the third nuich longer than the
fourth ; fifth to tenth compressed and angu-
lated anteriorly at the apex. Prothorax
rounded at the sides, somewhat constricted
in front, irregularly and not very strongly
wrinkled above in a general tr?rsverse
direction, marked on the disc with some
feeble longitudinal and oblique grooves
which together form a somewhat crown-
shaped impression. Elytra truncate at the
apex, with a short spine from each at the
sutural angle ; the pubescence covering them
more or less glossy, and generally somewhat thinner on each side
in front of the middle so that the colour of the underlying derm
becomes more apparent there.
Length 16-29; breadth 4;|-8 mm.
Hai). Baluchistan : Ormarah ( W. D. Gumming) ; Karachi {F. W.
Townsend) ; Bengal ; jNl adras ; Ceylon ; North Burma ; Siam ; Java ;
Aden ; Mauritius ; West Africa.
Genus PACHYDISSUS.
Pachydissus, Neivman, Entom. Mar/, v, p. 494 (1838) ; Lacord. Gen
Coleopt. viii, p. 265 (1869).
Type, P. sericiis, Newm., an Austi-alian species.
Eange. This genus, as now restricted, is almost confined to the
Australian Eegion ; one or tw^o species belong to the Oriental and
a few also to the African Eegion.
Head with a more or less distinct groove above between the
eyes ; the antennal supports narrowly separated ; the front sub-
Fig. .51.
Diorthus simplex.
White, d". X |.
134
CEEAMBYCID.E.
vertical; the clypeuswith impressious that mark off a transversely
elliptical area adjoining the front ; eyes variable in size but
generally large ; the gula with one or more transverse groo\'es or
depressions in front. Antenna shorter than the body in the $ ,
usuiilly longer than the body in the J, but never twice as long;
third to fifth joints more or less strongly thickened at the apex,
filth to tenth angidate in front and never spined posteriorly at the
apex. Prothorax more or less transverse, rounded at the sides.
Elytra moderately long, truncate or rounded at the apex. Legs
rather long, the femora sublinear, not carinate ; the hind pair
reaching to the apex of the elytra in the d , or nearly so. First
joint of the hind tarsus not longer than the next two united.
Acetabula of front coxae rounded, or sometimes very narrowly
angulated on the outer side ; the intercoxal process vertical or
subvertical posteriorly and frequently tuberculate near the end.
133. Pachydissus parvicollis, Ga/tan, A. M. N. 11. (G) vii, pp. 2-j & 29
(1891).
Dark chestnut-brown, not very densely covered with a short
silky, somewhat golden-yellow pubescence, and so arranged on
the elytra as to give faint wavy reflexions in certain lights.
Head marked above with a short
median groove which extends from
between the eyes to a little distance
beyond them posteriorly ; anteunal
supports separated by a narrow
groove-like interval ; eyes rather large,
the geuae somewhat short. Antennoe
slightly shorter than the body in
the $ , exceeding it by from one-third
to nearly half of their length in the
S ; third to fifth joints subjiodose at
the apex; third and fifth suhequal,
each about one-third longer than the
first or fourth. Prothorax slightly
protuberant at the middle of each
side, narrowed towards base and apex,
transversely and not \ery strongly
rugose above, with the ridges more or
less sinuate and irregular ; its length
about equal to its width across the
middle. Elytra long, narrowed gradually and very slightly from
the base for about four-fifths of their length and then more
strongly ; each truncate at the apex and armed with a short
sutural spine. Pemora nearly parallel-sided, the hind pair not
reac-hing 1o the apex of the elytra in the d" • Pirst joint of the
hind tarsi about equal in length to the second and third united.
Intercoxal process of pro>ternum subvertical and very feebly
tuberculate posteriorly.
Lnuith 30-32 ; hrcailth 8-8^ mm.
Hab. Northern India.
Fig. 52. — Pachi/digsus
parvicollis, Gaban, (J .
DEROLUS.
135
Genus DEROLUS.
Derolus, Gahan, A. M. N. IL (0) vii p. 26 (1891).
Capnocerambyx, Rcitter, Eat. Nachr. xx, p. bob (1894).
Type, D. mauritanicus, Buquet. .
licL/e. Mediterranean Subregiou ; Africa and Oriental Regions.
Eyes large, emargi.iate, somewhat closely approximated above,
not very A\^dely separated below, extended under the antennal
supports in front. Antennae less than twice as long as the body
in the d ; first ioint without cicatrix at the apex ; third and fourth
sho-htly nodose at the apex, the fifth to tenth angulate anteriorly
at"the"apex, the fourth distinctly shorter than the third, iro-
thorax transverse: rounded at the middle of each side usually
more or less wrinkled above, and with a rather deep nitid groove
Avith sharp edges curving downwards on each side behind the
middle. Elytra truncate or subtruncate, sometimes rounded, at
the apex. Eemora with a fine carina on each side near the ventral
face. Intercoxal process of prosternum subtruncate or tuberculate
posteriorly. Acetabula of front coxk very slightly or not at all
angulate on the outer side, closed posteriorly; those of the middle
•coxiB narrowly open to the epimera, partly shut ott by a small
process of the metasternum.
134. Derolus mauritanicus, JJiajnet ( Hammaticherus), Aim. Soc. Ent.
IlammaticlieTurnerii, Erichs. Wayn. lieiss. in Alger, iii, p. 188,
pi. 8, fif?. 11 (1841). ^ . - ro /iQPO\
Cerambyx nerii, Muls. Col. Fr. ed. 2, Lomjic. p. 58 (1862).
Brownish black, the elytra often more or less distinctly brown ;
covered, except on the prothorax, with a fine and not very
dense greyish pubescence ; legs ana
autennai brownish, faintly pubescent.
Antenna? nearly twice as long as the
bodv in the S , scarcely longer than it in
tlie^? ; fii-st joint densely rugulose -punc-
tate ; third and fourth slightly nodose at
the apex, the third twice as long as the
fourth and slightly shorter than the fifth.
Prothorax somewhat glabrous above,
marked with a transverse subsinuate
o-roove near the base and another near
the apex, the basal groovt^ continuous at
each side with a broader and deeper
groove which runs obliquely downwards
and then curves forwards past the Miiddle;
the pronotum, where it borders this
crroove, has a rather sharp and shghtly
projecting edge ; the disc uneven, shghtly
raised along the middle and along each side and crossed by some
uSating "ridges which are sharper and more distinct near
Fig. 53. — Derolus mauri-
tanicus, Buq., (J. X B-
136 CEEAMBTCIDJ!.
the base, where also they pass downwards on to the sides.
El^-tra nearly two and a half times longer than their width at the
base ; truncate at the apex, with the sutural angles subdentate ;
the surface 'densely but very finely punctulate.
Length 17-22 ; breadth 4^-6 mm,
Hab. Baluchistan (Indian Museum), Ormarah ( TF. D. Cumminr/);
Bushire ( W. D. Cumming) ; Algeria ; South Europe.
135. Derolus discicollis, sp. n.
Allied to D. manritanicus, Buq., which it closely resembles in
size, form, and coloration, but is readily distinguishable from it
by the presence of a large, smooth, somewhat rounded area that
occupies almost the whole disc of the prothorax. On each side of this
distinctly limited space, the prothorax is uneven and rather densely
covered with pale grey pubescence, a few short hairs of the same
colour being scattered over tlie discal smooth area; near the base
the prothorax is A^ithout striae but is crossed by two grooves, the
anterior one sinuate, the other directly transverse, both extended
at each side into the deep oblique lateral groove, which is as
broad posteriorly, and as sharplj^ edged as in D. mauritanicus, but
gets narrower as it reaches the middle of the side, where it joins a
smooth depressed area lying just in fi'ont of the middle. Each
elytron -is rounded externally at the apex and armed with a short
spine at the suture.
Length 18 ; breadth 5 mm.
Bab. Karachi {F. W. Townsend).
13G. Derolus demissus, Pascoe (Ceramtyx) Trans. Ent. Soe. (2) v.
p. 21 (1859).
? Cerambyx volvulus, Fah. Stjsi. Elenth. ii, p. 271 (1801).
Pachydissus (Derolus) demissus, Galian, A. M. N. H. (G) vii,
pp. 27 & 30 (1891).
Pitchy-brown, rather thinly covered with greyish pubescence.
Eyes large, almost contiguous above in the male. Antennae of
the S one-fifth or so longer than the body, those of the $ shorter ;
third and fourth joints feebly nodose at the apex, the fourth only
a little shorter than the third. Prothorax rounded at the sides,
transversely plicate above, occasionallj' nearly smooth on the
middle of the disc ; with a narrow, glabrous, and smooth excised
area on each side. Elytra minutely and densely punctulate, the
pubescence rather thin, each elytron subtruncate and unarmed at
the apex. Metasternum with a small but distinct process projecting
forwards at each of the antero-lateral angles, these processes
partly but not completely shut off the epimera from the
acetabula of the middle coxse.
Length 15-17 ; breadth 4-4^ mm.
IlaJ). India : Benares, Sylhet, Tranquebar, Nilghiris ; Philippine
Islands ; China.
MABGITES. 137
Genus MARGITES.
Marg-ites, Gahan, A. M. N. 11. (O) vii, p. 2G (1891).
Type, M. egemis, Pasc, a species from China.
Range. India, Burma, Cliina, West Africa, and East Africa
extending as far south as Natal.
Head rather short ; eyes large, extended anteriorly past the
condyles of the antennoe ; genae shoi't. Anteiinie longer than the
body in the S , with the third and fourth joints thickened, especially
towards tlie apex ; a little shorter than the body in the $ ; joints
sixth to tenth compressed anteriorly and angulate at the apex.
Prothorax rounded or obtusely subangulate at the middle of each
side, narrowed at base and apex, not longer than its width across
the middle, usually corrugate above. Elytra rounded or sub-
truncate at the apex. Legs moderately long ; the femora fusiform-
cylindric, slightly compressed, not carinate ; the tibiae in some
forms finely carinate on each side near the ventral face ; first
joint of the hind tarsus shorter than the next two joints united.
Acetabula of front coxa3 rounded on the underside, closed poste-
riorly ; the intercoxal process more or less gradually sloped, dilated
towards the end.
137. Margites exigUUS, Gahan (Pachvdissus-Margites), Ann. Mus.
Civ. Gen. xxxiv, p. 10 (1894).
Dark brown, the legs and antennae slightly reddish, the head
and prothorax nearly black, rather faintly covered with short grey
pubescence. Head densely and ratlier finely punctured, impressed
above with a feeble median line. Antennae a little longer than
the body in the S , shorter than the body in the 5 ; third and
fourth joints slightly thickened towards
the apex ; the third distinctly longer than
the fourth, but scarcely longer than the
fifth. Prothorax marked with a trans-
verse or slightly bisinuate groove near
the apex, and two grooves near the
base ; obtusely subangulate at the middle
and feebly protuberant on each side just
behind the anterior groove ; the dorsal
surface between the apical and basal grooves
Fig. bi.—Margites ^ intricately bu.t not very strongly rugose,
^'^'^" ' ' ' *■ and very sparsely pubescent ; the narrow
transverse area between the apical groove and the front margin
densely and finely punctulate ; the sides densely punctulate and
rather closely covered with pubescence. Elytra rounded and
unarmed at the apex ; very densely and finely punctulate, some-
what less finely punctulate near the base. Femora finely and very
densely rugulose-punctate ; tibiae finely carinate along each side
close to the ventral face.
Length, c? type 11; $ 16 mm.
Hab. Pegu: Tharawaddy ( Coj-^jc </) ; Mandalay (Feci).
138 CERAMBTCID.T-.
138. Margites modicus, sp. u.
Dark brovMi, the head and protliorax nearly black, the antennce
and legs reddish brown ; faintly covered with short grey pubes-
cence. Head densely and rather finely punctured ; ^^■ithout
impressed line above. Antennte almost as long as the body in
the 2 i and about one-fourth longer in the c? ; third and tourth
joints rather strongly thickened towards the apex in the c^ ,
slightly thickened in the 2- Protliorax evenly rounded at the
sides, narrowed and feebly marked with transverse grooves at the
base and apex ; the v\ hole of the dorsal surface almost bare of
pubescence, and covered thickly with short irregular ridges, that
give it a somew hat coarsely granulated appearance ; the sides also
rugose, but covered somewhat thinly ^ith pubescence. Elytra
finely and very densely punctate, the punctures somewhat stronger
on the basal area; apices rounded. Eemora finely and very
densely piinctate ; tibiae carinate. There is considerable resem-
blance in colour and structure between this species and 31. e.vif/nus,
Gahan, but a clearly marked difference in the form of the pro-
thorax, which is more or less regularly rounded at the sides in the
one, and obtusely subangulate in the other ; in the present species
also the rugosity of the pronotum extends nearly up to the front
and hind margins, whereas in M. exiguus it is confiued to
the area lying between the anterior and posterior transvei'se
grooves.
LetK/th 13-17; breadth 3|-5 mm.
Bab. !N'ilgiri Hills ; Bombay; Visapor.
139. Margites sulcicoUis, Gahan, A. 31. X. H. (0) xi, p. 378 (1893).
Head and protliorax black, sparsely setose ; elytra brown,
•covered with greyish tawny pubescence, with some longer sub-
erect tawny setse hiterspersed ; body beneath, legs, and antennte
piceous or black, faintly covered with grey pubescence. Antenna
shorter than the body in the § ; first, third and fifth joints sub-
equal in length, each longer than the fourtli and slightly shorter
than the sixth and succeeding joints. Protliorax constricted and
transversely grooved near base and apex ; ratlier strongly rounded
in the middle on each side ; the disc with two very distinct longi-
tudinal, slightly curved grooves, which mark off a median
suboblong area from two lateral areas, each of which is traversed
longitudinally by three or four narrow grooves separated from
each other by sharp, carinifonn intervals ; the median area
sparsely y^unctate and feebly subsulcate along the middle. Elytra
rounded at the apex, very finely and densely punctulate, with
also sparser, larger sized punctures from which the suberect
seta5 arise. Femora densely and finely rugulose-punctate ; the
tibia) not carinate.
Letu/th 13; breadth 3h min.
JIab. Burma: Viiuugd6 {Co rbeit) : North Chin Hills (TT't/iso;;).
DYMASIUS.
139
Genus DYMASIUS.
Dyniasius, 'I'lioms. Sijst. C'crconh. p. '2'-\\ (1S(;4).
Elyduus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. l^oc. (•'!) iii, p. ol6 (1809).
Type, D. macUentas, Pa.sc.
llamje. Oriental Ilegion.
!Some\\hat elongate in form. Tlie anteunne of the males vary in
length ; they are more than twice as long as the hotly in the type
species, and only one-fourth or so longer than the hocly in other
species ; third and fourth joints suhequal, each distinctly longer
than the fourth ; third and fourth more or less nodose at tlie apex :
antenna} of the females slightly longer or shorter than tiie hody ;
fifth joint shorter than the third and longer than the fourth ; sixth
to tenth more aiigulate anteriorly at the apex than in the male.
Prothorax longer than broad, constricted near the apex and to a
less extent at the base, slightly rounded in the middle on each
side ; the disc usually rugose or corrugate. Elytra rather long,
truncate at the apex and usually armed each \vith one or two
spines. Legs moderately long; the femora only slightly thickened
at the middle, exceptionally they are feebly carinate along each side.
First joint of hind tarsus as long, or nearly so, as the next two
joints united. Acetabula of front coxte closed ; the intercoxal
process usually subvertical, and somewhat tuberculate posteriorly.
140. Dymasius macilentus,
Pascoe (Cevaiubvx ), Trans.
Ent. Sue. (2) 'v, p. -20
(1859).
Dvmasius strigosus, Thoins.
^Si/st. Ceramh. p. 234 (1804).
Dark brown with a rather
dense covering of silky-grey
pubescence, which is soarranged
on tlie elytra as to give the
appearance of a number of
longitudinal bands or spots
varying in brilliancy accoj'diug
to the dii'ection of the light
falling on them ; three or four
longitudinal streaks on each
elytron moreover are almost
bare of pubescence, and under
the lens are seen to be very
closely punctate with fine
unequal-sized punctures. Upper
lobes of the eves rather closely
approximate above ; the vertex
of the head just behind and
partly between them marked
with a feeble groove. Pro-
tliorax rather strongly \\-rinkled across the whole of the upper
Fig. 55. — ByrnaMUS macilcatn^,
Pasc, S- X ^
140 CEEAMBTCIDJE.
surface except in front of the anterior constriction. Elytra
slightly flattened above, with some faint broad lon<^itudinal grooves ;
the outer spine at the apex of eacli longer than the inner one.
Length 23-35 ; breadth 5-8 mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
141. Dyinasius fulvescens, GaJum, Ann. 3Ins. Civ. Genov. xxxiv,
p. 11, pi. 1, fig. 2 (1894).
Dark brown ; with the greater part of the head, the front
border, some anterior spots on the disc of the prothorax, the scu-
tellum and elytra densely covered with dull, fulvous pubescence ;
the antennae, legs and underside with a faint covering of grey
pubescence. Head marked in front with a naked subcircular
impression that limits a slightly raised central area ; the shallow
groove lying between the antennal supports also bare of pubes-
cence. The antennce are slightly longer than the body in the § , and
extend past the apex of the elytra by their last two or three joints
in the J ; third and fourth joints only slightly thickened at the
apex, the third nearly twice as long as the fourth ; tifth to tenth
sharply angulate or subspinose at the apex, each subequal in length
to the third ; eleventh little longer than the tenth. Prothorax
longer than broad, slightly rounded at the sides, narrowed more
in front than towards the base ; intricately and rather strongly
I'ugose above and at the sides. Elytra gradually narrowed back-
wards, truncate at the apex and armed each with a sutural spine.
Femora rather slender, but slightly thickened towards the middle;
tibia) not carinate ; first joint of hind tarsus as long as the next
two joints united.
Length 19-21 ; breadth 4-4| mm.
Hab. Burma : Karennee {Fea and Doherty).
142. Dymasius minor, sp, n.
IN'arrow and elongate, dark brown, covered with a silky grey
pubescence which on the elytra is interrupted by a few longi-
tudinal, subnude, finely puuctulate streaks ; antenn,Te and legs
reddish brown with a faint grey pubescence. Head marked with
a feeble median sulcus on the vertex jtist behind the eyes.
Antennae of the S about one-fourth longer than the body ; third,
fourth and fifth joints thickened strongly at the apex ; fourth
and fifth subequal in length, together not much longer than the
third, and only very slightly longer than the sixth or seventh ;
eight!) to eleventh gradually shorter. Prothorax much longer
than broad, slightly rounded at the sides, rugose above, with
the pubescence disposed in patches, one of which lies along a
median space on the posterior half ; constricted and trans-
versely grooved near the apex and mark'ed with two transverse
grooves near the base. Elytra nearly three times as long as
broad, narrowly truncate at the apex ; each with a shallow
DIALEGES. 141
longitudinal depression on the basal half of tlie disc and another
further back placed more towards the side. Femoi'a finely earinate
anteriorly and posteriorly. Intercoxal process of prosteruum
gradually sloped posteriorly and furnished close to its apex with two
minute tubercles.
Length 9-10; breadth 2 mm.
Hab. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills (H. L. Andreiues).
143. Dymasius plagiatus, sp. n.
Eeddish brown, with the prothorax and elytra dark brown ; the
head,prothorax and greater part of the elytra rather densely covered
with vellowish-tawny pubescence ; antennae and legs reddish, very
faintiv covered with pale grey pubescence. Antennte about one-
third longer than the body in the d" , a little longer than the
body iu the $ ; first joint densely punctate ; third and fourth
subnodose at the apex in the J •, the third twice as long as the
fourth and only slightly shorter than the fifth ; the fourth slightly
shorter t ban the first ; fifth to tenth acutely angulate at the apex
on the anterior side. Prothorax subcylindrical, nearly one-third
longer than broad, feebly constricted at the apex. Elytra narrow'ed
and rounded at the apex ; each with a rather broad, shallow furrow
or depression running straight back along the outer part of the
disc from the base to the middle and then obliquely towards the
suture, this oblique part of the furrow, bare of pubescence,
sparsely punctate and dark brown iu colour ; on each elytron
there is also an elongated, subsutural, glabrous area near the
base which is closely and rather strongly punctured ; the outer
border for a short distance from the apex also subnude and
brownish in colour. Abdomen reddish brown, thinly covered
with grey pubescence. Femora gradually and slightly widened
from the base to within a short distance of the apex ; femora and
tibiae with a fine carina along each side ; first joint of the hind
tarsi about equal in length to the second and third united.
Intercoxal process of the presternum gradually sloped posteriorly.
Length 10-12 ; breadth 2-2^ mm.
Hab. Burma : Karen Mts, {Dohertg).
Genus DIALEGES.
Dialeges, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 4G (1866) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 263 (1869)
Type, D. pauper, Pasc.
Bange. Ceylon, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago.
Head more or less elongated behind the eyes, with a fine median
groove that extends from the clypeus to the occiput ; the antennal
supports depressed ; the front oblique ; the eyes divided each into
two lobes or else deeply emarginate, the louer lobes not reaching
beyond the antennal supports in front. Antenna? nuich longer
than the body iu the male, thinly fringed w ith hairs beneath ;
142 CERAMBYClDi:.
first joint rather long, subcylindrical ; third shghtly curved, longer
than the fourth : third to fifth slightly nodose at the apex ;
antennse of female scarcely longer than the body, and not fringed
^\■ith hairs beneath. Prothorax longer than broad in the male,
constricted near base and apex ; feebly convex above and crossed
by fine transverse ridges. Elytra long, feebly convex above,
gradually narrowed posteriorly, truncate or rounded at the apex.
Legs long ; femora compressed, the hind pair extend a little
past the apex of the elytra in the male and not quite to the apex
in the female ; first joint of tbe middle and hind tarsi as long at
least as the next two joints united. Prosterual process vertically
deflexed posteriorly.
I. Eijes divided; third antennal joint mucli longer
than Jifth.
144. Dialeges pauper, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Sac. (2) iv, p. 47, pi. 16,
fig. 7 (1856) : id. ibid. (.3) iii, p. 521.
Dialeges tenuicornis, Pascoe, Trans. E^it. Soc. (3) iii, p. 522 (1869), 5 .
Varies from reddish brown to dark brown in the colour of the
derm : rather densely covered with greyish-brown silky pubescence,
the pronotum, however, with a few longitudinal depressions
almost bare of pubescence; the pubescence on the elytra some-
what denser and so disposed as to present short ill-defined
longitudinal bauds or patches of lighter or darker shades according
to the incidence of tlie light; these in certain lights give silvery
reflexions ; two closely approximated bands placed a little behind the
middle of each elytron are darker in colour than the rest. Head
elongated posteriorly ; clypeo-frontal sutures distinct ; genae short ;
eves couipletely divided, gula transversely ridged. Antennae one-
third or more longer than the body in the J , about one-sixth
longer than the body in the 5 ; second joint as broad as it is long;
third nearly (sometimes quite) as long as the fourth and fifth
united ; fourth slightly shorter than the fifth ; fourth to eighth and
apex of third fringed beneath with hairs in the S • Prothorax
somewhat narrowed before and behind, longer than its width
across the middle in the 6" , shorter in the $ ; transversely but
irregularly wrinkled above and marked with some longitudinal or
oblique depressions. Elytra truncate at the apex, armed each
with a short spine at the suture and tooth at the outer angle.
Eemora stout in the d , m idest between the middle and base,
gradually narrowed towards the apex, anterior t^\•o pairs rugulose
in 6 , ail finely punctulate ; hind tarsus narrow, the first joint
much longer than the next two united.
Length 10-31 ; hreadth 3;^-8 mm.
Hah. AUaliabad ; Darjeeling ; Assam : Patkai Mts. (DoJierii/) ;
Perak ; Penang ; Singapore; Borneo.
SEBASMIA.
143
II. Eijes emarrjlnate ; third antenmd joint sJiorter than fifth.
145. Dialeges undulatiis, Gahan, A. M. N. II. (6) vii, p. 23 (1891).
Pitchy brown, varyiug on the elytra to reddish brown in the
colour of the derm'; a covering of greyish pubescence, which
is denser and more glossy on the elytra, there also with broad
patches or bands oi varying shades, like
watered silk, accoiding to the inc-ideuce
of thi; light. Head slightlv elongated
behind the eyes ; the hitter deeply emar-
ginate in front, not divided as they are
in the type si)ecies. Antennae of the
male twice as "long as the body, fringed
with hairs under tlie third and succeeding
joints ; third joint shorter than the fifth ;
iifth to seventh subequal ; eighth to tenth
gradually diminishing in length, and
united scarcely longer than the eleventh;
antenna) of the female a little longer than
the body, with ti.e eleventh joint very
little longer than the tenth. Prothorax
longer than broad in both sexes, slightly
rounded on each side, constricted at the
base and apex ; transversely and not very strongly wrinkled
above, with a line or band bare of pubescence along the middle.
Elytra conjointly rounded and unarmed at tlie apex.
This species, though it has a strong resemblance in shape and
coloration to D. pauper, Pasc, the type of the genus, is easily
distinguished from it by the following well-marked structural
characters : — the head less elongated behind the eyes : the eyes
not divided ; the third joint of the antennae shorter than the fifth ;
the elvtra rounded and unarmed at the apex.
Length 16-21 ; breadth 3j-5 mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; Burma ; tSiani.
Fig. 56. — Dialeges
undulatus, Gahan. X ".
Genus SEBASMIA.
Sebasmia, Pascoe, Tram. Ent. Soc. (2) v, p. 18 (1839) ; Lacord. Gen,
Coleopt. viii, p. 272 (1809).
Type, 'S^. templetoni, Pasc.
Brnige. Ceylon and Southern India.
Eyes large, emarginate, closely approxiniate above and not very
widelv separnted on the ventral side of the head ; genae short.
Antennae about one-fourth longer than the body in the S : third
and fourth joints slightly thickened at the apex, third about one-
fourth longer than the fourth and shorter than the fifth ; fifth to
tenth compressed and sharply angulate in front at the apex.
Prothorax longer than broad, narrowed anteriorly from the middle,.
144
ceeambycid.t:.
rugose above. Elytra long, somewhat parallel-sided, broadly trun-
cate at the apex. Legs rather short ; femora thickened below the
)iiiddle, the middle pair more so than the others in the c? of the
typical species, and iu these also furnished beneath with a large,
elongate, piligerous pit ; hind femora scarcely extended past
the liind border of the second abdominal segment in the cj' .
Acetabula of front coxae rounded on the outer side, closed
posteriorly ; the intercoxal process gradually sloped and dilated
posteriorly. Abdomen parallel-sided, broadly rounded posteriorly,
the last ventral segment of the J with a feeble sinuate emar-
gination at the apex.
14(j. Sebasmia templetoni, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Sue. (2) v, p. 19 (1859).
Piceous black, densely clothed above with a slightly silky pubes-
cence of a fulvous yellow colour ; the pronotum, however, in
part glabrous ; the elytra also each
with two nude, impunctate, polished
spots, one a short distance along
each side from the base, the other
placed on the disc a little in front
of the apex. Antennae dark brown,
the first two joints covered like
the front of the head with rust-
coloured pubescence. Prothorax
narrowed anteriorly from about
the middle, and continuing as
M'ide up to the base as at the
middle, irregularly rugose above,
with a short cariniform elevation
along the middle. Elytra very slightly widened posteriorly, their
greatest width a little before the apex, broadly truncate at the
apex with the angles acute or subdentate. Body beneath, femora
aud tibite piceous ; the tarsi with a rusty-red pubescence. Middle
femora of c? thicker than the others, and furnished beneath with
an elongate-oval pit covered with reddish hairs.
Length 29 ; breadth 6 mm.
Hub. Ceylon.
Pig. 57. — Schusjiua
templetoni, Pasc, cJ.
147. Sebasmia testacea, sp. n.
Testaceous red : the front and vertex of the head densely, the
pronotum less densely clotlied with yellowish-grey pubescence ;
elytra more faintly covered with a short, yellowish-grey, silky
pubescence. Antennae a little longer than the body ; first joint
very closely rugulose-punctate ; third and fifth to ninth sub-
equal in length, each about one-third long(>r than the fourth ;
eleventh one-third longer than the tenth. Prothorax conico-
cylindric, about one-third longer than its width at the base,
soQiewhat transversely rugose, this rugosity most noticeable at the
TRACIlYLOPnUS. 145
sides, which are almost bare of pubescence ; the disc with a sliort
median carina and two small spots before the middle, bare of
pubescence. Elytra a little wider at the base than the base of
the prothorax, gradually but very slightly wider posteriorly
and attain their greatest width a little before the apex ; apices
broadly truncate, with a stronger outer and shorter sutural tooth ;
the disc of each with a broad obtuse costa that runs along it in a
slightly oblique direction, near the shoulder in front and near
the suture posteriorly. Tlie body beneath, coloured like the upper-
side, is faintly pubescent ; tlie luetathoracic episterna are long
and rather narrow, parallel-sided in the anterior four-fifths of
their length and narrowed posteriorly. The abdomen is as broad
behind as in front, with the last ventral segment somewhat sinuate
at the apex.
Lenrftli 16; breadth 8 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
148. Sebasmia nigra, sp. n.
c? . Long and narrow. Entirely black, with a short ashy-grey
pubescence that covers the body beneath, the legs and the greater
part of the antennae, and is faintly visible ou the upperside.
Head finely rugulose-punctate, with a somewhat granulate ap-
pearance above. Autennre a little longer than the body ; first
joint closely and finely punctured, marked with a narrow cicatrix
and carina at the apex ; third about one-third longer than the
first or fourth ; fifth to tenth subequal in length to the third ;
each denticulately produced at the apex in front ; eleventh a little
longer than the tenth. Prothorax subcyh'ndrical, much longer
than broad, slightly constricted and marked with a transverse
groove near the apex, transversely and rather finely wrinkled over
the whole of the upper surface. Elytra parallel-sided, narrowed
and truncate at the apex, finely and very closely punctured through-
out, but somewhat less finely near the base. Hind femora extend
a little beyond the hind margin of the second abdominal segment ;
first joint of hind tarsus as long as the next two united.
Lenr/th 14 ; breadth 2| mm.
Hah. Nilgiri Hills (H. L. Andreives).
Genus TRACHYLOPHUS.
Trachylophus, Ga/um, A. M. ^\ H. (6) ii, p. 59 (1888).
Type, T. sinensis, Gahan.
Ranr/e. South China, Burma, and Java.
Head with the antennal supports somewhat depressed and
separated by a narrow groove, the vertex impressed Mith a median
groove. Antennae about equal in length to the body in the $ and
only a little longer in the J ; third and fourth joints cyhndrical,
scarcely thickened at the apex, the fourth much shorter than the
third ; fifth longer than the third, cylindrical at base, compressed
VOL. I. L
146
cerambycim:.
and angulated anteriorly at tlie apex ; sixth to tenth subequal, com-
pressed, each angidate anteriorly at the apex ; eleventh in the S a
little lono;er, in the 2 scarcely longer, than the tenth. Prothorax
broader than long, dilated on each side in the middle, narrowed in
front, strongly rugose above. Elytra long, with the sides sub-
parallel. Legs moderately long, with the femora sublinear, the
hind pair scarcely extended past the third abdominal segment.
Proster 11 um vertical posteriorly and furnished there with a median
keel or tubercle.
140. Trachylophus sinensis, Ga/uoi, A. M. X. H. (6) ii, p. GO (1888).
Dark brown, rather densely covered all over \\'it\\ a somewhat
silky pubescence of a uniform greyish or yellowish-grey colour.
Head impressed with a short
median groove above between the
eyes. Prothorax strongly corru-
gate above, most of the ridges
intricately convoluted, a few only
near the middle take a longitudinal
course ; two of these, separated
posteriorly by a median furrow,
di\erge slightly as they run up to
the middle, and then converge
and meet a little in front of it,
separating again near the apex.
Elytra truncated in a slightly
oblique direction at the apex and
armed each with a very short
sutural spine ; the surface A^ery
minutely and densely ininctulate.
Intercoxal process of the ])rosternum moderately broad, with a
feeble median carina, which ends posteriorly in a more or less
prominent posteriorly directed titbercle.
Lenyth '2b-6'6 mm.
IJah. Burma : Karen Hills {Fca) ; South China (Bowriny).
Fig :)S.
Trachylophus sinensis, Galiaii.
Genus RHYTIDODERA.
IlbvLidodera, White, Cat. Col. Ii. M., Longic. p. 1^2 (1853) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 268 (1869).
Type, B,. bowringii, White, a species from China.
liange. India, China, Burma, tSiam, and Malay Peninsula.
Eyes rather closely approximated above, reaching nearly to a
line with the autenual condyles in front. Antennae of (S shorter
than the body in most species, a little longer in some ; lirst joint
rather short, not reaching to front margin of prothorax; third
longer than the fourth; hfth t > tenth, and exceptionally the third
and fourth, compressed in front and more or less sharply angulate
at the apex ; antennae of § shorter and less robust, with the joints
RHYTIDODERA.
147
less sharply angulate at the apex. Prothorax rugose, rounded at
the sides, constricted and trausversely grooved near base and apex.
Elytra more or less parallel-sided, obliquely truncate or subtruncate
at the apex and armed or not with teeth or spines. Acetabula oi:
front coxa) feebly or not at all angulate on the outer side, closed
posteriorly ; intercoxal process raised and rather narrow in the
middle, gradually sloped and expanded towards the end. Legs
moderately long; the hind femora hardly extended past the third
abdominal segment in the (S and the second in the $ ; first joint
of liind tarsus shorter than the next two united.
In most species of this genus, including all the Indian ones, the
pubescence on the elytra is somewhat characteristic in its colour
and distribution : it is partly tawny, partly grey, sparser on some
parts and condensed on others, with a tendency to form more or
less regular longitudinal or transverse series of linear, oblong or
quadrate spots.
150. Ehytidodera rohusta, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) vii, p. 34 (1891).
2 . Dark brown, with the elytra reddish brown ; head and
prothorax rather densely covered with tawny pubescence ; elytra
with a mixed pubescence, partly tawny and partly ashy-grey in
colour, denser on some parts, sparser
on others ; the grey pubescence forms
series of ill-defined oblong or quadrate
spots on the disc, and is more irregul; i-ly
diffused on the sides. Head with a
slightly raised median carina on the
vertex. Antennae robust, extended
very little past the middle of the
elyti-a ; first joint not reaching past
the hind border of the eye ; third and
fourth thickened and subnodose at the
apex ; third longer than the fourth, but
scarcely as long as the first ; fifth to
tenth compressed in front and angulate
at the apex. Prothorax marked with
two transverse grooves near the apex,
and a strongly sinuous groove near the
base ; the disc and sides very strongly
and irregularly rugose ; each side with an irregular tubercle close
to the front margin, the disc with two just before the middle;
the tops of the ridges and tubercles glabrous and nitid. Elytra
rounded externally at the apex ; each subsinuate near the suture
armed at the suture with a distinct spine ; the apical maro-in
obscured by a fringe of tawny hairs. Body beneath and legs
covered with pubescence of a prevailing yellowish-white tint, but
more or less distinctly tawny in places. Hind femora not extend-
ing past the hind border of the second abdominal segment.
Length 31-3-1:; breadth 8-0 mm.
Hab. Bombay; Bangalore.
l2
Fig. 59.—I?h/tidodera
rohusta, Gahan. X 5.
148 CERAMBYCID.^.
151. Rhytidodera simulans, IJlu'le (Ilammaliclierus?), Cat. Col.
B. M., Loufjic. p. l:V2 (1853).
Varies from reddish brown to brownish black in colour ; head
and prothorax sparsely coA'ered with tawnj"^ pubescence ; elytra
with tawny or asby-grey pubescence, or with pubescence which is
partly ashy-grey and partly tawuy, somewhat variable in its
distribution, but with a marked tendency to arrangement in
longitudinal series of sublinear spots ; body beneath, legs,
and antennae entirely covered with tawny or grey pubescence.
Antennae extended to the posterior third of the elytra in the c?
and to their middle in the $ ; tirst joint reaching to a little past
the hind margin of the eye ; fifth to tenth angulate anteriorly at
the apex. Prothorax a little longer than broad, strongly and
irregularly rugose above and at the sides, marked with a trans-
verse groove near the apex and a bisinuate groove near the base ;
the disc with scattered patches of tawny pubescence. Elytra
densely punctate ; each truncate at the apex, with the outer angle
acute or subdentate, the sutural angle spined.
Length 20-31 ; breadth 5-S mm.
Bab. Tenasserim ; Malay Peninsula ; Borneo; Ceram.
152. Rhytidodera Integra, Eolbe, Archiv fib- yaturg. iii, 1, p. 237
(1886).
? Zatrephus nehulosus, Bnmgn. Xouv. Archiv. du Mus. (3) iii,
p. 240, pi. 10, fig. 2 (1891).
Very like R. simulans. White, in general appearance, but distin-
guishable from it by the following characters : — Elytra generally
rounded, sometimes subtruncate, at the apex, but without external
tooth or angle, and with only a very short spine at the suture.
Pronotum somewhat less strongly rugose and less sparsely
pubescent than in li. simulans, its length scarcely greater than
its width across the middle.
Length 20-27i ; breadth 5-7 mm.
Nab. Burma. Korea ; China : Siam ; Singapore.
Genus XOANODERA.
Xoanodera, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 92 (1857) : Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 269 (1869).
Type, X. tric/ona, Pascoe.
Eange. Ceylon, S. India, Burma, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo.
Eyes large, deeply emarginate, not extending to a line with the
antenual condyles in front, rather closely approximated above, with
the narrow space between them n:iarked with a feeble median
carina. Antenna? scarcely or not at all longer than the body in
the $ , a little longer in the S ; fifth to tenth joints sharply edged
in front and acutely angulated at the apex ; eleventh only a little
longer than the tenth. Prothorax strongly rugose, a little longer
than broad, rounded at the sides, constricted and transversely
XOANODEEA. 149
grooved near base and apex. Elytra parallel-sided, narrowed
near the apex ; each with a posterior submarginal carina, with
the apex truncate and more or less distinct!}" bidentate. Pro-
sternum raised between the coxfe, sharply deflexed posteriorly,
and dilated at the end so as to almost meet the epimera.
Acetabula of front coxce not angulated outwards. Legs mode-
rately long ; femora carinate on each side near their lower portions ;
first joint of hind tarsus shorter than the next two united.
The most distinctive of these characters is the presence of a
submarginal carina on the posterior part of each elytron. The
three species included in the present fauna are all characterized
by the presence of a very strongly and closely punctured dark
brown lateral area that extends from the base to a greater or less
extent past the middle of each elytron.
I. Elytra ivith glabrous darlc hroivn strealcs posteriorly.
153. Xoanodera trigona, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 92,
])]. 23, l]o-. 1 (1857); id. (3) iii, p. 527 (1869); Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt., Atlas, pi. 85, tig. 1 (not a good figure).
Dark brown ; with a yellowish-white pubescence that covers
the head, the sides of the prothorax, and a considerable part of
the elytra ; the latter each with a large, glabrous, very strongly
punctured dark brown area at the side that extends from the base
to the posterior third and spreads more than halfway across the
elytron near the middle of its length, there are also four or live
longitudinal glabrous streaks between this area and the apex and
a few also near the base ; antennae, legs, and underside covered
with greyish or tawny-grey pubescence. The antennae extend
past the apex of the elytra by about their last joint in the 5 and
their last two in the c5' ; third joint very slightly longer than the
first and about one-third longer than the fourth ; fifth to tenth
strongly and sharply angulate or subdentate at the apex on the
anterior side, eleventh a little longer than the tenth, shortly
appendiculate. Prothorax rounded, rugose and pubescent at
the sides ; glabrous above, fiu'nished with a variable number of
sharp longitudinal costge. (In the type from Singapore there are
about ten costae, four of which are straight and very sharply
defined, the others placed more towards the sides, slightly curved
and somewhat irregular ; in two specimens from Mergui there
are only two longitudinal costae, the disc of the prothorax be-
tween them and the sides irregularly and somewhat intricately
rugose.) Elytra very strongly punctured, with the punctures
larger and very closely placed on the large dark brown areas at
the sides and also near the base, smaller and less dense on the
glabrous streaks near the apex ; the submarginal carina of each
elytron near the apex very distinct ; the apex of each rather
strongly bidentate.
Lenyth 20-24 ; breadth 5-6 mm.
Bab. Tenasserim : Mergtti {Doherty) ; Ma'ay Peninsula :
Peuang ; Dinding Is. ; Singapore.
150
CERAMBTCID.i;.
II. Elytra u'ithout glabrous darlc hrown streaTcs posteAorly.
A. Protliorax irregularly rugose, ivltliout longitudinal
costa ahove.
154. Xoanodera amcBna, Pascoe, A. M. N. H. (5) xv, p. 53 (1885).
Dark brown to brownish black in colour : the elytra covered
for the greater part with a dense yellowish-white pubescence, each
with a basal spot close to the scutellum and a lateral plaga
that extends from the shoulder to a little past the middle,
■deeply and very strongly punctured and bare of pubescence, the
narrow border between the submarginal carina and the outer
margin sparsely pubescent. Head and first antennal joint closely
rugulose-punctate. Antennae reddish brown, with a faint covering
of grey pubescence. Protliorax strongly and irregularly rugose,
scantily clothed with patches of tawny pubescence, unevenly
rounded at the sides, marked near the apex with one and at the
base with two transverse grooves. Elyrra each feebly bidentate
at the apex. Breast and abdomen rather densely, the legs less
densely, covered with greyish-white pubescence.
Length 15-19;j ; hreadth 44-5 mm.
Hah. Cevlon : S. India : Trivandrum, Kanara, Anaimalai and
Nilffiri Hdls.
B. Protliorax ivith four or more straight longitudinal costcp, ahove.
lob. Xoanodera regularis, G(d,an, a. M. K. H. (Q) v, p. 52 (1890),
? Xoanodera pa,«coei, Brongn.
Nouv. Archir. du Mus. (3)
iii, p. 239 (1891).
Very like X.amcena, Pasc, but
generally of a much darker brown
or almost black colour, and readily
distinguishable from that species
by the four or more straight,
sharp longitudinal ridges on the
disc of the protliorax and a
rather dense covering o£ yel-
lowish-white pubescence on the
sides. In other respects it agrees
closely in structure withX amcena,
while the puncturation and mark-
ings of the elytra are almost
identical.
Length 17-21 ; hreadth 5-
6 mm.
Hah. N. India ? ; Burma :
Euby Mines ; Karenee (Doherty) ; I'enasserim : Thagata {Fea) ;
Tavoy {Doherty).
Fig. fiO.
Xoanodera regularh, Gaban
NYPIIASIA.
151
Group PHORACANTHINL
Eyes large, deeply emarginate. Antennae spined posteriorly
at tiie apex of some of tlie joints. Front eoxie globular, their
acetabula rounded on the outer side, open or closed posteriorly.
Acetabula of middle coxae not extending to the epimera. Meta-
steriium usually provided with scent-])ores.
Most of the genera belonging to this group are found in
Australia and America. Two only are included in the Indian
fauna, and one of these {Nijj^tliasla, Pasc.) is very closely related
to Cordi/lomera, Serw, the only genus of tlie group which occurs
in Africa.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Acetabula of front coxoj closed posteriorly .... Nyphasia, p. 151.
B. Acetabula of front coxaj open posteriorly Nysina, p. 153.
Genus NYPHASIA.
Nyphasia, Pascoe, A. M. N. li. (3) xix, p. 313 (18G7) ; Laconl Gen.
^ CoUopt. viii, p. 308 ^1869;.
Type, N. torrida, Pascoe.
liange. India, Ceylon, Burma, and Siam.
Head with the front subvertical, transverse, limited below by
well-marked sutural lines ; antenniferous tubercles formed into
an obtuse ridge, slightly concave from side to side between the
antenna) ; palpi rather short, with the last joint subcylindrical ;
outer lobe of maxillae elongate, with a brush-like end ; eyes deeply
emarginate, with the upper lobes rather narrow. Antennae longer
than the body, with joints three to six or seven acutely spined
posteriorly at the apex; first joint clavate, slightly curved; third
longer than the fourth and slightly shorter than the fifth. Pro-
thorax as long as it is broad, with two or three feeble obtuse
tubercles on each side ; slightly depressed above and marked with
a transverse groove near the apex and anotlier near the base ; its
front margin somewhat sharply rounded in the middle. Scutellum
posteriorly acuminate. Elytra slightly narrowed backwards ; each
sharply rounded or subacuminate at the apex and sometimes
armed with a spine. Legs moderately long, the hind pair
distinctly the longest ; femora pedunculate with an oval thickening
before the apex ; first joint of hind tarsus about equal in length to
the next two united. Acetabula of front coxae rounded on the
outside ; intercoxal process rather narrow in the middle, gradually
sloped and widely dilated posteriorly, meeting the epimera behind
the middle of the coxae ; acetabula of the middle coxae shut off
from the epimera by a prolongation of the antero-lateral angles of
the metasternum. Metathorax with scent-pores placed near the
suture which separates the epimera from the metasternum, not
far from the hind angles of the latter.
152 CEriAMBYCIB.i:.
I. Ebjtra spined at the apex.
156. Nyphasia torrida, JPascoe, A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 313 (1867).
$ . Eeddish-testaceous ; the antennae, from the third joint, for
the greater part black ; the scntellum and the tips of the femora
almost black ; upperside dull ; body beneath, legs and antennae
more or less glossy. Head and prothorax finely and Aery closely
punctured; the latter with a very feeble obtuse tubercle just
before the middle of each side and another between it and the
front margin. Scutellum somewhat prolonged at the apex.
Elytra distinctly but not very closely punctured, each with a
small, acute tubercle at the extreme base ; apices subacuminate,
armed with a short spine. Intercoxal process of the first
abdominal segment obtusely pointed in front. Hind femora not
extended as far as the apex of the elytra.
Lenrjtli 14-19 ; hre<idth 4-5 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
157. Nyphasia apicalis, Gahan, A. M. N. H. (6) xi, p. 378 (1893).
iS . Fulvous red ; the elytra for a short distance from the apex
violaceous blue ; the third to the sixth joints of the antennae black,
the succeeding joints more or less dark brown. Anteniire nearly
one-third longer than the body. Head and prothorax finely and
very closely punctured, the latter with an obtuse but rather strong
tubercle near the middle of each side. IScutellum prolonged pos-
teriorly. Elytra distinctly and not very closely punctured, each
elytron furnished with a small acute tubercle at the extreme base,
subacuminate at the apex and armed with a short sutural spine.
Intercoxal process of abdomen rather acute in front.
Length 15 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Canara {T. R. D. Bell).
In general structure and puncturation this species agrees fairly
well with N. torrida, Pasc, but has the prothorax somewhat more
strongly tuberculate at the sides. The difference in the form of
the intercoxal process of the abdomen is probably sexual and not
specific. When writing my original description of this species, I
was not acquainted with Pascoe's species except by description,
and consequently gave a wrong impression in regard to its affinities.
II. Elytra unarmed at the apex.
158. Nyphasia fuscipennis, Gahan, A. M. X. H. (6) v, p. 53 (1890).
Eulvous red, with the elytra dull purplish brown that varies
somewhat in tint according to the direction of the light; the
antennas and legs (the yellow peduncles of the femora excepted)
piceous brown and in parts almost black ; body beneath and legs
glossy, upper surface opaque. Scutellum acute, but not pro-
longed, at the ai^ex. Elytra sharply rounded and unarmed at the
apex ; each with a small sharp tubercle at the extreme base.
Intercoxal process of abdomen somewhat obtusely pointed in fi-out.
Length 14 ; hrcadth 3^ mm.
Hah. Bombay.
NYSTNA.
153
159. Nyphasia pascoei, Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 309 (18G9).
l\ilvous red, with the elytra green,
the anteniiJe and leps (the stalks of
the femora excepted) nearly black ;
body beneath and legs glossy, upper
surface opaque. Scutellum acute,
but not prolonged, at the apex.
Elytra closely punctured, sharply
roixnded and unarroed at the apex,
each with a small sharp tubercle at
the extreme base.
Length 14-17 ; hrcadth 3^-4^ mm.
Hah. Burma; Siara.
This species is very closely allied
to N. fuscijoennis ; almost the only
difference is in the colour of the
elytra, which is distinctly green m
the one, brown in the other.
Fig. 61. — Nyphasia pascoei,
Lacord., (S . X |.
Genus NYSINA, g. n.
Type, N. orientalvj, AVhite.
Ranqe. Assam and Upper Burma.
Nearly allied to iVv/^Jm&m, Base, with which it agrees m tie
structure of the antenna? and legs; also, like that genus, it has
the acetabula of the middle coxa? shut off from the epimera by a
prolongation of the antero-lateral angles of the metasteruum. It
differs as follows :— Antenual supports separated by a moderately
broad channel, so as not to form an almost continuous ridge
between the antenna?. Brothorax distinctly longer than broad,
the sides scarcely rounded and not at all tuberculate, the disc
rugose-punctate.* Elytra somewhat depressed along the middle,
truncate at the apex. lutercoxal process of prosternum less
dilated posteriorly, not meeting the epimera.
160. Nysina orientalis, White (Sphaerion?), Cat. Coleopt. B. M.,
Lonyic. i, p. 110 (1853); Lacord. (Nyphasia?) Gen. CoUopt.
viii, p. 309 (1869).
Testaceous red ; antennae, legs and sides of breast black ; glossy
above as well as beneath. Head slightly rugose above between the
eyes, marked in front with oblique impressious which enclose a
small triangular area. Antennae much longer than the body in
the c? , a little longer than it in the § ; third, fourth and fifth
ioints with a distinct posterior spine at the apex, third canaliculate
above in the 6 • Brothorax about one-fourth longer than broad,
a little narrower in front than at the base; the disc slightly
depressed, rugosely punctured. Elytra densely punctate near
the base, less densely posteriorly; the surface sparsely setose,
and clothed with a faint pubescence ; apices somewhat obliquely
154 CKRAMBYCID.E.
truncate with the angles acute. Hind femora not reaching to the
apex ot" the elytra in the female.
Length 12-17; hreadth 3—4 mm.
Hal. Assam: Sylhet; Burma: Euby Mines district (Z)o7i«/-i2/).
Group CALLIDI0P8INI.
Head not strongly exserted ; eyes coarsely facetted, deeply emar-
ginate, with anteriorly extended lower lobe ; genae short ; gula
with short mentigemus process ; ligula membranous. Antennae
not spined, usually pubescent, often ciliated beneath, longer as a
rule than the body in the S . Prothorax cylindric or ovate,
sometimes more or less transverse ; unarmed at the sides. Front
coxae globular ; their acetabula rounded on the outer side, open
posteriorly. Acetabulu of middle coxaj not extended to epimera.
Vein Cu 1 of hind wings usually bifurcate, Cu2 absent.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Prothorax broader thau long, strongly
rounded at the sides.
a. Antennae denselj' cihated, third joint
much longer tlian first Gelox^^tha, p. 154.
b. Antennae sparsely ciliated, third joint
not longer than first Tkixophyll'm, p. 155.
B. Prothorax longer than broad, slightly or
not rounded at sides.
a. TibifB not curved, not earinate on outer
border.
a'. Fourth antennal joint shorter than
first Ceeesium, p. 156.
h'. Fourth antennal joint longer than first. Salpinia, p. 1G3.
b. Tibiae curved, earinate on outer border . . Stenygrinum, p. 164.
Genus GELONJETHA.
Gelonastha, Thorns. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1878, p. 12.
Astrinuis, Sharp, Tra7is. Ent. 8oc. 1878, p. 204,
Type, G. Idrta, Fairm.
liaiuje. That of the type species.
Head short, with the antennal supports slightly raised ; the
clypeus and genae very short ; the eyes rather large, coarsely
facetted, emarginate. Antennae hairy, almost as long as the body
in the $ , longer than it in the S ; third joint distinctly longer
than the fourth or fifth and still longer than the first ; fourth to
sixth subequal, seventh to tenth gradually shorter. Prothorax
rounded at the sides, broader than long, feebl)' convex above ;
the disc somewhat flattened and furnished with a few small
callosities. Elytra rounded at the apex, each armed with a
small spine or tooth at the suture. Legs moderately long; the
femora compressed subfusiform ; first joint of middle tarsus as
TRIKOPHYLUM.
155
lonc^ as the next two united, that ot the hind tarsus almost as long
us the remaining joints iniited. Front cox^b rounded ; their
acetabuhi open posteriorly and rounded on the outer Bide; the
intercoxal process rather narrow, nearly flat, and scarcely dilated
postei-iorlv. Acetabuk of middle coxae very narrowly or not all
open to the epimera, almost shut off from them by a prolongation
of the antero-lateral angles of the metasternum. -bpisterna ot
metatliorax gradually retracted posteriorly.
161. Gelonffitha hirta, Fah-m. (Stvomatimn) Bev. et Mag. de Zool.
Gploiifetha curtipes, Tho.m. Rev. et Miu/. deZool. 18/8 p. id.
Astrimus obseurus, Sharp, Trans. Ent. Soc. 18/ b, p. _U4.
Eeddish brown to dark brown in colour; scantily clothed with
greyish depressed pubescence interspersed with moderately long
^ ^ ^ suberect tawny setiB. Head densely
punctate, marked above with a feeble
mediau groove which extends anteriorly
between the antennal supports. Pro-
thorax densely rugulose-punctate, some-
what sparsely asperate at the sides ; the
disc with a' postero - median and two
nearly obsolete anterior callosities. Elytra
densely punctate, the punctures some-
what unequal in size, rather strong on
the anterior half and gradually smaller
towards tlie apex ; each elytron with one
or two feebly raised longitudinal lines. Metasternum, except at
the side, and the abdomen very sparsely punctate, lemora
almost impunctate : the tibiae punctate.
Lenrjth 9-16 ; breadth 2^-4^ mm.
Hah. Calcutta ; Coromandel Coast ; Nilgiri Hills ; biam ;
Philippine Is.; Sandwich Is.; Tahiti.
Genus TRINOPHYLUM.
Trinophvlnm, Bates, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 720 ; ul Scientific Results
Second Yarkaud Misnon, Col. p. 21 (1890).
Type, T. crihratxmt. Bates.
Kanqe. Himalayas from Kashmir to North Assam.
Head short, with the antennal supports depressed ; the front
short and transverse, marked with a foveate impression on each
side ; eyes emarginate, not very coarsely facetted, rather distant
above. Anleniue of S nearlv"as long as the body; first joint
groxluallv clavate, slightly curved : second nearly twice as long as
broad ; fourth shorter than the third or fifth : fifth to eleventh
subequal in length. Prothorax feel)ly convex or somewhat flat-
tened above, rounded at the sides, slightly constricted at the base,
a little broader than it is long. Elytra scarcely more than twice
Fig. 62. — Gdonaiha hirta,
Fairm. X ?.
156 CERAMBYCID.I.
as long as their width across the base, roLinded at the apex.
Acetabula of front coxae rounded externally, open posteriorly ;
the intercoxal process flattened, rather narrow, and scarcely
dilated at the end ; the acetabula of the middle coxae do not
extend to the epimera. Episterna of raetathorax narrow, attenu-
ated posteriorly. Legs moderately long : femora strongly clavate,
pedunculate at the base ; first joint of hind tarsus as long as the
second and third united,
162. Trinophyliiin cribratum. Bates, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 720; id.
Scientific Results Second Yarkand Mission, Col. p. 22, pi. 1, tig. 19
(1890).
Chestnut-brown in colour, more or less nitid, sparsely furnished
above with short semi-erect fulvous brown
hairs. Head and basal joints of antennae
finely rugulose-punctate. Prothorax closely
and rather strongly punctured ; marked with
a feeble sinuate groove or depression near
the apex and another near the base ; the
disc slightly depressed along the middle,
w ith a very narrow impunctate space behind.
Elytra closely and strongly punctured, less
strongly near the apex. Body beneath
reddish brown, sparsely pubescent, less
closely and rather finely punctured ; pro-
■p.^ ^„ sternum transversely depressed a little be-
Ti-inovhylum crihra- hind the front margin ; abdomen narrowed
jf«?n, Bates, (^ . x 7. posteriorly, first segment longest, second to
fourth successively shorter. Legs reddish
brown, minutely and sparsely punctate.
Length 11-13; breadth 3^-4 mm.
Hah. Murree ; Kashmir ; Assam : Sylhet.
Genus CERESIUM.
Ceresium, Neicman, Entomologist, i, j). ;!22 (1S42); Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 35.3 (l6t)9).
Dialoiuocephaia, Itlcmchard, l\)y. an Pole Sud, Zool. iv, p. 206
(18o;>) ; Lacord. I. c. p. 354.
Pneiimida, Thorns. Syst. Cerainh. p. 191 (1861).
Type, C. raripilum, Newm., a species from the Philippine
Islands.
Ranfje. Oriental Eegion, China, Oceania, Madagascar, and
Mexico.
Head little exserted, slightly concave between the antenna;;
front subvertical or oblique ; eyes emarginate, rather widely
separated above. Antennae slender, distinctly longer than the
body in the 6 , A-ery slightly or not longer than it in the 5 ; third
joint subequal in length to the first, sometimes slightly longer,
CERESIUM. 157
sometimes shorter ; fourth shorter, the fifth usually longer, than
the third. Prothorax longer than broad, generally subcylindrical,
sometimes rounded at the sides. Elytra slightly convex above,
usually I'ounded at the apex. Legs of moderate length ; the
femora usually pedunculate at the base, with a clavate thickening
towards the apex, sometimes gradually thickened from the base
and formed into a fusiform club towards the apex. Acetabula of
front coxae open posteriorly, the intercoxal process narrow, scarcely
or not dilated at the end; acetabula of the middle coxae not
extended to the epimera.
163. Ceresium gracile, Pe/vowrf (Raphidera?), A7in. Soc. Lin7i. de Lyon
(2) ii, p. y;33 (1855).
Ceresium cretatum, White,Cat. Col.B. M., Longic. ii, p. 246 (1855).
Narrow and elongate, cinnamon-brown in colour, sparsely
pubescent, marked above and along the sides beneath witla small
spots of dense white pubescence ; head with two white spots on
the vertex. Prothorax with four laterally placed white spots
above — two rounded spots anteriorly and two, more elongate, at
the base ; also a smaller spot at the middle of each side ; scutel-
lum white. Elytra each with six spots — two placed obliquely
between the base and the middle, three, in a triangle, behind the
middle, and the sixth, transversely arcuate, a little before the apex.
Antenna) longer than the body ; third joint subequal in length to
the first and scarcely longer than the fourth ; fourth much shorter
than the fifth or any of the succeeding joints except the last.
Prothorax subcylindrical, about one-third longer than its width *.
Elytra parallel-sided, rounded at the apex, distinctly and rather
closely punctured, the punctures feebler near the apex.
Lewjth 9-10 ; breadth 2 mm.
Bab. Southern India : Poudicherry ; North Cauara ; Ceylon.
164. Ceresium rufum, Lameere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xxxiv, C. R.
p. ccxi (1890).
" Close to C. crdatum, White, but without the white spots on
the elytra. Reddish-testaceous in colour and clothed with a short
faint greyish pubescence. Head moderately lengthened, very
faintly rugose on the vertex ; antennae ciliated beneath. Pro-
thorax a little longer than broad, its sides feebly rounded, very
rugose on the disc, the rugosities transverse, two pubescent white
spots on each side. Scutellum white. Elytra somewhat strongly
* Although Perroud has described the prothorax as "deux fois et demie
aussi long que large," I have no doubt about tlie identification of his species ;
the description wliich he has given of it is very full, and in other respects,
especially as to the position and character of the white spots, very accurate.
The gemis IVuipldderu, Newra., to which he referred the species, exists only as
a name ; it has never been characterized. In the Catalogue of Gemminger and
Harold it appears as RhapJddodcra, Perrond, notwithstanding Peri'oud's state-
ment that he was wholly ignorant of the characters of the genus.
15S CERAMBTCID.I.
punctured at base, more feebly and sparsely towards their apices.
Breast and abdomen with more or less distinct pubescent white
spots ; legs elotiied with rather long sparse pubescence ; the
femora pedunculate afc base, clavate towards the apex.
" Length 12 nnn.
" Hah. India : Kunbur."
165. Ceresium angustulum, sp. n.
Narrow and elongate ; entirely testaceous red in colour, sparsely
and faintly pubescent. Antermse longer than tlie bodv ; first and
third joints subequal in length, each very slightly longer than the
fourth but distinctly shorter than the htth. Prothorax: t-ylin-
drical, about one-fourth longer than broad ; closely but not
strongly punctured ; with a slightly raised carina along the middle
of the disc. Elytra closely and strongly punctured, the punctures
larger nearer the base, smaller towards the apex; rounded at the
apex. Femora gradually thickened from a little before the middle
and narrowed again towards the apex ; first joint of hind tarsus
almost as long as the next two joints united.
