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NOVITATES    ZOOLOCxICAE. 
Vol.    I.,  1894. 


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NOVITATES   ZOOLOGICAE 


H  Journal  of  ZooloQ^ 

m    CONNECTION     WITH     THE     TniNU     MUSEUM. 


EDITED    BY 


The  Hon.  WALTER  EOTHSCHILD, 
ERNST    HARTERT,    and   Dr.    K.    JORDAN. 


Issued   at   the   Zoological    Museum,   Triko. 


FEINTED    BT    HAZELL.    WATSON,    .fc    VINEY.    Ld.,    LONDON    AND    AYLESBURY 

1894. 


CONTENTS    OF   VOLUME    I. 


GENERAL    SUBJECTS. 

PAGE 

1.  Note  of  the  Editors 1 

2.  Introduction  to  "Glimpses  of  the  Zoology  of   tlie    Natuna   Islands."      Waltru 

EOTHSCHILD 467 

3.  Index 69.3 


MAMMALIA. 

1.  Ueber    die    Malagassischen    Lemuriden-Gattnngen    Microcehus,    OjmhmiiT,    und 

Chirogak  (Plates  I.,  II.).     C.  I.  Forsyth  Major 2 

2.  Lepus  nicironndialis  sp.  nov.     Ebnst  Hartekt      .......  40 

3.  List  of  the  ¥irst  Collection  of  Mammals  from  the  Natuna   Islan<ls.     Oldfiet.u 

Thomas  and  Ernst  IIartert 052 

4.  Propitliicus  majori  sp.  nov.     Walter  Kothsc^hild       ......  666 

AVES. 

1.  On  TiiHiiroena    sliarjei    Salvad.    .and    Osmotreron  everetti  sp.   nov.   (Plate  IIJ.l. 

Walter  Rothschild   ...........  40 

2.  On  a  Desert  Form  of  Tnrlnr  tvrlnr  (L.).      Ernst  Hartekt       ....  42 

3.  On  a  Specimen  of  Capi-imidgus  eximius  Temm.     Ernst  IIartert      ...  42 

4.  On    a    Collection    of    Ilumming-liinls    fr-om    Ecuador   and    Jlexico  (Plate    IV.). 

Ernst  and  Cl.  IIartert .  43 

5.  List  of  the  Fir.st  Collection  of  Birds  from  the  Natuna  Islands.     Ernst  1Iarti;iit  469 
0.  On  Albino  Swallows  and  Wheatears.     Walter  Rothschild        ....  667 

7.  On  the  Distinctues.s  of  I'roc/iuloplorum  ellioti  and  T.  jn-jevahkii.     Ernst  IIartert  668 

8.  On  Little-known  and  Undescribed  Eggs  from  the  Kuku-Noor.     Ernst  IIartert  669 

9.  Nest  and  Eggs  of  Jfia-opus  subfurcaius  (Blyth).     Ernst  IIartert       .         .  674 


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10.  On  Two  New  Vciipziu-lan  Birds  (Plate  XV.).     Ernst  Harteht                          .  674 

1 1.  On  tlip  Ilabitet  of  ChakojysiUacus  duivenhndei  Dub.     Walter  Eotiischild         .  677 

12.  Salvadorina  waigktensis  gen.  nov.  et  sp.  nov.     Walter  Eotuschild  and  Ernst 

IIartert 683 

13.  On  a  New  Afiro  from  the  New  Zealand  Region.     Walter  Kothschild   .         .  688 
H.  On  a  New  Bnstard  from   the    Palaearctic    Region.     Walter    Kothschild   and 

Ernst  IIartert 689 

15.  Psevdoneator  .rant fiop/trys  a  Drepamne  Bird.     Walter  Kothschild      .         .         .  692 


KEPTILIA. 

1.  On  Gi:int   Lanil'l'ortoises  (Plate  XI.).     Walter  PiOTiistiniLn     ....     676 

2.  rtemai-ks  and  Corrections  relating    to  the  Living  Giant  Tortoise  on  Jfauritin--. 

Walter  Rothschild 090 


COLEOPTERA. 

1.  New  Species  of  Coleopteru  from  the  Indu-  and  Anstro-Malny.-in  Region,  collected 

by  William  Doherty  (Plate  VIII.,  part).     K.  Jordan       .         .         .         .104 

2.  New  Species  of  the  Genus  Sc'/mytiis  Kiigel.  from    the    East    .nnd  New  Guinea. 

(Plate  VIII.,  part).     K.  Jordan         •■■■....     122 

3.  On  African  Longieoriis  (Plates  IX.,  X.).     K.  Jordan 13<) 

4.  Descriptions  of  New  Genera  and  Sj)ecies  of  Phytophagous  Coleoptera .     Martin 

Jacohy         •••..........     267 

5.  On  souie  New  Genera  and  Species  of  Coleoptera  in  the  Triiig  iluseum.     K.  Jordan     484 

6.  Six  New  Species  of  /'lusiotis  and  One  New  Anoplostetltus.     Walter  Rothschild 

and   K.  Jordan    ............     .504 

7.  Descriptions  of  New  (ienera  and   Species  of  Pliytojiliagous  C'nleopti'ra.     Martin 

Jacoby 508 

8.  Wftstafrikanische  Curculioniden.     J.  Faist  .......     552 

9.  Zwei  neue  Ilhytidophloeus.     J.   Faist 560 

10.  On  Anthribidae  in    the   Maseiim    of   the    Honourable    Walter   Rothschild.       K. 

Jordan 501 

11.  On  a  New  Ciciiidela  from  Luzon.      K.  Jordan   .......     063 

12.  Two  New  Species  of  Cetonidae.     K.  Jordan 691 


LEPIDOPTERA. 

1.  Notes  on  Sphinyidae,  with  Descriptions  of  New  Species  (Plates  V.,  VI.,  VII,) 

Walter  Rothschild   .......... 

2.  Supplementary  List  of  Sp/ihir/idae.     W.  F.   Kinnv       ..... 

3.  An  Account  of  a  Collection  if  Diurnal  Lfpidoptera  from  New  Guinea  (Part  I.) 

H.  Grose  Smith 

4.  New  Genera  nnd  Species  of  Geomelridae.     W.  Wauken       .... 

5.  Some  New  Species  of  Lepidoptefra.     Walter  Rothschild    .... 

6.  Additional  Notes  on  Spliinyidaf.     Walter  Rothschild       .... 


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535 
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All  Account  of  a  Collection  of  Diiinial  LepUhiplera  from  New  (Juinca  (Part  IJ.) 
H.  Ghuse  Sjiith  ......... 


8.  An  Account  of  a  Collection  of  Diurnal  Lepiduptura  from  New  Ciuinea  (Part 

H.  Grose  Sjiith.         ......... 

9.  Desci'ijrtion.s  of  Nine  New  Species  of  Butterflies.     H.  C4eose  Smith    . 

10.  On  Five  New  Delias.     Walteu  Eothsciuld        ..... 

11.  Additional  Notes  on  V/ihii>gldae.     Wai.teh  Uothschild 

12.  New  Species  and  Genera  of  Indian  Oeunietriilae.     W,  W.\rkex  . 

1.3.   On  some  New  Local  Races  of  J\ipi/lu  nillenltuoii  Feld.  and  I'apilio  liipjionmts 
Walter  Rothschild   ......... 

14.  On  a  New  Genus  and  Species  of  Butterlly.     Walter  Rothsuhild 


111.) 


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NOVITATES     ZOOLOGICAE. 

Vol.  I.  JANUARY,    1894.  No.  1. 

NOTE    OF    THE   EDITOES. 

IT   may   interest   our   readers  to  know  some   of  the   leading  principles  of  the 
chief  contributors  to  "  Novitates    Zoologicae,"  which   are  laid  down    in   the 
following  short  notes.     Most  of  these  points   of  view  and  theories  have  so 
often  been  disenssed,  or  are  of  such  eminent  practical  nsefulness,  or  else  are  merely 
postulates  of  logical  reflection,  that  we  think  it  unnecessary  to  dilate  upon  them. 

1.  The  basis  of  truly  scientific,  systematic  work  is  the  knowledge  of  the  species 
and  their  geographical  distribution. 

2.  Therefore  we  ought  to  distinguish  between  the  different  forms,  even  if  their 
differences  are  very  "  slight  " — provided  they  are  constant. 

3.  If  very  closely  allied  forms  are  connected  by  intermediate  specimens  (as  is 
often  the  case  in  the  countries  where  their  areas  meet  or  overlap)  it  is  practically 
not  advisable  to 'admit  them  as  distinct  species,  but  they  ought  to  be  degraded  to 
the  rank  of  subspecies. 

4.  Islaud-forms,  however  slight  may  be  their  differences,  will  in  most  cases  be 
more  readily  recognised  as  worthy  of  specific  rank  than  similarly  closely  allied  forms 
with  a  mainland  distribiUion. 

5.  The  initials  of  generic  terms  are  written  in  Capitals,  the  specific  names  with 
small  initials. 

6.  The  author's  name  is  put  in  lirackets  if  it  was  originally  connected  with  any 
other  generic  term  than  at  present. 

7.  The  term  "  variety,"  especially  among  entomologists,  has  been  indiscriminately 
used  to  denote  an  individual  variation  within  a  species  as  well  as  climatic  or 
geographical  races.  We  therefore,  to  avoid  all  possible  errors,  have  determined 
to  discard  the  term  "  variety  "  altogether.  To  denote  individual  variations  we  shall, 
in  this  periodical,  employ  the  word  aberration,  and  for  geographical  forms,  which 
cannot  rank  as  full  species,  the  term  subspecies. 

EDITORS. 
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tJBER   DIE    MALAGASSISCHEN    LEMURIDEN-GATTUNGEN 
MICROCEBUS,    OPOLEMUR,   UND   CHIROGALE. 

Von   C.   I.   FORSYTH   MAJOR. 

I)  EI  oiiiem  Besnche  des  zooloo^isohcn  Mnseums  in  Tring  crrcgten  einige 
y  Zwer"-niakis  ans  Madagascar  lueiue  Anfmerksamkcit,  und  es  wnrdcn  mir 
diesellien  von  Herrn  Baron  Walter  von  Kothschild  bereitwilligst  ziir  Uuter- 
snchiino-  nnd  znr  Vergleichnng  mit  dem  Material  des  Britischen  Mnsenras  iibcrlnsseii, 
wobei  sicli  iieransstellte,  dass  die  Exemplare  von  Tring  sich  anf  zwei  Arteu  vertheilen. 
deren  eine  im  Britischcn  Mnseum  uiclit  vertreteu  ist,  walirend  die  zweite  einer 
vielfach  verkannten  Art  zngeliort.  la  der  Folge  erschien  es  wiinschenswertli,  die 
Untersuclinng  auc.h  auf  die  iibrigen  Glieder  der  kleinen  Grnppe  von  Lemnriden  aus- 
zndehnen,  welche  nenerdings  gewohnlich  iu  eiuer  eiuzigen  Gattnng,  Chirogaleus, 
nntersiebracht  werden.  Diese  Untersuclinng  mnsste  im  Britischen  Mnseum  gesehehen, 
nnd  ich  bin  I'lir  freimdliches  Entgegenkommen  den  Herreu  Dr.  (iunther  iind  Oldfield 
Thomas  zn  Dank  verpflichtet. 

Ich  gebe  zunachst  eineu  geschichtlichen  tjberbliek  tiber  die  hierher  gel)5rigen 
Formen. 

Im  Jahre  1812  stellte  Et.  Geoffrey  Saint-Hilaire  (.\x.)  naeh  Zeichnnngeu  des 
Reisendeu  ("ommersou  die  Gattnng  Cheirogakus  anf,  mit  den  provisorisohen  Arten 
Ch.  major,  Ch.  mediuis  nnd  Cli.  minor,  nnd  dem  ausdriicklichen  Bemerken,  dass 
"  in  Anbetracht  der  sparlichen  Augaben  tiber  die  Thiere  Commersou's  auf  immer 
grosse  Ungewissheit  iiber  dieselben  herrschen  werde."  Die  Veroffentliehung  der 
Zeichnnngen  geschah  lediglich  zum  Zwecke,  die  Aufmerksamkeit  der  Weisenden  anf 
diese  Thiere  zu  lenken.  Es  ist  darnm  anch  vergebliche  Miihe,  diese  mit  seithcr 
bekaunt  gewordenen  Lemuriden-Arten  identificieren  zu  wollen,  nnd  es  wird  sicli 
aus  diesem  Gruude  empfehleu,  eudlich  eiumal  dem  Beisjiiele  zn  tblgen,  das  Et. 
Geoffroy  selbst  sjjater  dnrch  Aufgebeu  der  drei  Arten  gegeben  hat. 

Et.  Geoffroy  beschreibt  1828  (xxii.)  die  erste  greifbare  Species  von  Chirogaleus, 
Ch.  milii,  nach  einem  Exemplar,  welches  bereits  1821  in  der  von  ihm  und  Fr.  Cuvier 
herausgegebenen  crsten  Auflage  der  Histoire  Naturelle  des  Mammijlres  (xxi.)  als 
"  Maki  uain  "  aufgefiihrt  und  nbgebildet  worden  war. 

In  der  gleichen  Abhaudlung  von  1828  wird  ftir  einen  Zwergmaki,  unter 
Fallenlassen  von  dessen  iilteren  Bezeichnungen,  Lemur  pusillus  (xvii..  xviii.)  und 
Galago  madagascariensis  (xix.),  die  Gattung  Microeehus  anfgestellt  ("  Microcfebe 
roux  "),  ileren  Unterschiede  von  Lemur  nnd  Chirogaleus  angegebeu,  und  die  Ver- 
muthung  ansgesprochen,  ansser  der  erwiilniten  existiere  uoch  eine  zweite  Art  der 
nenen  Gattung. 

Eine  sorgfiiltige  Beschreibnng  einer  angeblich  von  Ch.  milii  verschiedenen  Art 
giebt  18:53  A.  iSmith  (Ixi.)  unter  dem  Namen  Ch.  typicus  ;  dieselbe  stiitzt  sich  auf 
ein  von  Verreaux  erhalteues  Individnum,  welches  im  Brit.  Mnseum  aufl)ewahrt  wird. 

1840  fvihrt  Wagner  (Ixii.)  je  eine  Art  von  Chirogaleus  und  von  Microcebus 
auf :  Ch.  milii  Geoffr.  und  "  M.  murinus  Penn."  *  welcbe  letztere  weiterhin  t  J/- 
rufus  genannt  wird. 

•  p.  278.  t  P-  291,  Anm.  15. 


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Von  J.  E.  Gray  wird  1842  ein  Cheirogaleus  smithii  aufgestellt  (xxxiii.),  der,  wie 
wir  sehen  werden,  wahrscheinlich  identisch  ist  mit  Geoffrey's  "  Microcebe  roux." 
Derselbe  Autor  ftihrt  gleichzeitig  einen  zweiten  Zwergmaki  vou  Madagascar  als 
Galaf/o  minor  eiu.  Beide  Thiere  fignrieren  im  folgendcu  Jahre  uuter  deu  gloicheii 
Namen  iin  Catalog  des  Bi-it.  Museums  (xxxiv.),  uud  als  zweite  Art  von  Cheii-oyaleus  : 
Ch.  ti/picus  Smith. 

1850  charakterisirt  Is.  Geoffroy  Saint-Hilaire  (xxiii.)  eine  neue  Art,  Chirogaleus 
furci/'e r,  deren  iSchiidel  bereits  1841  von  Ulainville  (ii.)  als  Lemur  fur cifer  ohne 
Beschreibung  abgebildet  wordeu. 

Eiu  Jahi-  siJiiter  wird  Chirogaleui^,  mit   don  beiden  Arten   Ch.  milii  nud   C/i. 

furci/er,  von  Is.  Geoffroy  Saint-Hilaire   (xxiv.)  in  die  Tribu  Lemurina,  neben   die 

Gattuugeu  Lemur,  Hapalemur  und  LepUo.mur  versetzt,  uud  weit  davon  getrennt  die 

Gattuug  Mkrocehus  (eiuzige  Art  "  M.  ru/us,  Scbinz."  der  "  Microcebe  ronx  "  Et. 

Geoffroy's)  neben  Gulago,  in  die  Tribu  OaUujina. 

Peters  stellt  1852  (liii.)  die  neue  Art  Microcehm  myoxiiiua  auf,  und  recbtfertigt 
dieselbe  durch  eingehende  Vergleichung  ibrer  iiussern  nnd  craniellen  Merkmale  mit 
deuen  von  "  .1/.  pusillus  "  (=  M.  inithi). 

Gervais  giebt  1854  (xxv.)  drei  Arten   Cheirogaleus :    Ch.  milii  E.  Geoffr.,  Ch. 

furci/er  Blainv.  n.  Is.  Geoffr.,  und  Ch.  murinus  "  ou  le  Little  Macauco  de  Brown 

{Lemur  murinus  de  Pennant),"  Lemur  pusillus  Geoffr.,  Typns  der  Gattung  Micro- 

cebus.     Es  wird  vermuthet,  Cheirogaleus  smithii  Gray,  sei  gleichfalls  synonym  mit 

"  Ch.  murinus^  wud  Ch.  ty picas  Smith  =  Ch.  milii  Geoffr. 

1855  beschreibt  Wagner  (Ixiii.)  die  folgeuden  Arten  von  Chirogaleus,  mit  dem 
er  Hapalemur  vereinigt  :  Ck.  cinereus  Ge(jffr.  (  -  Hapalemur  griseus  Is.  Geoffr.), 
Ch.  olivaceus  Is.  Geoffr.  ;  <Vt.  milii  Geoffr.  ;  Ch.  furci/er  Blainv.  ;  Ch.  typicus 
Smith;  und  von  Microcebus :  M.  murinus  Blainv.:  M.  myo.rinus  Pet.  Endlich 
OtoUciius  minor  (=  Galago  minor  Gray). 

Giebel  nimmt  1-856  (xxvi.)  als  Arten  vou  Chirogaleus,  mit  dem  er  ebenfalls 
Hapalemur  vereinigt,  die  folgeuden  an:  Ch.  milii  Geoffr.;  Ch.  furci/er  Geoffr.; 
Ch.  griseus  Hoev.  ;  Gk.  olieaceus  Geoffr.  sp.  Ch.  typicus  Smith  und  Ch.  smithii 
Gray  werden  ftir  "  Arten  zweifelhafter  Verwandtschaft  "  erkliirt.  Von  Microcebus 
hat  der  gleiche  Autor  die  zwei  Arten  M.  myoxinus  Pet.  und  M.  murinus  Mart. 

J.  E.  Gray  erkeunt  1863  (xxxv.)  drei  Arten  Cheirogaleus  an  .-  Gk.  milii  Geoffr.  ; 
Ch.  typicus  Smith  ;  Gh.  smithii  Gray.  Die  malagassischen  Zwergmakis,  nebst 
"  Ch.  furci/er  Geoffr."  werden  in  den  Gattungen  Lepllemur  (L.  murinus,  L.  myoxi- 
nus, L./urcifcr)  und  Galago  ((r.  madagascarieiisis)  untergebracht. 

Mivart  hat  1864  (xlvii.)  unter  Cheirogaleus  nur  die  cine  Art  Ch.  milii.  Alle 
Ubrigen  hier  in  Betracht  kommenden  Formen  werden  iler  Gattuug  .Microcebus  ein- 
verleibt :  M.  myoxinus,  M.  minor,  M.  smithii,  M.  pusillus,  M.  typicus,  M.  furci/er. 

1867  wird  von  Grandidier  (xxviii.)  eine  neue  Art  von  Cheirogaleus:  Ch. 
coquereli  Poll,  mit  einer  kurzen  Diagnose  eingefiihrt  ;  dieselbe  wurde,  wie  es  scheint, 
von  Pollen  benannt,  aber  nicht  beschrieben. 

Bald  darauf  erwahnt  Grandidier  (xxix.)  folgende  von  ihm  auf  Madagascar 
beobachtete  Arten  von  "  Cheirogalus "  :  Ck.  milii  Geofl'r.,  Ch.  coquereli  Poll., 
Ch.  ru/us  (Geofl'r.)  [soil  hcissen  Waguer],  Ch.  myoxinus  (Pet.),  Ck.  /urci/er 
(Gerv.)  [soil  heissen  Is.  Geoffr.].  Es  werden  demnach  die  bisher  gewohnlich 
zn  Microcebus  gestellten  malagassischen  Zwergmakis  ebenfalls  mit  "  Cheirogalus  " 
vereinigt. 

Im  gleicheu  Jahre  lS67  bemtiht  sicii  Mivart  (xlviii.)  durchgreifende  Charaktere 


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(ler  Gattnngen    Cheirogaleiis  nnd  Microcfbius,   wie   dieselben   von   ihm   anfgefasst 

werden,    heransznfinden.      Zu   ersterer    stellt    er    Ch.   milii,   mit  dem  I'raglichen 

Synonym  Ch.  typicus  Smith,  Ch.furcifer,  Ch.  coquereli  ;  zu  letzterer  :  M.  pusillm, 

.V.  .'tmithii.  ^[.  myo.ri/>us,  .^f.  minor. 

Schlegel    mul    Pollen    beschreiben    ISfiS  (Ivi.)   '' Cheirogaleiis  furcifer"  nnd 

"  Microcebus  coqiiereli,'"   mit    BeifUgnng    von    Abbildmigen  der  Thiere    nnd    ihver 

Scbadel. 

In  den    Jahren  1868 — 1870   werden  die  folgenden  neneu  Arteu   Chirogaleus 

von   Graudidier  knrz  cbarakterisiert :    Ch.  samati  (xxx.)  ;    Ch.  gliroides  (xxxi.)  ; 

Ck.  adipicaudatus  (xxxi.)  ;  Ch.  crosslegi  (xxxii.). 

In  seinem  Catalog  des  Britisehen  Museums  (xxxvi.)  giebt  J.  E.  Gray,  1870, 

als   Arten  von  Cheirognlem :   Ch.  milii,  Ch.  ti/picus  nnd  Ch.  .vnithii ;   nnd  als  im 

Britisehen  Museum  vorhaudene  Arten  von  Lepilemur :  L.  murinus  uud  L.  j'urcifer. 

Im  Appendix  des  ('ataloges  werden  vier  none  Gattnngen  aufgestellt :   Microcebus 

{Cheiroguleus)  coquereli  der  Autoreu  mrd  Mirza  geuannt,  Microcebus  (Cheirog.) 
furcifer  Anct.  :  Pkaner,  fiir  "Lepiletmir  murinus  "  wird  der  Gennsname  Murtlemur 

vorgeschlageu,  nnd  fiir  Ch.  sniithii :  Azema. 

Im   folgenden   Jahre  (1871)  stellt   A.   Milne   Edwards   (xlv.)  die  Gattungeu 

"Chirogale  et  Microcebe"  neben  Galago  in  die  Uuterfamilie  der  "Galagincs" 
welche  als  Section  der  "  Macrotarses  "  der,  nach  Ausscheidung  von   Chiromys  nnd 

Galea pithecus,  alle  iibrigen  Lemnriden  umfasseudeu  Section  "  Brachytarses " 
gegcniibergestellt  wird.  Des  Weitern  wird  betont,  Microcebus  (Typus  :  M.  rufus) 
stehe  den  Chirowdcri  so  uahe,  dass  es  von  denselbeu  uicht  generisch  zu  trennen 
sei. 

1872  wird  vou  J.  E.  Gray  (xxxvii.)  eine  feruere  ueue  Gattung,  Opolemur, 
aufgestellt,  mit  der  Species  Op.  milii.  die  auf  Taf.  LXX.  nnd  Seite  854  (Sehiidel) 
abgebildet  ist.  In  der  gleichen  Abhandlung  werden  angeblicbe  ludividuen  von 
Cheirogali'iis  typicus  abgebildet  (Taf.  LXXI.  nnd  tig.  2,  fig.  '.i  ;uif  Seite  s.^.i,  s.5fi, 
Schii<lel). 

Mivart,  der  allmitlig  zu  A.  Milne  Edwards'  Ausicht  gelaiigt  war,  die  Unter- 
schiede  zwischen  Cheirogaleiis  uud  Microcebus  seien  nicht  stiebhaltig,  spricht 
schliesslich,  1873  (xlix.),  seine  Cberzeugung  ans,  dass  lieide  luir  eine  natiirliche 
Gattung  bilden,  welcher  der  altera  Name  Cheirogaleiis  zukomme  ;  letztere  wird 
von  ilim,  nach  Milne  Edwards'  Vorgang,  in  die  Niihe  von  Gulago  gestellt,  als  zu 
ein  uud  derselben  Unterfamilie  (Galaginae)  gehorig. 

Am  gleicben  Orte  werden  die  folgenden  Ausichten  Milne  Edwards'  mitgetheilt : 

1.  Die  angeblichen  Arten  Cheiroguleus  {Microc.)  smithii,  minor,  myoxinus, 
gliroides,  rufus  und  pusillus  seien  siimmtlich  Synonyme  ein  und  derselben  Art. 
Mivart  sclieint  dieser  Ansicht  beiznpflichteu,  da  er  vou  den  "  so-called  species 
typicus,  minor,  and  smithii  "  spricht. 

2.  Ch.  milii  und  Ck.  typicus  seien  Synonyme,  was  schon  vermnthungsweise 
von  Gervais  nnd  Mivart  ansgesprochen  worden  war. 

3.  Ck.  major  Geoffr.  und  Ch.  adipicaudatus  Grand,  seien  ebenfalls  Synduyme 
von  Ck.  milii. 

4.  Ch.  samati  Grand,  sei  =  Ch.  mediiis  Geoffr. 

5.  Ch.  coquereli  Grand,  wird  fiir  eine  "  gute  Art "'  erkliirt. 

1875  fi'dirt  Gtlnther  (xxxviii.)  eine  ueue  bemerkenswerthe  Form  als  Chirogaleus 
trickotis  ein. 

Schlegel  geht  1876  (Ivi.)  theUweise  auf  Is.  Geoffrey  Saint-Hilaire  zuriick,  iudem 


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er  zwei  hierher  gehorige  Lemnrideu  iu  die  Nixhe  dcr  Giittungeu  Ha/jalemur  iiud 
Lepilemur  stellt  ("  Famille  Faux-Lemurs,  Hapalemnr  ")  ;  fiir  dieselbeu  werden  die 
Gray'sclieu  Gattnugsnamen  acceptiert  :  Phaner  furci/ei-,  und  Mirza  coqaerelii. 
Eine  feraere  Gruppe  oder  Familie,  "  Les  Cbeirogales,  Cheirogaleus,"  umfasst  das 
eine  Genns  Cheirogale>.(s,  mit  deu  Arteu  C/t.  milii  Et.  Geoffr.,  Ch.  samati  Grand. 
=  Opolemwr  milii  Gray  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc,  1872,  p.  8o4,  PI.  TO),  Ch.  pusillus 
(Geoffr.),  Ch.  myoxinus  (Peters),  Ch.  trichotis  Giinth. 

Flower  und  Lydekker  folgeu,  1891  (xvi.),  den  neuern  franzdsischeu  Zoologeu, 
sowie  Mivart,  indem  sie  alle  hier  in  Betracht  kommenden  Formen  in  einer  Gattung 
Chirogaleus  (Uuterfam.  (ialayinae)  vereinigen  ;  und  A.  Milne  Edwards,  indem  sie 
die  Zwergmakis  "CA.  pimllus,  riifus,  smithii,  etc.,"  als  iSynonyme  ein  und  derselben 
Art  betrachten. 

Die  Gattung  "Clieirogaleus''''  im  weitei-n  Sinn,  d.  h.  die  verschiedenen  Formen 
von  Microcebus  mit  umfasscnd,  wird  vou  Blivart  (xlix.,  p.  .501)  wie  t'olgt  charak- 
terisiert :  "  Schwanz  langer  als  Korper.  Obere  Incisiven  ungleich,  das  vordere 
Paar  grosser  ;  dritter  oberer  Praemolar  viel  kleiner  als  der  erste  Molar  und  mit 
nur  einem  Aussenhocker  ;  erster  oberer  Praemolar  in  vertical  er  Ausdehnung  so 
stark  oder  starker  als  der  zweite  ;  Hinterinnenhocker  oberer  Molareu  sehr  klein 
oder  fehlend  ;  Gaumen  hiuter  deu  letzten  Molareu  ansehnlich  verlangert ;  Prae- 
maxUlae  stark  ausgebildet,  mit  den  Nasalia  in  ^  ihrer  (der  Nasalia)  Lange 
verbunden.  Interparietale  vorbanden  :  Mastoidregiou  des  Perioticum  uickt  ange- 
schwollen.  '  Dorsal-  und  sieben  Lumbalwirbel.'  Ein  Intermedium  carpi ;  Lange 
des  Calcaneus  mehr  als  ^  der  Liinge  der  Tibia  betrageud  ;  Naviculare  uicht  doppelt 
so  lang  als  Cnboideum,  manchmal  kaum  langer  als  letzteres.  Gallenblase  mit  ihrer 
Basis  nach  rttckwarts  gerichtet." 

Diese  Augaben  unterliegen  eiuigen  Modiiicatiouen.  Was  zuuachst  die  verticale 
Ausdehnung  des  obern  "  ersten "  also  vordersten  Praemolaren  (p  3)  aulangt,  so 
bleibt  derselbe  bei  einer  Form,  Microcebus  smithi,  in  seinen  Dimensionen  und 
namentlich  anch  in  verticaler  Ausdehnung  stets  hiuter  p  2  zuriick  ;  Maximum 
der  verticaleu  Ausdehnung  bei  Microc.  furci/er  und  "  Chirogaleus  trichotis."  Die 
Mastoidregiou  des  Perioticum  ist  in  einem  Falle  ("(7/i.  trichotis")  stark  ange- 
schwolleu,  obwol  etwas  wcuiger  als  bei  Oalayo  ;  m  geringerm  Maasse  ist  dies  der 
Fall  bei  Opolemur  thomasi  und  0.  samati,  und  noch  weniger  bei  den  verschiedenen 
unter  Microcebus  zusammeugefassteu  Arten  ;  wahrend  bei  Chirogale  die  Mastoid- 
regiou flach  oder  sogar  etwas  coucav  erscheint. 

Veranlassung,  die  Treunung  dieser  Lemuridengruppe  in  verschiedeue  Gattungeu 
aufrecht  zu  erhalten,  ward  fiir  mich  iu  erster  Linie  der  auffallende  Unterschied  in 
der  Form  der  Molaren,  welche  bei  Chirogale  {sensu  strenuo)  angenscheinlich  riick- 
gebildet  sind  :  die  spitzen  Hocker  von  Microcebus  sind  zu  uiedrigen  stimipfen  Hligelu, 
bis  zum  theilweiseu  Verschwindeu  derselben  reduciert,  derart,  dass  an  den  untern 
Molaren,  schou  im  unangekauten  Zustaud,  nur  zwei  stumpfe  AussenhOcker  sich 
nndeutlich  abheben  ;  die  Umrisse  des  Zahnes  sind  mehr  oder  weniger  dreieckig, 
mit  nach  vorn  gerichteter  Spitze  ;  beiuahe  die  gesammte  Zahnkrone  der  untereu 
Molaren  ist  von  einer  napfformigen  Vertiefuug  eiugeuommen,  deren  Hiinder  der 
Contour  des  Zahnes  parallel  verlaui'eu,  also  ebeufalls  mit  vorderer  tSpit/.e  versehen 
sind.  Die  obern  Molaren  sind  im  Gegensatz  zu  Microcebus  einftich  trituberculiir, 
d.  h.  der  Basalrand  ist  an  der  Hinteriuueuecke  nicht  wie  bei  letzterem  Genus  zu 
einem  mehr  oder  weniger  stark  ausgebildeten  Innenhocker  angeschwollen.     Diese 


(.6) 

Ruckbildnng  ist,  tihnlich  wic  bei  CIdromys*  oder  bei  Xerus  insiynis  nnd  Xeriis 
Jio.fi'ijt  offeubar  hervorjrenit'eii  diirch  eiue  MoJificatiou  der  Nahruug  ;  in  der  That 
wird  anch  von  Chirogale  angegeben  (Is.),  seine  Nahrung  bestebe  in  Friichtcn  und 
Honig,  wahrend  die  verschiedeneu  Arten  von  Microcebus  nicht  uur  frngivor,  sondern 
gleichzeitig  audi  insectivor  und  carnivor  sind. 

Nun  halten  allerdings  die  zwei  Arten,  fiir  welche  ich  den  Gray'scheu  Gatruugs- 
namen  Opolemiir  adoptiert  babe,  gerade  in  der  Bescbafl'euLeit  tier  Molareii  nnd 
ansserdem  in  einigen  anderu  Charakteren  die  Mitte  zwischeu  Microcebus  und 
C/iirogalr  ;  der  Scbiidel  von  Opolemiir  ist  indessen  so  eigenthiimlich,  dass  ich  die 
beiden  Fornieu  (Ojiolemur  samati  und  Opol.  t/tomasi)  weder  mit  Mirrocrhus  noeb  mit 
Chirogale  zu  vereinigen  vermag. 

Es  kounte  eingeweudet  werden,  die  unterscheidenden  Merkmale  der  drei 
Grnppen  seien  uicht  hinreicheud,  nm  die  Trennung  in  drei  Genera  zn  rechtfertigen, 
wahrend  die  bctreffeuden  Abweicbuugen  durch  Aufstellnng  von  Untergattungen 
geniigenden  Ausdrnck  tauden.  Dadurch  wiirden  aber  die  gegenseitigcn  Bezicbungen 
der  verschiedenen  in  Frage  konimendeu  Fonnen  nur  uniibersichtlicher  ;  nnd 
Ubersichtlichkeit  ist  doch  Hanptzweck  der  Namengebung.J  Gattungsnamen  werden 
anch  dann  noch  beibebalten  werden  miissen,  wenn  dereinst  alle  Zwiscbenglieder 
nuserer  heutigen  Gattnngen  bekauut  sein  werden. 

Es  ist  eine  gauz  allgemeiue,  man  mOchte  sagen  uuwillkurliche  Tendenz,  den 
Scbiidel-  und  Gebissmerkmalen  kleiner  Sangetbiere  weniger  Gewicht  beizulegeu, 
als  denen  grosserer  ;  nun  ist  es  aber  nicht  gerechti'ertigt,  Charaktere  nur  darum 
zn  unterscliiitzen  oder  ganzlich  ausser  Acht  zu  laasen,  weil,  wegen  der  geringen 
Dimensioncn  der  betreifenden  Species,  zu  ibrer  genauern  Constatierung  die  Loupe 
erforderlicb  ist.  Die  dreit'acbe  Vergrosseruug  der  Molaren,  wie  unsere  Tafel  II. 
sie  darstellt,  ist  gerade  geniigend,  die  eigenthiimlichen  Unterschiede  zwischen 
den  verschiedenen  Formen  dentlich  vor  Angen  zu  i'uhren.  W^iire  die  angegebene 
Vergriisserung  ihre  uatiirliche  Grosse,  oder  biitteu  die  Ziihue  gar  die  Diinen- 
sionen  von  denen  des  Tapirs  z.  B.,  so  wurde  nic  ein  Zweifel  an  der  generiscben 
Verscbicdenheit  antgekommen  sein.  Ahnlicbe  Bemerkungen  gelten  fiir  die 
Schadelmerkmale. 

Ebe  ich  zur  Bcsprechung  der  einzelnen'  Arten  ubergelie,  wird  es  zweckmiissig 
sein,  die  uuterscbeideudeu  Gebiss-  und  Schadelmerkmale  der  drei  Gattungen 
Microcebus,  Opolemur,  Chirogale  in  iibersichtlicber  Form  vorzut'iihren. 


MlCEOCEBUS. 


OpOLEMUK.  t'UIBOGAl,E. 


Hiicker  tier  ^lolaren  scharf  und 
spitz  bervonrctcnd.     An  der  Hin 


Beschaffcnheit  der  Molaren  die 
Mittc  haltend  zwischen  denen  von 


Molaren  mit  nicdrigen,  stunipfcn 

Hockern  versehen,  die  imVergleich 

zu  denen  von  Microtrhttg  atich  an 

i  Zahl    reduciert    sind.      Alle  drei 

zu    einem     kleinen     Hocker    von  |  !  obern  Molaren  tvituberculiir. 


tcrinnenccke  der    beiden  vordern  '  Mierocthun  und  Chirogale. 


*  W.  Lechc,  "  Studien  iiber  die  Entmcklung  des  Zahnsystems  bei  den  Saugethieren "  {MorpM. 
Jahrhuch,  xix.,  1S92,  pp.  543,  544). 

t  Forsyth  Major,  "  On  some  Miocene  Sciuirrels,  with  Remarks  on  the  Dentition  and  Classification  of 
the  Sciurinac."     (Proo.  Zmd.  Hoc.  Luiuloit,  18H.3,  pp.  1X5,  Isc.) 

J  Das  neuerliehe  Bestreben,  theilweise  zu  Linne'schen  Gattungen  zuriickzukehren,  z.  B.  in  der 
Ausdehnung,  wcIche  der  (jattung  Bi>8  gegeben  \%ird,  kann  ich  nur  als  "  retrogressive  Evolution  '*  anseben, 
die  in  dem  angefiihrten  Kalle  um  so  Iwdauerlichcr  ist,  weil  sie  von  hervorragenden  Zoologen  ausgeht, 
nnd  uMter  Anderm  ein  voUiges  Ignorieren  von  Kiitimeyer's  classischen  Arbeiten  bekundet. 


(  7.) 


MiCKOCEBUS. 


wechselnder  Starke  ausgebildet, 
der  bei  Chirogale  immer  fehlt. 
Bisweileu  [unversehrte  obere  Mo- 
laren  von  M.  minor  und  .)/.  my- 
(ij-ittH.-jJeinschwacberlnnenhocker 
aucb  wciter  vom  vom  Basalrand 
abgehend.  Mol.3sup.tritubercular. 

Oberes  Scbadelprofil  gewblbt. 


Breite  der  Frontalia  hinter  den 
Orbitae  das  Vier-  bis  Funffache 
ihrer  geringsten  Breite  zwischen 
den  Orbitae  betragend. 

OfEnungen  im  knochernen  Gau- 
men  relativ  gross  (bei  M.  .•oiiitJii 
viel  kleiner). 

Hintere  Foramina  palatina  gi'oss. 


Aitsscre  uud  inuere  Fliigelfort- 
satze  nach  binten  stark  auseinan- 
dertreteud  ;  die  innern  conver- 
gieren.  die  aussem  divergieren 
nach  hinten  (am  wenigsten  bei 
M.  coquereli,  am  stiirksten  bei 
M.  minor  und  M,  mijo.rimi^'). 

Bullae  osseae  langgestreckt ; 
cine  ihre  hintern  Enden  verbiu- 
dende  Linie  trifft  den  Vorden-and 
des  Foramen  magnum,  oder  iiber- 
schreitet  denselben  nach  hinten 
(bei  den  kleinern  Arten). 

Mastoidregion  des  Perioticum 
und  'angrenzender  Theil  des  Squa- 
mosum schwach  convex  durch 
blasige  Auftreibung. 

Processus  paroccipitalis  sehr 
schwach  ausgebildet. 


Opolemur. 


Schadel  niedrig  und  flach. 


Breite  der  Frontalia  hinter  den 
Orbitae  weniger  als  das  Doppelte 
ihrer  geringsten  Breite  zwischen 
den  OrVjitae  betragend. 

Offnungen  im  knochernen  Gau- 
men  winzig  klein. 


Hiutere  Foramina  paiatiua  klein. 

FlUgelfortsatze  uugefahr  wie 
bei  Chirngale  sich  verhalteud  ;  die 
aussern  etwas  starker  nach  aus- 
warts  geneigt  als  bei  Ch. 


Form  undAusdehnungder Bullae 
osseae  intermediar  zwischen  Chiro- 
gale und  Mirrocfhiis. 


Mastoidregion  des  Perioticum 
und  angrenzender  Theil  des  Squa- 
mosum schwach  convex  durch 
geringe  blasige  Auftreibung. 

Pi'ocessus  paroccipitalis  ziemlich 
deutlich  ausgebildet. 


Chirogalk. 


Foramen  magnum  hoher  als  Foramen  magnum  hbber  als breit. 
hreit ;  der  nach  voni  abschiissigen  '  Im  Ubrigen  verhiih  sich  die  Occi- 
Richtung  des  Hinterhaupts  ent- !  pitalregion  intermediar  zwischen 
sprechend  Uberragt  der  Oberrand  der  von  Mlrrocchm  und  Chinxjale. 
des  Foramen  magnum  dessen  Un- 
terrand  weit  nach  hinten  (Maxi- 
mum bei  M.  sTfiithi).  ' 

Hohe      des     Coronoidfortsatzes       Hohe      des      Coronoidfortsatzes 
am  TJnterkiefer  gleich  deijenigen   iibertrifft  diejenige  zwischen  Ge- 
zwischen     Gelenk     und     Angulus   lenk  und  Angulus  mandibulae. 
mandibulae   (mit  Ausnahme    von ! 
M.  furcifer.  dessen  Coronoidfort-  > 
satz  relativ  niedrig  und  an  seiner 
Basis  stark  in  der  Langsrichtung 
ausgedehnt  ist). 


Oberes  Scbadelprofil  schwach 
gewolbt. 

Breite  der  Frontalia  hinter  den 
Orbitae  kaum  das  Doppelte  ihrer 
geiingsten  Breite  zwischen  den 
Orbitae  betragend. 

Offnungen  im  knochernen  Gau- 
men  klein. 


Hintere  Foramina  palatina  rela- 
tiv klein. 

Aussere  und  innere  FliigeUort- 
satze  nach  hinten  weuig  ausein- 
andertretend. 


Bullae  osseae  ziemlich  klein  und 
fast  kuglig  (Langenausdehnung 
die  Breite  wenig  iibertreffend). 
Eine  ihre  hintern  Enden  verbin- 
dende  Linie  verlauft  cor  dem 
Vorderrandedes  Foramen  magnum. 

Mastoidregion  des  Perioticum 
flach  oder  leicht  concav. 


Processus  paroccipitahs,  nameiiu 
lich  bei  alten  <J,  deutlich  ausge- 
bildet und  schai-f. 

Foramen  magnum  kugelmnd. 
oder  breiterals  hoch,  der  Oberrand 
den  Unterrand  wenig  nach  hinten 
Uberragend.  Hinterhaupt  vertical 
abfallend. 


Hohe  des  Coronoidfortsatzes 
geringer  als  der  Abstand  zwischen 
Gelenk  und  Angulus  mandibulae. 


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1.   Microcebus  minor, 

Taf.  1.,  fig.  2.     Tiif.  II.,  fig.  5-7,  U,  15. 

1835.     ilicrocebus  murhms.     Martin  (Pruc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lmuloii,  lU.,  1835,  Sept.  8,  pp.  125-27). 
1838.     Microcebus  murinus.     G.  R.  Waterhouse  (Catal.  Mamm.  .Uiis.  Zool.  Soc.  Lontlon,  2ud  ed., 

1838,  p.  12,  No.  88). 
1840.     Microcebus    mui-inus.     Wagner    (Schreber's    SSugthiere.     Supplement    I.,    1S40,    p.    278). 

Pro  parte. 

1842.  Galatju  minor.     J.  E.  Gray  {Ann.  May.  Nat.  Hisl.  X.,  1842,  p.  255). 

1843.  Galago  mimr.    J.  E.  Gray  {List  of  the  Specim.  of  Mammalia  in  the  Coll.  of  the  Brit.  .\lus., 

1843,  p.  17). 

1855.  Microcebus   murimts.     Wagner    (Schreber's    SHugthiere.     Supplement   V.,    1855,    p.     154). 

Pro  parte. 
1855      Otolicnus  minor.     Wagner  (Schreber's  SHufithiere.     Supplement  V.,  1855,  p.  159). 

1856.  Microcebus  tnurinus.    Giebel  {SCiugethiere,  1856,  p.  1014).     Pro  parte. 

1863.  Lepilemur  murinus.    J.  E.  Gray  {Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London.  1863,  pp.  143,  144). 

1864.  Microcebus  minor.    Mivart  {Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lomlon,  1864,  pp.  615-40). 

1867.  Microcebus  minor.    Mivart  {Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1867,  p.  1)72). 

1868.  1  Chirogalus  gliroides.     Grandid.  {Comfit,  rend.  14  d^c,  1868,  und   Ann.  Sc.  Nat.  5' S.     X. 

1868,  p.  378). 
1870.    Lepilemiir  murinus.     J.  E.  Gray  {Catal.  Monkeys,  etc.,  Brit.  Mus.,  1870,  pp.  87,  88). 
1870.     Murilemur  murinus.    J.  E.  Gray  {Catal.  Monkeys,  etc..  Brit.  Mus.,  1870.     App.,  p.  135). 

1872.  Murilemur  murinus.    J.  E.  Gray  {Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1872,  p.  857). 

1873.  Chirogaleus  minor.    Mivart  {Prnc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1873,  p.  491). 

1873.     Chirogaleus  pusillus.    A.  Milne  Edwards  {Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1873,  p.  491).     Pro  parte. 
1876.     ?  Cheirogaleus  niyoxinus.     Schlegel  {Monoyr.  des  Singes,  1876,  p.  326). 

1891.     Chirogaleus  pusillus.     Flov^er  &  hydekker  (Introd.  Study  of  Mammals,  1891,  ip.  690).    Pro 
parte  (implic). 

Der  Artuame  murinus  ist  ans  den  folgenden  Griiudeu  zxi  beseitigen.     Martin 
(xlii.)und  WaterLonse  (Ixiv.)  geben  Geoffrey  lalscblich  als  Autoritat  ftir  deuselben, 
damit  aber  immerhin  andeutend,  dass  sie  den  "  Lemw  murinus  "  der  altern  Aiitoren 
im  Auge  haben.     Et.  Geoffrey  (xix.)  fiibrt  unter  den  Syuonymen   seines  Galago 
inadaga.'icariensis,  desseu  Diagnose  ("  ])elage  roux  :  oreilles  de  moitie  moius  lengues 
que  la  tete ")  weit  bcsser  anf  Microcebus   smitin   passt,   "  Lemur   murinus  Penu. 
Quadr.,  i.,  p.  247  "  anf.     Die  ursprilngliclie  Autoritat  ist  indessen  so  wenig  Pennant 
als  Geoffrey.     In  der  Synopsis  of  Quadrupeds  (1.)  hat  Pennant  einen  "  Tailless 
maucauco  "  von  Ceylon  ;   demuaoh  Loi-is  gracilis,  der  mit  dem  Tbier  von   Mada- 
gascar absolut  nichts  zu  schaffen  hat.     In  der  zweiteu  Auflage  (li.)  figuriert,  mit 
Bezngnahme  anf  Brown  (iv.),  ein  "  Little  Maucauco"  den  wieder  Beddaert  (iii.)  als 
Synonym   seines   "  Prosimia   spectrum   minima "  giebt.      Brown   seinerseits   hat : 
"  Macauco  Pen.  Syn.  Quadr.  104,"  bernft  sich  also  anf  die  erste  Auflage  Pennant's. 
Nun  bemerkt  aber  Peters  (liii.)  mit  Reoht,  dass  das  Thier  von   Brown  und 
Pennant  (Anflage  von  IT.sl)  •' nach  Beschreibuug  und  Abbildung  ebeuse  gut  und 
eher  ein  Galago  wie  ein  Micrecebns  sein  kann  "  ;  sodass  wir  von  demselben  um 
so  mehr  abznsehen  haben,  da  gar  keine  Angabe  iiber  die  Heimath  gemacht  winl. 

Die  Bezeichuung  "  Lemur  murinus"  findet  sicli  zuerst  bei  J.  Fr.  Miller  (xliii., 
Taf  Xlll.).  Das  Werk  wurde  in  Lieferungen  ausgegeben  nud  1785  volJendet  : 
jfde  Tafel  triigt  die  Angabe  :  "  Painted,  engraved,  and  published  by  J.  Fr.  Miller 
according  to  the  Act,"  mit  nachfolgender  Jahreszahl,  die  fiir  Tafel  13:  1777  ist. 
Gmelin  hat  diesen  "  Lemur  murinus "  Miller's  in  das  Systema  Naturae  (xxvii., 
p.  44,  No.  7)  aufgeuemmen.  Ebenso  Pennant  in  die  dritte  Auflage  der  History  of 
Quadrupeds,  von  1793  :  aber,  mit  Verwechselung  der  Miller'schen  Tafeln,  wenig- 


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1.  0P0.1.EMUR  THOlvIASI  .Major. 

2.  MICROCEBUS  MIN  OR,(Gra.y) 


Mintftm.  Bros     imp. 


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steus  in  der  vorliegenden  deutscheu  ULersetzung-  Bechstcin's  (lii.),  wird  nnter 
"  No.  153.  Bicolor  Maid.  L,'mar  hicolor"  "  Miller's  Plates,  tab.  xiii."  citiert,  welche 
sicli  anf  '■^  Lemur  muvinus'"  beziebt,  und  nmgekebvt  nnter  "No.  154.  Murine 
Maki.  Lemur  murmus  "  :  "  Miller's  Plates,  tab.  xxxii.,  fig.  ii.,"  welcbe  den  "  Lemur 
bicolor"  darstellt  (Miller's  tab.  xxxii.,  eathalt  tilirigens  nnr  eine  Fignr). 

Die  ('hneliu  Plii/sicn  (xliv.j  sind  eine  zweite  nflage  der  Various  Snhjects, 
mit  Text  von  Sbaw  ;  die  Tafeln  sind  die  gleicheu  ;  die  in  Ictzterem  Werk  jeder  Tafel 
beigefiigte  Bemerkung  mit  Jahreszahl  ist  in  den  Uimdia  ansradiert,  in  dem  vorlie- 
genden Exemplar  des  "Natural  History  "  Museum's  indess  anf  den  meisteii  Tafeln 
noch  theilweise  zn  entziffern. 

Sliller's  Lemur  murinus  wird  von  Et.  Geoffrey  (xviii.)  fraglicb,  und  von  Audebert 
(i.)  ohne  Fragezeichen  als  Synonym  des  "  Lemur  yriseus ''  betrachtet. 

Unter  der  Annahme,  dass  die  Miller'sche  Figur  das  Thier  etwa  in  natilrlicber 
Grosse  darstellen  soil,  und  dass  die  Farben,  uamentlich  des  Scliwanzes,  "  bright 
ferruginous,"  viel  zu  grell  aufgetragen  sind,  kOnnte  dieser  Lemur  murinus  wohl  ein 
und  dasselbe  Thier  mit  Gray's  Galago  minor  seiu  ;  wie  denn  auch  wieder  Peters 
(liii.)  betont  hat,  ersterer  sei  ein  wahrscheinlich  zu  der  Gattung  Microcebus  gehoriges 
Thier  und  vielleicht  mit  Gray's  Galago  minor  zu  vergieichen.  Da  indesseu  Miller's 
ohne  Grossenangabe  gegebene  Abbilduug,  und  die  nach  derselben,  neanzehn  Jahre 
nach  der  ersten  Verotfeutlichuug  der  betreft'euden  Tafel,  gemacht.e  Beschreibuug 
Shaw's  uugentigend  sind,  so  muss  '•  Microcebtis  murinus  Martin  "  als  alteste  Be- 
zeichnung  unseres  Thieres,  und  als  Artname  desselben  minor,  nach  Gray's  Galago 
minor,  betrachtet  werden. 

Martin's  Notiz  (xlii.)  haudelt  von  der  Anatomic  der  Weichtheile  ;  Waterhouse 
(Ixiv.)  giebt  keine  Beschreibuug.  Gray's  Galago  minor  ist  wie  folgt  charakterisiert : 
"  Pale  grey  ;  back  rather  browner  washed,  beneath  whitish  ;  tail  elongated,  depressed, 
narrow.  Not  more  than  half  the  size  of  Galago  se /legale nsis"  (xxxiii).  Bei  Be- 
sprechung  des  Schadels  von  "  Lepilemur  murinus "  (xxxv.)  erkeuut  Gray  ganz 
richtig,  dass  derselbe  gut  mit  Peter's  Abbildnng  von  Microcebus  myoxinas  stimmt, 
ein  Urtheil,  dem  auch  Mivart  (xlvii.)  beipflichtet.  Da  auch  die  allgemeinen 
Dimensionen  und  die  auffallende  Liinge  der  Ohren  beiden  gemeinsam  sind,  wiirde 
icli  nicht  anstehen,  den  Microcebus  myoxinus  als  eine  Farbeii varietal  vou  M.  minor 
zn  betrachten,  weun  nicht  einige  spiiter  zu  besprechende  Schadelmerkmale  in  der 
Abbilduug  von  Peters,  die  sich  genau  auch  bei  dem  einzigeu  mir  zur  Verfiiguug 
stehenden  Exemplare  von  M.  mi/oxinus  (aus  dem  Tring  Museum)  wiederholen, 
deuselbeu  bestimmt  von  sammtlichen  Schiideln  des  J/,  minor  zn  uuterscheiden 
erlaubteu. 

Dass  die  ijeideu  Formeu  myoxinus  und  minor  in  einander  iibergehcii,  kOiiute 
man  allenfalls  aus  den  Angabeu  bei  Schlegel  (Iv.)  zu  eutuehmen  geueigt  sein,  da 
derselbe  den  von  der  Westkilste  Madagascars  stammeuden  Excmplaren  von  "  C/ieiro- 
galeus  myoxinus"  des  Leydener  Museums  folgende  Filrliimg  zuschreiirt  :  •' sur  le 
dessous  d'un  blauc  prestxue  pur  et  uon  pas  lav6  de  ronssatre  ;  snr  les  antres  parties 
non  pas  d'uu  roux  pronouc^,  mais  d'un  gris  pins  ou  moius  faiblement  lave  de 
ronssatre  ;  cette  derniere  teinte  predomine  toutefois  un  ]iou  sur  la  cpieue."  Damit 
stimmt  wenig  Peters'  Beschreibnng  seines  Microcebus  myoxinus  (liii. J  ;  die  Fiirbuug 
der  Oberseite  dieses  letztern  ist  "  goldig  mit  rostbraunem  Anfluge,  an  der  Stiru  nud 
unter  den  Augen  lebhafter,  an  den  Korperseiten  und  an  der  ausseren  Oberflache  der 
Extremitiiten  matter";  die  des  Schwanzes,  "  glanzend  goldgelb  mit  rostrothem 
Anfluge,  an  der  LJnterseite  heller."     So  lauge  daher  keine  Schiidelbeschreibuugen 


(ler  Leydener  Exemplare  vorliegen,  mnss  iili  SehlegeFs  Pheirogaleus  myoxiniis 
als  Svnouym  von  Microccbus  miiwr  betrachtcii. 

Granclidier's  Chirogalus  gliroides,  vou  der  8udwestkuste  (xssi.),  scbcint 
ebenfalls  mit  .1/.  miyior  identisch  zu  seiu.  Die  provisorisclic  Bescbreibuug,  "  plus 
grand  qne  son  congdnfere  le  Ch.  myoxinus  (Pet.),  d'nn  gris  plus  fonc6,  tirant  moins 
snr  le  ronx,  Ji  parties  infdriciirps  d'nu  blanc  moins  pnr,  k  oreilles  tr^s  diveloppdes, 
a  queue  deprimee,  moins  rousse  et  garuii'  interieureinent  d'nue  couche  de  graisse 
comma  le  Ch.  samati"—ht  indessen  nngeuiigeud  zn  einer  definitiven  Entscbeidung. 
Die  mitgetbeilten  Dimensionen  stimmen  mit  den  grossern  Exemplaren  von 
J/,  minor. 

Exemj)lar('  im  Britisclion  Museum  :  — 

1.  No.  '-iT.  0.  2(i.  79.  Trockener  Balg  (S)  ™if  Hcbiidel,  der  im  August  dieses 
Jabres  berausgenommen  wiirde.  Madagascar.  Von  Verreaux.  Tyi)us  vou  "  Galugo 
minor  "  Gray. 

2.  No.  oo.  12.  24.  49.  Aufgestellter  Balg  (<?).  Aus  dem  Musemii  der  Zool. 
See.  London.  Typns  von  Microcebus  murinus  Waterh.  (und  ohne  Zwcil'el  auch  vou 
Microc.  murinus  Martin),  von  Lepilemur  murinus  Gray,  Murilemur  murinus  Gray. 
Der  Scbadel  ist  im  Profil  abgebildet  (angebl.  nat.  Gr.)  von  Gray  (P.Z.S.,  1863, 
]i.  144),  eopiert  im  Gat.  A/on//.,  1870,  p.  38  (zu  gross  imd  sonst  ungeuau);  von  nnten 
abgebildet  in  doppelt  nat.  Gr.  bei  Mivart  (P.Z.S.,  1804,  p.  61.5),  copiert  von  Gray 
(Cat.  Mon/tnys,  etc.,  1870,  p.  87,  fig.  13).  Junges  Individuum,  Scbiidel  ziemlicli 
klein,  bat  aber  bereits  das  definitive  Gebiss. 

3.  No.  91.  11.  30.  7  (?).  Alcobolexemplar.  Sebadel  im  August  dieses  Jahres 
berausgenommen.  Fort  I)au])liiu  (Siidostkiiste  Madagascars).  Von  Cloisel  crhalten. 
Relativ  grosser  Schiidel,  obwol  jUngeres  Tliier. 

4.  No.  92.  11.  6.  2  (c?).  Skelet  und  Balg  (als  Alcobolexemjdar  erhalten). 
Ambnlisatra,  nordlich  von  St.  Augustine's  Bay  (Siidwestkiiste  Madagascars),  von 
J.  T.  Last  gesammelt.     Dem  Gebiss  nach  iilteres  Thier. 

5.  No.  '.)2.  11.  6.  3(¥).  Alcobolexemplar.  Scbiidel  nicbt  berausgenommen. 
Ebendaher. 

Im  Tring  Museum  :  Zwei  Biilge  mit  zngeborigen  Scbiideln  vou  der  Stidwest- 
kuste.    Von  Last  gesammelt.    Eiu  dritter  Balg,  obue  genauere  Augabe  der  HerkuuCt. 

Die  ausseren  Cbaraktere  von  Microcebus  minor  sind  scbou  mebrfacb  bescbrieben 
worden.  Die  Fiirbung  der  Oberseite  ist  entweder  vorberrscbend  mausgrau  mit 
leicbt  rostbraunem  Anflug,  und  einem  mehr  oder  weuiger  deutlichen,  etwas 
dunklereu  Ruckenstreil'en,  oder  die  rostbraune  Fiirbung  ist  mebr  ausgesprocben.  Bei 
den  graueu  Exemplaren  tritt  auf  der  Oberseite  des  Scbwanzes  der  rostbraune  Anflug 
etwas  mehr  hervor,  nnd  die  Unterseite  ist  etwas  heller.  Bei  sammtliclien 
Exemplaren  ist  der  Grnnd  der  Haare  auf  der  Oberseite  des  Korpers  blaugrau,  die 
Spitzen  hiiufig  silbern.  Wangen,  Kehle,  Brust,  Bauch,  Unterseite  der  Arme  und 
Scbenkel,  ziemlirh  rein  weiss,  hie  und  da  rait  etwas  graueni  Anflug.  Zwischen  den 
Augen  ein  weisslicber  Streileu,  iiber  den  Augen,  bei  den  grauen  Exemplaren,  ein 
rostbrauner  Fleck. 

Extreme  Formen  der  erwiihnten  Farbenniiancen  kOnutcn,  obue  Bekauntscbaft 
mit  den  Ubergangen,  leicht  Veranlassung  zur  Annahme  zweier  Arten  geben,  um  so 
mehr,  da  ausser  der  Fiirbung  aucb  die  Sebildelmerkmale  einigermaassen  sehwauken. 
ijber  Scbadel  und  Gebiss  vou  .1/.  mi?ior  wird  spiiter  bei  Besprechuug  des  M.  smit/ii 
eingehend  bericbtet  werden  ;  docb  muss  icb  bier  auf  eiuige  Formverschiedenheiten 
des  Schadels  bei  verschiedeneu  Individuen  von  M.  minor  aut'merksam  macheu. 


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Der  Schadel  von  No.  02.  11.6.2  des  Br.  Bins.,  von  Ambulisatra  (SiUlwost- 
kilste)  {(S),  zeicbnet  sich  aiis  durcli  relariv  niiMlrijreu,  lauggestrec-kteii  Gehirnsc-liildel 
uud  relativ  knrzen  Gesichtstheil  (Taf.  II.,  fig.  i\).  Der  Balg  dieses  gleichen  Indi- 
vidnums  zeigt  von  alien  andern  die  reiuste  milnsegraue  Fiirbung  der  Oberseite,  mil 
geringster  rostfarbener  Beimiscbnng.  No.  91.  11.  3U.  7  des  Br.  Mus.,  ?,  von  Fort 
Danphin  (Stidostkiiste),  hat  dagegen  eineu  kiirzern  aber  hohen  Gehirnscliiidel  nnd 
lauge  Schnanze  (Taf.  II.,  fig.  5  nnd  14).  Am  Balg  dieses  Exemplars  ist  die  rostbraune 
Farbung  iiberwiegend.  Daneben  linden  wir  aber  bei  No.  37.  9.  20.  79  (c?),  Tyinis 
von  Galrnio  minor  Gray,  einen  liolicn  nnd  relativ  knrzen  GeLirnscbiidel  verlnniden 
mit  einem  knrzen  Facialtheil  (Taf.  II.,  fig.  7  unci  1  oj  :  und  fast  gleicli  verhiilt  sieb  der 
vierte  mir  zur  Verfiignng  stebende  Schadel  des  Britischen  Mnsenms,  No.  55,  12.  24, 
49  (<?),  der  von  Gray  nnd  von  Mivart  seiner  Zeit  abgebildet  worden  ist.. 


2.  Microcebus  myoxinus. 

1M50.     Microcebus  myoxinun.     W.  Peters  (Millln  iliuin  in  di'r  GesrIhrhufI  iiaturfdi-nchendfr  Freunde. 

zu  Berlin,  llj.  Juli  1860). 
18.62.       Microcebus     imjoxinus.        W.    Peter.s    (yaliirwissinsclui/lliclie     Reise    luich     Mossdiiibiqne. 

Zoologie  I.  '  Siiugethiere,  pp.  14-20.     Taf.  HI.,  Taf.  IV.,  6-9.     Berlin,  1852). 

Ein  Exemplar  im  Triug  Mnsenm,  gesainmelt  von  J.  T.  Last  an  dci-  SiUlwestkiiste 
Madagascars. 

Von  Peters  ist  eine  so  ansfiibrliche  Davstellung  dieser  Art  gegeben  worden, 
dass  wir  uns  bier  kurz  fassen  konnen.  M.  m.ifoxinus  ist  bishernur  von  der  West-  und 
Siulwestkiiste  bekannt,  wo  das  Thier  von  Peters  entdeckt  wnrde.  Dem  Britischen 
Mnsenm  feblt  diese  Form  ;  dagegen  land  ich  im  Musenm  zn  Tring  einen  von  J.  T- 
Last  an  der  Siidwestkiiste  gesammelten  Balg  nnd  zugehorigen  Schadel,  welche  mit 
der  von  Peters  gegebenen  Bescbreibnng  tibereinstimmen. 

Wie  bereits  erwahnt,  koniite  die  Vermnthnng  entsteben,  M.  rmjoxiims  sei 
nicbts  als  erne  rotblicbe  Farbenvarietitt  von  M.  minor.  ludessen  zeigt  det  Schadel 
Abweichungen  von  letzterer  Art,  welche  constant  zn  sein  scheinen,  da  tlie 
Abbildnng  bei  Peters  mit  dem  cinzigen  mir  zn  Gebote  stchenden  Schadel 
iibereinstimmt. 

1.  Bei  M.  mijo:iinus  ist  die  Schnanze  noch  etwas  breiter,  als  bei  M.  minor  (die 
Entfernnng  der  obern  Caninen  von  einander  grosser). 

2.  Der  hintere  Theil  des  Jochbogens,  von  der  Abgangstelle  des  anfsteigenden 
Malarlbrtsatzes  nach  riickwarts,  ist  ktlrzer  bei  M.  mijoxinus,  nnd  die  aussere  Offnung 
des  knochernen  Geburgangs,  sowic  die  Bullae  osseae  sind  welter  nach  vorn  geriickt. 

In  ersterem  Puncte  niihert  sich  M.  myoxinus  mebr  dem  .1/.  xmitki,  in  letzterem 
entfernt  es  sich  von  diesem  noch  mebr  als  M.  minor. 

3.  Nach  dem  Exemplare  von  Tring  ist  das  Interparietale  von  .17.  myoxinus 
breiter  und  relativ  ktlrzer. 

4.  Bei  M.  minor  ist  die  Pars  mastoidea  uud  der  angrenzende  Theil  des  Squa- 
mosum ein  weuig  starker  angescbwollen. 

5.  P  1  suj}.  vou  M.  myoxinus  ist  mebr  in  die  Qnere  ausgedehnt  nnd  hat  einen 
starkern  luneuhocker  als  bei  M.  minor. 


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3.  Microcebus  smithi. 
Taf.  II.,  fig.  3,  4,  12,  13. 

1828.     ?  Micrncibe  roiix.     Geoffrey  Saint-Hilaire  (Coiirs  de  I'Hhioire  Naturelle  des  Maminiferes. 

U*  leton.    6juinl828). 
1838.     Microcebus  pusilliis.     G.  R.  Waterhouse  (Ctilal.  Mamw.  Mas.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  2iid   ed. 

1838,  p.  12,  No.  89). 
18411.     ?  MicrocebuK   murinus.     Wagner   (Schreber's   Siiugthiere).     Supplement   I.,    1840,    p.   278). 

Pro  parte. 
1840.     ?  Microcebus  rufus.     Wagner  (Ibid.,  Anm.  15,  p.  291).     Pro  parte. 

1842.  Cheirogaleus  smithii.     J.  E.  Gray  (Ann.  .Uag.  Nat.  Hist,  1842,  p.  255). 

1843.  Cheirogaleus  smithii.    J.  E.  Gray  (List  of  the  Speciin.  of  Mammalia  in  the  Coll.  of  the  Brit. 

Mus.,  1843,  p.  16). 
1852.     Microcebun  pusiUus.      W.   Peters   [Xaturw.    Reise    nach    Mossambique,    i.,    Berlin,    1852 

p.  19). 
1855.     ChirogaUus  smithii.     Wagner  (Schreber's  S««sM('ere.     Supplement  V.,  1855,  p.  150). 

1855.  Microcebus   murinus.      Wagner   (Schreber's   SUut/thiere.      Supplement  V..    1855.   p.    154). 

Pro  parte. 

1856.  Microcebus  murinus.     Giebel  (Siiugi'lhifrc  1856,  p.  1014).     Pro  parte. 
1863.     Cheirogaleus  smithii.     J.  E.  Gray  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1863,  p.  143). 

1863.  ?  Galago  mculagascariensis.    J.  E.  Gray  (P;oc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1863,  p.  149). 

1864.  Microcebus  smithii.     Mivart  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1864,  p.  040). 

1867.     Microcebus pusilhis.    Mivart  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1867,  p.  972).     Pro  parte. 

1867.     Microcebus  smithii.     Mivart  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1867,  p.  972). 

1870.     Cheirogaleus  smithii.     J.  E.  Gray  (Calal.   Monkeys.  Lemurs,  etc..  Brit.  .Uus.,  London,  1870, 

p.  78). 
1870.     Azfma   smithii.     J.    E.   Gray   (Catal.    Monkeys,  Lemurs,   etc.,   Brit,    ^fus.,    London,   187U. 

App.  p.  134). 

1872.  Azema  smithii.      .J.   E.  Gray   (Proc.   Zool.   Soc.   London,   1872,    p.    856.      Fig.   4,  p.  857) 

(Schadel). 

1873.  ChirogaUus  smithii.     Mivart  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1873,  p.  491). 

1873.     Chirogaleus pusilhis.     A.  Milne  Edwards  (Piop.  ^oo/.  Soc.  London,  1873,  p.  491).    Pro  parte. 
1876.     Cheirogaleus  pvsillus.     Schlegel  (Monographic  des  Singes,  Leide,  1876,  p.  .326)     Pro  parte. 
1891.     Chirogaleus  pusillus.     Flower  &  Lydekker  (hitroductimi  to  the  Study  of  Mammals,  London. 
1891,  p.  090).     Pro  parte  (implic). 

Da  jedenfalls  zwei  Arten  malagassischer  Zwergmakis  mit  rothlicher  Fiirbnug 
existiereu,  und  die  Beschreibungeu  der  in  Paris  befiudliclien  Individiieii  eiiistweilen 
nicht  geniigen,  um  Microcehu.%  myoxinus  anszuschliessen,  konnen  die  Artbezeich- 
unngen  pusillus  und  rufus,  die  beide  alter  sind  als  smithii,  bis  atif  Weiteres  uicht 
beriicksichtigt  werden.  Sollte  indessen,  wie  mir  wahrscheiiilich  ist,  die  Unter- 
snchnng  des  Schiidels  von  No.  7S  "  de  I'ancien  (W.alogne  "  im  Jardin  des  Plantes — 
nacli  Is.  Geoftroy  Saint-Hilaire  (xxiv.,  p.  80)  das  von  Et.  (ieoffroy  Saiut-IIilaire 
(xvii.)  als  "  Maki  nain,  Lemur  pusillus  "  beschriebene  Individuum — die  Identitat 
mit  M.  smithi  nachweisen,  so  konnte  letztere  Bezeiohnnng  doch  nw  Awrch  Microcebus 
rufus  AVaguer  (l.xii.),  crsetzt  werdeu,  keinenl'alls  aber  diircli  M.  pusillus.  Letzteru 
Namen  hat  Et.  GeofFroy  1828  selbst  anfgegeben  und  dnreh  "  Microcebe  ronx  "  ersetzt 
(xxii.)  ;  ebenso  Is.  Geotiroy  1851  (xxiv.).  Und  mit  llecht  ;  denn  uuter  der 
Bezeichnnng  pusillus  werden  vou  Et.  Geoffrey  nnter  anderen  auch  die  beideu  von 
Sonnerat  stammenden  Individiien  inbegriffen.  die  nacli  Bnffon's  Beclireibnng  (viii.) 
zwei  weit  grOssere  Formen  sind  ;  eine  derselben  nacli  Wagner's  Vcrnititbuug  (l.\ii., 
J).  27('),  Anm.  1)  wahrscbeinlicli  Chirogale  milii. 

ExempJare  im  Britischen  Musenm  : — 

1.  No.  37.  9.  26.  78.      Trockeuer    Balg  ;  Schadel    im  August   dieses   dahres 


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heransgenommen.  Madfigascar.  Von  Verreanx.  Typns  von  Cheirogaleus  sinithi 
Gray. 

2.  No.  55.  12.  26.  2Sl.  Alcoholexemplar,  Schadel  im  August  dieses  Jahres 
heransgenommen.  "  Purchased  from  Zoological  Socii'tv."  Tvjins  von  Water- 
house's  ificrocebus  ptmllas. 

a.  No.  70.  5.  5.  29.  Ausgestopftes  Exemplar.  (?).  Hierzn  Schadel 
(No.  1544  a),  der  abgebildet  ist  bei  Gray  {Proc.  Zool.  Sor:  1872,  j).  850,  fig.  4). 
Madagascar.      "  Purchased  from  Cutter." — Jiingeres  Thier. 

4.  No.  70.  5.  5.  29.  Ausgestopftes  Exemplar.  Gleiche  Herkunft  wie  3, 
Schatlel  im  Balg. 

5.  No.  73.  4.  23.  1.  Trockeiier  Balg.  Hierzu  Schadel  und  der  grossere  Theil 
des  Skelets  (No.  1544  c).     Madagascar.     Von  Boucai'd.     Jiuigeres  ludividuum. 

6.  No.  75.  1.  29.  8.  Trockener  Balg.  Schadel  im  August  1893  heransge- 
nommen ;  Hiuterhaupt  beschiidigt.     Siidliches  Madagascar.     Von  Crossley. 

7.  No.  76.  1.  31.  16.  Trockener  Balg.  Hierzu  Schadel,  No.  1544  /;  (Hiuter- 
haupt beschadigt).  Gesammelt  von  Mr.  Martin.  Madagascar  (wahrscheiiilich  von 
der  Ostkiiste,  wo  der  Genanute  seinen  Wohnsjtz  hatte). 

8.  No.  76.  1.  31.  17.  Trockener  Balg.  Junges  Thier:  Schadel  mit  Milch- 
gebiss,  M  3  noch  nicht  in  situ.     Gleiche  Herkunft  wie  7. 

9.  No.  79.  6.  4.  1.  Balg  mit  darin  steckendem  Schadel  eines  ganz  jungen 
Thieres.     Vom  Rev.  Shaw.     Betsileo  ( Central-Madagascar j. 

10.  No.  91.  11.  30.  6.  Alcoholexem]ilar  :  Sebiidel  im  August  1893  heraus- 
genommen.    Alteres  Thier.    Fort  Dauphin  (Sildostkiiste  Madagascars).    Von  Cloisel. 

11.  Montiertes  Skelet  ohne  Nummer  und  Angabe  der  Herkunft.  Junges  Thier  ; 
doch  ist  das  Gebiss  vollstandig  gewechselt. 

Walirend  die  Uuterschiede  zwischen  Microcflnis  minor  uud  M.  nuioxiniis 
geriugftigig  sind,  nimmt  M.  smitlii  eine  etwas  gesonderte  Stellung  ein.  Peters 
hat  vor  mehr  als  vierzig  Jahren  (liii.,  ]}.  19)  die  Uuterschiede  zwischen  "  .1/.  piiaillus  " 
und  M.  mj/oxinus  mit  grosser  Schiirfe  wie  folgt  hervorgehoben  : — 

"  Durch  folgende  mehr  oder  minder  wesentliche  Merkmale  nnterscheidet 
sich  der  Microcebtis  pmilLus  von  meinem  Micr.  myoxinusi :  Die  Ohren,  aufge- 
weicht  untersucht,  sind  viel  kiirzer,  nicht  eiuiual  halb  so  lang  wie  der  Kopf, 
und  bilden  im  zusammengezogenen  Zustande  uur  vier  Querfalten,  die  Schnauze 
ist  spitzer  uud  ein  wenig  langer,  die  Schnurrhaare  sind  viel  schwiicher,  die 
Finger  und  Zehen  etwas  langer,  die  Farbe  ist  im  Allgemeineu  dunkler,  die 
des  Schwanzes  nicht  merklich  von  der  des  Riickens  verschieden,  die  dunkeln 
Flecken  vor  den  Augen  ziehen  sich  bis  zu  der  Nasenkujipe  hin,  welche  im  frischen 
Zustande  schwarz  gewesen  zu  sein  scbeint,  die  Behaarung  der  iunern  Seite 
der  Ohren  ist  starker  und  rostfarbig,  und  die  Haare  des  Bauches  sind  an  ihrer 
Grundlialfte  siimmtlich  blaugrau.  Auch  am  Schiidel  ist  der  Schnauzentlieil 
schmaler,  so  dass  die  Spitzen  der  Eckziihne  selbst  an  einem  im  iibrigeu  grOsseru 
Schadel  mehr  geniihert  stehen  als  bei  J/,  imjoxinus  ;  der  vorspringende  Theil  der 
Zwischenkiefer  ist  langer,  daher  der  Abstand  zwischen  Spina  uasalis  aut.  uud  post, 
grosser  ;  der  Wiukel,  in  welchem  sich  die  Stirnbeine  zwischen  die  Scheitelbeine 
hineinschieben,  ist  viel  stumpier  ;  die  Offnungen  im  Ganmentheil  des  Oberkiefers 
sind  sehr  \-iel  kleiner  uud  endlich  ist  die  Verbiuduugsnaht  der  beiden  Unterkiefer- 
halften  etwas  ktirzer." 

lu  den  gleichen  Schadehuerkmalen  weicht  auch  M.  minor  von  M.  smithi  ab. 
Peters'  sehr  bestimmte  Angaben  sind  in  neuerer  Zeit  iibersehen  worden  ;  nur  uuter 


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dieser  Annabme  erkliirt  es  sich,  dass  die  verschiedeneu  malagassischen  Zwergmakis 
nenerdings  wieder  zusiiuinieugeworlea  wurdeu. 

Den  obigen  Angabcn  von  Peters  kauu  ich  noch  die  folgenden  Schadel-  und 
Gebissmerkraale  hinznfiigen  : — 

Die  Orbitalrander  der  Frontalia  siud  dicker  und  starker  aufgehoben  bei  M.  minor, 
sodass  die  dazwiscbeu  liegenden  Partieen  tiefer  erscheinen  als  bei  M.  smithi  ;  diese 
Depression  greift  in  eiuigcii  Fallen  auf  die  hinteru  Partieen  der  Nasalia  iiber. 
M.  myoxinus  nimmt  in  dieser  Beziehnng  eine  Mittelstellnng  zwischen  den  beiden 
genannten  Arten  ein.  Die  Orbitae  sind  grSsser  bei  M.  smithi.  Der  Jocbfortsatz 
des  Maxillare  ist  breiter  (boher)  bei  ^1/.  m,inor  und  M.  myoxinus.  Der  knOclierne 
Gaumeii  erstre(^kt  sich  bei  M.  smithi  waiter  nach  riickwarts  iiber  die  Zalinreihen 
hinans  als  bei  M.  minor  nnd  J/,  myoxinus  (am  wenigsteu  bei  letztercm).  Die 
Parietalleisten  sind  bei  diesen  beiden  Arten  der  Mittelliuie  mehr  genahert  als  bei 
M.  smithi.  Bei  letztereiu  ist  der  Gehirnschiidel  breit  nnd  knglig,  bei  ^f.  myoxinus 
nnd  M.  minor  starker  in  die  Liinge  ausgezogen  :  es  ist  dieses  ein  sofort  in  die  Angen 
fallendes  Merkmal.  Bei  den  zuletzt  genannten  Arten  fiillt  das  Hinterhanpt 
nahezn  senkrecht  ab,  bei  M.  smithi  scliriig  von  oben  nnd  hinten  nach  vorn  nnd 
anssen,  und  es  ist  zugleich  niedriger.  Der  horizontale  Kieferast  von  M.  smithi 
ist  langer  nud  niedriger  nnd  sein  Uuterrand  gradliniger  als  bei  .1/.  myoxinus  und 
J/,  ihinor,  der  Vorderrand  des  Corouoidfortsatzes  steigt  bei  ersterem  weniger  steil 
an  als  bei  den  letztereu. 

Die  oberen  Incisiven,  namentlicli  das  innere  Paar,  siud  scbmiichtiger  bei  M.  smithi. 
P  3  snp.  von  M.  smithi  ist  kleiner  als  der  gleicbe  Zahn  der  beiden  andern  Arten,  nnd 
dnreb  eine  Ijiicke  sowohl  vom  Caninen  als  von  p  2  getrennt,  wiihrend  bei  diesen 
p  3  snp.  ohne  Liicke  an  p  2  anschliesst.  Die  Einschnitte  zwischen  den  iinssern 
H5ckern  der  oberen  imd  den  innereu  Hockeru  der  nuteren  Molaren  sind  tiefer  bei  J/. 
minor  nud  M.  myoxinus,  so  dass  die  HiJcker  bei  beiden  letztern  boher  und  spitzer 
erscheinen  als  bei  M.  smith/;  bei  diesem  sind  die  Molaren  zugleich  mehr  in  die  Liinge 
gezogen  nnd  erscheinen  daher  mehr  qiuidratisch.  An  den  nntern  Molaren  (m  1  nnd 
m  2)  von  M.  smithi  ist  der  hintere  Aussenliocker  niedriger  nnd  langer  als  der  vordere, 
wiihrend  dieser  Unterschied  bei  M.  minor  und  M.  myoxinus  viel  weniger  ansgesprochen 
ist.  Peters  (liii.,  p.  10)  giebt  von  m  1  nnd  m  2  snp.  des  M.  myoxiims  an,  dass  sie 
"  wie  bei  den  Makis  anssen  mit  zwei  grossen,  innen  mit  zwei  sehr  kleinen  Hockem 
versehen "  siud,  "  welche  einen  einzeluen  mittlereu  grossen  Hooker  umfasseu." 
Gleicbe  Beschaflfeuheit  zeigen  die  entsprechenden  oberen  Molaren  von  M.  miiior, 
d.  h.  der  innere  Basalraud  schwillt  an  der  Hinterecke  stiirker,  vorne  schwiicher,  je 
zn  einem  kleinen  Hiicker  an  ;  beide  sind  an  nuvorsehrteu  Ziihuen  denllicli  (lurch 
einen  Einschnitt  getrennt.  Bei  M.  smithi  ist,  selbst  an  ganz  intacteu  Ziihuen,  uur 
an  der  Hinteriunenseite  ein  kleiner  IlOcker  nachweisbar,  obwol  der  Basalrand  sich 
anch  nach  vorn  eretreckt. 


4.  Microcebus  coquereli. 

1867-  Cheirogahm  coquereli.     Grandidier  (Rer.  Hay.  tic  Zoologk,  xi.x.,  1867,  p.  85). 

1867.  Chirogalut  coquereli.  Grandidier  {Ibid.,  p.  316). 

1867.  Microcehua  coquereli.  Mivart  (Proc.  Xool.  Soc.  London,  1867,  pp.  966-7). 

1868.  Microcebiis  coquereli.      Schlegel  und   Pollen  {Hecli.  sur  la  Famie  de  Madagascar  el  df.  sea 

Depemlancea — 2»  Partic,  •' Mammiffcres  et  Oiseaux,'' Lcyde,  I81I8,   pp.  12,  l.H,  PI.  VI, 
PI.  Vn.,  fig.  2a— 2i)). 


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1870.     Mh-ai  cofjiterelii.     J.  E.  Gray  (Cat.  of  Vn»kpi/s,  Lemurs,  etc.,  in  the  Cnll.  of  the  Brit.  Mw. 
Londou,  1870.     Appendix,  pp.  131,  135,  136). 

1872.  Mirm  coquerellii.     J.  E.  Gray  {Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1872,  p.  857). 

1873.  ChironalcHs  cique.re.li.     Mivart  {Proc.  Zoo}.  Soc.  London,  187.3,  p.  492). 
1876.     ^firza  coquerelii.     Scblegel  {Mnnoyraphw  de"  Shujcs,  Leide,  187li,  p.  321). 

Exemplare  im  Britischen  Museum  : — 

1.  No.  68.  9.  7.  (i.  Aus  Mourounrlava  ( Westkiiste).  Von  Van  Dam  erlialten. 
Ausgestopftes  ?,  mil  dazngehorigem  Schadel  (No.  1513  a). 

2.  No.  70.  1.  28.  :i  Madagascar.  Vrnj  Van  Dam  erhaltcn.  Au.sgpstopftes  cj, 
mit  dazugehorigem  Scliadel. 

3.  No.  72.  8.  r.).  10.     MouroniKkva.     ¥.     Balg,  mit  Schiidel  (No.  1513). 
Dieses  Material  ist  mangelhatt,  u.  a.  siud  sammtliclie  Schiidel  bcschadigt. 

Die  aussern  Cliaraktere  sind  von  (iraudidier  (xxviii.,  p.  85,  Diagnose),  von 
Sclilegel  und  Pollen  (Ivi.,  j).  12),  uiid  von  ScLlegel  (Iv.)  gegelien  wordeu  ;  eiue 
kolorierte  Aljliilduug  des  Tliieres  findet  sich  bei  Sclilegel  und  Pollen  (Ivi.,  Taf.  VI.) 
und  ebenda  (Taf.  VII.,  fig.  2a — c/)  eine  Abbildung  des  Schiidels,  weuig  melir  als  die 
Umrisse,  in  natiirlioher  Grdsse,  von  olirn  und  von  der  Seite,  nebst  Obcr-  und 
Uuterkiefergobiss. 

Entgegen  den  Augabeu  von  Sclilegel  imd  Pollen  stelit  diese  Art  durchaus  nicht 
dem  Chifoqnle  milii  Geoffr.  uaher  als  den  Microcebi.  Der  Gehiruschiidel  ist,  wie  im 
Allgemeinen  bei  den  letzteren,  boch  und  in  beiden  Richtungen  stark  gewOlbt, 
lieinabe  kugelig  ;  die  Coronaluaht  beschreibt  eiuen  iiacb  liinten  gericliteten  s])itzen 
Winkel  ;  dieser  ist  spitzer  an  dem  mannlichen  Scbadel,  so  dass  die  Lange  der 
Froutalia,  langs  der  Mittellinie  gemessen,  die  des  weibliclien  Scliadel.s  nicbt  nner- 
beblich  ubertrifft.  Die  Frontalia  siud  bei  Micfocebu.^  tiljerhaupt  langer  als  bei  den 
im  F<ilgenden  zu  besprechenden  Genera.  Die  Mastoidregion  ist  in  geriugem  Maasse 
aufgctrieben  :  das  Hinterban]jt  weuiger  scbrag  vou  biuten  und  obeu  uach  voru  und 
unten  aligestutzt,  namentlicb  beim  vveiblichen  Scliadel,  als  wir  dies  sonst  bei  Microcebi 
zu  finden  gewohnt  sind.  Am  manuliclien  Scbadel,  von  eiuem  etwas  jiingeru  ludi- 
\iduum  als  der  weibliche,  ist  die  Mitte  der  Frontalia,  in  der  Gegend  /.wischen  dem 
Ausatz  der  Proc.  postorbitales,  etwas  convex,  vemiutblicb  in  Fidge  von  unterliegendera 
Luftsinus. 

Das  Gebiss  anlangend,  so  ist  den  bekaunten  Verbaltuissen  weuig  beizufugen. 
Die  Form  der  Molaren  ist  die  der  Microcebi  im  Allgemeinen  :  obere  und  untere 
Molaren  sjiitzliockerig  ;  an  den  obern  zwei  aussere  und  ein  innerer  Hiicker,  letzterer 
mit  ersteren  durch  bogige  Kanten  verbnndeu.  Der  ganze  Zahn  ist  von  einem 
Cingnlum  umsaumt,  welches  an  der  Hinterinuenecke  vou  m  1  und  m  2  zu  einem 
kleinen  Hocker  anschwillt.  P  1  sujj.  ist  schmaler  und  kiirzer  als  die  Molareu,  und 
besteht  aus  eiuem  starkern  uud  hohen  aussern  Hocker,  dem  an  der  Inueuseite  ein 
weit  schwaeherer  angelugt  ist.  Die  Basis  des  iiusseru  und  der  beiden  seitlicheu 
Kauder  ist  von  eiuem  Ciugulum  umzogen,  welches  am  Hinter-  uud  nameutlich  am 
Vorderrande  des  Aussenhockers  etwas  starker  anschwillt.  P  2  sup.  tragt  an  dem 
Scliadel  No.  1513  eiuen  schwachen  Inuenhocker.  Die  untern  Molaren  gebeu  zu 
keiuen  liesonderu  Bemerkuugen  Veraidassnug  :  sie  sind  wie  die  obern  nach  dem 
Typus  vou  Microcebm  und  nicht  nach  dem  von  Chiroyale  gebaut,  d.  h.  nicht 
riickgebildet  wie  bei  letzterem  ;  m  3  ist  etwas  nach  hiuten  verlaugert  durch 
Vorhandeuseiu  eines  fttnften  Hockers  (Talon). 


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5.  Microcebus  furcifer. 

1841.     Lemur  furcifer.    Blainville  {Ontiographie  dts   Mammifires,  Primatet.    Paris,  1841,  p.  36, 
Pl.VlI.    G.  Lemur). 

1850.  Cheirogaleus  furcifer.     Is.  Geoffrey  Saint-Hilaire  ("  Note  sur  plusieurs  espSces  nouvelles  de 

Mammifires  de  I'Ordre  des  Primates, "  OmijH.  rend.  Acad,  des  Sc.    T.  xxxi.,  p.  876, 
d&.  1850). 

1851.  Cheirnguleus  furcifer.    Is.  Geoffrey  Saint-Hilaire  {Caiiilogxte  des  Primates,  1851,  p.  77). 

1854.  Cheirogaleus  furcifer.     Gervais  {Hisl.  nal.  de.i    Mammifires.     Paris,  1854,  p.  171.     Fig.   J 

gr.  nat.,  p.  172). 

1855.  Chirogalctis  furcifer.     Wagner  (Schrwber'a  Siinglhiere,  Suppl.  V.,  1836,  p.  149). 

1856.  Chirogaievs  furcifer.     Giebel  {Die  Sllugethiere,  1856,  p.  1018). 

1863.  Lepilemur furcifer.     J.  E.  Gray  {Proc.  Zool.  Sue.  London,  186.3,  p.  145). 

1864.  .Vicrocehi'«f>trcifer.     Mivart  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1864.  pp.  621-3,  642.     Fig.,  p.  621). 
1867.     Clieirogalens  furcifer.     Grandidicr  (Rer.  Mag.  de  Zool.  six.,  1867.  pp.  64-8). 

1867.     Chirogalus  furcifer.    Grandidier  {Rer.  Mag.  de  Zool.  xix.,  1867,  p.  316). 

1867.  Cheirogaleus  furcifer.      Mivart  {Prnc.  Zonl.  Soc.  Lmuhm,  1867,  pp.  960,  975.     Figs.   1-4, 

pp.  963-5,'  [Schadel]  :  fig.  6,  p.  973  [Tar.sus]). 

1868.  CImrogaleus  furcifer.     Schlegel   und   Pollen  (Rrcli.  xnr  la   Fauiv  de  Madagascar  el  de  ses 

/)f/)cnrfaHCfs.— 2"Partie,  ■'MammiferesetOiseaHX,"'Leyde,1868,pp.810.    PI. V., PI. VII., 

figs.  1a — In). 
1870.     Lepilemur  furcifer.     J.  E.  Gray  [Cat.  of  Monkeys,  Lemurs,  etc.,  in  the  Coll.  of  the  Brit.  .]fus., 

London,  1870,  p.  88.     Fig.  15,  p.  89,  cep.  nach  Mivart). 
1870.     Phaner furcifer.     J.  E.  Gray  [Ibid.,  Appendix,  1870,  pp.  132, 135). 

1872.  Phaner  fircifer.    J.  E.  Gray  (Proc.  Znol.  Sor.  London.  1872,  p.  855). 

1873.  Cheirogaleus  furcifer.     Mivart  (Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Loiulon,  1873,   p.  492.     Fig.   16,   p.  502, 

[Tarsus]). 
1876.     Phaner  furcifer.     Schlegel  (Monographic  des  Singes,  Leide,  1876,  pp.  319-20). 
1891.     Chirogalexts  fitrcifer.     Flower  und   Lydekker  {An  Introduction  to  the  Study  of  Mammals 

living  and  extinct,  London,  1891,  p.  690). 

Dieser  schoue  Lomnride  ciitferiit  sicli  iin  Schiidel  iiiid  Gebiss  etwas  rnelir  von 
den  ubrigen  Microcebi,  stimmt  aber  deswegen  daviu  keineswegs,  wie  Mivart  annimmt 
(xlviii.,  p.  964  :  "agrees  altogether"),  mit  Chirogale  milii  iiberein.  Leider  bin  ich 
nicht  im  Stande,  den  Schadel  dieser  Art  mit  der  wUuschenswertheu  Vollstiindigkeit 
zu  besprechen,  da  mir  ausser  dem  schon  von  Mivart  (xlvii.,  p.  622  und  xlviii.,  p.  963) 
bentitzten  Fragment  des  Britiscben  Mnsenms,  No.  1424  a,  nur  noch  ein  wenig 
vollstandigerer  zweiter  Schadel  zii  Gebote  steht,der  im  August  dieses  Jahre8(1893) 
zu  meiueu  Gunsten  dem  Balge  No.  65.  3.  4.  1  (Br.  Mus.)  entuommeii  wnrde.  Der 
Schadel  von  M.  furcifer  ist  iibrigens  bereits  viermal  abgebildct  wordeu.  Zuerst 
von  Blainville  (ii.,  PI.  VII.)  in  Profilansicht  ;  sodanu  von  Mivart  (xlvii.,  p.  621) 
das  erwahnte  Fragment,  vordere  Schadel-  und  vordere  Unterkieferregion  nebst 
Ober-  und  Uuterkiefergebiss,  in  doppelt  natiirlicher  Grosse  :  diese  Figur  findet  sich 
theilweise  copiert  bei  Gray  anf  Seite  tiO  (Fig.  15)  seines  Catalogs  (xxxvi.).  Schlegel 
und  Pollen  (Ivi.,  Tal'.  VII.,  fig.  \a — If/)  bilden  einen  Schadel  in  natiirlicher  Grosse 
von  oben  und  von  der  Seite  ab,  sammt  dem  dazu  gehOrigen  Ober-  nnd  Uuterkiefer- 
gebiss. Endlicli  hat  Mivart  (xlviii.,  fig.  1 — 4,  ]).  963 — 965)  von  einem  Schiidel 
des  Pariser  Museums  vier  vergrosserte  Ausichten  gegeben  :  von  der  Seite,  mit 
Unterkiefer  ;  von  nnten  ;  von  oben  ;  und  von  vorne. 

Zn  der  von  Mivart;  (xlviii.)  gegebenen  Beschreibuiig  kaun  ich  Folgendes  hinzn- 
fiigen.  Wie  bei  Microci'.bi  im  Allgemeinen  ist  der  Geliirnschiidel  starker  von  voru 
nach  hinten  nnd  von  rechts  nach  links  gewolbt  als  bei  Chirogale  und  namentlich 
anch  als  bei  Opolemur.     Die  Coronalnaht  bildet  nicht  wie  bei  ersteren  einen  nach 


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hinteii  gericliteten,  melir  {M.  im/oxinus,  minor,  coquercli)  oder  weniofer  {M.  smithi) 
spitzen  Winkel,  sondern  sie  beschreibt  eine  nach  liinten  konvexe  Bogenlinie.  In 
der  obern  Prnfillinie  fiillt  sofort  eine  Depression  zwisclien  den  Orliitae  ant';  iiacli 
vorne  von  dieser  Einsenknni;'  erbebt  sich  die  obere  Sehadrdkonfonr  wieder  nnd  die 
Nasalia  bcsclirciben  eine  gebogeno  Linie,  sodass  das  Ganze  cinigormaasscu  einev 
Schafnase  alinelt.  Entsijrechend  der  bedentenden  Vergrosserung  des  schrag  naeli 
vorn  gericbteten  innern  Incisivenpaares  sind  die  Praemaxillae  nngewOhnlieli  stark 
iuisgebildet  nnd  erstrecken  sich  weiter  nacb  vorn  als  bei  den  andorn  Arten  ;  ansser- 
dem  lanfen  sie  nicbt  in  eine  vordere  Spitze  ans,  sondern  sind  breit  abgestutzt. 
Hierniit  nnd  niit  der  ausserordentlich  starken  Entwicklung  des  obern  Caninen  (der 
des  Inntern  Basalhockers  entbehrt)  nnd  vordersten  Praemolaren  steht  im  Znsam- 
menhang,  dass  sich  die  Facialpa.rtie  wenigor  kegelfiirraig  nach  vorn  zuspitzt  \\m\  die 
Zalmreihen  weuiger  regelmassig  nach  vorn  konvergieren  als  Tiei  den  bislier  bespro- 
chenen  Arten  ;  das  Maxillarc  ist  labialwarts  vom  Caninen  nnd  vordern  Praemolaren 
angeschwollen.  Der  mittlere  obere  Praemolar  (p  2)  ist  mehr  schneidend  (seitlich 
komprimiert)  als  bei  den  iibrigen  vier  Arten  iind  besitzt  zwei  deutlicher  ansgebildete 
BasalhOckerchen  (vorne  und  hinten),  welclie  beide  noch  starker  bei  dem  hintersten 
Praemolaren  (])  1)  entwickelt  sind.  Letzterer  Zahn  ist  ebenfalls  anfiallend  schmal, 
d.  h.  weniger  als  z.  B.  lici  di'Ui  kleinern  M.  coquereli  in  die  (.inere  an^^gedehiit. 
Die  obern  Molaren  sind  im  Verhaltniss  zn  den  Dimensioaen  des  Thieres  klein  zn 
nennen  ;  mit  denen  von  M.  coquereli  verglichen  etwas  liinger,  dagegen  wcnisrer 
breit,  d.  h.  weniger  in  der  Qnerrichtnng  entwickelt.  Wie  bei  alien  iibrigen 
Microcebnsarten  besitzeu  m  1  nnd  m  2,  ansser  den  beiden  tyiiischeu  spitzen 
Anssenhockern  nnd  dem  mit  Ictztereu  dnrch  eine  vordere  nnd  hintere  Kante  ver- 
bundenen  Innenhocker,  noch  einen  von  der  Basalkantc  der  Hinterinnenecke 
ansgehendeu  kleiuen  HOcker.  Lingnalwiirts  vom  Innenhocker  sowie  am  Vorder- 
rande  der  Molaren  ist  die  Basalkante  weniger  ansgebildet  als  sonst  bei  Microcebus. 
M  3  entbehrt,  wie  gewohnlieh,  des  hintern  Innenhuckers  ;  anch  bei  diesem  Zahn  ist 
die  Basalkante  (Cingnlnm)  schwiicher  entwickelt. 

In  Ubereiustimmuug  mit  der  grossen  Ansdehnung  der  Praemaxillae  sind  die 
nntern  Incisiven  und  Caninen,  sowie  die  Uuterkiefersymphyse,  antlallend  lang.  Wie 
schon  Schlegel  nnd  Pollen  (Ivi.,  p.  '.))  vom  vordersten  nntern  Praemolaren  angeben, 
den  sie  iibrigens  als  Caninen  bezeichnen,  hat  dieser  Zahn  eine  mehr  verticale  Eichtnng 
als  dies  bei  den  iibrigen  Mi'rrorrbi  der  Fall  ist.  Ebenso  zeigen  die  beiden  hintern 
Praemolaren  von  ^f.  fwcifer  eine  regelmiissigere  Kegelform  als  die  der  ersteren, 
nnd  nameutlich  ist  anch  der  Talon  von  p  1  weniger  in  die  Lange  gezogen.  Die 
nntern  Molaren  sind  spitzhockerig  wie  bei  alien  Microcehus^xi^.'a,  sind  demnach 
dnrchans  nicht  mit  denen  von  Chirogalf  zu  vergleichen  ;  bemerkenswerth  ist  an 
ihnen  nnr  die  kraftige  Entwicklnng  des  Cingnlnm  an  der  Vorderanssenseite,  derart 
dass  es  an  dieser  Stelle  beinalie  znr  Ansbildnng  eines  supplementaren  Hiickers 
kommt.  M  3  inf.  ist  im  Vergleich  mit  dem  der  iibrigen  Microci'bi  knrz  ;  an 
weuig  abgekanteu  Gebissen  ist  indessen  evident,  dass  der  funfte  Hiicker  (Talon) 
keineswegs  felilt,  nnr  ist  derselbe  kleiner  nnd  mehr  in  die  Mittellinie  geriickt  als 
bei  jenen. 

Der  Coronoidfortsatz  des  Unterkiefers  ist,  wie  bereits  welter  oben  erwiihnt, 
niedrig  und  lang.  Der  an  den  mir  vorliegenden  Exemi)laren  nnvoUstiindig  erhalfeue 
Angidns  mandibnlae  ist  von  Mivart  (xlviii.,  p.  963)  beschrieben  worden  :  "the 
angle  of  the  mandible  is  dei'idedly  jirodnced  downwards  as  well  as  backwards." 


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6.  Opolemur  samati. 

1868.     Chirogalug  samatii.     Grandidier  (Rev.  Mag.  (U  Zoo}.,  xx.,  1868,  p.  49). 

1872.     Opolemur  iiiilii.    J.  E.  Gray  {Pioc.  Zoo).  Son.  London,  1872,  pp.  So-S^,  PI.  LXX.,  fig.  1, 

p.  854).    Pro  parte. 
1876.     Chirogatetis  samalii.     Schlegel  (.Vonographie  ties  Singea,  Leide,  1876,  p.  .325). 

Die  Species  ist  von  Graiulidier  mit  folgeiuier  Diagriiose  nnfgestellt  woiilen  : 
"Obscure  fusco-grisens  ;  subtiis  fiilvesceiis.  CiUida  crassa  obsolete  i-uf'esecnte. 
Fascia  alba  a  fronte  media  ad  nasi  apicem  deciirrente.  Oculis  nigro  eircumdatis. 
Auricnlis  paulo  longioribus  qnam  Ghiroffali  niilii. — Long,  ab  aj)ice  nasi  ad  candac 
basin  111  cent.;  caudae,  17  cent.  Habitat  flninen  Tsidsibon  in  littore  oceidentali 
Madagascar  insulae. —  Te  Chirogale  est  particulitirement  remaninablc  par  sa  tfite, 
qui  raj)pelle  celle  d'un  tout  jeune  chat,  et  par  la  grossenr  de  la  queue,  qui  a  U'",  06 
de  circonftrence  ;  une  ej)aisse  coucbe  de  graisse,  semblable  a  celle  qu'on  trouve  a  la 
queue  des  moutons  du  Cap,  lui  donne  cette  dimension  anormale  cliez  les  Lemn rides. 
Le  poil  dn  corps,  ainsi  que  de  la  queue,  est  assez  court.  Les  indigenes  conuaisseiit 
cet  animal  sous  le  nom  de  k^li-be-houi." 

Den  eigenthumlicheu  Fettschwauz  laud  iier  gleicLie  Autor  bci  zvmi  anderu  im 
gleichen  Jahre  beschriebenen  Lemuriden  von  Madagascar,  "  Chirogalus  gliroides " 
Grand,  uud  ^^  Chirogalus  adipiciimlatiia'^  Grand,  (xxxi.).  Derselbe  wies  in  Ak-x 
Folge  uach  (xlv.),  dass  die  Fettablageruug  im  Scliwanz  und  andern  Korijertheilen 
im  Zusammenbang  steht  mit  eincr  Art  AVinterschlaf,  den  diese  Thiere  wiihrend  der 
trockenen  Jahreszeit  halten. 

Der  Genusname  Opolemur  wurde  vou  Gray,  l.s7'2,  in  seiner  Ubcrsicht  der 
iewM/vV/t'w-Gattungcn  eingefubrt  (xxxvii.,  p.  349)  : 

'■'■Opolemur.  Tail  thick,  tapering  towards  the  end,  and  covered  with  ratlier 
longer  hair  at  tip."  In  derselben  Abhaudlung  figuriert  die  neue  Gattung  in  Tribe  3, 
Cheiroqalcind,  mit  der  Species  Opolemur  milii ;  die  Beschreibuug,  begleitet  von  einer 
colorierten  Tafel  und  Abbildnng  des  Schadels,  von  oben,  von  der  Seite  uud  von  uuten,* 
ist  nach  eiuem  Paare  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  72.  8.  19.  8)  und  dem  Schiidel  des  einen  (Bi-. 
Mus.,  No.  1579  a)  gegeben.  Fundort,  "  Moroudava,"  an  der  Westkiiste  gelegen  ; 
erhalteu  vom  Handler  Frank,  ■'  who  probably  had  them  from  the  Leydeu  Museum." 
Als  Synonym  wird  Cheirogaleus  milii  Geoffr.  angegeben,  ein  bereits  von  Sclilegel 
berichtigter  Irrthum. 

Die  zahlreichen  Exemplare  des  Leydener  Museums  stammen  ebenfalls  von 
"  Mouroundava  "  (Iv.,  p.  325).  Schlegel  charakterisiert  das  Thier  wie  folgt  :  "  Eu 
general  semblable  au  Cheir.  milii ;  mais  a  queue  uu  pen  plus  conrte,  d'nne  taille 
moins  forte,  enfin  au  pelage  en  dessons  et  ii  la  face  interne  des  qnatre  membres 
blanchatre,  snr  les  autres  i)arties  d'un  gris  tirant  qucli[n('fbis  au  roussiitre,  avec  la 
poiute  des  poils  d'un  Mane  argent6.  Queue  dans  tons  nos  individus  tues  au  mois 
d'aoftt,  grosse  et  depi-imee,  par  suite  d'un  depot  de  graisse.  Longueur  totale  des 
adultes  environ  de  15  ponces,  dont  la  queue  occupe  la  moiti^,"  n.  s.  w. 

Obwobl  Gray  das  Thier  mit  Chirogale  milii  Geoffr.  zusaminenwirft,  habe  ich 
den  von  ihm  gewiihkcn  Gattuugsnamen  beibehalten,  da  genanuter  Autor  in  der 
Charakterisieruug  und  Beschreibuug  desselben  von  dem  wirklicheu  Ch.  milii 
ganzlich  absieht.     Uber  die  Berechtignng  des  Gattnngsuanu'us  Opolemur  fiir  die 

*  Augcblich  in  naturlicher  Grosse,  die  AbbiUiung  ist  aber  za  gros.s  ausgefnUeii,  namentlicli  in  der 
i'rofilansicht. 


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gegenwiirtige  nnd  eine  nabestehcndc  Art  habe  ich  mich  weiter  olicn  ansgesprochen, 
so  dass  deiQ  dort  Gesagten.liier  iinr  Wuuiges  beiziiftigen  ist. 

Die  Kopfform  von  Opolcmxr  ist  gauz  eigeuartig,  wio  scboii  (irandidicr  Ijei 
seinem  "  Clnrcxjalus  srimatii.'^  h(u-vorgehoben  hat;  zum  Verstiinduiss  derselben 
muss  der  Schiidel  zu  Uatlu'  gezogeu  werden.  Derselbe  ist,  mit  dem  Sclijidel  von 
Chirogale  nnd  Microcebus  vcrglicbcn,  niedrig  und  flach  ;  nnd  obschon  die  Jochbogen 
nicht  gespreizter  sind  als  bei  Chirogale,  erscheint  der  Kopf  von  Opolcmur  sogar  im 
Vergleich  mit  ersterem  nicht  nur  platt-,  sondern  anch  sehr  breitgedrilckt. 

Die  von  Gra}'  betoute  Form  des  Facialschadels  *  erscheint  znm  Theil  chidnrch 
hcrvcii-gebracbt,  dass  der  Ganmentheil  der  Maxilhxren  nnil  in  Folge  (lessen  selbver- 
staudlieh  auch  die  Zahnreihen  wenig  naeh  voro  konvergieren  ;  znm  Theil  ist  sie 
anch  Folge  der  starken  Verliingerung  der  Nasalia  nach  voni,  wodurch  in  der 
Obera.nsicht  des  Schadels  von  OpolemKr  die  sich,  so  gat  wie  bei  Cliiroyfilc  nnd 
Microceiiis,  nach  vorn  znspitzenden  Praemaxillaren  verdeekt  werden.  In  der 
Hanptsache  aber  bernht  die  erwabutc  Form  anf  einer  individnellen  Eigenthiim- 
lichkeit  des  von  Gray  beschriebenen  und  abgebildeten  Schildels,  der  von  einem  alten 
nnd  kraftigen  Individunm  stanimt,  und  ist  demnaeh  keiiieswegs  bosonders  charak- 
teristisch  fur  die  Gattung  Opolcmiir.  In  Folge  niimlich  der  grossen  Answeituno- 
des  Jochbogens  an  dem  in  Frage  stehenden  ScliJidel  von  0.  samati  tritt  ersterer  bei 
diesem  (in  der  Ansicht  von  oben)  in  einem  spitzeren  Wiukel  an  die  Maxilhi,  als 
dies  an  den  von  Gray  znm  Vergleich  herangezogenen  Schadelii  von  Arfen  der 
Gattungen  Chiroyale  und  Microcehus  der  Fall  ist.  Wenn  man  indessen  eine 
grOssere  Serie  von  Schiideln  iiberblickt,  so  ergiebt  sich  einerseits,  dass  bei  kraftio-en 
und  alten,  hauptsachlich  mannlichen  Individueu  v<in  Microcehus  nnd  Chirogale 
der  Jochbogen  ebenfalls  stark  nach  aussen  erweitert  ist  und  in  Folge  desseu  sich  in 
einem  spitzeren  Winkel  nach  vorn  an  den  Schadel  ansetzt  als  bei  jiingeren  Indivi- 
dnen ;  audererseits,  dass  bei  dem  Schadel  des  sogleich  zn  besprechendeu  Opoleiimr 
thomasi,  von  einem  weiblichen  Individuum,  welches  jiinger  war  als  das  Exemjilar 
von  O.  samati,  der  erwahute  Charakter  weniger  ausgesprochen  ist  als  bei  letzterem. 

Die  beiden  hier  unter  Opolemur  vereinigten  Arten  zeigen  mehr  Uberein- 
stimmnng  mit  Chirogale  als  mit  Microcehus  Wie  bei  Chirogale  sind  bei  Opolemur 
die  Frontalia  kurzer  nnd  in  ihrer  hintern  Hiilfte  schmiiler  als  bei  Microcebus. 
Die  hinter  der  Wnrzel  des  Jugalfurtsatzes  vom  Squamosum  gelegene  Schiidelregion 
ist  kurzer  bei  den  zwei  ersten.  Andere  Ubereinstimmuugen  derselben  unter  sich 
sind  weiter  oben  erwahnt  worden.  Wenn  man  darum  aus  praktischen  Riicksichten 
die  Galtung  Opolemur  aufzngeben  i'iir  gut  linden  wollte,  so  kfinnten  deren  beide 
Arten  nur  mit  Chirogale  vereiiugt  werden,  nimmer  aber  mit  Microcehus. 

Was  den  Character  der  Molaren  betrilFt,  so  steht  das  Genus  Opolemur  in  der 
Mitte  zwischeii  Microcehus  uud  Chirogale,  wie  letztere  Gattungen  in  dieser 
Abliandluug  aufgefasst  sind.  An  den  oberu  Molaren  sind  die  Tuberkel  stumpfer 
nnd  niediiger  als  bei  Microcehus,  ohue  in  dieser  Beziehung  die  Form  derjeuigcn  von 
Chirogale  zn  erreichen.  Der  Hinterinnentuberkel  von  m  1  nnd  m  2  hat  sehr 
stark  abgenommen  und  ist  nur  noch  an  m  1  als  schwaclie  Anschwellung  des 
(-'ingulum  deutlich.  Die  Vcrbindung  zwichen  dem  nnjiaaren  Inneutuberkcd  uud 
den  beiden  Ausseutuberkeln  ist  weniger  innig  als  bei  Microcehus.     Untere  Molaren  : 

*  "  The  skull  difiers  from  those  of  Chciriujalcus  typicm,  Azevia  itviithii^  Mnrilnnur  muriniiK,  and 
Mirza  ctiqiitrellii,  all  of  which  are  broad  near  the  orbit,  and  gi-adually  become  narrower  in  front,  forming 
a  more  or  less  distinct  conical  nose  ;  whereas  this  skull  suddenly  contracts  in  front  of  the  orbit,  and  is 
nearly  as  broad  in  front  as  behind  "  (ix.wii.,  p.  854). 


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Wiilirend  bei  ilicroccbus  iioch  durchweij  vier  Hauptlnickcr  siolitliar  siiul,  von  deiion 
sicli  der  postcroiiiterne  uoi-h  am  weuig.-tcii  sclhstiindij^  ausgebildot  fiiidct,  ist  dieser 
letztere  bei  Opolemur  nabezu  vollstiiudig  nnterdriickt  ;  die  iibrigeii  drci  sind  bereits 
weit  stnmpli'r  als  bei  ificrocebus,  und  die  Vprbinduiig  zwischen  den  liridcu  Yord<'rii 
ist  inniger  als  Ix-i  der  letztereu  Gattung. 

Vorstpbeudc  Bemerkungen  liabeii  t'lir  boide  Artea  gloiclieriuaasseu  Geltmig. 
Dea  von  den  Autoreu  gegebeiieu  ausscrn  Cliaractcren  von  Opolemur  samati  finde 
ich  nichts  hiuzuzufiigen  ;  die  Scbtldel-  und  Gebissunterscbiede  zwischen  letzterein 
nnd  Op.  t/iom/t.si  kommen  bei  diesem  liicr  untcii  ziir  Sjirache. 

7.  Opolemur  thomasi  sji.  nov. 

(Taf.  1.,  lig-.  1.— Tar.  11.,  figs.  2,  II.) 

Die  drei  Exemplare  des  Britischen  Museums  sind  von  Cloisel  bei  Fdir  I)rtii]iliiii 
(Siidoptkiiste)  gesanmiclt. 

(1)  No.  91.  11.  30.  ;i.  Typus.  j.     Trockener  Balg  mit  zngehcirigcm  Schiidcl. 

(2)  No.  91.  11.  30.  4.  5.     Alcoholexemplar.     Schadel  im  Balg. 

(3)  No.  91.  11.  30.  ;■).  Junges  Iiidividnum.  Alcoholcxemiilai-.  Scliadel  im 
Balg. 

Es  ist  dies  eine  dem  O.  samati  von  der  Westkiisto  nahestehende  Form 
Kopf  breit,  abgeplattet  ;  Sebnanze  kuvz.  Die  Oberseite  gran,  mit  cincm  ganz 
schwachen  rostbrannen  Auflug  ;  die  Spitzeu  der  Haare  silberschillerud.  Oberseite 
des  Kopl'es  etwas  dunkler,  Uuterseite  des  Scliwanzes  etwas  beller.  Zwischen  den 
Augen  zielit  sicb  eine  etwa  sechs  Millim.  breite  weissliche  Binde  gegen  die  nackte 
Nasenkuppe  hiuunter.  Eine  ebenso  gefarbte,  etwa  sieben  Millim.  breite  Halsbiiide 
ziebt  von  beideu  Seiten  nach  oben,  ohue  indessen  eiii  vollkommenes  Halsband  zn 
bilden,  indem  dazwischen  der  Nacken  iu  einer  Ausdcliniing  von  etwa  zwanzig 
Millim.  grau  bleibt.  King  nm  die  Angen  brannschwarz  ;  ebenso  Behaamug  der 
ziemlicb  kurzen  Obren  brannschwarz.  Wangen,  Lippen,  Kinn,  Kehle,  Brnst,  Bauch, 
Innenseite  der  Arme  und  Scbenkel,  Oberseite  der  Hande  und  Fiisse  gelblichweiss, 
anf  der  Grenze  gegen  die  Oberseite  in  grauweiss  ubergehend.  Wiilste  an  den 
Fusssohlen  wie  bei  Microcebus  nnd  ClnroijuU',  d.  h.  fiinf  VVulste  voru,  siebeu  hinten, 
nicht  sechs  wie  Peters  (Uii.,  p.  15)  angiebt. 

Maasse  des  erwachsenen  Alcoholexem]iIares  (No.  91.  11.  30.  4)  : — 

Lange  von  Schnauzenspitze  bis  Anus 225  millim. 

Scliwanzliinge 215  „ 

Ohrliinge 16,5  „ 

Ohrbreite 14,5  „ 

Oberarm .32  „ 

Vorderarm 35  ,, 

Ganze  Hand 26  ,. 

Daumen    .....  ft 

Femur 42 

Unterschcnkel 53  „ 

Fuss 43  „ 

Trockeues  Exemplar,  No.  91.  11.  3U.  3  (Typus)  :— 

Liinge  von  Soliiiauztnspitze  bis  Anus 232  millim. 

Schwanzlange 1<J5        „ 

Der  Schadi'l  ist,  wie  der  von  0.  samati,  dem  (  r  sehr  ilhulich  sieht,  ausgezeicbnet 
durcb  niedrigen,  abgeplatteten  Ccrebraltheil  und  kur/.e,  zicmbch  stnmpfe  Gesicbts- 
partie.      Das  ziemlicb  breite   und  knrze  Interparietale  hat  in   beideu  Species  die 


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Form  eiiifs  gleichscheiiklitfen  Dreiecks,  mit  iiucli  voru  in  sj)it/',ein  Wiiikrl  kou- 
vergiereudeii  Schenkeln. 

Zwischen  beideu  Schadelu  lasseii  sich  folgende  Unterschiede  nacliweiseu  ;  vor 
allem  also  iu  den  Dimi'iisiouen  (siehe  unteii  folgende  Maasstabelle),  die  nm  so  melir 
ius  Gewicht  fallen,  als  der  kleinere  Scliiidel  von  C'.  saiiuiti  einem  alten  ludi- 
viduum  augeliort,  wabrend  an  dem  weiblichen  Schadel  von  0.  thomasi  das  Gebiss 
kaum  Sjniren  von  Abkauung  tragt.  Die  Abbildnng  des  Scbadels  von  0.  snmnti  bei 
Gray  (xxxvii.,  p.  854,  fig.  1,  '^  Opolcmur  milii")  ist  zn  gross  ausgefalleu,  nament- 
lich  die  Profilansicht. 

Bei  0.  tliomasi  sind  die  Nasalia  laiigs  der  Mittellinie  kielartig  scharf.  Die 
naeli  oben  nnd  vorn  vom  Foramen  snljorbitale  nnd  vor  dem  Lacrvmale,  in  directer 
Fortsetzung  von  der  Wurzelalveole  der  Oaninen  gelegene  Maxillargrube  ist  seielit 
bei  0.  Sfimati,  weit  ausgebildeter  iind  tief  bei  0.  tho'iinsi.  Der  orhabeiiste  Theil 
des  ISehadelprofils  befiudet  sich  bei  ersterem  uugefabr  iu  der  Mitte  der  Coronalnaht, 
bei  letzterem  ungefahr  in  der  Mitte  des  Verlaufs  der  Parietaluaht.  Die  bintere 
Wnrzel  des  Jochbogens  ist  langer,  d.  h.  sie  besitzt  eiuen  grossern  autero-i-iosterioren 
Dnrehmesser  bei  0.  thomnsi.  Die  breiteste  Stelle  des  Scbadels  ist  bei  0.  flwnmsi 
writer  riickwiirts  gelcgen,  d.  b.  an  den  JocbbOgen,  hinfi'r  den  Orbitae.  Bei 
0.  sam'iti  ist  der  Unterraud  des  horizontalen  Unterkieferastes  gradliniger  als  bei 
ersterer  xVrt,  wo  derselbe  ungefalir  in  iler  Mitte  seines  Verlanfs  etwas  konvex  nach 
unten  vurspriugt. 

Gebiss.  P  1  snp.  ist  nicht  nur  absolnt,  sondern  ancb  relativ  breiter  bei  0. 
tlionmsi,  ebeuso  breit,  d.  li.  sich  ebenso  weit  lingualwarts  erstreckend  wie  m  1, 
wabrend  p  1  von  0.  saiiiati  weniger  weit  nach  innen  reicht  als  ml.  P  2  sup.  ist 
bei  ersterer  Art  redncierter  als  bei  letzterer  ;  bei  0.  samati  besitzt  dieser  Zahn 
einen  Innentuborkel,  in  Fulge  dessen  er  nahezu  die  gleiclie  Ausdehuung  in  die 
Quere  besitzt  wie  p  1.  L)em  ji  ■,'  vdii  O.  thomasi  fehlt  der  Innentuberkel  ;  p  1 
ist  circa  ^  breiter  als  p  2.  Es  ist  ausser  Frage,  dass  der  als  p  2  bezeichnete 
Zahn  letzterer  Art  nicht  etwa  als  Milchzahn  betrachtet  werden  kann,  da  er  absolut 
keine  Sjiuren  von  Abtragiiug  zeigt.  Endlich  befiudet  sich  bei  0.  samati  zwischen 
p  2  sup.  und  p  3  sup.  eiu,  0.  thomasi  fehlendes.  Diastema  vou  ungefahr  eiuem 
Millira.  Ausdehuung,  welches  wohl  kaum  als  iudividuelle  Variation  des  einzigen  von 
dieser  Art  vorliegenden  Scbadels  anzuseheu  ist. 

8.  Chirogale  milii. 
(Taf.  11.,  figs.  1,  8,  9.) 

1«-M.     Mo-ki  iiuiii.     Et.  Geoffroy  Saint-Hilaire  &  Fr.  Cuvier  (//i</.  Xal    ilcs  .]/iiiiim//ere«.     1'"=  e'd., 

lH:il-4:i,  t.  ii.,  livr.  xxxii.     Oct.  18-JI). 
1«28.     Cheiroyalem  miUi.     Et.  GeofEroj  Saint-Hilaiie  (  C'owr.s- i/c  I'/lixl.  Xal.  ties  Mammi/hr.f.     Paris, 

1829,  ll'^^  le§on.     (1  juin,  1828,  [j.  241. 
1833.     Mi/spitliecus  ti/jiu.i.     Fr.  Cuvier  (Jliyf.  A'.//.  <lfs  Mamvufiren.     2«  4d.,  1833,  p.  228). 
1833.     Chcirogaleus  tyjiicus.     A.  Smith  ("  An  Epitome  of  African  Zoology."     South  African  Quart. 

JouriL,  vol.  ii.,  No.  1,  Part  2.     Cape  Town,  1833,  p.  60). 
1841      Lemur   milii.     Blaiiiville    {Odteorjra/>!ne.   ile.i    Maiitmifkren  :   Primntex.     Paris,    I.Sll.    p.    12, 

PI.  VII.). 
1843.     C/ieirogaleiix  tijitirtu.     J.  E.  Gr,ay  (List  (if  tin;  Specimeiin  <if  .Mammalia  in  the  Coll.  rf  thr   Bril. 

Mii!>.,  1843,  p.  17). 
1851.     Cheirutjaleus  milii.     Is.  Geoffroy  Saint-Hilaire  (Catalogue  ties  Primates,  1851.  p.  77). 
1854.     Cheirot/aleux  milii.     Gervais  (///*(.  Xat.  tlea  .\/ammifires.     P.aris,  1854,  p.  171). 
1863.     Cheirvgaleus  milii.     J.  E.  Gray  {Proc:  Zool.  Sor.  Lomlnn,  18113,  p.  142). 
18(53.     Cheirogaleus  tgpicus.     J.  E.  Gray  {Proc  Zool.  Sue.  London,  1863,  p.  142). 


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1864.  Miaocelnii  li/piaK.  Mivart  (Proc.  Zovl.  Soc.  Loudon,  18)U,  p.  041). 
I8f>4.  Cheiriigaleus  milii.  Mivart  (Piot:  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1S(i4,  p.  (U2). 
18li7.  Cheiroguleus  milli.  Mivart  (/'i-w.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  18fi7,  p.  971). 
1868.     ChiroguluH  adipkaitdalus.     Grandidier  {Conij>l.  rend.  Ac.  dps  Science-i,  14  dfo.,  18(i8,  and  Ann. 

Sc  Nat.  5,  X.,  1868,  p.  378).  te-ste  A.  Milne  Edwards. 
1870.     C'lteirogalena  tyj/icm.    J.  E.  Gray  {Cululoi/ue  .Uonheys,  Lemurs,  etc.,  in  the  OdI.  of  the  Brit. 

Mus.,  London,  1870,  p.  78,  nee  Appendix,  p.  133). 
1872.     Ojwlemur  milii.    J.  E.  Gray  {Prvc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lcoulon,  1872,  pp.  853-4).     Pro  parte. 
1876.     Clieirogaleiu  milii.     SchlcgAiMonograiihie  des  Sinyn, 'Le\de,  l«7fi,  p.  324).     Pro  parte. 
1887.     Chirogaleus  milii.     Schlosser  (We  Affen,  Lemuren,  etc.,  i.,  Wien,  1887,  p.  40). 

Exemplare  des  Britischcn  Museums  : — 

1.  No.  37.  9.  26.  7T.  Trockener  Balg  eines  nicbt  vOlli":  ausgewacliseneu 
ludividnums  (mittlcre  Milclipraemolareu  nocli  in  situ).  <?.  Schiidelim  August  1893 
Leraus'zenommen  ;  hinten  etwas  tlefect.  Typus  von  Cheirogaleas  ujjncus  Smitli. 
Madagascar.     Vou  Verrcaux  erhalten. 

(2)  No.  72.  8.  19.  II.     Skelet.     Monrouudava  (.Siidwestkliste  Madagascars). 

(3)  No.  86.  6.  3.  4.  Trockener  Balg,  sammt  Schiidel  (Occiput  fehlend,  audi 
sonst  boscliadigt).  Ji'uigeres  Thier  :  die  belden  hintcru  Miloliprnemolaren  in  situ. 
"  Ankay  Forest  "  (Nordost-Madagascar).     Vou  Kobillard  erhalten. 

(4)  No.  85.  10.  8.  1.  Alcobolexemplar,  erwachscnes  S.  Schadel  iiu  August 
1893  heransgenommeu.     Madagascar.     Von  der  Zoological  Society,  London. 

(5)  No.  88.  2.  18.  3.  Trockener  Balg  ;  Scbadel  im  August  1893  henius- 
genonamen  ;  hinten  beschadigt.  Tamatave  (Nordostkiiste  Madagascars).  Von 
Consul  J.  H.  Haggard. 

Obdiese  zuerst  von  Fr.  Cuvier  (ix.,  .\.\i.)  bescbriebene  Art  ideutisch  sei  mit  der 
grossten  der  drei  von  Commerson  in  Madagascar  beobachteten  nnd  von  seinem 
Zeichner  skizzierteu  Formen,*  oder  mit  der  mittelgrossen  (Ixi.),  scheint  mir 
gauz  miissig,  eruiereu  zu  wollcn.  Es  wlirde  auch  nichts  an  der  Sachlage  iindern, 
wenn  bei  Fort  Dauphin,  wo  wie  es  scheint  t  die  Originale  dieser  Skizzeu  gcselien 
wnrdeu,  Chirogale  milii  nachgewiesen  warden  sollte,  was  bishei-  nicht  der  Fall  war. 
Lassen  uns  doch,  wie  Schlegel  (Iv.,  p.  323)  erinuert,  die  Angaben  Et.  Geofl'roy's 
im  Zweifel,  in  welchen  Proportiouen  die  C'ommerson'schen  Zeichnungeu  (xx.,  Taf.  X.) 
die  drei  Thiere  darstellen,  gauz  abgesehen  davou,  dass  sicli  an  denselben  offenbarc 
Ungenauigkeiten  nachweisen  lassen  (xxii.,  p.  24,  Anm.  1). 

Fr.  Cuviers  Bcschreibung  des  Typus  ist  nach  einem  lebenden,  dem  Jardin 
des  Plantes  vou  Admiral  Milius  1821  iibergebenen  Miinncheu  entworfen.  Die 
Bemerkung,  dass  mannliche  uud  weibliche  Exemplare  mit  einauder  iiberein- 
stimmeu,  konute  zu  der  Annahme  Veranlassung  geben,  dass  damals  iceniy.^tens 
noch  ein  Exem])lar  in  Paris  vorhanden  war  ;  sie  bezieht  sich  aber  vermuthlich  auf 
eine  Mittheilung  des  (iebers.  Et.  Geoft'roy  (xxii.,  p.  22)  erwahnt  wieder  nur  das 
eine  vou  Milius  lierriihrende  Thier,  dem  auch  der  von  Blainville  (ii.)  abgebildete 
Schadel  angehort ;  und  Is.  Geoifroy  fuhrt  1851  ausser  diesem  nur  noch  ein  1834 
von  Goudot  erhaltenes  ?  im  Catalogue  du  Museum  crHistoire  Naturellc.  (xxiv.) 
auf. 

Fr.  (Juvier  bezeichuet  die  Farbung  der  (Jberseite  als  "  gris-lauve  unil'orme," 
die  der  Unterseite  als  weiss  ;  Et.  GeotFroy  sagt  :  "  gris-roux  en  dessus,  blanc  cei.dre 
en  dessous."  A.  Smith  (Ixi.)  beschreibt  an  seinem  Vh.  fypicus  die  Oberseitc  des 
Kopfes,  den  Nacken,  die  Inter-scapulargegend  uud  vordere  Partie  des  Kiickens  als 

•  Heme  Soientijiqiie.  i..  1,  1871,  p.  I08S  ;  und  xlviii..  p.  4'.il. 
t  Bevue  Scientijique,  I.  Cy  p.  1033,  Anm.  1. 


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"  yiale,  reddish  brown,  moreoi-  less  grizzled  with  silvery  g-rey,"  den  Rest  des  Hiickeiis, 
die  Seitengegend,  die  ansseren  Theile  der  Extremitaten  mid  den  Schwunz  als 
"ashy  brown";  die  Unterseite  des  Korpers  uml  die  Inneuseite  der  Extremitaten 
als  wciss  Oder  "  ashy  white."  Mivart  constatiert  (xlviii.)  an  den  Pariser  Exemplaren 
die  Farbung  des  Kiickeiis  als  "a  delicate  fiiwn  brown."  Von  den  Exemjilaren 
des  Leydener  Museums  beraerkt  Schlegel  (Iv.),  die  Unterseite  des  Korpers  nnd 
die  Innenseiten  der  Extremitaten  seien  weiss,  mit  leichtem  Stich  ins  Gelbliche  ; 
der  Hest  des  Felle.s,  "  d'un  gris  bruuiltre  lave  de  ronssatre,  notammeut  dans  nos 
individus  de  la  cote  Quest,  oil  la  tete  prend  merae  nne  teinte  roussc  assez  prononcee." 
G.  A.  Shaw  endlich  beschreilit  an  einom  lelienden  Individanm,  das  von  P.  L.  Sclater 
fiir  Ch.  milii  gehalten  wird  (was  nach  der  begleitenden  Abbildung  anch  wahrschein- 
lich  ist),  die  Fiirbnng  als  "brownish  grey  colour,  apjiroachiug  to  wliite  on  the  under 
parts  "  (Ix.). 

Die  geringeu  Abweichungen  in  den  vorstehenden  Angaben  verschiedener 
Beobachter  rechtfertigen  fiir  sich  allein  natiirlich  nicht  die  Anuahme  verschiedener 
Arten,  da  solche  Variationeu  sich  ausserdem  leicht  durch  die  verschiedene  Localitiit 
oder  verschiedenes  Alter  erkliireu  lassen.  Schlegels  Beschreibnng  weicht  etwas  luehr 
ab.  Der  Schadel  des  von  der  Siidwestkiiste  (Monroundava)  stammenden  Individnums 
des  Britischen  Museums  stimmt  indesseu  mit  den  tibrigen,  die  ■/..  Th.  nachweislich 
in  den  nordOstlichen  Theilen  der  Insel  gesammelt  wurden,  iiberein,  sodass  ic.h  von 
vorne  herein  wenig  geneigt  bin,  der  etwas  abweichenden  Farbung  bei  den  vou 
der  Pasandava-Bai  (Nordwestkiiste)  herriihrendeu  ludividuen  des  Leydener  Museums 
besonderes  Gewicht  beizulegen ;  ohne  genanere  Vergleichung,  namentlich  der 
Schadel,  scheint  mir  indessen  ein  bestimmter  Entscheid  nicht  moglich. 

Ausser  dem  Typus  des  von  Smith  beschriebenen  Exemplares,  besitzt  das 
Britische  Museum  einen  Balg  (No.  88.  2.  18.  3),  erhalten  von  dem  seiner  Zeit 
in  Tamatave  (Nordostkiiste)  residierendeu  ( Viusul  Haggard  ;  einen  forneni  (No. 
82.  6.  3.  4),  von  einem  jiingeren  Individuum  aus  "  Ankay  Forest"  (Nordosteu)  ; 
endlich  einen  vierten  Balg  in  Alcohol  (i),  aus  dem  Garten  der  Zool.  Soc,  ohne 
geuaitere  Angabe  der  Herkunf't,  als  "  Madagascar."  Wiihrend  Smith's  "  6'//.  /i/pir//s  " 
auch  gegeuwiirtig  uoch  rothlich  brauu  zu  nennen  und — augenscheiuli('h  durch 
Bleichnng— das  Rothbrauu  einformiger  idier  die  Oberseite  vertheilt  ist,  ah  dies 
nach  Smiths  Beschreibnng  am  frischen  Exemjilar  der  Fall  war,  ist  der  Haggard'sche 
Balg  graubraun,  mit  silberglanzeuden  Haarspitzeu  uail  weisser  Schwanzspitze  : 
und  der  jungere  von  Eobillard  gesammelte  Balg  dnnkelmausgrau  ;  audi  die 
Unterseite  des  letztern  ist  dunkler  als  gewOhnlich,  d.  h.  hellgrau.  Sonst  aber 
vermag  ich  keine  Unterschiede  vom  Smith'schen  JiJxemplare  herauszuflnden.  Wie 
dieses,  zeigen  auch  die  iibrigen  aufgetiihrten  Balge  an  den  Halsseiteu  einen 
schriig  nach  hiuteu  laufenden  Streifeu  vou  der  gleicheu  Farbung  wie  die  Unterseite, 
sowie  eine  mehr  oder  weniger  ringfdrmige  schwarze  Umsaumung  der  Augen. 
Der  Zwischenraum  zwisehen  den  Augen  ist  heller  gefarbt  als  die  Oberseite  des 
Kojiies,  ohne  indess  ganz  weiss  zu  sein.  Sammtliche  Balge  zeigen  anch  ziemlich 
grosse,  ovale  Ohren,  die  von  Smith  als  "  membraneous,  iirojecting  beyond  the 
fur,  and  with  a  thin  sprinkling  of  short  hair,"  beschriebeu  werden,  cine  Angabe, 
die  durchaus  auch  auf  die  iibrigeu  Exemplare  Anwendung  findet. 

Bei  dem  Alcoholexemjilar  (No.  85.  10.  8.  1),  betragt  die  Korperliiuge  nngefahr 
28  Ceutim.  ;  die  des  Schwanzes  ungef.  23  Centim. 

Bei  No.  88.  2.  18.  3  :  KOrperliinge  nngefahr  24  Centim.  :  Schwanzliinge  ungef. 
24  Centim. 


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Bei  No.  :]7.  9.  26.  77  :  Korperlange  uiigeliilir  iij  t'eiitiin.  :  di'r  Scliwauz  ist 
unvollstiiuJig. 

Der  Schiidel  des  Chirogale  milii  ist  bisher  nnr  cliirch  die  vein  Blaiiiville  in 
Seitenausicht  gegebene  Abbildang  bekannt,  sowie  durcli  die  aiif  das  Pariser 
Material  sich  stiUzeude  theilweise  Beschreibniig  iind  Vorgleichung  desselbeu 
niit  ^^  Mirrocebus  pusillus"  die  wir  Mivart  verdanken  (xlviii.,  j).  962)  ;  in  deisolbeu 
ist  zu  berichtigen,  dass  siimmtlichc  Arten  von  ^^a■ore6lls  (nnd  Opoleniur)  gleichfalls 
ein  Foramen  malare  besitzon,  Chirogale  sich  also  nicht  durch  den  Besitz  eines 
solchen  vor  den  gonannteu  Gattnngen  auszeichnet.  Die  hauptsacblichsteu 
Cbaraktere  des  Schiidcls  nud  Gebisses  von  Chirogale  sind  bcreits  welter  oben 
angcfiihrt  wordeu,  uud  wir  werden  anf  dieselbcn  uoeli  eiunial  in  einem  Seliluss- 
paragrapheu  ziiriickznkommen  haben.  Hiei-  haudelt  es  sich  znnachst  nur  nm 
Besjirechnng  des  Scbadels,  soweit  die  Speciesfrage  in  Betracht  koramt. 

Zwisc'lieii  dem  Rcbiidel  von  Smith's  Tvpns  und  dom  von  Blaiiiville  abgebildeteu 
vermag  ich  keinen  Unterschied  nachznweisen  ;  nnd  ehenso  stimmeu  niir  lieiden 
die  tibrigen  namhaft  geuiachten  Schadel  des  Britisc.hen  Mnscums,  rait  einer 
gleich  zn  besprechenden  Ausnahme,  iibereiu.  Smith's  "  Gh.  typicua  "  ist  ein 
uicht  viillig  ansgewachsenes  ludividnum :  in  beiden  Kiefern  ist  der  mittlere 
Milchjiraemolar  noch  in  situ,  wiihreud  das  noeh  etwas  jiingere  Exemplar  von 
Hobillard  (No.  86.  6.  3.  4)  noch  die  beiden  hintern  Milchziihne  triigt.  Daruach 
scheint  der  Zahnwechsel  bei  Chirogale  in  folgeuder  Heihenfolge  vor  sich  zu 
geheu  :  znerst  erscheiut  der  vorderste  Praemolar  (])  3),  hierauf  der  hinterste 
(p  1),  und  schliesslich  der  mittlere  (p  2).  Der  hinterste  obere  Milchpraeniolar 
besitzt,  abgeseheu  vou  etwas  geringern  Dimensioncn,  durohaus  den  15au  der 
Molaren,  d.  h.  zwei  Ausseohocker  uud  eiuen  Inneuhocker. 

An  dem  znletzt  erwahnten  Schadel  ist  der  letzte  oberc  Molar  (m  'A)  viel 
kleiner  als  in  den  andern  Sehadela  :  er  erscheint  auch  soust  verktimmert,  so  zwar, 
dass  rechtseitig  (vgl.  Taf.  II.,  Hg.  9«)  nur  ein  Anssenhiicker  vorhauden  ist,  waiirend 
sich  an  dem  linkseitigeu  Zahn  (Taf.  II.,  fig.  9c)  die  Aussenwand  riickwarts  etwas 
mehr  ausdehnt  als  bei  ersterem,  sodass  man  hier  allenfalls  uoch  von  einem  Rudi- 
ment eines  hiuteru  Aussenhockers  sprecheu  kaun.  Schon  diese  Asymmetric  erweckt 
den  Verdacht,  dass  wir  es  hier  nur  mit  eiuer  individuellen  Variation  zu  thun  haben, 
die  allerdings  im  Laui'e  der  Zeit  zur  volligen  Uuterdriickung  von  ni  :5  suj).  fllhren 
konnte.  Grosscnunterschiede  dieses  Zahns  fiuden  sich  auch  bei  deu  ubrigen 
Scbfideln  :  m  3  sup.  ist  am  Excmjilar  vou  Mouroundava,  ira  Vergleich  mit  den 
beiden  vordern  Molareu,  kleiner  als  in  den  Exemplaren  No.  85.  10.  8.  1  und  No.  37. 
9.  26.  77,  obwol  die  Reduction  bei  vveitem  uicht  den  Grad  erreicht,  wic  bei  dem  zuerst 
besprochenen  (No.  86.  6.  3.  4).     Bei  letzteremist  m  3  inf.  gleichfalls  etwas  reduciert. 

Chirogale  milii  scheint  auf  Madagascar  weit  verbreitet  zu  seiu.  tjber  die 
genanere  Hcrkuuft  der  altern  Esoraplare  vou  Paris  uud  London  ist  nichts  bekannt. 
Grandidier  citiert  die  Art  vou  der  Ostkiiste  (xxix.).  Nach  deu  Exeinjilarcn  des 
Britischeu  Museums  kommt  dieselbe  sowohl  iui  Nordosten  (Tamatave ;  AuUav 
Forest),  als  im  Siidwesten  (Mouroundava)  vor,  uud  von  letzterer  Localitiit  stanimeu 
ancb  mehrere  der  Le)-deuer  Exemplare.  Wenu  sich  A.  Milne  Edwards'  Ansicht, 
dass  Chirogale.  adipicamlatiis  Grandid.  (xxxi.)  ideutisch  ist  mit  Ch.  milii,  bestatigt, 
so  erstreckt  sich  diese  Art  liiugs  der  Westkiiste  noch  viel  weiter  siidlich  als 
Mouroundava,  niimlich  bis  Tullear.  Eudlich  scheinen  nach  den  Augaben  von 
G.  A.  Shaw  (Ix.)  auch  die  niedrigeren  Waldregionen  des  ostlichen  Betsileo,  also 
Central- Madagascar,  von  dieser  Art  bewohut  zu  seiu. 


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0.  Chirogale  melanotis  sp.  nov. 
(Tafel  II.,  tig.  10.) 

1870.     LJicinnjiileux  typkus.     J.  E   Gray  {Caltih>)iir  nf  Jlrmkn/s,  Lrmiirs,  etc.,  187il.     App  ,  p.  133). 
1872.     Cliiiiryaleiis  lypicus.     J.   E.  Gray   [Pmc.   Znul.  Soc.   Lniidon,    1872,    p-   Sii'i).     Pro    parte; 
PI.  LXXI.,  pro  parte ;  fig.  3,  p.  8.56. 

