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FIGURE 4. BOMBODES URSUS. WESTW.
CIIAE. GEN—Pronotum pai-TOIN, courexum sublieptagouum postice supra scutellum parum extensiun, mesostermim
simplex iiieme ; tibife antic® et intermedia; extus 3-dentati6 ; postie» 2 inermes; elypeus antice emai'ginatus.
Vertex subearinatus. Elytra lu medio costata. Corpus supra cum pedibus valde pilosum (AfBuis TiEiiioderffi et
Chromoptilice) Ecemiua.
Bombodes nigra capite punctate fere nude, pronoto uigi-o-piloso, elyti-is iu medio fusco pilosis lateribus nigropilosis
; pedibus fulvis fulvo-pilosis, femoribus basi obscm-ioribus.
GEXEBIC CNAEACTER.—Female. Pronotum small convex, somewhat 7-sided, produced behind over the base of the
scutellum ; mesostemum simple and imarmed ; anterior and intermediate tibite outwardly ai-med with 3 spines ;
posterior pah- unai-med ; clypeus emai-ginate m front ; elytra with a raised ridge do™ the middle ; the upper side
of the body aud legs very pilose. (Alhed to Ta^niodera and Clu-omoptilia).
Bombodes black, with the head nearly naked, black, and punctured ; the pronotum thickly clothed with black
hairs ; the elytra m the middle with brown hau-s ; the sides with black hau's ; the legs fulvous, with fulvous hairs ;
the femora darker at the base. Length of the insect 10 Imes.
Inhabits the Himalayas. In Mus. Westwood. Communicated by H. G. Harrington, Esq.
Pigm-e 4 a, represents the mandible, 4 b the maxilla, 4 c the instrumenta labiaha, and 4 d the spurs of the hind
tibiiK, aU magnified.
FIG. S. PEPERONOTA HARRINGTONII. Male. WESTW. THANS. EXT. SOC. vol. iv. p. 296, PI. 22, Male, Female, and details.
Peperonota obscni-e luteo-fulva ( J ) vel nigra ( 5 ) capite snpra nigro, antennarum clava fulva, pronoto maris
fulvo, disco brmmeo, fosminte nigro, punctato ; elyti-is luteo- vel castaneo-fulvis, maculis minntis in-egnlaribus plus
minusve conflnentibus notatis.
Peperonota obscure fulvous-clay-coloni-ed in the male, or black in the female ; the head above black ; the club of
the autemiEe fulvous, the pronotum of the male fulvous, with the disk rich brown, that of the female black aud punctm
ed; the elyti-a clay or chesnut-fulvous, with minute ii-regulai' brown, and more or less confluent spots.
Length of the male 10 lines, of the female 9 lines.
Inliabits the Hhnalayas. In the CoUections of A. Melly, Esq., and Captam Pan-y. Communicated by H. G.
Han-ington, Esq.
OfiSEaTATioNs.—As a series of outline figures of botli sexes of tliis very sing-ular new genus accompany
my description in the Transactions of the Entomological Society, I have thought it sufficiently
interesting to represent it in its natm-al colours in the present Work. The female is destitute of the
singular horn which extends over the scutellum of the male, of which I am acquainted ^dth no other
instance among the beetles. The genus belongs to the family Eutehdie, and is nearly aUied to
Parastasia.
FIGURE 6. PARASTASIA RUFO-PICTA. WESTW. (TRANS. EXT. Soc. iv, p. 93).
Parastasia nigra nitida tennissime punctata, fascia ii-regulari rufa prope basin elytrorum, in singnlo elytro antice
bu'amosa et postice in medio late emarginata (Fcemina.)
Parastasia black, very glossy, and very delicately punctiu'ed (when seen through a lens); an irregular fulvous
red fascia near the base of the elytra, emitting (in each elyti-on) two straight branches in front, and being very
deeply notched in the middle behind. Length of the insect 11 lines.
Inliabits Sylhet and Assam. In the Collection of Captain Pan-y and myself. Communicated by Major Jenkins.
FIGURE 7. HETERORHINA ANTHRACINA. WESTW.
Heterorhina nigra, nitida, Icevis, pronoti lateribus, pygidio, pectore pedibusque subtus viridibus, capite punctato,
clypeo in medio parum angulato-prodncto apice emarginato ; vertice carina simplici; elytris sub lente parum
punctato-striatis ; tibiis anticis extus ante apicem subemarginatis ; tibiis 2 posticis extus in medio calcari minuto
armatis, intus prEesertim ad apicem fusco pilosis (mas.)
Heterorhma glossy black, smooth, the sides of the pronotum, the podex, breast and underside of the legs green ;
the head is punctm-ed with the clypeus angularly produced in the middle, the tip being shghtly emarginato ; the
vertex has a simple carina (not dilated or free in front) ; the elytra (under a lens) exhibit several rows of minute
punctures; the fore tibiee at the tip on the outside are slightly emarginato ; the two posterior tibiaj are armed with
a small spur in the middle of the outside, and are clothed on the inside, especially at the tip, with brown hairs (male.)
Length of the insect 10 2- lines.
Inhabits Upper India. Communicated to Col. Hearsey by Dr. Bacon.
OBSERVATIONS.—This new species comes close to H. ohvacea^ Guerin. (Westw. Arc. Ent. I. pi. 35,
fig. 7; H. Surrya^ Hope), having the same-formed mesosternal process. It is rather narrower, however,
and especially differs in the structure of the head and in its highly-polished and smooth surface.
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