Leii'ith Sg ; hreadth 2| mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Amlreiues).
16G. Ceresium geniculatum, White, Cat. Cut. B. M., Longic. ii, p. 245
Ceresium rufipes, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Sue. (3) iii, p. 537 (1809).
Black, clothed very sparsely with greyish hairs ; antennae and
legs chestnut-red, with the femora narrowly tipped with black at
the outer end. Antennae one-third longer than the body in the
(S , a little longer than it in the $ ; sparsely fringed with pale
hairs below ; third joint not longer than the first and only slightly
IcHiger than the fourth. Prothorax a little longer than broad,
slightly rounded at the sides, very closely and rather coarsely
pnnctured, sometimes with a short smooth line along the middle
of the disc. Elytra closely and rather strongly punctured from
the base to a little past the middle and more finely towards the
apex, each puncture with a short, decumbent, grey hair. Femora
glossy, fusiform-clavate, pedunculate at the base, very sparsely
pubescent and almost impunctate ; tibiae not carinate.
Leiu/tJi !'-12.7 ; hreadth 2-3 nmi.
Hah. Burma ; Andaman Islands ; Siam ; Timor ; Floi'es.
167. Ceresium zeylanicum, White, Cat. Col. B. M., Longic. ii, p. 246
( lt:55) ; l'a'<c<)c, 'fra/cs. JEnt. Sue. (3) iii, p. 53S.
Varies from reddish brown to blackish brown in colour, with
the elvtra and abdomen testaceous. Head covered in part with
tawny ]iubescence. Antennae reddisli brown, about one-third
longer than the body in tlie J; third joint scarcely longer than
the tirst, but distuiclly longer than the fourth ; fifth to tenth sub-
CERESIUM.
159
equal, each somewhat longer than the third. Prothorax subcyUn-
drical, slightly longer than broad and very feebly rounded at the
sides ; densely covered with greyish-white pubescence except over
the middle of" the disc and on two or three small shining callosities
towards the sides ; the central area almost bare of pubescence and
coarsely punctured, but with a narrow niedian and two small ante-
rior elevations, smooth. Elytra rounded at the apex, with rather
close-set piliferous punctures, which are strong near the base and
become gradually feebler towards the extremity. Abdomen testa-
ceous, very faintly pubescent and without spots; the rest of the
undersideand the legs dark brown, veiled with a short ash-grey
pubescence ; prosternum before the coxae and the sides of the
prothorax anteriorly strongly but not very closely punctured.
Femora pedunculate at base, clavately thickened below the middle.
LenyiJi 12 ; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; Assam : Sibsagor {in Indian Museum) ; Tenas-
seriui : Victoria Pt. (Doherti/) ; Borneo ( Wallace).
168. Ceresium leucosticticum, White, Cat. Col. B. 31., Lonyic ii,.
p. 24-3, pi. vi, tig. 1 (1855).
Brownish black above, with the elytra somewhat reddish along
the middle part of the sutural border ; prothorax with four small
laterally-placed spots of chalk- white pubescence above— two near
the apex and two at the base ; scutellum
white. Elytra with nine spots of chalk-
A^hite pubescence — one at the suture a
little behind the scutellum, three, in a.
triangle, on each elytron just before the
middle, and one, narrow and transverse,
on each at about one-sixth from the apex.
Antennae reddish brown, faintly pubes-
cent, about a third longer than the body
iu the (S , a little longer than it in the $ ;.
first joint closely punctulate ; third a
little longer than the first and distinctly
longer than the fourth. Prothorax
rounded at the middle of each side, a
little longer than its width across the
p. g^ middle; very closely subrugosely punc-
Ceresium Imcosticticmn, tured, with a small smooth space on the
White, J. X J. middle of the disc. Elytra somewhat
depressed near the suture, distinctly br.t
not very closely punctured, the punctures much feebler towards
the apex, and each with a short decumbent hair. The body
beneath varies from dark brown to reddish brown in colour, with
spots of white pubescence at the sides. Legs reddish brown, with
the femora darker at the tips ; femora rather closely punctulate ;
tibite carinate.
Length 8-12 ; breadth 2^-3 mm.
Hob. Assam ; Burma ; Siam ; Sumatra.
160 CEllAMBYCID.E.
169. Ceresium rotundicoUe, Pa$coe,A. M. X. H. (5) xv, p. 54 (1855).
Yerv closely allied to C. leucosticticinn, "White. Agrees wholly
in structural characters with that species, and in the size and
position of the white markings, but differs in colour. The colour
above, as well as below, is a hght chocolate-brown, and the spots
not chalk-white as in leucostictkum, but of a somewhat yellowish
tint.
Lenr^th 8-12 ; breadtJi 2-3 mm.
Bab. Ceylon ; Southern India.
170. Ceresium modestum, sp. n.
$ . Testaceous red, with the elytra somewhat yellowish ;
sparsely setose ; legs brownish black, with the stalks of the
femora and the clavate portion in the middle more or less
testaceous ; first three joints of the antennae black, the rest
ferruc^inous. Head finely rugulose-punctate in front and between
the antenufe and eyes. Antenna? about one-third longer than the
body ; first joint finely and densely punctate ; third joint a httle
louo-er than the first or fourth and shorter by nearly one-third
than the fifth ; fifth to ninth subequal in length. Prothorax sub-
cylindric, a httle narrowed in front, about oue-thii'd longer than
broad, very faintly pubescent, subnitid, marked with a few scattered
punctures ; the disc very feebly tuberculate at about one-third from
the apex. Elytra densely punctate, the punctures setigerous, and
gradually smaller as they approach nearer to the apes. Femora
subabruptly clavate, pedunculate at base ; the hind pair not ex-
tended as far as the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind tarsi
not quite so long as the second and third united. Body beneath
testaceous, very faintly covered with grey pubescence.
Length 11 ; breadth 3 mm.
Bab. Assam : Patkai Mts. (Doherty).
171. Ceresium ventrale, sp. u.
Of a pale yellowish-testaceous colour, with the body beneath
and the hind femora black ; the breast and abdomen rather densely
clothed with whitish pubescence. Head somewhat densely punc-
tured. Antennae about one-third longer than the body in the J ;
first joint densely punctate, shorter than the third; third about
one-third longer than the fourth, which is only half as long as
the fifth. Prothorax nearly one-third longer than broad, sub-
cyhndric, a little wider in the middle than towards each end ; the
surface impunctate and dull. Scutellum densely covered with
white pubescence. Elytra rather densely punctate, and very
sparsely pubescent ; the punctures very minute on the apical
third and larger and more distinct anteriorly. Femora clavate
and pedunculate, the hind pair extend a little past the apex of
CERESIUM. 161
the elytra ; first joint of the hind tarsi as long as the second and
third united.
Lenyth 8-11 ; breadth 1 5-- ram.
Uab. Burma : Karen Mts. (Doherti/).
172. Ceresium apicale, sp. u.
Testaceous red ; apex of elytra, legs (the peduncles of the
femora excepted), metathorax, abdomen and first three joints
of the auteuufe black. Antennas much longer than the body in
the c? ; third joint a little longer than the first and nearly twice
as long as the fourth, shorter than the fifth or sixth. Prothorax
one-third louger than broad, sabcylindrical, narrowed in front and
to a slight degree at the base ; the surface rather dull, somewhat
iiTegularly and not very closely punctured, with a narrow, smooth
median callosity on the middle of the disc. Elytra densely and
rather strongly punctured, the punctures each with a short pale
decumbent hair. Body beneath rather densely covered with
greyish pubescence at the sides. Legs faintly ])ubescent, impunc-
tate ; first joint of the hind tarsi as long as the next two joints
united.
Length 10 ; hreadth 2 mm.
Hah. Tenasserim.
173. Ceresium nilgiriense, sp. n.
Testaceous red in colour, the elytra somewhat paler in tint than
the prothorax ; head on the vertex between and behind the eyes
^'overed with dense white pubescence ; prothorax with irregular
confluent patches of white pubescence on the sides and on the
lateral parts of the disc ; the scutellum also white ; body beneath
with ashy pubescence on the sides of the thorax and four white
spots on each side of the abdomen. Antennse longer than the
body ; third joint slightly longer than the first and distinctly
louger than the fourth ; fifth to tenth subequal, each longer than
the third. Prothorax slightly longer than broad, a little rounded
at the sides ; the disc irregularly rugulose or granulate. Elytra
rounded at the apex; closely punctured, the punctures much
stronger, more crowded and somewhat granular on the basal
half, gradually more feeble towards the apex, each with a short,
decumbent grey hair. Eemora fusiform clavate, pedunculate at
the base.
Length 13-16; hreadth 3|-1 mm.
Hah. Southern India : N ilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes) ; Ceylon.
174. Ceresium andamanicum, sp. n.
Brownish red, sparsely covered with greyish pubescence.
Antennae about one-fourth louger than the body in the J , slightly
longer than it in the 2 ; third joint scarcely longer than first.
VOL. 1.
ii
162 CEUAMBTCID.r.
distinctly longei* than the fourth, Prothorax subcylindrical, nearly
one-fourth longer than broad, very slightly rounded at the sides ;
covered rather densely with short greyish or yellowisli-grey pubes-
cence on the sides, less densely on tlje disc ; disc with a feeble
cariniform elevation along the middle and three small callosities
placed in an oblique row along each side. Scutellum closely
covered with white pubescence. Elytra closely and strongly
punctured from the base to a little past the middle, feebly towards
the apex ; the punctures each witli a short, decumbent grey hair.
Femora strongly f usiform-clavate, thickened from the base : faintly
pubescent and almost impunctate.
Leiu/th 11-14; breadth 3-34 mm.
Jlab. Andaman Islands.
In general form, more especially in the shape and structure of
the prothorax, this species greatly resembles 0. zci/lanicHm.V^'hite,
but differs from it in the shape and colour of the femora. It
differs from C. sim2)lea\ Gyll., by its narrower and more elongate
prothorax, and its more strongly thickened and darker coloured
legs.
175. Ceresium simplex, Gi/N. (Stenochorus). Sc/imh. Si/n. Ins., App. \\,
p. 178(1817).
Arhopalus ambiguus, Netcmun, Entomologist, \, p. 246 (1842).
Brownish testaceous ; antennae and legs yellowish. Head rather
densely covered above with pale yellowish pubescence. Antennse a
little longer than the body in the S , not quite so long as it in the $ ;
third joint not longer than the first, distinctly louger than the
fourth ; fifth and sixth subequal. each longer than the third. Pro-
thorax almost as broad as it is loug, slightly rounded at the sides,
these covered with greyish pubescence ; disc faintly covered with
greyish pubescence in the middle, marked with two spots or a longi-
tudinal band of dense tawny-yellow pubescence at each side ; a
narrow median and some small laterally placed callosities, smooth and
glabrous, the intervening spaces sparsely and irregularl}- punctured.
Scutellum covered with pale fulvous pubescence. Elytra closely
and strongly punctured from the base to the middle, the punctures
nearest the base somewhat granulate ; less strongly punctured
behind the middle, the punctures become gradually feebler as they
approach nearer to the apex ; the punctures also carry eacli a pale
decumbent seta. Eemora fusiform-clavate, thickened gradually
almost from the base.
Lenrith 11-16 : hrcadth 3-41 mm.
Hah. N. India ; Burma ; Tenasserim ; Ceylon ; Nicobar Islands :
Philippine Islands ; Sumatra and Java to New Guinea ; Mauritius
and ^iadagascar. Recorded also from Mexico.
This species has been generally recognized as the one described
by Gyllenhal under the name given above. But it corresponds in
part only with his description, according to which the antennae are
sometimes twice as long as the body — "Antennce interdum corpore
STEXYGEINUM. 1G3
duplo, in aliis parum longiores." lie 'probably confoLinded two
distinct species, belonging perhaps to different genera, nnder the
same name. The present species is qnite distinct from all others
included in the Indian fauna ; it is very closely allied to C. unicolor.
Fab., a widely distributed species found in the Oceanic islands.
Genus SALPINIA.
Salpinia, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 546 (1869).
Type, S. diluta, Pasc, a species fi'om Borneo.
Hanr/e. Assam, Penang, Borneo, and Java.
Very closely allied to and scarcely distinct from Ceresium,
Newm. The only points of difference are that the femora are
gradually and less strongly thickened, and that the fourth antennal
joint is distinctly longer than the first and very little shorter than
the third.
Two species of the genus are known — one from the Patkai Mts.
in Assam, the other from Peuang, Borneo, and Java.
17G. Salpinia socia, sp. u.
Testaceous red, with the elytra yellowish ; the legs brownish
black, the basal half of the middle and hind femora yellowish,
the tarsi and apices of the tibia) reddish brown or brown. Head
faintly covered in parts with golden pubescence. Antennte of $
one-third or so longer than the body ; first joint feebly punc-
tulate ; third slightly longer than the fourth, which is nearly
one-third longer than the first ; fifth subequal to the third.
Prothorax about one-fifth longer than broad, slightly rounded
at the sides; sparsely but strongly punctured, the sides and base
covered with short grey pubescence which gives silvery reflec-
tions. Elytra rather famtly covered with short, pale pubescence ;
distinctly but not very densely punctured from the base to within
one-fifth or one-sixth from the apes. Pemora gradually and not
strongly thickened from the base for about four-fifths of their
length, and then narrowed towards the apex; the hind pair
extended just a little past the apex of the elytra; fourth joint of
the hind tarsi sJightl}^ longer than the second and third united.
Body beneath faintly covered with silvery-grey pubescence, which
becomes more visible in certain lights.
Length 9 ; breadth 2 mm.
Mah. Assam : Patkai Mts. {Dohertij).
This species is closely allied to /S'. diluta, Pasc, but easily distin-
guished from it by the absence of markings from the elytra.
Genus STENYGRINUM.
Stenygrinum, B(des, A. M. N. II. (4) xii, p. 154 (1873).
Type, 8. quadrinotatum, Bates.
liancje. One species only is known, which ranges from Assam
and North Burma through China and Japan.
m2
164 CEEAMBYCID.i:.
Very closely allied to Ceresium, Xewm., from which it differs
as follows : — Femora more abruptly clavate, tibiae carinate or
sharply edged along the outer face, the uiiddle tibiae curved, and
each of the autenual joints from the fifth to the tenth with acute
anterior angle at the apex.
177. Stenygrinum qnadrinotatum, Bates, A. M. N. H. (4) xii, p. 154
(1873).
Of a reddish-chestnut colour ; the head and prothorax dull ;
the elytra glossy, black or brownish black in the middle third of
their length and marked each with two yellow spots — one a little
before, the other just behind the middle. Antennae of c5' a little
longer and of 2 a little shorter than the body; faintly pubescent
and sparsely ciliate beneath ; third joint slightly longer than the
first and nearly one-third longer than the fourth : fifth to seventli
subequal, each very slightly longer than the third. Prothorax
subcylindrical, a little wider in the middle, distinctly longer than
broad ; closely but not very deeply punctured above and at the
sides, more closely and strongly punctured beneath except near the
front border ; disc with a short, slightly raised smooth line along
the middle. Elytra sparsely setose, distinctly but not very closely
punctured except near the apex, the punctui-es there much smaller
and less distiuct ; each eh' tron sharply rounded at the apex,
slightly depressed in front near the suture and posteriorly on
the middle of the disc. Metasternum, abdomen and the clavate
portion of the femora very glossy and almost impunctate.
Lencjtii 8-13; breadth 2-3 miu.
Hah. Assam: 8hillong, Jaintia Hills; Manipur (Doherti/);
Burma : Euby Mines (Dohertu) ; China ; Japan.
Group OBRIINl.
Eyes large, coarsely facetted, deeply emargiaate. Front coxae
exserted, their acetabula completely closed posteriorly, and not
angulated on the outer side. Acetabula of the middle coxa3 shut
off from the epimera. Autenna) not spined. First sternite of
the abdomen very long in both sexes, the second sternite of the $
much longer than the third, and, in most of the genera, very
densely fringed \\ith hairs posteriori}-.
Synojisis of the Genera.
A. Front coxas very strongly exserted, sub-
conical in form ; metathoracic episterna
marked each with a rather deep longi-
tudinal groove Obrium, p. 16-5,
B. Front coxre less strongly exserted, sub-
globular in form ; metathoracic episterna
not marked with a long-itudinal irroove.
OBHIUM.
165
a. Protliorax less than twice as loii<r as its
■width at base; 2nd abdominal sternite
of 2 densely fringed with hairs pos-
teriorly Stexhomalus, p. IGO.
b. Prothorax twice as long as its width at
base; 2nd abdominal sternite of $ not
fringed with hairs posteriorly Ibidioxidtjm, p.
168.
Genus OBRIUM.
Obriuni, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii, p. 93 (1834) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. viii, p. 361 (1869).
Phyton, Nnoman, The Entomologist, i, p. 19 (1840).
Type, 0. cantliarinum, Linn., a European species.
Bcmrje. Europe, Northern Asia, North and Central America,
Burma, Borneo, and Mauritius.
Head subvertically sloped in front ; the clypeus Hmited above
by a rather deep, arcuate impression ; palpi short, the maxillary a
little longer than the labial, last joint slender subcylindrical ; eyes
large, deeply emarginate. Antennae about one-third longer than
the'' bodv in the 6 , very little longer than it in the $ , sparsely
furnished with long hairs ; third and fourth joints subequal,
shorter than the fifth, fifth to tenth subequal, or gradually
diminishing in length. Prothorax longer than broad, tuberculate
or protuberant at, or before, the middle of each side, constricted
near the base and also, but to a less extent, near the apex.
Elytra parallel-sided, or slightly widened posteriorly, broadly
rounded at the apex. Legs moderately long ; femora clavate and
pedunculate ; front coxa3 strongly exserted, almost contiguous ;
first joint of hind tarsus as long as the second and third united.
Episterna of metathorax marked with a deep longitudinal groove.
Eirst abdominal segment of 6 as long as the next three segments
united, the second nearlv twice as long as the third; first
segment of $ as long as the rest of the abdomen, the second
deiisely fringed with hairs posteriorly, the third very short, the
fourth and fifth longer.
178. Obrium posticum, Galum, Ann. Mns. Civ. Geneva, xxxiv, p. 14
(189 IJ.
Yellowish -testaceous ; with the front of the head, the legs
(excepting the stalks of the femora) and the apex of the elytra
pitch-black ; the first four joints of the antennse black, the rest
din"-y yellow. Head very finely and sparsely punctulate. Pro-
thorax tuberculate at the middle of each side, constricted near the
base and to a less extent near the apex ; minutely and sparsely
punctulate above, with a nearly obsolete median tubercle on
the posterior part of the disc. Elytra distinctly and rather
166 CER.OIBTCID.i:.
densely punctate, the punctures each with a moderately long
decumbent hair.
Lenrftli 9 mm.
Hah. Burma: Mandalay (^Fca).
Genus STENHOMALUS.
Stenhomaliis, JMiite, Cat. Col. B. M., Lomjic. p. 243 (1855) ;
Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 3G2 (1869).
Stenomalus, Ganm. et Har. Cat. Col. ix, p. 2841 (1872).
Type, S. fenestratus, White.
Range. China, X. India, Burma, Ceylon, and Malay Archi-
pelago.
]S early allied to Ohrium, Sei'v. Eesembles it in form and general
appearance, but is a little more depressed, the prothorax relatively
longer, the front coxa) less strongly exserted and less closely
approximated to one another. The antennae are somewhat longer
than in Obrium, with the fifth and following joints longer in
proportion to the third and fourth ; in the type and other closely
allied species they are furnished with long projecting hairs,
especially well marked at the apices of the third to fifth joints,
where two or three coming oif side by side have at first sight the
appearance of a single thick hair or long slender spine. In the
structure of the abdomen, aud in the sexual differences appertaining
thereto, the genus resembles Ohrium.
A. Eyes verij large, closely appro.vimated ahove and heloiv ;
antennce ivith long projecting liairs.
179. Stenhomalus fenestratus, JVhite, Cat. Col. B. M., Lomjic.
p. 243, pi. 8, tig. 2 (1855).
Eeddish brown ; the elytra marked each with two pale sub-
hyaline spots, rounded or oval in shape, placed near the
suture, one just before the middle, the other
between the middle aud the apex ; the apex
itself and the shoulders somewhat paler in
colour than the surrounding parts. Antennae,
the basal joint excepted, covered with very
short fulvous pubescence. Prothorax obtusely
tuberculated at the middle of each side; con-
stricted strongly at the base and very slightly
in front of the lateral tubercles ; minutely
Ym^&b—Sten- '"^^^ ^'^^^' sparsely punctate, sparsely fur-
homaius fenestratus, nished with longish erect hairs. Elytra finely
White. X ?. and somewhat sparsely punctate on the disc
from the base to the middle. Femora rather
gradually and not strongly clavate. Eirst joint of hind tarsi
shorter than the second aud third united.
Length Q^-'^ mm.
Hah. Northern India ; North China.
STENHOMALUS. 167
ISO. Stenliomalus Y-pallidum, MotscJi. (Plnton) Bull. Soc. Imj).
Xat. dv Moscoit, p. 405 (1803).
" Elongate, narrow, pai'allel-sided, depressed, sparsely punc-
tured, very slightly nitid, fusco-piceous. Elytra with four whitish
bands, oblique, joined angularly at the suture, the third strongly
dilated, the fourth apical, interrupted at the suture ; eyes large,
black, somewhat prominent, facetted, closely approximate, deeply
emarginate ; antennae and legs ringed with whitish ; thorax
narrower than the head, subcylindrical, rugose, clothed with
sericeous pubescence, subnodose at the sides. Elytra scarcely
broader than the head, parallel-sided, the apex rounded, sparsely
pilose.
" Very close to P. paUidum, Say, from North America, but the
thorax is narrower and silky with the elytral bands more distinct,
the second band curved so as to form a V."'
Lovjtli 5; Ijreadtli 1^ mm.
Hah. Ceylon : Newara-Eliya.
I have not seen a specimen of this species, but judging from
the description it is almost certainly a StenJiomalus, and as the
eyes are closely approximate I have placed it iu this section.
B. Eijes smaller, rather uidehj separated above and heloxv ;
antenme ivitJiout long projecting hairs.
181. StenhomahlS lateralis, Pascoe (Obrium), Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) T>
p. 20 (1859).
Bro\Mnsh testaceous ; prothorax with a dark brown band aloog
each side ; elytra each with a dark brown spot near the shoulder,
another near the suture at about one-third from the base, and a
dark brown ring near the apex, the apex itself and the spot
enclosed by the ring yellowish, the lateral border dark brown
except near the base and apex ; antennae with the first joint
testaceous, the rest pale yellow; legs yellowish. Eyes rather
videly separated above and below. Prothorax nearly twice as
long as its width at the base ; very slightly protuberant on each
side just before the middle, narroA^"ed distinctly towards the base
and very little in front. Elytra slightly dilated posteriorly;
distinctly and leather thickly punctate from the base to the middle
or a little past the middle, the pimctures show a tendency to an
arrangement in rows.
Length 7 ; breadth 2 mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
In this species the eyes are widely separated as in the genus
Obrium, the antennae are without the characteristic long hairs
of the type species, and the prothorax also is longer and not
tuberculate at the sides.
168 CERAMBYCID.T.
Genus IBIDIONIDUM.
Ibidionidum, Gahan, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxiv, p. 1-4 (1894).
Type, I. corhetti, Galian.
Bamje. That ot" the type species.
Head strongly exserted ; front obliquely sloped, separated from
the clypeus by a transverse groove ; eyes prominent, coarsely
facetted, emarginate. Antennae a little longer than the body in
both sexes ; first joint curved, gradually thickened towards the
apex : third a little more than twice as long as the second and
slightly shorter than the fourth ; fifth to tenth subequal. each
much longer than the fourth. Prothorax elongate subcylindrical,
with a conical tubercle at the middle of each side ; constricted
at the base, slightly also in front of the lateral ^ tubercles.
Elytra a little more than twice as long as the prothorax, gradually
narrowed posteriorly and rounded at the apex. Legs moderately
long ; the femora somewhat abruptly clavate, pedunculate at the
base. Abdomen much narrowed towards the apex ; first segment
in the S as long as the next four united ; first segment in the ?
a little longer than the second, and the second as long as the
succeeding segments united.
182. Ibidionidum COrbetti, Gahun, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxiv
p. 15, pi. l,fig. y (I894j.
Testaceous red, nitid, with the elytra of a ])aler, somewhat
yellowish colour ; the head, prothorax,
legs and antenna? sparsely furnished
\^■ith rather long erect hairs. Prothorax
twice as long as its width across the
base ; slightly raised and curved in front,
feebly bi-nodose on the disc. Elytra
distinctlj^ and not very densely punctate,
the punctures setigerous and arranged
in rows, which extend from the base
almost to the apex. Intercoxal process
Fig. m.-Vndlonidum ^^ prosternum extending some distance
corbeiti, Galmn. X ?. beyond the coxa3 behind and dilated so
as to meet the epimera, which are
correspondingly broad behind the coxte. First joint of hind tarsi
nearlv as long as the second and third united. The joints of the
antenna} from the fourth to the ninth are slightly angulated at
the apex on the anterior side.
Lenr/th 7-10 mm.
Hah. Burma: Pauugde (Corbett), Yenang-gyaung (Fea).
MOLORCHL^S. 169
Group MOLORCHINI.
Head more or less strongly exserted ; antennal supports feeble,
entire ; eyes lateral, finely facetted, deeply emarginate ; gula
with very short meutigerous process, sometimes absent ; palpi
filiform. Prothorax unarmed or feebly tuberculate at the sides.
Mesonotum with or without stridulatory area. Scutellum small.
Elytra abbreviated in most of the genera. Front coxse angulate
on the outer side, subconical and more or less prominent on the
inner; their acetabula usually closed, exceptionally {Molorclius}
open posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxa3 extended to epimera.
Femora generally clavate and pedunculate. Abdomiual segments
unequal in length.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Elytra abbreviated, more or less dehiscent
posteriorly.
a. Elytra slip-htly dehiscent, rounded at end :
acetabula of front coxre open posteriorly . Moloechus, p. 169.
b. Elytra stronpfly dehiscent, pointed at end ;
acetabula of front coxoj closed posteriorly Merioxceda, p. 171.
B. Elytra normal, completely covering abdo-
men KuxBiR, p. 174.
Genus MOLORCHUS.
Molorchus, Fahr. (in part) Ent. Sijst. i, 2. p. 356 (1792) ; Muhant
Coleopt. de France, Lonyic, ed. 1, p. 107 (1839) ; Lacord. Gen.
CoUopt. viii, p. 486 (1869).
Heliomanes, Neivman, A. 31. N. H. v, p. 17 (1840).
Caenoptera, C. G. T/wnis. Skemd. Col. i, p. 150 (1859).
Subgen. Linomius, Muhant, Coleopt. de France, Lonqk. ed. 2
p. '226 (1862-3).
Subgen. Sinolus, Muhant, I. c. p. 228.
Couchopterus, Fairm. in Jac. du Val Ss Fairm. Gen. Col. Eur.
Loncjic. iv., p. 153 (1868).
Type, M. oninor, Linn., a European species.
Range. Europe, North America, Ceylon, and Australia.
Head short, slightly concave between the antennse ; the front
vertical, trausv^erse ; maxillary palpi a little longer than the labial,
the last joint in both subfusiform ; eyes deeply emarginate.
Antenna) slender, filiform, much longer than the body in the S ,
shorter than the body in the § ; first joint gradually thickened to
the apex, moderately long ; third, fourth and fifth variable as to
their relative length ; sixth to tenth subequal ; eleventh either
appendicidate or succeeded by a twelfth joint in the S , simple
and always terminal in the § . Prothorax longer than broad,
constricted at the base and to a less degree in front ; slightly
tubercidate at each side ; usually with some callosities on the disc.
Elytra very short, covering only the base of the abdomen ;
slightly dehiscent posteriorly and rounded at the end. Femora
170
CERAMBYCID.li;.
abruptly clavate, with a rather long slender peduucle at the base ;
the hind pair as long as the abdomen in the d ; tarsi slender, with
the first joint in the hind pair as long as the second and third
united. Front coxae strongly exserted, their acetabula angulated
on the outer side, open posteriorly ; the intercoxal process very
narrow.
183. Molorchus taprobanicus, sp. n.
c? . Pitch-black and nitid, with the legs somewhat reddish at
the base, and the abdomen furnished with patches of greyish-
white pubescence at the sides. Antennae 11-joiuted, more than
twice as long as the body ; third joint slightly shorter than the
fourth, the latter distiiictly shorter
than the fifth, sixth to tenth gradually
and successively longer ; eleventh not
longer than the tenth, its appendix
very short and somewhat curved.
Prothorax with a small conical tubercle
on each side ; the disc with a short,
narrow, median and two longer, lateral
callosities, which are smooth and
glossy, the narrow interspaces between
them closely punctured. Elytra not
longer than the prothorax, extended
posteriorly as far as to the posterior
border of the metasternum; sparsely
punctate, very glossy, depressed in the
middle, each sharply rounded at the
apex. Femora rather strongly clavate ;
middle tibice slightly dilated on the
inner side just before the middle ; the
hind tibite somewhat sinuately bent. First joint of the hind tarsus
a little longer than the second and third united.
Leiu/th (to apex of abdomen) 8 mm., of elytra 2 mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
Fig. G7.
Molorchus taprohanicus,
Gahan, c^ .
184. Molorchus filiformis, Motsch. Etudes Entom. 1858, p. 67.
" Elongate, parallel-sided, subfiliform, nitid, sparsely and
coarsely punctured, black ; antennae at base, tibiae and tarsi
rufo-piceous. Elytra rounded at the apex, marked with a whitish-
testaceous, transverse, subsinuate spot in the middle of each
elytron ; thorax elongate, slightly dilated ])osteriorly, constricted
at base ; elytra short, shorter than the length of the thorax,
depressed at the suture, margined, rounded at both sides of
apex.
" Lemjth 2^ ; breadth 3- lines.
''Hak Ceylon.
" Much narrower than either M. dimidiatus or J/. nmheJlatus,
MERIO^'CEDA. 171
nobis ; the thorax proportionally more elongate, more strongly
constricted at base, the elytra shorter and narrower. The trans-
verse white band on these sufHcieutly distinguishes this species.
This is one of M. Nietners interesting discoveries at Colombo in
Ceylon."
Genus MERIONffiDA.
IMerionreda, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 237 (1858) ; Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 490 (1869),
Type, M. puella, Pasc, a species from Celebes.
Range. Indo-Malayan and African Regions.
S . Head somewhat elongated behind the eyes ; eyes rather
large, deeply emarginate ; front strongly sloped, short, separated
from the clypeus by rather deep sutural lines. Antennae generally
shorter than the body ; the last six or seven joints more or less
dilated ; first joint curved, thickened towards apex, third and
fourth slender, subequal in length. Prothorax narrowed in front,
constricted near apex, more or less tuberculate at the sides and
also on the disc. Elytra subulate, shorter than the abdomen.
Front and middle legs leather short, the front pair the shorter,
their femora shortly pedunculate at base, moderately clavate at
the apex ; hind legs very long, their femora with a long basal
peduncle and a more or less abruptly formed, stout, oval club at
the apex ; the tibise furnished with a long posterior spine and a
single spur at the apex, also with two rows of small spines or
teeth along the outer border. Front coxae rather strongly
exserted, angulated on the outer side, their acetabula closed
posteriorly. First and second abdominal segments long, the
others short.
2 . AntennjB relatively shorter and the hind legs shorter and
less strongly clavate than in the d . First abdominal segment
equal in length to the rest of the abdomen, obtusely pointed in
front ; the second segment depressed in the middle, densely
fringed with hair posteriorly, third and fourth very short,
depressed.
185. Merionoeda indica, Hope (Molorchus), Grai/'s Zool. Misc. p. 28
(1832).
2 . Black, with the abdomen and a ring on each of the hind
femora just before the apical club, testaceous yellow. Head with
a deep impression that separates the clypeus and front. Antennae
shorter than the body ; the outer joints very slightly dilated ;
third and fourth joints subequal, each a little shorter than the
first or fifth. Prothorax longer than broad, narrowed anteriorly,
dee})ly groo-\-ed near the apex ; the groove deflected back-
wards near the middle of the disc so as to form two sulcata
impressions separating a narrow median from two larger, obliquely
172
CEEAMBYCID.T.
oval, dorsal tubercles ; each side with au obtuse tubercle just
before the middle. Elytra scarcely luore than twice the length of
the prothorax ; each somewhat in the form of an elongate triangle
with a short carina near the apex ; the surface strongly but
not thickly punctured. First abdominal segment as long as the
remaining segments united; second and third fringed with tawny
hairs posteriorly. Hind femora strongly and very abruptly
clubbed at the apex : hind tibite with two rows of short spines
along the outer (or dorsal) face, and a long spiniform process at
the apex.
Lenr/th (to tip of abdomen) 9 : hreadth 2 mm.
Hah. Nepal.
186. Merionoeda andrewesi, sp. n.
$ . Head, prothorax, elytra and antenna) testaceous, the
elytra, especially towards the apes, somewhat paler than the
other parts; body beneath, the prothorax excepted, and legs
black, with all the tarsi and the tibiae of the first two pairs
reddish brown. Head very glossy, feebly and very sparsely
punctured ; clypeus separated from the
front by a rather deep arcuate impression,
from which a short median groove passes
upwards along the front, Antennoe I'each
to the tips of the elytra ; first joint glossy»
the others faintly pubescent and dull ;
third shorter than the first or fourth, fifth
and sixth increasing, and seventh to tenth
decreasing gradually in length. Pro-
thorax glossy, narrower in front than at
the base, with an obtuse tubercle on each
side just before the middle ; a deep trans-
verse groove near the apex and a feebler
groove near the base ; the disc with three
feebly raised tubercles — one median small
and fiask-shaped, two larger and lateral ;
the anterior ti-ansverse groove deflected in
the middle so as to form sulcate depressions
that separate the median from the lateral
tubercles. Elytra reach almost to the tip of the abdomen ; they
are about three times as long as the prothorax and meet at the
suture for about a third of their length, then dehisce and become
very narrow posteriorly, acuminate at the apex ; the surface
strongly but not very closely punctured. First abdominal
segmeut longer than the rest united, the second fringed ])osteriorly
with tawny hairs, the last segment reddish, and the intermediate
segments telescoped and invisible. Hind femora extend by
about the apical third beyond the apex of the abdomen, with
this portion strongly thickened into a fusiform club ; middle and
front femora much less stronglv thickened : hind tibite with two
Fig. 08.
Mcrtona'da andreicesi,
Gahan. X ?.
MERIONCEDA. 173
rows of sliort spines along the outer face and armed with a long
spiniform process at the apex.
Lenrith 10 ; breadth 2\ mm,
Hab. Southern India : ISTilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes).
187. Merionceda taprobanica, sp. u.
2 . Testaceous yellow, with the exception of the antenna^ and
hind legs ; antennte brownish black, with the first joint somewhat
reddish at the base ; hind legs black, with the peduncles of the
femora and the extreme base of the tibia? yellowish. Head nitid ;
feebly and sparsely punctnlate near the eyes, almost impnnctate
elsewhere ; clypeus limited above by two deep oblique impressions
that meet in the middle. Antennae reaching to the apex of the
elytra ; third and fourth joints subeqnal, each shorter than the
fifth ; fifth slightly, and the following joints more strongly, dilated.
Prothorax glossy, not longer than broad, narrowed anteriorly ;
a small obtuse tubercle on each side, and three distinctly
raised tubercles on the disc — the median one smaller and narro\^er
than the other two and separated from them by sulcate intervals
continuous with the deep groove crossing near the apex. The
elytra about two and a half times as long as the prothorax, dehisce
from about the middle of their length, and are stronglj'^ but not
very thickly punctured ; each with a short carina near the apex.
Hind femora with an abruptly formed, ovate, black club at the
apex ; hind tibioB with two rows of short spines along the dorsal
face, and a long spiniform process at the apex.
Length (to tip of abdomen) about 8 mm.
Hab. Ceylon : Kandy {ti/j^^ in coll. G. Lewis).
188. Merionceda nigriceps, Wldte (Heliomanes), Cat. Col. B. M.,
Lowjic. p. It^l, pi. 5, fig. 1 (18o5).
5 . Testaceous yellow ; with the head, the distal seven joints of
the antennae, the tips of the elytra, the clavate portions of the
hind femora, and all but the bases of the hind tibia3, brownish
black. Head nitid, irregularly punctnlate, the punctures thickly
])laced near the eyes, very sparsely elsewhere ; clypeus separated
from the front by a deep impression. Antennae shorter than the
body ; third joint scarcely as long as the first or fourth ; fifth and
following joints slightly dilated. Prothorax broader than long,
obtusely tuberculate near the middle of each side ; feebly grooved
near the apex, the groove deflected backwards on the disc so as to
form two lines that separate a narrow, median, very feebly raised
area from two laterally placed tubercles. Elytra a little more
than twice as long as the prothorax, obtusely pointed at the apex,
strongly but not densely punctured. Clavate portion of hind
femora elongate-ovate or subfusiform, not so short nor so abruptly
formed as in M. indica ; hind tibiae with two rows of short spiues
17-i CEltA.MBTCID.1.
on the outer (dorsal) face, and a long spiniforui process at the
apex.
Leiirilli (to tip of abdomen) 11 mm.
Hah. Burma : Moulmeia ; Assam : Patkai Mts. (Doliertfj).
189. Merionceda amaliilis, Jordan, Stett. Eat. Zeit. 189o, p. 263.
Unicolorous testaceous yellow ; with the autennte, the extreme
apex of the el_ytra and a ring before the apex of the hind femora
black, the apex of the hind tibise brownish. Head with a rather
deep impi-ession that separates the clypeus from the front, and a
short median groove on the front between the anteiuial sup-
ports ; finely punctulate, the punctures densely placed near the
eyes. Pi-othorax nitid, longer than broad, obtusely tuberculate on
each side and triluberculate above, the median tubercle with a
slight depression before the base. Elytra nitid, reaching nearly
to the middle of the first abdominal segment ; dehiscent from
about the middle of their length, strongly punctured in irregular
rows.
LenqiJi 13 ; hreadtli 3 mm. Elytra 4| mm. long.
Hah. Assam : Khasi Hills.
From M. nigrkeps, "White, which it most resembles, this species
is readily distinguishable by its yellow head, entirely black
autennte and relatively longer prothoras.
Genus KUNBIR.
Kunbir, Lameere, Ann. Soe. Ent. Behj. 1890, C. H. p. ccxiii.
Type, K. telej^horoides, Lameere.
Range. That of the type species.
Allied to Mer'ionoeda, Pasc, from which it differs by the following
characters : — Elytra much longer, completely or almost completely
covering the abdomen, a little narrowed in the middle, not
dehiscent, separately and rather broadly rounded posteriorly.
Hind legs shorter; the femoi'a extend only a little past the
apex of the elytra, with the club less abruptly formed ; the tibise
asperate instead of spinulose, with two spurs at the end.
This genus has been placed by Lameere in the group Cieomenini,
but as it has the acetabula of the middle coxa? open to the epimera
and the acetabula of the front coxie augulate on the outer side,
it cannot rightly enter into that group. The structure of the
abdomen in both sexes resembles that of 2Ieriono:da, and in all
other points, the length and form of the elytra excepted, there is
a rather close resemblance between the two genera.
190. Kunbir telephoroides, Lameere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belij. 1890, C. li.
p. ccxiii.
(S . Testaceous red, nitid ; anteunoe, apex of elytra, abdomen.
KUXBI15,
175
clavate portions of the bind femora and the hind tibiae and tarsi
black. Head sparsely punctured. Antennae a little shorter than
the body, the last seven joints very slightly dilated ; third joint
shorter than the first or fourth ; "fourth shorter than the fifth.
Prothorax with, a feeble tubercle on each side and three on the
disc — one postero-median very small,
the other two lateral somewhat larger.
Elytra distinctly but not very closely
punctured, the punctures subseriate
in places ; the dark apical area, which
is slightly tinged with blue, sparsely
and very feebly punctate. Body, legs,
and base of antenna) furnished spax'sely
with longish erect hairs. First ster-
nite of abdomen as long as the second
and third, the second as long as the
third and fourth united.
5 . Body beneath entirely testa-
ceous. Antennae extend only a little
past the middle of the elytra. First
sternite of the abdomen longer than the rest of the abdomen ;
second short, areuately emarginate posteriorly, fringed with hairs ;
third and fourth depressed, the third more or less completely
hidden by the second; fifth broadly sinuate at the apex, the
pygidium extended a little beyond it.
Length 7-9 ; hreadth 2-21 mm.
Hah. Central India : Chutia Nagpur.
ji-jg^ 69_ — Kiinhir telejjhoroides,
Lameere, $• X f-
Group ROSALIINI.
Head exserted; antennal tubercles short, emarginate; eyes
lateral, finely facetted, broadly and deeply emarginate ; gula with
very short meutigerous process. Prothorax feebly tubei-culate or
unarmed at the sides. Scutellum small. Elytra generally long.
Front coxae subglobular, not prominent, more or less augulate on
outer side ; their acetabula open posteriorly. Acetabula of middle
coxae extended to epimera. A^ein Cu 1 of hind wings simple,
Cu2 absent.
Most of the genera belonging to this group are found in America.
Two only occur in the Oriental Eegion,one of these is represented
also in Europe, Japan, and North America.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Hind legs of moderate length, their femora
not extended past apex of elytra Eosalia, p. 176.
B. Hind legs very long, their femora extended
considerably past apex of elytra, their [p. 180.
tibife foliaceous in distal half Callichromopsis.
176 CERAilBYCID^,
Genus ROSALIA.
Eosalia, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii, p. 561 (1833) ; Lacord. Gen.
CoUopt. ix, p. 33 (18(59) ; Lameere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely. xxxi
p. 171 (1887;.
Eurybatiis, Thorns. Essai Classif. Ceramh. p. 250 (18C0) ; Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 32 (1869).
Type, R. alpina, Linn., a Palsearctic species.
Range. Palasarctic and Indo-Malayan Kegions, and jN'orth-West
Xoi'tli America.
Head with the fore-part and mandibles sloped forward ; the
front sub-vertical, raised between the antennre so as to form a
transverse ridge concave in the middle ; eyes moderate, finely
facetted and very deeply emarginate ; gense long and rather
prominent ; palpi subecjual. Antenna; much longer than the body
in the S , a little longer or shorter than the body in the $ ; first
joint clavately thickened towards apex ; third equal to or longer
than the fourth ; fifth to tenth sulaequal or successively and very
slightly shorter iu length ; third to fifth thickened and spiued at
the apex, and sometimes, -with one or more of the succeeding
joints, fuMiished with a dense tuft of hairs at the apex. Prothorax
transverse, rounded or protuberant at the sides. Elytra long,
rounded at the apex. Legs moderately long; femora more or less
thickened at, or below, the middle, the hind pair not reaching to
the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind tarsus as long as the next
two joints united. Front coxse strongly angulated outwards ;
acetabula widely open posteriorly ; intercoxal process raised and
rather narrow in the middle, shortly deflexed posteriorly. Meso-
steruura canaliculate posteriorly; epimera large, extending broadly
to the coxfe. Episterna of metathorax broad, narrowed and pointed
posteriorly.
The bodv is densely covered with pubescence, with a charac-
teristic colour in each of the two sections of the genus. One of
these sections corresponds to the genus Rosalia of IServille and
Lacordaire, the other to the genus Eurybatus of Thomson.
1. Pubescence pale hlue or Uuish-greji ivitli black bands and spots;
antennce tuith strong tufts of hairs at apices of joints third to
sixth or eighth in both sexes ; mandibles of fidhj -developed
males with dorsal tooth near base. (Subgenus Eosalia.)
191. Eosalia lameerei, Brongn. Bidl. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. cxxi:
Le \at xii p 153 fio'-'d >-^ $(1890); Nviiv. Archiv. du Museutn
(3) iii, p! 243," pi. ioriigs. 7 & 8 (1892).
Closely covered above with very short pale lavender-blue pubes-
cence varied with spots and bands of black pubescence. Head
KOSALIA.
17
black ; the sides sparsely punctate, glabrous aud glossy; the front
minutely, aud the vertex more strongly, puuctulate, both faintlv
pubesceut ; mandibles vary iu the male
according to the size and development of
the iudividual — iu large males they are
rather long and horizontal, furnished
each with a strong dorsal i-idge and a
tooth near tlie base ; iu smaller males
obliquely incliiied as in the female, with
the dorsal tooth small or even entirely
absent. Anteunce longer than the
body by the last five joints iu the S
aud the last four iu the ? ; pale blue,
with the first two joints entirely and
the rest at the apex black ; third to
sixth strongly, and some of the suc-
ceeding joints feebly, tufted with black
hairs at the apex, Prothorax rounded
at the sides, slightly narrowed towards
the base ; the disc with a large black
spot that extends from the middle to the
front margin and spreads out in front, also a small round black
spot on each side. Scutellum blue. Elytra marked each \vith
four large transverse spots or bands— one at the base, the second
at one-fourth from base, the third just behind the middle, and the
fourth a little before the apex. Body beneath for the most part
pale blue, with the raesothorax almost wholly black. Le^s black •
the femora, which are gradually thickened and subfusifornrtowards
the apex, with a pale blue ring or spot ou the thickest part ; hind
tibiffi dilated and fringed with hairs at the apex ; middle and hind
tarsi pale blue above.
Length 16-28 ; breadth 4-7 mm.
Hab. Burma : Ruby Mines, North Chin Hills ; Siam.
Fig. 70. — Eosalia lamecrei,
Brongn., J. X -j.
II. Puhescmce vermilion, with blach spots and bands ; antennce
ivithout strong tufts of hair except in the 5 of one species;
mandibles without dorsal tooth in (S . (Subgenus Euetbatus.)
A. Bodg beneath entirely black ; femora fusiform or suhlinear.
192. Rosalia laterilia, Hope (Lamia), Grays Zool. Misc. p. 27 (1831 ) ;
Lamecrs, Ann, Soc. lint. £ely. xxxi, p. 165, pi. 3, fig. 3 (1887),
Body beneath black ; head black, sometimes with two red spots
on the vertex ; pronotum aud elytra red, the latter frequentlv
with a small spot or baud under each shoulder, and rarel}^ a small
lateral spot at the middle, especially in the S . Antennce of j
extending by the last four joints beyond the apex of the elytra ;
first joint finely shagreened ; third and fourth subequal ; third to
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fifth 8ubasperate, augulate at the ajiex ; autennse of $ shorter
than the body, third to fifth joints dilated at the apex and fur-
nished there with a strong tuft of hairs. Prothorax globose at
the sides in the J , feebly tuberculate in the $ ; disc with a small
velvety tubercle on each side, more pronounced in the $ . Scutellum
black, sometimes with two red spots. Femora with a subfusiform
thickening below the middle. lutercoxal processes of pro- and
mesosterua rather broad.
Lewjth 25-32 mm.
Hah. Himalayas ; Travancore ; Burma ; Indo-China.
193. Eosalia gravida, Lmneere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Behj. xxxi, p. 166,
pi. 3, fig. 4 (1887).
Black beneath ; head black ; pronotum and elytra vermilion ;
elytra strongly dilated posteriorly, marked each with a black spot
at the middle and often with another smaller one under the
shoulder. Antennae of J extended by the last four joints beyond
the apex of elytra : third joint slightly longer than fourth ; third
to fifth with a small recurved spine at the apex of each posteriorly;
antennoe of $ longer than the body ; joints third to fifth dilated,
strongly angulate at the apex and thickly covered there with
pubescence. Prothorax globuiarly rounded at the sides in the 6 ,
subtuberculate there in the $ ; disc with a small velvety black
tubercle, more pronounced in the $ , on each side. Elytra dilated
from the middle back^^'ards and regularly rounded posteriorly,
Pemora sublinear, slightly thicker in the middle.
Length 23 mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Darjeeling.
194. Rosalia hariola, Thoms. (Eurvbatus) Essai Classif. Ceramb.
p. 250 (1800) ; Lamcere, Atin. Soc. Ent. Behj. xxxi, p. lOG, pi. 3,
fig. 5 (1887). '
Body beneath black ; head black, sometimes with two red spots
above ; pronotum and elytra red, marked with black spots — three
on the pronotum and five on each elytron. Antennae of S longer,
by the last four joints, than the body ; first joint rugulose ; third
to fifth subasperate, armed each Avith a recurved spine at the apex ;
antenna; of $ almost as long as the body, joints third to fifth
dilated, strongly angulate, and densely pubescent at the apex.
Prothorax globose and feebly tuberculate at the sides in the male,
somewhat uneven at the sides in the female : disc with a postero-
median and two smaller lateral velvety black spots, each of the
lateral spots surrounds the base of a small conical tubercle.
vScutellum black, sometimes with two red spots. Elytra slightly
dilated postei'iorly, each with five black spots — one at the shoulder,
two, one of which is discal the other submai'ginal, at one-fourth
from the base, a discal spot at the middle, and a lateral s]}ot,
I? OS ALIA. 179
sometimes wanting, between the middle and apex. Temora sub-
linear, slightly thicker below the middle, subnitid, finely and rather
densely puuctulate, the punctures with shoi't setse.
Le)i(/iJt 24-3<J mm.
Hub. Sikhim : Darjeeling, Pedoug ; Calcutta.
B. Bodi/ beneath red in part ; femora suhclavate.
a. Abdomen blacl'.
195. Rosalia deceinpunctata, Westw. (Parpuricenus) Cab. Or, Ent.
p. oU, pi. 2!:), tig. 2 (1848) ; Lumeere^ Ann. Soc. Ent. Behj. x.xxi,
p. lb", pi. 3, lig. 6 (1887).
Body beneath, except the prosternum, black; the prosternum
red, with the intercoxal part and a triangular spot on each side
black ; head black, sometimes with two red spots above ; pronotum
and elytra red, the first with four, or sometimes only three, and
the latter with a variable number of black spots. AntenniB of (S
extend by their last three joints beyond the apex of the elytra ;
first joint sparsely punctulate : third slightly longer than fourth ;
third to fifth each with a blunt spine almost at right angles from
the apex, the spine on the third joint strongest ; antennte of $
shorter than the body, joints third to fifth dilated, densely pubes-
cent and subspinose at the apex. Prothorax globose at the sides
in both sexes ; the disc with a tubercle on each side in the female,
without it in the male ; marked with four black spots, two median
and two lateral, the anterior median spot sometimes absent.
Elytra each with from two to five black spots — two dorsally placed,
one at the middle and the other midway between it and the base,
one small lateral spot at about one-fifth from the base, one dorso-
lateral between the middle and apex ; in addition to these there is
sometimes a small black spot at the base close to the scutellum ;
the median dorsal spot is genei'ally present, but any or all of the
other spots are liable to disappear. Femora subclavately thickened
below the middle, sparsely punctulate and more or less nitid.
Intercoxal processes of pro- and mesostei'na nai'row.
Length 20-35 mm.
Hab. Sikhim : Darjeeling, Pedong ; Assam ; Java ; Borneo.
196. Eosalia laeta, Lameere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxi, p. 168, pi. 3,
tig. 7 (1887).
Bodv beneath black, with the prosternum orange-red except
between and around the coxa^ ; head black, sometimes red on top ;
pronotum orange-red with three or four black spots — two median
and two lateral, the antero-median spot very small and often
wanting, the postero-median sometimes replaced by two small
points ; elytra orange-red, each with four black spots^two placed
obliquely, one dorsal and one lateral, at one-fourth or so from the
base, the third, dorsal, at the middle, the fourth a little behind
n2
180 CEEAMBTCID^.
the middle and a little nearer to the side. Auteunfe of S longer
than the body by their last two joints ; first joint sparsely punc-
tulate; third longer than fourth ; third to fifth armed each with a
straight blunt spine at the apex, the spine on the third strongest ;
antennae of $ reaching to posterior third of the elytra, joints third
to fifth dilated, spined and densely pubescent at the apes. Pro-
thorax globose at the sides in both sexes ; the lateral black spots
of the disc mark each the position of a small tubercle which is
distinct in the female, but almost obsolete in the male. Femora
subolavately thickened below the middle. Intercoxal processes of
pro- and mesosterna narrow.
LenntJi 25-34 mm.
Hah. Tenasserim ; Java.
b. Abdomen red, u'itli last ser/ment, only, black.
197. Rosalia foriuosa, Sound. (Cerambyx) Trans. Ent. Sac. Land, ii,
p. 178, pi. 16, fig. 4 (1839) ; Lameere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely. xxxi,
p. 170, pi. 3, fig. 9 (1887).
Body beneath red, with the last ventral segment, the whole of
the mesothorax, and tlie coxal borders of the prothorax and meta-
thorax black ; head black ; pronotum red, with three or four black
spots ; elytra red, with a broad black band at the base and another
behind the middle, also two black spots, one dorsal and one lateral,
placed obliquely on each between the bands. Antenna of cJ
extending by more than the last four joints beyond the apex of
the elytra ; first joint nitid, rather sparsely punctulate ; third
slightly longer than the fourth ; third to fifth or sixth armed each
with a sharp oblique spine at the apex ; antennae of $ longer
than the body; joints thii-d to fifth spined and densely covered
Mith pubescence at the apex. Prothorax globose and, in the female,
slightly tuberculate at the sides ; disc wif h four black spots, two
median and two lateral, the antero-median spot small and subject
to disappear ; each of the lateral spots marks the position of a small
conical tubercle, which is more distinct in the female. Femora
subclavately thicliened below the middle, sparsely and feebly
punctulate, and nitid. Intercoxal process of prosternum and
mesosternum narrow.
Length 21-40 mm.
Hah. The Himalayas ; Sikhim : Darjeeling ; Barrackpore ;
Assam.
Genus CALLICHROMOPSIS.
Callichromopsis, Chevr. Mem. Sue. R. Sci. de Lieye, xviii, p. 255
(1863) ; Lacord. Gen. Coleojit. ix, p. 31 (1869).
Type, C. teleplioroidcs, Westw.
Range. Ceylon.
Head slightly raised and transversely concave between the
antennas ; vertex sloped gradually from the occiput ; front sub-
CALLICHROMOrSIS.
181
vertical, separated from the clypeus by a fine transversely arcuate
impression ; eyes finely facetted, emarginate, with the lo^\■er lobe
rounded, the upper narrow ; maxillary lobes elongate, with brush
of hairs at the end ; last joint of palpi triangular. Antennai of
$ nearly one-third longer than the body ; third joint the longest,
almost twice as long as the first ; fifth a little longer than fourth
aud shorter than third ; sixth to tenth slightly thickened and
gradually shorter, each denticulate in front at the apex ; third to
fifth feebly spined posteriorly at the apex; eleventh a little longer
than the tenth. Prothorax as broad as long, slightly rounded at
the sides, marked with a transverse groove near base and apex.
Elytra much broader than the prothorax, slightly narrowed back-
wards, broadly truncate at the apex, scarcely more than tAvice as
long as their width across the base. Legs long ; the hind pair
very long, with the femora extended by half their length beyond
the apex of the elytra ; the tibiae spatulately dilated in their distal
half, and the first joint of the tarsus much longer than the
remaining joints united. Front coxae rounded, their acetabula
shghtly angulate outwards, open posteriorly. Episterna of meta-
thorax moderately bi'oad except near the apex, where they are
abruptly narrowed and marked with a pit-like depression.
198. Callichromopsis telephoroides, Westic. (Cerambyx) Cab. Orient.
Bnt. p. 59, pi. 29, fig. 1 (1848) ; Clievr. Mem. Soc. H. >S'cj. de
Liege, xviii, p. 255 (1863).
Body above and below orange-red, with rather more than the
apical third of the elytra black : antenna? black, with the seventh
and eighth joints pale yellow ; legs black,
with almost the whole of the front femora
and the basal half or third of the middle
and hind femora fulvous. Head finely
and closely punctured, somewhat dull
above, subnitid in front. Eirst antennal
joint finely and very closely punctate; the
third and a few of the following joints
sparsely fringed with hairs beneath. Pro-
thorax closely covered Avith broad shallow
punctures, the interstices formed into a
fine reticulation ; sparsely clothed Avith
erect tawny pubescence. Elytra very
closely and rather finely punctate, feebly
convex above ; the anterior red part clothed
with tawny pubescence, and the black
part Avith very short black pubescence.
Body beneath with a short silky pubes-
cence, that has a golden lustre in certain lights.
Length 14-15 ; breadth 4 mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
Fig. 71 . — Callichromopiiis
telephoroidcs, Westw.
X I.
182 CERAMBYCIDiB.
Group MYTHODINl.
Head exserted ; eyes lateral, finely facetted, entire, prominent,
oval or rounded ; antenna3 approximated at base, inserted between
the ej'es, as far from them as from one another, certain of the
joints tufted with hairs, Prothorax longer than broad ; the sides
rounded in the middle, feebly or not tuberculate. Mesonotum
without stridulator}- area. Front coxa? globular, not prominent ;
their acetabula angulate on the outer side, narrowly open poste-
riorly. Acetabula of middle coxae extended to epimera. Femora
pedunculate and clavate. Vein Cu 1 of hind wings simple, Cu 2
absent.
This small but remarkable group comprises only three genera,
two of which occur in the Malay Peninsula, the third in Northern
India and Upper Burma. In two of the genera (Jlythodes and
Phyodexia) the metathoracic episterna have each a small deep
fovea near the hinder end. These fovese are in all probability
scent-pores, notwithstanding their position, which is less close to
the metasterual sutures than in other groups.
Genus PHYODEXIA.
Phyodexia, Pascoe, A. M. K. H. (4) viii, p. 273 (1871).
Type, P. concinna, Pascoe.
Eange. That of the type species.
Front of head sloped, subquadrate ; antennal supports approxi-
mated, very slightly raised ; eyes rather small but prominent,
entire, hemispherical. Autenute shorter than the body ; first joint
clavate, slightly curved, longer than the second and third united ;
fourth aud sixth longer, fifth shorter, than the third, all three
furnished with long tufts or brushes of hair ; seventh to tenth
sliort, subequal ; eleventh appeudiculate, longer than the tenth.
Prothorax longer than broad, sulcately constricted near the base
and apex ; disc swollen and strongly convex towards each side,
slightly depi'essed along the middle. Mesouotum without stridu-
latory area. Elytra about two and a half times as long as broad,
subtruucate at the apex. Intercoxal process of prosternum feebly
arched, scarcely dilated posteriorly, not reaching to the epimera.
Femora pedunculate at the base, abruptly clavate near the apex,
the hind pair reaching beyond the apex of the elytra. Front coxje
globular, not prominent, slightly angulate on the outer side.
PHYODEXIA.
183
199. Phyodexia concinna, Pascoe, A. M. K. H. (4) viii, p. 273, pi. 13,
fi- '2 (1871).
Black with the elytra steel-blue varying to violet, and the legs
and basal joints of the antennee reddish,
furnished 'above and below with some
sparsely scattered long erect hairs. Head
closelv punctured above between _ and
around the eyes, less closely on its hinder
part. Second joint of antennte with a
long narrow tuft of hairs on one side,
third with a similar tuft at the apex,
fourth, fifth and sixth almost completely
surrounded with brushes of black hair,
seventh and eighth joints angulate at the
apex in front. Prothorax strongly and
verv closely punctured, except on the
thickened front edge of the anterior trans-
verse groove. Elytra less strongly and
less closely punctured; sparsely pubes-
cent. Body beneath distinctly but not
closely punctured, sparsely pul)esceut :
episterna of metathorax marked each with
a small deep pit (in all probability a scent-
pore) near its hinder end.
Length 1-4-15 ; breadth 4 mm.
Uab. Himalavas : Mussooree, Darjee-
Patkai Mts. {Boherty) ; Upper Burma :
Fig. 72.
Phyodexia concinna, i'asc.
X h
ling, Bhutan ; Assam
Maymyo {Col. Bingham).
Group PUliPURICENINI.
Head moderately exserted ; eyes finely facetted, broadly and
deenlv emaro-inate ; antennal supports emargmate ; front vertical
ortclinl^ Antennae much longer as a rule than the bodv m the
A shorter than the body in the 5 , in this sex often tlnckened
t^;-ards the apex. Prothorax generally tuberculate at the^ sides.
Scutellum rather long, triangular, acute at apex. Iront coxa>
Globular, not angulate on the outer side, their acetabula open
posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxa^ extended to epimem.
Metathorax with scent-pores. Wings with vein Cu 1 usually
simple, Cu 2 absent. . „,
Several genera, mostly American, belong to this group. Iavo
only are included in the Indian fauna.
184 CEKAMBYCID.E.
Si/7ioj}sis of the Genera.
Frout of head vertical, narrowly concave be-
tween antenna?, latter not very widely
separated Purpueicenus, p. 184.