Wahrend  Opolemar  ^itmati  von  Gray  Op.  milti  gfuanut  winl.  cr  (li'Dscllx'ii 
also  fiiv  ideutisch  halt  uiit  Et.  Geoffroy's  Cliriroyaleus  milii,  vereiiiigt  er  (xx.wi., 
xx.wii.)  mit  "  Gh.eirogdli-iis  ti/piciis"  Smith,  zwei  Exemplare,  "adult  and  younger," 
von  Vohima  (Nordostkuste),  die  durch  Orossley  an  das  Briti.scbe  Museum  kameu 
(No.  TO.  5.  5.  25  uud  20  ;  dazu  gehorige  Scbadel,  No.  1542  u  mid  h).  Beide  Thiere 
siud  abgebildet  auf  der  kolorierteu  Taf.  LXXI.  (xxxvii.)  ;  der  Scliadel  des  jiingeni 
in  tig.  2,  p.  855  (xxxvii.)  ;  der  des  altera  tig.  3,  p.  850  (ib.). 

Wie  schon  aus  einer  antiuerksameu  Botrachtuug  der  Figur  2  hervorgeht,  iiat  das 
jiingere  Individuum  mit  dev  iins  lieschiiftigenden  Gruppe  absolnt  uichts  zu  sehatien  ; 
es  gehort  zur  Gattnng  Lejih/oleiinir,  sodass  wir  uus  bier  nicht  weiter  mit  demselben 
zu  befasseu  haben.  Das  zweite  Exem{)lar  (No.  70.  5.  6.  25),  ist  nahezu  erwachsen  : 
beide  mittlern  Milchpraemolaren  (d  2)  des  Unterkiefers  und  der  rechte  des  Ober- 
kiefers  sind  noch  iu  situ,  wahrend  der  eutsprecheude  Praemolar  (p  2)  des  liukeu 
Oberkiefers  noch  uicht  vollstandig  ans  dem  Kiefer  getreteu  ist.  Die  Schadelform 
mid  der  Ban  der  Molaren  lassen  in  diesem  Falle  sofort  erkenuen,  dass  wir  eiuen 
Chirogale  vor  uus  habeu  :  immerhiii  fiiiden  sich  so  erhebliche  Abweichungen  von 
Ch.  milii,  auch  in  den  ausseru  (,'harakteren,  dass  ich  mieh  veranlasst  selie,  das 
Exemjilar  Grosslcy's  miter  eiiiem  neuen  Namen  zu  besubreiben. 

In  der  Farbung  des  Balges  fiiidet  sich  kein  neuneuswerther  Uuterscbied  von  ('It. 
milii ;  die  der  Oberseite  ist  hellbraunlicbgrau,  beinahe  rothlicbgiau,  die  Oberseite 
des  Scbwanzes  dunkler.  Die  Spitzeu  der  Haare  sind  silberscbiiumerud,  aber  iu 
goringerm  Grade  als  bei  jeuem.  Der  Zwischeuraum  zwiscben  den  Augeu  ist  uicht 
heller  gefarbt  als  die  Oberseite  des  Kopfes  und  der  Riioken  ;  dagogen  findet  sich 
au  deu  Halsseiteu  der  gleiche  weissliche  Streifen  wie  bei  ('li.  milii.  Die  Unterseito 
ist  grauweiss.  Das  Fell  siebt  nnd  fiiblt  sicb  weuiger  wollig  au  als  bei  letztgenauuter 
Art,  es  ware  eber  seideubaarig  zu  neuuen  ;  namentlich  I'eblt  ihm  auch  die  charak- 
teristiscbe  wellige  Beschaffeubeit,  die  Fr.  Cuvier  a.  a.  0.  mit  dem  Ausdruck  gauj'ri- 
bezeicbuet.  Wabreud  die  Ohren  vou  Ch.  milii  membranos  und  mit  uur  spiirlicheu 
Haareu  besetzt  sind,  ist  bei  Ch.  mdanoti.^  die  Inueuseite  und  obere  Halfte  der 
abgerundeten  ziemlich  grossen  Uhren  dicbt  mit  brauuscbwarzen  Haaren  bedeckt, 
welcbe  Farbung  gegen  die  Basis  der  Aussenseite  in  die  des  Pelzes  iibergebt  ;  bei 
Ch.  milii  sind  die  Ohren  eitormig  uud  langer  (bober)  als  bei  der  ueneu  Art,  bei 
welcber  sie  mebr  in  borizoutalcr  Hicbtung  ausgedebut  sind.  Ebenfalls  von  braun- 
scbwarzer  Farbung  siud  die  Haare,  die  riugfOrmig  die  Orbitae  umsiiumeu  und  auch 
bier  dicbter  steben  als  bei  Ch.  milii.  Von  dem  montierten  Balge  von  Ch.  meluuotiis 
konnen  nur  anniibernde  Maasse  gegeben  werden  :  die  Kcirperlange  betriigt  uiigefiibr 
20  Centimeter,  die  des  Schwauzes  uugefiibr  22  Centim. 

Der  Schddel  von  Ch.  melanotis  zeigt  gleichfalls  einige  Besonderlieiten.  \\'ie 
erwiihnt,  ist  das  Thier  nicht  vollig  ausgewacbsen,  obwohl  es  von  Gray  als  solciies 
bezeichnet  wird  ;  wir  babeu  deu  Scbiidel  daher  in  erster  Linie  mit  dem  des  Typus 
von  "  t7«.  tt/zjicus"  z,n  vergleicben,  der  im  gleichen  Alter  stebt,  da  seine  mittleru 
Milchpraemolaren  noch  nicht  gewecbselt  siud.     Den  Dimensionen  des  ludividuums 


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entsprecheml  ist  ilcr  Schadel  von  Chirog.  melanotis  vor  AIlciii  kluiiiei-  :  lunu'V 
weniger  breit,  schhinker,  zierliclier  ;  dor  Facialtbeil  etwas  mclir  verlitiigort  niul  iiach 
vorn  niolir  zngcsjiit/.t  ;  die  Xasenbeine  voni  niul  hiiiteii  breiter  ;  die  ]\laxill()iiiisal- 
sntur  besclireibt  in  Folge  dessen  eiueii  nach  einwiirts  kimvexeren  Bngen  als  bei  Ck. 
milii.  Die  Frontalia,  in  der  Mittellinie  bei  let/.terer  Art  kiirzer  als  bei  alien  iibrigcu 
Gliedern  der  Grappa,  siud  bei  CA.  melanotis  relativ  langer  nnd  vorne  breiter,  ihre 
Orbitalriiiider  weniger  anfgeworf'en.  Die  Orbitae  und  Jochbogen  treten  weniger 
nac'li  aiissen  vor,  die  Proeessi  postorbitales  senken  sicli  dalier  audi  rasclier  nacli 
abwiirts,  was  namentlich  in  der  Ansicht  von  hintcn  dentlich  ist.  Die  liiutere  Um- 
randnng  des  knoelievnen  Ganmens  springt  mit  spitzereiu  Winkel  naeli  vorne  vor  ; 
die  Foramina  ])alatina  j)Ostcriora  sind  so  gut  vorlianden  wie  bei  Cli.  milii,  obwohl  sie 
ill  der  Unteransielit  dor  (iray'sebeii  Figur  niclit  dargestellt  sind.  Die  Bullae  osseae 
sind  rundlicher  nnd  sainmt  den  Meatus  auditor,  extern,  sowie  dem  Ansatz  des  Proc. 
malaris  Squamosi  mebr  nacli  vorn  geriickt,  sodass  die  Iiiiifer  dcu  erwahnten  Tbeilen 
gelegene  Scbadelpartie  bei  Cli.  melanotis  absolut  langer  ist.  Die  Unterkieferliiilften 
sind  weniger  gespreizt  als  bei  Ch.  milii,  was  selbverstiindlicb  mit  der  versehiedenen 
Breite  der  beiderseitigen  Schadel  znsammcnliangt  ;  sogar  das  jungere  Individuum 
von  Ch.  milii  (No.  82.  6.  3.  4),  dessen  ScLiidcl  kiirzer  ist  als  der  von  Cli.  melanotis, 
zeigt  bereits  einen  gespreiztereu  Unterkicfer.  Der  horizontale  Unterkielerast  letz- 
terer  Art  ist  niedriger. 

In  Bezng  auf  das  Gcbiss  von  Ch.  melanotis  ist,  abgesclion  von  dm  gcrijigeru 
Dimensionen  siimmtliclier  Zahne,  hervorzuheben,  dass  ji  1  sup.  sicli  weniger  weit 
nach  innen  erstreckt,  indem  sein  Inuenhocker  viel  scUwaeher  eutwiclcelt  ist  als  bei 
Ch.  milii.  Das  hintere  Basalhockerclien  der  obern  nnd  untern  Canineu  ist  starker 
bei  Ch.  tiielanotis  ausgebildet.  Der  dritte  untere  Molar  (m  3)  zeigt  bei  letzterem 
einen  dentlich  ausgebildeten  SchlusshOcker  (Talon)  nuJ  erscheint  daber  mebr  in 
die  Lange  ausgezogen. 

Eine  von  Grandidier  (xxxii.)  als  Ghirogalus  crosslei/i  besclirieliene  nene  Art  bat 
nacb  der  sebr  knrzen  weiter  unten  wiedergegebenen  Bescbreibuug  einige  Abiilicbkeit 
mit  Ch.  melanotis,  indem  beide  Tliiere  in  der  Farbung  des  Balges  sowie  in  der  dnnkeln 
Bebaarung  der  Ohren  iibereinzustiramen  scheinen.  Dagcgen  ist  Grandidiers  nene 
Art  erbeblicb  kleiner  nnd  durch  die  Kiirze  des  Scbwanzcs  anflallig  ;  die  "  tete 
(5norme  et  arrondie"  von  Ch.  ensslei/i  bildet  ziendicb  das  Gegcnstiick  zu  Ch. 
melanotis  ;  ntid  endlicb  stimmen  aiich  die  kleineu  Ohren  des  ersteren  nicht  mit 
letzterem. 


ANHA^Ti. 
lit.  "Chirogaleus  trichotis  "  Giiniher. 

1875.     Cliiroticileux  tricholis.     (iuiither  {Pi-nc.  Zool.  Soc.  London,  1875,  pp.  78,  7'.l,  PI.  XV.  [color. 
Tafel],  fig,s.  1  and  2,  p.  7',l  [Hand  und  Fuss,  vergr.]). 

Der  Typus  und  zugleioh  das  einzige  bekannte  Exemiijar  {S)  ist  im  ]5rit. 
Museum  :  No.  T;").  ].  29.  2,  ein  trockcner  Balg,  dessen  Scliiidel  erst  kUrzlicb  beraus- 
geuominen  wurdc  Letzterer  ist  in  der  Gegcnd  des  Hioterbauptsloclies  beschadigt, 
sodass  verseiiiedene  Maasse  uicbt  abgenommcn  werden  koiiiuMi.  Von  A.  ('rossloy 
anf  seiner  Reise  von  Tamatave  nacb  Mouroundava  gt'sanunrlt,  obne  genauere 
Aagabe  der  Localitiit  (Tamatave  liegt  an  der  Nordost-,  MoumuiKhiva  an  der 
Siidwestkiiste  I). 


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Die  aussern  Charaktere  sind  von  Giinther  ano-egeben  worden.  Die  Nilgel  der 
librigen  hier  beliandelten  Arten  sind  iu  der  Regel  elienso  scliarf  ziigcspitzt  wie 
Giinther  sie  bei  "  CA.  trichotis  "  beschreibt  und  abbildet ;  nur  bei  Opolemur  scheinen 
sie  stumpier,  das  l^onnte  aber  anch  individnell  sein. 

Obwiihl  <lieser  Lemuride  einige  Gebiss-  und  Si;hailelmerlvmii]e  mit  M.  j'dicifer 
theilt,  in  geringerm  Maasse  durch  letztere  auch  an  Opolemur  erinncrt,  ist  deunocli 
der  Scbadel  so  merlcwlirdig,  dass  das  Tliier  wohl  einen  besonderen  Gattungsnamen 
verdieute  ;  abgesehen  vom  Ban  der  Molaren,  worin  dasselbe  am  moisten  mit 
Microce.biis  ilbereinstinimt,  weicht  es  mehr  von  Cliiroyale,  Opolemur  und  Microi-ehus 
ab,  als  letztere  unter  sicli.     GlcicLies  gilt  fiir  mehrere  der  iinsseru  (Uiaractere. 

Der  Schadel  ist  niedrig  und  miissig  abgeplattet,  jedocb  in  der  oberen  Profillinie 
weniger  gradlinig  als  bei  (Ipolrnnir.  Was  ihn  besonders  auszeicbnet,  ist  die  Breite 
der  Gehirnkapsel,  namcntlicb  hinteu  ;  so  zwar,  dass  die  grosste  Breite  derselbeu 
nicht  an  den  Parietalia  liegt,  sondern  hinter  denselben,  riickwiirts  vom  iinssern 
Gehorgang  ;  die  Ursac.he  ist  die  starke  blasige  Auftreibung  der  Mastoidregion  und 
eines  Theiles  des  Squamosum.  Diese  Auftreibnng  erreicht  uicbt  ganz  den  Grad 
wie  beim  afrikanischen  <ialrt(ji)^  und  findet  sicb  auch  sonst  bei  malas-assisehen 
Lemuriden,  uamentlieh  bei  Li'iiiilolnnur,  wo  sie  von  Mivart  nachgewiesen  wurde  ; 
sie  ist  indessen  bei  "  Ch.  trirliotis  "  ansgesprochener  als  bei  letzterer  Gattung,  und 
namentlich  als  bei  Opolemur  oder  gar  als  bei  Mirrocchus  ;  bei  ChirO'iale  fanden  wir 
keine  8pnr  derselben. 

Der  postorbitale  Schadel  ist  ausserdem  auflfallend  kurz,  und  ebenso  dem  ent- 
spvechend  die  bintere  Abtbeilung  des  Jochbogens.  Ein  Interparietale  ist  vorhanden  : 
dasselbe  ist  dreieckig,  mit  nach  vorn  gerichteter  Spitze,  ahnlich  gestaltet  wie  liei 
Opolemur,  nur  etwas  mehr  in  die  Breite  gezogen.  Die  Parietalleisten  stehen  ziemlich 
weit  von  der  Sagittalsutur  ab  (Maximum  :  sieben  Millim.),  uud  enden  nicht,  wie 
gewohnlich,  am  Interparietale,  sondern,  in  Folge  der  geringen  Querausdehnnug  des 
letzteru,  nach  aussen  von  demselben,  an  der  Lambdanabt.  Ein  kleines  Foramen 
malare  ist  vorhanden.  Die  Frontalia  sind  in  ihrer  hintern  Hiilfte  breit ;  die  starkste 
Eiuscliuiirnng  derselben  zwischen  den  Orbitae  betvagt  ungetahr  J  von  derjenigen 
an  der  ( 'oronalnaht.  Sammtliche  an  dem  Facialschadel  sicb  betheiligenden  Knochen 
Bind  stark  verlangert  ;  ebenso  die  Palatiua,  welche  sich  hinter  den  letzten  Molaren 
weit  nach  riickwiirts  erstrecken  ;  die  Gaumenliicken  sind  kaum  sichtbar,  die  hintern 
Foramina  palatina  miissig  gross.  Der  knocherue  Gaumen  ist  schmal  und  lang:  die 
obern  Zahnreihen  vorlaufen  uahezn  ])arallel,  im  Gegensatz  zu  der  nach  vorn  kon- 
vergierenden  Eichtung,  welche  ilinen  bei  Cliiroyale,  Opolemur  und  Microeehus  eigen 
ist ;  M.farcifer  allein  niihert  sich  in  diesem  Puncte  einigermaassen  der  vorliegenden 
Art.  Der  horizontale  Unterkiefevasf  ist  niedrig  ;  der  Coronoidfortsatz  steigt  steiler 
an  als  bei  Microcel)us. 

Trotz  des  laugeu  Gaumens  sind  die  Molaren  und  Praemolaren,  mit  Ausnahme 
von  p  3  sup.  und  inf.,  auflfallend  klein  ;  die  Liinge  der  Backzahnreihe  (m  3 — p  2) 
ist  gleich  der  von  ilieroe.  minor,  dessen  Schiidel  erheblich  kleiner  ist  ;  und  gcringer 
als  bei  ,1/.  smitki.  Ban  der  Molaren  wie  bei  den  Microcebi.  P  1  und  p  "2  su]).  sind 
einander  sebr  iihnlich,  indem  der  lunenhOcker  des  erstern,  in  Abweichung  von  dem 
Verhalten  bei  den  iibrigen  liier  besprochenen  Lemuriden,  sebr  wenig  nach  inaeu 
vortritt.  P  2  hat  eine  vertical  etwas  langere  Spitze  als  p  1.  Beide  unterscheiden 
sich  uoch  weiterhiu  von  Ghiroyale,  Ojiolemur,  uud  der  Mehrzahl  tier  Microcebi, 
durch  einen  kriiftig  entwickelten  hintern  Basalhocker  ;  nur  \f.  furcifer  bietet  auch 
hier  wieder  einisje  Ahnlichkeit.     Das   Cingnlum    am   Aussenrand  von  obern   und 


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mitcrn  Praemolaren  uud  I^Iolaren  ist,  wie  bei  Microcebiis  (nameutlich  .1/.  furcifer) 
kral'tig  ausgebildet  uud  es  kommt  aucli  wieder  an  der  Vorduraussenseite  luiterer 
Molareu  beinahe  zur  Bildnng  eines  supplementaren,  vom  Oingulum  ausgehenden 
Hoikerchcns.  Dcr  dt'ni  obern  Caninen  zunaclist  steliendc,  vonlerstc  Praemolar  hat 
ahulidieii  Ban  wie  ersterer,  uud  nahezii  gleiche  Starke,  also  iiluilicli  wie  bei 
M.  furcifer  ;  wie  bei  dieser  Art  ermangelt  aucli  der  Canine  von  "  Cli.  trichotis " 
des  hintern  Basalbockerchens.  Hiuter  dem  erwiibriten  vordersten  Praemolar  ist 
recbts  ein  kurzes  Diastema  im  Oberkiefer  ;  links  befindet  sich  an  dieser  Stelle  eiii 
anscbeineud  einwur/.liger  Zahu,  soda?s  wir  auf  dieser  Seite  vier  Piacinolareu  habeu, 
das  eiuzige  nieines  Wisscns  bekannte  Beispiel  von  vier  Praeuiolareu  bei  eiuem 
recenten  Lemnriden.  Der  betreftende  Zahn  ist  iibrigeus  iui  Ver^'leich  uiit  seiueu 
Nachbarn  so  stark  abgekaut,  dass  der  Verdacbt  cntsteht,  es  mochte  sich  urn  eiuen 
stehen  gebliebeueu  Milehzahn  haudelu,  um  so  mchr  da  seliou  sein  einseitiges 
Vorkoniiueu  auf  eiue  Auomalie  schlicssen  lasst.  D  :i  sup.  von  }ficrof:ebu.f  (bei 
M.  smitlii  beobachtet)  ist  ebenfolls  eiuwiirzlig  ;  der  vorderste  Milchpraemolar  von 
Opolemur  und  GInrogale  ist  mir  bisher  nicht  zu  Gesieht  gekommeu.     Sollte  es  sich 


SCHADELMAASSE   1. 


Microcebus 

Microcebus 

Microcebus 

MicrocebuB 

Microcebus 

Microcebtie 

Microcebus 

coqiiereli. 

stuithi. 

innithi 

stuithi. 

smitbi. 

miour. 

minor. 

! 

<? 

■? 

i 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

70.1.28.3. 

37.il.2li.78. 

55.12.2li.281. 

91.U.S0.6. 

(Skelet). 

37.9.211.79. 

.55.12.24.49. 

!.  Basallangc:  vom  vonJ.  od.  unt.  Kande  j 

des  Fur.i!n.  mngn.  bis  zur  Vorder-  1 

spitze  der  Pracmaxillae  .         .         .  1 

42 

27 

27,8 

26,8 

24 

26 

25 

2.  Laoge  zwi.scheu  deni  hintern  Ende  der  \ 

Crista  sngitt.  bis  zur  Nasenspitze     . 

SO 

34,2 

31 

33 

30 

32 

31 

3    Lange  dci-  Nasenbcinnaht    . 

17 

11.5 

11 

10 

9 

9.2 

9.2 

4.  Lange  der  Stirubeinuaht 

20 

13.5 

11,9 

12,8 

12 

12,5    , 

11.5 

.5.  Liinge  der  Scbeitelbpinn.iht 

13 

10 

12 

12 

11,5 

10,5 

9,5 

«.  Liinge  des  Interparietale  in  der  Mittel- 

linie 

(j 

4 

2,5 

2,5 

2  2 

2,7 

3 

7.  Lange     des     Sehnauzentlieits     (vom 

Hinterrand  des  Foramen  sulMibiiale 

— Vorderrand  der  Praemaxillae) 

8,5 

9 

8,3 

8,2 

7.2 

7 

6,3 

f .  Liinge  der  Vorhindun'jsnaht  der  bciden 

Unterkieferhiilften 

5,4 

3.8 

3,5 





4 



0.  Griisstc  Brcite  des  Schiidels  (zwischen 

den  iiusscrsten  Punktender  Orbitae) 

— 

22 

22,0 

22 

18,8 

20,5 

19,6 

10.  Breite    des    Schiidels    zwischen    den 

Procc.  postauditor.  des  Squamosum 

23,B 

17,2 

1  7,2 

17 

15,8 

17 

16 

11.  Grosste  Brcite  des   Schiidels  an  den 

Scheitelbcinen         .... 

2.1.7 

13 

18 

17,2 

16,8 

16,5 

16,2 

12.  Breite  des    Schiidels  liinter  dem  Ab- 

gaiig    der     Procc.     postorijit.     der 

Stirid)eine 

1.S.7 

14.4 

14 

13 

12 

11,5 

12 

13.  Ceiingstc  Breite  zwischen  den  Orbitae 

(; 

3.5 

3.9 

3,5 

3 

3.2 

3 

U.  Breite  zwischen  der  Ilinteraussenbas^a 

der  obern  Caninen   .... 

'.1.3 

5,3 

5.2 

5,3 

4.3 

;, 

4.8 

1;?.  Liinge    der    obern    Zahnreilie    (vom 

Hinteiausscnrande  des  m  3  bis  zur 

vord.  Basis  des  f'.aninen  . 

IS 

11.6 

12 

11,2 

in 

10 

1(1 

16.  Liinge  der  drei  obern  Molaren  (au.sscn; 

7.8 

5.5 

fi.7 

5,4 

4,7 

i,~ 

17.  Liinge    der    drei    obern   Pracmclareii 

(aussen) 

•',5 

4 

4 

1 

3,5 

3,7 

3,5 

18.  Liinge    der    unt  cm    Zahnreibe    (vom 

Hinterrande  des  m  3  bis  zur  vordern 

Basis  von  p  3 

15 

10 

9.8 





8,9 

9,2 

19.  Liinge  der  drei  untern  Molaren  (in  der 

Mittelb'nie) 

8,5 

C 

n 





5 

6 

20.  Liinge  der  drei  untern  Praemolaren     . 

i;,5 

4,3 

3,8 

— 

— 

3,5 

4 

*  In  diesem  einzigen  Kalle  ist  die  grosste  Breite  des 


(  ^9  ) 

heransstellen,  class  der  in  Frage  stehende  Zalm  von  "  C/i.  trirhotis  "  dennoch  ein 
Praemolar  ist,  so  hiitten  wir  die  Furnicl  iler  oliern  Praemiilaren  lebcnder  Lemuriden 
uicht  \)  1,  p  2,  p  3,  sondern  ji  1,  p  -!,  [)  4  /,n  sclircil)i'i].  Ini  Uuterkiefer  sind 
nur  ie  drci  Praenidlareu  vorLiaiicleu  ;  aher  es  findft  sicli  jedersoits  einc  Zabnliicke 
zwischen  dem  mittlern  nnd  vordern  Praemolar. 

Von  den  beiden  obcrn  Incisiven,  die  uicht  dicht  zusammenschliessen  und  von 
deneu  der  anssere  auch  von  dem  Caninen  durch  sine  Liieke  getrennt  ist,  ist  der 
iunere  langer  und  etwas  starker  als  seiu  Nachbar.  Die  unteru  Incisiven  nnd 
Caninen  sind  nngewohnlich  lang,  was  auch  wieder,  sammt  der  Lange  der  Unter- 
kiefersymphyse,  au  das  gleiche  Verhalten  bei  M.  farci/cr  erinnert,  und  mit  der 
ungewohnlichen  Verlaugeruug  des  untern  Theils  der  Praemaxillae  im  Zusammeuhang 
steht.  Der  untere  vordere  Praemolar  (p  3)  ist  hocli  und  ziemlich  vertical  gestellt  ; 
trotzdem  aber  ein  schwacher  ZaUn,  wie  auch  sein  Nachbar  (p  2),  obwol  derselbe  an 
Hohe  den  liintersten  Praemolar  (p  1)  erlieblich  iiberragt :  letzterer  ist  comprimierter 
als  der  gleiche  Zahn  der  in  diescr  Arbeit  besprochenen  drei  Gattungen,  und  besitzt 
eiueu,  im  Verhaltniss  zu  seinen  Dimensionen,  ausehnlichen  hintern  Basalhocker. 


(Absolute  Maassb  in  Millimetern.) 


Microcebus 

Microcebus 

Microcebus 

minor. 

minor. 

myo.^m\i3. 

¥ 

6 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Tnnc 

91.11.30.7. 

'J2.11.l''.2. 

Museum. 

28 

27,3 

27 

33.-5 

33,2 

.33,8 

'.l,S 

0.3 

10 

13 

12.r, 

11,2 

11 

10 

11 

2,7 

3,5 

2,3 

8,3 

4,2 

21,5 

1G,4 

16.3 


12,8 
3,5 

5.3 


11,2 
5 

4,2 

10,2 

5,8 
4,3 


7 

4 
21,7 
17.8 
17,3 


11,5 
3,0 


10,4 
4,8 


11,2 


5,5 
3,7 


21,7 
17.7 
17,9 


13 
+,2 


11.2 


10 


5.8 
4,3 


Opolemiir 

thumasi. 

? 

Br.  M. 

91.11.30.4. 


Opolemur 

samati. 


Br.  M. 

72.S.19..S. 


3S 

44,8 
13,8 
15,9 
12,8 


11 
6,3 
29,2(*) 
21 
20,0 

12.5 
6 

9.4 

1.-..3 
7,2 

5,5 

13.3 

8 
5,4 


35,8 

42 

13,7 
14,5 
11,6 


10 
5,5 
27 
21 
21 


12,2 

5,8 


6,8 
5,7 


Chirogale 
nielanotJ.s. 


Br.  M. 

70.5..^25. 


41 


13 

6 

31,2 


16,.-. 

8,5 


18,6 
'J 


6,8 


9,5 
6,5 


Chirogale 
niilii 

Br.  M, 

37.9. 2(1.77. 


5+ 
19.6 
16,6 
16 


13.6 

8,3 

34.2 

25 
25,8 

16 

8 

10 


21.3 
10 


19 
11 


Chirogale  I  Chiroyale    Cbirogale 
iiiilii.  niilii.     \     milii. 

(junior.)  ^ 

Br.  M.         Br.  M.         Br.  M. 

7'.!.S.19.a.    S2.6.3.4.      S5.10.S.1. 


49 

55,8 
19,2 
18 
17.4 

5,8 


14,5 
8 
36 
27 
26,8 


15 

8 


17,8 
10 


17 
16 
16,5 


13 

7,5 
31,7 

25,5 

15 
7,2 

9,7 


19.3 
9 


18 
11 


50 

56,3 
19 

18 
18.8 


14 
8,8 
38,3 
27.3 
28 


15,7 
8,6 


12,4 


22,6 
10,9 

8,4 


19,5 
11 


'  Chirogale 
trichotis." 

Br.  M. 

75.1.29.2. 

37 

1. 
2. 

9,8 

3. 

l.i,2 

4. 

9.3 

5. 

1,8 

«. 

9,6 

7. 

23,5 

20 

19,3 


13,3 
5 


6.8 


12.7 
5,2 

s.  6 
{,1.  4,7) 


10 


5.6 
4,4 


18. 


Schadels  am  Jochbogen  hinter  den  Orbitae  gelegen. 


(30) 

Der  bereits  erwahnte  "  Chirogalits  crosslei/i"  Grandidiers  ist  nns  eiiistweiliMi 
nnr  durcli  die  folgende  Beschreibung  (xxxii.)  bekanut  :  "  Parties  sup6rienres 
ronssatres,  surtout  sur  la  tete,  parties  inf6rienres  blanchatres.  T6te  euorme, 
aiTondic.  Cercle  noir  aiitour  des  yeiix.  L'intfirieur  des  oreilles  est  reconvert  de 
poil  liran  foiioe,  et  leur  sominet  est  borde  de  noir.  Queue  courte  et  tris  founiie. 
Oreilles  petites.  Lougueur  dn  corps,  20  centiin.  ;  de  la  quoue,  12  centim. ;  des 
membres  ant6rieurs,  "centim.;  des  meinbres  posterieurs,  10  centim.;  des  oreilles, 
1  centim.  Hab.  forets  est  d'Antsiauak."  Die  Vergleicliung  dieser  Besclireibuug 
mit  der  vou  "  C'/i.  tricliotis '"  uud  deni  Tvpus  des  let/.tereii,  ergiebt  die  naheu 
Beziehungen  beider  Tliiere  ;  maassgebend  sin<l  dabei  der  als  eiiorm  bezeichneto 
Kopf,  sowie  die  kleinen,  an  ihrer  Innenseite  mit  Haaren  besetzten  Ohren.  Aucii 
•lie  Farbung  des  Balges  stimrat  bei  beiden  iiberein  :  sowie  der  vollhaarige  Schwanz, 
der  bei  dem  Individunm  des  Britisoheu  Museums  glciclif'alls  hinter  der  Kiirperliiiige 
znrucksteht  (152  :  149),  obwolil  der  Unterscliied  iiiciit  so  bedentend  ist  wie  bei 
Cli.  crosslei/i.  Dagegeu  siud  die  Haarbiischel  au  der  Innenseite  der  Ohren  bei 
"  C/i.  trickotis  "  keineswegs  dnnkelbrauu,  sonderu  gelblichgrau,  uud  ebenso  wenig 
ist  der  Obcrrand  der  Ohren  schwarz  umsaumt.  Ich  vermuthc,  dass  es  sich  uni 
zwei  nahe  verwandte  Arten  haudelt  ;  sollte  sich  dies  bestatigen,  namentlich  auch 
der  Schiidel  von  Grandidiers  Art  die  gleicheu  eigenthtimlichen  Merkmale  aufweisen, 
so  wiirde  sich  die  Anfstellung  einer  neueu,  beide  umfasseuden  Gattung  rechtfcrtigen 
lassen,  wovon  ich  jedoch  vorlaufig,  vmd  so  lange  als  nicht  reicheres  Material 
vorliegt,  abstehe. 


SCHADELMAASSE  II. 


Miciocebus 

Microcebus 

MicrocebuB 

MicrocebHS 

Microcebus 

M  icrocebiis 

cwiiiereli. 

siintbi. 

smitbi. 

smitbi. 

smitfai. 

minor. 

S 
Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

70.1.2S.S. 

37.1'.26.78. 

55.12.26.2S1. 

9I.ll.30.li. 

(Skelet). 

37.11.20.7(1, 

1.  Basallange  :  vom  vorfern  oder  nntern 

Kande   des  Foramen  magnum  bis 

zur  Vordersjjitzc  der  Praemaxillae  . 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

2.  Lange  zwischen  dem  hintern  Ende  d. 

Crista  sa{,'itt.  bis  z.  Naseiisjiitze 

119 

12fi.7 

122.3 

123,1 

125 

123.1 

.S.  Lange  der  Nasenbeinnaht    . 

40,6 

42.6 

39,5 

37.3 

37,5 

35.4 

4.  Liiiige  der  Stimbciniiidit 

47,fi 

no 

42,8 

47,8 

.■)0 

48,1 

5.  Ljinge  der  Scheitelbeinnaht 

30,9 

37 

43,2 

44,8 

47,;i 

40,4 

6.  Liinge  des  Inlerparietaleinder  Mittel- 

linie 

14,3 

14,8 

9 

9,3 

9,1 

10,4 

7.  Liinge  des  Sclinauzentheils . 

20,2 

33,3 

29,9 

30,6 

30 

26,9 

8.  Lange  der  Vcrbindungsuaht  der  beiden 

Unlerlcieferbiilften  .... 

12,9 

14,1 

12.fi 





15,4 

9.  GrSsste  Brcite  des  Schiidcls . 

— 

81, .5 

81,3 

82,1 

78,3 

78,8 

ID.  Breite    des    Schjidels    zwiscben    den 

Proeess.     poslauditorii    des    Squa- 

mosum      

a(!,2 

f.3,7 

(il,ft 

63,4 

66.8 

65,4 

11.  Grbsste   Breite  des  Schiidels  an   den 

Scheitclbeinen         .... 

61,2 

70,4 

64,7 

61,2 

70 

63,5 

12.  Breite   dea   Schiidels  binter  dcm  Ab- 

gang  der  Proc.  i}ostorbit.  der  Stirn- 

iieine 

44,.-. 

.53.3 

50.4 

48.5 

50 

44.2 

13.  Geringste  Breite  zwischen  den  Orbitae 

14,3 

13 

14 

13,1 

12,5 

12,3 

14.  Breite  zwiscben  der  Hinterausaenba-sis 

der  obern  Canincn  .... 

22,1 

19,6 

18,7 

19,8 

18 

lO.-J 

l.">.  Liinge  der  obern  Zalinreihe 

42,  S5 

43 

43.2 

41,8 

41,7 

3S,5 

Hi.  Liinge  der  drei  obern  Molaren 

IS,  (J 

20,4 

20.6 

20,2 

20.8 

18.1 

17.  Liinge  der  drei  obern  Pracmoiaren 

IS,.-) 

14.8 

14,4 

14.9 

11,6 

1-1,2 

18.  Liinge  der  nntern  Zabnreiiie 

33,7 

37 

3.-),3 



34,2 

19.  Liinge  der  drei  untem  Molaren   . 

20,2 

22.2 

21,6 





19,2 

20.  Liinge  *'er  drei  untem  Praemolaren    . 

1.5,fi 

\h,9 

13,7 

— 



13,5 

(  31   ) 


RUCKBLICK    UND    AUSBLICKE. 

Neben  sj'stematischen  Zwecken  wurden  im  VerUuif  dieser  Arbeit  auch  synthe- 
tische  Gesichtspnnkte  im  Auge  beUalteu.  Letztere  solloii  im  Folgeuden  nocli  einmal 
im  Zusammenhang  besprochen  und  besonders  betont  werdeo,  wobei  uns  jedoch 
wegen  des  eiigen  Rahmens  der  bebaudclten  Formeu  uotbweudige  Sclirankeu  auierlegt 
siiid,  obwol  wir  mis  eiiiige  weitere  Ansblicke  nicbt  versagen  koniien. 

Die  nahe  Znsammeagehorigkcit  mi«erer  kleiuen  Lemiiridengnippe  mit  dem 
afrikauischeii  Genus  Gulago  bat  ibreii  Ausdnick  diircb  Versetziing  beider  in  erne 
Uiiterfamilie,  die  der  Galaginap,  gefiuideu.  Als  Ausgaugspuukt  fiir  das  Folgende 
mid  zum  bessevii  Verstiiiidniss  desselben  wird  es  darnui  am  Pkitz  seiii,  wenigsteiis 
das  Gebiss  imd  den  Sfhiidel  von  G((lago  mit  unsern  malagassischen  Furmen  in 
Klirze  vergleichend  zu  besprecben. 

Was  das  Gebiss  der  im  Vorbergebenden  betrachteten  Arten  betrifFt,  so  stellt 
Cliirogale  im  Ban  der  Molaren  zweifeilos  eine  Eiidform  in  dieser  Reihe  dar,  wiihrend 
Microcebas  minor  seinen  Platz  am  Anfang  der  kleineu  Reihe  einnimmt.  Bei 
jenem  fanden  wir  eine  erbebliche  Riickbildung  in  der  Form  sowobl  als  in  der  Zabl 
der  den  Siingetbiermolar  constituirenden  Hiiekor,  wabreud  sich  dieselben  bei 
diesem  nocb  ziemlicb  selbstandig  erhalten  haben.  Die  Mittelglieder  sind  in 
iustrnctiver  Weise,  eiuerseits  dnrcb  verscbiedene  Arten  von  Micrixvbus,  andererseits, 
gegen  Gkirogale  bin,  diircb  Opolemur  gegeben. 

Galago  gebt  weiter  iiber  Microcebus  binaus.     Als  ein  auszeicbneuder  Character 


(Reductionstabelle  :  Basallange  =  100.) 


Microcebus 

Microcebus 

Microcebus 

Microcebus 

Opolemur 

Opolemur 

Chirogale 

Cl.irngale 

Chiro^pile 

minor. 

minor. 

minor. 

myoxiiius. 

thomasi. 

samati. 

meIano:is. 

iiiiiii. 

milii. 

s 

$ 

s. 

P 

3 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Triug        I 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

Br.  M. 

55.12.24.49. 

91.11.30.7. 

92.11.6.2. 

Museum. 

91  11.30.4. 

72,8.19.8. 

70.5.5.25. 

.72..S.19.11. 

85.10.8.1. 

101) 

100 

100 

mo 

100 

lOO 

100 

100 

loo 

1. 

121 

ii9,r. 

121,6 

12,5,2 

117,9 

117,3 



113.9 

112.6 

2. 

3G.S 

35 

34,1 

37 

36.3 

38.3 

40,9 

39,2 

38 

3. 

4G 

4H.4 

45,8 

.52,6 

41,8 

40,5 

38,6 

36,7 

36 

4. 

3S 

39,3 

36,6 

40,7 

33,7 

32,1 

— 

35,5 

37,(; 

5. 

12 

9,e 

12,8 

8,5 

13,2 

14 

_ 

11,8 

9.G 

6. 

25,2 

29,G 

25.6 

26,7 

2S,;i 

27,0 

29.5 

2^*, 6 

2S' 

7. 

— 

15 

14.7 

)4,8 

16,6 

15,4 

13,1; 

16,3 

17.G 

8. 

7S4 

76,8 

79,5 

80.4 

76,8 

75,4 

71 

73,5 

76,6 

!1. 

i;4 

58,6 

65,2 

G5.5 

55,3 

58,7 

— 

55,1 

54.6 

10. 

Gl,8 

58,2 

63.4 

6G,3 

53,9 

58,7 

— 

54,7 

56 

11. 

48 

45,7 

42,1 

48,1 

32,9 

34,1 

37.5 

30,6 

31,4 

12. 

12 

12,5 

13,2 

15,5 

15,8 

16,2 

19,3 

1G,3 

17,2 

13. 

ia.2 

18,9 

19,4 

23 

21,7 

23,7 

20,9 

23.5 

24.8 

14. 

40 

40 

38.1 

41,5 

40,3 

41,9 

42,3 

42,8 

45,2 

15. 

1S.8 

17.9 

17,6 

19.3 

18,95 

19 

20,4 

18,4 

21,8 

16. 

14 

15 

11 

14,8 

14,0 

15,9 

15,4 

16,3 

16,8 

17. 

3li,S 

3G,4 

33,7 

37 

35 

3G.3 

36,4 

36,3 

39 

18. 

20 

20,7 

20,15 

21,5 

21,1 

19,6 

21,6 

20,4 

22 

19. 

16 

16,3 

13,5 

15,9 

14,2 

16,8 

14.8 

17 

20. 

(  32  ) 

(ler  afrikanisrhen  Gattnng  wird  die  molarahnlicbe  romplikation  des  hintorn  oborn 
Praomolars  liezeichnet  ;  cs  ist  dies  nnr  oiii,  mid  zwav  das  am  meisten  in  die  Augeu 
fallende  Glied  einer  ganzen  Reihe  in  die  gleiche  Kategorie  gehoriger  Merkmalc  der 
Backziilmc  von  Galago,  welclio  wir  an  einem  vou  der  Usnr  nocli  versclionten  Gebiss 
des  Gahigo  nenogalennis  niUier  imtersucheii  wolleii. 

Die  Backziihne  von  Gnloqo  habeu  den  allgenieineu  Chanietpr  grossererKWiftigkeit 
vor  denen  der  malagassiscben  Arten  vorans  ;  ihre  sammtlicben  Hiicker  sind  spitzer 
und  schiirfer  als  selbst  bei  Miri-ocebns  minor.  Die  oberen  Molaren  haben  einen 
kleinen.dem  Cingnhini  aufsitzeuden  Vordei-aiissenlioc.ker  ;  derselbe  ist  etwas  starker 
ausgebildct  an  p  1,  welclier  Zahn  bekanntlidi  bei  Gnhiijo  Molargestait  annimmt. 
Ferner  besitzen  die  obern  Molaren  von  Galago  einen  Vorderzwischenliocker,  den 
icb,  sammt  deni  vorigen,  bei  sammtlicben  V^ertretern  iinserer  malagassiscben 
Grnj)pe  vermisse.  Der  Hinterrand  der  t)bern  Molaren  zeigt  in  seiner  Mitte  sine 
tiefe  Einbnchtnng  nach  voru,  witlirend  die  Hinterseiteder  Molari'ii  vou  Ghirngale  kauni, 
und  die  vou  Ojjo/emur  und  MicrocchuK  nnr  wenig  eiugebuclitet  ist.  Dies  hiingt  mit 
dem  verschiedenen  Verbalten  des  Cingnlnm  an  der  Hinterseiteder  Molaren  zusammeu. 
Bei  den  malagassiscben  Formen  ransanmt  das  Ciugulum  den  ganzeu  Hinterrand,  um 
dann  bei  Microi-i'hus  innen  zn  dem  Hiuterinueubocker  anzuschwelleu.  Bei  Galaqo 
ist  die  Hiuterseite  nicbt  von  einem  koutiuuierlicb  vevlaufcudcn  Ciugulum  umsaumt  ; 
von  der  Hinteraussenecke  ausgebeud  begiuut  dasselbe  iu  scliriiger  Ricbtung  uacli 
innen  zu  ziehea,  vereinigt  sicb  aber  sehr  rascb  mit  eiuer  iiim  vdui  Vorderiunenlibcker 
entgegenko'nmcnden  Leiste  (welcbe  letztere  bei  }ncrofi://us  iu  Verbiudung  stelit  mit 
dem  binteru  Anssenhocker,  wiibreud  dieser  bei  Galago  vou  der  erwiihnteu  Leiste 
umgangeu  wird).  Die  Inueuhalfte  des  Hinterrandes  ist  von  eiuem  baucbig  nach 
hinten  vorspriugenden  Cingulnm  eingeuommen,  das  aber  keine  Verbiudung  mit 
dem  znvor  erwiibuten  iinssern  eiugebt,  souderu  unabhiingig  vou  demselben  nugcfiihr 
iu  der  Mitte  des  Hinterrandes  eudet,  sodass  dadurch  die  starke,  Ubrigeus  von  vorue 
uacb  hinten  (von  p  I — m  3)  an  Tiefe  abuelimcude  Eiid)uciitnug  des  Hinterrandes 
zu  Stande  kommt.  Der  Hinteriunenhoi^ker  ist  kraftiger  ausgebildet  als  bei 
Microcehus  ;  und  die  luueuseite  des  Vorderinuenbockers  eutbohrt  des  Ciugulum  bei 
Galago.  P  2  sup.  von  letzterem  besitzt  einen  starkeru  luuenboeker  als  irgeud  eiu 
Microcehus. 

Die  Uutersuchnug  des  Uuterkiefergebisses  vou  Galago  liet'ert  glciclie  Rosnltate  ; 
dasselbe  zeigt,  Microcehus  gegeniiber,  grossere  Komplication  der  Molaren  und  des 
hintereu  Praemolars  (p  1).  Letzterer  besitzt  vier  deutlich  eutwiokelte  Hocker 
und  unterscbeidet  sicb  vou  den  Molaren  lediglicb  durcli  Verschraiileruug  seiner 
vordern  Partie,  die  spitz  uach  voru  vorspriugt.  An  den  Blolareu  ist  vor  Allem 
das  vordere  Hockerpaar  dem  hintern  gleichwerthiger  an  Laugsausdehuuug ; 
sammtliche  Hocker  siud  selbstiiudiger  nls  selbst  bei  Microcehus  minor,  nud 
uameutlicb  auch  die  iunereu  kraftiger  eutwickelt.  M  :5  besitzt  einen  sehr  starkeu 
Schlussbucker,  der  ubrigeus  ebeuialls  an  iutacteu  vordern  Molaren  uacbweisliar  ist, 
allerdings  etwas  rndimeutar  und  dem  binteru  luuenboeker  angescbmiegt. 

Das  Gemeiusame  im  Baujdan  der  Backzaline  vou  Galagn,  den  malagassisclicu 
Formen  gegeuuber,  ist  denuiach  eine  uocli  grossere  Komi)licatiou  der  Molaren  nud 
binteru  Praemolaren  als  bei  Microcehus  ;  es  siud  generellere  Formen.  Die  (iriiude 
fiir  die  Bercchtigrmg,  eine  derartig  kompliciertere  Molarform  als  den  primitiveren 
Znstaud,  die  einfacberc  als  eiue  Specialisieruug  zn  betrachten,  babe  icb  an  eiuem 
andern  Orte  eutwickelt.*     In  nnserem  besonderen  Falle  werdeu,  deuke  idi,  se'bst 

•  L.  8.  c. 


(  33  ) 

(lie  Vertreter  der  Tritaberculartheorie  Bedenken  tragen,  die  C'/t/roi/ale-molaren 
als  eiiie  primitive  Form  zu  lietnw^liton,  soadevn  die  Riickbilduug  derselb<Ti  zugeben  ; 
daun  aber  ergiebt  sich  von  selbst  die  weitere  Folgeruiig  i'tir  die  iilirigeu  Formeu. 

Morphologisch  nnd  zeitlich  biuter  Galago  liegt  sine  Molarform,  wie  sie  etwa 
der  obereocane  Mierochoerus  eriiMceus  (xvi.  p.  697,  fig.  33ii  B)  darbietet,  d.  h.  mit 
grosscrer  Selbstandigkeit  der  nocb  iiicht  zu  Mi  verbundenen  Hocker,  die  an  Zalil 
grosser  sind  und  nuter  sich  glcicbmassigere  Dimensionen  aufweisen.  Von  der 
Molarform  des  Mierochoerus  ist  es  nur  einen  Schritt  weiter  zur  longitudiDalen 
Anordn ling  der  Hocker  {Tinotuxie),  der  meincr  Auffassuug  gemiiss  primitivcn  Form 
des  Saugetliiermolars. 

Eine  abnliche,  der  vorigen  im  Gauzon  parallele  Reihe  ergiebt  sich,  wenn  wir 
die  Sckddelform  ins  Ange  fassen.  Im  Vergleich  mit  Microcebus  fanden  wir  bei 
Ckirogale  und  in  hoherm  Grade  bei  Opolemur,  einen  flachen,  niedrigen  und  nament- 
lich  inseinem  vordern  Theil  schmalen  Gehirnschiidel,  der  hinten  das  Foramen  magnum 
so  vvenig  iiberwolbt,  dass  dasselbe  nahezu  vertical  steht.  Bei  MieroreliUf:  smit/ii, 
welcher  in  dieser  Beziehung  das  Extrem  unter  den  Microeehi  darstelit,  konstatierten 
wir  bedeutendes  tJl)erwiegeu  des  Gehirnschiidels  liber  den  Facialschiidel  ;  ersterer 
ist  hoch,  breit,  und  in  beiden  Richtungen  starker  gewijlbt  als  bei  Chiroijale  und 
Opolemur  ;  bereits  die  hintere  Halfte  des  Frontale  ist  bei  M.  smithi,  im  Vergleich 
mit  jeuen,  sehr  breit  und  beu'inut  sich  zu  wolben  ;  am  Hinterhaupt  iiberragt  die 
Geliirnkapsel  dermaassen  das  Foramen  magnum,  dass  dasselbe  beinahe  vollstandig 
an  der  Schadelbasis  zu  liegen  kommt. 

In  all  diesen  Pnnkten  gehen  die  kleineren  Galago  noch  einen  Schritt  weiter. 
Der  Schadel  eines  ausgewachsenen  G.  senegalensis  hat  einen  guten  Theil  jugoud- 
lichcr  Charaktere  (jugendlic)i  im  ontogenetischen  nnd  phylogenetischen  Sinne  gefiisst) 
beibehalten.  Die  Orbitae  zeigen  weit  grossere  Ausdehnung  als  bei  den  mala- 
gassischen  Formen,  in  verticaler  sowohl  als  in  horizoutaler  Richtung.  Der 
knocherne  Gaumen  nud  der  Facialschiidel  sind  relativ  kurz  ;  die  Praemaxillae 
uameutlich  sind  sehr  reduciert.  Durch  seine  umfangreiche,  hohe,  breite  und  rnnde 
Gehirnkapsel,  die  bereits  in  der  verbreiterten  hintern  Frontalregion  gewolbt  ist,  nnd 
dermaassen  das  Hinterhauptslochiiberdacht,  dass  dasselbe  horizontal  in  der  Schadel- 
basis liegt,  erinnert  selbst  der  erwachsene  Galagoschadel  noch  auflallend  an  Cebiden. 

Diese  Ahnlichkeit  wird  nocli  iiberraschonder,  wenn  wie  juuge  Schadel  in 
Vergleich  zielien.  Das  Gleicho  gilt  aber  auch  in  hohem  Maasse  flir  Schadel  junger 
Thiere  unserer  Gruppe,  und,  soweit  ich  dies  beurtheilen  kann,  fiir' jugendliche 
Schadel  malagassischer  Lemuriden  im  Allgemeinen.  Bei  einem  naliezu  reifen 
Foetus  von  Projiithecus  e.dwai-dsi  fand  A.  Milue  Edwards,  dass  das  Kleinliirn  in 
ergiebigerer  Weise  von  den  Hemisphiiren  des  Grosshirns  bedeckt  wird  als  beim 
erwacliseneu  Individunm,  so  dass  ersteres  in  dieser  Beziehung  afFenahnlicher  ist 
als  letzteres.*  Es  ist  daher  der  Schluss  nahe  gelegt,  dass  die  Lemuriden  durch 
hochgradige  Specialisierung  riickgebildet  sind  aus  Formen,  die  den  aracrikanischen 
Aften  niclit  uuiihnlich  waren,  und  dass  die  afrikaiiischeu  Gnlm/os  dieser  Riick- 
bildnng  in  geringcrem  Maasse  anheim  gefallen  sind,  als  die  malagassischen  Glieder 
der  Uuterfamilie. 

Mivart  war  seiner  Zeit  (xlviii.,  ]).  974)  geneigt  anzuiielimen,  Afrika  liabe  seine 
Lemuriden  von  Osten  her  erhalten  ;  diesellien  waren  dieser  Aimahme  zufolge  anf 

*  "  Le  cervclet  est  moias  decouvert  qu'il  ne  le  sera  plus  tard."  (A.  Miliio  Edwards,  in  Grandidier, 
Hist.  Physique,  IfatureUe  ct  Polit.  de  Madagascar.  Vol.  vs.,  tome  i.  Teste.  Taris,  187S,  p.  209 ; 
vol.  ix.,  tome  iv.    Atlas  I.,  PL  LXXXVII.,  fig.  1. 

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Madagascar    alter  als   auf  deiu  bcnachbarten  (!ontineiito.      (irandidiur  seinerseits 
scheint  die  Bezieluuij^eu  Mada^ascars  mit  Afrika  sehr  gering  anznsclilagen.* 

Heutzutaget  haben  wir  giite  Grliude  fiir  die  Annaliine,  dass  bis  etwa  zuiu 
Mitteltertiiir  Afrika  slidlich  vou  der  Sahara  und  Madagascar  geineiusame  Schick- 
sale  geliabt  haben,  d.  h.  dass  eine  Laudverbinduug  zwischeu  beiden  bestand  ;  dass 
ferner  die  grusse  Versdiiedeuheit  iu  der  heutigen  S'ingethierfauua  beider  Regiouen 
in  erster  Linie  zumckznfiilireu  ist  anf  eiiie  Invasion  des  afrikanisclien  Continentes 
dnrch  die  Tvpen  der  Pikermi-  und  Sivalikfanua,  deren  Fehlen  in  Madagascar  die 
krJiftigste  biiitze  fiir  die  Annahme  liefert,  im  spiiteren  Tertiar,  auf  jeden  Fall  znr 
Zeit  des  oberen  Pliocan,  sei  der  Zusamnienbang  Madagascars  mit  Africa  bereits 
aufgehoben  gewesen. 

Nun  fehlen  aber  iiltere  Saugethiertypen,  d.  h.  solche,  die  nicht  anf  eine  s|»lt- 
tertiare  Einwanderung  ans  dem  Norden  oder  Nordosten  znriickzufiihren  sind,  kcines- 
wegs  auf  dem  afrikanischen  (Joutinent,  und  zu  diesen  altern  Tvpen  gehoreu  .vor  alien 
die  afrikanischen  Lemnriden,  die  dort  mit  eben  so  gntem  Hi^clit  als  alteinbeimisch 
r.n  betrachten  sinJ,  wie  auf  Madagascar.  Aus  der  Vergleichnng  von  Scliadel-  und 
Gebissmerkmalen  ergab  sich,  dass  die  kleineren  afrikanisclien  Gnlngos  dem  primi- 
tiven  Typns  uiiher  steheu,  als  die  malagassiscbeu  Gnlagirm'  (von  den  iibrigen 
Lemnriden  Madagascars  miissen  wir  hier  absehen),  welch  Ictztere  mehr  specialisiert 
sind,  und  zwar  theilweise  in  einseitiger  Weise  specialisiert,  niimlich  mehr  oder 
weniger  riickgebildet. 

Diese  einseitige  Diflferenzierung  ist  iiberhaupt  die  Signatnr  der  fUr  Madagascar 
charakteristischsten  Siiugethiere.  Das  eigenthlimliche  Gebiss  von  Chiromyi  haben 
schon  Cope  \  nnd  spater  Leche  §  als  Riickbildnng  gedeutet.  Der  von  mir  an  einem 
andern  Orte**  vorliinfig  besprochene  subfossile  Lcmnroide  Mcyaladapis  bietet  im 
Gebiss,  weit  mehr  aber  noch  im  Ban  seiner  Gehirukapsel,  ein  Extrem  von  Riick- 
bildnng, fur  das  unter  recenten  Placentaliern  eine  Parallele  hochstens  dnrch 
Cenmes  ecaudatus,  Mitglied  der  malagassischen  Insectivorenfamilie  Centetidae, 
geboten  wird.  Letztere  gehoren  mit  nichten  zn  den  primitivsten  und  damit  zu 
den  altesten  aller  Sangethiere,  wie  angenommen  worden  ist  ;  wie  ich  denn  auch 
die  Vereinignng  aller  Insectivoren  mit  V-formigen  obern  Molaren  nur  als  eine 
kiinstliche  Grnppiorung  betrachten  kann.  Die  Form  der  Molaren,  sowie  die 
Verklimmernng  des  Jochbogens  bei  Centetiden  sind  nebst  andern  Schadelmerk- 
malen  derselbeutt  Resultate  von  Ruckbildung,  die  unabluingig  von  einander 
verschiedene,  wenig  mit  einander  verwandte  Familien  erworben  haben  kbnnen. 
Eiipleres  endlich  ist  anf  dem  Wege,  sich  zn  einem  Insectivoren  zn  degradieren, 
soweit  dies  iiberhaupt  einem  Viverriden  noch  miiglich  ist.lt 

*  "  C'est  bien  certainemcnt  un  pays  qui  a  eu  son  existence  proprc,  sa  vie  in'Wpendante,  et  il  no  me 
semble  pas  douteux  qu'i  I'^poquc  secondaire  11  formait  un  continent  s'6tendant  au  loin  vera  Test."  {Revtte 
Scirntijiijlir,  I.,  i.,  Ib71,  p.  lOSo.) 

t  Vcrgl.  die  neueren  Erorterungen  bei  A.  E.  Wallace,  Idaiid  Life,  2ud  edition,  1892;  sowie  \V.  T. 
Blanford,  Addnxs  delirired  at  the  Anniversary  Meeting  of  the  Geological  Society  of  Lomloii,  on  the  2lxt 
of  February,  1890. 

♦  E.  D.  Coiie,  "On  the  Evolution  of  the  Vcrtebrata,  Progressive  and  Retrogressive"  (Anuriraii 
Natnralist,  1883,  p.  333). 

§  W.  Leche,  '•  Studien  iiber  die  Entwicklung  des  Zahnsystems  bei  den  Siiugethieren  "  <_  Moyjihol. 
Jahrbuch,  xix.,  1892,  pp.  543,  544). 

••  I'roc.  Hoy.  Sm:.  London,  vol.  liv.,  1893,  pp.  176—179. 

+t  Auf  diesc  Verhiiltnissc  kann  hiev  natiirlich  nicht  naher  eingegangen  werden  ;  den  Verpflichtungen, 
die  mir  .aus  obigen,  ein  beliebtes  Dogma  bekiimpfenden  Siitzen  crwachsen,  werdc  ich  an  einem  andern 
Orte  nachkommen. 

IJ  Es   ist  von   vorn  herein  zu  erwarten,  dass  in   der  Ubiigen   Wirbelthiertaana  Madagascars  sich 


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Allenlings  lehrt  die  hentige  Schule,  angeblioh  anf  Griind  tlieils  ontogeuetischer 
theils  phylogenetischer  Erfahruug,  dass  kleine,  schmale  Hirakapsel,  niedriger 
Schadcl,  grades  Profil,  hinge  Sclinauze  niid  lauge  Nasenbeiue  characteristische  Eigeu- 
thiimliehkeiten  des  priiiiitiveii  Zustaudes  eiaes  Saugethierschiidels  seien. 

Was  zunachst  die  Anrufung  outogeuetischer  Erfahruug  fiir  diese  vermutbete 
])rimitive  Form  des  Saugethierschadels  anlangt,  so  ist  es  ja  doch  wi)bl  eiiie  allgemein 
bekaimte,  obscbou  ia  ihrer  Bedeutnug  wenig  gcwurdigte  Thatsacbe,  dass  der  jugend- 
licbe  Scbiidel  aller  Saiigethierorduniigen  (bis  directe  Gegenstuck  jenes  hypotbetiscben 
primitiveu  Zustaudes  ist  ;  wessbalb  icb  z.  B.  denn  audi  Scbbjsser  (Ivii.  p.  9)  uicbt 
beistimmeu  kanu,  dass  der  Scbiidel  des  GorilLi  "  im  Vergleicb  zn  dem  des  Menscben 
nncb  am  ])rimitivsteu  uuter  aUeu  Aul:brojM)m<iriiIieu  ersebeint."  Weuu  mau  seiue 
Jugeudfonu  erwagt,  wird  mau  zur  tJlierzeuguug  gelaugeu  miisseu,  dass  der  Scbadel 
des  erwacbsenen  mauulichen  Gorilla  der  degeuerierteste,  oder  sagen  wir,  der  am 
meisten  diflfereuzierte  unter  deu  Autbropomorpben  ist.  Ware  Scblosser's  Aunahme 
die  ricbtige,  so  biesse  das  soviel  als  der  junge  Gorillascbadel  ist  differenziert,  der 
erwacbsene  primitiv  I 

Sodann  lebrt  einsfvveileu  die  Erfahruug  bei  einigermaasseu  belcauuteu  jiliyle- 
tischen  Formeurcilien,  ilass  je  wciter  riickwarts  wir  geheu,  um  so  mebr  der 
Gesichtsschadel  im  Vergleich  zur  Gehirnkapsel  znriiektritt.  Mau  vergleiebe  in 
dieser  Beziehung  H^/rarotkerhim  oder  Phcn'Voilns  mit  Ei/hus. 

Bei  der  Aufstelluug  obigen  Schema's  des  primitiveu  Saugethierschiidels 
schwebt  vermuthlich  eiu  Reptilscbiidel  vor.  Welche  Grlinde  haben  wir  aber,  eine 
seiche  Form  als  primitiv  beim  Rejitil  zu  betrachten  ;  oder  besser,  mit  welcher 
Bereehtigung  dlirfeu  wir  den  Saugethierschadel  von  einer  so  differeuzierteu  Form 
des  Re])tilschadels  ableiteu  ? 

Weuu  wir  deu  Geliiruumfaug  tertiarer  Siiugethiere  mit  demjenigen  ihrer  recenten 
Anverwandten  vergleichen,  dlirfeu  wir  dabei  nicht  vergessen,  dass  letztere  als  Regel 
grtissere  Dimeusiouen  besitzeu  als  erstere  ;  uud  dass  erfahrungsgemass  kleiuere 
Thiere  aller  Orduuugeu  oberflachlicbere  uud  weuiger  zablreiche  Gebirawiuduugen 
aufweiseu  als  die  grijssereu  Vertreter  der  gieichen  Ordnungen,  ohue  dass  diese 
Eigenscbaft  an  uud  fiir  sich  jene  zu  uiedereru  Formeu  stempelt.  Lartet,  der 
solcbe  vergleichenden  Untersuchuugeu  aubahnte,*  hat  letztereu  Puuct  uicbt  geuugeud 
beriicksichtigt.  Ausserdem  fiudeu  sich  nuter  den  von  Lartet  augeflihrteu  Beispielen 
solelie,  dereu  geuaue  Bestimmuug  zu  wuusehen  tibrig  liisst  ;  so  die  "  T7(vr;-a 
antiqua  "  des  untern  Miocans,  die  Lartet  mit  der  lebenden  Vici-rrn  genetta  iu  Bezng 
anf  L'mfiiiUg  uud  Form  des  Gehirus  verglicheu  bat.-f 

Am  meisteu  anfeclitbar  aber  scheinen  mir  die  aus  der  bekaunteu  Gehiriifunu  der 
Ainhhjjjoda  abgeleiteten  Folgeruugeu.  Schou  die  riesigeu  Proportioneu  und  weiterbiu 
die  meisteu  ihrer  (Jharaktere  bezeugeu,  dass  wir  es  mit  eiuer  ausserordentlicb 
fruhzcitig  und  iu  ausserordeutlichem  Maasse  differeuzierteu  Unterordnuug  zu  thun 

Parallelcn  zu  dou  t^augetUieren  finden  werdeii ;  in  dioser  Beziehung  i^cniigt,  und  ist  cs  bcinahe  iiberfliissig, 
den  Namen  AcpyoniU  zu  erwiihnen. 

*  Ed.  I.artet,  '  Do  quelques  cas  dc  progression  organiquu  vurifiables  dans  la  succession  des  temps 
g^ologiques  sur  des  Mammiferes  de  meme  famille  et  de  memo  genre '  (Ct'mjtt.  Rt-nd.  Acad.  S:,  Ixvi.,  18GS, 
pp.  1119 — 1122). — Ferner  sind  zu  vergleichen:  O.  C.  Marsh,  Iiitroductuin  and  Succesxion  of  Vertebrate 
Life  in  America.  An  Address  delivered  I)eforc  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science, 
at  Naslivillc,  Tcnn.,  Aug.  30,  1877,  pp.  54-5.5. — Id.,  Ditwcerata,  a  Monfujraph  of  an  KHinct  Order  of 
Gi^antie  Mammals  (Monographs  of  the  United  States  Geological  Survey,  vol.  x.).  Washington,  1886, 
p.  5.'*  fnlgg. 

t  In  BetrcfE  der  Virerra  an'irjiia  vergl.  Schlosser  (Ivii.,  3,  1890,  pp.  19,  20). 


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baben,  sodass  es  sehr  gewagt  erscheint,  ihr  winziges  Geliirn  uls  primitiv  betrachten 
zu  wolleu.  tJbrigens  hat  schon  Cope  den  Nachweis  geliefert,  dass  es  sii'li  iiu  vnr- 
liegenden  Falle  urn  eine  Regression  handelt.* 

Bei  Fragen,  wie  die  bier  berlilirten,  werdeu  mit  der  Zeit  oline  Zweit'el  audi 
die  vergiUigliclicn  primitiven  Farchen  nnd  Whxinnijen,  die  sick  am  (Joliirn  des 
mensclilicheu  Foetus  zwischen  dem  drittcn  nnd  fiinften  Monat  zeigen,  zn  bcriii-k- 
sichtigen  sein,t  sowie  die  von  Beer  f  beschricbenen  Microgyri.  Vorderhand  konnen 
wir  Loclistens  vernintLen,  dass  diesen  Bildnngen  in  dev  Pliylogenese  nnscrer  Species 
ein  weniger  eplicmeres  Dasein  bescbiodeu  war,  als  dies  gegenwiirtig  der  Kail  ist. 

Ans  den  vorstebenden  Erorternngen  ergiebt  sicb  einerseits,  dass  niedrige 
Formen  nicht  notbwendiger  Weise  zngleich  ancb  primitive  sind,  sondern  dass  ibre 
Inferioritat  ein  durcb  Degradation  erworbener  Znstand  sein  kann.  Sowie  anderer- 
seits,  dass  der  Gang  der  progressiven  Evolution  von  niedern  zn  bobern  Formen 
selbst  inncihalb  ein  und  dessclben  P/ii/li/tns  nicbt  immer  ein  regelmiissiger  gewcsen 
sein  kanu,  sondern  mnthmaasslicb  sowobl  dnri.'h  Ilaltepuiikte,  als  ancli  durcb 
gelesentliche  Riickscbritte  nnterbrocben  wurde. 

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*  "  But  one  retrogressive  line  in  this  respect  is  known,  viz.,  that  of  the  order  Amhlypodu,  where  the 
brain  has  become  relatively  smaller  with  the  pass^eof  time."  E.  D.  Cope,  1.  s.  c  American  Xaturalut, 
April  1885,  p.  351.     Vgl.  auch.  ib.  p.  55, 

t  Vergl.  Kollikcr,  JCntwicklungsgcHchwlite  (Ics  Mtnachen  nnd  der  hoheren  T/iirrr.  2.  Aufl.,  1879, 
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Beddard  (Proc.  Zmd.  Soc.  London.,  1892,  p.  612,  fig.  7)  bcschriebcne.s  Kaninchcngebim,  dc.ss.;ii  Obci'fiiiche 
von  einem  Furchennetz  iiberzogcn  ist.  Demselben  diirfte  eher  die  Bedeutung  eines  mcmorativeu  Tjpus 
zukonimen  als  die  eines  prophetischen,  wie  Bedilard  anzunehmeu  gencigt  seheint  ("if  the  fuiTows  are  an 
accidental  expression  of  the  possibilities  of  modification  in  the  brain-surface,  it  is  noteworthy  that  the 
Rabbit  departs  very  widely  from  the  Simplicidcntati  ")  da  die  Nager  kaum — Du|ilieidentati  so  wenig  als 
Simplicidcntati — zu  einer  progressiven  Differenzierung  in  dieser  Richtung  berufcn  sind. 


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XX. 

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XXI. 

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XXII. 

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XXXIII. 

XXXIV. 

XXXV. 


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1870. 

XXXVII. 

1872. 

XXXVIII. 

1875. 

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XL.     178 


XLI. 
XLII 


1891. 

18.%. 


XUII.     1777 


XLIT.     17^0. 


XLT.      1871. 


XLVI. 

1873. 

XLvn. 

1864. 

XLVUI. 

18iJ7, 

XLIX. 

1873. 

L. 

1771. 

LI. 

1781. 

Ln. 

1799. 

LIII.     1852. 


LIV.     1844. 


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1868. 


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LVIII.     1796.     Shaw,  George  (cf.  Milker,  xliii.). 
LIX.      1800.     Shaw,    Georce,    General   Znnlnfn/,   or    S)/«leiiiatii;   yalunil    Flistori/.       With 

Plates.     Vol.  i.     Part  1  :  Mammalia.     London,  1800. 
LX.     1879.     Shaw,  George  A.,  "  A  few  Notes  upon  four  Species  of  Lemurs,"  specimens  of 

which  were  brought  alive  to  England  in  1878.     {Proc.  Zonl.  Soc.  Loiuhm, 

1879,  pp.  132-36). 
LXI.     1833.     Smith,  A.,  "  An  Epitome  of  African  Zoology  ;  or,  A  Concise  Description  of  the 

Objects  of  the  Animal  Kingdom  inhalnting  Africa,  its  Islands  and  Seas." 

(South    African    Ijuarturlii   Journal,    vol.    ii. ,    Cape    Town,   1835,   p.   .511.) 

[Wurde  zuer.st  iu  monatlichen  Lieferungen  publiciert :  No.  I.,  Part  1  (auf 

Seite  18  die  Beschreibung  CVie/jw/a/f  it.s  tijpieus  enthaltend),  im   November 

1833.] 
LXII.      1840.     Wai;ner,  Jhhaxn    Andr.,    Die.  Sdugthiere   in  AbhilJunr/en    nacli  eler    Xatur, 

mil    Besclireibunyen    run    D.    JoH.    Christ.     Daniel    von    Schreber. 

Fortgesetzt  von   D.   Johann   Andre.\s  Wagner.     Supplementband  I. 

Leipzig,  1840,  pp.  273-8. 
LXIII.     1855.     Wagner,  Johann  Andr.,  76.,  Supplementband  V.     Leip/.ig,  1855,  pp.  147-50, 

153-56,  159-60. 
LXIV.     1838.     Waterhocse,  G.  R.,  Catalogue  of  the  Maminalia  preferred  in  the  .Uuscum  of 

the  Zoological  Society  of  London.     2nd  ed.      London,  1838,  p.  12,  No.  89,  90. 


Ekklaki'ng  der  Tafeln. 

T,af.  I.     (J.  Sinit  del.  and  lith  ) 
Fig.  1.     Opoleinur  thinnasi  n.  sp. 
Fig.  2.     Microcebus  minor  (Gray). 
Beide  Figuren  in  j  der  nat.  Gr. 

Taf.  IL     (Gez.  v.  H.  Gronvold.) 
Sjimmtliche  Schiidelansichten  in  nat.  Gr. — Gebisse  circa  dreimal  vergr. 
Fig.  1  (/,  b.     Chirogale  milii  Et.  Geoffr.  J  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  37.  9.  26.  77).     Schildel  von  oben  und 

von  der  Seite. 
Fig.  2  n.  b,  c.     Opolernur  thomaai  n.  sp.   9  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  91.  11.  30.  4).     Schiidel  von  oben,  von  der 

Seite,  von  unten. 
Fig.  3  </,  b.     Microcebus  smilhi  (Gray)   (Br.  Mus.,  No.  37.  9.   26.  78).     Schiidel  von  der  Seite   und 

von  oben. 
Fig.  4  a,  b.     Microcebus  siuithi  (Gray)  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  55.  12.  26.  281).     Schiidel  von  der  Seite,  von 

oben,  von  unten. 
Fig.  5  a,  /).     Microcebus  minor  (Gray),    +   (Br.  Mus.,  No.  91.  U.  30.  7).     Schiidel  von  der  Seite  und 

von  oben. 
Fig.  6  o,  b.     Microcebus  }iiinor  (Gray),  (J  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  92.  U.  6.  2).     Schiidel  von  der  Seite  und 

von  oben. 
Fig.  7.  Microcebus  minor  (Gray),  (J  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  37.  9.  26.  79).     Schiidel  von  oben. 

Fig.  8  a,  b.     Chirogale   uiilii    Et.   Geoffr.    (Schiidel,    fig.    1).     Rechte    obere  (a)   ued    uuterc   (i) 

Zahnreihe.     (Molaren  und  hinterster  Praemolir.) 
Fig. 9  a,  b,c.  Chirogale  milii  Et.  Geoffr.  (Br.  Mus.,  No.  82.  6.  8.  4).     Rechte  obere  («)  und  untere 

(J>)  Zahnreihe  (Molaren  und  hinterster  Milchpraemolar)      ^c  : 

letzter  oberer  Molar  der  linken  Seite. 
Fig.  10  <(.  b.     Chirogale  iiwlunotis  n.  sp.  (Brit.  Mus.,  No.  1542a).     Rechte  obere   (a)   und  untere 

( 6)  Zahnreihe  (Molaren  und  hinterster  Praemolar). 
Fig.  11  a,  b.     Opoltmur  thunmsi  n.  sp.  (Schiidel,  fig.  2).     Rechte  obere  (n)  und  untere  (b)  Zahnreihe 

(Molaren  und  hinterster  Praemolar). 
Fig.  12  a.  b.     Miirocebus  smitlii  (Gray)  (Schadel,  fig.  3).     Wie  vor. 
Fig.  13  a,  b.     Microcebus  sniithi  (Gray)  (Schiidel,  fig.  4).     Wie  vor. 
Fig.  14  a,  b.     Microcebus  minor  (Gray)  (Schiidel,  fig.  5).     Wie  vor. 
Fig.  15  a,  b.     Microcebus  minor  (Gray)  (Schiidel,  fig.  7).     Wie  vor. 


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LEPUS  NIGBONUGHALIS  sp.  not. 

By  ERNST  ILAETEET. 

Similis  Lep.  hi-asilientsi  Liun.,  sed  differt  couspicna  stria  lata  lininnescentc 
uigra  al)  occipite  ad  intra  Lumeros  vergente. 

THE  fur  is  similar  to  that  of  other  bares.  Colour  above  brown,  merging  into 
pale  asliy  above  the  tail  and  on  the  thighs,  irregularly  marked  with  brownish 
black,  the  hairs  being  greyish  white  at  base,  brownish  black  at  tip,  and 
having  a  broad  buffy  white  subterminal  ring.  Underfur  woolly  and  of  a  pale 
brownish  grey  colour.  Underside  of  the  head,  a  narrow  line  round  the  nose,  the 
whole  breast  and  belly  as  well  as  the  inside  of  the  legs  white,  tinged  witii  buff  on 
the  fore-legs.  Neck  greyish  buff  below,  ashy  white  on  the  sides ;  from  the  beginning 
of  the  occijuit  to  between  the  shoulders  extends  a  broad  brownish  black  band,  an 
inch  wide  at  beginning,  gradually  becoming  narrower.  Length  about  14  inches, 
tail  about  1  inch;  ears  2|,  whitish  at  base,  brownish  in  the  middle,  darker  on  the 
tip,  and  with  a  narrow  white  fringe  all  round.     Iris  brown. 

The  single  specimen  which  I  brought  home,  a  male,  seems  to  be  full  grown, 
although  the  skull  shows  that  it  is  a  somewhat  young  individual. 

Unfortunately  the  skull  is  partly  destroyed  by  the  shot,  and  I  have  not  a  skull 
of  Lepus  brasiliensis  to  compare  ;  therefore  comparative  descriptions  of  the  skulls 
of  L.  nigronuckalis  and  L.  braHtliemis  will  be  given  later,  when  I  hoj)e  to  have 
additional  material. 

My  type  of  X.  nlgronuchalis  is  in  the  Tring  Museum.  1  shot  it  ou  the  island 
of  Aruba,  on  the  north  coast  of  Venezuela,  where  it  is  apparently  not  very  rare, 
though  by  no  means  numerons. 

Probably  the  same  hare  inhabits  the  island  of  Cnraeao,  where  I  saw  it  several 
times,  but  always  at  such  unf'urtuuate  moments  that  I  was  not  able  to  shoot  one. 

The  Dutch  residents  on  Aruba  and  Curasao  call  it  a  rabbit,  but  it  does  not 
burrow  like  rablnts.  It  lives  in  the  scrub  and  among  the  rocks,  resting  during  the 
daytime  in  its  form,  like  the  European  hare. 


ON  TUBTUROENA  SHABPEI  Salvad.  AND  08M0TBEB0N 
EVEBETTI  Hv.   nov. 

By   TJIE    HON.   WALTER   ROTHSCHILD. 

(PI.  III.) 

CiOUNT  SALVADORI  described   Turturoeim  skarjici  very  venturously  from  u 
;     head  and  neck  only  in  the  British  Museum  (Gat.  B.,  .\xi.  p.  329  [1893]).     I 
now  find  among  some  birds  collected  by  the  late  Emin  Pasha  a  complete 
skin  of  this  species,  which  confirms  ('onnt  Salvadori's  opinion.     I  therefore  have 
much  pleasure  in  completing  his  description  and  giving  a  jjlate  of  the  bird. 


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TURTURCENA    SHARPEI,  Salvad. 


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Turturoena  sharpei  Salvad. 

cJinl.  Foreheiul  ash}'  grey  ;  licad,  liiinl-neck,  and  sides  of  the  neck  bright 
metallic  green,  with  a  violet  gloss  in  some  lights.  Interscapnlary  region  white,  as 
well  as  the  tips  of  some  of  the  green  feathers  of  the  hjwer  hind-neck.  Back  and 
wing-coverts  coppery-brown,  with  green  and  purple  reflections  on  the  edges  of  the 
feathers.  Lower  back,  rnmp  and  upper  tail-coverts  deep  blackish  grey,  with  the 
same  green  and  purj)le  reflections  on  the  edges  of  the  feathers.  Tail  greyish  black, 
with  slight  olive  green  reflections  and  a  narrow  slaty  grey  border.  Wings  blackish 
brown.  Throat  dark  grey  ;  underside  of  neck  and  breast  deep  slaty  grey,  each 
feather  with  a  broad  greenish  pui'ple  border.  Lower  breast  and  abdomen  deep 
vinaceous  purj>le,  fading  into  ashy  grey  towards  the  vent.  Under  tail-coverts  and 
flanks  dark  slate-grey. 

Total  length  about  121  inches,  wing  (i-(i,  tail  damaged,  tarsus  0-8,  bill  0-66. 

Hub.  Nguru,  East  Equatorial  Africa,  between  Ugogo  and  Uuinmwesi,  collected 
by  the  late  Emin  Paslia  (Salvadori's  tyjie,  Mt.  Elgon,  .Jackson  coll.).  (To  the 
synonymy  must  be  added  :  Turturoena  ddegorguei  Hartl.  [nee  Deleg.]  Ahh.  nattiriv. 
Ver.  Bremen,  xii.,  p.  :5~,  1801,  in  4.  Beitr.  z.  Orn.  ostl.  iirjuatorial.  Land,  und  iistl. 
Ktistengeb.  Afr.) 

Osmotreron  everetti  sp.  nov. 

In  the  British  Museum  there  are  twenty-two  specimens  of  Osmotreron  axillaris 
from  various  localities  in  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  while  there  was  up  to  three 
months  ago  only  one  single  bird  from  the  Sulu  Islands.  It  is  not,  therefore, 
suriH'ising  that  Count  Salvadori  did  not  recoguise  the  latter  as  being  specifically 
distinct.  Within  the  last  three  months,  however,  a  number  of  specimens  have 
reached  this  country  from  Mr.  A.  Everett,  collected  on  the  islands  of  Bongao  and 
Sibutu,  the  southernruost  islands  of  the  Sulu  group,  of  which  I  have  in  my  collection 
two  males  and  a  female.  In  addition  to  these  I  have  two  specimens,  S  and  j ,  from 
Sulu  Island,  collected  by  Mr.  H.  Guillemard,  during  the  vo3-age  of  the  Marchesa,  in 
1883,  and  I  find  that  all  the  specimens  from  the  Sulu  archipelago  present  constant 
and  easily  recognised  differences  from  the  Philippine  birds,  and  therefore  describe 
it  under  the  above  name. 

Osmotreron  everetti  resembles  0.  a.cillaris  from  the  Philippines,  but  is  alto- 
gether a  larger  bird  ;  the  jmrplish  chestnut  mantle  is  bordered  above  by  a  very 
conspicuous  interscapnlary  band  of  lavender-grey,  of  the  same  colour  as  the  crown  ; 
this  colour  is  of  a  lighter  shade  than  in  0.  axillaris,  and  the  interscapnlary  band  is 
much  less  distinct  and  not  so  pure  grey  in  the  latter.  In  O.  everetti  the  green  of 
the  neck  and  breast  is  a  shade  lighter  and  more  tinged  with  yellow,  the  abdomen 
paler  and  more  greyish  along  the  middle. 

I  have  no  female  of  true  0.  axillaris  to  compare,  but  the  female  of  O.  everetti 
seems  to  be  larger,  and  the  mantle  much  darker  olive. 

Total  length  of  my  0.  everetti  about  1 1  inches.  Wing  6-35  to  6-.5  (  j  0-4  to  O'o), 
tail  3-6  to  3-65,  bill  0-75,  tarsus  09.  "  Iris  greenish  silvery  "  (A.  Everett)  ;  "  iris 
l)early-green,  bill  red  at  base,  blue  at  tip,  feet  pale  slate  "  (H.  Guillemard). 

Total  length  of  my  0.  axillaris  from  Mindanao  about  10  inches,  wing  o-ii  to 
6  inches,  tail  3-4,  bill  0-6.5,  tarsus  0-8.  "  Iris  light  blue,  bill  at  base  reddish  brown, 
feet  light  greenish-grey"  (Dr.  C.  Platen). 

Habitat  of  0.  everetti :  Sulu  Archipelago,  Sulu,  Jlcimliun,  Sibutu,  and  Bongao 
Islands  ;  of  0.  axillaris  :  Pliilijipines,  from  Lu/.on  to  Mindanao  (?  and  Basilan). 


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ON   A   DESERT   FOEM   OF    TURTUR    TURTUR    (L.). 

By  ERNST  HARTEET. 

AJIONG  a  number  of  birdskins  from  Fao,  on  the  Persian  Gulf,  recently  sent  to 
the  Tring  Musenm,  I  was  surprised  to  find  an  extremely  pale  turtledove.  It  is 
distinguished  from  the  English  turtledove  by  a  paler  ashy  crown,  much  paler 
and  move  sandy-colonred  back  and  rump,  lighter  breast  and  abdomen,  and  especially 
by  the  very  much  paler  colour  of  the  cinnamon  edges  to  the  8ca]iulars  and  wing- 
coverts.  With  only  a  number  of  English  specimens  of  the  turtledove  to  compare,  I 
would  have  ventured  to  distinguish  the  Fao  bird  specifically,  but  after  having  com- 
pared it  with  the  grand  series  in  the  British  Museum,  it  became  evident  to  me  that 
I  could  only  consider  the  Fao  bird  a  paler  subspecies.  It  seems  that  Eastern  sjicci- 
meus  of  Turttir  tiirtur  arc  paler  as  a  rule.  The  specimens  from  Fao  in  the  British 
Mnseum  are  entirely  similar  to  the  one  in  tlie  Tring  Museum,  but  the  difi'erences  are 
perhaps  not  so  obvious  as  in  the  latter,  because  they  are  in  a  less  good  condition. 
The  specimens  from  the  Persian  hill  countries,  from  the  Kerkhaud  River,  and  from 
Shiraz,  are  paler  than  European  T.  turttir,  and  somewhat  intermediate  between 
T.  turttir  and  the  Fao  bird.  The  skin  from  Turkestan  (Prjevalski)  is  much  like  the 
Fao  bird,  and  but  a  little  more  vivid  in  colour  ;  again,  those  from  Yarkand  are 
diiferent  from  the  European  bird,  and  brighter  cinnamon  on  the  back,  scapulars,  and 
upper  wing-coverts. 

I  name  the  Fao  bird  Turtur  turtur  arenicola  subsp.  nov.,  and  I  believe  the 
birds  from  Yarkand  might  also  be  distinguished  subspecifically. 

The  dimensions  of  the  type  of  Turtur  turtur  arenicola  in  tiie  Tring  Museum 
are  as  follows  :— Total  length  about  11  in.,  wing  (5-4o,  tail  4"4,  culiiicn  0-68,  tarsxis 
0'8.     English  turtledoves  have  the  wing  longer. 


ON  A   SPECIMEN  OF    CAPRIMULGUS  EXIMIUS   Temm 

By  ERNST  HAETERT. 

WHEN  1  wrote  about  this  rare  bird  in  I/jis,  1892,  p.  2'U,  and  Cat.  B.,  xvi., 
]).  .jO:},  I  knew  of  three  specimens  only — two  in  the  Frankfort  Museum 
and  one  at  Leyden.  The  Tring  Musenm  has  since  acquired  a  good  sjiecimen, 
among  some  other  birds  of  the  private  collection  of  the  late  Herr  Schutt  of  Freiburg, 
collected  by  the  African  travellers  Schimper  and  Baron  von  Miiller.  The  specimen 
is  labelled  "  Xnbia."  It  is  probably  a  younger  /iiri/e,  having  large  white  sjiots, 
tinge(l  with  buif,  to  the  lateral  rectrices.  The^outermost  primary  has  a  white  patch 
on  tlie  inner  web  only,  the  second  and  third  a  white  patch  on  both  webs,  the  fourth 
a  buff  patch.     Wing  7  in.,  tail  4-5,  tarsus  0-8,  cnlmen  0-5. 

There  are  no  other  specimens  recorded,  to  my  knowledge,  but  there  are  probably 
some  more  placed  in  Continental  museums,  and  I  should  be  very  glad  to  receive 
notes  about  them. 


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ON  A  COLLECTION  OF  HUMMING-BIRDS  FEOM  ECUADOR 

AND   MEXICO. 

By   ERNST   AND   GL.    HARTERT. 
(PI.   IV.) 

IN  the  summer  of  1893  the  Triug  Museum  received  the  most  heautiful  collection 
of  Humming-Birds  that  ever  reached  Europe.  They  were  collected  by 
Mr.  0.  T.  Baron,  mostly  in  Ecuador,  and   partly  in  Mexico  and  California. 

The  most  remarkable  character  of  this  collection  is  their  preservation,  for  they 
are  all  stuffed  />w«  the  flesh  in  the  most  lifelike  positions,  as  they  were  observed 
by  the  collector,  who  shot  and  stuffed  them  all  himself.  They  surpass  in  beauty 
everything  we  have  ever  seen  of  Humming-birds. 

As  will  become  obvious  from  onr  remarks,  the  collection — besides  its  external 
beauty — contains  some  species  of  great  scientific  interest,  and  even  unknown 
forms. 

The  collection  was  accompanied  by  a  number  of  nests  and  eggs,  and  by 
valuable  notes  of  the  collector — which,  however,  we  sh(rald  have  liked  more 
detailed  and  more  complete,  as  Mr.  Baron's  experience  must  have  unveiled  to 
him  many  unrecorded  facts  of  the  life-history  of  the  beauteous  daylight-stars  of 
the  Andes. 

In  our  arrangement  of  the  species  represented  in  this  collection  we  have 
followed  the  standard  work  of  Mr.  Osbert  Salvin  in  the  Catalogue,  of  Birds, 
vol.  xvi.,  but  we  must  cimfess  that  this  is  merely  done  for  the  sake  of  con- 
venience of  our  readers  and  ourselves,  and  that— without  presuming  to  criticise 
Mr.  Salvin's  arrangement  of  this  very  difficult  grou]) — we  do  not  consider  the 
divisions  made  according  to  the  presence  or  absence  of  serrations  on  the  sheath 
of  the  maxilla  a  very  fortunate  step,  especially  as  between  the  sections  with  the 
serrate  tomia  and  with  the  smooth  tomia  a  great  number  of  intermediate  forms 
(Trochili  iiUermeilii)  had  to  be  placed. 

I.     FRO  M      E  ( :  U  A  D  0  R. 

1.  Heliothrix  auritus  (Gm.). 
A  male  and  a  female  from   Zamora,  on  the  east   side  of  the  Andes,  shot  on 
May  Kith  and  in  June. 

v;.  Heliothrix   barroti  (Bourc). 
West  of  the  Andes,  on  the  Rio  Pescado,  near  Naranjal;  shot  on  February  18th. 
Also  seen  there  in  March  and  April. 

3.  Schistes  geofiroyi  (Bonrc.  &  Muls.). 
A  tine  group  collected  at  Rio  Negro  Hacienda,  on  the  Rio  Pastassa,  east  of  the 
Andes,  in  the  month  of  August,  when  they  were  in  good  plumage. 

4.  Schistes  albogiilaris  (Jonkl. 
Two  specimens  with  the  white  throat  iu  poor  plumage,  both  marked  "  female," 
shot  at  Gualaquiza,  Ecuador,  at  an  elevation  of  4000  feet. 


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o.  Hemistephania  ludoviciae  rectirostris  (Gould). 

Dory/era  recti rost rig  Gonld.  Intr.  Mo/t.  Troc/t.,  p.  06  (Ecuador).  Hemi- 
stephania rectirostris,  Elliot,  Syn.  Troch.,  j).  81  ;  Tacz.  tf-  Berl.  P.  Z.  S.,  1885, 
!>.  102  (Mapoto,  Ecuador);  Salvia,  Cat.  B  ,  xvi.,  p.  39  (ls<92). 

Ten  adult  speoiraons  from  Zamora  and  IJio  Pastassa,  collected  in  July.  They 
were  in  good  plumage  from  May  to  September. 

There  seems,  indeed,  to  be  nothing  to  distinguish  the  Ecuadorian  form  from 
the  common  H.  ludocieiae  from  Colombia,  except  the  longer  bill.  Were  the 
ditfercnce  constantly  as  big  as  given  by  Jlr.  Salvin  (/.  c.) — i.e.,  0-3  in.,  we  should 
be  ])repared  to  keep  the  two  forms  specifically  distinct,  but  as  the  length  is  not 
always  quite  the  same,  and  the  difference  often  much  smaller,  as  the  measurements 
show,  wc  think  these  intermediate  forms  make  it  necessary  to  degrade  the  Ecuadorian 
bird  to  the  rank  of  a  subsjiecics. 

The  ten  Ecuadorian  sj)ecimens  in  the  Baron  collection  have  the  exposed  culmi'U  : 
1-4:  in.,  1-45,  1-5,  1-48,  1-45,  1-45,  1-45,  1-4,  1-45,  1-4. 

Nine  Colombian  specimens  before  us  (Bogota  collections)  have  the  exposed 
culmen:   1-28  in.,  1-35,  1-2,  1-35,  1-25,  Mil,  1-26,  1-23,  1-34. 

0.  Chlorostilbon  prasinus  (T.rss.). 
A  small  but  beautiful  series  collected  in  May  at  Gnalaijuiza,  Ecuador. 

T.  Thalurania  hjrpochlora  Gould. 
Uio  Pescado,  near  Naranjal,  Ecuador. 

8.  Thalurania  nigrofasciata  (Gould). 

Zamora  and  Oualaipiiza,  Ecuador. 

The  Tring  ]\Iuseum  has  received,  in  exchange,  from  ("ouut  Bcrlejiscli  a  skin 
from  Santa  Cruz,  Bolixna,  labelled  as  Tiudtirania  jelskii  Tacz.  It  is  closely  allied 
to  Th.  nigrofa.fciata,  but  the  abdomen  is  distinctly  more  violet  and  the  green  throat 
and  upper  breast  are  slightly  tinged  with  bluish,  instead  of  a  more  golden  tinge  in 
Th.  niyrofatsciata.  There  is  also,  perliai)s,  a  small  difference  in  size.  (See  Salvin, 
Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  J).  84.) 

9.  Chalybura  intermedia  sji.  nov. 

Diagn. :  Chalybura  supra  vii-idis,  gutture  aureo-viridi,  ahdomine  caerulescente 
vel  beryllino,  cauda  ckalybaea,  nwndilndn  ad  basin  carncu. 

Hah.  Ecuador. 

Above  shining  green  with  a  metallic  gloss,  darker  on  the  liead  and  ui)per 
tail-coverts.  Tail  deep  steel-liliie,  without  the  slightest  wash  of  bronzy  green. 
Wings  purplish  black,  wiug-eoverts  like  the  back.  Throat  and  upper  breast  shining 
golilen  green,  abdomen  greenish  blue,  beryl-green,  or  a  little  more  bluish  (see 
Uitlgw.,  Xomend.  Col.,  PI.  X.,  fig.  14).  All  the  featliers  of  the  uuder  parts  very 
narrowly  bordered  with  brownish  grey,  flanks  washed  with  brownish  grey.  Under 
tail-coverts  white.  Upper  niaudiblo  black,  under  nwuidilile  flesh-colour  for  about 
two-thirds  of  its  length,  tip  blackish. 

This  new  species  differs  from  Chalybura  caeruleogastcr  (Reich.)  from  Bogotil, 
Colombia,  in  the  colour  of  the  abdomen  (which  is  of  a  rich  deep  blue  in  Ch. 
caeruleogastcr  and  in  the  light  colour  of  the  under  mandible.     Besides  the  white 


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niidcr  tail-coverts,  which  liave  the  well-known  fluffy  character  of  the  genns  Chahj- 
hurri  or  Hyiiui-Djitilfi,  seem  to  be  a  little  shorter  than  in  Gh.  caendeoqa-'itcr  and 
Ch.  huffoni. 

It  differs  from  Ch.  Hrocliri/srn,  with  which  it  agrees  ia  the  colour  of  the  under 
mandible,  in  the  deep  steel-blue  colour  of  the  tail  and  the  bluish  abdomen. 

Total  length  about  4i  inches. 

Dimensions  of  Chdbjhird  intermedia. 


Wing. 

CULMEN. 

Tail. 

in. 

in. 

ID. 

2-85 

1 

17 

2-75 

0-98 

1-7 

2-7 

0-97 

ir,s 

2-75 

1 

1-7 

2-7 

M 

1-7 

28 

105 

1-8 

2-7 

098 

1-7.0 

2-75 

0-95 

1-77 

Eight  fine  specimens,  all  alike,  apparently  all  males,  were  shot  in  July,  on  the 
road  from  Guayaquil  to  Loja,  between  Pogio  and  Santa  Rosa,  in  hot  country  on 
Bananas. 

The  generic  terms  Hijpuroptila  (Gould,  Mon.  TrocML,  II.,  PL  LXXXIX.  and 
text)  and  Ghalybura  (Reichenb.,  Aiifz.  Colihri.'i,  p.  10)  were  both  introduced  in  the 
year  1854,  and  it  is  probably  not  jiossible  to  say  which  one  was  published  earlier. 
However,  the  name  of  Chalylmra,  has  been  in  general  use  for  nearly  all  of  the 
s]iecies  of  the  genus,  and  therefore  it  is  preferalde  not  to  alter  it  ;  but  see  Salvin, 
Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  87. 

After  the  addition  of  this  new  species,  the  key  to  the  species  of  the  genus 
Chihihura,  as  given  by  Salvin,  /.  r.,  must  be  altered,  or  rather  completed,  as 
follows  : — 

A.  Mandible  quite  black  ;  under  tail-coverts  generally  longer. 
a.  Under  surface  green  :    Ch.  buff'oni. 
h.  Under  surface  blue  :   Ch.  meruleog aster. 
A.  Mandible  flesh-colour  at  base  ;  under  tail-coverts  generally  shorter. 
c.  Under  tail-coverts  white. 

a}.  Under  surface  entirely  green  :   Ch.  Krochr)/.%ea. 
a"-.  Under  surface  not  entirely  green. 

«^  Throat  and  chest  tinted  with  blue  :    Ch.  isaurac. 
b^.  Throat  golden  green,  abdomen   greenish    blue:     Ch.  inter- 
media. 
(I.  Under  tail-coverts  purple-black  :    Ch.  melanorrhoa. 


I'l.  Petasophora  iolata  (tonld. 

Mr.  Baron  found  this  well-known  species  all  over  the  highlands  of  Ecuador, 
from  Riobamba  to  Loja.     They  were  in  good  plumage  in  March  and  April. 

Nests  were  found  in  April  and  May.  One  nest,  containing  two  eggs,  is  a  very 
thick-walled  cup,  built  of  moss,  lichen,  soft  vegetable  wool,  and  a  few  hairs  ;  inside 
lined  with  soft  woolly  seeds. 


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The  two  eggs  measure  ir,  x  9  millimitrcs,  and  are  white  without  gloss,  like 
all  known  hummiug-binls'  eggs. 

The  nest  measures  ^  i-entimitres  across  outside,  the  cup  3i.  The  depth  is 
not  at  all  great,  hut  the  bottom  very  thick. 

In  the  birds  there  is  a  very  remarkable  difVereuce  in  size  between  the  sexes, 
the  males  being  much  larger,  with  the  wing  more  than  a  centimetre  longer,  and 
the  bill  much  longer  and  stouter. 

11.  Petasophora  cyanotis  (Bourc.  &  Muls.). 
Pogio,  road  from  Lojn  tn  Saiit;i  Riis;i,,  Kcuailor  ;  July,  good  i)lumage. 
The  female  differs  remarkably  from  the  male,  being  smaller,  with  the  wing 
much  shorter,  and  having  a  strong,  glossy,  copjjery  wash  all  over  the  iijiper  jtarts. 

12.  Petasophora  delphinae  (Less.;. 
In  good  plumage  in  July  near  Zuniiir:i  and  I'ogio,  Ecuador. 

13.  Pterophanes  temmincki  (Boiss.). 
A  number  collected  on  the  summit  close  to  Sigsig,  near  L'neuca,  in  llav  and 
June,  when  they  were  in  beantifnl  plumage. 

14.  Diphlogaena  iris  ("Gould). 

Count  Berlepsch  (7i/.s-,  l^^:,  p.  :,".i.j)  distiuguished  the  Ecuadorian  bird  sub- 
specifieally  under  the  name  of  D.  ir/'s  hurkleiji  :  but,  as  Mr.  Salvin  justly  remarks 
{Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  122),  the  difl'erences  stated  there  are  not  borne  out  by  the  series 
in  the  British  Museum. 

Mr.  Baron  collected  a  fine  series  in  good  plumage  between  8au  Lucas  and 
Loja,  Ecuador,  at  elevations  of  0000  feet.  They  were  always  seen  in  dark  canons, 
generally  over  water  and  under  overhanging  rocks.  Nest  with  eggs  found  not  very 
high  above  water  in  the  month  of  December.  The  nest  is  built  entirely  of  soft 
greenish  moss,  lined  insjde  with  the  extremely  soft  rufous  hairs  of  a  kind  of  fern 
{Osmuiiila't).  It  is  outside  2J  inches  high  aud  2i  inches  thick,  the  cuj)  1  iucli 
deep  and  1|  broad.     The  two  eggs  measure  17  x  10  millimetres. 

Ki.  Diphlogaena  hesperus  (jould. 
On  the  road  from  Naranjal  to  Cuenca,  at  elevations  of  10,000  feet.     In  gmid 
j)lumage  from  October  to  December. 

Ki.  Helianthea  lutetiae  (Delnttrc  &  Muls.). 
Seven  line  specimens  m  good  plumage,  shut  in  May  between  Loja  aud  Zamura, 
Ecuador,  at  10,000  feet.     Met  with  on  both  sides  of  the  Andes,  generally  at  high 
elevations  between  nooO  and  12,oo0  feet. 

17.  Bourcieria  fulgidigula  <ii>ul(l. 
From  the  west   side  of  the  xVihIcs,  iK'ar  .Mullituni,  Ecuador,  shot  in   December 
at  an  elevation  of  8000  feet.     In  beautiful  plumage.     Seen  at  elevations  of  from 
GOOO  to  12,0011  feet. 

Is.  Bourcieria  torquata  (Boiss.). 
Shot  on   tlu'    Kio   Pastassa,   easi    (if  the   Andes,   in   July,   then   being   in   Hue 
plumage. 

Not  distinguishable  from  specimens  fnmi  Bogota,  Colombia. 


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10.  Lampropygia  wilsoni  (Del.  &  Boarc). 

A  flue  series  from  Rio  Pescadu,  at  elevations  of  from  50<(  to  3UU0  feet.  In 
good  plumage  from  Jauuiiry  to  February. 

The  difference  in  size  between  the  males  and  females  is  most  remarkable,  the 
wing  measuring  2'8  to  2'9  inches  in  the  former,  and  only  2-4  fo  2-or)  in  the  latter. 

20.  Lampropygia  columbiana  Elliot. 

Rio  Negro  Hacienda  and  Hio  Pastassa,  east  of  the  Andes,  at  elevations  of  from 
3500  to  4t)(J(;)  feet. 

As  in  L.  wilso?ii,  the  se.xes  are  very  uneijual  in  size,  the  wing  of  the  males 
measuring  2"95  to  3  inches,  that  of  the  females  only  2-6  to  2' 7  (measured  lo  males 
and  7  females). 

21.  Cyanolesbia  coelestis  (Gould).     (Salvin,  Cat.  B..  .wi.,  p.  139.) 
("ollected  on  the  west  side  of  the  Andes,  on  the  road  from  Loja  and  Xaranjal 
to  Cuenca,  at  elevations  of  from  2000  to  (iOOO  feet,  mostly  at  500(1  feet  above  the 
sea.     In  good  plumage  in  A]iril. 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  Ci/amhsbia  gonjo  (Reichb.),  from  Bogottl,  but 
the  longer  bill,  the  much  browner,  somewhat  bronzy  colour  of  the  underjiarts,  and 
perhaps  larger  size  in  general,  serve  to  distinguish  the  males,  while  in  the  females 
there  is  ajjparently  always  much  white  on  the  breast,  which  is  not  the  case  in  the 
females  of  the  Colombian  C.  gorgo.  As  these  characters  seem  to  be  quite  constant, 
there  is  no  reason  why  they  should  not  justify  a  specific  separation  of  the 
Ecuadorian  bird. 

22.  Cyanolesbia  mocoa  (Del.  k  Bourc). 

East  from  Banos,  on  the  Rio  Pastassa,  east  side  of  the  Andes,  at  elevations  of 
about  1000  feet.     Evidently  in  good  plumage  about  October. 

The  glittering  green  tail  distinguishes  this  species  from  C.  coidestis,  from  the 
west  side  of  the  Andes  of  Ecuador,  but  it  is  closely  allied  to  the  greeu-tailed 
Colombian  form,  C.  emmae  Berl.  {J./.  0.,  1892,  pp.  453  and  454),  which,  however, 
has  no  blue  spot  on  the  throat,  and  a  longer  bill.  The  females  have  less  white  on 
the  underparts  than  those  of  C.  coelestis,  and  agree  in  this  respect  with  the  females 
of  C.  gorgo. 

C.  emmae  Berl.  might  better  be  treated  as  a  subspecies,  as  there  seem  to  be 
specimens  intermediate  between  C.  gorgo  and  C.  emmae. 

The  following  species  and  subspecies  of  the  genus  Cyanolesbia  seem  to  be 
recognisable  as  far  as  our  present  knowledge  goes  (see  Salvin,  Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  pp.  137 
to  141  ;   Berl.,  J./.  0.,  1892,  i)p.  452  to  454  ;   Tacz.,  Orn.  de  Pcrou,  i.,  p.  334). 

A.   Outer  rectrices  green. 

a.  Blue  gular  spot. 

a\  Under   surface  ])ale   cinereous,  feathers   of  gular  spot   white  at 

liaso C.  griseiventris  (Peru). 

i'.    Under  surface  dull  metallic  green,  feathers  of  gular  spot  dark  at 
base. 
a-.  Tail  longer,  gular  spot  sap]ihirc-blue  :   C.  mocoa  (Ecuador). 
b-.  Tail  shorter,  gular   spot  greenish  blue  :    C.  tiiocoa  smarag- 
<Una  (Bolivia). 

b.  No  blue  gular  spot G.  emmae  (Colombia). 


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B.   Outer  rectrices  blue. 

c.  Blue  gnlar  spot,  tail  shorter. 

rt'.  Under  surface  dull  green,  bill  shorter. 

0°.  Outer  and  inner  rectrices  deeji  blue  :    C.  gorgo  (Colombia). 

Ir.   Outer  rectrices  blue,  inner  greenish  :  C.  gorgo  margrirethae 
(Caribbean  hill-ranges,  Venezuela). 
b\   Under  surface  greenish  brown,  bill  longer  :  C.  coekstis  (Ecuador). 

d.  No  blue  gular  spot,  tail  longer  :    G.  caudatn  (Andes  of  Venezuela). 

23.  Lesbia  victoriae  (Bourc.  k  Muls.). 
(See  Salvin,  Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  140.) 

At  high  elevations  east  and  west  of  the  Andes.  A  few  were  shot  near  Cuenca. 
Very  plentiful  near  Kiobamba,  and  at  the  foot  of  the  Chimborazo.  The}-  are  in 
good  plumage  from  May  to  December.  Nests  and  eggs  were  found  in  April  and 
May.  The  nest  consists  of  dark-coloured  moss  and  roots,  and  is  covered  with  a 
thin  roof  of  fern  leaves  and  moss.  It  is  lined  inside  with  deep,  rufous,  soft,  silky 
hairs  taken  from  a  mouutain-fern  (Osimenda  ?). 

The  two  eggs  arc  small,  measuring  14-4  x  9  millimetres. 

The  female  sits  on  the  nest  with  the  tail  doubled  up,  so  that  the  tij)  of  the  tail 
is  visible  close  to  the  head  looldng  out  of  the  entrance-hole. 

24.  Lesbia  gouldi  gracilis  ((ionld). 

All  Bogota  specimens  before  us  have  the  under  tail-coverts  much  greener  than 
any  of  those  from  Ecuador,  which  have  them  dull  buft"  with  a  metallic  green  spot  in 
the  middk'.  This  character  seems  to  be  rather  constant,  and  the  birds  from  Bogota 
have  also,  on  an  average,  the  bill  slightly  shorter.  It  is  therefore  desirable  to  keep 
the  two  forms  distinct,  at  least  subspecifically,  as  there  seem  to  be  intermediate 
specimens  in  the  British  Museum. 

The  nest  is  a  loose  structure  of  dry  twigs,  moss,  and  lichen,  nearly  (juite 
covered  at  the  top.  The  tail  of  the  female,  wlien  sitting  on  the  eggs,  is  doubled 
np  beside  the  body. 

The  nest  was  found  at  Loja  in  Ajiril,  and  contains  no  eggs.  Tiie  birds  were 
shot  in  April  at  Loja  and  Cuenca,  at  elevations  of  from  OOUO  to  12,i)0(J  feet. 

2.">.  Metallura  tyrianthina  quitensis  (Gould). 

Met  with  east  and  west  at  diiferent  altitudes,  but  chiefly  at  elevations  of  from 
8000  to  12,000  feet. 

Gouhl  (Iiitrod.  Mon.  Troch.,  p.  77)  ami  Heine  (././'.  ( ).,  IsOU,  p.  210)  declared 
emphatically  tliat  the  Ecuadorian  birds  were  quite  dirt'erent  from  those  from  Bogota, 
Colombia,  while  Salvin  {Cat.  B.,  .\vi.,  p.  153)  says  they  are  similar.  We  have 
15  specimens  from  Bogota  and  IT  from  Ecuador  before  us,  and  we  must  say  that 
we  cannot  find  any  difference  in  colour,  but  that  there  certainly  is  a  difFerence 
in  size.  Tiie  wing  of  all  the  Ecuadorian  birds  is  about  O'l  inch,  or  more,  longer 
than  that  of  the  Bogota  birds,  and  the  bill  is  about  001   in.  longer. 

The  type  of  J/,  tyria.rithina  {Trochilus  tyiiantkinus  Lodd.,  P.  Z.  S.,  1832,  p.  fi) 
came  from  Popayan.  Before  Popayan  specimens  are  actually  compared  with 
others,  it  is,  in  our  opinion,  not  quite  settled  wliether  they  belong  to  the  form 
of  iJogota  or  to  that  of  Ecuador,  because  tlie  ornis  of  Popayan  seems  partly  to 


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tl  G  K(r.ilen\a.T\3  tlcl  hL  lilK.  Mmtom  Broa  .  imp  . 

l,2,<r&  ?  METALLURA  ATRIGULARIS,  Salvm. 
3,4    „     „  „  BARON  1  , 


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agree  as  much  witli  that  of  Ecnador  as  with  that  of  Bogotd,  Colombia.  The 
name  of  Ornismya  allardi  (Bourc,  Rev.  Zool.,  1839,  p.  So;"))  applies  strictly  to  the 
Bogota  bird,  ami  that  of  M.  rjuitensis  to  the  Ecuadorian  form. 

2f5.  Metallura  baroni  Salvin.  (PI.  IV.,  figs.  3,  4.) 
Salvin,  Di//L  B.  0.  C,  i.,  p.  xlix.  (Diagii.)  ;  reprinted  Ibis,  1893,  p.  449. 
Adult  mule.  Above  dark  metallic  olive  with  a  greeu  tint.  Wings  deep 
purple  brown.  Small  coverts  on  the  carpo-metacarpal  joint  pale  rufous.  Tail 
like  the  back  if  \newed  from  above,  shining  violet  purple  if  viewed  from 
behind.  Tail  beneath  shining  metallic  green.  Under  surface  like  the  back, 
but  feathers  of  the  lower  flanks  and  under  tail-coverts  bordered  with  dark 
buff,  and  the  entire  chin  and  throat  shining  violet  purjile,  like  "  dahlia  pui-ple," 
(Rldgw.,  Nomencl.  Col.,  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  2,)  but  lighter,  this  colour  reaching  to  the 
sides  of  the  neck.     Under  wing-coverts  bronz}'  green. 

Adult  f email'.  Resembles  the  male,  but  all  the  feathers  of  the  under  parts 
with  greeu  discal  spots  and  witli  buff  subtermiual  bars.  Feathers  of  the  throat 
with  shining  violet-purple  discal  spots  and  also  with  buff  subterminal  bars. 

Measurements  of  Metallura  haroni. 


Wing. 

TaU. 

BUI. 

Wing. 

Tail. 

Bill. 

Inches. 

Inches. 

Inches. 

Inches. 

Inches. 

Inches. 

^ 

2-3 

1-6 

0-.53 

rT 

2-2fi 

l-o6 

0-5a 

^ 

2-4 

1-.55 

0-53 

^ 

2-3 

1-5 

0-51 

2-3 

1-6 

0-5G 

? 

2-2 

1-5 

0-51 

(J 

2-26 

1-6 

0-53 

? 

21 

1-6 

0-5 

(J 

2-26 

1-5 

0-5-2 

? 

215 

1-49 

0-51 

fT 

2-32 

1-56 

0-53 

? 

2-16 

1-48 

0-52 

A 

2-2G 

1-5 

0-55 

? 

•i-19 

1-48 

0-5 

S 

2-32 

1-6 

0-58 

Hills  near  Cuenca  at  altitudes  of  12,000  feet. 

A  nest  with  egg  was  found  in  April.  It  is  a  big  structure  with  the  wall 
elevated  behind,  somewhat  of  the  form  of  a  clumsy  slipi)er  without  heel.  It 
consists  of  moss,  twigs,  wool,  and  other  similar  materials.  At  the  back  it  is 
about  oj  inches  long,  and  in  front  not  quite  3|,  outside  across  'i\,  the  cup 
1^  across  and   li   dee]i.      The  egg  measures  14"0  x  8'6  mm. 

27.  Metallura  atrigularis  Calvin.  (PI.  IV.,  tigs,  l,  2.) 
Salvin,  Bull.  B.  O.  ('.,  i.,  ji.  .xlix.  (Diagn.)  :  reprinted  Ibis,  1893,  p.  449. 
Adult  male.  Above  shining  bronzy  greeu,  with  a  faint  metallic  blue  tinge 
if  viewed  from  behind.  Wings  deep  purple  brown.  Small  coverts  on  the 
carpo-metacarpal  joint  rufous.  Tail  dark  shining  bronzy  green,  changing  iuto 
purplish  steel  blue  if  viewed  from  behind,  bright  metallic  green  below.  Below 
shining  bronzy  green,  glittering  on  the  tliroat  and  upper  breast.  Middle  of  the 
throat  with  a  big,  deep  velvety  black  patch.  These  feathers  are  greyish  at 
base,  before  the  black  tip  a  chestnut  bull'  bar,  and  between  this  and  the 
black  tip  a  narrow  iridescent  metallic  line.     Under  wing  coverts  bronze  greeu. 

Adult  female.  Resembles  the  male,  but  has  no  black  on  the  throat,  the 
feathers  there    having   glittering    golden    greeu    discal   spots   and   a   bright    buff 


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snbtprmiual  bav.     Feathers  of  the  abdoraeu  and  under  tail-coverts  bordered  witli 
bnff.     Lateral  rectrices  tipped  with  pale  bnft". 

Measurements  oj  Metallura,  atrigitlaris. 


WinR. 

TaU. 

Bill. 

Winp. 

Tail. 

Kill.           1 

- 

lD0h«6. 

■ 
[nchM. 

iQcbes. 

I  chos. 

Inches. 

^ 

2-35 

1-6 

0-5 

^ 

2-32 

IIU 

0-54 

g 

•2-35 

1-55 

0-5 

r? 

2-27 

1-56 

0-51 

rT 

2-35 

1-55 

0.52 

? 

2-2 

1-52 

0-52 

2-2ti 

1-55 

Or)2 

? 

2-15 

1-45 

0-55 

jj 

2-3 

1-63 

0-5 

? 

214 

1-42 

0-.=i5 

jj 

2-4 

1-55 

0-55 

? 

214 

1-48 

Oo 

2-36 

1-6 

0-55 

« 

2-2 

1-6 

0-55 

From  tiie  bills  near  Sigsig,  sonth-east  of  Cnenca,  at  altitudes  nf  about  12,0i)ii  ft. 


2s.  Heliangelus  laticlavius  Salvin. 

Salvin.  dt.  B..  xvi..  p.  IfiO.  PL  V.,  fi^.  1  (1892). 

Thirl eeii  wonderful  specimens  of  this  rare  l)ird  were  collected  near  Loja,  in 
Southern  Ecuador,  at  900i)  feet  in  Ajiril,  when  they  were  in  good  plumage. 

Adi/lf  nude.  Above  shining  green  with  a  slight  bronze  hue,  more  distinct  on 
the  rnm]3.  Head  and  neck  blackish  when  viewed  from  in  front.  A  small  frontal 
spot  glittering  bluisli  grass  green  when  viewed  from  in  front,  blackisli  green  when 
viewed  from  above  or  behind.  (!hiu  blackish.  Throat  glittering  purplish  rosy  red, 
shading  into  bluish  purple  towards  the  chin.  A  broad  white  pectoral  band,  slightly 
tinged  with  buff  on  the  edges.  Lower  breast  and  sides  of  abdomen  shining  green, 
middle  of  abdomen  dull  bnii".  Under  tail-coverts  dusky  brown,  bi-oadly  bordered 
with  white.  Rectrices  purplish  black,  two  or  three  outer  pairs  with  very  small 
bnffy  white  tips,  central  j)air  dark  shining  grass  green.  Wings  deep  ])urplis]i 
brown.     Bill  and  feet  black. 

One  specimen  marked  •\fcmale  "  is  smaller,  and  has  the  glittering  sjiot  on  flic 
throat  smaller  and  surrounded  with  ochraceous  bufl". 

Total  length  about  4  inches,  wing  2-55  to  2"08,  tail  l-(55  to  1-79,  central  pair 
of  tail-feathers  O-lo  shorter,  exposed  culmen  0-6  to  0-67. 

The  female  is  distinctly  smaller  :  total  length  :5-7  inches,  wing  2-2,  tail  1-uo, 
culmen  O-Oo. 

29.  Heliotrypha  viola  ("Gould). 

Found  on  the  west  and  east  sides  of  the  Andes  of  Ecuador  at  elevations  of 
SOOO  to  10,000  feet. 

A  nest  with  one  egg  was  found  in  April.  It  is  a  soft  sti'uctnre  chiefly  con- 
sisting of  moss,  outside  ornamented  with  some  lichens  and  very  softly  lined  with 
fine  wool.  It  was  attached  to  the  top  of  a  branch,  is  about  2  inches  high  and 
measures  li  in.  inside  across.     The  egg  is  elliptical  and  measures  n-on  x  ii-3(i. 

:5it.  Heliotrypha  micraster  ((ionld). 

The  name  should  be  spelt  as  abov.-,  not  mirr/i.'.tar.  :is  s|)cll  by  {■'Jjidi  and 
Salvin. 

A   fine  series,  collected   near   TiOJa,  at  elevations  of  '.nioii  |(,    In. i  {\■^^\.      In 

brilliant  jilnmage  in  June. 


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The  adnlt  female  iif  similar  to  the  male,  but  sniiiller,  loss  dark  auij  o'reeuer 
on  the  head  and  n])])er  tail-coverts,  the  ijlitteriug  spot  on  the  throat  smaller,  the 
feathers  of  the  chin  white,  blackish  at  base,  only  a  patch  in  the  middle  of  the 
abdomen  buif.  Salvin's  description  of  the  female  in  Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  166,  seems  to  be 
that  of  an  immature  l)ir(l.  Wing  in  the  males  2'5  to  2'6  inches,  in  tiie  females  2-27 
to  2-3  ;  tail  in  the  former  l-()5  to  1-75,  in  the  latter  Too. 

This  species  shows  that  the  genera  Hflinnr/elus  and  Hi'liotrjfphd  are  very  closely 
allied,  as  it  somewhat  connects  them. 

31.  Urosticte  benjamini  (Bourc). 
One  specimen  from  Rio  Pescado,  Ecuador. 

32.  Urosticte  ruficrissa  Lawr. 

An  admirable  series  from  the  Rio  Pastassii,  collected  in   Antriist,  when  they  were 
in  good  plumage. 

33.  Adelomyia  melanogenys  (Fraser)  and 

34.  Adelomyia  maculata  Gonld. 
There  are  generally,  and  also  recently  in  the  Gatidoyue  of  Birds,  xvi.,  pp.  169, 
170,  two  different  forms  united  under  the  name  of  Adelomt/ia  melanogenifs,  one  the 
true  A.  melanogem/s  (described  from  Bogota  by  Fraser,  P.  Z.  S.,  1840,  p.  18,  type  in 
the  Liverpool  Museum),  of  which  ^4.  sabinne  (Bourc.  &  Muls.)  is  a  synonym,  and 
A.  mcictdata  (described  from  Ecuador  by  Gould,  Mon.  Trocli.,  iii.,  pi.  199). 

Mr.  Salviu  {Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  17t))  is,  no  donbt,  right  in  saying  that  the  larger 
size  and  longer  bill,  which  are  said  to  distinguish  A.  maculata,  are  not  constantly 
distinct,  bat  there  are  other  characters  that  serve  to  separate  the  two  species. 

In  A.  melunogi'nys  the  pale  basal  portion  of  the  rectrices  is  small,  restricted  to 
the  paxt  of  the  tail  which  is  hidden  by  the  under  tail-coverts,  and  brownish  bntf  of 
colour.  Ill  A.  maculata,  the  pale  portion  is  lighter  and  of  a  real  buff  colour,  and 
extends  far  beyond  the  tail-coverts  and  over  half  or  more  than  half  the  length  of  the 
rectrices. 

In  A.  maeulat'i  tiie  Imti'  tips  to  the  rectrices  are  larger,  in  .-1.  inelanoyeni/s  they 
are  smaller. 

As  a  rule  A.  nwlanogi'ni/s  is  deep  green  above,  while  A.  maculata  is  distinctly 
golden  green  or  bronzy  green  above.  This  character,  however,  seems  to  vary 
occasionally  in  A.  nuiruUitn,  but  all  A.  mehtnoijciiiji^  from  Bogota  s(!em  to  have  the 
upper  parts  dark  green. 

Our  figures  on  p.  56  will  illustrate  the  differences.  They  are  most  accurately 
done  from  specimens  sent  by  Mr.  Baron. 

This  gentleman  collected  A.  melanoqi'iiijs  on  the  Kio  Pastassa,  cast  of  the 
Andes,  at  elevations  of  from  5U0iJ  to  7UUt)  feet,  while  he  found  A.  maculata  west 
of  the  Andes,  on  the  road  from  Lqja  to  Santa  Rosa  and  Guayaquil,  at  elevations 
of  from  5000  to  7nOii  feet.  He  further  assured  ns  that  tlic  two  species  had  different 
call-notes. 

35.  Phlogophilus  hemileucurus  Gould. 
A  single  specimen  with  a  dark   outer  edging  to  the  white  tip  of  the  lateral 
rectrices,  not  sexed,  from  Ecuador. 


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3(i.  Agyrtria  viridiceps  (Gould). 
A  series  in  jfood  j)lumage,  collected  ou  the  Rio  Poscado,  on  the  west  side  of  tlie 
Andes,  iu  .Jannarv. 

37.  Agyrtria  fluviatilis  ((jould). 
A  fine  series  in  good  plimiajre.  collected  in  .liily  and  August  on  tiie  Rio  Pastassa, 
and  at  Zamora  and  Gnalaqiiiza,  Ecuador.  They  are  all  marked  "  cJ,"  except  two 
marked  "  ?  '"  by  the  collector,  which  liave  tlie  wing  only  2  inches,  instead  of  at  least 
2-2  in  the  males,  the  feathers  on  the  throat  and  breast  distinctly  margined  wirli 
w^hitisli,  and  distinct  greyish  tips  to  the  outer  rectrices. 

38.  Amazilia  alticola  Gould. 

In  fair  numbers  at  Loja,  Ecn.idor.  in  .March  and  Ajiril. 

The  middle  of  the  breast  is  pure  white,  the  bases  of  the  feathers  blackish  ;  the 
sides  of  the  breast  glittering  golden  green,  this  colour  making  an  attemjjt  to  meet 
across  the  middle  of  the  uiider  surface.  This  is  very  conspicuous  iu  all  the  lifelike 
stuffed  specimens  lieforc  us,  but  less  distinct  in  poor  skins,  and  it  is  ueitiier  clearly 
shown  in  Gould's  figure  (Mon.  Trocli.,  v.,  pi.  304),  nor  described  in  .Salvin's  descrip- 
tion {Cat.  B.,  -xvi.,  p.  206).  The  under  tail-coverts  are  white,  washed  in  tlic  centre 
witli  ])ale  chestnut,  often  with  the  exception  of  the  longest  ones. 

3'.».  Amazilia  dumerili  (Less.). 

In  fair  plumage  in  February,  near  N'aranjal  and  San  Martin,  W.  Ecuador. 

The  breast  is  white,  almost  encircled  by  glittering  golden  green  feathers,  the 
abdomen  chestnut.  Under  tail-coverts  white,  only  some  of  the  upper  ones  washed 
with  pale  chestnut  in  the  middle  (cf.  Gould,  Mon.  TrocL,  v.,  \A.  305 ;  Salvin,  Cat. 
B.,  xvi.,  p.  207). 

The  female  is  not  quite  similar  to  the  male.  The  wing  of  the  male  is  2-3  in. 
long,  that  of  the  female  2-1  in.,  and  the  abdomen  is  very  pale  chestnut  in  the  female 
while  it  is  rich  chestnut  in  the  male. 

The  quite  chestnut  abdomen  of  the  male  is  anotlier  character  to  distinguish  A. 
dumerili  from  A.  alticola,  the  latter  having  the  abdomen  white  iu  the  middle  and 
only  chestnut  near  the  flanks. 

4u.  Amazilia  rieflferi  (Bourc). 
San  Martin,  near  Naranjal,  Ecuador,  April. 

41.  Floricola  albicrissa  (Gould). 

Met  with  in  the  hot  belt  on  tlie  west  side  of  the  Andes,  in  Ecuador.  A  series 
iu  good  plumage  ('ollected  from  May  to  August  between  Ambocas  and  Loja. 

42.  Damophila  juliae  (Bourc). 

Naranjal,  Ecuador,  at  low  elevations  near  to  the  level  of  the  sea.  In  good 
plumage  in  February. 

43.  Polyerata  amabilis  ((iould). 

Three  sjjecimens  from  tlie  Rio  Pescado,  near  Naranjal,  Ecuador,  west  of  the 
Andes.     Shot  in  March.     (lood  plumage. 

44.  Chrysuronia  oenone  (Less.). 
( 'ommon  on  September  2'Jth,  near  Zamora,  Ecuador. 


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THE  GENUS  EUTOXERES. 

^\'heu  looking  over  Mr.  Barou's  collection  from  Ecuador,  we  were  struck  b\' 
fiiiJiiig-  in  it,  three  different  species  of  Eutoxerc.s  of  the  aquila  group.  Tliey  were 
already  put  down  as  three  different  species  by  the  collector,  who  believed  that  one 
was  E.  Iicterura,  and  that  the  two  others  were  probably  new  species.  We  found 
that  one  was  Eittoxeres  aquila  (Bourc),  the  second  E.  heterura  Gould,  and  the 
third,  in  our  opinion,  a  new  species,  which  we  called  E.  baroni,  after  the  collector. 
The  former  {E.  aijiiila)  was  procured  east  of  the  Andes,  the  two  others  west  of  the 
Andes.     The  peculiar  E.  com/dminii  (Bourc.)  was  not  met  with  by  Mr.  Baron. 

4.1.  Eutoxeres  aquila  (Bourc). 

Wc  received  a  series  in  fine  plumage,  collected  in  July  aud  August,  on  the  Rio 
Pastassa,  east  of  the  Andes.  They  agree  entirely  with  a  good  number  of  skins  from 
Bogotd,  Colombia,  that  we  compared.  Their  rectrices  have  (as  Mr.  Salvin  justly 
described  in  Cat.  B.,  .xvi.,  p.  ".^61)  the  shafts  white  for  about  half  their  distal  ends, 
the  web  adjoining  gradually  becoming  more  broadhj  white  towards  the  tip. 

One  adult  male  has  one  of  the  rectrices  abnormally  entirely  white,  while  the 
corresponding  one  on  the  other  side  is  normally  marked. 

40.  Eutoxeres  heterura  Gould. 

This  species  was  originally  described  by  Gould  in  Ann.  and  Mag.  2\.  H.,  1868, 
i.,  pp.  4.0.0-7. 

Gould  mentioned  the  "  great  variability  in  the  markings  of  the  tail-feathers,'" 
and,  in  our  opinion,  confounded  two  different  forms  under  his  name,  as  all  subsequent 
ornithologists  also  did — namely,  one  with  a  dark  greenish-brown  tail  and  with  large 
white  tips  to  the  outer  rectrices,  wliich  on  the  outer  web  have  the  white  colour 
terminated  by  a  transverse  edge  ;  and  another  species  with  an  olive-grey  tail,  and 
with  very  small  white  tips  to  the  rectrices,  if  any.  Both  these  forms  were  received 
and  described  originally  by  Gould,  and  both  are  among  his  types  in  the  British 
Museum.  Therefore  it  l.ieoomes — as  no  single  specimen  was  marked  as  "  type  "  by 
the  author— difficult  and  arbitrary  to  those  who  distinguish  these  two  forms  which 
of  them  should  be  regarded  as  tj'pical  E.  heterura  Gould. 

We  think  that  the  form  with  the  dark  greenish-brown  tail,  aud  with  the  large 
white  tips  transversely  edged  on  the  outer  web  of  the  outer  pair  of  rectrices,  is  by 
far  the  commoner  in  collections  ;  and  in  most  collections  only  this  one  is  repre- 
sented as  E.  heterura.  Moreover,  Gould  first  of  all  mentioned,  I.  c.,  p.  455,  the  form 
with  the  big  white  tips.  We  therefore  think  we  cannot  be  blamed  if  we  choose  to 
restrict  the  name  of  E.  heterura  Gould  to  this  species. 

This,  then,  is  distinguislied  from  E.  aquila  (from  (Jolombia  and  the  east  side  of 
the  Andes  in  Ecuador)  by  the  shafts  of  the  rectrices  being  white  for  less  than  half  of 
their  distal  ends,  and  the  white  on  the  outer  webs  of  the  lateral  rectrices  being  defined 
transverseig.  Besides,  it  must  be  mentioned  that  the  tail-feathers  are  more 
attenuated  towards  the  ends,  a  character  only  visible  in  younger  individuals  in  the 
two  allied  species,  but  ajiparently  always  pronounced  in  E.  heterura.  .Several  authors 
stated  tliat  the  central  spots  to  the  feathers  of  the  under  surface  are  buff,  while  they 
are  white  in  E.  aquila.  This  seems  to  be  wrong,  as  we  have  seen  specimens  of 
E.  aquila  with  ii  distinct  buff  colour  on  the  breast-feathers,  and  specimens  of 
E.  heterura  that  had  them  as  white  as  any  iudividnals  of  E.  aquila. 


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With  this  trne  E.  hetcniru,  in  our  resti-icted  sense,  seems  the  Central  American 
E.  salxiui  to  be  identical.  At  least,  one  of  us,  who  most  carefully  examined  the 
specimens  in  the  British  Museum,  was  not  able  to  make  out  the  slightest  differences 
between  the  two.  Mr.  Salviu  (Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  262)  is  fully  rigiit  in  saying  that 
E.  salvini  cannot  be  confounded  with  E.  aquila,  but  is  nearer  to  E.  heterura.  He, 
however,  says  that  tlie  colour  of  tlie  central  spots  to  the  abdnminal  feathers  is 
different,  being  buff  in  E.  hetcrara  and  white  in  E.  aalcini-,  but  one  of  the  birds  from 
Calovevora,  Panama,  in  the  British  Museum,  seems  to  be  the  bnffest  of  all.  and  tliis 
character  is,  we  believe,  variable,  and  perha])s  due  to  age. 

Our  figures,  which  we  have  drawn  with  the  greatest  care  and  without  any 
exaggeration,  will,  we  trust,  better  explain  the  differences  of  the  three  species  than 
our  descriptions  can. 

The  habitat  of  E.  heterum  is  somewhat  puzzling,  for  the  specimens  in  the 
British  Museum  are  said  to  be  from  Quito  and  Sarayai-u,  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Andes,  while  Mr.  Baron  found  K.  luiuila  on  the  east  side  of  the  Andes,  and 
recorded  E.  heterura  from  the  Rio  Pescado  near  Naraujal,  west  of  the  Andes.  He 
adds,  "  In  good  plumage  from  March  to  July.  A^esting  approximately  April 
and  May." 

47.  Eutoxeres  baroni  sp.  nov. 
Easily  distinguished  from  the  two  allied   species  by  its  olive-grey  tail,  with 
a  faint  greenish    metallic  hue  only,   if  any,   and    with  small   white   tips   to   the 
rectrices,   sometimes    restricted   to    the    central    fiair    and    sometimes    altogether 
absent. 

Mr.  Baron  sent  these  also  from  tlie  Rio  Pescailo,  near  Naranjal.  and  noticed 
that  they  were  in  good  ]ilnmage  from  March  to  July,  and  that  their  nesting  season 
was  April  and  May. 

We  may  mention  that  the  Hon.  Walter  Rothschild,  who  took  much  interest 
in  the  collection  and  our  work  on  it,  tjnite  agrees  with  us,  that  these  three  species 
are  distinct. 

4"^.  Threnetes  cervinicauda  Gould. 
Guala([uiza,   Rio   Pastassa,  east  of  the  Andes,  July. 

4'.i.  Phaethornis  yaruqui  (Bourc). 

A  series  from  the  Rio  Pescado,  near  Naranjal,  collected  in  July. 

Provided  Mr.  Baron  has  not  wrongly  dissected  the  specimens,  the  female 
is  not  similar  to  th(?  young  male,  but  closely  resembles  the  adult  male,  only 
differing  in  a  slightly  more  distinct  gular  strii)c. 

oil.  Phaethornis  guyi  emiliae  (Bourc.  A:  .Muls.). 
This  form  is  only  distinguishable  from  P.  (juyi  in  fully  adult  sjiecimens  by 
a  blue  tinge,  instead  of  a  green  one,  on  the  upper  tail-coverts  and  the  base  oi 
the  rectrices,  but  sometimes  specimens  seem  to  be  hardly  distinguishable.  They 
l)robably  grade  into  each  other,  and  it  is  therefore,  perhaps,  wise  to  follow  Grat 
Berlepsch,  who  considers  them  only  subsj)ecifically  distinct.  (See  Salvin,  Cat.  B., 
xvi.,  p.  2()'.J  ;  Berl.,  ././.  O.,  1887,  p.  :}U.)  Berlepsch  has  an  unmistakable  true 
specimen  of  Phaethornis  yuyi  (Less.),  undistinguishable  from  specimens  from 
Trinidad  and  Venezuela,  in  his  collection,  which  came  from  Bogota. 


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The  female  of  tliis  species  resprables  the  yonug  male  (which  is  iip))arently 
eutirely  similar  to  the  yonug  female)  in  colour,  having  the  broad  biitf  or  even 
ferruginous  postocular  and  malar  stripes,  a  paler  grey  breast,  and  the  lower  abdomen 
l)roader  and  more  pronounced  ferruginous  buff,  but  in  the  narrow-pointed  shape  of 
the  rectrices  it  agrees  with  the  adult  male,  the  young  birds  having  the  central 
rectrices  much  longer  and  much  broader. 

Mr.  Baron  collected  a  series  of  adult  auel  immatuie  specimens,  near  Zamora  in 
Ecuador,  during  the  month  of  May.  He  also  found  a  nest.  The  nest  consists  of 
black  dry  roots  and  moss,  is  not  lined,  and  sparsely  ornamented  with  light  coloured 
lichens  on  the  outside.     It  is  thin  and  transjiarent  on  many  places. 

51.  Phaethornis  syrmatophorus  (iduld,  and 

52.  Phaethoruis  beiiepschi  .•<p.  uov. 

There  are,  in  our  opinion,  from  Gould  up  to  the  present  time,  two  different 
species  united  under  the  name  of  Pharthornis  sijrmatophorua  Gould.  One  is 
slightly  larger,  has  the  middle  of  the  abdomen  pure  white,  the  flanks  rich  but!', 
the  rump  and  upper  tail-coverts  deep  tawny  ochraceous.  This  is  no  donbt,  according 
to  the  figure  and  original  description  of  Gould  (Ooiitr.  Orn.,  1851,  p.  129,  and 
Mon.  Trocli.,  i.,  pi.  20,  1852),  the  typical  P.  synnatoplinrus,  although  among  the 
specimens  of  the  Gould  collection  in  the  British  Museum,  there  are  also  specimens 
of  the  second  species.  The  latter  is  slightly  smaller,  has  the  middle  of  the 
abdomen  not  distinctl}-  white,  the  rump  like  the  back  and  the  upper  tail-coverts  of 
a  rich  ochraceous  buff  (but  neither  this  nor  the  true  P.  si/rmatophorus  has  them 
fawn  colour  as  Salvin  described  them,  Cat.  B.,  xvi..  p.  274),  and  the  tips  to  the 
lateral  rectrices  are  pulcr,  passing  into  whitish  on  the  pair  next  to  the  elongated 
central  i)air.  In  this  species  all  the  feathers  of  the  upi)er  parts  are  much  more 
dictinctly  margined  with  bufj'  than  it  is  the  ease  in  P.  syrmatophorus.  AVe  name 
it  after  our  esteemed  friend,  the  well-known  Trochilidist,  Graf  Hans  von  Berlepsch. 

In  P.  syrmatopliorus  proper  the  wing  measures  2'35  to  2'4  inches,  the  tail 
2-7  to  2-U,  the  exposed  cidmen  1-6  to  lOs,  while  in  P.  berkpschi  the  wing  is 
2-2  to  2-4  inches,  the  tail  2-7  to  28,  the  culnien  1-5  to  1-6  (6  specimens  of  each 
species  measured). 

P.  syrmatophorus  was  collected  in  .Inly  and  August  (in  the  most  perfect 
plumage)  two  days  of  travel  east  of  Bafios,  on  the  Rio  Pastassa,  m.s?  side  of  the 
Andes.  P.  berlepschi  was  found  in  .January  on  the  Rio  Pescado,  west  of  the  Andes. 
In  The  Humminff  Bird,  i.,  p.  17  (1891J,  Mr.  Roucard  described  a  supjiosed  new 
species  of  Phaethornis  under  the  name  of  P.  eolambiamis.  This  name  was  given 
witli  a  query  as  a  synonym  to  P.  syrmatophorus  in  Salvin's  Gat.  B..  xvi.,  p.  274. 
There  was,  from  the  description,  a  susi)icion  that  Boucard's  species  migiit  be  our 
P.  berlepschi  ;  but  the  author,  to  whom  we  are  much  obliged  for  it,  willingly  lent 
us  his  type  for  comparison,  and  we  found  it  to  be  an  undoubted,  though  somewhat 
immature,  specimen  of  the  true  P.  syrmatophorus,  with  the  deep  tawny  ocliraceous 
rump  and  upper  tail-coverts.  Voung  P.  .syrmatophorus  have  the  throat  and  breast 
dusky  and  the  feathers  of  the  upper  })arts  fringed  with  buff,  but  the  rumj)  and  tail- 
coverts  are  as  deep  coloured  as  in  adult  specimens.  Mr.  Boucard  wrote  us  that  he 
does  no  longer  consider  his  P.  columbianus  a  valid  species.  His  bird  is  one  of  the 
well-known  trade-skins  from  Bogota,  which,  for  tlie  most  part,  are  collected  in 
the  valleys  north  of  that  town. 


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M.  Phaethornis  superciliosus  (Liim.)  (?). 
Tliere  is  oue  siugip  specimen  shot  in   May  at  Naranjal,  near  tiie  Kio  Pesi'ado, 
which    seems   tu    belong  to   this   species.       We  will  speak  of   this    bird    again,    if 
comparison  of  further  material  should  alter  onr  opinion  about  it. 

54.  Pygmornis  griseigularis  ((ionld). 
A  fine  series,  shot  in  May  near  Zamora,   licuador.     This  species  can  always 
easily  be  distingnished  from  P.  stiiigularis  by  its  rufmis   under  surface. 

o5.  Pygmornis  striigularis  (Gould). 
Kio  PescaJo,  near  Naranjal,  Ecuador,  Jaunary.     This  s])ccies  can  always  easily 
be   distinguished    from    P.    i/riseigtdaris   by    its    much    more   greyish    breast    and 
abdomen,  and  by  the  under  tail-coverts  being  ihdl  whitish  instead  of  rufous,  as  in 
P.  yriseiyularis. 

SCj.  Campylopterus  villavicencio  (Bourc). 
Oue  male  and  two  females,  in  good  plumage,  shot  at  Zauiora,  Ecuador,  in  May. 
The  females  have  the  wing  niue  millimetres  shorter  than  the  male. 

57.  Aphantochroa  hyposticta  (iould. 

Zamora,  (lualaijuiza,  Kio  Negro  Hacienda,  Kio  Pastassa, -luly  and  August. 
The  female  is  entirely  sinjilar  to  the  male. 

58.  Urochroa  bougueri  (Bourc). 

Ou  the  Rio  Pastassa,  east  of  the  Andes,  at  elevations  of  4iiii(i  feet,  duly -.'21111 
to  July  3(lth  in  good  plumage. 

The  series  contains  two  adult  males  and  si.\  adult  females,  all  sexed  liy  the 
collector.  The  males  agree  with  .Salviu's  description  (Gat.  B.,  .\vi.,  p.  :5i)l);  the 
females  have  a  chestnut  patch  on  either  side  of  the  gape,  but  otherwise  they  are 
similar  to  the  male.  The  extent  of  the  black  on  the  outei-  rectrices  varies  in  the 
males  as  well  as  in  the  females.  If  UrochrOK  Iciicara  of  Lawrence  {Auii.  Li/c.  N. )'., 
viii.,  p.  45)  is  a  distinct  species,  all  these  specimens  would  belong  to  it,  but  according 
to  Elliot  and  Salviu  the  names  of  U.  botu/ueri  and  U.  leacura  refer  to  one  species. 

59.  Docimastes  ensiferus  (Boiss.). 

A  small  scries  was  collected  between  October  and  December,  when  they   were   . 
found  to  be  in  perfect  plumage.     They  were  observed  on  both  sides  oi'  tlic  .-Viidcs  :i.i 
elevations  of  from  8000  to  12,000  feet. 

Heine  {J./.  0.,  1803,  p.  215)  first  distinguislied  tiie  Ecuadiirian  bird  as  /'vci- 
mnstes  schliephacki,  and  Berlejisch  and  Taczanuwski  degraded  it  to  the  subspecific 
rank.  The  difference  seems  to  lay  only  in  the  longer  beak  of  the  Ecuadorian  bird, 
but  this  cliaracter  now  seems  to  us  not  at  all  constant,  although  the  majority  of  the 
Ecuador  birds  may  have  a  longer  beak. 

()i).  Heliodoxa  leadbeateri  (Bourc.  k.  Muls.j. 
East  slopes  of  tin-  .\ndes  in  Ecuador,  Zatnora,  Gualaqiuza,  Rio  Negro,  near  Rio 
Pastassa. 

In  good  plumage  from  Maj-  to  fjeptember. 


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'il.  Heliodoxa  jamesoni  (Bonrc). 
West   slopes   of  tlic   Andes   iu   Ecuador,    l^io   Pi-scado,   N'iuanjal.   Sail  Martin. 
In  fair  plumage  in  January. 

02.  Phaeolaema  aequatorialis  (iould. 
San    Martin,    near    Mollctnvo.    Ecuador.     In    good    [)lumage    in    .laiiuaiy    and 
February. 

'i3.  Lafresnaya  gayi  (Bourc.  &  Mnls.). 

On  the  road  from  Xaianjal  In  I!;iiiii>  and  (,'uenca,  on  both  sides  of  the  Andes, 
at  elevations  of  from  lU,i)OU  to  12,0U0  feet. 

The  whole  series  belongs  to  typical  L.  gai/i,  and  not  one  to  tb(^  donlitfnl  form 
L.  saulae.     (Cf.  Gat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  328.) 

114.  Oreotrochilus  pichincha  (Boure.  &  Muls.). 

From  the  mountains  near  Cuenea  to  the  Cliimborazo,  at  elevations  of  from 
l2,UtiU  to  lT,t)iH)  feet.     In  good  plumage  iu  November. 

Mr.  F.  C.  Lebmauu,  of  Popayau,  when  visiting  the  Tring  Museum,  confirmed 
Mr.  Baron's  statement  as  to  the  distribution  of  O.  pichinrka.  He  lias  collected 
it  in  the  same  country  as  Mr.  Baron,  and  found  them  there  as  common  as  on  the 
Picbincha. 

'')5.  Oreotrochilus  chimborazo  (Dclattre  k  Bourc). 

Chimhorazo,  at  rlcvatious  of  from  12,o()i)  to  17,U0U  feet.  In  fine  plumage  in 
November.     In  moult  in  June  and  August. 

Tlie  nest  is  4  inches  long,  but  very  thick  at  the  bottom,  so  that  the  cup  is  only 
\\  inch  deep.  Outside  measure  across  2f  inches,  inside  If  inch.  The  two  eggs 
measure  17  x  11  millimetres.  The  nest  is  built  of  moss,  wool,  and  a  tine  sliort 
grass,  and  not  ver}"  strongly  woven  together. 

<iii.  Rhamphomicron  stanleyi  (Bnuiv.  it  Muls.). 

From  t'uenca  to  the  Chimborazo,  at  >di'\ations  ol'  from  li),(iiiO  to  1(),0UM  feet. 
Collected  iu  good  plumage  in  April  ami  .September. 

A  nest  was  found  in  April.  It  was  placed  in  the  fork  of  a  branch,  and  is  built 
of  moss  and  roots,  and  lined  inside  with  cotton.  It  is  about  2  inches  high,  and  just 
as  wide  ;  the  cup  is  J  inch  dee]),  and  1^  inch  wide. 

The  egg  measures  l.'i'.'i  x  li>'5  millimetres. 

<'>T.  Rhamphomicron  herraui  ( Delattre  A:  Hourc). 
An    admirable    series     from    tlie    liills    at    Sigsig,    south-east    of   ('nenca,    at 
elevations  of  12,000  feet.     In  fine  jilumage  in   May. 

'i^.  Rhamphomicron  ruficeps  (Oould). 
A  single  very  fine  atlnlt  mahj  from   Loja.  Ecuador.     It  is  entirely  similar  to 
males   from  Bolivia  in   the   British   Museum.     We    believe    it    has   not   yet    been 
recorded  from   Ecuador. 

•')'.'.  Patagona  gigas  ( Vieill.). 
A  series  of  sexed  adult  specimens  shot  at  Hiubamba,  Ecuador,  in  May  and 
June,  and  one  yonng   male  shot  in   tlie  middle  of  .June,  all  at  elevations   of  from 
8000  to  10,000  feet. 


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The  sexes  are  similar,  but  the  young  male  is  uniform  deep  rufous  beneath,  with 
only  some  ver}'  narrow  whitish  e<lges  to  the  feathers.  Above  it  has  a  streak  of 
white  along  the  back  and  rump,  while  most  of  the  feathers  are  edged  with  white, 
those  of  tlie  head  with  rufous. 

TO.  Ag'laeactis  cupreipennis  (itninc.  &  Muls.). 

A  good  series  collected  near  the  summit  of  the  Andes,  between  Cnenea  and 
Loja,  in  the  month  of  February,  when  they  were  in  good  jdumage. 

The  Ecuador  bird  has  been  separated  from  the  Colombia  bird  under  the  name 
of  .1.  (({'(juntonaUs  (Cab.  k  Heine,  Mm.  Hciii,  iii.,  \\.  Tli  [isnu]).  The  differences 
seem  not  to  be  constant.  Some  specimens  from  Bogota,  Coh>mbia,  have  th(>  under 
parts  and  throat  just  as  dark  as  those  from  Ecitador  ;  there  is  no  difTerenee  in  the 
tails  ;  the  length  of  the  bill  and  wing  varies  in  both  the  Colombia  and  Ecuador 
bird;  and  some  specimens  from  Bogota  have  the  wing  longer  tluin  must  uf  iinr 
Ecuador  birds. 

A  nest  was  found  in  April.  It  is  a  beautiful  roundish  structure,  consisting  nf 
very  fine  rufous  and  black  moss  and  fibres,  sparsely  ornamented  with  light-coloured 
small  leaves  and  lichens,  lined  with  a  wonderfully  soft  and  elastic  rufous-coloured 
material,  apparently  the  hairs  of  some  Osmunda  or  another  fern. 

It  measures  above  (lutside  across  2i  inches,  the  cup  1-^  incli,  and  neaidy  as  deep. 

Tl.  Klais  guimeti  (Bourc.  &  Muls.). 
Seven  sjjecimens  shot  in  May  near  Zamora,  east  of  the  iVndes. 

T2.  Eriocnemis  smaragdinipectus  (Gould). 
A  number  of  males  anil  femnles,  ccdlected  near  Loja  and  t.^uenca,  at  elevations 
of  from  OOUD  to  10,000  feet.     In  good  pluiuage  in  Blay  and  June. 

73.  Eriocnemis  evelinae  sp.  nov. 

Similis  ?  E.  godini  (Bourc.  ),sed  rostro  breviore,  maudibuhi  ad  basin  carnea. 
caudae  tectricibus  splendidioribus,  pectore  obscnriore. 

One  single  specimen,  marked  f .  from  the  Rio  Pastassa.  We  huA-e  carefully 
compared  it  with  the  specimens  of  all  allied  species  in  the  British  Museum  and  at 
Tring,  as  well  as  with  all  descriptions  and  figures,  and  find  that  it  agrees  most  with 
the  female  of  E.  godhii,  but  differs  in  its  shorter  bill,  in  the  basal  half  of  the 
mandible  being  flesh  colour,  \\w\  in  the  more  brilliant  glittering  green  colour  of  the 
upper  tail-coverts. 

Above  shining  grass  green  with  a  slight  bronzy  hue,  more  distinct  on  the  neck. 
Ujiper  tail-coverts  and  a  few  of  the  hist  feiithers  of  the  lower  back  brilliant  glittering, 
even  much  more  brilliant  than  in  the  adult  males  in  the  British  Museum.  Tail 
deep  steel  l)lue.  Wings  ]uirplish  Ldack.  A  tiny  white  spot  behind  the  eye.  k  short 
buff  streak  froi.n  the  loral  re.uion  downwards.  Thront  and  breast  dark  brownisli 
green,  each  feather  being  dark  at  base,  bulf  towards  the  tip,  anil  having  a  dark 
shining  green  discal  spot  at  tip.  Abdomen  and  flanks  glittering  green,  the  feathers 
dark  grey  at  base.  Tibial  tufts  snow  wliite.  Under  tail-covert  violet  blue,  slightly 
glittering,  more  bluish  under  a  certain  light,  fringed  with  greyish  buff. 

Total  length  nearly  4  inches,  wing  'i-'^b,  lateral  rectrices  l-<),  central  \•^l^i, 
bill  1-59. 

Named  in  honour  of  the  sister  of  the  owner  of  the  Tring  .Museum. 


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T4.  Eriocnemis  luciani  (Bonrc). 

A  fine  series  from  Gimsi  Guaico,  near  C'uenca,  Ecuador,  where  tliey  were  found 
at  elevations  of  1U,UU0  and  l:.',i)iiu  feet. 

Besides  these  birds  we  Lave  before  ns  nine  specimens  collected  by  Buckley  in 
Ecuador,  but  in  only  one  of  all  of  them  we  can  perceive  a  slight  bronzy  tinge  on  the 
central  rectrices,  as  mentioned  liy  Salviii,  Cut.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  3fi6. 

To.  Eriocnemis  lugens  (Gould). 

Synonym  E.  sgitamata  Gould,  1860. 

A  fine  series  collected  on  the  Rio  Pastassa  (east  of  the  Andes),  in  July  and 
August,  i)rove  that  Eriocnemis  lugens  ((iould,  1851)  is  tlie  female  of  E.  squamata 
(Gonld,  1860).  Mr.  Baron  always  saw  the  two  supposed  species  together,  and 
pairing.  While  the  male  i^E.  squamnta)  has  the  tibial  tufts  partly  white  and  partly 
pale  chestnut,  the  female  (E.  lugi'.ns)  has  the  tibial  tufts  pure  white.  Besides  the 
latter  has  the  wing  two  or  three  millimetres  shorter,  and  jiorhaps  tlie  coppery  gloss 
less  bright. 

The  name  of  E.  lugens,  although  given  to  the  female,  must  stand,  as  it  has  niui' 
years'  priority. 

T6.  Panoplites  matthewsi  (Bonrc). 
Collected  in  April,  when  they  were  in  very  good  )ilumage,  at  Loja  and  C'uenca, 
Ecuador. 

77.  Spathura  melananthera  Jard. 
In  the  hot  and  in  the  warm  bolts  of  the  western  slopes  of  the  Andes  of  Ecuador, 
at  elevations  of  from  "^."ioo  to  .jOim  feet.     Pogio  near  Loja,  Kio  Pescado.     In  good 
plumage  from  June  to  Sei)tember. 

78.  Spathura  solstitialis  (iouhl. 
East  slo])es  of  the  Andes   in  Ecuador.     Zamora,  Sabanilla.  cm   the   mad  fmin 
Loja  to  Zamora,  Gnala(|uiza.  Rio  Pastassa,  always  in  tlie  warm  region,     (.'ollected 
in  May  and  June.     In  good  plumage  until  October. 

7'.i.  Calliphlox  amethystina  (Gm.). 
Zamora,    Ecuador.       A     number     collected    in    September,    in    fairly    good 
])lumage. 

"^0.  Acestrui'a  heliodori  (Bourc). 
Rio  Pastassa,  Ecuador.     Collected  August  30th.     Good  plumage. 

«1.  Acestrura  mnlsanti  (Boiu-c). 
Near  Pogio,  ou  the  roads  from  Santa  Rosa  to  Loja,  and  Loja  to  Riobamba,  at 
elevations  of  from  iSO(>()  to  l:i,0(lO  feet.     In  good  jilumage  from  April  to  September. 

8!i.  Chaetocercus  bombus  (iould. 
Rio   Pescado  and   Pogio.     A  number  collected  in  July,  but  none   of  them    in 
perfect  plumage. 

83.  Myrtis  fanny  (Less.). 
Near    Loja  and  Cuenca,  at  elevations  of  from  800n   to  liiiDlj  feet.      In  good 
plumage  from  Ajiril  to  Sejitember.     A  nest  with  two  youug  birds  was  tonnd  on  the 
1st  of  Ajiril.     It  is  a  conical  structure  attached  to  some  upright  twigs,  and  consists 


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of  fine  vegetable  wool,  ornamented  ontside  with  light-colon  rod  lichens.  The 
nestlings  are  already  feathered,  and  resemble  tlio  adult  female,  but  tlie  featiiers 
above  have  rnfous  buff  edsfes,  and  the  under  parts  are  more  rufous  buH'. 

84.  Lophornis  stictolophus  Salv.  &  Ellint. 

A  nnmber,  collected  near  Zamora,  Ecuador,  in  September,  wlien  they  were  in 
good  plumage. 

This  species  is  known  from  Venezuehi  and  Colombia,  and  Boncard  (Gfiii.  Hum. 
B.,  p.  38)  recorded  it  from  Ecuador.  The  sjiecimens  agree  entirely  with  skins  IVom 
Colombia. 

85.  Popelairia  popelairii  (Du  Bus.). 

Prymnacantha  popelairii  Salvin,  Gat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  42s. 

A  fine  series  from  the  east  slopes  of  tlie  Andes  in  Ecuador,  shot  at  Zamora, 
Gualaquiza,  Rio  Pastassa,  in  tlie  warm  region.  In  good  plumage  from  May  to 
C)ctober. 

SO.  Popelairia  conversi  fBourc.  &  Mnls.). 

Pnjmnacantha  eonvcrsi  ( i3ourc.  tt  Muls.)  tSalviu,  Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  ]).  43iJ. 

Naranjal,  Ecuador.     February  in  perfect  plumage. 

Berlepsch  and  Taczauowski  (P.  Z.  S.,  1883,  p.  507)  distinguished  the  Ecuadorian 
bird  tinder  the  name  of  Ooii.ldiu  fonversi  aequatorialis,  but  it  cannot  be  separated  ; 
and  Count  Berlepsch  kindly  wrote  us  that  he  himself  does  no  longer  consider  it  a 
distinct  subspecies. 

11.  FROM  MEXICO  AND  CALIFORNIA. 

1.  Chlorostilbon  auriceps  (Gould). 

Near  Chilpancingo,  state  of  (luerrero,  Me.Kico.     A  nest  was  found  in  October. 

It  is  a  thin-walled  pan,  constructed  of  ver\-  thin  grasses  and  hairs,  lined  inside 
witli  a  silky  kind  of  cotton,  evidently  from  an  Eriodejulron  tree.  Outside  it  is 
ornamented  with  large  leaves  and  pieces  of  bark.  From  bottom  to  top  it  measures 
only  3i  centimetres  and  5i  across.  The  cup  measures  2i  across.  The  two  eggs  are 
very  tiny,  and  measure  Yl  x  7-5  millimetres.. 

2.  Jache  nitida  Salv.  &  Godm. 

In  fair  plumage  in  June  at  Dos  Arroyos,  near  Acapulco,  Guerrero,  Mexico. 

See  Salvin's  remarks  on  the  species,  Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  pp.  62  and  03.  In  /iiol. 
Vent/:  Amei:  the  same  author  called  the  species  .7.  ilonhleditiii  (Rourc),  tlius 
uniting  J.  doublerlayi  and  ./.   nitidn. 

3.  Phaeoptila  sordida  (Gould). 

Zumbaugo  del  Rio  and  Chilpaiiciiii;o,  state  of  Guerrero,  Me.xico,  January. 

4.  Eupherusa  poliocerca  Elliot. 
Chilpancingo,  Mexico,  at  elevations  ot  50U0  to  7000  feet. 

The  female  (unknown  according  to  Vat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  74)  differs  much  from  the 
male.  It  is  above  shining  grass-green  with  a  golden  gloss.  Sides  of  the  breast 
shining  grass-green.  Chin,  throat,  breast,  abdomen,  and  under  tail-coverts  dusky 
white.     Wings  deep  purplisli  brown,  secondaries  dull  chestnut,    wing-coverts  like 


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tho  liack,  exce])t  the  i>riinan-covci-ts  which  arc  hlaek  with  a  metallic  srloss.  Outer 
tail-feathers  pure  white,  with  shininsr  greeu  honlers  on  the  outer  webs,  very  small 
and  almost  obsolete  on  the  outermost  pair,  becoming:  gradually  broader  towards  the 
middle  ;  third  pair  from  outside  with  a  big  mark  of  shiuing  green  on  both  webs, 
central  pair  metallic  green,  next  pair  to  the  central  ]>air  metallic  green  with  a  white 
I)atch  and  a  jmrtion  of  the  shaft  white  near  the  base  and  tipped  with  wlute. 
Culmeu  U-S  in.,  wing  23,  tail  1-3.5.     Three  females  all  alike. 

The  nest  was  found  in  Uctober.  It  is  a  marvellous  round  structure  of  moss, 
outside  ornamented  with  lichens,  mostly  of  a  whitish  colour,  inside  lined  witli  the 
very  soft  rufous  liairs  of  a  fern  {(hmmidn  ?).  It  is  I  i  inch  higii  and  nearly  'Z  inches 
wide,  the  cup  nearly  1  inch  wide  and  just  as  deep.  The  two  eggs  measure  12-5  x 
9  millimetres. 

•"'.  Petasophora  thalassina  (Sw.). 

Mr.  Baron  found  this  species  conimdu  in  the  Cliilpancingo  Jlonntains  in 
Mexico,  at  elevations  of  from  r>i)00  to  8000  feet  from  June  to  December.  Nests 
were  found  from  October  to  November.  One  nest  sent  is  built  of  fine  brown  moss, 
and  outside  ornamented  with  leaves  hanging  long  down  from  the  walls  of  the  tiny 
nest. 

The  two  eggs  measure  14  x  9  millimetres.  The  sexes  differ  greatly  in  size, 
the  male  liaving  the  wing  abont  o  to  (i  millimetres  longer.  The  female  has  also 
more  of  a  golden  wash  above  and  below,  and  the  bill  and  the  tail  shorter. 

f).  Cyanomyia  viridifrons  Elliot. 
This  very  distinct  species  was  collected   in  numbers  at   Zumpango  del   Rio  and 
nrar  Chilpancingo,  State  of  Guerrero,  Mexico. 

T.  Amazilia  cinnamomea  (Less.). 
A  fine  series  iu  good  plumage,  collected  in  June  at  Dos  Arroyos  near  Aca]nilco, 
Guerrero,  Mexico. 

^.  Amazilia  beryllina  (Licht.). 

A  series  from  Chilpuncingo,  Mexico,  found  at  elevations  of  from  ouOu  to  TOUU 
leet  in  January-,  when  they  were  in  good  plumage. 

A  nest  was  found  in  October.  It  was  placed  on  a  thick  branch,  is  14  inch  high 
and  just  as  wide,  but  the  cup  is  very  sliallow.  The  structure  is  very  strong,  and 
consists  chiefly  of  fine  grass  and  fil)res,  but  is  covered  outside  entirely  with  "light- 
coloured  lichens,  and  lined  inside  with  the  soft  silky  cotton  and  seeds  of  some 
composite  joZaw/.     The  two  eggs  measure  13  x  8-3  millimfetres. 

9.  Floricola  longirostris  pallidiceps  (Oduldj. 

A  fine  series  from  Ohiljiancingo,  state  of  Guerrero,  Mexico,  at  elevations  of 
40(_)0  feet. 

Compared  with  a  great  number  of  skins  from  Colombia  and  Venezuela  tlie 
birds  from  Mexico  have  not  only  the  crown  paler  green  and  less  bluish,  but  also 
the  throat  a  little  more  rosy  and  less  of  a  violet  tinge  in  it.  It  is,  therefore, 
advisable  to  keei)  the  Mexican  bird  distinct,  and  as  tliere  is,  according  to  .Salvin 
(Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  ji.  230),  ji  transition  between  the  two  forms,  it  is  best  named 
subspecifically. 


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in.  Basilinna  leucotis  (VieilL). 

(..^hilpanciugo,  Mexico,  at  elevatious  of  0(.iO0  and  SOOii  feet,  (.'ollecrted  from 
October  to  December,  when  they  were  in  jiood  plumage.  A  nest  with  nestlings, 
wliich  resemble  the  female,  was  found  in  January. 

The  nest  is  very  soft  and  weak,  and  consists  of  coiiwelis,  nisy-cnloured  cotton- 
wool, moss,  and  other  very  soft  materials,  forming  a  shallow  cuji  of  httle  more  than 
'Z  inches  diann'ter. 

11.  Phaethornis  longirostris  (Less.  &  Del.). 

Four  adult  biixls  from  Dos  Arroyos,  uuur  Chilpancingo,  state  of  (Jucrrero, 
Mexico. 

They  have  the  tips  of  the  lateral  rectrices  all  pure  white.  S])ei'imens  from 
Santa  Marta,  N.  Colombia,  have  the  same  tips  all  buff. 

12.  Campylopterus  hemileucurus  (Liclit.). 
From  June  to  November,  in  good  plumage,  near  ( !hilpanciugo,  Mexico. 

i:^.  Eugenes  fulgens  (Sw.). 
A  series  from  Chilpancingo,  Fresno,  Mexico,  collected  at  an  elevation  of  OUUO 
feet,  in  the  month  of  October,  when  they  were  in  good  jdnmage. 

14.  Coeligena  clemenciae  (Less.). 
( 'hiljianciiigo,  Mexico,  at  elevations  of  from  odiin  to  Ti.Hid  fccr.      In  best  plumage 
in  Octol)er. 

Ih.  Delattria  margarethae  Sal  v.  ct  (iodm. 
Chilpancingo,  Mexico,  at  elevations  of  from  6<iii0  to  SonO  feet.     In  best  iiliimage 
in  October. 

It).  Lamprolaema  rhami  (Less.). 
Chilpancingo,  Mexico,  at  elevations  of  from  (iOiKi  to  >'iioii  feet.     In  good  plumage 
in  October. 

IT.  Tilmatura  duponti  (Less.). 
From  Chilpancingo,  Mexico,  in  goml  |ilnm:ige  from  August  to  Decenilit-r. 

1">.  Selasphorus  rafus  (Gm.). 
A  series  of  adult  males  from  California,  March  to  September.  Nests  and  eggs 
were  found  in  April  and  May.  The  nest  is  a  wonderful  soft  structure  of  green 
moss,  interwoven  and  lined  with  the  softest  vegetable  wool.  Outside  it  is  IJ  inch 
high  and  H  inch  broad.  The  cup  is  f  inch  deep  and  1  inch  across.  The  two 
eggs  are  rather  short,  and  measure  ll'T  x   TS  millimetres. 

19.  Selasphorus  alleni  Henshaw. 

A  fine  series  from  California. 

This  distinct  species  was  first  mentioned  by  Aud.,  0/s.  Dor.,  \.,\\.  l:!3,  I'l.  LXll, 
as  the  young  of  "  Le  Sasin  "  (Sdasji/wrns  rufiia),  but  Lesson  figured  it  in  the 
Hist.  Xat.  Oig.-Mouclics,  pis.  lu;  and  07,  and  gave  it  the  name  of  OrnisiMi/a  sasin 
(pp.  190  (18:^9),  XXX.  (1831),  and  also  figured  females  and  young  birds  iu  Snppl.  Pis. 
11,  12, 13.)  This  is  the  syuonomy  as  accepted  by  Salvin,  Cat.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  394,  and  as 
Lesson  distinctly  described  the  back  as  •'  vert  dore,"  there  can  be  no  fault  found 
with  this  view.     If  this  is  right,  the  bird  in  tpiestion  must  be  called 


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Selasphorus  sasin  (Less.)  without  doubt.  There  is,  however,  a  possibility, 
that  Lossou  ilisiiilii'd  an  immature  specimen  of  S.  ra/us  ;  aud  we  therefore  h'ave 
it  to  others  to  decide  this  ijuestiou,  and  at  present  accept  Henshaw's  name. 

The  female  of  Selasphorus  alleni  Hensh.  has  the  rectrices  broadly  tipped  with 
metallic  green,  the  lateral  pairs  with  white  ;  the  throat  is  white  with  rows  of  spots 
of  a  dull  shiniucf  jrreeii,  all  the  feathers  being  white  with  a  large  subtermiiuil  spot 
of  dull  shining  green  ;  on  the  lower  part  of  the  throat  is  a  small  spot  of  glittering 
red.  These  specimens  are  all  alike,  and  tlierefore  we  cannot  think  that  they  are 
yonng  males  ;  besides,  they  are  shot  with  full-jilumaged  old  males. 

A  nest  with  young  was  found  in  April.  The  nestling  resembles  the  above- 
described  supposed  female,  but  is  more  brownish  above  and  below  and  lias  no 
glittering  feathers.  The  nest  is  lined  with  the  softest  vegetabb'  wool,  outside 
ornamented  with  leaves,  lichens,  and  fibres  of  the  loofah. 

2ii.  Trochilus  colubris  Mnn. 
Collected  in  October  aud  December,  near  t'hilpanciugo,  Mexico,  at  elevations 
of  5000  feet. 

21.  Trochilus  alexandri  Bourc.  &  Mnls. 

A  fine  series,  in  good  plumage,  collected  in  California  between  April  ;iud 
August. 

Nest  and  eggs  in  May.  The  nest  is  a  curious  longish  structure.  It  is  60 
millimetres  long,  attached  to  a  perjjendicular  twig,  at  the  tojj  34  mm.  broad, 
atteunatiug  towards  the  end,  where  it  is  only  10  mm.  broad.  The  cup  measures 
20  mm.  across,  and  is  19  deep.  The  nest  consists  of  a  fine  and  soft  yellow  kind 
of  wool,  and  is  at  the  lower  end  ornamented  with  some  leaves.  The  eggs  measure 
13x8  and  13-6  x  8-5  mm. 

22.  Calypte  costae  (Bourc). 
A  wonderful  series  from  California.  Nest  and  eggs  found  on  the  first  of 
June.  The  nest  is  a  rounded  deep  cup,  densely  woven  together,  of  cobwebs,  hairs, 
soft  wool,  and  feathers,  very  sparsely  ornamented  with  moss  and  lichens.  It  is 
outside  24  mm.  high,  32  broad  :  the  cuji  is  2ii  mm.  wide  across  and  IT  dec]).  The 
egg  measures  13x8  mm. 

23.  Calypte  anna  (Less.). 

A  fine  series  from  California,  wliere  they  were  observed  all  the  year  round. 
Nest  and  eggs  were  found  from  February  to  June.  The  nest  has  the  form  of  a 
chaffinch's  nest,  aud  is  40  mm.  long,  46  bro.id,  20  inside  across.  It  is  built  of 
the  soft  wo(d  of  the  silk-cotton-tree,  moss,  roots,  feathers,  etc.  It  is  covered 
outside  With,  lichens,  lined  inside  with  cotton-wool  and  feathers. 

The  eggs  measure  13x9  mm. 


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24.  Atthis  heloisae  (Less.  &  Delattre). 

Near  Cliilpaiicingo.  Mexico,  at  elevations  of  7000  feet,  from  July  to  November, 
when  they  were  in  e.Ncelleut  plumage. 

2o.  Stellula  calliope  (Gould). 
A  series  of  this  lovely  bird  was  collected  on  flie  Sierra  Nevada  of  California 
in  Julv. 


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NOTES   ON    SPHINGIDAE,  WITH  DESCEIPTIONS   OF  NEW 

SPECIES. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 
(PI.  v.,  VI.,  VII.) 

HAVING  just  completed  aiTang'ing  the  Sjihinf/iflae  in  the  Tring  Museum,  in 
which  arraugement  I  emjiloycil  Mr.  Kirl)y's  catalogue  o^  IL'trrorera,  I  find 
I  have  the  following  notes  to  make,  and  77  (seventy-seven)  new  species  to 
describe. 

Mr.  Kirby  ennmerates  913  species  in  his  catalogue.  Of  many  of  these  I  can 
give  no  opinion,  not  having  seen  specimens,  but  out  of  these  913  species  :yZ  (tifty- 
two)  are  certainly  either  bad  species  or  only  local  subspecies,  so  that  .Slil  species  are 
left,  which,  together  with  the  77  (seventy-seven)  new  ones  I  am  des(u-ibiug,  makes 
a  total  of  938  species.  The  collection  at  Tring  contains  623  sjiecios,  rcjiresented  by 
about  4oo0  specimens,  and  in  addition  to  the  tyjies  of  the  species  described  in  this 
paper,  possesses  the  types  of  the  following  :  — 


Cephonodes  veuata  (Feld.). 
„  woodfordi  Butl. 

Hemaris   pelasgus   (Cram.)  =  synonym    of  H. 

thysbe  (Fabr.). 
Macroglossa  pylene  Feld. 

„  melvus    Feld.  =  synonym    of    M. 

milvus  (Boisd.). 
Macroglossa  rectifascia  Feld. 
Stenolophia  tenebrosa   Feld.  =  synonym  of  S. 

restituta  (Walk.). 
Pachygonia  magna  (Feld.). 
Amphion  nessus  (Cram.). 
Lophuron  pusillum  (Feld). 
Cornipalpus    succinctus    Feld.  =  synonym    of 

Unzela  j.apix  (Cram.). 
Triptogon   danum    (Cram.)  =  synonym   of    T 

ocypete  (Linn.). 
Triptogon  fegeus  (Cr.am.). 

„  camertus  (Cram.). 

„  lyctus  (Cram.). 

Tylognathus     scriptor     Feld.    =   synonym     of 

Alcnron  prominens  (Walk.). 
Aleuron  smerinthoides  (Feld.). 
,,        philampeloides  (Feld.). 
Hemeroplanes  triptolemus  (Cram.). 

,,  oiclus  (Cram.). 

Theretra  aeson  (Cram.). 

,,         cajus  (Cram.). 

,,        drancus  (Cram.). 


Theretra  anubus  (Cram.), 
hystrix  (Feld.). 
Metopsilus  fusimacula  (Feld.). 
Ampelophaga  dolichoides  (Feld,). 
Deilephila   daiicus   (Cram. )  =   synonym   of   D. 

lineata  (Fabr.). 
Pholus    crantor    (Cram.)    =   .synonym     of    Pb. 

achemon  (Drury). 
Argeus  phorbas  (Cram.). 
Daphnis  .angustans  (Feld.). 
„         protrudens  (Feld.). 
Ereryx  myron  (Cram.). 

,,       choerilus  (Cram.). 
Ambulyx  tigrina  Feld. 

,,         subocellata  Feld. 

„        eurysthenes  Feld. 
Nyceryx  hyposticta  (Feld.). 
Eurypteryx  molucca  (Feld.). 
Nephele   morpheus  (Cram.)  =  synonym   of   X. 

didyma  Fabr. 
Cijcytius     medor     (Stcll)   =   synonym    of    C. 

hydaspus   (Cram.). 
Cocytius  chientiuB  (Cram.i. 
Phlegethontius  bannibal  (StoU). 
Sphinx  Lanceolata  Feld. 
Gargantua  gordius  (Stoll). 
Phryxus  caicus  (Cram.). 
Leucophlebia  heuglini  (Feld.). 


MA  CROGWSSIXAE. 
In  the  genus  Hemaris,  11.  /ji/ram».i  (Boisd.)  sinks  as  a  synonym  of  //.  n/Jicauf/i.s 
(Kirby),  for  on  comparing  specimens  and  the  two  descriptions  carefully  1  find  they 
agree  almost  exactly. 

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In  Ceplianodes,  I  am  forced  to  reduce  C.  apus  (Boisd.),  <^-  virescens  (Wallengr.), 
and  r.  cnnfinis  (Boisd.)  to  the  rank  of  subspecies  only,  for  not  only  do  they  agree 
with  C.  hylas  (Linn.)  in  having  white  legs,  palpi,  and  under  surface  of  thorax,  but 
there  occur  in  different  parts  of  Africa  all  the  intonncdiate  grades  between  these  three 
forms,  as  well  as  between  them  and  C.  hylafi  (Liuu.),  which  itself  also  occurs  on  the 
mainland  of  Africa. 

Cephanodes  lifuensis  sj).  nov. 

Stands  exactly  intermediate  between  C.  woodjordi  Butl.  and  (7.  hiichhindi  Rut!., 
but  is  much  smaller.  U7?jy.s-  similar  to  those  of  C  hucMnndi  But!.,  while  the 
markings  of  the  head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  are  exactly  like  in  ('.  woodjordi  Bntl., 
only  with  the  addition  of  a  white  band  on  the  second  abd^niinal  segment.  Under- 
side of  head,  thorax,  legs,  and  ])alj)i,  lemon  yellow  ;  underside  of  abdomen,  uniibrm 
maroon  red. 

Expanse,  2-25  inches  =  57-3  millim. 

Hab.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Cephanodes  simplex  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  v.,  fig.  1.) 
Winxis  identical  with  those  of  C.  hylas  (Liuu.). 

Head  and  thorax  dark  olive  green  ;  abdomen,  russet  orange,  anal  tuft  black  with 
orange  centre.  Whole  under  surface  oihead.,  thorax,  and  ahdonwn  deep  orange  yellow, 
as  are  also  the  legs  and  palpi. 

Expanse,  2  inches  =  51  millim. 
Hah.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

This  species  is  not  closely  allied  to  any  other  of  the  genus. 

In  the  genus  Macroglossa  M.  melvus  Feld.  (in  coll.)  is  a  synonym  of  M.  mihus 
Boisd.  Mr.  Kirby  has  no  mention  of  M.  melms  Feld.,  either  as  a  synonym  or  as 
a  species.  The  extreme  variation  to  be  found  in  M.  errn/is  Walk,  is  very  remark- 
able. In  a  series  I  have  just  received  from  Mackay,  Queensland,  (54  in  number, 
no  two  are  alike  ;  iu  some  the  transverse  bands  are  wanting,  in  others  broken  up 
into  spots,  and  lastly  in  some  these  bands  are  nearly  double  the  usual  width. 

Macroglossa  kiushiuensis  sp.  nov. 

This  magnificent  sjiecies  is  nearly  allied  to  ,1A  rectifascia  (Feld.)  and  .lA  .%ngrn 
Butl.,  but  is  larger  and  more  distinctly  marked. 

Fo7-ewings  blackish  grey  with  a  large  subcostal  patch  of  lighter  grey,  running  back 
from  the  apex  to  about  ope-third  the  length  and  about  two-tliirds  the  width  of  the 
wing.  Two  broad  black  bars  cross  the  forewings,  enclosing  a  band  of  pale  grey  ;  the 
inner  bar  is  very  conspicuous  and  sharply  defined,  but  the  outer  one  is  somewliat 
clouded  and  indistinct.  Several  thin  and  irregular  zigzag  lines  cross  the  disc  of 
the  wiugs.  Hindwings  black,  crossed  by  a  baud  of  hriglit  orange  yellow  from  the 
centre  of  the  inner  margin  to  the  anal  angle.  Hcud  and  thorax  dark  grey,  with 
a  central  narrow  black  line  and  two  large  triangular  black  jiatches  running  up 
from  the  base  of  the  wings. 

Abdomen  dark  grey,  with  a  very  large  black  anal  tuft  and  four  large  lateral 
tufts  of  the   same   colour,   but  tipped   with  yellow.      On  each  side   of  the  first 


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abdominal  segment  is  a  small  orange-colonred  dot,  and  on  botli  sides  of  the  second 
and  third  segments  are  large  round  patches  of  bright  orange. 

Expanse,  2-5  inches  =  63-75  millim. 

Hab.  Kinshin,  South  Japan. 

Macroglossa  loochooana  -^i>.  nov. 

Very  near  to  ^f■  passalus  (Drnryj. 

Foreicings  deep  greyish  hlack  instead  of  maroon  lirown,  as  in  that  species. 
Basal  third  crossed  by  an  <-shaped  band,  instead  of  being  wholly  black.  Central 
band  pale  grey  instead  of  brownish  pink. 

Apical  patch  dark  grey  bordered  with  lilack  instead  of  brown,  bdrdered  with 
a  zigzag  black  line. 

Hindwings  yellow,  with  black  base,  and  a  mneh  wider  and  more  convex  black 
border  than  in  M.  passalus  (Drnry). 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  greyish  brown,  with  four  orange  abdominal  lateral 
spots,  and  a  black  anal  tuft. 

Expanse,  2  inches  =  51  millim. 

Hab.  Loochoo  Islands. 

croglossa  moluccensis  sp.  nov. 

Nearest  to  M.  Julcicaiidata  Bntl.,  but  ditfers  from  it  in  having  the  foreicings 
more  uniform  brown  and  crossed  by  fewer  of  the  indistinct  pale  Hues  so  conspicuous 
in  that  species.  The  hindwings  arc  much  more  yellow  in  colour  and  have  the  black 
basal  spot  and  outer  border  much  narrower  and  more  shar])ly  defined  than  in 
M.  J'ulcicaudata  Butl.  Also  the  abdominal  orange  lateral  spots  are  smaller  and 
the  anal  tuft  is  black,  with  a  narrow  orange  border  instead  of  being  wholly  of  a 
fiery  orange,  as  in  M.  fuUicaudata  Butl. 

Exiwiise,  2  inches  to  2-5  =  51  millim.  to  (53-75. 

Hab.  New  Guinea,  the  Moluccas,  Lifu,  etc. 

Macroglossa  lifuensis  sp.  nov. 

Nearest  to  M.  crrans  ^Valk.,  but  the  ground  colour  of  the  fore/riuga  is  a 
much  darker  grey,  and  the  zigzag  marks  are  less  numerous,  and  almost  obliterated. 
Apical  patch  black.  Basal  third  crossed  by  a  more  indistinct  black  curved  bar,  and 
the  central  silvery  grey  band  is  duller  iu  colour  and  much  more  contracted  in  the 
centre,  which  gives  it  an  hour-glass  shape,  while  in  M.  errans  Walk,  it  forms 
either  a  straight  band  or  two  spots,  and  ig  sometimes  absent  altogether.  The 
hindwings  have  a  much  broader  black  border,  and  the  head,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
are  almost  uniform  greyish  black,  instead  of  silvery  grey,  as. in  .1/.  errans  Walk. 

Expanse,  2  inches  =  61  millim. 

Hab.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Macroglossa  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 
(PL  v.,  fig.  2.) 
This  very  fine  insect  resembles  nothing  I  have  ever  seen  or  lieard  of. 
Foi-ewings  chocolate  brown,  crossed  by  two  dirty  white  transverse  bands,  and 
with  a  brownish  orange  subapical   round   spot.      Himltvings  orange  with  a  black 
border. 


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Hrn (I  and  thorax  bron-nish  dnn,  or  yellowish  groy.     Ahdnmrn  brown,  witb  two 
liiteral  orange  spots,  aud  a  large  aual  tnft  of  a  creamy  buft'  colour. 
Expanse,  2  inches  =  51  millim. 
Jlitlj.  Amboyna  (coll.  W.  Doherty). 

Macrog'lossa  pseudogyrans  sp.  nov. 
(PL  v.,  ti.-.  -j;!.) 

This  species  is  the  nearest  ally  of  M.  g>jr(in.<  Walk.,  but  can  at  a  glance  be 
(Ustingni-shed  from  it  by  the  absence  of  the  conspicuons  white  j)atch  on  the  sixth 
and  seventh  segments  of  the  abdomen  possessed  by  that  species.  It  also  is 
distinguished  by  the  absence  of  all  the  faint,  hair-like,  zigzag,  transverse  lines, 
wliich  are  present  on  the  forcwings  of  ^f.  (H/rans  Walk.,  the  forewings  in  the  new 
species  being  uniform  dark  brown,  slightly  marked  with  greyish  brown  regular 
bands.  In  M.  gijrans  Walk,  the  hindtcings  are  deep  rufous,  gradually  shading 
into  chocolate  brown  towards  the  margins  of  the  wings,  while  in  the  present  species 
the  hiiulwinqs  are  deej)  brown  with  a  central  band  of  olivaceous  orange. 

In  M.  q)/rans  Walk,  the  sides  of  the  three  first  abdominal  segments  nre 
marked  by  a  confluent  rufons  brown  patch,  while  in  M.  pseAidogyram  each  of  (he 
first  four  segments  of  tlie  alidomen  has  a  separate  round  bright  orange  spot  on 
each  side. 

Exjianse,  1-.")  inches  =  3T-To  millim. 

Hab.  Dili,  Flores  (coll.  W.  Doherty). 

Macroglossa  burmanica  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  v.,  fig.  3.) 

Differs  from  its  nearest  ally  M.  J'ervens  Butl.  in  having  only  the  basal  half  of 
the  hindwiugs  bright  rnfons,  the  outer  half  gradually  shading  oif  into  deep  brown 
to  the  outer  margin. 

The  foreicin()s  also  ditfer  in  being  uniform  greyish  brown,  crossed  by  four  thin, 
zigzag,  black  lines,  and  in  having  a  single  black  subapical  dot. 

Head  and  thorax  deep  brown. 

Abdomen  brown,  with  the  sides  of  the  first  three  segments  orange ;  last 
segment  before  the  anal  one  white  ;  anal  tuft  very  large  and  deep  black. 

Expanse,  1-25  inches  =  31-8  millim. 

Hdb.  Burmah. 

Macroglossa  siinilis  sp.  nov. 

Similar  to  the  last,  but  \\'\x\iJoreu-ings  without  markings,  and  uniform  brown, 
slightly  clouded  with  grey.  Hindirings  olivaceous  orange  with  a  broad,  rnfous- 
brown  border. 

Abdomen  without  the  white  segment  aud  with  two  rufous  patches  on  each 
side. 

Expanse,  1-375  inches  =  35  millim. 

Hab.  Oinainissa  (coll.  W.  Doherty). 

Macroglossa  inconspicua  sji.  nov. 

Similar  to  M.  li/uensis  Rothsch.,  but  has  i\iti  J'oreu'ings  more  uniform  brown, 
only  very  slightly  shaded  with  grey.  The  hindwings  have,  moreover,  a  much 
narrower  black  border,  aud  the  abdomen  is  very  pale  grey. 

Expanse,  'Z-'Zh  inches  =  57-4  millim. 

llab.  Humboldt  Bay,  N.  New  (iuinea  (coll.  W.  Doherty). 


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HYPAEDALIA. 

At  last  a  second  si)eeies  of  this  extraordiuaiy  geiiiis  lias  lieeii  discovercil,  and 
even  more  bizarre  tliau  //.  iiisit/nis  Butl. 

Hypaedalia  butleri  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  VI.,  tig.  4.) 

Fomwings  black,  crossed  by  seven  irregular,  narrow,  and  zigzag  transverse 
lines.  Apical  third,  irregularly  blotched  witli  dirty  brown  between  the  three  outer 
transverse  lines. 

HindwiiHis  blackish  chocolate. 

Head  and  thorax  olive  green. 

Abdomen  olive  brown. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  T6'o  millim. 

Hab.  A1)uri,  West  Africa  ;  named  iu  lionour  of  Dr.  A.  G.  Butler. 

STENOLOFHIA. 

Stciiolopliia  is  a  genus  founded  by  Felder  in  the  Rctse  der  Norara  Lcjj.,  iv., 
t.  82,  f.  3  (1874),  on  a  single  specimen.  From  the  drawing  no  one  possibly  could 
identify  the  insect,  but  I  find  on  examination  that  the  type  is  a  very  damaged 
specimen  of  the  dark  variety  of  Ferigonia  retstiluta  (Walk.),  much  patched  and 
painted  up.     Therefore  it  must  stand  as 

Stenolophia  restituta  ( Walk.). 

FERIGONIA. 

I  have  to  describe  the  following  s]iecies  : 

Perigonia  jamaicensis  sp.  nov. 

Similar  to  /-".  Itisca  (Fabr. ),  but  has  several  well-marked  [njiiits  of  diti'erence. 

Forewinqs  crossed  by  a  very  wide  and  distinct  dark  brown  bar,  while  in 
F.  lunca  (Fabr.)  the  wings  are  uniform  greyish  brown,  crossed  by  seven  faint 
zigzag,  hairlike  lines. 

Hindicimjs  differ  in  having  a  much  larger  and  paler  grey  ]iatch  near  the  anal 
angle,  and  the  yellow  spot  at  the  angle  very  distinct. 

Expanse,  'l-'Zb  inches  =  .j7-'J  millim. 

Hdh.  Jamaica. 

Of  the  genus  Ptemgon  I  have  two  new  species  to  describe. 

Pterogon  clementsi  sp.  nov. 

iVear  to  F.  ohscuriu  Mab.,  liut  dillers  iu  its  smaller  size  au'l  mure  indistinct 
pattern  and  colour. 

Foreicings  brownish  grey  on  basal  two-thirds  of  the  wings,  crossed  and 
marked  by  a  large  number  of  partly  obliterated  sjiots  and  streaks.  A]iical  third 
separated  from  the  basal  jmrtion  of  the  forewings  by  an  obli(jue  chocolate  baud. 
and  is  of  a  brownish  ochre  colour,  with  a  bmad  pinkish  brown  border  and  a 
snbapical   round  spot  of  chocolate  brown. 

Hindicings  reddish  ochre,  crossed  by  two  darker  zigzag  lines  and  with  a 
heavy  brown   border.     Whole  bodv  brownish  grey. 


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Expanse,  1"5  inches  =  38-2o  millim. 
Hab.  Sierra  Leone. 

Named  in  hononr  of  Dr.  Clements,  who  has  done  so  ninch  I'or  our  knowledge 
of  Sierra  Leone  entomology. 

Pterogon  lasti  sp.  nov. 

(I'i.   \'..  tiij.  ;").) 

Forerriiif/s  deep  brownish  grey  ;  basal  two-thirds  marked  witli  three  or  four 
narrow,  darker,  transverse  linos.  Apical  third  is  separated  from  this  basal  portion 
by  a  large  transverse  black  V-shaped  mark.  This  apical  third  is  pale  grey,  slightly 
clouded  with  darker  grey. 

lliiithrinns  orange,  with  a  snbmarginal  band  of  chestnut  red  and  a  heavy 
black  border. 

Whole  body  reddish  brown. 

Expanse,  1-5  inches  =  38"25  millim. 

Hab.  South-west  Madagascar  (coll.  Last). 

Cypa  olivacea  sp.  nov. 

(PI.  Vll.,  tigs.   6?— 6ffl(?.) 

This  species  is  the  most  distinct  as  well  as  the  largest  of  the  genus. 

Male. — Foretcings  olive  brown  on  the  basal  two-thirds  of  the  wings,  crossed 
by  three  irregular  transverse  bars  of  a  dirty  buff  colour  ;  apical  third  dirty  buff 
crossed  by  two  zigzag  bars  of  olive  browu,  and  profusely  vermiculated  with  a  mass 
of  tiny  dots  of  the  same  colour. 

Uindwinijs  deep  olive  brown,  slightly  flushed  with  rufous. 

Head  and  thorax  brownish  olive. 

Abdomen  rufous. 

Female. —  Forewiixjs  uniform  olivaceous  buif,  with  only  slight  indications  of 
the  pattern  as  seen  in  the  male  ;  apical  third  of  the  forewlngs  profusely  freckled 
with  minute  black  specks. 

Hiitdwhu/s  brown. 

Body  rufous. 

Exj)ause  :  male,  2'5  inches  =  63-7o  millim.  ;  femile,  3-5  inches  =  89-25  millim. 

Hab.  Borneo  (and  Sikkim,  AV/e  Feld.). 

One  of  my  specimens  was  collected  by  Mr.  tJator  in  Central  Xorth  Borneo,  and 
the  female  was  in  Felder's  collection  without  a  name. 

LOFHUROX. 
I  have  five  new  species  of  the  genus  Lophuron  to  describe. 

Lophuron  pulcherrimum  sp.  nov. 

Foretvinys  :  ground  colour  silvery  grey  ;  near  the  base  a  small  round  brown 
spot.  The  wings  are  crossed  by  two  wide  greyish  brown  transverse  bands,  and 
between  them  a  hairlike,  blackish  grey  line.  Halfway  between  the  outer  brown 
band  and  the  apex  there  is  a  large  black  spot  just  below  and  readiing  to  the  costa. 

The  outer  margin  is  strongly  scallo])ed,  and  there  is  a  jiale  brown  patch  running 
from  the  margin  into  tlie  wing  ;  fringes  dark  brown.  At  the  angle  of  the  inner 
margin  there  is  also  a  dark  brown  patch. 

Hindwings  rosy  salmon  red,  with  white  fringes,  and  an  extra  large  grey  and 
black  obsolete  ocellus  at  the  anal  ansle. 


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Head  and  bod//  silvery  grey,  witli  a  rufous  brown  dorsal  line  down  the  centre. 
Ex]iause,  2  inches  =  51  milliiu. 
Hdb.  Namaqualand. 

Lophuron  maculatum  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  chocolate  grey,  with  a  black  stigma  with  whitish  centre  in  the  cell. 
Just  in  front  of  the  cell  is  a  large  dark  clincolatc  wedge-sliaped  patch  running  from 
the  costa  to  almost  the  centre  of  the  wing.  Almost  touching  the  apex  is  a  smaller 
chocolate  patch,  and  running  from  the  outer  margin  to  the  cell  is  a  broad  bar  of 
pale  chocolate.     Across  the  wing  run  five  hairlike,  half-obliterated  transver.se  lines. 

HindiriiM/s  greyish  chocolate,  with  a  dark  grey  border  and  a  narrow,  dark  grey 
submarginal  band  across  the  wings. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  dark  rosy  grey. 

Expanse,  2'25  inches  =  57'4  millim. 

Hub.  Natal. 

Lophuron  magnificum  sp.  nov. 
(PL  v.,  fig.  7.) 

Foreiriiif/s  pale  grey,  with  a  triangular  dark  olive  jiateh  near  the  centre  of  the 
wings,  and  running  from  the  costa  almost  the  entire  width  of  the  wing;  in  the  centre 
of  this  patch  is  a  white  dot. 

There  are  two  indistinct  zigzag  lines  of  deep  brown  crossing  the  forewings 
transversely  near  the  base,  and  three  oblong  olive  patches,  more  or  less  defined, 
along  the  inner  margin. 

Hindwings  base  brilliant  yellow,  remainder  cinnabar  red,  with  a  large  grey 
patch  at  the  anal  angle  crossed  by  three  black  bars. 

Underside  :  forewings  grey,  basal  half-orange,  and  a  large  black  blotch  in  cell, 
with  a  white  spot  in  centre.     Hindwings  grey,  with  white  dot  in  centre. 

Head  grey,  thorax  greyish  olive,  with  pale  grey  centre. 

Abdomen- grey,  with  three  dorsal  longitudinal  rows  of  indistinct  olivaceous  dots. 

Expanse  :  male,  TTo  inches  =  44"6  millim.  ;  female,  2-25  inches  —  07-4  millim. 

Hub.  Namaqualand. 

Lophuron  inornatum  s]).  nov. 
(PI.  v.,  tig.  s.) 

Foretcimjs  pinkish  grey,  crossed  at  the  base  by  two  indistinct  dark  grey  zig/.ag 
lines  ;  inner  margin  blackish  grey,  with  a  white  jjatch  a  third  of  the  length  i'rom 
the  base. 

Apical  patch  sharply  cut  otf  from  the  rest  of  the  wing  by  a  diagonal  black 
streak,  and  the  tij)  of  tlie  wing  slightly  clouded. 

Hindwings  dull  rnfous  cliestnut,  with  a  dark  brown  border. 

Head  and  thorax  rufous  grey. 

Abdomen  pale  grey,  freckled  with  black. 

Expanse,  1"75  inches  =  44-6  millim. 

Hah.  Namaqualand. 

Lophuron  pseudopylas  sp.  nov. 
This  species  is  somewhat  dilKcult  to  describe  owing  to  its  considerable  varia- 
bility.    1  have  picked  out  from  a  large  series  the  two  extremes. 


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Spkcimkx  1. 

Forewint/s  deep  brownish  grey,  crossed  by  a  nniuber  of  hairlike  transverse  lines. 
From  the  centre  of  the  outer  margin  to  the  costa  along  the  outer  edge  of  the  cell  runs 
a  broad  black  band.  Beyond  this,  to  the  apex,  the  ground  colour  is  much  darker 
tliiin  the  rest  of  the  wings,  and  is  crossed  by  two  zigzag,  ill-defined  Hues. 

Ilindtchigs  :  basal  half  bright  yellow,  outer  half  dull  greyish  brown,  with  two 
darker  narrow  lines  crossing  the  wings,  and  which  take  their  rise  at  the  anal  angle. 

Ihuid,  thorax,  and  abdomen  dark  grey,  variegated  with  taint  browu  marks. 

SrECIMEX   2. 

Forewings  uniform  dark  brownish  grey,  with  the  transverse  hairlike  lines 
almost  obliterated.  The  transverse  bar  and  the  apical  jwrtion  of  the  wing  beyond  it 
uniform  deep  brown. 

Hindwimjs  orange  j^ellow,  with  deep  rufons  bm-der,  and  only  a  sliglit  indication 
of  the  inner  of  the  two  transverse  lines,  the  outer  one  being  entirely  absent. 

Head  and  body  the  same  as  in  No.  1 . 

Expanse,  1'75  inches  =  44'6  millim. 

DIODOSIDA. 

Dr.  Staudiuger  has  distributed,  under  the  name  of  Nephelc  fulla.r,  a  very 
large  species  of  this  genus.  Its  size  can  have  been  the  only  reason,  for  it  is 
absolutely  unlike  a  Nephele  in  structure.  I  do  not  believe  it  has  been  published, 
but  as  I  am  not  sure,  it  may  for  the  present  stand  as  Diodosida  fallax  (Stand.)- 

I  have  the  two  followiug  species  to  describe  : — 

Diodosida  uniforinis  sp.  nov. 
ForetcitKjs    uniform    greyish     blaclc,    clouded    with     a    numlier    of    indistinct 
darker   markings. 

Hindwinys   dark   olive   brown. 

Head  and  thorax  deep  browuisli   black. 

Abdomen  clay  brown,  variegated  witli  dark  hairs. 

Expanse,  2'2.t  inches  =  57  millim. 

Uab.   Sierra  Leone. 

Diodosida  brunnea  sj).  nov. 

Forewiiufs  rosy  chocolate,  powdered  with  grey  scales,  tind  a  large  darker 
chocolate  and  wedge-shaped  blotch  occupj'ing  from  tlic  costa  downwards  nearly 
the  whole  centre  of  the  wing.  There  are  also  a  number  of  nearly  obliterated 
marks   of  the  same  colour  all  over  the  wings. 

HindwingH  redilish  chocolate,  becoming  greyer  towanls  the  anal  angle. 
Fringe  of  hindwiugs  white. 

Head  and  thorax  bright  chocolate  red. 

Abdomen  gre}'. 

Expanse,  2  inches  =:  .jl   millim. 

Hab.  Namaqualand. 

TRIPTOGON. 
Here  we  have  several  things  to  note. 

T.  lyctus  (Cram.)  is  the  female  of  his  T.  yorgon,  and  therefore  must  sink 
as  a  synonym. 


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Mr.  Kirliy  has  made  a  l)IniKler  iii  uniting  T.  fegetis  (Cram.)  to  T.  lii/pibris 
(Linn). 

T.  fei/etis  (Cram.)  is  coiifincil  to  the  isliunl  of  Jamiiica,  and  is  a  vi'r_v  good 
s|iecies. 

BoisdnvaFs  T.  lactuosas  and  T.  feyem  appear  to  me  to  be  species  not  yet 
in  English  collections,  and  on^-ht  to  be  looked  into. 

ALEURON. 

Mr.  Kirbv  here  pnts  Ti/lix/natlms  xniptor  Feld.  as  synoiiyiii  under  ^1.  ipl/is 
(Walk.),  while  it  really  is  a  synonym  of  ^1.  prominens  (Walk.).  .1.  Imtleii  Kirby 
is  not  an  Aleuroii,   but  a  Hcmeroplanes. 

CALLIOMA. 

I  find  in  a  large  collection  of  Sphiugidae  from  Aroa,  Venezuela,  :i  tine  series 
of  Calliomas,  among  which  is  a  specimen  of  C  lutescens  Butl.,  described  from 
Hayti.  C.  IkaMus  (Stoll)  is  pale  and  washed  out  compared  with  Brazilian  and 
Honduras  specimens,  but  the  C.  parcae  (Fabr.)  are  larger,  darker,  and  much 
more  variegated  than  usual.  C.  plato  (Fabr.)  (=  G.  thorafes  (Ilubn.))  are  ver}- 
bright  green  and  gigantic  in  size. 

I  have  three  species  to  describe  : 

Callioma  drucei  sp.  nov. 

Nearest  to   C.  adalia  Drnce. 

Foretcings  bright  olive  green,  instead  of  yellowish  olive,  as  in  ndnUa  Druce, 
crossed  by  two  curved  chocolate  transverse  lines  in  the  centre,  instead  of  three 
straight  ones,  as  in  adalia.  Near  the  base  are  also  two  instead  of  three 
transverse  lines.  Stigma  in  the  cell  white  instead  of  black,  as  in  ailalia.  The 
black  ])atch  in  adalia  near  the  outer  transvei'se  line  is  missing  in  my  new 
species,  and   the  apex  is  rounded  off  instead  of  hooked,  as  in  adalia. 

Hindwiiigs  in  adalia  brownish  black,  with  an  orange  patch  at  the  anal 
angle,  while  in  G.  drucei  Rothsch.  they  are  plain  blackish  brown. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  bright  olive,  with  a  taint  brown  line  down  the 
centre  of  abdomen. 

Underside  in  G.  adalia,  basal  half  of  Ibrewings  black,  rest  orange  freckled 
with  red  and  with  three  transverse  chestnut  red  lines  halfway  across  the  wings. 
A  deep  red  j^atch  along  the  outer  margin  and  a  green  apical  blotch.  Hind- 
wings  orange  freckled  with  red,  and  with  a  broad  red  border.  Across  the  centre 
of  the  wings  is  a  red  band.  In  C.  dnieei  basal  half  of  forewings  dark  grey  ; 
outer  half  green  with  two  transverse  black  lines.  Hindwings  greenish  yellow 
freckled  with  black,  with  a  broad  green  border  and  two  transverse  black   lines. 

I'nderside  of  body  in  C.  adalia  \n\^  ;  in   G.  drucei  yellowish  green. 

E.'cpause,  2'26  inches  =  57'4  millim. 

Hah.   Uio   Demerara,   British   (Juiana. 

Callioma  grisescens  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  pale  lavender  gre}',   with  a  browner  patch  at  the  base.      A  large 
white  stigma  in   the    cell    and   a   dark    brown   transverse    band    just    inside    it. 
Brown   shadings  all  over  the  outer  half  of  the  wings,  and  a  dark    brown   mark 
ill   the  deep-cut   apical   angle. 


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Hnulwinf/s  bright  chestnut  red,  with  a  bnif  patch  at  tlic  anal  angle  ami 
a  big  black  spot  running  into  the  wing  from  it. 

Head,  tJiorax,  and  abdomen  uniform  lavender  grey. 
Exj)anse,  2"5  inches  =  ()3'7;j  millim. 
Uab.  f 

Callioma  ellacombei  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Foreidngs  deep  brown  mottled  with  vinaceons  grey  ;  stigma  in  cell 
silver,  and  shaped  like  a  mark  of  interrogation  npside  down,  thns^.  From  the  outer 
edge  of  the  cell  almost  to  the  centre  of  the  outer  margin  runs  a  bar  of  black. 
From  the  apex  to  the  centre  the  outer  margin  is  occnjiied  by  a  large  curved  chocolate 
patch,  bordered  on  the  inside  by  a  line  of  vinaccous  grey. 

Hindwinys,  basal  two-thirds  bright  yellow,  bordered  with  a  narrow  line  of  Hery 
red,  very  ill-defined  ;  outer  third  black,  with  a  large  chestnut  patch  near  the  apex, 
and  a  vinaceous  grey  streak  running  into  the  black  from  the  anal  angle. 

Hi'dd  grey. 

Thorax  brown  with  grey  centre. 

Abdomen  grey,  with  three  small  black  dots  on  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  segments. 

Underside,  basal  half  of  forewings  orange  yellow,  rest  of  forewings  and  hind- 
wings  cinereous  brown,  with  a  number  of  irregular  and  faint  transverse  lines. 

Bod)/  grey. 

Femalk. — Similar,  but  forewings  all  brown  except  the  silvery  stigma  and  the 
oblique  black  bar  ;  hindwiugs  have  the  outer  third  all  black,  and  the  fiery  red 
band  broader. 

Expanse,  2*T5  =  70-2  millim. 

Hab.  San  Domingo  {fide  Felder)  aud  Aroa,  Venezuela. 

HEMEROPLANES. 
Of  this  genus  I  have  nothing  to  say,  only  to  describe  a  new  species. 

Hemeroplanes  ornatus  >ii.  nov. 
(PI.  VI.,  fig.  9.) 

Very  similar  to  H.  triptolemus  (Cram.).  It  differs  from  the  latter  in  all  the 
markings  being  much  accentuated  ;  and  instead  of  being  ])icked  out  in  two  or  three 
sober  shades  of  brown,  these  markings  are  richly  variegated  with  green,  pink,  and 
chocolate.  The  silver  stigma  in  the  cell  is  much  shorter  aud  rounder  than  in 
//.  triptolemux  (Cram.).  The  two  most  striking  differences,  however,  are  :  first,  the 
longitudinal  central  dorsal  stripe  on  the  abdomen  in  H.  ornatus  is  green,  while  in 
JI.  triptolemus  it  is  grey  ;  aud,  secondly,  11.  Iriptokmus  has  a  golden  ring 
round  each  abdominal  segment,  while  in  //.  ornatus  these  rings  are  absent,  and 
only  rej)resented  by  three  lateral  yellow  streaks  on  the  second,  third,  and  fourth 
segments.  I  have  added  on  PI.  VI.,  fig.  lU,  a  figure  of  //.  trijitolemiis  for 
comparison. 

Exj)anse  :  nude,  3-25  inches  =  83  millim.  ;  female,  4'u  inches  =  11 -j  millim. 

Hab.  Venezuela  and  other  parts  of  South  America. 


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CHOEROGA  MP  IN  A  E. 
THERETRA. 
Here  I  have  tea  new  species  to  describe,  and  a  nnmlier  of  remarks  to  malce. 
Theretra  lewisii  (Butl.)  cannot  be  separated  even  as  a  snbsjjecies  from  T.  elpeiior 
Linn.,  and  must  be  relegated  to  a  synonym.  Of  the  group  allied  to  T.  thjelia 
(Linn.)  I  have  a  number  of  forms  from  all  parts,  very  different  in  most  cases  ;  but 
I  dare  not  describe  them,  as  I  have  in  nearly  every  case  all  the  intermediate 
grades.  T.  minor  (Butl.)  and  7\  major  (Butl.)  must  sink  as  synonyms  of  T.  lineosa 
fAValk.),  for  I  have  them  and  every  intermediate  form  from  one  locality  iu  the 
Khasia  Hills.  T.  jocaMa  (Drnee)  is  a  Darajisa,  and  not  a  Tlwrctra  at  all.  T.  iffiiea 
(Butl.)  is  only  an  aberration  of  T.  scrqfa  (Boisd.),  as  I  have  all  intermediate  forms. 

Theretra  rufescens  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  VI.,  fig.  11.) 

Forctciiiijs  orange  chestnut,  with  a  large  patch  of  darker  chestnut  in  the  cell  ; 
and  the  ajiical  third  of  the  wing  is  also  shaded  in  an  ill-defined  way  with  darker 
chestnut.    Whole  of  the  forewings  vermicnlated  all  over  with  dark  chestnut  freckles. 

Hindioings  deep  black,  with  a  small  sulphur  yellow  tuft  at  the  base  of  the 
wing,  a  large  yellow  V-slin-pe'l  mark  near  the  anal    angle,  and  a  yellow  fringe. 

Head  and  thorax  ruddy  chestnut. 

Abdomen  ruddy  chestnut,  with  a  black  jiatch  each  side  of  the  first  segment. 

E.xpanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hab.  British  Guiana. 

Theretra  obliterata  sp.  nov. 

This  highly  interesting  species  is  another  proof  of  the  remarkable  connection 
between  the  West  African  fauna  and  that  of  the  Indo-Malayan  region,  for  it  is 
clearly  very  closely  allied  to  T.  clotho  (Drury). 

Forewings  dusky  buff,  with  a  small  black  stigma  in  the  cell.  From  the  apex 
to  the  inner  margin  runs  obliquely  a  transverse  dark  grey  line  very  much  obliterated. 
A  still  more  olditerated  transverse  line  runs  from  the  outer  edge  of  the  cell  to  the 
inner  margin. 

Hindwings  also  dull  bulF,  but  so  covered  with  long  dark  grey  hairs  that  the 
ground  colour  is  almost  invisible,  except  round  the  margins  and  at  the  anal  angle 
of  the  hindwings. 

Head  and  thorax  buflf,  slightly  freckled  with  dark  grey. 

Abdomen  buff. 

Expanse,  3-5  inches  —  89-25  millim. 

Hah.  Sierra  Leone. 

Theretra  catori  sj).  nov. 

Forewings  huffy  olive,  banded  and  freckled  with  chocolate  brown.  A  l)lack 
spot  followed  by  an  obliipie  line  at  tlie  a])ex. 

Hindwings  deep  brown,  with  a  cream-coloured  costal  margin.  In  the  middle 
of  the  wings  is  a  large  black  patch,  and  from  the  anal  angle  an  indistinct  and 
clouded  band  of  pale  jiink  runs  \\\t  into  the  wings. 

Body  yellowish  olive. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hab.  Central  North  Borneo  (coll.  ('at or). 


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Theretra  staudingeri  "]>.  uov. 

This  sjiecies  I  received  from  Dr.  Staudiuger,  under  the  name  oi'  C/inerocamjju 
ci/rene.  However,  C/ioerocampa  cyrene  Westwood  is  uii  insect  from  Java,  and 
closely  related  to  T.  iGhoerocavipa)  clotho  (Drury),  and  lias  certainly  no  connection 
with  this  American  species. 

Ghoerocampa  cijrene  Druce  (iiec  Westw.)  certainly  comes  from  Chiriijui,  but  is 
quite  distinct  frt)m  T.  staur/ingeri,  the  name  cyrene  being  already  preoccupied  by 
Westwood,  Mr.  Kirby  very  rightly  renamed  it   Theretra  driicei. 

Forewings  greyish  green,  costa  and  large  patch  in  cell  bright  olive  green. 
From  the  apex  to  the  centre  of  the  inner  margin  the  forewings  are  crossed  obliquely 
by  a  transverse  deep  green  line,  bordered  on  the  iuuer  side  by  a  line  of  pale  greenish 
grey  and  on  the  outer  side  fading  away  gradually  into  the  greyish  green  ground 
colour. 

Hindwings  black,  with  an  olive  grey  central  band  and  an  olive  grey  outer 
margin.     Abdominal  margin  buff. 

Head  und  thorax  bright  olive,  bordered  with  olive  grey  ;  centre  of  thorax  also 
olive  grey. 

Abdomen  at  the  juncture  with  the  thorax  olive,  fading  gradually  away  into 
reddish  buff. 

I'nderside  deep  rufous  freckled  with  black,  and  all  four  wings  edged  with  deep 
grey. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =102  millim. 

Hub.  Chiriqni  (fide  Staudinger). 

Theretra  striata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  buffy  brown,  more  olive  near  the  basi'  and  on  the  costa.  Wings 
crossed  by  five  oblique  transverse  lines. 

Ilircdwinga  black,  with  a  yellowish  buff  baud  startiug  from  the  anal  angle  and 
crossing  the  wing  almost  to  the  apex. 

Head  and  tlwraj-  dull  olive,  with  whitish  jiink  borders. 

Abdomen  brownish  buff,  with  three  somewhat  darker  longitudinal  dorsal  lines. 

Expanse,  3-5  inches  =  89-2.J  millim. 

Hah.  Japan. 

This  species  is  close  to  T.  lineosa  Walk.,  biU  dilfeis  in  pattern,  and  is  barely 
three-fifths  the  size. 

Theretra  javanica  sp.  nov. 

Similar  to  the  last,  but  much  larger. 

Forewings  grensh  buff',  "fnth  six  oblique  transverse  olive  green  bands,  of  which 
tlie  one  running  from  the  apex  to  the  centre  of  the  inner  margin  is  much  the  widest 
and  most  distinct. 

Hindwings  black,  with  the  anal  angle  and  abdominal  margin  sti'aw  yellow. 

Head  and  thorax  deep  grey. 

Abdomt'n  deep  grey  above,  pale  buff  on  the  sides,  with  deep  brown  dorsal 
longitudinal  stripes. 

Expanse,  4-5  inches  =115  millim. 

Hab.  Java  (coll.  Webster). 

1  believe  this  will  eventually  prove  merely  a  subspecies  of  7'.  lineosa  Walk.,  but 
1  at  present  keep  it  distinct,  because  I  have  not  seen  any  intermediate  forms. 


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Theretra  olivacea  sp.  nov. 

Oround  colour  oi  the  foreioinffs  olive  pink,  shading  into  dec])  olive  towards  tlie 
costa.  In  the  cell  is  a  small  ronnd  black  stigma.  From  the  ajiex  to  the  centre  of 
tlie  inner  margin  of  the  I'orewings  rnns  a  broad  oblique  transverse  line  of  bright 
olive  green,  and  on  each  side  of  it  three  hair-like  lines  of  the  same  colour. 

llindtcings  black,  with  a  broad  central  band  of  olivaceous  buff. 

Head  and  thorax  olive  green,  with  centre  and  borders  pinkish  grey. 

Abdonii'ii  pinkish  grey,  with  darker  central  line  and  a  big  olive  patch  on  each 
side  of  the  first  and  second  segments. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  76-.J  niillim. 

Hub.  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil. 

Theretra  guianensis  s|i.  nov. 
This  species  is  nearest  to  Theretra  cerfifomioides  (Grote  and  Rob.). 

ForeiviiK/s  in  T.  rrratomioides  buffy  brown,  while  in  the  new  species  they  are 
very  dark  chestnut  brown  ;  but  the  most  conspicuous  ditfereuce  is  that  the  three 
central  oblique  transverse  lines  whidi  start  from  near  the  apex  and  reach  to  the 
centre  of  the  inner  margin  run  almost  perfectly  straight  in  T.  (/aianensis,  while  in 
T.  cerafomioides,  about  a  third  of  their  length  away  from  the  inner  margin,  they 
curve  sharply  inwards  antl  then  out  again,  enclosing  a  large  jiale  buft"  area. 

Hindwings  black,  without  the  vermiculated  brown  border  which  is  jjresent  in 
T.  Ci'ratomioides.  The  buff  band  on  the  hiadwings  also  much  narrower  and  almost 
completely  obliterated,  and  the  spots  near  the  base  and  at  the  anal  angle  a.re  much 
smaller. 

I'liderskle :  forewings  much  more  uniform  red  and  black,  the  freckles  and 
vermiculations  found  in  T.  ceratomioides  being  absent. 

Himlwings  very  dark,  with  two  distinct  black  longitudinal  Ijands. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  similar  to  T.  ceratomioides,  but  all  markings  larger 
and  more  accentuated. 

Expanse:  T.  ceratomioides  4  inches  =  lif2  millim.  ;  T.  i/xianoisis  5  inches  = 
127-5  millim. 

Hub.  British  Guiana. 

Theretra  perviridis  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  v.,  fig.  12.) 

Forewings  olive  green,  with  the  costa  more  tawny.  Fi'om  the  apex  to  the 
centre  of  the  liindmargin  run  several  parallel  oblique  transverse  lines  of  a  d;irk 
green  culour,  the  exterior  one  being  broadest.  Stigma  in  cell  black.  Outer  margin 
deeply  hooked  at  the  apex. 

Hindwings :  base  pale  bnfl',  rest  olive  green,  with  large  trianguhir  sjiot  in  the 
centre. 

Underside  pale  ochre  yellow,  densely  freckled  with  black  linear  s]iiits  and 
crossed  over  both  pairs  of  wings  by  two  indistinct  transverse  lines. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  olive  green,  gradually  shading  off  into  tawny. 

Expanse,  2'9  inches  =  74  millim. 

Uab.  Aroa,  Venezuela. 


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Theretra  lifuensis  sji.  nov. 

Nearest  to  7".  clotho  (Drary). 

Forewings  buff,  with  pale  olive  transverse  obli([uc  band  from  the  apex  to  the 
centre  of  the  inner  margin.  The  forewings  are  also  much  more  densely  powdered 
with  black  scales  than  in  T.  clotho. 

Uindwings:  iu  T.  clotho  the  hindwings  are  black,  with  an  irregular  greyish-buff 
patch  rnnniug  up  from  the  anal  angle  into  the  wing  ;  in  T.  lifuensis,  on  the  other 
hand,  the  hindwings  are  bright  buff,  with  a  black  ]iatch  only  at  the  base  of  the 
wings. 

Head  and  thorax  dull  olive,  with  white  borders. 

Abdomen  brownish  buff. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  76-5  millira. 

Hab.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

METOPSILUS. 

Here  I  have  two  species  to  describe,  and  the  following  observations  to 
make  : — 

Perqesa  fusimacula  Feld.  is  a  trne  Mutopsilits,  and  not  a  Philampelus,  as 
Mr.  Kirby  says. 

Philampelus  dolichoidcs  Feld.  is  undoubtedly  an  Ainpelophaga,  and  has  nothing 
whatever  to  do  with  Metopsilus. 

Metopsilus  albomarginatus  sji.  nov. 

Forewings :  ground  colour  deep  olive  brown,  fading  into  jmrplish  grey  on  the 
outer  half  of  the  wings.  On  the  half  of  the  wing  inside  the  stigma  in  the  cell  there 
are  three  irregular  rows  of  black  dots,  and  the  apical  half  of  tlie  forewings  has  three 
transverse  bands  of  black  spots.  The  costa  is  broadly  creamy  white,  and  the  outer 
margin  has  a  deep  reddish  fringe. 

Hindwings  black,  with  a  yellowish  buff  border  next  to  the  forewings  and  a 
buff'  patch  at  the  anal  angle. 

Head  and  thorax  chocolate  brown,  with  a  white  border. 

Abdomen  pale  brown. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hab.  Khasia  Hills.  Assam. 

Metopsilus  aurantiacus  sp.  uov. 

Forewinqs  pale  olive  brown,  with  darker  cloudings.  A  inuud  black  stigma  in 
the  cell  and  an  irregular  brown  patch  extending  from  the  cell  to  the  inner  margin. 
Submarginal  band  at  the  outer  margin  silvery  grey. 

Hindwings  black,  with  broad  central  dull  orange  band. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  olive  brown. 

Underside :  forewings,  basaJ  lialf  olive  grey,  apical  half  orange,  with  a  heavy 
silvery  grey  border  and  dotted  with  black. 

Hindwings  similar. 

Thorax  and  abdomen  bright  pink,  orange  red  at  the  sides. 

Ex])anse,  :!•;")  inches  =  89-25  millim. 

Hab.  'i  (coll.  Feld.). 


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PANACRA. 

Here  I  ouly  have  to  describe  ten  new  species,  and  to  reniark  that  I  have  seven 
P.  Vupmiin  Walk,  from  Mackay,  Qneensland,  almost  black. 


Panacra  natalensis  kji.  nov. 
(PI,  v.,  fig.  13.) 

Foi-nvhigs :  basal  third  blackish,  variegated  with  grey,  with  a  large  creamy 
buff  patch,  brownish  olive  behind,  and  terminated  by  a  blackish  brown  s])ot  at  the 
costa.  Fonr  obliqne  transverse  lines  extend  from  near  the  apex  to  the  base  of  the 
inner  margin.  They  are  black  and  cnrved  near  the  apex,  and  the  spaces  between 
the  two  exterior  ones  pale  bnff,  the  rest  of  the  wing  ontside  these  lines  blackish, 
with  a  large  irregular  patch  of  pinkish  bnff. 

Hindivinqs  blackish  brown,  with  some  creamy  Imft'  markings,  the  front  margin 
whitish,  and  two  indistinct  snbmarginal  lines. 

Underside  creamy  buff,  variegated  with  pale  tawny  and  grey ;  foreicinqs 
crossed  by  five  lines,  the  centre  one  of  which  is  darkest  ;  hindwinqs  crossed  bv  four 
lines  parallel  to  the  outer  margin. 

Bodq  brown,  variegated  with  buff,  and  with  two  dorsal  longituiliaal  lines  on 
the  abdomen  and  one  on  each  side  of  it. 

Expanse,  Ti)  inches  =  4s-.")  millini. 

Hab.  Natal. 

Panacra  rosea  sj).  nov. 
I  Pi.  VI.,  fig.  14.) 

Forewings  j)ale  rose  pink,  with  a  broad  black  band  extending  obliquely  from 
near  the  aj>ex  of  the  costa  to  the  base  of  the  inner  margin,  with  three  fine  hairlike 
lines  running  the  whole  of  its  length  on  tlie  outside  edge  ;  moreover,  the  stigma  in 
the  coll  is  almost  joined  to  the  base  of  the  wing  by  a  fine  black  line. 

Htndwings :  basal  half  greyish  brown  ;  apical  half  rose  pink,  with  jnnkish  red 
snbmarginal  band. 

Underside:  foreivings,  basal  half  ])ale  greyish  brown,  faintly  marked  with 
round  darker  freckles  ;  apical  half  reddish  or  vinaceous  butf,  heavily  freckled  with 
linear  black  dots. 

Hiiidwings  vinaceous  buti',  closely  frcckleil  with  black  dots. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen,  above  rosy  pink,  with  two  darker  dorsal  marks  ; 
below  vinaceons  brown. 

Expanse,  2-7  inches  =  (i,s-9  millini. 

Hab.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Panacra  lifiiensis  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Forewings  pale  silvery  grey,  with  a  black  stigma  in  cell.  From  the 
apex  to  the  centre  of  the  inner  margin  extends  obliipiely  a  transverse  line  of  brown, 
bordered  on  the  inner  side  by  three  hairlike  and  very  flue  lines  of  dark  grey  on 
buffy  yellow  ground.  At  the  inner  angle  is  a  black  jjatch  of  extremely  variable 
extent,  as  shown  by  nearly  thirty-live  specimens  I  possess. 

Hindwings  deep  brownish  grey,  with  a  pale  baud  extending  up  into  tlic  wing 
from  the  anal  angle  to  the  apex. 


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Head  and  thorax  pale  grej'. 

Abdomen  yellowish  grey,  slightly  vennicnlated  with  darker  grey. 
Female. — Similar  to  inale.hnt  generally  darker,  and  with  a  slight  flnsh  of  pink 
all  over. 

Expanse,  2-5  inches  =  03-7o  millim. 
Hah.  Lifn,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Panacra  griseola  sp.  nov. 

Somewhat  similar  to  P.  ligiiai-ia  Walk. 

Foreicings. — Male  deep  grey,  a  wide  belt  of  white  with  greyish  clouding 
occupying  two-fifths  of  the  wing.  From  the  apex  to  the  inner  angle  extends  ii 
blackish  submargiual  line  ;  and  inside  this,  reaching  to  the  centre  of  the  inner 
margin,  are  four  curved  hair  like  dark  lines.  In  tlie  middle  of  the  wing,  behind  the 
stigma  in  the  cell,  is  a  broad  irregular  black  band,  extending  four-fifths  the  length 
of  the  wings. 

Jlituhvings  dark  grey,  with  a  black  streak  running  from  the  anal  angle  to  the 
apex  of  the  wing. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  with  two  wliite  longitudinal  lateral  bands  starting  in 
front  of  the  eyes  and  extending  back  to  the  juncture  with  the  abdomen,  and  witli  a 
number  of  greyish  longitudinal  streaks. 

Abdomen  dark  "rey,  variegated  with  lighter  marks,  and  with  a  central  black 

dorsal  line. 

Fem.\le.— Similar  to  male,  but  paler  and  much  larger. 

Expanse  :   male,  2-75  inches  =  TU'l  millim. ;  female,  3-25inches=89-2o  niillijn. 

Hub.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Panacra  pseudovigil  sp.  nov. 

This  little  species  has  a  great  resemblance  to  P.  rigil  (Guer.),  but  is  barely 
half  the  size. 

Forewings  dull  whitish  grey.  From  the  base  of  the  inner  margin  to  the  costa 
halfway  between  the  cell  and  the  apex  there  extends  an  oblique  transverse  brownish 
black  band.  The  stigma  in  the  cell  is  a  very  small  black  dot.  From  the  apex  to 
the  centre  of  the  inner  margin  two  hairlike  oblicine  transverse  lines  extend.  At 
the  angle  of  the  inner  margin  and  at  the  apex  are  two  black  sj)ots  or  ])atches. 

Ilindwings  dark  grey.  Almost  to  the  apex  there  extentls  from  the  anal  angle 
a  black  submargiual  band. 

Jlead  Aud  thorax  deep  grey,  with  whitish  borders. 

Abdomen  grey,  freckled  with  white  and  brown  sj)ecks. 

Female. — Similar,  but  larger  and  duller  in  colour. 

Expanse  :  )Mde,  1-75  inches  =  4-i-6  millim. ;  female,  2-25  inches  =  57-4  millim. 

Uab.  ? 

Panacra  butleri  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  fiery  orange,  with  three  llame  crimson  broad  bands  exten<ling  fwin 
the  apex  to  the  inner  margin.  From  the  apex  to  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin  is 
a  deep  oval  dark  grey  patch  forming  a  border  to  the  forewings  on  the  outer 
margin,  and  there  is  a  black  dot  (stigma)  in  tlie  cell. 

Hindwbigs  greyish  black  ;  anal  angle  and  a  central  band  extending  from  it 
halfway  to  the  apex  of  the  wings,  dull  orange. 


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Head  dull  reel,  bordered  by  two  grey  lines. 
Thorax  fiery  red,  with  a  grey  line  down  the  centre. 
Abdomen  grey,  with  two  dorsal  longitudinal  red  bands. 

Underside  yellow,  with  two  transverse  oblique  black  baud-;  across  both  pairs 
of  wings. 

Exjjanse,  2-25  inches  =  oT'4  millim. 
Hab.  ?  (marked  Asia  Or.  coll.  Carstanjen). 

Panacra  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

This  very  curious  species  is  almost  exactly  intermediate  between  the  genera 
Panacra  and  Anyonyx.  It  has  the  angulated  fore  wings  of  Angonyx  with  the  ])attern 
and  coloration  of  Panacra. 

Forewings  dark  grey.  A  longitudinal  black  streak,  about  a  quarter  of  an  inch 
long,  runs  from  the  base  outward  to  the  inner  edge  of  the  cell.  From  the  costa  just 
before  the  apex  five  narrow  black  lines  close  together  extend  obliquely  across  the 
wing  nearly  to  the  base  of  the  inner  margin.  There  is  a  small  black  stigma  in  the 
cell.  A  short  zigzag  white  streak  reaches  from  the  apex  to  the  outside  black 
transverse  line. 

Hindwings  greyish  black,  slightly  freckled  with  grey  and  buff  towards  the 
outer  margin. 

Head  and  thorax  dark  grey,  with  paler  borders. 

Abdomen  on  the  top  grey,  with  transverse  narrow  bands  of  orange  brown,  on 
the  sides  reddish  brown,  spotted  and  freckled  with  grey. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  76'.5  millim. 

Hab.  Gunong  Jjau,  Perak. 

Panacra  variegata  sp.  nov. 

Nearest  to  P.  scapularis  Walk. 

Forewings  bright  rosy  grey,  marked  at  the  base  and  along  the  costa  with  several 
olive  and  black  spots.  At  the  apex  is  an  olive  brown  patch,  followed  by  a  whitish 
mark.  Across  the  cell  from  the  costa  to  the  inner  margin  a  broad  band  of  olive 
brown  crosses  the  forewings  obliquely,  and  has  at  the  inner  margin  two  darker 
patches.  At  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin  is  a  large  irregular  olive  brown 
spot,  and  from  the  outer  margin  a  large  wedge-shaped  olive  brown  patch  extends 
inwards  into  the  wings. 

Hindwings  dull  grey,  variegated  with  orange  brown. 

Head  olive  brown. 

Thorax  grey  in  the  centre,  olive  brown  at  the  sides. 

Abdomen  yellowish  grey. 

Female. — Similar  to  male,  but  with  a  more  rufous  tinge. 

Expanse,  2  inches  =  51  millim. 

Hab.  Philippine  Islands. 

Panacra  perakana  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  l)rown,  crossed  in    front  of  the  cell  by  a  brownish  black  oblique 
transverse  band  composed  of  three  or  four  lines.      Apical  third  greyish  piuk,  with 
an  olive  brown  patch  along  the  outer  margin  and  two  smaller  round  spots  of  olive 
brown  near  the  apex. 

Hindwings  deep  brown,  with  a  wide  yellow  border  along  the  sides  of  the  abdo- 
men and  a  yellow  streak  extending  up  into  the  wings  from  the  anal  angle. 

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Head  and  thorax  pinkish  grey. 

Abdomen  on  the  dorsal   surface   pale   grey,   gradually   deepening   into    rusty 
chestnut ;  sides  pale  brovrn,  variegated  with  red  and  white  dots. 
Expanse,  2-5  inches  =  63-75  millim. 
Hub.  Gunong  Jjau,  Perak. 

Panacra  hamiltoni  sp.  nov. 

Upperside :  J'orewings  dark  olive  green  ;  basal  fifth  blackish  grey,  crossed  by 
several  indistinct  black  transverse  lines  ;  median  portion  of  the  costa  greenish 
yellow,  freckled  with  black,  and  united  to  a  transverse  central  band  of  the  same 
colour,  which  is  slightly  mottled  with  grey.  On  the  outside  of  this  streak  are  three 
fine  hair-like  oblique  and  transverse  lines  extending  from  the  centre  of  the  inner 
margin  to  near  the  aj)ex,  where  they  are  curved  in  towards  the  costa.  A  whitish 
buff  marginal  patch  close  to  the  inner  angle  at  the  outside  of  the  exterior  black  line 
is  extended  to  the  inner  black  line  between  the  third  and  fourth  nervnles.  There  is 
a  small  angular  dark  olive  green  mark  at  the  apex. 

Hindwings  grejish  walnut  brown,  with  the  area  near  the  apex  mottled  with 
ochre,  blackish  brown,  and  buff,  the  buff  colonr  confined  to  a  submarginal  line 
which  stops  at  the  third  nervnle. 

Underside:  groundcolour  oi/oretoings  cinnamon  brown,  the  marking  similar  to 
those  on  the  upper  surface,  but  much  fainter  and  less  defined.  Basal  half  of 
hindwings  yellowish  buff,  finely  vermicnlated  with  black  ;  apical  half  drab  grey, 
crossed  by  three  fine  transverse  black  lines. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  tawny  olive,  witli  black  hind  edges  to  the  segments 
and  a  dorsal  stripe  of  vinaceous  cinnamon,  below  buff. 

Expanse,  2'3  inches  =  58-7  millim. 

Hab.  Khasia  Hills,  Assam. 

ANGONYX. 

Angonyx  boisduvali  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  pale  greyish  olive,  crossed  in  the  centre  by  a  transverse  line  of 
black.  Behind  the  black  line  is  a  large  blotch  of  pale  lavender  colonr,  separated 
from  the  costa  by  a  round  patch  of  deep  olive  and  by  a  band  of  the  ground  colour 
from  the  outer  margin.  From  the  apex  obliquely  to  the  edge  of  the  lavender 
blotch  there  extends  a  zigzag  black  line. 

Hindwings  greyish  olive,  with  a  pale  grey  patch  at  the  anal  angle  and  a  brown 
border.     A  pale  buff  streak  extending  into  the  wing  from  the  anal  angle. 

Head  greyish  buff,  thorax  dark  olive,  abdomen  pale  greyish  olive,  with  a 
narrow  rust-red  ring  between  the  last  two  abdominal  segments. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  76'5  millim. 

Hab.  Guadalcanar,  Solomon  Islands  (coll.  Woodford). 

Angonyx  splendens  sj).  nov. 
(PI.  v.,  iig.  15.) 
Forewings  deep  grey  on  the  basal  third,  strongly  vermicnlated  with  a  paler 
colour.  From  the  centre  of  the  inner  margin  of  this  grey  portion  an  oblique  black 
zigzag  line  extends  to  the  upper  edge  of  the  cell,  then  curving  round  this  black  line 
runs  longitudinally  to  the  centre  of  the  outer  margin.  The  apical  two-thirds  of  the 
forewings  are  divided  by  this  line  into  two  irregular  parts  :  the  one  nearest  the 


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costa  is  greyish  olive,  vermionlutcd  with  liliicl;.  and  has  a  white  blotch  halfwa}' 
between  the  apex  and  the  end  of  the  cell.  Tlie  part  nearest  the  inner  margin 
is  dull  pink,  with  a  number  of  partly  obliterated  olive  lines  and  streaks,  and  with 
a  chocolate  brown  patch  at  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin. 

Hindwinys  blackish  grey  with  a  central  band  of  fiery  orange,  extending  right 
across  the  wings  from  the  anal  angle. 

Underside  deep  grey  varied  with  deep  red  patches. 

Head  and  thorax  deep  rosy  grey,  with  lines  of  dirty  white  and  two  patches 
curving  outwards  towards  the  base  of  the  wings. 

Abdomen  greyish  brown,  with  a  number  of  darker  vermiculations.  Down  the 
centre  extends  a  narrow  dark  line,  and  on  each  side  are  several  partly  obliterated 
orange  patches. 

Expanse  :  male,  2'5  inches  =  63'76  millim.  ;  female,  '6  inches  =  T6'5  millim. 

Hub.  Queensland. 

DEILEPHILA. 
Here  I),  esulae  Boisd.  is  not  a    species,   but  one    of  the   hybrids   between 
D.  eupkorbiae  (Linn.)  and  B.  hippopkaes  (Esp.). 

Deilephila  wilsoni  s]>.  uov. 

Hitherto  a  single  species  only  of  this  genus  was  known  from  the  Sandwich 
Islands  and  named  by  Dr.  A.  G.  Butler  Deilephila  calida  {Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  [5], 
vii.,  p.  317  [1881]).  In  l'^90  after  Mr.  Scott  Wilson's  return  from  these  iblands 
I  received  from  him  a  few  insects,  among  which  were  several  D.  lineata  (Fabr.),  one 
D.  calida  Butl.,  and  a  specimen  of  a  new  species  which  I  now  have  much  pleasure 
in  naming  after  him. 

Forewings  greyish  brown  with  three  blackish  bands,  having  more  the  aspect  of 
large  blotches.  The  first  is  at  the  base,  the  second  in  the  centre  (and  which 
includes  a  greyish  brown  patch  at  the  costa),  and  the  third  extends  from  the  outside 
of  the  second,  between  tlie  third  and  fourth  nervnles,  to  the  apex.  The  cell  contains 
a  blackish  patch. 

Huldwinga  brownish  Ijlack,  with  a  broad  band  of  rufous  orange  extending 
across  the  wings,  and  is  slightly  narrower  at  the  anal  angle  than  at  the  outer 
margin. 

Underside  deep  ferruginous,  with  a  broad  margin  of  brownish  black,  both 
wings  crossed  by  two  parallel  transverse  lines  of  black. 

Bodij  deep  brown,  with  a  white  border  each  side. 

Expanse,  3-2  inches  =  81-6  millim. 

Eab.  Hawaii,  Sandwich  Islands  (coll.  Scott  B.  Wilson.) 

DUPO. 

One  new  species. 

Dupo  domingonis  sj).  nov. 

Nearest  to  Dupo  linnei  (Grote  and  Kob.),  but  has  several  very  sharply  defined 
differences. 

Forewings  in  i>.  linnei  are  marked  by  a  distinct  lavender  grey  border  along  the 
outer  margin,  and  the  pale  transverse  band  extends  from  the  apex  of  the  wing  to  the 


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middle  of  the  inuer  margiu,  and  is  joined  to  tlie  base  of  the  wing  by  a  broad 
longitudinal  band  and  to  the  costa,  oue-fonrth  from  the  apex,  by  a  cone-shaped  short 
band.  In  D.  domingonis  there  is  no  marginal  or  submarginal  border,  and  the 
transverse  band  does  not  start  from  the  apex  but  oue-fourth  nearer  the  base, 
and  extends  from  tlie  costa  to  the  inner  margin,  fully  one-third  nearer  the  outer 
margin  than  IK  linnei.  thus  cutting  oflF  the  apical  third  of  the  wings  into  a  wide 
brown  border,  which  is  marked  with  two  large  and  irregular  silver  grey  i)atches. 

Hindwinqs  yellowish  green  at  the  base  in  D.  domingonis  and  lack  the  two 
black  bands  which  are  present  in  D.  linnei.  Outer  half  of  the  hindwings  in  the  new 
species  greyish  brown  with  a  very  large  pink  patch  at  the  anal  angle,  and  a  sijuare 
black  blotch  behind  it,  which  is  smaller  than  in  D.  linnei.  A  narrow  black  line 
extends  entirely  across  the  wings  from  the  anal  angle. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  similar  to  D.  linnei,  but  the  white  and  i)ale  grey 
marks  are  much  wider  and  more  distinct. 

Underside  in  D.  linnei  dull  broisnj  ;  in  D.  domingonis  liriglit  pinlc. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hah.  San  Domingo. 


EDCHLORON. 

E.  lacordairei  (Boisd.)  must   sink  as   a  synonym  as  it  is  indistinguishable 
from  E.  megaera  (Linn.). 


DARAPSA. 

D.  davidi  (Oberthlir)  is  not  a  Darapsa  ar  all.  but  lielougs  to  the  genus 
Pterogon. 

Dai'apsa  schausi  sp.  nov. 

Nearest  to  /.'.  suana  (Druce). 

Forewings  ground  colour,  instead  of  grey  as  in  B.  smna,  is  greyish  brown. 
The  olive  patch  at  the  base  of  the  forewings  in  I),  suana  (Druce)  is  entirely 
wanting  in  this  species,  and  the  two  transverse  bars  in  front  of  it  are  scarcely 
indicated  in  U.  schausi  (Rothsch.).  The  broad  olive  green  band  which  in  1).  suana 
(Druce)  crosses  the  wings,  transversely,  outside  the  cell,  is  replaced  in  JJ.  schausi 
Rothsch.  by  three  transverse  rows  of  blackish  brown,  half-moon  shaped  spots. 

Hindwings,  in  the  new  species,  black,  with  an  olivaceous  bufl'  murk  extending 
from  the  anal  angle  across  the  disc  of  the  wings. 

Head  and  thorax  dark  olive  bordered  with  white,  and  variegated  rufous 
orange  hairs. 

Abdomen  paler  olive,  fading  off  gradually  into  olive  brown. 

Underside:  wings  and  body  pale  orange,  densely  freckled  with  grey. 

Expanse,  3-5  inches  =  89-25  millim. 

Hab.  Rio  Janeiro  (Petropolis). 
•    Note. — I  have  received  Darapsa  (C'hoerocampa)  tyndarus  (Boisd.)  IVom  Aroa, 
Venezuela,  in  considerable  numbers,  and  have  seen  three  specimens  from  Trinidad, 
and  several  from  Uosta  Rica,  while  the  typo  is  described  as  from  Brazil. 


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DAPHNIS. 

D.  pallescens  Hutl.  is  foimdeil  on  a  dwarfed  and  imperfect  specimen  of 
l>.  maqnifiru  Bntl. 

D.  hypothous  (Cram.)  lias  been  stated  to  have  been  taken  in  Scotland,  and 
is  recorded  as  a  brown  variety  of  D.  nerii  (Linn.).  I  have  seen  the  specimen  ; 
but  I  fully  believe  it  is  either  an  escaped  artificially  reared  one,  or  got  changed 
by  accident.     I  have  two  new  species  to  describe,  and  a  new  subspecies. 

Daphnis  gloriosa  sp.  nov. 

This  species  is  nearest  to  D.  mayiiijica  Bntl.,  but  is  much  larger,  and  Ihe 
pattern  is  very  different  and  more  blurred. 

Forewings  in  T>.  mayninca  pale  olive,  with  a  Ijrowuisii  fringe  :  in  D.  ylorinsa 
they  are  deep  blackish  green.  In  D.  gloriosa  the  dark  oval  patch  at  the  base 
of  the  forewings  is  not  abruptly  separated  from  the  thorax  by  a  buff  blotch,  as  in 
D.  magnifica,  but  only  shows  a  paler  mark  for  half  its  diameter.  In  D.  magnifica 
there  is  a  distinct  pinkish  buff  transverse  band  in  front  of  the  oval  patch  which 
merges  into  the  paler  coloured  costa  ;  while  in  D.  glnriom  there  is  a  pale  brown 
band,  tinged  dull  rose,  and  which  has  very  indefinite  headlines.  Z>.  magnificn,, 
the  central  area  of  the  forewings,  is  occupied  by  a  huge  olive  green  patch,  merging 
into  a  lavender  coloured  blotch  which  extends  to  the  outer  margin  ;  iu  D.  gloi-iosa, 
on  the  other  hand,  the  central  j)atch  is  greenish  black,  and  the  blotch  which  reaches 
to  the  outer  margin  is  indistinct  in  outline  and  of  a  dull  brown  colour.  In  the 
apical  third  of  the  forewings  the  pale  central  oblique  line  which  extends  from  the 
costa  to  the  outer  margin  is  quite  straight  in  D.  magnifica,  while  in  B.  gloriosa 
it  is  boldly  curved  outwards. 

Hindwings:  in  D.  gloriosa  the  pale  hairlike  line,  which  extends  from  the  ana] 
angle  to  the  apex  in  D.  magnifica,  is  entirely  wanting,  and  the  central  black  patch 
is  much  larger  in  the  new  species. 

Head  and  prothoi-ix  in  D.  magnifica  are  grey,  and  the  thorax  is  grey  in 
the  centre  and  olive  at  the  sides,  while  in  D.  gloriosa  the  head  and  thorax  are 
uniform  dark  olive. 

Abdomen  in  D.  magnifica  olive  buff,  wliile  in  D.  gloriosa  it  is  blackish  olive. 

Expanse,  5"5  inches  =  14U'25  miJlim. 

Hah.  N.  Borneo. 

Daphnis  torenia  Druce  snljsp.  rosacea  snbsp.  nov. 

This  new  form  was  considered  by  Mr.  Druce  the  same  as  his  D.  torenia  from 
Fiji.  I  believe,  however,  that  it  stands  intermediate  between  D.  ton-enia  and  D. 
anijustans  Feld.,  but  only  separate  it  subspecificaUy  from  the  former,  and  1  think 
when  we  come  to  breed  them  we  shall  find  some  of  the  species  only  aberrations, 
and,  moreover,  I  have  typical  JJ.  torenia  from  Lifu. 

Forewings  differ  from  D.  angustans  and  1>.  torenia  in  their  bright,  rosy  pink 
ground  colour.  On  the  forewings  the  central  ilark  olive  transverse  line  which 
is  in  front  of  the  olive  basal  blotch  in  D.  angustans  is  absent  in  this  form,  and 
iu  the  place  of  the  large  olive  green  central  patch  F).  subsp.  rosacea  a  narrow 
olive  wedge-shaped  bar,  widest  at  tlie  costa,  and  the  dark  area  beyond  fades 
off  into  the  rosy  ground  colour. 

Hindwings   in    D.    angustans   dark  olive  brown,  crossed  iu  the  centre  by  a 


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narrow  cream-coloured  baud,  which  spreads  out  at  the  aual  aaglc  into  a  broad 
light  grey  patch  reaching  neai-l}'  to  the  base  of  the  wing,  while  in  the  form  I 
am  describing  the  base  of  the  wings  is  black,  and  the  rest  is  bright  brownish 
pink  with  a  transverse,  narrow,  paler  band,  and  the  anal  angle  creamy  bull". 

Head  and  thorax  of  the  new  form,  deep  mauve  pink  with  chocolate  side 
patches,  while  in  D.  anguatans  they  are  lavender  grey  with  the  side  patches 
bright  olive. 

Abdomen  deep  olive  brown  in  D.  angustan^,  while  in  the  new  form  it  is  jiale 
rosy  brown. 

Expanse,  3-5  inches  =  89'25  millim. 

Hah.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Daphnis  chimaera  sj).  nov. 
(PL  VI.,  lig.  16.) 

Forewings  pale  ochraceous  buff,  with  the  nervnles  blackish  in  the  centre. 
The  costa  dotted  with  black,  and  with  two  spots  of  the  same  colour  near  the 
apex.  A  faint,  almost  obliterated  dark  line  runs  obliquely  from  the  apex  to  the 
third  nervule,  and  there  is  a  black  patch  at  tlie  angle  of  the  inner  margin.  Near 
the  outer  margin  there  are  a  large  number  of  tiuy  linear  black  dots. 

Hindwings  brownish  black,  witli  the  front  margin  pale  creamy  buff.  There 
is  a  large  submargiual  ochraceous  fascia,  broadest  at  the  anal  angle,  and  bordered 
with  a  narrow  black  Hue. 

Umhraldj;  jiale  ochraceous,  base  blackish  brown,  aud  all  wings  freckled  with 
black  and  with  two  transverse  rows  of  black  spots. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale  ochraceous  bntf,  with  three  brown  fasciae  uear 
the  base  and  sides  of  tlie  thorax. 

Expanse,  3-7  inches  =  'J4-35  miJIim. 

Hab.-i 

AMBULICIXAE. 

AMBLYPTERUS. 
Amblgpterus  pavonicus  Moore  was  founded  on  specimens  from  the  Andaman 
Islands,  but  I  have  a  large  series  from  Java,  Borneo,  aud  the  Khasia  Hills,  aud 
also  a  large  series  of  A.  panoptis  (Stoll)  from  Bhutan,  Ceylon,  Java,  Amboyna,  and 
elsewhere  ;  and  from  the  intermediate  character  of  many  of  tlie  Borneo  and  Java 
specimens  1  am  compelled  to  unite  the  two  species,  and  the  single  species  must 
stand  as  Amblgpterus  panopus  (Stoll). 

AMBULYX. 

In  this  genus,  unfortunately,  I  have  much  to  alter.  A.  meander  (Boisd.)  is  not 
an  Ambulyx  at  all,  but  a  true  Marumba.  I  have  all  the  intermediate  forms  between 
A.  Igcidas  Boisd.,  A.  cos  (Burm.),  and  A.  tUhonus  Kirby,  so  these  three  names  are 
synonyms  of  one  species,  which  must  stand  as  Ambulgx  Igcidas  Boisd. 

There  are  also  every  intermediate  between  A.  ochracea  Butl.  aud  A.  schaujfel- 
bergeri  Brem.  and  Grey,  so  the  species  must  stand  as  Ambulgx  schau/felbergeri 
Brem.  and  Grey.  Ambulgx  thwaitesii  (Moore)  is  identical  with  .^1.  subocdlata 
Feld.,  while  on  comparing  Felder's  type  and  a  number  of  specimens  of  A. 
auhocellata,  collected  by  Mr.  W.  Doherty,  with  A.  turbata  Butl.,  I  tind  the  latter  to 


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be  a  good  and  distinct  species  confined  to  India  and  Assam,  while  A.  suhocellata 
is  from  Java  and  the  neighbouring  islands. 

Ambiili/x  auripennis  Moore,  A.  sericeipennis  Bntl.,  A.  rhodoptera  Moore, 
A.  conmnguis  Bntl.,  A.  maculifera  Walk.,  A.  litm-ata  Butl.,  and  A.  lahorn  Butl. 
must  sink  as  species  and  rank  as  subspecies  of  A.  substrigilis  Westw.  ;  and 
I  even  think  they  are  barely  subspecies,  for  of  most  of  them  I  have  specimens 
and  intermediate  forms,  all  taken  in  Sikkim  and  the  Khasia  Hills.  I  have  five 
new  species  to  describe. 

Ambulyx  amboynensis  sp.  nov. 

Similar  to  A.  subocellata  Feld. 

Forewings  uniform  ochraceous  brown,  with  a  central  black  stigma  in  the  cell 
and  two  boldly  concave  dotted  ill-defined  lines  across  the  disc  of  the  forewings. 

Hindmings  butfy  orange,  with  a  narrow  brown  margin  and  two  central  darker 
bands  across  the  wiugs  ;  the  outer  one  consisting  of  small  black  half-moou  like 
spots  joined  together,  the  inner  one  being  a  straight  line. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  ochraceous  brown. 

Expanse,  3-75  inches  =  95-63  millim. 

Hab.  Amboyna  (coll.  W.  Doherty). 

Ambulyx  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  greenish  brown,  widi  a  pur|)le  grey  band  a  tj^uarter  of  an  inch  wide 
crossing  the  centre.  Apical  patch  large  and  of  a  purplish  grey  colour.  From 
the  apex  to  the  outer  edge  of  the  inner  margin  extends  a  convex  brown  baud.  The 
costa  has  three  irregular  greenish  patches,  and  on  the  inner  margin  is  a  blackish 
patch  about  one-fifth  from  the  edge. 

Hindwingi  orange  bordered  with  brown,  the  outer  edges  deeply  scolloped 
and  the  fringes  grey.  The  anal  angle  has  an  irregular  grey  and  black  patch, 
within  which  is  an  imperfect  and  small  ocellus. 

Head  pinky  grey,  thorax  purple  grey  with  green  margins,  abdomen  purplish 
brown. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay,  N.  New  Guinea  (coll.  W.  Doherty). 

Ambulyx  japonica  sp.  nov. 

Foretvings  yellowish  grey,  marginal  and  submargiual  area  from  the  apex  to 
the  outer  point  of  the  inner  margin  brownish  grey,  with  a  distinct  black  convex 
band  separating  it  from  the  paler  general  colour. 

The  forewings  are  also  crossed  by  a  broad  snb-basal  band  of  greenish  olivo 
colour,  and  there  is  a  central  Idack  stigma  in  the  cell. 

Hindwings  greyish  pink,  with  a  heavy  black  border  and  some  irregular  dark 
spots  and  bands  on  the  disc  of  the  wings. 

Head  and  thorax  grey,  with  chestnut  borders  :  abdomen  grey,  with  two  lateral 
orange  spots  on  the  fifth  abdominal  ring,  and  a  dark  brown  tip. 

Expanse,  3-5  inches  =  89'25  millim. 

Hab.  Kiushiu,  South  Japan. 

Ambulyx  schausi  sp.  nov. 
Similar  to  A.  palmeri  Boisd. 
Forewings,  however,  crossed  by  a  number   of   liairlike,  zigzag   lines.      Basal 


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area,  instead  of  having  three  chocolate  blown  spots,  is  crossed  by  a  heavy  con- 
tinuous dark  brown  band,  and  there  are  three  dark  patches  on  the  inner  margin 
instead  of  one. 

Hindwings  more  yellowish  red  than  in  A.  palmeri,  and  the  marginal  and  two 
central  bands  narrower  and  more  zigzag  than  in  that  species.  The  pink  apex  of 
A.  palmeri  also  is  wanting  in  A.  schausi. 

Expanse,  4  inches  —  W-l  millim. 

Hab.  Petropolis,  Rio  Janeiro  (coll.  Schaus). 

Ambulyx  trilineata  sp.  uov. 

Nearest  to  A.  placida  Moure,  but  only  half  the  size. 

Forewings  %\w\Kt  to  A.  placida  in  marking,  but  much  darker  in  colour,  and 
more  clouded. 

Hindwings  orange  with  a  black  border  and  three  zigzag,  irregular  lines 
across  the  disc  instead  of  two,  as  in  A.  placida. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  76-5  millim. 

Hab.  Kiushiu,  South  Japan. 

ORYBA. 
From  a  good  series  and  from  carefully  comparing  Boisduval's  description  of 
0.  robusta  I  am  forced  to  sink  Oryba  imperialis  (Druce)  as  a  synonym  of  0.  robusta 
of  Walker.  If,  however,  Boisduval's  identification  is  wrong,  there  are  two  species 
in  Brazil,  as  1  have  U.  imperialis  from  British  Guiana  and  from  Brazil,  while  my 
specimens  of  0.  ackemenidei  (Cramer)  came  from  Triuidad. 

NEPHELE. 
One  new  species  to  describe  : 

Nephele  aureomaculata  sp.  nov. 

This  very  distinct  species  inhabits  the  Upper  Congo  and  has  no  near  relative. 

Forewingn  deep  blackish  brown,  ending  in  a  large  diamond-shaped  grey  patch 
extending  the  whole  width  of  the  outer  margin.  In  the  centre  of  tlie  inner  margin 
is  a  large  round  blotch  of  a  brownish  orange  colour. 

Hindwings  blackish  brown. 

Head  and  thorax  brownish  black. 

Abdomen,  brown  above,  with  alternate  black  and  white  transverse  stripes  on 
the  sides. 

Expanse,  3  inches  =  76-5  millim. 

Hab.  Upper  Congo. 

SPHINGINAE. 

DILUDIA. 

I  received  large  numbers  of  this  genus  from  Aroa,  Venezuela,  and  found  them 
exceedingly  variable.  1  think  from  the  great  variety  it  will  eventually  be  found 
that  1).  brevimargo  Butl.  and  D.  ra/escens  Butl.  will  have  to  sink  as  synonyms,  for 
they  are,  in  my  opinion,  mere  aberrations  of  D.  jiorestan  (Stollj  and  D.  lichenea 
(Walk.).     Venezuelan  specimens  of  D.  albiplaga  (Walk.)  are  fully  a  third  larger 


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than  the  Brazilian  ones,  and  generally  much  paler  in  colour,  though  one  of  my  six 
Venezuela  ones  is  the  darkest  1  have  ever  seen  ;  the  expanse  of  the  two  largest 
is  7  inches  =  178-5  millim. 

MEGANOTON. 
Here  1  have  four  species  new  to  science  to  describe. 

Meganoton  cocytioides  sp.  nov. 

This  is  the  largest  of  the  genus,  and  curiously  like  a  Cocj/lius  in  its  markings. 

Forewings  clay  brown,  powdered  with  grey  scales,  giving  the  wings  a  marbled 
appearance. 

There  is  a  very  large  white  stigma  with  a  black  ring  rouiid  it  in  the  cell,  and 
joined  to  the  costa  by  a  very  broad  and  short  ohlique  black  band.  On  the  outer 
edge  of  the  cell  is  a  black  spot.  From  the  costa,  a  fourth  from  the  ape.\, 
springs  a  broad,  heavy  black  band,  which  boldly  curves  round  into  the  wing  and 
with  its  other  extremity  joins  the  apex.  Between  this  band  and  the  cell  the 
forewings  are  crossed  transversely  by  four  indistinct  bands  of  brownish,  half- 
moon  shaped  spots  ;  from  the  apex  to  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin  there  extends 
a  submargiual  row  of  black  spots.  On  the  disc  of  the  wings  the  two  central 
longitudinal  lines,  so  characteristic  of  the  genus,  are  increased  to  an  enormous 
size  and  are  extremely  broad. 

HiruJwimjH  blackish  brown,  base  deep  grey,  abdominal  margin  very  broad 
and  pale  grey.  There  is  an  indistinct  pale  band  across  the  disc  of  wings,  starting 
from  the  anal  angle. 

Head  and  protkorax  brownish. 

Thorax  in  the  centre  brownish  red,  sides  velvety  black,  with  a  white  band 
at  the  base  of  the  wings  and  a  dark  grey  band  separating  the  red  centre  from 
the  black. 

Abdomen  greyish  brown  on  the  dorsal  surface  with  a  narrow  black  line  down  . 
the  centre.     On  each  side  is  a  broad  and  heavy  black  longitudinal  band,  and  below 
this,  on  each  side  of  the  first  four  abdominal  segments,  are  round  cream-coloured 
patches  set  in  a  black  ring,  exactly  as  in  Coo/tiiis  cluentius  of  Cramer. 

Underside  uniform  brown,  with  whitish  yellow  fringes,  a  dash  of  white  near 
the  base  of  the  hindwings,  and  basal  two-thirds  of  inner  margin  of  forewings  buff. 

Body  snow  white. 

Expanse:  male,  n-5  inches  =  14U-25  millim.;  female,  7  inches  =  i7S'5 
millim. 

Uab.  Fort  Mackay,  Queensland. 

Meganoton  distinctum  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  VII.,  fig.  19.) 

Foretvings  silvery  grey  with  faint  and  slightly  darker  cloudings.  From  the 
apex  obliquely  to  the  outer  edge  of  the  cell  there  e.\tends  a  slightly  zigzag  black 
line.     Within  the  cell  is  an  indistinct  round  dark  grey  stigma. 

Hindwings  dark  blackish  brown,  fading  into  silvery  grey  on  the  [lortion  nearest 
the  anal  angle.  The  fringes  on  fore-  and  hindwings  are  evenly  and  alternatel)- 
streaked  black   and   white. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  silvery  grej'. 

Expanse,  4-.5  inches  =  114'To  millim. 

Hub.  North  (jueeusiand. 


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Meganoton  lifuense  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  VII.,  fig.  20.) 

Female. — Foreu'inps  greyish  white,  crossed  by  unmerous  zijrzatr.  iudistinct  brown 
transverse  lines. 

Hinduings  brown,  with  an  ill-defined  jrrer  patch  at  the  anal  angle. 

Head  and  thorax  wliitc  with  two  lilark  liil'ts  at  the  juuctnre  with  the 
abdomen. 

Abdomen  yellowish  grey,  with  three  longitudinal  dorsal  brown  stripes. 

Male,  similar  to  the  female,  bnt  has  the  gronnd  colour  darker,  and  the  markings 
more  sharply  defined. 

Expanse  :  male,  3  inches  =  "6-5  niillim.  ;  female,  3-75  inches  =  95-63  millim. 

Hab.  Lifu,  Loj'alty  Islands. 

Meganoton  khasianum  s]i.  nov. 

This  very  aberrant  species  has  mn<h  the  ap])earance  of  Daremma  kageni 
(Grote). 

Forewings  TeAAhh  brown,  clonded  with  grey  and  striped  and  spotted  with  black; 
in  the  cell  there  is  a  round  white  stigma  in  the  centre  of  a  black  ring,  and  there 
is  a  black  patch  a  fonrth  from  the  base  of  the  inner  margin.  After  the  cell  the 
wings  are  crossed  by  three  heavy  bnt  hulistinct  zigzag  bars,  in  between  which 
are  pale  grey  areas. 

Hindu'ings  dark  brown. 

Head  and  thorax  dark  brown. 

Abdomen  paler  brown,  with  ii  central  black  line  and  some  lateral  irregular 
white  dots  and  black  streaks. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hab.  Khasia  Hills,  Assam. 

PSEUDOSPHIXX. 

In  this  genus  P.  obsura  Bntl.  must  sink  as  a  synonym  of  P.  trtrio  (Linn.), 
for  in  a  large  series  from  Aroa,  Venezuela,  I  have  specimens  ranging  in  colour 
from  the  palest  P.  tctrio  through  every  intermediate  form  to  P.  obsciira,  and  two 
specimens  are  much  darker  than  P.  obscura,  being  nearly  black. 

MACROSILA. 
Venezuela  specimens  of  M.  lefebrrei  (Guer.)  are  very  small  and  pale  in  colour. 

Macrosila  rotundata  s]).  nov. 
(Fl.  V 11.,  tig.  17.) 

Forewings  jiale  grey,  clouded  and  streaked  with  darker  grey  and  with  two 
central  transverse  brown  lines,  starting  from  the  costa  about  a  third  from  the  base, 
and  crossing  obliijuely  to  the  centre  of  the  cell,  where  they  join  and  extend  as  a  broad 
brown  band  at  right  angles  to  the  centre  of  the  outer  margin  of  the  forewings. 
There  are  also  two  zigzag,  thin,  transverse  lines  crossing  tlm  ciMifri'  of  the  wings, 
and  a  white  round  stigma  is  in  the  cell. 

Hindwings  brown,  vvitli  a  large  greyish  patch  at  the  anal  angle. 

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Thorax  grey,  with  black  circle  all  i-ouiid. 

Abdomen  gre\',  with  six  alteruate  browu  auil  white  patches  on  each  side. 

Expanse,  3'75  inches  =  95'6;3  milliin. 

Hub.  ?. 


PSEUDODOLBINA  genns  nov. 

Nearest  to  Apocahjpsis,  but  differs  in  its  small  size,  short  and  not  pointed 
wings,  and  straight-cnt  margins. 

Distribution  same  as  single  species. 

Pseudodolbina  veloxina  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  VI.,  fig.  IS.) 

Fori>wings  greyish  black,  crossed  by  nine  indistinct  wavy  transverse  lines  of 
a  brilliant  black  colour.     A  round  white  stigma  in  the  cell. 

Hindwings  dark  browu,  witfi  an  inrlistinct  blackish  and  grey  mark  at  the  anal 
angle.     Fringe  buff. 

Head  and  thorax  greyish  black. 

Abdomen  mixed  greyish  brown  and  black,  with  an  indistinct  orange  round  lilotch 
on  each  side  of  the  first  abdominal  segment. 

Underside  all  wings  deep  brown,  yellowish  at  the  base  and  on  the  costa.  Palpi, 
legs,  thorax,  and  abdomen  bright  yellow. 

Expanse,  2'6  inches  =  63'75  millim. 

Hab.  Khasia  Hills,  Assam. 


COCYTIUS. 

The  genus  Cocytius  is  a  very  hard  one  to  work  out,  although  the  number  of 
si)ecies  is  small  and  the  species  themselves  are  giants.  Although  the  number  of 
species  is  so  small,  and  fortunately  the  number  of  synonyms  is  also  very  limited, 
there  have  been  a  number  of  most  reprehensible  errors  committed  in  connection 
with  this  genus. 

First  of  all  the  name  Gocj/tiun  ijodnrtU  (Boisd.)  has  been  since  universally 
applied  to  a  Central  American  species  which  no  more  resembles  Boisduval's  figure 
than  a  fly  does. 

Then  Mr.  Druce  figures  the  true  C.  godartii  (Boisd.)  in  the  Biologin  Centrali- 
Americana  under  the  name  of  C.  ricularis  (Butl.). 

Then  Mr.  Butler  places  as  the  male  of  his  C.  rividaris  the  species  falsely 
known  as  C.  godartii,  and  which  I  am  describing  as  new  under  the  name  of  C. 
afjinis. 

C.  rirularis  (Butl.)  is  a  good  and  very  distinct  species,  wliich  can  always  be 
recognised,  though  the  figure  of  it  in  the  Transactions  of  the  Zoological  Societg, 
vol.  ix.,  is  very  bad. 

Lastly,  Mr.  Kirby  has  not  been  careful  in  looking  up  the  three  names  C.  medor 
(Stoll),  C.  kgdaspus  (Cram.),  and  0.  antaens  (Drury). 

G.  medor  (Stoll)  is  the  same  as  C.  hgdaspus  (Cram.),  and  so  the  two  species 
must  stand  as  C  antaeas  (Drury)  and  C.  hgdaspus  (Cram.). 


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Cocytius  aflSnis  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  olive  brown,  variegated  with  olive  greeu  ;  they  are  crossed  by  about 
eight  black  nndnlated  lines,  two  of  which  arc  basal  and  one  siibmarginal.  The 
latter  is  miu'h  more  wavy  than  the  rest.  Ol"  the  remaining  live  lines,  wiiich  cross 
the  wings  at  right  angles  to  the  costa,  and  extend  from  the  costa  to  the  inner 
margin,  two  are  situated  near  the  outer  edge  of  the  cell  and  the  rest  midway 
between  the  cell  and  the  snbmarginal  line.  Besides  these  lines  there  is  a  black 
undulated  streak  extending  from  the  snbmarginal  line  between  the  first  and  second 
nervules  to  the  apex,  and  there  are  a  number  of  marginal  angulated  spots.  Some 
of  the  black  lines  and  marks  are  bordered  with  greyish  buff. 

Hindtvings  Ijrownish  black,  with  a  large  part  at  the  base  ochre  yellow. 
Centre  of  the  wing  between  the  nervnles  entirely  transparent.  Anal  angle  marked 
with  some  grey  and  black  streaks. 

Underaide  brownish  black. 

Forewings,  with  a  large  ochraceous  patch  behind  the  cell :  hindwings,  same  as 
above. 

Thorax  black,  tinged  with  dark  olive  green,  and  a  longitudinal  liluck  patch 
at  each  side. 

Abdomen  same  colour,  with  two  black  lateral  lines  and  thiL'.-  (iciinicenns  yellow 
patches  on  each  side. 

Expanse  :  male,  4-2  inches  =  luT  millim.  ;  female,  6-2  inches  =  i:-t2-G  millim. 

Hah.  Central  America  and  North  Venezuela. 

This  species  is  uniformly  much  smaller  than  6'.  a/daeus,  and  of  a  juore  olive 
green  colour. 

Cocytius  magnificus  sp.  nov. 
fPl.  VII.,  fig.  21.) 

This  species  is  undoubtedly  the  finest  of  the  genus.  It  is  nearest  to  C.  walkeri 
(Boisd.),  but  can  be  at  once  distinguished  by  the  more  sharply  defined  pattern, 
and  the  bright  reddish  maroon  of  the  markings,  instead  of  dull  black  as  in  C. 
■walkeri. 

Forewings  gallstone  yellow,  variegated  with  zigzag  streaks  and  marks  of 
purplish  maroon.  From  the  costa  run  tlirei;  pairs  of  irregular  maroon  streaks 
halfway  across  the  wing. 

Within  the  cell  is  a  whitish  stigma  bordered  with  maroon,  and  from  the  cell 
there  extend  towards  the  outer  margin  tlie  two  characteristic  longitudinal  stripes, 
also  bright  maroon  in  colour,  as  is  also  the  basal  half  of  the  inner  margin. 

Hindwings  base  orange  yellow,  running  in  a  streak  down  the  abdominal 
margin  halfway  to  the  anal  angle.  Central  area  of  wings  almost  transparent 
greyish  brown,  with  ligliter  mark  and  a  yellowish  patch  in  the  anal  angle.  Outer 
third  of  wings  bright  red  maroon.  Fringes  of  all  wings  spotted  with  pur))le  and 
yellow  alternately. 

Head  and  thorax  gallstone  yellow,  heavily  margined  with  purple. 

Abdomen  gallstone  yellow,  with  four  lines  of  i)aler  yellow  and  a  spot  of  yellow 
on  each  side  of  every  segment. 

Expanse,  6-o  inches  =  165-75  millim. 

Hab.  British  Guiana. 


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PHLEGETHONTIUS. 

P.  pseiMloconmhtdi  (Sebauf.),  P.  or'u'iitalix  (Biitl.j,  aud  P.  rospofasciata  ("Koch) 
fire  only  subspecies,  as  every  intermediate  toim  occnrs  between  tbem  and  P.  coiivol- 
ruli  (Linn.)  ;  in  fact,  P.  pseudocoiiwlvdi  and  P.  orientalis  are  so  close  to  tbe  typical 
P.  convolmdi  that  I  almost  sbould  be  justitied  in  redncing  them  to  synonvms. 

I  have  a  specimen  collected  at  Sierra  Leone  liy  Dr.  W.  G.  (Jlemeuts,  which  is 
undoubtedly  a  typical  P.  maurifi.i(B\\t\.),  so  that  this  species  has  a  much  wider  range 
than  was  supposed,  and  1  believe  eventually  will  prove  to  be  merely  a  dimorphic 
form  Qii  P.fulwinotata  (Butl.).  From  Aroa,  Venezuela,  1  have  two  fine  specimens 
of  P.  ochus  (King.),  which  differ  from  the  typical  Honduras  form  iu  having  a  brilliant 
rufous  chestnut  ground  colour  in  the  forewings  instead  of  dull  brown,  and  the  spaces 
between  the  bands  of  the  hiudwings,  instead  of  being  dull  brownish  grey,  are 
yellowish  chestnut. 

Among  my  series  of  P.  rustica  (Fabr.)  from  Venezuela  are  two  specimens  very 
like  my  new  P.  hartertix  but  1  do  not  think  that  species  occurs  out  of  Bonaire,  and 
being  isolated  on  an  island,  it.  in  my  opinion,  is  a  good  species,  and  these  forms  from 
the  mainland  are  merely  worn  an<l  abraded  second  brood  specimens. 

Phlegethontius  harterti  sp.  nov. 

Similar  to  P.  rustica  (Fabr.),  but  smaller  aud  paler. 

Forewintjs  pale  grey,  crossed  by  a  number  of  darker  grey  aud  pale  buff  zigzag 
transverse  lines.     A  darker  jjatch  in  the  cell. 

Hindwings  dark  brown,  with  a  large  black-and-white  patch  at  the  anal  angle. 

Head  and  thorax  pale  brownish  grey. 

Abdomen  grejdsh  brown,  with  three  yellow  patches  on  each  side,  and  two  rows 
of  white  spots,  as  in  P.  rustica. 

Expanse,  4*75  inches  =  12r2  millim. 

Hab.  Bonaire,  Dutch  West  Indies  (coll.  Hartert). 

Phlegethontius  indistincta  sp.  nov. 

Forewinqs  greyish  butf,  variegati'd  with  black,  and  crossed  by  a  number  of  ill- 
defined  transverse  blackish  lines,  which  are  more  strongly  marked  near  the  costa 
than  near  the  inner  margin.  Ouc  of  these  Hues  is  situated  near  the  base,  two  very 
oblique  ones  a  third  from  the  base,  and  three  at  right  angles  to  the  costa  beyond 
the  centre  of  the  wing. 

There  is  a  submarginal  undulated  black  streak  extending  almost  to  the  outer 
margin  between  the  fourth  and  fifth  nervules,  aud  having  a  longitudinal  streak 
extending  from  there  to  the  apex,  and  which  is  slightly  augnlated.  Cell  has  a  patch 
of  gre3'ish  buff  shining  through  from  the  un<ler  surface. 

Hindwinqs  blackish  brown,  with  the  base  and  an  almost  obliterated  sub- 
marginal  band  greyish  buff ;  first  nervure  greyish  bufi',  marked  with  four  blackish 
lirowu  dots. 

Underside  uniform  dull  brown;  hind  wings  witii  a  greyish  bntf  abdominal  margin 
and  a  slight  paler  brown  submarginal  baud. 

Head  and  thorajc  deep  brown,  with  a  black  streak  on  each  side. 

Abdomen  blackish  grey,  the  four  first  segments  having  on  each  side  a  round 
yellow  ])atch  with  a  black  ring  round  it . 

Expanse,  4-2  inches  =  107  milliiu. 

Hub.  Honduras. 


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Phlegethontius  lixi  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  dull  grey,  with  ;i  rouud  white  stigma  iu  the  cell.  Between  the  costa 
and  the  base  of  the  cell  are  some  almost  eflaced  blackish  grey  patches,  and  between 
the  cell  and  the  outer  margin  the  forewiugs  are  crossed  by  three  very  indistinct 
wavy  blackish-grey  transverse  bauds. 

Hindwings  dull  grey,  with  two  darker  and  one  paler  grey  band  extending  from 
the  aual  angle  almost  right  across  the  disc  of  the  wing. 

Thorax  and  head  dull  grey,  with  two  gold  yellow  tufts  on  each  side  at  the 
juncture  with  the  abdomen. 

Abdomen,  centre  and  last  two  abdominal  segments  pale  grey,  sides  with  eleven 
alternate  broad  black-and-white  bands. 

Underside  uniform  deep  brownish  grey  :  hindwings  with  a  narrow  black  central 
band  ;  head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  marbled  grey  an<l  white. 

Expanse,  4  inches  =  102  millim. 

Hub.  Nicura,  British  New  Guinea  (coll.  Lix). 

SPHINX. 

Two  new  species  to  describe. 

Sphinx  fasciatus  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  greyish  brown,  with  a  large  transverse  belt  of  dark  l)rown  occupying 
the  central  area  of  the  wings.  The  forewings  are  also  marked  and  crossed  by  a 
number  of  zigzag  paler  and  darker  marks. 

Hindivinqs  brownish  grey,  with  three  broad  but  indistinct  black  marks. 

Head  and  thorax  deep  brownish  grey. 

Abdomen  pinkish  brown,  with  a  row  of  eleven  alternate  large  black-and-white 
square  patches  on  each  side. 

Expanse,  4-5  inches  =  114'75  millim. 

Hab.  Lifu,  Loyalty  Islands. 

Sphinx  cossoides  sp.  uov. 
(PL  Y II.,  fig.  '>•>.) 

This  most  aberrant  species  looks  like  a  Cossus  or  large  Zeuzcra. 

Foreivings  greyish  brown,  with  an  oblique,  undefined  broad  band  of  pale  grey 
lengthways  occupying  the  centre  of  the  wing.  There  is  a  dull  black  stigma  in  the 
cell.  From  the  costa  near  the  a])ex  to  just  inside  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin 
there  extends  a  zigzag  transverse  black  line,  and  outside  that,  from  the  apex  along 
the  outer  margin,  is  a  broad  greyish  black  border,  which  ends  iu  an  imperfect  grey 
and  black  ocellus  at  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin. 

Hindwings  white,  with  a  wide  black  border. 

Head  and  thorax  black,  witli  the  sides  of  the  thorax  whitish  grey. 

Abdomen  dorsal  surface  black,  densely  j)Owdered  white  scales  ;  sides  of  abdomen 
white,  with  a  black  spot  on  each  side  of  the  first  five  segments. 

Expanse,  2-75  inches  =  70  millim. 

Hab.  Castro  Parana,  Brazil. 

DILOPHONOTA. 

The  late  Mr.  H.  Edwards,  when  he  was  last  in  England,  pointed  out  to  me 
that  there  were  many  too  many  species  of  this  genus  distinguished,  and  that  a  great 
many  intermediate   forms   occurred.      This  I  quite  agreed   with,  but   I   maintained 


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that,  those  species  which  occui-ml  in  separate  localities  were  distinct  all  the  same. 
Now,  however,  my  ideas  have  been  entirely  changed  by  receiving  from  Aroa, 
Venezuela,  all  the.  named  forms,  and  most  of  the  intermediate  forms,  so  that  the 
entire  genus  wants  revision  ;  and  I  find  tiiat  out  of  fifteen  six'cies  enumerated  by 
Mr.  Kirby  only  five  can  stand  as  good  species,  so  that  the  synonymy  is  as  follows  :  — 

1.  Bilophonota  ello  (Linn.). 

2.  D.  picta  (Sej>p.). 

3.  1>.  laxsauxii  (Boisd.). 

aberr.  1.  merianae  (Grote). 

4.  D.  obsciira  (Fabr.). 

aberr.  1.  oenotrax  (Stoll). 
aberr.  'Z.  pemieiis  (Fabr.). 
aberr.  3.  mclnncholica  (Grote). 
aberr.  4.  omphaleae  (Boisd.). 
aberr.  5.  rhaebus  (Boisd.). 
aberr.  6.  janiphae  (Boisd.). 
aberr.  7.  domingonis  Butl. 
aberr.  8.  festa  H.  Edw. 

5.  1>.  gutturalis  (Walk.). 

aberr.  1.  pallida  (Grote). 

MANDUGINAE. 

MANDUCA. 
Here  both   M.  tsti/x  (Westw.),  and  M.  medimi  (Butl.)  occur  in  West  China, 
and  intermediate  forms,  so  that  M.  medusa  (Butl.)  must  sink  into  a  synonym  of 
M.  sti/x  (Westw.). 

SMERINTHINAE. 

METAMIMA8. 
In  this  genus  J/,  banksiar  (Boisd.)  is  only  a  colour  alierration  of  the  female  of 
.1/.  itiistndaside  (Don.)  ;  and  M.  amboinicus  (Feld.),  is  not  a  Metanimas  at  all,  but 
ii  tru<'  Mdniinbii . 

CLANIS  AND  BASIANA. 

The  genera  Clams  and  Ba.siana  have  been  confused  and  misajiplied  so  often 
that  it  is  not  surprising  that  Mr.  Kirby,  with  all  his  multifarious  duties  and 
occupations,  should,  in  trying  to  straighten  out  the  tangle,  have  fallen  into  a  fresh 
error. 

Mr.  Kirby  also  unites  C.  nicobarensis  (Schwarz)  to  G.  pJialaris  (Cram.).  This 
is  quite  wrong,  for  it  is  much  nearer  to  G.  hilineata  (Walk.)  ;  and  the  latter,  if  they 
are  united,  would  sink  as  a  sjnonym  of  C.  nkoharensis  ;  i)ut  as  my  male  and  female 
from  the  Nicobar  Islands  differ  somewhat  in  size,  colour,  an<l  marking  from  typical 
C.  bilineata,  I  prefer  to  regard  G.  nicohare.nsis  as  a  distinct  species  for  the  present. 
As  Mr.  Kirby  correctly  states,  Glanis  was  founded  by  Hiibner  on  Sphinx  phalaris 
Cram.,  but  Basiamt  dencalinn  Walk.,  on  which  Walker  founded  the  genus 
Basiana,  is  evidently  of  tlie  same  genus.  Now  tlie  African  sj)ecies  of  Basiana  are 
very  diflereut,  and  much  nearer  to  Pseiulosmerinthus  ;  so  the  way  to  clear  up  the 
confusion,  to  my  mind,  is  to  unite  all  the  Indo-Malayau  species  under  the  head  of 
Glanis,  and  to  put  the  African  species  into  a  new  genus,  Pseiidoclauis. 


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PSEUDOCLANIS  gen.  nov. 

Similar  to  Pgr>/rfngMennt/iiis  iu  sliape  and  size,  but  intermediate  between  it  and 
Cl(i»is  in  colour  and  markings. 

The  synopses  of  the  two  genera  will  stand  thus  : — 

CLANIS. 

Clanis  phalaris  (Cram.). 
G.  piepersii  (Soell.). 
C.  bilineata  (Walk.). 
C  nicobarensis  (Schwarz). 
C.  tinchdosa  Moore. 

Clanis  gigantea  sp.  nov. 

This  species  is  at  once  (listingiiishiible  from  C.  bilineata  (Walk.j,  and  C.  undulosa 
Moore,  by  its  very  narrow  and  pointed  wings  and  much  larger  size. 

Male. — Forewings  bright  pinky  brown,  instead  of  clay  grey,  as  in  C.  undulosa 
and  C.  bilineata  ;  the  wings  are  much  narrower  and  more  pointed,  but  the  apex  is 
not  produced  as  in  the  two  allied  species.  Outer  margin  cut  quite  straight  and  not 
curved  outwards,  as  in  C.  bilineata  and  C.  undulosa.  Seven  transverse  rows  of  half- 
moon-shaped  dark  spots  cross  the  forewings. 

Hindwings  basal  half  black,  while  in  the  two  allied  species  there  is  only  an 
oval  black  patch  at  the  base.  Apical  half  pinkish  rust  red,  crossed  by  an  indistinct 
line  of  half-moon  spots.     Costal  and  abdominal  margins  buff. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale  pinkish  brown. 

Female. — Forewings  deep  chestnut  red,  pale  towards  the  base,  and  with  a  huge 
patch  of  pale  brownish  pink  along  the  costa,  enclosing  the  cell,  and  occupying  the 
central  area  of  the  wings  for  two-fifths  of  their  width. 

Hindtvinqs  chestnut  red,  with  a  large  patch  of  ruddy  brown  at  the  base  of  the 
wings. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  rosy  bay  or  brown  pink. 

Underside. — Male,  pale  brownish  yellow,  with  a  wide  black  band  reaching  from 
the  base  of  the  forewings  halfway  along  the  centre  of  the  wings.  A  large  subapical 
and  subcostal  blotch  pale  grey.  Across  tlie  forewings  runs  a  single  blackish  grey 
transverse  line,  and  across  the  hindwings  there  are  two  such  lines.  Female,  uniform 
brownish  orange,  with  the  subapical  blotch  greyish  pink.  The  transverse  lines,  which 
show  distinctly  in  the  male,  are  only  faintly  indicated  in  darker  orange. 

Expanse  :  male,  6'0  inches  =  16o'75  millim.  ;  female,  7  inches  =  178"5  millim 

Hab.  Sikkim,  and  Khasia  Hills,  Assam. 

C.  cervina  (Walk.). 

C.  semi/ervens  (Walk.). 

Clanis  bicolor  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  uniform  reddish  brown,  with  a  darker  brown  blotch  at  the  apex. 
Hindwings  deep  crimson. 
Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  reddish  brown. 

Underside  brownish  buff,  basal  half  of  forewings  crimson.  Obliquely  from  the 
base  of  the  cell  to  the  apex  of  the  forewings  a  dark  brown  line  extends. 


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liindwiugs  have  a  patch  of  crimson  at  the  anal  angle. 

Expanse,  3'76  inches  =  95:6  millim. 

Hab.? 

C.  extista  (Butl.). 

C.  or?wus  (Westw.). 

PSEUDOCLANIS. 

I'seiii/orlfiniii  jiosticii  (Walk.)  fTyjie  of  the  o-enns). 
F.  abyssinica  (Luc). 
P.  stigmaticn  (Mab.). 
P.  bamlis  (Walk.). 
P.  atlansoniae  (Boisd.). 


LOPHOSTETHUS. 

Lophostethus  carteri  sp.  nov. 

This  species  is  very  closely  allied  to  L.  dmnoUnii  (Latr.),  bnt  has  some  very 
constant  differences. 

In  L.  (Iiimolhiii,  the  large  dark  patch  snrrounding  the  coll,  and  occupying 
nearly  one-third  of  the  forewings,  is  dark  blackish  brown,  only  becoming  grey  on 
the  costa,  while  in  L.  carteri  it  is  almost  the  same  as  the  rest  of  the  wings,  being 
only  enclosed  in  a  narrow  black  border. 

In  L.  (hnnoliiiii,  the  two  pale  transverse  lines  near  the  base  of  the  forewings 
are  much  closer  together,  and  the  onter  one,  which  joins  the  central  dark  patch,  is 
much  more  zigzag  than  in  L.  carteri. 

In  L.  dumolinii,  the  large  patch  near  the  ceuti'e  of  the  onter  margin  extends 
inwards  towards  the  central  dark  patch,  which  it  almost  joins,  and  across  the  jjale 
transverse  zigzag  line  which  crosses  the  wings  between  the  two  jiatches  ;  while  in 
L.  carteri  it  stops  short  near  the  submarginal  border,  so  that  the  pale  transverse  line 
is  quite  separate  from  both  the  dark  patches.  The  large  arrow-shaped  stigma  in 
the  cell  in  the  L.  curteri  has  a  much  shorter  central  projection  than  in  L.  dianolinii. 
Thcjrindwinys  of  L.  flnmoUnii  are  crossed  by  central  transverse  bands  of  ill-defiued 
colour,  wliile  in  L.  carter/  they  are  wholly  without  markings,  and  of  a  uniform 
brownish  grey. 

On  the  under  surface  the  differences  are  much  more  accentuated.  In  L. 
dumolinii  the  uniler  surface  is  brownish  buff,  with  a  distinct  pale  transverse  curved 
lino  crossing  both  wings,  and  a  dark  brown  patch  near  the  centre  of  the  costa,  and 
a  similar  one  on  the  hindwings;  while  in  L.  carteri  the  costal  patch  is  almost 
obliterated,  the  transverse  line  ends  halfway  across  the  forewings,  and  on  the  hind- 
wings  it  is  (inite  strsiight,  while  the  brown  patch  is  lengthened  out  into  a  curved 
transverse  line,  wliich  ends  at  the  anal  angle.  The  ground  colour  of  the  entire 
insect  is  brownish  grey,  stnnigly  snU'used  with  buff  in  L.  dumolinii,  while  in  L. 
carteri  it  is  dark  slate  grey,  suffused  with  l)rownish  grey,  and  the  yellow  admixture 
is  entirely  wanting. 

Expanse  :  /(?/«rt/^',  <i  inclics  =  l.")3  millim.  ;  male,  h  inches  =  Vi.'^t  millim. 

Iliib.   Tiagos,  West  Africa. 

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LANGIA. 

L.  kimsiritio  Jloore  is  not  a  coocl  species  ;  it  was  fonnded  on  a  very  large 
and  strongly  marked  female,  which  bad  been  so  damaged  by  mites  that  it  was 
not  woudcrfnl  that  Mr.  Moore  mistook  it  lor  a  new  insect  :  so  that  the  species 
mnst  stand  as  follows  : 

Langia  zenzeroides  Moore, 
aberr.   Utasiann  Moore. 


MARUMB.\. 

Here  I  have  a  lot  to  alter.  Mr.  Butler  has  already  remarked  that  many 
of  the  named  forms  wonlil  probably  turn  out  mere  local  races.  I  have  received 
large  series  from  Cliina,  Jaj)an,  and  the  Khasia  Hills,  and  I  find  that  a  great 
many  so-called  s])ecies  are  not  even  subspecies,  liut  only  aberrations,  and  must 
stand  as  follows  : — 

Mfirumba  yaschkewitscliii  (Brem.  &   Grey), 
aberr.  1.  coniplacenx  (Walk.), 
aberr.  2.  roseipennis  (Batl.). 
aberr.  3.  eckepkron  (Boisd.). 
Marumia  sperchius  (Men.). 

aberr.  1.  piceipenniH  (Bntl.). 
Mai-umba  dyms  (Walk.). 

aberr.  1.  sinensis  (Bntl.). 
aberr.  2.  ceylanka  (Butl.). 
aberr.  3.  fuscescens  (Bntl.). 
aberr.  4.  silhetensix  (Bntl.). 
aberr.  5.  oriens  (Butl.). 
aberr.  6.  tnassuriensi.'i  (I'ntl.). 


SMERINTHUS. 