Front of head inclined, nearly flat between
antennae, latter very widely separated . . EuRYPHAGrs, p. 187.
Genus PUEPURICENUS.
Purpuricenns, Latn'elle, Regne Anim. ed. 2, v, p. 114 (1829) ; Serville,
Ami. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii, p. 568 (18.33) ; Lacorcl. Gen. CoUbpt, ix,
p. 177 (1869).
Cyclodera, White, StoJces's Vot/., App. i, p. 510 (1846).
Philaoathes {Thoins.), Lacord. (in part) Gen. CoUupt. ix, p. 176
(1869).
Type, P. desfontainei, Fabr., a European species.
Ranrje. Chiefly Palfearctic and Xearctic, with a few .s])ecies in
each of the other great regions, excepting the Neotropical.
Head more or less distinctly concave between the antenna!
supports ; the latter acute and somewhat prominent on the inner
side ; front vertical, transverse, post-clypeus short with thickened
front edge, ante-clypeus (or epistome) membranous ; eyes deeply
emarginate ; gente moderately long; mandibles short. Anteunte
of the (5 longer than the body by from one-fourth to half or more
than half of their length ; third joint a little longer than the fourth,
fourth to tenth subequal in length ; eleventh appeudiculate, longer
than the tenth, gradually attenuated towards the end ; antennae of
2 either shorter or a little longer than the body, with the joints
from the fifth to the tenth successively and gradually shorter,
broader than in the S , and angulated at the apex on the anterior
side ; eleventh very little, or not at all, longer than the tenth.
Prothorax transverse, with a conical tubercle at the middle of each
side. Scuteiium triangular, acute at the apex. Elytra moderately
long, regularly convex, more or less parallel-sided, rounded at the
apex. Eemora subclavate, the hind pair extended nearly to the
apex of the elytra, rarely beyond it, in the c? ; tarsi more or less
broad, the first joint in the hind pair shorter as a rule than the
second and third united. Acetabula of the front coxa? rounded on
the outer side, open posteriorly ; the intercoxal process vertical or
subvertical, sometimes tuberculate, posteriorly. Intercoxal process
of mesosternum emarginate posteriorly, usuallj' furnished with a
small tubercle near the end.
200. Purpuricenus sanguinolentus, OUv. (Cerambyx) Entom. iv,
No. 67, p. 93, pi. 20, tip-. 155 (1795) ; Lacord. (Philagathes) Gen.
ColC-opt. ix, p. 176, note 2 (1869).
Black, with two broad, bright red, or sometimes ])ale yellow,
bands across the elytra, one at the base, the other wholly or in its
PUKPUEICENUS.
185
Fig. 7y.
Purpurlccniis scoiguinolenttis, Oliv.
greater part behind the middle ; these bands vary considerably in
width ; in some specimens the black band between them is nearly
or quite as wide as the basal band, in others it is much narrower,
sometimes it is reduced to
a transverse spot on each
elytron, the red bands united
along the sides and suture.
Head very densely punctate.
Anteuuce nearly twice as long
as the body in large males,
with the tirst joint densely
punctulate,and marked with a
feeble ]:)it near the base ; the
eleventh, which has a long
and distinct appendix, more
than twice as long as the tenth;
scarcely extended past the
middle of the elytra in the
$ , the joints from the fifth
to the tenth successively wider
as well as shorter, the eleventh
barely longer than the tenth. Prothoras of the S very finely and
very densely punctate, and opaque, but with a more coarsely
punctured and less opaque area that forms a narrow transverse
band at the base from which a short median lobe and two much
longer and broader lateral Icbes are given off in front ; prothorax
of 5 very densely and rather strongly punctured over the whole
of the upper surface. Elytra finely and rather densely punctulate
on the red areas, very densely and somewhat less finely punctulate
on the black parts. Femora thickly and rather strongly punctate.
First joint of the hind tarsi much shorter than the next two
united. Intercoxal process of prosternum truncate or slightly
tuberculate posteriorly, that of the mesosternum with a small
conical tubercle.
Lencfth 12-21 ; breadth Sg-Tj mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; India : Trivaudrum, Madras, Poona, North
Bengal.
The Sunda Islands are mentioned by Lacordaire as the habitat
of this species, but probably in error. Olivier himself did not
know the locality from Avhich his specimen came. Of the speci-
mens which I have seen, those from Ceylon agree best in the
colour and extent of the elytral bands with the figure which he
has given.
201. Purpuricenus malaccensis, LacorJ. (Philagathes) Gen. Coleopt.
ix, p. 176, uote 2 (1869).
Purpiu'icenus fasciatus, Broiirjn. Nouv. Archiv. du Mus. (3) iii,
p. 241, pi. 10, tig. 5 (1891).
Very like P. sanguinolentus, OMv., but with the transverse bauds
of the elytra narrower, and generally of a much paler, yellowish-
186 CERAMBYCID.!:.
white colour; the antennal supports more promineut on the iuuer
side, and the first antennal joint in the male marked with a deeper
pit or exeavation at the base. A difference also is to be observed
in the shape and extent of the coarsely punctured ari'a on the
prothorax of the male ; this area has no median lobe in front, but
extends farther forwards from the base than does the corresjiond-
ing area in P. sanguinoJentus.
Length 12-24 ; hreadlh 3| -8 mm.
Hah. Assam : Sylhet ; Burma : Euby Mines (Dohertg), Bhaino,
Teinzo and Thagata (i^crt) ; Siam; Malay Peninsula; Sumatra; Java.
202. Purpuricemis haussknechti, ll'itte, Berl. ent. Zeit. xv, p. 207
(1^71).
Pm-puricenus haussnechti, var. aleppeiisis, Witte, I. c. p. :?0S {S).
d ■ Black ; prothorax \\ itli a red spot of variable size on the
middle of the disc, sometimes also with a red spot on each side
united by a red baud m ith the discal spot ; elytra with a broad
red band aei'oss the middle widened from the suture towards the
outer margin, and extended autei-iorly to a greater or less extent
as a marginal baud. Head closely and some\Ahat roughly punc-
tured ; the antennal supports raised and acute on the inner side.
AntennjB longer than the body, with the last joint longer than the
penultimate aud tapered to\Aards the end. Prothorax closely,
strongly, and roughly punctate above, as closely but less strongly
punctured at the sides and beneath ; \\ith a small post-median
tubercle on the disc, and a short post-median tubercle on each side.
Elytra very closely punctured, the punctures gradually smaller as
they recede from the base.
2 . Prothorax red above, with the front and hind borders nar-
rowly black. Antenna? not longer than the body.
Length 12-23 ; breadth 4-7 mm.
Mab. Kashmir ; Punjab ; Turkestan.
203. Purpiiriceims inontaniis, IJltite, Cat. Col. B. 3/., Lomjk. p. 138
(ltio.3) : /(/. 1\ Z. S. 1850, pi. 8.
Eelatively long and narrow for this genus ; variable in colour,
sometimes entirely black, most commonly black with the outer
borders of the elytra to a greater or less extent red ; in some
specimens the elytra are red with a broad black band along the
middle of each, and the prothorax is marked with a red spot or
band on each side in front of the lateral spine. Head, prothorax,
and elytra densely rugose-punctate; the ])rothorax sometimes with
a small smooth narrow callosity in the middle. Antennaj twice or
nearly twice as long as the body in the 6 , shorter than the body
in the § . Prothorax with a small acute tubercle on each side.
Elytra long, parallel-sided, rounded at the apex. Pemora sub-
linear, very slightly thickened in the middle ; first joint of hind
tarsus shorter than the next two joints united.
Length 11-16 ; breadth 3-4^ mm.
Ilab. West Kashmir ; Campbellpore ; Himalayas ; Tibet.
EURTPHAGUS. 181
Genus EURYPHAGUS.
Eurycephalufe, Be Casteln. JL'st. Xat. OA. ii, p. 430 (1840) (name
preoccupied).
Euryphagus, Thorns. Si/st. Ceramh. p. 190 (18G4) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. ix, p. 174 (1809).
Type, E. maxillosus, Oliv.
lianfje. Oriental Eegiou.
Sexual differences strongly marked. Male. Head very broad,
exceeds in widtii the widest part of the prothorax ; the anteunal
supports very widely separated and laterally prominent ; the front
sloped gradually from the vertex, impressed along the middle, and
marked off from the clypeus by a transverse impression ; the
clypeus large and transverse, extended anterioi'ly some distance
in front of the base of the mandibles, with its sides oblique ; eyes
small, deeply and broadly emarginate ; gense long, with a crest or
ridge at their junction with the front and cl}-peus, their lower
front angle sharp and prominent ; mandibles long, curved, circum-
scribing a wide semicircular space, gradually narrowed towards
the apex, each bifid at the end. Antennas longer than the
body ; third joint longer than the fourth ; fifth to tenth succes-
sively and gradually shorter and narrower ; eleventh subelougate,
gradually narrowed at the end, sparsely setose beneath ; third joint
near the apex, and fourth to tenth along their whole length, fur-
nished with two poriferous grooves separated by a fine carina.
Prothorax transverse, widest across the middle and there furnished
on each side with a small tubercle, strongly narrowed thence in
straight or very feebly curved lines towards base and apex ; con-
stricted and transversely grooved near the base. Scutellum in the
form of an elongated 'triangle with acute apex. Elytra short,
moderately convex, obtusely rounded posteriorly, the shoulders
oblique. Eemora fusiform- clavate, the hind pair extended a little
past the apex of the elytra ; tarsi rather short and broad, the first
joint only a little longer than the second, even in the hind tarsus.
Acetabula of front coxai very slightly, sometimes not at all,
angulated on the outer side, open posteriorly ; intercoxal process
rather broad, subvertical posteriorly, furnished with a small conical
tubercle in front of the angle. Acetabula of middle coxaj extend
to the epimera ; mesosternum emarginate posteriorly, with a rather
strong conical tubercle in front of the emargination.
Female. Head somewhat similar in structure to that of the male
but very much smaller, with the cheeks less prominent, the man-
dibles short and simple at the apex. Antennae shorter than the
body, with the joints from the fourth more dilated than in the
male, the eleventh shorter than the tenth. Legs shorter than in
the male, the tarsi not nearly so broad.
188
CERAMBYCID.i:.
Fig. 74.
Eiiryphagus luiidii, Fab.
2U4. EuryphagUS lundii, Fah. (Cerambvx) E)it. Syd. i, 2, p. 258, $
Cerauibvx uigrix^es, Ola\ Entom. iv, Ao. G/, p. 52, pi. 20, fig-. 149, $
(1795).
5 . Head, prothorax above aud below and the anterior two-
thirds of the elytra carmine-red ; scutellum, apical third of the
elytra and body beneath, excepting the prothorax, black ; legs and
antenna? black or dark brown, with the first antenual joint more
or less red at the base. Head glabrous and opaque; faintly
reticulate-punctate above. First
joint of auteiinse densely aud very
finely puuctulate, the others very
faintly covered with dark pubes-
cence. Prothorax opaque, covered
with very fine delicate ridges which
run together so as to form a reti-
culation ; the disc strongly raised
in the middle and furnished with
three more or less glossy tubercles;
the median tubexx-le narrow, elon-
gate and impuQctate, the lateral
two, which lie a little in front of
the middle, rounded and punctate.
Scutellum r u g u 1 o s e - p u n c ta t e .
Elytra entirely opaque, rather densely punctate, the punctures
visible only on the red anterior portion, not on the posterior
black part, the latter rather densely covered with very short black
pubescence. Mesothorax, metathorax and abdomen covered faintly
with grey pubescence. Legs glabrous, glossy, very minutely and
very sparsely puuctulate.
S . Head and prothorax of a dull red, slightly purplish, colour ;
elytra entirely fulvous-red ; scutellum black ; antenna? glossy, the
first joint red, the rest black ; body beneath dull red, with the
sides of the meso- and metathorax black ; femora red, except at
ttie base ; tibise and tarsi dark brown or black. Head subnitid at
the sides, opaque above; the clypeus and occiput rather densely
punctate, the front almost impunctate. First antennal joint
sparsely punctate. Prothorax very densely rugulose-punctate ;
the disc less strongly raised than in the $ , but similarly provided
with three subnitid tubercles, and with an obtuse, feebly elevated
ridge behind each of the dorso-lateral tubercles. Elytra less
closely punctured than in the $ . The male differs further from
the female by the structural characters pointed out in the
description of the genus. These characters, such as the great size
of the head and mandibles, are most pronounced in large fully
developed specimens, but are less obvious in males of minor
development.
Lcncjth o $ 13-22 ; hreadth o-S| mm.
Hah. Assam ; Burma : Euby Mines (Doherti/).
This species differs from E. mad-illosKs, Oliv., in the entirely red
CALLICKROMIXI. 189
prothorax in both sexes, aud in the elytra of the males, which are
without spots posteriorly. The males appear to be much less
numerous in collections than the females, and those described
above are considered to belong to the species because they have
come from the same localities as some in the same collections.
Group CALLICHROMINI.
Head more or less distinctly raised between the antenna? ;
the clypeus rather large, prolonged anteriorly some distance
beyond the base of the mandibles ; eyes finely facetted, deeply
emarginate, the lower lobes generally large, extending to the front;
outer lobe of maxilla) long, with brush of hairs at the end ;
maxillary palpi usually longer than the labial. Prothorax gener-
ally tuberculate at the sides. Scutellum usually rather large,
triangular in form, the sides straight or slightly curved, the apex
acute. Front coxte globular, not prominent ; their acetabula
rounded on the outer side, closed, or very nearly closed, poste-
riorly. Acetabula of middle coxae extended to the epimera. Legs
long or moderately long ; their tibiae compressed. Metasternum
provided with scent-pores. Wings with A^ein Cu 1 simple, Cu 2
absent. Male with six visible ventral segments to the abdomen.
This group is well represented in the African and Oriental
Eegions, less well in Tropical America and by a few species only
in the Holarctic and Australian Eegions. The species as a rule
are characterized by a metallic coloration, varied in some cases by
yellow or fulvous bands or spots on the elytra.
Si/nojms of the Genera.
A. Last four or five joints of antenufe narrower
as a rule than those preceding them, some-
times slightly thicker ; hind femora gra-
dually thickened.
a. Antennfe robust, as a rule not longer than
body in cJ , usually in part yellow or
fulvous.
a'. Head not narrowed and elongated
below ; antenna? much shorter than
body in J •
fl^. Prothorax either unarmed or feebly
tubercrJate at sides : hind femora
much shorter than abdomen ZoxoPXERrs, p. 190.
b'-. Prothorax strongly tuberculate at
sides : hind femora almost as long as
abdomen Xikjeus, p. 193.
b'. Head narrowed and elongated below ;
antennse subequal in length to body
in c? Pachytekia, p. 194.
b. Antennae less robust, generally rather slen-
der, longer as a rule tliau body in c?,
usually black or metallic.
190 cebambycid.t:.
a'. Autemue very long in cT, tapering to-
wards end; hind femora extended con- [p. 198.
siderably past apex of elytra Chloridoli-m,
b' . Antennae never much longer than body
in (S ; hind femora rarely, and then
only slightly, extended so as to pass
apex of elytra in S .
«-. Elytra dehiscent, either very short
or else considerably narrowed pos-
teriorly ' NOTHOPEUS, p. 202.
b"^. Elytra normal, long.
fl"*. "Prothorax tuberculate at the sides.
a*. Antennal joints from 5th or Gth
to 10th dentate or spinose at
apex.
a\ Hind femora not reaching to [p. 205.
apex of elytra in (5 Apiirodisr'm,
b\ Hind femora reaching to apex
of elytra or slightly beyond [p. 210.
it in J Chelidoxium,
b*. Antennal joints not dentate at
apex ; hind femora not reach-
ing to apex of elytra in c? , . . . Polyzoxus, p. 213.
6'. Prothorax unarmed at sides Ani'bis, p. 220.
B. Last four or five joints of antennae strongly
dilated ; hind femora subclavate Ipothalia, p. 222.
Genus ZONOPTERUS.
Zonopterus, Hojje, Ti-ans. Linn. Sue. xix, p. 110 (1843) ; Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 9 (1869).
Type, Z. flavitarsis, Hope.
Mange. ludo-Malayan Kegion.
Head with the front and cheeks rather short, the clypeus large,
prolonged below the base of the mandibles and membranous
towards the eud, the inter-antenual ridge slightly concave from
side to side. Anteuute thick, shorter than the body in both
sexes ; joints first and third slightly augulate at the apex in front,
fourth to tenth more distinctly angulate or sub-dentate, third
nearly twice as long as the fourth, tifth to tenth very slightly
diminishing in length, eleventh but slightly longer than the tenth
and obtuse at the apex. Prothorax transverse, rounded or
slightly protuberant at the middle of each side, constricted at the
base. Elytra long, parallel-sided or nearly so, conjointly rounded
at the apex. Femora rather stout, graduall}' thickened from
before the middle to within a short distance of the apex, the
hind pair not reaching to the apex of the elytra. First joint of
the hind tarsus little or not longer than the next two joints
united. Prosternum more or less strongly arched between the
coxse, gradually expanded posteriorly and somewhat emarginate
at the end, where it reaches almost to the spine.
ZONOPTERUS.
191
205, Zonopterus flavitarsis, Hojie, Trans. Linn. Sue. xix, p. Ill
pi. 10, tig. 7 (1843).
Black and dull above, with t\\o yellow bands that cross the elytra,
one about midway between the middle and the base, the other a
very short distance behind the middle ; the first band somewhat
narrower than the second, which is variable in width but usually
extends to about a fifth part of the
whole length of the elytra ; first four
joints of the antenUcTe and the base of
the fifth black, the rest fulvous ; legs
black and glossy, with the tarsi testa-
ceous yellow ; body beneath violaceous-
or steel-blue, with the abdomen of the
d testaceous, that of the 5 blue,
the hind borders of the segments
sometimes testaceous, in both covered
with a faint silky pubescence. Head
punctured strongly and less closely on
the clypeus, finely and very closely on
the front, more coarsely on the vertex.
Antennae stout, reaching almost to the
middle of the second elytral band in
the 2 , beyond it in the S . Pro-
thorax slightly protuberant at each
side just before the middle, finely and
very closely punctured above, with a
short velvety pubescence which more
densely covers two patches on the
anterior part. Scutellum closely puuctulate, scarcely depressed in
the middle. Elytra finely and very closely punctured, tlie punc-
tures a little stronger and more prominent on the basal black
band, but there and elsewhere more or less obscured by a
covering of very short pubescence. Femora closely and distinctly
punctured.
Length 21-35 mm.
Hab. Assam: Sylhet, Khasi Hills, Shillong.
Fig. 75.
Zon opt ems fla vita rsis,
Hope. X 5.
206, Zonopterus consanguineus, Ritsema, Kotes Lei/d. Mus. xi p 10
(1889).
Closely allied to and very like Z.Jtavitarsis, but differs as follows :
First five or six joints of the antennae black; the anterior
yellow band of the elytra somewhat narrower. Prothorax more
regularly rounded at the sides. Scutellum narrower, depressed
along the middle with the edges raised, much less densely puuc-
tulate. Femora more finely and less closely punctured.
The elytra in this species sometimes show a decidedly bluish
tint, especially near the apex.
Hah. Himalayas (?) ; Southern India : Bangalore, Malabar.
192 CERAMBYCID.I.
2(>7. Zouopterus vedemanni. Xonfned, Deut. ent. Zeit. xxxv, p. 275
(1892).
2 . Dark blue or violaeeous-blue above, somewhat glossy, neai'ly
bare of pubescence ; \\-ith two yellow bauds that cross the elytra,
the first nearly midway between the base and the middle, the
second a very short distance behind the middle ; first five or six
joints of the antennte black, the rest tawny ; body beneath steel-
blue, glossy, very faintly pubescent ; legs black or bluish black,
with the tarsi testaceous yellow. Puncturation of the head, pro-
thorax, and elytra very much as in Z. Jfavitarsis, Hope, but a little
sti'onger and more conspicuous owing to the absence of a tomeu-
tose covering. Prothorax transverse, slightly protuberant at the
middle of each side ; the disc with a slight transverse prominence
on each side just in front of the basal constriction and with two
feeble tubercles, more finely punctured than the rest of the surface,
near the apex. Pemora finely and rather sparsely punctate, the
hind pair reach to a little beyond the hind border of the second
elytral band.
Lenf/th 35-40 ; breadth 10-1 0| mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
In general form and structure this species comes very near
Z. consancfiuneus, and is chiefly distinguishable from it by its
larger size, by the upper surface \\hich is almost bare of pubescence,
and the puncturation, which is consequently much more distinctly
visible. The author of the species has described the prothorax as
elongate and strongly convex, but in the female at least the width
acro>ss the middle is a littJe greater than the median depth, and
the disc is not more convex than in other species, rather the
reverse.
208. Zonopterus corbetti, sp. n.
Dark metallic green or blue, with two broad yellow bands of
variable width on the elytra ; legs black, with tlie tarsi testaceous;
last five joints of the antenua3 testaceous ; the yellow elytral
bands in some specimens coalesce at the sides and suture and are
so much extended that the elytra may be described as yellow, with
the apical fourth, a narrow band at the base, and a transverse
spot just before the middle of each, dark blue ; in other specimens
the yellow bands are not broader than the sub-median blue band
which separates them, and become slightly narrower towards the
suture ; the basal blue band and the sub-median band are slightl}-
pointed posteriorly at the suture. Head closely and rather finely
puncttired. Antennte not so thick as usual for this genus, reaching
to a little beyond the middle of the elytra in both sexes ; joints
fifth to tenth feebly angulate in front at the apex. Prothorax
closely and fineh' punctured above, sparsely beneath in the $ ,
very densely beneath in the 6 • Elytra also finely and very
closely punctured. Breast and abdomen with a fine grey
NIR.EL'S. 193
pubescence, with silvery reflections iu certain lights. Fifth and
sixth abdominal segments sinuate posteriorly in the male, the
sixth somewhat testaceous in the middle.
Length 24 ; breadth 5| mm.
Hah. Burma: Tharawaddy (C'or6e<<).
209. Zonopterus di versus, sp. n.
Dark blue, for the most part dull; elytra yellowish or testa-
ceous, covered faintly with fulvous-red pubescence, the apical
fourth and a spot of variable size on the disc of each before the
middle, dark blue ; antenuse with the first five joints dark blue,
the rest black ; body beneath dark blue, sometimes almost black,
with a faint covering of black pubescence. Head finely rugulose-
punctate above and on the front ; the clypeus transversely but
somewhat irregularly rugulose. Antennae extended only a little
past the middle of the elytra in the $ ; fourth and fifth joints
narrower than the third, very slightly angulate at the apex ; sixth
to tenth broader, somewhat compressed, acutely angulate at the
apex on the anterior side. Prothorax with a short obtuse tubercle
at the middle of each side, densely rugulose-punctate above, some-
what transversely rugulose near the basal margin ; its length a
little greater than its width at the base. Scutelhim subnitid.
Hind femora moderately thickened, finely punctulate, extending
in the S up to and in line with the front border of the dark-blue
apical area of the elytra. First joint of hind tarsus longer than
the next two joints united. Intercoxal process of prosternum
testaceous posteriorly, emarginate at the end, not reaching to the
epimera ; the acetabula distinctly open posteriorly.
Length 21-22 ; breadth 5 mm.
Hub. Ceylon.
Genus NIR^US.
Nirseus, Newman, Mag. Nat. Hist. iv,p. 194 (1840).
Euchroa, Guer. iJeless. Soiiv. d'un Vcy. \\, p. 56 (1843).
Type, N. tricolor, Newm.
liaiuge. That of the type species.
Tliough not considered distinct by Lacordaire, this genus
differs from Pachi/teria, Serv., by well-marked structural characters.
The head is rather broad, and not narrowed and elongated
in front ; the clypeus is short, with a slight projection at the
middle of its front margin; the membranous epistome rather
broad and the labrum small ; the mandibles are robust in the male,
and differ in shape from those of Pachgteria — the outer border
of each forms an almost continuous curve and each is armed
with a strong tooth on the inner side. The antennae are very
thick like those of Pachyteria but much shorter, those of the male
not extending past the middle of the elytra ; they are gradually
VOL, I. O
194 CEK.vMByciu.i;.
narrowed from the fourth joint up to the apex. The acetabula of
the front coxae are open posteriorly.
210. Niraeus tricolor, Ncmnan, Mag. Kat. Hist, iv, p. 194 (1840).
Eticliroa climidiata, Guer. Deless. Sonv. d'lin Voy. ii, p. 57, pi. 14,
iig. 1 (1843).
Head above and more or less in front, prothorax, and a broad
band passing along the side of each elytron for a short distance
from the base and then turned towards the suture, testaceous
red ; this band subiiitid, strongly and densely jjunctured ; the
rest of the elytra bluish black, densely and finely punctulate,
covered with dark tomentum ; antennae bluish black, with joints
third to sixth pale yellow, subnitid ; breast and abdomen steel-
blue ; legs dark blue. Head densely and rather strongly
punctured, impressed with u median line which does not
extend on to the vertex or clypeus ; a transverse line separates
the front and clypeus, the latter inclined forwards at an angle
with the front. Prothoi'ax densely punctured, its front margin
rounded in the middle, the anterior and posterior transverse
grooves rather shallow, the disc slightly raised on each side just
in front of the posterior groove. Elytra gradually narrowed pos-
teriorly, rounded at the apex. Body beneath faintly covered
with silky greyish pubescence. Femora densely punctured, the
punctures unequal in size ; hind femora not reaching quite to the
apex of the elytra in the male. Fiftli ventral segment of male
sinuate at the apex, the sixth slightly notched at the apex,
impressed with a line along the middle.
Length 27-32 ; breadth 8-9 ram.
Hab. Tenasserim ; Penang (?).
Genus PACHYTERIA.
Pachvteria, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii, p. 553 (1833) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. \x, p. 10 (1869).
Type, P. fasciata, Pab.
Bcau/e. Oriental Region.
Head nai-rowed and more or less elongated below the eyes ;
raised so as to form a ridge, concave from side to side, between
the autennte ; front oblique, the clypeus prolonged in front, ends
in a narrow membranous epistome ; mandibles narrowed down-
w^ards, obliquely inclined towards one another and abruptly
incurved at the apex. Antennae thick, about equal in length to
the body in the cT ? shorter in the 5 ; first joint more or less
angulate in front at the apex, third much longer than the
fourth ; fifth to tenth successively shorter, each carinate in front
and angulate at the apex ; eleventh appendiculate, longer thau the
tenth. Prothorax constricted and transversely grooved near base
and apex, dilated in the middle, and usually tuberculate at each
side. Scvttellum triangular, with the apex acute and more or less
PAClIYTElilA. 195
proloiifjed. Elytra somewhat rounded at the slioulders, narrowed
more or less strongly posteriorly, often obtusely rounded, some-
times truncate or emarginate at the apex. Legs rather long ; the
hind femora gradually thickened, reaching up to or beyond the
apex of tlie elytra in the d ; hind tibite compressed, gradually
Avidened towards the apex. Intercoxal process of prosternum
strongly arched in the middle, reaches almost to a level witli the
coxie, and is dilated posteriorly so as to meet the epimera ; that
of the mesosternum broader and subhorizontal, slightly inclined
in front. Abdomen of 6 with six ventral segments visible, the
last two more or less minutely emarginate posteriorly ; that of
the 2 with five, the last one either rounded and entire or only
feebly sinuate at the apex.
211. Pachyteria superba, Gestro, Anii. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxvi,
p. 128 (1888).
Head, prothorax and scutellum violaceous and glossy ; antennae
violaceous and glossy at the base, but somewhat black and opaque
towards the apex ; elytra pale yellow, with a somewhat velvety
and opaque transverse band of a dark violaceous colour that
extends for rather less than one-fourth of their length from the
base, and a similar band that extends for about one-third of their
length from the apex ; the basal band with a somewhat sinuate
hind margin, the apical band slightly angulate in the middle in
front : body beneath of a line violaceous-blue colour, with a
delicate covering of silky grey pubescence ; legs violaceous blue.
Head punctulate and rugulose, its inter-antennary ridge strongly
concave with the lateral angles prominent and acute. Prothorax
rugose, marked with a strong transverse groove near the apex and
another near the base ; the disc with two ill-defined rounded areas
of dai-ker colour than the rest, and covered with short velvety
pubescence. Elytra somewhat narrower at the base and more
parallel-sided than in other species ; the surface very finely and
closely punctulate ; each showing slight traces of three longi-
tudinal costa).
Lem/th 35 mm.
Bab. Upper Burma : Bhamo {Fca).
212. Pachyteria fasciata. Fab. (Cerambvx) Syst. Ent. p. 168 (1775) ;
Oliv. (C'eiambvx) Ent. iv, no. 67,' p. 19, pi. 1, fig. 4 (1795) ;
Eitseiua, Notes Lei/d. Mus. xii, p. 164 (1890).
Pachyteria voluptuosa, Thorns. Si/st. Cerami. p. oG8 (1865).
Dark metaUic blue; with the last five joints of the antenna
(except at the apex of the last one) and a broad band that crosses
the elytra just before the middle yellow^; this yellow band nitid
and rather strongly but not closely punctured, its front margin
on each side slightly oblique and its hind margin sinuate, the
band widest at the suture. Head distinct and rather closelv
o2
196
CERAMBYCID.'E.
punctate, impressed with a median line that extends from the
vertex to the clypeal front margin. Antennae of c5' almost as
long as the body ; first joint
glabrons and closely punctured ;
the others closely and minutely
punctulate, moi-e or less densely
covered with very short pubes-
cence. Prothorax transverse,
with a strong conical tubercle
on each side, a deep transverse
groove in front and two shallower
grooves near the base ; the disc
and sides distinctly, but rather
sparsely, punctured. El3'tra
densely and minutely punctulate,
and covered slightly with short
dark tomentum, except on the
yellow band, where each of the
punctures carries a short de-
cumbent pale seta ; each elytron
narrowly subtruncate, or almost
rounded, at the apex, sometimes
very feebly emarginate. Breast
and abdomen sparsely punctate,
very faintly pubescent at the sides. Hind femora extending to
the apex of the elytra in the 6 •
Length 24-29; ireadth 7-S| mm.
Bah. Himalayas ; Eanchi ; Chutia Nagpur ; Tranquebar ;
Ceylon ; Siam.
213. Pachyteria calumniata, rdtsema, Notes Leyd. Mus. xii, p. 166
(1890).
Pachyteria fasciata, Thorns, {nee Fab.) Syst. Ceramb. p. 176 (1864).
Very like P. fasciata. Fab., but of a darker blue, almost black,
colour ; the transverse yellow band of the elytra narrower, more
finely and much more closely punctulate, and its front and hind
margins usually almost parallel ; the median impressed line of
the head not extended on to the clypeus, the latter with a raised
line or carina along the middle ; the apex of each elytron
rounded ; the metasternum and the sides of the abdomen covered
with a dense silvery grey pubescence.
Length 24-29 ; breadth 7-8| mm.
Hab. Southern India : IVilgiri Hills ; Tranquebar ; Java.
Fig. 76.
-Pcwhyteria fascUtia, Fab.
X i.
214. Pachyteria dimidiata, Westtc. Cab. Or.
fig. 8 (1848).
Etitom. p. 60, pi. 29,
Black above, slightly tinged on the posterior half of the elytra
with dark blue or green ; underside and legs dark blue ; last six
joints of the antennae, and a broad band that crosses the elyti'a
PACHYTERIA. 197
before the middle, pale yellow ; the antennal joints dull ; the
elytral baud glossy, strongly and rather closely punctured, its
hind margin straight, and its front margin somewhat oblique
near the suture and sinuate towards the side, on each elytron.
Head impressed with a median line or groove which does not
extend on to the clypeus, but ends anteriorly at the transverse
line that separates the clypeus and front : clypeus rather sparsely
and some\\hat unevenly punctured, sometimes with a slightly
raised smooth median line ; front densely and minutely punctu-
late ; vertex somewhat coarsely punctate, especially around the
eyes. Prothorax \\ith a narrow smooth band along the middle,
the disc external to this band finely and rather densely punctate.
Elytra minutely and very densely punctulate on the dark parts,
and there also faintly covered with dark tonientum ; apex of each
distinctly eiuarginate, with the outer angle more promiuent than
the sutural one. Body beneath almost bare of pubescence, a faint
greyish pubescence only covers the sides of the hind breast.
Metasternum and abdomen sparsely punctate ; the femora more
densely but somewhat unevenly punctured. Antennae of male
about equal in length to the body ; those of the female not
much shorter ; first joint densely punctured.
Length 25-29 mm.
Hah. Assam.
215. Pachyteria chrysogaster, Ritsema (Callichroma), JS'otes Leyd
Mus. X, p. 195 (18^8) ; id. idem, xi, pi. 10, fig. 4 (1889).
Dark blue, sometimes almost black, tinged in places with green
or violet ; antennre and legs ferruginous red ; abdomen testaceous,
with the frout half of the first segment, and frequently a trans-
verse band at the front border of each of the next three segments,
blue or violet, and, like the meso- and metasternum, pronotum,
scutellum and elytra, covered with short black pubescence ; the
whole of the underside covered with short golden coloured
pubescence. Head almost entirely glabrous ; densely punctate
and somewhat rugulose in front, more coarsely punctured on the
vertex ; mandibles less elongate than is usual in the genus.
Antennae almost equal in length to the body in the S , shorter in
the $ ; first joint .sharply angulate but not dentate at the apex.
Prothorax slightly longer than its width across the base, acutely
tuberculate at the middle of each side, very densely punctulate
and opaque above, with a smooth line, impressed in its anterior
half, along the middle of the disc. Scutellum triangular, pubes-
cent, with a smooth line along the middle. Elytra gradually
narrowed backwards, but «ith the sides slightly sinuate instead
of straight, separately rounded at the apex ; the surface opaque
owing to the dense puncturation and pubescence, except at the
sutural edge and along one or two feebly raised lines on the disc
of each. Body beneath almost impunctate. Front and middle
femora rather strongly, and the hind femora more finely.
198 CEEAilBYCIB-l:.
punctate ; the latter extending to the apex of the elytra in the
male, rif'tli and sixth abdoniiual segments of the cS broadly
emarginate at the apex. Intercoxal process of prosternum less
strongly arched and not attaining to a level with the coxae.
Levgth 19-2G ; hrei'dth 5-74 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
Kitsema, while placing this species provisionally in CalUchroma,
considered that it ought perhaps to be made the type of a new
genus. But I see no necessity for this, since the species, except
for its slightly shorter mandibles and less strongly arched
prosternum, possesses all the chief characters of Pacliyteria.
Genus CHLORIDOLUM:.
Chloridolum, Thorns. Si/st. Ceranth. p. 174 (1864) ; Laconl. Gen.
CoUopt. ix, p. IS (1869).
Type, C. hknttatum, White.
Range. Oriental Eegion, extending to N. China and Japan, and
through the Malay Archipelago to jS". Australia.
Head raised hetween the antennte so as to foi'm an obtuse I'idge,
which is concave from side to side and sharply pointed at each
end ; mandibles moderately long, abruptly turned in at the end,
furnished each with a tooth on the inner margin between the
middle and the apex. Antennas about twice as long as the body
in the c? , a little longer than the body in the $ ; first joint
dentate anteriorly at the apex ; third very little or iiot at all
longer than the fourth, subequal to or slightly shorter than the
fifth; eleventh in the S much longer than the tenth, subequal to
it in the $ . Prothorax with an acute conical tubercle or spine
at the middle of each side. Elytra long, more or less tapering
posteriorly, narrowly rounded at the apex. Hind legs much
longer than the middle or front legs ; their femora more gradually
thickened, and extended some distance beyond the apex of the
elytra. First joint of the hind tarsus almost as long as the
remaining joints united. Intercoxal process of prosternum
strongly arched, reaching in the middle almost to a level with the
coxae ; dilated at the hind end, but without reaching to the
epimera.
2\b. Chloridolum hivittatum, White (Callichroma), Cat. Coleojit.
B. M., Lomjic. p. 102 (1853).
Metallic green or blue ; the legs and antennas violaceous blue :
prothorax with a densely and finely punctulale area faintly covered
with black pubescence on each side of the middle of the disc ;
elytra each with a broad band along the middle of the disc densely
covered with short black tomentum ; the side densely ]iunctulate,
a little less finely in front and very finely posteriorly ; the narrow
band between the suture and the black medio-dorsal band rugulose,
CIILORIDOLUM. 199
glabrous and subnitid. Head puiictulate densely above and very
spai'sely or not at all in front. Antenntc about twice as long as
the body in the <^ , one-fourth longer than the body in the $ ;
iirst joint strongly but rather sparsely punctured, subsulcate along
its front face, and produced in a sharp angle or tooth at the apex.
Prothorax with a strong sharp tubercle at the middle of each side,
and an obtuse transversely elongated tubercle near the front
margin ; the upperside transversely striated except over the
middle cf the disc; the disc slightly raised, and tuberculate on
each side, just in front of the basal constriction. Scutellum
smooth near tlie base and impressed with a median groove ; more
or less riigulose posteriorly. Body beneath green ; the hind
breast sparsely pubescent ; the abdomen glabrous, very glossy
and with a slightly brassy tint. Hind femora of the t? extending
well beyond tlie apex of the elytra ; first joint of the hind tarsi
about equal in length to the remaining joints united.
Len;/th '25-3S ; breadth 6^-9^ mm,"
JIah. Bhutan ; Assam ; Manipur.
217. Chloridolum trogoninum, Pascoe I'Callichroma), Tmns. Ent. Soc
(2) v, p. i>4 (18o9j.
Metallic green, with the legs and antennae very dark blue, the
latter covered except near the base with a faint black pubescence ;
prothorax with two patches on the disc, and the elytra each with
a broad sub-sutural band, covered with short black tomentum.
Head punctured closely on top, rather sparsely in front, impressed
with a median line that extends from the clypeus to the vertex.
Antennse of d' longer than twice the body ; first joint closely
punctate ; third barely longer than the fourth and not quite as
long as the fifth. Prothorax transversely plicate and glossy,
except on the disc between the anterior and posterior transverse
groove ; this central area has a dull granulated appearance, but
bears sometimes a smooth glossy line or band along the middle.
Scutellum smooth and shining. Elytra m ith a short sutural band
behind the scutellum, and a band, somewhat brassy in colour, that
begins at the shoulder and runs backwards along the middle of
each elytron, distinctly and ratlKsr closely punctate, and glossy; the
rest of the surface very finely granulated and dull. Body beneath,
except the prothorax, faintly covered with a greyish pubescence
which gives silvery reflections in certain lights. Femora closely
punctulate, the hind pair very closely and more finely than the
others ; tarsi brownish black.
Lenr/th 18-31; breadth o-S mm.
IJab. Ceylon.
218. Chloridolum alcmene, Thorns. Si/st. Cerumb. p. .568 (1865).
Metallic green ; the legs and antennas dark blue, passing into
bluish-black or black towards the extremities; prothorax with a
closely rugulose-pnnctured area, more or less covered with black
200 cerambtcidtE.
pubescence, on each side of the middle of the disc ; the elytra
with a rather faint covering of short black pubescence, except
along each side of the suture for a short distance from the base,
and sometimes also along a narrow dorso-lateral band that runs
back from each shoulder. Head densely rugulose-puiictate pos-
teriorly, transversely striated at the sides, and sparsely punctate
and subrugose on the front and between the antennas. Prot borax
with a sharp tubercle at the middle of each side, and a narrow,
obtuse, trans\erse tubercle near the front margin : the upperside
transversely striated in front and at the base, and also, but in
somewhat curving lines, at the sides of the disc ; longitudinally
rugulose along the middle of the disc between the pubescent
areas.
From C. trigoninum, Pasc, to which it is very closely allied^
this species differs by the less distinct subglabrous band that
extends along the outer part of the disc of each elytron : this band
does not differ in colour from the colour of the rest of the elytra
although, being less pubescent, it is somewhat glossier.
Length 20-36 ; breadth 4|-8 mm.
Hab. Assam ; Andaman Is. ; Burma : Karenee (Fea), Euby
Mines (Dolierty).
210. Chloridolum cinnyris, ra^coc, P. Z. S. 18G0, p. ,518 ; id. Trans.
But. Soc. (.3) iii, p. 587 (1809).
Metallic green; the prothorax with a dull, granular, velvety
patch on each side of the middle of the disc, and a much smaller
similar patch near the front margin ; the elytra with the sides and
a very narrow sutural band dark blue, the intervening space forms
on each a broad green band which is very closely rugulose-
punctate and dull. Head finely and somewhat longitudinallv
striate on the upper part of the front, the lower part smooth and
not distinctly marked off from the clypeus, the posterior part of
the head closely and finely subrugulose-])unctate. Antennae
bluish black, one-third longer than the body in the 5 and more
than twice as long as the body in the c? • Prothorax somewhat
rounded at the middle of each side, and armed there with a short
sharp tubercle; narrowed and constricted near base and apex;
the upperside more or less regularly striated in a transverse
direction at the sides, across the base, and on the anterior part of
the disc ; longitudinally or somewhat irregularly striated along
the middle between the two velvety patches. Body beneath
green, with a faint covering of silver-grey pubescence. Pro-
sternum of (S. with a closely and finely punctured subopaque area
that crosses it in front of the coxae. Hind femora of J extend
by about one-third of their length past the apex of the elytra.
Pirst joint of hind tarsi nearly one-third longer than the remaining
joints united.
Loujth 11-10 ; breadth 2-3 mm.
Hab. Burma ; Penang ; Java ; Borneo.
CnLOBIBOLUM.
201
220. Chloridolum nymplia, mite (CalUchroma), Cat. Coleopt. B. M.,
LoiKjic. p. 101 (1853).
Metallic green, with the femora purplisli red the tibiae steel-
^ blue, the tarsi bluish black, the
antenna) steel-blue, the breast
and abdomen brassy green with
a faint covering of golden-
yellow pubescence. Head nitid,
sparsely and finely punctate on
the front, transversely striated
at the sides and rugulose-punc-
tate on the crown. Antennae
of 6 twice as long as the
body ; first joint strongly and
rather closely punctured,marlved
with a groove along the front,
face and produced in a sharp
angle or spine at the apex ;
fourth joint shorter than the
fifth, about equal in length to
the second and third united.
Prothorax with a strong conical
tubercle at the middle of each
side, and a short obtuse tubercle
near to the front margin ;
transversely and rather strongly
striated and nitid all over the
upperside, furnished with two
feeble tubercles just behind the
anterior transverse groove, and
\\\o more distinct and more
widely separated, in front of the
posterior groove. Scutellum
ghibrous. Elytra very closely
pnnctured and dull, with a finely shagreened appearance. Temora
of the hind legs extend well beyond the apex of the elytra ; first
joint of hind tarsus longer than the remainnig joints united.
Lenqth 30-39 ; hveadth 6|-9 mm.
Hah. Sikhim: Darjeeling, Mungphu ; Manipur (Z^o/(e>-///).
221. Chloridolum perlaetum. White (Callicliroma), Cat. Coleopt.
B. M., Lomjic. p. Uil (1853).
Metallic green, the head and prothorax glossy, the elytra dull ;
autennffi dark blue or violaceous ; femora red, with the tips of the
two anterior pairs and the distal third or so of the hind pair dark
blue or violaceous lilce the tibiae; body beneath glossy green, witli
a faint covering of srey pubescence which gives silvery reflections
in certain lights. Head minutely and rather sparsely punctured
Pig.
7. — ChUindulnm oiymphd,
Wliite, J. X B.
202 CEEAMBTCID.E.
in front, densely above ; impressed with a median line along the
front : transversely striate at the sides behind the eyes. Antennae
less than twice the length of the body in the 6 ; first joint densely
punctulate, marked with a narrow longitudinal groove in front ;
third joint in its distal half and the succeeding joints along their
whole length sulcate in front. Prothoras longer than broad, evenly
convex above and transversely striated over its \\hole upper
surface ; the stria3 slightly sinuous in parts, those which lie on the
anterior half of the disc interrupted at the middle, the others
continued right across. Elytra finely and very densely punctulate,
faintly covered with very short dark pubescence. Eemora densely
and very finely punctulate. Tarsi blackish brown ; first joint
of hind tarsus as long as the remaining joints united.
Lcncjth 21-25 mm.
Hah. Assam ; Tenasserim.
Genus NOTHOPEUS.
Cololju?, ServiUe (nee Illi'f/.), Ami. S'oc. Ent. Fr. ii, p. 554 (1833).
Kothopeus, Paseoe, Journ. Entom. ii, p. 287 (18G4).
ColoborLombus, Thorns. Si/d, Cercnnb. p. 48(5 (1865).
Type, N. heviij^tenis, Oliv.
Range. Oriental Region.
Head raised between the antenna so as to form a short ridge
concave from side to side and impressed with a line along the
middle : front not clearly marked off from the clypeus ; the latter
prolonged anteriorly beyond the base of the mandibles, slightly
membranous at its front edge; genoe moderately long. Antennae
nearly as long as the body in. the S , much shorter in the $ ;
first joint sharply angulate in front at the apex ; third joint the
longest, fourth to tenth gradually shorter, each angulate or sub-
dentate in front at the apex ; eleventh a little longer than the
tenth. Prothorax transverse, tuberculate at each side, narrowed
posteriorly the tubercles, constricted and transversely depressed at
the base, marked above with a transverse groove near the apex.
Elytra approximate at the suture for not more than half their
length, dehiscent and narro\\ed posteriorly ; as a rule very short,
not extended beyond the middle of the first abdominal segment,
but in one species they reach to the apex of the abdomen, in this
species each elytron is rounded at the apex, in others each is more
or less acutely pointed at the apex. Front and middle legs of
moderate length ; the hind legs long, with the tibice compressed
(in one species subcylindrical), widest in the middle and narrowed
towards each end. First joint of hind tarsus nearly or quite
as long as the remaining joints united. Intercoxal process of
prosternum rather narrow in the middle, and not strongly
nrched.
NOTHOPEUS.
203
222. Nothopeus hemipterus, OUv. (Cerambvx) Entom. i\, no. 67,
p. ]i'7, pi. L';}, fig. ISl (179--)) : Fab. (Steiiocorus) Syst. Eleiith. ii,
p. 310 (1801); Scrv. (Colobus) Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii, p. 555
(1833).
Black, more or less tinged ^^■itb violaceous or dark blue ; vertex
of bead, ])rothorax and elytra covered with black tomeutum, wbich
is denser and somewhat velvety in appearance on the ])ronotum ;
Mings somewhat A'ai'iable in colour, in some specimens dark brown
passing into dull tawny towards the
edges, in others entirely violaceous blue ;
body beneath rather faintly covered
with pubescence which for the most
part is blackish, but on the sides of the
posterior half of the first abdominal
segment has a silvery grey lustre.
AntenniE about equal in length to the
body in the S , reaching but little past
the apices of the elytra in the 5 . Fro-
thgrax armed with a small conical
tubercle just before the middle of each
side, narrowed posteriorly the lateral
tubercles, constricted and transversely
depressed at the base ; the disc a little
protuberant on each side just in front
of the basal depression. Elytra ex-
tended a little beyond the hind coxoe in
the 5 , and not beyond them in the (5 ,
approximate at the suture for less than half their length, then
strongly deiiiscent, each in its posterior half so as to form a
triangle with its inner side strongly oblique and its outer side
nearly straight, the apex acute in the 5 , slightly obtuse in the (S .
Hind tibias strougly compressed, widest about the middle, narrowed
slif^htly towards the apex and more strongly towards the base ;
first joint of the hind tarsus as long as the remaining joints
united.
Length 22-30 ; breadth 5-8 mm.
Hah. jN^orthern India ; Burma ; Java.
Fig. 78. — Nothopeus
hemipterus, Oliv., $ ,
223. Nothopeus fulvus, Bates (Culobus), Cist. Entom. ii, u. :]'J.j
(1879).
Head, prothorax, elytra, wings, antennae and legs fulvous ;
vertex of head, prothorax and elytra covered with dense golden
pubescence ; body beneath dark brown more or less strongly
tinged with steel-blue to a variable extent, this dark colour limited
in some specimens to the anterior half of each of the abdominal
segments, while in others it extends to almost the whole of the
ventral surface of the body and to the dorsal surface of the
abdomen, as A^ell ; the hind femora also .sometimes touched with
dark blue near the base. Head glabrous and more or less punctate
20 i CEEAMBTCID.'B.
in front. Antennae almost as long as the body in the d" , much
shoi-ter in the $ ; first joint acutely angular in front at the apex,
third to tenth dentate at the apex. Disc of prothorax protuberant
on each side just in fi-ont of the basal depression, and subsulcate
along the middle near the base. Elytra extending a little beyond
the hind coxae in the $ , and not beyond them in the J ;
approximate at the suture for nearly haU' their length, and then
strongly dehiscent, the posterior half of each formed into a triangle
more sharply pointed at the apex in the male than in the female.
Body beneath faintly covered with silky pubescence x^hich has for
the most part a golden tint, but on the sides of the posterior
border of the first abdominal segment in the male shows a silvery
lustre. Legs thinly pubescent ; the liind femora slightly com-
pressed ; the first joint of the hind tarsi almost as long as
the remaining joints united.*
Lewith 32-35 ; breadth ^^ mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Mungphu (AtMnson); Assam: Svlhet, Khasi
Hills,
224. Nothopeus tibialis, Ritsema (Aphrodisium), Notes Leijd Mus.
xvi, p. 15!) (18y5_).
Of a pale fulvous-brown colour, with the tips of the mandibles,
the apical four joints of the antennae, the anterior and posterior
margins of the prothorax, the margins of the scutellum and of the
metasternum, and the base of the ventral segments of the abdomen
black ; covered with short pubescence which on the prouoturn,
scutellum and elytra is somewhat velvety in appearance. An-
tenna) reach to the middle of the elytra in the § , and to a little
beyond the base of their posterior third in the S- Prothorax
strongly tuberculate on each side ; disc with two obsolete tubercles
in front, two posteriorly, and a slii>ht median carina on the
posterior half ; anterior margin somewhat rounded in the niiddle.
Elytra extending a little beyond the apex of the abdomen, de-
hiscing slightly from about the middle of their length, gradually
narrowed posteriorly, each rounded at the apex and furnished
above with two feeble costse. Hind femora do not quite reach to
the apex of the abdomen ; hind tibiae subcylindrical, thickest near
the middle, narrowed toxxards base and apex and xery slightly
constricted a little before the apex. Eifth ventral segment of
* Nothopeus cingalensis, White (Colobus), Cat. Colcopt. B. M., Lonqie.
p. 176 (1855).
" C. elvtn's pedibusque ferrugincis Telutinis.abclomine atro. violaceo-micante,
alis pallide iernigiiieis apice siibuinbratis.
'''Huh. Cejloii. From Dr. Hooker's collection.
'• There is only a fragment of this distinct species in the Museum
collection."
This fragment belongs to a male specimen, but is insufBcient to enable the
species to be identified witli certainty. It is probably the same as X. fiilvus.
Bates. I doubt whether the locality given is correct.
APURODISIUM. 205
the (^ feebly sinuate at the apex, the sixth deeply emarginate at
the apex, impressed with a line along the middle.
Length 29-35 ; hreadth 8-8^ mm.
Hah. Assam : Kbasi Hills.
Genus APHRODISIUM.
Aphrodisium, Thorns. Si/st. Ccramh. p. 173 (18G4) ; Lacord. Gen.
CoUopt. ix, p. 11 (18G9).
Type, A. cantori, Hope.
Range. Oriental Region and North Ghiua.
Head rather strongly raised and concave from side to side
between the antenna?, impressed with a median groove ; front
large, depressed anteriorly ; epistome membranous, distinct ;
labrum short and transverse ; genae rather short in front but
prolonged downwards posteriorly ; mandibles moderately long,
obliquely inclined towards one another from the base to the
middle and then gradually incurved. Antennae about equal in
length to the body in the S , shorter in the $ ; fix^st joint acutely
angulate or dentate in front at the apex ; third longer than the
fourth ; fourth to seventh subequal, eighth to tenth gradually
shorter ; eleventh longer than the tenth in the d ; the joints
from the third of moderate thickness and more or less sharply
angulate anteriorly at the apex. Prothorax with a transverse
groove near the apex and another at the base ; sti-ongly tuber-
culate near the middle of each side and often tuberculate on the
disc. Scutellum triangular. Elytra from two and a half to three
times as long as they are broad, always extended some distance
beyond the tip of the abdomeii ; gradually narrowed posteriorly,
rounded or subacuminate at the apex. Legs long ; the femora
gradually thickened from the base to a little past the middle,
the hind pair not reaching to the apex of the elytra. Intercoxal
process of prosternum strongly arched, but not quite on a level
with the coxae, in the middle ; slightly dilated posteriorly, almost
or quite reaching to the epimera. Abdomen with six ventral
segments visible in the (S , and five in the $ ; fifth and sixth
sinuately emarginate at the apex in the S ; fifth rounded and
entire at the apex in the $ .
This genus is chiefly distin guished from Pachyteria, Serv., by its
less robust antennae and relatively much longer elytra. The head
also is shorter and less narrow in front, and the mandibles shoi'ter
and more gradually curved towards the apex.
225. Aphrodisium eantori, Hojye (Callichroma), Tram. Linn. Soc.
xviii, p. 440, pi. 30, fig. 3 (1840).
Dark metallic green ; glabrous and very glossy above ; covered
beneath w^ith a fine silvery-grey pubescence ; antenna) dark blue
or violet, the first joint glabrous and densely punctulate, the next
five or six subnitid, the last four or five dull black ; legs dark blue
or green, with the tarsi fulvous yellow. Head rather densely
205
CKliAMUYClD.E.
punctate above, espeeiall}' near the thoracic margin ; slightly
rugnlose at the sides, almost impunctate in front ; impressed with
a median line on the front and inter-antennai-y ridge. Prothorax
feebly and very sparsely puuctulate, slightly rounded in the middle
of the front margin ; the anterior transverse groove strongly
marked ; the disc somewhat raised, rather flat in the middle, with
two obtuse tubercles in front and two sharper and more widely
separated tubercles behind ; each side with an obtuse transversely
elongated tubercle just behind the anterior transverse groove, in
addition to the strong conical tubercle at the middle. Elytra
feebly and sparsely punctulate near the base and apex ; more
densely along the intermediate area, where also they are often
finely rugulose or coriaceous ; each rounded at the apex. Meta-
sternum distinctly but very sparsely punctured. Femora densely
punctate. First joint of hind tarsus slightly compressed laterall}',
longer than the next two united. Fifth abdominal segment of the
male with a deep sinuate emargination at the apex ; the sixth with
a feebler sinuate emargination. Antenuie as long ns the body in
the male, and about one-fifth shorter in the female.
Length 35-50 ; breadth 8-13 mm.
Hah. Assam.
Fig. 7^. — ApJiJ'odisinm 2>l<^<nicofIc, x. de Poll. X I-
226. Aphrodisiuni planicolle, van 'de Poll, Kotes Leyd. Mus. xii,
p. 155 (1890).
Agrees entirely in coloration with A. cantori. Hope, which it
j\rin{ODisiu:\i. 207
also resembles in size and in many points ol:' structure, but differs
as follows : — Head distinctly ])unctate and sometimes slightly
rugulose in front. First joint of antenna) somewhat acutely
angulato, but not dentate, at the apex. Prothorax without an
anterior tubercle on each side ; the disc raised, and slightly
flattened iji the middle but not to the same extent as in jL cantori,
closely punctured especially to\^ards the sides ; the part adjoining
the posterior groove obtusely rounded otf, not raised so as to form
a sharp tubercle or ridge on each side, and the anterior part more
feebly tuberculate than in A. cantori. Elytra narrowed each to a
rather sharp point at the apex ; the surface finely rugulose or
coriaceous, the sculpture somewhat coarser near the base and
gradually finer towards the apex.
Lcnrith 40-50 : breadth 9|-12 mm.
Hub. Darjeeling.
From A. cribricolh, van de Poll, with which this species agrees
closely in structure, it is readily distinguished by the dark blue
or green colour of the femora.
227. Aphrodisiuni cribricolle, van de Poll, Notes Lcyd. Mas. xii.
p. 107 (1890).
Metallic green or blue, glabrous i\ud glossy above, covered
beneath with a rather faint silverv gre}" pubescence ; femora
purplish red, the hind pair tipped with green or blue at the apex ;
tarsi fulvous yellow. Head punctate and somewhat rugulose in
front. Antennae extended a little past the apex of the elytra in
the (S , and not far beyond the middle of the elytra in the $ ;
first four or five joints blue or green and subnitid, the rest dull
black ; the first joint acutely angulate, or sub- dentate, in front at
the apex. Prothornx ^ith a deep anterior and less strongly-
marked posterior groove ; the disc some\^'hat raised between the
grooves, slightly convex, with a gradual slope to the anterior and
a short abrupt slope to the posterior groove, strongly and closely
punctured especially towards the sides, with the interstices
generally slightly raised ; a faint median groove on the anterior
part. Elytra nearly three times as long as their width across the
base, with coriaceous surface sculpture somewhat coarser near the
base and gradually finer posteriorly ; each narrowed to a point at
the apex. Metasternum A^ith some sparsely scattered setigerous
punctures. Abdomen frequently testaceous on the anterior part of
each of the three intermediate segments ; fifth segment in the male
with a feeble sinuate emargination at the apex, the sixth with a
narrower and deeper emargination. Femora rather densely punc-
tate, the hind pair most so. Intercoxal process of the prosternum
rather nai-row in the middle, and gradually dilated posteriorly
without, however, reaching to the epimera.
Lenr/th 3-'J-47 ; breadth 8-12 mm.
Hab. Sikhim.
:308 CERAMBYCID.i:.
228. Aphrodisium hardwickianum, Whife (Callichroma), Cat.
Coleopt. B. M., Lo)ujic. p. 102 (1853).
Metallic green, glabrous and glossy above with a slightly brassy
tint ; covered faintly beneath with silver-grey pubescence ; femora
red or purplish-red ; tarsi fulvous yellow ; antennae with the first
four or five joints green and subnitid, the rest dull black. Head
almost im])unctate in front, and the protliorax sparsely and not
strongly punctured above ; the species in both these respects diiiers
from A. cribricolle, van de Poll, with which in other points of
structure, as well as in colour, it agrees very closely. Both may
be distinguished from A. cantorl, Hope, by the absence of an
anterior tubercle from each side of the prothorax, by the postero-
lateral part of the disc which is sharply ridged or tuberculated,
and by the acuminate apices to the elytra ; the males are further
distinguished by the rather feeble, sinuate emargination at the apex
of the fifth abdominal segment.
Length 30 mm.
Jlab. Nepal.
229. Aphrodisium neoxenum, White (Callichroma), Cat. Coleopt.
B. 31., Longic. p. 154 (1853).
Callichroma ioscelis, Hope (without description). Trans. Linn, Sac.
xviii, p. 440 (1841).
Head, prothorax and scutellum dark green and very glossy;
elytra green with a slight bronzy tint, subnitid near the base, and
somewhat dull posteriorly ; first four or five joints of the
antennae blue or green and subnitid, the rest dull black; femora
purplish red, thehind pair tipped with blue or green at the apex ;
rarsi of the same blue or green colour as the tibiae ; body beneath
brassy-green veiled with grey pubescence. Head feebly and very
sparselv punctate, marked with a few transverse striae on each
side behind the eyes. Prothorax with the front margin nearly
straight, the anterior groove well-marked, but not extended far
down on the sides ; the disc slightly flattened in the middle and
there also rugulose and rather densely punctate, raised posteriorly
so as to form an oblique ridge or tubercle on each side, and with
also a feebler oblique ridge on each side anteriorly ; the lateral
tubercle on each side placed slightly before the middle and not so
strong as in the other species. Elytra rather more than three
times as long as their width across the base, the whole surface
with a rugulose or coriaceous sculpture, coarser near the base and
gradually finer and closer towards the apex ; each separately and
rather sharjjly rounded at the apex.
Lcncfth 34-42 mm.
Hah. Assam.
APIIRODISIUM.
209
230. Aphrodisiuni robustuin, Bates (Leoutium), Cist. Ent. ii, p. 408
(1679).
Metallic green and somewhat nitid ; the antennte, two large
spots on the disc of the ])rothorax, and the legs dark blue ; body
beneath brassy-green, with a faint covering of silvery-grey pubes-
cence. Antennae about equal in length to the body in the S , a
little shorter in the $ ; first joint deusely punctulate, acutely
angulate but not dentate at the apex ; third and fourth angulate,
and the fifth to tenth produced in a spine, at the apex, on the
anterior side, Prothorax constricted and transversely grooved
near the base and apex ; with an obtuse transverse tubercle on
each side between the strong median tubercle and the front
margin ; the disc densely rugulose-punctate and rather opaque on
each side of the middle, 'rugulose and nitid at tlie sides aud along
the middle, somewhat raised so as to form a rather sharp ridge on
each side posteriorly. Elytra posteriorly gradually and slightly
narrowed, rounded *at the apex, densely, very finely rugulose-
punctate, rugulose and nitid for about half their length along the
suture, faintly pubescent and rather opaque along the inner half
of the disc. Hind femora of the S not reaching to the apex of
the elytra; those of the $ scarcely extended past the fourth
segment of the abdomen. First joint of the hind tarsi about equal
in length to the third aud fifth united. Sixth abdominal segment
of the 6 rounded and entire at the apex.