S.  atlanticus  Aust.  is  a  bad  species,  as  all  the  characters  which  are  said 
to  distinguish  it  are  found  in  some  of  my  English  specimens,  and  I  have  carefully 
compared  specimens  from  Algiers  with  E\iropean.  Eusmerinthus  astarte  Streck. 
is  identical  with  Smerinthus  ophthalmicus  Boisd. 


(JRESSONIA. 

C.  rohinsonii  Bntl.  and  C.  pallem  (Streck.)  are  not  s]ipcies,  but  merely 
subspecies  of  C.  jiiylandis  (Abb.  &  Smith.). 

As  an  Apjiendix  to  those  Notes,  T  add  here  "A  Sup]ilcmontary  List  of 
Sphingidae,"  by  Mr.  W.  F.  Kirby,  which,  together  with  the  new  species 
described  bv  m(>,  brings  tlie  Catalogue  of  the  Sphingidae  «'iim])lete  down  to 
December  23rd,  lx'J3. 


EXPLANATION   OF   PLATES  Y.,   VI.,   and  VII. 


PLATE  V. 

i'ig.     1.  Ceplionodcs  simplex  sp.  nov. 

„       2.  Macroglossa  dohertyi  sp.  nov.     . 
„       3.  „  burmanica  sp.  nov. 

„       5.  Pterogon  lasti  sp.  nov. 

„       7.  Lophnron  magnificnm  sp.  nov.    . 
„       8.  „         inoruatnm  sj).  nov. 

,.      12.  Theretra  perWridis  sp.  nov. 

,,      13.  Panacra  uatalensis  sp.  nov. 

„      1-").  Angouyx  spleudens  sp.  nov. 

,,     23.  Blacroglossa  jjsendogyrens  sj).  uov. 


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Fig.  4.  Hypaediilia  butleri  sp.  uov. 

„  9.  Heniero]ilanes  ornatus  sp.  nov. 

,,  10.                „             triptolemns  (Cram.). 

„  11.  Thert'tra  rnfescens  sp.  nov. 

„  14.  Panacra  rosea  sp.  nov. 

„  16.  Daphnis  chimaera  sp.  nov. 

„  18.  Pseudodolbina  veloxina  sj).  uov. 


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17.  Macrosila  rotundata  sp.  nov. 

19.  Meganoton  distiuctum  sp.  uov. 

20.  „  lifuense  sp.  nov. 

21.  Cocytius  maguificus  sp.  nov. 

22.  SjAinx  cossoides  sp.  nov.    . 


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SUPPLEMENTARY    LIST   OF   SPHINGIDAE. 

By  W.  F.  KIRBY,  F.L.S.,  F.E.S.,  etc. 

(Tlie  references  to  the  genera  and  the  numbering  of  the  species  refer  to  Mr.  Kirby's 

Catalogue  of  1892). 

Genu.s  Hemaris  Dalm. 

{Cat.  Lnp.  Ilel.,  i.,  pp.  624-62T). 

14.  H.fuciformis  Linn. 

Macnxjlossri,  fiicifarmis  var.  Iirmmeobasalis  Staud.      Eomanofl',   Mem. 

Up.,  v\.,  p.  241  (1892) Amur. 

15.  II.  scmndersii  Walk. 

Hemaris  savii/lersii  llamps,.  Faun,.  Brll.  lad.  MoLhs,  i..  pp.  119,  120, 
f.  fi8  (1892). 

20.  //.  affinw  Brem. 

Macrofflossa  affinis  var.  con/mis  Stand.,  /.  c,  p.  240  (1892).  .         .         .     Ussui-i. 
31.  ff.  rubra  Hamps.,  l.  c,  p.  120  (1892) Kashmir,  Balta. 

Genu.s  Macroglossa  Scop. 
{Cat.  Up.  Hel.,  i.,  pp.  G29-G33). 
4.   M.  iroylodylas  Boisil. 

Macroylossa  belts  var.  troijlodijles  Hamps.,  III.  Up.   Hel.  IS.   .1/.,  ix., 
p.  58.,  t.  157,  f.  6  (1893).' 
C.  M.  vacillaiis  Walk. ;   Swinh.  Cat.  Up.   Ilet.  Ox/.,  i.,  p.   8,  t.  1,  f.  3 
(1892). 
17a.  M.  semifasciata  Hamp.s.,  Faa.n.  Ih-it.  Iiid.  JSloths,  i.,  p.  115  (1892).     K.  Pegu,  Laljuan. 

21.  M.  belts  Linn. 

Macroylossa  belts  Hamps.,  I.  c,  pp.  113,  114,  f.  ()7  (1892). 
21a.  M.  belia  Hamps.,  I.  c,  p.  114  (1S92);  III.  Up.  Het.  B.  M.,  ix.,  p.  58, 

t.  157,  f.  15  (1893) 

22a.  M.  kanita  Swinh.,  I.  c,  p.  5,  t.  1,  f.  2  (1892).     . 

24a.  M.  labrosa  Swinh.,  I.  c,  p.  5  (1892).  . 

246.  M.  imtsitata  Swinh.,  /.  c,  p.  6  (1892). 

35a.  M.  limata  Swinh.,  I.  c,  p.  4,  t.  1,  f.  1  (1892).     . 

37.  M.  ylaucoptera  Butl. 

Hamps.,  III.  Up.  Het.  B.  M.,  ix.,  p.  58  (1893). 
64.  M.  (?)  alluardi  All.,  Bull.  Soe.  Ent.  France,  Ixii.,  p.  lii.  (1893). 
G5.  M.  approxinuiits  Liic,  Queetislandcr,  May  (1891). 

66.  M.  tenebrosa  Luc,  I.  e.  (1891).     .... 

67.  M.  lineata  Luc,  /.  c,  (1891) 

G8.  M.  (I)  niyra  Co.sm.,  U  Nat.,  xiv.,  p.  280  (1892). 


Ceylon. 

Sumatra. 

Bourn. 

Dorey. 

Java. 


Seychelles. 

Queensland. 

Queensland. 

Queensland. 

Roumania. 


Genus  Rhodosoma  Butl. 
[Cat.  Up.  Het ,  i.,  p.  G33). 
1.  I{.  triopHS  We.stw. 

Rhodosoma  triopns  Hamps.,  Fann.  Brit.  hid.  Moths,  i..  pp.  122,  123,  f.  71  (1892). 

Genus  Sataspes  Moore. 

(Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  p.  633). 
1.  <S'.  iiiferiutlis  Westw. 

l^ataspes  infernali^  Hamps.,  Faun.  lirit.  lad.  Moths,  i.,  pp.  121,  122,  f.  70  (1892). 


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Genus  Rhopalopsyche  But). 
(Cat.  I.r,,.  II<:t.,  \.,  11.  6;U). 
2.  R.  ni/cteris  KoU. 

Rhopnhpsiichu  ni/cteris  Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  Ind.  Mollis,  i.,  p.  Ill,  f.  66  (1S92). 

Genus  Cypa  Walk. 
{Cat.  Lep.  Eel.,  i..  p.  640). 
2.  C.  decolor  Wnlk. 

C>,pa  decolor  Hamps.,  Finin.  Rrit.  Iwl.  Moths,  i.,  p.  71,  f.  43  (1892). 

Genus  Pterogon  Boisd. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Net.,  i.,  pp.  639,  640). 
6n.  P.  hddjaens)s(Wni-<..  BfA.  Knt.  Zeltschr.,  .x.\xvii.,  p.  299  nS92').  .      Kuldja. 

(ii-nus  Abrisa  Kirli 
(Cat.  Up.  net.,  p.  641). 
1.  A.  scidptfi  Fold. 

Anf/onyx  .ladpta  Hamps.,  Fami..  Brit.  Ind.  Mot/is,  i.,  p.  102  (1892). 

Genus  Diodosida  W'ulk. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Ilet.,  i.,  p.  642). 
4n.  D.  crenidata    lldll.   (Oci/tou  c),  Ent.  Xews,  iv.,  p.  33S,   t.    15,  f.  S 

(1893). Cameroons 

8«.  TJ./MMeArtsHoU.,  Z.  c,  p.  340,  t.  15,  f.  4  (189.3) Benita. 

13.  /).  s;MWto«  IIoll.  (Ocy<o»».),  ;.  c,  p.  339,  t.  15,  f.  9  (1893).  .         .     Ogove. 

14.  I),  radiata  Karscli  (Oct/ton  r.),  Ent.  Xachr.,  xviii.,  p.  116  (1892).  .     W.  Africa. 

Genus  Antinephele  IIoU. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Hf.t.,  i.,  pp.  042,  643). 
5.  A.  achlora  Holl.,  Eat.  Xews,  iv.,  p.  340,  t.  15,  f.  6  (1893).    .         .         .     Benita  (?). 
G.  ^1.  MrtmV/f/ Holl.,  Z.  c,  f.  7  (1893) Benita. 

Genus  Gurelca  Kirb. 
(Cat.  Lep.  HrL,  i.,  p.  643). 
1.   C.  hyas  Walk. 

Lopliura  h.  Alph.  Eommwff',  Mini.  Lep.,  vi.,  p.  3,  t.  1,1',  2  (1892). 
Cvreka  li.  llamps.,  Fmm.  Brit.  Ind.  Moths,  i.,  p.  1  Id,  f.  Go  (1892). 

Genus  Acosmeryx  Boisd. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Ilel..  i.,  pp.  648,  649). 
1.  A.  anceus  Stoll. 

Acosmeri/.v  ancea  Hamps.,  Fnnn.  Brit.  Ind.  Moths,  i.,  |ip.  81.  82,  f.  51  (1892). 
12.   A.  mixtura  Walk. 

Acosmeri/x  mixtm-a  Swinli.,  Cat.  Lep.  Ilet.  Oxf.,  i.,  p.  9,  t.  1,  f.  7  (1892). 

Genus  Theretra  lliibn. 
(Cat.  Lep.  llet.,  i.,  pp.  649-660). 
15ff.   7'.   rosetla    Swinh.    {f'haeroeainpa    r.),    Cat.    Lep.    Ilet.    0.vf.,  i.,    p.    ICi 

(1892) Ceram,  Mi^lville  I. 

16.   T.  thyelia  Linn. 

Chaer.  Iheylia  Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  Ind.  Moths,  i.,  pp.  85,  86,  f.  53  (1892) 
17a.   T.  vinacea  Hamps.  (Chaer.  v.),  III.  Lep.  Ilet.  B.  M.,  ix.,  p.  57,  t.   157, 

f.  26(1893) Ceylon. 


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43.   T.  jnponica  BoisJ. 

Deilejihila  j.   v.    snifitna    !St;iuil.       Ji'umaiujj/',    Mem.  Lt'ji.,  vi.,    [i.   228, 

t.  4,  f.  2  (1892) Suifmi. 

52«.  T.  amara  Swiuh.  {Cluier.  ».),  I.  c,  p.  21,  t.  1,  f.  1)  (1.S92).     .         .         .     My.sol,  Am. 

75(t.  T.  insuhiris^vimh.  (Chaei-.j.),l.  c,  [K  18(1892) Ceram,  Kii. 

107.  2'.  nessus  Dru. 

Therelra  nessus  Hamps.,  Faun.  lirit.  Ind.  Moths,  i.,  ji.  99,  f.  50  (1892). 

117.  1'.  curmlinea,  Liic.  (C'/iaerocaiiipa  c),  Qiieeitslaiider,  May,  1891.     .         .     Queen.slaiid. 

118.  T.  luteotlncta  lunc.  (Ghaer.  I.),  I.  c.  {\6^\) Queensland. 

119.  T.  queeiislandihwc.  {Chaer.  q.),  I.e.  {\?>^\) Queen.slaml. 

Genus  Elibia  Walk. 
(Val.  Lf.p.  llel.,  i.,  |>.  ()(J2). 
1.  E.  diilidnm  Westw. 

Elihia  dolichns  Hamp.s., /•'«»/».  Ili-it.  Jud.  .Molhs,  i.,  pp.  lUU,  lUl,  I.  07  (1893). 

Genus  Panacra  Walk. 
{Gal.  Ley.  Ilil..  i.,  pp.  G«2-6(j3). 
."rt.   I'.freiia  Swinh.,  GiU.  Up.  Ifel.  0.>:f.,  i.,  p.  12,  t.  1,  f.  5  (1892).  .  .     Silliol. 

G.      P.  fariolosci  Walk. 

Smnh., /.  c,  p.  13,  t.  1,  f.  -t  (1892). 

12«,.   /'.  H«V«  Swinh.,  ;.  c,  f.  «  (1892).        .  Cape  York. 

IG.      /'.  iniclwUtzi  Botlisch.  &  Jord,  .inn.  Xal.  JJint.  (li;,  -sii.,  p.  iJO  (1893).     New  Guinea. 
17.     r.  lui-nerihuc,  Queensla7uler,  M-dV,  'i^Ol. Queeu.sland. 

Genus  Angonyx  Boi.^d. 
{('at.  Lap.  IIcl.,  i.,  pp.  liGo,  G64). 
4.  A.  teslacea  Walk. 

A ivjonyx  UisUKea  Hamps.,  Faiui.  lirll.  lad.  Mulhs,  i.,  p.  lUl,  f.  58  (1892). 

Genus  Deilephila  Ochs. 
{('at.  Up.  Ilel.,  i.,  ii|i.  (i04-G68). 
I.      1 1,  livumica  Esp. 

Deikphila  livornica  Hamps.,  Faun,  llrit.  Ind..  Mrjlh.^,  i.,  p.  97,  f.  55  (1892). 
15.     JJ.  tithipiudi  BoLsd. 

Deiltphilu  tUhyiiudi  Holt  Wliite,  lliM.  and  Moths  of  Teuerife,  p.  67, 
t.  4,  f.  4  (1893). 
17«.  U.  euphorhioides  Swinli.,  Vat.  Lep.  llet.  (J.,-/.,  i..  p.  22  (1892).     .         .     Japan. 

Genus  Daphiiis  lliibu. 
{Gat.  Up.  Ilel.,  i.,  jip.  G7 1-672). 
1.      D.  uerii  Ijiuu. 

Daphnis  nerii  Hamps.,  Faun.  ISrit.  Ind.  Mollis,  i.,  pp.  94,  95,  f.  54  (1892). 
13.     1).  placidaWaXk. 

Daphnis  placida^vinAi.,  Cat.  Up.  llet.  U.'-f.,  i.,p.  24,  t.  1,  f.  8  (1892). 

Genus  Ampelophaga  Jiiem.  &  Grey. 
{Cat.  Up.  llet.,  i.,  p.  673). 
1.  A.  rjtjbif/inosa  Bivm.  ik  Grey. 

Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  Iiul.  Moths,  i.,  p.  83,  f.  52  (1892). 

Genus  Amplypterus  Hiilm. 
(Cat.  Up.  lU..  i.,  p.  674). 
1.  A.  jmnopus  Stoll. 

Calyinnia  panopiisHamps,  Faun.  Brit.  Ind.  Mvtki,  i.,  p.  70,  I'.  48  (1892). 


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Genius  Ambulyx  Westw. 
{Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  pp.  674-677). 

15.  A.  stibstriffilis  Westw. 

Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  hid.  Mollis,  i.,  p.  77,  f.  49  (189-J). 
27.  A.  guess/eldtii  Dew. 

AcantlwsjMnx  guessfeldlii  Auriv.,  Knt.  Tidskr.,  xiii.,  p.  li^l  (1892). 

Acantli.  (J.  V.  gigas  Auriv.,  ;.  c,  xiii.,  p.  182  (1892) Cameroons. 

Ac.  guess/eldtii  Auriv.,  I.  c,  xii.,  p.  228,  t.  1,  f.  1  (1891). 

Genus  Nephele  Iliibn. 

{Cat.  Lep.  Ilet.,  i.,  pp.  G79-681). 

8a.  2f.  pctchyderma  Kai-sch.,  Ent.  Xaclir.,  xviii.,  p.  180  (1892).  .         .     W.  Africa. 

16.  N.  didyma  Fabr. 

Var.  a.  Sphinx  hespera  Fabr. 

Nephele  hespei-a  Hamps.,  Faim.  Brit.  Ind.,  i.,  p.  108,  f.  03  (1892). 

Genus  Meganoton  iSoisd. 
{Cat.  Up.  Ilet..  i.,  pp.  t;82-G83). 

7.  .1/.  discistriga  Walk. 

Psmdosphinx  discistriga  Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  Iml.  Moths,  i.,  l)p.   105, 
lOG,  f.  61  (1892). 

Genus  Dolbina  Staud. 
{Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  p.  685). 

1.  D.  ta>ta-ei  8taud. 

Staud.,  Romanoff,  Mem.  Lip.,  vi.,  p.  221  (1892). 

2.  D.  e-rcjcto  Staud.,  I.  c,  p.  222,  t.  4,  f.  1  (1892) Vladivostok. 

Genus  Apocalypsis  Butl. 
{Cat.  Lep.  Ilet.,  \.,  p.  686). 
1 .  A.  velox  Butl. 

Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  Ind.  Motki,  i.,  p.  107,  f.  62  (1892). 

Genus  Phlegethontius   lUilm. 
{Cat.  Lejj.  Het.,  i.,  pp.  687-G90). 
10.  /'.  mwijanii  Walk. 

Amphonyx  morgani  Auriv.,  Ent.  Tidskr.,  xiii.,  p.  183  (1892). 
36.   /'.  convolmdi  Linn. 

Protoparse  convolmdi  Hamps.,  Fav.n.  lirit.  Iml.  Moths,  i.,  p.  103,  f.  GO 
(1892). 

42.  P.  i})  distincta\j\ic.  {Sphinx d.),Queenslaiuhr,^l!iy,l&^\.  .         .         .     Queensland. 

43.  P.   (i)  eremophilae   Luc.   {Sphinx  e.),  /.  c.   (1891) ;    Proc.  Linn.   Soc. 

7V.,S'.ir.  (2),  vi.,  p.  278  (1891) Queensland. 

44.  P.  (?)  marmorata  Luc.   {Sphinx  m.),  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  N.S.)V.  (2),  vi., 

p.  278  (1891) Queensland. 

Genus  Sphinx  Liun. 
{Cat.  Lep.  Ilet.,  i.,  pp.  690-692). 

2a.  i'./ranc^■^i  Neum.,  £■««.  Xetos,  iv.,  p.  1.33  (1893) Kansas  City. 

23.  Sphinx  ligustri  Liini. 

Var.  a.  Sphinx  I.  var.  amarensis  Obcrth. 
Staud.,  Romanoff,  Mem.  Lep.,  iv.,  p.  220  (1892). 


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(ienu.s  Kentrochrysalis  Stand. 

(Cut.  Lep.  .'/cL,  i.,  p.  693). 
J.   K.  sirrckeri  Staud. 

Stand.,  Romanuff,  Mi'iit.  Li'p.,  iv.,  \).  220  (1892). 

Genus  Hyloicus   Iliibn. 
{Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  pp.  693-695). 
Irt.  H.  coiicolui-   Hamps.    {I'seiuluspfdnx   c),  Faun.   Brit.   Ind    Moths,  i., 

p.  106  (1892) Simla. 

7«.;'//.  (/i-f'sea  Hamps.  (/'seJ«/os/</(//i,c  ,/.),/.  c,  p.  104  (1892).       .  .  .      Kulu 

Uenu.s  Sphingulus  Staud. 
(Cat.  Up.  Iht.,  i.,  p.  695). 
1.  S.  mns  Staud. 

Staud.,  Ronumwff,  Mem.  Lep.,  vi.,  p.  227  (1892). 

Genus  Mauduca  Hiibn. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Iht.,  i.,  pp.  700,  701). 
1.  M.  stijx  Westw. 

Achcrontia  slyx  Hamps,,  Fawn.  Brit.  Ind.  Muths,  i.,  p.  67   f.  40  (1892). 

Genus  Pseudosmerinthus  Butl. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  p.  703). 
9.   P.  perpaUida  Holl.  (Dewitzia  p.),  Ent.  Nevs,  iv.,  p.   341,  t.    15,  f.  5 

(1893) Beuita. 

Geuu.s  Daphnusa  Walli. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  p.  704). 
4.   D.  porphyria  Butl. 

Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  hid.  Moths,  i.,  p.  73,  f.  44  (1892). 

Genus  Langia  Moore. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  p.  705). 
1.  L.  zenzeroides  Moort-. 

Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  Ind,.  Moths,  i.,  pp.  73,  74,  f.  45  (1892). 

Genus  Manimba  Moore. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  pp.  706-708). 

11.   M,  gasehkeioitschii  Brem.  &  Grey. 

Smerinthus    y.    var.    carstanjeni   Stand.,    EomuHoff',    Mem.    Lep,,   vi.. 

p.  234  (1892) '      .         .         .         .     Amur. 

24.  M.  dyras  Walk. 

Smerinthiis  dyras  Hamps.,  Faun.  Brit.  hid.  Moths,  i.,  pp.  69,  70,  f.  42  (1892). 

Genus  Amorpha  Hiibn. 
(Cat.  Lep.  Het.,  i.,  p.  710). 
3.  A.  tremulae  Fisch. 

Smerinthiis  t.  v.  amitrensis  Staud.,  Bomanoff,  Mem.  Lip.,  iv.,  p.  232 

(1892) Amur. 


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NEW    SPECIES    OF    COLEOPTEKA 

FROM    THE    INDU-   AND    AUSTKO-MALAYAN    JiEGlON, 

COLLECTED   HV   WILLIAM   DOHKliTY. 

By   dr.    K.  JORDAN. 

IN  the  following  ijajier  1  give  ii  first  account  of  the  new  species  of  '  'ivluddiilac, 
Carabidae,  Hi/drofihilidae,  auJ  Longiconiia,  collected  by  Mr.  W.  Dolierty  ill 
different  islands  of  the  Oriental  region.  The  new  Cleridae  of  that  collection 
have  already  been  described  and  jjiiblishcd  by  A.  Kuwert  in  .!««.  Sot:.  Knt.  Behj., 
l8'JH,  J).  407  tf.;  and  the  Stapli;/imidae,  Ijumellicoinia,  Lampi/rini,  Cun-ulionidae  and 
Chrijiiomelidae  will  soon  be  dealt  with  by  several  specialists.  I  Iiope  to  be  able  to 
give  in  future  full  lists  of  the  coleoptera  obtained  by  Mr.  W.  Dolierty  in  every 
island  he  visited,  as  far  as  the  results  of  his  explorations  are  contained  in  this 
Museum. 

Most  of  the  species  described  below  are  from  Timor.  The  collection  from  this 
island,  though  not  consisting  of  a  great  number  of  species,  proves  to  be  of  great 
interest  as  regards  the  geographical  distribution  of  the  coleoptera  in  the  Oriental 
region,  and  indicates  a  rather  close  relationship  of  Timor  to  New  (ininea  and  the 
northern  parts  of  Australia.  I  here  mention  that  5Ir.  ^V.  Dolierty  discovered  in 
Timor  two  remarkable  Australian  genera,  Ariddcun  muX  Sijllttus,  both  of  wliich  are 
represented  in  the  collection  by  one  new  species,  and  also  found  Puij>uricenus 
quadiinotatus  White,  Tillomorpka  nioestula.  White,  and  some  other  forms  liitherto 
known  only  from  Australia  or  New  Guinea. 

Cicindela  timoi'iensis  sp.  nov. 

C.  infra  obscure  viridis,  parum  eyanesceiis  :  labro,  maiulibuhirum  basi,  palpis 
labialibus  (articulis  ullimis  obseurioribus  exceptis),  piilparuin  maxillarium  liasi 
pallidis.  Labrnm  transversum,  in  medio  panlo  prodnctum,  trideiitatum.  Ca])ut  rugu- 
losum,  juxta  oculos  irregnlariter  striatum  ;  antennae  articulo  teitio  (piarti)  Imigiore, 
quarto  (juinto  fere  aequali ;  protliorax  rngosus,  iatitndine  longior,  maxima  latitudine 
ante  medium,  autice  el  postice  modico  constrictus;  elytra  nigro-aeuea,  versus  apicem 
minute  dilatata,  humeris  fortiter  rotundata,  angulo  suturali  brcviter  dentata,  mar- 
gine  apicali  minute  serrata,  punctata,  nonnullis  punctis  viridibus  magnis  ad  basim 
et  juxta  suturam  fortiter  imjiressis  iiistnict;i,  singnlo  elytro  tribus  signaturis  albis 
iiotato  :  macula  humerali  jnuietiformi,  fascia  mediaiia  transversa  ad  c.xtremum  mar- 
ginem  externnm  dilatata  primo  uscjue  ad  medium  disci  obliqua,  dein  sat  abrupte 
versus  posticum  tlexa,  apice  recurvata  hamata,  macula  apicali  liinata  extus  oblique 
versus  discum  e.xtensa,  margine  externo  angusto  inter  fasciam  et  apicalem  huuilam 
jiro  maxima  ]iarte  albo.  Infra  pube  albo-cincrea  sparsim  vestihi,  femorilnis  viridi- 
aeiieis,  tibiis  (apicibiis  excejitis)  jiiceo-bruiineis  purpurasceutibus,  tarsis  viridibus 
aut  violaceo-aeneis. 

Long.  lU  mm.,  elytr.  6,  lat.  3. 

Median  joints  of  the  antennae  sometimes  pitchy  brown;  fourtli  joint  alioiit  J 
shorter  than  the  tliird.     Of  the  markings  of  the  elvtru  the  median  transverse  fascia  is 


broadest  at  tlie  margin,  and  couuectBd  with  the  apical  macula  l)y  u  narrow  marginal 
white  line  ;  this  line  is  iutorrnpted  iu  two  specimens  ;  of  the  apical  inai-king,  which 
exteriorly  sends  out  an  oblique  streak  towards  the  disc  (almost  as  in  ('.  descendois 
Fischer),  this  siibdiscal  streak  is  broader  and  shorter  than  the  marginal  part.  On 
the  disc  before  the  middle  is  a  small  white  spot  iu  one  specimen. 

Huh.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

To  be  jilaced  best,  1  believe,  after  ' '.  /iiLpillat'i,  iScluium. 

Therates  puuctipennis  sp.  u<iv. 

'I'll,  piceo-ferrugiueus,  antciiuarum  articiilis  h"  ad  lo'"",  cajjite  (ore  cx- 
cepto),  jirothorace  (sujjra  et  iufraj  aeueis  ;  elytro  siugulo  apice  extus  rotundato, 
intus  breviter  spinoso,  callo  humerali  et  signaturis  luteis,  prima  jiune  callum 
hnmerale  minuta,  seouuda  mediaua  transversa,  tertia  ante  ai)icem  obli(|ua  ovata, 
praeterea  medio  post  maculam  transversam  plaga  nigresccntc.  (!aput  inter  nculos 
longitudinaliter  striatum,  prothorax  medio  parum  rotnndatus,  elytra  onmiiio  sat 
dense  punctata. 

Long.  II  mm.,  elytr.  (J,  lat.  Hi. 

Head  bluish  green  ;  mouth  ferruginous,  with  the  tip  (if  mamlibles  and  pulpi 
Ijrown  or  blackish  ;  front  rather  regularly  striate  between  the  eyes,  vertex  irregu- 
larly and  feebly  wrinkled.  Prothorax  of  the  colour  of  the  head,  longer  than  broad, 
moderately  biconstricted,  rathei-  feebly  convex,  with  the  sides  a  little  rounded  ; 
disc  with  an  obsolete  median  line  and  some  feeble  transverse  wrinkles.  Elytra 
ferruginous,  with  the  ti[)  of  the  shoulders,  a  small  spot  behind  the  latter,  a 
narrow  transverse  and  somewhat  elevated  median  marking,  extending  from  the 
outer  margin  to  the  middle  of  the  disc,  and  with  an  apical  sublateral  macula,  rufous 
buff  ;  this  apical  spot  is  rounded  in  front  and  sti'ougly  narrowed  behind  ;  the  ground 
colour  is  nearly  black  behind  the  median  macula  ;  base  of  each  elytron  depressed 
beside  the  shonlder  and  in  front  of  the  middle  ;  punctuation  dense,  chiefly  at  the 
dejjressed  parts  ;  markings  imjumctate  ;  apex  strongly  rounded  externally,  shortly 
toothed  at  the  suture.  Legs  rufous  buft',  almost  rufous;  tip  of  all  joints  of  the 
tarsi  slightly  tinged  with  black  ;  sides  of  the  metasteruum  also  blackish. 

Jiab.  Sanghi  I.  {W .  Doherty). 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  Tli.  bdlidus  Bates,  from  the  rhilijipine  Islands. 
It  differs,  however,  from  this  form  chiefly  in  its  less  rounded  jjrotliorax,  much 
denser  punctuation  of  the  elytra,  and  iu  the  paler  colour  of  the  hind  tarsi. 

Brachinvis  timoriensis  sp.  jiov. 

Br.  capile  brunneo,  juxta  oculos  dense  rugoso-]ninctato  et  impresso,  froutis 
medio  sparsim  punctulato,  vcrtice  sat  dense  rugato-punctato  ;  palpis  et  antennarum 
articulo  primo  luteo-flavis,  articulis  5'  ad  ultimum  bruuneis,  2"  ad  4'""  oliscurio- 
ribus  ;  protlioracc  rufo-luteo,  postice  valde  attenuato,  cordato,  lateribus  antice 
rotundato,  postice  recto,  basi  truucato,  disco  rugose  punctato  ;  elytris  uigris  pube 
flavescente  vestitis,  versus  basim  paulo  angustatis,  leviter  rugose  punctatis,  siugulo 
elytro  striis  circiter  octo  obsolete  elevatis,  et  carina  laterali  acuta ;  meso-  et 
metasterno  nigro-piceis,  iu  medio  jjallidis ;  abdomine  densiter  punctato,  piceo- 
uigro,  segmeutorum  margiue  apicali  brnnueo-piceo  ;  jiedibus  luteo-rutis. 

Long.  7  mm.,  elytr.  4^,  lat.  3^. 

Mouth   pale   pitchy  brown  ;   clypeus  emarginate,  bordered  with  pitch   brown. 


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First  joint  of  the  lirowiiish  antennae  rufous  buff,  liiie  the  legs,  third  and  fourth 
somewliat  darker  than  tlie  remaining  joints,  first  and  third  almost  equal  in  length, 
and  longer  than  the  othern.  Pmthorax  as  long  as  broad,  anterior  margin  slightly 
emarginnte,  hind  angles  rectangular  ;  disc  rugosely  punctured  and  somewliat  trans- 
versely wrinkled.  Suture  of  elytra  posteriorly  very  indistinctly  bordered  with 
rufous. 

Uab.  Timor  (^V.  Doherty). 

Lebia  acutangulus  sji.  nov. 

L.  rut'a,  iMibescens  ;  elytris  nigris,  marginibuset  in  singiilo  elytro  maculis  duabus 
luteis,  prima  autemediana  inter  strias  secundam  et  sextam,  secunda  subapicali  inter 
suturani  et  striam  ipiartam,  notatis.  Lalirum  apice  pauln  rotuudatum,  aiigulis 
subrotundatis  :  caput  jiunctatum,  juxta  ocnlos  jiarum  corrugatum  ;  i)rothorax  trans- 
versus,  rugoso-pnuctatus,  antice  valdc  rotundatus,  postice  attenuatus,  augulis 
posticis  acutis  prominulis  ;  basi  utrinque  atl  angulos  fortiter  sinuata,  parte  mediana 
]>roducta,  truncata  ;  scutellum  angnstnm,  rufiim  :  elytra  subovata,  versus  apicem 
dilatata,  basi  jirofmide  cmargiiiata,  humeris  rotundutis,  apicibus  oblique  sinuato- 
truucatis,  augulis  iuteruis  submlundatis,  striata,  interstitiis  jiunctatis  ;  infra  sparsim 
minute  punctata. 

Long.  4^  mm.,  elytr.  3,  lat.  2:^. 

Paljii,  legs,  and  base  of  the  antennae  paler  than  the  prothonix.  A]iex  of  the 
elytra  with  some  large  rounded  punctures,  the  centre  of  which  is  elevated  ;  the  lirst 
macula  of  the  elytra  is  somewhat  rounded  in  front,  the  second  narrowest  at  the 
suture  ;  size  of  the  maculae  slightly  variable. 

H'lh.  Sumbawa  {W.  Doherty). 

Sarrothocrepis  bimaculatus  sp.  nov. 

.S.  pallide  rufus,  glaber  ;  oculis  et  macula  rotunda  post  medium  elytrorum 
siugulorum  sita  nigris.  Labrum  augulis  auticis  rotuudatis,  margine  apicali  utrinque 
minute  siuuato.  Caput  fronte  paulo  transv(u-se  uorrugata,  vertice  minute  sparsim 
jmnctato.  Antennae  elongatae,  artieulis  tribus  primis  quartique  basi  glabris  luteis. 
Prothorax  postice  dilatatus,  angulis  anticis  rotuudatis,  posticis  obliquis  subrotun- 
datis, disco  transverse  leviter  corrugato-puuctato.  Elytra  omnino  dense  minute 
punctata,  lata,  lateribus  antice  posticeque  fortiter  rotuudatis,  ad  apicem  leviter 
oblique  emarginata. 

Long.  8^  mm.,  elytr.  5|,  lat.  4|. 

Palpi,  base  of  the  antennae,  jirothorax,  and  legs  a  little  paler,  abdomen  a  little 
darker  than  tlie  elytra  ;  protliorax  broadest  near  the  ])Osterior  angles. 

Elytra  broadest  beyond  the  middle,  a  little  longer  than  broad  ;  shoulders 
strongly  rounded,  a])ex  obliquely  and  feebly  sinuate,  not  truncate,  covering  the 
whole  of  the  last  abdominal  segment ;  punctuation  a  little  stronger  in  front  of 
the  apex  ;  disc  with  traces  of  four  obsolete  lines ;  under  surface  smooth. 

Halj.  Sumbawa  (^V.  Doherty). 

Sarrothocrepis  m-nigrum  sp.  nov. 
S.  luteo-rufus,  glaber,  supra  ilensitcr  niinutissime  punctatus  ;  scutello,  pectoris 
lateribus,   abdomine(ine  brunneo-piceis,   elytris    post    scutellum    macula    obsoleta 


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transversa,  post  medium  tiiscia  flexuosa  j)iceo-uigris  notatis.  Labniiu  trausversnm, 
subtriUK'atum,  augnlis  valde  rotuudatis.  Frous  iitriii([U('  ad  ocnlorum  mpdium 
maguu  imucto  iustnicta.  Prothorax  tbrtiter  trausvcrsus,  auticc  valde  rdtuudatus, 
angnlis  autiuis  uullis,  postice  vix  attenuatus,  augnlis  jwsticis  ubliquis  panim  rotuu- 
datis. Elytra  oblouga,  basi  minute  emargiuata,  lateribus  autice  paulo  augustatis, 
humeris  rotuudatis,  apice  oblique  sinuato,  augulis  rotuudatis,  regulariter  striata, 
interstitiis  ad  basim  parum  couvexis. 

Long.  4^  mm.,  elytr.  2|,  lat.  If. 

Pale  rufous,  elytra  almost  buff ;  scutellum,  base  of  the  elytra  round  the 
scutellum,  sides  of  the  sterna  aud  abdomen  pitchy  brown  ;  a  small  groove  at 
the  base  of  the  prothorax  on  each  side  in  the  middle  between  central  line  aud 
angle,  and  a  zigzag  fascia  behind  the  middle  of  the  elytra  pitchy  black.  This 
transverse  baud,  extending  from  one  outer  margin  to  the  other,  is  sluiped  like  the 
letter  M,  but  is  broadest  in  the  middle  and' a  little  dilated  on  the  suture.  t!eutral 
line  of  the  jirothorax  abbreviated  in  front  and  behind,  the  usual  transverse  grooves 
near  the  anterior  and  posterior  margin  obsolete. 

Hah.  Teuimber(W.  Doherty). 

Morio  simulatus  sp.  uov. 

M.  niger,  nitidus,  pedibus  obscure  rufo-piceis  ;  fronte  utrinque  sulcata,  sulcis 
postice  dilatatis  (parum  minus  ut  in  M.  onentaUf;  Dej.),  prothorace  lato,  vix  cordato, 
angulis  anticis  vix  porrectis,  subrotundatis,  posticis  obliquis,  margine  anteriore  ad 
angulos  anticos  breviter  marginato  (ut  in  ^f.  cordivollis  Ghaud.),  elytris  striis 
profuudis,  stria  septima  distincta,  tribus  primis  (juxta  suturam)  apicem  versus  uoii 
obsoletis. 

Long.  l.T  mm.,  elytr.  0,  lat.  4|. 

This  form  is  closely  allied  to  .1/.  orientals  Dej.  in  its  size  and  in  the  shape  of 
the  frontal  grooves,  but  seems  to  me  to  be  a  distinct  species,  as  it  differs  in  the 
followiug  characters.  The  grooves  of  the  front  are  not  (juife  so  much  widened 
behind  as  in  M.  orientalis  Dej.,  the  prothorax  is  less  rounded  at  the  sides,  less 
attenuated  behind,  the  anterior  angles  much  less  prominent,  and  the  posterior  ones 
oblicpie.  There  is  no  slight  emarginatinn  in  front  of  the  small  tooth  at  the  ti])  of 
the  angles  ;  the  margined  part  of  the  anterior  margin  extends  only  to  the  marginal 
groove,  not  to  tlie  neck  ;  the  elytra  are  more  strongly  and  uniformly  striped,  the 
interstices  more  convex,  the  three  first  stripes  not  obsolete  in  front  of  the  ajjex,  aud 
the  seventh  (|uite  distinct. 

From  M.  cordicollis  Chaud.  it  may  be  distinguished  by  the  shape  of  the  frontal 
sulci,  and  by  the  prothorax  not  being  cordate,  etc. 

llab.  Timor— Deli  (W.  Dohertyj. 

Morio  gracilis  sp.  uov. 

M.  minor,  niger,  nitidus,  ore  (maudibulis  exceptisj,  auteunarum  basi,  pedibus- 
(jue  rufo-piceis,  abdomine  obscure  rufo-piceo.  Caput  utrinque  sulcatum,  sulcis 
augustis  ad  apicem  jiaulo  flexuosis  ;  prothorax  autice  subtrnucatus,  augulis  anticis 
non  porrectis,  [losticis  subrectis,  lateribus  subrotundatis,  margine  anteriore  utrinque 
ab  angulis  uscpie  ad  imjjressionem  marginato ;  elytra  striata,  striis  Icviter  i)unctatis, 
prima  et  secuuda  ante  apicem  fere  obsoletis,  seiitima  leviter  impressa. 


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Loiij,'.  U'i  mm.,  elvtr.  7,  lat.  3J. 

Resemliles  J/,  liuo/iicitg  ("hand.,  bnt  is  smaller,  the  jH'othorax  narrower,  less 
attenuated  behind,  and  marginate  from  the  anterior  angles  only  to  the  groove  at  the 
front  margin.  The  elyU'a  are  puuctate-striate,  with  the  two  first  stripes  nearly 
obsolete  jn  front  of  the  apex  ;  the  third  stripe  also  faint,  and  the  seventh  slightly 
impressed. 

IlaO.  Tenimber  (W.  Doherly). 


Stomonaxus  minor  >-p.  nov. 

St.  niger,  nitidus  ;  aniennis  pedibusipic  rufo-testaceis,  i)alpis  pallidioriluis. 
Frous  utrinqne  sulcata,  sulcis  brevibus  ;  protliorax  lateribus  anguste  marginatis, 
subrotundatis,  angulis  auticis  subrotundatis,  j)Ostic,is  obliqnis  minute  dentatis  ;  linea 
mediana  anticc  non,  ])ostice  minute  dilatata  ;  sulcis  disci  jirofnndis,  medium  ])ro- 
thorucis  non  attingentibus  ;  sulcis  margiualibus  fere  nullis.  Elytra  latitudine 
mnlto  longiora,  hnmoris  apiceqne  rotundatis,  lateribus  subparalli'lis  ;  fortiter 
pimctato-striata,  iuterstitiis  subconvexis.  Tibiae  anticae  extus  bidenticulatae  ; 
articnli  tarsorum  anticorum  marts  j)arnni  liiangulariter  dilatati;  abdominis 
segmenta  basaliter  et  lateraliter  punctata. 

Long.  4^  mm.,  elytr.  3^,  lat.  2. 

Upper  lip  broader  tlian  long,  dark  pitch}  brown  :  frontal  grooves  nf  the  head 
rather  short,  not  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  eyes.  Prothorax  more 
rounded  in  front  than  behind  ;  median  groove  narrow,  scarcely  dilated  jwstpriorly, 
becoming  obsolete  in  front,  the  discal  grooves  much  broader  than  the  central  one, 
but  relatively  narrow  and  short,  not  reaching  the  middle  of  the  disc  ;  outer  margin 
slightly  flattened,  with  the  usual  sulcus  very  narrow  and  feeble.  I'rostcrnum  with 
some  [junctures  in  front  of  the  coxal  cavities. 

Hal).  Suniiiawa  (W.  Doherty). 


Stomonaxus  abruptus  sp.  nov. 

St.  niger,  nitidus  :  ore,  autennis  ])edibus(juc  ruf'u-testaccis,  2)alpis  jiallidionbus. 
Labrum  subemarginatum.  Sulci  frontalcs  breves,  profundi,  oculorum  medium  paulo 
snperantes,  postice  divergentes.  Prothorax  latus,  lateribus  antice  valde  rotundatis, 
postice  obliquis,  ante  angulos  posticos  minute  sinuatis,  augulis  anticis  prominulis 
rotundatis,  posticis  obliipiis  leviter  dcutatis,  sulco  mediano  profundo,  antice  abrupto, 
snlcis  intermediis  profundis,  fere  usque  ad  disci  m(!dium  asceudentibus.  Elytra 
oblonga,  basi  truncata  ;  humeris  prominulis  rotundatis  ;  lateribus  fere  parallelis  ; 
postice  subito  rotundata  ;  disco  usipie  ante  apicem  subconvexo,  dein  subito  declivi ; 
profunde  striata,  striis  obsolete  punctatis,  iuterstitiis  convexis.  Tibiae  anticae  extus 
ante  apicem  bidenticulatae  ;  (S )  tarsorum  anticorum  articnli  triangularitcr  dilatati  • 
prosternnm  ante  coxas  paucis  punctis  instruct  uni. 

Long.  5^  mm.,  elytr.  3,  lat.  2. 

This  species  may  be  easily  recognised  by  the  peculiar  shajjc  of  the  elytra, 
which  appear  to  be  ablireviated,  being  abrujitly  rounded  and  shelving  ofl'  at  the 
apex. 

/M.  Tenimber  (W.  Doherty,  June  to  July   lV''.)2). 


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Stomonaxus  convexior  sp.  uov. 

Sf.  niger,  nitidns  ;  palpis,  antennis,  pedibusqne  rafo-testaceis  ;  labro  loiigitndine 
vix  lat-iore,  fronte  utrinqne  prot'nnde  late  sulcata,  sulcis  loog'is,  oljliquis  ;  protliorace 
sulco  mediano  profnndo,  snlcis  intermediis  profundis,  longis,  nsqne  trans  disci 
medinin  ascendentibus,  lateribiis  late  marg'iuatis,  aeqiiabiliter  rotnndatis  ;  clytris 
couvexis,  rotnndatis,  latitudine  vix  longioribns,  striis  ])rofnudis  obsolete  pnnctatis, 
interstitiis  laevibns  fortiter  couvexis  ;  abdomine  rugulos()-j)unctato,  segmento  nltimo 
lateraliter  panc^is  jmuotis  instrncto  ;  tibiis  aiiticis  extns  bideutatis,  (S)  tarsornm 
auticornm  articnlis  extns  triangulariter  dilatatis. 

Long.  6  mm.,  elytr.  3^,  lat.  '.'f. 

Upper  lip  pitchy  brown,  a  little  liroader  than  long,  rectangular.  Median  joints 
of  the  antennae  darker  than  the  remaining  ones.  The  onter  border  of  the  broad  and 
deep  frontal  grooves  forms  a  conspicuous  raised  line,  which  extends  beyond  the  end 
of  the  groove  ;  the  grooves  are  broadest  behind,  and  rather  oblique.  Prothorax  twice 
as  broad  as  the  head,  much  broader  than  long;  median  groove  scarcely  abbreviated 
in  front,  broad  and  deep,  especially  its  middle  part ;  lateral  sulci  also  broad.  Stripes 
of  the  elytra  very  dee]),  and  the  smooth  interstices  strongly  convex.  Prosternal 
process  with  a  reniform  impression.  Punctuation  of  the  abdomen  rather  dense  and 
^omewliat  rugulose,  except  in  the  miildlc  of  the  segments  ;  the  ultimate  segment 
with  some  punctures  only  at  the  sides. 

//nil.  Sumbawa  CW.   Dohei'ty). 

Stomonaxus  similis  sp.  nov. 

Sf.  niger,  nitidns  ;  ore,  antennis  pedibnsijue  rufis,  palpis  panl<i  pallidioribus. 
Frons  utrinqne  sulcata,  sulcis  arcuntis,  linea  miunta  ab  sulcis  ad  oculoi-nm  luarginem 
posticum  desceudente  ;  oculi  prominuli.  Protliorax  latitudine  fere  dupilo  longior, 
ca]iite  (cum  oculis)  dimidio  latior,  lateribus  rotnndatis,  augnlis  anticis  subrotundatis, 
posticis  valde  obliquis,  in  dentem  parvum  prodnctis,  linea  mediaua  augustissima 
post  medium  minime  dilatata,  sulcis  intermediis  brevibus,  angustis,  sulcis  mar- 
ginalibus  angustis.  Elytra  lateribus  subjjarallelis,  hnmeris  apiceqne  rotnndatis, 
striata,  striis  leviter  pnnctatis,  interstitiis  subconvexis.  Metasternum  et  abdommi 
lateribus  fortiter  punctata,  segmento  ultimo  omaino  jiunctato.  Tibiae  anticac  extns 
sexdenticulatae,  (  S )  tars<inim  anticorum  articuli  primi  secnndiqnc  vaide  triinignJariter 
dilatati. 

Long.  0  mm.,  elytr.  4,  lat.  3. 

Similar  to  St.  minor  sp.  uov.,  but  difl'ers  in  the  larger  size,  in  the  shape  of  the 
frontal  grooves,  in  the  more  prominent  eyes,  in  the  prothorax  being  proportionally 
broader  and  laterally  more  rounded,  with  the  discal  grooves  a  little  longer;  the  fore 
tibiae  have  six  or  seven  small  teeth  at  the  outer  edges,  the  upper  ones  of  which  are 
placed  towards  the  back  of  the  tibia,  and  the  apex  is  more  dilated  than  in  St.  minor ; 
the  joints  of  the  anterior  tarsi  of  the  male  are  more  triangular  ;  the  last  segment  of 
the  abdomen  is  punctuated  nearly  all  over,  and  tlie  prosternum  is  not  pnni-tured  in 
front  of  the  coxal  cavities. 

St.  stricticollis  Dej.  is  another  allied  sjiecies,  but  its  colour  is  nmch  more  rufous 
or  brown,  the  median  line  of  the  prothorax  is  broader,  the  sides  of  the  elytra  are 
less  j)arallel,  and  the  interstices  of  the  elytral  stripes  less  convex, 

//«/,.  P.uru  (W.   l)..lierty). 


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Orthogfonius  aequistriatus  sp.  nov. 

(>.  iiigro-pieeus  :  :iiirciini.-i  pulpis  pcdibn^qiic  plus  miunsve  brunneu-inceis. 
Labrnm  snbtrnncatnm.  Capnt  snlco  transverse  profnndo,  snleis  longitudiualibns 
(jiixta  ocnlos)  fere  obsoletis  instrnchini,  valdc  rngnlosnm,  sparsatim  pnuctatiira. 
Antennae  articulo  jirimo  cylinilrico,  secundo  brevi  conico,  tertio  prinm  nou  longiore, 
conico,  qnarto  ad  nonnm  incrassatis,  ultimo  longiore.  Prothorax  longitudino  dnplo 
latior,  autice  paulo  emarginatus,  basi  leviter  bisinuata,  lateribns  valde  rotundatis, 
late  explanatis,  marginatis,  angulis  anticis  valde  rotnndatis,  posticis  snbrotundatis, 
linca  modiana  c'ons])icua  antice  non  ablircviata  ;  sparsatim,  latcraliter  panic  donsius 
punctatns,  praeterea  disco  striis  transvevsis  levibus  irrcgnlarilms  instrnctnm.  Scu- 
tellnm  triangnlare,  parum  cordiforine.  Elytra  basi  truncata  ;  immeris  proruinulis 
rotnndatis  ;  lateribns  parallelis,  ante  apiccm  late  sinnatis  ;  augnlis  sntnralibns  iu 
dentcm  breveta  productis,  exterioribns  rotnndatis  ;  striata,  striis  leviter  pnnctatis, 
interstitiis  ucijnalibns,  subconvexis,  laevibus,  septimo  ad  basim  angustato  elevato, 
secnndo  punctis  tribus  iniprcssis.  Abdominis  sogmcntum  nltimnm  iu  medio 
tnbercnlatum. 

Long.  14  mm.,  clytr.  '.>,  lar.  (i. 

Sides  of  the  prothorax  somewliat  ]iiti-hy  :  base  with  a  transverse  groove,  which 
is  slightly  cnrved  in  the  middle,  and  with  a  small  but  rather  deep  im])ressiou  at 
each  side,  midway  between  central  line  and  angle.  The  stripes  of  the  elytra  are  of 
uniform  breadth,  except  the  first,  which  is  narrowed  from  before  the  middle  to  the 
apex,  aud  the  seventh,  which  is  narrowed  and  a  little  raised  at  the  base. 

Hab.  Halmahera  (W.  Doherty). 

Distinguished  from  the  other  species  of  the  same  size  chiefly  by  the  interstices 
of  the  elytra  being  equal  iu  breadth. 

Colpodes  pleuralis  sp.  nov. 

C.  tibiis  extus  canaliculalis,  tiirsis  posticis  fortiter  bisnlcatis,  metasterui 
epipleuris  elongatis,  taraornm  posticornm  articulo  penultimo  extus  valde  lobato  ; 
rufo-piceus,  subnitidus,  capite,  ](rothoriicis  disco  elytris<iue  nigrescentibus  ;  j)ro- 
thorax  snbcordatus,  longitudine  latior,  augnlis  posticis  obliquis,  lateribns  dense 
pnnctatis  ;  elytra  striata,  interstitiis  planis,  postiec  pance  couvexis,  tertio  punctis 
tribus  impressis,  puncto  primo  ad  striam  qnartam  sito,  ante  apicem  siunata, 
apicibus  snbrotundatis ;  sterna  lateribns  grosse,  abdominis  segmenta  duo  prima 
latcraliter  rugose  punctata. 

Long.  9i  mm.,  elytr.  OJ,  lat.  :3|. 

Belongs  to  the  group  of  Colpodes  which  has  the  epiplenra  of  the  metasternum 
elongate,  the  tibiae  canaliculate,  the  tarsi  bisulcate,  and  the  penultimate  joint  of  the 
hind  tarsi  strongly  nnilobed. 

Pitchy  brown,  somewhat  shining,  with  the  palpi,  antennae,  the  lateral  margin 
of  the  prothorax,  the  epiplenra  of  the  elytra  and  the  legs  rufous  ;  and  with  the  head, 
prothorax  and  elytra  blackisli.  The  prothorax,  having  the  front  parts  of  the  sides 
and  the  fore  angles  rounded,  is  shortly  cordate,  with  the  hind  angles  oblique  but 
distinct  ;  broader  than  long,  and  jiunctnatcd  at  the  sides,  with  the  punctuation 
especially  dense  and  coarse  in  the  flattened  grooves  near  the  hind  angles  ;  the 
disc  has  slight  transverse  wrinkles  and  a  deep  median  line.  The  elytra  are  sim])ly 
striate,  the  interstices  slightly  convex  at  the  extreme  base  and  at  the  apex  ;  Miinl 
iuter.stico  with  three  ]nuictures,  the  first  standing  beside  the  fourth  stripe  ;    sides 


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of  the  elytra  broadly  and  rather  feebly  sinuate   in   front  of  the  apex  ;    sntnral 
angles  distinctly,  but  not  strongly  rounded.     Sides  of  the  sterna  coarsely,  those  of 
the  two  first  abdominal   segments   rugosely   ])unctnrf(l  ;    pijipicura   ol'  the  elytra 
somewhat  rugose  anteriorly. 
Ilab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Tachys  dohertyi  s]i.  nov. 

T.  rufo-lntens,  pcdibus  pallidioribus,  sutura  anguste  rnfescente.  Labruni 
transversum,  pauIo  emarginatum  :  sulci  frontales  simplices,  breves,  jiostice  cnrvati  : 
antennae  elongatae,  versus  apicem  minime  incrassatae ;  prothorax  trausversus, 
lateribns  antice  valde  rotundatis,  postice  angustatis  parnm  obliquis,  angulis  anticis 
subrotundatis,  posticis  snbrectis,  hand  acutis  ;  elytra  oblonga,  lateribus  panlo 
rotnndatis,  ante  apicem  leviter  sinuatis,  disco  deplanato,  sutura  parnm  impressa, 
stria  prima  distincta,  secunda  obsoleta,  octava  postice  conspicua. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  IJ,  lat.  i. 

Head  a  little  more  rufous  than  the  prothorax  ;  the  suture  narrowl_v  bordered 
with  rufous  ;  legs  pale  buff.  Upper  lip  short  and  transverse,  scarcely  emarginate. 
Anterior  angles  of  the  prothorax  not  so  strongly  rounded  as  in  T.  (rechiformin  sp. 
nov.     Elytra  truncate  at  the  base  ;  shoulder  angles  rounded  only  at  the  outside. 

Hub.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Differs  from  T.  cinctus  Putz.  {Ann.  Mus.  Genoa,  vii.,  1875,  p.  740)  and  T.  trechi- 
formis  sp.  nov.,  not  only  in  colour  and  size,  but  especially  in  the  sha]ie  of  the  frontal 
grooves  and  prothorax,  and  in  the  sculpture  of  the  elytra. 

Tachys  bembidiifoiinis  sp.  iwv. 

T.  aeneo-niger,  nitidissimns,  palpis,  antennarum  basi  pedibuscjue  lutcis  ;  labro, 
mandibulis  coxiscjue  rnfis  ;  elytris  singulis  macula  anteapicali  lutea  notatis.  Labrum 
truncatum  ;  sulci  frontales  breves,  dnplicati,  j)aralleli,  ns(jne  ad  basim  e])istomatis 
descendeutes.  Prothorax  convexus,  cordatus  ;  lateribus  sat  late  marginatis,  antice 
valde  rotundatis,  postice  usque  ad  augulos  j)osticos  obliquis  ;  angulis  posterioribus 
carinatis,  dentatis,  anticis  subrotundatis  ;  linea  mediana  leviter  impressa,  disco 
antice  impressione  transversa  nulla,  sulco  basali  ti'ansverso  profunde  uniseriatim 
puuctato,  foveolis  in  angulis  distinctis.  Elytra  prothorace  mnlto  latiora  ;  basi  lata, 
trnncata ;  humeris  prominnlis  rotundatis  ;  disco  sex  striis  profnndis  laevibns 
instructo,  interstitiis  convexis  ;  stria  suturali  ad  apicem  Integra,  ad  basim  valde, 
caeteris  basaliter  gradatim  minus,  abbreviatis,  secunda  ad  sextam  postice  abbreviatis, 
octava  Integra. 

Long.  2^  mm.,  elytr.  I5,  lat.  1. 

Elytra  nearly  as  broad  at  the  base  as  in  the  middle  ;  the  scventji  stripe  wanting, 
the  eighth  conspicuous  and  rather  deeply  imjjressed. 

Hub.  Tenimber  (W.  Doherty,  .Inne  to  July  1S92). 

Similar  in  ajipearance  to  Enropeau  species  of  Leja  Meg. 

Tachys  trechiformis  sp.  nov. 
T.  ])allide  rnfus  ;  palpis,  antennis  pedil)us(|ne  luteis  ;  elytris  plaga  commnni  in 
medio  suturae  iufuscata,  ajiicibiis  pallidis.  Antennae  elongatae,  labruni  snbemargi- 
natum  ;  oculi  nigri,  prominuli  ;  sulci  frontales  loiigi,  oculos  postice  amplectentes. 
Prothorax  trausversus,  cordatus,  antice  lateribus  augulisipie  rotundatis,  postice 
angnstatus,   angulis   posticis    rectis,  acutis  ;   basi  trnncata,  margiue    angnstissimo 


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basali  pnnctato,  angnlonim  snlcis  profmulis.  Elytra  olilonga,  plaiiata,  basi  trnncatn, 
lateribus  fere  parallelis,  siugiilo  striis  dorsalibiis  quatuor  instrncto,  praeterea  striis 
qniuta  ad  basim  distinct:!,  octava  antice  obsoleta,  postice  conspicna. 

Long.  2^  lum.,  elvt.  1^,  lat.  1. 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  7".  cinctus  Putz.  {An.  Mus.  Genoa,  vii.,  1875, 
p.  746)  ;  it  differs  chiefly  in  the  elytra,  each  having  four  distinct  stripes  and  the 
beginning  of  a  fifth. 

Frontal  grooves  not  (jnite  extending  to  the  anterior  margin  of  the  epistome, 
parallel  and  dcejdy  impressed  between  the  eyes,  and  jHJsteriorly  curved  round  the  eyes. 

Ihilj.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Tachys  aeneus  Pntz.  ab.  biplagiatus  ab.  uov. 

T.  aeneus  Putz.,  simillimus,  differt  ab  liac  specie  elytro  singulo  ante  apicem 
macula  flavo-lntea  notato. 

I  cannot  give  any  other  characters  of  tiiis  form  different  from  those  of  '/'. 
aeneus  Putz.,  as  I  have  not  yet  been  able  to  compare  tlie  single  specimen  of  the 
Museum's  collection  with  a  true  T.  aeneus.  For  the  present  I  notice  the  form  as 
being  an  aberration  of  T.  aeneus. 

Halt.  Tenimber  fW.  Doherty,  June  to  July  1892). 

Berosus  elongatuliis  sj).  nov. 

B.  oblongns,  luridus,  subuitidns,  punctis  nigris  instructus  ;  elytris  singulis  tribus 
maculis  valde  obsoletis  obscnris,  prima  ante,  tertia  post  medium,  secunda  in  medio  ad 
marginem  lateralem  sitis  ;  antenuarum  clava  fns(«scente  ;  articulis  nltimis  palporum 
maxillarium  apicibns  nigrieantibus.  Caput  sat  sparsim  punctatum,  intcrstitiis 
liievibus,  lineis  transversis  una  ante  nculos  fere  obsoleta,  secuuda  sub  prothoracis 
marginem  anticum  distiucta,  ntrisque  lineis  ])er  lineam  longitudiualem  mediam 
conjnnct.is.  Prothorax  transversus,  angulis  anticis  fortiter,  posticis  obtusis  minus 
rotundatis,  jjunc.tatus,  interstitiis  singulis  punctis  majorilms  instructis.  Scutellum 
louge  triangnlare,  pnuetatiim.  Elytra  pnnctato-striata,  interstitiis  seriatim  pnnctatis, 
apicibns  singnlis  extus  longe  dentatis,  ad  snturam  aitute  angnlatis. 

Long.  4 J  mm.,  elytr.  3^,  lat.  21. 

Interstices  of  the  elytra  witli  one  nearly  regnlar  row  of  punctures,  and  witli 
.some  scattered  punctures.  Of  the  three  ill-defined  lilac.kisli  maculae  of  each  elytron 
the  first  and  third  are  near  the  suture,  one  before,  tlie  other  lieyond  the  middle,  the 
second  snbmarginal  in  tlie  middle,  the  third  most  distinct,  llinil  tarsi  somewhat 
pitchy  brown. 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Obrium  longicolle  sji.  nov. 
(PI.  VIIL,  fig.  1.) 
0.  pallidum,  sat  sjiarsim  pubescens,  ocuiis  nigris,  prothorace  elytrisque 
ntrinqne  fascia  longitudinali  picea,  utris(|ne  fasciis  in  elytrormii  medio  et  ante 
apicem  conjnnctis.  Caput  inter  oculos  parum  dejiressnm,  liiieu  longitmlinali  naediana 
instrnctum,  minntissimc  rngulosum.  Antennae  articulo  tertio  ad  apicem  seta  longa 
armato.  Prothorax  elongatns,  in  medio  jiarnm  rotuudatus,  postice  angustatus,  disco 
fere  piano,  utrinqne  leviter  impresso,  ininutissimc  rugulosus.  Scutellum  clongatum, 
postice  paulo  angustatum  :  ajjice  subrotundato.  Elytra  postice  dilatata,  irregu- 
lariter  striato-pnnctata,  ]innctis  parnm  grossis  ;  singulo  a])ice  rotundato. 


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Long.  6^  mm.,  elytr.  3f,  lat.  1  J. 

Pale  bnif,  thinly  clothed  with  a  short  jmbescence.  Two  somewhat  ill-defined 
pitchy  brown  streaks,  one  at  each  side,  continued  from  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
prothorax  to  near  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  toin'h  the  outer  margin  of  the  elytra  jnst 
before  they  curve  round  towards  the  suture,  where  they  meet  eacli  other.  Antennae 
twice  as  long  as  the  body  ;  l.iasal  joints  fringed  underneath  with  sparse  long  hairs  ; 
scape  somewhat  clavate,  third  joint  longer  than  the  fourth  and  shorter  than  the 
fifth.  Prothorax  three  times  as  long  as  broad  ;  disc  with  a  feeble  impression  at 
each  side,  and  with  a  faint  tubercle  in  front  of  it.  The  punctured  rows  of  the  elytra 
are  not  quite  regular,  and  become  obsolete  at  the  apex. 

Femora  somewhat  clavate,  hind  ones  extending  to  the  tip  of  the  elytra. 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Dolierty). 

This  form  is  very  remarkable  as  regards  the  length  of  the  j^rothorax. 

Syllitus  adonarensis  sp.  nov. 
(PI.   VIII.,  fig.  2.) 

c?  ?.  S.  nigro-brunneus  ;  capite,  jirotlmrace,  scutello  pedibusque  rnfis  vel  ferrn- 
gineis.  Caput  densiter  punctatum,  inter  tuberes  antenniferos  eoncavum.  Prothorax 
elongatu.s_,  densiter  punctatus,  antice  vix  constrictus,  post  medium  parum  rotundato- 
ampliatns  ;  disco  inaequali.  Scutellnm  latitudine  longins,  subtruncatum,  densiter 
punctatum  ;  lateribus  fere  parallelis.  Elytra  elongata,  antice  paulo  angustata, 
densiter  sat  grosse  punctata  ;  apicibus  singulis  subrotuudatis  ;  sutura  et  margine 
externo  carinatis  ;  praeterea  singulo  elytro  tribus  carinis  acutis  et  inter  secnndam 
et  tertiam  quarta  hnmerali  abbreviata  instructo,  interstitio'secundo  in  medio  dilatato 
et  impresso.  Subtus  breviter  pubescens. 
Long.  7i  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  4J. 

Dark  brown.  Head  rufous,  sometimes  ferruginous,  coarsely  and  rather  densely 
punctate,  chiefly  on  the  vertex  ;  median  line  anteriorly  rather  deeply  impressed, 
and  obsolete  on  the  vertex.  Antennae  brown,  about  as  long  as  the  body;  scape 
elongate,  almost  clavate,  and  finely  punctate.  Prothorax  of  the  colour  of  the 
head,  coarsely  and  densely  punctured,  twice  as  long  as  broad  ;  sides  somewhat 
dilated,  rounded  in  front  of  the  hind  angles,  scarcely  constricted  anteriorly  ;  disc 
somewhat  nodulose,  especially  behind. 

Elytra  dark  brown  or  almost  black,  elongate,  and  a  very  little  narrowed  towards 
the  base,  densely  and  strongly  punctured  ;  each  apex  slightly  rounded  ;  suture, 
outer  margins,  and  three  carinae  on  each  elytron  sharply  elevated  :  between  the 
second  and  third  carina  is  a  short  humeral  one;  the  cariuae  brown;  second  interstice 
dilated  in  the  middle,  where  it  has  a  short  impressed  line. 

Metasternum  dark  lirown,  abdomen  nearly  black  ;  legs  similar  in  colour  to 
head  and  prothorax. 

Hah.  Adonara  (W.  Doherty). 

Merionoeda  flavipennis  s]).  nov. 

(PI.  VIIJ.,  tig.  :<,.) 

jy.  nigra.     Caput  ad  oculoruni  margines  inferiores  et  posteriores  fortiter  cor- 

rugato-punctatum  ;  medio  inter  oculos  parum  elevato,  verticis  medio  laevi.     Paljii 

picei.      Prothorax    (sujira    et    infra)    rufo-ochraceus,    aniice    constrictus,    tuberculis 

paritm  fortiter  elevatis,   inter  tubercuhi  panels   pnnctis  "rossis  instructus  ;  basi  in 


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medio  produeta,  ntriiKino  siniiata,  jiilosa.  Seiitelliiin  iiiceo-niu:niin,  paulo  iiilosnm, 
apicis  medio  impressutu.  .-iuliliilf)))!!!!!.  Elytra  ochiacea,  breviter  liirsuta,  abbreviata, 
fortiter  snbniata,  postice  carinata,  pnnctis  grossis  iustructa  ;  hnmeris  promiimlis 
fere  laevibns.  Snbtns  brevi  piibc  grisea  tecta,  abdominis  segmentum  secundum 
postice  ciliis  longis  flavis  vestitum.  Femora  postica  parum  dense  fortiterqne 
pmictata,  clavata. 

Long.  lOi  mm.,  clytr.  o,  lat.  2^. 

Black,  somewhat  shining.  Upper  lip  transverse,  with  large  punctures ; 
epistome  sparingly  })uncturod.  Front  anteriorly  deeply  impressed  ;  behind  the 
impression  cariuate,  with  a  strong  punctuation  and  some  longitudinal  irregular 
wrinkles  between  carina  and  ej'es.  Antennae  extending  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra, 
scape  a  little  curved,  and  punctured  at  tlie  upperside  ;  fourth  and  all  following 
joints  with  a  groove  near  the  apex.  Prothorax  witii  five  tubercles  :  one  in  the 
middle  being  more  raised  beliind  the  centre  of  the  disc  than  in  front,  one  on  each 
side  of  the  disc  most  elevated  of  all,  and  one  on  the  vertical  part  of  each  side  ; 
between  the  tubercles  are  some  punctures  and  hairs.  Punctures  of  the  elytra 
strong,  forming  rows  here  and  there,  the  interstices  of  which  are  a  little  elevated, 
especially  one  in  the  middle  of  the  disc  ;  the  apical  carina  is  smooth,  the  shoulders 
nearly  im])unctato.  Hind  tibiae  slightly  curved  and  denticulate,  with  one  long  outer 
and  one  short  inner  spur  in  the  malf,  with  one  long  outer  spur  in  the /kmate. 

Anterior  coxae  yellowish. 

Hob.  Timor  (W.  Uoherty). 

lu  general  appearauce  this  species  is  sirailar  to  Om/tasia  J'>ilrippnnis  Fasc,  but 
it  is  a  true  Mei-ionoeda  in  the  abnormal  strui^tiire  of  the  abdomen,  with  black  head 
and  legs. 

Polyzonus  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  VIII.,  fig.  4.) 

P.  caeruleo-viridis,  pubeseens.  Caput  fortiter  ruguloso-punctatum,  antennae 
corpore  parum  longiores,  articulo  primo  glabro  densiter  rugoso-punctato,  tertio 
(juarto  sesqui  longiore,  quarto  quinto  sexto  nltimo(|ue  inter  se  aoqualibns,  septimo  ad 
decimum  brevioribus.  Prothorax  pube  aurea  tectus,  minute  rugulosus,  latitudine 
lougitudini  aequali  ;  lateribus  autice  subrotundatis,  in  medio  augnlatis,  postice 
attenuatis.  Scutellum  fere  glabrnm,  nitidum,  apice  rotnndato,  medio  depressione 
levi  instructnm.  Elytra  elongata,  versus  apicem  paulo  attenuata,  rugnloso- 
punctata,  l)asi  fortiter  rugosa,  trilius  liueis  elevatis  obsoletis  iustructa  ;  humeris 
rotnndatis  ;  singulo  apice  oblique  rotundato ;  nigro-pubescentia,  duabus  fasciis 
flavo-luteis  latis  ornata,  prima  ante,  secunda  post  medium  sita.  Subtus  tine  punc- 
tulatus,  argenteo-cinereo-pubescens. 

Corporis  partes  glabrae  nitidae. 

Long   18  mm.,  elytr.  12i,  lat.  3J. 

Head  with  a  transverse  and  slightly  impressed  line  in  front  of  the  antennary 
tubers,  and  with  a  rather  deep  longitudinal  median  groove.  Palpi  pitchy  black, 
mandibles  finely  punctured,  black  at  the  tip.  First  antennal  joint  and  the  base  of 
the  third  glabrous,  the  remainder  of  tlie  antennae  clotlied  with  a  black  j)ubescence. 
Sides  of  the  prothorax  angled,  nearly  tnbercled,  in  the  middle.  Pubescence  of  the 
elytra  black,  except  the  yellow-buff  bands,  which  are  covered  with  a  yellowish 
pubescence. 

Body  beneath  finely  punctuated  ;  presternum  somewhat  corrugated,  glabrous  and 


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shining  before  the  co.xal  cavities.  Base  of  the  femora,  the  tibiae,  and  tarsi  blackish  ; 
femora  nearly  glabrous,  slightly  clavate,  the  liiud  ones  exteiuling  to  the  base  of  the 
fifth  abdominal  segment. 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Named  in  honour  of  the  collector. 

This  species  and  another  from  Natal  ( /-".  /jiihirollis  Pasc.)  have  the  protliorax 
clothed  with  a  golden  pubescence. 

Clytanthus  peroi-natus  sp.  nov. 

CI.  niger,  infra  i)ul)e  flavo-grisea,  supra  flava  vestitns.  Prothorax  fascia 
transversa  mediana  nigra  ;  scutellum  flavura  ;  elytra  apice  tiavo  et  signaturis  flavis 
ornata,  scilicet :  macula  basali  scutellum  araplecteute,  fascia  posthumerali  arcuata, 
ad  suturam  cum  macula  basali  conjuncta,  fascia  postmediana  transversa,  ad  suturam 
non  interrupta,  minime  curvata  ;  apicibns  paulo  emarginatis  bidentatis. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  3f. 

Head,  antennae,  and  under  surface  clothed  with  a  yellowish  grey  pubescence, 
which  is  thin  at  the  base  of  the  antennae,  at  the  base  of  the  abdominal  segments, 
and  on  the  legs  ;  tarsi  ashy  grey  ;  five  or  six  last  joints  of  the  antennae  whitish. 

Antennae  short,  scarcely  longer  than  half  the  body,  first  joint  only  a  little 
shorter  than  the  third  ;  hairs  of  the  apices  of  the  joints  thin.  Prothorax  almost 
subglobose,  broadest  a  little  be^'oud  the  middle.  Scutellum  transverse,  somewhat 
broader  in  the  middle  than  at  the  base,  the  sides  and  apex  rounded.  Elytra  three 
times  as  long  as  broad,  slightly  narrowed  towards  the  tip  ;  the  latter  somewliat 
emarginate,  not  obliquely  truncate  ;  the  tooth  at  the  sutural  angles  short,  and 
rather  thin  ;  that  at  the  external  ones  broad,  and  rather  short. 

The  pattern  of  the  elytra  is  nearly  the  same  as  in  the  European  CI.  verbose/'  (L.). 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Clytanthus  pileatus  sp.  nov. 
(PL  VllL,  tig.  .-).) 

CL  niger,  infra  pube  ])allide  flava,  supra  subaurautio-flava  vestitus.  Antennae 
elongatae,  filiformes,  articulo  tertio  primo  multo  longiore.  Prothorax  ovalis,  parum 
rotundatus,  maculis  tribus  nigris  notatns,  una  mediana  ovali,  una  in  ntroqne  latere 
irregulare  plus  minusve  rotundata.  Scutellum  basi  excc])ta  flavum,  semicirculare. 
Elytra  elongata,  cylindrica,  apicibns  oblique  subtrnncatis,  angulis  internis  dentatis, 
externis  acutis  sed  non  dentatis  ;  extremo  apice  et  fasciis  tribus  transversis  flavis 
ornata,  prima  basali  recta,  marginem  basalem  non  attingente,  ad  humeros  anguste 
interrupta,  versus  suturam  tenuissime  profunde  incessa,  secuuda  antemediana  ad 
suturam  interrupta,  ad  marginem  lateralem  angustiore,  tertia  postmediana  in  sutura 
versus  anticnm  longc;  anguste  producta ;  area  parva  apicali  flava  obliqua  emarginata. 

Long.  13-|  mm.,  elytr.  S,  lat.  3. 

Antennae  filiform,  reaching  the  postmedian  yellow  baud  nf  the  elytra,  apices  of 
the  third  and  two  following  joints  with  some  rather  long  setaceous  hairs.  Of  the 
three  prothoracic  maculae,  which  sometimes  are  connected,  the  central  one  is  longer 
than  broad,  and  rounded,  the  lateral  ones  are  irregular  and  oblique,  rounded  in  front, 
and  emarginate  or  truncate  behind.     Legs  slender,  femora,  a  very  little  thickened. 

The  pubescence  of  the  upper  surface  has  a  tinge  of  orange. 

I/ab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 


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Clytanthus  t-nignun  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  VIII.,  fig.  6.) 

CI.  uiger,  infra  griseo-flavo-pubesceus.  Prothora.x  ovalis,  fascia  nigra  trans- 
versa in  medio  versn.s  marginem  basalem  dilatata,  notatus  ;  scutellum  transversnm, 
flavescens,  apice  rotundato  ;  elytra  basi  ad  scntellum,  apice,  fasciis  duabns  flavis, 
prima  ab  angnlo  infraliunierali  arciuitim  ad  sntnram  ascendente,  sccnnda  post- 
mediana  transversa  recta  ad  suturam  jjariim  dilatata,  uon  interrnpta  ;  elytrorum 
latera  fere  parallela  ;  apices  oblique  traucati,  augulis  acutis. 

Long.  8  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  2. 

Black  ;  head,  antennae,  and  nnder  surface  of  the  body  clothed  with  a  greyish 
pubescence,  which  is  denser  at  the  sterna,  abdomen,  and  fifth  and  sixth  antennal 
joints.  Third  joint  of  the  antennae  as  long  as  the  first  ;  tip  of  antennae  not  ipiite 
reaching  the  postmedian  band  of  the  elytra.  Prothorax  longer  than  broad,  rounded 
at  the  sides,  a  little  narrower  in  front  than  at  the  base  ;  the  transverse  black  marking 
of  the  disc  extended  in  the  middle  to  the  basal  margin,  the  marking  being  shaped 
almost  like  the  letter  T.  Apical  angles  of  the  elytra  sharp,  but  not  produced  into 
a  tooth.  The  first  band  of  the  elytra  runs  from  the  base  of  the  outer  margin  round 
the  shoulder  to  the  suture,  without  reaching  the  latter,  and  is  not  connected  with 
the  scntellar  macula  ;  the  postmedian  band  is  a  very  little  curved. 

llab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty ). 

Rhaphuma  nigripes  sj).  nov. 

Rh.  placida  Pasc.  similis,  sed  differt  (inter  alia)  prothorace  postice  utrinijue 
gutta  albo-flava  notato,  pedibus  uigris. 

Rli.  niger,  prothorace  elytrisque  rufo-ochraceis  ;  singulo  elytro  macula 
bicolorea  mediaua  autice  luteo-flava  postice  nigra  uotata  ;  fascia  anteapicali  nigra 
ad  suturam  parnm  angustata,  apice  ipso  luteo.     Tibiae  anteriores  nigro-piceae. 

Caput  pnbe  cinereo-flava  vestitiuu  ;  frons  tricarinata,  inter  antennas  transverse 
elevata  ;  vertex  pone  oculos  jiaucis  (muctis  instrnctns.  Antennae  elytrorum  fasciam 
nigram  anteapicalem  attingentes.  Prothorax  oblongus,  lateribus  aequabiliter  sub- 
rotnndatus,  disco  antice  linea  mediaua  glabra.  Scntellum  paulo  transversnm,  nigro- 
piceum.  ai)ice  rotundatum.  Eh-tra  elongata  ;  ajjices  truncati,  angulis  parum 
productis.  Infra  cinereo-pnbesceus,  densiter  punctata  ut  pedes,  punctis  ad  sternorum 
latera  grossioribus  ;  basis  segmentornm  abdominalium  glabra. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  7^,  lat.  2|. 

Prothorax  a  very  little  narrower  iu  front  than  at  the  base  ;  disc  with  a  faintly 
raised  median  line,  the  anterior  part  of  which  is  glabrous.  Sutnral  angles  of  the 
elytra  a  little  more  produced  than  the  external  ones.  Fore  tibiae  black,  with  a  tint 
of  pitchy  brown. 

Hub.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Aridaeus  timoriensis  sji.  nov. 
(I'l.  VllL,  lig.  7.) 
A.  aurautio-rufns  ;  antennis,  pedibus,  prosterni  margine  ])()stico,  mesosteruo, 
metasteruo  (macula  hiterali  exc(!i)ta),  elytrorum  maculis,  nigris  ;  jialpis  scutellc"|iu' 
nigro-piceis.  tJapnt  frontis  margine  antico  de])resso  parnm  i-xcavato,  linea  mediaua 
impressa,  dense  rugnloso-ptmctatum.  Antennae  elongatae,  corpore  duplo  (^)  ant 
paulo  (?)  longiores.     Prothorax  pilis  longis  sparsim  vestitus,  elongatus,  reticulatus, 


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postice  coiistrictns  ;  disco  post  medinm  ntrinqne  ealloso.  Elytra  elongata,  versus 
apicem  panlo  augnstata,  grosse  dense  rngoso-punctata  ;  singulo  lateraliter  striis 
dnalms  vi\  elevatis  ;  basi  emargiiiata ;  hnmeris  promiiiulis  rotnndatis  ;  apice 
truncato,  extus  valde  dentato,  iutns  recto  (c?)  ant  snbrotnudato  (?)  ;  basi  ad 
scntellum  augustissime  et  apice  late  nigris,  ante  medium  fascia  transversa  ad 
snturam  valde  interrupta  (S ),  ant  nun  interrnpta  et  ad  sntnram  cnm  macnla  basali 
connecta  sagittaeformi  (  ¥  ). 

Lung.  Ki  mm.,  el}-tr.  lOi,  lat.  4i. 

fiab.  Timor  (W.  boherty). 

Varies  in  size,  like  the  other  species  of  this  Australian  genus. 

Periaptodes  buruensis  sp.  nov. 

P.  densiter  griseo-pubescens,  pilis  setulosis  plus  minnsve  sparsim  tectus  ;  scapo 
leviter  transverse  rngato  ;  prothorace  sparsatim  grosse  puuctato,  paucis  granulis 
instructo.  Eh^tris  hnmeris  granulosis  breviter  dentatis  ;  apice  truncato,  extus  dente 
brevi  instructo  ;  macula  nigra  circum  scntellum  semicirculare,  fascia  nblicjna  postice 
obsoleta  ab  margine  subhumerali  ad  sntiirae  medium  descendente  brunneo-nigris, 
notatis. 

Long.  311  mm.,  el)1;ra  21,  lat.  0. 

Of  uearly  the  same  size  and  ontline  as  P.  lictor  Pasc,  it  is  distinguished  from 
this  species  by  the  shape  of  the  basal  macula,  by  the  sparingly  granulated  pruthorax, 
by  the  scape  having  some  transverse  wrinkles,  and  by  the  ajiex  of  the  elytra  being 
shortly  spined  externally. 

Hrib.  Burn  (W.  Dohertyj. 

Homonaea  uniformis  sji.  nov. 
(PL  VIIL,  fig.  s.) 

//.  rufo-nigra,  palpis,  antenuis,  tibiis  tarsisque  rufescentibus  ;  supra  dense 
flavo-cinereo-,  infra  cinereo-pubescens,  ninltis  maculis  minimis  glabris  et  punetis 
nigris  notata.  Caput  punetis  singulis  grossis,  linea  media  antice  obsoleta,  inter 
oculos  sat  ])rofunde  impressa,  utrinque  juxta  oculorum  lobos  snperiores  tubercnlo 
distinct!)  instructum.  Antennae  corpore  longiores,  articnlo  tertio  scapo  fere  triplo 
longiore.  Prothorax  longitudine  dimidio  latior,  antice  emarginatus,  basi  ntrini[ue 
subsinuata,  lateribus  antice  attenuatis,  postice  ampliatis  rotnndatis,  dente  sat  obtuso 
armatis,  linea  media  leviter  elevata.  Scntellum  trausversum,  rectangulare,  medio 
glabro.  Elytra  latitndine  (ad  humeros  maxima)  triplo  lougiora,  apicem  versus  fere 
aeijuabiliter  attennata  ;  a{)ice  truncato,  angnlis  snturalibns  fere  rectis,  exterioribus 
snbrotundatis  ;  siugnlo  elytro  oeto-cariuato,  carinis  antice  posticeqne  abbreviatis  ; 
pnnctis  sparsis  grossis  pnbe  tectis.  Infra  fere  omnino  laevis,  medio  glabra ; 
abdominis  segmento  quinto  obsolete,  ultimo  parum  profunde  emarginatis  ;  processn 
mesosternali  elevato.  Pedes  antici  elongati,  femora  postica  medium  abdominis 
segmenti  tertii  attingentia. 

Long.  2T  mm.,  elj'tr.  20,  lat.  7. 

The  whole  of  the  disc  of  the  el}'tra  uniformly  pubescent,  whilst  the  remainder 
of  the  elytra,  and  especially  the  scape  of  the  antennae,  head,  under  surface  of  the 
body  and  femora,  are  speckled  witlf  small  black  glabrous  spots.  Of  the  eight 
cariuae  of  each  elytron  the  second  and  fourth  are  somewhat  more  raised  ;  the 
punctuation  is  coarse  at  the  base  of  the  elytra,  finer  at  the  sides.  an<l  verv  sparse  in 


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the  middle   near  tlie  suture  luid  at  the  ajiex,  the  pnnctnres  being  almost  entirely 
concealed  by  the  pubescence. 

Uab.  Saughi  I.  (W.  Doherty). 


Amblymora  uniformis  sp.  nov. 

A.  nigra,  anteuuis  elytris  pedibusque  rnfescontibus,  pube  tlavo-cinerea  deiisiter 
tecta.  Caput  froute  dense  fortiter  punctatiim,  vertice  laevi,  inter  oeulorum  lobos 
superiores  jmuctis  grossis  instructum  ;  scutellum  trapezit'orme  ;  elytra  aiitice 
irregulariter,  postice  fere   striato-puiietata,    immaeulata. 

Long.  1  H  mm.,  elytr.  8i,  lat.  4J. 

Black  ;  antennae,  legs,  and  elytra  reddish,  the  base  of  the  latter  (in  one 
specimen  the  whole  of  the  elytra)  and  the  tiiickened  parts  of  the  femora  more 
blackish  ;  the  yellowish  cinereous  pubescence  is  very  dense,  a  little  more  ashy  on 
the  under  side.  Front  strongly  and  densely  punctured,  with  the  punctures  some- 
what confluent  here  and  there  ;  vertex  with  some  punctures  only  between  the  upper 
lobes  of  the  eyes.  Punctuation  of  the  prothora.x  strong  and  somewhat  crowded,  not 
dense.  Scutellixm  impuuctate,  trapeziform,  bmader  than  long  ;  hind  angles  a  little 
rounded.  Punctures  of  the  elytra  strong  and  irregular  at  the  base,  gradually 
becomiug  finer  towards  the  apex,  and  forming  some  irregular  rows  near  the  suture, 
the  interstices  of  which  are  faintly  raised. 

Hah.  Burn  (  W.  Dohertyj. 

Chiefly  distingnislied  by  the  uniform  yellowish  grey  pubescence,  witliout  any 
spots  or  iiands,  and  by  the  punctuation  nf  head  and  prothorax. 

Apophrena  grandis  !*p.  ucv. 

A.  nigra,  sjiarsim  cinereo-sqiiamnsa,  antennarum  articulorum  basi  griseo- 
pnbescente,  labro  palpisque  piceis,  pedibus  nigro-piceis.  Cajiut  in  fronte  parum 
minus  dense  quam  in  vertice  i)unctatum,  linea  media  levissimc  impressa  in  vertice 
postice  obsoleta.  Antennae  corpore  plus  dnj)lo  lougiores,  scapo  versus  apicem 
breviter  iucrassato.  Prothorax  elongatus,  grosse  punctatus,  parum  transverse  corru- 
gatus,  antiee  panlo,  postice  vix  constrictus,  finea  media  antice  obsoleta  postice 
parimi  elevata,  irrcgulare.  Scutellum  tra])e/.oidale,  truncatum.  Elytra  post 
humeros  parum  angustata,  ante  apicem  fere  sinuata ;  a])icibus  e.xtus  fortiter  dentatis, 
intus  subrectis  ;  fortiter  striato-punctata,  punctis  ad  basim  parum  confluentibas, 
apicibus  laevibus  ;  singulo  elytro  post  medium  bisulcato.  Jletasternum  abdominisque 
segmeutum  prinium  lateraliter  paueis  punctis  grossis  instrueta.    Uculi  simplices. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  9^,  lat.  3^. 

Middle  of  the  femora  a  little  darker  than  the  remainder  of  the  legs.  Apical 
margins  of  the  abdominal  segments  narrowly  bordered  with  rufous  buff.  Elytra 
striate-punctate,  but  the  rows  of  jnuictures  are  not  quite  regular  ;  each  elytron  has 
two  liroad  and  shallow  longitudinal  impressions  extending  from  liefore  the  middle 
to  the  apex  ;  the  base  has  traces  of  an  elevated  line. 

Hab.  Sanghi  I.  (W.  Doherty). 

The  single  sjiecimen  of  this  fine  species  has  the  prothorax  S(miewhat  rubbed  ; 
examples  in  entirely  good  condition  may  have  the  sides  of  the  prothorax  more 
densely  squamous. 


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Glenea  timoriensis  >[)■  nov. 
(PL  VIII.,  fig.  9.) 

GL  nigra,  maciilis  flavis  ant  griseo-flavis  orn<ata.  C!apnt  genis  lateril)us(^ne 
frontis  deuse,  fnwtis  medio  s])arsim  flavo-cinereo-pnbescens,  vertice  ntrinqiip  liriea 
angnsta  minute  arcuata  griseii-alba.  Prothorax  linea  media,  lateribns,  margine 
postico  snbflavis,  plaga  laterali  ni  marginem  anticnm  ni  posticnm  attiugente  nigra. 
Scntellnm,  basi  nigra  excei^ta,  flavescens.  Elj'trum  singulam  bicarinatum,  apice 
extns  fortiter,  intns  leviter  spiuosum,  maculis  quiuqne  subflavis  ornatnm,  prima 
humerali  liueiformi,  secmida  in  qnarta  parte  antica  inter  cariuam  et  sntnram  ovata, 
tertia  mediana  transversa,  sntnram  fere  attingente,  quarta  ante  qnintam  partem 
ultimam  ad  cariuam  ovata,  quiuta  rotnndata  in  apicis  angnlo  externo,  sitis  ;  sntura 
grisea.  Infra  brunneo-nigra,  pnbe  grisea  (lateraliter  flavesceute)  vestita;  metasterno 
et  abdominalibus  segmentis  lateraliter  maculis  glabris  notatis  ;  femoribns  rufes- 
centibus,  tarsis  et  tibiis  uigris. 

Long.  10  mm.,  elytr.  T,  hit.  :!. 

Body  beneath  brownish  lihick,  covered  with  a  whitish  pubescence,  which  is 
sparse  in  the  middle  of  the  metasternnm,  at  the  base  of  the  first  abdominal  segment 
and  on  the  last  one.  The  metasternnm  and  abdominal  segments  have  a  glabrous 
lateral  spot  in  nearly  all  specimens  of  the  collection. 

The  colour  of  the  spots  and  streaks  varies  from  yellowish  grey  to  yellow. 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Glenea  suturalis  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  VIIL,  fig.  Iti.) 

GL  nigra  ;  palpis  testaceis  :  elytrorum  margine  declivi,  abdomine  pedibnsqne 
rufo-brnuneis.  Caput  utrinque  vitta  alba  longitndinali,  vittis  ad  antenuarum  tuberes 
non  inteiTuptis,  in  vertice  approximatis,  parallelis,  sparsatim  punctatum.  Prothorax 
albo-luteo-irabescens,  ntrin(|ue  maculis  maguis  duabus  uigris  ni  marginem  anteriorem 
ni  posteriorem  attingentibus.  una  majore  discoidali,  secunda  minore  laterali,  notatus. 
Scntellnm  albo-lnteo-jjubescens,  apice  subrotundato  (^)  ant  trnncato  (¥).  Elytra 
bicarinata  ;  apicibus  snbtrnucatis,  angnlis  cxternis  fortiter,  internis  minus  dentatis  ; 
tota  sntura,  linea  ad  cariuam  ab  humero  usque  fere  ad  apicem  descendente,  iu  disco 
duabus  maculis  parvis  albo-lnteis,  macula  prima  (il)longa  basali,  secunda  mediana 
snturali  cum  sntura  couflnente. 

Infra  dense,  abdomine  parnm  sparsim,  pubesceus. 

Long.  11  mm.,  eh-tr.  8,  lat.  ^. 

Pubescence  of  the  under  surface  sparse  at  the  base  of  the  abdominal  segments. 
Tarsi,  first  segment  of  the  abdomen,  and  sometimes  the  fore  tibiae,  blackish. 

Hab.  Adouara  I.  (W.  Doherty). 

Oberea  difformis  sp.  nov. 
cJ  V  .  0.  nigra,  sulinitida;  <?  cupite,  I'emoribus  anticis,  quatnor  femorum  posticornm 
apicibus,  ?  capite  genibuscpie  rnfis.  Breviter  griseo-pubesceus,  supra  pilis  sat  lougis 
nigris  vestita.  C'aput  sparsatim,  inter  ocnlorum  lobos  superiores  densins  grosse 
punctatum.  Antennae  uigrae,  corpore  paulo  lougiores.  Prothorax  angnstus,  lati- 
tudine  lougior,  postico  parum  constrictus,  latcribus  vix  subrotundatis,  sparsatim 
grosse  punctatus,  disco  parum  transverse  corrugatus.     Scutellum  fere  quadratum, 


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apice  miaime  eruarginatnin.  Elytra  valile  elongata ;  ajjicilnis  sinj^ulis  angnstis, 
extns  fortiter  acute  mucronatis,  iutus  leviter  dentatis  ;  grosse  striuto-puuctata, 
interstitiis  angnstissimis  partim  basaliter  elevatis.  Subtns  lateraliter  jmnctis  grossis 
sparsis  instructa.  Femora  postica  abdominis  segmeuti  secuudi  medium  ( <f )  aut  basim 
(?)  attingeiites. 

<?   Long.  lOi  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  1^. 

¥    Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  If. 

Black  ;  clothed  underneath  with  a  very  short  and  thiu  pubescence,  and  above 
with  some  long  black  hairs.  Front  convex,  with  a  fine  central  line  slightly  iin])ressed 
anteriorly,  and  more  strongly  so  on  the  vertex.  Suture  and  the  lirat,  third,  and 
fifth  interstices  of  the  elytra  somewhat  raised,  especially  at  llie  base.  The  whole 
of  the  anterior  femora,  the  intermediate  ones  except  the  base,  and  the  tip  of  the 
hind  femora,  rufous  iu  the  male,  while  in  iXxn  female  only  the  uttermost  tip  of  the 
femora  is  reddish. 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

Oberea  bipartita  sp.  nov. 

¥.  0.  rufo-fulva,  anteunis  liniiiiicu-nigriti,  articulo  septimo  luteo,  nouo  medio 
brunneo  ;  elytris  postice  et  lateraliter,  abdotniueque  (segmento  primo  pallide  fnlvo 
excepto)  nigricantibus. 

Caput  sat,  sjiarsatim,  vertice  inter  oculos  densius  puuctatnm.  Prothorax 
longitudiiie  latitndiui  aenualis,  lateribns  ])arum  irregularis,  autice  et  postice  vix 
angustatns  ;  disco  parum  transverse  corrugatus  et  sparsim  pnuctatus.  Scutellum 
subqnadratum,  emarginatum.  Elytra  elongata,  apice  oblique  siuuata,  angulo 
sutnrali  brcviter  acute,  externo  late  deutata,  grossc  striato-punctata,  apice  fere 
impuuctata,  interstitiis  partim  carinatis.  Latcra  metasterni  sparsim,  abdominis 
densius  grosse  punctata. 

Long.  IT  mm.,  elytr.  \'.l\,  lat.  'i. 

Upjier  surface  clothed  with  sparse  long  hairs,  underside  covered  witli  a  line 
short  pnbesceuce.  Median  line  of  the  head  feebly  impressed,  and  obsolete  in  front 
of  the  ])rothorax.  Antennae  extending  nearly  to  the  tip  of  the  elytra.  The  latter 
a  little  narrowed  behind  the  shoulders,  their  fulvous  colour  gradually  shading 
oif  into  the  black  of  the  apical  part  and  sides ;  the  blackish  colour  extending 
laterally  nearly  to  the  shoulders.  First  and  third  interstices  of  the  punctured  rows 
of  the  elytra  somewhat  elevated.  Sterna  similar  in  cok)ur  to  the  jirotliorax  ;  first 
abdominal  segment  and  legs  a  little  paler  ;  posterior  margins  of  the  remaining 
segments  of  the  abdomen  feebly  tinged  with  brown. 

Hab.  Celebes  (W.  Doherty). 

Distinguished  from  the  allied  species  with  tlie  seventh  anteiniai  joiul  luteous, 
by  having  the  anterior  half  of  the  under  surface  of  a  tawuy  colour  and  the  ])osterior 
half  black. 

Note. — The  following  two  species  belong  to  a  small  collection  from  Deli, 
N.E.  Sumatra,  while  the  third,  from  Timor,  has  been  in  the  Museum  a  long  time. 

Thylactus  lateralis  sp.  uov. 
'I'll,    jiube    brunneo-uigra    densa,   jiraeterea    singulis    j)ilis   griseis   in   fronte 
deusiter  sitis  vestitus.     I'aljii  rufi  ;  niandiliulac  basi  fortiter  jmuctatae,  aj)ice  hieves. 
Autenuarum  articuli  tres  Ijasalcs  extus  brunuei.     CJaput  fortiter  ])unclalo-nigatum. 


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fvoiite  pliinniu,  vcrticc  aiiticf  trianp;nlariter  iin])ressuiii.  Prothonxx  ii;rosse  cor- 
rngnto-jiuiictatns,  ilisoo  iiifri'o-bruaueas,  lateraliler  uiger,  liaea  lateral!  angusta 
lon^ntiitliuali  panim  obliiiua  liitea  ab  margiiie  aiitico  tnius  cUnitciu  lateralem  versus 
hmueros  asceudente  oruatns.  Scutellnm  medio  impressum,  auguste  emarginatum. 
Elytra  pnnctis  dispersis  grossis  instructa,  ai)ice  sat  abrupte  dilatata,  recte  truucata, 
parte  dilatata  extns  longitudiualiter  ruiuute  oblique  trnneata  ;  utrimpie  plaga 
magna  ante  medium  latiore  ab  humeris  usque  ad  partem  dilatatem  ajiicalem  exteiisa 
luteo-sericea.  Metasteruum  et  medium  abdominis  sea'menti  primi  et  tarsi  jiube 
luteo-fulvescente  vestiti. 

Long.  27  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  (ad  1mm.)  8. 

First  joint  of  antennae  broadest  at  the  tip,  with  a  keel-like  Hue  at.  the  outside 
formed  by  a  fnlvous  and  long  pubescence.  Such  keels  of  hairs  are  also  found  at 
the  sides  of  the  prothorax  and  on  the  tibiae.  Punctures  of  the  base  of  the  elytra 
much  smaller  than  those  of  the  prothorax,  and  becoming  still  smaller  t(jwards  the 
apex,  arranged  in  irregular  rows. 

Hab.  Deli  (Sumatra). 

Oberea  libellula  sp.  nov. 

O.  nigra.  (laput  rufo-oehi-aceum,froiite  subconvexum,  inter  oculos  lougitudinali- 
ter  canaliculatum.  Antennae  elytrorum  apicem  fere  attingentes,  nigro-brunueae, 
versus  basim  rufae,  scapo  ad  basim  sat  teuui,  delude  parum  iucrassato,  articulo 
tertio  breviore,  quarto  aequali.  Prothorax  parum  latior  (|uam  lougus,  autice  et 
postice  constrictus,  rufo-testaceus,  impunctatus.  Scntellum  et  pars  suturae  post- 
scutellaris  albo-sericeo-pubescentes.  Elytra  elongata,  medio  sat  angustata,  apice 
minute  dilatata  ;  apicibus  oblique  truncatis,  angulis  internis  dentatis,  externis  acute 
mucronatis  ;  basi  grosse  seriatim  punctata,  dimidio  postico  impunctato.  Infra 
minutissime  pnnctulata,  paucis  punctis  grossis  instructa ;  metasterni  i^ars  lateralis 
postica  et  abdominis  segmeutum  jirimum — margine  postica  ad  latera  uigro  excepto 
— densiter  luteo-albo-sericanies.  Abdomen  valdo  elongatum,  elytris  dnplo  longius, 
segmenti  sexti  parte  dorsali  couspicua. 

Long.  29  mm.,  elytr.  13,  abd.  22,  lat.  2f. 

Head  fanely  punctured,  with  some  larger  punctures,  especially  at  the  inner 
margins  of  the  eyes  ;  the  median  line  raised  on  the  forefront,  rather  broadened  and 
impressed  between  the  antennae,  and  Ijecomiug  very  faint  on  the  vertex.  Base  of 
antennae  rufous,  the  remainder  of  the  antennae  becoming  more  aud  more  blackish 
towards  the  t,ip.  Prothorax  constricted  in  front,  transversely  depressed  at  the  base  ; 
almost  impunctate,  with  a  few  scattered  punctures  on  the  disc,  each  bearing  a  long 
hair  :  basal  depression  rugose.  Elytra  covering  only  the  three  basal  segments  of 
the  long  abdomen.  Pro-  aud  mesosternum  yellowish  rufous  :  anterior  legs  pitchy 
black,  with  the  femora,  rufous  ;  liiiid  femora  reaching  the  base  of  the  second 
abdominal  segment. 

H'll).  Deli  (Sumatra). 

Oberea  abdominalis  s]i.  nov. 

'''.  rubro-testacea,  cajntc,  antenuis,  elytris,  pedil)US(|ue  (femoribns  exceptis) 
uigris.  I'rothorax  elongutus,  transverse  corrugato-puuetatus.  Klytra  abdominis 
segmenti  quarti  basim  attiugeutes,  autice  fortiter  striato-jiunctata,  apicibus  impuuc- 
tata  ;  singulo  apice  oblique  truncato,  bidcntato.     Infra  sparsim  pubesceus,  puuctis 


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grossis  instrncta  :   fomora  postica  abdominis  segmenti  sectindi  basim  attingentia  ; 
abdomen  elongatum. 

Long.  17  mm.,  elxtr.  10,  abd.  10,  lat.  If. 

Hind  margins  of  the  abdominal  seijments  and  the  n))])er  snrface  of  tlie  I'oimh 
and  fifth  more  or  less  black.  Head  with  large  scattered  |)unctures,  tlie  interstices 
of  which— chiefly  on  the  convex  front — are  finely  panctulated  ;  the  central  line 
obsolete  towards  the  epistome.  Scape  of  antennae  —both  antennae  are  broken  at 
the  eighth  joint  in  the  single  specimen  in  the  Mnseum's  collection— thickened  and 
somewliat  shorter  than  the  third  joint.  Prothi>rax  mnch  longer  than  broad,  with 
the  sides  almost  straiglit  :  strongly  cnongh  l)nt  rather  sparsely  pimctuated,  with  the 
interstices  of  the  punctnres  covered  again  with  an  extremely  fine  punctuation  ; 
punctures  of  the  disc  conspicuously  transverse.  Elytra  somewhat  broader  at  the 
base  than  the  prothorax,  narrowed  behind  and  incurved  at  the  sides  ;  each  elytron 
bears  a  distinct  median  keel,  witli  tliree  rows  of  punctures  inside  the  keel  and  three 
outside. 

The    under   surface   is   finely  punctured,  and   has   also   some   large  scattered 
punctnres.     Abdominal  segments  about  eciual  in  length. 

Bab.  Timor. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  THE  GENUS  SCYMNUS  Kugel. 
FEOM  THE  EAST  AND  NEW  GUINEA. 

(PI.  YIIL,  figs.  10-21.) 

Bv  DR.  K.  JORDAN. 

WORKING  out  tlie  coleopterous  insects  recently  taken  in  tlie  Indo-  and 
Austro-Malayan  Archipelago  by  the  well-known  entomologist  and  excellent 
collector  William  Doherty,  of  Cincinnati,  U.S.A.,  I  found  a  rather  large 
number  of  specimens  of  the  genus  Sci/mnus  Kngel.  As  we  know  many  species  of 
Sci/mniis  from  Ceylon  and  the  southern  and  central  parts  of  the  Asiatic  continent 
described  by  Walker  {A/w.  Mat/.  N.  H.,  1859),  Mulsaut  {S/jec.  Col.  Tri.  S<'c.,  1851, 
and  0/juiiC.  Ent,  1853),  Motschoulsky  {Etud.  Ent.,  Is58  and  1859,  and  Bull.  Mosc, 
1866),  Crotch  (Eev.  Coccin.,  1873),  Weise  {Hor.  S.  E.  Ross.,  xxiv.),  and  as  only 
a  very  few  species  are  described  until  to-day  from  Sumatra  (Grorham,  iVof.  Leyd. 
Mm.,  1884,  pp.  120 — 128),  Java  (Bohemann,  Freg.  Bug.  Resa,  1859),  Manila 
(Bohemaun,  ibid.),  it  may  prove  useful  to  give  the  descriptions  of  those  species 
from  the  East  in  the  Museum  wliich  are  new,  as  far  as  I  am  aware. 

The  well-known  specialist  the  Rev.  S.  A.  Gorham,  describing  three  Sci/nuias 
from  Sumatra,  says  {I.  c,  p.  127)  :  "  Crotch  (Coca.  Rev.,  p.  273)  has  proposed  a  genus 
Anisoscpnnus  for  Sr.  nifipes  Fabr.,  which  he  sa\s  will  be  well  represented  in  tlie 
Malay  Arclniielago.  But  lie  has  not  described  any  species.  I  do  not  see  that  the 
punctuation  of  any  of  the  three  species  liere  described  is  •  un('([Uiil '  cither  in  the  size 
of  punctures  or  in  the  mode  of  its  distribution." 

I  may  add  that  I  have  not  been  able  to  find  characters  common  to  the  species  of 
the  East  Indian  Archijielago  which  I  have  before  ine,  suflicicnt  to  justify  the  found- 
ing of  the  genus  A//i.HOscyii//mi<.     Indeed,  there  arc  sjiecies  with  a  very    remarkabh; 


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''  une(jnal  "  pniictnatiou,  as  they  have  at  the  base  (if  each  elytron,  besides  the  usual 
puuctuatiou,  11.  nnm1)er  of  larger  punctures  with  the  exterior  border  more  raised 
(which  gives  the  punctures  a  semilunar  appearance),  forming  one  or  two  short  rows 
not  extending,  in  front,  to  the  basal  margin,  and  running  nearly  to  the  middle  of  the 
elytron  (fig.  11) ;  but  these  species  (Sc:  tkoracicalig,  cflebensis,  weisei,  etc.)  are  more 
closely  allied  to  European  ones  than  other  species  without  that  "  unequal "  punctua- 
tion {Sc.  aherrans,  dohertyi,  etc.).  Moreover,  as  some  s])ecies  have  only  one  row  of 
jjunctures  (for  example,  Sc.  mujdictitus),  others  slight  traces  of  rows  only,  while 
others  again — although  closely  allied  with  regard  to  other  important  characters  — 
have  no  traces  of  rows,  I  believe  it  certain  that  the  existence  or  absence  of  rows  of 
punctures  is  merely  a  specific  character,  and  that  there  is  no  need  to  put  those 
species  into  different  genera. 

The  punctures  of  the  metasternum  *  of  must  of  the  species  described  in  tlie 
following  paper  are  of  the  same  semilunary  shape  as  the  larger  punctures  on  the 
elytra,  and  their  arrangement  ma}'  give  us  specific  characters  rather  easily  to  be 
seen.  Another  very  important  character  of  the  species  is  the  sliape  of  the  "  coxal 
line  "  engraved  at  each  side  of  the  first  abdominal  segment.  The  coxal  lines,  being 
more  or  less  semicircular  (figs.  19  and  21)  in  many  species,  have  iu  Sc.  aberrans 
and  its  nearest  allies  (Sc.  dokert//i,  biimpressus.  conjormis,  sternalis,  car/ants)  their 
exterior  part  close  to  or  confluent  with  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment  (figs.  17 
and  18),  a  character  upon  which  Mulsant  founded  his  sub-genus  Diomus  (Spec.  Col. 
Tri.  Sec,  1851,  p.  i'51),  and  I  am  not  quite  sure  whether  Diomus  may  be  only  a 
section  of  Sct/iniMS  or  a  different  genus.  In  studying  Sc.  aberrans  and  its  allies, 
I  found  that  their  antennae  proved  to  be  a  little  longer  than  they  usually  are  in 
European  and  Asiatic  true  Scymnu^,  as  chiefly  their  third  joint  is  rather  slender 
and  long  (figs.  12,  13,  and  14);  the  second  joint,  being  narrowed  at  the  base,  is  very 
distinctly  separated  from  the  first  ;  the  latter  is  much  slenderer  in  Sr.  aberrans 
and  its  allies,  than  in  some  Brazilian  Diomus  I  have  examined  with  regard  to  this 
question.  The  last  a.ntennai-y  joint  is  rather  broad,  and  strongly  truncate  at  the 
apex,  especially  in  Sc.  aberrans  and  varians. 

The  mandibles  have  the  tip  so  very  slightly  bifid  in  Sc.  dohertyi  (fig.  15),  that, 
looking  at  the  broad  side,  we  may  scarcely  see  the  bifid  character  ;  the  bifurcation 
is  stronger  and  more  evident  iu  Sc.  rariuns  (fig.  16),  but  not  at  all  so  strong  as  in 
Brazilian  Diomus  and  European  Sci/mniis.  Moreover  again,  Sc.  aherrans  and  its 
allies  have  the  ti])  of  the  posterior  episterna  (figs.  17  and  1^)  broader  and  more 
straightly  truncate  than  is  the  case  in  true  Scymni/s. 

Most  of  the  Eastern  species   I  have  seen  are  verj'  convex,  some  nearly  hemi- 
spherical (cf  (iorham,  /.  c.)  ;  but  that  is  not  a  character  common  to  all  of  them,  as 
for  example  Sc.  thomusi  is  feebly  convex  and  rather  oblong. 
I.  Ooxal  lines    reaching    the    hind  margin   of    the  segment,   with    their    exterior 
portion  jiarallel  to  the  hind  margin,  or  confluent  with  if. 

A.  Elytra  black,  with  the  apex  testaceous. 
a.  Prothorax  testaceous. 

a'.  Elj-tra  without  impression  at  each  side  of  the  scutelluin,  size  more 

than  2J  mm.  :  Sc.  aberrans  sp.  uov. 
b' .  Elytra   with  a  slight  impression  at  each  side   of  the   seutellum,  si/.e 
about  1  J  mm. :   Sc.  biimprcssas  sp.  nov. 

*  The  punctuaiiou  of  the  niotiwtcmum  in  figs.  17  to  21  is  not  quite  exact. 


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b.  Protliorax  lilack,  at  least  in  front  of  thi'  scntelliiin. 
<■'.  Head  lilack  :  Sc.  sti'malis  sp.  nov. 

(I' .  Head  testacemis. 

a".  Punctuation    of  elytra    not  so  dose  as  that  of  the    protliorax  ; 

size  more  than  2  mm. :  Sc.  rarians  sj).  nov. 
h".  Punctuation  of  eh-tra  quite  as  close  as   that  of  the  ])rotliora\  ; 
size  1|  mm.  :   Sc.  confluens  sp.  nov. 
/>'.  Elvtra  with  fulvous  bands,  or  at  least  with  two  fnlvons  sjiots  :  Sc.  dohertyi 
sp.  nov. 
II.  C'oxiil  lines  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment    or   nut,  with    the   ex- 
terior ])ortion  more  or  less  running  towards  the  base  of  the  segment. 
C.  C'oxal  lines  reaching  the  hinil  margin  of  the  segment. 

c.  Exterior   ]>ortion    of  the  coxal  lines  tlexnose,  not   iViichiug  I  he  Itasc    of 

the  segment :  Sc.Jlexuosus  sp.  nov. 
il.  Exterior   portion  of  the  coxal  lines  nearly  straight,  reaching   the   base 
of  the  segment. 
e' .  Epipleura  of   the    metasteituim   pitchy  ;  size   about   2^    mm.  :   Sc. 

/jern/terisis  sj).  nov. 
y'.  Epipleura    of  the    metastemum    black  :    size   about   2|    mm.  :    Sc. 
graiidi.H  sp.  nov. 
I).  Coxal  lines  not  reaching  tlie  liiu<l  margin  of  the  segment,  recurving  towards 
the  base  in  about  f  tlie  length  of  the  segment. 
e.  Prothorax  uniformly  testaceous,  rutbus,  or  pitchy. 
g' .  Elytra  without  short  rows  of  punctures. 

c" .  Base  and  apex  of  elytra  rufous  :  Sc.  socius  sp.  nov. 
d".  Elytra  black,  with  the  apex  only  rufous. 

a'".  Coxal  lines  incomplete,  with  the  exterior  portion  scarcely 
arcuate, 
a*.  A   small   space  at    the   base   common   to   both    elytra 

smooth,  legs  pale  ochreons  :  Sc.  hrcvis  sp.  nov. 
h*.  Elytra  without  a,  smooth  space  at  the  base,  legs  rnfo- 
testaceous  :    Sc.  hcenwrrhou&  sp.  nov. 
b'" .  Coxal  lines  complete  :  Sc.  conformis  sp.  nov. 
e" .  Elytra  and  j)rothorax  brown  :  Sc.  hrunneus  s]).  nov. 
h' .  Each  elytron,  in  front,  with  one  or  two  short  rows  of  larger  j)nnctures. 
/  ".  Rows  very  irregular  and  indistinct  ;  size  more  than  2^  mm. :  Sc. 

grossus  sp.  nov. 
g" .  Interior  row  only  distinct,  the   exterior  one  obsolete  :  Sc.  dubius 

sp.  nov. 
/i".  With  two  distinct  rows. 

'■'".  p:lytra  black,  with  the  apex  rufous  :  Sc.  tlwracicalis  sp.  nov. 
d'" .  Elytra  uniformly  pitchy  brown  :  Sc.  celebensis  sp.  nov. 
/.  Prothorax  bicolorons,  with  a  black  or  pitchy-black  ])atch  in  front   of  the 
scntellum,  or  nearly  quite  black. 
i'.  Elytra  without  short  rows  of  punctures. 

i".  Elytra  testaceous,  with  the  suture  brown  :   Sc.  c/iinensis  s]).  nov. 
•  /t".  Elytra  black,  with  the  apex  rufo-testaceons. 

p.'".  Strongly   convex,   elytra   minutely   punctuated  :    -Sc.  nralis 
sp.  nov. 


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/'".  Slightly   convex,  elytfa-   stroiicrly    ]murfureil  :    Sr.   thnmnsi 
sj).  iiov. 
//.  Each  elytron  with  oue  distinct  row  of  larger  ptinctiircs  at  the  base. 
I".  Cosal  lines  with   their   exterior   part    ahrnptly    dcclivons  :    Sc. 

unipliciitus  sp.  iiov. 
m" .  C'oxal  lines  semicircular  :  Sr.  ruhrownfmlis  sp.  nov. 
r.  Each  elytron,  in  front,  with  two  distinct  rows  of  larger  jiunc.tnres. 
n" .  Elytra    very  finely  corrugate,   scarcely  punctuated  ;    size  iibour 

■2i  mm.  :   Sc.  iwraci/uinear  sp.  nov. 
o" .  Elytra  distinctly  and  rather  densely  punctured. 

(/'".  Prothorax    black,  with  the  anterior  margin  and  the  fore- 
angles  narrowly  rufons  :   Sc.  c/ibbosn-'i  sp.  nov. 
//'".  Prothorax  rufous,   with  a  large   black  macula  in  front  of 
the  scutellum  :  Sr.  /rrispi  sp.  nov. 


1.  Scymnus  aben-ans  sp.  nov. 
(PL  VIIL,  figs.  13  and  16.) 

Sr:  niger  ;  capite,  prothorace,  elytrorum  epipleuris  et  apice,  abdomine  pedibiis- 
qne  luteis,  meso-  et  metasterno  nigro-brunneis  ;  griseo-pubescens,  ovalis,  antice 
et  postice  abrnpte  rotundatus,  subconvexus.  Prothorax  angulis  auticis  rotuudatis, 
oculorum  partes  posticas  tegentibus,  lateribns  antiee  panlo  rotuudatis,  jiostice  fere 
rectis,  minute  punctatus.  Elytra  minute,  prothoraci  parmn  fortins  punctata. 
Metasternum  ad  latera  dense  et  parum  grosse,  in  medio  sparsatim  et  minus  grosse, 
abdomine([ue  sparsatim  punctata.  Liueae  coxales  intus  arcuatae,  extus  cum  segment) 
margiue  posteriore  confluentes. 

Long.  2|  mm.,  elytr.  2i,  lat.  2. 

Bla<'.k,  with  the  head,  prothorax,  tip  (about  ^  of  the  length)  and  epijilenra 
of  elj'tra,  abdomen  and  legs  of  a  butl'  colour,  with  the  antennae  and  legs  very  pale  ; 
the  meso-  and  metasternum  dark  brown  ;  thc^  basal  margin  of  tlie  prothorax  in 
front  of  the  scutellum  very  narrowly,  and  the  first  segment  of  the  abdomen  slightly 
pitchy.  Ovate,  with  the  sides  of  the  elytra  somewhat  sinuate,  the  outline  slightly 
rounded  at  the  sides,  and  strongly  rounded  in  front  and  near  the  apex  of  the 
elytra.  The  prothorax  finely  and  rather  sparingly  punctuated,  with  the  fore  margin 
covering  about  half  the  eyes,  with  the  fore  angles  dejjressed  and  roimded  ;  the  sides 
feebly  rounded  in  front,  nearly  straight  towards  the  posterior  angles  ;  with  the  base 
sinuate  at  each  side  and  produced  in  front  of  the  scutellum.  The  punctuation  of 
the  elytra  somewhat  stronger  than  that  of  the  j)rot)iorax,  but  not  dense,  as  the 
interstices  are  much  larger  than  the  punctures.  Metasternum  with  the  sides 
densely  and  rather  coarsely,  with  the  middle  more  sjjarsely  and  finely  punctured, 
and  the  very  centre  of  the  middle  smooth  ;  besides  the  punctuation  there  is  a 
number  of  irregular  transverse  and  exceedingly  fine  ridges  on  the  metasternum. 
Punctuation  of  the  abdomen  fine  and  sjiarse,  scarcely  denser  at  the  sides.  Tlic 
coxal  lines  have  the  interior  portion  arcuate  and  the  exterior  oue  confluent  with  the 
hind  margin  of  the  segment. 

H(i/>.    Humlioldf  Bay,  New  tinincn  [\\ .  Doherty,  lN'.J2). 


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'J.  Scymnus   biimpressus.  s]).  nov. 

56'.  niger,  griseo-pubeseeus,  breviter  ovatiis,  snbconvexns  ;  capite,  prothorace, 
elytrorum  apiee,  aMomiue  (basi  picea  excepta)  pwlibnscjne  luteo-testaceis.  Pro- 
tliorax  angulis  auticis  ilejiressis,  vix  prominnlis,  siibrotiuidatis,  modice  douse 
Rubtiliter  pnuctatiis.  Elytra  protlioraci  densins  et  parum  grossius  pnuctata, 
siugulum  ad  basim  jnxta  scntellum  psirva  impressione  transversa  instructniu. 
Metasteruiim  i)arnm  ibrtiter  convexnni,  medio  minute  sparsatim,  lateribus  jianlo 
densins  et  fortius  puuotatum.  Abdomen  ad  basim  s])ursatim,  apicem  versus  dense 
pnnctatnm.  Lineae  coxales  intus  arcnatae,  extus  enm  margine  iiosteriore  segmeuti 
conflnentes. 

Long,  li  ram.,  elytv.  li,  lat.  If. 

Black,  short  ovate,  rather  convex,  covered  wifli  a  greyisii  ])nbeseencc  wiiich 
has  a  faint  yellowish  tint  on  the  testaceous  parts  of  the  body.  The  head,  prothorax, 
tip  of  the  elytra  (very  uarrowly).  legs,  and  abdomen  testaceous,  with  the  first 
segment  of  the  abdomen  pitchy  :  the  meso-  and  metBsternum  brownish  black.  The 
jirothorax  rather  finely  and  not  very  densely  punctuated,  with  the  fore  angles 
rounded  and  scarcely  jirominent.  The  elytra  have  the  punctuation  somewhat 
stronger  and  denser  than  the  prothorax  ;  each  elytron  has  a  small  transverse 
impression  at  the  side  of  the  scntellnm.  The  metasternnni  convex,  with  the  middle 
finely  and  very  sparsely,  and  with  the  sides  a  little  more  coarsely  and  closely 
punctuated,  besides  which  there  are  some  very  fine  transverse  wrinkles.  The 
abdomen  has  the  punctuation  sparse  on  tiie  first  segment,  denser  on  the  remainder. 
The  coxal  lines  have  the  interior  portion  curved,  the  exterior  one  confluent  with  the 
hind  margin  of  the  segment. 

Hub.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  (iuinea  ( W.  Doherty,  1892). 

3.  Scymnus  sternalis  sj).  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  ovalis,  subcouvexns,  sparsim  ciuereo-jmbescens  ;  ore,  antennis, 
tibiis  tarsisque  Inteis,  prothoracis  margine  autico  et  el}trorum  apice  angnste, 
femoribus  abdominei|ne  (segmeuto  jirinio  nigro  excej)toj  piceis.  Prothorax  margine 
postico  utrin(|ue  sinuatus,  media  scutellum  versus  dilatatus.  tSupra  parnra  grosse 
et  dense,  prothorax  el}i;ris  grossius  punctatus,  punctis  leviter  impressis.  Infra 
punctis  grossis  instrnctus,  abdominis  segmenta  tria  ultima  densins  et  minus  grosse 
punctata.  Metasternnm  medio  convexnm,  non  imjjressnm.  Lineae  coxales 
segmenti  marginem  posteriorcm  attingentes,  iutns  arcnatae,  extus  margin!  postico 
parallelae,  abbreviatae. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  U^,  lat.  1'. 

Black,  moderately  convex,  sparingly  clothed  with  a  short  greyish  pubescence. 
Mouth,  antennae,  tibiae,  and  tarsi  luteous;  the  anterior  margin  of  the  prothorax  and 
the  extreme  tip  of  the  elytra,  the  femora,  and  abdomen  (except  the  first  segment, 
which  is  black)  rnfo-testaceons,  somewhat  pitchy.  The  posterior  margin  of  the 
prothorax  sinuate  at  each  side  and  widened  in  front  of  the  scutellum.  The 
punctuation  of  the  jirothorax  is  distinctly  coarser  than  that  of  the  elytra,  and  all 
punctures  are  but  slightly  impressed.  The  elytra  have  no  rows  of  punctures. 
Metasternnm  with  the  middle  convex,  not  impressed,  and  rather  coarsely  pimctuated, 
with  some  obsolete  transverse  wrinkles.  The  first  segment  of  the  abdomen  also 
\vith  its  middle  a  little  convex,  nearly  as  coarsely  punctuated  as  the  metasternnm  ; 


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the  three  last  segments  more  densely  atid  finely  punctured.     Coxal  lines   reacliing 
tlie  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  witli  tlieir  interior  portion   arcuate,  their  exterior 
portion  straiglit,  ])a.rallel  to  the  hind  margin  of  tlie  segment,  and  abbreviated. 
Halj.  Malay  Peninsula. 

4.  Scymnus    variaus  s]).  \u<\. 
(PI.  VIII.,  figs.  14,  10,  IT.) 

Sc.  niger,  ])arum  longe  pnbescens,  breviter  oblongus,  modice  couvexns  ;  i  capite, 
prothorace  (macula  basali  semicircnlare  nigra  excepta),  prosterno,  abdomine 
(segmento  primo  piceo  exeepto)  pedibusipie  testaceis  ;  f  cajiite,  prothoracis  augulis 
anticis  et  margine  augnsto  aurico,  femorum  apicibns,  tibiis,  tarsis  abdomineqne  (basi 
])icea  excepta)  testaceis.  Supra  dense  et  fortitei-  pnuctatns  ;  prothorax  ad  angulos  • 
anticos  rotnndatos  depressus,  lateribus  panlo  rotundatus,  basi  utrimpie  sianata. 
Elytra  lateribus  in  medio  vix  rotundata,  tubercnlis  hnmerorum  jiromiuulis  et 
jnmctatis.  Metasternum  ad  latera  parum  fortiter  dense,  in  medio  sjiarsim 
subtiliter  punctatum,  spatio  angnstissimo  mediano  ante  marginem  posticmn  sito 
laevi.  Abdomen  pnnctis  parnm  grossis  dense  instructum.  Lineae  coxales  intus 
arcnatae,  extns  cum  margine  posteriore  segmenti  confluentes. 

Long.  '2\  mm.,  elytr.  1§,  lat.  1|. 

Black,  somewhat  oblong,  moderately  convex,  covered  with  a  rather  long  greyish 
pubescence.  The  male,  has  the  head,  prothorax,  fore  breast,  abdomen,  and  legs 
testaceous,  with  a  large  black  and  semicircular  macula  at  the  base  of  the  prothorax 
in  front  of  the  scutellum,  and  with  the  first  segment  of  the  abdomen  a  little  jiitchy  ; 
the  female  has  the  head,  anterior  margin  and  fore  angles  of  the  prothorax,  the 
abdomen,  coxae,  tip  of  the  femora,  all  the  tibiae  and  tarsi,  pale  testaceous,  with  the 
base  of  the  abdomen  pitchy.  The  fore  angles  of  the  prothorax  somewhat  depressed 
and  rounded,  the  sides  slightly  but  distinctly  rounded;  the  base  sinuate  at  each 
side,  the  punctuation  very  dense  and  rather  coarse.  The  elytra  have  the  punctures 
nearly  as  strong,  but  not  so  close,  as  the  prothorax  ;  the  humeral  tubercles 
prominent  and  punctuated.  The  metasternum  is  a  little  depressed  in  the  middle, 
and  has  an  exceedingly  fine  median  line  ;  its  sides  are  strongly,  the  middle  rather 
sparingly  and  finely  punctuated,  with  a  small  and  very  narrow  space  in  front  of  the 
hind  margin  smooth.  The  punctuation  of  the  abdomen  is  coarse  and  close.  The 
coxal  lines  have  the  interior  portion  curved,  the  exterior  one  confluent  with  the  hind 
margin  of  the  segment. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (W.  Doherty,  IMJ^J. 

5.  Scymnus  confluens  sp.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  griseo-pubesceus,  breviter  ovatus,  pauIo  couvexns  ;  capite,  prothoracis 
angulis  anticis,  pedibus  abdomineijue  rufo-testaceis,  femoribus  et  abdommis  basi 
piceis.  Prothorax  elytraque  deusiter  grosse  punctata  ;  prothoracis  angulis  anticis 
depressis  subrotundatis,  basi  bisinuata.  Metasternum  lateribus  pmictis  grossis, 
medio  subtilioribus  instructum  ;  abdomen  fortiter  punctatum.  Lineae  coxales  intus 
arcnatae,  extus  cum  margine  |)ostico  confluentes. 

Long.  1^  mm.,  elytr.  1|,  lat.  1^. 

This  form  resembles  very  much  the  female  of  the  foregoing  species  {Sc. 
variaus),  but  as  it  dift'ers  in  being  much  smaller,  shorter,  and  less  convex,  in  the 


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puiictnatiou  of  the  elytra  beiiiir  qnite  as  strong  and  close  as  tliat  of  the  jirotliorax,  it 
may  be  considered  a  distinct  sjiecies. 

Hab.  Hnmboldt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (W.  Doherty). 

6.  Scymnus  dohertyi  sji.  uov. 
(PI.    VIII.,    figs.    12,    15,    and    18.) 
Sc.  convexns,  breviter  ovatns,  cinereo-pubescens,  testacens  ;  elytris  nigris,  apice 
et  fasciis  dnabus  trausversis,  lateraliter  abbreviafis,  in  sutura  interniptis,  testaceis. 
Supra  dense  et  minute,  infra  grosse  (metastcrni  medio  minute)  puuctatus.     Lineae 
coxales  intus  arcuatae,  marginem    segmenti   posticnra   attingentes,  extus  margini 
posteriori  parallelae  abbreviatae. 
Elytrornm  color  variat  : 

{(I)  Elytris  nigris,  apice  et  fasciis  dnabus  transversis  lateraliter  abbreviatis, 

in  sutura  interrnptis  testaceis  (form.  typ.). 
(A)  Elytris  nigris,  singulo  maculis  dnabus  rufis,  apice  testaceo. 
(c)  Elytris  testaceis,  basi  et  fascia  ante-apicali  nigris  ;  'in    medio  fascia 

rnfo-picea,  ad  snturani  interrnpta,  indistincta  aut  obsoleta  notatis. 
{(l)  Elytris    nigris,   fasciis    dnabus    extus    arcuatim    coiinectis    apiceipie 
testaceis. 
Long.  IJ  mm.,  elytr.  1§,  lat.  \\. 

Rather  strongly  convex,  short  ovate,  clothed  with  a  short  gre}-ish  pubescence. 
Testaceous,  base  of  the  abdomen  somewhat  pitchy  ;  densely  and  finely  punctured 
above  ;  body  beneath  rather  coarsely  jiunctnated,  except  the  middle  of  the  meta- 
sterniun,  where  the  punctures  are  fine.  Coxal  lines  reaching  the  posterior  margin  of 
the  segment  ;  their  interior  part  evenly  curved,  the  exterior  portion  parallel  to  the 
hind  margin  and  abbreviated.  The  colour  of  the  elytra  varying  as  described  above. 
Hnb.  Tenimber  Is.  (W.  Doherty). 

T.  Scymnus   flexuosus  sji.  nov. 
(PI.  VIII.,  fig.  19.) 

Sc.  ater,  ovatns,  subconvexus,  dense  pnbescens  ;  capite,  prothorace,  elytrornm 
apice,  abdomine  pedibusque  testaceis.  Prothoras  postice  uon  latior  quam  autice  ; 
lateribus  parum  rotundatis  ;  angulis  anticis  prodnctis  fere  acutis,  posticis  rotun- 
datis  ;  basi  utrinque  siunata,  versus  scutelhim  dilatato-rotandata  ;  dense  punctatus. 
Elytra  prothoraci  fortius  punctata  ;  singulum  autice  seriebus  dnabus  pnnctorum 
grossornm  iustructum.  Metasternuin  lateribn.s  dense  et  grosse,  medio  minus  dense 
sed  n)ulto  grossius  et  paruni  seriatim  punctatura  ;  spatio  parvo  modiano  laevi. 
Abdominis  segmentum  primnm  caeteris  grossius,  sed  minus  dense  pnnctatum. 
Lineae  coxales  marginem  posteriorem  segmenti  attingentes,  parte  iuteriore  le\'iter 
arcuata,  parte  mediana  margini  parallela,  parte  exteriore  declivi,  flexno-sa, 
abbreviata. 

Long.  21  mm.,  elytr.  1-J,  lat.  If. 

Black,  ovate,  densely  covered  with  a  greyish  pubescence.  Head,  prothorax, 
apex  of  the  elytra,  abdomen,  and  legs  testaceous,  with  a  slight  tint  of  pitch-colour. 
Tlie  prothorax  is  rather  finely  ])unctnred,  and  has  the  sides  a  little  rounded  an<I  not 
dilated  towards  the  base  ;  the  anterior  angles  are  ])rominent  and  somewhat  acute, 
the  posterior  oues  rounded;  the  base  sinuate  at  each  side,  and  produced  and  lonncU'd 
in  front  of  the  scntellnm.     Elytra  more  strongly  punctuated,  each  witli  iwo  rows  of 


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larger  punctures  near  the  sntnre,  being  distinctl}'  divergent  in  front,  the  interior  one 
nearly  extending  to  the  scutellnm.  Metasternuin  with  the  sides  very  densely,  the 
middle  less  densely  but  more  coarsely  punctuated,  with  the  punctures  forming 
irregular  rows  ;  a  small  triangular  space  in  the  middle  of  the  metasternum  smooth. 
Abdomen  densely,  the  first  segment  more  coarsely  and  less  densely  punctuated. 
The  coxal  lines  exten<liDg  to  the  hiud  margin  of  the  segment,  first  slightly  curved, 
then  parallel  to  the  hind  margin,  and  lastly  strongly  declivous  and  flexnose, 
abbreviated,  and  reaching  neither  the  outer  margin  nor  the  base  of  the  segment. 

Hab.  Perak. 

The  sha])e  of  the  prothorax  and  coxal  lines  is  very  remarkable  in  this  species, 
which,  as  regards  its  colour,  is  closely  allied  to  Sr.  thorcwjimlis  sp.  nov.  (described 
below). 

8.  Scymnus  perakensis  sp.  nov. 

Sa.  niger,  breviter  oblongus,  subconvexus,  oinereo-pubescens;  capite,  prothorace, 
elytrornm  apice,  abdomine  pedibusque  testaceis  ;  metasterni  lateribus  anguste 
piceis.  Prothorax  minute,  elytra  parum  fortiter  punctata,  singnlnm  ad  basim  striis 
duabus  puuctorum  grossorum  instructum.  Metasternum  medio  spatio  ovali  laevi, 
vix  impresso ;  punctis  grossis  instructum,  fere  seriatim  punctatum.  Abdomen 
dense  et  parum  grosse  punctatum.  Lineae  coxales  completae,  marginem  posteriorem 
segment!  attiugentes,  partibus  medianis  margini  parallelis,  deinde  segmenti  augulos 
anteriores  petentes. 

Long.  2i  mm.,  elytr.  1|,  lat.  H. 

Black,  densely  covered  with  a  rather  long  greyish  pubescence  ;  short  oblong, 
rather  convex.  The  head,  prothorax,  apex  of  elytra  (about  a  tenth  of  the  length  of 
the  elytra),  abdomen,  and  legs  testaceous,  epipleura  of  the  metasternum  pitchy-colour. 
Prothorax  produced  in  front  of  the  scutellum,  finely  punctuated  ;  the  punctures  of  the 
elytra  somewhat  stronger.  Each  elytron  has  two  short  rows  of  larger  punctures  at 
the  base  and  a  distinct  trace  of  a  third  one.  Metasternum  very  coarsely  punctured, 
with  the  punctures  forming  rows,  wliich  are  curved  and  more  or  less  longitudinal  ; 
a  space  in  the  middle  of  the  metasternum  smooth,  sharply  limited  at  the  sides  Ijy 
the  inner  row  of  punctm-es.  Abdomen  densely  and  rather  strongly  punctuated. 
Coxal  lines  extending  to  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  first  arcuate,  then 
parallel  to  the  margin,  and  lastly  strongly  declivous,  running  to  the  fore  angles  of 
the  segment. 

Hab.  Perak. 

There  is  one  specimen  which  has  the  apex  of  the  elytra  more  broadly  testaceous, 
and  this  colour  ill-defined  ;  the  first  segment  of  its  abdomen  is  pitchy. 

Closely  allied  in  colour  to  Sc.  fiexiiosus  sp.  nov.  and  Sc.  thoracicalis  sp.  nov., 
from  which  it  differs  in  the  shape  of  the  coxal  lines  ;  besides  this  character,  it 
may  be  at  once  distinguished  from  both  species  by  the  much  more  oblong  shape  of 
the  body,  and  by  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  and  metasternum. 

9.  Scymnus  grandis  sp.  nov. 

(PI.  Vlll.,  fig.  20.) 

Sc.  uiger,  griseo-pnbescens,  ovalis,  convexns  ;  capite,  prothorace,  elytrornm 
apice,  abdomine  pedibusque  rufo-testaceis  ;  abdominis  segmento  primo  medio  piceo. 
Prothorax   |)unctis  minutis    instructus  ;    elytra  sparsatira    punctata,   singnlum    ad 

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basim  seriebns  duabns  pnnctornm  grossorura  et  tertia  serie  indistiucta  instractnm. 
Metasterunni  ad  latera  fortitcr  deuse,  in  medio  grossius  seriatim  punctatuiu, 
spatio  mediaiio  triangnlare  lacvi.  Liiieae  t-oxales  complctae,  margiuem  jiosterioreiii 
segmenti  attingentes,  iutns  areuatae,  cxtns  fere  rectae,  declives.  Abdomeu  dense 
fortiter  punctatum. 

Long.  2f  mm.,  elytr.  2^,  lat.  1^. 

Black,  covered  with  a  greyish  j)ubescence,  short  ovate,  rather  couvex.  Head, 
pnithorax,  apex  of  elytra  (about  I  of  tlie  length),  abdomen,  and  legs  nifo- 
testaceons  :  the  middle  of  the  first  segment  of  the  abdomen  blackish  pitch-colour. 
Prothorax  finely  and  densely  punetuated  all  over,  with  the  lore  angles  jjrominent 
and  their  tips  somewhat  rounded,  and  with  the  base  sinuate  at  each  side.  Elrtra 
with  tlie  middle  sparingly  and  the  sides  more  densely  punctured,  the  punctures 
being  small  and  circular  ;  each  elytron  has  two  rows  of  larger  punctures  and  traces 
of  a  third  one  ;  the  i'ows  are  rather  long  and,  in  front,  somewhat  parallel  to  the 
suture  ;  an  oblong  space  at  the  suture  lietween  the  inner  rfiws,  common  to  both 
eh'tra,  nearly  smooth  ;  the  apex  not  covering  the  last  segment  of  the  abdomen, 
and  ha^^ng  the  sutural  angles  rounded.  The  punctuation  of  the  metasternum  strong 
and  coarse,  and  very  dense  at  the  sides  ;  the  punctures  in  the  middle  of  the  meta- 
sternum are  very  large,  and  form  irregular  rows  ;  a  space  in  the  middle  smooth  and 
triangular.  The  abdomen  is  also  densely  punctuated,  but  not  quite  so  coarsely  as  the 
metasternum,  and  the  middle  of  the  first  segment  has  the  punctures  a  little  less 
dense.  The  coxal  lines  are  complete,  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  and 
have  the  interior  portion  slightly  curved  and  the  exterior  one  nearly  straight  and 
declivous. 

Hab.  Martapnra,  S.E.  Borneo  (W.  Doherty,  1891). 

li».  Scymnus  socius  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  VIII.,  fig.  21.) 

Sc.  niger,  pnbesceus,  breviter  ovatus,  convexus  ;  capite,  prothorace,  elrtrorura 
apice,  mesosterno,  abdomiue  (segmento  primo  piceo  excepto)  pedibuscjue  luteis, 
elytronun  basi  angusta  et  scutello  ferrugineis.  Supra  minute,  el3'tra  grossius 
punctata  ;  infra  parnm  grosse  et  dense  punctatus  ;  metasternum  medio  liuea 
minutissime  impressa  instrnctnm.  Liueac  coxales  semicirculares,  segmenti 
raarginem  posteriorem  non  attingentes. 

Long.  It  mm.,  elytr.  1^,  lat.  1^. 

This  species  is  allied  to  Sc.  thoracicalis,  from  wliich  it  may  be  easily  distin- 
guished by  the  elytra  having  no  rows  of  punctures  and  being  narrowly  rufous  at  the 
base,  and  by  the  coxnl  lines  having  their  outer  portion  more  curved. 

Hab.  Martapura,  S.E.  Borneo  (W.  Doherty,  1891). 

11.  Scymnus  brevis  sp.  nov. 

Sc.  Intens  ;  elytris  (apice  luteo  excepto),  segmento  primo  abdominali  meta- 
sternoipie  nigris  ;  griseo-pubescens,  breviter  convexus.  I'rothorax  postice  ante 
scutellum  leviter  prodnctus,  deuse  et  sat  minute,  elytra  fortius  punctata,  liaec  antice 
spatio  parvo  laevi  sutnrali  iustructa.  Infra  jiaruin  crasse,  in  metasterni  medio  vix 
impresso  fortius  punctatus.  Lineae  coxales  intus  arcnatae,  segmenti  apicem  non 
attingentes,  extus  obliquae,  abbreviatae. 


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Long.  2^  mm.,  elytv.  ]|,  lat.  If. 

Of  a  buff  colour,  with  the  elytra  (except  the  luteous  apical  fifth),  metasternnm, 
and  the  first  abdominal  segment  black  ;  scutcllum  and  posterior  episterna  pitchy 
black.  Short  ovate,  strongly  convex,  covered  with  a  greyish  pubescence.  Upper 
surface  punctured  all  over,  with  the  punctures  of  the  elytra  somewhat  coarse  ;  a 
small  space  at  the  base,  common  to  both  elytra,  is  impunctate.  Elytra  without  rows 
of  punctures.  Metasternum  coarsely  punctured,  conve.x  in  the  middle,  and  scarcely 
with  a  trace  of  a  median  impression.  First  segment  of  the  abdomen  al.so  somewhat 
convex  ;  abdomen  not  so  coarsely  punctured  as  the  metasternnm.  The  co.xal  lines 
have  a  very  remarkable  form  :  they  do  not  reach  the  apex  of  the  segment  and  are 
evenly  curved  interiorly  ;  their  exterior  part  is  first  nearly  straight  and  jiarallel  to 
the  hind  margin,  then  arched  and  abbreviated,  ending  farther  from  the  base  than 
from  the  exterior  margin  of  the  segment. 

Hab.  Borneo. 


12.  Scymnus  haemorrhous  sp.  no  v. 

Sc.  niger,  snbconvexus,  ovatus,  griseo-pubescens  ;  capite,  prothorace,  elytro- 
rnm  apice,  abdomine  (segmentis  dnobns  primis  nigris  exceptis)  pedibus(|ne 
rufo-testaceis.  Prothorax  dense  subtiliter  pnnctatns,  angulis  anticis  parnm 
jiroductis  fere  acutis,  lateribus  fere  rectis,  basi  utrinque  sinuata.  Elytra  prothorace 
parum  grossius  punctata.  Metasternum  ad  latera  modice  grosse,  in  medio  fere 
sparsatim,  antice  subtiliter  punctatum,  subconvexum,  non  impressmn.  Abdomen 
dense,  segmenti  ])rimi  medio  sparsatim  punctatum.  Lineae  coxales  marginem 
posteriorem  segmenti  non  attingentes,  incompletae,  intus  arcuatae,  extus  obliquae, 
abbreviatae. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  li,  lat.  1;^. 

Black,  with  the  head,  prothorax,  tip  of  elytra  (about  i  the  length),  abdomen, 
and  legs  rufo-testaceous  :  the  first  segment  of  the  al)domen  and  the  base  of  the 
second  black.  Ovate,  rather  convex,  covered  with  a  sliort  greyish  pubescence. 
The  prothorax  has  the  fore  angles  a  little  prominent  and  rather  sliarp,  and  is 
very  slightly  narrowed  behind,  with  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  base  produced 
in  front  of  tlie  scutellum  and  sinuate  at  each  side  :  densely  covered  all  over  with 
rather  fine  punctures.  The  elytra  are  more  coarsely  punctured,  and  have  no  rows 
of  punctures.  The  metasternum  is  convex,  devoid  of  a  median  line  or  impression, 
densely  punctured  at  the  sides,  the  punctuation  stronger  and  less  dense  in  the 
middle  before  the  hind  margin,  and  much  finer  towards  the  mesosternum.  Abdomen 
densely  punctuated,  with  the  punctures  sparser  in  the  middle  of  the  first  segment. 
Coxal  lines  incomplete,  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  with  the 
interior  portion  arcuate,  the  exterior  one  obliijue  and  not  extending  to  the  lateral 
margin  of  the  segment. 

Hab.  Martapura,  S.E.  Borneo  (\V.  Doherty,  1891). 

This  species  n-grees  with  the  preceding  in  the  shape  of  tlie  coxal  lines  ;  it  has, 
however,  a  much  more  oblong  outline,  a  tiner  punctuation  on  the  elytra,  and  the 
colour  of  its  head,  prothorax,  legs,  etc.,  is  much  more  rufous,  and  the  scutellum  and 
sides  of  the  metasternum  are  black. 

Sc.  thoracicalis,  described  below,  is  nearly  of  the  same  colour,  but  has  a  shorter 
shape,  complete  coxal  lines.  ;iiid  rows  of  jninctures  on  tin'  elytra. 


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13.  Scymnus  conformis  sjj.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  subconvexus,  breviter  ovatns,  griseo-pnbescens  ;  capite,  prothorace, 
elytrorura  ajiice,  ulxlomino  (segmeuto  primo  medio  brnnneo-piceo  excepto),  pedibus- 
que  testaceis.  Prothorax  modice  dense  subtiliter  puuctatns  ;  angulis  anticis  sub- 
rotnndatis  vix  prominulis  ;  basi  bisinnata.  Elytra  nou  dense,  prothorace  parnm 
grossins,  ad  sntnram  fere  sj)arsatim  punctata.  Metasternum  ad  latera  dense  fortiter- 
cjae,  in  medio  minus  tleu.-5e  punctatum,  postiee  in  medio  spatio  parvo  angusto  laevi 
instructnm.  Abdomen  subtiliter,  segmenti  primi  medio  sparsatim  punctatum. 
Lineae  coxales  completae,  semicirculares,  marginem  posteriorem  segmeuti  uon 
attingentes. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elj-tr.  15,  lat.  H. 

Black,  rather  convex,  short  ovate,  covered  with  a  grejnsh  pubescence.  Head, 
prothorax,  tip  of  the  elytra  (about  \  the  lengtli),  abdomen,  and  legs  testaceous  ;  the 
first  segment  of  the  abdomen  pitchy  brown,  with  the  middle  more  blackish.  The 
prothorax  rather  finely  and  not  very  densely  punctuated,  its  fore  angles  slightly 
prominent  and  rounded,  the  base  sinuate  at  each  side.  Elj'tra  a  little  more  coarsely 
punctuated  than  the  prothorax,  the  punctures  rather  sparse  at  the  suture,  denser 
towai-ds  the  sides  ;  there  are  no  rows  of  punctures,  and  there  is  no  smooth  space 
at  the  base.  The  metastei-nnm  has  the  sides  densely  and  strongly,  the  middle 
more  sj)aringly  punctuated  ;  a  very  narrow  space  in  the  centre  before  the  hind 
margin  smootli.  The  punctures  of  the  abdomen  dense  and  rather  fine,  sparse  in  the 
middle  of  the  first  segment.  The  coxal  lines  are  completfs  forming  a  ratlier  flattened 
arc,  extending  only  to  two-thirds  of  the  length  of  the  segment. 

Hab.  Martapura,  S.E.  Borneo  (W.  Doherty,  1891). 

As  regards  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  and  the  colour,  this  species  is  allied  to 
Sc.  haemorrhous,  from  which  it  may  be  at  once  distinguished  by  its  shape  being 
evidently  shorter,  the  coxal-  lines  complete,  the  punctures  of  the  metasternum 
not  finer  towards  the  mesosternum  than  behind,  etc.  It  difters  from  Sc.  brevis  in 
the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  and  metasternum,  in  the  shape  of  the  coxal  lines, 
tiie  colour  of  the  scutellum  and  metasternum  :  from  Sc.  thoracicaiis  in  the  elytra 
having  no  rows  of  punctures,  etc. 

U.   Scymnus  brunneus  Gorham. 

{Not.  Leyd.  Mus.,  1885,  p.  125.) 

There  are  in  the  collection  made  by  William  Doherty  in  the  Tenimber  Islands 
three  specimens  which  agree  with  the  description  of  Sc.  brunneu.i  Gorh.  from 
Sumatra.  The  coxal  lines,  not  mentioned  in  the  description,  are  complete,  not 
reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  with  the  exterior  portion  less  curved  and 
more  declivous  than  the  interior  one. 

15.  Scymnus  grossus  sp.  nov. 

.bV.  niger,  ovatus,  convexns,  densiter  pubescens  ;  capite,  prothorace,  elytrorum 
apice,  abdomine  pedibusque  rufo-testaceis,  mesosteruo  et  lateribus  metasterni 
brnnneo-piceis.  Prothorax  dense  sat  minute,  elytra  subtiliter,  ad  basim  fortius  ot 
minus  dense  punctata,  antice  sjiatio  oblongo  suturali  laevi  iustructa,  hoc  spatio 
pnnctis  grossis  series  irregulares  forinantibns  ciucto  ;  elytrurnni  ajiicibns  rotundatis, 
abdominis    segmentum    nltinium    imn    tegentibus.      McfastiTinini    dense    fortiter 


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pnnctatum,  spatio  mediano  snlirot.nndato  impnnctato,  linea  mediaua  iudistiiicta, 
instrnctum  ;  siMomeu  dense  fortiter  punctatum.  Lineae  coxales  semirirci dares, 
fere  oomidetae,  marginem  posticum  segmenti  hand  attiugeiites. 

Loug.  2|-  mm.,  elytr.  2^,  lat.  2. 

Black,  wath  the  head,  prothorax,  tip  of  the  eh'tra  (about  i  the  leugth  j,  abdomen, 
and  legs  rufous,  with  the  mesosteruum  and  sides  of  the  metasternum  pitchy  brown. 
Ovate,  rather  short,  upper  and  under  surface  covered  with  a  long  pile.  Prothorax 
densely  bnt  not  coarsely  jjunctuated  ;  its  fore  angles  prominent,  with  their  tip 
ronnded  ;  the  base  produced  in  front  of  the  scutellum  and  sinuate  at  each  side. 
Elytra  rather  finely  (at  the  base  coarsely)  and  not  densely  punctuated,  with  a 
number  of  larger  punctures  which  are  ari'anged  in  ipiite  irregular  basal  rows, 
extending  in  front  to  the  suture  and  surrounding  a  smooth  sutural  space.  The  last 
segment  of  the  abdomen  is  not  covered  by  the  elytra,  as  the  apex  of  each  elytron 
is  rather  strongly  rounded.  Metasternum  densely  and  coarsely  punctured,  with  a 
nearly  rounded  smooth  space  in  the  middle.  Abdomen  coarsely  and  very  densely 
punctured.  Coxal  lines  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  almost 
semicircular,  lint  externally  not  quite  extending  to  the  base. 

HftA  Martajiura,  S.E.  Borneo  (W.  Doherty,  1891). 

Differs  from  Sc.  grunJis  sp.  nov.  in  the  coarser  punctuation  of  prothorax  and 
elytra,  in  the  elytra  having  only  ([uite  irregular  rows  of  jiunctures,  in  the  meta- 
sternum having  a  ronnded  smooth  space  in  the  middle  ami  being  pitchy  brown_  at 
the  sides,  in  the  semicircular  lines  not  reaching  the  apical  uiargiii  of  the  segment, 
and  in  some  minor  characters. 

There  is  one  specimen  from  Martapura  which  is  smaller,  and  has  the  whole 
metasternum  pitchy  brown.  But  as  I  cannot  find  other  characters  in  which  it 
differs  from  Sc.  f/rossus,  it  may  be  considered  to  be  only  a  small  specimen  of  this 
sj)ecies  with  the  colour  not  ijuite  developed. 

iC'.  Scymnus  dubius  sj).  nov. 

Sc.  tkoracicalifs  sp.  nov.  affinis  ;  ditfert  :  major,  forma  oblongiore  ;  singulo  elytro 
una  serie  distincta  jiunctorum  grossorura  instructo,  secuuda  obsoleta  ;  metasterno 
medio  linea,  non  spatio  triangulare  laevi  ;  elytrorum  apicibus  minus  late  testaceis. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  If,  lat.  li. 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  Sc.  tkoi-acicalis  sj).  nov.,  both  in  punctuation  of  the 
upperside  and  in  colour.  It  is  distinguished  by  the  larger  size,  the  more  oblong 
shape,  and  by  the  elytra  having  only  one  distinct  row  of  punctures ;  moreover,  the 
metasternum  of  Sc.  dubius  has  nearly  the  whole  middle  punctuated,  having  only  a 
very  narrow  and  somewhat  impressed  smooth  median  line.  As  the  exterior  part  of 
the  coxal  lines  is  less  declivous,  the  lines  seem  to  be  less  strongly  curved.  The 
apex  of  the  elytra  is  not  so  broadly  testaceous  as  in  Sc.  thoracicalis  sp.  nov. 

Hah.  Perak. 

1 T.  Scymnus  thoracicalis  s]i.  nov. 
Sc.  niger,  cinereo-jnibescens,  brevitcr  ovalis,  fort  iter  convexus  ;  capite,  pro- 
thorace,  elytrorum  apice,  abdomine  (segraentis  primo  piceo-nigro,  secundo  piceo 
exceptis)  pedibusque  luteo-flavis.  Prothorax  basi  ante  scutellum  rotundato- 
dilatatns.  Supra  minute  punctatiis,  singulo  elytro  ad  basim  duabus  seriebus  pnnc- 
torum   crassornm   instructo  ;    infra  dense    j)unctatus  ;    metasternum   subconvexum. 


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medio  fortiter  i-t  oblique  seriatim  pnnctatnm,  spatio  mediauo  parvo  triaugnlare  laevi. 
Lineae  coxales  coini)letae,  fere  seruicirculares,  margineni  posticnm  segmenti  uon 
attingentes. 

Long.  I J  mm.,  elytr.  lA,  lat.  H. 

Black,  rather  sparingly  covered  with  a  short  greyish  pubescence  ;  ovate  and 
strongly  convex.  Head,  protborax,  apex  of  elrtra  (not  f|nite  ^  the  length),  legs, 
and  abdomen  pale  yellow;  tbe  first  abdominal  segment  blackish,  the  second 
pitchy  brown.  Seutellmn  pitch-black.  Upper  surface  finely  punctured.  Elytra 
with  four  short  basal  rows  of  punctures  near  the  suture,  two  on  each  elytron  ;  the 
rows  are  oblique,  a  little  arched  and  rather  strongly  convergent  in  front  ;  the 
sutural  space  between  the  two  inner  rows  impuuctate.  Body  beneath  somewhat 
more  strongly  punctured  than  above,  with  the  punctures  very  coarse  in  the  middle 
of  the  metasteruum,  and  arranged  in  oblique  rows  ;  metasternum  without  a  median 
impression,  but  with  a  triangular  smooth  space  in  the  middle.  Coxal  lines  almost 
semicircular,  not  reaching  tbe  posterior  margin  of  tbe  segment,  with  the  exterior 
part  more  declivous  than  the  inner  one  and  rather  straight. 

Hab.  Borneo. 

18.  Sc3rmnu8  chinensis  sp.  uov. 

Sc.  rufo-testaceus,  ovatus,  pavnm  convexus,  pube  griseo-flava  vestitus.  Pro- 
thorax  brunneus,  lateribus  et  margine  antico  angusto  Intens,  dense  fortiter  punc- 
tatus  ;  basi  utrinc|ue  sinuata.  EI\-tra  macula  angusta  suturali  triaugnlare  brunnea 
uotata,  fortiter  sat  rugose  punctata.  Metasteruum  brunneum,  passim  pimctis  sat 
magnis  instrnctuiu,  mediana  linea  longitudinal!  fortiter  impressa.  Abdomen  dense 
punctatum,  segmoutis  primo  brunueo,  secundo  pallidiore.  Lineae  coxales  completae, 
marginem  posticum  segment!  nou  attingentes,  semicirculares. 

Long.  If  mm.,  elyti'.  IJ,  lat.  IJ. 

Rufous,  covered  witli  a  short  yellowish  grey  pubescence ;  slightly  convex, 
ovate.  Protborax  strongly  punctured  all  over,  brownish,  with  the  sides  broadly 
and  the  anterior  margin  very  narrowly  rufous  ;  the  base  sinuate  at  each  side  and 
jii'oduced  in  front  of  the  scutellum.  Elytra  rufous,  with  a  long  and  narrow 
triangular  ill-defined  marking  (ui  tbe  suture  of  a  brown  colour  ;  coarsely  and  a 
little  more  strongly  punctured  throughout  than  tlie  i)rothoi'ax,  with  the  punctures 
confluent  here  and  there,  which  gives  the  elytra  a  feebly  rugose  appearance  ;  there 
are  no  rows  of  punctures.  Metasternum  bi-own,  coarsely  and  thickly  punctured, 
and  slightly  rugose,  especially  at  the  sides ;  the  luiddle  longitudinally  impressed, 
but  not  smooth.  Abdomen  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  with  the  first  segment 
bi'own  and  the  second  pale  brown.  Coxal  lines  complete,  not  reaching  the  bind 
margin  of  the  segment,  strongly  and  rathei-  uniformly  arched. 

Hab.  "  China  "  (without  exact  locality). 

It  difl'ers  from  tbe  very  closely  allied  European  Sr.  suturalis  (Tbunb.)  chiefly  in 
the  shorter  shape,  the  paler  colour,  and  in  tbe  punctuation  of  tbe  middle  of  the 
metasternum  being  very  much  closer  and  coarser. 

19.  Scymnus  celebensis  sp.  uov. 

Sc.  obscure  rufus,  breviter  ovatus,  convexus,  sat  longe  griseo-pubescens  ; 
pedibus  anticis  et  interiuediis  rufis,  jjosticis  brnnneo-piceis,  omnibus  tarsis  rutis. 
Supra  sat  sparsim  et  subtiliter  punctatns;  singulum  elytrum  basaliter  juxta  suturam 
duabus  seriebus  punctorum  grossorum   antice   suturam   approximatis    instrnctum. 


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Bletasternum  medio  fortissiiiie  dense  puiu'.tatiiui.  spiuio  luediiuiu  n-iaugiiliuv  laevi. 
Liiieae  coxales  margiuem  postioum  segmeiili  uou  attiugeiites,  .semioireulares. 

Long.  2^  mm.,  elytr.  If,  lat.  1  H. 

Of  a  deep  tawny  colour,  clothed  with  a  rather  long  pile  ;  strongly  convex,  not 
very  densely  and  almost  finely  punctured  aliuve.  Each  elytron  with  two  rows  of 
larger  punctures  at  the  base  ;  the  inner  rows  of  both  elytra  limiting  a  nearly  smooth 
sutural  space  common  to  both  elytra.  Metasternum  densely  autl,  in  the  middle, 
very  coarsely  punctured,  with  a  small  and  somewhat  triangular  median  space  before 
the  hind  margin  smooth.  (Segments  of  the  abdomen  narrowly  bordered  with  pale 
pitchy  brown.  Fore  and  intermediate  legs  rufous,  speckled  with  pitch-colour  ;  hind 
legs  pitchy  brown  ;  all  tarsi  rufous.  Coxal  lines  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of 
the  segment,  almost  semicircular,  but  exteriorly  not  quite  extending  to  the  base 
of  the  segment. 

Hah.  (Jolebes  (W.  Doherty). 

21).  Scymnus  oralis  sji.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  deusiter  cinereo-pubesccus,  ovalis,  fortiter  conv-exus  ;  ore,  antennis, 
prothoracis  angulis  auticis  et  margine  anteriore  angustissimo  pedibusque  rufo- 
testaceis  ;  abdomine  piceo,  basi  nigro-jiicea.  Supra  minutissime,  infra  metasterni 
lateribus  grosse,  medio  et  abdomine  minus  grosse,  punctatns.  Lineae  coxales  com- 
pletae,  semicirculares,  marginem  posteriorem  segmenti  uon  attingeutes. 

Long.  2i  mm.,  el3'tr.  If,  lat.  li. 

Black,  strongly  convex,  ovate,  clothed  with  a  dense  and  rather  long  greyish 
pubescence.  Antennae,  mouth,  fore  margin  of  the  prothorax  (narrowly)  and  its 
anterior  angles,  and  the  legs  rufo-testaceons  ;  fore  legs  paler  than  the  other  ones  ; 
the  base  of  the  abdomen  pitchy  black,  the  three  last  segments  •  rnfons.  Upper 
surface  with  a  very  fine  punctuation  ;  the  elytra  without  short  rows  of  punctures, 
but  at  the  base  with  a  small  and  nearly  smooth  space  common  to  both  elytra  (as  in 
Sc.  breris).  Body  beneath,  chiefly  the  prosternum  and  the  sides  of  the  metasternum, 
rather  strongly  and  coarsely  punctuated  ;  the  middle  of  the  latter  and  the  first 
segment  of  the  abdomen  have  the  punctures  sparser  and  finer  ;  a  slight  depression 
in  the  middle  of  the  metasternum  before  the  hind  margin  smooth.  (!oxal  lines 
complete,  semicircular,  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment. 

Halj.  Tenimber  (W.  Doherty). 

21.  Scymnus  thomasi  sp.  nov. 

8c.  piceo-niger,  fere  niger,  Ii.mge  pubescens,  paulo  convexus,  oblongus  ;  ore, 
prothoracis  margine  autico  et  lateribus,  elytrorum  et  abdominis  apieibus  pedibusque 
piceo-testaceis  :  antennis,  tibiis  tarsis(pie  testaceis.  C'aput  et  prothorax  sparsatim 
et  minute  pnnctati  ;  prothorax  postice  parum  angustatns  :  anguJis  posticis  rotun- 
datis  ;  basi  ante  scutellam  leviter  dilatata.  Elytra  prothorace  fortius  ])unctata, 
praeterea  punctis  grossis  instructa.  Metasternum  lateribus  grosse,  medio  leviter  et 
minus  dense  punctatum,  linea  mediana  tenuissime  impressa.  Abdomen  dense 
punctatum  ;  lineae  coxales  semicirculares,  margiuem  posticum  segmenti  non 
attingeutes. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  IJ,  lal.  1^. 

Dark  pitchy  black,  covered  with  a  rather  long  pubescence,  oblong,  slightly 
convex.  The  mouth,  ])rothorax  (except  a  very  large  macula  in  front  of  the 
scutellum),  apex  of  the  elytra  (ill-defined),  last  segment  of  the  abdomen,  and  legs 


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pule  jpiicliy  brown  ;  tibiae,  tarsi,  and  antennae  almost  hileous.  Tbe  bead  as 
finely  and  sparingly  punctuated  as  tbe  protliorax  ;  the  latter,  having  the  posterior 
angles  strongly  rounded,  seems  to  be  narrowed  posteriorly  :  its  base  is  slightly 
dilated  in  the  middle.  The  elytra  more  strongly  punctured  than  the  protborax, 
without  short  rows  of  pnnctares.  Metasternnm  with  the  sides  coarsely  and  the 
middle  finely  punctuated  ;  a  very  fine  median  line  slightly  impressed.  Abdomen 
densely  jjunctnated ;  coxal  lines  semicircular,  complete,  not  reaching  the  bind 
margin  of  the  segment. 

Hab.  Nias  (J.  W.  Thomas). 

22.  Scymnus  uniplicatus  sp.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  iufni  piceo-niger:  breviter  ovatiis  ;  cinereo-pubescens ;  capite,  pro- 
thoracis  margine  antico  et  lateribus  tenuiter,  abdomiue  (basi  excepta)  femoribnsque 
rufo-testaceis  ;  ore,  antennis,  tibiis  tarsisque  luteis.  Protborax  angulis  anticis 
fortiter  rotundatis,  basi  medio  producta,  utriuipie  sinuata.  Supra  dense  parum 
rugose  punctatus,  elytris  singulis  basaliter  breviter  unistriato-punctntis,  bac  stria 
obliqna  ;  spatio  suturali  inter  strias  sito  impunctato.  Metasteruum  medio  parum 
impressum,  fortiter  punctatum,  punctis  forma  sat  transversa.  Abdomen  segmentis 
primo  et  secuudo  medio  sparsim,  lateribus  dense  fortiter  punctatis.  Lineae  coxales 
marginem  posteriorem  segmenti  non  attiugentes,  iutus  oblique  arcuatae,  extus 
subito  declives  et  leviter  impressae. 

Long.  1|  mm.,  elytr.  1|,  lat.  H. 

Black,  covered  with  a  grejish  pubescence  ;  under  surface  dark  blackish  brown  ; 
last  segments  of  tlie  abdomen,  femora,  head,  narrow  fore  and  outer  margins  of  tbe 
protborax,  pale  rufous  ;  mouth,  antennae,  tibiae,  and  tarsi  of  a  bnif  colour ;  bind 
femora  a  little  darker  than  the  others.  Sides  of  the  protborax  almost  straight ; 
fore  angles  rather  strongly  rounded,  posterior  ones  sub-rectangular ;  middle  of  tbe 
base  somewhat  dilated.  Elytra  more  coarsely  and  corrugatelj'  jjuuctured  than  the 
protborax,  each  with  one  short  row  of  punctures  at  the  base  ;  since  tbe  interstices 
and  exterior  borders  of  the  punctures  are  distinctly  raised,  tbe  row  forms  an  elevated 
line  ;  a  sutural  space  between  the  two  rows  smooth.  Middle  of  the  metasternum 
visibly  impressed,  and  very  coarsely,  but  not  densely  punctured ;  sides  finely 
punctuated.  Miildle  of  the  two  basal  segments  of  tbe  abdomen  sparingly  but 
coarsely,  tbe  rest  of  tbe  abdomen  densely  punctured.  Coxal  lines  not  reaching 
the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  with  tbe  interior  part  slightly  arched,  and  the 
exterior  one  abruptly  declivous  and  becoming  obsolete  towards  the  middle  of  the 
segment. 

Hab.  Malay  Peninsula. 

23.  Scymnus  rubroventralis  sp.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  ovatus,  convexus,  pube  brevi  cinerea  dense  vestitus;  capite,  prothorace 
marginibus  latis  lateralibus  et  margine  antico  angusto,  elytris  apice,  pedibus, 
abdomineque  (segmento  jjrimo  uigro-piceo  excepto)  rufis.  Supra  minute  punctatus, 
elytra  ad  basim  una  serie  pnnctorum  grossorum  iustructa.  Metasteruum  fortiter 
punctatum,  medio  ante  marginem  posticum  j)auce  depressura,  spatio  mediano 
triangiilare  laevi  et  linea  mediana  tenuissima  instructum.  Abdomen  modice  grosse, 
segmento  primo  medio  sat  sparsatim,  punctatum.  Lineae  coxales  completae,  semi- 
circulares,  marginem  posticum  segmenti  non  attiugentes. 

Long.  If  mm.,  elytr.  1^,  lat.  IJ. 


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Black,  ovate,  moderately  convex  ;  densely  clothed  with  a  short  greyish 
pubescence.  Head,  apex  of  the  elytra — about  J  the  length — legs,  abdomen,  sides 
of  the  prothorax,  broadly  and  its  front  margin  narrowly  rnfous  ;  first  abdominal 
segment  pitch-lilack.  Upper  surface  rather  finely  punctured  ;  elytra  with  some 
scattered  large  jjunctures,  and  each  with  one  distinct  row  of  punctures  at  the  base 
and  traces  of  a  second  at  the  outside  of  the  first.  Metasternum  coarsely  2>unctured  ; 
the  middle  jiosteriorly  feebly  depressed,  with  a  fine  central  line  and  a  triangular 
smooth  si)ace.  Abdomen  also  rather  coarsely  jjunctured,  with  the  punctures  sparser 
in  the  middle  of  the  basal  segment.  Coxal  lines  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of 
the  segment,  semicircular. 

Hab.  Timor  (W.  Doherty). 

This  small  species  differs  from  its  nearest  ally,  Sc.  sanwfrensia  Gorham  (?), 
especially  in  size  and  punctuation. 

'Zi.  Scymnus  novaeguineae  sp.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  dense  pubesceus,  parum  oblougus.  6  modice  convexus  ;  capite,  pro- 
thoracis  margine  antico  angusto  et  lateribus,  pedibns<iue  testaceis,  femoribus  posticis 
nigro-piceis  ;  ?  fortiter  convexus,  ore,  prothoracis  augulis  anticis,  tibiis  tarsisque 
testaceis.  Prothorax  dense  modice  fortiter  punctatus  ;  basi  medio  producta,^utrinqne 
sinuata.  El}-tra  minute  coriacea,  punctis  iudistinctis,  siugulo  ad  basim  seriebus 
duabus  pimcturum  grossorum  instructo.  Metasternum  grossissime  punctatum,  medio 
leviter  impressum  ;  linea  angustissima  longitudinali,  s])atio  mediano  parum  rotundato 
laevi.  Abdomen  ad  latera  dense,  in  medio  sparsius  punctatum.  Lineae  coxales 
completae,  marginem  posteriorem  segmenti  non  attingeutes,  parte  interiore  exteriore 
decliviore. 

Long.  2|  mm.,  elytr.  2,  lat.  If. 

Black,  somewhat  oblong,  covered  with  a  greyish  pubescence  which  has  a 
yellowish  tint  on  the  last  segments  of  the  abdomen  ;  convex,  especially  at  the  base 
of  the  elytra.  The  single  specimen,  which  I  suppose  is  a  mule,  has  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  prothorax  exceedingly  narrowly  and  the  fore  angles  broadly  rufous, 
head  and  legs  the  same,  and  hind  femora  pitchy  brown.  A  second  specimen,  perhaps 
A  female,  is  much  more  convex,  and  has  only  the  mouth,  antennae,  tip  of  the  anterior 
angles  of  the  prothorax,  tibiae,  and  tarsi  rufous,  and  all  femora  pitchy  black. 

Prothorax  covered  throughout  with  moderately  large  punctures  ;  the  base 
rather  strongly  produced  in  front  of  the  scutellum.  Elytra  devoid  oi  a  distinct  punc- 
tuation, except  the  usual  two  basal  rows  of  punctures,  and  their  derm  of  a  finely 
shagreened  appearance.  Metasternum  coarsely  and,  at  the  sides,  densely  punctured  ; 
the  punctures  of  the  middle  arranged  in  some  more  or  less  transverse  rows  ;  centre 
slightly  depressed,  with  a  fine  median  line  and  a  rather  large  and  somewhat 
rounded  smooth  space.  Abdomen  strongly  and  densely  punctured,  more  sparingly 
so  in  the  middle.  Coxal  lines  complete,  not  reaching  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
segment,  with  the  exterior  part  less  arched  and  less  declivous  than  the  interior  one. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (W.  Doherty,  1892;. 

25.  Scymnus  gibbosus  sp.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  brevitor    ovatus,  convexus,   griseo-pubescens  ;    capite,    prothoracis 

margine   antico  et   angulis   anticis,   elytrorum   apice,   abdomine   (basi   piceo-nigra 

excepta),  pedibusque   rulb-testaceis.     Prothoracis   basis  ante   scutellum    jiroducta, 

truncata.      Elytra  prothoraci  densius  punctata,    singulo  striis   duabus  punctorum 


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grossornru,  elytrorniu  ruedium  atfiugeiitibus,  iustriicto  ;  spatio  snturali  inter  strias 
iuteriores  niinutissimc  j)uuctato.  Metasteriium  lateribns  deiisiter  grosse,  medio 
param  sparsins  punctatnm  ;  spatio  mediano  triangulare  laevi  ;  liiiea  longitudinali 
impressa.  Abdomen  dense  grosse  pnnotatnni.  Lineae  coxales  completae,  marginem 
posteriorem  segmenti  lere  attiugeutes,  cxtus  panlo  arcuatae. 

Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  1|,  lat.  1§. 

Black,  with  the  Lead,  anterior  margin  and  fore  angles  of  the  prothorax,  tip  of 
elytiu  (about  ^  the  length),  abdomen,  and  legs  rufo-testaceous  ;  first  abdominal 
segment  pitchy  black,  second  pitchy  brown.  Clothed  with  a  greyish  pubescence, 
short  ovate,  convex,  with  the  elytra' somewhat  abrn])tly  raised  behind  the  scutellum. 
Prothorax  rather  strongly  ]>roduced  and  truncate  in  front  of  the  scutellum,  less 
densely  and  coarsely  punctured  than  the  elytra.  Each  of  the  latter  with  two  distinct 
rows  of  large  punctures  at  the  base  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  disc,  and  with 
traces  of  two  other  rows  ;  the  space  at  the  suture  between  the  rows,  common  to  both 
elytra,  very  finely  punctuated.  Metasternum  with  a  coarse  and  dense  punctuation 
at  the  sides  ;  the  middle  with  less  close  punctures,  with  a  triangular  smooth  median 
space  and  a  fine  median  line.  Abdomen  coarsely  and  densely  punctured.  Ooxal 
lines  complete,  nearly  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment,  running  for  a  little 
time  parallel  to  the  hind  margin,  where  they  approach  the  latter,  and  then  extending 
down  to  the  fore  angles  of  the  segment  in  an  almost  straight  line. 

Hab.  Bantam,  Java. 

Differs  from  Sr.  .vtmatrensis  Gorliam  (yot.  Lei/d.  Mas..  1884,  p.  126)  especially 
iu  the  distinct  punctuation  ;  from  Sc.  rubrocentralis  sp.  uov.  it  may  be  diiferentiated 
by  its  size,  shape,  and  i)Huctuation. 

~ii.  Scymnus  weisei  sji.  nov. 

Sc.  niger,  griseo-])ubesceus,  breviter  ovatus,  subcouvexus  ;  capite,  prothorace — 
plaga  magna  antescutellare  nigra  excepta — elytrorum  apice,  prosterno  pedibusque 
rufo-testaceis  ;  c?  abdoinine  basi  piceo,  apice  pallide  testaceo ;  ?  abdomine  fere 
nigro,  apice  ])iceo.  Prothorax  basi  utrin(iue  sinuatus,  elytris  paulo  minus  fortiter 
jmnctatus  ;  illis  singulis  ad  basim  dnabus  seriebus  punctorum  grossorum  instrnctis. 
Metasternum  grosse  punctatnm,  medio  spatio  minuto  Incvi,  linea  mediana  miuu- 
tissime  impressa  iiistructnm.  Abdomen  fortiter  punctatum,  punctis  in  medio 
segmenti  primi  parnm  sparsius  sitis.  Lineae  coxales  completae,  semicirculares, 
marginem  posticum  segmenti  non  attingentes. 

?  Long.  2  mm.,  elytr.  U,  lat.  1|  ;  <?  paulo  minor. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  greyish  pubescence.  Upper  surface  densely  punctured 
throughout,  with  the  jmnctuation  of  the  elytra  a  little  stronger  than  that  of  the 
prothorax.-  Each  elytron  with  two  short  rows  of  larger  punctures  at  the  base  near 
the  suture.  Metasternum  coarsely  punctured,  with  n  very  small  jind  narrow  smooth 
space  in  the  middle,  and  with  a  sliglitly  impressed  median  line.  Sliddle  of  the  first 
abdominal  segment  less  densely  punctured  than  the  rest  of  the  abdomen.  Coxal 
lines  complete,  semicircular,  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  segment. 

Head,  prothorax,  tip  of  elytra  (about  ^  of  tlieir  length),  prosternum,  and  legs 
rufo-testaceous,  somewhat  pitchy  in  the  fetrudc  ;  i)rothorax  with  a  large  black 
macula  in  front  of  tlie  scutellum  extending  nearly  to  the  anterior  margin  ;  abdomen 
of  the  male  pitchy  brown  at  the  base,  rufous  at  the  ajjex  ;  that  of  Viie  female  almost 
black,  with  the  apex  pitchy  brown. 

Hab.  Sumbawa  (\\ .  Doherty). 


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ON  AFRICAN  LONGICORNIA. 

fPl.   IX.  anrl   X.) 

Bv     DR.     K.     .JORDAN. 

DURING  the  last  year  the  Trinf?  Museum  received  several  collections  of 
Ooleoptera  from  West  Africa,  contaiuiug  many  interestiug  and  uew  species. 
Besides  .some  smaller  lots  of  beetles  from  different  localities  of  the  Cougo  R., 
from  C!araeroons,  Old  Calabar,  Bathurst  (W.  Afr.),aud  Accra,  the  Museum  acquired 
extensive  collections  from  Loanda,  French  Loango,  Gold  Coast,  and  Sierra  Leone. 
Especially  rich  is  the  material  collected  by  A.  Mocqiierys  during  his  visit  to  the 
Upper  Knilu  R.  in  French  Loango,  and  most  of  the  new  species  described  in  this 
paper  are  from  that  locality.  The  collection  from  Sierra  Leone,  made  by  Dr.  W.  G. 
Clements,  represents  a  fine  series  of  species  of  nearly  all  families,  and  includes  many 
peculiar  and  hitherto  unknown  forms. 

Having  now  worked  out  the  Longicornia  of  those  collections,  together  with  the 
African  material  of  this  family  already  contained  in  the  Museum,  1  give  a  list  of 
the  known  species  in  addition  to  the  descriptions  of  the  new  forms  ;  the  known 
species  ticketed  "  W.  Afr.  "  (withont  exact  locality)  in  the  Museum's  collection  are 
left  out,  except  a  very  few  the  occurrence  of  which  in  West  Africa  is  of  interest. 
Some  South  and  East  African  forms  are  added. 

Intending  to  give  a  fuller  account  of  the  geographical  relations  of  the  West 
African  beetles,  when  the  whole  collection  is  worked  out,  I  here  mention  only  some 
of  the  most  striking  facts  derived  chiefly  from  our  knowledge  of  the  African 
Cerambycidae. 

The  above-mentioned  localities  belong  U)  the  "  West  African  Subregiou,"  the 
boundaries  of  which  almost  exactly  agree  with  the  limits  of  the  range  of  the 
Buprestid  genus  J>dodi»  in  Africa.  This  genus  is  very  abundant  in  the  southern 
districts  of  the  Palaearctic  Region,  and  ranges  over  East  and  South  Africa  in  a 
large  number  of  species.  The  whole  forest  region  of  West  Africa  from  Senegambia 
to  Angola,  as  well  as  Beuguela,  is  characterized  by  the  total  absence  of  Jidodis. 
One  species  {J.  aeqiunoctiaUs  (Oliv.),  occurs  fmm  Senegambia  to  Abyssinia  and 
Egypt,  and  the  southern  limit  of  its  range  may  agree  with  the  northern  boundary  of 
the  West  African  Subregiou.  The  districts  south  of  the  Sahara  occupied  by  this 
species  and  by  Sternocera  inferrnpta  (Oliv.)  and  St.  casf.anea  (Oliv.)  correspond  to 
R.  Bowdler  Sharpe's  "  Sudanese  Subregiou,"  which  separates  the  West  African 
Subregiou  from  the  great  desert,  and  extends  from  Senegambia  as  far  as 
Abyssinia.  Owing  to  our  present  ignorance  of  the  Longicorn  fauna  of  the  Sudan, 
Nubia,  and  Abyssinia,  I  can  add  only  two  species  of  Cerambycini  and  three  Lamiiui, 
the  occurrence  of  which  seems  to  me  to  be  nearly  restricted  to  the  Sudanese  Sub- 
region  ;  these  species  are  Obriaccam  fmcutum  (Chevr.)  and  Cordylomera  nituH- 
pennis  Serv.,  both  from  Senegambia  and  Bahr  el  Abiad  (Abyssinia),  Binntoci'ro 
tiifasciata  (Fabr.)  representeil  in  the  Museum  from  Sierra  Leone,  Senegal,  and  Bahr 
el  Abiad,  Phryneta  aurocincta  (Gu6r.)  from  Senegambia  and  Bahr  el  Abiad,  and 
Ceratites  jaspidem    Serv.  from    the   sami'  localities.      Then  we   find  Hi/poeschrus 


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sfriffos'js  (Gyll.)  from  tlie  districts  of  the  Senegal  R.  represented  in  Abyssinia  by  a 
similar  form,  H;/i>ocschrus  strigosus  abifssinicim  snbsp.  nov.  :  and  it  is  of  interest 
to  note,  that  the  genera  Cajit/iarocnemis,  Coelodon,  and  Pachydissus,  which  range 
over  E.  India  and  the  eastern  and  southern  parts  of  Africa,  are  also  found  in  Sene- 
gambia,  while  they  are  evidently  absent  from  the  West  African  Subregion.  The 
coleopterous  fauna  of  the  districts  between  the  Benue  R.  and  iSokoto  is  of  a  West 
African  type,  as  far  as  I  can  tell  from  a  number  of  species  that  form  part  of  the 
collection  made  by  Mr.  P.  Staudinger  during  the  expedition  of  E.  Hartert  and  P. 
Staudinger  to  Kano  and  Sokoto  (1885-6)  ;  many  of  the  species  are  identical  with 
either  those  from  Sierra  Leone,  or  from  the  Gold  Coast,  or  from  the  Knilu  R. 

The  southern  boundary  line  is  usually  saiil  to  agree  with  the  Quauza  R.  Our 
collection  from  Loanda  is  confined  to  such  species  as  are  either  identical  with,  or 
closely  allied  to,  species  from  the  Congo  R.  or  French  Loango  (Kuilu  R.),  and 
includes  scarcely  any  South  or  East  African  form.  When  we  come  to  examine  the 
Longicornia  described  from  "  Angola "  we  find  them  mostly  of  the  West  African 
type,  as  well  as  those  known  from  the  Ui)i)er  Quauza  R.  ;  but  we  also  find  the 
fauna  of  these  districts  already  intermingled  witji  a  number  of  decideiUy  South  or 
East  African  genera,  as  Phi/llocneina,  Closteromertis,  Plirisaoma,  and  some  others,  a 
fact  which  sliows  this  country  to  be  .it  the  junction  of  the  West  and  South  African 
fauna.  These  facts  render  it  j)robable  that  the  northern  parts  of  Angola  as  a  whole 
should  go  with  the  West  African  Subregion,  and  that  we  have  to  fi.x  the  limit  of  this 
Subregion  south  of  tlie  Quauza  R.  ;  l)ut  at  ]ireseut  we  cannot  exactly  determine  the 
southern  boundary,  even  if  there  is  an  exact  ])arting  line,  especially  as  most  of  the 
Longicornia  known  from  this  district  have  no  other  locality  given  but  simply 
"  Angola."  The  collections,  however,  made  in  this  country  incline  me  to  suppose 
that  the  boundary  line  may  commence  at  the  coast  south  of  the  Quanza,  and  that 
inland  it  bends  southward  about  as  far  as  the  thirteenth  degree  of  southern 
latitude,  and  then  curves  northwards  to  the  Up])er  Congo. 

The  districts  of  the  Upper  Congo,  near  the  Stanley  Falls,  exhibit  a  West 
African  coleopterous  fauna  intermingled  with  decidedly  East  African  types,  while 
a  few  West  African  forms  (for  example  Mecosaspis)  range  as  far  east  as  Nyassa 
Land. 

The  West  African  Longicom  fauna  lias  a  large  series  of  characteristic  forms, 
besides  many  genera  of  a  wider  range.  If  we  omit  the  new  genera  proposed  in  this 
paper,  and  also  those  occurriug  only  in  Senegambia,  we  find  at  present  more  than 
T.5  genera  confined  to  the  West  African  Subregion.  The  great  feature  of  the 
Longicorn  fauna  of  these  districts  is  the  abundance  of  Callichromini.  A  series  of 
genera  of  this  conspicuous  group  is  peculiar  to  West  Africa,  as  Omopti/cha,  Dictator, 
Synaptola,  Gloniopkorus,  Rhopalizus,  Eulitopm,  etc.,  while  others  (as  Oxyprosopus 
and  EuporuH)  here  occur  in  a  large  number  of  species,  but  are  also  represented  by 
a  few  forms  in  the  South  and  East  of  the  Continent.  Then  there  are  the  lyciform 
C'erambycini  Ampkidesmus  and  Dinstelloptems,  and  the  remarkable  genera  Allo- 
gaster,  Pfyckolaemus,  Oedaenoderus,  and  others.  Among  the  Lamiini  we  meet  with 
many  peculiar  forms,  as  Ecphora,  Anauxesis,  Petrognatha,  Protonarthron,  Plectro- 
scapus,  Plagiomys,  Eurysops,  Pinacostcrna,  Acridocephalu,  etc.,  and  find  the  follow- 
ing groujjs  to  be  prevailing :  Monnkammitii,  Prosopocerini,  Steniotomini,  Trago- 
cephalini,  PIn-ynetini,  Crossotini,  and  Saperdini.  The  Priottini  have  five  genera 
peculiar  to  West  Africa,  two  of  which  (Aiioeme  and  Sol/nrus)  are  of  great  interest, 
being  without  close  relations  to  any  other  Prionid  genus  known  at  present. 


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Of  the  genera  not  restricted  to  the  West  x\frican  Snbregion,  Parani/ra, 
Mallodon,  Liopus,  and  Psapliarochrns  are  Xeotro]iical  types ;  the  genus  Pamndi-a, 
numerous  species  of  which  are  described  from  America,  occurs  also  in  AVest  and 
South  Africa,  in  the  Oriental  Region  and  on  the  Sandwich  Is.  ;  Mallodoit  is  repre- 
sented in  Africa  b}'  one  species  ranging  over  the  whole  Aethiopian  Region,  b}-  a 
second  in  S.  Africa,  by  a  third  in  Arabia,  and  is  also  found  in  Australia;  Liopus-AnA 
Psapliarochrns  occur  in  West  Africa  in  two  species  each,  and  are  likewise  repre- 
sented in  the  Palaearctic  Region  by  some  forms,  two  of  which  {Liopxs  nebidosus  (L.j, 
and  Acanthocleres  (Psapharochrm  clampes  Schrank.)  are  common  enough  and  have  a 
rather  wide  range. 

The  occurrence  of  East  Indian  or  Oriental  types  in  the  fauna  of  West  Africa, 
well  known  in  other  classes  of  animals,  is  also  met  with  among  the  Longicornia. 
The  decidedly  Oriental  genera  Batocera,  Leprodera,  Olenecamptus,  and  Glenea  are 
represented  {Glenea  by  a  great  number  of  species)  in  the  West  African  Snbregion, 
while  they  are  absent  from  the  rest  of  the  continent.  Then  we  find  SfAenias 
occurring  iu  West  Africa  and  the  Oriental  Region,  with  the  number  of  species 
almost  equal  iu  both  districts,  and  meet  with  many  forms  of  the  widespread 
genus  Monokamimis  both  in  E.  India  and  W.  Africa,  and  it  is  very  remarkable 
to  note  that  these  genera  are  not  yet  found  in  the  eastern  parts  of  Ai'rica.  The 
proli:ra-gvox^]y  of  Callichroma  is  closely  allied  to  the  Oriental  genus  Cldorirhluni  ; 
and,  lastly,  of  the  West  African  genus  ^fecosaspis,  two  species  are  said  to  occur 
in  E.  India.  If  we  further  take  into  consideration  the  affinities  of  the  Oriental 
Longicorn  fauna  to  that  of  East  and  South  Africa — called  fni'ther  on  "  E.  S.  Afi'ica  " 
— and  also  to  that  of  all  tiie  African  continent  south  of  the  desert,  we  sliall  find 
one  striking  fact. 

The  genera  Cantkarocnemis,  Megopis,  and  Pliilayathus  have  iu  E.  India  and 
Africa  (excluding  W.  Africa)  almost  the  same  number  of  species,  and  tlierefore  may 
be  called  "  Eastern  Afro-Indiau "  types  ;  the  Oriental  genera  Pach/di.ssiis  and 
Gnat/tolea  are  represented  in  E.  S.  Africa,  while  on  the  other  hand  Hoinalohu-hiuis 
of  E.  S.  African  type  occurs  in  East  India.  The  genus  Polyzonas  of  the  Oriental 
Region  is  very  closely  allied  to  the  E.  S.  African  genus  Anubis.  All  these  forms  are 
entirely  absent  from  the  West  African  Snbregion  (exclnding  the  districts  of  the 
Senegal  R.). 

Of  the  genera  ranging  over  West  and  E.  S.  Africa  and  the  Oriental  Region, 
one  {Plocederus)  may  be  called  a  West-African  type,  three  {Promeces,  Rhaplii- 
dopsiSi  f-nfl  Ktinidia)  are  characteristic  E.  S.  African  forms  ;  three  again  {Copt ops, 
Praonetlia,  and  Apomeojna)  are  Oriental  genera,  and  one  {Nupse7-lia)  is  a  decidedly 
Aethiopian  genus  ;  further  we  find  one  genus  {Xijstrocera)  represented  by  a  good 
number  of  species,  both  in  the  Aethioiiian  and  Oriental  Regions. 

The  West  African  Longicorn  fauna  includes  therefore  seven  Oriental  genera 
and  one  "  Western  Afro-Indian  "  genus,  while  only  two  West  African  genera  occur 
in  the  Oriental  Region  ;  of  these  forms  six  are  absent  from  E.  S.  Africa.  On  the 
other  hand,  we  know  at  present  in  the  Longicorn  fauna  of  E.  S.  Africa  five 
Oriental  genera,  and  meet  with  three  genera  of  "  Eastern  Afro-Indian  "  type,  while 
four  E.  S.  African  genera  are  represented  in  the  Oriental  Region  ;  of  these  forms  six 
again  are  absent  from  the  West  African  Snbregion. 

These  numbers  will  be  altered  when  oiu'  knowledge  of  the  Aethiopian  fauna  has 
increased,  but  they  are  enough  to  show,  that  West  Africa  and  E.  S.  Africa  both  have 
affinities  to  the  Oriental  Region  in  almost  the  same  degree,  but  in  a  (piite  diflereut 


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manner.  The  Oriental  types  jirevail  as  regards  the  relations  between  the  West 
African  Subregion  and  the  Oriental  Region,  while  the  "  Eastern  Afro-Indian  "  and 
E.  S.  African  genera  together  are  predominant  in  the  affinities  of  E.  S.  Africa  to 
tile  Oriental  Region. 

PRIOXINI. 

1.  Parandra  gabonica  Thorns.  {AirL  cut.  ii.,  p.  140) — (omitted  in  the  Munich 

Catalogue). 
Kniln. 

2.  Cacoscelis  oedipus  Newm. 
Magalies  Bcrge  (Transvanl  i.   HivorsJale  (Cape  Colony). 


Transvaal. 
Sierra  Leone. 


:i.  Cacoscelis  lacordairei  Pasc. 

4.  Tithoes  yolofos  (Dalm.). 

o.  Tithoes  frontalis  Har. 


Upper  Congo. 

There  is  one  specimen  from  Sierra  Leone  in  the  Mnsenm's  collection,  which  I 
refer  with  some  doubt  to  this  species  ;  its  eyes  are  a  little  smaller  and  the 
mandibles  much  longer  than  in  the  examples  from  the  Upper  Congo. 

6.  Dorycera  spinicornis  (Fabr.). 
Bathnrst  (W.  Afr.),  Axim  (W.  Afr.),  Kuilu. 

T.  Macrotoma  palmata  (Fabr.). 
Senegal. 

s.  Macrotoma  prionopus  AMiitc. 
Sierra  Leone,  Kuilu. 

9.  Macrotoma  infans  Qned. 
Kniln. 

1').  Macrotoma  viridesceus  sp.  uov. 

?.  .1/.  nigro-picea,  snbnitidii,  olytris  inter  costas  hand  nitidis  et  couspicue 
viridescentibns  :  prothorace  lateribus  breviter  spinosis,  disco  [wstice  laevi  ;  scutello 
apice  eniarginato,  panels  pnnctis  instructo  ;  elytris  antice  fortiter,  dein  usque  ad 
apicem  minutissime  deusiter  granulatis,  disco  qnatuor  costis  brunneis  fortiter 
elevatis,  ad  costarnm  latera  serie  irregulare  punctis  grossis. 

Long,  ol  mm.,  elytr.  37,  lat.  15. 

Pitch  black,  shining,  wirli  the  antennae  (except  their  scape)  and  the  costae 
of  the  elytra  brown  ;  the  space  between  these  costae  not  shining,  with  a  distinct 
tint  of  a  sage  green  colour.  Head  strongly  punctured  ;  a  deej)  groove  between  the 
eyes  punctnlated  only  near  the  margin  of  tlie  latter  ;  the  antemiary  tubers  with  a 
coarse  jjunctnation.  Scape  of  tlie  antennae  short,  somewhat  thickened  towards  tlie 
tij),  coarsely  and  rather  densely  punctuated,  and  with  a  tubercle  behind  the  middle. 
Protliorax  convex,  with  the  sides  strongly  declivous,  the  angles  not  recurved,  the 
marginal  teeth  acute  but  very  short,  the  j)osterior  the  longest  :  the  disc  longitudi- 
nally and  in  front  transversely  im]iressed,  nearly  without  punctures  behind  ;  sides 
of  the  prothorax  very  coarsely  ]nuictuated,  with  the  punctures  (■ontluent.    Scutellum 


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longitniliiially  iiii]ii'('sse(l,  with  very  scarce  ])uiic.tnres  :  its  ajiex  emai'giiiate.  Elytra 
parallel,  with  tlie  base  rather  strongly  elevated  near  tiie  scntelhim  and  shonlrter, 
granulated,  tliese  grannies  moderately  strong  iit  tlie  base,  then  becoming-  extremely 
dense  and  fine,  and  wanting  at  the  extreme  apex,  which  is  coarsely  and  rugosely 
punctuated  ;  the  suture  and  the  outer  border,  as  well  as  four  carinae  on  each  eh'tron, 
elevated,  the  carinae  obsolete  on  the  base,  with  a  somewhat  irregular  row  of  coarse 
])nuctures  at  each  side.  Fore  margin  of  the  prosternnm  fringed  with  yellow  brown 
hairs,  the  pubescence  of  th(i  metasternnm  dense  brownish  black,  that  of  the  abdomen 
of  the  same  colour,  but  very  sparse,  whilst  the  coxae  and  trochanters  are  clothed 
with  a  yellowish  grey  pubescence.  Process  of  the  prosternnm  excavated  near  the 
apex,  with  the  tip  strongly  recurved,  forming  a  strong  tuliercle  in  front  of  the 
mesosternum.  The  latter  rather  broad  and  excavated.  Fore  tibiae  with  coarse 
punctures  and  granules  ;  their  inner  and  outer  edges  shortly  denticulated  ;  anterior 
femora  beneath  with  tubercles  at  the  base,  with  teeth  near  the  apex.  Intermediate 
femora  and  tibiae  with  short  teeth  at  the  inner  edge,  the  tibiae,  moreover,  with 
shar]j  tubercles  all  over.  Hind  femora  wath  very  short  teeth  at  the  inner  edge, 
hind  tibiae  without  teeth,  but  covered  with  acnte  granules. 

Hnh.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

A  very  couspicnous  species,  which  may  be  easily  distinguished  by  the  elytra 
having  strongly  elevated  costae,  with  the  interstices  of  a  peculiar  greenish  colour. 

!1.  Erioderus  hirtus  (l^'abr.). 
Magalies  Berge  (Transvaal). 

12.  Aulacopus  thoracicalis  sp.  nov. 

A.  ater  ;  jirothorace  antice  vix  angustato,  lateribus  denticulatis,  dentibus  anticis 
latioribus,  angulis  posticis  recurvatis,  fortiter  punctato,  disco  fere  laevi,  utrinque 
pone  medium  punctato,  hoc  spatio  punctato  jjostice  versus  latera  curvato,  j)raeterea 
disco  lateraliter  sjiatio  longitudinal!  impresso,  punctato,  postice  cum  area,  punctata 
submediana  fere  unito.  Elytra  grosse  punctata,  postice  leviter  rugulosa,  sutura 
bidentata,  singulo  qnatuor  striis  leviter  elevatis,  duabus  basim  attingentibus. 
Processus  jjrosternalis  angustus,  marginatus. 

Long.  19  mm.,  elytr.  13,  lat.  5. 

Black,  shining,  coarsely  punctuated,  with  the  punctures  scarce  between  the 
eyes,  on  the  disc  of  the  prothorax,  on  the  scutellum,  and  on  the  elytra  behind  the 
scutellum.  Prothorax  nearly  as  broad  at  the  front  margin  as  at  the  base,  the  sides 
with  short  teeth,  wanting  in  front  of  the  hind  angles,  the  anterior  teeth  rather 
broad  ;  the  disc  has  a  peculiar  structure,  there  being  two  areae  of  punctures  at 
each  side,  the  first  punctulated  space  beginning  near  the  front  margin,  running  along 
the  sides  of  the  middle  line  and  curving  behind  towards  the  sides,  where  it  is  almost 
united  with  the  second  area  at  the  sides  of  the  disc  ;  both  streak-like  punctured 
areae  are  almost  entirely  surrounded  with  a  smooth  space.  Scutellum  semicircular. 
Elytra  toothed  at  the  sutural  angles,  convex,  with  the  sides  parallel  ;  each  elytron 
with  four  slightly  raised  lines,  two  of  wliicii  extend  to  the  base.  Prosternnm 
coiU'sely  punctuated,  its  process  nearly  smooth,  narrow,  and  margineil  at  the  sides 
and  tip.  Metasternnm  and  apex  of  the  abdomen  witii  yellowish  grey  hairs.  All 
femora  with  some  coarse  punctures  at  the  inner  edges,  elsewhere  almost  sniooti] ; 
the  tibiae  with  coarse  punctures. 

Hab.  Gold  (!oast. 


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13.  Mallodon  downesi  Hope. 
Sierra  Leone,  Gold   Coast,  Kniln,  Congo,   Loanda,   Natal,   Nossib^,   B^kilns 
(Madagascar). 

14.  Colpoderus  substriatiis  Hiir. 
Gold  Coast  (2,^,  1  ? ). 

15.  Colpoderus  laevis  sp.  nov. 

<J?.  C.  piceo-niger,  snbnitidns  ;  stuirello  laevi,  ad  snmmam  basim  pnnctnlato, 
elytris  minntissime  reticnlatis,  vis  rngnlosis,  paucis  punctis  iustrnctis,  disco  striis 
vix  elevatis. 

t?  mandibnlis  prominnlis,  arcnatis,  deplanatis  ;  antennis  corpore  (jaarta  parte 
longioribns  ;  prothorace  lateribns  postice  sinnatis,  ante  sinnm  breviter  dentatis, 
angnlis  posticis  acntis,  latitndine  ail  aiignlos  anticos  maxima,  disco  pnnctis  minn- 
tissimis  instrncto,  ad  latera  rngoso-pnnotato. 

?  antennis  elytrornm  medinm  parnm  snperantes  ;  prothorace  lateribns 
irregnlariter  denticnlato,  angulis  anticis  sat  i)rominentibns,  post  angulos  anticos 
sinnato. 

3.  Long.  29  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  8^. 

?.       „     43     „    ,     ■„     26,  „     14. 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  G.  substi'iatus  Har.,  from  which  it  differs 
especially  in  the  flattened  mandibles  of  the  male,  in  the  antennae  of  the  male  being 
mnch  longer  than  the  body,  in  the  elytra  having  slight  traces  of  raised  lines  only 
in  the  middle  of  tlic  disc,  and  very  faint  and  scarce  rugosities  in  both  sexes,  so 
that  the  elytra  are  mnch  more  shining  than  in  C  substriafus  Har.  ;  the  prothorax 
of  the  male  toothed  at  the  sides  in  front  of  the  sinus,  that  of  the  female  with  the 
whole  front  part  denticnlated,  and  with  a  small  sinns  behind  the  anterior  angles  ; 
the  punctuation  of  the  abdomen  is  finer  than  in  C.  siibstriatiis  Har. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (IJ,  2?,  A.  Mocquerys,  1892),  (!ongo  (1  ?). 

10.  Anoeme  gahani  sp.  nov. 

J  ?.  yJ.  rnfo-ferruginea,  pubcsceus,  m;iudibnlarum  apice,  ociilis  autenuisque 
nigris.  Caput  canalicnlatum,  dense  granulato-pnnctatum  ;  prothorax  transversus, 
antice  constrictns,  lateribns  parnm  rotnndatis,  dense  grannlato-punctatns  ;  elytra 
j)arallela,  dense  grosse  punctata,  sutura  margineqne  laterali  carinata,  carina  media 
a  basi  usque  ad  apicem  conspicna,  apicibus  singulis  rotnndatis  ;  metasternum  et 
abdomen  nitida,  primnm  sparsim,  alterum  sparsissime  pnnctatnm. 

Long.  1  H  mm.,  elvtr.  8,  lat.  'i\. 

Hust\'  rufous,  clothed  with  a  somewhat  sjiarse  pubescence,  which  is  denser  at 
the  head  and  prothorax.  Head  extremel}'  closely  pnnctate-graunlate,  the  punctures 
coarse  on  the  antennary  tubers.  Ti]>  of  the  mandibles  black,  middle  of  the  head 
canaliculated,  forefront  rather  excavated.  Antennae  black,  about  a  third  longer  than 
theibody  in  the  mali;,  as  long  as  the  body  in  the  femali'  ;  tlio  scape  thickened,  strongly 
granulated,  and  half  as  long  as  the  third  joint,  the  latter  longer  than  the  fourth,  the 
following  joints  gradually  diminishing  in  length,  the  last  the  same  length  as  the 
ninth  ;  the  third  to  eleventh  joints  strongly  canaliculated.  Prothorax  punctate- 
granulate  like  the  head,  transverse,  constricted  in  front,  with  the  front  margin 
scarcely  emarginatc,  and  tlie  sides  rounded  ;  the  disc  somcwiiat  convex  at  each 
side,  with  a  slight  middle  line.  .Scutellum  punctuated,  somewhat  triangular,  with 
the  tip  broadly  ronnded.     Elytra  jiarallel,  with  tlie  basal  margin  nearly  straight  : 


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densely  and  verj'  strongly  punctuated  all  over  ;  tlie  shoulders  rounded,  each  apex 
obliquely  rounded  ;  the  suture,  the  outer  marsiii,  and  a  discal  carina  on  each  elytron 
rather  strongly  and  sharply  raised  ;  this  discal  carina  extends  from  the  base  to  the 
apex,  and  is  obsolete  only  at  the  extreme  base  and  tip.  Merasternum  shining, 
rather  finely  punctulated,  the  punctures  sjiarse  in  the  middle.  Abdomen  also 
shining,  with  few  punctures.  Femora  and  tibiae  compressed,  the  latter  densely 
granular. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  is  the  second  species  of  the  genus  Anocme  Gahan  (  Tr.  E.  Soc,  1890,  p.  299), 
whicli  is  founded  on  a  black  species  described  by  Chevrolat  under  the  name  Ucme 
nigrita  {Rev.  ZooL,  1855,  p.  183). 

Named  in  honour  of  Mr.  Charles  J.  Gahan,  to  whose  helj)  in  comparing  our 
species  with  those  of  the  British  Museum  collection  I  owe  so  very  much. 

CERAMBYCINI. 

Saphanidus  gen.  dov. 

Hirsutus,  capite  postice  coarctato,  oculis  magnis,  genis  fere  nullis,  antennis 
articulo  tertio  scapo  duplo  lougiore,  ])rothorace  lato,  lateribus  rotuudatis,  meilio 
spina  armatis,  elytris  parallelis,  subconvexis,  apicibus  singulis  acuminatis,  processu 
prosternali  brevissimo,  coxis  anticis  coutiguis,  coxarum  anticarum  cavitatibus  extns 
fortiter  angulatis,  femoribus  validis,  posticis  abdominis  apicem  fere  attingentibus. 

Closely  allied  to  Sap/ianii.'s  Laich.,  from  which  it  differs  in  the  long  pubescence, 
in  the  longer  antennae,  the  third  joint  of  which  is  longer  than  the  fourth,  in  the 
smaller  eyes,  which  are  much  more  separated  underneath,  etc. 

17.  Saphanidus  viridescens  sp.  nov. 

?  .  S.  infra  brunneus,  supra  obscure  viridis,  nitidus.  Antennae  nigro-brunneae, 
corpore  longiores  :  prothorax  longitudine  tertia  parte  latior,  disco  sat  depresso, 
parum  inaequali,  lateribus  fortiter  rotuudatis,  medio  spina  acuta  sed  brevi  armatis; 
scutellum  elongatum,  apice  rotundato  ;  elytra  subconvexa,  pnnctulata,  ad  apicem 
fere  laevia,  lateribus  parallelis,  postice  rotuudatis,  apicibus  acuminatis,  singuliim 
elytrum  disco  qninque  striis  impressis,  interstitiis  (4)  convexis,  postice  abbreviatis. 
Prosternum  leviter  strigulosum,  sparsim  granulatum  :  metasternum  dense  granu- 
latum  ;  abdomen  sat  sparsim  ]mnctulatum,  segmento  quinto  ajiice  leviter  late 
emarginato  ;  pedes  brunneo-nigri,  femora  basi  et  apice  extremis  excejrtis  rnfo- 
ochracea. 

Long.  18  mm.,  elytr.  13-i,  lat.  4|. 

With  a  moderately  strong  and  not  very  dense  punctuation  ;  clothed  with 
blackish  brown  erect  hairs  of  two  lengths.  Upper  surface  dark  green,  shining, 
especially  of  the  elytra.  Head  impressed  in  front  of  and  behind  the  anteunary  tubers. 
Antennae  dark  blackish  brown,  with  the  tip  of  the  tenth  joint  reaching  the  apex  of 
the  elytra,  the  scape  feebly  thickened  towards  the  tip,  strongly  punctured,  a  little 
shorter  than  the  fourth  joint.  Prothorax  two-thirds  as  long  as  broad  ;  the  disc, 
uneven,  with  some  faint  impressions  ;  the  sides  strongly  rounded,  with  a  rather  thin 
and  sharp  tooth  in  the  middle.  Scutellum  much  longer  than  broad,  rather  triangular, 
the  apex  rounded.  Elytra  somewhat  convex,  especially  behind  ;  the  ajiex  commonly 
rounded,  and  proilnced  at  the  suture  into  a  sharj)  spine  ;  each  elytron  with  five 
longitudinal  and  slightly  impressed  stripes  and  the  trace  of  a  sixth,  the  interstices 
of  which  are  convex.    Under  surface  brown  ;  prosternum  with  fine  transverse  ridges 

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and  faint  grannies  :  meso-  and  metasternnm  densely  sranular  ;  abdomen  pnnctnred, 
its  fifth  seo:ment  slightly  emargiimte.     Legs  blackish  brown  ;  the  femora  (save  their 
tip)  rnfous  ocbraceous. 
Hob.  Loanda(l   ?). 

1>^.  Hypoeschrus  strig-osus  abyssinicus  snbs]).  nov. 

H.  gtriyoso  Gyll.  simillimus,  sed  dilutioi',  protlioracis  lateribus  vix  rotnndatis, 
elytris  leviter  triearinatis,  carina  exteriore  obsoleta,  omnibus  versus  apicem  obsoletis. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  ID,  lat.  3^. 

This  form  is  paler  tlian  //.  slrigosiia  Gyll.  :  the  raised  lines  of  the  elytra  are 
feeble,  with  the  apical  part  obsolete  ;  the  whole  exterior  line  is  obsolete,  and  entirely 
wanting  at  the  base.  The  third  joint  of  the  antennae  is  nearly  twice  as  long  as  the 
scape,  the  fourth  and  filth  joints  a  little  .shorter  than  the  third.  Prosternum  with 
transverse  striae  and  some  grannies. 

Hub.  Abyssinia,  Bahr-el-Abiad  (Henglin). 

19.  Paroeme  semifemorata  (Chevr.). 
Knila,  Ogowe,  and  Upper  Congo. 

In  the  specimen  from  the  Ui)per  l^ongo  l{.  the  black  apical  portion  of  tlie 
femora  is  mnch  less  extended  than  in  those  from  Knilu  and  Ogowe. 

20.  Paroeme  annulipes  (Clievr.). 
Ogowe. 

21.  Xystrocera  cyanella  Chevr. 
Knilu.  One  male  and  two  females,  wliicli  are  slightly  different  from  the  type 
in  the  British  Museum  (Collection  :  the  head,  prothorax,  and  sides  of  tlie  elytra 
are  purple  violet,  not  blue  as  they  are  in  the  type  specimen  ;  the  jirothorax  lias  no 
trace  of  a  raised  middle  line.  One  of  the  two  females  has  the  underside  more  or  less 
pitchy  brown,  with  the  abdomen  luteous.  This  form,  which  I  do  not  consider  to  be 
a  distinct  species,  may  be  named 

Xystrocera  cyanella  ab.  luteiventris  nov.  aberr. 

■-,;.  Xystrocera  minuta  sp.  nov. 

i  ? .  .V.  viridis  ;  vertice,  j)rothoracis  margiue  angnsto  antico  et  disco, 
elytrornm  lateribus  pedibnsciue  violaceis.  (,!apiit  grannlatnm.  Prothorax  Uiteriiius 
leviter  rotuudatus,  dense  pnuctnlatus  ;  6  disco  spatio  conliformi  uitido  sparsim 
granulate  ;  ?  disco  sparsim  granulato,  granulis  transverse  dispositis,  medio  laevi. 
Elytra  grauulata.  Prosternum  grauulatum,  antice  regnlariter  striatum.  S  abdo- 
minis segmenti  ultimi  parte  dorsali  elongata  rotnudata  parnm  sjiatuliformi. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  3. 

Green,  somewhat  shining.  Head  entirely  granular,  the  vertex  pnr])le  violet. 
Antennae  black,  the  basal  joints  strongly  granular.  Elytra  grannlar,  tlie 
grannies  stronger  at  the  base  and  suture,  the  sides  and  the  whole  ajie.v  dark 
violet  :  each  elytron  with  two  ncrvules.  Scntellnm  green,  with  minute  grannies. 
Under  surface  bluish' green,  or  green  with  a  tint  of  olive.  Legs  blue  or  greenish 
bine. 

S.  Prosternum  broader  at  the  anterior  margin  than  at  the  base,  with  the 
sides  nearly  evenly  rounded  ;  densely  punctnlaled  ;  a  broad  discal  area  cordiforni 
and  granular,  this  an^a  couuected  in  the  middle  line  with  a  narrow  and  triangular 


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space,  which  is  also  granulated  ;  lioth  grannlatpd  spaces  are  violet  for  the  most 
part,  and  their  granules  form  irregular  transverse  rows.  The  dorsal  part  of  the 
ultimate  segment  of  the  abdomen   elongate,  and  rounded  at  the  apex. 

? .  Prothorax  sparingly  granulated,  the  grannies  forming  irregular  transverse 
rows  ;  impressed  at  each  side  in  front  and  in  the  middle  of  the  disc,  these 
impressions  smooth.  Prosternum  minutely  striate  all  over,  the  striae  stronger 
at  the  fore  margin,  and  intermixed  with   some  grannies. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  lHf)2). 

In  one  male  the  femora  have  a  rufous  ring  near  the  middle.  Has  the  appear- 
ance of  A',  ctfanella  Chevr.,  from  which  it  differs  in  colour,  in  tlie  structure  of 
the  prothorax  of  the  male,  in  the  structure  of  the  prosternum,  etc. 

23.  Xysti'ocera  lateralis  Chevr. 
Kuilu,  Gaboon. 

Varies  from  golden  green  to  greenish  blue  ;  the  legs  are  black,  or  entirely 
rufous,  or  black  with  the  middle  of  the  femora  rufous. 

24.  Xystrocera  velutina  sp.  nov. 

c?  S .  A',  aureo-viridis  (c?),  sen  cyaneo-viridis  (S);  capite  granuhito,  vertice 
medio  impresso  et  laevi  ;  antennis  uigris  ;  scutello  laevi  ;  elytris  sntura  lateri- 
busque  nigro-velntinis,  disco  sat   sparsim  granulatis,  pedibus  nigris. 

S  prothorace  lateribus  postice  rotundato-dilatato,  densiter  punctulato,  disco 
imjiressione  lyriformi  aureo-nitida.  parce  granulosa  :  prosterno  densissime  minute 
punctnlato,  antice  striato  ;  abdominis  segmenti  ultimi  parte  dorsali  elongata,  apice 
paulo  emarginata. 

¥  prothorace  lateribus  leviter  binodulosis,  disco  antice  valde  constricto, 
pone  constrictionem  dilatato,  sparsim  grauulato,  in  constrictione  et  in  disci  medio 
laevi,  prosterno  sparsissime  granulato,  antice  striato. 

i.  Long.  23  mm.,  elytr.  15^,  lat.  5. 

Male  golden  green,  femnle  greenish  blue  or  blue.  Head  strongly  granulated, 
the  vertex  impressed  and  smooth  between  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Antennae 
black,  their  scape  greenish  blue.  Scutellum  green,  with  hardly  any  granules. 
Suture  (save  the  apex)  and  sides  of  the  elytra  clothed  with  a  black  velvety 
pubescence  ;  disc  golden  and  shining,  covered  with  strong  but  rather  sjiarse 
granules  ;  a  longitudinal  line  in  the  middle  of  the  tlisc  conspicuously  elevatetl. 
Metasternum  and  abdomen  black,  clothed  with  a  grey  pubescence.  Legs  black, 
their  hind  tibiae  scarcely  dilated  towards  the  a])ex. 

(?.  Prothorax  as  long  as  broad,  with  the  sides  rounded  and  dilated,  especially 
before  the  base,  very  .densely  punctnlated  ;  a  lyriform  impression  on  the  disc 
"■olden  and  shining,  covered  with  sparse  granules  ;  each  side  has  two  small  and 
rather  deeply  impressed  grooves,  one  at  the  side  of  the  other,  and  a  third  in 
front  of  them  near  the  anterior  margin.  Prosternum  punctured  like  the  prothorax, 
with  a  few  granules,  the  anterior  black  (lart  regularly  transversely  striate. 
Dorsal  part  of  the  last  segment  of  the  abdomen  elongate  and  slightly  emarginate. 
¥  .  Head  and  prothorax  with  a  tint  of  pttrple.  Prothorax  broader  than  long, 
shining,  covered  with  sparse  granules  ;  the  rather  broad  and  strong  constrii'.tion 
in  front,  and  the  middle  of  the  disc  smooth.  Prosternum  sparingly  granulated^ 
with  the  anterior  black  part  striate. 


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Hab.  Kniln  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892),  Gold  Coast,  Accra  (W.  Afr.). 

Two  specimeus,  one  labelled  "Gold  (Joast"  and  the  other  "Accra,"  both  females, 
are  dark  bine  ;  that  from  Accra  has  the  head  and  prothorax  strongly  tin^red  with 
fiery  pnrple. 

Allied  to   A'.  irititUiia  (jned.,  the  male  of  which  is  not  yet  known. 

25.  Xystrocera  similis  ^<p.  uov. 
cJ.  A',  aureo-viridis,  nitida.  Capnt  grannlatum,  verti(;e  medio  laevi  impress©  ; 
antennae  uigrae  ;  prothorax  lateribus  panlo  rotnndatns,  densissime  pnnctnlatns, 
disco  antice  et  lateraliter  granulate,  medio  laevi.  Scntellmn  breve,  grannlosnm. 
Elytra  lateribus  et  basi  iioue  scutellnm  minute  et  dense,  disco  grosse  et  sparsins 
granulata.  Prosternnm  transverse  depressnm,  minute  punctulatnm,  antice  strio- 
latnm.  Metasternnm  et  abdomen  nigra,  segmenti  ultimi  abdominalis  parte  dorsali 
elougata,  apice  snbrotundata.  Pedes  nigri,  femora  medio  rnfa,  tibiae  posticae  rufo- 
piceae. 

Long,  loj  mm.,  elytr.  11,  hit.  'A\. 

Golden  green,  shining.  Head  granulated,  with  the  middle  of  the  vertex 
impressed  and  smooth.  Antennae  black,  somewhat  pitchy.  Prothorax  as  long 
as  broad,  very  densely  pnnctulated  at  the  sides  ;  this  pnnctulated  part  of  the 
prothorax  extends  in  the  front  constriction  towards  the  disc,  where  the  pnnctulated 
area  is  rounded  and  sharply  limited  ;  the  disc  and  a  narrow  space  at  the  anterior 
margin  sparingly  granulated  ;  the  middle  of  the  disc  entirely  smooth,  with  a  small 
impression  in  front  of  the  scntellnm  :  the  sides  are  slightly  rounded,  with  a 
pnnctiform  impression  in  the  middle.  Scutellnm  grannlated,  sliort  and  broad. 
Elyti'a  dark  green  behind  the  scntellnm  and  at  the  sides  ;  these  parts  finely  and 
densely  graniilated  ;  disc  much  more  strongly  and  sparsely  grannlar,  with  a  raised 
line  ;  apex  almost  smooth  at  the  suture.  Prosternnm  finely  pnnctulated ,  with  its 
anterior  black  portion  regularly  striate  ;  transversely  impressed,  this  imjircssion 
narrowly  dilated  behind  in  the  middle.  Dorsal  jiart  of  the  ultimate  segment  of 
the  abdomen  elongate  and  subtruncate,  with  the  angles  strongly  rounded.  Legs 
black,  feebly  tinged  with  brown  ;  middle  of  the  femora  rnfons,  hind  tibiae  brownish 
pitchy. 

Female  unknown. 

Hah.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Resembles  small  specimens  of  X.  lateralis  ('hevr.  ;  Ijut  the  pnnctulated  area 
at  each  side  of  the  jirothoras  extends  not  so  far  towards  the  middh?  line  of  tlie  disc, 
and  therefore  both  snbdiscal  areae,  approximated  in  X.  lateralis  Chevr.,  are  rather 
broadly  separated  in  A",  similis  sp.  uov.  Moreover,  the  scutellum  is  shorter  and 
broader,  the  granules  of  the  elytra  are  sparser,  and  the  prosternnm  has  the  above- 
mentioued  impression  which  is  wanting  in  X  laternlis  Chevr. 

26.  Xystrocera  emarginata  sp.  nov. 
S.  X.  viridis,  subnitida.  Frons  granulata,  vertex  grosse  punctnlatus,  medio 
impressione  laevi  instrnctus.  Antennae  uigrae.  Prothorax  deusiter  puuctulatus, 
lateribus  impressione  punctiformi,  disco  spatio  uitido  fere  laevi  antice  bilobo. 
Scutellum  nigrum,  punctulatimi,  apice  rotnndato.  Elytra  rngoso-granulata,  sutnra 
angnstissime  uigrescente.  Prosternnm  densiter  punctulatnm,  antice  nigrum, 
depressnm,  striatum.  Abdominis  segmenti  ultimi  jiars  dorsalis  profunde 
emarginata.  Pedes  rufo-testacei .  femorum  tibiarumque  apices  nigri,  tarsi  piceo- 
nigri. 


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Long.  14i  mm.,  elytr.  lu.  lal.  '^. 

Green,  with  the  lieacl,  prothorax,  and  abdomen  rather  shining.  Head  canaliculate, 
with  the  front  sparingly  granulated,  and  the  vertex  coarsely  punctuated,  impressed 
and  smooth  between  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Antennae  black.  Prothorax 
constricted  in  front  and  posteriorly,  as  long  as  broad  ;  sides  not  rounded,  with  a 
small  round  groove  ;  disc  with  a  large  and  almost  smooth  shining  area,  which  is 
sharply  limited,  broadest  and  bilobed  in  front,  biangular  at  its  sides,  and  posteriorly 
very  narrowly  dilated  towards  tlie  base.  Scutellum  black,  shining,  sparingly 
pnnctulated  ;  its  apex  rounded.  Elytra  rugosely  granulated,  the  suture  very 
narrowly  bordered  with  blackish  blue.  Prosternnm  punctulated  as  the  sides  of 
the  prothorax  ;  the  anterior  jiart  black,  depressed,  and  transversely  striate. 
Metasternum  and  abdomen  black.  Dorsal  part  of  the  last  segment  of  the  abdomen 
verj'  deeply  emarginate,  bilobed.  Legs  very  slender,  especially  the  hind  tibiae, 
which  are  not  broadened  towards  the  tip  :  apex  of  the  femora  and  tibiae  and  all 
tarsi  brownish  black  or  black,  the  remainder  of  the  legs  rufons. 

Hab.   Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Easily  distinguished  from  small  males  of  .Y.  l/feralU  ( !hcvr.  and  from 
X.  simil/s  sp.  uov.  by  the  sculpture  of  head  and  prothorax,  by  the  shape  of  the  last 
segment  of  the  abdomen,  a,nd  by  the  slender  legs. 

27.  Xystrocera  laevis  sp.  uov. 

3.  A',  viridis,  nitidns;  capite  prothoracequc  jjaulo  cyanescentibus,-metasterno 
abdomineque  nigris.  Caput  medio  fortiter  canaliculatum,  fronte  granulata,  vertice 
laevi,  autennis  nigris.  Scutellum  laeve  ;  elytra  sat  sparsim  grannlato-punctata, 
lateribus  postice  transverse  rugulosis.  Prosternnm  deusiter  ])unctnlatum,  antice 
nigrum  et  leviter  striatum.  Pedes  uigri,  coxae  quatuor  anticae,  ut  femorum  omnium 
medium,  rufae. 

c?.  Prothorax  globosus,  deusiter  punctatus,  disco  impressioue  lyriformi  angusta, 
lateribus  impressionibus  tribns  ])unctiformibus,  omnibus  impressionibus  nitidis, 
j)aucis  granulis  iustructis.  Pars  dorsalis  segmenti  ultimi  abdominalis  elongato- 
rotundata,  emarginata. 

5 .  Prothorax  lateribus  et  disco  inaequalis,  laferaliter  granulatus  ;  segmentum 
ultimum  abdominale  apice  emarginatum. 

Long.  2.5  mm.,  elytr.  IT,  lat.  6i. 

Green,  feebly  tinged  with  olive  green  and  golden,  shiuing.  Head,  prothorax, 
and  prosternnm  bluish  green  in  one  mnlr.  Head  canaliculate,  front  densely 
granulated,  vertex  smooth.  Antennae  black.  Prothorax  of  the  r$  globose,  with 
the  disc  somewhat  depressed,  densely  punctulated  ;  a  narrow,  almost  lyriform, 
impression  on  the  disc,  two  punctiform  grooves  in  the  middle  of  each  side,  and  a 
small  lateral  groove  near  the  I'rout  margin,  shining  and  very  sparsely  granulated. 
Prothorax  of  the  ?  shorter  than  broad,  witli  irregular  impressions;  disc  flattened, 
with  a  longitudinal  tubercle  at  each  side  posteriorly;  slightly  transversely  mgulose, 
sides  of  the  disc  sparingly  granulated,  middle  of  the  disc  smooth.  Scutellum  with 
a  few  punctures.  Elytra  rather  sparingly  grannlate-punctnlate,  the  punctures 
denser  at  the  suture  and  sides,  the  latter  transversely  rugulose  posteriorly.  Pro- 
sternum  densely  jjuuctulated  in  the  cT,  transversely  rugulose  and  sparingly  granulated 
in  the  j ,  its  front  margin  black  and  striated  in  both  sexes.  Metasternum  and 
abdomen  black,  e.xtreuiely  tiuely  punctulated,  and  clothed  with  a  grey  pubescence 
at  the  sides.     Ley's  black,  with  the  four  anterior  coxae  and  the  middle  of  all  femora 


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ruf'ons  or  brick  red;  hind  tibiiio  t'eolily  dilated  towards  the  apex.  Dorsal  part  of 
the  last  segmcut  of  the  abdomeu  of  the  c?  elougate,  with  the  apex  ronnded 
laterally,  and  eiuarfrinate  in  the  middle;  the  ventral  part  is  also  slightly  emarginate. 
The  last  segment  of  the  J  emarginate. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  16!)2). 

Distinguished  from  other  green  species  of  this  geuns  chiefly  by  the  sparse 
punctuation  of  the  elj-tra,  and  by  the  shape  and  structure  of  the  jirnthorax  and 
last  abdominal  segment  of  the  cf . 

28.  Xystrocera  femorata  (^'hevr. 
Sierra  Leone,  Gold  Coast. 

29.  Xystrocera  senegalensis  King. 
Gold  Coast. 

30.  Xystrocera  marginipennis  Murray. 
Cameroons  Mts. 

31.  Taurotagus  subauvatus  Gahan. 
Two  specimens  from  Bogos,  Abyssinia. 

32.  Taurotagus  brevipennis  Gahan. 
Sierra  Leone. 

33.  Taurotagus  vestitus  sp.  no\'. 

5.  T.  niger,  densissime  griseo-olivaceo-viridi-scricans,  colore  pro  luce  variante; 
antennis  articulo  tertio  scapo  vix  longiore;  fronte  medio  late  improssa;  prothorace 
longitudine  multo  latiore,  inaequali,  fere  subrectangnlare,  disco  convexo;  processn 
prosternali  ])Ostice  tuberculiformi. 

Long.  27  mm.,  elytr.  IS,  lat.  8|. 

Black,  densely  clothed  with  a  greyish  olivaceous  green  pubescence,  shot  with 
yellowish  and  chocolate  reflections;  the  latter  takes  the  form  of  three  indistinct  trans- 
verse bands  on  the  elytra.  Middle  of  the  front  of  the  head  strongly  impressed  ; 
median  sulcus  of  the  head  obsolete  on  the  vertex  jwsteridrly.  Antennat>  broadened 
towards  the  tip,  a  fourth  shorter  than  the  body;  third  joint  a  little  longer  tlian  the 
scape  and  as  long  as  the  fifth.  Prothorax  transverse,  nearly  rectangular,  the  sides 
faintly  bisinuate,  the  disc  convex  and  uneven.  Each  elytron  has  two  feeble 
uervules  ;  the  apex  is  entirely  rounded  ;  punctuation  extremely  line,  but  there  are 
some  stronger  punctures  all  over  except  at  the  apex.  Process  of  the  prosternum 
produced  posteriorly  into  a  broad  and  rounded  tubercle. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone  (Dr.  Clements). 

34.  Taurotagus  klugi  Lac. 
Mombasa  (E.  Afr.),  Rustenburg  (Transvaal). 

35.  Plocederus  chloropterus  Chevr. 
Kuilu  and  Upper  Congo. 

36.  Plocederus  melancholicus  Gahan. 
Sierra  Leone. 


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37.  Pachydissus  farcifer  sji.  uov. 

S.  P.  bnumeus,  snbiinreo-grisen-pubescens  ;  aiitennaram  articnlis  pi'imis  apicibus 
iiarum  iiicrassatis  :  protliDracc  leviter  irregulariter  plicato,  snlco  modici  aiitice 
simplice,  deinde  bifnrrato  :  elj-tris  aiMftibns  singulis  acnte  longe  bispinosis  ;  capite 
iufra  inter  ocnlos  transverse  biplicato  ;  prostcrno  plicatnra  magna  transversa. 

Long.  27  mm.,  elytr.  18,  lat.  7i. 

Brown,  clothed  with  a  grey  and  somewhat  goldi'ii  imbescence.  Head  notched 
at  each  side  of  the  front,  feeldy  sulcate  between  the  u])per  Iol)es  of  the  eyes  ;  its 
nnderside  with  two  strong  and  straight  transverse  folds,  separated  from  each  other 
by  deep  transverse  grooves.  Eyes  large,  the  sinus  between  eye  and  antenna  clotlied 
with  a  yellowish  pubescence.  Antennae  abnut  a  fifth  shorter  than  the  body,  the  basal 
joints  somewhat  thickened  at  the  apex,  the  third  joint  much  longer  than  the  fourth. 
Protiiorax  '[nite  irregularly  and  feebly  wrinkled,  with  a  slight  tubercle  at  eacli  side 
in  the  middle  ;  disc  with  twn  longitudinal  grooves,  beginning  at  the  basal  transverse 
sulcus,  being  first  parallel,  then  abruptly  convergent,  and  lastly,  before  the  middle, 
CDuflnent,  and  forming  a  short  middle  sulcus  close  to  the  anterior  constriction  of  tlie 
]irotliiirax  ;  the  space  between  the  grooves  is  ]]entagonal  (like  this  j^)  and  without 
wrinkles.  Scutellum  broad  and  ronndi'd.  Apex  of  each  elytron  truncate,  with  the 
angles  produced  into  two  long  and  rather  thin  teeth.  Prosternnm  with  a  deep  and 
broad  transverse  groove  ;  the  process  rounded  behind,  but  nearly  vertically  ileclivous. 
Legs  paler  than  the  body,  witliout  carinae. 

Ha/).  Bahr-el-Abiad,  Abyssinia  (Heugliu). 

38.  Pachydissus  (Derolus  (iahan)  subaureus  sp.  nov. 

?  .  P.  niger,  sabaurecj-imbescens  :.  capite  infra  multiplicato  ;  fronte  l)revi  :  pro- 
thorace  transverse  plicato,  plicaturis  postice  in  disi;i  medio  interruptis  :  elytris  pone 
basim  ad  suturam  leviter  impressis,  apicibus  oblii[Uc  trnncatis,  ad  snturam  spinosis  ; 
]irocessu  prosteruali  postice  abrnptedeclivi,  fere  verticali.  femoribus  leviter  carinatis. 

Long.  28  mm.,  elytr.  19,  lat.  7|. 

Black,  covered  with  a  golden  pubescence.  Front  of  the  head  very  sliort  :  under- 
side of  the  head  with  many  feeble  and  transverse  grooves  and  wrinkles.  Eyes  large. 
Antennae  a  fourth  shorter  than  the  body,  with  the  third  joint  about  a  half  as  long 
again  as  the  fourth,  and  scarcely  thickened  towards  its  tip.  Prothorax  with  trans- 
verse wrinkles,  which  are  quite  irregular  anteriorly,  and  almost  regular,  strong,  and 
oblique  posteriorly  ;  the  last  of  the  posterior  wrinkles  obsolete  on  the  disc  and 
interru])ted  in  the  middle.  Elytra  punctuated  at  the  base,  especially  near  tiie  suture  ; 
each  apex  obliquely  truncate,  witli  the  sutural  angle  spined.  Prosternal  process 
rather  narrow,  and  abruptly  and  almost  vertically  declivous  posteriorly.  The  antero- 
lateral process  of  the  metasternum  distinct,  and  nearly  touching  the  mesosternum. 

Hrib.  Bahr-el-Abiad,  Abyssinia  (Heuglin). 

311.  Pachydissus  (Derolus)  arciferus  Uahan. 
Bahr-el-Abiad,  Abyssinia  (llcuglui). 

4ij.  Ceratophorus  hirticornis  Serv. 
Gold  Coast,  Knilu,  Upper  Congo. 

41.  Cordylomera  nitidipennis  Serv. 
Senegal,  Bogos  (Abyssinia). 


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42.  Cordylomera  (?)  apicalis  Thorns. 
Kniln.  \  sins^le  female,  which  I  refer  with  doubt  to  this  species. 

Sternangustum  geu.  nov. 

?.  Capite  iuter  antennas  caualicnlato  :  fronte  subvcrticali,  iuipressa:  tubcrculis 
antenniferis  parns  ;  ant(n)nis  corpore  qnarta  parte  brevioribus,  articulis  basalibus 
siibtus  modice  pilosis,  scapo  arcnato,  articulo  tertio  aequali,  articulis  5—10  apicibus 
intus  acute  pnuluctis  :  jn-othorace  uoduloso  ;  elytris  elongatis,  parallelis.  apice 
communiter  rotuudatis  :  processu  prosternali  lamclliformi,  postice  subverticaliter 
declivi ;  cavitatibus  co.xarnm  anticarum  ])Ostico  apertis,  extns  fortiter  augnlatis; 
processu  mesosternali  parnm  angnsto  ;  femorilins  apicem  versus  le^^ter  incrassatis, 
posticis  abdominis  segmentum  ((uartnm  attiugentibus  ;  tarsis  brevibus,  posticis 
articnlo  j)riiuo  secnndo  et  tertio  breviore. 

To  be  placed  after  Diiliimnrdntha  Xewm. 

43.  Sternang^stum  brunneum  sp.  uov. 

S.  St.  brunneum,  griseo-pnbesccns  :  aurpiuiis  articulo  tertio  quarto  duplo 
lougiore  ;  ])rothorace  latitudiue  paulo  longioro,  lateribus  medio  minute  rotnudato, 
disco  binoduloso  ;  elytris  sutura  apiceque  pallidioribus,  sat  grosse  punctatis,  punctis 
versus  apicem  niinoribus,  ])edibns  pallidis. 

Long.  18  mm.,  elytr.  13,  lat.  4 J. 

Of  a  cinnamon  colour,  with  the  base  of  the  antennae,  sutural  part  and  apex 
of  the  elytra,  and  legs  (except  rhe  tip  of  the  femora)  paler;  clothed  with  a  grey 
pubescence,  and  likewise  with  single  long  hairs,  chiefly  on  the  abdomen.  Head 
sparingly  p^int'tured,  middle  of  the  vertex  impunctate  :  upper  lobes  of  the 
eyes  widely  separated  from  each  other.  Scape  of  antennae  distinctly  arcuate,  the 
second  joint  nearly  half  as  long  as  the  fourth,  the  latter  scarcely  longer  than  half 
the  third.  Prothorax  a  little  longer  than  broad,  obsoletely  punctured  ;  the  sides 
feebly  rouuded  and  slightly  nodulose  in  the  middle  :  disc  with  five  smooth  and 
glabrous  tubercles,  one  at  each  side  in  front  of  rhe  middle  roundeil,  the  third  in  the 
central  line  behind  the  middle  elongate,  and  one  at  each  side  before  the  base  feeble, 
besides  one  slight  and  transverse  tubercle  in  front  of  the  scutellum.  Scutellum  as 
long  as  broad,  with  the  apex  rounded.  Elytra  strongly  punctured,  the  punctures 
finer  at  the  apex,  each  puncture  giving  origin  to  a  setnlose  hair.  Prosteruum  with 
irregular  and  feeble  transverse  wrinkles.  Metasternum  and  abdomen  with  very  few 
distinct  punctures. 

Eah.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Agnitosternum  gen.  nov. 

Caput  sujira  fere  planum,  iVonte  vix  declivi,  oculis  supra  approximatis, 
tuberculis  antennarum  nullis  ;  antennae  elytrorum  apicem  vix  attingentes,  scapo 
conico  arcuiito,  quatnor  articulis  primis  hirsutis,  incrassatis,  omnibus  infra  pilosis, 
([uarto  tertio  longiore  et  quinto  bn^viore,  caeteris  ilecrescentibus.  Prothorax  sub- 
rectangularis.  Scutellum  impressum.  Elytra  parallela.  Processus  prosternalis 
brevissimus  fere  nullus,  coxarum  anticarum  cavitates  extus  valde  angnlatae,  coxae 
quatuor  anticae  conicae  ;  femora  apiceui  versus  leviter  incrassata,  tarsi  postici 
articulo  j)rimo  duobns  sequentibus  paulo  longiore. 

Allied  to  Anisogaster  Deyr.,  before  which  it  may  be  jilaced. 


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44.  Agnitosternum  apicale  sp.  uov. 

?  .  A.  brumieum,  pilosiim.  Caput,  miuutissime  caualicnlatum,  clensiter  jfrauiilato- 
j]uuctatum.  Antennae  artii-ulis  nuatiKir  jjrimis  nigro-liirsntis.  Protliorax  fere 
quailratns,  densitev  grannIato-i)unctatus.  Scntellum  laeve,  apice  rotnndato  at 
nigrescente.  Elytra  nigro-brunnea,  apice  et  disci  jjarte  postbasali  pallidioribns, 
dense  i)nnctata,  apieibus  singnlatini  oblicpic  votundatis.  Infra  parnm  uitidnm  ; 
prosternum  minute  transverse  striunlDsum  ;  metasternum  et  abdomen  iiunctulata  ; 
pedes  brunnei,  femorum  niedid  pallidiore,  femnra  postica  segmenti  tertii  alidominalis 
basim  attingeutia. 

Long,  l^  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  21. 

Rufous  brown,  clothed  with  ratiier  strong  hairs,  some  of  which  are  long,  chiefly 
on  the  elytra  and  abdomen.  Head  and  prothorax  very  densely  granulate-jninctate, 
the  former  with  a  feeble  longitudinal  groove.  Antennae  a  little  shorter  than  the 
body  ;  the  fom-  basal  joints  thickened  and  villose  with  strong  hairs,  the  tifth  joint 
fringed  underneath  with  long  hairs,  whilst  the  remaining  joints  have  short  and 
rather  sparse  hairs  ;  scape  strongly  jmnctnred,  a  little  shorter  than  the  fourth  and  a 
little  longer  than  the  third  joint,  tlie  fifth  longest,  the  remaining  joints  gradually 
diminishing  in  length  ;  the  tip  of  the  fourth  and  fifth  joints  blackish  brown. 
Prothorax  as  long  as  broad  :  the  sides  all  but  straight,  the  disc  rather  flattened. 
Scutellum  somewhat  excavated,  the  lilackish  apex  rounded.  Elytra  parallel,  dark 
brown,  the  apical  fifth  and  a  patch  on  each  elytron  behind  the  base  of  an  ill-defined 
pale  brown  colour;  densely  punctuated,  the  interstices  slightly  transversely  rugose  ; 
the  disc  with  a  fine  raised  line.  Under  surface  shining,  jjrosternum  faintly  trans- 
versely wrinkled:  metasternum  and  abdomen  obsoletely  punctured.  Legs  dark 
brown,  the  middle  of  the  femora  ])aler. 

Hah.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

45.  Anisogaster  brunneus  sj).  nov. 

S  'i  .  A.  brunneus,  cinereo-sericans.  (Japut  medio  leviter  canaliculatum  ;  frons 
autice  impressa,  profunde  transverse  sulcata  ;  vertex  pone  antennas  panels  grauulis 
iustrnctus;  prothorax  longitudinc  parum  latior,  antice  posticeque  constrictus,  lateribus 
medio  tubercnlo  rotundato,  disco  mnltiuodnloso  ;  scutellum  apice  paulo  dilatato- 
rotundatnm  ;  elytra  humeris  mtundatis  prominentibns,  apicibns  acumiuatis,  pune- 
tulata,  punctis  versus  apieem  sparsis,  disco  postice  leviter  unicarinato.  Sterna 
sparsim  grannlata  ;  abdomen  <i  segmentis  subemarginatis,  ultimo  truncato  ; 
?  ultimo  quarto  multo  angustiore,  tertio  qnartoqne  apice  fimbriatis. 

Long.  16  mm.,  elytr.  llj,  lat.  4^. 

Dirty  brown,  densely  clothed  with  a  short,  ashy  grey,  and  somewhat  silky 
])nbescence.  Head  finely  canaliculate,  with  a  few  granules  chiefly  behind  the 
antennary  tubercles.  Basal  joints  of  the  antennae  sparingly  and  minutely  granular. 
Prothorax  biconstricted,  the  sides  with  a  strong  but  rounded  tul)ercle  ;  the  disc 
nodulose,  and  very  sparingly  and  finely  granulated.  iScutellura  longitudinally  im- 
pressed, with  the  apex  rounded  and  faintly  dilated.  Elytra  a  little  attenuated 
towards  the  tip,  punctuated,  their  apical  jiart  sliglitly  rugose  :  the  base  truncate, 
shoulders  rounded,  each  a])ex  acutely  jiointed  ;  disc  of  each  elytron  witii  two  feebly 
raised  lines.  Sterna  very  sparsely  granulated.  The  last  abdominal  segment  of  the 
male  truncate,  nearly  rectangular  ;  the  abdomen  of  the  female  bulbose,  the  fourth 
and  fifth  segments  much  narrower  than  the  two  basal  ones,  tin;   third  excavated  at 


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the  apex,  partly  covering  the  fourth  ;  the  second  and  third  rather  densely  fringed  at 
the  apex  with  long  and  strong  yellowish  hairs.  Feiuora  rlavate,  the  posterior  ones 
— broken  in  the  mttle  sjiecimen-  -of  the  female  reaehiui.'  the  apex  of  the  third  segment 
of  the  abdomen. 

Hub.  KuUu  (A.  Monpierys.  I^'.l•^>^  and  (idld  Coast. 

4().  Anisog'aster  robustus  sp.  nov. 

cJ.  A.  praecedeiiti  siniilis,  roVmstior.  uiitennis  deiisins  fnrtiteniue  granulalis, 
jirothorace  longiore,  tnbercnlo  latnrali  fere  aenio,  (dytris  a]ii('.il>ns  in  dentem  ucutnm 
prnductis. 

Loni;-.  l'.»  nini.,  elytr.  1:5,  lat.  4|. 

In  colour,  pubescence,  and  form  similar  to  the  ])recediug  sjieeies.  It  is  more 
robust,  the  antennae  liave  stroutjer  granules,  tlie  ])rotliorax  is  a  little  longer  and  the 
lateral  tubercles  less  broad  and  more  acute,  the  scutoUum  broader  at  the  apex,  and 
the  el3'tra  jirodnced  into  a  rather  long  and  slun'p  apical  tooth.  The  femora  are 
strongly  clavate,  the  posterior  ones  reaching  the  ti])  of  the  elytra. 

Hab.  Axim  (\V.  Afr.). 

Antennica  g<'n.   nov.      Type:    A.  niyri/irs  sp.  nov. 

Frons  brevis,  ant  ice  irausversim  sulcata,  autennarnm  tuberculis  nuUis  ;  antemme 
articulis  1—5  incrassatis,  infra,  pilosis;  prothoras  longitndiue  panlo  latior,  parum 
nodulosns  :  eljlra  postice  parum  dilatata,  singulum  apice  rotundatnm  ;  processus 
prosternalis  lamelliformis,  coxis  globulosis  valde  snperatus,  coxarum  anticarnui 
cavitates  exlus  valde  angulatae,  postice  ajiertae  :  S  abdominal  11  mis  segiueutis  i^uatnor 
primis  ntrimpie  impressioue  ]innctiformi  et  ad  Jianc  injj)ressionem  tuberculo  minuto 
hirsuto  instructis,  segmento  nltiiun  iniiiciito,  primo  sccnndo  parum  longiore;  j  seg- 
meuto  primo  secuudo  duplo  longiore,  secnndo  lertiocjue  ajiicc  fimbriatis,  tertio  jwstice 
excavato,  c|uarto  et  quinto  angustatis  ;  femora  subdavata,  postica  alxlomiuis  seg- 
ment! quarti  apicem  attingeiitia. 

Resembles  the  above-described  genus  Agnitosleriuim  in  the  jieculiar  form  of  the 
basal  joints  of  the  antennae,  and  the  genus  Anisogaster  Deyr.  in  the  shape  and 
structure  of  the  abdomen  of  the  female. 

47.  Antennica  nigripes  sji.  nov. 
(PL   IX.,  tijr.  4.) 

c?  $.  A.  pallide  ferruginea  ;  cajiite  antice  et  postice  plus  minnsve  nigro  ; 
antennis  nigris,  6  medio  fulvis  ;  ])rothorace  mecho  et  utrinque  supra  co.xarmn 
cavitates  nigro  :  scutello  nigro,  ferrngineo-marginato,  apice  rotundato  ;  elytris  apice, 
sen  dimidio  apicali,  Tiigris.  singulo  disco  leviter  bicarinato,  omnino  sat  frossc 
punctatis  :  gorpore  infra  jiarum  nitido. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  2f. 

Ferruginous,  without  gloss  on  the  up])erside,  shining  beneath.  Upper  snrfoce 
clothed  with  an  extremely  short  and  dense  pubescence  ;  abdomen  with  some  longer 
hairs  ;  the  apex  of  the  second  segment  fringed  with  yellowish  curled  hairs  :  the  third 
segment  also  fringed,  but  the  hairs  almost  setaceous  and  of  a  dark  brown  colour. 
Head  and  prothorax  without  a  distinct  punctuation.  Antennae  black,  those  of 
the  (S  a  third  longer  than  the  body,  those  of  the  ?  almost  extending  to  the  ti])  of 
the  elytra  ;  the  sixth  and  two  following  joints  black,  or — chiefly  in  the  viale — more 
or  less  fulvous  ;  scape  and  third  joint  nearly  equal  in  size,  conical  :  the  fifth  cylin- 
drical :  the  five  thickened  basal  joints  very  densely  fringed  underneath  with  long 


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black  hairs.  Prothorax  coustrictcd  in  I'mnt  ami  a(  tiip  base  :  the  sides  somewhat 
auguhited  in  the  middle  :  the  disc  flattened  and  sliyhlly  binodulose  at  tlie  sides  ;  of 
the  three  lougitndinal  black  fasciae  one  is  phiced  in  the  middle,  broadest  in  front, 
and  one  at  each  side  above  tlie  coxal  cavities.  Scutellum  black,  narrowly  bordered 
with  feri'iiginous  ;  its  apex  rounded.  Elytra  rather  coarsely  punctuated  all  over  ; 
the  apical  half,  or  only  the  apical  fifth,  black  ;  each  elytron  with  two  elevated  lines, 
which  are  abbreviated  posteriorly.  Frosternum  ferruginous,  its  hind  margin  black, 
the  four  anterior  coxae  also  more  or  less  feiriiginous  :  tlie  rest  of  the  under  surl'ace, 
as  well  as  of  the  legs,  black  ;  in  the  single  d  the  base  of  the  tiliiae  is  brick  red. 
The  brushlike  tufts  of  hairs  at  the  side  of  the  small  lateral  holes  of  the  abdomen 
of  the  c?  are  black. 

The  colour  of  the  head  varies  as  follows  :  — 

Head  black,  with  two  small  ferruginous  spots  iu  front  ;  head  ferruginous,  with 
the  front  margin  and  a  spot  in  the  middle  of  the  vertex  black. 

Na/).  Kniln  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

4^.  Antennica  lutea  sp.  nov. 

6 -A.  lutea;  verticis  macula,  antennarum  aificuli  (puinjue  primi  (>* — 11  desuulj 
elytrorumque  apex  nigri  ;  metasternum,  abdomen,  tibiarum  et  feraorum  posticorum 
apices  piceo-bruunei. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  .5 J,  lat.  li. 

Differs  from  the  preceding  species  iu  its  much  paler  colour  and  smaller  size  ; 
the  thickened  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  are  relatively  more  slender  ;  tlie  sixth 
and  seventh  joints  are  entirely  luteous  (the  following  joints  are  wanting).  The 
lateral  black  fasciae  of  the  prothorax  very  feeble  ;  the  scutellum  shorter,  its 
apex  more  truncate;  the  mesosteruum  and  legs  luteous;  tarsi,  metasternum,  and 
abdomen  brownish  black.  The  bruslilike  tufts  of  the  abilominal  tubercles 
yellowish  grey. 

Hu/k  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  ls92). 

Delagoa  gen.  nov. 

Omnino  singulis  jrilis  longis  vestita  :  tubercula  antennifera  fere  nulla  ;  ocnlorum 
lobi  snperiores  parvi,  late  distantes  ;  antennae  articulis  tertio  qnarto  quinto  apice 
spinosis  ;  prothorax  elougatus  ;  elytra  parallela,  apicibus  singulatim  rotuudatis  ; 
coxarum  anticarum  cavitates  rotundatae,  postice  apertae  ;  coxae  auticae  globulosae, 
processuni  prosternalem  panlo  supi'rantes  ;  femora  clavata,  postica  segment  iim 
quarliiin  abdominale  attingentia  ;  tarsorum  posticorum  articnlus  primus  secundo 
paruni  loiigior  ;    abdominis  segmeiitum  jirimum  secundo  tertia  parte  longius. 

Allied  to  Ceresium  Newm. 

49.  Delagoa  fenestrata  sp.  nov. 
(PL  IX.,  fig.  2.) 

D.  rul'o-testacea,  omuino  singulis  pilis  lougis  griseis  tecta,  subuitida.  Vertex 
et  prothorax  reticiilati ;  antennae  uigrae,  articulis  quatuor  primis  grosse  punctatis  ; 
prothorax  elongatus,  biconstrictus,  lateribus  medio  subrotuiKhitus  ;  scutellum  griseo- 
pubescens  ;  elytra  dense  grossissime  punctata,  nigra,  singulo  disco  maculis  duabus 
magnis  testaceis,  prima  elongata  ab  basi  usque  ad  medium  se  exteudente,  secuuda 
anteapicali  ovali ;  pedes  nigri,  femora  medio  testacea. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  7|,  lat.  2^. 

Rufous  brick  red,  somewhat  shining,  all  parts  clothed  with  single  long  grey 


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hairs.  Anteuuae  black,  with  a  tiut  of  brown  ;  the  four  basal  joints  densely  rugosely 
punctured.  Protliorax  half  as  long  again  as  broad,  reticulated,  slightly  bicon- 
stricted,  the  sides  with  very  obtuse  angles  in  the  middle.  Scutellum  rufons,  with 
the  margins  blackish.  Elytra  black,  coarsely  and  rngosely  j)unctnated,  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  l)asal  punctures  somewhat  raised,  which  gives  the  base  a  granular 
appearance  ;  the  punctnres  diminishing  in  size  towards  the  apex.  Each  elytron  has 
two  large  brick  red  maculae  on  the  disc  ;  the  first  is  elongate  and  extends  from 
behind  the  basal  margin  to  the  middle,  the  second  anteapical  and  regularly  elliptic. 
Prostcrnum  transversely  rugose,  abdomen  s])ariugly  punctuated.  Legs  black,  the 
middle  of  the  femora  nifnns  brick  red,  tarsi  dark  ]>itchy  brown,  with  the  two  last 
joints  paler. 

Hab.  Delagoa  Bay. 

Ceresida  gen.  nov. 

cj  ? .  Caput  inter  antennas  parura  concavum  ;  oculorum  lobi  superiores  parvi 
late  distantes  ;  antennae  (<?)  corpore  duplo,  (?)  dimidio  longiores,  glabrae,  artictdis 
tertio,  quarto,  qninto  intus  subdentatis,  tertio  arcnato  et  scapo  duplo  longiore ; 
prothorax  lateribus  leviter  rotnndatns,  disco  deplanato  :  scutellum  breve,  subro- 
tnndato-truncatum  ;  elytra  versus  ai)icem  ]Mxrum  atteuuata,  apicibus  singulatim 
rotundata :  processus  prosternalis  lamelliformis,  postice  subverticalis,  processus 
mesosternalis  sat  angustus  ;  cavitates  coxarum  anticarum  extus  angrdatae,  postice 
apertae  :  femora  clavata.  postica  {i)  abdominis  a])icem,  sen  (?)  segmenti  tertii 
apicem  attingentia. 

To  be  placed  before  Ceresium  Newm. 

50.  Ceresida  sutui-alis  sp.  nov. 
(Pi.  IX.,  fig.  1.) 

c?  ? .  C.  ferrnginea,  fenioribus  medio  rufis,  pube  brevissima  vestita.  Ca]mt  fere 
imj)nnctatum  ;  jirothorax  lateribus  aequabiliter  snbrotundatns,  c?  latitudine  (juarta 
jiarte  longior,  ?  longitndine  latitudiui  aei|uali.  disco  fcrc  piano  ;  scutellum  trans- 
versnm,  subtruncatum,  nigricans ;  elytra  sntnra  margiuibusque  externis  uigri- 
cantibus,  basi  truncata,  humeris  prominulis  rotundatis,  irregulariter  punctulata, 
singuhim  disco  nervo  conspicuo  elevato  instructum.  Prosteruum  punctatum  et 
((?)  transverse  rugosum  :  metasternum  lateribus  punctatum  ;  abdomeu  miuutissime 
obsolete  jinnctatum. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  lo,  hit.  3^. 

Ferruginous,  densely  clothed  with  an  extremely  short  and  tine  grey  pubescence. 
Head  with  obsolete  jmncrnres  on  the  vertex,  chiefly  in  the  ?,  the  remainder 
impuuctate  ;  a  fine  middle  sulcus  not  extending  beyond  the  small  upper  lobes  of 
the  eyes.  iScajie  of  antennae  granulate,  the  second  joint  relatively  long.  Protliorax 
finely  punctured,  about  a  ({uarter  longer  than  broad  and  slightly  biconstricted  in 
the  <?,  scarcely  longer  than  broad  and  constricted  only  at  the  base  in  the  ?  ;  the 
sides  feebly  rounded,  the  disc  flattened.  Scutellum  black,  a  little  broader  than 
long,  the  sides  rounded,  and  the  apex  feebly  truncate.  Elytra  blackish  brown  at 
the  suture  ami  outer  margins,  punctulated,  with  the  interstices  much  larger  than 
the  punctures  ;  each  elytron  with  a  distinct  raised  nervule  in  the  middle  of  the  disc. 
Prosternum  punctuated  and  transversely  wrinkled  all  over  {S),  or  only  in  front  (?). 
Legs  rufous,  the  base  and  tip  of  the  femora  and  all  tarsi  dark  bnnvn. 

Uab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 


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•"il.  Obriaccum  fuscatum  Chevr. 
There  are  some  examples  from  Bogos  (Abyssiuia)  wliicli  I  have  to  refer  to  this 
species,  as  they  pretty  well  agree  with  Chevrolat's  tyjie. 

;">2.  Chlorotyse  vesparia  Paso. 
Cape  Colony. 

Psebida  gen.  nov. 

?.  Ocnli  parvi,  minute  emargiuati  :  anteuuarum  tnbercula  parva  ilistautia  : 
antennae  cnrporis  dimiilio  panlu  lougiores,  scapo  et  articiilo  tertio  aei|ualibus,  quurto 
brevioribus,  (5°  ad  lU"'"  apice  iutns  parum  acntis  ;  elytra  fortiter  abbreviata,  sin- 
gnlum  apice  rotundatam  ;  processus  prosternalis  fere  nullus  ;  coxarnm  anticarum 
cavitates  extus  valde  angulatae,  postice  apertae,  coxis  subconicis  ;  mesosternum 
inter  coxas  valde  depressum  :  pedes  antici  breviores,  postiei  elongati,  femora 
clavata,  tibiae  posticae  arcuatae,  tarsi  brevissimi  ;  abdomen  segmentu  primo  maguo, 
secundo,  tertio,  qiuirto  villosd-firaliriatis,  secuiuhi  I't  (piarto  medio  impressis,  tertio 
apice  fortiter  excaxato. 

Allied  to  Pst'h'tiiiii  Pasc,  from  which  it  chiefly  ditfers  iii  the  length  of  the 
anteiuuil  joints. 

5-5.   Psebida  flava  sp.  nov. 
(Pi.   IX.,  fig.  3.) 

?  .  Ps.  flava,  villosa  ;  omnibus  tibiis,  tarsis  postic.is  antennisque  (basi  excepta) 
nigris  :  alis  posticis  atris  l)asi  luteis  :  prothorace  lougitudiue  vix  latiore,  postice 
leviter  constricto,  lateribus  jiaulo  rotundato,  disco  lateralitor  inconspicue  noduloso  ; 
elytris  huraeris  carinatis. 

Long.  \\\  mm.,  elytr.  4^,  lat.  3^. 

Yellow  with  a  tint  of  fulvous,  clothed  throtighout  with  long  erect  hairs.  Tip 
of  mandibles  black  ;  head  with  a  fine  frontal  sulcus,  flnely  and  rugosely  punctured. 
Antennae  black,  the  scape  and  second  joint  fulvous.  Prothorax  a  little  broader  than 
long,  truncate  in  front,  constricted  posteriorly,  liase  slightly  rounded  before  the 
scutellum  ;  sides  feebly  rounded,  disc  uneven.  Scutellum  nearly  as  broad  as  long, 
with  the  apex  rounded.  Elytra  not  longer  than  head  and  prothorax  together, 
covering  only  the  base  of  the  first  abdominal  segment  ;  the  shoulders  have  an  acute 
carina.  The  first  segment  of  the  abdomen  is  large  ;  the  second,  third,  and  fourth 
are  villose,  and  fringed  at  the  apical  margin  ;  the  third  is  deeply  and  broadly 
excavated  posteriorly  :  whilst  the  second  and  fourth  segments  have  a  broiid 
impression.  In  this  structure  of  the  abdomen  P.S'6/V/a  /'ffifa  is  similar  to  females 
oi  Auisogaster  Deyr.  Posterior  tibiae  black  and  curved,  their  extreiue  base  fulvous. 
Hind  tarsi  dark  brown  above,  yellowish  brown  underneath,  with  the  claw  joints 
fulvous. 

Hab.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

Note. — Of  the  following  genera  belonging  to  Lacordaire's  group  UaUichromides, 
I  give  some  of  the  principal  cljaracters  in  order  to  show  which  forms  1  have  referred 
in  this  jiaper  to  the  difterent  genera.  I  have  to  jiropose  some  new  genera,  as  many 
of  the  new  species  do  not  tit  in  any  of  the  genera  hitherto  known. 

Eugoa   I'iihrs.     Type  :   Ti.  ilalmanni  Fiihrs. 
(Uieeks  a  little  dilated  and   i)rominent   in  front  ;  antennae  thick,  much  shorter 
than  the  body  in  botli  sexes,  with  the  sca]>e  without  toothlike  (irocess  at  the  apex  : 


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sides  of  the  prothorax  dilated,  not  toothed  ;  elytra  rather  broad  and  flattened  : 
anterior  coxal  canties  closed  behind  ;  femora  not  clavate,  hind  ones  mnch  shorter 
than  the  abdomen  ;  tibiae  without  a  sharp  keel  at  the  outside. 

^4-  Eugoa  dalmanni  Fahrs. 
Delagoa  Bay. 

Omoptycha  Qiied.     Type  :   0.  falkensteini  Qned. 
Similar  to  E'/yoa,  but  the  autenuary  scape  is  toothed,  and  the  anterior  coxal 
cavities   are   open  behind.      Male  with  the  dorsal   part   of  the   sixth   abdominal 
segment  conspicuous. 

r\n.   Omoptycha  clementsi  sp.  nov.  ^ 
(PI.  IX.,  tig.  o.j 

? .  0.  nigro-cyanea.  (.'apnt  ochracenm  ;  vertex  uiger  ;  antennae  ferrugineae, 
versus  apicem  parum  brunnesceutes,  sca{)0  lenter  arcaato,  apice  fortiter  deutato, 
elytrornm  apicem  snperantes.  Mandibnlae  externe  excavatae.  Prothorax  lateribus 
fortiter  rotundato-dilatatns,  niger,  maculis  tribns  oohraceis,  diiabus  ad  latera,  nna 
parva  media  ante  liasim  sita,  disco  tritnberculato.  Scntellum  nigrum.  Elytra 
cyanea,  macula  snbhumerali  ochracea,  minute  deusiter  crenulato-pnnctata,  singnlum 
obsolete  tricostatnm,  costis  postice  abbreviatis.  Sterna  ferruginea,  plagis  nigris 
notata,  pnbe  laete  aurea  vestita  ;  abdomen  uitidum,  segmentorum  apicibns  pilis 
bruuueis.  Pedes  flavo-ochracei.  Partes  nigrae  et  cyaneae  pube  nigra,  partes 
ochraeeae  pube  flava  vestitae. 

Long.  44  mm.,  elytr.  33,  lat.  1 1  i. 

Head  ocbraceous,  vertex  and  tip  of  maudibles  black.  Mandibles  stroiisrlv 
excavated  exteriorly,  the  base  of  the  inner  edge  strongly  depressed.  Antennae 
ochraceous,  becoming  brownish  towards  the  apex,  extending  beyond  the  tip  of  the 
elytra  ;  the  scape  finely  punctuated  and  slightly  iircuafo,  iialf  as  long  as  the  third 
joint  and  about  equal  in  length  with  the  fourth.  Prothorax  black,  constricted 
anteriorly  and  at  the  base  :  its  front  margin,  as  well  as  that  of  the  prosternum, 
fringed  with  short  yellow  hairs  ;  tlie  sides  strongly  dilated,  the  dilated  part  rounded 
and  liearing  an  ochraceous  macula  ;  disc  with  the  anterior  constriction  deep  and 
hroad,  and  with  three  slightly  raised  nodosities,  one  at  each  sifle  broad,  and  one 
in  front  of  the  scntellnm  smaller,  the  latter  rnt'ous.  Scntellum  black,  narrow,  and 
triangular.  Elytra  densely  and  finely  shagreened,  cyaneous,  with  an  ochraceous 
marginal  spot  underneath  tlie  shoulders  ;  the  sides  parallel  ;  each  apex  obliquely 
rounded  :  tlie  slioulders  are  prominent,  and  their  tips  rounded  ;  each  elytron  with 
three  slightly  raised  broad  stripes,  abbreviated  much  before  the  apex,  the  inter- 
mediate the  longest,  the  sutural  the  shortest.  Prosternum  black,  with  a  large 
transverse  ochi'aceons  patch  in  front  of  the  coxae.  Mesosterntim  almost  ochraceous, 
whilst  the  metasternum  is  ochraceous  with  a  broiid  black  band  anteriorly,  its 
e])iplenra  and  hind  margin  bordered  with  black.  Abdomen  cyaneous,  glossy 
with  few  punctures,  chiefly  near  tlic  apical  margin  of  the  segments,  these  punctures 
giving  origin  to  brown  hairs  ;  the  fifth  (last)  segment  mnch  narrower  than  the 
fourth,  its  apex  rounded.  Legs  pale  ochraceous.  The  black  and  blue  jiarts  of  the 
body — except  the  abdomen  -  are  clothed  with  a  black  and  short  velvety  pubescence  ; 
the  velvety  pubescence  of  tlie  ochraceous  maculae  is  of  a  rich   srolden  colour. 

fhih.  Sierra  Ijcnne  (\)t.  Clements). 


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50.  Omoptycha  mirabilis  sp.  nov. 

6-  O.  nigTO-cvanea.  Caput  testacenm,  verhice  nigni.  itnticp  transverse  im- 
pressiim,  non  excavatnm.  Antennae  testaceae,  scapo  vix  arcuato.  apice  dentato. 
Prothorax  niger,  lateribus  fortiter  rlilatatis,  parte  dilatata  antioe  abrnpte  constrieta, 
prominente,  antice  et  postice  constrictns  ;  discfi  jinstine  elevato,  medio  earinato. 
iScutellnm  nigrum,  triangnlare.  Elytra  protliorace  paulo  latiora,  parallela,  apicibus 
obli(|ue  rotnndatis,  singuhim  leviter  tricariuatnm  ;  minute  punctato-chagrinata, 
epipleuris  antice  parum  rufesoentibns.  Prosterunm  nigrum,  margine  antico  fer- 
rugineo,  densiter  punctato-chagrinatnm  :  mesosternum  nigrum,  medio  ochraceum  ; 
metasternum  ochraceum,  antice  et  lateraliter  pro  maxima  parte  nigrum.  Abdomen 
grossissime  punctatum,  segmento  quinto  emarginato.  sexto  parte  dorsali  brevi 
rotundata,  quinto  et  sexto  ferrugineis.  Pedes  testacei.  Nigro-vebitiiia,  sternorun: 
jiartes  ochraceae  pube  flava  vestitae. 

Long.  35  mm.,  elytr.  25,  lat.  8f. 

Head  brick  red,  with  the  vertex  and  ti]i  ol'  mandibles  black  ;  transversely 
impressed  behind  the  epistome.  which  is  somewhat  elevated  ;  the  front  nearly 
plain,  not  densely  but  rather  strongly  punctured  ;  the  a.ntenuary  tubercles  finely 
shagreened.  Mandibles  covered  with  dense  elongate  punctures  at  the  outside. 
Antennae — broken  at  the  sixth  joint  in  our  specimen — testaceous,  the  scape  scarcely 
arcuate  and  not  densely  punctuated,  with  a  very  feeble  longitudinal  groove. 
Prothorax  black,  constricted  in  front  and  at  the  base,  the  front  constriction  deep 
and  broad  on  tire  upperside  ;  the  base  with  a  deeji  transverse  groove  :  the  disc 
elevated  in  front  of  this  groove,  its  middle  cariuatc  ;  the  sides  of  the  prothorax 
strongly  dilated,  the  dilated  [)art  straiglit  in  the  middle,  oblique  posteriorly,  and 
strongly  produced  in  front  into  a  rounded  lobe.  Scutellum  triangular  and  narrow, 
black,  its  margins  slightly  jjitchy  brown.  El^vtra  cyaneons,  the  outer  margins  in 
front  narrowly  bordered  with  ferruginous  ;  finely  shagreened  ;  each  elytron  has 
three  raised  lines,  the  intermediate  of  which  extends  to  the  obliquely  rounded  apex. 
Prosteruum  strongly  puuctuate-shagreened,  like  the  dilated  j)art  ol'  the  sides  of 
the  prothorax  ;  black,  with  the  front  margin  ferruginous  ;  mesosternum  blackish, 
with  a  brick  red  macula  in  the  middle  ;  metasternum  ferruginous,  its  front  portion 
and  sides  nearly  black.  Alidomen  bluish  black,  somewhat  shining,  with  the  fifth 
and  sixth  segments  ferruginous  ;  the  punctures  arc  very  coarse,  and  couflneut  here 
and  there  ;  the  fifth  segment  broadly  but  not  deeply  emarginate,  the  dorsal  ])art  of 
the  sixth  small  and  rounded.  Legs  testaceous.  Body  above  clothed  with  a  short 
black  velvety  pubescence  ;  the  yellowish  maculae  of  the  metasternum  covei-ed  with 
a  silky  yellow  jiubescence. 

Hfil).  One  s]iecinien  labelled  "  West  Africa." 

Mecosaspis  Thoms.  Type  :  M.  violafen  Thoms. 
JIuzzle  elongate  and  triniigular  :  antennae  thick,  almost  reaching  the  tip 
of  the  elytra  :  sides  of  ])rothorax  with  a  conical  tooth  ;  scutellum  long  ;  elytra 
narrowed  behind  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closeil  posteriorly  :  prosternal  process 
tuberded  behind  ;  four  anterior  femora  clavate,  sinuate  at  the  ajjcx  or  tuothed, 
hind  ones  slender,  tootln'd  or  not  :   four  anterior  tibiae  sliarplv  carinate. 


y 


57.  Mecosaspis  atripennis  (Hope). 

.Senegal,  Sierra  Jjcone,  Gold  (loasl- 


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■>s.  Mecosaspis  magnifica  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  IX.,  fig.  0.) 

? .  .1/.  cyanea,  capite,  prothorace,  elytrornm  basi  aigro-velutina  ;  antenuis 
nigris  ;  palpis  ])edilins(|ue  flavis  ;  nbdomine  aenescente  :  mesn-  et  metasterno  et 
abdomiue  ]iube  laete  aurea  vestitis.  Elytra  piiuctiilata  ;  femora  postica  elougata, 
dentata,  elytrornm  apiccm  snpcrautia. 

Long.  35  mm.,  el3-tr.  2;"),  lat.  9. 

Rich  bine,  head  (save  the  front),  protborax,  and  base  of  elytra  very  closely 
covered  with  a  black  velvety  pnbescenco.  Mandibles  very  long  ;  antennae  black, 
not  (jnite  reaching  the  ajjex  of  the  elytra.  The  protborax  almost  of  the  same  shape 
and  struct nre  as  that  of  M.  atripennis  (Hope).  Scntellum  not  very  long,  with  a  few 
ridges  only.  Elytra  extremely  minutely  and  densely  punctnlated  on  the  pubescent 
basal  part,  the  rest  with  a  much  sparser  and  stronger  punctuation.  Tubercle  of  the 
prosternal  ])rocess  very  strong  ;  the  remainder  of  the  under  surface  brassy,  clothed 
with  a  rich  golden  pubescence.  Legs  yellow,  the  posterior  ones  very  slender  ;  hind 
femora  slightly  but  distinct  ly  toothed  near  the  apex,  extending  beyond  the  ti]i  of 
the  elytra. 

Hah.  "  Afr.  occ." 


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5f*.  Mecosaspis  chalybeata    White). 

Gold  Coast. 

Callichromti  rhali/beatum  White  {Longic.  VIL  1.,  p.  159)  is  a  true  Mecosnsjjis, 
and  has  the  priority  over  Mecosaspis  chalybeata  Thorns.  If  the  latter  really 
belongs  to  this  genus,  it  has  to  lie  renamed. 

till.  Mecosaspis  violacea  Thorns. 
Two  specimens  from  (Jameroons,  which  1  refer  to  this  species,  have  the  upper 
side  glossy  black,  tinged  with  olive  green. 

■^    01.  Mecosaspis  croesus  Bates. 
Sierra  Leone. 

62.  Mecosaspis  nigosa  sp.  nov. 

<J.  M.  violacea,  antennis  pedibusune  uigris.  Caput  sparsim  minute  punetn- 
latum,  vertice  inter  oculos  laeve.  Protborax  fere  laevis,  disco  sparsim  pimctnlatus, 
lateribus  fortiter  sat  acute  tuberc.ulatns,  supra  juistice  ntrin(|ue  impressus,  imj)res- 
sionibus  transverse  dispositis,  post  im])ressiones  plicatura  sat  fortiter  elevata,  liuea 
media  pone  constriction  em  anticam  impressa.  Scntellnm  basi  laeve,  dein  plicatnm. 
Elvtra  s])iu'sim  pnnctnlata,  densiter  rugosa,  fere  coriacea.  Infra  sparsim,  tarsi 
densiter  albo-cinereo-sericantes  ;  abdominis  segmentuni  sextum  lateribus  paruni 
rotundatnm,  apice  truncatnm,  leviter  emarginatum. 

Long.  30  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  8. 

The  blue  colour  changing  into  greenish  bine  here  and  there  ;  the  tubercle  of 
the  broad  process  of  the  prosternum  rather  small. 

Hab.  Gold  Coast. 

Allied  to  ,1/.  riolacea  Thorns.,  from  which  it  may  be  easily  differentiated  by 
the  strongly  rngulose  elytra,  its  shorter  shape,  and  its  small  prosternal  tubercle. 


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'53.  Mecosaspis  viridis  sp.  nov. 

? .  ^^.  viridis,  snbtiis  parnm  aurata,  protlioraee  elytris(|uf!  (fascia  longitudinali 
in  disci  medio  exoepta)  sparsatim  nitiro-velutina.  (!ai)nt  fmiitis  medio  sparsissime 
punctatnm,  fere  laeve,  antennarnm  tnbe.renlis  densiter  minute  pnnetulatis  ;  antennae 
nigrae,  el)'trorum  apicem  fere  attingentcs.  Prothorax  fortiter  liiconstrictns  ;  disco 
elevate  piano,  antice  posticeqne  verticaliter  docli^n,  minnte  pnnctnlato,  linea  angnsta 
media  antice  impressa  laevi  ;  lateribus  postice  paulo  transverse  jilieatis,  dente 
laterali  et  spatio  cirenmdentali  laevibiTs  ;  constrictione  ])ostica  in  medio  nniplioata. 
Scntellnra  elongatnm,  ranltiplicatnm.  Elytra  dense  minute  punctata.  Processus 
prosternalis  fortiter  tuberculatus.  Metasternnm  et  abdomen  jinuctis  singulis  grossis 
instrncta,  praeterea  densiter  minutissime  punctulata.  Pedes  nigri,  femora  postica 
ante  apicem  emarginata,  abdominis  apicem  panlo  superantia. 

Long.  3U  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  SJ. 

Differs  from  M.  chrysoqaste.r  Bates,  its  nearest  allied  spe('ies,  chiefly  in  the 
much  finer  punctuation  of  the  liead,  in  the  prothorax  transversely  ])licafe  at  the 
sides  posteriorly,  and  in  the  colour  being  of  a  much  less  golden  tint. 

H(d),  (!ongo  (without  exact  locality). 

04.  Mecosaspis  rufipes  sp.  nov. 

?.  M.  cyauea,  autennis  j/edibusque  rnfis,  supra  sparsissime  nigro-pubeseens. 
Caput  tuberculis  antenniferis  verticeque  dense  minutissime,  epistomate  fortius  sed 
sparsius  punctatnm.  Antennae  corpore  quinta  parte  breviores.  Prothorax  lateribus 
fortiter  tuberculatus,  tuberculo  apice  subrotundato  ;  disco  subplanato,  dense  minu- 
tissime punctnlato,  postice  lateraliter  transverse  irregulariter  plicate,  linea  media 
antice  impressa  postice  fere  laevi  instrncto  ;  spatio  circum  tubercnlum  laterale 
sparsissime  pnnctnlato  fere  laevi  ;  constrictione  basali  laevi.  Sctitellum  sat  breve, 
basi  punctnlatum  et  transverse  rngulosnm,  <limidio  a])icali  transverse  plicatum. 
Elytra  minute  jumctulata  ;  punctis  ad  latera,  ad  basim  juxta  hnmeros,  pone  basim  ad 
saturam  sat  densis,  in  disco  multo  sparsioribns,  lateribus  praeterea  tenuiter  strigu- 
losis.  Sterna  et  abdominis  latera  subtiliter  griseo-pubescentia  ;  segmentum  quintum 
abdominale  snbtruncatum,  angulis  rotundatis.  Processus  jirosternalis  jiostice  con- 
spicue  tuberculatus.  Femora  cjuatuor  autica  clavata,  ad  ai)icem  fortiter  sinuata, 
subdentata  ;  pedes  postici  densiter  minute  punctulati,  fulvo-pubescentes,  femoribns 
elytrorum  apicem  non  attingentibus,  ad  apicem  \ax  sinuatis,  tarsis  posticis  griseo- 
pubescentibus. 

Long.  29  mm.,  elytr.  18,  lat.  7. 

Antennary  tubercles,  vertex,  prothorax,  and  elytra  (save  a  longitudinal  discal 
area)  clothed  with  a  rather  sparse  black  velvety  pubescence.  Legs  rnfons,  tip  of 
the  femora,  and  the  tarsi  for  the  most  part  rnfous  brown.  Antennae  clothed  with 
a  fulvous  pubescence  wliich  passes  into  a  blackisji  colour  viewed  from  difterent 
sides. 

Hah.  Gold  (!oast. 

Its  nearest  allied  species  is  M.atripennia  (Hope),  from  which  it  is  distinguished 
— besides  colour  and  pubescence — by  the  strong  but  blnnt  latera!  tubercle  of  the 
prothorax,  the  sliorter  mandibles,  shorter  elytra,  and  shorter  hind  femora. 

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Cuuialtei'a  gen.  nov.    Type  :  C  robusta  sp.  nov. 
Allied  to  Mecos'ispis  Thorns.,  bnt  the  scntelhun  is  short,  the  hind  femora  are 
much  shorter  than  in  Mecosaspis.  and  all  femora  are  strongly  toothed. 

65.  Cumaltera  robusta  sji.  nov. 

?.  ('.  viridis,  caerulesceus,  antcimis  pedibusque  uigris,  femoribus  medio  rnfis, 
tarsis  argenteo-pilosis.  Frons  fortiter  impressa,  inaeqiialis,  vertex  medio  laevis, 
posticp  miunte  pnni-tnlatns,  sparsim  nigro-velntinns.  Prothorax  fortiter  bisnlcato- 
constrictns,  disco  elevato,  convexo,  postice  •  latenilitor  abrnpto,  utrini)ne  panim 
nigro-velntiuo  et  minutissime  deusissimo  pnnctiilato;  liuea  media  glabra  uitida, 
sparsim  rngnloso-punctulata,  antice  impressa  ;  lateribns  dente  maguo  acuto,  ante 
dentem  pliwitnra  valde  obsoleta  instructis,  circum  dentem  glabris,  laevibus  ;  con- 
strictioiie  autica  laevi,  postica  irregulariter  triplicata.  Scntellum  apice  plicatnm, 
linea  media  profimde  imjiressa.  Elytra  humeris  promiunlis,  valde  rotmidatis, 
fortiter  sed  non  dense  transverse  punctato-rugosa,  singulum  in  basis  medio,  snb 
hnmeros,  ad  sntnram  post  medinm  s]iarsim  nigro-velutinum  et  minutissime 
pnuctnlatum.     Sterna  abdominisqne  latera  breviter  argeuteo-pubescentia. 

Long.  44  mm.,  elytr.  31,  lat.  12, 

Green,  upper  surface  tinged  with  blue,  under  surface  with  a  tint  of  golden 
colonr.  Front  anteriorly  rather  deeply  impressed ;  without  a  transverse  line  behind  the 
epistome  ;  the  longitudinal  median  groove  not  extending  beyond  the  anterior  margins 
of  the  eyes;  the  punctuation  rather  sparse  and  hue,  finest  aud  dense  on  the  antennary 
tubercles,  except  at  their  tip,  which  is  nearly  smooth.  Vertex  smooth  in  the  middle, 
finely  punctured  and  pubescent  posteriorly.  Antennae  black,  reaching  the  middle 
of  the  elytra.  Prothorax  strongly  constricted  in  front  and  at  the  base  ;  the  front 
constriction  smooth,  the  posterior  one  with  three  abbreviated  carinae,  one  above  in 
the  middle  aud  one  at  each  side,  nearly  touching  the  first  with  the  discal  portion  ; 
the  lateral  teeth  strong  and  acute,  vrith  an  obsolete  fold  in  front  of  them ;  the 
tubercles  as  well  as  the  space  surrounding  them  shining  and  smooth,  with  a  very 
few  punctures  only  ;  disc  elevated,  convex,  extremely  finely  ])unctuated,  and  clothed 
with  a  thin  black  velvety  pubescence ;  its  median  line  glalirous,  shining,  and 
impressed  in  front,  with  some  obsolete  wrinkles  and  punctures  ;  the  hind  margin 
of  the  lUsc  vertical  at  the  sides  before  the  basal  constriction.  Scntelhun  triangular, 
with  a  deej)  longitudinal  groove ;  sides  with  some  coarse  punctures,  apex  ti-ansversely 
wrinkled.  Elytra  anteriorly  much  broader  than  the  base  of  the  prothorax,  narrowed 
behind,  transversely  rugosely  punctulated  ;  the  shoulders  jirorainent  and  rounded  ;  a 
very  narrow  sutnral  area,  extending  from  before  the  middle  to  near  the  apex,  tinged 
with  blue,  very  finely  punctulated  aud  thinly  clothed  with  a  fine  black  pnbescence  ; 
each  elytron  has  also  a  black  pubescence  and  a  minute  punctuation  in  the  middle 
of  the  base  and  underneath  thi;  shoulders.  Under  surface  minutely  punctulated. 
Prosternum  violet  in  the  middle,  with  some  transverse  wrinkles  ;  metasternum  with 
a  few  larger  {)unctnres.  Sterna  aud  sides  of  the  abdomen  clothed  with  a  silvery 
pubescence.     Legs  black,  middle  of  the  femora  rufous,  tarsi  silvery  white. 

Hah.  (J(mgo  (without  exact  locality). 

Synaptola  Bates.     Ty])e :  <S.  bi-evicornis  Bates. 
Allied  U^  Mecusasijis  Thorns.     Antennae  short  in  both  sexes  ;  sides  of  prothorax 
rounded  or  bluntly  tubercled,  not  toothed  ;  scntellnm  short  ;  elytra  convex  ;   pro- 
sternal  process  tubercled  behind  or  evenly  arched  ;  all  femora  strongly  toothed. 


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06.  Synaptola  brevicornis  Bates. 
Sierra  Leoue. 
Three  specimens  are  greenish  l)lue  tinged  with  jjurple,  two  entirely  green. 

67.  Synaptola  brevis  sp.  nov.  / 

J.  iS.  viridis,  snbnitens,  auteunis  pedibusiiue  nigris,  corpore  infra  et  tarsis  piibe 
argentea  vestitis.  Caput  dense  riignloso-punctatum,  antennarnm  tuberculis  deusins 
minntins  punctatis.  Prothorax  tubercnlo  laterali  valde  rotundato,  sine  deutis 
vestigio,  biconstrictns,  constrietioue  antica  supra  obsoleta,  basali  vi.\  plicata, 
densiter  Tiiinute  ruguLiso-punctulatus  ;  linea  disci  media  et  impressione  laterali 
supra  tubercnlum  fere  laevibns,  nitidis.  Scutellum  rugatum,  sparsissime  punctatum, 
medio  laeve.  Elytra  omnino  dense  ruguloso-punetata,  punctis  ad  basim  parura 
minntioribus.  Processus  prosterni  aer|nabiliter  arcuatus.  Corpus  infra  minutissime 
densiter  punctulatum,  singulis  punctis  grossis. 

Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  lii,  lat.  6. 

Distinguished  from  the  other  species  of  this  genus  by  its  uniformly  green 
colour,  which  has  only  a  very  slight  tint  of  blue,  by  its  black  antennae  and  legs, 
the  silvery  pubescence  of  the  tarsi  and  under  surface,  by  the  shape  of  the  prothorax, 
and  the  evenly  rounded  process  of  the  prosternum. 

Hub.  Sierra  Leone  (Dr.  Clements)  and  Gold  Coast. 

68.  Synaptola  minor  sp.  nov. 

(J.  S.  bri'fis  forma  et  colore  simillima,  sed  dilfert  corpore  minore,  sparsius 
punctato,  proeessu  prosternali  postice  uigro  valde  eonvexo,  fere  tuberculato. 

Long.  20  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  5. 

The  punctuation  of  the  prothorax,  and  of  the  base  and  sutiiral  part  of  the 
elytra  sparser  than  in  jS.  breriti  ;  the  scutellum  smooth  :  abdominal  segments 
scarcely  punctured  in  the  middle  ;  prosternum  convex,  its  process  raised  in  the 
middle  line,  convex  posteriorly  and  nearly  forming  a  tubercle. 

Hab.  Gold  Coast. 

69.  Synaptola  pubiventris  sp.  nov.  / 
(J.  S.  cyaneo-viridis,  antenuis  ]ieilibusque  nigris,  femoribus  ijuatuor  anticis 
medio  rubro-testaceis,  tarsis  posticis  argenteo-pilosis.  Prothorax  bicoustrictus, 
lateribus  paucis  punctis  instructis,  valde  rotundato-dilatatus,  sine  tuberculo,  dorso 
leviter  transverse  rngulosus  et  punctatus,  sparsim  nigro-velutiuus ;  linea  mediana 
vix  glabra  et  laevi.  Scutellum  triangulare,  antice  punctulatum,  basi  medio  laeve, 
postice  transverse  rugosum.  Elytra  confertissime  puuctulata,  sparsim  nigro-velutiiia. 
Presternum  transverse  rugosum,  postice  tuberculo  distincto  timiido.  Abdominis 
segmenta  postice  emarginata.  Infra  pube  longa  griseo-lutea  vestita.  Femora  fortiter 
dentata,  minute  sparsim  puuctulata. 
Long.  24  mm.,  eMr.  15,  lat.  6. 

Bluish  green,  with  a  tint  of  golden  on  the  under  surface.  Head  elongate  ; 
cheeks  before  the  eyes,  and  the  front  puuctnlated  ;  forefront  notched  in  the  middle; 
vertex  transversely  rngosely  punctulated,  with  a  very  small  and  narrow  smooth 
space  between  the  eyes,  clothed  with  a  thin  black  velvety  ])nbesceu('e  like  the 
prothorax  and  elytra.  Antennae  black,  not  (juite  reaching  the  tij)  of  the  elytra ; 
third  joint  as  long  as  the  fourth  and  fifth  together.  Prothorax  slightly  constricted 
in  front,  strongly  at  the  base ;  sides  dilated  and  rounded,  nearly  impuuctate,  without 


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tnbercle  ;  disc  somewhat  elevated,  plain  in  the  middle,  vertically  declivous  iu  front 
of  the  basal  constriction,  finely  transversely  rngnlose  and  ])unctnlated  :  the  central 
line  somewhat  glabrous,  bnt  not  quite  smooth.  tScutellum  triangular,  punctured, 
middle  of  its  base  impuuctate,  apex  with  transverse  wrinkles.  Elytra  densely 
rngosely  jmnctnlated.  Prosternum  punctnlated  and  transversely  rugose,  its  process 
strongly  conve.x  jiosteriorly,  anil  forming  a  broad  and  blunt  tubercle.  Under  surface 
clothed  with  long  l>uff  grey  hairs,  which  are  dense  at  the  apex  of  the  abdominal 
segments.  The  latter  emarginate.  Legs  black,  middle  of  the  minutely  punctured 
femora  brick  red,  hind  tarsi  silvery  pubescent. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1802). 

Differs  from  S.  armipes  Bates  iu  the  shape  aud  sculpture  of  the  prothorax,  in 
the  process  of  the  prosternum,  pubescence  of  \\w  under  surface,  and  in  the  form  of 
the  abdominal  segments. 

Til.  Synaptola  rug^losa  Bates. 
Knilu. 