Lemjth 26-29 ; hreadth ^-^ mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Darjeehng, Mungphu ; X.W. India.
'>'d\. Aphrodisiuni griffithi, Hope (Callicliroma), Trans. Linn. Soc.
xviii, p. 440, pi. 30, tig, 2 (1841). ^ -, .o- pc-
Pacbyteria zonopteroides, Fleut. Ann. Soc. Ent. ±r. ite«/, p. Ob,
pi. 4, fig. 0.
Head, disc of prothorax, antennae, legs and underside reddish
brown ; prothorax blackish brown near the front and hind margnas
and along the lower part of each side, the whole surface dull ;
elytra violaceous black, closely covered with short dark brown
tomentum, which gives them a somewhat velvety appearance ; each
marked with two fulvous bands that cross a little obliquely, one
some distance before, the other at about an equal distance behind
the middle, the anterior band not quite reachnig to the suture and
a little constricted in the middle, the other reaching to the suture
as well as to the outer margin, both bands rather densely pubes-
cent and dull. Head densely and finely punctulate, subnitid,
slio-htly black above between the eyes and also in the transverse
depression at the base of the front. Antenna? of the 6 about
four-fifths of the length of the body; first joint densely punctulate,
strongly dentate in front at the apex. Prothorax densely rugulose-
punct"ate and faintly pubescent ; the disc somewhat raised, with
TOL. I. ^
210 CEKAMBYCID.B,
a bisinuate posterior edge, which is raised so as to form an
oblique tubercle near each side. Elytra somewhat less than three
times as lou^ as their width across the base ; rouuded at the apex.
Body beneath covered faintly with silky pubescence of a fulvous-
brown colour. Prosternum densely puuctulate on the anterior
part in the d ; iutercoxal process rather narrow in the middle,
dilated posteriorly so as to meet the epimera. Eifth abdominal
segment of the cJ deeply emarginate.
Length 45-47; breadth 12 mm.
Hab. Assam.
232. Aphrodisium rubripennis, Hope (Purpuricenus), Trans. Linn.
Soc. XIX, 2, p. 110, pi. 10, tig. 6 (184:3).
Violaceous blue ; densely covered on the vertex of the head and
on the pronotum with short velvety black tomentum ; elytra
fulvous red, covered with very short pubescence of nearly the
same colour, each marked with a more or less large violaceous-
black spot in front of the middle ; the spot irregular in form and
variable in size, reaches, when at its maximum, almost to the
outer margin and to the suture as well as extends posteriorly a little
past the middle. Head glabrous, and rather densely punctulate
in front. Antennae extended by their last two joints past the
apex of the elytra in the c? , shorter than the body in the 2 ; fii*st
joint glabrous above, minutely and densely punctulate, sharply
angulate, but not dentate, at the apex ; third joint at the apex
and the succeeding joints entirely covered with short dull black
pubescence. Disc of prothorax slightly depressed on each side across
the middle, with a slight transverse ridge on each side in front,
and a more strongly raised ridge on each side behind ; it has a
smooth line along the middle, impressed in its anterior half and
slightly raised and widened behind. Elytra separately and some-
what obtusely rounded at the apex. Body beneath with a covering
of fine silky pubescence, tawny brown in colour on the breast and
silver-grey on the abdomen. Iutercoxal process of prosternum
very slightly dilated posteriorly, the acetabula in consequence
rather widely open. Femora finely and not very densely punctate.
Fifth and sixth abdominal segments of the c? rather deeply emar-
ginate at the apex, the sixth more narrowly and deeply so.
Length 25-32 ; breadth 6|-8| mm.
Bab. Assam : Sylhet, Shillong ; Manipur (Dohertif).
Genus CHELIDONIUM.
Chelidonium, Thomsoii, Syst. Cerumb. p. 175 (1864).
Leontium, Lacord. {nee Thomson) Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 19 (1869)
Type, C. argentatiim., Dalm.
Mange. India, China, and Burma.
ClIULIDONIVM.
211
Autennfc rather slender, filiform, about equal in length to the
body in the $ and a little longer in the J; the joints from the
fiftli or seventh to the tenth angulate or dentate at the antero-
distal angle, third longer than the fourth, eleventh a little longer
than the tenth. Protliorax transverse, tuberculate at the middle
of each side. Elytra shghtly and gradually narrowed backwards
from the base, separately rounded at the apex. Pront and middle
lef^s moderately long, their femora subclavate ; hind legs much
longer, their femora gradually thickened, reaching to or beyond
the°apex of the elytra in the 6 ; first joint of hind tarsus longer
at least than the second and third united.
The structural characters that distinguish this genus from
Poh/zonus, Casteln., are slight. They consist chiefly in the
distinctly angulated or dentate joints of the antennae and the
somewhat longer hind femora. The species with a few excep-
tions are destitute of yellow markings on the elytra, whereas
in Pohjzonus nearly all the species are spotted or banded with
yellow. .
Lacordaire, labouring under an error m regard to the genus
Leont'mm of Thomson, placed Chelidonium in the same genus,
making it his section B. Leontium, Thoms., has as its type L. viride,
Thoms., a species from Japan (since described by Bates as CJdon-
dolum tenue), and is really very closely allied to, and scarcely-
distinct from, Cldondolum.
233. Chelidonium argentatum, Dalm. (Cerambyx) Schdnh. Syn. I7is.,
App. p. 151 (1817).
Dark metallic green, and for the most part dull, above; the
underside of a brighter, glossier green, covered with a fine silvery-
o-rev pubescence ; legs and antennae dai'k blue or violaceous, some-
tmies partly greeu,^ the tarsi brownish black. Head densely
rugulose-punctate with a smooth, transverse, slightly depressed
space between the clypeus and front ; the front with a median
linear groove which" extends to the vertex. Antennae a little
longer than the body in the 6 ; first joint nitid, densely punctate,
fifth to tenth each with a sharp oblique spine at the apex on the
anterior side ; third aid fourth angulated at the apex. Prothorax
with a conical but rather obtusely pointed tubercle on_ each side ;
densely punctate and somewhat rugulose above, with a more
densely punctate and less rugulose opaque area along each side of
the middle, the rest subnitid. Scutellum smooth and glossy.
Elytra very densely and rather finely rugulose-punctate, and for
the most part dull ; rather narrowly rounded at the apex. Eemora
finely and densely punctate ; the hind pair extending a little past
the apex of the elytra in the d • Eirst joint of hind tarsus nearly
as long as the remaining joints united. Eifth abdominal segment
of d with a rather deep sinuate emargination posteriorly, the
p2
212 CEBAMBYCID^.
sixth less deeply emarginate ; fifth in the $ rounded aud entire
at the apex.
Leiujlh 20-22 ; hreadth 4|-o mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills ; Assam : Xaga Hills
(Doherty), Khasi Hills ; Mauipur {Dolieriy) ; China,
234. Chelidonium cinctum, (imr. (Callichroma) Icon. Ecfjne Ayiim.,
Ins. -p. 2-20 (1844).
Structurally and in colour very like C. argentatum, Dalm., but
differs from that species as follows : — The elytra marked each
bet\\'een the base and the middle with a yellow band of irregular
form, the band transverse on the inner half of the elytron and
prolonged a little posteriorly near its outer side. Head impressed
with a transverse line bet\^'een the front and clypeus. Pronotum
transversely rugulose or striate at the sides ; with a median
subnitid band which extends almost from base to apex, and is
sparsely punctured posteriorly, nearly smooth in front ; and, at
each side of this band, a darker area which is finelj' and somewhat
intricately rugulose. Scutellum nitid, with the edges slightly
raised posteriorly. Elytra rugulose anteriorly near the suture,
elsewhere very densely punctulate ; the yellow bands clothed with
yellowish or tawny pubescence, and with the parts borderiug on
them blackish in coloiir.
Length 21-2G mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills.
235. Chelidonium sineuse, Hope (Promeces), Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond.
1841, p. G3 ; id. Trans. Ent. Soc. iv, p. 17 (184-)) ; Gahan (Leon-
tium), Ann. 3Ius. Civ. Genova, xxxiv, p. 17 (1894).
Form and coloration of G. argentatum Dalm., a species with
■which it had been for a long time confounded, but from which it
differs as follows : — Antenna^ with joints seventh to tenth sharplv
augulate or dentate at the apex on the anterior side, not spined
as in argentatum ; last A'entral segment of the 2 '^^'ith a distinct
emargination at the apex. The head is rather finely punctate on
the front, the clypeus more coarsely punctate and somewhat
transversely rugulose, and there is no smooth space between the
clypeus and front. The prothorax is distinctly rugulose and glossy
at the sides aud base and along the median line ; the dark opaque
area along each side of the middle line is generally well-marked
aud more distinct than it is in argentatum. The first joint of the
hind tarsus is almost or quite as long as the remaining joints
united. The elytra ai'e obtusely rounded at the apex.
Length 20-27 ; hreadth 4^-0 mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Mungphu (Atkinson) ; Manipur (Dohertij) ;
Burma : Karenee (Fea) ; China.
POLYZONUS.
213
236. Chelidouium gibbicolle, Jl'/n'te (Callicliroma), Cat.CoIeopt. B. 31.,
lonf/ic. p. 160 (18.j:3).
Metallic green, the head and prothorax rather glossy, the elytra
dull ; body beneath with a fine covering of silvery-grey pubescence ;
legs dark blue ; antennae bluish-black,
with the fix\st joint subnitid, more or less
tinged with green. Head rugulose-punc-
tate, marked with a sinuous transverse
line between the clypeus and front ; the
front with a median line that extends to
the vertex. Antennas about equal in
length to the body in the $ and a little
longer than it in the c5' ; hftli <o tenth
joints sharply angulate, or dentate, at the
apex on the anterior side. Prothorax
striate over the whole of the upper sur-
face, the stria) for the most part trans-
verse, but curved on and around the two
rather distinct tubercles which are placed
wide apart on the hind part of the disc ;
front margin of the pronotum somewhat
rounded in the middle. Scutelium nitid,
triangular and concave. Elytra finely
and very densely punctulate, for the
most part dull ; somewhat nitid alongside
the suture and along the outer half of
the disc ; narrowly rounded at the apex.
First joint of hind tarsi as long as the remaining joints united.
Fifth abdominal segment truncate, the sixth emarginate, at the
apex in the male; fifth obtusely rounded at the apex in the
female.
Length 22-28 ; hreadth 54-7 mm.
Hah. Assam : Sylhet : China.
Fig. 80. — CheUdonium
ijihhicolk, White, c?. X ^.
Genus POLYZONUS.
Poh'zouus, Cmteln. Hist. Nat. CoJeopt.
Gen. Coleopt. ix, p. 21 (1869).
ii, p. 438 (1840) ; Lacord.
Type, P. fasciatus, Fab., a species occurring in China and
Siberia.
ItaiK/e. Indo-Malayan Eegion, China and Siberia.
Head moderately raised and feebly concave from side to side,
between the antennae ; the frout subvertical, not distinctly marked
off from the clypeus ; mandibles rather long, obliquely inclined
towards one another, slightly incurved at the apex. Antennae
only a little longer than tlie body in the d , and almost as long as it
in the $ ; third joint much onger than the fourth ; fifth to seventh
subequal, eighth to tenth gradually shorter ; eleventh scarcely
214 CEEAMBYCID.ir.
longer than the tenth in the J , obtuse at the apex : the joints
very feebly or not at all angulate at the apex. Prothorax with a
more or less distincr tubercle at the middle of each side. Elytra
long, narrowed gradually and very slightly posteriorly, rounded at
the apex ; marked in most of the species with yellow spots or
bauds. Front and middle femora subclavate, gradually thickened
from the base ; the hind pair longer and less thickened, do not
reach to the apex of the elytra in the cJ . First joint of the hind
tarsi longer than the second and third united.
I. Elytra mavTced ivith yelloiu spots or hands.
A. Prothorax distinclhj tuhercidate at the sides.
237. Polyzonus saigonensis, Bates, Cist. Ent. ii, p. 413 (1879).
Dark metallic blue ; the elytra with two very broad, transverse
yellow bands placed, one a little before, the other just behind,
the middle, the intervening space usually much narrower thau
either of the bands. Head very densely rugulose-punctate and
very slightly uitid. Antennre black, those of the S slightly longer,
and those of the 5 slightly shorter, than the body : first joint
stout, slightly curved, marked in front near the base with a broad
shallow pit, the edges of wliich are slightl}' raised ; joints sixth to
tenth feebly angulate at the apex on the anterior side and scarcely
broader than the fifth. Prothorax distinctly longer than its width
across the middle ; armed with a rather sharp conical tubercle at
each side ; more or less intricately rugulose above over its whole
surface as well as at the sides ; the disc gradually raised posteriorly,
and the basal depression correspondingly abrupt and deep. Scu-
tellum sulcate and smooth along the middle, very finely punctulate
at the sides. Elytra narrowed gradually from the shoulders,
obtusely rounded at the apex, finely and very densely punctulate,
faintly covered \\\i\\ pubescence, for the most part opaque. Bodv
beneath blue, covered with silvery-grey ])ubescence. Femora dark
blue, densely punctulate; the hiud pair reach nearly to the apex
of the elytra in both sexes. First joint of the hind tarsus slightly
longer than the next two united. Fifth abdominal segment of the
(S sinuate at the apex, the sixth short, and more deeply sinuate
at the apex ; fifth segment of 5 obtuse at the apex, with a ver}''
feeble emargination in the middle.
Length 18-20 ; breadth 4-5 mm.
Hab. Burma : Paungde {Corbett}; Cochin China: Saigon ; Malay
States : Patani.
238. Polyzonus tetraspilotus, Hope (Cerambvx), Silbenn. Her. Eut.
iii, p. 71, pi. .32 (1835).
Polvzonus quadrimaculatus, White, Cat. Coleont. B. M., Longic.
p: 170 (1853).
Metallic green ; the elytra each with two oblique yellow spots
POLTZONUS.
215
or bands, ^Ybich are bordered with violaceous black, and placed
one at about one-fourtb from the base, the other at one-third trom
the apex ; the anterior spot directed obliquely forwards from near
the suture to the side, tbe posterior spot obliquely backwards trom
near the suture to tbe outer margin. Tbe antenn|B extenaed
past tbe apex of tbe elytra bv the last joint or two m the c? ; sixth
{o tenth ioints sbgbtly angulated at the apex, and only very little
broader than the preceding joints. Prothorax finely striated all
over the upper surface and at tbe sides, except on and just
around the short lateral tubercles ; tbe stria? transverse, those on
tbe middle and posterior part of tbe disc curved forwards 3ust
before they reach the middle line. Elytra finely and very densely
ruc^ulose-punctate ; distinctly and rather strongly rugulose at the
base around tbe scutellum and along tbe suture ; tbe yel ow bands
covered witb a very fine tawny pubescence. Body beneatb covered
with silvery-grev pubescence. Hind femora of the S not reaching
to the apei of the elytra. First joint of the bind tarsi a little
louo-er than the second and third united. Tifth abdominal segment
truncate, and the sixth sinuately emarginate at the apex, in
the 6 .
Lenath 16-21 ; breadtJi 3^-5 mm.
Hah. Madras? (Walter Elliott) ; Assam; Mann^ur (Dohertij).
Var. megaspilus, nov.
In the sculpture of the prothorax and in coloration very like
tbe type, but with the yellow spots of the elytra larger and less
oblique ; the anterior spot extends to the outer margin but, not
quite to the suture and has its borders more or less angulated ;
the posterior spot reaches from the outer margin to the suture,
and thus forms a complete band across the elytron its hind
mar<-in sinuate or oblique and its front margin angled on the
middle oL" the disc. This variety attains to a larger size than the
type, and seems to be limited in its range to the southern part of
India.
Length 18-20 ; hreadtJi 4-6^ mm.
Hab. Mysore; Malabar; Nilgiri Hills.
Var. microspihis, nov.
This varietv differs from the type not only by the smaller size
of the yellow spots on the elytra, but to some extent also m the
sculptui4 of the prothorax. The anterior yellow spot is rounded
or obliquely oval and about equally distant from the suture and
the outer margin : the posterior spot is oblique, and reaches
almost or quite to the outer margin but not to the suture irs
inner end rounded and slightly distant^ from the suture. The
Brothorax is regularly striate at the sides and near the front
Clinasinthe^vpe; but on the middle of the disc_ the striaa
are more or less "interrupted or broken, a somewhat irregularly
216 CEBAMBYCID.i:.
rugulose appearance replaces tlie regular radiating lines and curves
seen in the type and in the var. megaspilus. The present variety
was regarded by White as the tetraspilotus of Hope, and tlie true
tetraspilotus he described as a distinct species under the name of
quadrimaculatus. It does not differ in size from the typical
form.
Hah. Assam : Sylhet, Cherra Punji, Khasi Hills.
Var. macrospilus, uov.
Eesembles the type in form, colour and sculpture, but differs
in that each of the four spots on the elytra is elongate-elliptical
in form with its longer axis longitudinal, nearly equidistant from
the suture and the outer margin, and the two posterior spots are
more than twice as loug as they are broad.
Hah. Burma : Kuby Mines {Doherty).
239, Polyzonus flavocinctus. Gahcm, Ann, Mus. Civ. Genov. xxxiv,
p. 17 (1894).
Metallic green ; the elytra with two rather narrow, transverse,
yellow bands placed at about one-fourth from the base and the
other about one-third from the apex, the parts of the elytra that
border on the bands violaceous black. In structural characters,
and in the sculpture of the head, prothorax and elytra, it agrees
closely with P. tetraspilotus, Hope, of which it may perhaps be
only an extreme variety in which the spots are replaced by
complete bands ; these bands are, however, directly transverse
rather than oblique. From P. hizonatiis, White, \\hich it
resembles more in the banding of the elytra, it may be readily
distinguished by the regular radiating striae on the disc of the
prothorax, and the glossy rugose area at the base of the elytra
that surrounds the scutellum and extends a short \\ay back along
the suture.
Length 21-22 ; breadth 4^-5 mm.
Hah. Burma : Karenee {Fea) ; Tenasserim.
240. Polyzonus bizonatus, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic. p. 171
(1853).
Metallic green ; with the antennae (the first joint of which is
green, excepted), the tibiae and tarsi black ; elytra with two
transverse yellow bands — one, somewhat narrower, placed a little
before the middle, the other, broader, behind the middle ; the
bands sometimes united by a narrow strip at the lateral margins.
Head densely rugulose-punctate and nitid, sometimes with a brassy
tint. Antennae slightly thickened between the middle and the
apex, a little shorter than the body in the $ , as long as the
body in the S ; first joint densely rugulose-punctate ; seventh
to tenth slightly angulate anteriorly at the apex. Prothorax with
POLTZONUS.
217
a distinct but rather bluut tubercle at the middle of each side ;
closely and irregularly riigulose on the
disc, which is more or less dull, striate
towards the sides, the striae transverse and
obhque ; nitid at the sides and near the
front and hind margins. Elytra covered
faintly, except on the yellow bands, with a
.short black pubescence, which more or less
obscures the green colour of the derm.
Body beneath covered with a fine silvery-
grev pubescence. Hind femora reaching
nearly to the apex of the elytra in both
sexes. First joint of the hind tarsi much
longer than the second and third united.
Last ventral segment of $ sinuate at the
apex ; fifth and sixth in cJ sinuately emar-
ginate at the apex.
Length 16-20 ; breadth 3|-4| mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Mungphu ; Burma : Rangoon ; Tenasserim :
Moulmein; Siam.
Fig. 81.
Poh/zninis hi:o»atns,
White. X
241. Polyzonus brevipes, sp. n.
MetalHc green ; the elytra with two transverse yellow bands
placed one a little before, the other behind the middle, the
posterior band the broader of the two. Head nitid, densely
rugulose-pimctate. Antennae shorter than the body in both
sexes, slightly thickened between the middle and apex; first
three or four joints green, the rest black ; the first densely punc-
tured ; sixth or seventh to tenth slightly produced so as to form
an acute angle at the apex on the anterior side. Prothorax with
a smooth, glossy obtuse tubercle at the middle of each side ; the
disc densely rugulose-punctate, with a granulate appearance,
sparsely covered with short black pubescence ; the sides^ less
densely punctate and somewhat smootli in places. Elytra finely
and very densely punctulate ; covered, except on the yellow bands,
with a "short dark pubescence which more or less obscures the
colour of the derm.' Body beneath covered with grey pubescence.
Legs rather short for this genus ; the hind femora reach very
littTe past the hind margin of the posterior yellow elytral band ;
first joint of hind tarsi not much longer than the second and
third united. Last ventral segment of $ obtusely rounded or
subtruncate at the apex.
From P. bizonatus, which it much resembles in colour and
sculpture, this species is distinguishable by the relatively shorter
hind femora.
Length 17^-19; breadth 3^-4 mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Mungphu ; Burma : Rangoon.
218 CEBAMBYCIDvE.
B. Protliorax ohsoletehj tv.herculate at the sides.
242. Polyzonus olltusus, L'ates, Cist. Ent. ii, ]). 413 (1879).
Head and prothorax dark blue or bluish-black aud slightly
nitid ; elytra violaceous black and dull, with two broad yellow bands
across them — one a little before, the other behiud the middle ; legs
and antennae black ; metathorax aud abdomen, except on the last
segment, covered with silvery-grey pubescence. Head very
densely rugulose-punctate. Antennas a little longer than the
body in both sexes, not appreciably thickened towards the apex ;
first joint rather densely punctured, seventh to tenth slightly
angulate at the apex on the anterior side. Prothorax of cJ
without lateral tubercles, but with the pleurse bulged out at the
sides from near the front margin to a little behind the middle ;
the pleurae with the prosteruum thus form a continuous strongly
couvex and very finely and densely punctulate area, sharply
marked off at the sides from the pi'onotum ; the latter closely
striated; the striae transverse near the front margin, which is
slightly rounded in the middle, somewhat longitudinal, more or
less wavy or broken on the middle of the disc, aud oblique or
longitudinal near the sides ; prothorax of $ with a feeble, nearly
obsolete, tubercle at the middle of each side ; the pronotum
striated as in the J > the pleurae and prosternum transversely
striated and not swollen. Elytra very closely and finely punctu-
late, veiy faintly pubescent ; obtusely rounded at the apex. Hind
femora reach nearly to the apex of the elytra in both sexes.
Lenr/th 15-24; breadth 3-3^ mm.
Hal). Burma: Rangoon; Teaasserim ; Cambodia (^lo^ihot) ;
Saigon.
243. Polyzonus watsoni, sp. n.
(S . Metallic green; head, prothorax and scutellum nitid;
elytra marked each with two rather large fulvous spots, one at
somewhat less than one-third from the base, the other at about
one-third from the apex ; the anterior spot oval in shape, nearer
to the suture than to the outer margin; the posterior spot more
irregular in shape, extends as close to the outer margin as to
the suture ; the shoulders and a narrow sutural band nitid, the
rest of the surface subnitid, in parts somewhat dull. Head
densely rugulose-punctate above ; the front finely and rather
densely punctulate, marked with a median groove ; the clypeus
sparsely punctulate, transversely impressed below, marked off from
the front by an arcuate groove. Antt>nnae reach only to the
apical foui'th of the elytra ; bluish black, the first pint green,
densely punctate ; sixth to tenth acutely angulate or subdentate
anteriorly at the apex. Prothorax swollen in the anterior half at
POLYZONUS. 219
eacli side, with a very small obtuse tubercle at the middle ; traus-
versely, but somewhat irregularly, rugulose above, iu part rugulose-
punctate ; the prosteruum convex, very densely ancl rather finely
rugulose-punctate. Scutellum rugulose. Elytra densely and very
finely punctulate ; the shoulders less densely punctulate, the
sutural nitid band subrugulose. Body beneath, the prosternum
excepted, covered witii silvery-grey pubescence. Femora glabrous,
uitid, very densely punctured ; the hind pair reach nearly, but
not quite, to the apex of the elytra. First joint of the hind
tarsus distinctly longer than the next t^^"o joints united. Fifth
abdominal segment arcuately emarginate at the apex, the sixth
feebly emarginate, almost truncate, at the apex.
Lenglh 26-27; breadih 7 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma : North Chin Hills {Capt. Watson).
II. Ehjtra iv'ithout yelloiv spots or hands.
2-44. Polyzonus prasinus. White (Promeces), Cat. Coli'opt. B. M.,
Longic. p. 170 (18oo).
Chelidonium jjolyzonoides, Thorns. Si/st. Ceramb. p. 568 (18Go).
Dark metallic green or blue above and for the most part rather
dull ; underside bright green with a covering of fine silvery-grey
pubescence ; legs dark blue, subnitid ; antennae with the first
joint green, subnitid, the intermediate joints violaceous and the
last five or six dull black. Head densely rugulose-punctate above
and on the front ; the clypeus somewhat transversely rugulose.
Antenna? about equal in length to the body in the (S , slightly
shorter in the 5 ; with the joints successively thicker from the
fifth or sixth to the eighth, and then to the eleventh successively
narrower, the eighth joint somewhat thicker than the first ; the
joints very feebly or not at all angulated at the apex. Prothorax
with a smooth, glossy, rather obtusely pointed tubercle on each
side ; the disc densely rugulose-punctate and more or less opaque
in the middle, the sides and base somewhat transversely striated
and subnitid. Scutellum smooth. Elytra obtusely rounded at
the apex ; finely and very densely rugulose-punctate and dull, the
punctures a little stronger and less dense near the base. Hind
femora extend to the apex of the abdomen in the c? but not
quite to the apex of the elytra ; in the $ they do not reach
past the fourth segment. First joint of the hind tarsi shorter
than the succeeding joints united. Fifth abdominal segment with
a rather deep sinuate emargination, and the sixth subtruncate,
at the apex in the cJ ; fiftli minutely truncate at the apex in
the $ .
Len;/th 17-22 mm.
Hah. Southern India: Madras, Mysore, Nilgiri Hills ; Assam;
Eangoon.
220 CERAMBYCID.i:.
245. Polyzonus democraticiis, Lmneere, Soc. Ent. Bekj. 1890, C. R.
p. ccxi.
" Obscurely ehalybeous above, green beneath, clothed with
ashy-grey pubescence ; antennse and legs nearly black ; femora
violaceous, the posterior pair cyaneous ; elytra cribrately puue-
tured, immaculate.
'•Dull obscure blue, above rugosely punctured, beneath metallic
green, slightly shining, covered with an ashy-grey pubescence.
Antennae black, the basal joints with a slight metallic sheen.
Elytra slightly brighter at base and at apex ; the latter more or
less tinged with dark violet. Anterior and intermediate legs
blackish, posterior pair obscurely blue, their femora terminally
of a more beautiful blue.
'■'■Length 18 mm.
''Hah. Kunbir."'
Judging by the description this species must be very like
P. jyi'ccsinns, White, in colour, but whether or not closely allied to
that species it is impossible to say, as the structui'al characters are
very insufficiently described.
Genus ANUBIS.
Auubis, TJiomson, Syst. Ceranih. p. 177 (1864) ; Lacord. Gen.
Culeopt. ix, p. 25 (18G9).
Type, A. daviconiis, Fab., a South-African species.
Range. South Africa ; Eastern Asia from South China and
Sikhim to the Malay Peninsula ; and the Philippine Islands.
Head narrowed and more or less elongated below the eyes.
Antennae a little longer or shorter than the body, 11-jointed,
gradually thickened from about the middle up to the apex ; third
joint longer than the fourth or following joints ; eleventh slightly
longer than the tenth, obtuse at the apex. Prothorax ovate-
cylindrical, a little constricted at the base, unanned at the sides.
Elytra long, more or less parallel- sided, I'ouuded at the apex.
Legs not very long, the hind pair not much longer than the
middle ones ; femora gradually sub-clavate, the hind pair much
shorter than the abdomen in both sexes ; first joint of the hind
tarsi longer than the second and third united.
The species of this genus have a considerable resemblance in
form and colour to those of Poh/zoniis, but may be readily dis-
tinguished from them by the completely unarmed prothorax,
shorter hind femora, and in most cases also by the form of the
antenna}, the last two or three joints of which are gradually
thicker than those that precede them.
24(). Anubis inermis, }f7iite (Polyzonus), Cat. Coleopt.Jj. M.,Longic.
p. 171 (1853).
Chalybeate-blue ; the elytra violaceous except near the base
AXUI31S. 221
nd apex, with two transverse yellow bands, placed one a little
before, the other just behind the middle, the posterior band
usually a little the broader of the two, and the intervening space
about equal to it in breadth ; antenna) with the first joint blue,
tlie rest black ; tibisB and tarsi black ; body
beneath covered with silvery -grey pubescence.
.Head, prothorax and first antenna! joint
very densely rugulose-punctate ; the head
somewhat elongated below the eyes ; the
prothorax sometimes more or less violaceous
on the middle of the disc. !Scutellum finely
and rather densely puuctulate. Elytra finely
and very densely punctate, the punctures a
little larger and more distinct on the dark
band next the base, i'emora dark blue, or
^-^ sometimes in great part black ; densely
Annhisrn!r^,White, punctate ; the_ hind pair extend very little
^. X 't- beyond the hnid margin of the posterior
yellow band of the elytra in both sexes.
Eifth and sixth abdominal segments of the c? minute at the apex,
the sixth half at least as long as the fifth and always distinctly
visible ; fifth segment of 2 rounded at the apex.
Length 14-19 ; breadth 3—4 mm.
Hab. Sikhim : Darjeeling, Mungphu ; Burma : Bhanio, Teinzo,
Karenee {Fea), Moulmein ; Siaiu ; Malay Peninsula ; 8. China.
247. AnuMs rostratus, Bates, Cist. Ent. ii, p. 412 (1879).
Eelatively a little narrower than A. inermis. White ; of a some-
what brassy dark-blue colour ; the elytra deeper blue, opaque in
the middle, marked with two transverse fulvous-yellow bands ;
body beneath covered with silky pubescence which has a somewhat
golden gloss. Head strongly elongated and narrowed between
the eyes. Antennae of d do not exceed the body in length.
Prothorax gradually narrowed in front, densely subrugosely
punctured, with a short smooth fine along the middle of the disc.
Elytra obtusely rounded at the apex. Sixth abdominal segment of
the d" very long, longer than the fourth and fifth united.
Length 19 mm.
Hab. Burma : Karenee (Fea) ; Cochin China : Saigon.
248. Anubis bipustulatus, Thoms. Sijst. Ceramh. p. 569 (1865).
Metallic green or, more rarely, dark blue and uitid ; legs and an-
tenna) black ; elytra marked each with a yellow spot placed towards
the side at about one-third of its length from the apex, the spot
bordered with violaceous ; body beneath covered with silvery-grey
pubescence. Head rather short below the eyes ; densely rugulose-
punctate. Antenna) scarcely thickened towards the apex. Pro-
thorax rounded in the middle at each side, constricted at the base;
522 CEEAMBYCID-i:.
denselv rufjuiose-punctate above, transversely rugulose near front
margin, nsually more or less smooth at the sides ; presternum ot"
o with a verv finely and densely puneiulate area that crosses it
in front of the coxa?, this area rounded and very definitely limited
at each side. Elytra finely and very densely pnuctidate ; broadly
rounded at the apex. Femora densely punctate, the hind pair
much shorter than the abdomen. Sixth abdominal segment of
the o A"ery short and sometimes almost invisible, its hind border
almost transversely tnuicate and shortly fringed with hairs ; the
fifth segment slightly sinuate at the apex.
Variation. There is a good deal of variation in the size and
shape of the postmedian spot ot tlie elytra ; one or t\\ o small
vellow spots are sometimes present on the anterior part of each
elytron.
Length 9-17 ; breadth l|-3.i mm.
Hab. Sikhim : Mungphu {Ail-inson) ; Burma : Bhamo, Teinzo,
Karenee {F^a). Bangoou ; Siam ; Malay Peninsula.
249. Anubis fimbriatus, Bates, Cist. Ent. ii.p. 412 (1879).
This species is very closely allied to A. bipustuJatus, Thoms. ; it
agrees completely with it in structiu^l character and in the
sculpture of the various pai-ts. The only difference observable is
in the markings of the elytra, which take the form of two trans-
verse yellow or fulvous bauds, more or less interrupted at the
suture ; the posterior band occupies the same position on each
elvtron as the posterior spot in bipustulatv.s, and the anterior band
replaces the one or two small spots sometimes seen in the latter
species. The parts of the elytra bordering on the bands are dark
violaceous in colour. The species has been found in the same
localities as bipustidafus, and must be regarded as doubtfully
distinct.
Length 13-19 ; breadth 2i-3| mm.
Hab. Sikhim: Mungphu (Athinson) ; Burma: Karenee (Fea),
JRangoon ; Siam ; Cochin China ; Malay Peninsula.
Genus IPOTHALIA.
Ipothalia, Pascoe, A. M. X. S. (3) xix, p. 314 (1SG7) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. vs., p. 27 (1869).
Type, /. femorata. Pasc, a species from the Philippine Islands.
Rawje. Pegu, Philippine Islands and Borneo.
2 . Head somewhat concave from side to side between the
antennal supports : front subvertical. marked off from the clypeus
bv a single transverse or two oblique impressions ; genae rather
short ; mandibles of moderate length, obliquely inclined towards
one another and slightly incurved at the end. Antennae not
extended past the middle of the elytra : third joint equal in length
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223
to the fourth and fifth united, these subequal ; sixth to tenth
gradually shorter, compressed and dilated, produced each into a
short angular process at the apex on the anterior side, eleventh
scarcely longer than the tenth. Prothorax armed with an obtuse
conical tubercle at the middle of each side. Elytra moderately
long, more or less parallel-sided, rounded at the apex. Hind legs
much longer than the middle pair, and these a little longer than
the front 'legs ; femora distinctly but not abruptly clavate, sub-
peduTiculate^at the base, the hind pair reach almost to the apex of
the elytra; hind tibia compressed, shghtly dilated towards the
apex ;' first joint of the hind tarsi a little longer, sometimes
shorter, than the next two joints united. Abdomen narrowed
posteriorly, rounded at the apex of the last ventral segment.
Acetabula of front coxae narrowly open posteriorly.
Pascoe, in describing this genus, stated that the unique type
specimen of /. femonita api>eared to him to be a male. In this he
was mistaken.* The type is undoubtedly a female, as is also the
unique tvpe specimen of /. pyrrha, Pasc. Lacordaire knew only
the first 'of these two species, and appears to have shared Pascoe's
mistake in regard to the sex, since the cliaracters given by him for
the male are really applicable to the female.
250. Ipothalia pyrrha, Poicoe, A. M. X. H. ( 3j xix, p. 314 (1S67).
9 Dark blue and subnitid ; with the elytra somewhat greenish,
very'denselv rugulose-punctate and dull, except near the apex
where thev'are smoother, subnitid, and slightly bluish in colour;
the legs entirely ferruginous red ; the antennae Avith the first two
ioints violaceous, the third to fifth and the sixth m part ferru-
ginous, the rest bluish, more or less covered witn dark brown
^ pubesc-ence ; body beneath covered shglitly
^vith grey pubescence except on the fore-
part of the prosternum and on the la?t four
abdominal segments, these four glabrous,
nitid, aud ver}- sparsely punctulate. Head
finely and rather sparsely punctulate in
front, slightly rugulose above between the
antennae and the eyes, coarsely punctate
just behind the eyes, rather strongly strigose
at the sides and* on the gular area beneath.
Antennae barely reach to the middle of the
elvtra ; first joint rather densely punctulate.
Fig. 8:3. ^j^-jg ^^^ ^i^g tijjj.^! to fifth or sixth sub-
Ipothalmpyrrha. Pasc. ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^,^ ^^^^ ^r less pubescent.
' Prothorax striated transversely near the
front margin, and with a few transverse striae also near the ba^e;
the di-c transversely rugulose and punctate, with a narrow smocfth
band aloncr the middle and a narrower transverse one in front.
Elytra narrowed sUghtlv from the base to the middle aud shghtly
224 CEKAMBTCID.'E.
Avidenetl again posteriorly, each obtusely rounded at the apex.
Teraora finely and very sparsely punctulate, the clavate portion
almost impuiictate in the middle. I'irst joint of the hind tarsi
sliffhtly longer than the second and third united.
Lencjtli 16; hreadih 4 mm.
Hab. Pegu.
Group PYRESTINL
Antennal supports emarginate in front, more or less distinctly
raised on the inner side ; front subvertical ; palpi rather short,
subequal in length ; eyes finely facetted, deeply emarginate, in one
genus completely divided ; gula with short mentigerous process.
Antennae more or less robust, usually shorter than the body in
both sexes. Protborax unarmed at the sides. Legs short ; hind
femora not reaching to the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind
tarsi shorter than the second and third united. Front coxae glo-
bular, their acetabula rounded on the outer side, closed posteriorly.
Acetabula of middle coxae open to the epimera. Metathorax
without scent-pores. Wing-vein Cu 1 simple, Cu 2 absent.
The genera of this group are, with one exception, restricted in
their distribution to tlie Oriental Kegion and North China. The
species are characterised, to a greater or less extent, by their red
coloration.
Synojisis of the Genera.
A. Eyes completely divided Pachylocekus, p. 224.
B. Eves emarginate.
a. "Lateral margins of elytra more or less
deeplv sinuate near base Pyrestes, p. 227.
b. Lateral margins of elytra straight Eeythetjs, p. 229.
Genus PACHYLOCEKUS.
Pachylccerus, Hope, Trans. Ent. Soc. i, p. 19 (1834) ; Lacord. Gen.
CoU'opt. viii, p. 519 (1869).
Type, P. corcdlinns, Hope.
Ecmge. India, Ceylon, Burma, Sumatra and Java.
Head sulcate, narrowly concave between the antennal supports,
the lat^ter someA\"hat prominent, deeply emarginate in front ; vertex
marked with a median groove ; clypeo-frontal sutures distinct ;
the clypeus slightly depressed in the middle, with a slightly raised
area at its upper end ; labrum short, broad ; eyes completely
divided, the two lobes of each rather widely separated. Antennaj
short, thick ; first joint stout, slightly thickened towards the apex,
third, fourth and fifth subglobose or obconical, sixth to tenth
compi-essed in front and acutely angulate at the apex, eleventh
compressed, scarcely longer than the tenth. Prothorax strongly
rugose, more or less rounded at the sides, narrowed in front, less
so at the base. Elytra rather short, convex, rounded at apex,
PACHYLOCERUS. 225
marked with a short longitudiual groove below the shoulders.
Legs rather short, stout ; the femora subf usiform ; the tarsi some-
what broad, with the first joint scarcely longer than the second.
Intercoxal process of prosternum raised to a level with the coxse,
slightly projecting and truncate posteriorly.
251. Pachylocerus corallinus, Hope, Trans. Ent. Soc i, p. 19, pi. 2,
fig. 5 (1834).
Bright coralline-red, with two rather broad, longitudinal black
bands on the pronotum and four on each elytron ; the abdomen,
the borders of the sterna, the apices of the femora, the second
antennal joint and the bases of the next three or four, also of a
blackish or dark brown colour. Head finely and rather densely
punctulate. Antennae not extended past the middle of the elytra
in the c? , shorter still in the $ ; third and fourth joints somewhat
globular, the third broader and a trifle longer than the first or
fourth : fifth obconic, narrower than the fourth ; all these joints
subuitid, minutely and rather densely punctured, the punctures
with very short tawny setae ; sixth to tenth similarly punctulate
and setose posteriorly, but covered densely with short tawny
pubescence on the flattened part in front. Prothorax only slightly
rounded at the sides ; strongly wrinkled above, the ridges more or
less regularly transverse ; front and hind borders narrowly black.
Elytra somewhat dull, covered with short pubescence ; the dark
brown bands, one of which runs along the suture and another at
the outer margin, are somewhat broader than the intervening red
bands, the two inner of which are feebly raised.
Lemjtli 25-33 ; breadth G|-9| mm.
Hal). S. India : Nilgiri Hills ; Bombay.
252. Pachylocerus unicolor, Dohm, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1878, p. 359.
" Elongate, subcylindrical, red ; the extreme apex of the man-
dibles, the knees, and the third, fourth and fifth joints of the
antennae at base black, second joint blackish, subnitid; head be-
tween the antennae canaliculate, eyes completely divided; thorax
transversely rugose ; elytra costate, marked with a somewhat deep
emargination behind the humeral angle.
" Lenr/ch 21 ; breadth 5 mm.
"i/«6. Burma." (Dohm.)
Unknown to me.
253. Pachylocerus SUlcatus, Bronpi. Nouv. Archiv. du Museum (3)
iii,p. 240, pL 10, fig. 4(1891).
Pachvlocerns pilosus, Gahan {nee Guer.), Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova^
xxiiv, p. 12 (1894).
Head, prothorax, antennae, body beneath and legs red or red-
dish brown ; the second antennal joint and the third, fourth and
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226 CEEAMBYCID.i:.
fifth at the base black ; elytra dark bro\\n, tomentose, marked each
with five or six rather narrow, longitudinal bands of a reddish
colour which is more or less obscured in fresh specimens bj- a
covering of tawny or somewhat golden pubescence ; these bands,
with the exception of the one nearest the outer margin, are placed
along slightly raised obtuse costae ; the first costa, placed close to
the suture, is distinct only on the basal third of the elytron, it
approaches more closely to the suture posteriorly and appears to
be continued as a very feeble sutm-al elevation which is again more
strongly raised near the apex ; second and third costae long, the
third united posteriorly with the fifth, marked near the base with
a few strong punctures. Antenna? slightly shorter than those of
P. coraUinus, Hope, but resemble them in the form of the joints.
Prothorax a little angulate at the middle of each side, transversely
wrinkled above, marked on the disc with two longitudinal, slightly
curved, linear impressions which are less widely separated in
front.
Length 19-28; breadth 5-8 mm.
Hab. Assam : Naga Hills (Doherti/) ; Sylhet ; Burma : IS". Chin
Hills (Watson); Karenee (Fea) ; Tenasserim : Thaungyin Valley
{Bingham) ; South China and 8iam.
254. Pachylocerus crassicornis, Olw. (Cerambvx) Entom. iv, Xo. 67,
p. 51, pi. 20, fig. 150 (1795).
Pachylocerus phiiuiferus, PuHcoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 90, pi. 23,
fig. 5 (1857).
Brownish-red or red in colour, with black spots on the prothorax
and greyish-black spots and patches on the elytra ; metathorax
and abdomen entirely black, with a faint
covering of grey pubescence ; femora
marked each with a black spot in. front
and another posteriorly, xlutenuae with
joints third to fifth strongly thickened
towards the apex, these aud the sixth
tufted with short tawny or black hairs
beneath near the apex. Prothorax very
glossy, transversely rugose, marked above
M'ith five, aud on each side with three or
four black spots. Elytra faintly pubes-
cent, for the most part rather dull ; each
with an elongate greyish-black spot near
the shoulder, another at the suture near
Pachylocerus crassicornis, the base, and Uvo small spots on the disc
Oliv. X |. between ; a rounded depressed velvety black
spot on the disc a little before the middle,
and a large greyish-black patch on the posterior half, this patch
widened posteriorly, sometimes giving off a branch towards the
suture, where it joins a short sutural band of the same colour ;
all these elytral spots and patches somewhat variable. The elytra
in this species relatively shorter than in the others, not more than
PYRESTES. 227
twice as long as their width across the base, more broadly rounded
at the apex.
LeiKjth 17-25; breadth 5-8 mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; South India : Trivandrum ; Calcutta ; Chutia
Nagpur.
Genus PYRESTES.
Pvrestes, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 96 (1857) : id. ibid. (3)
'iii, p. 576 (1896).
Pyresthes, Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 520 (1869).
Type, P. eximius, Pase., a species from Borneo. -
Manr/e. China and Oriental Region.
Head with the antennal supports deeply emargiuate in front
and rather narrow and acute on the inner side ; the front short,
subvertical ; the clypeus and gente moderately long ; the eyes
rather deeply emargiuate ; gula with a short mentigerous process.
Antennce equal in length to the body, or slightly longer, in the c? ;
shorter than the body in the 2 ; fifth to tentli joints compressed,
dilated and strongly angulated at the apex on the anterior side ;
eleventh appendiculate, sometimes with a small projecting angle
in front where the appendix begins. Prothorax ovate-cylindrical,
longer than bi'oad, transversely grooved close to the base. Scu-
tellum triangular. Elytra parallel-sided or slightly widened pos-
teriorly, somewhat convex above, rounded at the apex ; the lateral
margins more or less deeply sinuate near the base. Legs rather
short, subequal in length ; femora gradually elavate, the hind pair
not reaching past the third segment of the abdomen ; middle and
hind femora in some species with a fine carina on each side close
to the ventral face, in others without carinae. First joint of the
hind tarsi about equal in length to the second and third united ;
tarsal claws moderately long, not very widely divergent. First
segment of abdomen much longer than the second. Wings with
vein Cu 1 simple, Cu 2 absent; vein A 2 runs close to Al near
the middle of its length, but is not united with it by means of a
cross-vein.
255. Pyrestes miniatus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 97 (1857).
" Eed, pubescent ; prothorax transversely very finely striate ;
elytra finely punctured ; eyes and the abdomen black, the apical
two segments red.
" Head, thorax and elytra red ; antennae, eyes, legs, posterior
portion of the thorax beneath and abdomen black (except the last
two segments, which are pale red) ; prothorax with very fine trans-
verse striae, with the elytra pubescent and covered with numerous
minute punctures. In the collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq.
"■Length bh lines " = 12 mm.
" Hah. Northern India."
Unknown to me.
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228
CEKAMBYCID.li.
Fig. 85.
Fyresies pyrrhns, Gahan, (5.
X ?.
256. Pyrestes pyrrhus, sp. n.
S . Prothorax, elytra and abdomen red, the last somewhat
darker in colour at the base of the first segment : head, antennae,
legs, meso- and metathorax black. Head finely and very densely
punctulate above, less densely and less
finely punctate in front. Antenna)
about as long as the body ; first joint
densely rugulose-punctulate ; fifth to
tenth compressed, moderately broad,
angulated at the apex on the anterior
side. Prothorax subnitid, slightly
protuberant at the middle of each
side, narrowed towards the apex and
to a less extent towards the base,
transversely and rather deeply striated
o\'er the upper surface, the stria?
slightly irregular in places, with some
small punctures scattered amongst
them ; the sides also striated, with the striiB more or less curved
or oblique, and the punctures more densely placed. Elytra slightly
nitid. very sparsely covered with short red pubescence, rather
strongly and very thickly punctured ; the punctures a little larger
and more distinct n<iar the base and gradually smaller towards the
apex ; the lateral margins rather strongly sinuate near the base.
Meso- and metathorax densely and rather strongly punctured ; the
abdomen more finely punctate. JMiddle and hind femora feebly
cariuate on each side near the base, the clavate portions slightly
angulate on the ventral side and fringed with short grey hairs ;
the hind femora do not extend past the second segment of the
abdomen. Tibiae slightly curved, the middle ones thickened
beneath at the apex.
Length c? 13; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Chutia Nagpur : Xowatoli {R. P. Cardon). Tvpe in coll.
R. Oberthiir.
M. Oberthiir has identified this species as the one which Prof.
Lameere has recorded from Chutia Xagpur under the name or
Pyresthes Jiyjiomelas, Pairm.
257. Pyrestes birmanicus, Ga?ian (Pyresthes),^?;?/. Mus. Civ. Genovn,
x.xxiv, p. 16 (1894).
S . Pronotum, the front margin excepted, and the elytra red ;
abdomen reddish, with the middle of the base black ; rest of the
underside, the head, antennce, legs and scutellum black. Antennae
almost as long as the body, the third joint a little longer than the
first or fourth. Prothorax rather strongly and somewhat abruptl}-
constricted at the apex, its sides slightly rounded between the
middle and the apical constriction and feebly sinuate between
the middle and the base ; crossed above by some feeble and not very
EEYTHRUS. 229
regular ridges and without any distinct puncturation ; tne surface
dull. Elytra with the lateral emargination near the base not
deep ; the surface dull all over, closely and not very strongly
punctured, the punctures somewhat evenly distributed, not much
larger near the base than they are near the apex ; apices rounded,
briefly mucronate at the suture.
2 . Antennas much shorter than the body ; prothorax less
abruptly constricted at the apex, closely, sub-rugosely punctured
above ; abdomen entirely of a dull reddish tint.
Lenrjth 13| ; breadth 3 mm.
Hab. Tenasserim : Thagata and Moulmein (Feu).
25S. Pyrestes dohertii, sp. n.
Pronotum, except at the frout margin, and elytra red ; head,
body beneath, legs, scutellum and antennse black. Head finely
and densely rugulose-punctate. Antennae of c? slightly longer
than the body ; third joint slightly longer than the first and dis-
tinctly longer than the fourth ; fifth subequal in length to the
third, widened and strongly angulate at the apex in front ; sixth
to tenth also dilated and strongly angulated at the apex ; eleventh
a little longer than the tenth. Prothorax subnitid, subcylindrical,
narrowed very slightly in front ; transversely striated and leather
sparsely punctured above and on the sides ; very densely punctured
below and around the outer borders of the acetabulu. Elytra
strongly and very closely punctured, especially near the base,
where also thej^ are slightly nitid ; rounded and unarmed at the
apex. Thorax densely and rather strongly punctured, the abdomen
finely and less closely punctate. Legs subnitid, feebly and sparsely
puuctulate, and, like the underside of the body, very scantily fur-
nished with short greyish pubescence. Pemora not carinate, and
not strongly thickened. Pirst segment of abdomen as long as the
second and third united, the last segment sinuate at the apex.
Length *J ; breadth 2 mm.
Bab. Burma : Karen Mts. (DoJiertij).
Genus ERYTHRUS.
Erythrus, White, Cat. Coleopf. B. M., Longic. p. 142 (1853);
Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 521 (1860).
Disidfema, TJiomson, Esiai Classif. Ceramb. p. 147 (1861).
Pseudoleptura, Thomson, I. c. p. 148.
Type, E. championi, White, a' species from Hong-Kong.
Range. Oriental Pegion, China and Formosa.
Pesembles Fgrcstes, Pasc, in the shape and structure of the
head and antennae, but the antennae are somewhat shorter, extend-
ing very little, or not at all, past the middle of the elytra in the $ ,
and not far beyond it in the c5' ; the sixth to the tenth joints
sharply dentate at the apex on the anterior side, the eleventh
230 CEEAMBYCIDiE,
sharply pointed at the end. Prothorax widest as a rule just a little
before the base, slightly constricted at the base, more or less
gradually narrowed in front; its length about equal to its greatest
breadth. Elytra gradually and slightly widened posteriorly,
rounded at the apex in most of the species, sometimes slightly
mucronate at the suture ; attenuated and spined at the apex in
some of the forms ; the sutural edges slightly raised, especially
near the apex ; the lateral edges somewhat thickened and convex,
formed into an obtuse ridge that extends almost the whole length
of each elytrou. Legs a little longer than in Pt/restes, with the
femora less thickened, furnished ah\ays with a fine carina at the
lower edge on each side. Last abdominal segment of § short and
broad, sinuately truncate at the apex ; between this and the last
tergite, the internal segment which forms a sheath to the ovi-
positor is usually visible; its dorsal plate is emarginate in the
middle and densely fringed with long tawny hairs posteriorly.
Last abdominal segment of c? narrowed gradually posteriorly,
broadly rounded at the apex ; the sixth or internal segment some-
times visible in the form of a thin flat plate that projects a little
bevond the fifth.
259. Erythrus bicolor, IVesfw. (Saperda) Oib. Orient. Ent. p. 60,
pi. 29, %. 9 (1848).
Pronotum and elytra carmine-red, entirely opaque, the pronotum
marked with two small, rounded, or slightly elongated black spots
placed one on each side of the middle of the disc ; head, antenna^,
scutellum, legs and underside black. Head densely and finely
punctulate, sparsely covered with greyish-tawny pubescence in
front. Antennae barely reach to the middle of the elytra in the $ ,
with the joints from the third rather distinctly dilated, the fifth
angulate, and the sixth to tenth dentate at the apex on the anterior
side. Prothorax somewhat rugulose-punctate, widest just a little
before the base, narrowed very slightly thence up to the middle,
and more strongly from the middle to the apex ; the two black
spots placed on two feebly raised tubercles v.hich are covered \\ ith
velvety pubescence, the black colour, but not the pubescence,
sometimes extended a little way behind the tubercles ; the disc
rather strongly convex between the spots, very feebly tuberculate
on each side near the base. Scutellum transverse and xerx short.
Elytra finely and not very densely punctulate, rounded at the apex,
with a very short inconspicuous tooth at the suture ; each elytron
furnished above with a slightly raised, median, longitudinal costa
that extends for about four-fifths of its length from the base, and
another feebler costa that is placed midway between this one and
the suture. Body beneath, vei\y densely punctulate, the punctures
slightly larger on the metasternum than they are on the episterna
and abdomen. Femora densely and very finely punctulate.
Length $ 17-19; breadth -^ mm.
EEYTHKUS. -'^^
Hah. Assam (Jenlins), type 2 in Hope Museum, Oxford
TtivViYin^ • Bvit. Blnitun {in coll. Oberthur).
I have een no male specimeu that can with certamty be referred
to thlSspSes. The spLies is very closely allied to E. Jortunn.
White, from China and Houg Kong.
260. Erythrus westwoodi, White, Cat. Cokopt. B. M., Lonyk. p. 143
(1853).
Head to a greater or less extent, prothorax and ektra carraine-
recl md very nearly opaque; the prothorax with two black
«nnts or a sino-le continuous band on each side o he disc; an-
!P I 'n.^tS lum lec^s and underside black. Head densely punc-
tuMe' w 1 ^"' ocHput, anterior part of the clypeus and the
tulate, ^Mtll ^^^^ ^^^^^^j-y^^ usually black ; sometimes very nearly
black AntennjB extend to the middle ot
the elytra in the ? , and to a short distance
beyond it in the c? ; third and fourth joints
thickened at the apex, the fifth to tenth com-
i^essed and dilated. Prothorax rugulose-punctate,
similar in form to that of E. bicolor, Westw.,
furnished on the disc with four tubercles-two
near the middle and two near the base, the two
vi, 86 ^^edian tubercles mamilliform, the basal less
ErP^^cst- strongly raised ; the black spots that, cover the
uvidl, White. tubercles usually extend between hem so as to
form a band, sometimes prolonged m front, on
\. cSrIp . the disc evenly and rather feebly convex between the
bands Ely ^ a little more strongly punctured than those of
^t- oZo.- each elvtron with only a single dorsal costa, which is,
Wever more pi^minent than the median costa in iJ. 6.co?or
Eodv be'ne^th black, except the prosternum which, like the res ot
SroSorax, is red; very densely punctuate, and scarcely less
finely so on the metasternum than on the other parts.
r'^nafh 17^-22 ; hreadih 4-5 mm.
S HinTalayas; Northern India (5.d-?.^) ; Almora ; Mampur
(Doherty).
261. Erythrus coccineus, sp. u.
Head prothorax and elytra carmine-red very nearly opaque;
thf n^thorax with a small round velvety black spot on each side
S the middle of the disc; antenna, scutellum. legs, meso- and
netathomx black: abdomen brown, more or less deeply tinged
wftlfSred. Head densely punctulate. Antjnn^ about th ree-
fou t the length of the body in the 6 , not extended beyond the
nidde of the^elytra in the $; first joint dense^' ^^ ^t the
fifth joint angulate, and the sixth to tenth sharply dentate, at the
232 CEKAMBTCID.!.
apex on the anterior side. Prothorax somewhat indistinctly nigu-
lose-punctate ; the disc with a postero-median tubercle, which has
a very short, small, glossy carina on top ; the black spots very
slightly raised. Elytra finely and not very densely punctulate,
rounded at the apex, sometimes sliglitly truncate or emarginate
near the suture, armed with a short sutural tooth ; eacli with a
slightly raised, median, longitudinal costa. Body beneath finely
and very densely punctulate, somewhat less finely and less densely
on the metasternum than elsewhere. Femora minutely and
densely punctulate.
Length 13g-17 ; breadth 3-4 mm.
Hah. Northern India : (?) Assam.
Group PBOTHEMINI.
Autennal supports slightly i-aised, emarginate in front ; gena)
rather long : eyes finely facetted, emarginate. Prothorax un-
armed, rounded at the sides. Elytra rather short and relatively
broad, somewhat flattened above, the epipleures distinct from
base to apex Legs long ; hind femora extending past the apex
of the elytra ; hind tarsi long, tiie first joint laterally compressed,
longer than the second and third united. Front coxae globular,
not prominent ; their acetabula rounded on the outer side, closed
posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxas extended to the epiuiera.
Episterna of metathorax broad, more or less parallel-sided, truncate
posteriorly. Abdomen convex, its first segment long, especially
iu the 2 . Wing-vein Cu 1 simple, Cu 2 absent.
Synojisis of Genera.
A. Lateral margins of elytra rounded near base,
sinuate in middle IIomalomelas, p. 232.
B. Lateral margins of elytra nearly straight . . Prothejia, p. 23o.
Genus HOMALOMELAS.
Homalonielas, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M,, Limgic. p. 216 (1855) ;
Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 525 (1869).
Type, H. gracilipes, Parry.
Range. Ceylon.
§ . Head feebly concave between the antennre, grooved above ;
clypeus depressed ; eyes finely facetted, emarginate, moderately
large ; cheeks moderately long ; gula transversely wrinkled, pro-
duced in a short mentigerous process. Anteuna3 a little longer
than the bod}^ with the last seven joints compressed, the sixth to
the tenth more or less angulate anteriorly at the apex ; the fourth
and fifth subequal, each much shorter than the third, and also
shorter than any of the succeeding joints. Prothorax unarmed
at the sides, subcylindrical, finely ridged or granulated above.
Elytra somewhat flattened above, with the sides extended vertically
HOMALOMELAS.
233
downwards only in the anterior fifth or so of their length, but
provided with very distinct epipleures in all their length, the
lateral margin somewhat rounded anteriorly, .slightly sinuate
near the middle, straighter posteriorly. Front and middle legs
moderately long, with the femora subfusiform ; hind legs much
longer, with the femora more slender, gradually thickened towards
the apex and extended beyond the apex of the elytra, all the
femora carinate on each side near the lower border ; first joint
of hind tai'sus laterally compressed, longer than the remaining
joints united. Prosternum vertically deflexed posteriorly. Front
coxse rounded, with their acetabula closed posteriorly ; "acetabula
of middle coxse open to the epimera. Abdomen convex, the first
ventral segment as long at least as the next two united.
I have not seen any males of this genus ; and Lacordaire's
description of it appears to me to have been based upon female
specimens only, which he erroneously considered to be males.
The male has probably the antennse relatively longer than in the
female, the first abdominal segment not so long in proportion
to the other segments, and the sixth segment visible as in the
males of the allied genus Blemmya, Pasc.
262. Homalomelas gracilipes, Parry (Cerambyx), Trans. Ent. Soc. v,
p. 184, pi. 18, %. 6 (1849).
Black ; prothorax with three pubescent white spots at the base
and one at the middle of each side ; scutellum white ; elytra
marked each with two pube.scent white spots placed obliquely at
the middle, the outer spot farther back
than the inner one, and with a trans-
verse white spot or band a little before
the apex. Head rather densely punc-
tate, grooved above between the eyes.
Antennae of the $ extended by nearly
the last joints past the apex of the
elytra : first joint densely rugulose-
punctate ; fourth much shorter than the
third and but little shorter than the
fifth ; sixth to tenth compressed, angu-
late anteriorly at the apex. Prothorax
widest at base, a little longer than
broad, covered above with fine trans-
verse ridges, those on the anterior half
more or less straight and those on the
posterior half strongly sinuate. Elytra
subnitid, except near the base where
they are rather densely punctate and
dull ; each with an obtuse carina that
runs obliquely backwards from the
shoulder and ends on the inner part of the disc a little in front of
the pre-apical white band, this carina densely and rather strongly
Fig. 87.
Homalomelas yracilipes,
Parry, $ . x ?.
234 CERAMBTCID.E,
punctured, the side of the elytron external to it sparsely punctulate,
and the space between it and the suture almost impunctate ; apex
of each elytron truncate, with a short tooth at the outer angle.
Body beneath with a covering of greyish or greyish-white silky
pubescence. First abdominal segment not longer in the $ than
the next two united.