Philematium  Tliomson.     Type  :    Cerambi/x femoralis  Oliv. 
Similar  to   <  'aUichrmmi  Serv. ;   but  all  femora   sinuate  at  the  a])ex,  and  the 
prosternal  process  convex  or  tubercied  behind. 


Upper  Congo. 


Philematium  imperator  Thorns. 


72.  Philematium  mocquerysi  sj).  nov. 
<J?.  Ph.  cyaneo-viride,  uuteunis  pedibiis(|ue  uigris,  femoribus  (basi  apiceque 
exceptis)  rufis,  tarsis  argenteis.  Supra  sparsim  nigro-pnbescens,  infra  griseo- 
sericaus.  Antennarum  tuberes  dense  minute  punctnlati.  Prothorax  biconstrictns  ; 
disco  elevato  medio  piano,  autice  jwsticeque  verticaliter  declivi.  snlitiliter  pnnctnlato, 
lateraliter  postice  transverse  plicato  ;  linea  media  autice  impressa  laevi  ;  lateribus 
dente  acuto  et  plicatura  magna,  lacvibus,  ante  dentem  panels  i)unctis,  instrnctis  ; 
constrictione  basali  dorsaliter  uuiplieata.  Scittellum  transverse  plicatum,  triangularc 
Elytra  minute  transverse  punctulato-rugnlosa,  antice  ad  suturani  spatio  minus 
i-U'^oso.     Femora  omnia  acute  deutata. 

Long.  26  mm.,  elytr.  16,  lat.  7. 

Varies  from  bluish  green  to  greeuisli  bine,  with  the  under  surface  greener. 
Pubescence  of  the  npperside  short,  thin  and  velvety  black  ;  that  of  the  underside 
denser  and  silvery  grey.  Antennae  and  legs  black,  femora — except  their  liase  and 
tip — rufous,  tarsi  silvery  grey.  Head  transversely  impressed  in  front  of  the  eyes, 
rather  coarsely  punctured ;  antennary  tubers  somewhat  depressed,  finely  and 
densely  ])unctulated :  the  punctuation  stronger  in  one  specimen.  Lateral  tootli 
of  the  prothorax  and  the  fold  in  front  'of  it  nearly  impuuctate  ;  disc  elevate, 
its  centre  almost  plain,  finely  punctnlated,  transversely  wrinkled  laterally  and 
posteriorly  :  basal  constriction  unicarinate  iu  the  middle.  Scutellum  triangular, 
irregularly  punctured  and  transversely  wrinkled.  Elytra  very  densely  transversely 
pnnctuliite-rugose,  tlu-  ridges  a  little  less  dense  and  soraewliat  stronger  behind  the 
scutellum.  Prosternal  j)rocess  with  a  slight  bnt  distinct  tubercle  ])osteriorlv.  All 
femora  sharply  toothed  near  the  apex. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 


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T2.  Philematium  longiceps  s]i.  uuv. 

(?.  P//.  virido,  infi-a  anreo-nitens,  antennis  jiedibnsque  rnfis  ;  iiiixiidibulis  fortiter 
elongatis  (nt  in  genere  Mecosaspis  Thorns.)  ;  fronte  autice  rugata,  jiostice  minu- 
tissime  ])nuctnlat,a  ;  protborace  supra  et  iiiitc  deiitem  lateralem  impresso  et  laevi, 
disco  postice  transverse  plicato,  autice  nigidoso,  et  utrimiue  ad  lineaiu  mediam 
l)arum  gibboso,  constrictioue  basali  nniplicata  :  scutello  lougitudinaliter  nigoso, 
puuctnlati),  triangnlave,  apice  obtnso  :  elytris  siitnra  flavo-grisescentibns,  creberrime 
riignlns()-i>niictiitis,  post  scntellnm  sat  nigosis  :  corpore  iufra  ])nbe  hitea  vestito, 
processu  prosteruali  postice  medio  convexo,  fere  tuberrulato,  abdomiue  segmcutis 
4°,  5°,  6°  late  sed  non  i)rofnude  emargiuatis,  femoribns  fortiter  dentatis,  ]iosticis 
abdominis  apicem  minima  superantil)us. 

Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  16,  lat.  0. 

Head  long,  reminding  one  of  Mecosaspis  Thorns.,  with  strong  punctures  and 
irregular  wriuliles  on  the  anterior  part  of  the  front,  finely  and  densely  i)unctnred 
between  the  eyes.  Sides  of  the  prothorax  nearly  impunctate,  with  a  few  wrinkles  ; 
a  curved  groove  above  and  in  front  of  the  sharp  lateral  tooth  entirely  smooth 
and  shining  ;  disc  somewhat  gibbous  at  each  side  close  to  the  anterior  constriction, 
transversely  wrinkled,  these  wrinkles  feeble  and  irregular  in  front,  regular  and 
strong  towards  the  base.  -Prothorax  above  at  each  side,  and  elytra  clothed  with 
a  thin  black  ])nbescence  ;  snture  with  a  yellowish  grey  pubescence.  Tibiae  and 
tarsi  covered  with  an  ochraceous  pile. 

Hah.  Sierra  Leone. 

Distinguished  from  the  other  species  of  lliis  genus  by  its  elongate  head,  and 
its  entirely  rnfons  antennae  and  legs. 

Callichroma  Serv.   (nee  Latr.).*     Type:    Cenimhi/z  suturalis  Fa\>v. 

Antennae  slender,  longer  than  the  body,  at  least  in  the  mtlt;  ;  jirothorax 
laterally  toothed  or  not  so  ;  seutellum  slmrt  :  prosterual  process  regularly  arched  ; 
four  anterior  femora  clavate  or  subclavate,  iiind  femora  slender,  not  sinuate  at  the 
apex  ;  four  anterior  tibiae,  or  all  tibiae  carina! c  ;  sixth  abdominal  segment  of  thi- 
male  conspicuous,  sometimes  rather  long. 

Some  of  the  sjiecies  hitherto  referred  to  Callichroma,  do  not  fit  into  the  genns 
— for  example,  0.  cuprewm  Fahrs.,  ('.  t/winzii  White—and  had  better  be  separated. 
Bates,  Gahan,  and  other  excellent  specialists  pointed  out  the  following  species, 
standing  in  the  Munich  Catalogue  under  C'allic/iroma,  as  belonging  to  other  genera  : 
calcaratum  Chevr.  is  a  P/iilematium,  ckalijhe.aUmi  White  a  Mecosaspis,  carrori  White 
a  Philematium,  fahricii  Schonh.  an  O.rijprosopm,  (jon/i  White  is  a  true  Callichroma, 
and  synonym  with  t'hilematium  hottentottMm  \^w\.,  laetim  Hope  is  a  Mecoa((spis, 
neoxenum.  White  an  Aphroilisiwm,  speciosum  Dalm.  an  (J.ri/prosop'is,  and  rire/is  L. 
(from  Africa  occ,  not  from  Amer.  mer.)  a  Fhilfm.afiiim. 

74.  Callichroma  afrum  (L.). 

Sierra  Leone,  Gold  Coast,  and  (Jameroons. 

One  female  specimen  from  the  Gold  Coast  ditiers  from  the  other  examples  I 
have  seen,  in  having  the  colour  of  the  antennae  and  legs  pale  rufous,  and  tin- 
wrinkling  of  the  i)rothorax  ipiite  obsolete  iu  the  middle.  I  projiose  to  name  tliis 
form  Cali/chrama  afrum  ab.  obsoletum. 

*  Type  of  Latreille's  genus  Callichroma  is  Ciramlii/x  (Armnin)  iin'Sfhutius  L. 


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To.  Callichroma  concentricale  ^>.  hdv. 

<??.  C.  a/'ium  (L.)  simillimuiu,  scd  differt  colore  supra  obscuriore,  infra  fortius 
anrato,  alKlornine  dciisiter  bnumco-sericante  ;  jirDthorace  plicaturis  disci  curvatis, 
anticis  couceutricalibiis. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elvtr.  14^,  lat.  5. 

Prothorax  less  oolden  and  shining  tlian  in  C.  afrum  (L.),  elytra  darker,  their 
pimctnation  a  little  stronger,  the  nnder  surface — especial!}'  of  the  abdomen — more 
golden  than  in  C.  of  rum,  and  very  densely  clothed  with  a  rather  long  silky  brown 
pubescence.  The  wrinkling  of  the  prothorax  is  of  a  peculiar  form.  The  whole  of  the 
disc  is  densely  transversely  plicate,  the  wrinkles  almost  straight  at  the  front  margin, 
and  close  to  the  basal  constriction  ;  the  remaining  wrinkles  concentrically  sur- 
rounding two  small  tubercles  behind  the  anterior  constriction.  Of  these  wrinkles 
the  innermost  are  circular,  the  external  becoming  more  and  more  elliptic.  In 
C  afrum  (L.)  the  wrinkles  are  all  transverse,  even  those  behind  the  anterior 
constriction.  As  I  have  been  able  to  examine  about  one  hundred  specimens  of 
C  roncentrirale,  all  of  them  having  the  same  structure  of  the  jirothorax,  T  have 
no  doubt  that  G.  concentricale  is  a  distinct  species. 
Hab.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892)  and  Loanda. 


Kuilu. 


Kuilu,  Gabonn. 


r6.  Calliclu'oma  chrysogramma  C'hevr. 
77.  Callichroma  piliventris  Bates. 


78.  Callichroma  socius  sp.  uov. 

? .  C.  aureo-viride.  Genis  ante  oculos  pauce  punctulatis  ;  fronte  sparsatim 
punctnlata,  antice  depressa  et  transverse  rugata  :  antennis  uigris,  scajjo  fere  cylin- 
drico,  rngoso-punctato.  Prothorace  valde  dentato,  ante  dentem  plicatnia  distincta 
iustructo,  biconstricto,  lateribus  lacvibns,  supra  ad  raarginem  anticum  transverse 
plicato  ;  disco  medio  parum  plauato,  postice  utrinque  elevato,  verticaliter  declivi 
ad  coustrictionem  basalem,  obsolete  transverse  rugose,  medio  jiunctulato-ruguloso, 
pube  nigra  sparsa  vestito,  linea  media  glabra  antice  laeviter  imjiressa,  basi  fortiter 
unicariuata.  Scutello  triangulare,  sparsim  rngoso-punctato  :  elytris  j)ulie  nigra,  ad 
suturam  tlava,  vestitis,  minutissime  densiter  ruguloso-punctulatis,  juxta  scutellum 
spatio  glabro  rngoso.  Infra  subtiliter  griseo-pubescens,  abdomine  sparsis  pilis 
longis  ;  pedibus  nigris,  femoriun  medio  rufis. 

Long.  24  mm.,  elytr.  16,  lat.  5^. 

This  is  one  of  the  species  whicii  are  allied  to  C.  pilicentris  Bates,  in  having 
the  middle  of  the  black  femora  rufous  and  the  abilomen — besides  the  usual  tine  and 
short  pubescence — clothed  with  longer  hairs.  The  shape  of  the  prothorax  is  nearly 
like  that  of  (J.  aj'ram  (L.)  ;  the  hind  part  of  the  disc  is  elevated,  forming  a  fold 
at  each  side  close  to  the  basal  constriction  ;  this  fold  is  vertical  iinsteriorly. 

Hah.  Cameroons  (2  ?  ). 

79.  Callichroma  cranchi  Wiiite. 
Kuilu  and  Loanda. 


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8it.  Callichroma  virescens  sp.  nov. 

S.  G.  viride,  infra  sat  anratnm  ;  Hiiteimis  nigris  ;  jJedibiis  rufis.  CuiJiit  rugose 
punctatum,  inter  oculos  paucis  striis  longitudinalibus  instrnctum.  Pruthonix 
biconstrictus,  disco  postice  verticaliter  declivi,  irregulariter  transverse  sfrigosus,  iu 
disci  medio  sine  striis,  sed  minute  j)nnc.tnlatns  :  dente  lateral!  et  plicatnra  ante  enm 
laevibus  ;  sulco  basali  multiplicato.  Elytra  subtilissime  rnguloso-pnnctulata,  dis- 
tincte  imdnlata,  vix  nigro-velntiua.     Subtus  sparsim  griseo-pubescens. 

Long.  30  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  S. 

Green,  above  slightly,  imderneath  more  strongly  tinged  witli  golden.  .Vntennae 
black,  legs  rnfons,  upper  surface  sparingly  clothed  with  a  fine  and  short  black 
pubescence,  underside  with  a  whitish  grey  pubescence.  Head  deeply  impressed  in 
front,  irregularly  and  rugosely  punctured,  with  some  longitudinal  wrinkles  at  the 
antennary  tubers  ;  cheeks  striate,  with  a  finely  punctulated  space  near  the  base  of 
the  mandibles.  Prothorax  biconstricted  ;  basal  constriction  with  many  striae,  the 
centre  one  of  which  forms  a  rather  sharp  carina ;  disc  transversely  plicate,  the 
striae  regular  close  to  the  basal  constriction,  more  irregular  at  the  sides  and  in  front, 
whilst  the  middle  of  the  disc  has  only  short  and  entirely  irregular  wrinkles  and 
very  fine  punctures  ;  sides  of  the  prothorax  also  somewhat  wrinkled,  but  the  lateral 
tooth  and  fold  smooth.  Elytra  exceedingly  finely  punctulated  and  rugulose,  tlie 
punctures  more  or  less  confluent,  with  some  more  conspicuous  wrinkles  near  the 
scutellum  ;  there  are  many  slight  imi)ressions  which  give  the  elytra  an  undulating 
ajjpearance.  Under  surface  finely  punctulated,  with  some  striae  at  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  prosternum,  and  with  some  larger  punctures  in  front  of  tlie  hind 
coxae.     Sixth  segment  of  the  abdomen  conical,  its  extreme  base  rufous. 

Hab.  Gold  Coast  (IS). 

Allied  to  <'.  rn:i/ic/t/Vlh\te.  but  the  colour  is  much  greener,  the  pubescence  much 
sparser  :  the  sculpture  of  the  prothorax  and  the  colour  of  the  last  abdominal  segment 
are  also  different. 

81.  Callichroma  rufipes  Kolbe. 
Gold  ('oast  (many  examples). 

82.  Callichroma  fuligineum  Gahan. 
Bogos,  Abyssinia  (It)  specimens). 

83.  Callichroma  prolixum  Bates. 

Kuilu,  Lower  and  Upper  ('(ingu.  In  one  ¥  the  whole  of  the  disc  of  the 
prothorax  is  regularly  plicate. 

84.  Callichroma  collate  sp.  nov. 

(H.  IX.,  tig.  :.) 

(?¥.  C.  laete  auratum  ;  vertice,  prothoracis  parte  antica,  elytrornm  laleribns 
et  basi,  antennis  pedibus(^ue  violaceis,  tarsis  posticis  argeuteis.  C^aput  minute 
punctatum,  froute  fortissime  impressum,  geuis  rugulose  striatum.  Prothorax 
fortiter  deutatus,  plicatura  laterali  valida  iustructus,  disco  medio  Ijituberculatus, 
postice  regulariter  transverse  plicatus.  Scutellum  linea  mediana  impressa,  punctu- 
latum,  postice  rugatum,  nitidum.  Elytra  subtilissime  rugulose  pmictnlata.  infra 
minutissime  punctulatum,  argeuteo-jiubescens,  femora  puuctis  minutis  instructa. 

Long.  3U  mm.,  elytr.  2U,  lat.  (5|. 


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Head  finely  punctulated  ;  forefront  green,  sHuing,  somewhat  rugnlose  ;  vertex 
violet,  with  a  <,'reen  smooth  si)ace  between  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Antennae 
blackish  blue,  scape  rather  smooth,  notched  at  the  base,  third  joint  much  longer 
than  the  fonrth.  Nearly  the  whole  of  the  disc  of  the  {)rotliorax  dark  blue,  the 
sides  and  base  golden  and  glossy  ;  anterior  and  basal  constrictions  dee))  ;  lateral 
tooth  and  fold  strong  ;  disc  regularly  transversely  wrinkled,  with  two  smooth 
tubercles  behind  the  anterior  constriction,  with  the  space  between  also  smooth  ; 
basal  groove  with  one  acute  carina.  Scutellum  golden,  shining,  slightly  rugnlose, 
its  middle  line  impressed.  Elytra  golden  green,  scarcely  shining,  the  green  colour 
of  the  sntunil  part  gradually  shading  off  into  dark  blue  at  the  sides  and  apex  ; 
finely  rugosely  punctulated.  Body  beneath  golden,  minutely  punctulated,  clothed 
with  a  fine  silvery  pubescence.  Head  underneath  with  straight  transverse  striae. 
Legs  blue,  femora  finely  punctured,  hind  tarsi  white ;  posterior  femora  extending 
a  little  beyond  the  tip  of  the  elytra  in  both  sexes.  Last  abdominal  segment  of 
the  nude  rather  small,  its  dorsal  ])art  rounded  at  the  sides,  fifth  segment  faintly 
emarginate. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 


So.  Callichroma  discoidale  Bates. 
Kuilu  and  Cameroons. 

86.  Callichroma  imitator  sp.  nov. 

?  .  C.  infra  aurco-viride,  albo-griseo-sericans.  Caput  viridi-igneum,  sjjleudens, 
irregulariter  ruguloso-puuctalum.  Antennae  sat  validae,  nigrae,  scapo  violaceo 
fortissime  rugoso-punctato.  Prothorax  igneus,  nitidus,  regnlariter  transverse 
plicatus  ;  disco  ante  medium  sjjatio  fere  laevi  pauce  punetato ;  biconstrictns,  lateri- 
bus  valde  dentatus.  JScutellum  viride,  punctulatum.  Elytra  \nohiceo-nigra,  sutura 
viridi-micantia,  confertissime  minime  ruguloso-pnnctata.  Infra  densiter  snbtilissime 
jjuuctulatum,  pedibus  c}aneis. 

Long.  31  mm.,  elytr.  21,  lat.  6J-. 

Head  igneous,  glossy,  tinged  witli  green  on  the  epistome  and  anteunary  tubers, 
irregularly  punctuated,  the  impressed  part  of  the  front  almost  smooth,  vertex  also  punc- 
tured, somewhat  rugose  between  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Antennae  rather  thick, 
extending  far  beyond  the  tip  of  the  elytra,  lilack,  the  scape  bhiisli  and  very  rugose. 
Prothorax  bright  igneous,  very  glossy,  regularly  plicate  ;  a  rather  small  space  on 
the  disc  before  the  middle  nearly  smooth,  with  a  few  punctures  ;  basal  constriction 
with  three  or  four  wrinkles.  Scutellum  green,  rugosely  punctulated  at  the  sides. 
Elytra  bluish  black,  suture  rather  narrowly  bordered  witli  bluish  green.  Body 
beneath  golden  green,  clothed  all  over  with  a  tine  wiiitish  grey  silky  pubescence. 
Legs  lilue  ;  apex  of  the  anterior  and  intermediate  tibiae,  and  tarsi  covered  with  a 
brownish  pubescence. 

Hah.  Gold  Coast. 

Its  nearest  allied  species  is  C.  sidcatulum  White,  which  has  likewise  the  head 
and  protliorax  igneous,  and  the  elytra  bluish  black  with  tiie  suture  green  ;  but  C. 
sulcatulain  is  less  robust  than  C.  imitator,  the  lateral  teeth  of  the  prothorax  are 
shorter  and  the  structure  of  the  latter  is  different. 


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87.  Callichroma  tricolor  sp.  uov.  ^ 

d.  C.  elougatum,  viridi-aurcuui  ;  capite,  ])rothoracis  par-te  autica,  scapo,  elyt.ro- 
mm  latei'ibus  pedibusque  violaceis  aut  uiji'nj-violaceis.  Caput  ruguloso  jniiictatum, 
froute  foi'titer  transverse  impressum,  impressione  laevi.  Scapus  anteuuarum  valde 
rngosns.  Prothorax  lateraliter  et  ad  basim  igiieus,  bicoustrictus  ;  lateribus  modice 
dentatis,  laevibns  ;  disco  regulariter  transverse  plicato,  antice  laevi.  Scutellum 
igneuui,  dense  subtiliter  transverse  rugulosiim.  Elytra  angnsta,  prothorace  vix 
latiora,  snbtilissiiue  rugnloso-puuctulata  ■,  jiarte  siiturali  lata  violaceo-viridi.  Infra 
minutissime  jjunctulatum,  singulis  puuctis  grossis  instruftum,  griseo-albo-sericans. 
Femora  quatnor  antica  snbtus  fortiter  rugosa,  postica  niinnte  punctulata. 

Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  4i. 

In  coloration  somewhat  recalling  Etiporiis  stranyulatiis  JServ. 

Allied  to  G.  sidcatulum  White,  as  well  as  to  C.  imitator  sp.  nov.  ;  distinguished 
from  both  species  by  its  peculiar  coloratiou,  slender  shape,  strongly  rugose 
antennary  scape,  and  by  the  sculpture  of  the  prothorax. 

Hab.  Lnkolele  (Upper  Congo). 

88.  Callichroma  sulcatulum  White. 
Sierra  Leone. 

89.  Callichroma  micans  Hope. 
Cape  Coast  Castle. 

ot).  Callichroma  coloratum  sp.  uov.  ' 
(?  ? .  C.  variicolor,  capite,  prothorace  sciitelloqae  splendens.  ( !aput  fronte 
parum  longitudiualiter  strigulosum  et  pauce  pnnctulatum,  aut  fere  laeve,  vertice  inter 
ocnlos  laeve,  snloo  mediano  autice  et  postice  abbri!viato.  Antennae  nigrae  aut 
violaceo-nigrae,  st'apo  rugose  punctato,  apice  sulidentato.  Prothorax  lateribus  fere 
laevis,  dente  laterali  sat  parvo  et  acuto,  plicatura  ante  dentem  ubsoleta,  supra  omnino 
regulariter  transverse  striatns,  post  medium  spatio  triangulare  laevi  uistructus. 
Scutellum  sparsim  punctnlatum.  Elytra  deusiter  aequabiliter  transverse  ruguloso- 
punctulata.  Pedes  nigro-violacei,  tarsis  uigris,  femoribus  dense  punctatis.  Infra 
subtiliter  griseo-argenteo-pubescens. 
Colore  varians  : 

1.  Capite  et  prothorace  auratis,  scutello  aureo-viridi,  elytris  laete  purpureis  (type). 

2.  Capite,  prothorace  scutelloque  anreo-viridibns,  elytris  nigro-caeruleis, 
lateribus  apiceque  nigro-violaceo-purpureis. 

3.  Capite  prothoraceqne  igneis,  scutello  aural o,  elytris  laete  viridi-caerules- 
centibus,  lateribus  et  apice  violaceis. 

4.  Cai)ite  purpureo-obscuro-viridescente,  prothorace  nigro,  laterilius  purpuras- 
cente,  scutello  igneo-aurato,  elytris  viridil)ns,  ajiice  violaceo-nigris. 

Long.  21  li  ram.,  elytr.  15,  lat.  4|. 

The  smooth  area  of  the  prothorax  varies  in  size  :  in  two  males  it  extends  from 
the  base  to  the  anterior  constriction,  in  other  specimens  it  reaches  only  the  middle 
of  the  disc.  Head  and  prothorax  usually  very  glossy,  but  in  one  specimen  the 
prothorax  without  gloss.  The  prosternum  has  a  line  and  dense  punctuation,  and 
some  transverse  wrinkles  ;  the  punctured  area  is  limited  at  the  sides  by  a  regularly 
curved  impressed  line  in  the  male. 

Allied  to  G.  episcopale  Chevr.,  from  which  it  differs — inter  alia — in  having  the 


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sides  of  the  prothorax  and  a  triangular  area  on  tiie  disc  smooth.  From  C.  chrys- 
aspis  Bates  it  may  be  distinguished  by  its  smaller  size,  its  coloration,  smd  the 
silvery  grey  pubescence  of  the  under  surface. 

Hab.  Kuiln,  Gaboon,  and  Ogowe  R.  (A.  Mocijnerys). 


'•'1.  Callichroma  edentulum  s]i.  nov. 
(PI.  IX.,  tig.  s.) 

J  ?  .  C  viride,  parom  caernlescens,  capite  et  jirothorace  paulo  anratum.  Caput 
froute  longitudinaliteret  anticc  jiaulo  transverse  strigulosuni :  tuberibus  autentiiferis 
postice  laevibus ;  antennae  nigrae,  sciipo  rugo.M),  apice  acute  subdentato.  I'rothorax 
elongutus,  lateril)as  tuberculo  sat  obtuso  laevi  instructus.  edeutatus,  omuiuo  regu- 
lariter  transverse  striatus,  disci  medio  singulis  striis  longitudiualibus.  Scutellnm 
punctatum,  medio  linea  laevi.  Elytra  caerulescentia,  lateraliter  violacea,  sntura  ab 
(juinto  jiarte  antica  usijue  ad  aj)irem  late  sat  s|)arsatim  griseo-flavo-jmbescentia. 
Prosternum  minute  ]iunctulatum,  jiarum  transverse  rugulosum.  Moris  segmentum 
sextum  abdominale  parmu  rnfum,  quiutum  emargiuatum.  Infra  subtiliter  albo- 
sericaus.     Pedes  nigri,  femoribus  infra  rngulose  ])uiictatis. 

Long.  17i  mm.,  elytr.  W,  hit.  3J. 

Head  bluish  green,  transversely  depressed  and  somewliat  wrinkled  behind  the 
ejiistome,  the  median  sulcus  ending  at  this  groove  ;  the  declivous  part  of  the 
front  longitudinally  striate,  j)osterior  side  of  the  antennary  tubers  smooth. 
Antennae  black,  scape  rugosely  jiunctured,  with  a  rather  produced  and  acute  tooth 
at  the  apex  ;  third  joint  longer  than  the  fourth.  Prothorax  green,  slightly  tinged 
with  golden,  somewhat  shining  like  head  and  scutellum  ;  broadest  behind  the 
middle,  the  basal  constriction  esjiecially  strong  ;  sides  swollen  and  smooth  in 
the  middle,  without  a  tooth  ;  upjierside  with  regular  transverse  ridges  all  over, 
some  of  which — chiefly  some  of  tlie  posterior  ones — are  curved  in  the  middle  and 
run  idong  the  central  line.  Scutellum  green,  punctured,  with  a  smooth  middle 
line.  Elytra  darker  green,  the  sides  broadly  bordered  witli  violet,  especially 
towards  the  apex  ;  the  suture  rather  broadly  clothed  with  a  tine  thin  yellowish 
jiubescence,  except  at  the  basal  fifth  ;  this  pubescent  area  somewhat  undulated 
with  many  oblique  and  feeble  impressions.  Bo<ly  beneath  green,  tinged  with  blue, 
clothed  with  a  short  grey  silvery  pubescence,  abdominal  segments  with  some  loug 
hairs.  Prosternum  transversely  rugose.  Sixth  abdominal  segment  of  the  male 
short,  rufous,  fifth  slightly  emarginate.  Legs  black,  femora  beneath  coarsely  and 
rugosely  punctured  ;   hind  tibiae  with  a  loug  carina,  as  the  four  anterior  ones. 

llah.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  l»y2). 

Allied  to  V.  episcopale  Chevr.  It  may  at  once  be  distiuguisheil  from  C. 
episcopate  and  its  congeners  by  the  form  of  the  anteunal  scape,  and  by  peculiar 
shape  and  wrinkling  of  the  jirothonix. 

Cloniophorus  <^ued.     Type  :  CI.  mechovi  Qued. 

Antennae  slender,  surpassing  the  tip  of  the  elytra  in  both  sexes,  scape  short 
and  thick,  toothed  at  the  ajiex.  Prothorax  toothed  at  the  -sides.  All  femora 
strongly  clavate,  or  hind  femora  less  so,  the  latter  longer  than  the  abdomen  ;  four 
anterior  tibiae  carinate  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed  behind. 


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/ 

02.  Cloniophorus  aurifer  s]i.  nov.   - 

(I'l.  IX.,  fig.  in.) 

c??.  Very  closejy  allied  to  Gl.  mechowi  Qued,  from  which  it  ditfers  in  the 
following  characters  :  middle  of  the  front  without  longitudinal  wrinkles,  vertex 
entirely  smooth  in  the  middle,  the  discal  impiinctate  area  of  the  prothora.\  extending 
far  beyond  the  middle,  the  golden  sutural  macula  of  the  elytra  much  shorter  than 
in  CI.  mechowi,  with  its  anterior  margin  nearly  straight ;  the  four  anterior  femora 
are  rather  coarsely  granulated. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  18'.»2). 

93.  Cloniophorus  tricoloi'  sp.  nov.  ' 
(PL  IX.,  fig.  9.)         ., 

c?  ? .  CI.  infra  aureo-viridis ;  capite,  anteunis  pedisque  cyaneis  ;  prothorace 
aurato-viridi,  antice  purpureo-violaceo-nitido  ;  elytris  violaceis,  plaga  magna 
siaturali  \nridescente.  Frous  longitudinaliter  irregulariter  rngoso-striata  ;  vertex 
laevis.  Antennae  articulo  quarto  tertio  paulo  lireviore.  Prothorax  paucis  granulis 
minutissimis,  antice  et  postice  striis  transversis,  lateribus  dente  minuto,  instructus. 
Scutellum  impressum,  fere  laeve.  Elytra  densiter  et  sat  grosse  transverse  ruguloso- 
granulata,  basi  medio  fere  laevia.  Prosternum  deusiter  subtiliter  grauulatum  ; 
metasternum  granulis  irregulariter  transversim  dispositis  instructum,  abdomen 
pance  puuctulatum,  S  segmeutis  quinto  et  sexto  trnncatis,  vix  emarginatis,  ?  segmento 
quinto  truncato,  tertio  longitndine  aequali. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  3i. 

Head  greenish  blue,  passing  into  violet  in  some  specimens  ;  front  irregularly 
longitudinally  plicate  ;  middle  of  the  vertex  smooth,  sides  of  the  vertex  with  a 
coarse  punctuation.  Antennae  blue,  tinged  with  violet,  nearly  lilack  towards  the 
apex;  6  third  joint  as  long  as  the  fifth,  longer  than  the  fourth;  ?  third  joint 
longer  than  the  others.  Prothorax  golden  green,  its  front  part  lilue  with  a  tint  of 
purple,  shining;  ti'ansversely  striate  in  front,  and  also  with  some  transverse  wrinkles 
close  to  the  basal  constriction  ;  disc  with  a  very  few  granules,  almost  smooth  ; 
lateral  teeth  small.  Scutellum  green,  impressed,  slightly  rugulose  at  the  sides. 
Elytra  purple  violet,  with  a  broad  sutural  and  ill-defined  dark  green  area,  extending 
from  behind  the  base  to  the  middle  ;  very  densely  and  rather  coarsely  transversely 
pnnctulate-granulate,  a  basal  space  rather  shining  and  with  a  few  granules  only. 
Prostenmm  of  the  mule  transversely  striate  in  front,  the  remainder  finely  and 
densely  punctulated  ;  the  punctured  area  anteriorly  extended  to  the  midiUe  of  the 
sides  of  the  prothorax  (in  front  of  the  lateral  teeth),  and  sharply  limited  laterally  ; 
in  the  J't; male  the  prosternum  is  irregularly  striate,  and  densely  punctured  only  in 
the  centre.  Mesosternum,  sides  and  anterior  portion  of  the  metasternum  finely 
punctulated,  the  rest  of  the  latter  covered  with  sparse  granules,  which  are  arranged 
in  irregular  transverse  rows  here  and  there.  Abdomen  shining,  almost  impunctate 
in  the  middle,  densely  punctured  at  the  sides.  Sixth  abdominal  segment  of  the 
male  very  small,  its  ventral  part  scarcely  visible,  fifth  segment  truncate,  with  a 
faint  emargination.  In  the  J'e male  the  fifth  segment  is  truncate  and  as  long  as  the 
third.  Femora  coarsely  granulated,  hind  ones  extending  beyond  the  apex  of  the 
elytra  both  in  S  and  ?.  Body  beneath  green,  feebly  tinged  with  gold;  sides 
clothed  witli  a  fine  whitish  pubescence. 


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Hab.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892)  and  Loanda. 

In  the  specimens  from  Loanda  the  bine  discal  portion  ot',the  prothorax  has 
some  sliglit  rngosities.  / 

94.  Cloniophorus  plicatus  sp.  uov.  / 

6  ? .  CI.  aureo-viridis  ;  iaj)ite,  protlioracis  mar-jine  anrico,  elvtrorum  lateribus 
et  apicibiis,  pedibnsqne  cyaneis.  Frons  autice  sparsatim  punctata,  medio  striis  singulis 
postice  convergentibus  ;  vertex  fere  regnlariter  transverse  striatus,  medio  sat  laevis. 
Prothorax  transverse  striatus,  spatio  autico  violaceo  laevis,  lateribus  ante  dentem 
plioatnra  sat  magna  instructus.  Scutellum  impressum,  singulatim  punctatnm. 
Elytra  jnxta  sutnram  sparsini  subtiliter  nigro-velntina,  densissme  pnnttnlato- 
granulosa.  Prosternnm  transverse  striatum  ;  metasternum  dense  punctatum, 
lateraliter  posticeque  transverse  plicatum  ;  abdominis  segmentum  primum  dense 
iniiictatum,  jiraeterea  lateraliter  transverse  strigulosuni,  caetera  segmenta  sparsius 
punctata,  maris  quintum  profunde.  sextnm  levins  emargiiiatum,  sexti  parte  dorsali 
elongato-rotnndata  ;  feminae  segmentum  quintum  ai)ice  rotuudatnm,  medio  minute 
incessum.     Femora  postica  abdominis  apicem  panlo  superantia. 

Long.  20  mm.,  elytr.  13J,  lat.  4i. 

Head  bine,  sparingly  punctured  in  front,  witli  fine  frontal  longitudinal  wrinkles 
which  are  convergent  posteriorly  ;  neck  and  vertex  transversely  striate,  middle  of 
the  latter  with  a  smooth  sirea.  Antennae  bluish,  gradually  becoming  black  towards 
the  tip  ;  base  of  the  scape  almost  imi)uuctate.  Prothorax  golden  green,  regularly 
transversely  striate,  the  anterior  jjortion  blue  and  smootii  ;  the  fold  in  front  of  the 
lateral  tooth  rather  strong.  Scutelhim  golden  green,  almost  smooth,  impressed  as  in 
the  otlier  sjiecies  of  this  genus.  Elytra  thirk  green,  faintly  tinged  with  golden,  apical 
jnut  blue,  sides  bordered  witii  libic  :  clothed  with  a  thin  black  velvety  pubescence 
near  the  suture  ;  the  latter  itself  glabrous.  Body  beneath  golden  green,  with  the 
front  margin  of  the  prostenuun  black,  and  the  ti])  of  the  abdomen  bluish  green. 
Prosternnm  transversely  rugose,  metasternum  rather  densely  punctuated,  with  some 
wrinkles  laterally  in  front  of  tlie  ])ostei'ior  coxae.  First  abdominal  segment  closely 
punctured,  and  also  wrinkled  at  the  sides  ;  the  remainder  of  the  jibdomeu  sparingly 
jmnctured.  Fifth  segment  of  the  mole  deej)ly  emargiuate,  sixth  slightly  emarginate, 
with  the  dor.sal  part  elongate  and  I'ounded  ;  fiftii  segment  of  the  female  rounded  at 
the  apex,  with  a  narrow  emargiuatiou.  I^egs  blue',  tip  of  the  four  anterior  tibiae  and 
the  tarsi  clothed  with  a  brownish  yellow  ])id)escence.  Pubescence  of  the  sterna  thin 
and  yellowish  grey.     Kind  femora  extending  only  a  little  ijeyoud  the  tiji  of  the  elytra. 

//'//'.  Kuihi  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

95.  Cloniophonis  curvatoplicatus  sp.  nov. 

?  .  CT.  sujjra  purpnreo-caeruknis,  intra  viridi-eyaneus,  pedibus  cyaneis.  ( 'aput 
antice  sparsim  pnnctnlatum,  inter  oculos  longitndinaliter  rngosum,  genis  et  vertice 
pone  ocnlos  grosse  punctatum,  vertice  medio  laeve.  Antennae  versus  apicem  nigrae, 
scapo  brevi,  fortiter  rngato,  apice  dentato,  basi  profiinde  impresso.  Prothorax  auratus, 
longitudine  hititudini  aequali,  lateribus  subrotundato-dilatatus,  medio  tnberculatiis, 
irregularitcr  transverse  plicatus,  rngis  plus  minusve  curvatis,  posterioribus  in  disci 
medio  versus  anticum  ascendentibns.  Scutellum  laeve,  viridescens.  Elytra  area 
sntnrali  elongata  versus  posticum  attenuata  viridana,  basi  medio  sat  sitarsim  jnuic- 
tata,  dein  creberrinie  transverse  rugulosa,  ad  a))icem  jmnctulata.  Infra  griseo-albo- 
sericans,  prosternnm  transverse  rngulosum,  femora  subclavata,  rugata. 

Long.  \h\  mm.,  elytr.  lui,  lat.  Z\. 


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Head  greenish  lilne  ;  epistome  with  line  sparse  punctures  ;  cheeks  aud  vertex 
behind  the  eyes  strougly  punctured  ;  iVoul  sparingly  and  feebly  transversely 
wrinkled  close  to  the  epistome,  longitudinally  plicate  in  the  middle,  and  almost 
smooth  near  the  eyes  ;  nnderneatli  the  eyes  are  some  strong  wrinkles.  Antennae 
black,  bluish  at  the  base  ;  scape  strongly  pnnctulated  au<l  rugose,  with  a  deep 
notch  at  the  base.  Sides  of  the  ]irothorax  rounded  behind  the  middle,  dilated  into 
a  short  tubercle  ;  the  transverse  wrinkling  of  the  prothorax  irregular,  some  of  the 
wrinkles  interrupted  here  and  there,  all  of  them  interrupted  in  the  middle  of  the  disc; 
some  of  the  posterior  ones  curved  at  the  central  line,  and  running  along  towards  the 
front  :  a  space  at  the  anterior  margin,  and  a  second  at  the  base  nearly  smooth. 
Scutellnm  bluish  green,  anil  impmictate.  Elytra  sparsely  punctured  in  the  middle 
of  the  base,  densely  punctuated  at  the  apex,  the  remainder  jrauctulated  and  densely 
transversely  rngulose ;  a  long  and  nari-ow  sntural  area,  broadest  in  front  and 
occupying  the  second  and  third  ipiarter  of  tlie  suture,  is  green,  with  a  tint  of  golden. 
Under  surface  bluish  green,  clothed  wirh  a  fine  greyish  white  pubescence.  Legs 
blue;  femora  densely  rugose,  rather  slightly  clavate,  at  least  less  thickened  near  the 
apex  than  in  other  species  of  Cloniopkoriis. 

Rah.  Congo  (Stanley  Pool). 

96.  (?)  Cloniophorus  parva  sp.  uov. 

?.  (jl.  nigro-caeruleus  ;  prothorace  aurato  ;  idytris  viridescentibus  :  fronte 
strigulosa,  vortiee  medio  laevi  ;  scapo  rugoso-punctato,  dentato  ;  prothorace  elougato, 
fortiter  ileutato,  transverse  ])licato,  spatio  laterali  ante  tulierculum  et  disci  medio 
(ab  margine  antico  uscjne  ad  basim)  laevi;  scutello  laevi;  elytris  multis  striis  minutis 
transversis  et  pnnctis  circularibus  sat  niagnis  ad  basim  sparsatiin  dein  dense  instructa, 
apicibus  obsolete  rugulosis.  Infra  griseo-pubescens,  dense  jninctatus  ;  femorilms 
grosse  punctatis,  tibiis  intermediis  carinatis. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  :!. 

Head  violet  blue,  slightly  shining;  front  lon,t;itudinaHy  striate,  vertex  with  large 
circular  and  slightly  impressed  punctures,  hut  impunctate  between  the  upper  lobes 
of  the  eyes.  Antennae  dark  blue;  scape  very  coarsely  punctuated,  and  produced  into  a 
tooth  at  the  apex.  Prothorax  golden,  somewhat  brassy,  sliining,  longer  than  broad, 
feebly  liiconstricted,  strongly  toothed  at  the  sides,  and  with  a  rather  obsolete  fold 
in  front  of  the  lateral  tooth  ;  the  wrinkling  quite  irregular  at  the  sides,  somewhat 
more  regularly  transverse  on  the  disc  ;  a  rather  large  space  at  the  front  margin, 
the  whole  of  the  middle  of  the  disc  and  the  sides  in  front  of  and  behind  the  lateral 
tubercle  smooth  :  basal  constriction  with  two  or  three  wrinkles.  Scutellum  bluish 
green,  impunctate,  rounded,  and  depressed.  Elytra  also  bluish  green,  with  the 
sides  and  apes  blue.  The  elytra  have  a  peculiar  sculpture  :  they  are  transversely 
and  rugosely  striate  ;  the  striae,  connected  with  each  other,  are  sparse  at  the  base, 
dense  in  the  middle,  and  obsolete  at  the  apex  ;  moreover,  there  are  many  large 
circular  and  rather  deejjly  impressed  punctures,  which  become  more  aud  more 
obsolete  towards  the  rugulose  apex.  Base  of  the  elytra  rather  shining.  Body 
beneath  dark  blue,  clothed  with  a  thin  grey  pubescence.  Sixth  segment  of  the 
abdomen  of  the  inah  small  and  rounded,  the  fifth  slightly  emars'inate. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Reminds  one  of  Proniecen.  The  femora  are  much  more  slender  than  in  the 
other  species  of  Cloniopliorus,  so  that  I  have  doubt  if  this  species  would  not  be 
better  made  the  type  of  a  new  genus. 


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Eulitopus  Bates.  Tyi)e  :  Litojius  (jlabricollis  Murray. 
Antennae  long ;  scape  not  toothed ;  front  carinate  at  each  side  ;  prothorax 
biconstricted,  sides  without  tubercle  ;  four  anterior  femora  strongly  clavate,  posterior 
ones  slender,  reaching  beyond  the  tip  of  the  elytra  ;  fir.st  joint  of  the  hind  tarsi 
much  longer  than  the  tliree  remaining  joints  together,  i  ultimate  abdominal 
segment  with  the  dorsal  part  very  much  enlarged, 

97.  Eulitopus  glabricollis  (Murray). 
Bopoto  (Upper  Congo)  [and  Gold  Coast?].     Only  3  males. 

98.  Eulitopus  seminitidus  Qued. 
Knilu  and  Loanda.     A  large  series. 

E.  glabricoUii<  and  E.  seminitidus  may  be  easily  distinguished  inter  alia  by 
the  coloration  of  the  elytra.  In  E.  ylnhricollis  the  green  colour  of  the  sutural  part 
of  the  elytra  is  sharply  separated  from  the  violet  blue  of  the  lateral  parts  at  the 
discal  nervule,  whilst  in  E.  seminitidus  the  dark  green  of  the  base  and  suture 
gradually  shades  into  the  dark  blue  of  the  ape.x  and  lateral  margins. 

fif».  Eulitopus  tenuis  sji.  nov. 

(??.£.  cyaneo-viridis  :  capite,  prothorace,  antennis  pedibusque  cyaneis, 
elytrorum  apicibus  et  lateribns  violaceis.  C'ajiut  fronte  minute  punctulatum  ;  pro- 
thorax  biconstrictus,  sparsim  puuctulatus,  in  coustrictione  basali  parum  plicatus, 
lateribns  antice  sat  angustatus  ;  elytra  subtilissime  rugulosii,  ;  segmeuti  se.xti 
abdominalis  maris  pars  dorsalis  clougata,  subcoiiica. 

Long.  24  mm.,  elytr.  16,  lat.  3J. 

Head  somewhat  elongate,  finely  punctured ;  prothorax  broadest  near  the 
posterior  constriction,  the  sides  moderately  rounded,  rather  gradually  narrowed 
towards  the  front,  not  nearly  so  abruptly  constricted  anteriorly  as  in  E.  (jlabricMis 
and  E.  seminitidus.  In  colour  similar  to  E.  seminitidus  ;  but  the  base  of  the 
prothorax,  the  scutellum,  and  umler  surface  is  nearly  olive  green,  not  golden  green. 
Most  of  the  specimens  are  smaller  than  E.  seminitidus,  but  the  smallest  of  the 
latter  are  not  larger  than  the  biggest  of  E.  tenuis.  The  males  of  both  s])ecies  may 
be  differentiated  by  the  shape  of  the  enlarged  dorsal  j)art  of  the  sixth  abdominal 
segment  and  the  outline  of  tlie  ])rothorax,  the  females  by  the  colour  and  the 
sha])e  of  tlie  prothorax. 

Hub.  Loanda  (more  than  3<)  sjiccimens). 

loii.  Eulitopus  gi-acilis  sji.  nov. 

E.  infra  viridi-cyanens  ;  cai)ite,  jjrothurace  pedibustjue  obscure  cyaneis,  elytris 
pnrpureo-violacois,  scutello  viridi.  Caput  elougatnm,  sparsatim  minute  jjunctatum. 
Antennae  corpore  fere  sesqui  longiores,  scapo  cylindrico  grosse  punctato.  Prothorax 
sat  pyriformis,  pauce  pnnctatus,  ad  basim  panels  striis  transversis,  nitidus.  Scutellum 
laevc.  Elytra  valde  elougata,  creberrime  transverse  rugoso-punctata  ;  singnlum 
apice  aeciuabiliter  rotuudatnni.  Femora  qnatnor  antica  fortiter  clavata,  jwstica 
elongata,  sat  gracilia. 

Long.  19  mm.,  elytr.  13,  lat.  3. 

U])perside  and  leg.s  dark  blu<':  elytra  violet  blue,  tinged  witli  purple;  antennae 
and  tarsi  nearly  black;  scutellum  green.  Head  shining,  almost  impuuctate  ;  anten- 
narv  tubers  somewhat  more  densely  ]innctnred;  clieeks  coarsely  punctured  beliind  the 


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eyes  and  somewhat  wrinkled  ;  throat  concputrically  wrinkled.  Scajje  nf  antennne 
slender,  almost  cylindrical,  coarsely  but  not  densely  imnctured.  Prothorax  sljo-htlv 
biconstrictcd,  broader  posteriorly  than  in  front,  almost  pyriform  ;  punctuation 
exceedingly  sparse  ;  basal  constriction  with  some  transverse  wrinkles.  Scutelluni 
triangular,  and  smooth.  Elytra  rather  strongly  and  transversely  rugate-punctate  ; 
disc  with  a  fine  nervule.  Under  surface  greenish  blue,  finely  aud  closely  punctulated 
all  over. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Oxyprosopus  Thoms.  Type  :  Cerambi/JL:  foeraU'us  Oliv. 
Front  and  mandibles  elongate,  forming  an  acute  triangular  muzzle  ;  antennae 
thick,  about  as  long  as  the  body  or  shorter  ;  prothorax  and  elj-tra  convex,  the  former 
rounded  or  tubercled  at  the  sides  ;  anterior  ccixal  cavities  closed  behind  :  four 
anterior  femora  clavate  or  subclavate,  posterior  ones  slender  ;  sixth  abdominal 
segment  of  the  male  congpicnous. 


Sierra  I.eone. 
Senegal. 
Sierra  Leone. 


101.  Oxyprosopus  cyliudricus  Bates. 

102.  Oxyprosopus  caeruleus  (Oliv.). 

103.  Oxyprosopus  speciosus  (Dalm.). 


104.  Oxyprosopus  viola  sp.  nov. 

^i.  O.  pnrpureo-violaceus  ;  antennis  pedibuscjne  pro  parte  nigricantibus.  Frons 
impressione  transversa  laevi  instructa,  sat  sjiarsatim  punctata  ;  antennarum  tnberes 
mimite  densiter  punctulati  ;  vertex  medio  laevis.  Antennarnm  scapus  cylindricus. 
Prothorax  post  medium  rotnndato-dilatatns,  antice  posticeiiue  angustatus  ;  disco 
jjarnm  convexo,  ad  basim  abrnpte  declivi  ;  minute  parnm  confertim  punctulatus, 
parte  dilatata  infra  impressa.  Scutellum  minutissime  ]mnctnlatum,  pulic  nigra 
vestitum.  Elytra  minute  disperse,  pro  parte  deusius,  punctata,  interstitiis  puuctis 
miilto  majoribns.     Subtus  pube  grisea  sparsatim  vestita. 

Long.  26  mm.,  elytr.  18,  lat.  6J. 

The  single  s])ecimen  I  have  before  me  seems  to  be  rubbed,  as  the  prothorax  aud 
elytra  have  only  traces  of  a  black  velvety  pnbesceni'e  here  and  there,  whilst  the 
pubescence  of  the  scntellum  is  dense.  The  species  may  i»  distinguished  partii'ularly 
by  the  shape  of  the  prothorax,  aud  by  the  punctuation. 

Violet,  with  a  tint  of  purjjle  ;  antennae  and  legs  blackish.  Head  with  a 
sraooth  transverse  impression  in  front;  the  punctuation  rather  sjiarse  before,  and 
very  dense  aud  fine  behind  the  imi)ression  ;  middle  of  the  vertex  nearly  impunctate. 
Antennae  extending  almost  to  the  tip  of  the  elytra;  the  scape  cylindrical.  Prothorax 
broadest  beyond  the  middle,  where  the  sides  are  swollen,  finely  punctured  all  over, 
and  somewhat  rugose  at  the  sides  close  to  the  anterior  margin,  the  punctures 
rather  sparse  in  the  middle,  especially  near  the  base  ;  sides  somewhat  wrinkled  in 
front  of  the  tumid  part  ;  disc  convex,  vertical  at  the  base.  8cutellum  finely  punc- 
tulated. Elytra  minutelj-  and  rather  sparingly  punctulated,  with  the  interstices 
much  larger  than  the  punctures,  and  with  faint  transverse  rugosities  here  and  there. 
Body  beneath  extremely  finely  punctured,  clothed  with  a  short  silvery  grey 
pubescence,  punctuation  of  the  femora  coarser. 

llab.  (iold  Coast. 


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105.  Oxyprosopus  myrtaceus  sp.  nov. 

i.  0.  viridi-cyaneus:  ahtcuiiis  jiedilmsciue  violaceis;  snpra  aeqnabiliter  sat  dense 
iiigro-velutinus,  infra  argcnteo-sericaus,  valde  elongatns,  fere  cylindricns.  Caput 
elongattim,  froute  pmictatum,  tuberiVms  antenuiferis  densiter  minntc  pnnctatnm. 
Prothovax  latitudine  pariim  longior,  laterilms  tnmido  tuberculo  distincto  ;  disco 
postice  iitrinnuc  sut  dilatato,  convpxo.  minute  ruguloso-jmnctatn.  Scutcllum  rotnii- 
dato-triangulare.  Elytra  subtilissime  punctnlata.  Tarsi  quatuor  antiei  infra 
flavescente-grisei,  postice  infra  argentei. 

Long.  27  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  ii. 

Dark  green,  tinged  witli  blue  :  the  whole  of  tlie  U])]H>r  surface  clothed  with  a 
moderately  dense  black  velvety  pubescence,  not  concealing  the  sculpture.  Front 
of  the  head  and  mandibles  elongate  :  upper  lip  blue,  punctured,  and  some- 
what truncate  anteriorly,  rounded  at  the  sides  ;  cheek.s  and  forefront  rugosely 
punctuated,  centre  of  the  front  less  punctured  ;  punctuation  of  the  antennary  tubers 
very  fine  and  dense.  Antennae  dark  blue,  not  reaching  the  ti])  of  the  elytra  ;  scape 
finely  punctured.  Protliorax  longer  than  broad,  finely  pnnctulate-rngose  all  over, 
except  a  narrow  smooth  space  above  the  lateral  tubercle  ;  anterior  constriction 
slight  and,  especially  on  the  disc,  broad  and  flat,  basal  constriction  stronger  ;  sides 
in  front  of  and  close  to  the  lateral  tubercle  somewhat  sinuate;  disc  elevated  and 
dilated  posteriorly.  Scntellum  triangular,  sides  and  apex  feebly  but  visibly  rounded. 
Elytra  elongate,  almost  cylindrical,  very  finely  ruguloso-punctnlate.  Under 
surface  clothed  with  a  fine  silvery  pubescence,  mi.xed  with  longer  erect  black 
hairs  ;  the  sculpture  almost  concealed  by  the  pubescence,  except  on  the  prosternum, 
which  shows  some  obsoletf^  transverse  wrinkles  in  front.  Sixth  segment  of  the 
abdomen  (Jj  with  the  dorsal  part  rounded  at  the  ai)ex,  the  ventral  part  very 
short,  fifth  segment  slightly  eraarginate.  Legs  dark  blue  ;  under  surface  of  the  four 
anterior  tarsi  yellowish  grey,  that  of  tln'  hind  tarsi  more  >ilvery. 

Hab.  Loauda.  - 

106. iOxjrprosopus.glab'er  sp.  nov. 

? .  0.  auroo-viridis,  minute  caerulescens,  uitidus  ;  antennis  pedibnsque  nigris  ; 
femoribus  medio  rufo-testaceis.  L'ajiut  antice  transverse  rugatum,  punctatnm, 
vertice  medio  lacve.  Autennarum  scapus  rugoso-punctatus.  Prothorax  lateribus 
dilatatus,  valido  tuberculo  tumido  et  ante  tuberculum  plicatura  transversa  instructus, 
biconstrictus,  lateraliter  fere  impnnctatus,  disco  sparsim  punctatus  et  sparsim  leviter 
rugatus,  medio  laevis.  Scntellum  triangulare,  pauce  punctatum.  Elytra  elongata, 
lateribus  antice  fere  parallela,  postice  sat  valde  angustata,  apicibus  singulis  parum 
acumiuatis,  vix  subrotundatis  ;  minute  sat  sparsim  rugulosa  et  punctnlata,  disco 
leviter  binervata.     Infra  niinnte  pnuctulatus  ;  tarsi  griseo-sericantes. 

Long.  27  mm.,  elytr.  21),  lat.  6^. 

Green,  shining,  somewhat  golden,  and  here  and  there  tinged  with  blue.  Upper- 
side  glabrous  ;  under  surface  with  traces  of  a  short  grey  pubescence  at  the  sides. 
Head  punctnlated,  strongly  rugose  on  the  forefront ;  antennary  tubers  convex 
anteriorly  ;  middle  of  the  vertex  smooth.  Antennae  five-sixths  as  long  as  the  body, 
black  ;  scape  scarcely  toothed  at  the  apex,  rugosely  punctuated  ;  third  joint  as  long 
as  tlie  fourth  and  fifth  together.  Prothorax  biconstricted,  basal  constriction  with 
some  wrinkles;  sides  nearly  impunctate,  dilated,  bearing  a  strong  and  blunt  tubercle 
and   a  broad  and  slightly    elevated  fold  in  front  of  the  tubercle  ;   disc  sparingly 


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pniiftiiiifi'd,  esi)eci;illy  poshu-iorly  towards  tlic  sides,  where  there  are  smue  slight 
rugosities.  Scntelhim  triangular,  almost  impunctate.  Elytra  convex,  nearly 
jiarallel,  rounded  and  narrowed  jjosteriorly,  each  apex  very  feebly  rounded,  almost 
acuminate  ;  transversely  rugulose  and  si)aringly  punctured,  the  ])unctnres  obsolete 
at  the  apex  ;  suture  depressed  before  the  njiox  ;  disc  with  two  slight  nervules. 
Underside  finely  punctuhited  ;  legs  black,  middle  of  the  femora  testaceous  ;  tarsi, 
especially  tjie  intermediate  and  hind  ones,  silvery  grey. 
Hall.  L(]anda. 

lt)7.  Oxyprosopus  brevis  sj).  nov. 

?.  0.  viridis,  aureo-nitens,  sli]ii-u  pube  sparsissima  nigra,  infra  sat  deusa  et 
longa  griseo-sericea,  vestita.  Maudibulae  elongatae,  ajiice  abrupte  arcuatae.  (Japut 
medio  profunde  caualiculatum,  hoc  sulco  antice  et  postice  tbrtiter  abbreviate  ; 
fronte  antice  densius  quam  in  medio  jiunctulata  ;  vertice  inter  oculos  transverse 
rugato,  genis  infra  oculos  striatis.  Antennae  sat  crassae,  cori]ori  fere  aeijuales, 
nigrae,  scapo  lirevissimo,  incrassato,  aj)ice  extus  dentato,  jiarum  ruguloso,  ad  basim 
excavato,  articulo  tertio  scapo  jilns  dnplo  Iiiugiore.  Frothorax  latitudine  brevior, 
lateraliter  autice  dilatatus,  medio  tuberculatus,  postice  fortiter  constrietus,  luteribus 
dense  plicatis,  iliseo  medio  subtilitcr  ruguloso.  Scutellum  triangulare,  sat  magnum, 
dense  punctulatuui.  Elytra  creberrime  suiitiliter  ruguloso-punctulata,  ajiice  com- 
muniter  rotundata,  versus  posticumatteunatis  (fere  ut  in  gcneiti  li/iojjaluus  Thoms.J. 
rrosternum  rugose  piuictatum,  parum  transverse  strigulosum,  processu  augusto, 
])lano  ;  meso-  et  metasternum  et  alidomen  densissime  minutissime  ruguloso- 
puuctata  ;  segmeutum  ultimum  abdominale  leviter  emarginatuni.  Pedes  iiigri  ; 
femora  medio  rubro-testacea,  quatuor  antica  clavata,  postica  minute  iucrassata, 
elytrornm  apicem  superautia  ;  tibiae  jiosticae  fortiter  compressae,  versus  ajiicciu_ 
parum  dilatatae. 

Long.  21  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  .">. 

Vertex  impressed  and  longitudinally  and  transversely  irregularly  wriiil<lrd 
bi'twceu  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Sides  of  the  prothorax  with  dense  regular 
wrinkles,  some  of  which  turn  round  the  lateral  tubercle  at  its  upperside  ;  b:isal 
constriction  with  two  raised  lines  ;  disc  finely  transversely  wrinkled,  in  the  middle 
finely  rugulose  ;  four  anterior  tarsi,  and  the  tip  of  the  anterior  and  intenneiliate 
tibiae  clothed  with  a  fulvous  grey  pubescence  ;  hind  tarsi  greyish  white. 

Hub.  Congo  (Stanley  Falls). 

This  short  U.ii/jironoj/iin  reminds  one  of  Rlnipnlhus  Tlioms.  as  regards  tiie 
shape  of  the  elytra. 

Rhopalizida  gen.  nov.     Type :  ]!/>.  riridana  sp.   nov. 
Similar  to  Rliop<ili.iiiti  Thorns.,  but  the  hind   femora  nol    clavale,  sh'iider. 

lt)S.  Rhopalizida  viridaua  sjj.  nov.V 
(W.  IX,,  )ig.  11.) 
Rlt.  viridis,  parum  aurata,  supra  sparsa  pube  nigra,  infra  ilensiore  argentea 
vestita  ;   antennis  pedibusipie  nigris  parum  violaceis  ;  femoribus  medio  rubro-rulis. 
Caput  fronte  dense,  vertice  densissime  punctatum,  sub  oculos  striatum.     I'rothorax 
convexus,  snbtilissime  deusiter  [mnctatus  ;  basi  marginata,  uuii)licata;  lateribus  fere 
ae(]uabilitor   rotundatis.      Sculellum   triangnhire,   basi   dense  punctatum.      Elytra 
postice  attenuata,  ajiice  commuiiiler  rotuudata,  angulis  suturalibus  subrounnlatis. 
Long.  1(3  mm.,  elylr.  In',  hil   4. 

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Dark  grpeii.  with  a  slight  tint  of  ^oKleii,  cliithcd  above  with  a  very  sparse  and 
short  bhick  iinlx'scciuu'.  MiihUe  sulcus  of  the  head  exlfndiii<;  a  very  little  beyond 
the  anterior  margin  of  the  eyes  ;  front  densely  and  rather  coarsely  punctured  ; 
antennary  tubers  as  well  as  the  vertex  minutely  and  closely  puuctulated,  the  latter 
transversely  impressed  between  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes,  with  the  centre  of  this 
ini]iression  smooth  ;  cheeks  wrinkled.  I'rothorax  strongly  and  evenly  rouuded  at 
the  sides  ;  anterior  constriction  obsolete,  very  densely  and  minutely  punctured,  as  is 
the  whole  of  the  disc  ;  basal  constriction  strong,  finely  rugulose,  impnnctate,  feebly 
glossy,  with  one  transverse  carina  ;  punctuation  of  the  rounded  sides  I'oarser  and 
less  dense.  Sculellum  tinged  with  golden  at  the  aj)ex,  rugose,  with  the  basal  part 
densely  punctulated.  Elytra  very  closely  and  rugosely  j)unctulated  all  over,  each 
with  a  slightly  raised  nervule  extending  from  the  middle  of  the  base  to  the 
ajiex.  Under  surface  extremely  finely  and  rugosely  pimctured,  covered  ail  over  with 
a  short  silvery  grey  pubescence.  Legs  l)luish  black  ;  femora,  except  the  base  and 
ajiex,  reddish,  jiosterior  ones  extending  somewhat  beyond  the  tip  of  the  elytra. 
Antennae  bluish  black,  a  little  shorter  than  the  body  ;  scape  short,  somewhat 
arcuate  and  rugosely  2n;nctuated,  notcKcTlit  the  Fase  ;  third  joint  not  quite  so  long 
as  the  fourth  ;  the  remaining  joints  gradually  diniinishing  in  length,  ('xci'j)t  the 
eleventh,  which   is  as  long  as  the  seventh. 

ll'ih.  Knilu  (A.  Moccpierys,  189-J). 

Rhopalizus  Thorns.     Tyjie  :    G:'ramhi/x  iiifcnti  Fabr.  (=  CalUchrnma  cluicrnlnti 

Thorns.). 
Antennae    long,    setilbrm  ;    scajie    strongly    tool  lied    at    the    apex  ;    ]irothorax 
rounded  or  swollen  at  the  sides,  not  tubercled  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  ojion  behind  ; 
all  femora  strongly  clavate,  tibiae  not  carinate  ;  sixth  abdominal  segment  of  the 
male  inconspicuous.  ,■ 

1"''.   Rhopalizus  aureolineatus  sp.  uov. 

?  .  lih.  aureo-viridis  :  elytrorum  marginibus  externis  et  sutnra  obscurioribus  ; 
antennis  pedibns(jue  nigris  ;  femoribus  ipiataor  anticis  medio,  posticis  medio  infra, 
rutis.  Caput  dense  grosse  puuctatum  ;  prothorax  disco  parum  convexus,  densiter 
grosse  puuctatus,  antice  parum  irregulariter,  et  in  basis  coustrictione,  transversim 
plicatus,  coustrictione  antica  obsoleta,  disco  sine  linea  media  laevi.  Elytra  versus 
apicem  atteuuata,  densiter  grosse  transversim  rugoso-punctata,  juxta  siituram  et  ail 
latera  sparsim  nigro-velutiua. 

Long.  17  mm.,  elytr.  11,  hit.  4|. 

The  hind  femora  aie  entirely  black  in  one  sjiecimen  from  Loanda,  nearly  black 
in  two  examples  from  Kuilu,  and  have  a  rather  large  rufous  macula  underneath  in 
the  type  s])ecimen  from  Gaboon. 

Hah.  Gaboon  (type),  Kuilu  (A.  Moc([uery>,  l-^fi^j,  and  Loanda. 

Similar  to  A'//.  chloroUneatus  Qued.,  but  the  elytra  have  a  niucli  coarser 
scul])ture,  and  are  nearly  as  strongly  attenuated  towards  the  apex  as  in  III),  idtem 
(Fabr.)  (=  checiolati  Thorns.),  and  the  colour  of  the  femora  is  different. 

II".  Rhopalizus  euporidus  sp.  nor.         \J 

i'i.  lili.  viridis,  cyanescens  ;  capite  violaceo,  lougitudinaliter  striato-  (J)  aut 

ruguloso-intnctato  (?);  antennis  nigris,  scajio  violaceo;  prothorace  parum  aurato, 

dorso   antice  capitis  colore,  irregulariter   jjlicato,   autic<'    et    in    coustrictione  basali 

regulariter  transverse  plicato;  scutello  acute  triangulare,  fere  laevi  :  elytris  lateribus 


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liigris,  ad  suturaiu  ct  juxta  luimeriiis  nitidis,  coijlri'l  i>siiuc'  i;r(issc  (iiiuchilis  :  prosteriio 
transverse  ruguloso  ;  corpora  infra  jjilis  Inagis  alliis,  w\  iilidniucu  sjia.r>is  vcstito  ; 
pedibus   nigro-cyaiicis,  feinoribus   cvam.Ms. 

Long,  lo  mm.,  clytr.  '.ti,  hit.  4. 

Head  blue,  with  the  front  somewhat  glossy  and  greenish  ;  front  longitudinally 
finely  striate  in  the  i/i'df,  rugosely  punctured  in  the  /'I'/nila  ;  cheeks  wrinkled. 
Antennae  almost  black,  with  the  scape  blue  and  strongly  rugose;  in  the  ma/' 
not  quite  twice  so  long  as  the  body,  in  the j'cm'iJc  extending  only  a  little  beyond  tln' 
tip  of  the  elytra.  Prothorax  green,  tinged  with  golden,  with  a  large  violet  blui' 
patch  at  the  front  margin  ;  striate  anteriorly  and  in  tli(>  l)asal  constriction  ;  the 
latter  is  strong,  whilst  the  anterior  one  is  rather  feeble,  but  conspicuous  on  the 
upperside  ;  the  whole  of  the  disc  covered  with  rugosities  and  fine  granules,  which 
form  irregular  wrinkles.  Elytra  dark  green,  sides  and  apex  broadly  did)  black, 
suture  and  extreme  base  shining;  densely  reticulate-punctate,  the  punctures  cir- 
cular and  deeply  impressed  ;  disc  a  little  elevated.  Under  surface  green,  tinged 
with  blue,  clothed  with  long  wlntish  hairs,  which  are  sparse  on  the  abdomen. 
Prosternum  rugosely  punctulated  in  the  male,  the  punctured  area  extending  to 
the  lower  portions  of  the  sides  of  the  pronotuin,  where  it  is  sharply  limited  by 
an  ingraved  line  ;  rugosely  striate  in  the  female.  Legs  black,  thickened  i)arts 
of  the  femora  violet  blue. 

Ihih.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  ls92).     Eight  specimens. 

Similar  to  Illi.  coluratus  (^)ued.,  from  which   it   may   be  distinginsheil  by  the 
structure  of  the  prothora.x   and  elytra. 

111.   Rhopalizus  nitens  (Fabr.).     Syn. :  Rli.  c/irrrolnii  Thoms. 
Loanda,  Kuilu,  (iaboon,  Accra  (W.  Afr.). 

Eupoi'US  i^erv.     Type  :  E.  tilraiujuhitns  Serv. 
Similar  to  lihopaUzus  Thoms.,  but  the  antennae  of  the  female  are  thickened 
towards  the  apex,  or  at  least  not  attenuated  ;  senpe  slender,  without  sharp  apical 
tooth  ;    prothorax    long,   strongly    biconstricted  ;    anterior    coxal    cavities    dosed 
behind  ;    four  anterior  tibiae   earinate. 

112.   Euporus  strang'vilatus  Serv.     Syn.  :  rJiopaUzun  tricolor  Harold. 
Kuilu,  ( 'ongo.  and  Loanda.     The  specimens  from  Kuilu  have  a  green  protliorax, 
whilst  the  prothorax  is  igneous  in  the  s|)ecimcus  from  the  Upper  (and  Lower  ?) 
Congo. 

11:1.  Euporus  sing^ularis  sp.  nov. 

S.  E.  aureo-viridis  :  elytris  lateribus  aulenuis  pedibns  pie  cyanesceutibus  ; 
capite  et  prothorace  igneis.  Frons  dense  grosse  punctata,  utrini(ue  carinata  ; 
prothorax  fortiter  bicoustrictus,  medio  rotundatus,  disco  sat  deplanatus,  irregulariter 
grossissime  punctatus,  antice  utrin(pic  s])atio  parvo  laevi  ;  scutellnm  elongatum, 
acutum  ;  eljlra  rugulose  punctata,  humeris  laevibus  ;  sublus  conspicue  punctatus, 
prosterno  fortiter  ruguloso. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  '.),  hit.  3. 

Larger  than  E.  i(/nico/lis  Pasc,  from  Natal,  to  which  it  is  similar  in  colour; 
the  prothorax,  however,  has  a  ipiite  different  shape  and  structure.  Puuc-tuation  of 
head  and  iirolhorax  very  strong;  the  latter  strongly  liii-onslricted,' with  tlie  sides 


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dilated  and  nmirled,  the  dise  ratlier  jilaiii.     iSciitelluni  long  and  iuute  ;  sides  feebly 
convergent  from  the  base  to  about  the  middle,  where  tlioy  suddenly  become  strongly 
coMversrent,  so  that  tlie  outline  of  the  scutellnm  nearly  forms  a  pentagon. 
Huh.  Bopoto  (Upper  Congo). 


y 


lit.  Eiiporus  similis  sji.  nciv. 

? .  E.  viridis ;  cajiite,  inothoraeis  parte  aiitica,  elytrornm  latcribns  et  apiee, 
aiitenuis  pedibusqne  violacci.s.  Frons  ufrinc^ue  earinata.  I'rothorax  spleudens, 
elongatus,  modice  biconstrictus,  medio  leviter  rotundatus,  grossissime  punctatus, 
antice  lacvis.  Elytra  sulitilissime  jinnctato-rugulosa,  humeris  laevihus,  nitidis. 
Prosternniu  grosse  rugulosiim ;  metasternuni  et  abdomen  paucis  singulis  punctis 
miiiutissimis  instructa,  nitida. 

Long.  l.T  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  'i. 

Head  blue,  tinged  with  green  at  tlie  anterior  niarL:iii.  coarsely  but  not  densely 
pniirtiiated;  front  with  an  acute  carina  at  eacli  side;  vertex  impuuctatc  in  the 
iniildlc.  Antennae  blackish  blue;  scape  rugose,  with  a  rather  feeble  cicatrix. 
I'rdthiirax  golden  green,  tinged  with  blue  in  the  centre,  the  antciior  jiart  violet 
blue;  sides  slightly  rounded  in  the  michlle;  disc  with  very  coarse  ])unctures, 
which  are  rather  dense  posteriorly;  anterior  constriction  impuuctate,  or  sparingly 
punctuated  here  and  there.  Scutellura  green,  triangular,  and  acute;  the  sides  a 
little  curved.  Elytra  dark  green ;  sides  and  ajiex  dark  blue ;  shoulders  almost 
entirely  smooth  and  shining ;  the  rest  of  the  elytra  punctate-rugate.  Underside 
golden  gresn,  shining;  abdomen  with  a  tint  of  blue,  except  the  basal  segment, 
rrosternum  rugose  ;  metastcnium  and  abdomen  scarcidy  imnctured.  Legs  dark 
violet  blue. 

Hub.  Kuilu  ;  8  females  (A.  Moc([uerys,  LSii^j. 

This  form  resembles  small  green  specimens  of  K.  slramiulatits  Serv.  ;  however, 
the  prothorax  is  much  more  elongate,  and  its  sides  less  rounded,  the  scape  of  the 
antennae  much  more  slender,  and  the  third  joint  relatively  longer. 


Kuilu. 

Sierra  Leone. 
Sierra  Ijeone. 


ll.").   Euponis  nasiitus  <jued. 
llii.   Euporus  plagiatus  (Halm.). 
IK.   Euporus  brevicornis  ( Falu-.). 


Litopus  Serv.     Type  :  //.   ciolacens   Serv. 
Antennae  narrowed  towards  the  apex  in  the  7nalc,  not  attenuated  or  a  little 
thickened  at  the  apex  in  the /(jwafc  ;  scape  toothed  at  the  apex:  i)rothorax  broad, 
its  sides  rounded ;  femora  clavate. 

11^.  Litopus  virens  s]i.  nov. 
5.  L.  viridis;  capite  thoraceque  cyanescentibus  ;  antennis  basi  viohicea  exce]ita 
tiigris,  pedibus  cyaneis  ;  sutura  i)ube  aureo-tlava,  tarsis  tibiisijue  brunneo-llava, 
corpore  infia  argentea,  supra  sparsa  nigra  vestitus.  Cajnit  punctis  magnis  cir- 
cnlaribus  instructum,  epistomate  subtiliter  jiunctnlatum,  linea  media  iintice  abbrcviata 
in  vertice  obsoleta,  impressa.  Sca])us  aiitennaruni  cicati'ice  magna  ai'uta,  fortiter 
ruguloso-punctatus.     I'rothorax  hititndine  paulo  brcvior;   latei'ibus  luniide  dilatatis, 


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feri'  tulM'iTulatis  ;  aiitice  obsolete,  postice  distincte  constrictus,  cdiisjiicue  reticulatus, 
!Si:uti'lluiii  paiu:u  punctulatum,  triaugiilare.  Elytra  densiter  suLtilissimc  pnnctulato- 
rng'iilosa.  Femora  qiiatnor  autiea  grosse  punctata,  ])ostica  suljtilius  pnuL'tulata 
et  infra  leviter  miiltitubereulata. 

Long.  •21)  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  5. 

Greeu  ;  head,  protliorax,  and  scnlcUuin  liluisli  uTecii  and  a  little  glossy  ; 
scape  of  antennae,  femora,  and  hind  til)ia(^  liliie,  the  remainder  of  antennae  and 
the  four  anterior  tibiae  black  ;  the  latter,  as  well  as  all  tarsi,  ckithed  with  a 
brownish  yellow  jiubescence.  Upper  surface  with  traces  of  a  black  ])ubesceuce  ; 
suture  bordered  with  dense  and  short  polden  hairs  ;  under  surface  silvery  grey. 
Head  covered  with  large  circular  and  sliuhtly  impressed  punctures,  and  some- 
what rugulose  behind  the  antennary  tubers  ;  median  sulcus  abbreviated  in  front 
and  obsolete  on  the  vertex.  Antennae  reaching  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  tlie  scape 
coarsely  rugose,  with  a  strong  acute  cicatrix.  Prothorax  conspicuously  and  rather 
regularly  reticulated,  a  very  little  shorter  than  broad,  sides  dilated  and  rounded,  the 
tip  of  the  dilated  part  almost  forming  a  tubercle.  Scutellum  triangular,  si)aringly 
punctured,  the  apex  acute  iu  one  specimen,  blunt  in  tlie  other.  Elytra  very  finely 
puuctulate-rugulose.  Process  of  the  mesosteruum  more  raised  than  in  South 
African  species  {L.  latipes,  dispur,  etc.).  Four  anterior  femora  coarsely  iiunctiired  ; 
jMisterior  ones  finely  pnnctulated  and  rough  underneath,  with  many  very  short  and 
thin  tubercles. 

H((lj.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

In  two  specimens  from  the  same  locality  the  four  anterior  legs  are  reddish, 
with  a  tint  of  violelf  blue. 


y. 


y. 


Eximia  gen.  nov.     Typo  :  K.  tricolor  sp.  nov. 

?  .  Antennae  extending  to  the  tip  of  the  elytra,  thick,  not  attenuated  towards 
the  apex  ;  scape  pyriform,  notched  at  the  base  ;  ci('atrix  limited  by  a  strong  sharp 
carina,  which  is  produced  into  a  tooth  ;  third  joint  much  longer  than  the  fourth  ; 
seventh  to  tenth  joints  rather  short,  triangular  and  acute  at  the  apex  ;  prothorax 
similar  to  that  of  Ithopdliziis  Thorns.,  but  with  the  sides  dilated  into  a  blunt 
tubercle  :  anterior  coxal  cavities  open  liehind  ;  fifth  abdominal  segment  narrow, 
longer  than  broad,  with  the  siih's  parallel  ;  all  femora  clavate,  tibiae  not  carinate. 

To  be  placed  after  IJtopu.s. 

'110.  Eximia  tricolor  sp.  nov. 
(Ph  IX.,  fig.   l:!.,) 

5.  /■;.  aureo-viridis.  Caput  violaceo-nigrnm,  fronte  igneo-auraluni  el  nitidum, 
utrin(|ue  carinatuni,  pauee  pmictulatuiu,  stdco  mediano  antice  et  i]osticc  fortiter 
abbreviato,  vertiee  medio  impuiu-tatuiu,  genis  dense  striatum.  Prothorax  latitudiue 
lougitudini  ae(piali,  leviter  biconstrictus,  lateribns  medio  tuberculatus  et  antice 
]ilicatura  sat  magna  laevi  iustructus,  pauee  jainctulatus,  igneo-auratus,  ad  marginem 
anticnm  ])laga  lata  postice  rotnndata  imrpnreo-violacea  parum  ignea  notato. 
Scutellum  auratum,  laeve,  nitidum.  Elytra  viridia,  pube  brevissima  nigra  sjiarsim 
vestita,  sutura  et  margine  basali  et  disci  medio  glabra,  subtiliter  rugose  punctata, 
rugis  antice  ad  suturam  sat  grossis.  Prostermim  dciusiter  transverse  rugato- 
striatum.  Abdomen  lateribns  dense,  medio  sparsatim  punctatuni.  Femora  violacea, 
jjoslii^i,  infra  tenniter  spinulosa,  tibiae  et  tarsi  nigr<!scentes.  t'orpore  infra  argenteo- 
pubescente. 

Long.  P'  mm.,  idvtr.  lo,  hit.  -t'J. 


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Golden  Erroen,  head  and  prothorax  sliininj;'.  Head  black,  tingoil  with  violet ; 
median  snlcns  stronsly  and  abrnjitly  abbreviated  anteriorly  and  on  the  vertex  ; 
front  golden,  wit  it  a  tint  of  igneous,  especially  ou  the  antennary  tubers,  acutely 
carinate  at  each  side  and  finely  and  sparingly  jiuuctured;  vertex  all  but  impunctate; 
throat  igneous,  and  densely  plicate  like  the  cheeks.  Antennae  black,  tinged  \vith 
violet ;  scape  narrowed  at  the  base,  coarsely  rngose,  and  half  as  long  as  the  third 
joint.  Prothorax  golden  green,  as  long  as  broad,  rather  feebly  bicoustricted  ;  sides 
with  a  blunt  tooth-like  tabercle  and  with  a  fold  before  the  middle  ;  pnnctnation 
extremely  s]iarse  ;  disc  more  convex  posteriorly  than  in  front,  with  a  large,  fiery 
violet  patch  at  the  front  margin,  not  ([uite  extending  to  tlie  middle  of  the  disc  and 
ronnded  posteriorly.  Scntellum  golden  green,  shining,  impunctate.  Elytra  dark 
green,  clothed  with  a  very  short  and  thin  black  pubescence,  which  is  wanting  at 
the  snture  and  on  the  middle  of  the  disc  ;  finely  I'ugate-puuctulate,  the  rugosities 
coarser  near  the  scntellum.  Under  snrface  covered  with  a  silvery  grey  pubescence. 
Prosternnm  rugosely  plicate  ;  metasternnm  and  sides  of  the  abdomen  densely 
puuctnlated,  sparsely  so  in  the  middle  of  the  latter.  Femora  greenish  blue,  four 
anterior  ones  with  sparse,  hind  ones  with  denser  punctures,  the  latter  finely  spincd 
nuderueath  ;  tibiae  and  tarsi  nearly  l>lack. 

Hrib.  Bopoto  (Upper  Congo).  Two  specimens,  one  almost  twice  as  large  as  the 
other  ;  the  Tueasnres  of  the  first  are  given  above. 

Hospes  gen.  nov.     Type  :   //.  nifu/zfollis  sp.  nov. 

Head  without  transverse  impressed  line  behind  the  epistorae  :  front  somewhat 
elongate  ;  antennae  thickened  towards  the  apex,  as  long  as  the  body  or  a  little 
longer ;  scape  toothed  at  the  apex  ;  third  joint  longer  than  the  fourth  ;  front  margin 
of  the  prothorax  rounded  above,  sides  with  a  distinct  tubercle  ;  elytra  commonly 
ronnded  at  tlie  apex  :  anterior  coxal  cavities  closi'd  behind  :  all  leuiora  clavate  ; 
four  anti'rior  tibiae  with  a  short  or  long  carina. 

To  be  jilaced  after  E.rimiti. 


^ 


1~".  Hospes  nitidicollis  s]i.  nov. 
(PI.  IX.,  fig.  1:^.) 

(J.  If.  viridis,  j)aruni  auratus  ;  antcnnis  pedibusipie  nigris  ;  tibiis  quatuor 
anticis  paulo  ])iccis.  Caput  nitidnm,  siugulatim  pnuctatum,  sulco  medio  antice 
leviter  abbreviato.  Scapus  aiitennarnm  fortiter  rngulosus.  Prothorax  latitudine 
longior,  singulis  jmnctis  instructus,  nitidus,  autice  paulo,  postice  fortiter  constrictus, 
dente  laterali  tuniido.  Scntellum  breve,  rotundato-triaugnlare,  nitidnm,  pauce 
jiuuctatum.  Elytra  subtilissirae  rugoso-jiunctata,  sntura  nitida,  lateraliter  parum 
cyanescentia.  Subtus  argenteo-serieeus  ;  segnienti  sexti  abdoniiiuilis  pars  ventralis 
minima,  dorsalis  major.     Tarsi  et  tibiae  iiunlnor  iintiiMc  ]inl>e  brunneo-Hava  vestitae. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  '.>h,  lat.  3. 

Green,  with  a  tint  of  golden,  sliiniiig  on  lu^ad,  prothorax,  si'iiteihini,  and  suture. 
Head  finely  and  sparsely  ]]unctulated  ;  median  sulcus  somewhat  abbreviated  in 
front,  strongly  so  posteriorly,  not  reaching  the  hind  margin  of  the  u]iper  lobes  ol 
the  eyes.  Antennae  lilack.  Tlie  slmrt  and  very  rugose  scape  has  a  strong 
cicatrix.  Prothorax  longer  tlian  broad,  bicoustricted,  with  the  front  constriction 
very  obsolete;  ;  finely  and  very  sjiaringly  jiunctured  ;  disc  with  some  fine  transverse 
wrinkles  at  the  siiles  ;  lateral  teeth  Munt  and  standing  a  little  behind  the  middle, 
the  fold  in  front  of  the  tooth  feeble.     Scntellum  short,  sides  somewhat  ronnded  and 


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sjiariii.s'ly  ]mnctur(M.l.  Elytra  very  finely  autl  closely  mgate-jiiini'tulate.  Body 
bem'iith  covered  with  a  silvery  jjubesceuce.  Le,s;s  black  ;  four  anterior  tibiae  and 
extreme  base  of  the  femora  with  a  tint  of  ]iitchy  lirown  and  elnthed  witli  a  brownish 
yellow  pubescence  ;  four  anteri(ir  femora  rather  coarsely  but  not  densely  punctured  ; 
jinnctures  of  the  hind  femora  close  and  minnte. 

Iliih.  Kiiiln  (A.  ;\Ioei|nerys,  18'J2).  / 

1-l.^Hospes  gracilis  sp.  udv.  ^' 

?.  II.  viridis  ;  capite  aenescentij' ;  prothorace  raacnla  antica,  elytris  basi, 
lateribus,  apice,  sutura,  femoribus(jne  uigro-violaceis  ;  anteunis  tibiis  tarsis  n'gris  ; 
seapo  j)arum  violaceo,  tarsis  posticis  jjube  sat  longa  alba  sericeis.  Frons  longitudi- 
naliter  striata,  vertex  medio  laevis,  ca])itis  sulcns  luedius  antice  et  postice  valde 
abbreviatus.  Prothorax  subnitidus,  latitndine  longior,  ad  marginem  anticum  et  ad 
latera  laevis,  disco  regnlariter  transverse  plicatus,  striis  medio  versus  anticum 
enrvatis  ;  bicoustrictns,  lateraliter  dente  sat  acnto,  ante  dentem  jdic^atnra  tnmida 
instructns.  Scutellum  laeve,  nitidum.  Elytra  snbtilissime  nigatn-iiinictuta.  Fe- 
mora minute  punctnlata.     Variat :  autennarum  articulis  basi  rnfis. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  2\. 

Head  elongate  and  somewhat  prolonged  into  a  muzzle,  dark  green,  with  a 
tint  of  olive  ;  front  longitudinally  jdicate,  vertex  smooth,  the  longitudinal  middle 
groove  of  the  head  deep  and  abbreviated  in  front  and  on  the  vertex.  Antennai' 
longer  than  the  body  ( ? )  ;  scape  cylindrical,  arcuate,  and  rngosely  punctured, 
scarcely  toothed  at  the  apex  ;  third  joint  slightly  curved,  abont  twice  as  long  as 
the  scajje.  Protliorax  longer  than  broad,  with  a  feeble  anterior  and  strong  ba^al 
constricti(}n  ;  the  smooth  and  glossy  sides  have  a  broad  and  rather  blnut  tooth  and, 
in  front  of  the  tooth,  a  distinct  fold  ;  the  whole  of  the  disc,  except  a  small  s])ace 
at  the  anterior  margin,  regularly  jilicate  ;  the  wrinkles  beginning  at  the  sides,  at 
first  lieing  triiiisverse,  then  <'iu-ving  towards  the  front,  rnnning  along  the  middle, 
and  anterioi-ly  recurving  towards  the  sides  ;  colour  of  the  jn-othorax  green,  tinged 
witli  golden  at  the  sides;  a  large  macula  at  tlie  anterior  margin,  rounded  posteriorly, 
dark  violet  blue,  bordered  with  igneous.  t>cutellum  smooth  and  shining,  with 
traces  of  rugosities  at  the  ai)ex.  Elytra  finely  rugate-punctate,  dark  blue  ;  e.u-h 
elytron  with  abroad  longitudinal  but  ill-defined  green  band,  not  reaching  neilhei- 
the  base  nor  the  apex  and  not  ([uite  extending  to  the  suture.  I'ody  Ijeneath  clothe  I 
with  a  silvery  ])ubesccnce.  Filth  segment  of  the  ali.lomen  rounded  at  tiie  apex. 
Femora  violet,  finely  jiunctnlated  ;  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  hind  tarsi  covered  with 
a  rather  long  silky  white  pubescence. 

IIiili.  Kuibi  (A.  JIoei|uervs,  IS'.c,'). 

/ 

1  ■-'■-!.  Hospes  puuctatus  sji.  uov. 

y.  //.  olisenre  anri'o-vii'idis  ;  ciipiti'  olis(Uire  viridi  ;  anteunis  jieilibusipie  piceo- 
nigris  ;  lenioribns  parte  incrassata  ol)scure  viridibus.  t'ajint  punctis  uiagnis  rotundis 
leviter  impressis  instructum.  Antennae  scapo  grosse  punctato,  jnirum  transverse 
rugato,  articulo  tertio  scapo  du])lo  longiore.  Prothorax  latitndine  niinule  longior, 
punctis  rotundis  densiter  tectus  ut  reticulatns,  laleribus  tubercnio  conico  postmediano, 
supra  et  infra  tuberculnm  albo-sericeus.  Scutellum  triangulan',  laeve.  Elytra 
densissime  punctulata,  transverse  rngulosa,  siugulum  disco  linea  leviler  elevata. 
Infra  s])arsim  albo-sericeus  ;  segmentum  abdoiiiinale  i|nin(nni  apice  I'otnudatum. 
Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  9A,  hit.  :J|. 


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Dark  ijrceii,  with  a  conspicuous  nolilen  tint  on  the  jivothorax,  si  iitolhim,  elytra, 
and  under  snrt'ace.  Punctures  of  head  and  prothorax  circular  and  rather  feehly 
impressed ;  very  dense  on  the  prothorax,  so  that  the  latter  has  a  reticulated 
appearance.  Punctures  of  the  elytra  also  circular,  especially  at  the  apex  ;  and  as 
they  arc  confluent  in  the  basal  two-thirds,  this  part  of  the  elytra  is  transversely 
rugate-pnnctate.  Prosternnni  rngulose,  some  wrinkles  at  the  anterior  margin 
ni'arly  regularly  transverse.  Antennae  and  legs  black,  with  a  tint  of  jritchy  brown, 
chieflv  at  the  base  of  the  tarsi  ;  the  thickened  part  of  the  femora  dark  green,  nearly 
black.  Cicatrix  of  the  autennary  scape  strong,  produced  into  a  sharp  crest.  Sides 
of  the  prothorax  somewhat  triangularly  dilated,  with  a  conical  tubercle  and  with 
two  spots  of  a  white  silky  i)ubescence,  one  underneath  and  the  nlher  above  the 
tnbercle  ;  there  is  no  lateral  fold  in  front. 

Hah.  Kniln  (A.  Mocquerys,  189~'). 

In  sculjiture  and  form  of  the  antennae  and  legs  similar  to  Litopus  tirens  sp.  nov. 

123.  (? )  Hospes  hypocritidus  sp.  nov. 

J.  //.  obscure  viridis,  infra  sat  auratus  ;  autennis  peditmsipie  brnnnoo-nigris. 
Capnt  sulco  mediano  profuudo  anticeet  posticeabbreviatoinstrnctura,  froute  sparsius 
(piam  vertice  pnnctatum,  punctis  sat  maguis  rotnndis.  Antennae  corpore  parura 
longiorcs,  scapo  rugoso-pnnctato,  cicatrice  magna,  articulo  tortin  scajio  duplo 
louHfiore,  ','  ad  In'""  apicib\is  triangulariter  acute  dilatatis.  Protliorax  basi  con- 
strictns,  lateraliter  post  medium  angnloso-dilatatus,  lougitudinc  paulo  angustior, 
pnnctis  rotnndis  sat  sparsis,  ntrinque  juxta  medium  disci  densius  sitis,  instructns. 
Scntellum  triangulare,  fere  laeve.  Elytra  creberrime  rnguloso-punctata,  disco  linea 
levissinie  elevata,  margine  externo  et  apicali  minute  oyanescontia.  Sterna  albo- 
sericea,  abdomen  glabrum,  panc<'  minute  punctatuni,  tarsorum  posticorum  articulus 
prirans  eaeteris  tertia  parte  longior. 

Long.  121  mni.^  dytr.  81,  lat.  2L 

Sides  of  the  prothorax  augulated,  not  tnbcrcled  ;  the  tip  of  tlic  angulated  part 
clothed  with  a  white  silky  pubescence  similar  to  that  of  the  sterna.  Punctuation 
of  the  front  of  the  head  sparser  near  the  eyes  ;  middle  line  of  the  prothorax  almost 
smooth,  whilst  the  remainder  of  the  disc  is  punctured,  tlio  punctures  dense  towards 
the  base.  Prosternnm  finely  rngulose  ;  alidomen  shining  and  nearly  impiinctate  : 
apex  of  the  last  alidominal  segment  rounded. 

llab.  ('ongo  (Stanley  Pool). 

Tliis  form  reminds  one  of  the  dark  green  s])ecies  of  the  genus  Ib/pocrifi'n  Fahrs. 
Il  does  not  qnile  lit  into  the  genus  Ifo.fpes,  and  may  be  the  type  of  a  new  genus, 
as  tlie  anterior  coxal  cavities  are  not  closed,  and  the  tibiae  not  carinate. 

Griphapex  ,L:cn.  mmv.     Type  :    Gr.  Scutellaria  sp.  nov. 

Antennae  thickened  towards  the  apex  ;  scape  narrow,  cylindrical,  with  a  very 
siiort  tooth  at  the  apex  ;  third  and  all  following  joints  strongly  longitudinally 
grooved,  third  to  fifth  with  a  sharp  ajjical  tooth  ;  sides  of  the  prothorax  without 
tnbercle  ;  apices  of  the  elytra  truncate,  witli  the  outer  angles  toothed  ;  all  femora 
subdavate  ;  four  anterior  tibiae  carinate  ;  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  longer  than 
the  three  following  together.  Underside  of  the  head  convex  ;  anterior  coxal 
cavities  closed. 

To  bs  placed  after  Ili/pocriles  Fahrs. 


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]'-'4.  Griphapex  scutellaris  sji.  nov. 
?.  Gr.  obscuro  viridis,  pariiin  auratiis  ;  unteiiuis  podibnsquc  cvaiicis  :  tiliiis 
vt  tarsis  fere  niuris  ;  corpore  infra  ct  scutello  albo-sericcis.  (Japut  deusiter,  verticis 
medio  panim  sj)ai'sius  grosse  puuctatiim  ;  froute  elougata  ;  sulco  medio  antice  ot 
postiee  abliveviato.  Antennae  sca]»  elongate,  cylindrico,  fortiter  rugoso-piinctato, 
articnlo  tertio  soajio  minnte  longiore.  Protliorax  longitndine  jiavum  angnstior, 
lateribus  medio  rotnndatus,  antice  leviter,  ad  basim  distiuctius  constrictns,  densiter 
UTOsse  punctatns.  Scntellnm  sat  magnum,  triangnlare.  Elytra  versus  aiiiuem 
j)arnm  attenuata,  basi  recta,  lateribus  postice  parnm  cyanescentia,  apice  angnlo 
suturali  minute  rotnndato,  externo  in  dentem  latum,  sed  uon  acutum,  jirodncto  ; 
creberrime  rugnloso-pnnctata,  disco  liuea  longitndinali  levissime  elevata.  Infra 
fortiter  dense  punctatns,  jiedilms  fortiter  rugato-punctatis,  tiliiis  apicibus  et  tarsis 
infra  ])ube  lutea  vestitis. 

Long,  loi  mm.,  elytr.  6^,  lat.  2. 

Upper  and  nnder  surface  of  the  mesosternum,  especially  the  scutelliim  ami  I  he 
epipleura,  densely  clothed  with  a  white  silky  puliescence  ;  the  rest  of  the  under 
surface  as  well  as  the  dilated  part  of  the  sides  of  the  prothorax  have  the  same 
pubescence,  but  very  much  sparse  !■. 

liiil/.  t'ameroons. 

Helymaeus  Thoms.    Type  :  Litopus  nofatirollis  Perr. 
Antennae  thickened  towards  the  apex  ;  scape  without  tooth;  63-68  large;  cheeks 
short ;  prothorax  rounded  at  the  sides,  subconvex  ;  elytra  truncate  at  the  apex  ; 
anterior  coxal  cavities  open  ;  femora  clavate  ;  four  anterior  tibiae  carinate. 

1~-")-  Helymaeus  pallidiventris  sp.  nov. 

//.  niger  ;  elytris  violaceis  ;  luitenuarnm  basi,  abdomine  pedil)Usi]ue  pallide 
rufis  ;  tibiis  omnibus  et  tarsis  posticis  nigro-lirunneis.  Capite  et  prothorace  grosse 
reticulato-puuctatis,  hoc  lateribus  aequabiliter  rotnndato  ;  elytris  grosse  et  jirofnude 
reticulato-punctatis  ;  sternis  pube  grisea,  abdomine  ])ube  lutea  vestitis. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  in,  lat.  4. 

Head  and  prothorax  black,  densely  reticnlate-punctate,  the  punctures  large, 
circidar,  and  slightly  impressed.  Anteuuae  black,  the  three  basal  joints  and  nearly 
the  whole  of  the  fourth— in  one  specimen  also  the  base  of  the  fifth— pale  rnfous  ; 
seventh  to  tenth  joints  broadly  triangular,  the  last  deejily  emarginate  at  each  side. 
Prothorax  evenly  rounded  at  the  sides.  .Scutellum  black  and  iminmctate.  Elytra 
blue,  reticnlate-punctate,  the  punctnres  very  deeply  impressed.  Sterna  black,  in 
one  specimen  with  a  feeble  tint  of  pitchy  lirown.  Prosternum  rugulose  ;  meta- 
sternum  covered  with  a  dense  white  pubescence  nearly  concealing  the  ratlier  obsolete 
imnctuatioii.  Abdomen  very  pale  rnfous,  almost  Inteous  ;  legs  (lale  rnfous,  except 
the  blackish  tarsi  nml  hind  tibiae.  Posterior  femora  slightly  clavate  ;  all  tenmra 
coarsely  punctured. 

Hall.  Caffraria. 

Ditfers  from  its  nearest  allied  ^iedta^,!!.  jjalcsfris  I'asc,  eh  icily  in  the  colour  of 
the  antennae,  nnder  surface,  and  hind  legs. 

120.  Semanotus  feri'ugiueus  s]i.  nov. 
?.    S.    ferrugincus,    antennis     pedibusqne    nigris  ;    cainte    canaliculato.    post 
antennarnm   tuberes    nlriiii|uc    parnni    grauulato  ;     ]irotliorace    antice    constricto, 


(  18fi  ) 

tulierculoso  ;  scutello  medio  dcpresso,  laevi,  apioe  snbrotniulato  ;  elvtris  ad  apicein 
miiintc  dilatatis,  rugose  jmnctatis. 

Loug.  12  mm.,  elytr.  0,  lat.  -ih. 

Similar  in  colour  to  CaUidiiim  sut/f/iii/ifinn  L.,  but  witli  the  antennae  and  legs 
entirely  black.  Head  finely  longitudinally  canaliculate,  witli  a  tran.sversc  groove 
in  front,  and  with  some  grannies  behind  the  antennary  tubers.  Antennae  a  little 
longer  than  the  body,  third  joint  as  long  as  the  scape.  Prothorax  imi)nnetate, 
constricted  anteriorly  and  at  the  base,  with  a  nodosity  in  the  middle  of  the  sides  ; 
disc  tubercled  in  front  of  the  sentellum,  and  witli  a  transverse  median  fold,  which 
is  interrupted  in  the  centre  ;  median  line  very  fine,  and  distinct  only  anteriorly 
and  on  the  basal  tubercle.  Scutellum  slightly  truncate.  Elytra  a  little  dilated 
posteriorly,  strongly  and  densely  ]iunctured,  and  somewhat  rugose  ;  the  punctures 
less  dense  at  the  rounded  and  jiromiuent  shoulder  angles  and  at  the  extreme  apex. 
Body  beneath  clothed  with  a  rather  long  pubescence,  sparingly  ])uinturo(l :  prosternuni 
with  extremely  fine  wrinkles. 

Hab.  Knilu  (A.  Blocquerys,  1892). 

127.  Oedenoderus  sphaericollis  I'hevr. 
Sierra  Leone  (A.  Mocquerys). 

128.  Xylotrechiis  gahani  Duv. 
Kuilu. 

120.  Xylotrechus  anguliferus  sp.  nov. 

(S  ? .  X  niger,  sparsatim  griseo-pnbescens  ;  prothorace  disco  rngoso,  maculis, 
una  mediana  biloba,  et  una  in  utroijue  latere  flexuosa  nigris  ;  elytris  maculis  rufo- 
testaceis  griseo-pubescentibus,  prima  elytris  communi  postscntellare  magna,  secunda 
snbhumerali  parva,  hac  postice  cum  macnla  tertia  antemediana  anguliformi  counecta  ; 
praeterea  fascia  transversa  postmediana  ad  suturam  parum  dilatata.  Infra  margine 
postico  metasterni  et  segmeuturnm  duorum  iirimorum  abdominalium  gi'isco-albo. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  7i,  lat.  :5. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  rather  thin  grey  pubescence.  ,  Lateral  carinae  of  the 
front  feebly  flexuose.  Prothorax  convex,  sides  ronnded,  especially  in  front  of  the 
base;  disc  rugose,  witli  three  black  s]iots,  one  in  the  middle  bilobed  jxisterinrly, 
and  one  at  each  side  ;  the  latter  spot  is  obliijuc  and  a  little  curved,  extending  frdui 
the  sides  of  the  disc  towards  the  shoulder  angles  ;  pubescence  closer  in  front  of  the 
sentellum.  Scutellum  roimded,  bordered  with  greyish  white  hairs.  Elytra  black, 
with  rufous  maculae  and  streaks  ;  these  markings  and  the  basal  jwrtion  of  the  outer 
margins  covered  with  a  grey  jmb(!scence  ;  the  ajiex  has  also  some  grey  hairs.  Of 
the  markings  the  first  is  a  large  oblong  macula  common  to  both  elytra  and  not  ipiite 
reaching  to  the  middle  of  the  suture  ;  then  there  are  two  very  small  spots,  one 
beneath  and  the  other  above  the  humeral  angle,  and  an  anguliform  line,  with 
the  j)oint  of  the  angle  directed  towards  the  base,  stands  close  to  the  first  macula, 
and  is  posteriorly  connected  with  it  ;  a  transverse  postmedian  band  a  little 
abbreviated  at  the  outer  margins,  slightly  dilated,  and  not  interrupted  at  the 
suture  ;  each  apex  trnncate,  with  the  angles  shortly  spined.  The  whole  of  the 
hind  margin  of  the  metasternum  and  the  sides  of  the  hind  uuirgins  of  the  two 
first  abdominal  segments  densely  covered  with  a  white  pubescence  ;  upi)er  surface 
of  the  last  segment  white.  Hind  femora  of  the  male  extending  beyond  the  tip 
of  the  abdomen. 


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IIiiIj..  Knilii  (A.  Mdcqiierys,  istr^j. 

Allied  to  A',  galiaiii  Duv.,  from  which  it  rhicfly  diflers  in  the  markings  of  the 
elytra,  as  A',  i/nliini  has  a  sutural  median  macula  shaj)ed  like  the  head  of  au 
arrow  staudiiiL;'  iM/fore  the  postiuediau  fascia. 

inn.  Xylotrechus  socius  >\f.  nov. 

?.  A",  iiiger,  griseo-pubescens  ;  froute  carinis  latcralilms  arcnatis  ;  j)rothoracis 
lateribns  antic.e  fere  rectis  postice  rotniidatis,  disco  rnnjoso  ;  prothoracis  ct  elytrorum 
siii'iiatnris  iit  in  A',  a  mj  nil  ferns  sp.  nov.,  femoi'ibns  rnfis,  apicilms  nigris. 

Long,  lii^  mm.,  elytr.  6,  lat.  25. 

This  species  bears  a  very  close  resemblance  to  A'.  axcjidiffrHs  sp.  nov.  :  Imt  the 
lateral  carinac  of  the  front  are  much  more  arcuate,  the  sides  of  the  prothoi'ax 
much  less  rounded,  nearly  straight  anteriorly,  and  the  femora  are  rufous,  with  tlie 
tip  of  the  four  anterior  and  the  apical  lialf  "f  the  jiosterior  ones  black. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Moci|uerys,  isn^). 

131.  Xylotrechus  reichenowi  Qucd. 
Kuilu.     Ground  colour  of  the  elytra  lilack,  with  a  ilistinct  tint  of  bine  in  the 
three  sjiecimens  of  the  Museum. 

132.  Xylotrechus  x-maculatus  sp.  nov. 
(PL  IX.,  fig.  14.) 

c?  ?.  A.  niger,  cinereo-pubesceus  ;  froute  carina  media  obsoleta,  carinis 
lateralilras  nuilis  ;  prothorace  medio  maculis  dnabus  parvis  elytriscpie  fasciis  nigris, 
fascia  prima  iiosthumerali  angnliformi,  secnuda  ab  liumero  ad  suturam,  delude  ab 
sutura  ad  marginem  externum  oblique  desceudentc,  tertia  elytris  commimi  suturali 
sagittaeformi  ;  elytrorum  ajucibns  oblique  truneatis,  intus  breviter,  extus  longe 
spinosis  ;  mesosterno  et  segmentis  dunbus  primis  abdominalibus  lateraliter  albo- 
maculatis. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  3. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  dense  ashy  grey  ])nbescence.  Head  with  an  obsolete 
median  carina  ;  of  the  lateral  ones  there  is  scarcely  a  trace.  Prothorax  convex  ; 
sides  more  rounded  posteriorly  than  before  the  middle  ;  centre  of  the  disc  with 
a  transverse  black  macula,  behind  whicli  is  a  faint  grey  spot  :  sides  of  the  base  with 
a  small  white  spot  close  to  the  margin.  Scutelliun  grey.  Elytra  with  au  anguli- 
form  marking  at  the  sides  behind  the  shoulders  ;  anotiier  line,  running  from  the 
shoulder  to  the  suture  and  thence  to  the  outer  margin,  forms  a  second  angle  :  the 
latter,  together  with  that  of  the  other  elytron,  forms  au  x-shaped  mark  ;  a  post- 
median  broad  transverse  fascia  in  the  shape  of  the  head  of  an  arrow.  Apex  of  the 
elytra  feebly  convex,  obliquely  truncate,  the  outer  angles  strongly  s]iined,  the  inner 
ones  shortly  so.  Sides  of  the  ])osterior  part  of  the  meso-  and  metasternum  and  of 
the  two  basal  segments  of  the  abdomen  densely  covered  with  a  white  ])ubescence. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Moc(juerys,  1892). 

r.'>3.  Xylotrechus  mocquerysi  sp.  nov. 

(PI.  IX.,  fig.  1.-..) 

? .  .V.  niger,  olivaceo-cinereo-]inbescens  ;  froute  utriu(jue  k-viter  carinata,  carina 

niedia  (ilisoleta  ;    iirotliorace   medio  macula   du]dicata,    lateribns   nu^cida   minima, 

nigris   notato  ;    elytris  macula   postscutellare  ferruginca  et   fasciis  nigris    notatis, 


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nempc  :  liiiea  anguliformi  in  basis  medio,  fascia  angnsta  oblii|iia  a  siitiira  ad  margiiioiu 
exterioreiu  (U'sceiulcnte,  fascia  jiosnuodiana  transversa  lata  ;  coxis  et  abdominis 
scgmentonuii  apicibiis  jianuii  picTO-bmnnois. 

Long.  Oi  ram.,  elj-tr.  G,  lat.  2J. 

Black,  witli  the  coxae,  trochanters,  liiud  margins  of  the  al)dominal  segments, 
and  tlie  tip  of  the  last  joints  of  the  antennae  somewhat  pitchy  brown  ;  clothed  with 
a  rather  dense  olive  grey  pubescence.  Lateral  carinae  of  the  front  straight  and 
feeble  ;  median  carina  obsolete.  Siiles  of  the  prothorax  rounded  jiosteriorly,  much 
less  so  in  front ;  anterior  margin  narrowly  ferrnginous  ;  a  doubled  nuKuia  on  the 
disc  and  a  very  small  sjjot  on  each  side  black.  Scutellum  semicirenlar,  entirely 
pubescent.  Elytra  convex  at  the  ajiex  and  subtriuicate,  with  tlic  outer  angles 
spined,  and  with  the  sutural  ones  a  very  little  produced  ;  a  ferruginous,  somewhat 
triangular,  macula  behiud  the  scutellum,  and  two  black  transverse  bauds  are 
common  to  both  elytra  ;  the  tirst  baud  is  narrow,  angnliform,  with  the  point  of 
the  angle  standing  on  the  suture  iu  front  of  the  middle  and  directed  towards  the 
base,  the  second  broad  and  straight,  gradually  shading  olf  |)osteriorly  ;  moreover, 
there  is  an  anguliform  line  in  the  middle  of  the  base  of  each  elytron,  with  the  point 
of  the  angle  also  directed  towards  the  base  ;  the  pubescence  of  the  apical  jiart  of  the 
elytra  is  darker  at  the  tip  than  in  front  of  it. 

Hah.  Knilu  (A.  Mocqnorys,  180x'). 

Named  in  honour  of  the  collector. 

Plag'ionotulus  gen.  nov.     Type  :  PI.  bjrkcn  sp.  nov. 

Capite  parvo  ;  froiite  plana,  ante  ocnios  subcarinata  ;  antennis  brevibus,  valde 
approximatis,  articnlis  simplicibus,  extus  ad  apicem  vix  triangulariter  prodnctis, 
scapo  cylindrico,  articulo  tertio  panlo  longiore  ;  prothorace  globoso,  caj)ite  mnlto 
lat  lore  ;  elytris  fortiter  eonvexis,  apicibus  trnncatis  ;  tarsis  posticis  articulo  priino 
duobus  se((uentibns  mnlto  longiore. 

Distinguished  chiefly  by  the  narrow  head  witli  I  lie  frmit  llattened,  and  by  I  lie 
a]tproximate  antennae. 

To  be  placed  behind   Xnlotrefhu.f  Clievi-. 

134.  Plagionotulus  lyricen  sp.  nov. 

(I'l.    l.\.,    II.l;-.    Ki.) 

/'/.  nigi'r,  pube  grisea  et  olivaceo-grisea  vestitns  ;  prothorace  reticulato  ; 
scutello  margine  excepto  nigro  ;  elytris  fascia  transversa  mcdiana  in  sutura  usque 
ad  scutellum  ascendente  nigra,  hac  fascia  maculam  fere  lyriformem  includente, 
praeterea  linea  humerali  nigra  nofatis  ;  elytrorum  a])ice  sparsim  pubcscente, 
truncato,  extus  foi'titer,  intus  brevilcr  spinoso ;  meso-metastcrno  lateribus  abdomi- 
neque  segmenti  primi  parte  apicali  albis. 

Long.   lOi  mm.,  elytr.  (ii,  lat.  :!. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  grey  pubescence,  whieli  has  a  distinct  olivaceous  tint 
on  head,  prothorax,  and  base  of  the  elytra.  Basal  half  of  the  antennae  black,  the 
remainder  white  ;  scape  longer  than  the  third  joint.  Prothorax  a  little  broader  than 
long,  regularly  reticulated,  with  the  meshes  of  the  net  very  feebly  impressed. 
Scutellum  rounded,  a  very  little  triangular  ;  black,  the  margin  bordered  with  an 
olivaceous  grey  pubescence.  Ai)ices  of  the  elytra  truncate,  the  outer  angles  strongly 
toothed,  the  sutural  ones  with  a  faint  tooth  only,  the  margin  between  the  teeth  a 
very  little  rounded  ;  a  black  transverse  antemedian  fascia,  common  to  both  elytra, 


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extending  on  the  sntnro  td  the  scutenum,  iiud  incliidiuga  lyriform  grey  marking,  the 
tip  of  which  does  not  qnite  reach  tlie  scntellnm  ;  tlie  pubescenee  denser  beyond  the 
middle  than  at  the  apex,  so  that  there  is  an  ill-defined  postmedian  transverse  grey 
band  ;  each  elytron  has,  moreover,  a  humeral  longitudinal  black  streak,  the  inside 
of  wbicli  is  connected  with  the  largo  autemedian  black  macula  by  a  very  fine 
black  line. 

Hal).  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Kot<\ —  ( 'lijtm  isrnegalcnsis  Lajwrtc  et  Gory.  (JJo/iO;/r.,  p.  li  1,1'!.  X  VII.,  fig.  1  (J8) 
belongs  to  this  genus.  There  is  a  mistake  in  the  above-cited  description  of  this 
si)ecies,  as  only  the  ai)ical  half  of  fiie  first  abdominal  segment  is  white,  whilst  the 
second  segment  is  black. 

l:^;">.  Plagionotulus  cinereus  sp.  nov. 

Fl.  niger,  pube  cinerea  vestitus  ;  jirothorace  minute  granulato  ;  elytris  apicilms 
subrotundato-trnncatis,  extus  spinosis,  macula  humerali  parva,  fascia  oblicpia  ab  basi 
fere  ad  medium  marginis  externi  dcscendente  antice  bifurcata,  fascia  secunda 
mediana  elytris  commnni  sagittaeformi  in  sntura  ustpie  ad  scutcUum  ascendente, 
nigris  ornatis,  his  fasciis  ad  marginem  exteriorem  coniiexis  ;  raesosterno  et  meta- 
sterno  macnla  laterali  abdomiuerjne  segmenti  primi  jiarte  apicali  albis. 

Long.  0  mm.,  elytr.  o,  lat.  21. 

Black,  clothed  with  an  ashy  grey  pubescence.  Scape  of  the  antennae  as  long 
as  the  third  joint.  Prothorax  finely  granular,  a  little  more  rounded  posteriorly  than 
before  the  middle.  Jlarkings  of  fhe  elytra  similar  to  tliose  of  the  jjreceding  species, 
but  the  humeral  line  is  short,  and  the  large  black  sidj-basal  baud  sends  out  on  each 
elytron  a  fine  and  short  line  which  does  not  (piite  extend  to  fhe  basal  margin. 

JIa//.  Delagoa  Bay. 

Denticerus  gea.  nov. 
DifFert   a   genere   praecedente   autennarnm   articulis  apicc   ntriinpK'   deulatis, 
articulo  tertio  scapo  longiore. 

l:!<i.  Deuticeriis  reticulatus  sji.  nov. 

D.  niger,  cinereo-inibescens  ;  antennarum  articulo  tertio  scapo  ses(|ui  longiore  ; 
prothorace  reticulato,  medio  macula  transversa  indistincta  nigra  ;  elytris  macnla 
parva  basali,  et  fascia  lata  mediana  transversa  versus  scntellnm  dilatata,  nigris  : 
ajnce  ])auce  pubescente,  subnigro:  meso-et  metasterno  abdominisque  segmento  ])rinio 
lateraliter  albo-maculatis. 

Long.  7  mm.,  elytr.  4^,  lat.  2. 

Black,  clothed  with  an  ashy  grey  pubescence.  Front  densely  and  rugosely 
punctured;  antennae  reaching  the  nuddle  of  the  elytra,  feebly  pitchy,  chiefly  at  the 
base  ;  third  joint  elongate.  Prothorax  regularly  and  rather  strongly  reticulated. 
Scntellnm  triangular,  black.  Elytra  obliquely  truncate  at  the  apex,  rather  strongly 
toothed  at  the  outer  angles,  and  feebly  so  at  the  inner  ones,  with  a  broad  black 
transverse  median  band,  which  is  narrowly  dilated  on  the  suture  towards  the 
scntellnm  and  is  bordered  with  white  hairs,  chiefly  in  front ;  before  the  baud  in  the 
middle  of  the  base  of  each  ilyti-on  is  a  small  inconspicuous  black  spot  ;  the  grey 
pubescence  sparse  at  tlie  apex,  the  latter  almost  black.  The  first  abdominal 
segment  bears  a  white  spot  at  eacli  side,  or  its  whole  posterior  part  is  wliite. 

Ih/).  Kuiln   (.\.   Jbi.querys,   1892). 


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l;^7.  Apiogaster  rufiventris  Piir. 


Knihi. 


l;;^.  Apiogaster  minor  >i'.  uov. 

A.  iiij;er  :  flytris  iiigro-viriililms  ;  IVmoruiu  c|uaf,uor  posticoi-iun  liasi  ct  tolls 
tibiis  (luatiior  posticis  rufis  ;  capite  protlioracecjue  deusiter  grosse  reticulato- 
pimctatis  ;  hoc  latitudinc  dnplo  Idiig'iore,  postice  Icviter  constricto,  lateribns  et  liiioa 
aiitoscutellarc  luiigitiulinali  ullio-sei-iceis  :  scutolli)  tvausverso,  tniiicato,  iilho  ;  clytris 
Ijasi  rectis,  lateribus  medio  vix  angiistatis,  ai)icibus  extus  ai-iife  spino.sis,  antice 
roticnlato-puuctatis,  versus  apieem  subtilit«r  rngiilosis  ;  iufra  lateribus  albo- 
j)ubescens. 

Ijong.  (')  mm.,  clytr.  4,  lat.  I3. 

151ack,  (elytra  moderately  tinged  with  bine  at  llie  apex.  Finnl  plain,  coaisely 
punctured,  with  a  short  and  fine  median  line;  vertex,  protiioiax,  and  base  of  the 
elytra  reticulate-punctate.  Third  joiid  of  the  antennae  a  little  longer  than  the 
thickened  scajjc;  fifth  to  tenth  joints  acute  at  the  inside  of  the  ai>ex.  Trothorax 
about  twice  as  long  as  bmad,  slightly  constricted  at  the  base;  sides  a  little  rounded, 
the  vertical  jjarts  of  the  sides — as  well  as  the  jirosternum,  except  the  front  margin  - 
and  a  short  longitudinal  line  in  front  of  the  scutellum,  white.  Scutellum  white, 
transverse,  and  truncate.  Elytra  a  very  little  narrowed  in  the  middle,  with  the  sides 
ronnded  before  the  apex,  the  lattei'  with  two  long  S2)ines  at  the  outer  angles  ;  basal 
margin  straight ;  disc  of  each  elytron  longitudinally  impressed.  Under  surface 
clothed  with  a  white  pubescence  at  the  sides.  Four  hind  tibiae  and  the  base  of  the 
four  hind  femora  rufous  ;  tarsi  brownish  black. 

Hal).  Gaboon  (A.  Mocquerys). 


Kuilu. 


Kuilu. 


139.  Ptycholaemus  maciilipes  Thoms. 
1411.    Ptycholaemus  simplicicollis  Thoms. 


111.  Ptycholaemus  lativittis  Har. 
Congo  (exact  locality  ?). 

14:i.  Amphidesmus  platypterus  Wesiw. 

Kuilu  and  Loauda. 

Two  specimens  labelled  "  Congo  "  liavc  a  dilferent  pattei'U  of  the  elytra  ;  the 
basal  black  region  is  reduced  to  a  sutuial  jintch,  which  is  very  narrow  in  one  of 
the  two  exam])les. 

143.  Amphidesmus  westermanni  (Guer.). 
Axim  (W.  AtV.). 

114.  Diastellopterus  clavatus  (Chevr.). 
Ogowe  1{. 


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LAMIINI. 
1  !•>.  Apomempsis  bufoides  sji.  luiv. 

A.  iji,i;;ni,  soi'diilc  llavo-yriseo-squaniiuosa  ;  protliorai'e  diialms  lasciis  obt^curis 
iiiitato.  (_'a2)ite  fronti'  prcii'miilc  ]i\iiii:tato,  inter  autennas  panim  coiicavo.  Anteiiuis 
articulo  tertio  sca])0  i'cre  dujilo  luimiove.  I'rotlioracc  loiigitudiiie  latitndini  ae(piali, 
lateribus  rntimdato,  medio  nuisiiiiinso,  disco  vix  nodoso,  jmnctis  grossis  iiistructo. 
Scntello  lircvi,  lato,  rotnndato.  Elytris  punctis  prot'nndis  maguis,  versus  apit-em 
luiimtioribns,  iiistrnctis,  instcrtitiis  nodnloso-elevatis ;  siugulo  elytro  nonnnllis 
tuburciilis  prope  siituram,  seriatim  disi)ositis,  iiistructo,  iiiio  pdstmediano  parnm 
majore.     Femoribus  et  tibiis  aimulo  nigro  notatis. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  5. 

Disc  of  the  jimtlidrax  with  only  a  tracts  of  a  tubercle  at  each  side  in  front,  and 
with  a  very  faintly  raised  median  line.  The  jmnctnres  of  the  elytra  very  large  and 
deep,  except  at  the  apex,  where  they  are  much  fim-r  and  also  sparser  ;  the  inter- 
stices of  the  punctures  are  raised  and  form  here  and  there  distinct  munded  tubercles; 
the  tubercles  of  the  disc  near  the  suture  somewhat  stronger  and  arranged  in  two 
rather  regular  rows  :  the  first  tubercle  of  the  inner  row  placed  at  the  base,  the 
second  to  fourth  in  front  of  the  middle,  one  close  behind  the  otlier,  and  the  last  and 
largest  tubercle  situated  beyond  the  middle  ;  a  second  and  rather  inconspicuous  row 
placed  on  the  miildle  of  the  disc  at  the  outside  of  the  first  consists  of  three  feeble 
tubercles.  All  these  tubercles  only  moderately  raised  and  more  or  less  rounded,  not 
pointed  or  crested. 

Hal/.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1S92). 

Similar  to  A.bafo  (Chevr.),  but  differs  from  (his  sjiecies  in  the  shuvter  pro- 
tlnirax,  in  the  rounded  scutellum,  and  in  the  elytra  luit  being  impressed  at  the  base 
and  having  the  tubercles  less  raised. 

141.  Apomempsis  bispinosa  sji.  miv. 

A.  nigra,  sordide  russo-griseo-squammosa,  nigro-vuriegata.  Fronte  sparsim 
punctulata.  Antenni-s  uigris,  articulis  2°,  3°,  i)°,  7  apicibus  griseis.  Prothorace 
Imigitudine  latitndini  aequali,  sparsim  punctulato,  disco  levissime  trigibboso ; 
hifi'ribus  carina  luediana  bisjiinosa  armatis.  Scutello  longitndine  parum  latiore, 
augulis  posticis  fortiter  rotuudatis.  Elytris  nou  gibbosis,  ad  apicem  defiexis,  jjost 
basim  transverse  depressis,  sat  sparsim,  antice  grossius  ipuim  jiostice,  punctatis  ; 
siugulo  elytro  tuberciilis  qnatiior  validis  carinaeformibus,  tribus  j^rope  sutnram,  una 
inter  secundum  et  tertinm  parnm  versus  externum,  sitis,  jiraeterea  multis  tuberculis 
parvis  instructis.     Pedibus  nigro-annnlatis,  tibiis  intermediis  ad  ajiicem  sinuatis. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  (i. 

Clothed  with  wood-brown  scales,  which  are  arranged  in  tliree  streaks  on  the 
vertex,  and  in  one  broad  median  band  on  the  prothorax  ;  a  large  patch  at  each  side 
of  the  prothorax  and  two  iiatches  on  each  elytron,  one  situated  in  the  middle,  the 
other  in  front  of  the  apex,  are  more  or  less  indistinct  and  of  a  brownish  black 
coliinv  ;  the  whole  of  the  upper  surface,  moreover,  parti-coloured  with  black. 
Antennae  black,  with  tlie  tip  of  the  third  and  fourth  joints  and  with  more  than 
the  apical  half  of  the  fifth  and  seventh  covered  witli  a  grey  pubescence  ;  third  and 
fourth  joints  together  scarcely  as  long  as  all  following  joints.  Prothorax  with  a 
feeble  impression  at  each  side  of  the  middle  of  the  disc,  and  witii  three  extremely 


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fiiiiif  dorsal  swellings.  Elytra  jiarallel,  and  cunimonly  rounded  at  the  apex,  their 
siitnral  part  almost  horizontal  from  the  base  to  beyond  the  middle,  then  rather 
suddenly  deflexed ;  the  tubercles  are  arranged  in  about  four  rows  on  each  elytron : 
tlie  Hrst  row,  beginning  in  the  middle  of  the  base,  consists  of  three  short  and 
strongly  raised  keels,  the  anterior  of  which  bears  three  sharji  tubercles;  the  second 
row,  at  the  outside  of  the  iirst,  consists  of  about  seven  tubercles,  the  posterior  of 
which  is  largest  and  placed  a  little  behind  the  second  (antemedian)  tubercle  of  the 
first  row;  Ihe  third  row  commences  at  tlie  shoulder  and  consists  of  about  ten 
tubercles,  and  the  fourth  row  begins  also  at  the  shouhler  and  its  tubercles  gradually 
become  minute  behind;  moreover,  there  are  three  or  four  faint  tubercles  at  the 
base  near  the  scutellum.  Abdomen  with  black  spots  ;  femora  with  one,  tibiae  with 
two  blackish  rings. 

llalj.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  Wd'i)  and  Loanda. 

This  species  is  different  in  its  general  ajipearance  from  .,1.  hnfo  (C'hevr.)  and 
hiifoidcs  sj).  nov.,  as  the  elytra  arc  not  Inuujied  ;  it  also  ditt'ers  in  the  intermediate 
tibiae  being  sinuate  at  the  apex. 

1  (-'.  Apomempsis  trispiuosa  sp.  nov. 

A.  nigra,  sorilide  griseo-squammosa.  Frontc  ad  antennurnm  Inheres  paucis 
jiuuctis  grossis  iustrucla.  Antennis  articulo  tcrtio  quarto  dimidio,  ,j'  ad  11""' 
simul  sumtis  parum  longiore.  Prothorace  kmgitudine  fere  dimidio  latiore,  disco 
leviter  trigibboso,  indistincte  uigro-bimaculato,  lateribus  medio  crista  fortiter  elevata 
trisj)inosa  armato,  spina  autica  miuore.  Scutello  fere  semicirculare.  Elytris  bre- 
vissimis,  convexis,  post  medium  parum  gibbosis,  pone  basim  parnm  transverse 
depressis  ;  singulo  elytro  tuberculis  in  sex  seriebus  dispositis  instructo  :  serie  jirima 
prope  snturam  tuberculis  duobns,  serie  secunda  tuberculis  octo,  anteriore  tubercuk) 
in  basis  medio  sito  bifido,  tuberculis  2",  3",  4  magnis,  caeteris  parvis ;  seriebus  3' 
(duobns  tnlienulis),  4  (tuberculis  (piatuor),  o''  (tuberculis  qnatnor)  post  de])res- 
sionem  basalem  incipieutibus,  eorum  tuberculis  sat  minutis  :  serie  sexta  tuberculis 
septem  et  spina  acuta  humerali  ;  elytris  medio  sat  sparsim,  lateraliter  profimdius 
densius  parum  seriatim  puuctatis.     Femoribus  et  tibiis  medio  anuulo  nigro  uotatis. 

Long.  C  mm.,  elytr.  4,  lat.  3. 

This  sjiecies  witli  three  lateral  spines  on  the  prothorax  is  perliajis  the  same 
whicli  Lacordaire  mentions  in  (Jeiwra  L'nlenpt.,  ix.  1,  ]).  27.s,  note  (2). 

Praonethida  gen.  nov. 

Difiert  a  gencre  A/wmcmps/.i  Pasc.  :  Oculis  divisis  ;  prothonuc  disco  fortiter 
elevato  ;  proccssu  prosternali  transverse  elevatoacuto  liitubeivulato. 

Type  :  Praoiiet/ni/a  i/iorar/i-fil/s  sp.  nov. 

Thi'  elytra  arc  longer  tliau  in  Apomempsis  ;  the  sides  of  the  i)roiiionix  are 
nearly  straight  and  liavc^  a  feeble  trace  of  a  tubercle. 

In  general  apj)earauce  the  species  described  below  rLiniiids  one  of  Pruonetka 
Pasc. 

14:!.  Praouethida  thoracicalis  sp.  nov. 

P.  nigra,  sordidc  griseo-scpiamniosa,  jiedilms  breviter  setulosis.     Cajiite  inter 

antennas  coucavo  ;  fronte  punctata  ;  vertice  laevi.    Antennis  brunneo-nigris,  arliculis 

tertio.  et  quarto  conjunctis  omnibus   sequentibus  simul  sumtis  multo  lougioribus. 

Prothorace  fortiter  dense  pnnctato,  disco  fortiter  elevato,  elevulione  nigra   antice 


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bituberculata,  laferibns  tnbercnlo  minnto  submediano  armato.  Scntello  qnad- 
rangiilare.  Eh-tris  parallelis,  postice  commuuiter  snbtruncato-rotundatis,  ante 
apicem  fortiter  declivibns  ;  sat  dense,  lateraliter  parnm  seriatim  punctatis  ;  singnlo 
elytro  crista  basali  inediana  I'ortiter  elevata  bi-  vel  trifida,  crista  liumerali  obsoleta, 

5  tnberculis  postmedianis,  sic  :     •     dispositis  instructo.     Tarsis  brunneo-nigris. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  8i,  lat.  4|. 

Clothed  with  dirty  grey  scales,  shading  off  into  bmwn  and  black,  and  with 
sparse  short  whitish  sctnlose  hairs,  which  are  denser  especially  on  the  apex  of  the 
eh'tra,  on  the  under  surface  and  legs.  Front  of  the  head  with  rather  closely  set 
deep  punctures,  vertex  with  some  punctures  only  between  the  eyes.  The  discal 
elevation  of  the  prothorax  is  highest  in  front  and  gradnally  declivous  towards  the 
base;  its  anterior  margin  is  impressed  in  the  middle.  Scutellum  qnadrangnlar,  with 
the  angles  somewhat  rounded.  Elytra  with  a  tran.sverse  greyish  band  behind  the 
middle,  and  with  the  apex  also  pubescent  grey.  Of  the  five  postmedian  tubercles 
of  each  elytron  the  two  posterior  ones  are  larger  than  the  three  anterior. 

Intermediate  tibiae  a  little  curved,  and  slightly  constricted  near  the  tip. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys). 

144.  Leprodera  congoana  Duviv. 

(lameroons. 

145.  Monohammus  x-fulvum  Bates. 

Ogowe.  Knihi.  (Vmgo,  and  Loanda.     Apparently  a  rather  common  species. 

140.  Monohammus  centralis  Duvnv. 
Axim  (W.  Afr.),  Gold  Coast,  Kuilu.  and  Loanda. 

147.  Monohammus  ruspator  (Fabr.). 
Sierra  Leone,  Gold  Coast,  Cameroons,  and  Kuilu. 

148.  Monohammus  ruspator  ab.  basalts  Chevr. 
Cameroons. 

14'.i.  Monohammus  griseoplagiatus  Tlioms. 
Gold  Coast,  Ogowe,  Kuilu. 

1  SO.  Monohammus  irroratus  <  'hevr. 
Sierra  Leone. 

LtI    Monohammus  cineraceus  sji.  uov. 

d"  S .  J/,  niger,  infra  aequabiliter  ciuereo-juibesceus,  supra  ciuereo-irroratus. 
Capite  paucis  punctis  instructo  ;  antennis  fulvis,  scapo  nigro,  minute  densissime 
punctulato.  Prothorace  dorso  inaequali,  sparsim  panctato.  Scntello  apice 
rotundato.  Elytris  irregulariter,  versus  l.ntera  seriatim,  punctatis,  apicibus  singulis 
rotundatis.     Tiljiis  tarsisque  fulvis. 

Long.  20  mm.,  elytr.  15,  lat.  7. 

Upper  surface  ashy  grey,  witli  many  blaciv  spots,  which  almost  form  two 
transverse  bands  on  the  elytra,  one  in  front  of,  and  one  behind  the  midtlle.  Front 
of  the  head  with  a  few  jiuncturcs,  vertex  wilh  some  punctures  only  in  the  middle. 
Antennae  tawny,  the  tij)  of  tlie  joints  a  little  darker  ;  scape  black,  covered  with  fine 

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closely  placed  punctures,  intermixed  with  some  larger  ones  ;   once  and  a  lialf  as 
lona:  again  as  the  body  in  the  cf,  and  half  as  long  again  in  the  ?.     Seutellnm  more 
densely  pubescent  at  the  sides  tiian  in  the  middle.    Elytra  punctuated  ;  the  punctures 
serially  arranged  at  the  sides,  and  faintly  umbilicate  at  the  base. 
Hah.  KuUn  (A.  Mocinerys,  IslV,'). 

152.  Monohammus  fulvaster  sp.  uov. 

c?.  .1/.  uiger,  fnlvo-cinereo-pubesccus,  maculis  vittisqne  pallide  oehraceis 
ornatns.  Fronte  singnlatim  ])iiiictata  :  vertic.o  laevi,  paucis  jmuctis  inter  oculos 
instructo,  vittis  tribus  longitudinalibus  ochraceo-luteis  iiotato.  Antenuis  corpore 
dnplo  et  dimidio  longioribus,  articnlis  basi  griseis,  scapo  minutissime  pnuctnlato. 
Prothovace  longitudinc  jianlo  latiore,  disco  medio  ante  basim  tuberculato,  sparsissime 
punctalo,  fiisciis  (jiiaruor  jiallido  o(^hraceis  uotato,  una  dorsali  utrinqno  ]ircipe 
medium,  una  laterali  utrincpie  sub  dentem  sita.  Scutello  subtriaugulare.  Elytris 
ad  snturam  parum  dejjressis,  ajiicibus  subtrnncatis,  angulis  suturalibus  rotniidatis, 
externis  breviter  dentatis,  sat  tenniter  et  parum  seriatim  punctnlatis,  mnltis  maculis 
pallide  oehraceis  notatis. 

Long.  ]r>  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  5. 

Tlie  protlioracic  tubercle  on  the  disc  near  the  base  is  feeble,  but  still  visible  ; 
the  lateral  teeth  are  a  little  curved.  Seutellnm  impnnctate,  of  a  somewhat  triangular 
shape,  with  the  apex  rounded.  Tlie  punctures  of  the  elytra  are  fine,  and  here  and 
there  serially  arranged  ;  tlmse  of  the  base  coarser  and  somewhat  umbilicate,  witli 
the  interstices  raised  to  slight  transverse  wrinkles,  especially  near  the  seutellnm  ; 
the  suture  feebly  depressed,  and  the  third  interstice  of  the  punctured  rows  somewhat 
raised.  Under  surface  imimuetate,  clothed  with  an  uniformly  coloured  ])nbescence, 
which  is  a  little  move  i'nlvons  at  the  tip  of  the  tibiae. 

Htib.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

153.  Monohammus  griphiis  sji.  nov. 

$.  M.  ater,  infra  griseo-,  supra  nigro-|iabescens  et  albo-variegatns.  Capite 
fascia  transversa  ad  I'rontis  et  genarum  marginem  sita,  vitta  angusta  in  utroque 
latere  verticis  ad  ocnlonuu  marginem,  albis  notato,  paucis  puuctis  profnndis 
instructo ;  anteunarum  tuberibns  impunctatis.  Antennis  corpore  sesqui  longioribus, 
articnlis  basi  albis.  Prothorace  disco  inaequali,  dente  laterali  valido,  paucis  pmictis 
j)rofundis  instructo;  ntriui|ne  snjira  dentem  lateralem  fiiscia  recta  longitudinali  alba 
oruato.  Scutello  rotundato.  Elytris  basi  dense  grosse,  apicem  versus  minutius, 
puuctatis  ;  fascia  ab  hnmero  usque  ad  suturae  medium  descendente,  ubi  parum 
obsoleta,  plagis  irregularibiis  una  ante  apicali,  secuuda  ajiicali,  albis  notatis. 

Long,  l'.»  mm.,  elytr.  13,  lat.  6i. 

Uiijierside  with  a  deep  black  j)ubesceuce.  Front  of  the  head  with  some  sparse 
puncl;ures ;  antennal  tubers  impnnctate ;  a  transverse  band  at  the  margin  of  the 
cheeks  and  front,  and  two  narrow  oblicjue  streaks  bordering  the  upper  lobes  of  the 
eyes,  of  a  white  pubescence.  Antennae  half  as  long  again  as  the  body,  with  the 
bases  of  the  third  and  three  succeeding  joints  white  ;  scape,  second  and  seventh 
joints  also  somewhat  whitish  at  the  base.  Prothorax  with  scattered  puncttjres  and 
with  three  faint  smooth  nodosities  on  the  disc ;  lateral  teeth  large ;  sides  with  an 
almost  straight  band  situated  above  the  lateral  tooth.  .Seutellnm  impnnctate, 
ronnded,  fringed  at  the  margin  with  ashy  grey  hairs.  Elytra  very  faintly  truncate 
at  the  apex,  coarsely  piuictate,  with  the  punctures  becoming  finer  towards  the  apex  ; 


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each  elytnin  with  an  oblic|iif'  wliitc  band  extending  from  the  shonlder  to  tlie  middle 
of  the  sntuve,  with  the  jwsterior  ])art  less  sharply  marked;  and  with  two  white 
patches,  one  small,  situated  at  the  apex,  the  other  larger,  reaching  the  outer  margin 
and  almost  reaching  the  suture,  jilaced  in  front  of  the  apex;  besides  these  markings 
there  is  a  rather  sparse  white  pubescence  behind  the  scutellum  and  in  the  middle  of 
the  sides.  Body  beneath  with  a  grey  pubescence,  which  is  denser  at  the  sides  of 
the  sterna  and  first  abdominal  segment.  Legs  also  pubescent  grey,  with  a  black 
ring  near  the  apex  of  the  femora  ;  tibia  white  in  the  middle. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerj's,  1892). 

Resembles  Gripliammii.t  Vujatun  sp.  nov.,  but  is  a  true  Moiiohaminiin  with  a 
declivous  mesosternnm. 

154.  Noserocera  tuberosa  Bates. 
Kuilu.  Gaboon,  ('amcroons. 

Griphammus  gen.  nov. 

Tibiis  intermediis  incisura  distincta  instructis,  mesosterni  processu  prodncto 
antice  verticali,  prosterno  inter  coxas  elevato  sulcato.  Scapo  cicatrice  valida 
instructo  ;  ocnlorum  parte  iuferiore  transversa ;  fronte  brevi  ;  prothorace  disco 
inaequali,  lateribus  deute  mediano  armato  ;  pedibus  anticis  ((?)  leviter  elongatis, 
tarsis  simjilicibns. 

Type  :    Griphammus  liqntus  sp.  nov.  from  Kuilu. 

155.  Griphammus  ligatus  sp.  nov. 

(PI.  X.,  fig.  1.) 

cJ  ? .  (t.  ater ;  fascia  alba  antice  capitis  margiuem  frontalem  cingente,  dein 
lateraliter  trans  genas  et  prothoracem  nsque  ante  elytrorum  sutnrae  medium 
continue  ascendente,  ornatus.  Antennis  (S)  corpore  dnplo,  (?)  tertia  parte 
longioribus,  scapo  deusiter  minute  punctato,  articuHs  basi  albis.  Prothorace 
longitndine  vix  latiore,  disco  impressione  magna  hand  profunda  instructo. 
Scutello  rotundato.  Elytris  postice  albo-variegatis,  irregulariter  seriatim  pnuctatis, 
interstitiis  prope  snturam  parum  elevatis  :  apicibns  truncatis.  Corpore  infra 
lateraliter  (abdominis  segmentis  3°  et  4°   exceptis)  albo-pubcscente. 

Long.  IS  mm.,  elytr.   12,  lat.  6. 

Black,  somewhat  glossy  ;  with  a  white  continuons  band,  bordering  the  front 
margin  of  the  heail,  then  running  from  underneath  the  eyes  beyond  the  prothorax 
— including  the  lateral  tooth — to  the  suture  of  the  elytra,  ending  there  iu  front 
of  the  middle.  Head  with  fine  and  si)arse  imnctures.  Antennae  of  the  cJ  twice 
(or  more)  the  length  of  the  body,  those  of  the  female  a  third  longer  than  the 
body.  Prothorax  with  a  large  and  transversely  wrinkled  discal  impression,  which 
is  continuons  with  a  short  longitudinal  median  groove  in  front  ;  with  coarse 
punctures  at  each  side  close  to  the  base,  and  with  some  scattered  punctures 
elsewhere,  chiefly  above  the  lateral  teeth.  Scutellum  rounded,  with  a  very  lew 
white  hairs  at  the  sides.  Elytra  irregularly  punctured  at  the  sides,  seriately 
punctured  near  the  suture,  with  the  interstices  (about  4)  of  the  rows  raised, 
especially  in  and  beyond  the  middle  ;  the  sntural  region  between  the  white 
bands,  and  the  sj)ace  at  the  outside  of  the  bands  black,  the  remainder  of  the 
elytra  irregularly  spotted  with  a  white  pubescence  forming  a  conspicuous  white 
apical    patch  on    each  elytron   toucliing    in   fronl    u    black    patch.      Uuder  surface 


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sparingly  pubescent,  almost  glabrous.  Sides  of  the  metasternniu,  of  the  a|)ical 
margin  of  the  first  abdominal  segment,  and  of  the  basal  margin  of  the  second  and 
of  the  last  segment  with  a  white  pubescence.  Femora  with  a  rather  inconspicuous 
ring  near  the  apex. 

Hab.  Kniln  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892)  and  Loauda. 

156.  Bixadus  sierricola  Wliite. 
Sierra  Leone  and  Gaboon. 

The  black  stitural  mark  varies  very  much  in  size  ;  in  one  of  tiie  specimens 
from  Gaboon  this  patch  is  almost  absent. 

lo7.  Domitia  lupunaria  Thoms. 
Knihi. 

Prodomitia  gen.  nov. 

?.  Tibiis  intermediis  incisnr.-t  iPinfiuida  instrnctis,  mesosterno  angusto,  tuber- 
ciilato,  oculis  ])arte  inferiore  verticali,  autennis  articnlis  basalibus  brevissime 
ciliatis,  elytris  seriatim  pnnctatis  :  corjwre  toto  pilis  squamiformibus  albis  disperse 
vestito. 

Type  :  Prriilomitiu  cini'rea  s]).  nov.  from  Knilu. 

Difters  from  Doimtiu  Thoms.  ia  the  narrow  and  somewhat  declivous  meso- 
sternum  bearing  a  tubercle  in  the  middle,  and  in  the  scale-like  hairs  of  tlie  body. 

15>    Prodomitia  squamigera  sp.  nov. 

? .  P.  nigra,  dense  obscure  olivaceo-pnbcscens,  elytris  incons])icue  griseo- 
variegatis.  Capite  impnnctato,  sine  sulco  mediauo.  Antcnuis  corpore  quarta 
parte  longioribns,  articnlo  tertio  scapo  fere  duplo  lougiore,  articnlis  basi  et  snmmo 
apice  griseis.  Prothorace  longitudine  latitndini  aequali,  antice  et  postice  recte 
trnncato,  sulcis  transversis  duobus  auticis  in  disco  obsoletis,  duobus  posticis 
profundis,  deute  laterali  validn  instructo.  imimnctato.  Scutelln  rotimdato,  dens- 
issime  griseo-pnbesceute.  Elytris  stiiato-puuctatis,  pnnctis  ad  apicem  irregnlaribns, 
apicibns  singulis  trnncatis. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  4. 

Bla<'k,  antennae  and  tibiae  with  a  very  feeble  tint  of  pitchy.  Tlie  scale-like 
white  hairs  absent  from  the  antennae  except  the  scape.  Disc  of  the  prothora.x 
with  a  faint  impression  on  each  side.  Scutellum  as  long  as  broad,  rounded,  covered 
with  a  very  dense  whitish  pubescence,  except  in  the  middle  of  the  base.  Elytra 
rather  inconspicuously  spotted  witli  greyish-wliite  hairs,  esj)ecially  at  the  sides  ; 
the  punctured  rows  are  not  quite  regular  ;  the  extreme  base  and  the  ajiex  irregularly 
puuctui-ed,  with  the  anterior  border  of  the  basal  punctures  each  raised  into  a  feeble 
granule  ;  interstices  of  the  punctured  rows  somewhat  raised  near  the  suture. 
Under  surface  uniformly  pubescent  ashy  grey. 

Hfih.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

ISO.  Aderpas  brunneus  Thoms. 
A  good  immber  of  specimens  from  Ktulu  and  Gaboon  seem  to  me  to  belong  to 
this  species.  Each  elytron  has  four  real  keels,  two  of  which  are  feeble,  whilst  the 
other  species  of  this  genus  bear  some  frequently  interrupted  lines  formed  by  an 
erect  pubescence.  Ou  the  top  of  the  keels  are  rather  strong  setulose  hairs,  which 
also  may  be  found — but  are  much  less  conspicuous— in  A.  li /n'.olat u.i  (Qhew.i  and 
in  A.  sabjasciaftis  sp.  nov. 


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l(i(i.  Aderpas  lineolatus  (Chevr.). 
Guld  Coast.     This  species,  placed  in  Acdiithocinus  in  tlie  IVIunicli  CatalofTue, 
agrees  in  all  generic  characters  with  the  other  species  of  Aderpas. 

101.  Aderpas  griseus  Thorns. 
Kuilu. 

162.  Aderpas  subfasciatus  sp.  nov. 

A.  piceo-uiger  ;  antennis,  abJomiue  peJibasque  rufesceutibus  ;  griseo-albo- 
pubescens.  Capita  et  prothorace  fere  aequabiliter  pubescentibus  ;  antennis  articulis 
basi  griseis  ;  scntello  triaugnlare,  lateribus  rotnndato  :  elytris  basi  grosse,  apicem 
versns  minute  pnnctatis,  albo-variegatis,  fascia  transversa,  el}1;ris  commuui.  aute- 
mediana,  sat  Inconspicua,  et  maculis  dnabiis  postmedianis  transverse  dispositis 
olivaceo-brunneis  ;  infra  minutissime  densissime  pnnctatus. 

Long.  10|  mm.,  elytr.  7^,  lat.  :ii. 

This  species  is  closely  allied  to  ^-1.  (/rUeas  Thorns.  ;  but  it  may  be  known  by  the 
dark  pitchy  colour  of  the  boily,  with  the  antennae,  legs  and  abdomen  reddish,  by  the 
even  pabescence  of  head  and  prothorax,  and  by  the  more  slender  and  less  convex 
elytra  with  a  iliiferent  style  of  markings.  The  elytra  have  a  transverse  olivaceous 
brown  band  before  the  middle,  abbreviated  at  the  sides,  and  two  spots  of  the  same 
colour  behind  the  middle  of  each  elytron  ;  the  white  spots  are  very  small,  whilst 
A.  f/rixeus  Thoms.  has  two  median  and  one  anteapical  spot  somewhat  enlargt^d. 
A.  lineolatus  (Chevr.)  is  also  closely  allied,  and  differs  chiefly  in  the  fulvous 
grey  pubescence,  in  the  co.arser  punctuation  of  the  elytra,  and  in  the  apex  of  the 
latter  being  feebly  emarginate,  with  the  outer  angles  somewhat  produced. 

163.  Aderpas  punctulatus  sp.  nov. 

A.  brunneo-niger,  sparsim  griseo-albo-pnbescens.  Antennamm  scapo  articulo 
tertio  jiaulo  lougiore;  prothorace  pnnctulato,  lateribus  snbrotundato,  inermi;  scutello 
snbrotundato,  apice  medio  minute  angnlato,  albo-marginato  ;  elrtris  densissime 
grosse  puuctatis,  minute  albo-maculatis,  maculis  uonnnllis  post  scutellum  et  ]JOst 
medium  sitis  parnm  conspicuoribus  ;  tibiarnm  ajncibus  tarsisque  nigro-pilosis. 

Long.  7  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  2^. 

Base  of  the  antennae  and  the  tibiae  more  reddish  than  the  remainder  of  the 
body.  The  pubescence  is  rather  sparse,  and  forms  indistinct  and  very  small  white 
spots  on  the  elytra  ;  one  or  two  of  the  s]5ots  before  the  miildle  of  each  elvtron,  and 
some  more  beyond  the  middle  and  at  the  sides  are  more  conspicuous.  The  very 
dense  punctures  of  the  elytra  are  arranged  in  rows  here  and  there  ;  one  regular 
row  at  the  suture  extends  from  the  middle  to  the  apex. 

Hab.  Knilu. 

The  dense  punctuation  of  the  elytra  is  the  principal  character,  by  which  this 
small  form  may  be  easily  distinguished  from  the  other  species  of  the  genus  hitherto 
known. 

164.  Acridocephala  variegata  Auriv. 
CamerooDS,  Kuilu,  and  Loanda. 

165.  Coptops  aedificator  (Fabr.). 
Gold  Coast,  Old  Calabar,  Cameroons,  Kuilu,  Loanda. 


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1  •'>•).  Ancylonotus  tribulus  (  Fabi-.). 
Gold  Coast,  Kuiln,  t'oiitro.  Luiimhi. 

167.  Oeax  lichenis  Diiviv. 
Gold  Coast  and  Kuiln. 

lii>.  Lasiopezus  variegatus  CFabr.;. 
Gold  ("oast,  Ogowe,  and  Luanda. 
This  species  is  omitted  iu  the  ('atal.  of  Gemm.  and  Harold. 

169.  Lasiopezus  nigromaculatus  Qmd. 
KulIu. 

ITm.  Tecton  quadrisignatum  Clievr. 
Kuilu  aud  (Jameroons. 

171.  Prosopocera  bipunctata  (Diun). 
Accra  (W.  Afr.),  Camerooiis. 


Kuilu. 

Sierra  Leone. 
Gold  Coast. 


1'2.  Prosopocera  ocellata  Chevr. 

173.  Prosopocera  antennata  Gahau. 

174.  Prosopocera  signatifrons  Duviv. 


17o.  Prosopocera  punctulata  sp.  nov. 

c?  ? .  P.  infra  olivaceo-Iuteo-,  supra  lutco-flavo-pubescens.  Fronte  sparsim 
punctulata,  vertice  laevi.  Auteunis  brunueis,  (<?)  corpore  ])lus  ipiam  dimidio,  (?) 
parum  louL;ioribus,  articnlo  tertio  sca])0  duplo  lougioribus.  Protliorace  lougitndiue 
latiore,  deute  laterali  parvo  armato.  Elytris  angalis  suturalibus  in  dentein 
productis,  multis  guttis  puuctiforuiibus — singula  gutta  punctnin  impressum 
iucludente  —  nigro-bruuneis,  irregulariter  dispositis,  notatis.  Tibiis  tarsisque 
rufo-brunneis. 

Long.  23  mm.,  elrtr.  Ifi,  lat.  8. 

Derm  of  a  brownish  black  colour  ;  antennae,  tibiae  aud  tarsi  more  rufous 
brown.  Upper  surface  clothed  with  a  yellowish  baft'  pubescence,  which  has  a 
tint  of  orange  on  the  elytra.  Scapes  of  antennae  densely  granulately  punctuated 
above,  half  as  long  as  the  third  joint,  or  slightly  longer.  Disc  of  the  jirofhorax 
with  the  anterior  transverse  groove  strongly  bent  backwards  iu  the  middle,  with 
a  second  but  short  transverse  groove  close  behind  the  median  part  of  the  first, 
and  with  an  irregular  shallow  and  uneven  impression  at  each  side  behind  ;  these 
impressions  as  well  as  the  posterior  parts  of  the  sides  of  the  prothorax  somewhat 
punctured.  Elytra  irregularly  and  sparsely  punctured,  the  punctures  near  the  basal 
margin  with  a  granule  in  front  ;  eacji  puncture  situated  in  a  very  small  spot  of  a 
blackish  brown  pubescence  ;  apices  with  a  short  pointed  tooth  at  the  sutural  angles. 
Under  surfac*  uniformly  olivaceous  buff,  with  an  inconsi)icuously  darker  mark  at 
the  sides  and  in  the  middle  of  the  abdominal  segments. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Moiiiuerys,  1892). 


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176.  Prosopocera  grisea  sp.  uov. 

?.  P.  niger,  gTiseo-pubescL'tis,  iiigro-olivaceo-variegata.  Fnmte  grauulata. 
Anteimis  coqjore  rinarta  parte  longioribns,  scajjo  urticiilo  teiiio  breviure,  minutissime 
pnuctnlato,  praeterea  pancis  pnuctis  grossis  iustructo.  Prothorace  sulcis  traiis- 
versis  auticis  dorso  obsoletis,  disco  liitoraliter  spatio  grauulato.  Elytris  angulis 
snturalibus  rectis,  lateribus  usque  ad  apicem  dense  grossissime,  versus  suturam  spar- 
sim  et  mitiutius,  punctatis.  Infra  ]iu))e  ])anim  flavescente  vestita ;  abdomine 
segmeuto  ultimo  apice  emarginata. 

Loug.  21  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  T^. 

Head  and  prothorax  witli  a  short  grey  pubescence  ;  elytra  darlv  olive,  spotted 
with  grey.  Head  with  an  extremely  tine  punctuation,  aud  with  dense  minute 
granules  on  the  front  ;  with  a  longitudinal  faint  groove  at  each  side  of  the  front, 
curved  aud  more  densely  pubescent  :  and  with  a  small  whitish  grey  spot  in  front, 
of  each  anteunal  tuber.  Grooves  of  tlie  prothorax  very  feeble  on  the  upperside  ; 
a  small  brownish  area  at  each  side  of  the  disc  densely  granular.  Elytra  somewiiat 
narrowed  lieiiind,  witli  the  apices  commonly  rounded,  and  with  the  sutural  angles 
rectangular  :  the  front  border  of  the  basal  punctures  of  the  elytra  raised  each  into 
a  minute  granule  ;  at  the  side  behind  the  shoulder  of  each  elytron  stands  a  small 
and  rather  inconspicuous  brownish  spot.  Under  surface  clothed  with  a  grey 
pubescence,  which  is  slightly  tinged  with  Viutf  :  the  pubescence  somewhat  denser 
at  the  sides.     Legs  sjiotteil  with  brown. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

The  coarse  punctuation  of  the  lateral  part  of  the  elytra  from  the  base  to 
the  apex,  in  addition  to  the  feeble  anterior  transverse  grooves  of  the  prothorax, 
will  bt'  sufficient  to  distinguish  this  species  from  any  other  of  the  genus  Proso- 
pocera. 

ITT.   Prosopocera  alboplagiata  sp.  nov. 

?  .  P.  nigro-bruunea,  olivaceo-brunneo-pubescens.  Autennis  corpore  brevioribus, 
scapo  articulo  tertio  paulo  longiore.  Prothorace  lateribus  plaga  magna  nivea,  autice 
versus  discum  ascendente,  infra  cum  plaga  nivea  meso-metasteruali  unita,  notato. 
Scutello  niveo,  rotundato.  Elytris  sparsissime  punctatis,  ad  humeros  panels  granulis 
glabris  instructis,  macula  basali  piriformi  communi,  marginem  basalem  non  attin- 
gente,  et  plaga  magna  laterali  mediana  niveis,  praeterea  punctis  duobus  nigris,  uuo 
laterali  posthumerali,  uno  discoidali  submediano,  notatis. 

Loug.  28  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  11. 

Clothed  with  a  mummy  brown  pubescence.  Head  with  an  extremely  liue 
punctuation,  and  with  some  coarse  scattered  punctures,  chiefly  between  the  antennae 
aud  near  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Prothorax  a  third  broader  than  long,  with 
the  anterior  transverse  groove  rather  strongly  curved  on  the  disc  ;  the  latter  with 
a  broad  shallow  median  impression,  with  a  feeble  and  somewhat  oblique  longitudinal 
groove  at  each  side  of  the  impression,  and  with  another  oblique  and  rather  deep 
groove  running  from  the  basal  constriction  towards  the  sides  ;  the  spaces  between 
the  grooves  somewhat  raised ;  lateral  teeth  placed  near  the  basal  constriction  ;  the 
whole  of  the  sides  covered  with  a  snowy-white  patch  extending  upwards  to  the 
disc  anteriorly  ;  middle  liue  also  feebly  white  in  front  and  at  the  base.  Elytra  wth 
sparse  jjunctures,  and  with  some  glabrous  black  granules  at  the  shoulders  ;  there 
are  three  markings  of  the  snowy-white  colour  of  the  lateral  patch  of  the  prothorax. 


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one  of  them  is  basal  and  sutnral,  anteriorly  just  fondling  the  scntellnra,  rounded 
in  front  and  narrowed  behind;  another  is  phieed  at  the  side  of  each  elytron, 
occupying  the  median  half  of  the  latenvl  part  of  the  elytra,  and  extending  internally 
bevoud  the  middle  of  the  disc  ;  two  black  rounded  spots  are  situated  at  the  margin 
of  the  median  patch,  one  lateral  i>lace<l  liehind  the  shoulder,  the  second  smaller  and 
less  shari)ly  marked  on  the  disc  in  front  of  the  middle.  Sides  of  the  mesosternnm 
and  the  anterior  i)art  of  the  posterior  episternum  snowy  white. 
Hab.  Sierra  Leone  (Dr.  Clements). 

178.  Prosopocera  fryi  Murray. 

Kuilu. 

Agnitogaster  geu.  nov. 

Diflfert  a  geuere  Prosopocera  Blanch. :  c^apite  snlco  arcuaro  interantennali  fere 
nullo  ;  abdomiue  segmento  ultimo  impressione  3-''""™i  densiter  pilosa,  vel  autice 
pilosa  postice  glabra,  instructo  ;  tibiis  carinatis. 

Type  :  Agnitogaster  oariegatus  s]).  nov.,  from  Kuilu. 

170.  Agnitogaster  variegatus  sjj.  nov. 

A.  nigro-liruiiiieus,  supra  jiube  uigro-olivacea  vestitus.  Capite  froute  grauulato, 
pone  oculos  griseo.  Antennis  corjiore  jwirurn  longioribus,  articulis  basi  griseis,  scapn 
brevi,  grauulato,  artictdo  tertio  scapo  duplo  h)Mgiore.  I'rothorace  dente  lateraU 
parum  arcaato  armato,  antice  et  postice  transverse  bisnlcato,  disco  me<lio  sulco 
transverso  sat  inconsjiicuo  jianun  arcuato  instructo  ;  lateribus  griseo-pubcsceutibus. 
jnxta  deutem  puuctis  grossis  instructis.  Elytris  apice  communitcr  rotuiidatis, 
augulis  intemis  subrotundatis,  lateraliter  grosse,  versus  suturara  minutius  et 
sparsius  puuctatis ;  dimidio  autico  griseo-et  nigro-olivaceo-variegato,  plaga  magna 
hnmerali  et  dimidio  jiostico  nigro-olivaceis,  parum  praecipue  ante  apicem  prope 
suturam  griseo-variegatis  ;  singulo  elytro  puuctis  duobus  inconspicuis  nigro-olivaceis 
notato,  uno  laterali  posthumerali,  secuudo  discoidali  aniemediano.     Infra  grisesceus. 

Long.  1(5  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  o. 

Scape  of  antennae  short,  granulated  and  putu-tulated,  witli  u  strongly  granular 
cicatrix.  Pnjthorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  with  the  basal  margin  slightly  sinuate 
near  the  sides ;  lateral  teeth  curved  and  rathei-  thin ;  sides  with  some  coarse 
punctures  behind  and  underneath  the  tubercle.  Scntellum  as  long  as  broad, 
rounded  at  the  apex.  Punctuation  of  the  elytra  strong  but  not  close  at  the  sides, 
finer  and  sparser  near  the  suture,  esj)ecially  towards  the  apex,  the  ])nnctures 
arranged  in  short  rows  here  and  there.  Anterior  half  of  the  elytra  grey,  finely 
spotted  with  dark  olive,  including  a  large  humeral  dark  olive  patch,  which  is 
sometimes  extended  to  near  the  suture ;  posterior  half  dark  olive,  with  many 
small  grey  spots,  especially  near  the  suture;  one  of  the  spots  is  usually  larger 
and  situated  near  tlie  suture  at  the  beginning  of  the  apical  quarter.  Each  elytron 
bearing  two  dark  olive  and  rather  inconspicuous  spots  jdaced  as  in  P.  hipnuctata, 
ocellata,  antennata,  etc. ;  one  example  is  devoid  of  the  discal  sjjot.  Under  surface 
uniformly  pubescent  grey,  with  a  tint  of  olive.  The  villose  hairs  of  the  impression 
of  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  a  butf  colour. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  lii'i)'^)  and  Loanda. 


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\^'K  Agnitog'aster  fasciatus  sp.  nov. 

,1.  iiiger,  sHjira  olivacu^Hbrumn'o-pubt'sceiis.  Capito  medio  f.eimitei- canaliculato; 
IViiLite  gi'auulata;  vei'tice  laevi.  Auteiiiiis  corjiure  qiiaita  parte  lougioi'ibus,  scapo 
grauuloso,  articnlu  tertio  scapo  triplo  lougiore,  articnlis  basi  griseis.  Prothorace 
basi  fortius  coustricto  quam  antice,  laevi,  laleribus  jsarum  rotmidato,  iuermi. 
Scntello  rotnndato.  Elytris  sparsim  puactnlatis,  apicibus  siugnlatim  rotuudatis, 
fascia  basali  commniii  ad  hiimeros  abbreviata,  fascia  transversa  mediana  obliqiia 
ad  sutnram  iuti-rrupta.  macula  auteapicali  iu  siuguli  elytri  medio  sita,  margiue 
a])icali,  maculisque  duabus  parvis  lateralibus,  una  sub-,  una  posthumerali,  griseis 
notatis.  Infra  griseo-pubescens  ;  abdominis  segmenti  ultimi  impressionis  parte 
postica  rufo-ocliraceo-pilosa. 

Long.  16  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  o. 

Sides  of  the  liead  grey,  vertex  with  an  exceedingly  tine  and  inconspicuous 
punctuation.  Scape  of  antennae  very  short,  not  reaching  the  front  margin  of  the 
prothorax.  The  latter  grey  at  the  sides,  and  with  a  dark  olivaceous  band  ;  the  first 
of  the  two  anterior  transverse  grooves  dee]),  the  second  feeble,  and  both  of  them 
obsolete  on  the  disc  ;  basal  margin  sinuate  at  each  side.  Elytra  with  a  sparse 
punctuation,  which  is  almost  concealed  by  the  pubescence;  with  a  basal  straight 
grey  baud,  extending  from  une  slioulder  to  the  other,  and  not  touching  the  basal 
margin,  and  with  another  broad  and  somewhat  obli(}ue  grey  median  band,  in- 
terru])ted  at  the  suture,  and  not  quite  extending  to  the  outer  margins  of  the 
elytra  ;  besides  these  bands  there  are  some  markings  of  the  colour  of  the  bands  : 
a  small  spot  underneath  the  shoulder,  a  rounded  lateral  macula  in  front  of  the 
inedian  band,  some  very  small  lateral  spots  liehind  tiie  liand,  and  a  hwge  macula 
situated  in  the  middle  of  the  disc  in  front  of  the  apex  ;  the  ajiical  half  of  the  suture 
and  the  apical  margin  are  also  pubescent  grey. 

Under  surface  grey;   posterior  part  of  the  impression  (in   the  hist  abdominal 
segment  covered  with  ochraceous  rufous  hairs,    (larina  of  the  tibiae  very  conspicuous. 
Outer  edges  of  the  intermediate  tiljiae  clothed  with  a  mummy  browu  pubescence. 
Hab.  Sierra  Lecme. 

isl.   Alphitopola  bipunctata   Thorns. 
KuiJn,  Bopoto  (Upper  (Jongoj. 

1  ■">•-.   Alphitopola  pallida  Thorns. 
Ogowe. 

l^-i.  Alphitopola  flava  s|i.  nov. 

c?.  A.  rnfa,  infra  olivaceo-flavo-,  supra  fiavo-tomeutosa,  antennis  pedibusque 
pube  grisea  vestita.  Antennis  corpore  tertia  parte  longioribus.  Prothorace  laseiis 
duabus  dorsalibiis  antice  ajqiroximatis,  et  fascia  in  utroque  latere  sub  tubei'culum 
sita  obscure  olivaceis,  praeterea  macula  parva  nigra  tubercnlum  niinutissimura  laterale 
includente,  notato.  Scntello  truncato,  latitndine  longitudini  aeijuali.  Elytris  elon- 
gatis,  grosse  sat  dense,  versus  sutnram  sjiarsins,  jiunctatis,  omnino  tlavo-variegatis, 
macula  magna  autemediana,  sccunda  anteiipirali,  discoidalibus,  flavis. 

Long.  IT  mm.,  elytr.  1:^',  lat.  5. 

Toraentum  of  the  ujiper  surface  canary  yellow.  Antennae  reaching  the  apex  of 
the  elytra  with  tiie  eighth  joint,  thinly  grey  pubescent.  The  tomentum  forms  two 
large  discal  spots  on  each  elytron,  one  of  them  situated  in  front  of  the  middle,  longer 


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than  broad  and  somewhat  obliqne,  the  other  rouudod,  and  placed  before  the  apex  ; 
the  rest  of  the  elytra  brownish  jmbescent,  and  densely  parti-coloured  with  canary 
yellow.  Under  surface  clothed  with  an  olivaceous  yellow  pubescence.  Legs  thinly 
pubescent  grey ;  »nter  edges  of  the  tibiae,  and  under  surface  of  the  tarsi  tawny 
ochraceous. 

Hab.  Knilu  (A.  Moctiaerys,  1x92). 

Its  nearest  allied  species  is  A.  /hicosigiiuta  t'hevr.,  from  which  it  cliiefly  diflfers 
in  the  jjrothonix  having  a  black  spot  at  each  side,  and  in  the  elytra  being  longer  and 
more  coarsely  j)unctured. 

Ocularia  gen.  uov. 

Scapo  cicatrice  aperta.  imgnlis  divaricatis  simplicibns,  tibiis  iutermediis  iucisnra 
distincta  instmctis. 

Geuis  compressis,  oculis  simplicibxs,  frontis  lateribus  rotuudatis ;  antennis 
corpore  triplo  vel  ((uadrnpln  longioribns ;  ])rothorace  capite  (cum  ocnlis)  mnlto 
angustiore,  lateribus  iuermi ;  processibns  prosterni  et  mesosterni  angustis  ;  pedibus 
anticis  elongatis :  tarsis  anticis  tibiis  panlo  brovioribns,  subtus  longe  pilosis,  articulo 
primo  elongato,  ]iarum  arcuato.     Tj-pc  :  0.  upicali.-i  sp.  nov.  fi-om  Gaboon. 

The  eyes  are  devoid  of  upj)er  lobes,  but  there  is  a  fine  line  rnnuiug  nji  from  the 
eye  to  the  vertex.  In  general  appearance  the  species  described  below  remiud  one 
very  much  of  the  genus  Xyaste  Pasc.  from  the  JIalayan  region ;  but  they  cannot  be 
placed  in  the  group  •'  Sajierdides  "  of  Lacordaire,  as  the  antennal  scape  is  cicatrised 
and  the  intermediate  tibiae  are  grooved.  Ocularia  may  provisionally  be  put  in  the 
group  '■  Proso])ocerides." 

184.  Ocularia  apicalis  sji.  uov. 

(PL  X.,  fig.  19.) 

0.  nigro-bruuuea,  elytris  fulvo-rnfis,  tenuiter  griseo-jiubesceus.  Capite  medio 
caualiculato  :  antennis  nigris  vel  nigro-brunneis,  corpore  ipuidruplo  longioribus, 
articulis  2° — h"  interdnm  dilntioril)us,  s<"ipo  profhoracis  basim  attingente.  Protho- 
race  antice  et  postice  trnncato,  ad  basim  constricto.  lateraliter  subrecto,  longitudine 
latiore.  Scutello  nigro,  subrotundato.  Elytris  antice  ad  suturam  planis,  ])ostice 
convexis,  apicibus  trnncatis,  ae(|Uiibiliter  et  ])arum  seriatim  jiunctatis. 

Long.  T  mm.,  elytr.  4i,  hit.  2;^. 

Varying  in  colour  from  black  to  rnlbus  brown.  Head  with  a  fine  smooth  median 
line.  Prothorax  black,  or  brown  with  the  centre  of  the  disc  of  a  blackish  colour ; 
broadest  near  the  front  margin,  constricted  at  the  base,  transversely  channelled 
anteriorly  as  well  as  in  the  basal  constriction  ;  the  anterior  chaimel  shallower  than 
the  jiosterior  one,  and  l)ecoming  obsolete  on  the  disc.  Extreme  apex  of  the  elvtra 
blackish,  suddenly  narrowed  and  a  very  little  prolonged,  with  the  angles  nearly 
rectangular. 

Legs  black  or  brownish  black,  witli  the  tibiae  usually  of  a  somewhat  paler 
colour. 

Hab.  Gaboon  and  Ogowe  H.  (.\.  Aloccpierys). 

185.  Ocularia  brunnea  sp.  nov. 

0.  rufo-testacea ;  antennis  (articuhiruni  summa  basi  excepta).  corpore  infra, 
feniorum  anticorum  basi,  ]iedibns(|ue  qnatnor  jiosticis  nigris.  abdomine  apice  rufo. 
Elytris  apicibus  jiarnm  oblique  trnncatis.  angulis  fortiter  rotuudatis. 

Long.  h\  mm.,  elytr.  4f,  lat.  IJ. 


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This  species  has  a  close  resemblance  to  small  s|)ecimeus  of  the  foregoing 
cue,  from  which  it  may  be  distiagnislied  by  the  liiUomug  characters:  Upper 
surface  niiiformly  rufons  brick  red  :  antennae  black,  with  the  extreme  base  of  the 
third  and  all  following  joints  rufons.  Apex  of  the  elytra  somewhat  oblii[uclv 
truncate,  not  prolonged,  and  strongly  rounded  at  both  angles.  Under  surface  black, 
with  the  apex  of  the  abdomen  rufous.  Legs  1 /lack,  anterior  ones  (excejit  their  base) 
rufous. 

Hab.  Gaboon  (A.  Mocipierys). 

ls6.  Ocularia  cineracea  sp.  nov. 

().  obscure  brnnnea,  pube  ciuerea  variegata  ;  capite  medio  canaliculato  ;  anteunis 
corpore  triplo  longioribus,  scapo  rufo ;  prothorace  longitudiue  latiore,  lateribus 
levissime  rotundato.  basi  constricto,  antice  et  postice  transverse  sulcato,  sulco  antico 
dorso  obsoleto  ;  scutello  latitndiue  longiore,  apice  rotundato  ;  elytris  omuiuo  dense 
pnnctatis,  apicibus  parum  oblique  truncatis,  augulis  suturalibus  fortiter,  externis 
minus  rotundatis. 

Long.  4i  mm.,  elytr.  '^,  lat.  H. 

Blackish  brown,  with  the  antenual  tubercles,  the  two  first  joints  of  the  antennae 
and  the  extreme  base  of  the  other  joints  of  a  rufous  colour,  with  the  legs  and  sides 
of  the  under  surface  almost  black.  Elytra  densely  punctured  all  over,  clothed  with 
irregular  patches  of  a  grey  pubescence.  The  apex  of  the  elytra  is  shaped  as  in 
0.  brunnea  sp.  nov.,  but  the  outer  angles  are  less  rounded.  The  scutellum  is  longer 
than  in  the  other  two  species,  and  the  antennae  somewhat  shorter. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  small  species  will  be  easily  recognised  by  the  densely  punctured  elytra,  and 
by  the  grey  pubescence  of  the  latter  confined  to  spots  and  small  patches. 

187.  Zographus  plicaticoUis  Thnms. 
Cape  of  (iood  Hope  and  Transvaal. 

1>^'^.  Pinacosterna  nachtigali  Han 
Kuilu,  Congo,  and  Loanda.  A  largo  number  of  specimens,  which  vary  in  size 
and  shape,  as  well  as  in  extent  of  the  tawny  jjubescence.  Sides  of  prothorax  with 
or  without  tawny  fmbescence  ;  elytra  with  one  or  two  tawny  spots  each,  and  partly 
or  totally  spotted  with  grey.  Front  of  the  head  grey  or  tawny.  Sterna  with  the 
whole  of  the  sides  tawny,  or  only  spotted  with  tawny.  Abdomen  spotted  with  tawny 
at  the  sides,  or  uniformly  black. 

1^0.  Sternotomis  chrysopras  Voet. 
(Jold  Coast,  Ogowe,  Kuilu,  Congo,  and  Loanda. 

l!»ii.  Sternotomis  bifasciatus  (  Kabr.j  (=  imperialis  (Fabr.)). 
Gold   Coast,   Cameroous,  Ogowe,   Lower   Congo,    Bopoto   (Upper  Congo),  and 
Loanda. 

I'M.  Sternotomis  variabilis  <ilned. 
Bopoto  (Upper  ('ongo). 

I'-i-.  Sternotomis  tagarvei  Westw. 
Cameroous,  Ogowe. 

l'J;i.  Sternotomis  dubocagei  Coquer. 
Lukolele  and  Bopoto  (Upper  C!ongo). 


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l'.i4    Sternotomis  virescens  Westw. 
Gold  (.'oast  and  (  ongo. 

U)5.  Sternotomis  callais  Fairm. 
Kuilii.  L'ougo,  and  Loanda. 

19(i.  Sternotomis  mirabilis  (Dniry). 
Sierra  Leone.  Gold  Coast,  and  Congo. 

107.  Sternotomis  cnixnigra  Hoiie. 


Sierra  Leoue. 

Gold  Coast. 

Kuilii. 

Sierra  Leone. 

Gaboon,  Knilu. 

Kniln. 

Old  ( 'alabar. 


\\>s.  Phosphorus  angolator  (Oliv.). 
10'.).  Phosphorus  gabonator  Thoms. 
200.  Phosphorus  jansoni  Clievr. 

2111.  Tragocephala  buqueti  Tlioms. 

2112.  Tragocephala  g^erini  White. 
2<i-K  Tragocephala  senatoria  i 'luvr. 


204.  Tragocephala  pulchra  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.  2.) 

7'.  atra  ;  frontc  ntnn(|ue  fascia  (ililii|na  aiignsta,  iuti'r  antennas  ntris()ne  f'asciis 
unitis,  vprtice  utrimine  vitta  oldinua  ]ii)stio{'  latiore,  protborace  lateraiiter  fascia 
longitndinali— deutem  lateralem  mm  includcnte, — elytris  sntnra  ct  niaonlis  tribns 
anteapicalibns,  toniento  abdominis  et  pedinm  griseo-caernleis.  Elytrornni  fascia 
antemediauii  ad  bumeros  basim  attingentc  metastcrnoi|ue  cinnamomeis. 

Long.  23  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  7. 

Front  with  a  rather  narrow  streak  at  cacb  side  rimuiug  from  the  liiud  angles  of 
the  cheeks  to  the  anterior  part  of  the  vertex  ;  both  streaks  are  united  between  the 
antennary  tubers.  Scntellnra  pubescent  like  the  snture.  The  broad  brown  band 
of  the  basal  part  of  the  elytra  sliades  off  into  blnisJi  grey  at  the  shonblers  ;  it  is 
narrowly  interrupted  at  the  suture,  and  inclndc^s  a  large  and  rounded  black  scutellar 
spot;  tip  of  the  shoulders  also  black.  Base  and  sides  of  the  abdominal  segments 
clothed  with  a  bluish  grey  pubescence  ;  each  segment  with  a  black  spot  at  the 
sides. 

Hab.  Lukolele  (Upjier  Congo). 

Allied  to  T.  buqueti  Thoms.  and  7\  senatoria  Chevr. 

205.  Tragocephala  caerulescens  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.  3.) 
?.    T.  atra;  fmnte  verticeqne  ntrinque  vitta  lougitiidiuali  obliqiia,  protborace 
lateraliter  fascia  longitndinali  lata,  elvtris  fascia  transversa  basali  ad  hnmeros  basim 


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attingeute,  fascia  postiin'rliaiia  vaMo  ()bli(|iia  aiisciistn.  macula  arcnnta  aiitoapicali  (in 
siiijriilo  ('lytro),  ante  banc,  maculam  diiabus  mai!ulis  parvis,  florpfiretjue  iutVa  caenileo- 
glaucis.  Metastenio  latei'aliter  macnla  aiigiista  ct  abdomiiie  si'trmmitoniiu  medio 
Pt  macnlis  lateralibns  atris.  Antcnuis  corpDi-e  panira  hrcviorilms.  idyn-is  basi  ad 
humeros  impresso-emargiuatis. 

Long.  27  mm.,  elytr.  19,  lat.  7i. 

The  outline  of  this  peouliarly  enlonred  spccios  is  almost  like  that  dl'  T.  (/uprini 
White,  which  likewise  has  au  oblique  band  on  the  front  of  the  head  bordering 
the  anterior  margin  ol'  the  cheeks  and  ending  in  front  of  the  antennary  tuber  ;  the 
base  of  the  elytra  is  deeply  emarginate  near  the  shoulders  in  both  specie.?. 

In  T.  caerulescei7.i  the  prothoraoic  vitta  includes  the  black  lateral  tubercle:  the 
basal  fascia  of  the  elytra  is  narrowly  interrupted  at  the  suture  and  bears  a  short  line 
in  front  (on  each  elytron)  ruuniag  towards  the  scutidlum  ;  shoulder  angles  black. 
The  second  banil  narrow,  beginning  above  the  a])ex  of  the  first  abdominal  segment, 
at  first  somewhat  straight  and  then  strongly  ()iJii(iie. 

Hah.  Kuihi  (A.  Mocquerys,  lSi)2). 

2U0.  Tragocephala  occidentalis  sji.  nov. 

T.  nigra  ;  tota  froute,  vertice  utrinque  vitta  obliqua,  prothorace  fascia  laterali 
])Ostice  latiore,  elytris  corporeque  infra  pallide  griseo-fulvis  ;  elytris  maculis  uigris 
notatis,  prima  communi  circumscutellare,  secuuda  humerali  miuutissima,  tertia  post- 
humerali  ad  marginem  exteriorem  sita,  quarta  sutuvali  lata  triangulare,  antice 
rotundnta,  fere  ab  medio  us(pte  ad  aj)icem  exteusa  ;  praeterea  elytrorum  marginis 
externi  tertia  parte  apicali,  abdominalium  segmentorum  maculis  parvis  lateralibus 
et  medio  nigris  ;  elytris  ante  medium  macula  parva  communi  hrunuea.  Antennis 
corpore  longioribus  ;  prothorace  dente  latei-alis  ijostmediano  tumido  apice  truucato. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  16,  lat  7. 

Hah.  Congo  (exact  locality  ?). 

Allied  to  T.  mniszechi  Thorns,  from  Natal. 

207.  Tragocepliala  gorilla  Thoms. 
.\  small  series  of  specimens  from  different  localities,  though  considerablv  varv- 
ing  in   size  as  well  as  in   pattern   of  elytra,  are  to  be  referred,   I   believe,   to  this 
species. 

a.  In  the  typical  form  with  the  maj-kings  of  an  ochraceous  colour,  the  longitudinal 
broad  band  of  the  elytra  includes  three  black  spots  at  the  sides,  the  first  of  them  is 
placed  on  the  shoulder  angle,  the  third  almost  in  the  middle  of  the  elytron  ;  pubes- 
cence ol'  the  under  surface  olive  buff,  tinged  with  tawny.     Gold  Coast. 

b.  Colour  of  the  markings  and  under  surface  olive  yellow.     Ogowe  K. 

c.  Third  lateral  spot  enlarged.     (Jold  Coast  and  Kuilu. 

d.  This  spot  enlarged  and  connected  with  the  black  region  of  the  suture.  Gold 
Coast. 

2US.  Tragocephala  mocquerysi  sp.  nov. 
?  .  T.  atra;  I'asciis  maculisque  flavis  oruala.  Kroute  ante  oculos  linea  brevi  et  in 
medio  vitta  usque  ad  verticem  extensa,  veitice  utrinque  vitta  obliqua, ;  prothorace 
fascia  lalerali  (postice  albida)  ct  macula  aiitescutellare,  elytris  basi  vittis  duabus 
k)ngitudinalibas,  una  media  basim  exfremam  non  attingente,  secunda  sublmmerali 
ad  marginem  exteriorem  sita,  fascia  transversa  mediana  fere  divisa  in  partes  tres, 
maculaqne    anteajiicali    flavis    notatis.       Praeterea    elytro    singulo   post    fasciam 


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mediaiiain  imnctis  iluobns,  ct  aus:nlo  sutnnili  albis.  ( "orpoiv  infra  flavo-toiuentoso  ; 
metasterno  uiacnla  elougata  laternli,  se<rmeiitis  al)dominalibus  medio  ct  maciilis 
lateraiibus  iiigris,  segmenti  ultimi  macula  lateral]  et  caeteroriim  segmeutornm  basis 
medio  grisescentibus.  Elongata  :  anteimis  cor])ori  aecinalilnis  ;  ])rotlioraee  latitndiiie 
jiarum  longiore,  dente  lateral!  {)ostmediaiio  sat  brevi. 

Loug.  1(3  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  4i. 

Htrb.  Ogowe  R.  (A.  Moccperys,  1^92). 

Similar  in  shape  to  T.  galatliea  Chevr.,  bnt  different  in  colour  and  pattern  of  the 
markings. 

2i>9.  Tragocephala  confluens  sp.  nov. 

?.  T.  atra  ;  fronte  plaga  magna  trianguhui',  vert  ice  ntrimque  vitta  obliqua  sat 
lata,  prothorace  fascia  laterali  pone  dentem  parum  angustata,  elytris  fascia  basali  ad 
snturam  vix  interrupta — singulis  humeralibns  ot  spatio  circnm  scutelluni  nigris, — 
fascia  mediana  oblii|na  ad  suturani  dilatata,  in  singnlo  disco  cum  fascia  basali  con- 
nexa,  maculaque  anteapicali  sat  magna  ochraceis  albo-cinctis.  Post  fasciam 
elrtrnrnm  medianam  in  singnlo  elytro  pnnctis  tribns  albis  transverse  dispositis  ; 
jirothorace  medio  ante  basim  macula  parva  alba  ;  scntello  apice  pance  griseo-pubes- 
cente.  Sternis  ef  abdominis  segmeutis  secuudo  ad  ipiartnm  lateraliter  ochraceis  et 
nigro-maculatis  ;  segmentornm  basi  et  medio,  et  segmenti  ultimi  macula  laterali 
griseis.  Pedibus  griseo-pubescentibus,  femoribus  macula  ochracea  ornatis.  Antennis 
corpore  paulo  brevioribus  :  prothorace  dente  laterali  postmediano  minute  arcuato. 

Aherr.  a.  :  Elytrornm  fascia  basali  ad  suturam  valde  interrupta  et  cum  fascia 
mediana  hand  connexa. 

Aherr.  h.  :  Ut  sub  a,  sed  prothorace  sine  macula  basali. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  16^,  lat.  ~\. 

Hah.  Gold  Coast,  Gaboon,  Ogowe. 

The  variety  mentioned  suh  a  is  closely  allied  to  T.  caatnia  Thoms.;  its  shape  is, 
however,  more  slender,  and  the  bands  of  the  elytra  are  bordered  with  white. 
Scntellum  sometimes  entirely  black. 

210.  Tragocephala  castnia  Thoms. 
Sierra  Leone  and  '•  ('ongo.'" 

211.  Tragocephala  ochracea  sp.  nov. 

?  T.  nigra,  fasciis  maculiscpie  ochraceis  ornata.  Fronte  ante  oculos  linea  lata 
transversa,  medio  fascia  longitndinali  lateribus  parallelis  ;  vertice  utrinque  fascia 
obliqua.  Antennis  (j)  corpore  brevioribus.  Prothorace  utrinque  fascia  lougitudi- 
nali  dentem  lateralem  includente,  hoc  acnto,  distincte  arcuato,  postmediano,  apice 
nigro  ;  basi  ante  scntellum  emarginata  ;  longitudine  latitudini  fere  aivpiali  (dentibus 
lateraiibus  exclusis).  Elytris  basi  ochraceis,  spatio  ad  scntellum  et  angulis  humer- 
alibus  nigris  exceptis,  fascia  submediana  sat  angusta,  ad  suturam  versus  posticum 
dilatata,  macula  anteapicali  sat  magna  irregulare,  ante  banc  macnlam  duabus  (in 
singnlo  elytro)  pnnctis  ochraceis,  nngnlo  suturali  albo-marginato.  Cor]>ore  infra 
ochracco-tomentoso  ;  metasterno  lateraliter  aiacnla  longitndinali  abdomiuisque 
segmentis  medio  et  macula  laterali  glabris  nigris. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  16,  lat.  T-i. 

Distinguished  from  its  nearest  allied  species  T.  rlonontn  sp.  nov.  by  the  some- 
what stouter  form,  the  darker  yellow  colour  of  the  bauds  and  under  surface,  the 


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shape  of  the  frontal  marking,  the  shorter  autenuae,  anil  by  tlie  hitoral  teeth  of 
the  prothorax  lieing  acnter  and  more  arenate  ;  moreover  the  t)lack  space  near  rhe 
scutellnm  is  much  smaller,  and  the  apical  spot  larger. 

From  T.  castnia  Thoms.  it  again  differs  chiefly  in  the  form  of  the  frontal  marking 
in  the  much  straighter  basal  band  of  the  elytra,  in  the  median  baud  being  also 
straighter  and  narrower,  and  in  the  longer  prothorax. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  i\Ioc(|Herys,  1892).     Only  female  specimens. 

212.  Tragocephala  elongata  sp.  nov. 

(J  ? .  T.  nigra,  supra  nigro-,  infra  viridi-griseo-pubescens,  fasciis  et  maculis 
pallide  flavis  nrnata.  Fronte  plaga  magna,  vertice  et  prothorace  utriuqne  fascia 
longitndinali,  fasciis  prothoracis  pone  tuberculum  laterale  albidis.  Elytris  fascia 
transversa  basali  juxta  humeros  basim  attingeutc  (humerali  angulo  ipso  nigro) 
minute  arcuata,  fascia  mediana  transversa  ad  suturam  parum  versus  posticnm  dilatata, 
macula  anteapicali  parva  longe  ovata,  jiallide  flavis,  ante  maculam  anteapicalcm  uno 
vel  duobus  jjunctis  albis  notatis  :  anguhi  suturali  anguste  albo-margiuato.  Meta- 
steruo  lateraliter  plaga  lougitudinali  abdomiuisque  segmentis  medio  et  lateribus 
maculis  glabris  nigris  notatis.  Antennis  J  corpore  tertia  parte  longioribus,  ? 
corpori  aequalibus;  prothorace  longitndine  Lititudini  fere  aequali,  basi  ante  scntellum 
minute  emarginata,  dente  laterali  paruui  post  medium   sito  ;  elytris  elongatis. 

Long.  19  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  fij. 

Pubescence  of  all  specimens  of  the  large  series  in  the  Museum's  collection 
grey  with  a  eonspiciions  tint  of  a  greenish  colour,  sometimes  shading  into  tawny. 
In  some  examples  the  shoulder  angles,  usually  black,  are  coloured  like  the  basal 
fascia  at  tlie  elytra.  The  pale  yellow  patch  at  the  front  varies  in  size,  being  in  some 
specimens  rather  narrow  and  triangular,  and  in  others  large  and  with  the  tip  ex- 
tending beyond  the  antenual  tubercles:  the  streaks  of  the  vertex  are  also  somewhat 
variable  in  breadth  and  length. 

H(tb.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocfpierys,  1892)  and  Loanda. 

The  basal  fascia  is  interrupted  at  tlie  suture  m  one  s])ecimen,  which  moreover 
is  somewhat  stouter  than  the  others,  and  lietween  the  two  parts  of  the  band  are  two 
small  white  spots,  one  on  each  side  of  the  suture. 

Allied  is  T.  castnia  Thoms.,  but  the  shape  is  much  more  slender,  the  porthorax 
and  elytra  are  relatively  longer,  the  bands  of  the  elytra  are  straighter,  and  the 
apical  spot  is  narrower  and  more  longitudinally  placed. 

213.  Tragocephala  nobilis  (Fabr.). 
Sierra  Leone,  Gold  Coast,  Kuilu,  and  "  Congo." 

214.  Tragocephala  phidias  sp.  nov. 

J  .  T.  brunneo-nigra,  abdomine  rufo  :  nign.i-,  ad  abdomen  griseo-pubescens  ; 
froute  ferruginea,  genis  griseo-tiavis  ;  vertice  utriuque  pone  oculos  fascia  obliijua 
notato  :  prothorace  fascia  laterali  et  elytris  lata  fascia  transversa  postmediana  ferru- 
gineis.  Antennis  Corpori  aequalibus  :  prothoracis  tuberculo  laterali  postmediano 
obrnso. 

Long.  17  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  o. 

Front  of  the  head,  except  the  anteunal  luljercles,  a  longitudinal  and  somewhat 
oblique  streak  at  each  side  of  the  vertex,  a  broad  lougtudinal  band  at  the  sides  of  the 
prothorax,  a  very  broad  transverse  band  on  the  elytra  exteuding  from  the  middle 
two-thirds  of  the  distance  to  the  apex,  and  the  outer  margin  underneath  the  shoulders 


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of  a  ferrnginiins  coloiir.  the  remainder  of  tlie  iii)per  surface  black.  Protliorax  as 
long  as  broad,  with  a  short  and  blnut  tubercle  in  front  of  the  basal  constriction. 
Elytra  almost  parallel,  with  each  apex  rather  regularly  rounded.  Under  surface 
brownish  black,  coxae  aud  abdomen  rufous  ;  sterna  and  legs  clothed  with  a  blackish 
pile  ;  abdomen  with  a  fulvous  grey  pubescence,  except  the  apex,  where  the  hairs 
are  black. 

Hab.  Ogowe  R.  (A.  Mocquerys). 

Allied  to  T.  galathea  Chevr.,  from  which  it  may  be  distinguished  by  the 
dift'erent  pattern  of  the  elytra. 

215.  Tragocephala  basalis  sp.  nov. 

(PL  X.,  fig.  4.) 

$.  T.  atra  ;  genis  fnlvo-albis  :  tota  fronte,  vertice  utriuque  pone  oculos  vitta 
obliqua,  prothorace  fascia  laterali  elytris<j^ue  pallide  ochraceis.  Elytris  macula  cir- 
cumscuf ellare,  pnncto  humerali,  macula  snturali  antemediana  commnni  rectaugulare, 
altera  macula  posthninerali  ad  raargiuem  externum  sita  quadrangulare,  plus  quam 
tertia  parte  apicali  (sutnra  et  duabus  macnlis  parvis  in  singulo  elytro  exceptis)  uigris. 
I'orpore  infra  griseo-fnlvo-tomentoso  ;  metasterno  macula  laterali  et  abdominis 
maxima  parte  nigris.  Antennis  corpore  tertia  parte  longioribns  ;  prothorace  dcnte 
laterali  post  medimn  site. 

Long.  18  mm.,  elytr.  12A,  lat.  ^. 

The  large  black  sutural  macula  of  the  elytra  is  connected  with  the  black  space 
round  the  scntellum  by  a  narrow  line  running  aloug  the  suture  ;  the  black  apical 
third  includes  two  small  oblong  spots,  the  first  silvery,  the  second  of  an  orange 
colour.  Hind  femora  with  a  black  spot  ;  abdomen  black,  the  base  and  tlie  lateral 
parts  of  the  apical  margin  clothed  with  a  tawny  white  pubescence. 

Hab.   Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Allied  to  T.  galathea  Chevr.,  as  regards  the  narrow  sha])e,  but  quite  dift'erent 
in  pattern. 

216.  Tragocephala  grisea  sp.  nov. 

? .  T.  fnlvo-griseo-pubescens  ;  antennis,  capite  inter  antennas  et  in  verticis 
medio,  prothorace  fascia  mediana  lougitudiuali,  elytris  basi  extrema,  angnlis 
humeralibus,  suturae  dimidio  autico  fasciisque  duabus  transversis  nigris,  fascia  prima 
post  basim,  secunda  latiore  post  medium  sitis.  Abdomine  medio  et  maculis  latera- 
libus  nigris  vel  atris.  Prothorace  rugoso  ;  antennis  validis  ;  processu  mesosternali 
sat  angusto,  prosternali  fortiter  versus  anticum  producto. 

Long.  '2i  mm.,  elytr.  16i,  lat.  8. 

Upper  and  under  surface  covered  with  a  dense  grey  jiubesceuce  tinged  with 
tawny.  The  hjngiludinal  black  band  on  the  middle  of  the  vertex  and  that  of  the 
prothorax  rather  narrow.  The  anterior  transverse  band  of  the  elytra  narrowed  at  the 
outer  margins,  broadened  towards  the  suture  ;  behind  the  second  baud  are  tliree 
small  black  spots  on  each  elytron,  one  ou  the  disc,  and  two  at  the  outer  margin, 
these  latter  placed  one  far  behind  the  other.  The  middle  of  the  abdominal  segments 
glabrous  (rubbed  ?)  ;  each  segment  with  a  triangular  black  spot  at  the  sides. 

Hob.  Delagoa  Bay. 

Allied  to  T.  ducalis  White.  The  species  of  Tragocephala  with  thick  antennae, 
and  narrow  mesosternal  process  \_T.  jucunda  Gory,  ducalis  White,  daphnis  Thorns., 
f'ormos'i  (Oliv.),  and  others]  form  a  rather  natural  grou])  of  this  genus  :  all  those 
allied  species  are  from  East  aud  South  Afi'ica  or  from  Madagascar. 


Kiiilii. 


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Poemenesperus  laetus  Tlioms. 


218.  Poemenesperus  taeniatus  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.  5.) 

t?  ? .  P.  .iter,  nigro-jrabpscens.  Frons  sparsim,  ad  ocnlos  dousius  albo-pnbescens  ; 
vertex  utrinqne  vitta  lougitudiiiali  alba  uotatus.  Antennae  articnlis  3°  ad  6"™,  et 
1 1"  basi,  articnlis  2'  ad  ."i"'"  apice  extremo,  articnlis  S"  ad  10'""  totis  albis.  Prothorax 
fascia  lateral!  lougitndiuali  alba  ;  disco  antice  et  postice  transverse  bisnlcato  ;  dente 
laterali  snbmediano,  longo,  jjarnm  arcuatn.  Scntellnm  magnnm,  rotnndatum. 
Elytra  fiiscia  angnsta  alba  ali  basi  prope  lunneros  obliijne  ad  sntnrae  medinm,  deiii 
sntnrae  paralleja  nsqne  adqnartam  partem  apicaleni  descendeute,  nbi  cnm  fascia 
transversa  obliipia  lineiforrai  nnita  est  ;  siugnlo  elytro  praeterea  macnla  rotnndata 
parva  alba  ante  apieem  ncitato.  Meso-  et  metasternnm  latcraliter  alba.  Abdomen 
lateribns,  et  pedes  albo-macnlati.  Processus  prosternalis  angnstns,  nnitubercnlatns, 
coxas  non  snperans  ;  mesosternalis  valde  jirodnctns,  tnberciilo  longo  apice  rotnndo 
armatns. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  5. 

Black,  clotlied  witli  a  very  short  and  fine  black  pubescence.  Front  covered 
with  sliort  and  sparse  white  liairs,  which  are  denser  at  the  inner  margins  of  the  eyes, 
and  at  the  front  margins  of  tlie  cheeks.  Upperside  with  a  narrow  longitudinal  white 
streak  at  eacli  side,  rnnning  from  behind  the  npper  lobes  of  the  eyes  along  the  sides 
of  the  prothorax  to  the  shonlders,  and  from  here  oblicpiely  to  the  middle  of  the 
snture,  then  going  parallel  to  the  snture  and  ending  at  the  beginning  of  the  a])ical 
fonrth  of  tlie  elytra,  where  it  is  united  or  nearly  united  with  a  transverse  band.  The 
latter  is  also  white  and  runs  from  the  sides  of  the  elytra  above  the  base  of  the 
second  abdominal  .segment  somewhat  oblicjnely  towards  the  snture.  The  longitudinal 
band  is  broadest  on  the  prothorax,  and  includes  the  black  lateral  tooth  as  well  as  a 
lilack  basal  spot  behind  the  tooth.  Spots  at  the  sides  of  the  abdominal  segments 
small,  those  of  the  last  segment  larger.  Anterior  and  intermediate  legs  clothed 
with  a  sparse  white  pubescence,  which  is  somewhat  denser  in  the  middle  of  the 
femora  and  tibiae  ;  hind  femora  entirely  white,  hind  tibiae  with  a  white  ring. 
Upperside  of  the  two  basal  joints  of  all  tarsi  more  or  less  white.  Front  of  the 
head  with  a  dense  and  very  fine  punctuation.  Lateral  teeth  of  the  prothorax  placed 
a  little  beyond  the  middle,  large  and  somewhat  arcuate.  Scutellum  with  traces  of  a 
basal  white  spot.  Elytra  coarsely,  towards  the  tip  more  finely  punctuated,  with  the 
punctures  very  dense  in  the  middle  towards  the  sides  :  tip  of  each  elytron  somewhat 
truncate.  Process  of  the  prosternum  narrow,  bearing  a  rather  sharp  tubercle 
between  the  coxae  ;  process  of  the  mesosterunm  strongly  produced  underneath  and 
distinctly  compressed,  rounded  at  the  tiji.  The  white  bands  are  sometimes  tinged 
with  yellow. 

Hal).  Knilu,  and  Ogowe  K.  (A.  Mocquerys,  lM)".i). 

The  shape  of  the  ja'olhorax  and  the  structure  of  the  pro-  and  mesosternum  are 
difierent  from  tluit  of  the  type  sj)ecies  of  the  genus  {Poemenesperus  laetus  Thoms.). 

21'.t.  Poemenesperus  ligatus  sj).  nov. 
(PL  X.,  tig.  0.) 
tj  ? .  P.   ater.     Frons  sparsim,  ad  oculos  densins  albo-pnbescens.      Anteimae 
articnlis  tertio  et  quarto  apice  extremo,  quarto  et  quinto  extrema  basi  albis.     Pro- 
thorax  luarginibus  antico  et  postico  albis,  his  fasciis  transversis   sui)ra  coxarnm 

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cavitatos  unitis  ;  dente  laferali  valido,  acnto,  conico,  arcnato.  El}-!™  sntnrae  dimiilio 
basali  et  fasciis  dnabus  alttis,  fascia  prima  al)  margine  exteruo  ante  medium  iis(jiie 
ad  snturam  post  medium  desceudente,  secunda  primae  parallela  anteapicali  snturam 
noil  attingente  ;  singulo  clytro  jiraeterca  gutta  parva  alba  in  anirulo  suturali,  et  una 
vel  duabns  macnlis  minutis  post  basis  medium  sitis  uotato,  interdum  sine  maculis 
basalibns  :  punctatioue  antice  grossa,  doin  minutiore  ;  apice  singulo  minute  emar- 
ginato.  Infra  sparsiiu  albo-pnbescens  ;  meso  et  metasterni  lateribus  albis:  abdnmine 
albo,  segmentornm  margiue  apicali  nigro,  parte  nigra  ad  latera  dilatata. 

(J.  Processus  jmisrernalis  transverse  elevatns,  comjiressus,  medio  parnni  tuber- 
cnliforrais  ;  mesostcrnalis  latns,  valde  versus  infra  jirodiictus,  apice  rotuudatus, 
antice  verticalis. 

?.  Processus  jirosterualis  tmusvcrse  elcvaiiis,  i(im|irtssus,  acute  bituberculatus; 
mesosternalis  latns,  valde  prominens,  antice  verticalis  et  excavatus,  versus  posticum 
declivis  et  oonvexus,  margine  antico  rotundato. 
Long.  18  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  6i. 

Clothed  with  a  fine  grey  pubescence.  Front  with  a  wliite  streak  at  each 
side,  bordering  the  dieeks  and  the  eyes  ;  base  of  mandibles  also  white.  Anterior 
and  posterior  constriction  of  the  prothorax  white,  hind  margin  itself  narrowly 
black  ;  the  basal  white  band  broadened  in  front  of  the  scutellum.  Scntellum 
broader  than  long  and  rounded,  white  near  the  apex.  The  first  of  tlie  two  narrow 
white  streaks  of  the  elytra  begins — with  its  hind  margin— at  the  sides  above  the 
tip  of  the  metasternal  ejiisteruum,  tlie  second  above  the  third  abdominal  segment. 
First  segment  of  the  abdomen  with  a  s])arse  pubescence  ;  the  other  segments 
white,  with  the  apical  border,  and  with  a  semicircular  lateral  spot  unit  eel  with  the 
apical  margin,  black.  Legs  greyish  white,  spotted  with  black.  Two  liasal  joints  of 
the  tarsi  white  above. 

Ildb.  Kuilu  and  Ogowe  U.  (A.  Mocquerys). 

Thougli  the  process  of  the  pro-  and  mesosternum  of  two  mule  specimens  are 
(piite  different  from  those  of  three  female  examples,  I  have  no  doubt  that  these 
specimens  belong  to  one  species,  as  there  is  no  other  difference  between  them,  either 
in  shape  and  structure  or  in  pattern  of  the  markings. 


2"^o.  Poemenesperus  fulvomarmoratus  sj).  nov. 

i  P.  niger ;  infra  oclirace()-luteo-i)ul)escens,  nigro-maculatus.  ( 'aj)ite  fasciis 
quinqne  et  geuarum  margine  antico  ochraceo-luteis,  tribus  froutalibus,  una  utriuque 
jjone  oculos  a  ])arto  superiore  oculorum  ad  genarum  margiuem  descendente.  Pro- 
thorace  marginibus  antico  et  basali  ochraceo-luteis  :  dente  lateral!  fortiter  arcnato. 
Elytris  sparsim  punctatis,  ochraceo-fulvo-marmoratis.  Processu  prosternali  lata, 
forma  cariuae  transversae  ;  mesosternali  valde  elevato,  lato,  antice  verticali  et  parum 
concavo. 

Tiong.  15  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  (ii. 

Antennae  entirely  bhwk.  Anterior  and  basal  margins  of  the  ])rothorax  bordered 
with  ochraceous  buff;  these  two  transverse  bands  are  narrowest  on  the  disc,  and 
united  above  the  coxal  cavities.  Scutellum  very  broad  and  rounded.  Elytra 
marbled  with  ochreous  tawny,  streak-like  markings,  which  are  mostly  transverse, 
and  more  or  less  confluent ;  two  of  these  streaks  form  a  rather  cons])icuous  trans- 
verse median  band,  including  four  black  spots  on  each  elytron  :  another  streak, 
situated  in  front  of  the  apex  near  tlie  outer  margin,  is  almost  circular,  and  comprises 


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one  black  sjiot.  A1)(lomoii  witli  a  black  ;i])ical  s]iot  a(  ca.cli  side  of  the  segments. 
Legs  with  a  black  ring  in  the  middle  of  both  the  femora  anil  tibiae.     Tarsi  black. 

Hab.  Lnkolele  (Upper  Congo). 

Similar  in  api>earance  and  structure  to  P.  laetus  Thorns.,  but  entirely  diiFerent 
from  this  species  in  colour  and  ]iatti'rn  :  the  metasternal  process,  too.  is  a  little 
broader  and  less  elevate. 

-221.  Poemenesperus  marmoratus  sp.  nov. 

I.  P.  niger ;  olivaceo-griseo-pubescons,  nigro-marmoratus.  (Japite  fasciis 
dnabns  frontalibus,  macula  in  genis  sita,  macula  postoculare  nigris  notato,  ut  fere 
toto  vertice,  panels  punctis  ad  oindorum  partes  sujieriores  instructo.  Antennis 
articulis  duobus  primis  nigris,  tertio  et  quarto  brnnueis,  caeteris  ochraceis.  Pro- 
thorace  laevi,  dente  lateral!  parum  arcuato  armato,  dorso  fasciis  curvatis  flexuosis 
et  maculis  nigris  et  linea  mediana  olivaceo-grisea  notato.  Elytris  margine  basali 
])7'ope  hnmeris  impresso,  lateribus  retrorsum  pauce  attenuatis,  usque  ad  apicem 
profnnde  punctatis,  ajacibus  singulis  parum  trimcatis,  dense  conlluenter  nigro-varie- 
gatis,  macula  communi  postbasali,  fascia  flexuosa  posthumerali,  fascia  angulata 
postmediana  snturam  non  attingentc,  nigris  conspicnis.  (Vu'pore  infra  pedibusque 
sparsius  nigro-maculatis  ;  abdomine  lateraliter  maculis  majoribus  nigris  notato. 

Long.  15  mm.,  ehtr.  12,  lat.  Oi. 

First  segment  of  the  abdomen  with  the  basal  part  of  the  sides  black,  the  other 
segments  bearing  two  black  spots  at  each  side,  one  of  them  basal,  and  the  other 
apical,  and  situated  a  little  more  towards  the  middle.  The  process  of  the  prosternum 
bears  two  short  tubercles  between  the  coxae  (as  the  ?  of  P.  ligntim  sj).  nov.)  ; 
the  mesosternal  process  is  large,  convex,  vertical,  and  excavated  in  front. 

Hnh.  Kuilu. 

This  sjjecies  reminds  one  very  mucli  of  Plin/iieta  n/i/rop/'/os'i  Auriv.,  Pwlii/.^ifoln 
miiiik'd  Bates,  and  other  forms  of  a  similar  colour  and  st\'le  of  marking,  Init  it  is  ;v 
true  Tragocephalid  ivith  divergent  claws. 

222.  Poemenesperus  phrynetoides  sp.  nov. 

P.  niger;  dense  olivaceo-grisco-pnbescens,  nigro-marmoratus.  Capite  postice 
fere  toto  nigro.  Antennis  articulis  tribus  primis  nigris,  caeteris  ochraceis. 
Prothorace  dorso  linea  mediana  impressa  instructo,  fortiter  rugato,  dente  latri-ali 
valido  parum  arcuato  armato.  Scutello  semicirculare.  Elytris  margine  basali 
prope  humeros  impressis,  ad  basim  densius,  versus  apicem  sparsim  profunde 
punctatis,  punctis  nigris,  apicibus  minute  emargiuatis,  fascia  transversa  jiost- 
humerali  irregulare  ad  sutnram  late  interrupta  nigra,  ornatis.  Infra  nigro- 
marmoratus  ;  femoribus  macula  basali  nigra  notatis  ;  tibiis  apieibns  pube  fnlva 
vestitis.  Processu  prosternali  tuberculo  intercoxali  sat  acute  instructo ;  meso- 
sternali  valido,  longe  porrecto,  sed  non  acnto. 

Long.  20^  mm.,  elytr.  13i,  lat.  8i. 

Front  of  the  head  ashy,  with  some  feeble  blackish  spots,  and  with  a  very  fine 
punctuation  ;  vertex  and  neck  black,  with  some  small  greyish  spots  in  the  middle. 
Extreme  tips  of  the  antennal  joints  clothed  with  a  white  pubescence.  Disc  of  the 
prothorax  strongly  rugose,  with  an  impressed  midiUe  line,  anti  with  two  transverse 
and  somewhat  oblique  impressions  at  each  side  ;  the  lateral  teeth  strong,  somewhat 
curved,  not  pointed,  and  placed  in  the  middle.  Elytra  very  faintly  narrowed  behind, 
strongly  puncture<l  at  the  base,  the  punctures  arranged  in  three  rows  behind  the 


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shoulders,  and  more  finely  and  sparsely  pnnotured  towards  the  a])ex  ;  the  pnnotnres 
are  black,  and  confluent  here  and  there.  Each  elytron  with  two  black  patches 
behind  the  shonlder,  forming  a  kind  of  transverse  band,  and  behind  this  band  with 
an  ashy  grey  ])atch  ;  iu  front  of  the  apex  is  situated  a  rather  incons])iciions  angiilated 
transverse  band.  Under  surface  and  legs  marbled  with  black  ;  middle  of  tlie 
metasteruum  nearly  uniformly  olivaceous  ashy  grey.  Intercoxal  tubercle  of  the 
prosternum  strong,  suri^assing  the  coxae  ;  mesosteriuil  process  very  ranch  raised, 
longer  than  broad,  with  the  tip  rounded. 

Hub.  Knilu  (A.  Moc(juerys,  1892). 

Reminds  one  also  very  much  of  Plirt/neta  and  Puchystola. 

223.  Nyctopais  mysteriosus  Tiioms. 
Knilu. 

224.  Nyctopais  mysticus  sji.  iiov. 

t?  ?  .  iV.  niger  ;  infra  ciiio]-po-]inbescens  et  nigro-maculatns.  Prothorax  fascia 
laterali  sub  dentem  lateralem  sita  antice  et  postice  versus  dorsum  cnrvata,  fascia 
secunda  supra  coxarum  cavitates,  uotatns.  Elytra  fascia  basali  marginem  basalem 
hand  attingente  ad  humeros  abbreviata,  secnnda  mediana  marginem  lateralem 
non  attingente ;  praeterea  singnlo  elytro  macula  parva  posthumerali  laterali,  et 
ante  apicem  multis  maculis  niinutis,  notato ;  fasciis  et  maculis  griseo-flavis. 

S.  Long.  11  mm.,  elvtra  7,  lat.  3i. 

?.  ,r  10  V  "„  11,  „  si- 
Differs  from  N.  mysferiosas  Thoms.  in  the  prothoracic  lateral  bantl  running 
undemeatii  the  lateral  tooth,  and  being  curved  towards  tlie  disc  in  front  and  at 
the  base,  with  the  anterior  part  dorsally  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the 
margin.  The  basal  fascia  is  jilaced  farther  from  the  basal  margin  than  in 
N.  ira/steriosus ;  the  middle  band  does  not  extend  to  the  outer  border,  and  the  new 
species  has  a  marginal  spot  Ijehind  the  shoulders  which  is  wanting  iu  N.  mysterioms. 
The  elytra  are  of  the  same  form  as  iu  the  latter. 
Hah.  Gold  C!oast. 

22.5.  Nyctopais  fasciatus  sj).  nov. 

iV.  niger;  fronte,  antennarum  articularis  K)  et  lU"  (a])icibus  extremis  exceptis) 
et  toto  11°,  prothoracis  margine  antico  et  lateribus — fascia  longituclinali  sub  dentem 
lateralem  nigra, — el\-trorum  fasciis,  una  basali,  altera  mediaiia,  et  macula  anteapicali 
irregnlare  et  pnncto  in  apicibus,  griseo-albis  parum  caerulescentibus  ut  corpore 
infra;  sternis  et  abdomine  lateraliter  maculis  nigris  notata,  praeterea  abdominalium 
segmentorum  medio  uigro ;  ])edibus  nigro-maculatis.  Elytris  lateraliter  grosse, 
versus  sutnram  minutius  j)nnctatis. 

Long  17  mm.,  elytr.  11^,  lat.  6J. 

The  ])ubescence  of  the  front  extending  just  to  the  tine  transverse  groove 
between  the  antennal  tubercles.  Lateral  band  of  the  prothorax  including  the 
tooth,  the  ti])  of  which  is  black.  Anterior  transverse  band  of  the  elytra  abbrcviateil 
at  the  slioulders,  reaching  the  basal  margin  near  the  scutellum ;  the  second  band 
situated  in  the  middle,  a  little  arcuate  laterally;  the  macula  in  front  of  the  apex 
forming  an  irregular  third  band,  including  some  black  punctures. 

llab.  Kuiln  (A.  Moci|uerys,  1892). 

Differs  from  i\'.  mysteriosus  Thoms.  in  its  jiroportionally  longer  elytra,  witJi 
a  different  colour  and  pattern  of  the  marldngs. 


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Armatosterna  gen.  nov. 
DifFert   a  genere  Cdllimifion  Blanch,  processu  prosteriiali  tnl)ercnlo  verticali 
acnto  intercosali  coxas  fere  snjierante  arniato. 

226.  Armatosterna  spinifera  sjj.  nov. 

S^.  A.  rnbra;  antenuarum  articulis  V  ad  0'""  apice,  T°  ad  ultimuni  tot  is 
nigris,  5'  vel  4°  et  5°  infra  albis  ;  capita  spavsim  albo-pubescente,  vertice  ul:nn(jue 
vittis  dnabns  longitndinalibus  nigris  notato ;  protliorace  vittis  qninque  nigro- 
brnnueis,  inter  vittas  albo-pubesceute,  lateribns  tnberculo  sat  lato  et  brevi  armato ; 
scutello  triaugulare,  nigro-ljrnuneo ;  elytris  macnla  commnni  triangulare  ab  scntello 
usque  fere  ad  medium  et  marginis  lateralis  et  suturae  extensa,  angulo  humerali 
fasciaque  anteapicali  paruni  arcuata  bruuneo-nigris ;  regione  inter  banc  fasciam  et 
basalem  macnlam  triangnlarem  ])laga  irregnlare  albo-pubescente  vel  maculis  minutis 
albis,  et  macnla  parva  suturali  nigro-brunnea  uotata ;  basi  grosse  dense  punctata, 
punctis  versus  apicem  s])arsis  et  minutis ;  singnlo  apice  emarginato,  intus  breviter, 
extus  longe  dentate.  Infra  uigrescens,  sparsim  griseo-albo-pubescens,  lateraliter 
maculis  alljis  notata. 

Long.  1(3  mm,,  elytr.  1U|,  lat.  o. 

Vertex  with  one  blackish  streak  at  each  side  behind  the  antennae,  and  witli 
one  or  two  behind  the  eyes ;  the  sparse  white  pubescence  of  the  head  denser 
between  tlie  streaks.  Tip  of  the  antennal  joints  black  ;  the  last  five  joints  entirely 
black,  or  with  a  reddish  spot  on  the  underside  ;  fourth  and  fifth  joints,  or  only  the 
fifth,  white  underneath.  The  white  pubescence  of  the  prothorax  denser  anteriorly 
and  posteriorly  between  the  streaks,  aud  especially  so  above  the  coxal  cavities. 
Punctures  of  the  elytra  coarse  at  the  base,  arranged  in  rows  near  the  shoulders, 
lieciimiug  minute  and  sparse  from  behind  the  middle,  and  nearly  wanting  at  the 
apex.  Elytra  with  a  broad  triangular  blackish  patch  at  the  base,  common  to  both 
elytra,  extending  from  the  scutellum  almost  to  the  middle  of  the  suture,  aud 
laterally  so  before  the  middle  of  the  outer  margins,  with  the  humeral  side  somewhat 
incurved;  the  shoulder  angles,  a  transverse  band  liefore  the  apex,  aud  a  small  spot 
at  the  suture  behind  the  middle  also  blackish  or  brownish  black ;  the  sjiace  in 
front  of  the  ante-apical  band  bears  an  ill-defined  triangular  white  jiatch,  or  some 
small  and  more  or  less  confluent  white  spots.  Body  beneath  blackish  laterally, 
clothed  with  a  sparse  white  pirbescence,  forming  spots  on  the  sides,  chiefly  on  the 
abdomen.     Femora  Ijlackish,  with  reddish  spots. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892)  and  Loanda. 

Closely  allied  to  Armatosterna  buquetiana  (White)  (in  the  Munich  Catalogue 
as  Trwiocephala  hu<iueticumm  White),  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by  the  longer 
tubercles  of  the  prothorax,  aud  by  the  apex  of  the  elytra  being  produced  into  a 
long  spine  at  the  external  angles  ;  the  basal  region  between  the  shoulders  and  the 
triangular  patch  has  no  white  pubescence,  and  the  dark  jiatch  itself  is  much  better 
defined  in  the  new  species. 

227.  Armatosterna  buquetiana  (White). 
Gold  Coast. 

22s.  Callimation  g^racile  sp.  nov. 
C.    ]iallicli'    rulirum,   grisesccus,  clougiiluni.      Verticis    prothnracisipic    (piinqnc 
vittis   longitndinalibus  contiuuis,  scutello,  elytrorum  maculis   jiarvis   tribus   sutu- 
ralibns   elytris   communibus,   trilms   vel   qnatuor   lateralibus   auguloqne   humerali, 


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nigro-lirimiieis ;  praeterea  elytris  uonnullis  maciilis  albis  iiotatis  ;  auteuuis  articnlis 
1°  ad  (j""'  apice,  caeteris  totis  uigris,  0°  vel  4  ad  0""'  iufia  albo-maculatis.  I'ro- 
tliorax  loiigitudine  paulo  latior,  dente  lateral:  brevi  armatus ;  elyti'a  parallela,  ad 
snturam  deprcssa,  seriatim  punctata,  apice  laevia,  aiigulo  snturali  acnto,  liaud 
dentato,  cxtoriuri-  deutato.  lufra  lateraliter  uigresccuK,  pariim  ullio-maculatuiu- 
Pedes  niliri. 

Long.  16i  mm.,  elytr.  lUi,  lat.  4i. 

The  reddish  j)arts  clothed  with  a  fine  fnivons  pubescence;  elytra,  especially 
their  posterior  portion,  sides  of  the  under  surface,  and  h-gs  somewhat  s]>otted  with 
a  white  pubescence.     Vertex  with  five  longitudinal  blackish  brown  bands  continued 
as  live  bands  of  the  same  colour  ou  the  prothorax,  with  the  spaces  lietweeu  more 
or  less  white,  more  so  at  the  sides  of  the  prothorax.     Scutellum  triangular,  blackish 
brown.     Of  the  sutural    spots  of  the  elytra,  common  to   both  elytra,  the  first  is 
somewhat  triangular,  placed  l)ehind  the  scutellum;  the  second  oblong,  almost  in  the 
middle  ;  and  the  third  the  smallest,  behind  the  middle.     At  the  outer  margin  there 
are  four  sjjots :  one,  faint,  jilaced  on  the  tip  of  the  shoulder ;  n  second  behind  the 
shoidiler,  transverse   and  a  little   curved;   a  third  in   the  middle,  united  in  one 
specimen  with  the  second  sutural  spot ;  and  a  fourth  in  front  of  the  apex,  trans- 
verse',   nearly    reaching   the   sutnre,  broadest   and  blackest   at   the   outer   margin. 
The  rows  of  punctures   of    the   elytra  rather   regular  ;   almost  the  whole  of  the 
last  third  imi)unctate,  or   nearly  so.      Under  surface   with  a  white  streak  above 
the  anterior  coxal  cavities,  continued  to  the  metasternum  ;  sides  somewhat  blackish. 
Legs  unicolorous,  with  a  faintly  blackish  sjjot  at  the  anterior  femora  and  tibiae. 
Process   of   the   prostemum   rounded ;    that  of  the   mesosternum   rather   narrow, 
horizontal,  and   produced  into  a  sliort  tubercle. 
Hob.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  181)2). 

Lux  gen.  nov. 

Oculoruni  ioljis  iuferioribus  magnis  prominulis  ;  genis  brevissimis  ;  tuberibus 
antenniferis  sat  longis  ;  autennis  articulis  tertio  et,  ijuarto  aequalibus ;  prothorace 
laterilius  inermi  ;  jjrocessu  j)roslernali  angusto,  sulcato,  rotundato ;  mesosternali 
parum  declivi,  tuberculo  parvo  armato. 

Allied  to  GallimiAtioii  Blanch.,  but  distinguished  from  (his  genus  by  (lie  aliovc- 
mentioued  characters. 

229.   Lux  pulchra  sj).  nov. 

I  J.  nigro-brunnea,  fasciis  maculis(juc  riitis  albo-cinctis  ornat  a.  Antennae  nigrae  ; 
prothorax  disco  inaecjualis ;  scutellum  a]iice  rotundatuni.  Elytra  grosse  dense 
punctata,  jmnctis  ad  basim  confluentibus,  fasciis  tril>us  et  maeulis  duabus  elytris 
communibns  notata ;  apice  snbtrun(^ato-rotundato.  Metasternum  antice  et  meso- 
sternum albo-maculata ;  praeterea  illud  utrintjue  maeulis  duabus  nigris  uotatum. 
Abdominis  segmenta  apice  albo-fulvo-pubescentia. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  iDl,  lat.  5. 

Blackish  brown,  with  the  elytra  of  a  redder  colour;  clothed  with  a  white  and 
reddish  pubescence,  forming  bands  and  spots.  Head  deeply  imjjressed  between  the 
antennal  tubercles,  and  with  a  fine  transverse  groove  immediately  in  front  of  the 
eyes. .  Prothorax  a  little  longer  than  broad,  slightly  bicoustricted  ;  disc  faintly 
nodulose,  with  some  glabrous  (nibbed  ?)  spots.  Elytra  strongly  punctured  all  over; 
three  bands  and  two  spots,  all  common  to  botli  elytra,  reddisli  and  bordered  with 


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a  whitish  pubescence  ;  the  first  baud  placed  at  the  extreme  base  and  externally 
runuiug  from  the  inside  of  the  shoulder  angles  to  about  the  end  of  the  anterior 
quarter  of  the  outer  margin  ;  the  second  band  parallel  to  the  first,  beginning  behind 
the  postscntellar  sjiot  and  united  at  the  external  margin  with  the  third  liaiid,  which 
reaches  the  suture  at  about  the  beginning  of  the  a]jical  fifth  ;  apical  margin  uf  the 
elytra  clothed  with  a  reddish  and  white  pubescence. 
Hab.  Gold  Coast. 

230.  Rhaphidopsis  virens  sp.  nfiv. 

c??.  7vV/.  nigra,  infra  viridi-seric-uus  ei  subcaerulescens,  supra  fasciis  maculisque 
viridibus  jjarum  fulvescentibus  ornata.  t'aput  viride,  vertice  uigro,  uculis  viridi- 
cinctis.  Prothorax  fasciis  duabus  transversis  nigris  notatus.  Elytra  fasciis 
transversis,  una  basali,  secnnda  mediana,  maciilaque  magna  obliipia  anteapicali 
ornata,  inter  fascias  et  ad  apicem  \iridi-marmorata  ;  sparsim  puuctulata. 

Long.  'M  mm.,  elytr.  IT,  lat.  7^. 

Varying  in  the  pattern  of  the  elytra.  The  aiiical  macula  is  wanting  in  nm-  ma/e 
specimen  ;  in  another  exami)le  the  median  liand  is  also  wanting. 

Hfi6.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  IsOi;). 

In  shape  closely  allied  to  L'//.  jjidc/icl/a  (Westw.),  Imt  the  colour  is  dittereut, 
and  the  punctuation  of  the  sides  of  the  elytra  is  much  finer  and  sparser. 

No/c. — The  a-euus  Cluuiestkfs  Chevr.,  omitted  \)\  Lacordaire  in  his  Geu<T<i  des 
Colroptih-es,  seems  to  me  to  be  wrongly  jilaced  by  its  author  in  the  group  Saperdini. 
The  claws  are  divergent,  not  divaricate,  as  in  the  true  Siqier'lini,  and  tlie  intermediate 
tibiae  are  grooved,  not  simple.  These  characters,  in  addition  t(;  the  rec'tangular 
iront  of  the  head  and  the  horseshoe-shaped  impression  between  the  antennae, 
indicate  a  close  reiationshiiJ  of  Charic.'ithc«  to  Lacordaire"s  "  Tragocephalides "  as 
Well  as  lo  his  "  Apomecyuides."  In  the  latter  group  there  is  indeed  a  genus 
Aji/icniastiis  Thorns.,  to  which  Chariestkcs  is  very  closely  allied ;  but  since  the 
Museum  t'ollectiun  contains  a  rather  large  number  of  different  forms  which  are 
similar  to  Uhariestltes  as  well  as  to  Phi/matostfrna  Cast,  and  lilmphidoii^ls  Gerst.. 
1  have  no  doubt  that  all  these  forms,  together  with  Apheniastus,  are  better  2)laced 
in  the  gronji  of  "  Tragocephalides  "  after  the  genus  Rhaphidopsis. 

I  have  to  iirojjose  two  new  genera  for  some  of  the  sjiecies  hitherto  |)laced  umler 
Uharicsthes,  together  with  some  new  ones,  and  give  the  following  syuojisis  of  the 
genera  : — 

I.  Chariesthes  Chevr.  {Rev.  ZooL,  1858,  p.  312). 

Tyjie  :   Sapcrda  hdla  Dalm.  (Schoenh.,  Sijn.  Ins.,  i.  3,  A])]!.,  p.  170). 
Scapo  cicatrice   parva   instructo,  elytris   apice    rotundatis    \el    snliacumiuatis, 
processn  prosternali  rotnndato,  mesosternali  declivi  vel  subverticali  non  tubercnlatn. 

II.  Graciella  gen.  no  v. 

Type  :   Uharii'sthrx  concinnu  Chevr.  {I.  c.  p.  315). 
Scapo  sine   cicatrice,  elytris  apice   trnncatis,  processn   jirosternali    rotnndato, 
mesosternali  subverticali,  margiue   rotnndato. 

III.  Murosternum  gen.  nov. 

Ty]ie  :    C/uireiMl/u'g  dalmiaiui  (jhcvr.  (/.  f.,  ji.  315). 
Scajio  sine  cicatrice,  elytris  singulis  apice  rotundatis  vel  acnmiuatis,  processibns 
prosternali  et  mesosternali  elevatis,  antice  perpendiculatis. 


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IV.     Aplieniastus  Thorns.  (^Arc/t.  Ent.,  1858,  ii.,  p.  191). 
Type:  Aplieniastus  rutilas  sp.  nov.  (=  A.  rubidus  Thorns,  [nee  Clievr.]). 
ScajJO  sine  cicatrice,  elytris  singulis  apice  rotuudatis  vel  subacutis,  processn 
prosteruali  rotundato,  mesosleruali  autice  verticali,  margiue  rotundato. 

2;51.  Chariesthes  elegans  sp.  uov. 
6  ?  .  Ch.  nifo-testacea,  pube  laeta  albo-viridi  vestita.  Antennae  uigrae,  articulis 
primo  et  secundo  testaceis.  Caput  inter  antennas  macula  transversa  brunnea 
ni)tatum.  Protliorax  vittis  quinque  longitndinalibus  bruuneis  ornatus.  Scutellum 
bruuuL'nin,  medio  viridi-pnbescens.  Elytra  siguaturis  albo-viridibns  notata,  scilicet: 
macula  prima  sat  magna  elytris  communi  cordiformi,  scutellum  amplectente, 
l)lerumque  ad  suturam  iuterrupta,  secunda  juxta  humerum  ad  margiuem  basalem 
sita  parva,  tertia  elongata  pone  liumerum  ad  marginem  exteriorem,  quarta  mediana 
ovata  prope  suturam,  quinta  i)ostmediaua  parva  rotuudata  margiuali,  praeterea 
])Iaga  magna  anteapicali  irregulare  al)  margiue  lateral!  fere  ad  suturam  extensa, 
duo  puncta  nigra  (in  siugulo  elytro)  transverse  disposita  inclndeute  ;  tertio  puucto 
uigro  post  humerum  ad  latus  site. 

Variat  :  («)  forma  typica  maculis  sejiaratis  ; 

(J))  maculis  tertia  et  quarta  confluentibus  ; 
(f)  punctis  uigris  anteapicalibns  conjuuctis  ; 

(d)  forma  minore,  maculis  1",  2",  3",  4"  confluentibus,  capite  sine  fascia 
brunnea  Interanteuiiali. 
Long.  lU  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  'i. 

Head  with  a  brown  band  between  the  antennae,  and  usually  with  a  second  but 
ill-detiued  one  in  the  centre  of  the  front.  In  most  specimens  the  base  of  the  tliinl 
and  fourth  antenual  joints  of  the  brick  red  colour  of  the  two  basal  ones.  Sides  of 
the  elytra  somewhat  darker  than  the  disc,  and  almost  blackish  before  the  large 
apical  patch.  The  latter  sinuate  liehind,  and  this  sinus  also  somewhat  blackish. 
Tiic  first  broicii  band,  obliquely  runuing  from  the  shoulder  to  the  suture,  sends  out 
a  fine  brown  line  to  the  basal  margin  near  the  shoulders,  and  is  usually  connected 
with  the  postmediaii  hrown  band  by  a  second  line. 

The  small  form,  mentioned  above  under  {(I'),  may  be  another  new  species,  but 
as  the  Museum  contains  a  single  specimen  only  with  imfjerfect  antennae,  I  refer  it 
to  Ch.  cleijd.HS. 

ILih.  Kuilu  and  Gaboon  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  species  differs  from  its  nearest  allied  form,  Ch.  laetisshna  Bates,  chiefly  in 
tlie  colour  of  the  antennae  being  rufous  only  at  the  two  basal  joints — in  a  few 
examples  the  base  of  third  aud  fourth  joints  is  also  rufous — in  the  wanting  of  an 
aiitemedian  discal  black  spot  on  each  elytron,  aud  iu  the  somewhat  different  pattern 
of  the  markings.  As  these  differences  are  found  in  a  dozen  sjjecimens,  I  regard 
Ch.  elegans  as  a  distinct  species. 

2;32.  Chariesthes  laetissima  Bates. 
In  one  rather  small  specimen  from  Kuilu  the  humeral  oblitpie  brown  streak  is 
not  extended  to  the  suture,  and  the  postmediau  transverse  bifurcate  band  is  very 
narrow.  Anotiier  specimen  from  C!ameroons  has  the  greeuish  pubescence  occupying 
nearly  the  whole  of  the  elytra  ;  there  is  scarcely  a  trace  of  the  humeral  brown 
band,  and  of  the  second  streak  ouly  the  lateral  part  is  visible.  In  all  specimens 
the  black  spots  of  the  elytra  are  sharply  marked. 


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'■iS'.i.  Chariesthes  bella  (I)aliu. ). 
Sierra  Leouc.     Two  male  specimens  are  of  n,  v(M'y  pale  I'.oloiir,  the  legs  ami  base 
ol  anteuuae  lieing  almost  buff;  in  both  the  humeral  oblique  rufous  Ituti'  streak  is 
very  small,  in  one  of  them  reduced  to  a  narrow  and  short  spot ;   the  transverse 
median  baud  is  also  very  short. 

:.';U.  Chariesthes  bella  carissima  (Westw.). 

Some  specimens  from  Uehigoa  Bay  differ  from  the  typical  form  from  Sierra 
Leoue  in  the  pubescence  being  of  an  ashy  grey  colour,  with  a  slight  tint  of  pearl 
blue ;  the  head  has  one  spot  only  on  the  front,  the  scajie  of  the  antennae  is  much 
stronger,  the  scutellum  is  entirely  rufous,  and  the  rufous  bands  of  the  elytra  are 
much  broader  than  in  Gk.  bella. 

I  refer  these  specimens  to  AVestwood's  Sapcnia  cannsiimi  {Ann.  Mni/.  N.  IL, 
viii.,  1841,  \).  124),  which  I  believe  is  a  local  form  o{  Lamia  bella  Dalm. 

23.J.  Chariesthes  fi'eya  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  X.,  figs.  8  and  0.) 

(?  ?  .  Cli.  pallide  ochracea.  Caput  dense  albo-viridi-tomentosnm,  vertice  postice 
uigro.  Antennae  uigrae,  3  corpore  duplo  et  dimidio,  ?  duplo  longiores.  Pi'othorax 
dense  albo-viridi-tomentosus,  fascia  lata  mediana  nigra  notatus.  Scutellum  nigrum. 
Elytra  tertia  parte  basali  pallide  ochracea,  delude  nigrae,  fascia  transversa  plus 
minusve  flexuosa  in  elytrorum  quarta  parte  apicali  sita  et  (in  singulo  elytro)  macula 
parvii  anteapicali  griseo-caernleis  ornata.  Meso-  et  metasternum  latoraliter  virides- 
ceuti-tomentosa.     Tarsi  brunnei  vel  uigro-bruunei. 

Long.  9  mm.,  elytr.  (3,  lat.  2t. 

Thinl  and  fourth  joints  of  the  black  antennae  sometimes  pitchy.  Scutellum 
black  and  rounded.  Elytra  a  little  less  convex  than  in  the  other  species  of 
Chai'iestltcs.  Sides  of  the  prothorax  usually  with  only  one  black  spot  in  the  basal 
constriction,  but  sometimes  with  a  second  one  in  the  anterior  constriction. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

236.  Chariesthes  autennata  sp.  nov. 

3  ? .  Gil.  flavo-brunnea,  pube  viridi-alba  vestita.  Antennis,  elytrorum  apice 
tarsisque  nigris.  Vertice  et  jirothorace  quinque  vittis  Ijrunneis,  elytro  singulo 
maculis  quinque  viridi-albis  notatis,  scilicet :  jn-ima  basali  elougata  prope  suturam, 
secunda  parva  sub  humerum,  tertia  posthumerali  ovata,  cum  prima  connexa,  quiuta 
anteapicali  magna  antice  rotundata,  postice  angulata,  extus  profundissime  sinuata, 
fere  annuliformi.     S  Antennae  corpore  jilus  triplo,  ?  plus  duplo  longioribus. 

Long.  10  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  3. 

Yellowish  l^rown,  with  the  up])er  lip,  mandibles,  antennae,  apical  part  of  elytra, 
and  tarsi  black  ;  with  a  whitish  pubescence  that  has  a  feeble  tint  of  green,  this 
pubescence  confined  on  the  elytra  to  a  number  of  spots.  Head  without  a  transverse 
brown  marking  between  the  antennae,  but  marked  with  two  brown  spots  or  inu! 
short  transverse  baud  in  the  centre  of  the  front  ;  neck  brown,  vertex  and  prolhorax 
with  five  longitudinal  and  continuous  brown  streaks.  Antennal  tubercles  brown. 
Scutellum  regularly  rounded  al  the  apex,  clotlu'd  witii  a  rather  sparse  whitish 
pubescence,  which  is  absent  in  some  specimens.  Of  the  five  markings  of  each 
elytron  the  first  is  placed  close  to  the  scutellum  and  suture,  and  is  longer  than 
broad,  pointed  behind  ;  its  sutural  margin  is  straight,  and  the  exterior  one  obliquely 


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riiunded  ;  the  secoud  is  vorv  small,  and  stands  nuderneath  the  shoulder  ;  the  third  is 
ovate,  longer  tlian  broiul,  lateral,  and  antemedian  ;  the  fourth  is  median  and  sutural, 
similar  in  shajie  to  tlie  third,  and  connected  witli  tlie  first  liasal  spot  ;  the  fifth  is 
largest,  anteapical,  and  almost  ol'  the  shape  of  the  letter  (_',  but  broader  in  front  and 
jjointed  posteriori)-. 

Hah.  Old  Calabar. 

This  species  may  be  easily  distinguished  from  other  forms  with  a  somewhat 
similar  style  of  marking  by  the  antennae  being  very  long  in  both  sexes. 

2:^7.  Chariesthes  formosa  sp.  nov. 

t??.  Cli.  fnlvo-ln'Uiuica,  ]iuljr  albn-viriili  (irnata,  pediiiu>  alidoniiiiei[ne  jialli- 
dioribus.  Aniennis  nigris.  C'apite  inter  antennas  fascia  brunnea  uotato.  Prothorace 
vitlis  longitudinalibus  qninqnc  brnnneis  ornato.  Scutello  brunueo.  Elytra  nniculis 
duabus  communibus,  prima  basali  scutellnm  amjdectente,  ad  suturam  sat  late 
intorrnjita,  2)ostice  rotundata,  secunda  in  snturae  medio  sita  ovala;  ])raetei'ea  singulo 
elytro  maculis  (i  nolato,  una  ad  basini  ]irope  hnmernm,  secunda  sub  hnmernm  ad 
angidiim  basalem,  tertia  antcmediana  subovata  jn-ojx'  marginem  e.xteriorem,  <iuarta 
laterali  postmediana  rotundata,  qninta  suturali  jiarum  jwst  maculam  ({uartem  sita 
parva,  se.xta  anteapicali  olJiqua,  suturam  et  marginem  e.\ternum  iiaud  attingente. 
Variat  :  maculis  scutellare  et  prima,  secunda  eftertia,  (piarta.  ct  (juinla  vel  ipiarta  et 
quinta  et  se.Kta  confiuentibus. 

Long.  9  mm.,  elytr.  04,  hit.  :i. 

Similar  to  Cli.  lactLssimo,  Bates,  bnl  ililfci's  cliietiy  in  the  jiatteni,  and  in  the 
entirely  black  colour  of  tlu'  antennae. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  :\Iocquerys,  1S1)2). 

23s.  Chariesthes  quadrivittata  sp.  nov. 

S  ?.  Cli.  jialiide  feri'uginea,  pube  vii'idi-suifurea  veslita.  t'apile  macula  frontali 
minuta  et  prothorace  villis  longitudinalibus (piatucn-  nigro-brunneis  notatis.  Anteuuis 
nigris,  S  coriwre  fere  triplo,  ?  i)lns  dujilo  longioribus,  S  artionlis  tertio  quartoqne 
piceis.  Scutello  sulfureo.  Elytris  maculis  viridi-sulfareis  oriuit.is,  prima  communi 
jiostscntellare  jiarum  elongata,  secunda  et  tiuiia  basalibus  ])arvis,  una  infra,  altera 
supra  augulum  liumeraleni  sita,  (|uarta  ante  mediana  laterali  ]>arum  ol)liqua,  jilaga 
sat  magna  anteajiicali,  iiuerdum  cum  area  apicali  viridi-sulfurea  conjuncta,  liac  area 
in  singido  elytro  duas  maculas  nigras  includente,  unam  liuciformem  siitaralem, 
alteram  Iriangularem  lateralem. 

Long.  8  mm.,  elytr.  Tii,  hit.  2|. 

The  large  patcli  wliich  occupies  nearly  the  wliole  of  the  posterior  hall' of  the 
elytra  is  nearer  the  midille  on  the  .suture  tluin  on  the  sides,  and  is  cmarginate 
anteriorly.  In  one  specimen  the  postscutellar  elongate  mark  and  the  apical  patch 
are  connected  with  each  other.  The  two  black  markings  near  the  ape.\  are  variable 
in  form,  and  being  confluent  in  one  specimen,  have  almost  the  siiai>e  of  the  musical 
letter  c). 

Hab.  Gaboon. 

Its  nearest  allied  sjiecies  is  Ch.  {Lamia)  amoena  (Dalra.j,  the  jjrothora.x  of  which 
has  also  four  brownish  vittae.  The  latter  species  wants  the  small  frontal  spot,  and 
bears  on  the  base  of  the  elytra  a  small  greenish  yellow  marking,  not  occurring  in 
Gh.  quaclririltata  ;  the  scutellnm  is  also  dift'erent  in  colour,  being  entirely  covered  with 
a  sulpiuu-  or  ju'imrose  yellow  pnbescence  in  Ch.  qiuulrwittata. 


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2'MK  Chariesthes  nobilis  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.  '■) 

? .  C'k.  supra,  'nigra,  inl'ra  ochracea,  pnbe  alba  vestita.  (Japut  froiite  medio 
brunneum,  inter  antennas  et  in  vertice  nigrum,  macnia  ])arva  elongata  alba  inter 
oculornm  partes  siiperiores  sita,  notatum.  Antennae  corjioi-c  dnjilo  (?)  longiores, 
uigrae  ;  soajjo,  articnlis  secnndo  toto  et  tertio  basi  lateo-rufis.  Prothorax  duabns 
macnlis  nigris  notatns,  una  dorsali  ad  marginem  auteriorem  magna,  secunda  pjarva 
in  medio  laternm  sita.  Elytra  angulo  humerali  ochracea,  singulura  elytrnm  macnlis 
tribus  nigris  notatum,  i)riina  laterali  autemediana,  secunda  antemediana  discoidali, 
tertia  laterali  postmediana  ;  praeterea  in  suturae  medio  macula  nigra  communi 
rotunda  ;  parte  a]]icali  nigra  dujibus  macnlis  alliis  transverse  disjiositis  ornata. 
Infra  lateraliter  alba. 

Long.  9|  mm.,  elytr.  (5|,  lat.  :!J. 

The  white  pubescence  has  a  very  fainl  tint  of  yell<iw,  chietly  on  the  heail. 
Front  of  the  head  with  a  longitudinal  median  brown  band,  not  extending  to  the 
anterior  margin  of  the  epistome.  Antennal  tubers  black,  like  the  vertex,  the 
latter  bearing  a  narrow  longitudinal  white  sjiot.  Tlie  dorsal  black  marking  of  the 
prothorax  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  disc.  JScutellum  white,  almost 
semicircular.  The  apical  i^uartcr  of  the  elytra  black,  with  two  white  spots  on 
each  elytron  placed  in  the  middle  of  the  black  region  :  one,  rounded,  near  the 
outer  margin  ;  the  second,  a  little  longer  than  the  first,  near  the  suture.  Sides 
of  the  under  surface  white,  except  the  base  of  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  alidominal 
segments,  where  the  white  pubescence  is  wanting. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mowiuerys,  1892). 

2411.  Chariesthes  multinotata  Chevr. 
Kuilu.     Only  one  specimen  of  rather  small  size,  the  head  of  which  wants  the 
black  spots  met  with  in  Chevrolat's  type  ;  its  elytra  have  eighteen  spots,  not  twenty, 
as  the  first  basal  one  on  each  elytron  is  wanting. 

Graciella  gen.  nov. 
For  generic  characters  see  p.  •Jlo. 

241.  Graciella  couciuna  (Chevr.). 
Ktiilu,  Ogowe  K.,  Fernando  Po. 

242.  Graciella  compacta  sp.  nov. 

¥.  <r.  ochraccMj-ierrugiuca.  Antennae  nigro-brunneae,  scapo  ferrngineo.  ( 'ajiut 
ad  frontis  latera  et  inter  oculornm  partes  superiores  et  post  ocnlos  album. 
Prothorax  albns,  lasi-iis  tribus  latis  longitudinalibns  ferrugineis  notatns.  iScutcllum 
rotundatum.  Elytra  macnlis  tribus  cominunilms  albis,  prima  parva  antemediana, 
secunda  mediana  rotunda,  tertia  anteapicali  ad  suturam  minute  intcrrupta  ;  praeterea 
singulum  elytrnm  macnlis  quinque  notatum,  una  liasali  j)rope  scutellum  sita 
rotunda,  caeteris  lateralibus,  una  posthumerali  parva,  secunda  majore,  rotunda, 
antemediana,  tertia  postmediana  sat  jiarva  leviter  transversa,  (juarta  anteapicali 
minuta,  posthumerali  subaeqiiali.     Infra  lateraliter  alba. 

Long.  0^  mm.,  elytr.  6|,  lat.  :J|. 

Scape  and  second  joint  of  the  blackish  brown  antennae  of  a  tawny  ochreous 
colour,  with  a  slight  tint  of  rufous.  Head  with  a  straight  white  band  at  each 
side  of  the  front,  extending  from  the  ant(MUhil  tubes  to  the  base  of  the  epistome  ; 


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vertex  with  a  white  mark  between  the  upper  parts  of  the  eyes,  divided  iuto  two 
short  lobes  beliind.  Scntelhim  of  the  colour  of  the  elytra.  The  latter  with  three 
white  and  rouuded  spots  on  the  suture,  common  to  both  elytra,  the  first  the 
smallest,  the  second  the  largest,  and  the  third  somewhat  interrupted  at  the 
suture  ;  besides  these  markings  there  are  five  white  spots  on  each  elytron  :  one 
beside  the  scntellnm,  circular,  touching  the  basal  margin,  and  four  along  the  side, 
the  second  of  which,  placed  in  front  of  tlie  middle,  is  the  largest  and  of  a  circuhir 
shape.  Punctuation  of  the  elytra  strong  and  rather  thick,  the  punctures 
becoming  sparser  and  smaller  towards  the  apex.  Alxlomen  somewhat  darker 
than  the  remainder  of  the  body  ;  the  posterior  ])arts  of  the  segments  laterally 
covered  with  a  white  pubescence  as  the  sides  of  the  sterna. 
Hab.  Ogowe  E.  (A.  Mocquerys). 

"243.  Graciella  trivittata  s^p.  im>v. 

<?  ?  .  G.  ferruginea.  Antennae  nigro-brnuueae  ;  cajiut  album,  in  froutis  medio 
et  inter  antennas  nigrum.  Prothorax  albns,  \-ittis  tribus  latis  bruuueis  notatus. 
Elytra  grosse  punctata,  dualms  maculis  suturalibus,  el3'tris  commuuibus,  prima 
minuta  postbasali,  secunda  majore  mediana  circulare,  praeterea  nuincpie  maculis  in 
siugnlo  elytro  notata,  una  basali  prope  scutellum  maxima,  tribus  lateralibus,  prima 
minuta  iiostlmmerali,  secunda  aiitemediana,  maxima,  rotunda,  tertia  parum  minore 
postmediana,  macula  qniuta  apicali  parum  triangulare. 

Long.  7  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  2i. 

The  basal  spot  of  each  elytron  occupies  the  whole  of  the  extreme  basal 
margin  from  the  scutellum  to  the  shoulder,  and  is  more  rouuded  at  the  outside 
and  behind  than  towards  the  suture. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Allied  in  colour  and  pattern  to  Gr.  concinna  (Ghevr.),  from  which  it  may  be 
easily  distinguished  by  the  prothorax  having  only  three  longitudinal  brown  bands. 

244.  Graciella  zanzibarica  sp.  nov. 

cj.  (jr.  ferruginea,  pedibus  pallidioribus.  Caput  album,  linea  mediana  frontali 
et  fascia  transversa  iuterautennali  bruuueis  uotatnm,  vertice  brnnneo  macula  sat 
magna  interoculare  alba.  Antennae  ferrugineae,  articulis  apice  nigrescentibus. 
Prothorax  albus,  fasciis  longitudiualibus  tribus  brunneis  ornatns,  mediana  lata  in 
medio  disci  sat  fortiter  dilatata.  Elytra  albo-macnlata,  tribus  maculis  commuuibus 
suturalibus,  et  quinque  in  singnlo  elytro,  notata. 

Long,  fjj  mm.,  elytr.  4,  lat.  2. 

Ferruginous,  with  head  and  j)r(ithorax  of  a  brownish  colour,  and  with  the  tip 
of  the  antennal  joints,  especially  of  the  last  ones,  blackish.  The  front  of  the  head, 
except  a  longitudinal  median  streak,  the  cheeks,  a  band  behind  each  eye,  and  a 
somewhat  triangular  and  rather  large  spot  in  the  middle  of  the  vertex,  densely 
covered  with  a  white  jnibesceuce.  Tlie  median  band  of  the  prothorax  broad,  narrowed 
in  front  and  behind  ;  the  lateral  brown  streaks  anteriorly  somewhat  bent  upwards. 
Scutellum  entirely  ferruginous.  Elytra  with  three  sutnral  rounded  markings  :  one 
rather  small  spot  i)laced  behind  the  base,  a  second  behind  the  middle,  broader  than 
long,  and  a  third  situated  in  front  of  the  apex,  feebly  interrupted  at  the  suture  ; 
each  elytron  bearing,  moreover,  five  white  spots  :  one  at  the  base  near  the  scutellum, 
of  an  almost  semicircular  shape,  and  four  along  the  sides,  the  first  of  them  small, 
standing  liehiud  the  shoulder,  the  second  placed  almost  in  the  middle,  large  and 


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rouiul.  thf  fifth  in  the  onter  angle  of  the  apex,  and  the  fonrth  in  front  of  the  fifth, 
liides  of  the  meso-  and  nietastenuim  and  of  the  posterior  margins  of  the  fonr 
basal  abdominal  segments  covered  with  a  white  jmlieseence,  fifth  segment  of  the 
abdomen  with  a  white  s]iot  at  each  side.     Legs  ochreons. 

Halt.  Zanzibar. 

In  pattern  of  the  elytra  closely-  allied  to  Gr.  concinna  (Chevr.),  differing,  however, 
from  this  species  in  tlie  colonr  of  tin'  antennae  and  in  the  style  of  marking  of  the 
prothorax.  From  Gr.  frtrittata  sp.  nov.,  again,  it  may  be  distingnished  by  the 
colonr  of  the  antennae,  by  the  form  of  tlie  ])rothoracic  brown  bands,  and  by  the 
pattern  of  the  elytra. 

Murosternum  gen.  nov. 
For  generic  characters  see  p.  21o. 

24o.  Murosternum  mocqiierysi  sj).  nov. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.   10.) 

J/,  fnlvnm.  Capite  i)allide  ochraceo,  vertice  ochraceo,  post  oculos  pnncto  nigro 
notato  ;  autennis  nigris,  scapo  parnm  rngnloso,  infra  fnlvo.  Prothorace  flavo, 
lateraliter  macula  basali  alba  in  elytrornm  basim  coutinuata  ornato.  Elytris  nigris, 
fascia  obliqua  a  scntello  ad  margiuem  exteriorem  descendente,  macula  minnta 
antemediana  elytris  cnmmnni,  fasciaqne  transversa  postmediana  ochraceis.  Meta- 
steruo  et  abdomine  uigris.  Pedilms  qnatuor  anticis  rnfo-fiilvis,  posticis  nigris, 
tarsis  posticis  fnlvescentibus. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  7^,  lat.  4. 

Head  pale  ochreons,  clothed  with  rather  sparse  wliite  hairs  on  tlie  front  and 
cheeks  ;  a  small  spot  behind  each  eye  of  a  black  colour.  Antennae  black,  a 
third  longer  than  the  body  ;  scape  tawny  on  the  underside,  and  punctnlated  above, 
with  the  apex  somewhat  rugose  and  granular.  Anterior  constriction  of  the  jiro- 
thorax  very  feeble,  and  the  anterior  transverse  groove  entirely  disapjiearing  on 
the  n])perside  ;  sides  with  a  white  patch  at  the  base,  which  is  continued  to  the 
base  of  the  elytra  at  the  inside  of  the  shoulder.  Scntellnm  ochreons  and  semi- 
circular. Elytra  with  an  oblique  ochraceous  baud  running  from  the  scutellum  to 
the  outer  margin,  bordering  the  basal  white  marking,  and  laterally  shading  off  into 
white,  chiefly  towards  the  base,  underneath  the  shoulders  ;  the  remainder  of  the 
elytra  black,  except  a  small  spot  standing  almost  in  the  middle  upon  the  suture 
and  a  postmedian  transverse  band,  which  are  both  of  an  ochreous  colour  ;  this  baud 
a  very  little  curved  on  each  elytron,  and  not  quite  reaching  the  external  margins. 
Apex  of  the  elytra  with  a  grey  pubescence.  Meso-  and  metasternum  white,  with 
a  faint  tint  of  olive  biiff.  Abdomen  black ;  the  apex  slightly  pitchy,  and  clothed 
with  a  somewhat  greyish  pubescence.  Anterior  and  intermediate  legs  tawny 
ochreous  ;  posterior  legs  black,  their  tarsi  brownish,  with  a  buff-coloured  third 
joint. 

Hab.  Ogowe  R.  (A.  Mocquerys). 

246.  Murosternum  molitor  sp.  nov. 
M.  brnuneum,  pube  alba  vestitum.  Antennis  nigris,  articulis  basalibus  pube 
parum  viridescente,  ut  tarsis  supra,  ornatis.  Vertice  postice  iu  medio  et  prothoracis 
tribus  vittis  longitudinalibus  bruuneis.  Scntello  subtrapezoidali,  sparsim  albo- 
pubesceute.  Elytris  signatnris  brnnneis  notatis,  in  singnlo  elytro  prima  postscutelhuv 
et  secunda  antemediana  linearibus,  tertia  longitndinali   lineil'ormi  ah  luuuero  usque 


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trans  meilinm  doscendonte  et  parnm  flextiosa,  praeterca  maenlis  tribns  vel  ([uatiior 
irregularibns  parvis  postruediaiiis.     Pedibus  t'ulvis,  tarsis  obscurioribus. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  4i. 

Derm  brown,  densely  covered  with  a  white  pubescence,  which  is  faintl}-  tinged 
with  greenish  bniF,  chiefly  on  the  antennae  and  tarsi.  Head  wanting  tlie  white 
pubescence  in  the  iiiiiklle  of  the  vertex  immediately  in  front  of  the  protliorax. 
Antennae  black,  about  a  fifth  longer  than  the  body.  Anterior  transverse  groove 
of  the  prothorax  very  distinct,  even  on  the  upperside,  and  the  basal  one  still 
stronger  ;  of  the  three  longitudinal  brown  streaks  the  median  one  is  broad  and 
narrowed  at  the  base,  while  the  lateral  ones  are  narrow.  Scntellum  much  broader 
than  long,  almost  of  the  shape  of  a  trapezium,  and  clothed  with  sparse  white  hairs. 
Each  elytron  bears  some  brown  markings  :  one  standing  behind  the  scntellum, 
of  a  short  linear  shape  ;  a  second  also  linear,  extending  from  the  shoulder  beyond 
the  middle  of  the  elytra,  and  sligiitly  flesuose ;  a  third  linear,  but  short,  placed  near 
the  suture  in  front  of  the  middle  ;  and  three  or  four  irregular  spots,  small  and  placed 
between  apex  and  middle  of  the  elytra.  Pnbescence  of  the  under  surface  much 
sparser  than  that  of  the  upperside,  so  that  the  colour  of  the  derm  shows  through, 
especially  in  the  middle.  Legs  tawny,  with  the  tarsi  somewhat  darker.  Meso- 
sternum  vertically  precipitous,  somewhat  elevated,  and  with  the  margin  rounded. 

Hab.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  lf<02). 

247.  Murosternum  pentagonale  sp.  no  v. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.  11.) 

M.  obscure  bruunenm,  pnbe  oehraceo-alba  vestitum.  Anteunis  uigris.  Capite 
vertice  macula  ])arva,  prothorace  lineis  quinqne,  brunueis  notatis.  Elytro  singulo 
signatnris  brunueis  ornato,  scilicet  :  maculis  jirima  postl)asali  discoidali  liaeiformi 
obliqua,  secunda  posthumerali  marginal!  minuta  rotunda,  tertia  parva  rotunda  post 
]>rimam  sita,  rpiarta  luediana  laterali  peutagouali  maculam  ocliraceo-albam  inclu- 
dente,  (luinta  j)arva  liaeiformi  jwstmediana  subsuttirali  parum  undulata,  sexta 
transversa  anteapicali  snbflexuosa,  suturam  et  marginem  externum  attingente, 
sejitima  apicali  cum  anteapicali  ad  suturam  et  latus  coujuncta.     Tarsis  nigris. 

Variat :  protlioritcis  fasciis  lirunneis  lateralibns  fere  evanescentibus,  elytrorum 
iinca  hnmerali  cum  macula  ])entag<)nali  eonjuncta. 

Long.  10  mm.,  elytr.  7^,  lat.  4. 

Blackish  brown,  covered  with  a  dense  pubescence  of  a  bull'  colour.  Antennae 
black,  more  than  lialf  as  long  again  as  the  body.  Vertex  with  a  brown  spot  in 
front  of  the  prothoi-ax.  The  latter  with  five  rather  narrow  aud  blackish  brown 
streaks,  one  of  wliicli  is  placed  on  the  vertical  part  of  the  sides,  stopj)iug  short 
before  the  base.  Scntellum  densely  covered  with  a  bufi'  pubescence.  Suture  of 
the  elytra  from  the  scntellum  to  tlie  middle,  aud  some  markings  on  each  elytron 
dark  brown  ;  the  longitudinal  anterior  line  as  well  as  the  transverse  median  aud 
sutural  and  the  anteapical  linear  nuirkings  are  somewhat  waved,  the  first  of  them 
very  faintly  so.     Legs  of  a  tawny  colour,  with  the  tarsi  blackish. 

Hab.  Ogowe  R.  (A.  Mocquerys). 

24n.  Murosternum  dalmani  (Chevr.). 
Sierra  Leone  and  Gold  ( 'oast. 


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i;40.  Apheniastus  rutilus  ^|l.  nov. 

c??.  ^.  testaceiis.  Caput  im|iunetiitiim.  Auteiiuae  uigTiir,  articiilis  (|iiiu-to 
ad  octavnm  basi  piceis,  quarto  iufra  basi  albu-pubesceute.  Prothorax  impuuctatus 
dorso  ante  constrictiouem  basalem  impressioue  pai-va  iustnu-tus.  Elytra  punctata, 
iuterstitiis  puuctis  multo  majoribus.  Prosteruuni  in  utnM|Uc  latere  macula 
alba,  parum  ante  ansulum  externum  coxae  ea-vitatis  sita,  notatum.  Meso-  et 
metasternnm  lateribus  albo-pnbesceutia,  hoc  nitjruni.  illud  ti'sta<'cuui.  Pedes  ni<!:ri, 
I'emoribus  auticis  infra  fulvis. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  4|. 

Usually  the  fourth  antenual  joint  only  is  white  underneath,  but  in  some 
examples  the  four  basal  joints  are  more  or  less  white  on  the  underside.  The 
prothorax,  though  uuicolorous  in  most  sjjecimens,  bears  sometimes  a  small  white 
spot  on  each  side  near  the  anterior  margin. 

Hub.  Kuilu  and  Ogowe  K.  (A.  Moc-nuerysj. 

This  species  agrees  cpiite  well  with  Thomsou's  description  and  figure  of 
llaplieninstim  rubidii.s  Thoms.  (iwr  ( 'hevr.)  giveu  in  Arcli.  Entom.,  ii.,  p.  192, 
pi.  4,  fig.  7.  Ill  8i/st.  Ccramb.,  ]i.  117,  Tiiomson  ijuotes  by  mistake  " //.  rubUlas 
Tiioms.  Syn.  :  H.  raJ'aH  Thoms."  As  far  as  I  am  aware,  Thomson  never  pub- 
lished a  species  of  Hajiheiuaslas  under  the  name  of  ra/'iis.  L'hevrolut's  II. 
{Meiosa  ?)  rubii/un  is  quite  a  different  species,  of  smaller  size  aud  paler  colour, 
with  the  ti]>  of  the  elytra  black.  The  sjnouymy  of  ^4.  rtitilt/s  will  accordiugly  read  : 
Aplienia.stiis  rutilus  sp.  uov.  =  Iliiplu'idii.stus  iiibk/us  Thoms.  (/«'r  Chevrolat) 
{Arc/,.    I'.iiL,  ii.,  ]i.  U»2,  PI.   IV.,  flg.   7). 

2;ii).  Apheniastus  aualis  sp.  nov. 

S.  A.  ferrugineus,  pube  ochraceo-lutea  vestitus.  Auteunis  rufis  ;  basi  nigra, 
apice  brunneo.  Prothorace  fasciis  tribus  longitudiualibus  sat  iucousjiicuis  ferrugineis, 
praeterea  in  utroque  latere  fascia  nigra,  notato.  Elytris  sat  sparsim  punctatis, 
apice  nigrie.  Infra,  niger  ;  ])rosteruo  et  mesosterni  medio  et  femoribis  ((uatuor 
auticis  rufis. 

Long.  8  mm.,  elj^tr.  6,  lat.  2^. 

Upper  surface,  except  the  black  apex  of  the  elytra,  clolhfd  with  a  p;ile 
ochreous  pubescence,  confined  on  the  prothorax  to  four  longitudinul  Ininds.  Scape 
and  second  joint  of  the  antennae  black;  third  to  sixth  joints  pale  rufous,  with  the 
apices  blackish;  the  remainder  blackish;  antennae  a  quarter  their  length  longer  than 
the  body.  Scutellnm  slightly  trapeziform,  and  rounded  at  the  ai>ex.  Punctures 
rather  strong  at  the  base,  diminishing  in  size  towards  the  apex,  and  with  the  inter- 
stices larger  than  the  punctures.  Apex  of  elytra,  about  a  quarter  the  length,  of  a  black 
colour.  Metasternnm  and  alxlomen  also  black.  Four  anterior  femora  rufous,  with 
their  tip  blackish  ;  tibae  and  tarsi  and  the  hind  legs  pitchy  black.  Under  surface 
with  sparse  gtey  hairs,  whicli  are  much  i-loser  at  the  sides  of  the  metasternnm. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone. 

27)1.  Apheniastus  apicalis  sj).  uov. 

i%.  A.  f'rrugiueus,  pubi^  ochraceo-lutea  vestitus.  Auteunis  nigris,  articulo 
quarto  basi  Inteo.  Elytris  sat  sparsim  punctatis,  apice  nigris.  Infra  niger,  meso- 
et  metasterno  lateraliter  cinereo-pubescentibus.     Pedes  nigri. 

Long.  lOi  mm.,  elytr.  7A,  lat.  SA. 


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Anteniiao  black,  three  times  tlie  length  of  tlie  bndy  in  tlie  i,  and  one-and- 
Lalf  time  in  the  ?,  basal  halt'  of  the  fnurth  joint  of  a  bntf  colour.  Prothorax 
withont  longitudinal  streaks,  except  a  faint  and  more  or  less  blackish  median  line, 
which  is  a  little  more  conspicuous  near  the  front  margin.  Scntcllum  rounded. 
Ehtra  witli  a  scattered  punctuation;  the  apical  jiart  (about  ith  the  length  of  the 
elytra)  of  a  Idack  colour.  Under  surface  and  legs  bhxck  ;  middle  of  tlie  ])rosternnn-i 
pitchy.  Mesosternum  somewhat  sparsely,  and  the  episterna  of  the  metasteruum 
densely  ashy  grey  pubescent. 

Hab.  Sierra  I,eone. 

2ri2.  Proctocera  senegalensis  (Thoms.). 
Kniln,  Gaboon. 

2"!:',.  Proctocera  scalaris  <  hevr. 
Gold  Coast.  Kniln,  Gaboon. 

254.  Diastocera  trifasciata  (Fabr.). 
Sierra  Leone,  Senegal.  P)aln-eI-Abiad  (Heuglin). 

2.);").  Ceroplesis  quinquefasciata  (Fabr.). 
Bopoto  (Upper  Congo). 

2.")().  Ceroplesis  fissa  liar. 
Bojioto  (Upper  t'ongo). 

2.")T.  Ceroplesis  orientalis  (Hbst.). 
Bojioto  (Upper  Congo),  "  Congo,"  Galiniin,  Angola. 

2i)f<.  Ceroplesis  mechowi  Qned. 
Bopoto  (Upper  ('ongo). 

25'.!.  Ceroplesis  minuta  sp.  nov. 

S.  C.  nigra  ;  antennanmi  tuberibns  verticalibus  api)roximatis.  Prothorace 
latitndine  longitudini  aequali,  lateribns  vi.x,  dorso  distiucte  transverse  bisulcato 
vel  biconstricto,  tuberculo  laterali  nullo,  disco  pauce  irregulare,  praecipue  ad 
basim  minute  traiisversim  strignloso.  .Scntello  ajnce  truncato,  augnlis  rotundatis. 
Elytris  dense  rugose  punctatis,  toto  margine  laterali,  apice,  qninque  fasciis  trau.s- 
versis  fere  regulariter  dispositis  rufis,  prima  et  secunda,  quarta  et  quinta  ad  suturam 
nnitis,  prima  in  medio  cnni  ramificatione  obli(|ne  versus  scntelhnu  directa  :  sntura 
parum  rufescente. 

Long.  14 J  mm.,  elytr.  Hi,  lat.  3f. 

This  very  small  and  narrow  species  is  allied  to  C.  quinqucj'asciata  (Fabr.)  as 
regards  the  narrow  bands  of  the  elytra ;  but  it  may  be  at  once  distinguislied  by 
its  size,  by  the  absence  of  a  distinct  lateral  tootli  on  the  prothorax,  the  latter 
having  only  a  slight  trace  of  a  tubercle  behind  the  middle  of  tin-  sides,  and  by  the 
outer  margin  of  tlie  elytra  being  entirely  rnfons. 

Ilab.  Natal. 

20n.  Moecha  hecate  Chcvr. 
Gold  ('oast,  Kiger,  Cameroims.  Kiiilii,  Bopirfo  (U])])er  Congo),  and  Loaiida. 


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-fil.  Gnathoenia  irrorata  sp.  nov. 

i.  G.  iiiarra ;  cinereo-pubesceiis,  siijira  mnltis  pilis  erectis  vestita.  Caput 
olivaceo-lirimneum,  distinote  canaliculatum.  Prothorax  capitis  colore,  disco  spar- 
sissime  minute  piiuctnlatiis,  latevaliter  puuctis  irrossioribus  instruc.tns  ;  dente  laterali 
sat  magfno;  basi  transverse  sulcata.  Elytra  minute  nifrro-lirnnneo-macnjata,  basi 
extrema  conspicne  grannlafa,  <>-rosse  ]]nnctata.  post  basim  snbito  miuntins  punetulata; 
(■alio  liniuerali  tiiberculato. 

Long.  18  mm.,  elvtr.  12,  lat.  s. 

Antennae  black,  witli  a  feeble  tint  of  jiitchy  colour  ;  base  of  the  joints  a  little 
greyer  than  the  remaining.  The  sparse  and  minute  punctuation  of  the  prothorax  is 
stronger  above  the  lateral  teeth.  Scutellnm  olivaceous  brown,  with  the  sides  grey. 
Elytra  covered  with  a  grey  pubescence  and  with  very  small  brownish  black  spots, 
whicli  are  somewhat  denser  in  the  middle  and  at  the  apex  ;  base  coarsely  punctuated, 
the  punctures  confluent  at  the  shoulders,  the  iutei'stices  forming  grannies  chiefly  at 
the  basal  margin  and  underneath  the  shoulders,  the  latter  bearing  a  rather  strong 
tubercle.  Behind  the  base  the  punctures  diminish  in  size  rather  suddenly,  and  are 
minute  from  the  middle  to  the  tip.  Each  puncture  of  the  upper  surface  bears  a 
short  and  black  setulose  uaii-.  Under  surface  usually  clothed  with  an  ashy  grey 
pulicscence  ;  apex  of  the  ultimate  segment  of  the  abdomen  covered  with  longer  hairs 
of  a  somewhat  fulvous  colour.  Ajiical  part  of  the  tibiae  black,  except  the  extreme 
tip,  where  the  hairs  are  yellowish,  as  in  the  middle  of  the  intermediate  tibiae  and  on 
the  underside  of  the  tarsi.     Mesosternal  process  with  a  blunt  tubercle  in  front. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Its  nearest  allied  species  is  On.  renevfft  Thorns.,  which  has  the  punctuation 
much  denser  and  coarser  at  the  sides  of  the  prothorax,  the  basal  transverse 
groove  shallower,  the  punctuation  ol'  the  ajjical  half  of  the  elytra  coarser,  with  tlie 
punctures  forming  short  rows,  chiefly  near  the  outer  margins.  The  setulose  hairs 
are  sparser  in  G.  eenefea,  and  the  elytra  of  the  latter  are  spotted  with  a,  white 
pubescence,  the  spots  arranged  here  and  there  in  longitudinal  rows. 

262.  Gnathoenia  albomaculata  Quid. 
'•  Congo." 

263.  Gnathoenia  venerea  Thoms. 
"  Congo,"  Ogowe,  Kuilu,  and  Loanda. 

1  have  some  doubt  if  the  specimens  l'n)m  Kuilu  and  Loanda  really  belong  to 
G.  venerea,  as  all  examples  of  the  very  large  series  have  a  more  or  less  large 
irregular  white  patch  on  each  elytron  iu  front  of  the  middle.  The  greyish  pubescence 
of  the  middle  region  of  the  elytra  is  absent  in  most  specimens,  and  the  elytra  are  a 
little  more  convex  and  slightly  longer  than  in  the  specimen  from  "  (,'ougo."  1 
propose  for  this  form  from  Kuilu  and  Loanda  the  name  0.  venerea  ab.  alboplagiata. 

264.  Gnathoenia  bialbata  Fairm. 
Kuilu  and  Loanda.     A  large  series. 

265.  Eurysops  esau  ('hevr. 
Gold  Coast  and  Knilu. 

20(i.  Phryneta  aurocincta  Gu^r. 
Sierra  Leoue,  Gaboon,  and  Bahr-el-Aliiad  (Heuglin). 

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'-iiiT.  Phryneta  spinator  ab.  obscura  (Oliv.). 
Gold  ( 'oast  and  Bopoto  (Upper  Cougo). 

268.  Phryneta  macularis  Har. 
Bopoto  (Upjier  Congo). 

269.  (?)  Phryneta  coeca  ( 'licvr. 
Ogowe. 

270.  Chreostes  obesa  (Westw.). 
Magalies  Berge  (Transvaal). 

271.  Homelix  litui-ata  (Qned.). 
Kuilii  and  "  (!ongo." 

This  species  is  wrongly  placed,  1  l)elieve,  in  the  genus  Eun/sops  Thorns.  It 
differs  from  this  genus  in  the  form  of  the  head,  structure  of  antennae  and 
mesothorax,  etc.,  and  agrees  quite   well   witli   Homelix. 

272.  Homelix  variegata  s]).  no  v.     ^ 

//.  brunneo-nigra,  pube  griseo-lutea  variegata.  Antennis  uiiieoIoril)us.  us(|ne 
ad  aj)ieem  crassis.  Prothoraco  ilisco  medio  depresso,  quadribulboso  ;  dente  laterali 
subrecto  sat  brevi,  hand  acnto.  Elytris  post  medium  nounullis  maculis  i)runneo- 
uigris  uotatis,  basi  sat  seriatim  foveolato-punctatis,  punctis  profnnde  imjiressis 
rotnudatis,  sed  sub  humeros  trausversis  deusissimis,  versus  apicem  miUto  minu- 
tioribus.     Processu  prosteruali  lougo,  arcuato,  mesosteriiali  brevissimo. 

Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  Is,  lat.  S^. 

Clothed  with  a  greyish  buff  pubescence,  and  spotted  with  black,  blackish  brown, 
and  grey.  Structure  of  the  prothorax  similar  to  that  of  Eurysops  liturata  Qued.,  but 
the  grooves  are  less  deep  and  the  bulljons  jiarts  of  the  disc  less  raised ;  the  lateral 
teeth  rather  short  and  somewhat  blunt.  Punctures  on  the  base  of  the  elytra  rounded 
and  very  deep,  those  behind  and  under  the  shoulders  distinctly  transverse  and  very 
deep.  Each  elytron  with  an  irregular  macula  behind  the  middle,  and  with  a  smaller 
one  in  front  of  the  first  near  the  suture  ;  both  spots  ill-delined  .-ind  brownish  black. 
Legs  densely  spotted  with  black;  sides  of  each  abdominal  segment  witli  a  rounded 
blackish  spot;  pro-  and  mesosternnm  witli  a  longitudinal  streak  of  a  whitish  buff 
colour,  rather  feeble  on  the  prosternum. 

Hah.  Knilu  (A.  Moccjuerys,  l.s92). 

This  species  is  a  true  Homelix  as  regards  the  form  of  the  head  and  antennae 
and  the  structure  of  the  pro-  and  mesosternnm. 

273.  Synhomelix  annulicornis  (Chevr.). 
Sierra  Leone. 

274.  Pachystola  erinaceus  sp.  nov. 

P.  nigra ;  pube  sordide  griseo-brunuea  nigro-variegata  obtecta,  supra  pilis 
erectis  longis  griseis  et  brunneis  vestita.  Prothorax  multi-tuberculatus,  tubercnlis 
lateraliter  validis.  Elytra  fere  parallela,  usque  trans  medium  tubercnlata,  dein 
sparsim  jjunctata.  Processus  prosterni  rotnndatus,  mesosterni  tleclivis  medio  pro- 
fnnde snicatus.  Abdominis  segmenta  lateraliter  macula  nigro-brunnea  notata, 
segnicntniu  ultimura  medio  profunde  impressum. 

Long.  :iO  mm.,  elytr.  22,  lat.  11. 


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Covered  with  a  greyish  brown  ]iubescence  shading  off  into  black,  chiefly  on 
the  ujiper  surface.  The  setnlose  hairs  of  the  underside  brownish  gre)'  or  grey, 
those  of  the  uj)perside  long,  erect,  and  brown ;  besides  these  hairs  the  upper  surface, 
especially  the  elytra,  has  shorter  erect  hairs  of  a  whitish  grey  colour.  Disc  of 
prothorax  with  large  tubercles  at  the  sides,  three  of  which  are  more  raised  ;  those 
in  the  middle  of  the  disc  feeble  ;  the  tubercles  are  punctured  ;  the  anterior  trans- 
verse groove  obsolete  in  the  middle  :  the  lateral  teeth  broad  at  the  base,  and 
suddenly  narrowed  in  the  middle.  Scutellum  longer  than  broad,  strongly  rounded 
at  the  apex.  Elytra  for  moi'e  than  half  their  length  covered  with  shining  round 
tubercles,  which  are  denser  and  larger  at  the  base,  and  smaller  and  si)arser  in  the 
middle  ;  punctuation  very  scarce,  more  conspicuous  and  denser  at  the  apex. 

Hab.  Taveta  (E.  Afr.). 

Allied  to  P.  fidiqirwsa  C'hevr. 

2T5.  Pachystola  lapidosa  Thorns. 
Gold  Coast,  Oameroons,  Luanda. 

276.  Pachystola  texata  (Chevr.). 
Kuilu. 

277.  Pachystola  tibialis  sp.  nov. 

? .  P.  nigra ;  olivaceo-ciuereo-marmorata.  ('apite  minute  punctulato,  medio 
subtiliter  canaliculato.  Antennis  scapo  nigro,  articulis  2*  et  3°  brunneis,  caeteris 
ochraceis.  Prothdrace  laevi,  lateribus  medio  dente  valido  acuto  armato.  Scntello 
rotuudato.  Elytris  parallelis,  jmstice  rotundatis,  apicibus  paulo  obliiiue  truncafis, 
punctulatis,  punctis  in  guttis  olivaceo-cinereis  sitis  ;  singulo  elytro  macula  parva 
subhumerali,  macula  transversa  magna  antemediana,  duabus  maculis  postmedianis 
transverse  dispositis,  una  laterali  transversa  parte  discoidali  parum  versus  posticum 
directa,  una  sutnrali  rotunda  pauce  versus  anticum  sita,  cum  illius  parte  discoidali 
fere  unita,  nigris  uotato.     Infra  nigro-marmorata  ;  tibiis  tarsisque  rubro-fulvis. 

Long.  21  mm.,  elytr.  14.  lat.  7i. 

The  black  markings  of  the  elytra  are  arranged  almost  as  in  P.  signaticornis 
(Chevr.).  The  lateral  spot  underneath  the  shoulder  small  and  rounded,  the  second 
macula  in  front  of  the  middle  transverse,  neither  reaching  the  outer  margin  nor 
the  suture,  and  broadest  towards  the  suture  ;  the  lateral  postmediau  patch  also 
transverse,  touching  the  outer  margin,  and  its  discal  part  somewhat  bent  towards 
the  tip  of  elytra  ;  the  postmediau  sutural  spot  rounded,  and  placed  in  front  of, 
but  close  to,  the  discal  part  of  the  postmeilian  patch. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

278.  Pachystola  signaticornis  (Chevr.). 
Sierra  Leone,  Gold  ( 'oast. 

•.!7'.i.  Temnoscelis  biemarginata  Chevr. 
Sierra  Leone. 

28ti    Protonarthron  diabolicum  Thoms. 
Ogowe.  Kuilu,  Loanda. 

2<sl.  Protonarthron  subfasciatum  s]).  nov. 
■J?.  Pi'-  densiter  g■ris(•o-fh^vo-|)ulH■^(■l■ns.  nigni-niacuhitum,  supra  ]iilis  singulis 
longis  nigris  vestitura  ;  genis  rectis  ;  antennis  nigris.  articulis  tertio  et  quarto  infra 


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pauce  ciliatis,  3°  ad  nltimura  basi  albis  ;  prothorace  pnnctato,  liasi  morliee  constricto, 
lati-ribus  fere  rectis,  aiiticc  latiore.  disco  utniii|iie  irregulariter  triraiicnlato  :  scntollo 
griseo,  ajjice  trimcato-emargiiiato  ;  elvtris  punctatis,  nigro-marmoratis,  ante  ct  post 
medium  macnlis  et  transversis  fasciis  notatis,  angulis  suturalibns  subrotundatis. 

Loiij,'.  13  miu.,  elytr.  '.•,  lat.  4. 

Head  punctured,  elothed  with  a  deuse  yellowish  cinereous  pubescence  ;  with  a 
fine  glabrous  median  sulcus  :  cheeks  short  and  not  dilated.  Mandibles  smooth  as 
in  Pr.  iliabolictim  Thorns,  (whilst  they  are  longitudinally  striped  or  rugose  in  all 
species  of  Acmocera  Thorns,  that  I  know).  Antennae  of  the  male  scarcely  twice 
as  long  as  the  body,  those  of  the  female  a  third  longer  than  the  body  :  sca])e 
glabrous,  finely  and  transversely  rugate-granulate,  with  a  few  hairs  underneath  ; 
third  and  fourth  joints  fringed  with  rather  sparse  hairs,  the  fifth  has  also  some  long 
hairs  ;  base  of  the  third  and  all  following  joints  white.  Prothorax  punctured  all 
over,  with  the  punctures  smaller  than  the  interstices  ;  broader  than  long,  broadest 
in  front,  slightly  constricted  at  the  base,  and  nearly  straight  at  the  sides  ;  the 
colour  similar  to  that  of  the  liead  ;  disc  with  a  row  of  three  irregular  black  maculae 
at  each  side.  Scutellum  grey,  as  long  as  broad  ;  the  apex  subtruncate  and  feebly 
emarginate.  Elytra  jinnctured  like  the  prothorax,  the  punctures  forming  rows  here 
and  there,  and  each  giving  origin  to  an  erect  black  hair  ;  pubescence  yellowish 
ashy  grey,  variegated  with  black  jiatches  and  spots,  which  almost  form  two  irregular 
transverse  bands,  one  in  front  of,  and  one  behind,  the  middle  ;  the  base  also  black 
beside  the  scutellum,  and  the  ape.x  has  one  larger  black  spot  and  a  small  one  in 
front  of  it  ;  besides  these  markings  which  seem  to  be  constant,  there  are  some  more 
small  spots,  chiefly  in  the  middle.  Pubescence  of  the  under  surface  similar  in  colour 
to  that  of  the  upperside.  Metastcrnum  punctured  laterally  :  abdomen  with  long 
grey  hairs  ;  the  extreme  base  of  the  abdominal  segments,  a  small  spot  on  the 
posterior  femora,  and  the  tip  of  the  tibiae  black. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  189^). 

The  relatively  short  antennae  of  the  mulr,  with  the  basal  joints  sparingly 
fringed  witli  long  hairs,  give  this  species  an  appearance  which  is  somewhat 
difterent  from  that  of  Pr.  diabolicmn  Thoms.;  but,  in  other  respects,  it  agrees  (|uite 
well  with  this  species,  so  that  there  is  no  doubt  that  both  species  belong  to  one 
genus. 

2.S2.  Acmocera  anthribioides  I'hevr. 
Gold  ( 'oast,  Kuilu,  Loanda. 

283.  Acmocera  compi-essa  (  Kabr.). 
Gold  ('oast  (common). 

2^4.  Acmocera  olympiana  Thorns. 
Gold  Coast,  Kuilu. 

285.  Acmocera  varians  sp.  nov. 

i%  A.  atra  ;  plus  minusve  griseo-pubescens  ;  capite  minntissime  j)uuctulat.o ; 
vertice  medio  densins  pubescente:  prothorace  brevi,  impunctato,  deute  laterali  basi 
approxiiuato  :  s(>utello  subtrapezoidali  ;  elytris  convexis,  basi  si)arsini,  medio 
grossius  densius  ])nnctatis,  apice  fere  impunctatis  ;   colore  variante  : 

(a)  Elytris  atris,  sparsissime  griseo-pubescentibus,  fascia  postmediaua  trans- 
versa lata  atra,  linea  ante  hanc  fasciam  sita  et  macula  irregnlare  basali  juxtn 
sntnram  ct  linea  anteapieali  nndulata,  griseo-albis,  notatis  ;  forma  ti/pica ; 


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(h)  at  in  («),  sed  fascia  ;ilra  pdslicc  grisfD-allio-margiiiiita  ; 

(c)  isigiiaturis  ut  in  {a)  et  (/;),  sed  clj'tris  practen^a  di'iisc  griscw-piibesceul.ilms  ; 

{(l)  ut  sul)  (J)),  sed  liueis  griseo-albis  ad  siituraiu  oiirvatis  et  unitis,  in  siiigiilo 
elytvo  signatnram  siibcivcularem  formantibus  : 

{(')  corpore  omnino  griseo-pubeseeiitc,  clytri)  singulo  in  medio  maeniia  magna 
nigra  albo-margiuata  ;  macula  basali  et  liiica  a.nteapicali  valde  obsoletis. 

Long.  10  mm.,  elytr.  ID,  lat.  6. 

Tbe  I'orms  described  under  («),  {il),  and  (c),  liave  sui^li  an  entire!}-  different  a]i]iear- 
ance  as  regards  the  pattern  of  tlie  elytra,  tinit  1  at  Krst  believeil  (liem  to  represent 
three  distinct  species.  But  as  the  punctuation,  the  outline  of  tlie  jjrothorax,  the 
form  of  the  elytra,  the  shape  of  the  femora,  i^iv.,  are  entirely  the  same  in  a  good 
number  of  specimens  of  the  various  forms,  whilst  they  are  diii'erent  in  tlie  other 
species  of  this  genus,  I  consider  all  these  different-looking  s])ecimeus  to  lielong  to 
one  species,  especially  as  there  are  examples  witli  an  intermediate  coloration. 

Punctuation  of  the  head  exceedingly  fine  ;  middle  of  the  vertex  and  sometinu-s  a 
triangnlar  sjiace  in  the  centre  of  the  front  more  densely  pu))escent.  Antennae  grey, 
■with  the  tip  of  the  third  joint  lilack.  Prothorax  about  a  third  shorter  than  long, 
impnnctate,  with  a  deep  transverse  groove  in  front  and  al  t1ie  l)ase ;  lateral  teeth 
close  to  the  basal  constriction.  Scntellum  truncate  af  the  ajiex.  Elytra  convex, 
narrowed  towards  the  tip  in  the  mulr,  much  less  so  in  the  ffmale;  base  beside  the 
scntellum,  a])ex,  and  sometimes  the  Ijasal  imjjression  near  the  shoulder  almost  im- 
pnnctate, whilst  the  middle  of  the  disc  is  rather  coarsely  and  more  densely 
punctured  ;  in  specimens  with  a  close  pubescence  the  punctures  seem  to  be  smaller, 
as  they  ai'e  more  or  less  concealed  by  the  hairs.  Femora  rather  slender  ;  posterior 
ones  with  a  black  ring  near  the  apex. 

Hah.  Kniln  [formae  («)-(«)]  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892)  and  Loauda  [formae  («) 
and  (h)-]. 

280.  Acmocera  convexa  ^p.  nov. 

r?  ?.  .l.tugra;  cinereo-brnnueo-pubescens,  maculis  miuutis  griseo-fiavis  ornata  ; 
capite  utrinque  sub  oculos  linea  grisea  notato  ;  fronte  biguttata ;  vertice  medio 
deusius  pubcsceute  ;  antennarum  articulis  basi  griseis,  tertio  a]iice  nigro-piloso  ; 
])rothorace  laevi,  disco  couve.'co,  panels  maculis  parvis  notato,  dente  laterali  basi 
a])proximato,  j)aruiu  arcuato ;  scutello  apice  truncato ;  elytris  convexis,  htimero 
minute  rotundato  fere  recto,  parum  sparsim  grauulato-punctatis,  apice  commuuiter 
rotundatis,  maculis  parvis  jdus  miuusvc  t  ransversis,  ante  apicem  lineam  transver- 
sam  inconspicuam  uudulatam  formantibus,  notatis  ;  lemoribus  sat  gracilibus,  medio 
annulo  nigro  ornatis. 