Lenfith 14-15 : breadth 4 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
263. Homalomelas qiiadrideiitatus, sp. n.
Very like H. gracilipes, Parry, in colour and markings, but \\itli
an oblique white baud, instead of two spots, at the middle of each
elytron, a white line that extends along the suture from the pre-
apical band to the apex, and the middle white spot at the base of
the pronotum triangular in form and more distinct. Antennje
of 5 extended by the last two joints past the apex of the elytra ;
the joints from the sixth to the tenth more strongly angulate than
in gracilipes. Prothorax widest at the middle, scarcely longer
than broad, finely wrinkled above, with the ridges all more or less
contorted, none directly transverse. Elytra each with two short
teeth at the apex ; a dorsal costa feebler than in riracilipes, less
densely punctate and not extending past tlie median band ; the
sutural area sparsely and finely punctate. Episterna of meso-
and metathorax covered with white pubescence, the sterna less
densely clothed with grey pubescence; first abdominal segment
aud narrow bands at the sides of the next three greyish white ;
first segment longer in the 2 than the next three united.
Length 12| ; breadth 3^ mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
264. Homalomelas zouatus, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) V, p. 23
(1859).
Black, slightly tinged with bluish or violaceous ; prothorax with
a basal pubescent white band which curves downwards and for-
wards on each side ; scutellum white : elytra marked each Avith
an obliquely transverse white band at the middle and a transverse
spot or band at the apex. Prothorax granulated above, not
wrinkled, the granules more or less elongated transversely and of
unequal size. Elytra glossy on posterior half, densely punctulate
near the base, strongly but not very densely punctate along the
feebly raised costa which runs obliquely backwards from the
shoulder to the middle ; each elytron tnmcate at the apex, with a
feeble tooth at the outer angle. First two abdominal segments
with a broad greyish-\^hite band at the posterior border ; first
segment in the $ not longer than the next two united.
Length 13-15 ; breadth 4 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
PROTHEMA.
235
Genus PROTHEMA.
Prothema, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. >Soc. (2j iv; p. 43 (1855) ; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 526 (18G9).
Sigeum, Pascoe, P. Z. S. ISGti, p. 523.
Type, P. signata, Pasc, a species from JVorth China.
Range. Bhutan, Assam, North China, Malay Peninsula and
Philippine Islands,
Closely allied to Homalomelas, "White, from which it differs
chiefly by the structure of the elytra. These have narrower and
less distinct epipleures, and the sides extend downwards near the
base only to a slightly greater extent than in the rest of their
length, so that the lateral jnargins are but feebly sinuate and
nearly straight. The prothorax is relatively shorter and broader
than in Ilomalomelcoi, and is not wrinkled or granulated above.
The one species included in the Indian fauna is in form, colour
and markings somewhat suggestive of a Clytid.
265. Prothema aurata, sp. u.
$ . Black, densely covered above with silky pubescence of a
somewhat golden yellow colour, and marked with some densely
punctured glabrous black bands ; the body beneath covered with
pubescence, which is yellowish towards the sides, ashy-grey in
the middle. Antennae of the $ slightly longer than the body,
with the proximal three or four joints black, the rest brown, all
faintly covered with pale grey pubescence ;
joints sixth to tenth rather sharply angu-
lated anteriorly at the apex. Protliorax
not longer than broad, gradually narrowed
anteriorly, slightly constricted at tlie base ;
the disc with two black bands that run
forward from the base and slightly con-
verge anteriorly, but do not reach quite to
the front margin ; the sides each with one
black band that extends from the base to
a little beyond the middle. Elytra with
the sutural and lateral margins black,
marked each with a black baud that runs
backwards from the shoulder and ends in
a transverse black bar placed just behind
the middle, and a black band or spot that
extends obliquely from the middle of the
disc to the outer margin and is placed about
midway between the apex and the submedian transverse bar ;
apex of each elytron truncate, with a small tooth at the outer
angle. Legs black, faintly clothed with ashy-grey pubescence,
the tarsi more or less brown.
Length 12; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Assam : Patkai Mts. {Dohertg).
Fig. 88.
Frothema aurata,
Gahan. x f.
236 CERAMBTCID.i:.
Group THRANIINI.
Head rather strongly sloped above ; the front vertical, flat,
large and rectangular ; eyes finely facetted, feebly eniarginate,
the upper lobe very short ; gula without mentigerous process.
Antennce cylindrical, shorter than the body in both sexes. Pro-
thorax parallel-sided, the disc more or less raised in front. Elytra
long, deflexed at the sides only where they co\'er the thorax, flat,
nai'row and more or less dehiscent posteriorly, acuminate at the
apex. Femora clavate, the hind pair much shorter than the
abdomen. Front coxse rather prominent, contiguous, their
acetabula open posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxae extended
to the epimera. Episterna of metathorax very broad in front,
gradually narrowed to a point posteriorly. Wing-vein Cu 1
simple, Ca 2 absent.
This group is formed for a single genus, Thranias, Pasc, which
was iucluded by Lacordaire in his group Neci/dalicUs. The
affinities of this genus are doubtful, but it certainly cannot be
associated with Necydalis, a genus which is now generally recog-
nised as belonging to the Lepturhias.
Genus THRANIUS.
Thranius, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) v, p. 22 (1859) ; Lacovd.
Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 470 (18G9).
Singalia, Lacovd. Gen. Coleopt. ix, 2, p. 834 (1872).
Type, T. r/ibbosus, Pasc.
Ranr/e. Oriental Kegion and Japan.
Head strongly inclined above ; front vertical, flat and sub-
quadrate ; palpi shoi't ; eyes rather large and prominent, feebly
emarginate, with very short upper lobes which do not extend
behind the antenniferous tubercles, the latter somewhat promiueut
on the inner side. Anteunaj extended to the apical fifth or fourth
of the elytra in the d" , and a little past the middle in the $ ;
the joints cylindrical, first slightly curved, third as long as the
fourth and fifth united ; fourth to tenth subequal in length,
eleventh a little longer than the tenth. Prothorax parallel-sided,
scarcely longer than broad ; the disc raised in front so as to form
a more or less distinct laterally compressed gibbosity. Elytra
elongate, almost flat above, deflexed at the sides only where they
cover the thorax, nari'owed from the base up to the middle or
nearly so, and thence either parallel-sided or gradually widened
to within a short distance oi the apex, each acuminate at the apex,
usually ended in a spine. Front coxa3 contiguous, their acetabula
open posteriorly ; acetabula of the middle coxse extended to the
epimera. Femora clavate, the hind pair much shorter than the
abdomen ; tarsus of the hind legs about half the length of the
tibia, \\itli the first joint as long as the next two united. Episterna
of metathorax very broad in front, narrowed almost to a point
posteriorly.
TnilA.MUS.
237
I. Ehjtra dehiscent only near the apex; each more than half as
broad at middle as at hase.
266. ThranillS gibbosus, Vascoc, Trans. Ent. Sac. (2) v_, p. 22 (1859).
Sin^alia spiuipeuuis, Lacord. Gen. Coleopt. ix, p. 835 (1872).
Pulvous or testaceous ; the head marked in front with a median
dark brown hne or band ; prothorax brown above ; elytra with a
laro-e brown spot at the base surrounding the seutellum, a dark
bro°wn patch on each before the middle and another behind the
middle ; these dark brown areas so variable in extent that in some
specimens the elytra might more fitly be
described as dark brown, with an arcuate
fulvous band near the base, another at the
middle, and the apex also broadly fulvous ^
antennae dark brown, with the eighth and
ninth joints pale fulvous. Pronotum raised
in front in a rather strong laterally com-
pressed gibbosity, which is finely asperate
on top. Elytra densely and somewhat
asperately punctured, approximate at the
suture for almost their whole length,
gradually narrowed from the base to the
middle, "and thence to the apex of almost
equal width, each acuminate at the apex
and terminated in a sharp spine. Body
faintly covered above with very short
tawny grey pubescence ; somewhat more
densely clothed beneath with grey pubescence that gives silvery
reflections in certain lights.
Length 14-22 ; h-eadth 3-5 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills ; Ceylon.
Fig. 89.
Thranius gibhosiis,
Pasc, §. X J.
267. Thranius simplex, Guhan, Ann. Mns. Civ. Genov. xxxiv, p. 15
(1894).
Dark brown, or sometimes almost black in colour ; the head
and prothorax faintly clothed with yellowish pubescence; the
breast in the middle and the abdomen testaceous ; the legs more
or less testaceous, with the clavate portion of the femora and the
tibiae in part piceous or black ; antenna dark brown or black, with
the eio-hth and ninth joints fulvous yellow. Antennas extended
to the^apical fifth of the elytra in the 6 , and to the apical third
in the $ ; first joint closely and rather finely rugulose-punctate.
Prothorax with a strong, laterally compressed gibbosity on the
fore part of the disc which is subvertieal in front and almost
horizontal above ; the gibbosity rather densely asperate. Elytra
approximate at the suture for almost their whole length ; nar-
rowed slightly from the base for about one-third of their length,
238 CEEAMBTCID.i:.
thence of nearly equal width np to the apex, where they are
narrowed and end each in a sharp spine ; the surface densely
punctate, with the front edges of the punctures slightly raised.
Lenrjth 16-23 ; breadth 3|-5 mm.
Hah. British Bhutan {L. Durel in coll. Oberthiir) ; Manipur
{Doherty) ; Burma : Karen Hills {Fea).
In structural characters, such as the form or the gibbosity on
the prothorax and the shape of the elytra, this species agrees
pretty closely with T. r/ibbosiis, Pasc. The examples from Bhutan
M'hich 1 have seen are much darker in colour than those from
Manipur and Burma, and constitute a variety to which the name
nignscens may be given.
II. Elytra dehiscent from before the middle; each less than half as
bread at middle as at base.
26S. Thranius triplagiatus, sp. n.
Head, prothorax and body beneath fulvous, with a not very
dense covering of fulvous yellow pubescence ; anteunoB black ;
elytra fulvous, each with the greater portion of the apical half, a
transverse spot at the base and a large rectangular spot at the
side a little behind the base, black. Antennae of the 5 extended
to a little beyond the middle of the elytra ; the first joint rugose-
punctate. Disc of prothorax strongly but somewhat obtusely
raised along the middle, sloped gradually posteriorly and more
abruptly in front, its surface more or less asperate. Elytra
dehiscent at about one-sixth of their length from the base ; each
narrowed thence up to about the middle of its length, and then
gradually widened up to the apex, ending in a short point, not
m a spine as in other species of the genus ; the width of the
elytron at the middle less than half what it is at the base ; the
surface rather densely asperate-punctate, with the dark areas more
densely punctured.
Lingth 20 ; breadth 5 mm.
Hab. Manipur {Doherty).
269. Thranius fryaniis, sp. u.
Eeddish brown ; the elytra paler, but marked each with a dark-
brown spot behind the scutellum, anotht'r on the disc a little
before the middle, and a dark longitudinal band that extends
backwards from tlie middle and disappears before it reaches the
apical dilated part : antennae dark brown, with the first two joints
and the greater part of the third reddish. Antennae of $ ex-
tended ouly a little past the middle of the elytra; first joint
densely and i-ather strongly punctured, second and third less
densely and less strongly punctured ; fourth to eleventh and apex
of third very minutely and densely punctulate. Prothorax
relatively rather broad ; with the disc obtusely and not very
TiiRAXirs. 239
strongly raised in front, rather densely asperate and very faintly
pubescent; the sides clothed with pubescence of a pale -olden
colour Elytra narrowed from the base to the middle, approxnnate
at the 'suture only in the anterior sixth of their length ; each ess
than half as broad at the middle as at the base, narrow and of
almost equal width from the middle up to about one-seventh ot its
len-th from the apes, then widened slightly, acuminate and ended
in a sliar.) spine at tlie apex ; the surface rather densely asperate-
punctate the punctures denser on the dark ante-median spot and
posterior band. Sides of breast and abdomen with pale golden
pubescence mixed with longer grey hairs.
Length 20 ; hreadtli 4| mm.
Hah. Tenasserim : Tavoy {Dolurty).
Group CLYTINL
Head short, vertical or subvertical in front; gen se generally
rather Ion- ; eyes finely facetted, emarginate ; mandib es short ;
palpi short, subequal, the last joint more or less triangular Pro-
thorax usually unarmed at the sides, varying in form from globular
to cylindrical. Scutellum generally small. Front coxaj globular,
as a rule not prominent; their acetabula rounded on the outer
side open posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxce open to the
epimera. Hind legs" generally long, the first joint_ of the tarsus
much lou-er as a rule than the second and third united ; spurs ot
hind tibi.^ long. Tarsal claws widely divergent. The episterna
of the metathorax generally rather broad, but m some forms more
or less considerably overlapped by the sides of the elvtra.
In this group I include the Clytkles and Ancujhjptuhs ot Lacor-
daire to-ether with the genus Demoncuv of Thomson. Lacordaire s
restriction of the group, on the one hand, to forms m which the
antenna are at most only a little longer than the body m the _c? ,
and on the other, to those in which the first 30int of the hind
tar4 is distinctly longer than the next two joints united, is one
which cannot be maintained. AVithin the group there is a regular
gradation in the length of the antennae from forms m which these
or-ans are less than half the length of the body to others in which
they are more than twice as long as the body ; and so also m regard
to the hind tarsi, the first joint is in some forms scarcely longer
than the second, in others more than three times as long as the
second and third united, while between the two extremes there is
almost every intermediate degree. On account of the gradual
modifications not only in these but in many other points ot struc-
ture, the genera cannot be defined with any great amount ot
precision. In fact there is something to be said m favour ot
those entomologists who describe each new species of the group as a
ChitHS The chief objection to this course is that, unless the
structural characters are given somewhat in detail, it becomes
quite impossible to identify the species.
240 ceba-MbtcidjE.
Sifnop^iis of Genera.
A. Antennfe more or less widely separated at
base, the head between them either not
raised or only slightly raised at the sides.
a. Head carina'te in front Xylotrechus. p. 241.
b. Head not carinate in front.
a'. Lateral margins of elytra straight or
nearly straight.
a^. First joint of hind tarsi less than
twice the length of second and third
united Clytus, p. 250.
b'-. First joint of hind tarsi twice as long
as second and third imited Pkrisscs, p. 254.
b'. Lateral margins of elytra obliquely in-
clined near the base Ischnodora, p. 250.
B. Antennfe jiot widely separated at tiie base ;
two subapproximate, divergent elevations
on head between them.
a. First joint of hind tarsi much longer as a
rule than second and third united.
a'. Antennfe not spined.
a'^. Antennfe ratber closely approximated
at base, third joint little or not
longer than first ; elytra moderately
long Caloclytcs, p. 2C0.
b'^. Antennse less closely approximated
at base, third joint distinctly longer
than first ; elytra long and relatively
narrow.
a\ Antennae of (S little or not longer
than body ; episterna of meta-
thorax with str.aight inner margin. Rhaphuma, p. 271.
b^. Antennfe of (5 one-third longer
than body ; episterna of meta-
thorax wath curved inner margin. Clytocera, p. 270.
b'. Antennfe spined at apex of one or more
of the joints from third to sixth ; the
spines sometimes very small and in-
conspicuous.
«"•'. Third and fourth joints, sometimes
also fifth and sixth, spined at tipex,
third joint longer than fourth .... Demoxax, p. 280.
6^. Third joint only spined at apex ; this
joint not longer than fourtli, usually
much shorter Psilomerus, p. 209.
b. First joint of hind tarsi very little or not
longer than second and third united.
a'. Flytra with feeble obtuse elevation at
base, shoulders not carinate, epipleures
not widened posteriorly Oligoenoplus, p. 301
b'. Elytra with short dorsal crest or
tubercle at base, shoulders carinate,
epipleures slightly widened posteriorly. Aglaophis, p. 303.
XYLOTRECIirS. 241
Genus XYLOTRECHUS.
Xyloti-echus, Chevrolaf, Ant}. Sue. Eat. Fr. 18G0, p. 4oG; Lacord.
Gen. Coleopt. ix, p. 77 (1809).
Amaursestbes, Ckevr. (in part.) Me»i. Soc. li. Sci. de Lie(ie, xviii,
p. 327 (1863).
Type, X sartorii, Chcvr., a Mexican species.
Range. Both hemisplieres. In the Western heniisphere not
recorded south of Mexico, nor in the Old World from Africa or
Australia.
Head vertical in front, not raised between the antennae ; tlie
latter rather widely separated at the base, inserted vinder the
lateral edges of the front, which appear as two more or less promi-
nent cariuiE continued downwards to a greater or less extent along-
each side ; the front furnished in additioa with from one to five
more or less distinct carina. Antennce shorter as a rule than half
the body, sometimes extended to the middle of the elytra or a
little beyond it in the cJ ; first joint equal to or longer than the
third ; third to fifth subequai ; sixth to tenth successively shorter,
sometimes decreasing slightly in thickness. Prothorax more or
less rounded at the sides, usually some^^'hat asperate or granulate
on the middle of the disc. Elytra slightly narrowed backwards
from the base, broadly truncate at apex. Legs moderately long ;
femora thicker in the S ; the hind pair extend to a greater or less
distance beyond the apex of the elytra in the S , but do not reach
as a rule to the apex in the 5 . First joint of hind ta-rsus about
twice as long as the next two joints united.
1. Eiies large., extended on to the front ; the face correApondinghj
contracted in the middle ; pygidinm of $ emarginate at apex.
270. Xylotrechus smei, Lap. et Gory (Clytus), Hist. Nat. et Iconogr.
des Ins. Coleopt. {Mon. dii genre Clvtus), p. 87, pi. 8, fig. 46
(1841).
Clytus vicinus Lap. et Gory, I. c. p. 38, pi. 8, fig. 47.
Brown above; with a greyish or yellowish pubescence that
covers the head and most of the prothorax and forms bauds and
spots on the elytra, disposed as follows : — (1) a transverse band on
each at the base, followed a little behind by (2) a short transverse
spot ; (3) a narrow band which begins near the scutellum, passes
close by the suture, diverges a little from it posteriorly and at a
short distance before the middle curves outwards to the side, thence
it bends forward a little before reaching the margin ; (4) a narrow,
obliquely transverse, somewhat wavy band, placed a little behind
the middle ; (5) an apical band, which is slightly produced forwards
at the suture. Body beneath marked with spots or bauds of whitish
pubescence. Vertex of head marked with a fine carina which
divides anteriorly into two finer carinse ; front with four carinse,
the lateral ones oblique or slightly curved, the intermediate two
VOL. I. R
242 CEBAMBYCID.D.
converge downwards and unite so as to form a single inedian cailua
on the lower part of the face. Prothorax rounded at the sides,
widest behind the middle, narrowed gradually in front more
strongly towards the base, slightly raised and subasperate along
the middle of the disc ; marked with two rounded dark brown spots
on the disc and a smaller one on each side ; the disc more or less
infuscate in the middle, especially towards the base.
Length 11-17 ; breadth 3-5 mm.
Hah. Bhutan; Calcutta; Deccan.
This species varies considerably in colour and to some extent
also in the markings. In some specimens the derm is of a
yellowish-testaceous colour in parts, in others almost entirely
dark brown. The pubescence is sometimes yellowish, some-
times ashy grey. The postmedian baud of the elytra is often
interrupted or broken up into spots, and occasionally almost
disappears.
271. Xylotrechus SulDSCUtellatus, Cheir. Mem. Soc. JR. Sci. de Lie(/e,
xviii, p. 317 (1863).
Xylotrechus putzeysi, Chevr. I. c. p. -320.
PXylotrechus insipieus, Chevr. I. c. p. -321.
Dark brow-n, with a tawny or greyish-tawny pubescence that
covers the head and prothorax and forms bands on the elytra ;
prothorax with a median asperate band which is widened towards
the base, two lateral spots on the disc, and a small spot on each
side, black; the elytral bands arranged as follows: — (1) a baud
which crosses the base of each elytron from the shoulder, curves
backwards near the scutellum and runs close along the suture
for a short distance, then diverges from the suture and curves
outwards to the side at about one-third from the base, turning
forward a little before it reaches the outer margin ; (2) a short,
slightly oblique, transverse band on each a little behind the base ;
(3) a band that passes obliquely outwards from the suture at
about two-thirds of its length from the base ; (4) a band at the
apex. Body beneath with a large spot of yellowish-white pubes-
cence on the hinder half of each of the metathoracic episterna,
sometimes with a smaller spot on the anterior part ; a lateral
transverse spot of the same kind on the posterior half of each of
the first three abdominal segments. Vertex of head with a fine
median carina which divides anteriorly into two finer ones ; front
with four carina;, the lateral pair extended downwards as far as
the middle of the front border of the eyes ; the intermediate pair
converge and unite below so as to form a single median carina on
the clypeus. Antenuaj reach a little past the base of the pro-
thorax in the $ , slightly longer in the S ; the last two or three
joints somewhat thickened. Prothorax rounded at the sides,
widest behind the middle, iiarrowed gradually in front, more
strongly towards the base.
Length 10-17 ; hreadth 3-5 mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; Travancore ; Nilgiri Hills ; Bombay.
XYLOTRECHUS. 243
This species is very closely allied to A', smci, Lap. & G-ory, the
differences which it presents are very sHght. It is generally
darker iu colour, and the basal band of eacli elytron curves round
by the scutellum and is continuous with the sutural baud.
272. Xylotrechus carinifroiis, Lap. et Gory (Clytus), Hist._ Nat. et
Iconof/r. des Ins. C'oUopt. (Mvfi. dit genre Clytus), p. 65, pi. 12,
tig. 7o (1841) ; Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Set. de Liefje, xviii, p. 316
(1868).
Closely allied to X. smei, Lap. & Gory, and X. subscutellatus,
Chevr. This species differs from both in that the white spot on
the anterior part of each of the metathoracic episterna is nearly as
laro-e as the spot on the posterior part, also the two spots are
joined. The elytra are light brown or slightly reddish in colour
in the neighbourhood of the anterior, sutural band; this lighter
coloured part is somewhat iu the shape of a triangle with its base
in front.
Lenr/th 9-15 ; breadth 2|-4 mm.
JIab. Ceylon.
273. Xylotrechus buqueti, Lap. et Gory (Clytus), Hist. Nat. et
Icunnqr. des I/is. Coleopt. {Man. du yenve Clytus), p. 86, pi. 16,
tio-. Ui) (1^541).
Xvlotrechus siamensis, Cheer, yiem. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xvui,
-p. 318 (1863).
Xylotrechus phidias, Gahan {nee Newm.), Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova,
xxxiv, p. 21 (1894).
Dark brown, with greyish or tawny-yellow pubescence that covers
the head and prothorax and is formed into bands on the elytra ;
prothorax without spot at the sides, the disc with a median band,
which is widened and somewhat rounded at the base, narrowed in
front, and two large lateral spots, black ; elytral bands arranged
as follows :— (1) a transverse band at the base ; (2) a short sutural
band which begins at a little distance behind the scutellum, at its
hind end turns outwards almost at right angles and then passes
straight across the elytron to the side ; (3) a short transverse
band"a little behind the base, which is bent backwards at its outer
end and almost touches the sutural band at its inner end ; (4) a
transverse band at about one-third from the apex, this band pro-
duced forward in a triangle at the suture and sometimes also
angnlated behind at the suture ; (5) an apical band produced at
the suture, with its front border strongly oblique. Body beneath
with a pubescent white spot on each of the mesothoracic episterna,
another near the antero-lateral angles of the metasternum, two
spots on each of the metathoracic episterna, and four almost com-
plete bands on the abdomen.
Length 7-13 ; breadth 2-3| mm.
Hah. Darjeeling ; Burma ; Andaman Is. ; Siam ; Java.
In the carination of the head and in other points of srrucHire
r2
244 CEEAMBTCID^.
this species agrees closely with X. subscutellatiis, Chevr. In the
J the pubescence on the head, prothoras, and elytral bands is
usually grey, in the $ tawny yellow ; the discal band and spots of
the prothorax are less distinct in the d , generally well-defined in
the 2 ; the hind femora reach a little past the apex of the elytra
in the d , i^ot beyond it in the $ ; the pygidium is rounded at
the apex in the d , narro\^iy emarginate in the $ .
274. Xylotrechus stebhingi, sj). u.
Brown ; head and prothorax clothed with grey pubescence ; the
prothorax with four small brown spots in a transverse row across
the middle — two dorsal and two lateral. Elytra subglabrous,
testaceous brown, narrowly covered with grey pubescence at the
base, marked with some small spots of ashy-grey pubescence which
form three interrupted bands — one near the base, another just
before the middle, the third midway between it and the apex ; the
apex also narro\^iy bordered with ashy grey. Body beneath covered
with grey pubescence, a rather large posterior spot on each of the
metathoracic episterua ashy white. Head with the lateral carinae
oblique, slightly curved, extending below almost to a level with
the lower margin of the eyes ; front narrowed between the eyes,
furnished with two prominent convergent carinse, Avhich are united
below. Antennae less than half the length of the body ; third
ioiut slightly longer than the first. Prothorax widest behind the
middle, very slightly narrowed in front, strongly narrowed to^^■ards
the base ; disc w ith a median asperate carina, which is broader and
more strongly raised behind than in front. Femora rather strongly
thickened ; the hind pair extending a little past the apex of the
elytra. JFirst joint of hind tarsi twice as long as the second and
third united.
Length 12-18 ; breadth 3i-5 mm.
Hah. North- West Himalayas : Bashahr State (E. P. Stelbing) ;
Tibet.
275. Xylotrechus lateralis, sp. d.
Dark brown ; rather densely covered with pubescence, which is
vellowish grey on the upperside, ashy white on the face and on
"the bodv beneath ; prothorax marked above with a median black
band and two small round black spots : elytra marked each \^ith
four somewhat oblong black spots in a row along the disc and
a black band along each side, the third discal spot at about the
middle, the fourth a little behind the third and somewhat distant
from the apex ; antennae and legs ferruginous red, the femora
somewhat brown. Head marked witli a median black band in
front, on which are placed two convergent carinse which unite
belo\^- and form a single carina on the clypeus ; the lateral carina3
of the front extend downwards almost to a level with the lower
XTLOTRECHUS.
245
t\iargin of the eyes. Protborax ovate-cylindrical, almost as wide
in the middle as' the base of the elytra. Hind femora extend a
little past the apex of the elytra in the $ . xlntenuic balf as long
as the body in the $ ; third joint subequal in length with the first,
longer than the fourth or fifth.
Length 10; hreadth 2| mm.
Ifab. Burma: Kuby Mines district (7)o7u'v-;;/).
II. Eijes smaller ; face not contracted in the middle.
A. Sides of face nearly ixtrcdlel ; the carince straight.
276. Xylotreclms qiiadripes, CJievr. Mem. Soc. R. Sei. de Liege, xviii,
p. :!15 (18G3) ; Dunnimj, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1868, p. 126 & tig.
Black ; with a greyish or yellowish pubescence that covers the
greater part of the head and prothorax and forms bands on the
elytra; disc of prothorax
with a rounded, sub-
asperate, black spot in
the middle and a smaller
black spot at each side ;
the elytral bands consist
of the following: (1) a
basal transverse band ;
(2) a short oblique band
that points to\vards the
shoulder in one direction
and towards the angle of
the next band in the
other ; (3) a band which
begins a little behind
thescutellum, runs close
by the suture for a short
distance, then diverges
from it posteriorly and
turns outwards to the side ; (4) a transverse or slightly oblique
band behind the middle which gradually widens towards the suture;
(5) an apical band with oblique front margin. Body beneath with
dense \\hite pubescence along the borders of the metasternum
and formed into a spot on each of the mesothoracic episterna, a
large spot on each of the metathoracic episterna, and a lateral
transverse spot on the posterior half of each of the first three
abdominal segments ; the fourth and fifth segments almost com-
pletely but less densely covered with greyish-white pubescence ;
legs black, the femora varying in colour from testaceous to black.
S . Face with a more or less distinct median carina, between
which and each of the lateral carina there is an elongated, very
finely rugulose, opaque black area with shghtly raised edges.
Fig. 90.—A'i/lotrechus quadrtpcs, Cbevr. X
246 CERAMBTCID,!:.
Hind femora extending b}' about one-fifth of their length past the
apex of the elytra. $ . I'ace with a single raised line or carina on
each side midday between the median and lateral carina?. Hind
femora not reaching past the apex of the elytra.
Lemith 10-17; breadth 3-5 mm.
Huh. Madras: Coorg ; Assam : Sylhet ; Burma ; Siam ; Tonkin.
This species is well known as a " coffee-borer '" in many parts
of India.
277. Xyiotreclms SUbditllS, Chevr. Mem. Soc. E. Sci. de Liege, xviii,
p. 314 (1803).
Black ; prothorax covered \\ith leaden-grey pubescence, nar-
ro\^ly bordered with white at the base and front margin on each
side, marked above with three black spots placed in a transverse
row before the middle, the median spot largest, emargiuate behind.
Elytra black, marked each with a short oblique line and four bands
of ashy-grey pubescence, the line placed above the shoulder ; the
first band entire, close to the base ; the second, Avhich begins
behind the scutellum, follows the suture for a short distance, and
near the middle of the elytron curves outwards to the lateral
margin ; the third runs transversely a little behind the middle and
is slightly widened at the suture ; the fourtli, broader than the
others, is placed at the apex. Body beneath glossy black ; the
middle of the prosternum, a quadrate spot on the mesosternum,
the sides and liinder part of the metathorax, and three more or
less complete bands on the abdomen covered with white pubes-
cence. Head with five straight carinre. Antennae rather tliick,
extending to the base of the middle legs ; first six joints black, the
rest ashy grey. Prothorax globose, a little longer than broad,
somewhat less narrowed in front than at the base, front and hind
margins straight, the surface granulated. Elytra transversely
truncate at the apex, the angles scarcely spined.
Lenrjtli 12 ; breadth 3| mm.
Hab. Kashmir.
This species has not been identified by me. The above descrip-
tion is an abstract from the one given by the author, who in his
monograph places the species just before A", quadrlpes.
278 Xyiotreclms gestroi, Gahan, A7m. Mus. Cir. Genova, xxxiv,
p. 19, pi. 1, fig. 4(1894).
Head and prothorax covered with yellow pubescence : the pro-
thorax marked \^ ith dark brown above in the form of a cross with
a narrowly triangular band that extends backwards from the end
of each arm, and with a small, round, dark brown spot on each
side. Elytra dark brown, somewhat velvety, marked with rather
broad bauds of yellowish pubescence ; the anterior two bands are
XYLOTRECnUS.
247
somewhat curved, united along the suture, and form a somewhat
X-shaped fio-ure ; the third band crosses transversely behnid the
middle and Is prolonged anteriorly in the form of a triangle at the
suture ; the fourth band covers the apical fifth of the elytra except
at the sides ; in front of the anterior band the elytra are some-
what testaceous in colour, partly clothed with yellowish pubes-
cence. Body beneath covered with yellowish pubescence, each ot
the last four" abdominal segments dark brown and nitid in front;
antenna and legs testaceous, the hind femora infuscate towards
the apex. Head with the lateral carina? short, nearly straight ;
the face almost parallel-sided, marked with a slightly raised median
black line below Avhich divides ahoxe and runs along each side ot
a feeble median groove.
Length 11 ; hreadth 3 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma : Shwegu, on the Upper Irrawaddy.
B. Face r/rachially ividened beloiv ; front with a median groove, the
edges of luhich are slightly raised and meet beloiv so as to form a
sliort obtuse carina ; the lateral carince oblique and very short.
279. Xylotrechus hampsoni, Gahan, A. M. N.IL (6) v, p. 54, pi. 7,
tig. 1 (1890).
Eeddish brown, with bands and spots of sulphur-yellow pubes-
cence, the intervening spaces on the elytra more or less densely
covered with dark brown tomentum. Antennae with the first four
or five ioints rufous, the rest black; third joint shorter than the
first, not longer than the fourth ; third to sixth or seventh setose
behind especially near the apex. Prothorax widest about the
middle^ narrowed towards the base and to a less extent in front,
scarcely longer than broad ; the disc with an obtuse, feebly raised,
asperate ridge along the middle and a feebler elevation towards
each side ; marked with three transverse yellow bands— the first a
little behind the front margin, interrupted in the middle the
second made up of four transverse spots, the third at the base,
this extends downwards on each side and turning forwards,
expands into a spot above the coxal cavity. Scutellum yellow
Elytra marked each with four yellow bands ; the first, narrow and
oblique, placed between the base and the middle; the second,
triancrular, just before the middle, its hind border straight and its^
iront^ border oblique, almost parallel with the first band; the third
bind straight and rather narrow, placed at a short distance behind
tli.^ middle ; the fourth, less distinct than the others, runs parallel
M ith the third at a little distance behind it ; the spaces between
the bands are dark brown and the anterior yellow band has m
front of it a dark brown band which spreads forward at its inner
end along the suture and scutellum. Body beneath reddish brown
to dark brown, with spots of yellow pubescence on the episterna
and bands on the metasternum and abdomen. Hind femora
248 CERAMBYCID.i:.
extend by neai'ly one-fifth of their length past the apex of the
elytra in the $ and by one-third of their length in the cS .
Pygidium of 5 with a feeble sinuate emargination at the apex.
Length 15-17 ; breadth -Ig-o mm.
JIab. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills (Sir G. Harnpson) ; British
Bhutan {in coll. Oberthiir) ; Assam {Doherty) ; Burma.
280. Xylotrechus carinicollis, Jordan, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1895, p. 269.
Eeddish brown ; head covered with orauge-tawny pubescence,
marked with a median black carina, which is longitudinally canali-
culate except in its lower part ; prothorax witli a band of j'ellow
pubescence at the base, and two transverse dark brown bauds,
one before the middle, the other in front of the basal yellow baud,
the intervening spaces covered Avith orange-tawny pubescence ;
scutellum brown at the base, yellow at the apex ; elytra with a
narrow band at the base and tlie apical fourth part reddish brown,
the rest almost black, somewhat velvety, crossed completely by
two yellow bands, one a little before, the other behind, the middle ;
the first band straight, the second, which is somewhat narrower,
slightly curved backwards at the sides. Body beneath reddish
brown, with the sides of the mesothorax, metathorax and abdo-
men more or less dark brow^n; the episterna of the mesothorax,
a median spot on theprosternum, the hind border and an anterior
transverse spot on each side of the metasternum, a spot on each
of the metathoracic episterna, and a transverse spot at each side
of the first four abdominal segments, densely covered with, yellow
pubescence : legs red. Antenna; thick, the first five joints red,
the rest dark brown. Prothorax subglobose, widest just in front
of the middle ; disc granulate, an obtuse carina along the middle.
Elytra a little broader than the prothorax, slightly narrowed back-
wards, dentate at the outer angles of the truncate apex. Meso-
sternum obtusely tuberculate in the middle. Hind femora ex-
tending by about one-fifth of their length past the apex of the
elytra in the $ .
Length 15|-18 ; breadth -^h-o mm.
Hah. Assam : Ivhasi Hills.
281. Xylotrechus incurvatus, Chevr. (Amaurajsthes) Mem. Soc. H.
Set. de Liege, xviii, p. 331 (1863).
Densely covered ^ith pubescence, which is of a luteous-yellow
colour on the head, prothorax and elytra, yellouish white on the
body beneath ; antennae and legs testaceous, very faintly ])ubes-
cent ; carinse of the head, five spots on the prothorax and some
narrow strongly curved bands on the elytra black. Head with
the lateral carina) short and oblique, not extended downwards
beyond the level of the upper margin of the anterior ocular lobe ;
the median carina distinct below, divided above by a narrow
XYLOTRECnPS. 249
groove, but becomes single again, thougb mucli finer, on the
vertex. Antennae reach ahiiost to tlie middle of the elytra in the
male; third to seventh joints setose posteriori}-- at the apex ; third
slightly sliorter tlian the first, second a little" longer than broad.
Prothorax longer than broad, rather feebly rounded at the sides,
widest in the middle, marked with an elongate median, and two
small, rounded, lateral black spots on the disc, with another small
black spot on each side. IScutellum pale yellow. Elytra a little
broader than the prothorax, narrowed very slightly behind,
dentate at 'the outer angles of the truncate apex ; the black
markings arranged on each as follows :—(].) a short narrow baud
extended back from the shoulder, curved inwards on to the disc
aud then bent forwards ; (2) a narrow band which begins at or near
the suture at about one-third from the base, then runs back a
short distance, diverging at the same time from the suture, whence
it is curved sharply round so as to run obliquely forwards to the
side, where it again bends and passes straight out to the margin;
(3) a narrow band whicli begins at the suture a little behind the
middle, is directed obliquely forwards to the middle of the disc,
and then bent so as to run obliquely backwards to the side ; (4)
a baud similar to the third and placed about midway between it
and the apex ; (5) a lateral spot a little before the apex. Hind
femora of the c? extend by about one-fourth of their length
past the apex of the elytra ; those of the 2 only reach a little
past it.
Length 10-15 ; hreadtJi 2^-4 mm.
Hah. M{in\\mv {Doherty)~; Upper Burma: Xorth Chin Hills
( Watson).
282. Xylotrechus contortus, sp. n.
This species has the structural characters of X. incurvatus,
Chevr., and a considerable resemblance to it in colour and
markings ; but the latter differ somewhat in form and position.
The first elytral band is reduced to two spots, one behind the
shoulder, the other on the disc ; the second band runs back nearly
twice as far as it does in X. mcurvatus before it is curved round
and runs forwards ; the third band forms a much more regular
arcuate curve ; the fourth reaches neither to the suture nor to the
outer margin, sometimes reduced to a mere crescentic spot ; also
it is placed much nearer to the third band than to the apex.
Length 12-15 ; breadth 3-4 mm.
Hah. Sikhim ; British Bhutan ; Maniimv (Dohertg).
283. Xylotrechus subdepressiis, C/icvr. (Amaiuv^stbes) Mem. S'oc. It.
Sci. dc Lie(je, xviii, p. .jt29 (18(33).
Densely covered with ochreous-yellow pubescence, varied above
with dark brown spots and bauds. Head with the inner edge of
each of the condylar cavities cariniform and slightly oblique, the
250 CEEAMBYCID,^.
front wideued below and with a more or less distinct median
carina placed along a glabrous black spot. Antennae half as long
as the body in the J ; brownish black, covered with grey pubes-
cence ; third joint sliorter than the first and a little longer than
the fourth. Prothorax rounded at the sides, almost as wide in
the middle as the base of the elytra, a little narrowed towards the
base ; the disc somewhat asperate, marked just before the middle
with a black spot. Elytra marked each Avith five darJv brown
spots, two of which, placed at the middle, sometimes coalesce and
form an oblique band produced forwards a little at the suture ;
two of the spots are close to the base — one at the shoulder and
the other near the scutellum ; the third lunate or crescentic,
convex posteriorly, at about one-fourth from the base ; the last
spot, placed a little behind the middle, forms a short transvei'se
fascia slightly rounded in front and emarginate posteriorly ;
apices truncate and unarmed. Body beneath covered with yellow
pubescence. Femora brownish black, rather densely punctulate,
the hind pair extended beyond the apex of the elytra, more so in
the (S than in the $ ; tibiae and tarsi testaceous brown ; first
joint of hind tarsus almost twice as long as the second and third
united.
Lenrjth 14-18 ; breadth 4-5 mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Mungphu (AtJanson) ; Assam : Sylhet and Sib-
sagar ; Mauipur {Doherty).
Genus CLYTUS.
Clytus, Leichartiiig, Verz. Tyrol. Ins. ii, p. 88 (1784) : Fab. Syst.
Eleuth. ii, p. 345; Lacord. Gen. CoJeopt. ix, p. 67 (1869).
Europa, Thonis. Essai Class. Ceramh. p. 221 (1861).
Sphegesthes, Chevr. Mem. Soc. Ii. Sci. de Lieye, xviii, p. 333 (1863).
Type, C. arietis, Linn., a European species.
Range. Holarctic Eegion and Xorthern part of the Oriental
Eegion.
Head very slightly raised at the sides between the antennae ;
face vertical, more or less rectangular, not carinate. Antennae
rather widely separated at the base, much shorter than the body ;
third joint shorter than the first, longer than the fourth or follow-
ing joints; seventh or eighth to tenth successively shorter, but as
thick, or thicker than, the joints preceding them. Pi'othorax
evenly convex above, strongly rounded at the sides, more or less
constricted at the base, very slightly, if at all, longer than broad.
Elytra moderately long, convex above, more or less parallel-sided,
truncate at the apex. Eemora more or less gradually thickened ;
the hind pair extended to the apex of the elytra or a little beyond
it in the 6 , not quite to the apex in the $ . First joint of the
hind tarsi as long at least as the remaining joints united. Episterua
of metathorax rather broad, A\'ith the sides nearly parallel for
about four-fifths of their lenjrth.
CLTTrS.
251
284. Clytiis callizonus, sp. n.
Head and prothorax brownish black ; the face, except along a
median line, densely covered with orange-tawny pubescence, a
narrow border of the same colour beliind the eyes ; prothorax
with a narro\^' band of pale yellow pubescence at the base ; scutel-
lum pale yellow. Elytra marked each with three distinct bands of
yellow or yellowish-white pubescence, the
apical border also yellow ; the first two
bands narrow, placed rather close to one
another between the middle and the base,
the first strongly oblique, not extended to
the suture, the second less oblique, some-
times almost directly transverse, reaches
to the suture ; the third band placed at a
short distance behind tlie middle, widened
a little before it reaches the suture; all the
intervening space and a narrow border
behind the third band brownish black
covered Avith dark tomentum ; from the
base to the first yellow band the elytra are
almost bare of pubescence, densely punc-
tate, somewhat reddish brown in colour,
from the black border behind the third
band up to the apical yellow band they
are covered aa ith tawny-brown tomentum.
Body beneath brownish black, the last two or three abdominal
segments somewhat reddish, an oblique spot on each of the
mesothoracic episterna and a narrow posterior band on each of
the first two abdominal segments densely covered with yellow
pubescence ; legs red ; first four joints of the antennae reddish,
the rest dark brown. Antenna? much less than half the length of
the body in both sexes, the last seven joints somewhat thickened.
Prothorax strongly convex, rounded at the sides, constricted at
the base, shghtly longer than its width across the middle, the
upper surface with a minutely and very densely granulated
appearance. Elytra long, truncate at the apex with the angles
obtuse. Hind femora extended to a little past the apex of the
elytra in the J , not quite to the apex in the 9 , tibia) equal in
length to the femora ; first joint of hind tarsus as long as the
remaining joints united.
Length 12-15 ; breadth 3-4 mm.
Hab. Upper Burma : Euby Mines district (Dohcrfy).
Fig. 91.
Clytus callizonus, Gahan.
X g.
285, Clytus monticola, sp.n.
Dark brown, tomentose, banded above and below with yellow
pubescence ; first four or five joints of the antenncT reddish and sub-
nitid, the rest black-brown and dull ; legs reddish, the femora some-
times in great part dark bro\A n. Head with a longitudinal band
on each side of the front and a narrow transverse baud above, of
252 CEEAMBYCID-i:.
Yellowish pubescence. Antennae not extended past the basal
fourth of the elytra, third joint shorter than the first and not
longer than the fourth. Prothorax rounded at the sides, more
narrowed towards the base than in front, the disc with a median
cariniform elevation posteriorly ; a narrow border at the base and
two transverse bands yellow — one band subniedian, slightly bowed
backwards in the middle, the other close to the front margin.
Scutellum pale yellow. Elytra dark brown, reddish at the
shoulders and near the apex, each with four yellow bands — the
first short"! and slightly oblique, at one-fourth from the base ;
the secoud submedian, curved backwards from the suture to the
middle of the disc and then forwards to the outer margin ; the
third and fourth directly transverse, placed one at one-fifth and
the other at two-fifths from the apex. Body beneath dark brown,
with transverse bauds of yellow pubescence — one on the pro-
sternum, two on the metasternum, and four or five on the
abdomen ; a spot ©n each of the meso- and metathoracic episterna
also yellow. Hind femora not extended to the apex of the elytra;
first joint of hind tarsus not quite so long as the remaining
joints united.
Lenijth 1.5-16 ; breadth 4| mm.
Bah. Kashmir ; Western Tibet.
The next thi'ee species are unknown to me.
286. ClytUS simulator, Xonfried, Berl. ent. Zeit. xxxviii, p. S-10 (1893).
" Closely resembles C. speciosus ; dark brown in colour and
densely pubescent. Head aud antennre very short, covered with
white pubescence, the former with isolated erect long hairs.
Thorax cylindrical, with a slender elongated callosity in the middle,
often coarsely punctured and very densely pubescent ; in colour
grey, except at the base and the lateral margins which are bordered
with white ; this white edging in two specimens extends only
along half the length of the thorax. Elytra flat, parallel-sided,
ending posteriorly in two slender short spines, densely punctured,
clothed with dark brown pubescence, marked with white as
follows : — a somewhat dusky white crescentic band close to the
base across the elytra, over the suture, and extended almost to
the underside ; another that starts from the scutellum, along the
suture, aud at about one-third of the lengtli of the elytra diverges
sharply across at a right angle ; following that a straight trans-
verse band crosses the whole breadth of the elytra ; finally, t\xo
white marks at the apex of the suture that are connected along
the suture with the above by a white streak. Underside slightly
shining, very finely punctured and clothed with blackish-brown
pubescence ; the long legs show similar sculpture, especially in
those forms in which the hind pair are strikingly elongated.
^^Lctu/fh 14 mm."
Jlah. ^Maiiinur.
CLYTUS. 253
287. Clytus montamis, Nonfried, Berl. cnf. Zeit. xxxviii, p. 337 (1893).
"Blackish brown, clothed with dense and somewhat lono-
yellowish-brown pubescence ; the pubescence on the underside
light yellow, not so dense as on the upperside. The pubescence
on the head, the autennoe and thorax of even denseness, the eyes
reddish yellow. The thorax itself is strongly arched, cyhndrical,
narrowed anteriorly, the sides strongly curved outwards. The
clypeus rounded, somewhat paler in colour. Elytra parallel-sided
slightly broader at base, convex, ending posteriorly in two acute
spines ; very densely and finely punctured, clothed with lone-
pubescence ; marked with six blackish spots, of which two of
elongate shape are placed between the pronotal convexity and the
scutellum, two transversely in the middle, and two rounded ones
below these. Underside clothed with beautiful light yellow
pubescence, most densely between the breast and the abdominal
segments ; in the middle of the breast is a horseshoe-shaped mark
of red pubescence. Legs whitish on the outer side, yellow beneath,
the tarsi densely and completely covered with brown pubescence
" Lengtli 10 mm."
Hah. Manipur.
288. Clytus minutissimus, Nonfried, Bed. eat. Zeit. xxxviii p 339
(1893). ' ^'
" Dark nut-brown, dull, and densely pubescent, spotted with
white ; beneath some\\-hat shining, \ ery finely punctured with
short pubescence ; the lateral margins of the breast and of the
abdominal segments covered with dense matted pubescence. Head
with light grey pubescence. Antenna? longer than the head, with
dull brown pubescence. The collar strongly convex, with rounded
lateral mai-gins, densely punctured and clothed with matted orev
pubescence, with here and there solitary erect long hairs, the base
and the margins narrowly white. Scutellum rounded, very small,
grey in colour. Elytra massive, convex, parallel-sided, ending
posteriorly in two very small spines, covered densely with dark
nut-brown pubescence, spotted ^^■ith Mhite ; the spots are placed
in the following succession : — one arched spot on the pronotal
convexity, from whence it extends up to the suture ; a broader
transverse spot about the middle of the length of the elytra ; and,
lastly, a whiter spot in the angle of the suture. Underside, espe-
cially along the whole margin of the breast and abdominal segments,
with dense white pubescence. Legs long, nut-bro\^n, with very
short pubescence and erect brown solitary hairs.
" Lemjih 6 mm."
Hah. Manipur.
254- CEBAMBYCID.E.
Genus PERIS SUS.
Perissus, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. ScL de Liege, xviii, p. 262 (1863).
Amaursestlies, Chevr. (in part.) I. c. p. 327.
Type, P. X-Iittera, a species from the Aru Is.
Range. Oriental and Austro-Malayau Eegious ; Kashmir and
Europe.
Head very slightly or not at all raised at the sides between the
antennae, the latter rather widely separated at the base, the distance
between them almost or quite as great as that between the lower
lobes o£ the eyes ; face rectangular, not carinate. Antennae
variable in length, sometimes nearly as long as the body, generally
very much sliorter. Hind femora extend as a rule past the apex
of the elytra in both sexes.
The structural diffei-ences between this genus and some of the
forms included in Xijlotreclms are very slight. The lateral edges of
that part of the front which lies between the antenna; are sharp
and slightly raised, as in Xylotrcchus, but do not extend down-
wards to the eyes, and form merely the inner rim of the condylar
cavities. The face has no median carina. The prothorax is
usually longer and more cyhndrical than in Xylotreclius, and. the
hind femora extend farther beyond the apex of the elytra.
289. Perissus fuliginOSUS, Chevr. (AmauriBstbes) Mem. Soc. R. Set. de
Lieye, xviii, p. 328 (1863).
Head and prothorax black, with a very faint covering of grey
pubescence. Elytra dark brown, marked with very narrow bands
of ashy-grey pubescence ; the first band begins a little behind the
scutellum, diverges from the suture as it runs backwards some
distance, and is then curved round so as to extend outwards and a
little forwards to the side, where it is again bent back just before
it reaches the outer margin ; the second band curves obliquely
backwards and outwards from the suture behind the middle, and
is interrupted near the middle of its course ; the third band
consists sometimes of two small transverse spots on each elytron,
and is placed at a short distance before the apex. Antennae extend
a little past the middle of the elytra in the S , not so far as to the
middle in the $ ; the first four joints brown and glossy, the rest
dull, covered shghtly with grey pubescence. Prothorax widest
behind the middle, narrowed strongly at the base, gradually
and slightly in front ; the disc rather strongly asperate and
slightly raised along the middle. Hind femora extend past the
apex of the elytra slightly in the $ , by nearly a third of their
length in the 6 .
Variation. The elytra are sometimes of a paler (somewhat
reddish-brown) colour between the base and the first band.
Lencjih 7.]-12 ; breadth 2-3| nnn.
JIab. Northern India : Alinora ; Tibet.
PERissus. 255
290. Perissus laetllS, Lamcere, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1893, p. 283.
l\'ri.*-us pi'opriu?, Gahan, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxiv, p. 21
a 894).
S . Black ; head and protliorax faintly cohered with grey
pubescence, tlie prothorax with t\\o black spots or a single large
transverse one on the middle of the disc ; scutelluiu black, bordered
with ashy grey. Elytra blackish brown, marked with ashy-grey
liands ; the first band crosses at the base from the scutellum to the
humeral depression, and is there turned slightly backwards; the
second begins at the suture a little behind the scutellum, diverges
from the suture as it passes backwards for some distance, then
curves round and takes an anterior and outward direction, where
it is again sharply bent backwards just before it reaches the outer
margin ; the third band is placed just behind the middle, it is
narrow and slightly oblique in its outer half, produced in an angle
both anteriorly and posteriorly at the suture ; the fourth is a
rather broad, somewhat oblique band placed at the apex. Body
beneath closely covered with ashy-white pubescence ; legs black,
faintly covered with grey pubescence. Prothorax rounded at the
sides, widest just behind the middle ; strongly but rather sparsely
asperate above. Antennae reach a little past the middle of tlie
elytra. The hind femora extend past the apex of the elytra by
nearly one-third of their length.
§ . Elytral bands similar in form and position to those of the d ,
but of a yellowish-grey iustead of au ashy-grey colour. Prothorax
with an ill-defined, slightly curved, longitudinal band of yellowish-
grey pubescence along each side of the disc. Antenniie not reaching
to the middle of the elytra. The hind femora are more slender
than in the d ^nd extend only a little past the apex of the elytra.
The single specimen described by Lameere has the elytral bands
coloured as in the $ , and has also two yellowish-grey bands on
the prothorax. He may possibly have been mistaken in regarding
the type as a c? ; but it is not very unusual to find specimens of
both sexes sometimes coloured alike in species where usually there
is a sexual dilfei'ence in coloration.
Length 9-11 ; breadth 2h-i mm.
Hah. Assam : Patkai Mts. (Doherti/) ; Tenasserim :. Thagata
(Fi^a) ; Siam ; Cambodia : Pnomhpenh (Jlouhot).
Var. adhcerens. — Agrees with the type in structure and colour,
but differs in the form of the second and third elytral bands.
The second baud begins behind the scutellum, remains close to the
sutui"e as it passes backwards, and becomes gradually wider poste-
riorly ; it then gives off a curved branch which i'ollo\^'s the same
course as the corresponding baud in the type ; the third band, that
behind the middle, is not dilated in the form of a triangle at the
suture, but is somewhat arcuate in shape, broader in the middle
and narrowed at the sides ; a \evy narrow sutural band extends
from it in front, and another posteriorly.
256 CEEAMBYCID^.
Lenr/th 9-12 : breadth 2k-3 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma : Euby Mines district (DoJierti/), Xorth
Chin Hills ( Watson) ; Java.
201. PerissuS persimilis, Gahan, Ann. 3In.s. Civ. Genova, xxxiv, p. 23
(1894).
This species has a considerable x'esemblance to P. Icetus, Lameere,
but differs from it by the following characters : — Prothorax more
cylindrical, not bulging out at the sides, without a black transverse
space above. Scutellum entirely covered with ashy-grey pubes-
cence- The second baud on the elytra begins a little behind the
scutellum, diverges more widely from the suture as it passes
backwards, then curves round, and reaches the outer margin
without undergoing a second bend.
Levgth 8 mm.
Bab. Tenasserim : Thagata (Fea).
292. Perissus nilgiriensis, sp. n.
Black ; head and prothorax faintly covered with greyish pubes-
cence. Elytra dull black, tomentose, with four bands of ashy-grey
pubescence — the first band extends transversely at the base for a
short distance from the scutellum, which also is ashy grey in
colour ; the second band begins at the suture a little behind the
scutellum, curves backwards to the middle of the disc, which it
reaches at about one-third from the base, and then bends round so
as to run obliquely towards the outer margin ; the third band is
placed transversely at a short distance behind the middle, and
gradually widens out towards the suture ; the fourth band is at
the apex. Body beneath ashy grey, whitish at the sides of the
metathorax and abdomen, with a white spot on the mesotho-
racic episterna. Antennae slightly longer than half the body in
the 2 5 extending to the apical fourth of the elytra in the d" ; last
seven joints a little dilated. Prothorax subcyliudrical, narrowed
at base, scarcely narrowed in front, almost as broad as the elytra ;
the disc strongly but somewhat sparsely asperate, subglabrous
along the middle. The hind femora extend past the apex of the
elytra by a third of their length in the d . First joint of hind
tarsi more than twice the length of the second and third united.
Length 7-8 ; breadth 2 mm.
Bab. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {Sir G. F. Hamjison).
293. Perissus niutabilis, Gahan, Ann. Mas. Civ. Gmovn, xxxiv, p. 23
(1894).
Head and prothorax varies in colour from ferruginous red to
black, faintly covered with greyish pubescence, the prothorax with
a transverse subnude space on the middle of the disc, the basal
PEiiissus. 257
margin on each side white; scutellum white; elytra dull velvety
black, banded with ashy and grey pubescence ; the first band
begins at the suture just behind the scutellum, passes obliquely
backwards, then diverges from the suture, and turns almost trans-
versely towards the outer margin, which it nearly reaches ; the
second is a transverse or slightly arcuate baud of an ashy-white
colour, w hich crosses at about the middle and gradually widens
towards the suture ; the third is a transverse band of a darker
grey colour, which covers a little more than the apical fifth of the
elytra. Body beneath with the first two abdominal segments and
two bands on each side of the breast, one longitudinal the other
oblique, ashy white ; the hinder segments of the abdomen covered
with dark grey pubescence. Head minutely granulose, not raised
between the antenna*, the front regularly rounded off above so as
to form a continuous curve with the vertex. The antennae extend
some distance beyond the muldle of the elytra in the (S , not to
the middle in § ; apical joints slightly thickened in $ . The hind
femora extend past the apex of the elytra by more than a third of
their length in the c5" , and by about one fourth of their length in
the $ .
Length 8-14; breadth 2-4 mm.
Ilah. Sikhim ; Burma : Euby Mines district (Doherty) ; Tenas-
serim : Thagata (Fea) ; 8iam.
294. Perissus aper, Clievr. (Xylotrechus) Man. Soc. E. Sci. de Liege,
xviii, p. 326 (1863).
Black ; head covered with ashy-grey pubescence, an elongate
median spot on the face and two small rounded spots on the vertex
glabrous ; prothorax with a broad longitudinal black band that
extends along the middle of the disc and gradually widens poste-
riorly, the sides and the rest of the disc densely covered with ashy-
grey pubescence; scutellum white; elytra marked each with a
short, nari'ow, median, ashy-grey vitta at the base and two oblique
ashy-grey bands, the first a little before, the second behind the
middle, the first band interrupted near the middle of its length,
the second prolonged anteriorly along the suture ; from the second
band a sutural vitta of the same colour extends to the apex,
widening out a little posteriorly ; body beneath black, densely
covered with ashy-grey pubescence at the sides and between and
behind the middle coxse. Head densely punctate on the glabrous
black spots, the spot oa the face sometimes marked with a few
verv feebly raised lines. Antennae less than half the length of the
body, the last seven joints thickened and opaque, first four sub-
uitid, third shorter than first, scarcely longer than fourtli. Pro-
thorax subcylindrical, longer than broad, narrower than the elytra.
Elytra gradually and slightly narrowed from base to apex ; outer
ano-les of the truncate apex feebly dentate. Hind femora extend
by nearly one-third of their length past the apex of the elytra in
TOL. I. S
258 CEEAMBTCID.E.
the (S , slightly past the apex in the $ . First joint of the hind
tarsus about equal in length to the remaining joints united.
Length 9-11 ; breadth 24-3 mm.
Hab. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills, Madras.
295. Perissus dohertii, sp. n.
Head, prothorax and elytra densely covered with j'ellowish-grey
pubescence ; the elytra marked each with a small dark brown spot
close to the shoulder, another at the side just behind the shoulder ;
a narrow dark brown band crosses the disc obliquely backwards
from near the suture to the side and there is slightly bent round ;
a second narrow dark brown band crosses the disc transversely a
little behind the middle; body beneath covered with luteous-white
pubescence ; legs and antenn?e reddish. Antennae of 5 less than
half the length of the body ; third joint slightly shorter than the
first, longer than the fourth, sixth to tenth gradually thicker,
Prothorax ovate-cylindrical, narrowed at base, almost as w"ide in
the middle as the base of the elytra. Elytra parallel-sided. The
femora of 5 extend a little past the apex of the elytra.
Length 8 ; breadth 2 mm.
Hab. Manipur (Doherti/),
296. Perissus myops, CJieir. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Licfje, sviii, p. 267
(1863).
Eather narrow ; densely covered above with ashy-grey pubes-
cence ; prothorax with two small black spot? just before the
middle ; scutelhim white ; elytra mai'ked along each side Avith
three large, nearly equidistant, black spots ; these spots extend
from the outer margin up to or a little beyond the middle of the
disc, the first behind the shoulder, the second at the middle, the
third at some distance from the apex ; body beneath covered with
ashy-white pubescence at the sides ; abdomen with a black band
along the middle ; legs and antennae black, faintly covered with
ashy-grey pubescence. The antennae reach about to the posterior
thu'd of the elytra. Prothorax subcylindrical, longer than broad.
Elytra transversely truncate at the apex, outer angles subacute,
the sutural ones obtuse.
Length 9 ; breadth 2| mm.
Hab. Ceylon : Dikoya district {G. Lewis).
This species at first sight might be readily mistaken for Dcmonax
wallceri, Pasc, owing to its great similarity in size, form, colour
and markings, and attention should be paid to the generic differ-
ence in the .structure of the head and antennae in order to
distinguish between them,
297. Perissus parvulus, sp. n.
Blackish brown, varying sometimes to reddish brown ; antennae
with the first few joints testaceous, the rest dark brown ; pro-
ISCHNODORA. 259
thorax very narrowly bordered with yellow pubescence at tht
front margin and at the sides of the basal margin ; scutellum
yellow ; elytra ferruginous at the base, each marked with two
rather narrow bands of yellow pubescence — the first obliquely
transverse, placed a little before the middle, the second directly
transverse, at an equal distance behind the middle ; the first band
narrowed and slightly curved forwards at its inner end, not
reaching to the suture, the second gradually widened towards the
suture, which it reaches. Antennae distant at base, extending
little past the base of the elytra in the $ , the last seven joints
gradually thicker. Prothorax as wide in the middle as the base of
the elytra, narrowed towards the base, and only very slightly in
front, its length not greater than its width at the middle, the
surface very closely punctate all over. Body beneath dark brown,
«ith spots of yellow pubescence on the episterna of the meso- and
metathorax and on the sides of the first two abdominal segments.
Hind femora of 5 reach a httle past the apex of the elytra.
Pirst joint of hind tarsi longer than the remaining joints united.
Leiuith 5|-S| ; breadth l\-2 mm.
Hah. Ceylon: Dikoya district {G. Lewis), Peradeniya {E. E,
Greeii).
Genus ISCHNODORA.
Ischnodora, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Set. de Liege, xviii, p. 332 (1863) ;
Lacord.Gen. Coleopt. ix, p. 72 (1869).
Type, I. macra, Chevr.
Bcunje. India.
Head subvertical in front; antennal supports feebly raised,
widely separated. Antennae not reaching to the middle of the
elytra, slender ; third joint longer than the first or fourth, fifth
subequal to the third, sixth to eleventh successively shorter and
thicker. Prothorax subcylindrical, much longer than broad, slightly
wider in the middle. Elytra long, narrowed slightly from the
base for about one-third of their length, parallel-sided for the rest,
scarcely or not at all narrowed at the apex, which is very broadly
truncate ; vertically deflexed at the sides in the anterior third, the
deflexed part gradually widened towards the base.
29S. Ischnodora macra, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Set. de Lieae, xviii, p. 332
(1863).
Long and narrow, brownish black ; head and prothorax with a
very faint grey pubescence ; scutellum bordered with white pubes-
cence ; each elytron marked with two narrow pale bands covered
with white pubescence — the first band begins near tlie scutellum,
runs close by the suture for a short distance, then slightly diverges
from it and at about one-third from the base turns and extends
obliquely to the outer margin ; the second is placed a little behind
the middle and crosses obliquely from the suture to the outer
s2
260 CEEAMBYCIDyi:,
margin ; the apex is broadly but not very densely covered with
white pubescence so as to form a third band ; the derm beneath
is, however, not pale as in the case of the other two bands. Head
and prothorax very closely and rather finely punctured ; disc of
prothorax sparsely granulate. Body beneath dark brown, with
spots of white pubescence on the mesosternum and metathoracic
episterna, and four narrow transverse bands on the abdomen.
Length 12| ; breadth 2 mm.
Mab. Assam : Khasi Hills.
Genus CALOCLYTUS.
Anthoboscus, Chevr. (iu purt.), Aim. Soc. Ent. Fr. (3) viii, p. 4oo
(1860).
Chlorophorus, Chevr. {nee Rohinean-Desvoidy), Mem. Soc. H. Set. de
Liege, xviii, p. 290 (1863).
Isotomus, Midsant (jiec JBlanch.), Coleopt. de France, Lom/ic. ed. 2,
p. 143 (1863-4).
Caloclytus, Fairm. rn Jac. du Fid. S^- Fainn. Gen. CoUopt. d^Eurojje,
iv, p. 145 (1864).
Clytaiitbus, Thorns, (in part.) Sijst. Ceramb. p. 190 (1864) : Lacurd.
"(in part.) Gen. Colcopt. ix, p. 68 (1869).
Type, G. speciosus, Schneid., a European species.
Banr/e. Paljearctic and Oriental Eegions, a few species occur in
Australia and Africa.
Head with a shglit, subacute elevation on each side between the
antenna3. Antennae rather closely approximated at the base, the
distance between them distinctly less than that between the lower
lobes of the eyes ; variable iu length, but nearly always shorter
than the body, very rarely extending to the apex of the elytra in
the S , not spined at the apex of the joints. Prothorax oblong-
oval or subglobular, longer than broad. Elytra moderately long,
truncate at the apex, with the outer angles dentate. Eemora
more or less gradually thickened ; the hind femora usually extend
past the apex of the elytra in both sexes ; middle femora iu many
of the species, the hind pair also in some, furnislied with a tine
carina along each side. Eirst joint of the hind tarsi much longer
as a rule than the next two joints united.
This genus includes a very large number of species, which are
generally a little narrower and less robust than those of Chjtus and
Xylotrechus, with the antenna; somewhat longer, less thick, and
much more closely approximated to one another at the base. In
the type, C. .speciosvs, the antenna^ are longer than usual, and in
other respects also this species is by no means typical of the great
majoritv of the forms included in the genus. The name Clytan-
rhus, Thoms., by which the genus is generally known, has a
doubtful priority over Caloclytus, but should, in my ojiinion, be
restricted to certain Central-American forms that agree in struc-
ture with C. tricolor, Chevr., the species indicated by Thomson as
the type of his genus.
CALOCLTTUS. 261
299. Caloclytus annularis, Fah. (Callidium) Mant. his. i, p. 156
(1787): id. (Clytus) Syst. Eleuth. W, p. 352 (1801); Lap. et
Gonj (Clvtus), ilid. Nat. et Iconogv. des Ins. C'o/eopt. (Mon. du
f/enre Cljtus), p. 102, pi. 19, fi^^ 121(1841); CJirvr. [Chlovn-
phorus), Me)7i. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xviii, p. 290 (1863).
Eatlier deusely covered above with yellow pubescence, varied
with dark brown or ahnost black markings, distributed as
follows: — three spots on the pronotum — one median, bifurcated
posteriorly, and one, obUquely oval, on each side before the
middle ; two bands and a rounded spot on each elytron, tlie first
band somewhat elliptical in form, with its longer axis extending
from near the shoulder to the middle third ; the second band
transverse, submedian, curved forwards along the suture about
halfway to the base, expanded at its outer end into an oblique
spot which reaches to the elliptical band in front and is united
to it by a narrow point : the round spot lies about midway between
the submedian band and the apex, aud appro.iches more closely to
the outer margin than to the suture. Body beneath with a dense
whitish pubescence that covers almost the whole surface in the
S , and forms more or less extensive spots at the sides in the $ ;
the first three or four joints reddish brown, the rest darker, all
faintly pubescent. Prothorax subglobose, as wide in the middle
as the base of the elytra ; marked with a fuscous spot on each side
near the base, in addition to the black spots on the disc. Elytra
truncate and quadridentate at the apex. Legs somewhat variable
in colour, usually reddish brown, with the hind femora, except
near the base, and the tibia3 to some extent, blackish ; middle
femora carinate on each side, the hind pair not carinate.
Length 10-15 ; breadth '2^-4: mm.
Hai). Northern India, from the North-west to Assam ; Burma ;
Siam ; thence extending northwards to China and Japan, aud
southwards through the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to
New Guinea.
300. Caloclytus Sagittarius, sp. n.
Densely covered above with yellow ]uibescence, varied with dark
brown markings ; prothorax with a median band that reaches from
near the base to a Httle past the middle and there widens out
in two rounded lobes ; an arcuate baud curves outwards from the
front end of the median band to the middle of each side, and there
joins an anterior spot; elytra each with (1) a short vitta that
begins near the base, passes backwards, and then curves outwards
and turns back towai-ds the shoulder, so as to join there a small
subhumeral spot ; (2) a transverse median band, prolonged in a
triangle both at the suture and at the outer end ; and (3) a trans-
verse band near the apex, wider at the outer end and narrowed
slightlv towards the suture. Antennae about three-fourths _ of
the length of the body, reddish brown, covered with greyish
262 CEBAMBYCIDJ!.
pubescence ; third joint not longer than the fourth, Prothorax sub-
globose, scarcely longer than broad, as wide in the middle as the
base of the elytra. Prosternum, the epiuiera of the meso- and
nietathorax, two transA'erse bands on each side of the metasternum
and a spot at each side of the first four abdominal segments
densely covered with luteous-white pubescence. Legs reddish
brown, faintly pubescent ; middle and hind femora less distinctly
carinate on each side; first joint of the hind tarsus not quite so
long as the other joints united.
Lenr/th 12 ; breadth 3 mm.
ITab. Ceylon.
301. Caloclytus agnatus, Chevr. (Cbloropliorus) Man. Sue. It. Sci. de
Liege, xviii, p. 292 (1863).
Densely covered above with ochreous-yello\^" pubescence, varied
with black or dark brown markings disposed as follows : — a median
cordate spot on the disc of the prothorax and a smaller rounded
spot on each side just before the middle : two short vittaj near the
base, a transverse band at the middle and a spot near the apex of
each elytron ; the outer and shorter of the two basal vittte passes
obliquely backwards from the shoulder on the side of the elytron ;
the inner vitta, placed on the disc, is curved "with its convex side
tow ards the suture ; the median band is enlarged at its outer end
and there forms an oblong spot at the margin, at its inner end it
is bent obliquely forwards before it reaches the suture ; the pre-
apical spot is wider on the outer side where it touches the margin,
and rounded on the inner side, which is somewhat removed from
the sutin-e. Antennae about half as Jong as the body in the $ , a
little longer in the d , brownish-testaceous in colour, with a faint
greyish pubescence. Prothorax longer than broad, as wide in the
middle as tlie base of the elytra. Elytra very feebly dentate at
the angles of the truncate apex. Body beneath nearly covered
with a dense yellowish-white pubescence. Legs variable in colour
from ferruginous to dark brown, with a faint covering of yellowish-
grey pubescence; middle femora carinate on each side, the hind
pair without carinse ; first joint of hind tarsus not longer than the
remaining joints united.
Lenfjtli S-11; breadth 2\-2h mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri and Anaimalai Hills.
302. Caloclytus jucundus, Perroad (Clvtus ), Ann. Soc. Linn, de Lyon,
(2) ii, p. ;_i29 (1855).
Cbloro))horiis cognatu?, Chevr. Mem. Soc. JR. Sci. de Liege, xviii,
p. 291 (18G3).
Var. Chlorophorus nepos, Chevr. I. c. p. 293.
Densely covered above with an ochreous-yellow pubescence,
varied w ith black markings : — an elongated median spot on the disc
of the prothorax reaches from near the front margin to a little
CALOCLTTUS.
263
Fig. 92.
Calodytus jucundus,
Perr. X 1.
past the middle, where it is dilated, with a notch posteriorly so as
to form two small lobes, and a round spot on each side before the
middle ; on each elytron a transverse median band, three angulate
spots (t\\-o anterior and one posterior) between it and the base,
and one larger rounded spot between it
and the apex ; the transverse band is
slightly enlarged posteriorly at its outer
end, which reaches the margin and is pro-
duced forwards so as to form a narrow
triangle at the suture ; of the three ante-
rior spots, the tirst is on the shoulder and
reaches to the basal margin ; the second,
more elongate, is on the inner part of the
disc and is usually united posteriorly by a
very short, narrow, oblique line or point
with the third spot, which lies on the outer
part of the disc: the posterior rounded
spot reaches to the outer margin, but not
to the suture. [In the variety— C. nepos,
Chevr.— this posterior spot is divided longi-
tudinally by a narrow yellow line, and the
median baiid also is interrupted by a yellow
line near its outer end.] x^ntennaj half as long as the body,
blackish, with a faint grey pubescence. Prothorax longer than
broad, almost as wide in the middle as the base of the elytra.
Elytra feebly dentate at the angles of the truncate apex. Body
beneath blackish, with a faint grey pubescence in the middle and
a dense whitish pubescence on the episterna, the borders of the
metasterjuim and the sides of the abdominal segments. Legs
varying in colour from black to reddish brown, with_ a faint
covering of grey pubescence ; middle femora, and the hind ones
more feebly, carinate on each side ; first joint of. the hind tarsus
not so long as the remaining joints united.
Lear/th 10-15 ; hrcadtli 3-4 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Madras, 8himoga, Mysore. Chevrolat has
given Svlhet, no doubt erroneously, as the locality of C. cognatus
and -'Inde anglaise" as the locality of C. nepos. An example of
the latter form in M. Oberthiir's" collection, that agrees exactly
with the type, is labelled Trichiuopoly.
303. Caloclytus arciferus, Chevr. (Amam-festhes) Mejn. Soc. Ji. Sci. de
Lieye, xviii, p. 330 (1863).
Densely covered above with an ochreous-yellow pubescence,
varied with black markings disposed as follows :— a median bilobed
spot on the disc of the prothorax and a small spot on each side
just before the middle ; three bands on each elytron : the first
curved inwards from the shoulder passes backwards along the
disc rather nearer to the suture than to the side, then curves out-
wards and ends near the edge of the disc at about a third of its
264 CHEAMBYCID^.
length from the base ; the second band is narrow, transverse,
median, with a spot-liJie dilatation at the suture and another at
the outer end, which is slightly removed from the margin ; the
third band, also narrow and transverse, is placed a little nearer to
the apex than to the median band. Antenuse about half as loug
as the body, blackish, with a grey pubescence. Prothorax longer
than broad, strongly rounded at the sides, not quite so wide in
the middle as the base of the elytra. Elytra truncate at the apex,
feebly dentate at the angles. Body beneath greyish pubescent
along the middle, more densely pubescent and whitish at the sides.
Legs black, with greyish pubescence ; middle and hind femora
carinate on each side, the hind pair feebly so.
Length 11-14; breadth 3^-4 mm.
Eah. Darjeeliag; Bhutan.
304. Caloclytus socius, sp. n.
Densely covered above with ochreous-yellow pubescence, varied
with black markings disposed on each elytron as follows : — a short
dorsal vitta that begins near the base and is curved outwards at
its posterior end ; a humeral spot that extends to the basal margin
and a marginal spot just below and behind the shoulder ; a spot
at the middle of each side, from which a transverse band extends
to the suture and bends obliquely forwards just before reaching it ;
lastly a large rounded spot between the median baud and the
apex. Antennae half as long as the body, black, covered with
cinereous-grey pubescence. Prothorax oblong-ovate, not so wide
as tlie base of the elytra. Elytra feebly dentate at the truncate
apex. Body beneath A^ith a yellowish-white pubescence that
covers most of the surface. Legs black with greyish pubescence ;
middle femora carinate on each side, the hind pair more
feebly so ; first joint of the hind tarsus as long as the other
joints united.
Lemjth, 15 ; breadth 4 mm.
Hab. Darjeeling.
305. Caloclytus distinguendus, Porroud (Clytus), Ai^yi. Soc. Linn, de
L]ion (2) ii, p. .331 (1855) ; Cherr. (Rbaphuma) Mem. Soc. R. Set.
de Liege, xviii, p. 282 (1863).
J'ar. Rhaphuma riissicollis, Chevr. I. c. p. 282.
Head and prothorax red, clothed with short, sparse, fulvous-
yellow pubescence, the head sometimes (var. russicoUis) blackish ;
elytra densely covered with yellow pubescence, varied with black
markings, disposed on each as follows: — a curved band that
begins at the shoulder, runs back a short distance and then curves
round so as to extend forward on the disc not quite up to the
base ; a transverse band at the middle, prolonged anteriorly in a
narrow triangle both at the suture and at the outer margin ; a
CALOCLTTUS. 265
large spot between the middle and the apex, rounded on the
inner side, widened, especially posteriorly, towards the outer
margin, which it reaches. Autennte of the 6 reach beyond the
middle of the elytra, reddish in colour, sometimes (var. russicoUis)
with the first joint black ; third joint not longer than the first or
fourth. Protiiorax ovate-cylindrical, narrower than the elytra.
Bodv beneath black, with the pro- and mesosterna, the episterna,
the "borders of the metasternum and a lateral spot on each of the
abdomiual segments covered with a rather dense whitish pubes-
cence. Legs ferruginous red, the femora sometimes (var. russi-
coUis) pitchy black; middle femora carinate on each side, the
hind pair not carinate; first joint of hind tarsus slightly longer
than the remaining joints united.
Lenr/tJi 10-14 ; breadth 3-4| mm.
Hab. Southern India : Pondicherry and Xilgiri Hills.
306. Caloclytus rubricollis, Lap. et Gonj (Clytui-), Hist. Nat. et Iconof/r.
des Lis. Coleopt. {Mon. du Genre Clytus), p. 88, pi. 16, tig. 102.
Var. audamanicus, var. nov.
Head black, prothorax red ; elytra black or very dark brown,
with ashy-grey bands; one crosses the base from near the
shoulder, passes along the suture for a short distance and then
turns so as to cross the elytron in a slightly oblique direction to
the outer margin ; a second transverse band some way behind the
middle and a third at the apex; in addition to the bands there is
a small, round, grey spot on the disc of each elytron close to the
shoulder. Antennte reach to the middle of the elytra ; the first
five joints are black; the rest reddish, closely covered with ashy-
grey pubescence. Prothorax oblong-ovate, about one-fifth longer
than broad, narrower than the base of the elytra. Elytra dentate
at the angles of the truncate apex. Body beneath (the prothorax
excepted) black, with the episterna, two transverse bands on the
metasternum and one at the hind border of each of the first two
abdominal segments, covered with dense white pubescence. Legs
black, with a very faint grey pubescence ; middle and hind femora
carinate on each side.
Length 14^ ; breadth 3 mm.
Hab. Burma : North Chin Hills ; Malay Peninsula ; Java.
Yar. andamanicus. DiSers from the type as follows : — The legs
and antenna red ; the elytra reddish brown, especially near the
base, and the grey bands somewhat wider.
Hab. Andaman Islands.
307. Caloclytus alboscutellatus, CJieir. (Anthoboscus) 3/tw. <Soc. ^.
Sci. de Lief/e, xviii, p. 307 (1863).
Densely covered above Avith grey pubescence, ashy-grey on the
elytra, somewhat darker on the head and prothorax ; scutellum
white ; elytra with three transverse black bands—one at the base,
266 CEEAMBYCID.^.
one at the middle and the third a httle before the apex. Antennae a
little longer than half the body, black, covered with grey pubes-
cence ; third joint subeqnal in length to the first and locger than
the fourth. Prothorax about one-fourth longer than broad,
rounded at the sides, not so wide in the middle as the base of
the elytra. Elytra dentate at the outer angles of the truncate
apex. Jjody beneath black with a faint grey pubescence, but with
the first two abdominal segments, more or less, and spots on the
middle and hind breast covered with dense white pubescence.
Legs black with a faint grey pubescence ; middle femora feebly
carinate posteriorly, and near the apex in front ; hind femora not
carinate ; first joint of the hind tarsus shorter than the remaining
joints united.
Length 9 ; breadth 3 mm.
Hab. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills.
308. Caloclytus 14-maculatus, Cherr. (Antboboscus) Mem. Soc. JR.
Set. de Lieyc, xviii, p. 295 (1863).
Dei:isely covered ^ith yellowish-grey or ashy-gre}' pubescence,
varied with black spots — four on the prothorax and five on each
elytron. Of the prothoracic spots two are placed side by side
very closely behind the middle and one on each side just before the
middle ; the elytral spots are placed — one, large and transverse,
at the middle, three smaller between this and the base, and one
almost equally large and transverse between it and the apex ;
one oE the three anterior spots is at the side and equidistant from
the other two, which lie, one before the other, on the disc.
Antennae half as long as the body, black, veiled with a grey
pubescence ; third joint longer than the fourth, but scarcely as
long as the first. Prothorax oblong-ovate, not quite so wide in
the middle as the base of the elytra. Elytra feebly dentate at
the outer angles of the truncate apex. Body beneath covered
with a dense white pubescence, except on the middle of the breast,
which has a thinner and darker pubescence. Legs black, with
grey pubescence ; middle femora feebly carinate on both sides ;
first joint of the hind tarsus not so long as the remaining joints
united.
Variation. The black spots on the elytra vary in size, and in
some cases are so large that the elytra might be described as
black, interrupted by narrow bands of grey pubescence.
Length 8-16; breadth 2^-3 ram.
Hab. Southern India : Kilgiri Hills.
309. Caloclytus moestus, Chnr. (Anthoboscus) Mem. <Soc. li. Sci. de
Li^ye, xviii, p. ."iOO (18U3).
Black ; head covered ^ith ashy-grey ])ubescence ; prothorax
dark grey, with a large black spot on the middle of the disc
united by a transverse band to a smaller, round, black spot on
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each side ; scutellum white ; elytra marked with au oblong ashy-
grey spot behind the scutellum, another at each shoulder, a
narroA\-, obliqueh' transverse band on each a little behind
thes(% a transverse band behind the middle widened gradually
towards the suture and a broad ashy-grey band at the apex.
Body beneath black, glossy, with a large transverse spot on the
prosternum ; the episterna of the meso- and metathorax, the
middle of the mesosternuui, the sides and hind border of the
metasternnm, and a transverse band at the hind border of each of
the first two abdominal segments, densely covered with white
pubescence. Antennse about half the length of the body ; fifth
to eighth joints ashy grey, the rest dark bro\An. Prothorax
globose, alveolate-punctate. Elytra scarcely so wide as the pro-
thorax and not more than t^^■ice as long. Middle femora with a
fine carina along each side ; hind femora not carinate, extending
a little past the apex of the elytra in the 5 • First joint of hind
tarsi about equal to the remaining joints united.
Lewftli 9 ; breadth 3| mm.
Hah. Ceylon ; Southern India : Pondicherry.
310. Caloclytus melancholicus, Chevr. (Anthoboscus) Mem. Soc. R.
Sci. de Lieyv.1 xviii, p. 299 (1863).
Yery closely allied to G. moestus, Chevr., and of the same
colour ; the chief and almost only difference is in the ashy-
white markings of the elytra. These consist of a small oblong-
spot at each shoulder, a narrow band that begins behind the
scutellum, continued a short distance along the suture, and then
curved outwards to each side ; a transverse band behind the
middle which is more strongly produced anteriorly at the suture
than the corresponding band in C moestus, and a broad apical
band. The species is relatively a little longer and narrower than
C. moesttts, but agrees with it in structural details.
Length 11 ; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
311. Caloclytus dohertii, sp. n.
Black ; densely covered with pubescence which is of a greenish-
yellow colour on the head, prothorax and elytra and of a somewhat>
brighter yellow coloiu' on the body beneath : elytra marked each
with four or five rather small black spots — two close to the base,
one, transverse, at the middle and one halfway between the
middle and the apex ; the fifth spot, when present, placed a little
behind the basal two ; antennae and legs covered with ashy-grey
pubescence. Antennae reach to the middle of the elytra in the $ ,
to a short distance beyond it in the J ; third joint subequal in
length to the first and scarcely longer than the fourth, fifth sub-
equal to the third in 5 , slightly longer in c^ . Prothorax oblong-
ovate, not so wide iu the middle as the base of the elytra. Elytra
26S CEKAIMBYCIB.E.
very feebly dentate at the angles of the truncate apex. Middle
femora feebly carinate along each side ; hind femora extending a
little past the apes of the elytra in both sexes. First joint of the
hind tarsi very slightly longer than the remaining joints united.
Ltivjtli 10-13 mm.
Eal. Upper Burma : Euby Mines district {Doliertij).
312. Caloclytus patricius, sp. n.
Densely covered above with sulphur-yellow pubescence, varied
with black and dark-brown markings disposed as follo\\s : — a
median tripartite black spot with one portion in front and two
behind, on the disc of the prothorax and a round black spot on
each side before the middle ; four dark brown spots on each
elytron — one, lateral, that passes obliquely downwards from the
shoulder ; the second, shaped like an inverted comma, on the disc
near the base ; the third, transverse, at the middle, narrowed
somewhat towards the suture without reaching it ; the fourth about
midway between the third and the apex, rounded on the inner
side and prolonged at the outer margin almost up to the apex.
Antennae reddish brown, less than half the length of the body.
Prothorax a little longer than broad, as wide in the middle as the
base of the elytra, marked with a fuscous spot on each side near
the base, in addition to the black spots visible from above. Body
beneath densely covered with whitish pubescence, the segments of
the abdomen narrowly black at the front borders. Legs testa-
ceous, with the hind tibiae and apex of the hind femora dark
brown ; femora not carinate ; first joint of the hind tarsus a little
longer than the rest united.
Length 10-11; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Western India : Belgaum.
313. Caloclytxis cingalensis, sp. u.
Densely covered above with leaden-grey pubescence, the scu-
telluiu whitish and the thorax and elytra Mith black markings
disposed as follows : a transversely oval median black spot on the
disc of the prothorax and a smaller round spot on each side before
the middle ; a humeral black spot on each elytron, united at the
base with a short dorsal vitta which is expanded and slightly
curved outwards at its hinder end ; a transverse spot or band at
the middle that does not reach the suture and is expanded before
and behind at the outer margin ; a large spot between the middle
and apex, rounded on the inner side and widened towards the
outer margin. Antennae a little longer than half the body ; black,
with grey pubescence, which is denser and more whitish on the
last six joints ; third joint subequal in length to the first and
somewhat longer than the fourth. Prothorax subglobose, very
little longer than broad, as wide in the middle as the base of
the elytra. Elytra dentate at the outer angles of the truncate
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apex. Body beneath black, covered with a faint grey pubescence;
the episterua of the meso- and metathoras, two transverse bands
on the metasternum and a band on each side of the first two seg-
ments of the abdomen covered densely with white pubescence.
Legs black, with grey pubescence ; femora not cariuate ; first joint
of hind tarsus not so long as the remaining joints united.
Lenrjth 10-15; breadth 3-4| mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
314. Caloclytus ludens, Gahan, Ann. Miis. Cic. Genova, xsxiv, p. 25,
pi. 1, tig. 5 (1894).
Eather long and narrow ; black ; head and prothorax faintly
covered with greyish pubescence, prothorax with a narrow baud of
ashy-white pubescence at the base ; scutellum ashy grey ; elytra
black, banded with ashy-grey pubescence ; the first band transverse
at the base ; the second begins at the suture just behind the scu-
tellum, diverges slightly from the suture as it passes back some
distance, then curves outwards and slightly forwards, stopping
short on the side ■v\ithout reaching the outer margin ; the third
band, placed just behind the middle, is somewhat triangular in form
with its apex anteriorly at the suture; the fourth is a broad trans-
verse band at the apex ; body beneath covered \\\ih pubescence,
which is grey in the middle, whitish on the sides of the breast and
abdomen. Antennas piceous, covered ^^■ith greyish pubescence,
reaching about to the apical fourth of the elytra in the $ . Pro-
thorax subcylindrical, much longer than broad, slightlv rounded at
the sides. Elytra truncate at the apex, the outer angles shortlv
spined. First joint of the hind tarsus about equal in len<^th to
the remaining joints united.
Length 11 mm.
Hah. Tenasserim : Thagata {Fea).
315. Caloclytus assimilis, Hope (Clytus), Gray's Zool Misc p '^S
(1831).
Black, densely covered with yellow pubescence, greenish-vellow
above, of a somewhat whitish-yello\\" tint belo\\- ; prothorax with
three rather small, round, black spots, one on the middle of the
disc, and one at each side visible from above ; elytra marked each
M'ith t\AO, or (?) one, brownish-black spot at the base, a rounded
spot at the middle and another placed about midway between this
and the apex ; body beneath entirely covered with yellowish
pubescence. Antenuie black, covered to some extent with grevish
pubescence, and extended to the middle of the elytra ; third joint
longer than the first or the fourth ; fourth and fifth subeqiial ; sixth
and seventh subequal, each shorter than the fifth : eighth to tenth
shorter each than the seventh. Legs black, covered with grev
pubescence ; femora not caz'inate, the hind pair extend to the apex
of the elytra.
270 CEEAMBYCID^.
Length 11 ; hrcadth 3 mm.
Hcd>. Nepal.
Of this species, I have seeu only one specimen, tlie type, which
is somewhat rubbed at the base of the elytra. From the slender-
ness of the hind femora and the length of the antennae, it appears
to be a female.
31G. Caloclytus ignobilis, Bates (Clytanthus), p. Z. S. 1878, p. 721 ;
id, Scientific liesults Second Yarkand Mission, (Joleopt. p. 22,
pi. 1, fio-. 20 (1890).
" Closely allied to C. Ai-punctatus. Fuscous black, clothed with
ashy-yellow pubescence. Each elytron with five spots, as in most
specimens of C. Ai-punctatus, as follow : one curved spot behind
the scutellum, a small humeral spot, an anterior discal spot, one
median generally transverse and one longitudinally oval spot clo.«f
to it.
" Very closely allied to the Mediterranean C. (?) -^-punctatus (F.;.
the only apparent difference being the larger size of the dark
elytral spots. The thorax, however, appears to be a little more
cylindrical and less convex both above and on the sides, and is
furnished with a number of large scattered punctures (besides the
close general puncturation), most conspicuous on the sides. The
spot behind the transverse median spot of the elytra is further
removed from the apex than in C. 4:-punctatus.
" Length 6 lines.
" Hah. Murree. Two examples."
In C. quadripimctatus, Fab., the species referred to above, the
femora are not carinate, and the hind pair are some\^hat shorter
than usual in this genus, those of the $ do not extend past the
fourth abdominal segment.
317. Caloclytus (?) parens, Allanl (Clvtus), Le Xaturaliste (2) viii,
p. 189 (1894).
" This species closely resembles C. plehejus. The pattern of the
elytra is nearly identical, only in parens these are a little narrower
and more elongate ; the thorax is longer, not so wide and less
rounded at the sides, it is also less convex and more finely punc-
tured. The dark coloration of the elytra is a bi-ownish red ; the
anterior white baud completely surrounds the brownish-red humeral
spot ; the second white marking placed after the middle of the
elytra is triangular, widened towards the suture and more trans-
versely straight posteriorly. The elytra are slightly narrower,
longer and truncated at apex. Beneath the body is black, finely
pubescent. Antenna) and legs brownish ferruginous.
" Length 10 mm.
" Hah. Southern India : Madura."
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Genus KHAPHUMA.
Rhapliuma, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 240 (18o8) ; Chevr.
Mem. Soc. R. Sci. dc Licye, xviii, p. 275 (1863) ; Lacord. Gen.
Coleopt. ix, p. 72 (1809).
Rapluiiua, Thorns. Essai Classif. Ceramh. p. 221 (18G1).
Arcyphorus, Chew. Mem. Soc. JR. Sci. de Liege, xviii, p. 287 (1863).
Type, 11. quadricolor, Lap. & Gory, a species from the Philippine
Islands.
Eanr/e. Oriental Eegion.
More or less narrow and elongate in form. Head with the face
subvertical, generally longer than broad, slightly widened below ;
the antennal supports raised on the inner side, formed into a ridge,
concave in the middle, between the antennae. Antennae sub-
appro.ximate at the base, subequal in length to the body in the c? ,
sometimes a little longer, sometimes shorter ; always shorter than
the body in the $ ; unarmed ; third joint distinctly longer than
the first. Prothorax oblong-ovate or subcylindrical, longer than
broad. Elytra long, very slightly narrowed posteriorly, truncate
at apex, the lateral margins sinuate in the middle in some of the
forms, nearly straight in others. Legs long and generally rather
slender, the hind femora extend past the apex of the elytra in
the d" . First joint of the hind tarsi as long at least as the
remaining joints united. The episterna of the metathorax parallel-
sided in the subgenus Arcijpliorus and the forms most nearly allied
to it ; in other cases they appear narrowed in front due to the
widening downwards of the elytra near the base. Arcyphorus is
distinguished also by the middle femora, which are carinate
in front.
I. Lateral margins of elytra nearly straight.
A. Middle femora carinate in front (s.g. Akcyphoeus).
318. Rhaphuma diana, sp. n.
Black, densely covered with yellow pubescence, ornately marked
above with black spots and bands ; prothorax witli two short, very
closely approximated, slightly curved, longitudinal black bands on
the disc and a rounded black spot on each side ; the discal bands
densely punctate, united in front for about a third of their length ;
each elytron with three longitudinal bands in front — a short one
on the disc transversely united behind to its fellow, a longer one
extending back from the shoulder, and a marginal band which
extends from the base and joins a transverse spot placed just behind
the middle ; from the inner end of this spot a fourth longitudinal
band extends forwards along the disc, it becomes narrower in front
and ends a little behind the posterior end of the anterior discal
band ; two lai'ge marginal spots follow behind — one placed at
nearly one-third from the apex, the other close to the apex ;
272 CEEAMBTCID^.
antennae and legs brown, faintly covered with grey pubescence.
The antennfe extend to the middle of the elytra in the $ , and to
a short distance beyond it in the cJ ; the hind femora extend a
little beyond the apex of the elytra in the J , not quite to the
apex in the $ ; middle femora carinate in front ; first joint of hind
tarsi nearly twice as long as the second and third united. Last
ventral segment of S with a broad, deep channel along the middle,
the channel gradually narro\\"ed and less deep in front ; last ventral
segment of $ gradually narrowed posteriori}', rounded at apex.
Length 13-14; breadth 2||-3 mm.
Hah. Burma : Karen Mts. (Doheriy).
319. Ehaphuma patkaina, sp. n.
N'arrow and elongate ; black, densely covered with yellow-
pubescence ; prothorax Mitli two approximated, post-median black
spots on the disc and a small round median black spot on each
side ; elytra marked each near the base with a short dorsal black
vitta, which is joined posteriorly by means of a transverse, shghtly
curved band to a marginal band which extends back from the base ;
a black spot at the shoulder, two subelongate black spots at the
middle and a slightly curved, transverse, black band at one-third
from the apex. Antenna? extend nearly to the apical third of the
elytra in the $ ; first four or five joints testaceous, the rest more
or less dark brown, faintly covered with grey pubescence. Pro-
thoi\ix oblong-ovate, reticulate-punctate. Elytra transversely
truncate at the apex. The hind femora reach to the apex of the
elytra in the 2 ; middle femora carinate in front along the distal
half.
Length 12 ; breadth 2^ mm.
ffab. Assam : Patkai Mts. {Doherty).
This species resembles R. diana in colour and form, and agrees
with it in the sculptui-e of the middle femora, which are carinate
in front. It differs in the last respect from i?. p7t?f??c, which it
more closely resembles in the markings of the elytra. The male
is not known.
B. Middle femora not carinate.
320. Ehaphuma horsfieldii, White (Clvtus), Cat. Cukopt. B. M.,
Longic. p. 284 (1855).
Narrow and elongate ; densely covered with yellow pubescence,
which is somewhat paler in colour on the body beneath ; prothorax
marked above with two narrow, slightly carved, longitudinal dark
brown bands that extend from near the base to a little in front of
the middle and a small dark bro\\n spot at each side ; elytra
marked each with two narro\;", dark brown, longitudinal bands
that exteud to a short distance beyond the middle and are united
at their posterior end by a narrow transverse band of the same
EnAPKlMA. 273
colour — the inner band at a short distance from the suture and not
extended quite to the base in front, the outer band passes over
the shoulder right up to the base ; a narrow, dark brown, circumflex
band, followed by a small spot, between these bands and the apex ;
antennte and legs testaceous. Antenna; reach nearly to the apex
of the elytra in the c5' , to the apical fourth in the $ ; third
and a few of the following joints setose posteriorly at the apex,
the third much louger than the first. Prothorax subcyhndrical.
slightly rounded at the sides, narrowed and marked with a trans-
verse groove at the base. Elytra scarcely wider than the middle
of the prothorax, dentate at the outer angles of the truncate apex.
Hind femora extended past the apex of the elytra. First joint of
hind tarsi twice as long as the next two joints united.
Length 10-15; breadth 2-3 mm.
Hah. Darjeeling; Xaga Hills (Boherti/) ; Manipur (Doherii/) ;
Burma : Euby Mines {Doherty) ; (?) Java.
321. Rhaphuma phiale, sp. n.
Black, densely covered with yellow pubescence ; prothorax with
two short, longitudinal, black bands on the disc. Elytra marked
each \\ith two longitudinal black bands on the anterior third-
one extending straight back from the shoulder, the other along
the inner half of the disc ; a large transverse black spot at the
middle, an oblique, somewhat curved spot at one-fourth from the
apex and a small marginal spot, sometimes wanting, just before
the apex ; the two anterior bands are united transversely behind,
and the inner band is sometimes joined transversely just pos-
terior to the scutellum with the corresponding band oi the other
elytron ; the median transverse spot reaches from the outer margin
almost to the suture, it is prolonged in front and posteriorly at its
outer end ; the lateral margins narrowly black. Antennae and
legs blackish, somewhat densely covered with greenish-grey pubes-
cence. The antenna> extend to the apical fourth of the elytra in
the 6" , to the apical third in the § . Prothorax subcylindrical,
a little rounded in the middle, densely punctate at each side in the
S , the puuctate area divided anteriorly by a narrow- impunctate
band. Elytra more than three times as long as their width at the
base, transversely truncate at the apex. Last ventral segment of
S with a somewhat triangular, glabrous, excavation at the apex,
its hind margin acutely pointed in the middle ; last segment of 5
longer, not excavated, rounded at the apex. The hind femora
reach to the apex of the elytra in the $ , a little beyond it in the
S . First joint of hind tarsi twice as long as the second and third
united.
Lenc/th 12-14 ; breadth 2|-3 mm.
Ifab. Burma : Karen Mfs. (Do7urt>/).
This species somewhat closely resembles R. JwrsJieMri, ^Vhite, in
form, colour and markings ; but the prothoracic black bands are
broader and not raised, the anterior two elvtral bands are much
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274 CEEAMBTCID^.
shorter, the posterior spots are different, and the legs and antennae
are black.
322. Rhaphuma fulgurata, sp. n.
Head and prothorax black, densely covered with yellowish-grey
pubescence; prothorax -v^-ith two small, closely approximated, black
spots just before the middle of the disc, another small black spot
placed a little farther forwards on each side. Elytra chocolate-
brown, tomentose, marked with bands of yellow pubescence as
follows — (1) a short longitudinal band on the disc at the base ;
(2) a band made up of an obloug sutural spot, narrowly united
posteriorly to an oblique discal spot ; (3) a band behind the middle
which runs obliquely for\^"ards and outwards from the suture to
the edge of the disc, and is then bent obliquely backwards towards
the outer margin, this band is prolonged posteriorly at the suture,
and a very narrow sutural band extends from it in front so as to
reach the anterior sutural spot ; (4) a transverse or slightly curved
band at a little more than one-fifth from the apex, continued along
the suture up to the apex. Body beneath brownish black, covered
with yellowish-grey pubescence ; antennae and legs ferruginous red.
Antennae slightly longer than the body in the J , extending to the
apical third of the elytra in the $ . Prothorax oblong-ovate, with
an asperate carina along the middle of the disc. Elytra three
times as long as broad, somewhat obliquely truncate at apex. The
hind femora extend a little past the apex of the elytra in the c? ,
not to the apex in the 5 . Eirst joint of hind tarsi twice as long
as the second and third united.
Lemitli 15-17| ; breadth 3:|-4 mm.
Hah. Sikhim.
323. Rhaphuma manipurensis, sp. n.
Narrow and elongate ; black ; densely covered with pubescence,
which is of a greenish-yellow colour on the prothorax and elytra,
paler yellow on the head and on the body beneath. Elytra marked
each with (1) three small black spots near the base — one on the
shoulder, one a little farther back near tbe suture, the third in a
line with the shoulder at about one-fourth from the base ; (2) a
narrow, sinuous, black band behind the middle, Mhich is continued
forward for some distance as a sutural band ; (3) an oblique black
band at about one-fourth from the apex ; legs and antennae tes-
taceous. The antennae extend to the middle of the elytra in the
2 , not far beyond it in the S . The hind femora reach to the
apex of the elytra in the 5 , a little past it in the (S . Eirst
joint of hind tarsi nearly twice as long as the second and third
united.
Variation. The submedian and posterior black bauds on the
elytra are somewhat variable ; the submedian band is sometimes
reduced to a small crescentic spot, and the posterior band to a
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short oblique line which reaches neither to the suture nor to the
outer margin.
Length 13-16; breadth 24-3] mm,
Hab. Manipur (Doherti/).
324. Rhaphuma sexnotata, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xviii,
p. 279 (1863).
Narrow and elongate, yellowish testaceous, covered on the head,
prothorax and elytra with a dense yellow pubescence. Elytra
marked each with tliree small dark brown spots — one, longitudinal,
at the shoulder and visible only from the side ; the second, narrow
and transverse, placed a short distance behind the middle of the
disc ; the third similar to the second and placed about midway
between it and the apex. Antennae testaceous, reacliing almost to
the apex in the S , and to the posterior fourth of the elytra in the
2 ; third joint much longer than the first or fourth and a little
longer than the fifth. Prothorax ovate-cylindrical, about one-
fourth longer than its width across the middle, narrower than the
elytra. Elytra three times as long as the prothorax ; truncate,
and scarcely dentate, at the apex ; outer margins nearly straight.
Body beneath rather densely covered with pubescence of a some-
what paler tint than that on the upperside. Legs testaceous,
faintly pubescent ; first joint of the hind tarsus twice as long as
the second and third united.
Length 10-11 ; breadth 2^ mm.
Hab. India.
II. Lateral margins of the elytra more or less distincthj sinuate
in the middle,
325. Rhapllllina placida, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) iv, p. 240 (1858).
Head black, covered in front and on the cheeks with buff-yellow
pubescence ; prothorax and elytra testaceous red, not very densely
covered with yellowish-red pubescence, protliorax with a basal
white spot on each side ; elytra marked each with two brownish-
black spots — a large one at the apex, bordered posteriorly ^ith
ashy-grey pubescence, a smaller one a little behind the middle, the
latter spot with a small spot of ashy-white pubescence immediately
in front of it. Body beneath blackish, the prosternum, meso-
sternum, the episterna of the meso- and metathorax, an anterior
and posterior band on the metasternum, and a posterior transverse
band, widened at the sides, on each of the abdominal segments
more or less densely covered with white pubescence ; antennae
with the first four or five joints testaceous, the rest brown ; legs
reddish, the hind femora dark brown at the apex, the hind tibias
infuscate. Antennae of $ extending about to the apical third of
the elytra. Prothorax ovate-cylindrical, a little longer than bi-oad.
Hind femora of $ extending to the apex of the elytra ; first joint
of hind tarsi about equal in length to the remaining joints united.
Length 10^-14 j breadth 2^-'d\ mm.
Hab. Darjeeling ; Burma ; Celebes.
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326. Rhaphlima fallax, Cheir. 3Iem. Soc R. Sci.de Lierje, xviii, p. 276
(1863).
Resembles R. 2)lacida, Pasc.,iu colour and structure, but differs
as follows : only one black spot (tbat at the apex) on each elytron ;
on the ventral side, the abdomen only black ; the antennae and
legs entirely yellowish testaceous. The front margin of the apical
black spot is almost transverse, with a slight angulation near the
middle, its hind border is, as in R. jylacida, covered with ashy-grey
pubescence ; on each elytron there is a small ashy-white spot
just behind the middle. The body beneath is banded ^^ ith white
pubescence in a manner very similar to R. pJac'ida.
Length 13| ; breadth 2| mm.
Hah. Bengal.
327. Rhaphuma praeusta, Lameere, C. R. Soc. Ent. BeUj. 1890,
p. ccxii,
Eesembles E. pJacida, Pasc. ; it is of the same colour above, the
head black, the prothorax and elytra testa-
ceous red, but there is only one black spot
on each elytron, that at the apex ; the
front margin of this spot is somewhat
rounded, the apical border is covered, as
in R. placida, with ashy-grey pubescence ;
there is a very small ashy-white spot
behind the middle of each elytron. On
the ventral side, the abdomen only is
black, the rest testaceous, banded with
white pubescence in a similar way to
R. placida. The legs and antenna? tes-
taceous, the hind femora sometimes
blacliish at the a^^ex.
Lengtli 12 ; breadth 2| mm.
Hdh. Chutia jS'agpur.
This species is possibly not distinct
from R. frtJlax, Chevr., as it differs only in its somewhat more
distinctly reddish colour, and has the front margin of the apical
black spot of each elytron rounded instead of trans\erse.
Fig. 93.
Shaphuma prmusta,
Lameere.
328. Rhaphuma rhea, sp. n.
Head black, somewhat sparsely covered ^vith ashy-white pubes-
cence ; prothorax dark red, very sparsely covered with tawny pubes-
cence, the basal margin on each side narrowly bordered \^it'h white ;
elytra yellowish testaceous, densely pubescent, marked each with
a round black spot a little before the apex. Antenna) testaceous,
as long as the body in the 6 , shorter in the $ ; third and fifth
joints subequal,each longer than the fourth and much longer than
the first. Prothorax oblong-ovate densely punctate above, not so
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wide in the luiddle as tlie base of the el3'tra. Elytra very feebly
dentate at the outer angles of the truncate apex. Metasternum
reddish brown, abdomen black ; the episterna of the thorax and a
transverse band, \\'idened triangularly at the sides, on each of the
first four abdominal segments, covered with dense white pubes-
cence ; the mesosternum and borders of the metasternum with a
less dense whitish pubescence. Legs testaceous, with the femora
and tibite of the hind legs dark brown towards the apex ; first joint
of the hind tarsus twice as long as the second and third united.
Lemjili 10-11 ; hreadth 2h mm.
Hah. Southern India : Anaimalai Hills {H. L. Andreives),
329. Rhaphuma quinquenotata, Chevr. Mem. Soc. JR. Sci. de Liege,
xviii, p. 278 (1863).
Head black except at the lower border, closely covered with,
yellowish-white pubescence ; prothorax reddish, more or less
densely clothed with yellow pubescence; elytra pale testaceous,
densely pubescent, marked with five black spots — one, elongate,
placed at the suture a little before the middle, one across the
middle of each elytron from the outer margin to within a short
distance of the suture, and one, obliquely oval, on each between
the middle and the apex ; there is sometimes in addition a dark-
brown spot behind each shoulder. Antennae testaceous, reaching
to the middle of the elytra in the 2 , beyond it in the S ; third
joint much longer than the first, fifth a little shorter than the third
and longer than the fourth. Prothorax oblong-ovate, shghtly
longer than broad, almost as wide in the middle as at the base of
the elytra, closely punctured on the middle of the disc, narrowly
bordered with white at the basal margin on each side. Body
beneath black, varied with bands and spots of white pubescence,
the bands on the abdomen narrow in the middle and wide at the
sides. Legs testaceous, with the middle femora, except near the
base, and the hind femora dark brown, the tibiae also more or less
iufuscate.
Length 11 ; hreadth 2| mm.
Hah. Southern India : Anaimalai and Nilgiri Hills.
330. Rhaphiima trimaculata, Chevr. Mem. Soc.R. Sci.de Lieffe, x\ni,
p. 281 (1863).
Black, densely covered with greenish-grey pubescence ; elytra
marked with a sutural black band which extends from a little
behind the scutellum nearly up to the middle and is slightly
widened at each end, also Avith a small black spot on the middle
of each at about one-third from the apex ; body beneath covered
with greenish-grey pubescence. Antennae extend to the apical
third or fourth of the elytra in the d ■ Episterna of metathorax
strongly overlapped in front by the sides of the elytra. The hind
femora extend by about one-fourth of their length past the apex
278 CERAMBTCIDJ.
of the elytra in the 6 . First joint of hind tarsus uearlj" twice as
long as the second and third united.
Lenrjth 9-9| ; breadth 2-2| mm.
Hah. Southern India : Xilgiri Hills.
331. Rhaphuina suturalis, sp. n.
Blade, rather closely covered ^^•ith lead-grey pubescence ; elytra
marked with a narrow sutural black band which begins a little
behind the scutellum and ends at a variable distance in front of
the middle, the slioulders glabrous ; body beneath grey, with the
sides of the abdomen and a spot at each side of the meso- and
metathorax yellow. Antennae slightly longer than the body in
the S J reach to the apical fourth of the elvtra in the $ ;
black, covered with grey pubescence. Prothorax oblong-ovate,
finely and very densely punctulate. The hind femora extend by
about a fourth of their length past the apex of the elytra in the
c? , by somewhat less in the 2 • Episterua of metathorax strongly
overlapped in front by the sides of the elytra.
Lenr/th 9-10| ; hre'adtli 2-'2\ mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andreives).
This species resembles H. trimacidata, Chevr., in its narrow,
elongate form, but differs from it in the colour of its pubescence,
in the narro\^-er sutural blade band of the elytra, which, moreover,
is not widened at each end, and by the presence of yellow spots
at the sides of the breast and abdomen.
832. Eliaphnma trinalba, sp. n.
Black ; head and prothorax rather closely covered with grey
pubescence ; elytra glossy black with three white spots in front,
a rather broad bluish-grey transverse band behind the middle, and
a similar baud at the apex ; one of the three spots placed at the
suture almost immediately behind the scutellum, each of the others
placed obliquely transverse on the lateral part of the disc at about
one fourth from the base ; bod}" beneath ashy grey, with ^^•hite
spots at the sides of the meso- and metathorax and first three
abdomiuai segments. Antennae of $ reach to the apical third of
the elytra ; tlie joints unarmed, fourth slightly shorter than the
fifth and distinctly shorter than the third ; second one-third
longer than broad. Prothorax oblong-ovate, narrower at base
than in front. Elytra transversely truncate at the apex, feebly
dentate at the outer angle?. The hind femora extend by about a
fifth of their length past the apex of the elytra in the j , First
joint of hind tarsi nearly twice as long as the second and third
united.
Length 7-8; breadth 2 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Xilgiri Hills (//, L. Andreives).
This species resembles Demona.r divisus, Chevr,, in colour and
markings, but may be readily distinguished from it by its com-
pletely unarmed antennae.
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333. Rhapliuma elegantiila, sp. n.
Black ; slabrous and nitid above ; the elytra marked with pubes-
cent white spots and bands as follows: a small mdistuict asby-
M-hite spot at each side of the scutellum, a small snow-white spot
on the disc of each elytron at about one-iourth from the base, a
^arrmv transverse snow-wlnte band a little behind the muldle, and
a narrow ashy-white band at the apex; body beneath black covere.l
in part with grev pubescence, with spots of dense white pubes-
cence on the sides of the mesothorax, j^etathorax and fir.t
abdominal segment. Antenna extend to the apical third of the
elytra; third joint more than twice as long as the first ; touitti
and fifth subequal, united not much longer than the third l^io-
thorax rather strongly rounded at the sides, narrowed at the base,
strongly and somewhat roughly punctured. Elytra very glossy
less st/onglv and somewhat sparsely punctate; truncate at the
apex, feebly denticulate at the angles. _ Episterna of metathoiax
stronglv overlapped in front by the sides of the elytra. Legs
pitch-black, nitid; hind femora very sparsely punctate extending
by about a fourth of their length past the apex of the elytra.
First joint of hind tarsus twice as long as the second and third
united.
Length 5-6: hreadtli l\-^ mm.
Hah. Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andreives).
Genus CLYTOCERA, gen. nov.
Type, C. cliionospila, sp. n.
lianqe. Southern India. , . , , ^ i ^
Narrow and elongate in form. Head with the antennal supports
distinctly raised so as to form a prominent ridge, rather broadly
concave in the middle, between the antenna. Antennae one-
third longer than the body in the 6 ; second ]oint longer than
broad • third and following joints slightly compressed, successively
r^arvo^vev, each almost equally broad throughout its length ; fourth
scarcely shorter than the third. Prothorax ovate-oblong, widest
behind the middle; front margin shghtly rounded. El>tia
truncate at the apex ; the lateral margins nearly straight. Epi-
sterna of metathorax narrowed considerably at the apex, the inner
border rather strouglv curved posteriorly. Legs long ; coxae
prominent : femora subpedunculate at base, fusiform -clavate to-
wards the apex, the hind pair extending far beyond the apex ot
the elytra in the 6 ; first joint of hind tarsus almost three times
as lone as the next tw-o united. .
Erom A7*a»7rHH*«, Pasc, to which it comes nearest in general
form and structure, this new genus differs as follows : the antennal
supports more prominently raised and more divergent, the femora
more strouglv thickened,"and the metathoracic episterna curved
at the inner border and considerably narrowed posteriorly.
280 CEBAMBYCID.E.
334. Clytocera chionospila, sp. n.
Varies from reddisli brown to brownish blacli in colour, tomen-
tose and dull above, with spots of snow-white pubescence on the
prothorax, elytra and underside. Prothorax with a small post-
median spot, a short, transverse basal lineole on each side above
and a smaller spot on each side close to the coxal cavity. Elytra
each with a small subsutural spot at some distance behind the
scutellum, a discal spot before the middle, a short fascia obliquely
from the suture behind the middle, a discal spot midway between
this fascia and the apex and a transverse spot at the apex.
Antennae reddish brown, as long as the body in the $ , about
one-third longer in the cJ ; second joint one-third longer than
broad ; third scarcely longer than the fourth and not longer than
the fifth or sixth. Prothorax about one-fourth longer than broad
in the c? ; widest behind the middle, gradually narrowed in front,
and marked with a sulcate constriction close to the base ; sub-
asperate above, slightly raised along the middle. Elytra dentate
at the outer angles of the truncate apices. Abdomen sub-
glabrous and subnitid, the rest of the underside tomentose and
dull; a spot on each of the meso- and metathoracic episterna, and
four on each side of the abdomen, snow-white. Femora finely
punctulate, subasperate beneath, and denticulate at the apical
angles ; the hind pair extending to the apex of the elytra in the 5 ,
and far beyond it in the (f .
Length 7-12; breadth 1^-21 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andreiues), Canara.
Genus DEMONAX.
Demonax, T/ioms. Essai Classif. Ceramh. p. 226 (18G1) ; Chevr.
Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Lm/e, xviii, p. 268 (1863).
Grammographus, Cheer. Man. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xviii, p. 285
(1863).
Elezira, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 637 (1869).
Type, D. nir/rofasciatus, Thorns., a species from Batchian in
the Malay Archipelago.
Range. Oriental Kegion and Austro-Malayan Subregion.
Head subacutely raised on each side between the antennae.
Antennas not Avidely separated at the base, variable in length,
sometimes mu>'h longer, sometimes shorter than the body in the J ;
third and fourth joints spined posteriorly at the apex, the third
joint longer than the fourth. Prothorax oblong-ovate, as a rule
distinctly longer than broad and narrower than the elytra, sometimes
subglobose and as wide in the middle as the base of the elytra.
Elytra more or less elongate, truncate at the apex. Hind femoi'a
generally extending some distance past the apex of the elytra in
the (S . Eirst joint, of hind tarsi twice, or nearly twice, as long as
the second and third united.
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281
Many of the species included in this genus are narrow and
elongated like those of Wiaphwna, Pasc. ; others, with subglobose
prothorax and relatively shorter elytra, resemble the majority of
forms belonging to the genus Ccdochjtus, Eairm. They are dis-
tinguished irom both the above genera by the presence of spines
at the apex of the third, fourth and sometimes also the fifth and
sixth antennal joints. In certain species such as those on which
the genera Grammogmphus and Elezira were founded, the antennal
spines are very minute and liable to be overlooked without close
exan)ination under the lens ; in the majority they are quite distinct.
The lateral margins of the elytra are in the more typical forms
nearly straight, and the nietathoracic episterna appear broad and
parallel-sided; in others the lateral margins are moreor less dis-
tinctly sinuate near the middle, and the metathoracic episterna
appear narrowed in front and widened out posteriorly.
I. Lateral margins of eli/tra nearly straight ; episterna of
metaihorax parallel-sided.
A. Antennal spines minute. (Subgenus Grammograpiius.)
335. Demonax lineatus, Clieir. (Grammographus) Mem. Soc. R. Sci.
de Liege, xviii, p. i^SG (1863,).
Elongate ; densely covered above with buff-yellow pubescence ;
prothorax narrowly bordered with yellowish-white pubescence
at the base, marked with a narrow, asperate, slightly raised,
black band along the middle and a
small, pubescent, black spot at each
side in front of the middle ; each
elytron with (1) a short dorsal dark
brown vitta near the base, united
transversely just behind the scutellum
with the corresponding band of the
other elytron; (2) a narrow, dark
brown band that runs straight back
from the shoulder to the apical fourth ;
(3) an obhque band that extends from
the suture at about cue-third from the
Iiase and ends in a small spot placed
close to the hinder end of the lateral
band ; (4) a V-shaped spot placed a
little behind the end of the preceding
two bands ; the epipleure and lateral
edge also dark brown ; body beneath
pj 94 covered with yellowish-white pubes-
Bemonax lineatus, CbcTr. cence. Head marked in front with
three black lines, the median one im-
pressed, the lateral ones slightly raised. Autenuoe ferruginous,
slightly longer than the body in S ; third and fourth joints very
282 CEEAMBTCID.E.
feebly spined posteriorly at the apex. Prothorax oblong-ovate,
widest behiud the middle, narrowed at base. Legs reddish brown,
faintly covered with grey pubescence ; hind femora extend by
nearly one-tliird of their length past the apex of the elytra.
Length 16 ; breadth 3^ mm.
Hah. India.
336. Demonax balyi, Pascoe (C'lytus), Trans. Ent. Soc. (•>) V, p. 27
(1859) ; id. (Elezira) Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 637 (1869).
Reddish testaceous above ; elytra clothed with yellowish-tawnv
pubescence, marked each ^^■ith three tomentose black spots — one at
the middle, one midway between the middle and the apex, the
third and largest also between the middle and the apex, but placed
a little nearer to the apex. Body beneath, with the exception
sometimes of the prosternum, black ; marked \^"ith spots and
bands of white pubescence. Antennae and legs testaceous ; the
apical part of the hind femora and more or less of the hind tibias
also dark brown ; the middle femora sometimes more or less
infuscate towards the apex. Head spai-sely clothed with yellowish
pubescence. Antennse longer than the body in the male, a little
shorter than the body in the female ; joints third and fourth with
a very small inconspicuous spine at the hinder apical angle.
Prothorax closely granulate-punctate, faintly pubescent, marked
with a narrow white band at the base on each side ; the disc with
three very feeble obtuse ridges, ^^•hich are slightly nitid and a little
more strongly punctate than the rest of the surface.
Length 8-11 ; breadth 2-3 mm.
Hah. Southern India: Nilgiri and Auaimalai Hills.
337. Demonax monticola, sp, n.
Testaceous red ; head sparsely j^ubesceut ; prothorax slightly
suffused with dark brown at the sides, covered with tawny pubes-
cence, narrowly bordered with pale yellow at each side of the
base. Elytra covered with tawny-yellow pubescence, each marked
with three dark brown bands — the first, placed at rather less than
a third from the base, runs somewhat transversely from near the
outer margin to the middle of the disc and then obliquely forwards
towards the suture ; tlie second, placed at the middle, takes a similar
course to the first but reaches the suture and extends along it in
front ; the third crosses straight from the outer margin to the
suture at about one-third from the apex ; the areas included between
these dark brown bands are of a somewhat brighter yellow colour
than are the apical and basal parts of the elytra. Body beneath
testaceous, faintly pubescent, with denser, yellowish-white spots
on the episterna of the meso- and metathorax and at the sides of
the first two abdominal segments. Antennae slightly longer than
the body in c? , third and fourth joints very minutely spined at
apex. Prothorax oblong-ovate. Elytra feebly quadridentate at
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283
the apex. The hind femora extend by a fourth of tlieu' length
past the apex of the elytra in the c? • I'ii'st joint of hind tarsi
nearly three times as long as the second and third united.
Lenr/th 13 ; hreadtli 3 mm.
Hah. Assam : Patkai Mts. {Dohertij).
338. Demonax albosignatus, sp. n.
Elongate ; black ; head and prothorax covered with dark
o-rey pubescence ; prothorax bordered with white pubescence at
the* base on each side, marked above with a median, slightly raised,
asperate black band. Elytra brownish black, slightly tomentose,
marked with narrow bands of whitish pubescence : the first band
crosses at the base and, just before reaching the shoulder, turns
straight bade and extends a short distance along the disc ; the
second band begins at the suture at a short distance behind the
scutellum, diverges slightly from the suture as it passes backwards,
and at about oue-third from the base crosses the disc transversely,
it is sometimes angulately dilated at its outer end, a httle in front
of which there is a small subraarginal white spot ; the third band
crosses transversely a little in front of the apical third, at the
suture it is produced in front as a very narrow band, and is some-
times also produced posteriorly; the apex is rather broadly
covered with a band of ashy-grey pubescence, from which a
narrow sutural band of whitish pubescence extends in front.
Body beneath covered with ashy-grey pubescence, the episterna of
the "meso- and metathorax and the sides of the abdomen more
densely covered with whitish pubescence. Antennae black, faintly
covered with grey pubescence ; a little longer than the body in
the d , shorter in the § ; third and fourth joints very feebly
spined at the apex. Prothorax much longer than broad, slightly
rounded at the sides ; the disc with a median and two feebler
lateral elevations, the surface asperate, especially along the median
band. Legs black, rather faintly covered with grey pubescence ;
the hind femora extend by nearly a third of their length past the
apex of the elytr-a in both sexes ; first joint of hind tarsi twice as
long as the second and third united.
LencjtU 10-13 ; breadth 2-2f mm.
Ilab. Burma : Euby Mines district.
339. Demonax oblongomaculatus, sp. u.
Black, densely covered above with grey or yellowish-grey
pubescence. Elytra marked each with a somewhat variable number
of small oblong black spots ; one of these is on the disc, nearer
to the suture than to the side, at a very short distance from the
base, and is followed by a small sutural spot to which it is some-
times joined, three spots are placed in a transverse row at the
middle or a little before it, and three smaller spots form another
transverse series at a short distance behind the middle; the
2S4 CERAMBYCID^.
pubescence that covers the somewhat quadrate sutural space between
the auterior black spot and its fellow is more distinctly yellow in
colour than that on the outer parts of the eh^tra. Body beneath
covered with greenish-yellow pubescence, which is denser and
more decidedly yellow at the sides ; antennae and legs black, faintly
covered with grey pubescence. Anteuna; slightly shorter than the
body in the d , reach to the apical third of the elytra in the 2 ;
third and fourth joints slightly thickened aud obsoletely spined at
the apex. Prothorax oblong-ovate ; the disc somewhat depressed
along the middle, with a feeble median elevation near the base,
raised in the form of an obtuse costa at each side ; the sides and
the median depressed area of the disc densely puuctured. Scutel-
lum broad, obtusely rounded at apex, covered with yellowish
pubescence. Elytra truncate at the apex, dentate at the angles.
Femora rather thick ; the hind pair exteud by about a fourth of
their length past the apex of the elytra in the c? , by a little less
in the $ .
Length 13-lG ; breadth 3-4 mm.
Bab. Assam : Shillong, North Ivhasi Hills ; Upper Burma :
Kuby Mines {Dohevtij).
340. Demonax nigromaculatus, sp. u.
Very like D. obJoncjomaeidatus, Gahan, in form and markings,
but covered above with yellow pubescence ; the prothorax marked
with two rouuded black spots on the disc behind the middle ; the
legs and antennae testaceous ; the anterior black spots on the
elytra exactly like those of oblonr/omaculatus, but instead of
the three at the middle aud the three behind the middle there are'
only two at the middle and two behind, the inner spot in each
case oblique or oval, the outer one narrow aud elongate ; from
each shoulder a black or dark brown line extends about a third of
the length of the elytron. Antennae reach to the apical third of
the elytra in the $ ; third, fourth and fifth joints with a minute
spine at the apex. The hind femora extend a little past the apex
of the elytra in the $ . First joint of hind tarsi twice as long as
the second and third united.
Length 14 ; breadth 3^ mm.
Hah. Sikhim : Pedong (A. Desgodins), in coll. Obei'thiir and
Brit. Mus.
B. Anteiinal sjiines distinct.
341 . Demonax literatus, Gahnn, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxxiv, p. 27
pi. 1, tig. 6 (1894).
Elongate ; brownish black, densely covered with ochreous-
yellow pubescence above, yellow pubescence beneath ; ])rothorax
with a narrow, asperate, slightly raised, median black band near
the base, two pubescent black spots on the disc and one on each
side a little before the middle ; each elytron is marked with two
DEMONAX. 285
narro\^■, black or dark bro\^■^, oblique bands somewhat in the form
of an elouoated letter V which extend from near the middle almost
up to the base ; a transverse band that crosses the suture just
behind the scutellum unites the front end of the inner band with
the corresponding band on the other elytron ; at a short distance
beliind the middle there is a transverse or crescentic black spot
from each end of which a short narrow vitta is directed forwards,
the inner one obliquely towards the suture, the outer one along
the side ; between this transverse spot and the apex there is another
black spot, which is obliquely oval in form. Antennae testaceous,
a little longer than the body in the 6 , shorter in the $ ; third,
fourth and fifth joints with a short spine at the apex ; sixth also
spined, but feebly so. Femora more or less brownish, rather densely
covered with yellowish-grey pubescence ; the tibia) testaceous, less
densely pubescent.
Length 9-1 1| ; breadth 2^ mm.
Ilab. Burma : Karenee {Fea).
342. Demonax semiluctuosus. White (Clytus), Cat. Coleopt li. M
Lom/ic. p. 283 (1855).
lihaplnima pr^ecana, C'/ievr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xviii, p 277
(1863).
Clytanthus mouhoti, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 601
(1869).
Black ; head and prothorax faintly covered with greyish pubes-
cence, prothorax with a narrow white border on each side at the
basal margin, the disc with a nude spot on each side before the
middle ; scutellum white ; elytra deep black, somewhat velvety,
marked each Avith an oblique spot and two bands of white pubes-
cence, the spot placed near the suture at about one-fifth from the
base ; the first band very narrow, crosses a little obliquely before
the middle and is continued for\A"ard for some distance along the
suture ; the second band broader, is placed at about one-fifth from
the apex. Body beneath black ; the presternum, mesosternum, an
oblique spot on each of the mesothoracic episterna, an elono-ate
spot on each of the metathoracic episterna, an oblique band on each
side of the metasternum and the first two abdominal seo-ments
more or less completely covered with ashy-white pubescence, the
rest less densely covered with dark grey pubescence. Auteunaj
about equal in length to the body in the 5 , very slightly lono-er
in the (5 ; sixth to ninth joints covered with ashy-grey pubescence ;
third and fourth spined at the apex, the spines short. Prothorax
oblong-ovate, nearly as wide in the middle as the base of the
elytra, densely rugulose-punctate. Elytra very little more than
twice as long as the prothorax, truncate and unarmed at the apex.
Middle and front femora glabrous, strongly punctured and asperate
posteriorly, pubescent and less strongly punctured in front.
Hind femora extend past the apex of the elytra by a fifth or
fourth of their length in the § , and by nearly" a third of their
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length in the c? • Fii'st joint of the hind tarsi scarcely longer
than the rest united.
Length 9-13 ; breadth 2^-3 mm.
Hah. Tenasserim ; Karenee ; Siam ; Cochin China ; Malay
Peninsula.
343. Demonax dignus, Gahan, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxiv, p. 2G
(1894).
Head black, sometimes ferruginous, thinly covered \\ii\\ grey
pubescence ; prothorax ferruginous red, sparsely pubescent, the
front margin blackish, the base narrowly bordered "with white
pubescence. Elytra dark brown, each marked with a transverse
spot and two bands of ashy-white pubescence; the spot crosses the
disc at about one-fifth from the base ; the first band crosses some-
what obliquely at the middle and is continued forwards for some
distance along the suture; the second band is placed at about one-
fifth from the apes ; this band has its posterior border ill-defined,
the elytron between it and the apex covered with grey pubescence.
Body beneath grey, the prosternum between and just before the
coxae, the mesosternura, the hind border of the metasternum, spots
on the episterna and the first two abdominal segments in their
greater part white. Antennte cinereous, about equal in length
to the body in the $ , slightly longer in the (S : third and fourth
joints shortly spined at the apex. Prothorax subcylindrical, about
one-third longer than broad ; finely asperate or granulated.
Elytra about two and a half times as long as the prothorax, very
feebly dentate at the outer angles of the truncate apex. Eront
and middle femora strongly punctured and asperate, especially on
their posterior face : hind femora less strongly punctured, ex-
tend some distance past the apex of the elytra in both sexes.
First joint of bind tarsi slightly longer than the remaining joints
united.
Length 11-13; hreadth 2|-3 mm.
Hah. Burma : Karenee (Fea), Euby Mines district (Doherty).
344. Demonax leucoscutellatus, Hope (Clytus\ Grat/s ZooL Misc.
p. 26 (1831).
Ehaphiima semiscutellata, Chew. Mem. Soc. li. Sci. de Lieqe,
xviii, p. 282 (1863).
Head and prothorax testaceous, the head rather densely covered
in front with yellow pubescence in the S ; prothorax marked
above with a narrow, elongate, postero-median black spot, the
base narrowly bordered with white on each side ; scutellum \^hite
except at the base. The elytra vary from yellowish to brownish
testaceous, blackish near the apex, each marked with a narrow
obliqi^p spot and two bauds of white pubescence ; the spot placed
near the suture at about one-fifth from the base ; the first band
very narrow, slightly oblique, crosses a little behind the middle
DEMONAX, 287
the second baud broader, transverse, is placed at about one-fifth
from the apex. Body beneatli blackish, tlie middle of the pro- and
mesosternum, an oblique spot on the mesothoracic episterna, an
elongate spot on the episterua of the metathorax and a transverse
band at the hind border of the metasternum, covered with white
pubescence ; in the c? the first four abdominal segments are
more or less completely covered with dense white pubescence ; in
the 2 5 the first segment is testaceous with a posterior white band
on each side, the second black with a slightly broader white band,
the last three entirely black with a thin covering of grey pubes-
cence. Antennae as long as the body in the c? , slightly sliorter
in the $; testaceous to dark brown in colour; third and fourth
joints shortly spined at the apex. Prothorax about one-third
longer than broad, subcylindrical, rugulose-puuctate. Hind
femora extending by a fourth of their length past the apex of the
elytra.
Variation. Prothorax with a black spot on each side in addition
to the black spot above. Elytra black or dark brown not only at
the apex but also on the whole area included between the two
white bands.
Length 10-12 ; breadth 2-2h mm.
Hah. Nepal ; Sikhim ; Assam : Naga Hills and Patkai Mts.
(Doherty) ; Manipur {Doherty).
345. Demonax testaceus, Hope (Clvtus), Grays Zool. Ilisc p. 28
(1831).
Head and prothorax testaceous, elytra yellowish testaceous ;
head sparsely covered with yellowish-white pubescence ; prothorax
with a faint greyish-tawny pubescence interspersed with longish
erect hairs ; elytra marked each witli three very small patches of
white pubescence, the first very close to, and the others at, the
suture, the rest of the surface thinly covered with rather long
tawny pubescence. Eyes very feebly emargiuate. Antennae
testaceous, rather closely approximated at the base, longer thau
the body ; third and fourth joints spined at the apex, the spines
short ; third longer than the fourth, and nearly twice as long as
the first, second twice as long as broad. Prothorax one-third
longer than broad, subcylindrical, gradually and very slightly
narrowed in front, scarcely narrowed towards the base ; finely
and very densely punctured. Elytra densely punctate, truncate
at the apex with the outer angles rounded off. Body beneath
black ; spots or bands of white pubescence at the sides of the
mesothorax and abdomen and on the middle of the prosternum
and mesosternum. Legs testaceous, slender ; hind femora ex-
tending by nearly a third of their length past the apex of the
elytra. First joint of hind tarsi about twice as long as the second
and third united.
Lenyth 9 ; hreadtli 2 mm.
Hob. Nepal.
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346. Demonax decens, sp. n.
Head and prothorax testaceous red ; the first covered somewhat
sparseh' in front and on the vertex with luteous-white pubescence ;
prothorax very faintly pubescent, but marked on each side above
with three small \\hite spots — one at the front margin, one at the
middle and the third at the base;
elytra testaceous for about a third of
their length from the base in the
middle and to a greater extent at the
sides, the rest black-brown, each ely-
tron max'ked with a round spot at the
base and three bands of ashy-white
pubescence ; the first band begins a
little way behind the scutellum, runs
along the suture up to the middle, and
thence bends outwai-ds to the middle
of the disc ; the second baud placed
behind the first, follows a similar
course but extends farther outwards,
reaching almost to the lateral margin ;
the third lies along the apical fifth of
the suture and is slightly wider at its
posterior end. A ntennse a little longer
than the body in the c? , shorter in
the 2 ; testaceous in colour ; third
and fourth joints, and the fifth less
strongly, spined at the apex. Prothorax oblong-ovate, as wide in
the middle as the base of the elytra ; with a feebly raised obtuse
median costa on the hinder half of the disc. Breast and abdomen
black, banded with white pubescence ; the prothorax marked just
above the coxa with a white spot which is united by a white line
with the basal spot seen from above. Legs testaceous ; \A"itli the
bind femora dark brown towards the apex ; first joint of the hind
tarsus equal in length to the remaining joints united.
Lenr/tli 8-12 ; breadth 2-3 mm.
Hah. Southern India: Anaimalai Hills (II. L. Andreu'es), Jsilgiri
Hills.
Fig. 95. — Demonax decens,
Gahan. X ?.
347. Demonax decorus, sp. n.
Moderately elongate ; deep black, with a tawny-grey pubescence
that covers the head and most of the prothorax and a yellowish-
grey pubescence formed into bands on the elytra. Prothorax with
a narrow transverse black spot on each side of the middle of the
disc. Elytra with (1) a triangular dark grey spot on each at the
base; (2) a narrow yellowish-grey band that begins at the suture
a little behind the scutellum, passes obliquely backwards towards
the middle of the disc, which it reaches at about one-fourth of its
length from the base, and then is sharply curved round and runs
DEMONAX. 289
obliquely fomvards to the side ; (3) a very broad yellowish-grey
band crosses the elytra behiud the middle, has its front margiii
somewhat rounded and its hind margin straight ; (4) an ill-detined
dark grey band at the apex. Antenna? almost as long as the
body in the d , about one-tifth shorter than it in the $ ; first four
or five joints black, the rest cinereous ; third and fourth with a
long spine at the apex, fifth as a rule unarmed, but occasionally
with a distinct spine at the apex. Prothorax oblong-ovate, as
wide in the middle as the base of the elytra. Elytra shortly spiued
at the outer angles of the truncate apex. Body beneath black ;
with a dense white pubescence formed into spots on the epimera
of the meso- and metathoras, and spread over the whole of the
second abdominal segment as well as the postero-lateral parts of
the first ; the sterna covered less densely with a greyish or white
pubescence. Legs black, sparsely setose, faintly pubescent ; the
fejuora distinctly but not very thickly punctured ; first joint of
the hind tarsus slightly longer than the remaining joints united.
Lenr/th 10-14 ; breadth 2^-3^ mm,
Hab. Southern India : Anaimalai Hills (iT. L. Andrewes).
348. Demonax reticoUis, Gahan, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genoc. xxxiv p '>8,
pl. 1, tig. 7 (1894). '" '^•~'
Narrow and elongate ; black, the head and prothorax covered
with greyish pubescence, the prothorax white at the basal margin
on each side ; scutellum white. Elytra dark brown, somewhat
lighter in colour towards the base, marked with bands of ashy-
white pubescence ; the first band begins at the base close to the
scutellum, follows the suture for some distance, then diverges
from it and at about one-third from the base runs transversely to
the side but does not quite reach the outer margin ; the second
band is placed transversely a little behind the middle and is slightly
prolonged anteriorly at the suture ; the third band, also transverse,
IS placed at the apex. Body beneath grey, the sides of the breast
and of the first two abdominal segments whitish. Antennfe
covered with grey pubescence, a little shorter than the body in the
$ ; third and fourth joints armed each with a rather long'slender
spnie at the apex. Prothorax oblong-ovate, covered above and at
the sides with shallow punctures, the interstices very narrow and
feebly raised, forming a reticulation.
Length 13 mm.
IJab. Bunna : Kareuee (Feci).
349. Demonax walkeri, Pascue (Clvtus), Trans. Ent. Soc. (•>) V p -yj
(1859). ' ^ ; , p. -/
Black ; densely covered above with ashy-grey pubescence ; pro-
thorax marked with two round black spots above ; elytra marked
each with three large black spots that extend from the outer
TOL. I. ^
290 CEB.VMBTClDiE.
margin to vvithin a short distance of the suture, the first spot just
behind the shoulder, the second in front of the middle, the third
between the middle and the apex ; the second spot is widened to-
wards the outer margin. Body beneath ashy grey, the episterna of
the meso- and metathorax, the hind border of the metasternum, and
a postero-lateral transverse spot on each of the first two abdominal
segments white. Antenna? ashy grey, about equal in length to
the body in the $ , exceeding it by the last two joints in the J ;
third and fourth joints subeqiial in length, very distinctly spined
at the apex ; fifth longer, unarmed. Prothorax ovate-cylindrical.
Elytra dentate at the outer angles of the truncate apex. Hind
femora extending past the apex of the elytra by nearly a fifth of
their length in the $ and by more than a third of their length in
the (S ; subdentate at the apex. Pirst joint of hind tarsus rather
more than twice as long as the next two joints united.
Length 65-I3 ; hreadth lg-3 mm.
Hah. Ceylon.
350. Demonax andamanicus, sp. n.
Black ; head and prothorax covered \\'\t\\ grey pubescence, pro-
thorax with a broad black baud across the middle ; scutellum
\\hite ; elytra black, marked with three ashy-grey bands — the first
at rather less than one-third from the base, widened or curved
forward anteriorly at the suture, the second transverse, placed a
little behind the middle, the third at the apex. Body beneath
black, faintly covered with dark grey pubescence ; prosternum in
front of the coxie, mesosternum between the coxa3, an oblique spot
on each of the mesothoracic episterna, a broad band across the
hind part of the metathorax and a transverse posterior band on
each of the first two abdominal segments white. Head marked
above w ith a few sparse punctures. Antennae nearly twice as long
as the body in the S , longer than the body by one or two joints
in the $ ; first six joints more or less densely covered with ashy-
grey pubescence, the rest dark bro\\"n ; third to sixth spined at
the apex, the spines rather short and slender. Prothorax about
one-third longer than broad, widest at the middle, feebly con-
stricted in front ; tlie upper sui-face asperate along the middle.
Elytra somewhat obliquely truncate at the apex, feebly dentate at
the outer angles. Hind femora extend by about one-fourth of
their length past the apex of the elytra in the J , sharply dentate
at the apex ; middle femora rather strongly asperate at the sides
in the distal half, sharply dentate at the apex, the front femora
asperate posteriorly near the apex. First joint of the hind tarsi
more than twice as long as the next tw united.
Lem/ih 11-lS ; hreadth 2^-4: mm.
Hah. Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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351. Demonax macilentus, Chevr. (Macrocyrta) Rev. et Mag. de Zool.
l8o8, p. 82 ; id. Thomson's Archiv Ent. i, p. 417 (1858) ; id.
(Acrocyrta) Mein. Sac. 11. Sci. de Liige, xviii, p. 260 (1863) j
Pascoe (Demonax), Tram. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. 623 (1869).
Head, protliorax, body beneath, legs and first five joints of
antennai covered with ashy-grey pubescence ; prothorax w ith two
widely separated black spots above. Elytra black or dark brown,
with five bands oi ashy-grey pubescence ; the first band basal, not
very distinct ; the second, placed obliquely outwards and backwards,
proceeds from a little behind the scutellum and is then bent round
and directed towards the shoulder ; the third crosses transversely
just before the middle and is produced anteriorly for some distance
along the suture ; the fourth, a rather broad band, is placed between
the middle and the apex, its front margin somewhat rounded ; the
fifth band at the apex. Head sparsely punctured above behind
the antennae and eyes. Antennae a little longer than the body in
the $ , exceeding it in length by the last two or three joints in
the S ; third and fourth joints spined at the apex, the spine rather
short but distinct, fourth shorter than the third or fifth. Pro-
thorax nearly one-third longer than broad, feebly rounded at the
sides, widest just behind the middle, furnished with a somewhat
obtuse median carina on the posterior half of the disc. Elytra
somewhat obliquely truncate at the apex, the outer angles feebly
dentate. Hind femora extend past the apex of the elytra slightly
in the 2 , by nearly a third of their length in the S , and are
distinctly dentate at the apex. Eirst joint of hind tarsi about
twice as long as the next two joints united.
Variation. In Burmese examples the elytral bands are ashy
white, the second band does not begin at the suture as in the type
but at a very short distance from it : the pubescence that covers the
body beneath is whitish on the prosternum, between and in front
of the coxae on the mesosteruum, the episterna and the sides of
the first three abdominal segments.
Length 14-19 ; breadth 3-4 mm.
Hah. Burma : Karenee {Fea) ; Malay Peninsula : Penang,
Singapore.
352. Demonax dohertii, sp. n.
Black, densely covered with yellowish-grey pubescence ; elytra
mouse-grey, marked each with an oblique spot and two bands of
black velvety pubescence, the spot placed on the disc at about one-
fourth from the base ; the first band, placed wholly in front of the
middle, is strongly oblique, extends from the suture to the side
and is there somewhat widened ; the second band broader, very
slightly oblique, rounded at end, is placed at a little more than
one-fourth from the apex and does not quite attain to the suture
or to the outer margin. Antennae of § extend to middle of elytra ;
v2
292 CEEAMBYCID.i:.
fourth joint strongly spined at the apex, the third less strongly
spiued. Prothorax oblong-ovate. Elytra three times as long as
broad, transversely truncate at the apex, the outer angles dentate.
Hind femora reach to the apex of the elytra in the $ . First joint
of hind tarsi twice as long as the second and third united.
Lenfjtli 13 ; hreadth 2^ mm.
Hab. Mauipur {Doherty).
353. Demonax mulio, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p. G3o (1869).
Black ; head and prothorax densely covered vdth grey pubes-
cence, the prothorax with two more or less widely separated nude
black spots above. Elytra black or dark brown, somewhat velvety,
broadly banded with ashy-grey or yellowish-grey pubescence ; the
first grey band basal, curved and continued backwards some dis-
tance on each side of the disc ; the second band narrowly triangular
with its apex almost touching the scutellum, its base continued on
each side as a short transverse band from which an anterior branch
is given off ; the third is a broad band placed for the greater part
behind the middle with its front margin more or less rounded ;
the fourth a broad apical band. Body beneath covered with
pubescence chiefly of a grey colour, but moi'e or less whitish on
the middle of the prosternum and mesosternum, on the episterna
of the meso- and metathorax and on the second abdominal seg-
ment. Antennae shorter than the body in both sexes ; third and
fourth joints strongly spined at the apex, the fifth witli a very
feeble spine. Prothorax broadly ovate or subglobular, as wide in
the middle as the base of the elytra, reticulate-punctate. Elytra
about two and a half times as long as the prothorax, dentate at
the outer angles of the apex. Bind femoi'a extended by a fourth
of their length past the apex of the elytra in the $ . First joint
of the hind tarsi about twice as long as the next two joints united.
Length 8-12 ; breadth 2-3 mm.
Hab. Assam Valley and Patkai Mts. {Doherty) ; Malay Penin-
sula ; Borneo.
354. Demonax quadricolor, Guhan, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxxiv,
p. 101 (1894).
Head, antennae, prothorax, body beneath and legs covered with
ashy-grey pubescence, the episterna of the meso- and metathorax
densely covered with wliitish pubescence. Elytra marked with
differently coloured bauds of pubescence ; the first band, placed at
the base, is asliy grey and encloses an obliquely elongated black
spot ; the second band is black, narrow and strongly oblique ; the
third greyish tawny, somewhat triangular in form, placed just
behind the middle ; the fourth transverse, tawny brown in colour;
the fifth is a rather broad, transverse, apical band of a greyish-
tawny colour like the second. The antenntc do not extend beyond
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the middle of the elytra in the 5 > third and fourth joints armed
each with, a A^ery short spine at the apex.
Length 10| mm.
Ilab. Tenasserim : Mt. Mooleyit (Fea).
355. Demonax fryanus, sp. n.
Black ; liead, protliorax, antenute and legs covered with ashy-
grey pubescence. Elytra brownish black, tomentose, banded with
ashy-grey pubescence ; the first band placed at the base, shghtly
widened and curved back just Avithin the shoulder ; the second,
which is very narrow, begins at the suture just behind the scu-
tellum, diverges from tlie suture and at about one-fourth from
the base is bent round so as to run a little obliquely to the side ;
the tliird is a rather broad transverse band placed behind the
middle and widened anteriorly at the suture; the fourth is an
apical transverse band. Body beneath ashy grey, the episterna
of the meso- and metathorax and the first two abdominal segments
whitish, last three segments of abdomen blackish. Antennae
three-fourths of the length of the body in the 5 ; third and fourth
joints spined at the apex, the spine on the third short, that on
the fourth longer and more distinct. Prothorax subglobose, as
wide in the middle as the base of the elytra, rather densely punc-
tate, the interstices frequently formed into fine reticulations.
Elytra broadly truncate at the apex, very feebly denticulate at the
outer angles. Hind legs long, slender ; the femora extend by
a third of their length past the apex of the elytra ; the first joint
of the tarsi three times as long as the second and third united.
Length 7-9 ; breadth 1|-2| mm.
IJah. Burma : Euby Mines district (Doherty).
This species somewhat closely resembles the Chinese D. hoiv-
riiigi, Pasc, in the markings of the elytra.
356. Demonax quadricollis, sp. n.
Black, covered with yellowish-grey or greenish-grey pubescence ;
prothorax with a small black spot on the disc just behind the
middle. Elytra dull brownish black, banded with yellowish-grey
pubescence; the first band crosses the base and is curved back-
wards just inside the shoulders ; the second extends from the
basal band along the suture, diverges a little from the suture
posteriorly, and then is bent so as to run transversely or a little
obliquely forwards to the outer margin ; the third band is trans-
verse, triangularly dilated in front at the suture and placed wholly
behind the middle ; the fourth at the apex, elongated at the suture
in form of a triangle, the apex of which touches the band in front.
Body beneath yellowish grey, the episterna of the mesothorax and
metathorax and the sides of the abdominal segments luteous white.
Antennae equal in length to the body in (S , shorter in $ ; third
204 CERAMBYCID.E.
and fourth joints spiued at the apex. Prothorax scarcely longer
than broad, almost parallel-sided in the anterior seven-eighths of
its length, narrowed at the base, the surface reticulate-punctate.
Elj-tra less than three times as long as broad, transversely trun-
cate at apex. Legs slender ; hind femora extend by about one-
fourth of their length past the apex of the elytra in the J , by one-
fifth in the $ . First jcunt of hind tarsi more than twice as long
as the second and third united.
Length 6g-7 ; breadth 1| mm.
Mab. Burma : Karen Mts. (Doherty).
II. Lateral margins of ehjtra more or less distinctli/ sinuate in the
middle J episterna of metathorax ajrpear narrowed in front,
A. Antennal spines verg short.
357. Demonax bicinctus, Hope (Clytus), Grains Zool. Misc. p. 28
(1831).
Head black, thickly covered with ashy-grey pubescence ; pro-
thorax ferruginous red, narrowly bordered with white at the base
on each side ; scutellum black ; base of elytra testaceous-yellow,
the rest dark brown, marked with three bands of ashy-white
pubescence — the first band begins at the suture a little behind the
scutellum, runs obliquely backwards and outwards to the side
and is thex'e slightly bent forwards ; the second band crosses
transversely a little behind the middle, is gradually widened
towards and a little produced in front at the suture ; the third
band is placed at the apex ; breast and abdomen black ; the
episterna of the meso- and metathorax, the hind border of the
metasternum, and a posterior band on each of the first two
abdominal segments white. Antennte about as long as the body
in the (5 , shorter in the $ ; third and fourth joints obsoletely
spined at the apex. Prothorax subglobose, scarcely longer than
its width across the middle, densely rugulose-punctate. Sides of
the elytra extend downwards near the base, the metathoracic
episterna appear very narrow in front and wider behind. Hind
feuiora extend well beyond the apex of the elytra. First joint
of hind tarsi slightly longer than the remaining joints united.
Length 11-12 ; breadth 3 mm.
Hab. Nepal.
358. Demonax dimidiatus, CJteir. (Ehapbuma) Man. Sac. JR. Sci. de-
Lii'(je, xviii, p. 279 (1863).
Black, rather closely covered with short dark grey pubescence ;
elytra marked each with a paler, elongate, ashy-gi-ey spot, sur-
rounded by some glabrous black patches near the base, with a
lateral pubescent black spot at about one-fourth from the apex.
Body beneath dark grey, the episterna of the mesothorax, the
sides of the metathorax and first three abdominal segments ashy
DEMONAX. 295
white. Antenna) reach to tlie apical third or fourth of the elytra
in the $ ; its third and fourth joints feebly spined at the apex,
Prothorax oblong-ovate, nearly one-third longer than broad, linely
and very densely granulate-punctate. Elytra transversely trun-
cate at the apex, scarcely dentate at the outer angles. Episterna
of metathorax strongly overlapped in front by the sides of the
elytra. The hind femora extend by nearly a third of their length
past the apex of the elytra. First joint of hind tarsi about twice
as long as the second and third united.
Variation. The posterior black spot on each elytron is some-
times very small and occasionally disappears ; the black area at
the base is sometimes limited to a band surrounding tlie pale grey
spot or even to two lines at the side of it united by an oblique
line posteriorly. The sides of the abdomen along their wliole
length and the metasternum, except in the middle, are sometimes
white.
Lenrjth 8-10 ; hreadth 2-2^ mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {H. L. Andrewes).
359. Demonax albomaculatus, Allanl (Clytus), Le Natwaliste, (2)
viii, p. 1G2 (1894).
Black, rather closely covered with short lead-grey pubescence ;
elytra with three small oval spots of white pubescence — one on
the disc of each at somewhat less than a third of its length from
the base ; the third spot sutural, placed at a short distance behind
the scutellum. Body beneath grey, the episterna of the meso-
aud metathorax and four spots along each side of the abdomen
white. Antennie extend to the apical fourth of the elytra in the
2 , to the apex in the cJ ; third and fourth joints feebly spined at
the apex, third subequal in length to the fifth, distinctly longer than
the fourth, second subcyliudrical, one-third longer than broad. Pro-
thorax oblong-ovate, very densely and very finely punctate. The
hind femora extend by about a fifth of their length past the apex
of the elytra in the cS . Eirst joint of hind tarsi less than twice
as long as the second and third united. Episterna of metathorax
strongly overlapped in front by the sides of the elytra.
Variation. In some examples that differ in no other respect
from the typical form the white spots of the elytra are wanting
and the whole of the upperside presents a uniform lead-grey
colour.
Length 9-11 ; breadth 2-2^ mm.
Hah. Southern India: Madura, Kodaikanal Mts. (J. Castets).
B. Antennal spines distinct.
360. Demonax divisus, Chevr. Mem. Soc.R. 8ci.de Liege, xviii. p. 271
(1863).
Black, rather densely covered with ashy-grey pubescence ; scu-
tellum blackish ; elytra black, marked with three pubescent white
296 CEEAJJBXCID.i:.
spots and two very broad transverse asby-white bands — one sub-
median, tbe otlier apical, the base narrowly covered witb darker
grey pubescence ; one of the tbree wbite spots is at tbe suture
just behind the scutellum, the others are placed one on tbe disc of
each elytron a little in front of the submedian band. Body be-
neath ashy grey, the meso- and metathorax whitish at the sides, a
large white spot at each side of the first and second abdominal
segments. Anteunte, which extend a little past the middle of the
elytra, ashy grey ; third and fourth joints spiued at the apex, the
fifth also, but very feebly. Episterna of metathorax strongly
overlapped in front by the sides of the elytr?.
Lenr/th 11 ; breadth 2| mm.
B((h. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills.
3(31. Demonax albicinctus, Ilojje (Clytus), Grai/'s Zool. Misc. p. 28
(1831).
Clytus iiliformis, Lap. et Gory, Hist. Nat. et Iconoyr. des Ins. Coleopt.
{Moyi. du (jenre Clytus), p. 95, i^l. 18, fig. 112 (1811).
Black ; the elytra marked with three ashy-white bands ; the
first band, w hich is very narrow and whiter than the other two,
begins at the suture a little behind the scutellum, runs obliquely
backwards a short distance and then curves out to the edge of the
disc : the second crosses straight from the suture to the outer
margin a little behind the middle ; the third is placed transvex'sely
at the apex. Body beneath black, faiiitly covered with grey
pubescence, with spots of white pubescence on each side of the
mesothorax, metathorax and first abdominal segment. Autennse
scarcely reach past the middle of the elytra in the $ , a little
longer in the 6 : third, fourth and fifth joints spined at the apex,
the spine on the fourth distinct, that on the fifth minute. Pro-
thorax oblong-ovate, nearly as wide in the middle as the base of
the elytra, densely reticulate-punctate. Hind femora extend \xe\\
beyond the apex of the elytra in both sexes. First joint of hind
tarsi twice as long as the second and third united. Episterna of
metathorax almost entirely overlapped in front by the sides of the
elytra.
Length 7-9 ; breadth ]J-2 mm.
Hab. Nepal.
3G2. Demonax ascendens, Pascoe (Clvtus), Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) v, p. 27
(1859).
Ilhaphuma geuiculata, Chcvr. Mem. Soc. It. Set. Lieye, xviii, p. 280
(1863).
Black ; head and prothorax very faintly veiled \\ith bluish-grey
pubescence, the prothorax with a median black spot above ; elytra
marked each with three ashy-grey bands and a \ev\ narrow wliite
one; the latter begins at the suture a little behind the scutellum,
diverges slightly from the suture as it passes backwards, and at
rather more than one-third from the base curves outwards to the
DEMONAX. 297
lateral part of the disc ; one of the grey bands is at the base and
is somewhat indistinct, another at or jnst before the middle,
approaches closely to the hind part of the white band, the third is
at the apex. Body beneath black, with white bands on the episterua
of the meso- and nietathorax and on the first abdominal segment.
The antennie do not reach past the middle of elytra in the 2 ;
brownish black, the first two joints testaceous, second nearly twice
as long as broad ; third, fourth and fifth spiued at the apex, the
spines very small. Prothorax subglobose, densely punctulate.
Length 0|-S ; breadth Ig-^ mm.
Hah. India: North- West Provinces, Saharanpur (£". P. Stehhing);
Ceylon,
363. Demonax formicoides, Lameere (Clytus), C. R. Soc. Ent. Behj-
1890, p, ccxii.
Black ; the head sparsely covered with yellow pubescence in
front ; prothorax glabrous, glossy ; elytra dull black, faintly
tomentose, mai'ked with three elongate spots and a transverse
median band of pale yellow pubescence, the apex broadly covered
with ashy-grey pubescence ; one of the spots placed on the suture
a little behind the scutellum, the other two farther back, placed
obliquely one on the disc of each elytron. Body beneath black,
the postero-lateral borders of the nietasternum, the episterua of
the metathorax, a spot on each of the mesothoracic episterua and
a large spot at each side of the first abdominal segment covered
with dense \Ahite pubescence ; front femora entii'ely, the middle
and hind femora at the base, ferruginous red. The antennse extend
a little past the middle of the elytra ; first two joints and the
bases of the next three or four ferruginous, the rest dark brown ;
third, fourth and fifth spiued at the apex, the spine on the fifth
minute, that on the third and fourth quite distinct. Pi'othorax
rounded at the sides, narrowed at base, its surface asperate. Epi-
sterua of metathorax overlapped in front by the sides of the elytra.
The hind femora extend well beyond the apex of the elytra.
Length 7|j-8 ; breadth 2 mm.
Hah. Chutia Nagpur : Kunbir and Nowatoli,
364. Demonax maculicollis, sp. n.
Black ; head covered faintly in front w ith grey pubescence ;
prothorax glabrous, subnitid, marked with a small median spot of
yellow pubescence a little in front of the base ; elytra marked with
three spots of yellow pubescence in front, a transverse band of
yellow pubescence just behind themiddle, and another similar band
at the apex which is partly yellow, partly ashy grey. Body be-
neath black ; a large transverse spot on the prostei'num, a spot on
each of the meso- and metathoracic episterua, the postero-lateral
angles of the metasternum and a large spot ou each side of the
298 CERAMBYC1D.5:.
first abdominal segment yellow. Antennae reach to the apical
third of the elytra ; first joint ferruginous, the rest blackish with
a faint covering of grey pubescence ; third, fourth and fifth spined
at the apex ; second joint cylindrical, twice as long as broad :
third much longer than the fourth or fifth. Prothorax rounded at
sides, narrowed at base, the surface snbasperate or rugulose.
Episterna of metathorax wholly or very nearly covered in front by
the sides of the elytra. Legs black, faintly pubescent, sparsely
furnished with long setfe.
LeiKjtli 9 ; hreadtli 2 mm.
Bah. Southern India : North Canara (T. R. D. Bell).
This species is closely allied to D.formicoides, Lam., and resembles
it much in markings ; the anterior sutural spot of the elytra is
only slightly oblong, the discal spots are obliquely oval.
365. Demonax delesserti, C/ievr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Lie<je, xviii,
p. 273 (18(33).
Black, with a faint covering of ashy-grey pubescence ; prothorax
ashy grey for nearly a third of its length from the base, the rest
black, subnitid ; scutellum whitish ; elytra dull blaclf, each with a
short, oblique, anterior band and a transverse median band of
yellowish pubescence, also an apical band of ashy-grey pubescence ;
the anterior band extends from the middle of the disc and reaches
the suture a little behind the scutellum ; the median band is
somewhat broader in the middle, narrowed towards each side.
Body beneath faintly ashy grey ; the episterna of the mesothorax,
the hind border of the metathorax, and a broad band, interrupted
in the middle, on the first abdominal segment pale yellow ; front
legs wholly, the middle and hind ones at the base only, ferruginous.
Antennse black, a little longer than half the body : third, fourth
and fifth joints spined at the apex, third joint much longer than
the fourth. Prothorax oblong-ovate, narrowed and depressed at
the base, the surface asperate.
Length 8 ; breadth 3 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Pondicherry.
This s))ecies, which I have not seen, is evidently very closely
allied to D. formicoides, Lam., and D. macidicollis, Gahan.
306. Demonax persimilis, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Lieye, xviii,
p. 275 (1803).
Black ; prothorax narrowly bordered with white pubescence at
the base ; elytra dull black, faintly tomentose, marked with three
bands of ashy-while pubescence — a A -shaped band in front with
its apex at the suture a little behind the scutellum, a transverse
band at the middle and another at the apex. Body beneath
black, with the metathoracic episterna, a spot on each of the meso-
thoracic episterna, the hind border of the metasternum, and a
PSILOMERUS. 299
lateral transverse spot on each of the first two abdominal segments
white. Antennae extend past the middle of the elytra ; first two
joints ferruginous, the rest dark brown, faintly covered with grey
pubescence; third, fourth and fifth distinctly spined at the apex,
tlie spine on the fourth longest. Prothoi-ax rounded at the sides,
narrowed at base, its surface reticulate-punctate. Episterna of
metathorax overlapped in front by the sides of the elytra.
Length 6-7 ; breadth 2 mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills.
This species is allied to D. formkoides, Lameere ; it resembles it
in form and to a considerable extent also in its markings, but the
bands of the elytra are all ashy-white in colour, and instead of
three spots in front there are two oblique, very slightly curved
bands which meet at the suture ; occasionally, however, these
bands are slightly interrupted, appearing then as three spots.
367. Demonax funebris, Lameere (Clytus), C. li. Soc. Eitt. Belg. 1890,
p. ccxii.
" Elongate, black ; the antennae black, fourth joint spined, the
sides of the thorax evenly rounded ; elytra nitid, lightly coria-
ceous ; a solitary small spot behind the scutellum, a rounded
discoidal spot before the middle, an oblique fascia after the middle
and the apices white, the breast and sides of the abdomen beneath
with white spots.''
" Length 9 mm.
"■Hah. Hindostan." {Lameere.)
Genus PSILOMERUS.
Psilomerus, Chevr. 3Iem. Soc. B. Sci. de IJege, xviii, p. 257 (1863) ;
Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 70 (1869).
Type, P. angustus, Chevr.
Range. Southern India, Malay Peninsula and Philippine Islands.
Narrow and elongate in form. Head with a feeble elevation on
each side between the antenna ; face subvertical, rectangular,
longer than broad ; eyes rather small, feebly emarginate. Antennae
slender, filiform, a little longer than the body in the c5' ? shorter in
the 2 ; third joint not longer than the fourth, as a rule much
shorter, armed with a long slender spine at the apex, the spine
cylindrical, not widened at the base, sometimes thickened at the
extremity ; fourth and following joints unarmed. Prothorax
longer than broad, subcylindrical, nearly as wide at the base as in
the middle, slightly narrowed in front. Elytra a little broader
than the prothorax, more or less parallel-sided, truncate at the
apex, the lateral margins nearly straight. Legs long, slender ;
femora gradually thickened from near the middle, the hind pair
extended some distance beyond the apex of the elytra ; first joint
of hind tarsi loncrer than the rest united.
300
CEKAMBTCIDyi;.
This genus resembles Demo)Hi.v,Thoms., but is somewhat narrower
in form, and distinguishable from it by the relatively short third
antennal joint, and the peculiar form of the spine with which this
joint is armed at the apex.
368. Psilomerus angustus, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xviii,
p. 257 (1863).
Head and prothorax ferruginous red, with a thin covering of
luteous-grey pubescence ; elytra
densely covered with yellow
pubescence, marked each with
three large dark brown spots, the
first two oblong, placed on the
disc, one near the base, the other
at the middle ; the third begins
as a transverse spot on the disc
at about one-third from the apex,
and is continued backwards along
the side almost up to the apex.
Body beneath dark brown, with
dense white pubescence that
forms a spot on each of tiie
mesothoracic episterna, a band
along the metathoracic episterna,
and a large spot at the side of
each abdominal segment ; an-
tennae and legs dark brown,
somewhat reddish towards the
base. Head and prothorax finely
and very densely punctulate.
Third antennal joint about half
the length of the fourth, its long slender apical spine slightly
thickened at the extreme end. Hind femora extend by a third
of their length past the apex of the elytra in the <3 .
Lenr/tJi 5.J-8 ; breadth l-l-f mm.
Hah. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills.
Fig. 96.
Psilomerus angustus, Chevr
369. Psilomerus timaculatus, sp. n.
Head and prothorax ferruginous red, faintlv covered with
tawny pubescence ; elytra brown, somewhat densely covered
with rather long, closely-laid ta\A"ny pubescence, each marked with
a dorso-Jateral round black spot at about one-fourth of its length
from the apex ; body beneath brownish black, the episterna of the
meso- and metathorax and the sides of tlie abdomen co\ered with
ashy-white pubescence ; antennae and legs ferruginous, the
thickened part of the femora dark brown. Head and prothorax
densely and finely, the elytra more strongly punctured. Third
antennal joint a little more than half the length of the fourth.
OLIGOEXOPLUS.
301
Hiud femora extending by nearly a third of their length past the
apex of the elvtra. • ui i
Variation. Elvtra sometimes devoid of the posterior black spot.
This condition has been met with in only one specimen, the largest,
out of four which I have seen. In this specimen also the antennte,
elytra and legs are darker ; the first antenual joint only is ferru-
ginous, the rest dark brown.
Lenr/th 5|-9 ; breadth 1-2 mm.
Hub. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {Sir G. Hampson 6,- H. L.
Andrewes).
370, Psilomerus hampsoni, n. sp.
Head, prothorax and greater part of the elytra testaceous ; head
covered 'in front with ashy-white pubescence: prothorax with a
border of ashy-white pubescence at the base, along the lower part
of each side, and the lateral part of the front margin ; elytra
marked each with two spots and two oblique bands of ashy-white
pubescence ; the spots discal, one at the base, the other at rather
less than one-third from the base ; the bands placed one at about
one-third, the other at one-sixth from the apex, both extend from
the outer margin to the suture — the first produced anteriorly as a
narrow band along the suture, the second a little widened at the
suture; the elytra dark brown between the bands and also from
the posterior band up to the apex. Body beneath dark brown,
entirely or nearly covered with dense ashy-white pubescence ;
antennae and legs testaceous, the clavate portion of the hind
femora brown. Head and i)rothorax densely and finely, tlie elytra
more strongly punctured. Third autennal joint subequal in length
to the fourth. Hind femora extend by nearly a third of their
length past the apex of the elytra in the S .
Length P)-7 ; breadth 1| mm.
Hab. Southern India : Nilgiri Hills {Sir G. Hampson ^- H. L.
Andrewes).
Genus OLIGOENOPLUS.
Oligoenoplus, Chevr. Mem. Sue. E. Sci. de Lieye, xvii , p. 337
(1803).
Type, 0. ventraJis, Chevr.
liaiu/e. Southern India.
Head slightly raised on each side between the antennae ; front
vertical, subquadrate. Antennae somewhat distant at base, as long
or nearly as long as the body in the c?, ^ little shorter than the
body in the $ ; third and fourth joints spined at the apex,
the spines sometimes almost obsolete ; third joint much longer
than the fourth. Prothorax not longer than broad, narrowed at
base, very slightly narrowed in front. Elytra feebly sloped behind,
either truncate or somewhat rounded at the apex, each with a
feeble, obtuse, dorsal elevation at the base ; the shoulders some-
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CERAMBYCID.'E.
what prominent, not carinate. Legs moderately long, the femora
gradually subclavate, the hind pair not extended past the apex of
the elytra in the c? ; first joint of hind tarsi scarcely longer than
the second and third united. Episterua of metathorax narrow,
parallel-sided.
371. Oligoenoplus ven trails, Chcvr. Mim. Soc. li. Sci. de Li-ge, xviii,
p. 3:37 (1803).
Variable in colour and markings, sometimes nearly black all
over, sometimes with the head, pronotum, elytra, legs and
antennae of a more or less reddish-testaceous
colour, rather densely covered above with
pubescence, which is sometimes grey, some-
times tawny yellow in colour ; prothorax
with a glabrous black or red spoc or band in
the middle ; elytra marked each with a
brownish or black spot near the base, au
oblique band a little in front of and another
just behind the middle ; these bands are
united along the suture and together with
the corresponding bands of the other elytron
form a somewhat X-shaped figure ; another
black or brown spot placed about midway
between the post median band and the apex ;
body beneath black, more or less densely
covered with luteous - yellow pubescence.
Antenna) reach to the apical third of the
elytra in the 2 , nearly to the apex in the
(f ; third joint more or less distinctly, the
fourth obsoletely, spined at the apex. Pro-
thorax strongly convex above, rather strongly
and densely punctured, the punctures more distinctly visible on
the glabrous dorsal band. Elytra narrowly rounded or sometimes
obliquely subtruncate at the apex. Hind femora not extended
quite to the apex of the elytra in the <S'i first joint of hind tarsus
not longer than the second and third united.
Lenf/th 7-1 i ; breadth 2-2^ mm.
HaL Southern India : Nilgiri Hills.
Fig. 97.— 0%o-
enophis venfralis,
Chevr. X f-
372. Oligoenoplus murinus, AUanl (Clvtus), Le JS'aturab'sfe (2) viii,
p. 162 (1894).
Black, densely covered above with yellowish-grey pubescence ;
elytra marked \\ith a velvety black sutural band of variable
dimensions ; when most fully developed this band extends from
the base to the apical fourth, is moderately broad, and angu-
lately dilated at intervals so as to form about four somewhat
lozenge-shaped spots ; in some cases it is narrow, with only one
or two small spots, in others it is reduced to a thin sulmal line,
AGLAOPIIIS.
303
and occasionally disappeai's altogether. Body beneath black, more
or less densely covered with yellow pubescence ; legs and antennae
black, thinly covered with grey pubescence. The antennae reach
to the apical fourth of the elytra in the 5 , to the apex or slightlv
beyond it in the cT; tliird joint with a short spine at the apex, the
fourth also but less distinctly spined. Elytra truncate at the
apex, dentate at the outer angles. The hind femora reach almost
to the apex of the elytra in the $ , quite to the apex in the d •
First joint of hind tarsus a little longer than the second and third
united.
Length 8-10 ; hreadih 2-2| mm.
Hah. Southern India : Madura and Kodaikanel Mts.
Genus AGLAOPHIS.
Ag-laophis, Thorns. Archiv. Ent. i, p. Olo (18o7) ; Lacord. Gen.
CuUopt. ix, p. 86 (1869).
Epodus, Chevr. Mem. Sue. R. Sci. de Liaje, xviii, p. 335 (1863) ;
Lacord. I. c. p. 85.
Type, A. fasciata, Thorns.
Range. Northern India, Burma and Java.
Resembles OUgoenoplus, Chevr., in the form and structure of the
head and prothorax. Antennae longer than the body in the c? ,
shorter in the $ ; third and fourth joints either unarmed or obso-
letely spined at the apex. Elytra subvertically deflexed at the sides,
strongly sloped posteriorly ; the shoulders prominent, carinate ;
the apices truncate, strongly spined at the outer angle ; the
epipleures slightly widened posteriorly, with the upper edge sharp
and prominent ; each elytron with a short
dorsal crest or tubercle near the base. Epi-
sterna of metathorax narrow, parallel-sided.
Hind femora shorter than the abdomen.
First joint of hind tarsi scarcely longer or
not longer than the second and third united.
This genus is very closely allied to the
Palsearctic genus Anaglyptus, Muls.
373. Aglaophis humerosus, Chevr. (Epodus)
Metn. Soc. R. Sci. Liiqc, xviii, p. 330
(1863).
Black ; head and prothorax covered \\\{\\
grey pubescence, the prothorax \\ith a
white border at the base ; scutellum white ;
elytra black and subnitid, with the sutural
border from the base to the middle and
three triins verse bauds covered \\ith \\hite
pubescence — one band at less than one-
fourth from the base, the second at the
middle, and the third at less than one-fourth from the apex; the
Fig. 08.
Aglaophis luo/ierosus,
Chevr. X ?.
304 CERA.MByciD.i:.
first two bands testaceous iu part beneath the pubescence. Breast
for the most part covered with white pubescence ; abdomen black
and glossy, with a white baud on the second segment and a white
spot at each side of the first. Legs and antenuaj black, spax'sely
ciliate and faintly pubescent.
Lenc/th 10 ; breadth 2k mm.
Ilah. India.
374. Aglaophis fasciata, Tlioins. ArcMv. Ent. i, p. 31G (1857).
Reddish brown to dark brown, densely covered with greyish-
tawnv pubescence ; elytra marked with dark brown spots — one
near the base ; two, placed obliquely near the middle, are united
at the suture, and with the corresponding spots of the other
elytron form a somewhat X'^h^'^P^^^ pattern ; a fourth spot, with
rounded front margin and oblique or sinuate hind margin, is
placed transversely at about one-fourth from the apex ; between
it and the apex there is a much smaller spot. Antennae nearly
one-third longer than the body in the S • Prothorax with a
rather strong dorso-lateral tubercle on each side, strongly narrowed
at the base, very slightly so in front. Elytra transversely
truncate at the apex, the sutural angles acute, the outer angles
somewhat strongly spined.
Length 10|-14 ; breadth 3-4| mm.
Hab. Sikhim.
375. Aglaophis watsoni, sp. n.
Dark brown, the head and the body beneath covered with
trreyish-tawny pubescence ; prothorax dark bro\^•n interspersed
with greyish-tawny pubescence ; elytra with narrow bands of
yellowish-tawny pubescence alternating with broader dark brown
bands ; the basal crest on each elytron surrounded by an oblong
dark brown spot ; the first dark brown band runs obliquely back-
wards from the suture to the side, and is there somewhat angu-
lately dilated ; the second is a broader transverse band placed for
most of its extent behind the middle ; the third dark brown band
is obliquely transverse ; the fourth, much narrower, placed at the
apex. Antenna? reach to the apical fourth of the elytra iu the $
and are dark brown covered in part, especially at the base of each
joint, with grey pubescence. Prothorax rounded at the sides, the
disc with a postmedian cariniform tubercle. Elytra strongly spined
at the outer apical angles. Legs reddish brown, the clavate portion
of the femora dark brown ; the hind femora not extended past
the third abdominal segment in the $ ; first joint of the hind
tarsi a little longer than the second and third united.
Lent/th 13 ; breadth '3k mm.
//(//'. Ujtpt'r Burma : 'North Chin Hills {C^qit. E. Y. Watson).
EPIPEDOCEEA. 305
Group EPIPEDOOERiyi.
Eyes small, finely facetted, usually almost entire. Prothorax
more or less constricted at the base. ' Front coxk rounded, their
acetabula almost or quite closed in behind. Acetabula of middle
coxae shut off from the epimera. Episterna of metathorax narrow
Eemora clavate. Tarsi rather short, the first joint shorter as a
rule than tlie next two joints united; claws short, not widely
divergent.
Sf/nojisis of Genera.
A. Antennas not closely approximated at
base ; tarsal claws divergent.
a. Prothorax broadly emarginate at base.
a'. Mesonotum without stridulatorv
area.
cr. Prothorax very little or not longer
than broad; elytra not carinate. Epipkdockra, p. 30-5.
h-. Prothorax distinctly longer than
broad ; elytra with short carina
on each side Bicox, p. .310.
h . Mesonotum witli stridulatory area ;
elytra carinate along each side . . Centeotoclyti-s, p. -308.
h. 1 rothorax with basal margin straight
and entire ^. . Halmk, p. 311.
L. Antennas closely approximated at base ;
tarsal claws very small, approximated . Clytf.llus, p. 312.
Genus EPIPEDOCERA.
Epipedocera, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Liege, xviii, p. 339 (1863) •
Lacord. Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 93 (1869).
Type, E. zona, Chevr.
Range. In do-Malayan Region.
Head short, with a narrow transverse elevation bet\\eeD the
antennae ; vertex sloped do«-n wards from the occiput ; front sub-
vertical, transverse, tiatteued, not marked off from the clvpeus by
lines or sutures ; eyes small, rounded or oval, entire or only very
feebly emarginate towards the antenna?. Antenna? nearly (some-
times quite) equal to the body in length in the S , shorter in the
$ ; last four joints rather short, dilated, angulate in front, the first
three at the apex and the last near the middle ; the joints from
the third to the seventh or eighth channelled above ; the last joint
with a short appendix, Prothorax more or less protuberant and
rounded at the middle of each side, deeply constricted at the base :
the base very broadly but not deeply emarginate in the middle, and
lobed at each side. Mesonotum rather coarsely punctate, without
stridulatory area. Elytra scarcely more than twice as long as their
width across the base, nearly oarallel-sided, rounded externally at
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the apex ; each narrowly truncate near the suture, and armed, or
not, with two slioi't spines. Legs stout and moderately long;
femora gradually clavate, the hind pair extended up to, or beyond,
the apex of the elytra in the c? ; tibije slightly curved, carinate on
each side ; first joint of bind tarsus shorter than the next two
united ; tarsal claws not widely divergent. Acetabula of front
coxa? rounded, almost (sometimes quite) closed in posteriorly ;
those of the middle coxae shut off from the epimera by the apposi-
tion of the lateral angles of the meso- and metasternum ; inter-
coxal part of mesosternum broad : episterna of metathorax narrow.
V~~ — J
376. Epipedocera zona, Chevr. Mem. Soc. B. Sci. de Liccje, xviii, p. 340
(1803).
Black, the femora, also sometimes the tibiae and the first
anteunal joint, testaceous red ; elytra marked each at the middle
with a transverse, smooth, raised, ivory-white or yellow band,
which reaches neither to the suture nor to the outer margin ;
scutellum covered w'ith a dense silvery-white pubescence. Head
closely punctate. Antennae almost as
long as the body in the c? , shorter in
the 2 , black or brownish black ; first
six joints glabrous and nitid, the rest
wholly or in part pubescent ; first
punctate, more than t^^"ice as long as
the second, third to eighth canaliculate
above. Prothorax protuberant and
rounded at the middle of each side,
deeply constricted at the base and
slightly so at the apex ; its width across
the middle almost equal to that of the
elytra at the base, and very slightly
greater than its length along the
middle ; the sides and upper surface
covered with shallow broad punctures,
the interstices of which form a reticu-
lation; a narrow band on the depressed part of the base, that borders
the basal emargination, smooth and glossy ; the basal emargination
rather deep and the lateral lobes correspondingly long. Elytra
deeply, strongly and very closely punctured, except near the apex,
the apical area sparsely and rather feebly punctate and glossy ;
each bispinose at the apex. Body beneath black or blackish brown ;
with the pro- and mesosterna, a small spot above each of the front
coxae, an oblique spot on the mesothoracic episterna, a transverse
spot at the postero-lateral angles of the metathorax and a narrow
band at each side of each of the first three abdominal segments
covered with dense silvery-white pubescence. Femora rather
thickly jnmctured.
Length 9-lU ; hreadth 2|-3| mm.
Hah. Nepal ; Sikhim : Darjeeling.
Fig. 99.
Epipedocera zona, Chevr. J ,
X!.
EPIFEDOCEKA. 307
377. Epipedocera laticollis, sp. u.
Closely allied to E. zona, Chevr., which it resembles greatly in
colour and markings, but has the prothorax relatively broader and
somewhat different in form. The prothorax is strongly, but very
obtusely, protuberant at the middle of each side, with a distinct
constriction at the apex as well as at the base, though less deep ;
its width across the middle is equal to, or even slightly greater
than, that of the elytra at the base, and distinctly greater than its
length along the middle ; it has, as in E. zona, a narrow glossy
band at the base, that borders the basal emargiuation, the rest of the
surface reticulately punctate and dull. The species is smaller on
the average than E.zona, and differs further in the absence of pubes-
cent bands on the second and third segments of the abdomen ; the
latter segment very sparsely furnished with long \\hitish hairs.
Length 8-9 ; hreadth 2^-'2i mm.
Bab. Upper Burma: Maymyo, 3000 ft. (Blnnham), jSTorth Chin
m\\^ (Watson).
A slight variety, with black legs, occurs in Siam.
378. Epipedocera affinis, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Lieae, xviii,
p. 341 (1863).
Black ; dull above ; elytra marked each at the middle with a
short, raised, ivory-yellow baud which reaches neither to the
suture nor to the outer margin; the scutellum, an oblique spot on
each of the mesothoracic episterna, and a transverse spot at the
postero-lateral angles of the metathorax covered with a dense
silvery-white pubescence. Antennae of the c^ almost as long as
the body ; first seven joints black and glossy ; second half as long
as the first ; third to seventh canaliculate above ; last four dilated,
angulate in front at the apex, covered faintly with ashy-grey
pubescence. Prothorax protuberant and rather sharply rounded
at the middle of each side, deeply constricted at the base, not so
long as the width across the middle ; the sides and all the upper
surface up to the edge of the basal emargiuation closely covered
with rather large but shallow punctures, the interstices of which
form a fine reticulation ; the basal emargination broad but shallow.
Elytra strongly, deeply and very closely punctured, except on the
ivory bands; each feebly bidentate at the apex. Legs pitchy
brown to black in colour; femora somewhat closely puuctate ;
tibiae carinate on each side.
Length 9-12; breadth 3—4 mm.
Hub. Southern India : ]N[ilgiri Hills, Belgaum.
379. Epipedocera undulata, Hope (Chtus), Grai/s Zool. Misc p -^8
(1837). V . . ./ F -
Clytus harclwickii, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M.. Zonf/ic. p. 288 (185o).
Head and prothorax dark red ; elytra vellowish red, with the
middle third part of each dull black, marked at the middle with a
x2
308 CEEAMBYCID.I.
raised, transverse, ivory -yellow band, which is smooth and some-
^\•hat angulate in front, S])arsely punctured posteriorly, and reaches
neither to the suture nor to the outer margin. Head closely
punctate. Antennae a little longer than the body in the c? , shoi'ter
in the $ ; first seven joints brownish red and glossy, the last four
dull brownish black, with a faint grey pubescence : third to eighth
channelled above. Prothorax rounded, but scarcely protidjerant,
at the sides, strongly constricted at the base and narrowed a
little in front ; its width across not greater than its length along
the middle ; the surface closely reticulately-punctate up to the
edge of the basal emargination. tScutellum densely covered with
white pubescence. Elytra moderately and not very thickly punc-
tured, sparsely covered Avith setigerous granules ; narrowed from
the base to the middle and slightly widened again posteriorly ;
each elytron subtruncately rounded and unarmed at rhe apex.
Body beneath yellow ish brown, marked as in E. zona with spots
and patches of dense white pubescence. Legs reddish ; femora
punctate, the hind pair very closely so.
Len{ith 9-II2 ; hreadtli 2|-3 mm.
Hah. Nepal ; Darjeeling.
Genus CENTROTOCLYTUS.
Centrotoclytus, MotscladsTnj, Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou, 18G3, No. ii,
p. 496.
Ejiipedocera, Chevr. (part.) Mem. Sue. JR. Sei. de Licr/e, xviii, p. 339
(1863).
Phmoone, Thorns. Syst. Ceravih. p. lo4 (1864) ; Lacord. Gen. Coli'opt.
viii, p. 537 (1869 j.
Type, C. quadridens, Motsch.
Mange. Ceylon, Andaman Is., and Malay Peninsula.
Agrees generally in form and structure with Epi2^>edoce ra,Q\\e\v . ;
the following characters, however, serve to distinguish it from
that genus : — Second joint of the antennse much longer than broad,
nearly half as long as the third ; mesonotum provided with a
stridulatory area ; elytra furnished each \A"ith a rather sharp lateral
carina, reaching nearl}- to the shoulder in front and to within a
variable distance of the apex posteriorly.
The type species of this genus looks like a small Einjpedocera VLwd
was, in fact, included in that genus by Chevrolat, who thereby
clearly I'ecognized its true affinities. It is remarkable, therefore,
that both by Thomson and Lacordaire it was placed in a group
widely separated from EjnjJedocera and its allies.
3S0. Centrotoclytus quadridens, Mo(sc/i. Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou,
1863, No. ii, p. 4!Hi: id. (Ceutroclvtus) I.e. 1861, No. i, pi. 9,
fio. 31.
Epipedocera setulosa, Chcvr. Mem. Soc. JR. Sci. de Lietje, x\\\\,
p. 342 (1863).
Plaiigone bisebm-ata, Thorns. Si/st. Ceramb. p. lo5 (186-J).
Eeddish brown to dark brown in colour : prothorax with a
CENTROTOCLYTUS. 309
transverse spot or band oi silvery-white pubescence on each side
at the base ; elytra with a spot of silvery-M'hite pubescence over
each shoulder, another at the outer apical angle, and a transverse,
sliirhtly raised, ivory band at the middle of each elytron, that
extends inwaixls from the lateral carina but does not reach to
the suture ; posterior half of the elytra sparsely furnished with
short, thick, whitish sette. Antennse reach to the middle of the
elytra ; not canaliculate above ; joints second to fifth slightly
nodose at the apex, seventh to eleventh and the apex of the sixth
dilated ; third to sixth subequal in length, seventh to eleventh
much shorter. Prothorax longer than broad, rounded at the sides,
deeply constricted at the base ; the surface dull, very closely
covered with shallow punctures, the interstices forming a fine
reticulation ; the base broadly but not deeply emai'ginate in the
middle, and expanded in a short broad lobe at each side. Elytra
slightly raised near the base, depressed and somewhat constricted
at the middle where the ivory band crosses ; the surface strongly
but someM'hat irregularly and not very closely punctured ; snb-
nitid posteriorly, duller near the base ; each narrowly truncate
and bispinose at the apex. Body beneath covered for the most
part with silvery-white pubescence. Femora gradually clavate,
closely punctured, sparsely pubescent at the sides, but with a
narrow band of silvery pubescence along the dorsal border ; tibiae
with short sparse seta?.
Lenr/th o-(j ; breadth lA mm.
Hab. Ceylon : Newara'^Eliya Mts.
381. Centrotoclytus carinatus, sjd. u.
Eeddish in colour ; elytra glossy and varying from reddish
brown to a darker shade, each with a raised, transverse, ivory spot
at the middle extended to the lateral carina but not to the suture.
Antenna? extend beyond the middle of the elytra, not canalicu-
late above ; second joint not quite half as long as the third ; third
longer than fourth ; fourth to sixth
subequal ; seventh shorter ; eighth to
tenth dilated, and angulate at the apex,
each scarcely longer than broad. Pro-
thorax a little longer than broad, rounded
at each side, slightly narrowed anteriorly,
and deeply constricted at the base ; the
surface with not very close, shallow
punctures ; the base broadly and rather
deeply cut out, with a straight margin,
-c;„*inn / / ^ 7 v in the middle, but expanded in a lobe
i-i.riiiaUis, Gahan . X . ^^ each Side, bcutellum covered with
a dense sericeous - white pubescence.
Elytra feebly depressed and slightly constricted at the middle,
strongly but not very closely punctured, the punctures sparser and
smaller on the apical area ; the lateral carina somewhat sinuous,
extends almost from the shoulder up to the middle of the
310 CEltAMBTCID.i:.
apical margin ; the apices truncate and bispinose. Body beneatli
rather faintly covered with greyish-white silky pubescence, which
iiecomes somewhat denser on the episterna of the mesothoivix.
I'einora gradually and not strongly clavate, distinctl}- but not
very closely punctured ; the hind pair not extended to the apex of
the elytra.
Length 8-9 ; breadth 2| mm.
Hah. Andaman Ishmds.
Genus EICON.
Eicon, Pascoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 522 ; Lacord. Gen. C'oleopt,
viii, p. 536 (1869J.
T3q)e, B. sam/uineum, Pasc, a species from Penang.
Range. Southern India and the Malay Peninsula.
Very closely allied to Epipedocera, Chevr., of which it might be
regarded as a subgenus differentiated by the following characters : —
Prothorax longer than broad, not strongly rounded at the sides ;
elytra furnished each with a somewhat feebly raised lateral carina;
femora less strongly thickened, the hind pair not reaching to the
apex of the elytra.
Two species only are known — one from Penang, the other from
Canara ; the latter is here described for the tir.st time. Although
so closely related to Epipedocera, the genus was placed far from
it by Lacordaire and in a different group.
382. Eicon biniaciilatum, sp. u.
Blood-red in colour and dull ; elytra with a dark brown area
that occupies about the middle third part, marked each at the
middle with a raised and polished ivory -yellow spot; the scutellum
and some spots at the sides of the thorax and first two abdominal
segments densely covered with silky-white pubescence. Autenuaj
reach to the middle of the elytra ; first joint rugulose-punctate,
last six joints dilated and, except the last, acutely augulate in front
at the apex. Prothorax about one-fourth longer than broad,
rounded a little at the sides, narrow ed slightly in front and more
strongly towards the base, ch)sely coA'ered with rather shallow
punctures. Elytra closely and strongly punctured and, on the
posterior {)art, sparsely gramdated ; each elytron narrowly emar-
ginate and bispinose at the apex, furnished along each side with a
somewhat sinuous carina which does not extend to the base or
apex ; the lateral margins very finely serrulate. Body beneath
coloured like the upperside ; the sterna, and the middle of the
first two abdominal segments more or loss faintly, clothed with
greyisli-white pubescence. Femora gradually clavate ; densely
and rather coarsely punctate; the hind pair not extended to the
apex of the eljtra.
Length 8-10; breadth 2^-3 mm.
Ilab. Canara: Katgal (T. li. D. Bdl).
HALME.
311
Genus HALME.
Halme, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Sue. (3) iii, p. 041 (18G9).
Type, JI. deriformis, Pasc, a species found in Borneo and
Mysol.
Jtcoif/e. Ceylon, Burma, Andaman Is., Malay Peninsula and
Archipelago.
Allied to Epipedocera, Chevr. ; resembles that genus in form and
agrees with it in all but the following characters : — Second joint
of the antennae much longer than broad ; prothorax with the
basal margin straight and entire ; elytra rounded and unarmed at
the apex ; iatercoxal part of the mesosternum only moderately
broad ; femora abruptly clavate, with a distinct and rather long
basal peduncle.
Pive species are known, of which one only — the type — has up
to the present been described. They are mostly of smaller size
than the species of Epipedocera, and differ further in all being
furnished sparsely with long erect hairs.
383. Halme cinctella, sp. n.
Dark brown, glossy, furnished sparsely with longish erect hairs ;
elytra marked each with a narrow, slightlj^ raised, ivory baud
that crosses at the middle but does not reach either the suture or the
outer margin. Head rather closely but not strongly punctured.
Antennae almost as long as tlie body, with the last three or four
joints slightly dilated ; first joint closely
punctured ; second half as long as the
third, which is scarcely longer than the
fourtli. Prothorax longer than broad,
strongly convex in the middle both above
and at the sides, deeply constricted at
the base and mai'ked near the apex with
a transverse groove ; the disc strongly
and rather closely punctured. Elytra
closely and strongly punctured between
the base and the median band, less closely
just behind the band and sparsely and
more feebly near the apex. Body beneath
marked with spots of white pubescence at
the sides of the meso- and metathorax.
Femora clavate and pedunculate, the peduncles somewhat testa-
ceous at the base.
Lencjth -1-5 ; breadth 1 mm.
Hah. Ceylon {Lewis).
This species resembles //. cleriformis, Pasc, but is at once
distinguishable from it by the absence of a white band of pubes-
cence from the base of the prothorax.
Fig. 101. — Halme ci)icfelL
Gahan. X ','.
312 CERAMBYCID.i:.
384. Halme cserulescens, sp. n.
Brown, slightly tinted with metallic hlue, above ; antennse, legs,
aud abdoineu more or less reddish ; each elytron marked at the
middle with two narrou' ivory spots set at an angle to each other
so as to form a baud which reaches neither to the suture nor to
the outer margin. Antennte of the d" as long as the body, not
dilated towards the apex ; first joint sparsely and not strongly
punctured ; second more than half as long as the third ; third to
sixth subequal ; seventh to tenth gradually shorter ; those of the
$ extend past the middle of the elytra, with joints seventh to
tenth gradually and slightly thicker. Prothorax rounded at the
sides, almost as broad as long, narrowed at the base, closely punc-
tured; covered, but not very densely, with greyish pubescence at the
sides and at the front aud hind borders, in addition it is furnished,
like all the other parts of the body, with long erect hairs. Elytra
somewhat flattened above, scarcely depressed in the middle,
slightly contracted there at the sides, strongly aud very closely
punctured, the punctures less close and strong near the apex.
Prosternum the whole way across in front of the coxfe strongly
and closely punctured, almost bare of pubescence;, somewhat
flattened in the c? and more convex in the $ ; hind-breast
pubescent ; abdomen finely aud very sparsely punctate ; femora
clavate and pedunculate, almost impunctate; tibise not distinctly
carinate.
Length 6-8 ; breadth 2-21 mm.
JIab. Andaman Islands.
Genus CLYTELLUS.
Clvtellus, WestivooiJ, Trcui^ Ent. Sue. (2) ii, jj. 240 (1853) ; Lacord.
Xren. CoUopt. ix, p. 94 (1869).
Type, C. methocokles, Westw., a species from Hong Kong.
Range. China, Andaman Islands, Borneo aud Celebes.
Ant-like in form. Head with the front vertical, rectangular ;
the eyes obliquely oval, entire or nearly so. Antennce very closel}'
approximated at the base, as long as the body, filiform ; first joint
stout ; second longer than broad ; third subequal to or shorter
than the fourth ; eleventh longer than the tenth. Prothorax much
longer than broad, constricted and depressed near the base, strongly
raised and somewhat curved in front, unarmed at the sides.
Elytra broader than the prothorax, scarcely twice as long as broad,
sti'ongly convex posteriorly, rounded at the apex, transversely
depressed just before the middle, each elytron with a dorsal crest or
tubercle near the base, the shoulders prominent. Legs moderately
long; femora pedunculate and clavate, those of the hind pair
extended to the apex of the elytra or slightly beyond it ; first joint
of hind tarsi shorter than the second and third united ; tarsal claws
small, scarcely divergent (this character alone is sulficieut to
CTA'TELLUS.
313
Fig. 102. — Clyiellus olcsteroidcs, Pasc.
distinguish this genus from all the other genera of the Cerani-
bycidae). lutercoxal process of prosternum narrow, prolonged and
feebly dilated posteriorly, the epimera extended inwards to meet it.
385. Clytellus olesteroides, Pasco^, A. M. N. H. (5) xv, p. 56 (1885)
Black ; the head, prothorax, and the disc of the elytra near the
base somewhat opaque, the rest of the elytra and the legs more or
less glossy ; front of head, sides of prothorax, apex of elytra and
the body beneath covered with a somewhat silvery-grey pubescence.
Antennae nearly as long as the
body ; third joint shorter than
the first or fourth and less than
twice as long as the second,
fifth slightly longer than the
fourth ; sixth to eleventh
gradually and slightly thicker,
and faintly covered with grey
pubescence. Prothorax im-
punctate, furnished above with
a narrow median carina. Scu-
tellum grey. Elytra sparsely
punctured in rows from the
base to the submedian depi'es-
sion, the latter sparsely covered
with rather thick, ashy-white
setae ; disc of each slightly
raised near the base and furnished with a feeble median crest.
Femora cariuate along each side, the club narrowed a little
before the apex, widened again towards the ventral side at
the apex. First segment of abdomen nearly as long as the
remaining segments united.
Length ok-Qh ; hreadtli 1^ mm.
Hah. Andaman Islands,
From its ant-like form, the close approximation of the antennae
at the base and the very small, sub-approximate, tarsal claws,
there will be little difficulty in recognizing this interesting little
species.
Group CLEOMENINI.
Head raised at the sides and flat or slightly concave in the
middle between the antennae. Eyes finely facetted, emargiuate, not
prominent. Antennae shorter than the body in $ , shorter or a
little longer than the body in S • Prothorax usually longer than
broad, unarmed at the sides. Scutellum small. Elytra generally
flattened above near the suture. Front coxa? globular, their
acetabula rounded on the outer side, generally closed, sometimes
open, posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxaj shut off from the
epimera. Femora pedunculate and clavate. Tarsal claws widely
divergent.
314 cerambyciDjE.
Sijno2)sis of Genera.
A. First abdominal segment as long at least as the
next two united Artimpaza, p. 314.
B. First abdominal segment shorter than the next
two united.
a. Prothorax a little or not longer than broad ;
hind femora with short basal peduncle. . . . Dere, p. 315.
b. Prothorax much longer than broad ; hind
femora with long basal peduncle.
«'. Acetabula of front coxfe closed pos-
teriorly Cleojienes, p. 316.
h' . Acetabula of front coxse open pos-
teriorly XiDA, p. 318.
Genus ARTIMPAZA.
Artimpaza, Thorns. Syst. Ceramb. p. 160 (1864): Lncord. Gen.
CoUopt. ix, p. 99 (1869).
Type, A, odontoceroides, Thouis., a species from the Malay
Peninsula.
Range. Andaman Islands, Malay Peninsula and Borneo.
Head slightly raised and subacute on each side between the
antenna? ; front oblique, flat, transverse ; eyes emargiuate, finely
facetted. Antennre about one-fifth longer than the body iu the 6 ,
much shorter than the body iu the 5 ; first joint slightly curved,
thickened towards apex, much shorter than the third ; third and
fifth to seventh subequal in the c? , the fourth slightly shorter; sixth
to tenth angulate anteriorly at the apex, these joints somewhat
thickened and more strongly angulated in the § . Prothorax niucii
longer than broad, slightly rounded at the sides, rather deeply
constricted and transversely furrowed near the apex, less deeply
near the base, the basal groove sinuate. 8cutellum subelougate.
Elytra flattened above, narrowed and somewhat dehiscent pos-
teriorly, each elytron more or less acuminate or spined at the
apex. Femora pedunculate, strongly clavate, the hind pair
extended to the apex of the elytra or to a little beyond it in
the c? . First joint of hind tarsus as long as the next two
joints united. Intercoxal process of prosternum narrow in the
middle, broadly dilated posteriorly, so as to meet the epimera.
Episterna of metathorax narrowed posteriorly. Abdomen convex,
broad towards the middle, narrowed posteriorly ; the first segment
as long at least as the next two united.
386. Artimpaza bicolor, Pascoe, A. 3T. N. H. (5) xv, p. 56 (1885).
Chestnut-red, glossy; elytra pitch-brown, very glossy ; antenna^
M'ith the first joint glossy red, the rest duller, third to sixth johits
at the apex, and the succeeding joints almost wholly, infuscate.
DEEE.
315
Head densely punctate, Prothorax oiie-thii'd longer than its width
at the middle, broadly rounded at the sides, with a deep c-on-
striction and transverse groove a little
behind the apex, another constriction and
a sinuate groove near the base ; very
strongly but not densely punctured above
and oil the sides, less strongly but more
densely punctured beneath, the anterior
groove and the part in front of it nearly
impunctate. Scutellum covered with
silvery grey pubescence. Elytra dis-
tinctly and somewhat thickly punctured,
except at the shoulders and apex ; each
narrowed to an obtuse point at the apex.
Breast, abdomen and legs glossy, almost
impunctate, furnished with a few sparse
longish hairs. First abdominal segment
of d' slightly longer than the next two
femora extend a little past the apex of the
Fig. 103. — Ar/impa~a hi-
color, Pasc, <S . X ?.
united. Hind
elytra in the S •
Length 15 mm.
Hah. Andaman Islands
Genus DERE.
Dere, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M., Longic. ii, p. 248 (1855) ; Lacord.
Gen. CoUopt. ix, p. 100 (1869).
Type, J), tlioracica, White, a species from North China.
Range. China, India, Ceylon and Borneo, Very closely allied
forms occur in Africa.
Head slightly raised on each side between the antennae ; eyes
finely facetted, emarginate, the upper lobe short and narrow ;
front oblique, flat. Antennae extended to the middle of the elytra
in the $ , to some distance beyond it in the (S ; third joint twice
as long as the fourth; fourth slightly shorter than the fifth; fifth
to tenth subequal, increasing very slightly in thickness, eleventh
obtuse at the apex. Prothorax as long as, or longer than, broad,
rounded at the sides, narrowed at the base and also but more
gradually in front. Elytra moderately long, flattened or slightly
depressed along the inner part of the disc, narrowed posteriorly,
each elytron emarginate and bidentate at the apex. Legs mode-
rately long; femora clavate, the hind pair do not reach to the end
of the body; first joint of the hind tarsi almost as long as the next
two joints united. Acetabula of front and middle coxa3 closed ;
intercoxal process of prosternum rather narrow, dilated posteriorly,
that of the mesosternum moderately broad. Episterna of meta-
thorax with the inner border curved posteriorly, the apex pointed.
Eirst abdominal segment almost as long as the second and third
united.
316
CERAMBXCID.i:.
387. Dere affiiiis, sp. n.
Head, antennae, legs and body beneath (the prothorax excepted)
black ; prothorax entirely red ; elytra dark metallic bine. Head
someu-hat roughly punctured above, more
finely in front. Prothorax somewhat dull,
densely rugulose-puuctate. Elytra subnitid,
very densely and somewhat asperately punc-
tured ; each with two spines at the apex, the
outer spine nearly twice as long as the sutural
one. Breast and abdomen densely punctate,
covered somewhat slightly with dark grey
pubescence. Legs snbglabrous and nitid, the
hind femora densely punctured, the clavate
Bere affuiis Gabau portion of the middle and front femora smooth
X f . and almost impunctate ; middle femora feebly
carinate in front.
Length 9 ; breadth 2i mm.
ffab. jS^orthern India.
This species is closely allied to the Chinese D. tJioracica, AVhite,
but diifers in the prothorax which is entirely red, and in the elytra
which are more strongly spined at the apex.
388. Dere fulvipennis, sp. n.
Prothorax and elytra entirely fulvous red; antennae, legs and all
the rest of the body black, Prothorax and elytra very closely
punctured ; each elytron bispinose at the apex, the outer spine
longer than the sutural one. Breast at the sides and the hind
femora thickly punctured ; middle and hind femora carinate in
front near the lower border.
Length 9 ; breadth 2^ mm.
Hab. Southern India.
389. Dere apicalis, sp. u.
Head posteriorly and on the middle of the underside, pi'othorax,
mesosternum and all except the apex of the elytra fulvous red ;
apex of elytra dark brown ; legs, antennae and the rest of the body
black. Prothorax not longer than broad, rather strongly rounded
at the sides, closely but not very distinctly punctured, dull.
Elytra densely punctured, dull, each bispinose at the apex, the
outer spine longer than the inner one. Middle femora carinate
in front, the hind ones without trace of a carina.
Length 9; breadth 2^ mm.
Hab. Ceylon.
Genus CLEOMENES.
Cleomenes, Thorns. S;/st. Ceramb. p. 1(31 (18G4); Lacord. Gen,
Coleo2)t. ix, p. 101 (1869).
Type, C. dlammaphoroidcs, Thorns., a species from the Philippine
Islands.
Range. Burma, Java and Philippine Islands.
CLEOMENES.
317
Head raised at each side between the antenna) ; front oblique,
shghtly longer than broad ; eyes finely facetted, emarginate.
Antennae shorter than the bod}'' ; third, fourth and fifth joints
subeqiial, each much longer than the first ; sixth to tenth succes-
sively shorter and thicker, each angulate at apex on the anterior
side, eleventh slightly longer than the tenth. Prothorax longer
than bi'oad, slightly rounded in the middle at each side, a little
constricted near base and apex, Elytra long, somewhat parallel-
sided, flattened above near the suture, each emarginate or truncate,
and bidentate at the apex. Femora pedunculate and clavate, the
hind pair shorter than the abdomen. First joint of hind tarsus
equal to or longer than the second and third united. Acetabula
of front coxa? almost closed posteriorly ; the intercoxal process
narrow, a little dilated at the end. Episterna of metathorax
narrowed to a point posteriorly. Abdomen cylindrical, first
segment a httle longer than the second.
390. Cleomenes chryseus, sp. u.
Head, prothorax, scutellum and body beneath densely covered
with golden pubescence ; head black behind the eyes and across
the hind border ; prothorax \\ith four black spots above and a
small anterior spot on each side, the two anterior discal spots
smaller, subapproximate, the two posterior larger and more widely
separated ; a short median carina also black. Elytra testaceous
yellow, marked each Mith three narrow,
longitudinal, dull black bands — one along
the suture, another along the outer margin ;
the third extends from above the shoulder in
front to some distance beyond the middle of
the disc behind, and is united posteriorly to the
outer baud by means of two narrow oblique
spots ; that part of the elytron which lies
between these spots and the sutural band
densely covered with golden pubescence;
the rest of the elytx-a, except near the apex,
bare of pubescence ; antennae and legs ferru-
ginous, the hind femora more or less in-
fuscate. Antennae extend, to the apical
fifth or sixth of the elytra in the $ ; third,
fourth and fifth joints subequal, each much
longer than the first, the latter densely
punctate. Prothorax slightly protuberant at the middle of each
side, narrowed in front of and behind the protuberance ; the black
spots densely punctured. Elytra strongly and densely punctured,
the punctures in rows along the disc, less regular on the sides ;
the inner testaceous band nitid, the outer one duller and less
yellowish in colour ; apices truncate, slightly emarginate, feebly
bidentate.
LeiKjth 14; hreadih 24 mm.
Hah. Upper Burma : Euby Mines district {Dolicrty).
Fig. 105.
Cleomenes chnjseus,
Gabau. X 5-
318
CEUAMBTCID^,
Genus NIDA.
Nida, Pascoe, A. M. X. H. (3) xix, p. 31 2 (1867) ; Laconl Gen.
Coleopt. ix, p. 104 (1869).
Type, N.flavovittuta^ Pasc.
Range. Burma and Andaman Islands.
Head slightly raised at each side between the antennae, short
behind the eyes : the front declivous, transverse ; eyes finely
facetted, emarginate. Antennte longer than the body, setaceous ;
first joint slightly curved ; third longer than the first or fourth,
slightly shorter than the fifth. Prothorax much longer than broad,
subcylindrical, very slightly narrowed towards base and apex.
Elytra long, narrow, parallel-sided, subtruucate at the apex.
Femora pedunculate and clavate, the hind pair extended almost to
the apex of the elytra. First joint of hind tarsi about equal in
length to the second and third united. Acetabula of front coxae
open posteriorly, the intercoxal process narrow, slightly dilated at
the end. Acetabula of middle coxaj shut off from the epimera.
Episterna of metathorax parallel-sided, truncate posteriorly.
Abdomen parallel-sided, the segments successively and gradually
shorter.
391. Nida flavovittata, Pascoe, A. M. N. H. (3) xix, p. 312 (1867).
Black ; head and prouotum faintly covered witli short greyish
pubescence ; prothorax with a C-shaped band of A^liite pubescence
on each side, the open side of the band uppermost ; scutellum
white. Elytra each with a broad longitudinal
band of a yellowish-testaceous colour that runs
close along the suture, these bands faintly
covered with a rather long and somewhat
transversely laid pubescence. Body beneath
with a greyish pubescence, which becomes
denser and whiter on the sides of the thorax
and abdomen. Antennae about one-fiftli
longer than the body in the cJ , slightly
longer than it in the $ ; third joint scarcely
longer tlian the first, but distinctly longer
than the fourth; fifth slightly longer than
the third ; sixth and seventh subequal with
the fifth ; eighth to tenth gradually shorter.
Prothorax about one-third longer than broad,
slightly rounded at the middle of each side,
narrowed gradually towards the base, broadly but feebly constricted
before the apex, closely but not strongly punctured ; the disc with
a short smooth line, sometimes obsolete, along the middle and a
transverse cariniform elevation before the middle. Elytra closelv
and almost uniformly punctate from base to apex. Femora
pedunculate, clavate near the apex.
Li'.iKjth 13| mm.
Ilab. Burma : Pegu and 2s orth Chin Hills : Siam.
Fig. 106.
Nida fta vovittata,
Pasc. X 1.
IRESIOIDES. 319
392. Nida andamanica, sp. n.
Very like N.jiavovittata, Pasc, but differs from it by the absence
ot: the testaceous band along each elytron, and in the C-shaped
white baud at each side of the prothorax which is less distinctly
marked ; the anterior part of this band widened out and greyish,
rather tban white, in colour. The testaceous band of N. jlavo-
vittata rejilaced by faint grey bands, formed of pubescence the
hairs of which lie somewhat transversely ; the underlying derm,
however, is as a rule quite black, although a small testaceous spot
is in some specimens visible near the base.
Length 11-14 ; breadth 2-2| mm.
Hab. Andaman Islands.
As this form agrees structurally with N.jlavovittata, it ought,
perhaps, to be regarded as a race or local variety of that species,
sufficiently different in colour to be entitled to a distinctive
name.
Group GLAUCYTINI.
Head short, slightly concave or sometimes nearly fiat between
the antennae ; front vertical, somewhat narrowed between the
eyes, especially in the male ; eyes large, prominent, finely facetted,
deeply emarginate ; antenual supports emarginate in front. An-
tennte longer as a rule than the body in both sexes. Prothorax
subcylindrical, unarmed at the sides. Front coxae globular, their
acetabula rounded on the outer side, closed or very nearly closed
posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxae not open to the epimera.
Legs variable in length ; the femora more or less distinctly
thickened towards the apex ; the hind tarsi not long, the first joint
very little (sometimes not) longer than the second and third
united. Vein Cu 1 of wings simple; Cu 2 absent.
Synopsis of Genera.
A. Prothorax scarcely longer than broad; hhid
femora do not extend to apex of elytra in cJ . . Ibesioides, p. 319.
B. Prothorax one-third longer than broad; hind
femora extend to apex of elytra in J Polyphida, p. 321.
Genus IRESIOIDES.
Iresioides, Thorns. Archiv. Eat. \, p. 291 (1857); Lacord. Gen.
CoUopt. ix, p. 120 (1869).
Type, /. ferocc. Thorns., a species from Madagascar.
Bange. Madagascar and Ceylon.
Head short ; flattened or slightly concave between the antenual
sttpports, the latter slightly raised, emarginate in front ; eyes
prominent, deeply emarginate, the lower lobes extended in front
320
CEEAMBl'CID.E.
below the base of the antennoj ; front vertical, a httle narrowed
between the eyes. Antenute longer than the body in the S . equal
to or slightly longer than the body in the 5 ; fourth joint shorter
than the third or fifth. Prothorax subcyliudrical, a httle longer
than broad. Elytra truncate at the apex. Legs subequal in
length ; femora pedunculate and clavate, the hind pair not extended
to the apex of the elytra; first joint of tarsi shorter than the
second and third united. Front coxje globular, their acetabula
closed posteriorly. Acetabula of middle coxae shut off from the
epiaiera.
393. Iresioides moesta, Pascoe (Obrium), Trmis. Ent. Soc. (-2) T, p. 2C)
(18oU).
5 . Brownish in colour, covered above with short, yellow ish-grey,
silky pubescence, so arranged on the elytra as to exhibit darker
and lighter bands according to its greater or less denseness ; body
beneath covered with silvery-grey pubes-
cence. Head closely punctured, nearly
flat between the antennal supports. An-
tennte as long as the body, reddish brown ;
the third to sixth joints at the apex, and
the succeeding joints entirely, dark
brown. Prothorax scarcely longer than
broad, feebly rounded at the sides, densely
puuctate, furnished with a short trans-
verse carina on the middle of the disc.
Elytra distinctly but not very closely
punctured, narrowed and subtruncate at
the apex, ^ith the outer angles rounded
off. Legs subequal in length, vary in
colour from testaceous to dark brown, the
tarsi more or less blackish. Last abdominal segment extended
some distance beyond the apex of the elytra.
Lcnr/th 7-11 5 ; breadth 2-3 mm.
Bah. Ceylon : Dikoya district (G. Leivis).
Fig. 107.
Iresioides viocsfa, Pasc, 5
X 5.
394. Iresioides brunnea. Thorns. Syst. Ceramb. p. 547 (1865).
Very like /. moesta, Pasc. ; differs only in the elytra, \\hich are
uniformly pubescent, not banded in any way, the pubescence
somew hat shorter and less glossy. In the male the antennae are a
little longer than the body and the last ventral segment is covered
by the elytra.
Lemitll 6^-9 ; breadth 2-2^ mm.
Hah. Ceylon : Dikoya disfrict {G. Lewis).
It is probable that this species, founded upon male specimens
only, is not distinct from /. mocnia, Pasc, and that the differences
between the two are entirely sexual.
POLYl'HID.V. 321
39."). Iresioides kraatzi, Tkumx. Si/st. Ccncnh. ]>. ."347 (iso.")).
Of a rather dark crimson-brown colour, verging towards black
on the head and prothorax ; head covered with golden pubescence
in front and on two bands above, which curve round the eves and
ineet between the antenna ; prothorax marked above with two
rather broad longitudinal bands of golden pubescence which are
closely approximated at the base, sometimes even united there.
Jllytra claret-coloured, faintly covered witli golden-tawnv pubescence
w hich is visible only in reflected light, each elytron marked at the
base with a short longitudinal band of denser golden pubescence,
this band placed nlong a slight depression which gradually slopes
from the inner side and is sliarply limited on the outer. Body
beneath covered for the greater part with silverv pubescence.
Head distinctly but rather sparsely punctate. Antenna? about
one-fourth longer than the body in the c? . Prothorax subcylin-
drical, a little narrowed at the base, densely punctate ; disc with a
short transvei'se carina in the middle. Elytra distinctly but not
\ ery thickly punctured, the punctures subseriate in places ; each
rounded or narrowly suhtruncate at the apex.
Lenf/th 6-9 ; breadth 1| -2| mm.
JIah. Cevlon.
Genus POLYPHIDA.
Polyphida, Pascoe, Trans. Enf. Soc. (3) iii, p. (>>:> (1809).
Type, P. ch/toides, Pasc, a sj^ecies from Borneo.
Range. Burma, Malay Peninsula and Borneo.
Nearly allied to Iresioides, Tiioms. ; somewhat similar in form,
but tlie prothorax is longer and more cylindrical, the hind legs
longer than the others, with the femora extended to the apex of
the elytra in the 6; the head concave between the autennal
supports.
396. PolypMda metallica, Nunfried (Chtus), Berl enf. Zeif. xxxviii,
p. y38 (1803).
Polyphida I'eie, Gahan, Ann. Mns. Civ. Genovu, xxxiv, p. 2!', pi. 1,
lig. 8 (1894).
Black, densely covered with silky pubescence, which has a some-
what golden tint above, silvery beneath ; elytra metallic, covered
for the most part with golden pubescence, each with a short,
glabrous, chalybeate-blue band that runs back a short distance from
the shoulder, and two slightly oblique transverse bands of tiie
same kind placed one just before, the other behind, the middle.
Antennaj and legs faintly covered with grey pubescence. Head
with a feebly impressed, median, black line along the front, a feu-
sparse punctures on the vertex; front distinctly narrowed between
the eyes, more so in the o than in the J' . Antenna' about ennal
VOL. 1. 1
322 CEHAMBYC'ID.i:.
in length to the body in the 5 , exceeding it by the last tw o or
three joints in the j; first joint with a median longitudinal carina
in front. Prothorax about one-third longer than broad, subcylin-
drical, slightly constricted between the middle and apex. Elytra
subseriately and rather strongly punctured, the punctures more
distinct on the glabrous bands ; each truncate at the apex, feebly
dentate at the angles. First joint of the hind tarsus as long as
the second and third united.
Leiu/ih 12 ; breadth 2^ mm.
//rt6. Manipur; Upper Burma: Ruby Mines district (Z)o7j<'Wy/).
ALrHABETICAL INDEX.
Acanthophoriui, 22.
Acanthopliorus, 23.
jEgosonia, 44.
.Egosoiiiini, 41.
OEueipennis (Zooblax),
39.
^olestlies, 126.
affiuis (Dere), 316.
afBnis (Epipedocera),
307.
Aglaophis, .303.
agnatus (Caloclytus),
362.
albicinctus (Demonax),
29(5.
albomaculatus (Demo-
nax), 205.
alboscutellatus (Calocly
tus), 2( ■).").
albosignatus (Demonas),
283.
alciiiene (Chloridoluni"),
199.
alpina (Rosalia), 176.
alteni (Macrotoma), .'54.
amabilis (Merionceda),
174.
AniMuraesthes. 241. 254.
ainbiguus (Arhopalus),
162.
amoena (Xoanodera), 150.
Ancyloprotus, 18.
andaniaiiica (Nida), 319.
andaiiianiciiiii (Cere-
siuni;, 161.
anrlaraanicus (Calocly-
tus), 265.
andarnaiiicus (Demonax),
290.
andaa'anicus (Rhaphi-
podus), 33.
andrewesi (Anoeme). 54.
andrewesi (Merioiioeda),
172.
angustatiini (.Esosomn >,
46.
angustulum (Cercsiuui),
158.
angustus (Psilomeriis),
3U0.
Animes, 99.
annularis (Caloclytus),
261.
Anoeiue, 53.
antennatus (Philus), .57.
antennatus (Sarmydus),
52.
Authoboscus, 260.
Aniibis, 220.
Apatophysis, 69.
aper (Perissus), 257.
Apheles, 62.
Aphrodisiiim, 205.
apicale (Ceresium). 161.
apicalis (Dero), 31().
apicalis (Nyphasia), 152.
Apiocepbalus, 74.
arfiferus (Caloclytus),
263.
Arcyphorus, 271.
argeiitatuin (Cbelido-
niuin), 21 1.
arietis (Clytus), 250.
Artinipaza, 314.
ascendens (Demonax),
296.
Asemini, 94.
asperulum (Stromatiuni),
115.
assiinilis (Caloclytus),
269.
Astrimus. 154.
atratum(Priouoniina).l 7.
audax (Dynamostes), 61.
aurata (Protbema), 235.
aurifaber (-■Eolesthes),
126.
Baladeva, 8,
balyi (Demonax), 282.
Baraliptun, 42.
barbatum (Stromatiuni),
114.
basicornis (.Eulesthes),
126.
bicinctus (Demorax). 294.
bicolor (ArtinipaEa), 314.
bicolor (Erytbrus), 230.
Eicon. 310.
bigibbosus (Ancylopro-
tus), 19.
bitnaculatum (Eicon),
310.
binincu!atus(Psilomerus),
300.
bimaculatii>s(Tetraomnia-
tus), 102.
bi]iu9tulatii.'* (Anubis),
221.
birniauicus (Pyrestes),
2_'8.
biseburata (Plangone),
;508.
bivittatum(Ciiloridoluin),
198.
bizonatus (Poly2onus),
216.
bowringi (^E2;osoina). 48.
bowringii (Rhytidodera),
146.
brama (Ceranibyx), 124.
brevi]ieR (Polyzonus),
217.
bnninea ( Iresioides), .32' •.
buckleyi (^Egosoma), 47.
buqneti (Lopbosternus),
13.
biiqueti (Xylotrecbus),
243.
Crenoptera, 169.
r£erulescen8(Halme),.3I2.
Callirbromini, 189.
callichronioides (Typo-
dryas), 65.
Callicbromopsi.*, 180.
324
ALPHABETICAL 1XJ)E.\;.
callidiuides (Opialueei-a),
108.
callidioidoa (Tetraomnia-
tus), 103.
Callidiopsitii, 1")4.
callizonus (Clvttis), 251.
Caloclytus, 260.
caluiiiniata (Pachyteria),
19C..
raiitharinum (Obriuni),
Ifi.'x
Cantbnroi-'neiniiii. 25.
Cantharocnemis. 2H.
caiitori (Aphroclisium),
205.
Capnocerainbfx. 135.
C'apiiolyiiiiiia, 73.
Curaphia. 75.
carinatiis (Centrotocly-
tus). 309.
carinicollis (Xylol re-
chus). 248.
caririifrons(XyIolrecIui8),
243.
carinulatum (Stroiiia-
tiiiiuX lis.
castaueuiu (Tetro])iuiii),
05.
Centrotoclytus, 308.
Ceplialalliis, 9t».
CepbaloCTius, 9fi.
cephalole8(Dinoprioiiiis),
43.
CerauibvcidcT, 1, 90.
CVranibycides, 90.
Cerambyciiia;. 90.
Cerambycini, 90, 119.
Ceresiuiii, 15(i.
clianipioni (Erythrus),
229.
Chclidonium, 210.
chionospila (Clytocera),
280.
Cbioridolum, 198.
C'liloropliorus, 260.
(■liryseus(C'Ieomene.s).317.
dirysogaster (Pachy-
teria), 197.
pincfella (Halme). 31 1 .
cinctnin (Chelidoiiixni),
einguleiiso(^l'If;(i*oiiia ).-4(').
cingalensis (Caloclytus).
I!(i8.
cingalensis (Capnolym-
nia), 73.
cingalensis (Notliopeus'),
204.
einnyris (CliloridoUun),
200.
C'lail()i):d])us. 59.
clavicornis (Anubis),220.
Cleomenes, 316.
t'leoraenini, .313.
clpi'iformis (Halme), 31 1 .
Clytantbiis, 260.
C'lytellus. 312.
ctytina (Leptura), 84.
Clytini, 239.
Clytocera, 279.
clytoides (Polyphida),
321.
Clyttis, 250.
coccineus ( Epbies), 87.
coccinens (Erytbrus),231 .
cognatus (Cbloropborus),
262.
Coloborbombus, 2t 2.
Colobus, 202.
coluinbina (Distenia). 62.
compressus (Zoodes), 1 18.
Concbopterus, 169.
concinna (Pbyodexia),
183.
Coiiothorax. 129.
consangiiineus (Zono-
pteriig), 191.
coiisocius (Ploca'derus),
124.
conspicua (Pyrocalvni-
ma), 89.
COD tortus (Xvk)trecbiis),
249.
corallinus (Pacliylo-
ceriis). 225.
corbctti (Ibidioiiidiini),
168.
cOrbetti (Zunoptcrns),
192.
coriarius (Prionuss). 14.
eorpiileiitus (Prioiius),
15.
ciistipenne (^-Egosoiiia ),
49.
eriissicofniis (FacLylo-
ccriLs). 226.
crenata (Macrotoma), 36.
cretatum (Ceresiura),
157.
cribrata (Caraphia), 75.
cribratiim (Trinophy-
]nm). 156.
cri1.ricolle(Aplirodi8iuni\
207.
ci'ibricollis (Ilespero-
pbaiicsj, 1 13.
cribripennis (Leptura),
^5.
CriocephaUis. 96.
C'rioniorplnip. 95.
criientus (E]iiiics), 87.
cursor (Oxymiriis). 79.
curtipes (Gelona;tb»),
155.
cyMnipeniiis(Plocajderus),
120.
Cy clodera, 184.
Cyrtogn.itlnis, 5.
Cyrtotiops. 59.
Cyrti>sternii8, 9.
Dandamis, 50.
deceiiipunctata (Rosalia),
179.
deeens (Demonas), 288.
decerns (Demonai), 288.
de]es#erti (Deinonax),
298.
demi?sus (Derolus'), 136.
demissus (Pacbydi.ssus),
136.
deinocraticus (Poly-
Z(jiuis), 22t).
Deiiionax, 280.
Dere, 3.5.
iJeroltis, 1.35.
desfontaiiiei (Purpiiri-
cenu>;), 184.
Detrteroir.rna, 100.
Dialeges, 141.
diaiiiniapbiToides (Clew-
uienes), 316.
diana (Rliaphumaj. 271.
Piatoiiioccpbala. !.''().
difformis (Macroioniaj,
3S.
digir.is ^Denionax), 286.
diliita (Salpinia), 163.
dimidiata (Eucbroa),
194.
diiiiidiatii (Pacbyteria),
196.
diniidiatu.s; (Deinouas),
294.
Dinoprioims, 43.
Diortbus. 132.
discicolhs (Derolus).
1.3(1.
Dissosternn?, 7.
Distenia, 62.
Disteniides, 58.
Disteniiniv, .58.
Disteniini, 58.
distinguendus (Calo-
clytus), 2(14.
diversiis (Zonopterus),
193.
divisus (Demonax), 295.
Dcrsus. 55.
dohertii (Caloclytus),
267.
doliertii (DcinonaxK
291.
AM'IIAIJKTK'Al. INIH-.X.
:vio
dohertii (Dirtleiiia), (14.
tloliertii (Perissiisi, 2r>8.
dohertii (Pyrostes), 'J'20.
dorcadioides (Teledapus),
77.
Dorvstlienes, a.
dovviiesi (Caiitliaro-
cnemis), 26.
dravidiana (DisteiiiaX
(i4.
Dymasius, 1.'50.
Dynamostes, (51.
fburifera (Gnatholea),
111.
fbiirioides (Zoodes),
118.
egeiius (Margites), 137.
eiateroides (Zooblax), 4(1.
elegantula (Rhapbunia),
•279.
Klezira. 280.
fUioti (Macrdtoma). 38.
elliotti (Priomis), 16.
Elydnus, 139.
Ephicj, 87.
Epipedocera, SO.'i.
Epipedoceriiii, 3(J5.
ICpodiis, 303.
or"*us (Hesperoplmnes),
11.3.
Erjthrus, 229.
Euchroa. 193.
Europa, 250.
Ivirybatiis. 176.
Eurycephalus, 187.
Euryphagus. 187.
Eurypoda, 28.
Enrypodiiii, 27.
exigiuis (Margites), 137.
cxiinius (Pyreste.*), 227.
fXoticus (Criucepbalus),
96.
falco fLopbostermis), 12.
fallax (Rbaphuma), 276.
fasciata (Aglaophis),
304.
fasfiata (Pacbyteria).
195.
fascial us (Polvzonus),
213.
fas-ciatus (Piirpuricenus).
185.
fe:r (Polypbida), .321.
feinorata (Ipotbalia),
222.
feneslnit us 'SlL'iibouia-
lus). KiG.
ft-rox (Iresidides), 319.
torrugiiieus (Ceraiiibyx),
121.
fen-ugineus (Plocrcdcrus),
121.
festiva (Xystrocera),
107.
filifonnis (Clytus), 296.
fiUforinis (Molorcbus),
170.
fill foni lis (Tetraomina-
tus), 101.
fiinbriatuei (Anubis), 222.
fi<beri (^Macrotoma), 35.
flnvipes (Melegena), 66.
flavitai-sis (Zonopterus),
191.
flavocinct.ns (Polvzonus),
216.
flavovittata (Nida), 318.
foniiicoides (Demonax),
297.
fonnosa (Rosalia), 180.
fraiuii (Leptura), 86.
fryana (Gnatbolea), 111.
f'ryanus (Demonax). 293.
fryanus (Tbranius), 238.
fulgiirata (Rbapbumal,
274.
fulguratus (Zoodes),
117.
fuliginosus (Pcnssus),
254.
fulvescens (Dvniasius),
140.
fulvescens (Protasis). 93.
fulvipennis (Dere), 31().
fulvus (Notbopeus), 203.
i'uiiebris (Demonax),
299.
funestum (Callidium),
114.
fuscipennis (Nvpbasia),
152.
gabani (Rapbipodus),
32.
Gelonretba, 154.
geniculata (Rbapbutna),
296.
geniculatum (Ceresium),
158.
ge.*troi (Xylotrecbus),
246.
gibbicolle (Cbelidoniiim).
213.
gibbosns (Tliranius),
237.
gigas (Cei-ambyx). 121.
GhuKytini, 319.
glubosa (Xvstrocern),
lOii.
gb)luilicollis (Pbilus),
57.
Gnatliolea, 110.
gracile (Cererium), 157.
gracilipes (Ilomalo-
melas, 233.
Gratnmograpbus. 28(5.
graudis (Neocerambyx),
125.
granulosus (Parapbrusj,
14.
gravida (Rasalia), 178.
gritfitbi (Aphrodis-ium),
209.
bageni (Cbidopalpus),
60.
Halme, 311.
bauipsoui (Psilomerus),
301.
hanipsoni (Xvlotrecbus),
247.
bardwickianum (Apbro-
disium), 2(38.
bnrdwickii (Clytus), 307.
bariola (Rosalia), 178.
haussknecbti (Purpuri-
cenus), 186.
liaussneobti, var. alep-
peiisis (Purpuricenus),
186.
lleliouianes, 169.
llenlipteru^s (Notbope'is).
203.
Ilesperopbanes, 112.
Hesperopbanini. 109.
birta (Gelonanba), 155.
bolosericea (^Eolestbes),
127.
liolosericeus (Cerambyx),
1.33.
bolosericptis (Xeoceram-
byx). 127.
Homalomelas, 232.
liopei (Lopbosternus),
10.
bopei (Rempban), 34.
Iloplitocera. 107.
Iloplocerambyx, 131.
boisfleldii (Rhapbunia'),
272.
luigelii (Lopbosternus),
11.
humeralis (Plocffiderus),
123.
buinerosus (Aglaopbis),
303.
Eypocscbrus, 104.
326
ALrilAULTlf.VL IXDKX,
Thidiouidum. 168.
ignnbilis (Ciiloclvtus),
•270.
iiicleinens (Pachydissiis).
133.
iiifurvatus(Xjlotrecluis),
218.
iiulie-a (Merionopda), 171.
indicc'la (^Eulestbes),
128.
indicus (Hypoescbrus),
1(14.
indicus (Lophosternus),
10.
indiita (,Eolesthes), 128.
inermis (Anubis), 220.
iuscripta (Macrotoma),
3(1.
iiisigni.s (Tetr.iomniatus),
102.
iiisipiens (Xylotreehus),
242.
iiitegra (Rhvtidodera).
148.
idscelis (Callicbiouia),
208.
Ipotbalia. 222.
Iresioides, 319.
Isarfbron, 95.
Iselinodora, 259.
Isotomus, 260.
javanicum (..Egosoina),
45.
jiicundus (Caloclytiis),
2G2.
kalidasffi (Distenia), f)3.
kasbiniriana (.ipato-
physis), 70.
kraatzi (Iresioides), 321.
Kiinbir, 174.
lacertosuin (.(-Egosoma),
49.
lacordairei (Toxntus), 79.
livta (Rosalia), 179.
liiptu.s (Perissus). 2."io.
lameerei (Rosalia), I7H.
lateralis (Stenboinaliis),
1G7.
lateralis (Xylotrecbus),
244.
lateritia (Rosalia). 177.
latieoUe (Stroniatimti),
1 15.
laticolljg ( l'"i)ipedocera\
307.
lavinia (Leptura), 83.
Leontiuin. 210.
lepta (Leptura), 84.
Leptura, 81.
Lepturina', (IS.
leucoscutellatus (De-
uionax), 28li.
leueosticticuin (Cere-
si uni), 159.
liclieiieus (Apiocepbalus),
74.
lineatus (Deinonax),
281.
Liiioniius, 169.
literatus (Demonax),
-84.
Loganis, 19.
longicorne (Stromatiuui),
115.
Lougicornia, 1.
Luphosternus, 9.
liideiis (Caluclytus), 2(>9.
lundii (Eurvphagus),
1(^8.
iiiacileutus (Animes). 99.
uiacilentus (Demonax),
291.
inacilentus (Dyiuasiusi).
139.
niaera (Iscbnodora),
259.
niacrospilus (Polvzonus),
216.
Macrotonia, .'55.
Macrotoiuini, 29.
14-inaculatus (Calo-
clytus), 26(>.
niaculatus (Zoode.*!), 116.
iiiaculicoU.s (Demonax),
297.
niai'ulipennis((Emospila),
105.
mneulosum (Baralipton),
42.
malaecensis (Piirpuri-
cenus), 185.
inanipurensis (Leptura),
86.
manipurensis (Rlia-
pbuma). 274.
margiuale (.ligosoiua),
45.
Margites, 137.
Massicus, 129.
mauritanicus (Derolus).
135.
maxillosus(EurTpliagus).
187.
Mc'ga.-^oimim, '.•(>.
iiiegaspilu.s (Polvzonus),
215.
melancbolicu.s (Calo-
clytus), 267.
Melegena. 6(1
Merioiioeda, 171.
nietallica (Polyphida),
321.
metbocoides (Clvtellus),
312.
micro.>;pilus (Polyzonus),
21.5.
niiiiiacea (Leptura), 82.
iiiiuiatus { I'yrestes). 227.
minor (Carapbia), 7H.
minor (Dymasius), 140.
minor (Molorchus), 169.
minutissimus (Clvtus),
253.
modcstum (Ceresium),
l(iO.
modica (Apatopliysis),
71.
modicu.s (Acantbo-
pborus), 25.
modicus (Margites). 1;^8.
moesta (Iresioides). 320.
moestus (Caloclytus),
266.
Molnrcbiiii. 1(>9.
Molorcbus. 169.
Monodesmini, 52.
montana (Apatopbysis),
71.
moutanus (Clytus), 253.
montanus (Dorystbenes),
7.
montanus (Purpuri-
cenus), 186.
monticola (Clytus), 251.
monticola (Demonax),
282.
mordax (Priotynmniis),
22.
morosus (Cerambyx),
131.
morosus (Hoploceram-
byx), 131.
mouboti ((.'Ivlantbus),
285.
mulio (Demonax), 292.
murinus (Oligoenoplus),
302.
mutabilis (Perissus), 256.
muticus (Tetraommatus),
101.
myops (Perissus), 258.
Mylbodini. Its2.
nebulosu? (Zatrepbus).
148.
ALPnABETICAL IN'DEX.
327
Neoceranibvs, 12-1.
Keoprion. '2S.
neoxenuiUi^Apbrodisiuni),
208.
nepos (Cblorophorus),
262.
Nericonia. 67.
nerii (Cerauibrx). 13ri.
nerii (Hammaticheriis),
l;J5.
Nida. 318.
niger (PlocaderusX 121.
nigra (Cyrtonops). 6<l.
nigra (Nericonia), 67.
nigra (Sebasinia), 145.
nigriceps (MerioncedaX
173.
nigriceps (Tetraorama-
tus^. 103.
nigripes (Cerainbrx).
188.
nigrita (Anoeiiie). 53.
nigroraseiatus^Demonax i.
280.
nigroinaculatus (De-
monax), 284.
nigropunetatus (Dan-
damis). 50.
nilgirieiise (Ceresiuin),
161.
nilgirieiisis (Perissiis),
256.
nilgiriensis (Zuodes).
117.
Nir»us. 103.
uitidus(Hainmaticlierus\
121.
nootis (Ceranibyx), 70.
Notbopeus. 2<)2.
nvmpba (Cli'oridulum ).
"201.
Nvphasia. 151.
^N'Tsiiia. 153.
obertburi (Oplatot-erai.
108.
obesus (Pliica?derus\ 121.
oblongoniaculnta (De-
monax). 283.
Obriini, 164.
Obriuui, 165.
obsourus (^Astriraus).
155.
obtusus (Polvzonusi,
218.
odontoceroides (Art:in-
paza), 314.
CEinini. 98.
(Emospila, 104.
ole.*teroides (ClTtellii.< .
313.
Oligoenophis, 301.
Oplatocera. 107.
oreinuui (Tetropium),
05.
onentalis (Xvsina). 153.
orientalia (Prionomma),
17.
orientabs (Prionus). 17.
ornaticolle (^.Egosoiua),
45.
Oxymirus, 78.
Pacbydissus. 133.
Pacbylocerus, 224.
Pacliyteria, 104.
palpalis (Lopbosternus),
12.
paraiidrsefi)rniis (Neo-
prioii), 29.
Parapbrus. 13.
parens (CaloelytusK 270.
paris (^Xeoeerainbvx).
124.
parviooUis(PacbTdissus),
1:34.
parvulus (Perissus), 2.58.
pascoei (Massicus), 129.
paseoei ^Xypbasia). 1.53.
pjiscoei (Xoanodera).
1.50.
palknna (Ebapbuiua>,
272.
patricius (Caloclvtus),
268.
pauper (Dialeges). 142.
pedestris (Plocicderus'.
123.
pedestris ( Plooederus'l.
121.
Peitbona. 71.
Perissus, 254.
perhetum (Cbloridolum),
201.
persimilis (Demonax),
298.
persimilis (PerissusX
256.
pertii (Dissosternus). 8.
pbiale (Rbapbuma).
273.
pbidias (Xylotrecbus),
243.
Pbilagetbes. 184.
Pbilini, 54.
I'bilus, 57.
I'licracantbini. 151.
Pbvodexia. 182.
Pinion. 16.5.
pilosu.s (PaelivloccriisV
225.
plaeida (Rhaphiima),
275.
plas;iata (Maerotoma),
37.
plagiitus (Dymasius),
141.
Plan gone. 308.
planicolle(Apbrodisium),
206.
Plocfederus, 120.
Plocederus, 120.
pluniiferiis (Pacbylo-
cerus). 226.
Pneuiiiida, l,5i>.
Polypbida. 321.
poiyzonoides (Cheli-
doniiin). 219.
Polyzijnus. 213.
posficuin lObriuin"). 1<>.5.
prajcana (.Rliapbuma ),
285.
pr:¥usta (Rbapbuma),
276.
prasimis (Polvzonus).
219.
Prinobius. 3.5.
Prionidse, 2.
Prionides. 2.
prionides (Peitbona).
72.
Prioninae. 2.
Prionini. 2. 4.
Prionoiuuia, 16.
Prionus, 14.
Prioryranmis. 21.
prupriiis (Perissus), 255.
Protaxini. 92.
Protaxis. 93.
Protbema. 235.
Protbeinini. 232.
Psilanta. H.5.
Pseiidoleptnra. 229.
Psiionierus, 2{l9.
piibipennis (Melegena),
«i6.
puella (Merionoedai.
171.
pugnax (Lpptiira), 80.
))ugiias (Rbondia). 80.
punciipennis ( Apiocepba-
lus). 74.
piinctipennis (Cyrto-
nops', 60.
Purpuricenini. 183.
Pnrpuricenus. 184.
pntzevsi (Xvlotrecluis).
242.
Py Testes. 227.
Pyrestbes. 227.
Pyrestini, 224.
PvrfK'alvmuia. S-^.
328
ALPII AB F/ri( 'A I. 1 X DEX.
pyrochroides (Pyro-
calymuia), 80.
pyrrha (Ipothalia). 223.
pyi-rhus (Pyrestes), 228.
quadricollis (Deinonax),
2'.}3.
quadricolor (Demonax),
292.
quadricolor (Rhaphuma),
271.
quadridens (Centrotocl}--
tiis), 308.
quadridentatus (Homalo-
inelas), 234.
quadrideiitatiii (Zoode.s),
116.
quadrimaculatus (Poly-
zonus), 214.
qiiadi'imitaniin (Steny-
grinuiJi), ll>4.
quadripes (Xvlotrecluis),
245.
qiiinquenotata (Eha-
phunia), 277.
raripilutn (Ceresiuni).
156.
redemanui (Zonopteriis),
15)2.
regularis (Xoanodera),
150.
relictus (Hoploceram-
byx), 131.
Remphan, 33.
reticollis (Demonax), 289.
Rhai)hipodus. 30.
Rliaphuma, 271.
rhea (Rbaphuma), 276.
Rliondia, 79.
Rliytidodera. 146.
rob'usta (Rbytidodera)
147.
robi'.stuin (Aphrodisiiini).
209.
Rosalia, 176.
Rosaliini, 175.
rostratiis (Aniibis), 221.
rostratus (Durystbenes),
6.
rntundicolle (Ceresiuni),
KiO.
nibricollis (Caloclytus).
265.
rubriola (Leptura), 81.
nibripeimis (Apbrodi-
siuni). 210.
rufipesiCeresinm), 158.
rufiiiii (Corosiiiin), 157.
rugiceps (.\canthopiio-
rus), 24.
riissieoUis (Rhapliimia ),
264.
riisticLis (Griocepbalus),
oa.
Sagittarius (Cali)clytiis),
261.
saigonensis (Polvzouiis),
214.
Sakuntala, 62.
8alpinia, 163.
sanguineus (Eicon), 310.
sanguinolentus (Purpuri-
cenu.s), 184.
Sarmvdus, 51.
sarta'(.Eolesthes), 129.
sartorii (Xvlotrecbiis),
241.
scabricorne (.Ego.sorna),
44.
Sebasmia, 143.
seniiluctuosus (De-
monax), 285.
seniiscutellata (Rba-
phuma), 286.
sericeus (FTespero-
pbanes), 112.
sericus (Pacbydissu.s),
133.
.serraticornis (Acantho-
pborus), 23.
serripes (Macrotoina),
35.
setiilosa (Epipedocera),
308.
sexnotata (Rhapliuma),
275.
siamensis (Xylol recluis),
243.
Sigeum, 235.
signata (Protbema), 235.
signiferum (Stromatiuin).
118.
bimilis (Lopliosternus),
13.
similis (Pacbvdissus),
127.
simplex (Ceresiuni), 162.
simplex (Diortluis), 133.
simplex (Gnatbolea), 111.
simplex (Tbranius), 237.
simulans (Rbytidodera),
148.
simulator (Clytus), 252.
siiiense (Cbelidoiiiiim),
212.
.sinensis (yEolestbes), 1 28.
sinensis (Traclivlopbus),
146.
Singalia, 236.
8in<)lus. 169.
smei (Xylotrpcbiis), 241.
socia (Palpinia), 163.
socius (Caloclytus), 264.
sociiis (Lopliosternus),
11.
sordidus (Neocerambyx),
133.
speciosus (Caloclytus),
260.
S])begesthes, 250.
spinicornis (Hoplo-
cerambyx), 131.
spinipeniiis (Singalia),
237.
spinosa (Macrotoma), 38.
spondyloides (C.mtharo-
cnemis), 2(5.
stebbingi (Xylotrecbus),
244.
Stenbomahis, 166.
Stenomalus, 166.
Stenygrinum, 163.
strigo:>us (Dyinasius),
139.
strigosus (nvi>oe-iebru8),
104.
Stromatium, 1 14.
stygia (Capnolyinma), 73.
subcoriaceus (Sarmydus),
51.
subdepressus (Xylotre-
cbus). 249.
subditus (Xvlotrechus\
246.
subopacus (IiogjEUs), 20.
subopacus (Rhapbipo-
dus), 32.
subscutellatus (Xvlotre-
cbu<), 242.
sulcatus (Pacbylocerus),
225.
suU'ii'ollis (Margites),
1 38.
sulcipenne (.-Egosoma),
AS.
s\dcipennis (Kphies), 88.
superba (Pacbyteria),
195.
suturalis (Rbapbipodus),
suturalis (Rhapbuma),
278.
tap!'obani('a(jMcriona:'da),
173.
tajirobanicus (Dopsus). 56.
taprobanicus (Molor-
clius), 170.
ta}>i-obanicus (Rlinpbipo-
(ius). 30.
Tf'lcdapus. 77.
ALPHABETICAL IXDEX.
329
teleph oroides (Callichro-
luopsis), 181.
teleplioroides (Dcesus),
5(1.
teleplioroides (Kunbir),
174.
teiiipk'toni (Sebasmia),
144.
teimicornis (Dialegesl,
14l'.
Terininale (vEgosoina), 49.
testacea (Sebasmia), 144,
testaeeus(Demoiiax), 287.
Tetraoinmatus, 100.
tetraspilotus (Poh'zomis),
214.
Tetropium, 95.
tlioracica (Dere), 315.
Tliraniini, 236.
Thranius, 236.
tibiale (--Ego.'joma), 47.
tibialis (Notb opens), 204.
torrida (Nypbasia), 152.
toxotoides (Apatopbysi.=;).
69.
Toxotus, 78.
Tracliylopbus, 145.
trauqiiebaricus (Priouus),
17.
tricolor (Nirreus), 194.
trifasciata (Ner'couia),()7.
trigona (Xoanodera),
149.
trimaculatii (Rbapiiuiiia),
277.
trinalba (Rbapbuuia),
278.
Trinopbyliim, 155.
triplagiatus (Tbi-anius),
238.
trochanter ins (Typo-
dry as), 6(i.
trogonimmi (Clilorido-
hun), 199.
Typodryas, 65.
umbrina (Lamia). 121.
iindulata (Epipedocera).
307.
midulatus (Dialeges),
143.
unicolor (Criocephalus).
97.
unicolor (Massicus), 130.
unicolor (Pacbytoceru?),
225.
veliitinus (Pacbydissus),
127.
ventrale (Ceresimn), 160.
ventralis (Oligoenoplus),
302.
van list us (Massicus),
130.
vernicosus (Cerambyx),
133.
versutus (Cerambyx),
121.
viciuus (Clytus), 241.
virens (Leptura), 81.
V(jluptuosa (Pacbyteria),
195.
TolvuUis (Ccrauihyx),
136.
walkeri (Baladeva), 9.
walkeri (Demonax), 289.
watsoni (Aglaophis), 304.
watsoni (Polyzouus),
218.
westvvoodi (Erythrus),
231.
X-littera (Perissus), 254.
Xoauodera, 148.
Xylotrecbus, 241.
Xystrocera, 105.
Y-pallidum (Stenho-
malus), 167.
zeylanicuni (Ceresiuni),
J 58.
zivetta (Lopbostenuis),
11.
zona (Epipedocera), 306.
zonatus (Homalomelas)
234.
zonopteroides (Pacby-
teria), 209.
ZoHopterus, 190.
Zooblax, 38.
Zoodes, 115.
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