Long.  14  mnt.,  elytr.  9i,  lat.  ^t^. 

Black,  covered  with  a  brownish  and  somewhat  asiiy  jiubescence.  Front  of  the 
head  finely  and  rather  densely  granulated  ;  vertex  smooth,  with  fine  punctures  only 
behind  the  eyes  ;  two  small  s])ots  in  the  (H'ntre  of  the  front,  and  the  middle  of  the 
vertex  more  densely  puliescent.  Antennae  and  legs  with  a  grey  pubesi'ence  ;  the 
base  of  the  joints  whitish  ;  the  apex  of  tlie  third  one  black  and  clothed  witli  black 
hairs;  the  tip  of  the  fourth  and  fifth  also  more  or  less  blackish.  Prothorax  im- 
pnnctate, disc  evenly  convex  between  the  usual  transverse  grooves  ;  lateral  teetii 
])laced  close  to  the  basal  constriction,  and  somewhat  curved.  Scntellum  tra])ezi- 
form,  broader  than  long.  Flytra  convex,  distinctly  narrowed  l)eliin(i,  with  the 
shoulders  slightly  mnnded  ;  imerstices  of  the  imnctures  larger  than  the  punctures. 


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the  interior  border  of  each  of  the  hitter  somewhat  elevated  and  forming  a  small 
granule.  Spots  of  the  elytra  small,  arranged  in  iuconspicnous  transverse  lines  here 
and  there,  one  of  which  near  the  apex  is  a  little  more  distinct  ;  apex  narrowly 
bordered  with  a  grey  pubescence. 

Hob.  Cameroous. 

Similar  in  colour  to  A.  undulata  Qued.,  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by  the 
much  shorter  neck  of  the  male,  by  the  shaj>e  and  structure  of  the  prnthorax,  elytra, 
and  femora  in  both  sexes. 

287.  Acmocera  undulata  Qued. 
Kuilu,  "  Congo,"  Loanda. 


Kuilu. 
Gold  Coast. 


288.  Acmocera  bimaculata  Thorns. 
289.  Acmocera  isidoris  Chevr. 


290.  Acmocera  apicalis  sp.  nov. 

S ■  A.  atra  ;  griseo-pubescens  ;  geuis  uou  dilatatis  ;  {)rothorace  impuuctato, 
latitudine  paruni  breviore,  dente  laterali  parvo  sat  obtuso,  basi  approximato ; 
elytris  humeris  j)romiuulis  cariuatis  fere  rectis ;  basi  sparsim,  medio  deusius  grossins 
punctatis,  apice  lae\abus,  macula  irregulare  humerali,  fascia  postmediana  ad 
suturam  parum  interrupta,  fasciaque  apicali  atris,  notatis  ;  abdominis  segmentis 
lateraliter  sjiatio  parvo  et  toto  segmeuto  ultimo  sj)arsius  pubesceutibus,  nigris  ; 
femoribus  subpeduuculatis. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  ',),  lat.  5. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  grey  pubescence.  Head  finely  punctured  ;  the  cheeks 
straight.  Prothorax  about  three  (juarters  tlie  breadth  long,  ini])uuctate  :  the 
lateral  teeth  cons]iicuously  short  and  rather  blunt,  phiced  close  to  the  basal  groove. 
Shoulders  of  the  elytra  jjromiuent  and  carinate  ;  punctuation  sparse  at  the  base, 
a  little  denser  in  the  middle,  and  almost  entirely  wanting  at  the  apex  of  the  elytron  ; 
of  the  black  and  shining  markings  of  the  latter  the  humeral  macitla  is  irregular,  the 
postmedian  fascia  is  broadest  near  the  suture,  where  it  is  narrowly  iiitcrruiJled,  and 
does  not  cjuite  extend  to  the  outer  margin  ;  the  postmedian  and  the  a])ical  fasciae 
are  separated  only  by  a  narrow  oblique  grey  baud;   femora  distinctly  clavate. 

.ffaA.  "Congo."" 

291.  Acmocera  aberrans  sp.  nov. 

<S  ^  .  A.  nigra  ;  cinereo-pubes(-eus  ;  c^iipite  punctulato  ;  genis  rectis  ;  auteunis 
piceis,  ((J)  corpore  fere  triple,  (?)  dimidio  longioribus,  scapo  fere  cylindrico,  densiter 
punctulato  :  prothorace  brevi,  antice  transverse  bi-,  basaliter  unisulcato,  sparsissime 
nigro-puuctuhito  ;  deute  laterali  apice  trnucato,  basi  approximato  ;  scutello  trapezi- 
formi  ;  elytris  versus  apicem  in  utroque  sexu  attenuatis  ;  humeris  subrectis 
carinatis ;  grosse  punctatis,  apice  fere  laevibus  ;  fascia  transversa  postbasali 
indistiucta  uigrescente  et  maculis  parvis  griseis  ornatis ;  femoribus  subclavatis. 

Long.  1 1  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  :i^. 

Black,  densely  covered  with  an  ashy  grey  pubescence.  Basal  joints  of  the 
antennae  fringed  underneath  with  long  hairs  ;  these  hairs  are  not  denser  at  the  tij) 
of  the  third  joint,  as  they  are  in  other  species  of  Acmocera.      Prothorax  a  third 


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shorter  than  broad,  strongly  constricted  at  the  base,  and  deepl}-  transversely 
bisulcate  in  front.  Elytra  with  an  ill-defined  straight  and  transverse  blackish  baud 
behind  the  base,  and  with  some  very  small  yellowish  grey  spots  in  and  behind  the 
middle,  these  spots  almost  forming  a  postmedian  nndnlate  transverse  streak. 
Under  surface  uniformly  grey  :  third  and  fourth  joints  of  the  tarsi  and  the  tip  of 
the  four  posterior  tibiae  dark  brown. 

H<(b.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

The  slender  scape  of  the  antennae,  the  straight  cheeks  not  beinj;  dilated,  and 
the  truncate  lateral  teeth  of  the  ])rothoriix  are  very  remarkable  in  this  species. 

Discoceps  gen.  nov. 

S  ? .  ("apite  inter  antennas  concavo  :  froute  rotundata,  verticali,  plana  ;  genis 
et  ocnlis  carinato-compressis  ;  auteunis  infra  (articulis  septimo  ad  decimum  minus) 
fimbriatis  ;  prothorace  brevi,  lateribus  dentato  ;  scutello  rotundato  ;  elytris  convexis, 
basi  juxta  humeros  imjiressis  ;  tibiis  carinatis,  intermediis  incessuva  valde  obsoleta 
instructis  :  femoribus  clavatis. 

The  jieculiar  shape  of  the  head  is  the  principal  character  which  distinguishes 
this  genus  from  Acmocei-a. 

292.  Discoceps  fasciatus  sp.  nov. 

<S  ? .  y>.  uiger,  cinereu-pubesceus,  sparsis  pilis  nigris  erectis  vestitns.  Caput 
medio  leviter  canaliculatum.  Auteunarum  articuli  quintas,  septimus,  nouus, 
ultimus  nigri.  Prothorax  longitndine  duj'lo  latior,  dente  laterali  conico  jiarum 
])Ost  medium  sito.  Elytra  fascia  lata  antemediana  fulva,  et  ante  apicem  maculis 
minntis  griseis  notata,  convexa,  grosse,  versus  apicem  disi)erse,  punctata. 

Long.  lOi  mm.,  elytr.  6^,  kit.  4^. 

Head  finely  granulated,  with  a  transverse  impression  behind  the  antenual 
tubercles  ;  the  longitudinal  impressed  line  more  or  less  obsolete.  Antennae 
half  as  long  again  as  the  body  in  the  irude,  a  little  longer  than  the  body  in  the 
female  ;  ashy  grey,  with  the  tip  of  the  third  and  fourth  joints  and  the  whole  of 
the  fifth,  seventh,  ninth,  and  eleventh  less  pubescent  and  almost  black.  Scutellum 
nearly  as  long  as  broad,  rounded  at  the  apex.  Elytra  convex,  chiefly  at  the  base, 
narrowed  towards  the  apex,  esijecially  in  the  male;  coarsely  and  somewhat  rugoselx 
punctured,  with  the  punctures  unequal  in  size  ;  shoulders  not  produced  ;  a  broad 
and  rather  straight  band  in  front  of  the  middle  tawny  ;  apex  spotted  with  gre\'. 
Under  surface  uniformly  ashy  grey  :  extreme  tiji  of  the  tibiae  clothed  with  a  black 
pubescence. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  l,s92). 

Resembling  Eumimetes  harohli  Qued.  in  size  as  well  as  in  colour. 

Latisternum  gen.  uov.  (Acmoceriuortim). 

?.  Fronte  magna,  genis  dilatatis,  oculis  divisis  ;  anteunarum  scapo  elongato  ; 
prothorace  dorso  tritubercuhito,  dente  laterali  valido  armato  ;  elytris  basi  latis, 
cnneatis  ;  processibus  prosteruali  et  mesosternali  latissimis,  depressis  :  tihiis  sine 
carinis,  intermediis  apicem  versus  profunde  incisis. 

Differs  from  Acmocera  especially  in  the  entirely  divided  eyes,  in  the  1)riPiid  and 
flattened  process  of  the  pro-  and  niesosternum,  and  in  the  tibiae  being  devoid  of  a 
carina  nsuallv  met  with  in  other  irenera  of  "  Acmocerides." 


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293.  Latisteruum  pulchruin  sp.  nov. 

? .  L.  uiurum,  fulvo-cinereo-i)ubescens.  Capite  genis  et  i'roiite  paucis  punctis 
nigris,  vertice  pone  ociilos  duabus  fasciis  lougituJiualibus  luteo-griseis  notato. 
Antennavum  scapo  prothoracis  medium  attingente.  Prothoracis  basi  ntrinque 
sinuata,  lateribus  aiitice  et  postice  transverse  bicanaliculatis,  disco  quiuiiue-uoduloso, 
ttiberculis  posticis  et  deutibus  lateraJibus  validis  pnnctis  uigris  instnictis.  Scutello 
magno,  rotundato.  Elytris  brevibus,  versus  apicem  attenuatis,  inter  liiimerum  et 
scutellnm  tabercnlo  sat  acnto  instructis,  panctulatis,  basi  granulato-pimctatis, 
maculis  transversis  liiteo-griseis  et  nigris  oruatis.     Pedibus  nigro-auuiilatis. 

Long.  17  mm.,  elytr.  11  J,  lat.  8. 

Scape  of  the  antennae  slender,  very  finely  punctuated,  with  some  granules  and 
transverse  wrinkles  at  the  inside.  The  longitudinal  grooves  at  each  side  of  the 
front  of  the  head  narrow  and  straight,  standing  at  right  angles  to  the  transverse 
groove  behind  the  epistome;  middle  groove  of  the  head  feeble  anteriorly.  Pubescence 
of  head  and  ])rothorax  somewluit  paler  here  and  there.  Eaeh  elytron  with  five  small 
black  spots,  one  placed  behind  the  scutellum  and  including  a  grey  spot,  a  second 
behind  the  shoulder,  two  at  the  beginning  of  the  last  third,  and  one  before  the  apex 
at  the  outer  margin  ;  each  of  these  spots  touches  a  grey  spot  which  stands  in  front 
of  the  black  one,  and  in  the  middle  of  the  elytron  and  near  the  apex  are  some  more 
grey  markings.     Femora  and  tibiae  with  two  black  rings  each. 

Hab.  Loanda. 

204.  Olenecamptus  triplagiatus  ^).  nov. 

().  rufo-bruunens,  antennis  pedilmsiiue  pallidioribns,  griseo-pubescens.  Vertice 
albo  ;  autennarum  scapo  granulato  ;  {)rothorace  retrorsum  augustato,  biconstricto, 
transverse  plicato  ;  scutello  rotundato,  basi  excepta  albo  ;  elytris  punctatis,  piunctis 
versus  apicem  minutis,  macula  basali  communi  usijue  ad  utrosque  humeros  extensa, 
postice  rotundata,  fascia  postmediana  communi  margines  laterales  non  attingente, 
albis  ornatis. 

Long.  16  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  4. 

Brown,  with  tJie  u{)per  surface  of  a  paler  brown  colour,  and  with  the  antennae 
and  legs  rufous  buif ;  clothed  with  a  fine  grey  pubescence.  Eyes  strongly  convex. 
Vertex  white,  with  a  very  feeble  tint  of  buff.  Scape  of  antennae  strongly  granular. 
Prothorax  as  long  as  broad,  narrowed  behind,  covered  with  transverse  ridges. 
Scutellum  rounded,  with  the  apical  half  white.  Elytra  bearing  a  large  basal  patch, 
extending  from  one  shoulder  to  the  other  and  rounded  behind  ;  another  large  patch 
situated  beyond  the  middle,  also  common  to  both  elytra,  much  broader  than  long, 
somewhat  rounded  at  each  side  and  not  extending  to  the  lateral  margins  ;  both 
patches  are  coloured  like  that  of  the  vertex,  and  arc  bordered  with  -.i  narrow  dark 
brown  line. 

Hab.  Gold  Coast. 

2Mb.  Olenecamptus  albidus  sji.  nov. 
0.  brunneus  ;  corpore  infra,  capite  autennarum  scapo  piceo-uigris,  antennis 
pedibusque  jiallide  fulvis  :  pube  alba  vestitus.  Fronte  et  genis  sparsim  albo- 
tomentosis,  macula  postoculare  et  vertice  albis.  Prothorace  latitudine  lougiore, 
albo,  vittis  brunneis  notato,  una  mediana  autice  abbreviata,  una  lateral!,  una  supra 
coxae  cavitatem  sita.     Scutello  rotundato,  albo,  basi  brunneo.     Elytris  parallelis. 


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apicibus  singulis  acumiiiiitis  ;  ;i]liis,  luarginilms  bniimeis  ;  singulo  elytro  macula 
discoiilaJi  miuuta  autemediana  cum  margine  teuuissime  counexa,  fascia  augusta 
postmediaoa  parum  obliijua  suturum  uon  attiageute,  cum  margiue  couflucute,  fascia 
transversa  arcuata  anteainciili  cum  margine  et  suturae  ]iarte  liruuufa  apicali  con- 
Hneiite,  brunneis  notatu.     Infra  lateribus  al1)o-maculatus. 

Long.  124  mm.,  elytr.  8i,  lat.  3. 

Brown,  with  the  bead,  scape  of  antennae,  and  under  surface  blackish,  with  the 
remainder  of  the  antennae  and  the  legs  pale  tawny;  clothed  with  a  white  ])ubesceuce. 
Head  sparsely  jjubescent  on  ihe  front  and  cheeks,  with  a  small  spot  behind  each  eye 
and  the  whole  of  the  vertex  white,  except  a  very  small  brown  spot  on  the  vertex 
close  to  the  prothorax.  Antennae  1^  the  length  of  the  body,  with  the  scape  strongly 
granular.  Prothorax  longer  than  broad,  white,  with  five  brown  bands,  one  median 
and  abbreviated  in  front,  one  situated  in  the  middle  of  each  side,  and  one  immediately 
above  the  coxal  cavities,  the  latter  less  marked  than  the  others.  .Elytra  pointed  at 
the  apex,  coarsely  jmuctuated,  with  the  punctures  very  dense  at  the  sides ;  white, 
rather  narrowly  bordered  with  brown  at  the  base,  sides,  and  apex  ;  each  elytron 
with  three  markings  of  the  brown  colour  of  the  derm:  one  small  spot  situated  on  the 
disc  in  front  of  the  middle,  conuecteil  with  the  brown  margin  by  a  very  tine  brown 
line,  a  transverse  and  rather  narrow  Inind  behind  the  middle,  somewhat  oblique,  not 
exteniling  to  the  suture,  and  united  with  the  margin,  and  finally  an  anteapical 
transverse  narrow  streak,  laterally  united  with  the  margin,  curved  on  the  disc,  and 
connected  with  the  snture,  the  apical  part  of  which  (from  this  baud  to  the  tip)  is 
also  brown.  Under  surface  white  on  the  sides  of  the  meso-  and  metasternum,  the 
latter  with  a  lirown  longitudinal  mark;  sides  of  the  abdominal  segments  with  a 
blackish  spot  surrounded  with  a  jiubescent  white  space. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

290.  Anauxesis  atrata  Chevr. 
Kuilu. 

297.  Anauxesis  calabarica  Chevr. 
Sierra  Leone,  Kuilu. 

208.  Frea  basalis  sp.  nov. 

6  2  .  F.  nigra,  densiter  cinereo-tomentosum  ;  capite  sparsim  puni'tato  ;  anteunis 
{6)  corjiorc  duplo,  (?J  parum  loiigioribus,  articuloriuu  apicibus  nigris  ;  prothorace 
nigro-punctato,  siilcis  transversis  antico  et  postico  in  medio  sat  curvatis,  dente 
laterali  postmediaoo  subacuto  minute  arcuato  ;  scutello  longitudine  duplo  latiore  ; 
elytris  basi  parum  tlavo-tomentosis,  omniuo  maculis  parvis  albis  ornatis,  grosse  et 
parum  coufertim  punctatis  ;  metasteruo  latei'aliter  albo. 

Long.  16  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  7. 

Black,  covered  with  a  very  short  ashy  grey  pubescence.  Punctures  of  the 
front  of  the  head  and  prothorax  black,  somewhat  crowded  on  the  elytra,  and  very 
coarse  liut  not  dense  at  the  base  of  the  latter.  The  numerous  small  white  spots  of 
the  elytra  are  united  here  and  there,  and  form  very  short  and  irregular  transverse 
linear  markings.     Tip  of  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  black. 

Hal).  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1802)  and  Loanda. 

in  some  specimens  ticketed  ''Congo"  the  spots  of  the  elytra  are  almost 
entirely  wanting. 


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As  reganls  the  shape,  this  s])ecies  is  allied  to  R.  maculirornis  Thoms.,  but  the 
lateral  teeth  of  the  prothoinx  are  very  much  shorter,  ami  the  antennae  of  the  male 
are  much  longer  than  iu  F.  maculicorniis,  while  the  ]iuncturation  and  iDJiiur  are 
also  different. 

2911.  Frea  leucostictica  (White). 
Gold  Coast.     (Under  Pliiiiwifotitcni'i  hi  the  Munich  Catahigue.) 

:^'|".  Frea  malachitica  sp.  nov. 
ri.  X.,  fig.  13.) 

S  ? .  /■'.  nigra,  pube  griseo-viridi  vestita  ;  capite  parce  punctato  :  antennis 
nigris,  articulis  basi  viridi-griseis,  (d")  corpore  quarta,  (?)  se.xta  parte  longioribus  ; 
]irothorace  nigro-pnuctulato,  dente  lateral!  postmediauo  vi.x  arcuato ;  scutelln 
longitudine  tertia  jiarte  latiore ;  elytris  deusiter  punctatis  :  humeris  oblinur 
truncatis  binodulosis  ;  tibiis  extus  basi  apiceqne  nigro,  intermediis  praeterea  medio 
griseo-pubescentibas. 

Long.  17  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  7. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys). 

Easily  distiugnished  from  all  species  of  Fn'a  liithertu  known  by  Ihc  peculiar 
verdigris  colour  of  the  pubescence. 

:i01.  Frea  grisea  ^p.  nov. 

c?  ?  .  F.  nigra,  ciiiereo-jiubesccus,  elytris  Icviter  gnseo-albo-irroratis.  Fnins 
pauce  punctata:  antennae  (?)  elytrorum  medium  attingentcs  (J  iucomjilotae), 
articnJis  ([uinto  ad  decimnm  brevissimis.  Prothorax  sulcis  transversis  antico  et 
jiostico  dorso  parum  obsoletis,  disperse  punctulatns,  disco  impmictato,  convexo, 
dente  laterali  iiostmediano  brevi,  ,  Scutellum  valde  transversum.  Elytra  convexa, 
juxta  humeros  leviter  impressa.  iiumeris  rotuudatis,  punctata,  punctis  post  humeros 
majoribus. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  U,  lat.  -jj. 

Black,  covered  with  a  short  ashy  grey  pubescence.  Punctuation  of  t  he  tVoni 
of  the  head  conspicuous,  but  very  s])arse.  Fifth  joint  of  the  antennae  half  as  long 
as  the  third,  fifth  and  following  ones  gradually  diininisliing  iu  length.  Prothorax 
narrowed  towards  the  front  margin.  Scutellum  nearly  three  times  as  broad  as  long 
in  the  ?,  not  quite  so  broad  in  the  c^.  Under  surface  uniforndy  ashy  grey  ;  femora 
with  some  blackish  spots. 

Hab.  Cameroons  and  Gaboon. 

Its  nearest  allied  species  is  F.  senilis  (White),  from  which  it  dift'ers  in  the  very 
short  antennae,  in  the  more  convex  prothorax,  with  the  lateral  teeth  smaller  and 
closer  to  the  base,  iu  the  elytra  being  convex  even  at  tlie  base  and  having  the 
shoulders  much  less  jirominent,  and  in  the  less  well-marked  spots  of  the  elytra. 

Frea  senilis  (Wiiite). 
Sierra  Leone.     l^Phymatosteriia  senilis  White  of  the  Munich  Catalogue.) 

;i"2.  Frea  sparsilis  sp.  nov. 
c??.  F.    nigra,  ciuereo-pubescens,  uigro-maculata.      Frons    nigro-pnnciulata, 
medio  utrinquc    macula  parva  notata  ;  vertex  bimaculatus.     Antenuarnm    articuli 
apice  uigri.     Prothorax  dorso  laleralitcr  fascia  irrcgularc  longitudiuali  bi-iuterrupla, 


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maciila  mediana  triangulare  anti-basali,  praoteri'a  multis  guttis  nigris,  notatus,  dente 
latcrali  magno  arcuato  iustructus.  Elytra  retrorsnm  panim  angustata,  multis 
maculis  parvis  iu  merlio  plus  minusve  confluentibus  uigvis  aiit  olivaceo-brumieis 
iiotata,  pniictis  I'otuudis  prnfuiide  impressis  coiispicuis,  iiiterstitiis  puuctis  duplo 
majoribus  iiistracta.     Corpus  iufra  et  ])edes  aeipabiliter  tomeutosi. 

Loug.  17  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  6^. 

Similar  in  colour  and  shape  to  Etunimetcs  sparsa  (King.),  but  it  is  a  true  Frea, 
and  closely  allied  to  F.  maculicornis  (T homs.).  Narrower  and  less  convex  than 
F.  inacidicornis  (Thoms.).  Head  with  two  small  Ijlack  spots  in  the  centre  <jf  the 
front,  and  with  two  larger  ones  on  the  vertex.  Lateral  teeth  of  the  prothorax  rela- 
tively larger,  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  more  conspicuous,  and  their  mai-kings 
smaller  and  denser,  particularly  at  the  base,  than  in  F.  macalicornis.  The  apex  of 
the  mesosteraal  process  narrower,  and  the  femora  uniformly  pubescent. 

Huh.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys)  and  Loauda.     Many  specimens. 

303.  Frea  maculicornis  Thoms. 
Kuilu,  "  Congo,"  Loanda. 

304.  Eumimetes  attenuatus  sjj.  uov. 

(??.£■.  niger  aut  piceo-niger,  olivaceo-cinereo-tomentosus.  Frous  punctulata  ; 
antennae  corpore  dimidio  (<?),  vel  (?)  paruni  lougiores.  Prothorax  longitudine 
dimidio  latior,  antice  et  postice  transverse  sulcatus,  sulcis  dorso  parum  curvatis, 
minute  olivaceo-guttulatus,  lateraliter  jranctis  dispersis  et  dente  minuto  instructus. 
8cutellum  fere  semicirculare.  Elytra  retrorsnm  sat  fortiter  (cJ)  aut  parum  (?) 
angustata,  confertim  punctulata,  jjunctis  ad  basim  majoribus,  multis  maculis  parvis 
griseis  notata.     Pedes  antici  (t?)  elongati. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  6^. 

Antennal  joints  black  at  the  tip,  six  basal  ones  densely  fringed  underneath  with 
hairs,  being  longer  on  the  fifth  aud  sixth  jniuts  than  on  the  foregoing  ones.  Scutellum 
broader  than  loug.  Elytra  narrowed  and  declivous  from  the  base  to  the  ti]),  chiefly 
in  the  male;  their  punctuation  somewhat  crowded,  and  rather  coarse  at  the  base. 
Anterior  legs  of  the  male  elongate,  the  anterior  tibiae  curved,  and  the  third  joints 
aud  the  under  surface  of  all  the  tarsi  blackish  ;  apices  of  the  tibiae  also  black,  with 
the  extreme  tip  clothed  with  fulvous  hiiirs  like  the  apices  of  the  tibiae  and  the  under- 
side of  the  tarsi  iu  the  female.  Ultimate  abdominal  segment  of  the»;a/e  emarginate, 
with  the  apical  part  densely  clothed  with  fulvous  grey  hairs. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Moccjuerys,  1892)  and  Loanda. 

3uo.  Eumimetes  haroldi  Qued. 
Kuilu,  Loauda. 

306.  Eumimetes  curta  (Chevr.). 
fyold  Coast.     (P//i//»afoster/ia  curta  Chevr.  of  the  Munich  Catalogue). 

3U7.  Crossotus  cristatus  sp.  nov. 
S  %  .  C.  niger,  ciuereo-pubesceus,  pubc  lirunnea  iucouspicue  maculatus.  Frous 
punctulata.  Prothorax  sulcis  transversis  autico  et  postico  dorso  levibus,  dente 
laterali  valido  obtuso  :  disco  lat(^raliter  sparsim  nigro  punctulato.  Scutellum  apice 
rutuiidato-truncatum.  Elytra  humeris  productis,  basi  medio  tuberculo  albo  apice 
uigro-penicillato,  post  basini  crista  brevi  longe  nigro-pilosa,  j)raeterea  tribns  tuber- 
culis  parvis  nigro-pilusis  armatis,  duabus  transverse  dispositis  pone  medium,  tertia 


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iniimta  in  quaita  ])arte  a]iicali  sitis  ;  basi  irrosse  jmiictata,  post  augulos  hunierales 
tbrtiter  grauiilata,  punctis  versus  apicem  miiiutiorilnis. 
Long.  Ui  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  8. 

Pubescence  whitish  ashy  grey,  tinged  with  tawny  browu,  this  colour  forming 
faint  s])0ts  chiefly  on  the  vertex,  prothora.x,  and  sculelliun.  Antennae  rather  short 
and  thin,  extending  only  a  little  beyond  the  tiji  of  tlie  elytra  in  the  mule,  and 
reaching  somewhat  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra  in  the  female.  The  tubercle  at 
the  basal  margin  of  the  elytra  is  rather  high  ;  the  second,  placed  behind  the  first, 
forms  a  short  crest,  densely  covered  with  rather  long  and  entirely  black  hairs.  Of 
the  two  ])Ostiuediau  tubercles  the  outer  one  is  the  smallest.  Besides  these  tubercles 
there  are  three  faintly  raised  lines  on  each  elytron,  becoming  somewhat  more  con- 
spicuous here  and  there  where  their  pubescence  is  a  little  erect.  The  punctuation 
very  coarse  and  confluent  beliind  tlii'  shoulder  angles,  with  the  interstices  partly 
forming  granules.  Under  suH'acc  uniformly  grey  ;  legs  with  some  small  dark  spots  ; 
tarsi  beneath  tawny  brown  :  last  ubdoniinal  segment  of  the  male  witli  a  dense 
grey  pile. 

"  Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mociiuerys,  1892). 

;5i>s.  Crossotus  robustus  sp.  uov. 

C  plumotiKs  iServ.  similis,  capile  inter  autcwuias  minus  impresso,  anteunis  infra 
sparsim  fimbriatis,  prothorace  lateribus  bituberculato,  disco  scutelloque  albo-griseis, 
scutello  aj)ice  rotuudato. 

Long.  Is  mm.,  elytr.  1:5,  lat.  .'s. 

Stouter  than  C.  plumosus  Serv.  Pubescence  gre)-,  mottled  with  brown  ;  disc 
I  if  prothonix  and  scutellum  conspicuously  greyish  white.  Third  auteuual  joint 
longer  than  the  scajie.  Sides  of  the  prothorax  with  a  second  large  toothlike  tubercle 
in  front  of  the  usual  lateral  tooth  ;  the  tubercles  of  tlie  disc  less  transverse  and 
more  raised  than  in  (J.  pluinosas.  Tubercles  and  pnuctuatiou  of  the  elytra  as  iu 
C.  plumosu-ti  ;  but  the  tip  of  each  elytron  is  truncate,  with  scarcely  a  trace  of 
emargination.     Outer  edges  of  the  intermediate  tibiae  clothed  with  a  black  pile. 

Hab.  Senegal. 

309.  Crossotus  virgatus  <Jued. 

Gold  Coast  and  Kuilu. 

In  one  specimen  the  second  basal  tuft  of  l)lack  hairs  is  almost  absent,  and  each 
elytron  has  three  feeble  but  distinct  raised  lines  formed  by  a  somewhat  erect 
pubescence. 

:ilO.  Crossotus  irroratus  sji.  nov. 

(?  ? .  ("■.  niger,  olivaceo-cinereo-tomeutosus.  Caput  pauce  puuctatum.  Pro- 
thorax  lineis  tribus  indistiuctis  obscuris  ;  disco  convexo,  nigro-puuctulato.  Scutellum 
grlseo-album,  linea  media  angusta  obscura.  Elytra  antice  grosse,  versus  apicem 
minute  punctata,  basi  medio  tuberculo  acuto  uigro  apiite  glabro  armata,  mediana  plaga 
transversa  irregulare  obscura,  et  lineis  lougitudiualibus  ex  maculis  parvis  alternatim 
griseo-albis  et  nigro-brunneis  formatis,  notata.  Tibiarum  apices  et  tarsorum  articuli 
tertii  uigri. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  lo,  lal.  lii. 

Black,  covered  with  an  ashy  grey  pul)escence, tinged  witli  olivaienus.  Antennae 
somewhat  pitchy,  base  of  the  joints  whitish  grey.    The  central  one  of  the  three  dark 


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clnrsal  streaks  nf  tlie  prnthorax  narrow,  anil  in  ono  specimen  obsolete.  Scntellnm 
broader  than  long,  rcetiHiirnlar,  aiiil  whitish  irri'V,  with  a  uarrow  and  short  brown 
median  line.  Elytra  witli  one  rnberole  ouly  ;  this  is  placed  in  the  middle  <dose  behind 
the  basal  niarifin,  and  is  i^labrons  at  the  tip  :  an  irrejjidar  transverse  brown  patch-like 
band  in  the  middle  of  eaeh  elytron,  reachina:  the  siunre  or  not,  seems  to  me  to  be 
constant,  while  another  bnt  very  feeble  baud  in  front  of  the  apex  is  fonnd  only  in 
one  specimen  of  the  collection.  Each  elytron  with  some  longitudinal  streaks  formed 
by  small  brownish  spots,  alternating  with  whitish  grey  ones.  Femora  nsnally 
uniformly  grey,  in  one  s]iecimen  with  two  l)lack  spots.  Middle  of  the  tibiae  paler 
tlian  the  base. 

Hab.  Kuiln  (A.  Moccpierys,  1892). 

Allied  to  C.  ciri/attis  Quad.,  from  which  it  may  be  easily  distinguished  by  the 
absence  of  a  second  tubercle  behind  the  base  of  the  elytra  and  by  the  style  of 
marking  ou  the  latter. 

:ill.  Crossotus  collaris  <'hevr. 
Cameroons  and  Ogowe. 

312.  Crossotus  unifasciatus  (Tlioms.). 
Kniln. 

313.  Dichostates  nigroguttatus  sp.  uov. 

(J  ?  .  I),  brevis,  infra  griseo-albo-,  supra  olivaceo-brunueo-puljescens  et  griseo- 
variegatns.  Prothorax  inermis,  margine  antico  utriufpie  pone  oculos  subacute  minute 
tuberculatus,  basi  subrecta ;  dorso  sparsim  punctulato.  Scutellum  transversum, 
trajieziformi,  longitudine  duplo  latins.  Elytra  in  basis  medio  tuberculo  griseo- 
brunneo-pubescente  armata,  juxta  humeros  leviter  impressa;  singulo  elytro  duabus 
guttis  rotundis  densiter  nigro-pilosis  ornato,  prima  postbasali,  secunda  minore  ])ost- 
mediana,  inter  guttas  plaga  griseo-alba  sat  conspicua,  apice  griseo-albo-irrorato  ;  sat 
aequabiliter  jmuctata,  punctis  pone  humeros  parum  coufluentibns.  Pedes  nigro- 
guttulati. 

Long.  12  mm.,  dytr.  8|,  lat.  (5A. 

Upper  surface  olivaceous  brown,  with  the  sides  of  the  prothorax,  a  large  region 
in  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  and  the  apical  part  of  the  latter  conspicuously  marbled  or 
irrorated  with  greyish  white.  Prothorax  convex,  basal  margin  faintly  widened  in 
front  of  the  scutellum.  Elytra  almost  wedge-shaped,  with  the  shoulder  angles 
rounded  ;  uniformly  punctured,  with  the  punctures  confluent  behind  the  shoulders  ; 
the  latter  bearing  some  granules  ou  the  outer  steep  part. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Modiuerys,  1892). 

One  of  the  short  s])ecies  having  the  ]n-othorax  without  the  usual  hiteral  teeth. 

314.  Dichostates  lobatus  sp.  nov. 
a .  D.  brevis,  niger,  multis  maculis  miniitis  griseis  aut  flavo-griseis  vestitus, 
infra  laterilms  fulvo-pubescens.  Prothorax  convexus,  lateribus  subrotundatus  ;  basi 
versus  scutellum  dilatata  et  transverse  strigulosa  ;  disco  lateraliter  dis|)erse  sparsim 
punctulato  :  margine  antico  jiost  oculos  tuberculo  sat  magno  arinato.  Scutellum 
longituiline  triplo  latins.  Elytra  brevia,  minute  convexa,  humeris  prominulis  olilioue 
tnmcatis,  basi  fortiter  transverse  rugata,  sub  humeros  parum  granulata,  dein  grosse 
punctata  :  singulo  elytro  macula  antemediana  rotundata  fulva,  et  gutta  postmediana 
parva  pube  erecta  nigra  tecta,  notato. 


C  238  ) 

Long.  ]4i  mra.,  elytr.  in,  lat.  8J. 

Upper  side  auil  legs  feelily  spotted  with  grey  or  fulvous  grey,  some  of  the  spots 
on  the  vertex  and  two  on  the  prothorax  near  the  front  margin  more  conspicuous. 
Prothorax  distinctly  narrowed  towards  the  anterior  margin  ;  base  sinuate  at  each 
side,  the  median  lobe  bearing  three  transverse  grooves,  two  of  which  are  more  distinct 
than  the  third,  and  finely  transversely  striate.  Shoulders  of  the  elytra  prominent 
and  obliquely  truncate,  their  posterior  angle  ])roduced  into  a  strong  tubercle.  Apical 
margin  of  the  elytra  clothed  with  a  black  pile.  Sides  of  the  under  surface  tawny 
pubescent,  with  some  small  and  glabrous  black  spots. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1802)  and  Upper  Congo. 

31o.  Dichostates  acuminatus  sp.  nov. 

i .  D.  brevis,  niger,  tenuissime  griseo-maculato-pubescens,  infra  lateraliter  pube 
fnlva  tectus.  Prothorax  lateribns  retrorsimi  dihitatis,  ante  constrietionem  basalem 
fere  tubercuhitis,  marginc  antico  post  oculos  tulxu-culo  sat  acut.o  arniato.  Scntellum 
transversum,  apice  minute  rotundato.  Elytra  humeris  subrotniidatis,  sutnra  pone 
scntellum  parum  elevata,  cuneiformia,  antice  grossissime  rngato-punctata  et  parum 
granulata,  dein  ad  latera  grossissime  densiter,  ad  suturam  sparsins  et  parum  minutius 
)nmctata  ;  singulo  elytro  dnabus  guttis,  mediana  fnlva  et  postmediana  nigra,  parvis 
rotimdis  notato. 

Long.  9  mm.,  elytr.  6i,  lat.  5i. 

Prothorax  strongly  and  evenly  dUated  liehinJ,  and  aiirnptly  constricted  at  the 
base  ;  the  latter  slightly  widened  in  the  middle,  with  two  transverse  grooves. 
Punctuation  of  the  elytra  very  coarse,  except  at  the  suture  behind  the  middle,  where 
the  punctures  are  rather  minute ;  the  punctures  confluent  at  the  base,  forming 
irregular  and  more  or  less  transverse  grooves,  with  the  interstices  raised  and, 
chiefly  underneath  the  shoulders,  somewhat  granular.  Second  spot  of  the  elytra 
formed  by  erect  deep  black  hairs. 

Ea,h.  Kuilu  (A.  Moc([uerys,  1892). 

Allied  to  I).  lobatHS  sp.  nov.,  from  which  it  may  be  distinguished  by  the  shape 
of  the  prothorax  and  the  rounded  humeral  angles.  The  anterior  spot  of  the  elytra, 
standing  in  the  middle  in  I).  firiciiiinntii>i,  is  larger  in  J>.  Inhatus  and  placed  some- 
what in  front  of  the  middle.     Under  surface  alike  in  both  species. 

Cinciunata  gen.  nov.  (Crossotinorum). 

Fronte  i)arnm  convexa,  genis  rotuudatis,  oculis  parvis  divisis,  antenuis  corpore 
lougioribus,  scapo  elougato,  protlioracis  basim  subattiugente,  omnibus  articulis 
infra  timbriatis.     Prothorace  iuermi,  subrectaugnlare.     Femoribus  brevibus  validis. 

Near  Eumimetes  Lacord.,  from  which  it  difters  in  the  rounded  cheeks,  in  the 
antennae  having  a  much  longer  scape  and  all  the  joints  fringed  underneath  with 
long  hairs,  in  tlie  protliora.x  being  almost  straight  at  the  sides  and  without  tubercle, 
and  in  the  depressed  jjrocess  of  the  j)ro-  antl  mesosternum. 

:ili).  Cincinnata  fasciata  sp.  nov. 

(PI.  X.,  fig.  14.) 

(J?.  C.  niger,   griseo-vel   ciuereo-i)ubesceiis.      Caput    medio    tenuiter   canali- 

culatnm,   post    tuberes    anteimiferos    sulco   transverse   instructum,   impunctatum. 

Antennae  (S)  coqiore  dimidio,  (?)  quarta  parte  longiores,  scapo  et  articulo  tertio 

leviter  arcnatis,  articulis  basi  densins  pubescentibus.     Prothorax  hmgitudine  tertia 


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parte  latior,  antice  et  postice  tmncatns  et  transverse  snlcatns,  laevis.  Scntellnm 
apice  tomentosum.  Elytra  basi  truncata,  i-ctrorsnin  leviter  attenuata,  convexa ; 
snbseriatim  grauulato-jrauetata,  iiiterstitiis  maciilis  mimitis  giiseis,  ante  apicem 
noiiDullis  distinctioribns  uotatis  ;  fascia  transversa  postbasali  antice  iii<;ra  [lostice 
grisea  sat  lata  oriiata.     Metasternum  densiter  griseo-tomentosiim. 

Long.  lo|  mm.,  elytr.  10^,  lat.  0. 

Head  and  prothorax  withimt  distinct  punctuation  ;  scape  of  antennae  trans- 
versely rugose  and  granular.  Disc  of  prothorax  with  a  faint  transverse  impression 
in  the  midille,  besides  tjie  anterior  and  posterior  transverse  grooves.  Scutelhim  a 
little  broader  than  long ;  the  apex  truncate,  witji  the  angles  strongly  rounded. 
Elytra  convex  even  at  the  base  ;  shoulder  rectangular  with  the  angle  itself  rounded  ; 
punctuation  unequal,  tliere  being  largo  and  minute  punctures,  arranged  in  more  or 
less  regular  rows,  the  interstices  of  wliich  arc  sported  with  a  fulvous  grey  pubescence. 
Upper  surface  with  longer  and  sparse  setaceous  hairs,  esjM'cially  on  the  fiont  of  the 
head  and  on  the  base  oi'  the  elytra. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1S92). 

Mimiculus  gen.  nov.  ((.'rossotinoruiuj. 
?.   Differt  ab  geuere  Euiiiinietes  prothorai'i'  laferibus  sine  tuberculo,  processu 
prosternali   rotundato,  mesosternali   deolivi. 

:517.  Mimiculus  maculatus  sp.  nov. 

S.  .)/.  uiger,  griseo-pubescens  :  frdnfc  panels  pimctis  instructa ;  antennis 
articulis  apice  nigris,  scapo  fere  cyliudriiM)  ;  ]irotliorace  punctulato,  disco  utrin(iue 
nigro ;  elytris  profunde  pnnctatis,  ad  hunieros  et  in  medio  macula  magna  irregularc 
nigra,  ad  suturam  maculis  parvis  uotatis  ;  infra  aequabilitrr  griseus. 

Long.  9  mm.,  elytr.  6,  lat.  4J. 

Black,  clothed  with  a  grey  (somewhat  ashy)  pubescence  ;  tip  of  the  joints  of 
the  palpi  rufous  ;  antennae  witli  the  middle  of  the  tliird  and  tlu^  tip  of  the  fourth, 
si.xth,  eighth,  tenth,  and  eleventh  joints  black.  Prothorax  evenly  punctured, 
blackish  on  the  sides  of  the  disc.  Elytra  with  deep  round  punctures,  the  centre 
of  each  puncture  bearing  a  grey  scale,  the  interstices  larger  than  the  punctures. 
Each  elytron  with  some  small  brownish  black  spots  in  the  middle  near  the  suture, 
and  with  two  irregular  large  patches  of  the  same  colour,  one  placed  on  the  slioulder 
and  the  other  beyond  the  middle  of  the  disc. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  \m>). 

Bourbonia  gen.  uov.  (?  Hebecerinorum). 
Coxarum  intermediarum  cavitatibus  clausis,  tibiis  intermediis  extus  incisis, 
imgulis  divaricatis.  Antennae  corpore  longiores,  articulis  tertio  ad  sextum  apice 
longe  pilosis.  Prothorax  margine  antico  post  oculos  bitubercnlatus,  lateribus  medio 
dente  obtuso  armatus,  disco  multituberculatus.  Scutellum  emarginatum.  Elytra 
basi  protliorace  fere  duplo  latiora,  retrorsum  attennala.  grauulato-tuberculata. 
Prossus   pro-   et   mesosternalis   depressi. 

;!lN.   Bourbonia  bifasciata  sji.  nov. 

B.  atra,   brnnneo-pubcscejis.       Froiite    qnatnor,    vertice    dualuis    liueis    griseis 

notatis.     Autennarum   scajw  conico,  ])arce   rugoso,  articulis   omnibus   basi  griseo- 

tomentosis,   iijiice   (praeci])ue   tertio  ad   sextum)   iiigro-pilosis.      Prothorace  griseo- 

tomentoso,  t\iberculis   glabris,  lougitudine  quarta  parte  latiore,  antice  sat  fortiter 


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transverse  snlcato,  linpa  media  irregulare  elevata.  Sontello  apice  ntrinqne  brnniieo- 
piloso.  Elvtris  angulis  sutnralibns  Icviter  deutatis,  tubercidis  glabris,  nonuullis 
conflneritibus,  dnabus  fasciis  trausversis  griseis  ornatis.  Prosterno  rugoso ;  meta^ 
sterno  siiarsitn  tuberculato  ;  abdomine  medio  lacvi,  lateraliter  paiicis  pimctis 
jrrossis  instructo  ;  femorum  et   tibianira  apiiibiis   tarsisque  nigri.-i. 

Loug.  22  mm.,  elytr.  Ki,  lat.  1". 

Hab.  Isle  de  Bourbon. 

This  very  queer  species  does  not  quite  lit  into  the  group  oi  "  Hebcseddes  "  of 
Lacordaire,  as  the  intermediate  tibiae  have  a  deep  incision. 

Lagrida  iren.  nov.  (?  Hebecerinorum). 

5 .  8capo  sine  cicatrice,  nngulis  divaricatis,  tibiis  iutermediis  simplieibus, 
coxarnm  cavitatibus  intermediarnm  clausis.  t'route  rectangnlare  ;  ocnlis  emargi- 
natis;  antennis  ($)  eorpore  brevioribns,  articulis  6' — 11'  brevibus;  prothorace  autice 
et  ])0stice  fortiter  transverse  bisulcato,  lateribus  dente  valido  arcuato  armato  ; 
elvtris  prothoracis  basi  mnlto  latioribns,  convexis,  brevibus  (forma  generis  Lrif/rida); 
processu  prosternali  aeqnabiliter  arcuato  ;  coxis  auticis  fortiter  angnhitis,  jirocessnm 
prosterui  non  superantibus  ;  mesosterno  antice  fere  verticali,  margine  rotnndato. 

I  cannot  find  any  genus  of  Lamiini  to  which  Lagrida  is  allied.  As  regards 
the  characters  of  the  scape,  intermediate  tibiae,  and  claws,  I  provisionally  place 
it  in  the  group  of  "  Hi^h^s^cides.'"  tliongh  its  general  apj)earance  is  quite  dili'ereut 
from  the  species  of  this  group. 

31!i.  Lagrida  rufa  sp.  nov. 
-        (PI.  X.,  fig.  12.) 

9.  L.  rufo-fulva,  pube  sparsa  grisea  vestita,  antennis  jiedibusque  nigrescentibus. 
Caput  impunctatum,  medio  canaliculatum,  inter  antennas  concavnm,  liuca  transversa 
imjjressa  arcuata  interantenuali  insti-uctum.  Aiitcnnarnin  scaj)us  elongatus,  fere 
cylindricus,  articulo  tertio  aequalis,  quarto  medio  rufo.  Prothorax  laevis,  antice 
et  postice  transverse  bisulcatns,  margine  basali  ntrinqne  parum  sinuatus,  lateribus 
dente  magno  acuto  arcuato  armatus.  Scuteilum  truncatnm.  Elytra  latitudine 
(ad  basim)  dujdo  lou<>iora,  singulo  apice  rotuudata,  dense  grosse  punctata. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  5. 

Head  with  a  liorseshoe-shaped  impression  between  the  antennae,  as  it  is 
found  in  the  Prosopocerini  and  Tragocephalini.  Middle  of  the  fourth  joint 
of  the  antennae  on  the  underside  and  the  tip  of  the  eleventh  rufous  ;  third  iiud 
fourth  joints  i'ringed  underneath  with  some  short  hairs.  Prothorax  half  its  length 
broader  tlian  long  ;  of  the  four  transverse  channels  one  is  placed  near  the  anterior 
and  one  near  the  posterior  margin,  and  the  others  in  front  of  and  behind  the 
lateral  teeth;  the  cliannels  are  deep,  even  on  the  disc.  Scuteilum  as  long  as  broad, 
truncate  at  the  apex.  Under  surface  impunctate.  Legs  blackish  ;  the  femora, 
particularly  the  anterior  ones,  rufous  beneath. 

Hab.  kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

320.  Theticus  denticollis  sp.  nov. 
Til.    iiiger,    jtube    grisea    parnui    flavescente    vertitus ;    antennis    pedibusque 
brunueis.     (Japite  jnnictulato,  vertice  antice  iinpresso.     Antennis  articulis  apicibus 
dense  piibescentilms.      Prothorace  longitudiue  mnlto  latiore,  sat  dense  pnnctato, 


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disco  tiiberculis  dnobns  instnicto.  Sontello  iere  semicirculare,  iijiice  parniu  elevato. 
Elytris  apice  comiminiter  rotmidafis,  fortiter,  ad  sutnram  jiarniii  seriatim,  pnnctatis; 
singulo  elytro  tuberculo  fariuaclbrmi  basali  autice  et  ])ost,ice  fortius  elevata, 
tubercnlo  postmediauo  cariiiacformi  |)arum  minus  elevato,  armatis. 

Long.  7^  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  2|. 

Pubescence  somewhat  spotted  with  bvownish  l)Iai-k  and  yellowish  u-rey. 
Elytra  witli  two  e.xceedingly  faint  raised  lines  at  the  outside  of  the  jiosterior 
keel-like  tubercle. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  sjjeeies  diii'ers  from  Th.  bisbinodidus  Qued.,  which  also  has  two  tubercles 
on  the  disc  of  the  prothorax,  chiefly  in  the  elytra  having  each  only  one  ]JOStmediau 
tubercle. 

:V21.  Theticus  similis  sp.  nov. 

Th.  denticoUis  sp.  nov.  aflinis,  sed  ditfert :  prothorace  hand  tuberculato, 
elytrorum  carina  basali  breviore,  non  siibintei'rupta,  simplice,  carina  posteriore 
longiore. 

Long.  0^  mm.,  elytr.  4A,  lat.  2^. 

The  punctuation  of  the  elytra  is  somewhat  more  regular  and  denser  than  in 
Th.  denticoUis  sj).  nov.,  the  jjunctures  being  arranged  in  rows  even  on  the  middle 
of  the  disc.  The  anterior  crest  is  vertical  behind  and  tufted  with  a  black  pile  ; 
the  postmediau  carina  is  long  and  more  strongly  declivous  behind  than  in  front, 
with  the  most  elevated  part  black,  whilst  the  anterior  declivous  portion  is  whitish. 

Hah.  Gaboon  (A.  Mocquerys). 

322.  Theticus  biarcuatus  Thorns. 
Kuilu. 

323.  Praouetha  cristata  sp.  nov. 

P.  brnnneo-nigra,  pube  sordide  griseo-flava  vestita,  nigro-  et  fnlvo-variegata. 
Antennis  infra  sat  fortiter  ciliatis,  scapo  articulo  tertio  fere  aeiiuali,  quarto  arcu;ito. 
Prothorace  versus  posticum  paruni  attenuato,  disco  sat  gibboso,  medio  longitudinaliter 
depresso,  plaga  magna  mediana  longitndiuali  alba  notato.  Scutello  rotundatn,  albo, 
apice  fulvo-maculato.  Elytris  macula  scutellare  alba  uotatis  ;  singulo  elvtro  tuber- 
cnlo basali  albo-piloso,  sutura  et  quatuor  lineis  irregularibns  elevatia,  his  lineis 
multis  cristulis  nigro-pilosis  instructis. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  5. 

Brownish  black,  clothed  with  a  tawny  grey  pubescence,  mottled  with  black  and 
tawny,  and  also  vritb  short  and  white  setulose  hairs  ;  the  jmbescence  is  olive  grey 
round  the  pmictures  of  the  elytra.  Head  impnuctatc.  Base  of  the  autennal  joints 
grey.  Prothorax  a  little  narrowed  towards  the  base,  and  feebly  rounded  anteriorly, 
with  an  obli([ue  deep  transverse  groove  near  the  base  ;  disc  swollen,  and  longitudi- 
nally dei)ressed  in  the  middle,  s]iaringly  ]iunctured.  Scutellum  longer  than  broad, 
and  rounded  at  the  apex.  Suture  and  four  lines  on  each  elytron  raised  and  clothed 
with  tufts  of  blacl;  hairs  ;  the  first  keel  is  much  more  raised  at  the  base,  forming  a 
consjiicuous  crest,  tufted  with  white  liairs  anteriorly,  and  somewhat  curved  behind 
the  base,  ending  in  a  rather  strong  tubercle  at  the  beginning  of  the  ajiical  quarter  ; 
the  second  keel  is  a  little  shorter  and  very  feeble  from  behind  the  base  :  the  third  is 
strouo-er  than  the  second,  ending  in  a  tubercle  placed  in  front  of  the  apex  ;  and  the 

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fourth  is  also  feeble  from  the  base  to  behind  the  miiMle,  and  ends  in  a  second 
anteapical  tubercle.     Under  surface  almost  uniformly  dirty  yellowish  grey. 

Hah.  Gold  Coast. 

Easily  distinguished  from  P.  licheimi  Duv.  by  the  sculpture  of  the  elytra. 

324.  Belodera  subfasciata  s|>.  nov. 

B.  brunneo-nigra,  olivaceo-cinereo-puliesccus.  ('a[iiti'  inter  antennas  fortiter 
impresso  et  punctato.  Autennis  corpori  aecpialibus,  infra  breviter  ciliatis,  bruuneis, 
articnlis  basi  luteis,  tertio  parum  arcuato.  Prothorace  latitndine  parum  breviore, 
antice  fortius  quam  posticc  coustricto,  imjmuetato  ;  dente  laterali  mediano  parum 
arcuato.  Scutello  Inteo-albd-pubescentc,  apice  rotundato.  Elytris  apieibus  suli- 
truncatis,  a  basi  ad  apiccm  gradatim  leviter  atteuuatis,  snbconvexis,  liumeris 
rotundatis,  autice  seriatim,  |)0stice  irregulariter  sat  sjiarsim  pnuctnlatis,  parum 
olivaceo-brnnneo-variegatis,  in  singulo  elytro  macula  obliqua  mediana  et  macula 
iintea]iicali  nigro-olivaceis  sat  iuconspicuis  notatis.  Infra  ai'i|u:iliilitc'r  pubescens  ; 
tiliiis  tarsisque  plus  niinusvc  rufis. 

Long.  9  mm.,  elytr.  (^^,  lat.  3. 

Clothed  with  an  olivaceous  ashy  grey  pubescence;  elytra  particoloured  with 
dark  oliv<>  brown ;  protliorax  and  two  markings  on  each  elytron  also  dark  idive 
brown.  Tlie  first  patch-like  mark  is  oblique  and  placed  in  the  middle  ;  the  second  is 
more  rounded,  and  stands  in  front  of  the  apex.  Pidieseencc  of  the  scutellnm  olive 
buff.  Head  punctured  only  in  the  impression  between  the  antennae.  Prothorax 
with  a  few  (three  or  four)  punctures  at  each  side,  and  with  some  faint  spots  of  a 
paler  ))ul)esceuee.  Punctuation  of  tlie  elytra  ratiier  fine,  irregular  at  tlie  apex,  and 
nearly  regularly  seriate  in  Iront  :  there  .-ire  about  six  mws  of  punctures  between 
suture  and  shoulder. 

Hah.  Gaboon. 

Belodera  Thorns.,  Syst.  Ceramh.,  18(54,  p.  'i'12  =  Stenosomn  Mills..  1839; 
Slenosoma  Leach,  Crustacea,  1815,  has  the  ])riority  of  date. 

325.  Sophronica  punctata  sp.  nov. 

S.  bruunea,  sparsim  cinereo-pubescens,  supra  deusissime  fortiter  punctata. 
Oculis  raagnis,  genis  brevissimis ;  tuberibus  anteuniferis  deplanatis.  Autennis 
corjtore  multo  iougioribns,  infra  sparsim  longe  ciliatis,  articulo  tertio  et  scapo  et 
articulo  quarto  breviore.  Prothorace  antice  et  postice  subconstricto,  lateribus  medio 
parum  rotundato,  iuerrai.  Scutello  rotundato.  Elytris  elongatis,  apieibus  angulis 
externis  subacuminatis  ;  singulo  elytro  lineis  tribus  et  sutura  (basi  e.xcepta)  elevatis. 
Tibiis  carinatis,  anticis  et  posticis  arcuatis,  anticis  extus  serratis. 

Long.  (5|  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  1^. 

Clothed  with  a  sparse  bat  rather  long  pubescence,  which  forms  some  very 
faint  spots  on  the  apical  half  of  the  elytra  (about  three  on  each  elytron,  and  arranged 
in  one  row).  Punctuation  very  dense,  witii  the  punctures  somewhat  continent  on 
the  prothorax.  Tiic  latter  a  little  longer  than  broad,  with  tlie  anterior  and  iwsterior 
constrictions  broad  and  shallow ;  disc  depressed,  especially  in  front  and  behind. 
Suture,  except  the  basal  portion,  and  three  lines  on  each  elytron,  rather  feebly 
raised,  and  the  lines  interrupted  here  and  there.  Outer  edges  of  the  four  posterior 
tiljiae  clothed  with  short  bristles. 

Hub.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 


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326.  Sophronica  pilosa  sji.  nov. 

S.  uigrn-brunnea,  fere  nigra,  sparsim  gri8eo-pul)esceiis.  pilis  Inncris  lininiieo- 
iiifrris  et  griseis  sat  dense  vestita.  Capite  fortiter  pinictato.  Antennis  soapo  articalo 
tertio  longiore.  Prnthorafie  fortissime  paruin  eontiuenter  punctata,  lougitudine 
latitudini  aeqnali ;  lateribus  rornndatis.  Elytris  apicibus  singulis  subrotundatis, 
fortiter  seriatim  pnuctatis,  sutura  et  interstitiis  1  — 4°  elevatis.  antice  et  postice 
abbreviatis. 

Long.  13  mm.,  el^-tr.  9,  lat.  3i. 

Brownish  black,  clothed  with  a  s]iarse  gi'ey  pubescence,  which  has  a  faint  tint 
of  bnff,  and  covered  with  I'ather  ilense  and  long  hairs,  which  are  partly  .grey  and 
])artly  brownish  ;  nearly  all  the  hairs  of  the  antennae  are  l)lackish,  those  of  the  head 
and  prothora.x  grey.  Head  stnnigly  pnnctnred,  with  the  front  convex  and  mucli 
broader  than  long.  Antennae  shorter  than  the  body,  with  the  scape  a  little  longer 
than  the  third  joint.  Prothorax  as  long  as  broad,  with  the  front  margin  feebly 
rounded  and  the  basal  one  straight.  Scutellnm  rounded.  Elytra  somewhat  narrowed 
behind,  nnth  each  apex  strongly  ronnded  externally,  less  so  at  the  sntnre  ;  punctna- 
tion  coarse  but  not  dense,  and  gradually  liecoming  finer  towards  the  apex,  irregular 
at  the  sides,  seriate  near  the  sutni'e  ;  tlie  interstices  of  the  punctured  rows,  four  on 
each  elytron,  and  the  sntnre  elevated,  except  in  front  and  behind. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

327.  Hippopsicon  lacteolum  Tlioms. 
Sierra  Leone,  Kniln. 

328.  Hippopsicon  luteolum  Qned. 
Gaboon. 

Anauxesida  sj).  nov. 

Oculis  divisis,  parte  sujieriore  minuta  ;  antennis  longissimis,  infra,  vel  infra  et 
supra,  hirsntis,  scapo  elytrorum  basim  attingente,  articulo  tertio  (juarto  ae([uali  vel 
panlo  longiore ;  elytrorum  ajjicibus  emarginatis,  quadrispiuosis. 

Type  :  Anauxesida  cuneata  sp.  nov. 

Allied  to  Hyllisia  Pasc,  from  which  it  diiFers  chiefly  in  the  antennae  being 
fringed  at  least  at  the  base,  in  the  long  antennal  scape  extending  beyond  tlie 
scntellum,  and  in  the  spined  apices  of  the  elytra.  The  two  sjjccies  of  this  geuus 
remind  one  very  much  of  Anauxesis  Thorns,  by  their  elongate  sha])e  as  well  as  by 
the  white  colour  of  one  of  the  apical  jomts  of  the  antennae. 

329.  Anauxesida  cuneata  sj).  nov. 

A.  piceo-nigra,  irregulariter  dense  ])unctata,  cinereo-pubescens,  fasciis  longi- 
tudinalibus  sat  iuconspicuis  glabris  notata.  Fronte  parum  convexa.  Antennis 
corjMjre  ])lusquam  triplo  longioribus,  artii'ulis  jirimis  infra  ciliatis,  tertio  ad  scxtum 
basi  extrema  pallide  jiiceis.  uoiio  plusquani  ilimidio  apicali  luteo,  albo-iiiloso. 
Prothorace  leviter  biconstricto,  lateribus  levissime  mtinidatis,  lalitudine  quarta 
parte  longiore.  Scutello  rotundato.  Elytris  retrorsuni  gradatim  angustatis, 
apicibus  sinuatis,  angulis  fortiter  spinosis ;  disco  piano ;  basi  juxta  hnmeros 
imj)ressa  ;  lateribus  deflexis.  Fenioribus  tibiisque  pro  maxima  parte  piceis,  tarsis 
nigro-brunneis. 

Long.  1(1  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  2. 


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The  ver)-  fine  ashy  grey  pubescence  confined  to  three  longitudinal  streaks  on  tlie 
protliorax,  and  to  some  iuconspicnoiis  longitudinal  iiud  more  or  less  confluent  bauds 
on  the  elytra.  The  punctuation  rather  strong  and  thick.  Front  of  the  head 
somewhat  convex,  with  a  fine  smooth  median  line.  Scape  of  antennae  distinctly 
thickened  towards  the  tip,  a  little  longer  than  the  third  joint,  and  the  latter  a  little 
longer  than  the  fourth.  The  liase  of  the  elytra  somewhat  impressed  behind  the 
scutellnm  and  close  to  the  shoulders  ;  each  elytron  with  two  feebly  raised  lines 
towards  the  sides.  Legs  more  or  less  pitchy,  with  the  tarsi  of  a  darker  colour. 
Tip  of  the  tibiae  clothed  with  a  golden  pile. 

Huh.  Kuilu  (A   Mnc(iuerys,  1892). 

330.  Anauxesida  lineata  sp.  nov. 

A.  nigra,  cinereo-pnbescens.  Capite  fronte  fere  piano,  sat  minute  punctulato. 
Antennis  corpore  duplo  et  dimidio  longioribus,  omnino  hirsutis,  sca]JO  valde 
elongato,  articulo  tertio  parum  longiore,  lioc  quarto  panlo  longiore,  nono  (ajjice 
e.xtremo  excepto)  albo  et  albo-hirsuto.  Prothorace  latitudine  duplo  longiore,  iintiee 
et  postice  vis  coustricto,  lateribus  recto,  grosse  conflnenter  punctato.  Scutello 
rotundato.  Elytris  retrorsum  leviter  attenuatis,  sat  dense,  ad  apicem  s])arsim 
punctatis,  apicibus  emarginatis,  augnlis  fortiter  spinosis. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  !),  lat.  2. 

Black,  elothcd  with  a  fine  ashy  grey  pubescence,  which  is  confined  to  three 
longitudinal  and  rather  iueon.spicuons  streaks  on  the  vertex,  protliorax,  and  each 
elytron.  Scape  of  antennae  feebly  and  gradually  thickened  towards  the  tip,  hali'  as 
long  as  the  elytra.  Punctuation  of  the  ]>rothorax  stronger  than  that  of  the  head. 
Disc  of  the  elytra  flattened,  with  a  slight  longitudinal  impression  in  front ;  snture 
also  somewhat  impressed  behind  the  scutellnm ;  punctuation  dense  and  rather 
strong,  finer  and  sparser  at  the  apex,  with  the  punctures  of  tlie  .sides  arranged  in 
irregnlar  rows.  Presternum  transversely  seriately  punctured.  Hind  femora  reaching 
the  apex  of  the  second  abdominal  segment. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1«92). 

331.  Hippopsis  nematocera  Guer. 
Sierra  Leone. 

332.  Psapharochrus  eximius  sp.  nov. 
J.  Pa.  brunneo-niger,  antennis  pedibusque  rufescentibns,  femorum  parte 
incrassata  nigra  ;  infra  olivaceo-griseo-,  supra  olivaceo-fulvo-pubescens,  supra 
griseo-variegatns.  Fronte  et  verticis  parte  anteriore  singulis  punctis  grossis 
instmctis.  Antennis  articnlis  basi  griseis,  scapo  ad  basim  et  toto  articulo  tertio 
longitudinaliter  snlcatis.  Prothora(*  carina  mediana  acuta  armato,  disco  ntriuque 
nodositate  sat  magna  instracto,  in  de])ressionibus  dorsi  grosse  et  parum  dense 
punctato.  Scutello  apice  leviter  emarginato.  Elj'tris  dense  grosse  punctatis, 
apicibus  angidis  externis  productis,  suturalibus  rotnndatis  ;  sutnra  nigro-gnttnlata  : 
singulo  elytro  fascia  transversa  postmediana  angnsta  valde  obliqna  nigro-brnnuea  ni 
suturam  ni  marginem  externum  attingente,  notato  et  duobus  carinis  levihus 
discoidalibus  instructo,  carina  interiore  ad  basim  sat  fortiter  elevata  et  parum 
serrulata,  exteriore  ante  medium  obsoleta.     Femoribns  posticis  ad  basim  carinatis. 


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Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  n|. 

Head  with  large  and  deep  scattered  punctures,  especially  near  the  eyes  on  the 

front  and  vertex,  and  in  the  middle  of  the  front  :  neck,  cheeks,  and  antenna!  tubers 

impimctate  ;    with  a  grey  streak  before  each  auteanal  tnber  and  with  the    sjiace 

between  the  antennae  also  somewhat  densely  pubescent  grey.    Joints  of  the  antennae 

smooth  ;  tip  of  the  basal,  and  l)ase  of  all  the  joints  grey  :  third  joint  and  base  of  the 

scape  with  a  longitudinal  groove.    Lateral  teeth  of  the  prothorax  conical  and  almost 

pointed  at  the  tij)  ;  the  pubescence  of  the  disc  feebly  particoloured  with  grey  near 

the  median  carina.     Scutellum  grey  along  the  median  line,  longer  than  broad,  with 

the  ajiex  truncate  and  slightly  sinnate.     Elytra  coarsely  and  densely  punctured,  the 

punctures  becoming  sparser  behind  near  the  suture,  which  is  somewhat  depressed, 

each  puncture  giving  origin  to  a  short,  scale-like  hair  ;  of  the  two  feeble  carinae  of 

each  elytron,  the  interior  one  is  strongly  raised  at  the  base,  and  bears  granules  :  the 

second  is  entirely  obsolete  on  the  basal  half  of  the  eljjtron  ;  in  front  of  the  apex 

there  is  the  trace  of  a  third  and  lateral  raised  line.     Each  elytron  with  a  faint  grey 

longitudinal    and   somewhat  curved  streak  between  the  discal  carinae  in  front  of 

the  middle,  and  with  a  second  streak  of  the  same  colour  before  the  first  near  the 

suture  ;  these  markings  are  not  very  conspicuous,  as  the  remainder  of  the  elytra  is 

particoloured  with  grey  :  two  other  streaks,  also  rather  inconspicuous,  of  a  blackish 

brown   colour  :    one   running   from   the   middle   of   the    interior   carina    obliijnely 

backwards  to  the  side  and  not  reaching  the  lateral  margin,  the    second  standing 

in  front  of  the  apex.     Under  surface  uniformly  pubescent  olive  grey.     Tibiae  with 

two  slight  olive  tawny  rings. 

Hah.  Kuiln  (A.  Mociiuerys,  1892). 

This  is  the  second  African  species  of  the  American  genus  I'sapkarockrin ;  the 
first  species  known  from  Africa  was  Ph.  gorilla  Thoms. 


333.  Liopus  mocquerysi  sp.  miv. 
(PL  X.,  tig.  15.) 

<?  5 .  Z.  brunueo-])iceus  ;  anteunarum  articulorum  femorumi]Ue  basi  et  tibiarum 
medio  luteis  ;  fulvo-citiereo-pubescens,  uigro-lirunueo-maculatus.  Prothorax  dente 
laterali  versus  posticum  directo  armatus  ;  elytra  minute  et  irregulariter  punctata, 
singulo  disco  lineis  tribns  vix  elevatis  instrncta,  jiost  medium  fascia  transversa 
angusta  in  disco  curvata  nigra  uotata.  $  Abdominis  segmentnm  ultimiim  tubi- 
forme. 

(?.   Long.  f»  mm.,  elytr.  iji,  lat.  3i. 

Pitchy  brown,  with  the  mouth,  base  of  autennal  joints  and  femora,  and  the 
middle  of  the  tibiae  of  a  buff  colour  ;  clothed  with  a  fine  and  somewhat  silky- 
grey  pubescence,  which  is  tinged  with  tawny.  Prothorax  and  elytra  minutely 
s])otted  with  black,  the  elyt.ra,  too,  bearing  a  narrow  transverse  postmedian 
streak,  which  is  curved  on  eacli  disc;.  Head  and  prothorax  without  distinct  punc- 
tuation, except  the  basal  constriction,  which  bears  some  transversely  arranged  larger 
punctures.  Scape  of  antennae  reaching  the  base  of  the  jirotliorax,  entirely  rufous; 
tip  of  the  remaining  joints  blackish.  Scutellum  somewhat  varying  in  shape,  the 
apex  being  sometimes  emarginate,  sometimes  nearly  rounded.  Elytra  rather  finely 
and  irregularly  punctulated,  each  with  traces  of  thi-ee  raised  lines. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1802)  and  Loauda. 


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334.  Liopus  africanus  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  X.,  fig.  hx) 

i  '}.  L.  aigro-bnuiDeus;  elytris  piceis;  auteniianiiu  articuloniiu  (scapo  e.\CL'pto) 
feinorumque  basi  et  tibiarnm  medio  Inteis ;  pnbe  jjrisea  pariim  flavescente  vestitns, 
albo-variegatns.  Scapo  uiiri'o-brnniieo,  elytronim  basim  attiiiiieiite.  Prothorace 
disco  punctulato,  constriclioiu'  liasnli  puuctis  prot'iuidis  iiistriurto,  dente  laterali 
versus  posticnm  diiecto  armato.  Elytro  siugulo  bicarinato;  carina  interna  brevi,  ia 
basis  medio  fortius  elcvata;  irregulariter  punctato,  i)ost  basim  depresso,  hac  depres- 
sions utrisque  elytris  commnni  albo-jrabescente  ;  post  banc  plagam  albescentem 
fascia  obli'ina  nigrescente  et  in  ajiice  macula  niiria  aiitice  pube  alba  cincta,  uotato. 
$.  Segraeiitum  abdominale  ultimum  tnbiformc. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  4\. 

Dark  brown,  \v\ih  the  middle  of  the  umlci-  snilace  almost  l>lack.  Antennae 
black,  the  extreme  base  of  the  joints  of  a  buff  colour,  e.xi'ept  the  scape,  which  is 
entirely  brownish  black.  Lateral  teeth  of  the  prothorax  varying  in  size.  Scutelliun 
longer  than  broad,  with  the  sides  nearly  straight  and  with  the  apex  either  emar- 
ginate,  or  truncate,  or  slightly  rounded.  Elytra  with  a  large  and  very  shallow 
impression  in  front  of  the  middle,  common  to  both,  and  rather  thinly  covered  with 
a  white  pubes('ence,  tliis  white  ])atch  bordered  behind  with  a  transverse  and  some- 
what oblique  blackish  band;  ajx'x  of  each  elytron  with  a  black  spot,  not  quite 
reaching  the  suture,  and  spotted  with  white  before  this  macula.  Each  elytron 
bearing  two  distinct  keels,  both  of  them  stopjnng  beyond  the  middle,  the  interior 
one  more  raised  in  front  nf  rlie  ilciiression;  punctuation  irregnlar,  and  sparse  at  the 
apex. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892)  and  Loauda. 

335.  Exocentrus  nonymoides  >i).  nov. 

S-  E.  nigro-piceus,  brunneo-pubescens ;  antenuarum  articulis  basi  griseis  ; 
prothorace  post  dentem  lateralem  versus  posticnm  directiuu  siuuato;  elytris  seriatim, 
ad  suturam  irregulariter,  punctatis,  punctis  autice  parnm  grossis,  apicibns  fere 
hievibus,  interstitiis  griseo-maculatis;  singulo  elytro  octo  seriebus  pilorum  erectorum 
setaceorum  vestito. 

Long.  Ti  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  2^. 

Dark  pitchy  black,  clothed  with  a  tine  dark  brown  imbescence  intermixed  with 
grey.  Base  of  the  autennal  joints  grey.  Head  and  prothorax  extremely  finely  and 
densely  ptmctnlated  ;  the  lateral  teeth  of  the  ])rothorax  long  and  sharp,  directed 
liackwards.  Scutellum  triangular  and  rounded  at  the  tip.  Elytra  spotted  with  giey, 
with  rather  regular  rows  of  punctures,  except  qviite  near  the  suture,  where  the 
punctuation  is  irregular  ;  tiie  punctures  rather  coarse  at  the  base,  and  becoming 
finer  behind  ;  the  aj)ex  itself  almost  impunctate  ;  each  elytron  has  eight  rows  of 
long  setulose  hairs.  Middle  of  the  tibiae  grey,  their  lip  and  the  upper  surface 
of  the  tarsi  black. 

Hah.   Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Recalls  the  genus  Konyma  Pasc,  but  is  a  trne  E.rocenlriia. 

33(1.  Exocentrus  grisescens  sp.  uov. 
$.    R.    nigro-])iceas,    cinereo-])ubescens,  pube    ])arnm    fulvesceiite,  albo-griseo- 
variegatus  ;    anteunarimi  articulis   basi  griseis;   prothorace   post  dentem  lateralem 


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versus  ]>osticiim  directnm  simiato;  elytris  subconvexis,  8  seriebus  pilonini  loiiiroruiu 
setaceorum  vestitis,  iuter  has  series  subtiliter  jiunctuliitis  ;  til)iis  rufis. 

Long.  7  mm.,  elvtr.  5|,  lat.  2§. 

Differs  from  the  {irecediug:  sjtecies  chiefly  in  I  he  shorter  ami  more  convex 
elytra,  with  a  very  fine  and  (jnite  irregular  pnuctuation. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

337.  Exocentrus  brevis  sj).  nov. 

c?.  E.  brevis,  uigro-bruuneus,  griseo-variegatus  ;  ore,  antennarum  articaloruni 
(scapo  incluso)  basi,  femornm  et  tibiarum  basi  extrema  rufis  ;  capite  prothorace 
densissime  granulatis  ;  elytris  grosse  seriatim  punctatis,  apico  laevibus,  8  seriebiis 
pilorum  setaceornm  longorum  vestitis. 

Long.  .5  mm.,  elj'tr.  4,  lat.  2. 

Pubescence  sparse,  somewhat  tinged  with  olivaceous  ;  elytra  irregularly  spotted 
with  grey.  Sides  of  the  prothorax  slightly  angnlated  in  front  of  the  tooth,  with 
the  latter  rather  suddenly  directed  backwards.  Scutellum  grey.  ElHra  densely 
and  coarsely  jjunctured,  with  the  ajiex  almost  im])unctate  ;  the  punctures  somewhat 
nmbilicate,  and  arranged  in  not  quite  regular  rows  ;  suture  and  middle  of  the  disc 
very  faintly  depressed,  sides  rather  suddenly  vertical. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  form  may  be  easily  distinguished  from  tiie  other  African  species  of  this 
genus  by  the  gramdar  head  and  prothorax,  and  by  the  peculiar  outline  of  the  latter. 

338.  Exocentrus  subfasciatus  sp.  uov. 

E.  bruuneus,  sjjarsim  griseo-jjubescens  ;  ore,  genis,  antennarum  articulorum, 
femorum  tibiarunique  basi  luteis  :  caj)ite  prothoracei)ue  impunctatis  ;  elytris  minute 
jmnctulatis,  [lost  medium  fascia  elytris  communi  littera  M  simili  uotatis,  subcouvexis, 
jiilis  erectis  setaceis  nigris  in  8  seriebus  dispositis  vestitis. 

Long.  .5  mm.,  elytr.  A^,  lat.  2. 

Brown  ;  with  the  mouth,  base  of  all  antenna!  joints,  and  of  femora  and  tibiae 
of  a  liutf  colour  ;  with  the  cheeks,  margins  of  the  prothorax,  autl  tip  of  the  pru- 
thoracie  teeth  rufous.  Pubescence  rather  sparse.  Base  of  the  anteunal  joints  grey. 
Lateral  teeth  of  the  prothorax  very  sharp,  and  directed  to  the  shoulder  angles  of  tlie 
elytra.  Scutellnm  pitchy  and  somewhat  triangular.  Elytra  with  a  transverse 
blackish  zigzag  streak,  extending  from  one  outer  margin  to  the  other  and  similar 
in  shajie  to  the  letter  M-  Each  elytron  bears  eight  rows  of  erect  setulose  hairs  ; 
the  interstices  between  the  hairs  of  the  same  row  clothed  with  ii  very  faintly  erect 
grey  jjubescence.     Tip  of  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  black. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

The  single  s])ecimen  of  the  collection  seems  to  be  a  female  :  the  antennae  are 
imperfect,  and  the  abdomen  is  covered  with  gum,  so  tluit  1  cannot  make  out  the  sex. 

339.  (?)  Exocentrus  antennalis  sj).  nov. 

S .  E.  ater  ;  anteunis  articulis  2"  ad  4"'"  pro  maxima.  ])arte,  caeteris  apicibns 
extremis  tarsisquc  rutis,  scai)o  subnigro,  elytrorum  liasim  attingeute.  Prothorace 
lateribus  sat  recto,  dente  anteliasali  triangulare  lato,  brevi,  ajjice  acuto,  armato  ; 
constrictioue  basali  punctis  profundis  transverse  dispositis  iustructa.  Elytris 
uonnnllis  fasciis  transversis  et  maculis  inconspicuis  gris{ns  :  lenidribus  parum  clavatis. 

Long.  4  mm.,  elytr.  3,  lat.  li. 


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A  very  peculiar  species  as  regards  the  long  and  thin  untennae.  not  fringed 
nnderneaih  with  hairs,  and  of  three  times  the  length  of  the  hody  ;  the  anteuual 
scape  much  thicker  than  tlie  remaining  joints,  and  extending  to  the  base  of  the 
elytra.  Black,  clothed  with  a  fine  black  pubescence,  and  particoloured  with  grey 
on  the  elytra,  the  grey  hairs  confined  to  some  faint  transverse  streaks  and  spots. 
Antennae  tawny,  with  the  second  to  fourth  joints  and  the  base  of  the  remaining 
ones  of  a  rufous  colour.  Prothorax  only  a  little  shorter  tliaii  broad,  the  sides 
rounded  in  front,  straight  in  the  middle,  with  the  lateral  tooth  placed  immediately 
before  the  basal  constriction.  Punctuation  of  the  upper  surface  very  inconspicnous, 
even  on  the  elytra,  except  the  basal  groove  of  the  prothorax,  wliich  bears  deeply 
impressed  punctures.     Tarsi  rufous. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  species  does  not  fit  in  the  genus  Exocenlrua  Muls.,  aud  may  be  the  type 
of  a  new  genus  allied  to  Acalolepta  Pasc.  ;  but  as  I  have  only  a  single  specimen 
before  me,  I  provisionally  refer  the  species  to  Exocentrus  Muls. 

340.  Glenea  gahani  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  X,  fig.  17.) 

?.  61.  nigra;  fronte,  genis,  fasciisque  duabus  in  verticis  medio  sitis  griseis, 
macula  froutali  mediaua  rotunda  nigra.  Antennis  nigris.  Prothorace  capitis 
colore,  maculis  qiiatuor  nigris  notato,  duabus  discoidalibus  apjiroximatis  et  una  in 
utriusqne  lateris  medio.  Scutello  seraicirculare,  griseo.  Elytris  postice  bicarinatis, 
apicibns  trnncatis,  angulis  internis  breviter  sed  acute,  externis  longe  dentatis  ; 
griseis.  ana  apic.ali  densius  pubescente  :  singulo  elytro  diuibus  maculis  ante- 
apicalibns  nigris  luitato,  una  sat  inconspicua  parva  ante  aream  ajiicalem,  secunda 
transversa  multo  majore  marginem  exteriorem  attingente  in  ilia  area,  sitis.  Corj)ore 
infra  lateribus  pube  griseo-flavescente  vestita. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  8i,  lat.  ;U. 

Front  of  the  head,  cheeks,  two  longitudinal  streaks  in  the  middle  of  the  vertex 
confluent  between  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes,  the  prothorax,  scntellum,  and  the 
a])ical  quarter  of  the  elytra  densely  covered  with  an  ashy  grey  i)ubesceuce  which  is 
slightly  tinged  \ntii  butl".  Front  of  the  liead  with  a  black  spot  in  the  middle. 
Pinictuatiou  of  tiie  head  sparse  and  coarse.  Antennae  of  the  length  of  the  body  (?). 
Prothorax  a  little  shorter  than  broad,  broadest  in  front,  and  feebly  narrowed  towards 
the  base  ;  with  four  black  spots,  one  placed  at  each  side,  of  a  rounded  shajie,  and  two 
in  the  centre  of  the  disc,  rounded  anteriorly  and  pointe<l  behind.  Elytra  ])ubescent 
grey,  with  the  pubescence  a  little  denser  at  the  suture  behind  the  scntellum  ; 
rather  sparsely  jnuictured,  especially  towards  the  sides,  with  the  pimctures  arranged 
in  irregular  rows,  especially  at  the  base  ;  the  interstices  much  larger  than  the 
punctures  ;  each  elytron  with  two  lateral  keels  posteriorly,  and  with  two  Idack 
sjjots,  one  immediately  in  front  of  the  ai)ical  grey  region,  small  aud  ratlier  feebly 
marked,  the  second  in  the  midst  of  the  same  region,  of  a  transverse  shape,  extending 
to  the  outer  margin  and  also  nearly  to  the  suture.  Each  apex  truncate,  produced 
into  two  pointeil  spines,  the  exterior  of  which  is  prolonged. 

Sides  of  tlic  meso-  and  metasternum  (excei)t  a  black  longitudinal  streak)  aud 
sides  and  apical  margins  of  the  abdominal  segments  covered  with  a  grey  pubescence 
like  head  and  jirothorax.     Pubescence  of  the  legs  sparse. 

Jlab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerj's,  1892).     Two  females  only. 


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The  pubesceuce  of  the  vertex  has  ii  tawny  tint  in  one  specimen.  1  have  much, 
pleasure  in  naming  this  species  in  honour  of  Mr.  (Charles  J.  Gahan  for  aid  derived 
from  his  contributions  to  otu'  Icnowledge  of  this  pretty  genus. 

341.  Glenea  lunulata  sp.  nov. 

$.  G.  nigra,  infra  medio  pedibnsijue  rnfis,  LJytris  ad  scutellum  iuconsiiicue 
brunnescentibus.  Capite  macula  in  genis  situ,  fascia  frontali  in  ntroij[ue  latere, 
vitta  oblique  ntrinque  iu  vertice,  prothorace  utrinijue  fasciis  duabus  longitudinalibus, 
elytrisque  signaturis  et  sutura  albis.  Singulo  elytro  siguaturis  quatuor  notato, 
prima  in  medio  basis  sita  liueare  longitudiuali,  sccuuda  prope  humerum  lineare, 
prima  mnlto  breviorc,  tertia  mediajia  transversa,  suturam  uon  attiugente,  fere 
semilunare,  quarta  sublaterali  auteapicali  parum  rotuudata ;  autice  uni-,  postice 
lateraliter  bicarinato,  disco  ad  carinam  longitudinaliter  pi-ofunde  impresso;  apice 
bispinoso,  spinis  acutis. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  8i,  lat.  3^. 

Black,  with  bauds  and  spots  of  a  white  pubesceuce.  Head  with  scattered 
punctures,  somewhat  crowded  here  aud  there ;  with  a  white  band  at  each  side  of  the 
front,  a  spot  on  the  cheeks,  and  an  oblique  streak  at  each  side  of  the  vertex, 
anteridrly  Ijordering  the  upper  lobes  of  the  eyes.  Scape  of  antennae  with  a  fine 
punctuation  and  with  some  large  punctures.  Prothorax  as  long  as  broad,  con- 
stricted before  the  base,  aud  slightly  rounded  at  the  sides  ;  with  two  longitudinal 
and  lateral  streaks,  one  immediately  above  the  coxal  cavities  and  the  other  almost 
on  a  level  with  the  shoulders.  Scutellum  rounded,  and  clothed  with  a  white  pube- 
scence at  the  posterior  margin.  Elytra  somewhat  brownish  ou  the  base  close  to  the 
scutellum ;  the  white  pubescence  of  the  suture  rather  sparse  posteriorly ;  each 
elytron  bearing  four  markings,  two  of  which  are  longitudinal  and  of  a  linear  shape  ; 
the  first  a  little  longer  than  a  quarter  the  length  of  the  elytra,  placed  iu  the  middle 
of  the  base  aud  beginning  at  the  extreme  basal  marghi  ;  the  second  at  the  inside  of 
the  shoulder,  shorter  than  the  first ;  the  third  transverse,  standing  in  the  middle, 
touching  the  carina  but  not  the  suture,  somewhat  rounded  in  front  and  sinuate 
behiud ;  and  the  fourth  also  touching  the  carina,  placed  iu  the  apex,  and  of 
a  somewhat  rounded  form.  The  tip  of  each  elytron  truncate,  with  both  angles 
sharply  spined,  aud  with  the  outer  spine  prolonged.  Under  surface  rufous  ;  sides 
aud  the  whole  last  segment  of  the  abdomen  black  or  uearlj'  so,  the  former  clothed 
with  a  white  pubescence.  Legs  rufous  aud  sparsely  pubescent,  with  the  claw  joints 
of  a  pitchy  colour. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Similar  iu  style  of  marking  to  G.  pioella  (Chevr. ),  but  different  in  colour  of  the 
legs  and  iu  the  number  of  the  spots  of  the  elytra. 

342.  G-lenea  puella  (Chevr.). 

Cameriious.     Que  specimen  only,  whicli  agrees  with  Ciievrolat's  type. 

343.  Glenea  puella  ab.  assimilis  ab.  uuw 

A  good  number  of  sjiecimens  from  Kuilu  difi'ei-  ci)nstantiy  IVom  G.  pnella 
((!hevr.)  in  the  following  cluiracters.  The  size  is  somewhat  larger;  the  front  of  the 
head  lias  a  longitudinal  band  at  each  side  instead  of  being  entirely  greyish  white 
pubescent ;  the  middle  streak  of  the  prothorax  is  much  narrower  and  in  some  speci- 


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mens  alnicist  absent,  and  the  scutellnm  is  pnbescent  white  only  at  the  tip.     Since  I 
have  seen  only  two  specimens  of    0.  pxiella  (Chevr.),  I  am  doubtful   wholher   to 
separate  the  form  from  Knihi  as  a  distinct  s])ecies  or  as  an  aberration. 
Hah.  Kuihi  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

344.  Glenea  ossifera  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  X..  fig.  18.) 

?.  G.  nigra,  fasciis  et  maculis  albis  ornata.  Cuiiite  ad  ntraqiie  latera  fascia 
longitudinal!  a  frontis  margine  autico  usque  ad  ijrotiioraccm  continuata,  nou  in- 
terrnpta,  praeterca  macula  in  geuis  sita,  notato.  Prothorace  septem  vittis  albis 
ornato,  nna  in  utriusque  lateris  medio  sita  ob.soleta.  Scutcllo  apice  albo.  Elytris 
sutura  et  margine  apicali  et  (in  singnlo  elytro)  siguaturis  quatuor  albis  minute 
fiavescentibns  :  vitta  longitudiuali  basali  mcdiana  ad  apicem  ilihitata,  sat  ossiformi, 
linea  angusta  longitudinali  ad  basini  prope  humerum  incipiente  usque  multo  trans 
medium  descendente,  macula  post  mediana  rotunda  prope  snturam  sita,  cum  sutura 
non  confluente,  linea  anteapicali  transversa,  obliqua,  brcvi. 

Long.  1.5  mm.,  elytr.  in,  lat.  .5. 

Derm  entirely  black,  clothed  with  a  wliite  pubescence  of  a  feeble  buff  tint,  con- 
fined to  lines  and  spots  on  the  upper  surface.  Head  with  a  spot  on  the  cheeks  and 
with  one  longitudinal  streak  at  each  side  of  the  front,  continued  to  the  posterior 
part  of  the  vertex,  the  two  streaks  ajiproximate  on  the  vertex  and  not  interrui>ted 
on  the  autennal  tubers  ;  neck  with  a  very  narrow  streak  behind  each  eye.  Antennae 
shorter  than  the  body.  Prothorax  with  a  narrow  median  streak,  a  band  at  each 
side  of  the  disc,  rather  broad  and  somewhat  dilated  at  the  basal  margin,  with  another 
broad  band  above  the  coxal  cavities  and  a  slightly  marked  streak  in  the  middle 
of  the  sides.  Suture  — esjjecially  inunediately  before  the  middle  — and  apical  margin 
of  the  elytra  white  (lubescent  ;  eacli  elytron  bearing  four  markings,  one  linear  aud 
longitudinal,  of  about  a  quarter  the  length  of  the  elytra,  placed  in  the  middle  of  the 
base  and  somewhat  dilated  at  the  tip  ;  a  second  line,  much  narrower  than  the  first, 
running  from  the  base  near  the  shoidder  to  about  the  beginning  of  the  ajiical 
quarter  ;  a  third  linear  but  transverse  and  oblique  marking  standing  in  the  middle 
of  the  apical  fifth;  and  lastly  a  rounded  sjiot  beyond  the  middle  near  the  suture. 
The  truncate  tip  of  the  elytra  with  short  and  sharp  sutural  sjnnes  and  with  much 
longer  outer  ones.  Punctuation  of  the  elytra  regular  at  the  sides,  with  one  punctured 
row  in  the  wliite  lateral  line.  Sides  of  the  under  surface  white  ;  each  abdominal 
segment  bearing  a  black  lateral  sjjot,  which  is  deeply  sinuate  in  front  of  tlie  last 
segment.     The  latter  truncate,  with  the  angles  produced  into  a  short  tooth. 

Hab.  Loanda. 

Allied  to  G.  nrcuxita  (Chevr.)  as  well  as  to  G.  pnella  ((Jhevr.),  but  is  easily 
distinguished  from  both  of  them  liy  the  pattern  of  the  elytra. 

345.  Glenea  atra  s]).  nov. 
S .  G.  atra,  fasciis  et  maculis  albis  ornata.  C'apite  fasciis  duabus  inter  antennas 
interruptis  et  macula  in  genis  sita  notato.  Prothorace  vittis  quinqne,  praeterea  in 
utriusque  lateris  medio  macula  (vel  fascia?)  obsoleta  notato.  Scutello  all)o.  Elytris 
maculis  12  (in  singuh)  elytro  0)  signatis,  nemj)e  :  prima  lineare  basali  mediaiui 
longitudinali,  elytrorum  tertia  parte  fere  longiore,  tribus  maculis  jiarvis  prope 
carinain  in  impi'cssioue  longitudinali  profundi  discoidali  sitis,  quinta  postmediana 


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juxta  suturam,  I'otundala,  sexta  jiostrema  anteapicali,  uiiuuta,  transversa;  suliira 
alba  ;  siugulo  apice  oblique  emargiiiato,  intus  acumiiiato,  cxtus  spiuoso.  Abdominis 
segmento  ultimo  apiee  cmarginato,  augulis  rotuudatis.  Antenuis  (cf)  corpore 
longiovibus,  articulo  octavo  elvtrorum  apicem  attingentibus. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  5. 

This  form  diiFers  from  the  preceding  speciet;  in  having  the  vittae  of  the  head 
interrupted  at  the  antennal  ttdjers,  in  the  scutellnm  being  entirely  covered  with  a 
white  pubescence,  in  the  basal  linear  marking  of  the  elytra  being  longer  and 
narrower,  and  in  the  sides  uf  the  disc  of  the  elytra  bearing  three  small  spots 
instead  of  a  long  thin  line.  The  usual  longitudinal  impression  beside  the  carina 
of  the  elytra  is  very  deep  in  this  species,  and  the  apices  are  obliquely  emarginate. 
The  last  abdominal  segment  without  spines  at  the  apex. 

Hub.  t'ameroons.     Two  males. 

In  general  appearance  this  species  is  so  closely  allied  to  the  preceding,  that 
I  have  some  doubt  if  the  above-given  differences  are  of  specific  or  sexual  character, 
and  it  is  possible  that  G.  atra  may  turn  out  to  be  the  male  of  G.  ossifera. 

H4(i.  Glenea  giraffa  (bahu.j. 
Gold  (Joast. 

:!4T.  Glenea  mephisto  Thorns. 

Ivuilu.  The  two  liasal  streaks  of  each  elytron  vary  in  length,  and  are  sometimes 
confluent,  or  almost  so,  with  the  median  sjiots. 

348.  Glenea  occidentalis  sp.  nov. 

c?  5  .  G.  nigra,  dapite  interdum  picescente ;  genis,  frontis  lateribus,  verticis 
quatuor  vittis  luteo-cinereis  vel  cinereis.  Autennis  nigris,  corpore  (<?,  j)  parum 
longiorilins.  Prothorace  lateribus  luteo-cinereo,  dnabus  lineis  nigris  notato  ;  disco 
antice  linea  mediana  inconspicua  laterum  colore.  Scutello  apice  luteo-cinereo. 
Elytris  rufis  sparsim  luteo-cineveo-pubescentibus,  ad  basim  striato-puuctatis,  apice 
sulitruncatis,  intus  acute  dentatis,  extus  louge  spiuosis  ;  singulo  elytro  macula 
mediana  magna  transversa  parum  oldiqiia,  suturam  non  attiugente,  notato,  area 
apicali  elytri  tertia  parte  occupante  maculam  subrotundam  cinereo-fulvam  vel 
cineream  inclndente,  nigris,  hac  area  cum  macula  mediana  sub  carinam  lateralem 
conjnncta.  Infra  rufa,  lateraliter  luteo-cinereo-  vel  ciuereo-pubescens :  sternis 
lateribus,  abdomine  toto  segmento  ultimo,  caeteris  segmentis  macula  laterali 
nigris  vel  uigricantibus.     Fedibus  totis  rufis. 

Long.  iS  11  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  3f. 

V       ?  15     „         „    11,.  „    4^. 

The  black  nr  brownish  median  band  on  the  front  of  the  head  bears  a  grey 
pubescence  on  the  middle  line,  especially  Ijehind.  8cutelluni  of  a  black  or  brown 
colour,  clothed  at  the  apex  with  a  more  or  less  sparse  buft'  pile.  The  median  black 
mark  of  the  elytra  is  very  large,  ;ind  occni)ies  about  a  quarter  of  the  length  of  the 
elytra  ;  the  mark  is  sliglitly  nblicpie,  and  does  not  ijuite  extend  to  the  suture  :  the 
apical  black  region  includes  a  more  (ir  l(!ss  rounded  spot  coloured  like  the  base  of 
the  elytra  and  placed  close  to  the  aj)ical  margin.  Sides  of  the  elytra  underneath 
the  carina  are  either  black  from  before  the  middle  to  the  apex,  or  entirely  brown. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  18'.f2),  Ldanda,  Canu-nKins,  Old  Calaliar,  an<l 
Liberia. 


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This  species  closely  resembles  G.  quinquelineata  (Cbevr.),  l'«t  is  usually 
smaller,  with  the  sides  of  the  prothorax  bearing  two  black  Hues  iusteuil  of  oue, 
with  the  rufous  space  between  the  two  black  rejfions  of  the  elytra  much  smaller, 
the  outer  spine  of  the  a])ex  much  longer,  anil  the  puuctuation  of  the  elytra  much 
finer.  Moreover,  the  prothorax  has  only  a  trace  of  a  grey  mediau  line ;  the 
anterior  and  posterior  margins  of  the  median  black  mark  of  the  elytra  are  more 
or  less  parallel,  standing  s(miewhat  nbliiiuely  to  the  suture,  and  the  ajmial  spot  is 
more  or  less  rounded  and  situated  close  to  tlie  apical  margin  of  the  elytra. 

349.  Glenea  quinquelineata  f<'hevr.). 
Cameroons  Mts.  and  Old  ('alubar. 


3511.  Glenea  gabonica  (Thorns.). 


Sierra  Leone. 


351.  Glenea  cana  sp.  uov. 

J  J.  G.  nigra.  C'apite  in  geuis  miuuilii  sat  magna,  vittis  duabus  in  vertice 
approximatis,  griseis  notato.  Prothorace  vittis  quimjue  griseis  ornato,  una  media, 
una  utrinqne  dorso-Iaterali,  una  utrinque  snpracoxali.  Elytris  rufo-testaceis,  sparsim 
griseo-pubescentibus ;  fascia  lata  antemediana  in  sutura  leviter  interrupta,  elytrorum 
quiiitam  partem  occiipante,  et  quarta  parte  apicali  uigris,  liac  regione  antice  in  sutura 
sinuata  maculam  albo-griseam  iucludente  ;  sutura  inter  mcdianae  fasciae  partes,  et 
disco  ad  hnjus  fasciae  marginem  jiosticum  deusius  griseo-alb()-])ubcscentibus. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  4. 

Antennae  reaching  beyond  the  tij)  of  the  elytra  in  the  male,  and  not  i[nite  so 
long  as  the  body  in  the  female.  Head  with  a  large  white  spot  on  the  cheeks,  and 
with  two  white  streaks  on  the  front,  which  are  continuous  above  with  two  white 
lines  on  the  middle  of  the  vertex.  Prothorax  rather  coarsely  punctured,  with  three 
white  streaks  on  the  disc  and  one  band  at  each  side  immediately  above  the  coxal 
cavities.  >Scutellum  black.  Elytra  rufous,  with  a  distinct  tint  of  brick  red,  clothed 
with  a  fine  whitish  grey  pubescence,  which  is  denser  at  the  suture,  especially 
between  the  two  parts  of  the  antemediau  black  area,  and  at  the  hind  margin  of  the 
latter  ;  the  punctuation  coarse,  but  rather  sparse,  the  punctures  arranged  in  rows  at 
the  base — six  rows  between  suture;  and  slionhler.  Tiji  of  earli  elytron  oblie^nely 
emarginate,  with  tlie  sntural  angle  produced  into  a  liroad  and  pointed  tooth,  and 
with  the  e.xternal  one  spiued.  Sides  of  the  under  surface  greyish  white  ;  meta- 
sternum  with  a  black  lateral  streak  ;  four  basal  segments  of  the  abdomen  with  a 
black  basal  mark  at  each  side  ;  tlie  remainder  of  flie  under  surface  clothed  with  a 
rather  sparse  whitish  grey  pubescence.  Legs  Miuk,  witli  the  trochanters  and  knees 
somewhat  rufous. 

Hob.  C'ameroons. 

Differs  from  G.  qtdnquelineata  (t'hevr.)  in  tlie  lilack  colour  of  the  legs,  the 
shape  of  the  median  black  region  of  the  elytra,  and  in  the  form  of  the  apical  greyish 
spot  ;  the  pubescence  of  the  elytra  is  also  dilferent,  and  the  punctuation  of  the  l)ase 
of  the  elytra  is  much  more  regular. 

302.  Glenea  fasciata  (Fabr.). 
(jiold  Coast. 


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353.  Glenea  (?)  sylvia  Thoms. 
I  refer  with  donlit  to  this  species  some  si)ecimcns  from  tlic  (iold  ( 'oast,,  as  they 
are  in  a  rather  bad  condition. 

3.54.  Nupserha  vittata  sp.  nov. 

(?  5  .  iV.  nigra.  Capite  ochracoo,  macula  magna  frontali,  vittis  duobns  occiiiitali- 
lins,  maenla  postociilare  ante  prothoracem  sita  uigri.s  notato  ;  frontis  lateribns  et 
macula  in  genis  sita  albis.  Antennis  nigris,  articniis  quarto  ad  septimum  griseo- 
sericeis,  scapo  elongato,  articulis  ])rimo  ad  tertium  infra  longe  pilosis.  Prothorace 
ochraceo,  latitudine  parum  longiore,  disco  duabus  liueis,  lateribus  fascia  lata  nigris 
notato.  Scntello  ochraceo,  ntrinque  liuea  nigra  notato.  Elytris  ochraceis  :  [)arte 
apicali  (parum  minus  quam  dimidio)  nigra  ;  apicibus  truncatis  vel  emargiuatis, 
angulis  esternis  longe  spinosis,  internis  plus  minusve  acuminatis  ;  fortiter  seriatim 
puuctatis,  apice  extremo  fere  impunctato  ;  singulo  elytro  tricarinato,  spatio  inter 
carinas  primam  et  seeundam  post  medium  elevato.  (Jorpore  infra  pedibusque  nigris, 
prosteruo,  mesosterni  medio  femoribusciue  quatuor  anticis  infra  sordide  luteis  vel 
ochraceis. 

Long.  104  mm.,  elytr.  7A,  lat.  3. 

Mouth  blackish  brown,  with  the  palpi  of  a  paler  colour.  Base  of  the  mandibles, 
epistome,  sides  of  the  front,  cheeks,  a  streak  above  the  four  anterior  coxae,  and  the 
apical  margins  of  the  abdominal  segments  clothed  witli  a  white  pubescence.  The 
black  streak  behind  the  upper  lobe  of  each  eye  runs  along  the  sides  of  the  middle 
line  of  the  prothorax  to  the  scntellum,  and  borders  the  latter.  Elytra  somewliat 
more  narrowed  behind  in  the  <?,  than  in  the  $  ;  their  tip  slightly  emarginate 
or  almost  straightly  truncate,  with  the  outer  angles  strongly  spined  in  all  the 
specimens,  and  with  the  sutural  angles  nearly  rectangular  or  produced  into  a  short 
spine.  (!oxae  and  trochanters  pitchy  black,  or  nearly  of  a  liuflf  coloiir.  Fifth 
abdominal  segment  of  the  male  somewhat  elongate,  flattened  in  the  middle  of  tlie 
apical  part,  and  truncate,  with  the  angles  rounded  ;  the  sixth  (dorsal)  segment 
feebly  emarginate.  The  fifth  segment  of  t\\&  female  canaliculate  ;  its  apical  margin 
rounded,  with  the  middle  somewhat  straight.  Antennae  of  the  S  extending  beyond 
the  tip  of  the  elytra,  whilst  those  of  the  j  only  reach  the  tip. 

Hah.  Ogowe,  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

This  species  reminds  one  of  Synnupnerha,  by  having  the  basal  joints  of  the 
antennae  thickened  and  fringed  underneath  with  long  hairs. 

355.  Nupserha  antennalis  sp.  nov. 

i  J .  JV.  ochraceo-lutea.  (.,'apite  fortiter  puuctato.  Antennis  nigris,  articulis 
8° — 11"  luteo-albis,  ultimo  apice  nigro.  Prothorace  convexo,  medio  fere  carinato. 
lateraliter  gibboso,  fortiter  punctato.  Scutello  apice  rotundato.  Elj-tris  nigris, 
inter  suturam  et  costam  mediam  lutescentibus  et  griseo-pubescentibus ;  basi 
extrema  lutea ;  aj)icibus  oblique  subemarginatis,  fortiter  quadridentatis  ;  fortiter 
seriatim  punctatis,  summo  apice  laevibus.  Metasterni  parte  postica  vel  lateribus 
nigris.  Abdomine  segmento  quinto  leviter  late  emarginato  (cf)  vel  subemarginato 
(?),  sexto  (J,  parte  dorsali)  ])arvo  emarginato.  Tibiis  tarsiscpie  nigro-piceis  vel 
fere  nigris. 

Long.  (S  lU  mm.,  elytr.  7J,  lat.  2. 
„       '^  \'     „        "„      12,    „    4. 


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Ochreons  bnff,  with  the  nnder  surface  more  bnff,  clothed  with  a  rather  long 
pile.  Head  concave  between  the  antennae,  coarsely  punctured,  with  the  punctures 
denser  on  the  front  than  on  the  vertex.  Antennae  extending  beyond  the  apex  of 
the  elytra  in  both  sexes — rcacliiug  the  apex  with  the  ninth  joint  in  the  male,  with 
the  tenth  in  the /e«ia/e— black,  sometimes  a  little  pitchy;  eighth  to  eleventh  joints 
very  pale  bnff,  almost  white,  witli  the  tip  of  the  eleventh  black  again.  Prothorax 
a  little  broader  than  long,  coarsely  and  densely  punctured  ;  middle  of  the  disc 
raised  and  somewhat  keeled,  and  its  sides  somewhat  swollen  at  the  base.  Scntellnm 
almost  triangular,  with  the  apex  rounded.  Each  elytron  with  two  keels,  one 
lateriil  and  one  discal  ;  in  large  specimens  there  is  a  third  but  very  feeble  keel 
between  the  discal  one  and  the  suture.  Elytra  narrowed  behind,  black,  with  the 
extreme  base  of  a  buff  colour,  and  with  the  impressed  part — between  suture  and 
discal  carina — more  pitchy,  and  clothed  with  a  grey  pubescence  ;  tl)e  punctuation 
is  strong  at  the  base,  finer  towards  the  ajiex,  and  quite  absent  at  the  extreme  tip. 
Metasternum  black  or  blackish,  with  the  front  part  Inteous,  or  of  a  bnff  colour, 
with  tlie  sides  l)lackish  behind.  Abdomen  slightly  pitchy  at  the  sides  of  the 
second  and  third  segment  in  one  specimen  ;  apex  of  the  fifth  segment  feebly  and 
broadly  emarginate  in  the  c?,  almost  truncate  in  the  ?  ;  apex  of  tlie  sixth  segment 
slightly  emarginate  again.  Apical  half  of  the  four  anterior  tibiae,  tlie  whole  of  the 
hind  tibiae,  and  all  tarsi  black  or  ])itchy  black. 

llab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mociuerys,  ]f<'-J--i). 

3n().  Nupserha  capitata  sp.  nov. 

Differt  a  iV.  antennalis  sp.  nov. :  capita  nigro,  fortius  punctate,  elytrorum  carina 
laterali  fortius  elevata. 

Long.  1 1  mm.,  elytr.  fs,  lat.  2^. 

This  form  differs  from  N.  a/ntennalis  sp.  nov.  only  in  the  above-meutioned 
characters,  and  is  otherwise  so  closely  allied  to  this  species  that  I  have  some  doubt 
whether  it  is  a  distinct  species  or  only  a  variety. 

Hah.  Knilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 


Cameroons. 
Bengnela. 
Sierra  Leone. 


3;')7.  Nupserha  bidentata  (Fabr.). 

358.  Nupserha  basalis  Erichs. 

359.  Nupserha  deusta  (Dalm.), 


3611.  Nupserha  (?)  bidentula  (Dalm.). 
Some  sjiecimens  from  t'amemous   und  Ugowe  (cJcJ?  ? ),  with   a  black  spot  in 
the  middle  of  the  vertex,  seem  to  me  to  belong  to  this  species. 

3(11.  Nupserha  punctata  sp.  nov. 
(?.  A".  Inteo-ochracea.  (Japite  fortiter  punctato,  maculis  quatuor  nigris,  una 
postice  in  medio  frontis,  secunda  j)Ostice  in  vertice,  una  obsoleta  utiin(jne  pone 
ocnlos  sitis.  notato.  Antennis  elytrorum  ajucem  pauce  superautilms,  nigris,  parum 
picescentibus,  articulis  4^ — 7°  plus  minusve  sordide  luteis.  I'rothorace  grosse  scd 
panim   sparsins  quam   capite  jnmctato,  dorso  utrinipie  macula   rotundii,.   lateribus 


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supra  coxarnm  cavitates  macnla  majore  basali  nigris  notato.  Scntello  apice  snb- 
rotniidato.  Elytris  siriKnlis  carinis  tribus  iustructis,  carina  interna  leviore,  apice 
fortiter  bidentatis,  plus  quam  tertia  parte  apieali  nigris.  Pro-  et  mesosterno  luteis, 
hoc  lateraliter  nigro ;  metasterno  nigro,  macnla  triangulare  magna  laterali  lutea 
notato  ;  abdomine  nigro,  segmentis  tertio  et  quarto  apieibus  pallide  fuhas,  qninto 
ad  apicem  impresso,  subemarginato,  sexto  etiaiii  subemargiuato,  angulis  rotundo. 
Femoribus  luteis,  intermediis  parte  apieali  snperiore,  posticis  dimidio  apieali  nigris  ; 
tibiis  antieis  luteis,  parte  ajncali  antiee  pieeis,  intermediis  piceo-nigris  basi  pallidi- 
oribns,  posticis  totis  nigris  ;  tarsis  brunneo-nigris,  apieibus  nigro-l)runneis. 

Long.  8  mm.,  el3'tr.  5J,  lat.  2. 

The  black  spot  on  the  front  of  the  liead  stands  farther  behind  than  in  N. 
hidenfuln  (Dalm.),  as  it  is  placed  just  on  a  level  witli  the  anterior  margin  oi'  the 
upper  lobes  of  the  e^'es.  TJie  scape  of  the  antennae  is  short  and  slightly  piriform  : 
the  fourth  joint,  except  the  base,  and  the  fifth,  except  the  apex,  are  of  a  buff  colour ; 
the  sixtli  and  seventh  are  more  brownish  buff,  whilst  the  following  joints  are  pitchy 
black.     The  punctuation  of  the  elytra  is  strong,  even  at  the  apex. 

Hall.  Stanley  Pool  (Congo). 

362.  Paroberea  obscuritarsis  (Chevr.). 
Old  Calabar.     This   species   belongs   to   Faroherea  Kolbe,  tlie   males  of  which 
bear  two  short  spines   on  the   metasternum,   close  to   the   impressed  middle    line. 
These  spines  are  not  mentioned  liy  Kolbe,  iiut  I  tind  them  in  this  and  the   following 
sjiecies. 

363.  Paroberea  fuscipes  Kolbe. 

Two  specimens  from  Sierra  Leone  agree  with  a  pair  from  Bismarkburg  (from 
the  Berlin  Museum)  ;  but  the  punctuation  of  the  front  of  the  head  is  much  sparser  ; 
that  of  the  elytra  is  irregular  at  tiie  suture  and  sides  ;  the  legs  are  darker,  and 
entirely  black  in  the  female. 

364.  Paroberea  similis  sp.  nov. 

$  5  .  Differt  a  P.  fuscipes  Kolbe  :  prothorace  parum  longiore,  elytris  quarta 
parte  apieali  nigris,  regiilariter  seriatim  punctatis. 

Long.  15i  mm.,  elytr.  IH,  lat.  3^. 

Head  and  prothorax  somewhat  more  rufous  than  the  elytra.  The  prothorax  is 
a  little  longer  than  in  P.  fuscipes  Kolbe.  The  punctuation  of  the  elytra  is  regular, 
even  near  the  scutellum  and  tlie  outer  margins,  and  becomes  slightly  irregular  at  the 
beginning  of  the  black  apical  region.  The  latter  occupies  a  quarter  the  length  of 
the  elytra. 

Hab.  Kniln  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892).  Many  specimens,  which  all  have  the  aliove- 
given  characters. 

366.  Synnupserha  frontalis  sp.  nov. 
J.  iS.  ochracea.  Labro  ef  ciypeo  uigro-linnmeis.  (.'apite  nigro  ;  fronte,  genis, 
macula  utrinque  pone  oculos,  verticis  vitta  mediana  ochraceis  ;  fronte  puncto  uigro 
mediano  notata.  Antenuis  nigris,  articulis  quarto  et  qninto  (apiee  excepto)  ochniceis. 
Prothorace  lateribus  pauce  rotundato,  dorso  utrinque  punctis  duobus  nigris,  uno  ad 
marginem  anticuni,  seeundo  et  liasim  sito,  et  lateribus  fascia  lata  supracoxali  nigra, 
notato.     iScutello   apice  nigro.      Elytris   apieibus  oblique   truncatis,   angulis   acute 


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dentatis,  tertia  parte  apirali  nigris  ;  singnlo  elytro  hicarinato,  grosse,  ad  a]ncem 
miiintius,  pniiotato.  Prnstenio,  niosostenii  parte  intereoxali,  femoribnsque  anticis 
infVii  lirnnueo-ochraceis.  Coxis  anticis  piceo-nigris,  qnatnor  postieis  brunneo-piccis. 
Alidoiniiie  segmento  iniiuto  tnmcato,  ad  margiuem  apicalem  impresso,  sexto  (parte 
dorsali)  parvo,  subemarginato. 

Loug.  1 1  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  2i. 

Head  densely  and  coarsely  j)nnctnre(l.  Antennae  extending  to  tlie-tij)  of  the 
ehl:™,  with  the  whole  lonrth  joint  and  the  basal  half  of  the  fifth  oehrcoiis  buff. 
Prothorax  as  long  as  broad,  slightly  bieon.stricted  ;  lateral  region  between  the 
anterior  and  basal  blaek  spots  covered  with  golden  silky  pubescence  like  the  ochreous 
parts  of  the  head.  Each  elytron  with  two  strong  lateral  keels,  and  with  a  fine  raised 
line  near  the  suture.  Underside  of  the  head,  tlie  prosteruum,  intercoxal  part  of  the 
mesosternum,  four  anterior  coxae  and  all  trochauter.s,  and  the  under  suiface  of  tlie 
four  anterior  femora  of  a  more  or  less  ochreous  brown  or  pitcliy  brown  colour  ; 
the  remainder  of  the  under  surface  and  legs  black. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Moc(iuerys,  1892). 

1  refer  to  this  species,  with  some  doubt,  i\w»  smaller  nude  specimens— one  from 
Cameroons  and  the  other  from  '•  Guiuee."  Tlie  frontal  i)art  of  the  head  of  these 
examples  is  elongate,  the  base  of  the  fourth  to  sixth  antenual  joints  pale  ochreous. 
The  two  black  spots  at  each  side  of  the  prothorax  are  connected  by  a  slight  blackish 
brown  streak,  the  legs  and  abdomen  are  more  pitcliy,  and  tlie  abdomen  is  narrowed 
towards  the  apex,  with  the  sixth  segment  very  short  and  somewhat  rounded  at 
the  tip. 

36(J.  Synnupserha  cylindrica  sp.  nov. 

S.  supra  ochracea.  Caj)ite  fronie,  parte  postoculare,  verticis  vitta  lata  mcdiana, 
nigro.  Antennis  nigris,  brevibus,  articulis  scapo  e-xcepto  compressis,  infra  pilosis. 
Prothorace  latitudine  breviore ;  fascia  mediana  dorsali  et  lateribns  totis  snpra 
coxas  nigris.  Scutello  nigro.  Elytris  i|uinta  ])arte  apicali  nigris,  convexis,  snb- 
cvlindricis,  apicibus  valde  oblique  truucatis,  augulis  dentatis,  irregulariter  grosse 
piiuctatis ;  singnlo  tricarinato.  Corpore  infra  nigro  ;  prosteruo  et  medio  mesosterni 
Inteis  ;  pedibus  nigris,  femoribus  quatuor  anticis  infra  sordide  luteis  ;  abdomine 
segmento  quiiito  canaliculate,  apice  emarginato. 

Long.  \'-l  mm.,  elytr.  0,  lat.  :j. 

Head  black  ;  its  underside,  a  narrow  line  at  each  side  of  the  front,  bordering  the 
inner  margin  of  the  eyes,  and  the  vertex — except  a  broad  black  median  streak — of  an 
oclireous  cok)ur.  Mouth  black,  with  the  palpi  luteous  at  the  base  and  jntchy  at  the 
apex.  Pubescence  silky  bulf  lieliiud  the  eyes  ;  jjuactuation  coarse  and  thick,  vertex 
with  very  large  shallow  punctures  between  the  eyes.  Antennae  black,  extending  only 
a  little  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  with  the  joints  thick  and,  especially  the  third 
to  sixth,  compressed.  Basal  joints  somewhat  villose,  and  fringed  underneath  with 
long  hairs.  Prothorax  a  fourth  broader  than  long,  sparingly  punctured,  and  clolliecl 
witli  a  golden  silky  ])ile  at  tlio  sides  of  the  disc;  a  median  streiik  and  a  broad  lateral 
band,  touching  the  coxal  cavities,  black,  the  rest  ochreous.  Scntellum  quadrangular, 
black.  Elytra  convex,  a  very  little  dilated  behind,  with  the  sides  rounded  near  the 
apex;  the  tij)  of  each  elytron  very  oblicjuely  truncate,  with  both  angles  shortly 
spined  ;  the  ]mnctuatiou  irregular,  strong,  and  thick  ;  each  elytron  with  three  iliscal 
carinae,  witii  the  four  interstices,  between  these  carinae  and  tlie  raised  suture  and  outer 


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margin,  almost  e(|Uiil  in  lircndth.  Under  suvfiice  black,  witii  the  middle  of  tlie  pro- 
and  mesosternum,  all  trochantens  and  the  underside  of  the  fnnr  anterior  femora  more 
or  less  buff  coloured,  with  the  eoxae  pitchy.  Fiftii  abdominal  sesrment  with  a  fine 
longitudinal  groove,  and  with  the  apical  edge  eraarginate.  Hind  femora  reai-hing 
the  apical  margin  of  the  second  abdominal  segment. 
Hah.  Sierra  Leone. 

3(i7.  Nitocris  dux  sp.  nov. 

J?.  ,V.  atra.  Capite  ochraceo,  in  fronte  et  prope  ocnlonun  jiartes  superiores 
fortiter  et  sat  dense  pnnctato.  Protliorace  autice  ochraceo,  punctis  grossis  instrueto. 
Sciitello  albescente-sericco.  Elytris  angnstis,  medio  valde  attentiatis,  postice  parum 
dilatatis,  apicibus  rotundatis,  hand  emarginatis,  fortiter  dense  puuctatis,  leviter 
nnicarinatis.  Abdomine  segmentis  primo  toto,  secuudo  medio  argenteo-albo-sericeis, 
(luarto  et  qninto  (et  6  sexto)  leviter  :ilbo-sericeis.  Prosterno,  coxis  et  femoribns 
qnatuor  anticis  oehraceis,  femoribns  posticis  medium  (S)  vel  (?)  fere  apicem 
fsegmenti  secuudi  abdomiualis  attingentibus. 

S .  Segmento  quinto  abdomiuali  elongato,  ad  apicem  impresso,  margine  apicali 
medio  sat  profunde  sinuato  ;  sexti  parte  dorsali  elongata,  apice  rotnndata,  partem 
ventralem  amplectente. 

?  .  Segmento  quinto  abdomiuali  apice  medio  in  processum  setig(>rum  ])roductii. 

Long.  i!2J  (abd.  excepto)  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  4i. 

Black,  shining,  with  a  very  slight  tint  of  olive  green  ou  the  base  of  the  elytra. 
Four  or  seven  basal  joints  of  tiie  antennae  black  or  nearly  black,  the  remaining 
joints  tawny,  tip  of  the  last  joint  blackish.  Anterior  part  of  the  pronotiim — about 
a  third  the  length^its  sides  for  the  most  jtart,  and  the  whole  prosternum,  of  an 
ochreous  colour.  Elytra  reaching  the  base  of  the  fifth  abdominal  segment,  strongly 
and  densely  ])unctured,  with  the  punctures  finer  and  sj)arser  at  the  apex  ;  the 
discal  imjjression  deep,  but  the  keel  beside  it  distinct  only  anteriorly.  Femura 
and  coxae  of  the  four  anterior  legs  ochreous,  their  tibiae  brownish  black,  and  their 
tarsi  blackish  brown,  with  the  third  and  fourth  joints  almost  tawny  ;  hind  legs 
black,  the  tip  of  their  tarsi  somewhat  tawny.  First  segment  of  the  abdomen 
silky  white,  second  segment  with  a  silky  white  pubescence  in  the  middle,  and  with 
a  small  tawny  s])0t  at  each  side  ;  third  entirely  black  or  slightly  sdky  white  like 
the  remainder. 

S •  Fifth  abdominal  segment  elongate,  witli  a  longitudinal  iin]jression,  which  is 
V)roader  near  the  apex  and  does  not  extend  to  the  basal  margin  ;  its  apex  nai-rowly, 
but  rather  deeply,  sinuate  ;  dorsal  part  of  the  sixth  segment  also  elongate,  excavated 
underneath  and  concealing  the  ventral  part. 

?.  Fifth  segment  somewhat  conical,  produced  at  the  ajiex  into  a  tooth-like 
])rocess,  bearing  many  short  bristles  ;  the  whole  apex  usually  villose,  with  long 
hairs. 

Hdh.  Kniln  (A.  Moccpierys,  1892). 

May  be  easily  recognised  by  the  long  abdomen  and  the  rounded  apex  of  the 
elytra. 

;5<is.  Nitocris  princeps  sj).  nov. 
S  ?.  A.  atra.     Caiiitc,  pronoto  et  prosterno  autice,  autennarum  scajio  ochraceo- 
testaceis.      Antiiinis    versus    apicem   fulvis,   tarsis    et,   elytrornm   apicibus   parum 
fnlvescentibus  ;    scutello    griseo-sericeo  :    alidomine    segmentis    i)rimo    et    secmido 

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argeuteo-sericeis.  Elj-tris  spatio  iiostscutellare  saf  maguo  laevi  nitido,  medio 
angnstatis,  postice  dilatatis,  apicibns  emargiiiatis.  Femoribtjs  postieis  apicem 
seginenti  secundi  abdominalis  attingeiitibus. 

(?.  Seginento  i|ninto  abdominali  apice  aiiguste  sinuato  ;  sexto  pavvo,  parte 
dorsali  paiue  prominente,  ln'unnesceuto,  a])ice  vix  euiarginata. 

?.  Segmeiito  i|ninto  medio  levissime  de))resso,  !i]iice  subtrniieato-emargiiiato, 
pygidio  bnmiieo. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  4i. 

Closely  allied  to  the  preceding  species,  tVom  whicli  it  ditt'eis  in  the  t'ollowing 
characters  : — Scape  of  antennae  ochreous  ;  prothovax  and  prosfernnm  ochreous  only 
in  front ;  elytra  mach  broader,  with  a  much  larger  smooth  space  behind  the 
scutellum,  and  with  the  apices  emarginate  ;  the  two  basal  segments  of  the  abdomen 
entirely  silky  white,  with  a  tint  of  buff,  the  two  last  segments  shorter  than  in 
iV.  <lux,  and  of  a  different  form  and  structure  ;  legs  black,  hind  femora  a  little 
longer  than  in  X.  dux. 

Ilab.  Kuiln  (A.  Moci|uerys,  \><92). 

•50!).  Nitocris  regina  sji.  nov. 

¥.  X.  atra,  nitida.  Capite  ocliraceo,  fronte  et  verticis  medio  punctuhito. 
Antennis  versus  apicem  fulvis,  scapo  ochraceo,  macula  nigra  notato.  Prothorace 
autice  et  toto  prosterno  ochraceis.  Scutello  albo-serieeo.  Elytris  medio  modice 
attenuatis,  postice  dilatatis,  parnm  brtmneseentibus,  apicibus  emarginatis,  spatio 
basali  scutellum  amplecteute  laevi.  Abdomiue  segmentis  primo  et — lateribus 
exceptis — secuudo  albo-sericeis,  ultimo  (?)  ante  apicem  minute  constricto,  ad 
apicem  leviter  transverse  impresso,  basi  canaliculato,  apice  truncato.  Omnibus 
coxis  et  femoribus  (piatuor  anticis  ochraceis.  Femoribus  jiosticis  apicem  segmenti 
secundi  abdominalis  attingeutibus. 

Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  19|,  lat.  5. 

Hub.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

Similar  to  iV.  dxix  sp.  nov.  in  colour  of  liead,  protliornx.  i'oui'  anterior  femora, 
and  two  basal  segments  of  the  abdomen,  but  differing  from  that  species  in  the  finer 
punctuation  of  the  head,  in  the  colour  of  the  antennal  scape,  in  the  broadei-,  and, 
at  the  apex,  emarginate  elytra,  and  in  the  form  of  tlie  broader  and  truncate  last 
segment  of  the  abdomen.  From  A',  pi'inceps  sp.  nov.,  to  which  it  is  allied  in  the 
broad  form  and  jieculiar  colour  of  the  elytra,  which  are  glossy  black,  with  a  feeble 
tint  of  olive  green,  it  may  be  easily  distinguished  by  the  different  colour  of  the 
prosternum,  four  anterior  legs  and  scape,  and  by  the  finer  punctuation  of  the  head, 
the  truncate  last  segment  of  the  abdomen  bearing  a  transverse  impression  close  to 
the  ajiex,  and  by  some  minor  characters. 

37ii.  Nitocris  coelebs  sp.  nov. 
6-  A',  atra  ;  capite,  prothoracis  parte  autica,  prosterno,  (piatuor  femoribus 
anticis  ochraceo-luteis  ;  antennis  fulvis,  versus  basim  nigris.  (lapite  fronte  laevi, 
vertice  inter  ocidos  paucis  puuctis  instnicto.  Prothorace  vix  j)nnctato.  Scutello 
albo-sericeo,  elougato,  apice  rotundato.  Elytris  basi  cxcepta  bruuneo-nigris,  medio 
sat  fortiter  attenuatis,  postice  parum  dilatatis,  apicibus  oblique  emarginatis,  quadri- 
deutatis  ;  singulo  elj-tro  juxta  impressioneui  suturaleni  leviter  carinato.  Abdoniiiic 
segmentis  primo  et  (lateribus  exceptis)  secundo  albo-sericeis,  tertio  quartoque 
macula  laterali  apicali  ochraceo-aureo-sericea  notatis  ;  quarto  margine  ;ipicali,  quintu 


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marginibns  apicali  (>t  Lasali  fiilvescentibus,  qniiito  (r^)  imiii-cssioiii  Icvi  triaug-iilare 
basim  uoii  attiiigeiite  iustvucto,  margiue  apicali  veiitrali  aiigiiste,  dursali  latius 
emargiuato  ;  sexti  jiarte  dorsali  sat  parva,  apice  rotumlata.  Femoribus  jK)sticis 
apicem  segmeuti  secundi  abdominalis  attingeiitibus. 

Loug.  20  mm.,  elytr.  15,  lat.  4. 

Postei'iov  trochanters  oelireons  ;  mesostormim  and  a])ex  of  the  two  basal 
segments  of  the  abdomen  somewhat  pitchy.  Piuictnation  of  the  front  of  the  head 
very  feeble. 

Hab.  Gold  Coast. 

This  species  ditfers  from  N.  regina  sp.  nov.  in  the  smaller  size,  in  the  the  black 
colour  of  the  antenual  scape,  in  the  third  and  fourth  abdominal  segments  bearing  an 
ochreous  mark  at  each  side,  in  the  very  feeble  punctuation  of  the  front  of  the  head, 
and  in  the  longer  scutelhun. 

37 1 .  Nitrocis  atra  sp.  uov. 

?.  X.  atra  ;  capite,  prosterui  parte  autica,  scapo  (macula  apicali  nigra  excejita), 
femoribus  quatuor  auticis  ochraceis  ;  antennis  versus  apicem  fulvis,  basi  excepta 
pallide  ochi'aceo-tomentosis  ;  abdomiue  segmeutis  primo  et  secundo  luteo-  (minute 
olivaceo-)  sericeis,  segmento  ijuiuto  medio  rufo.  Capite  inter  antennas  sat  fortiter 
impresso,  froute  sparsim,  vertice  inter  oculos  densins  fortiusque  pnnctato.  Pro- 
thorace  sparsim,  ad  basim  grossissime  dense  ]iuuctato,  latitudine  longitudini  fere 
ae(juali.  Scutello  apice  truncato,  plus  minusve  flaveseente-sericeo.  Elytris  medio 
angustatis,  postice  dilatatis,  dense,  ad  basim  juxta,  liumeros  sat  irregulariter,  ])unc- 
tatis  ;  apicibus  late,  parum  oblique,  emarginatis,  angulis  acutis  ;  singulo  elytro 
antice  obsolete  uuicarinato.  Abdomine  segmento  cpiinto  (?)  infra  canaliculato, 
ad  apicem  transverse  impresso,  margine  apicali  late  emargiuato  :  parte  dorsali  ad 
apicem  ])arte  vertrali  multo  imgustiore.  Femm-ilius  posticis  abdominis  scgmeiiti 
secundi  apicem  attingentibus. 

Long.  IT  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  :i. 

Head  ochreous,  rather  strongly  concave  between  the  antennae.  First  joint 
of  the  latter  rufous  ochreous,  its  upperside  more  or  less  blackish  brown  ;  second 
and  four  or  live  succeeding  joints  black,  the  remainder  tawny.  Protliorax  ii 
little  longer  than  broad,  with  a  s])arse  and  somewhat  crowded  punctuation,  the 
punctures  dense  and  very  coarse  at  the  base.  Elytra  densely  punctured,  with 
the  jiunctures  ii-regular  at  the  base  near  the  shoulder ;  the  apices  broadly  and 
somewhat  obliquely  emarginate,  with  both  angles  produced  into  a  short  jiointed 
tooth  ;  the  sutural  depression  rather  deej)  anteriorly,  bordered  with  a  slight 
keel,  which  is  more  distinct  in  Iront  of  the  middle.  Prosterumn  ochreous 
anteriorly  and  in  the  middle,  with  the  ochreous  region  somewhat  extended  up 
to  the  disc  at  the  front  margin  ;  mesosternum  Idaek.  tinged  with  tawny.  Two 
basal  segments  of  the  abdomen  silky  wJiite,  faintly  tinged  with  olive  ;  third,  fourth 
and  tifth  segments  black  witli  a,  fint  ol'  brown,  middle  of  the  lilth  rnfous  ; 
the  latter  with  a  longitudinal  channel.  deej)est  in  the  middle,  with  the  apical 
margin  somewhat  recurved  and  broadly  emarginate — and  with  the  apical  jiart  of  the 
lateral  margin  l)ent  above  ;  dorsal  pai't  of  the  fifth  segment  strongly  convex,  and 
rufous  near  the  ajiex,  with  the  apical  margin  somewhat  flattened  and  emarginate, 
and  narrower  than  the  ventral  part.  Femora  and  coxae  of  the  four  anterior  legs 
ochreous,  with  the  tarsi  more  or  less  tawny.  Posterior  femora  just  reaching  the 
apex  of  the  second  abdominal  segment. 


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Hab.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

Ill  one  sjiecimeu  the  shoiildeis  are  brown;  iu  a  secouil  the  mesnstenira,  posterior 
coxae,  and  trochanters  ochreons,  and  the  posterior  tarsi  of  a  tawny  colour. 

372.  Nitocris  frontalis  sp.  nov. 

S  ? .  .V.  atra  :  capite,  jtrothoracis  et  prosterni  partt;  antica,  scajjo  anteunaruiu 
ochraceo-flavis  ;  coxis,  femoribns  anticis,  tarsorum  apicibus  sordidc  ni<(ro-l"ulvis  ; 
elytroriim  sutnrae  parte  basali,  abdominis  segmentis  tribus  primis — hiteribus  tertii 
e.Kceptis — hiteo-sericeis,  parum  olivaceis.  Capite  inter  antennas  jiarum  depresso, 
fere  piano,  fronte  convexo,  sat  dense  punctato.  Prothorace  painni  sjiarsiin  et 
crasse  punctato.  8cutello  apice  subrotundato.  Elytris  medio  atteuuatis,  ])ostice 
dilatatis  ;  singulo  bicarinato,  apice  parum  oblique  emarginato,  augulis  acmniuatis. 
Abdoraine  segmentis  quarto  et  quinto  pube  parum  ciueracea  obtectis  ;  (^ninto 
brunncscente,  (d)  impre.ssionc  triaugidare  basiin  non  attingent(^  instrncto,  ajiiee 
truncato,  (?)  ajjicc  leviter  emarginato,  parte  dorsali  {d^)  sonlide  Ititea,  subtruncato. 
Femoribus  posticis  abdominis  segraenti  secuudi  marginem  apicalem  attingentibus 
(6)  vel  fere  attingentibus  (?). 

Long.  18  mm.,  elj-tr.  l;i,  lat.  -i^. 

The  pubescence  of  the  scutcllnm  is  of  a  dark  buff  <'ah)ur.  The  jiiuictuation  of 
the  elytra  is  regular  at  the  base. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

Differs  from  its  nearest  allied  species,  N.  it.lra  sp.  nov.,  in  the  sparser  and 
more  regular  punctuation  of  the  elrtra,  in  the  coloui'  of  the  prothorax,  })rosternum, 
and  four  anterior  legs,  in  the  fifth  abdominal  segment  being  devoid  of  a  transverse 
im])ression  at  the  ajjcx,  and  having  the  apical  margin  not  recurved,  and  in  the 
suture  being  clothed  anteriorly  with  a  silky  buff  pubescence. 

3T:i.  Nitocris  servilis  sp.  nov. 

? .  N.  atra,  elytrorum  basi  parum  olivacea  ;  capite,  prothoracis  j)arte  antica, 
prosterno,  antennarum  acapo  (apice  excepto)  et  articulis  7° — 11",  pedibus  anticis, 
co.Kis  iutermediis  ochraceis  ;  scutello  albo-olivaceo-sericeo  ;  abdomine  segmentis 
1°  et  2°,  et  segiuentorum  3"  et  4'  medio  albo-cinereo-sericeis;  tarsis  plus  minusve  fulvo- 
iiigris.  Capite  inter  antennas  coucavo,  sat  deuse  grosse  punctato.  Prothorace  latitudine 
parutn  longiore,  medio  et  basaliter  dense  grosse  jiunctato.  Scutello  fere  rectangulare, 
latitudine  longiore.  Elytris  medio  modice  attennatis,  postice  dilatatis  ;  singulo 
carinis  dnabns  obsoletis  instrncto  ;  apicibus  oblique  subtruncato-emarginatis, 
angulis  externis  sutnralibns  mnlto  longioribus  ;  ad  basim  sat  sparsim  regulariter 
seriatim  punclatis.  Abdomine  segmcnto  ultimo  (?)  versus  apicem  parum  angustato, 
medio  leviter  canaliculato,  apice  parum  impresso,  margine  apicali  subemargiuafo  ; 
jiartc  dorsali  convexa  subtruncata.  Femoribns  posticis  apicem  segmenti  secuudi 
abdominalis  hand  attingentibus. 

Long.  17i  mm.,  elytr.  \'Z{,  lat.  2j. 

The  black  and  glossy  elytra  have  a  peculiar  olive  groeu  tint,  such  as  may  be 
seen  iu  N.  regina  sp.  uov.  and  in  N.  dux  sp.  nov.  The  mesosteruum,  intermediate 
legs,  posterior  trochanters,  and  the  last  abdominal  segment  are  feebly  tinged  with 
tawny.  Most  of  the  long  hairs  of  tlie  abdomen,  especially  at  its  apex,  are  of  a  buff 
colour. 

Hah.  Kuiln  (A.  Mocqnerys,  1892). 

The  prothorax  is  as  long  as  in  lY.  aim  sji.  nov.,  and  somewhat  longer  than  in 
N.  frontalis  sp.  nov.,  with  the  upjierside  similar  in  colour  to  that  oi'  N .  fronlalia  ; 


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whilst  the  uuder  surface  is  coloured  as  in  N.  atra.  The  antennae  are  a  little  longer 
than  in  hoth  species.  The  forelegs  are  ochraceous,  with  tlie  tarsi  feebly  tawu}', 
whilst  the  anterior  legs  are  black  in  -V.  atra  and  .V.  frontalis,  with  the  femora  of  an 
ochreous  colour. 

:iT4.  Nitocris  thoracica  s]).  uov. 
6 .  N.  atra  ;  capite,  anteuuaruui  articulis  •^" — 1  1",  prothoracc  (disco  obscuriore), 
femoribus  quatuor  anticis,  omnibus  coxis,  segmentisi[ue  duobus  primis  abdominalibus 
ferrugineis  vel  oehvaceis  ;  his  segmentis  pallide  aureo-sericeis,  caeteris  margine 
apicali.  quinto  medio  rufo-brunneis  ;  tibiis  quatuor  anticis,  femoribus  postici.s,  tarsis 
omnibus  nigro-fulvis  ;  antennarnm  scapo  supra  nigro-brunneo,  infra  ferrugineo. 
Oapite  inter  antennas  coucavo,  sparsim,  inter  oculorum  ]);i,rtes  superiores  deusius, 
punctato.  Prothorace  latitudine  quarta  jiarte  longiore,  coustrictioue  basali  et  dorso 
postice  ad  latera  grosse  punctato.  Scutollo  ai)ice  parnm  cineraceo,  Icviter  depresso, 
truncato,  levissime  brunuesceute  ut  el.ytroram  margiue  extremo  basali.  Elytris  medio 
modice  attenuatis,  postice  dilatatis,  basi  sat  sparsim,  dein  dense  punctatis  ;  carina 
interna  ante  raedinm  distincta,  externa  in  medio  conspicua  ;  apicibus  late  et  parum 
oblique  subtruncato-emarginatis,  angulis  dentatis  acntis.  Abdomine  liasi  vix  coarctato, 
segmento  quinto  medio  depresso,  margiue  apicali  parum  recnrvato,  medio  leviter 
emarginato,  parte  dorsali  truncata  ;  segmeuto  sexto  parvo,  medio  emargiuato,  angulis 
rotundatis.     Femoribus  posticis  segmenti  tertii  abdominalis  basim  attingentibns. 

Long.  IT  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  3. 

Hah.  Ogowe  (A.  Mocquerys). 

This  form  diifers  from  N.  atra  sp.  nov.,  to  which  it  is  closely  allied,  in  tiie  longer 
prothorax,  in  the  sparser  punctuation  of  the  base  of  the  elytra,  and  in  the  colour  of 
the  prothorax  and  two  basal  segments  of  the  abdomen. 

375.  Nitocris  leonis  sp.  nov. 
S .  N.  atra ;  capite,  prothoracis  .piarta  pai-tc  autica,  prosterni  parte  antecoxali, 
scapo  infra  ochraceis  ;  femoribus  anticis  sordide  luteis  ;  sutnra  poim  scutclhim  et 
abdomine  segmentis  duobus  primis  argenteo-sericeis,  quinto  parum  jiiceo.  (!apite 
inter  antennas  parum  concave,  punctulato.  Prothorace  latitudine  ]iaruMi  breviore, 
singulis  punctis  profundis  instructo.  Scutello  nigro,  apice  rotnudato.  Elytris 
medio  modice  augustatis,  postice  dilatatis  ;  apicibus  oblique  emarginatis,  angulis 
dcutatis ;  dense,  ad  basim  sparsim,  punctatis :  singulo  duabus  carinis  levibus 
instructo.  Abdomine  segmeuto  ipiinto  (?)  ad  basim  tenuissime  canaliculato,  versus 
ai)icem  j)arum  angustato,  margine  apicali  medio  levissime  siuuato  ;  pygidio  pices- 
cente,  subtruncato-emarginato.  Femoribus  |)osticis  alidominis  segmenti  sccuudi 
medium  vix  superantibns. 

Long,  lo  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  2|. 

Tlie  suture  is  clothed  with  an  asliy  silky  pili'  imniedialeiy  Ix^iiind  tlie  scniellum, 
as  in  A. /VwitoKs  sp.  nov.  Smaller  Hian  the  ]iriMH-ding  spec'ies,  with  Ihr  iintennao 
(exce[)1  the  scape)  of  a  black  colour  as  in  A.  eiiKtrijiiidta,  tJlievr.  From  the  latter 
it  is  distinguished  by  Ihe  scajie  of  antennae  being  ferruginous  undei-ueath,  by  the 
prouotuiu  with  the  anterior  fourth  (not  half)  ochreous,  by  tlie  suture  l)earing  an 
asliy  silky  ])ubescence  behind  the  scutelhuu,  by  tl\e  upperside  of  the  abdomen 
(except  the  jjygidium  which  is  somewhat  pitchy)  and  thc^  venti-al  parts  of  tlie  third 
and  fonrtii  segments  being  entirely  black. 

llab.  Sierra  Leone  (Dr.  Clements). 


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376.  Nitocris  patricia  Chevr. 
Sierra  Leone. 

3TT.  Nitocris  buettneri  Kollip. 

Sierra  Leoue,  and  "  (^onfro." 

In  one  specimen  ticketed  "  \V.  At'r."  the  )iuDc,tuatiou  of  the  eh'tra  is  denser 
than  in  the  otlier  examples,  their  apices  are  slijjhtly  emarginate,  and  the  hind 
femora  blackish  only  in  the  middle. 

37;<.  Nitocris  comes  sp.  nov. 

iV.  comtessa  Kolbe  affinis,  sed  dift'ert :  Fariim  major,  antennarnm  scapn  infra 
testaceo ;  abdomiue  segmento  tertio  nigro,  macula  magna  mediansi  triaugnlare  lutea 
notato,  ([ninto  latiore  qnam  in  j\'.  comtessa,  in  basis  medio  parnm  fulvcscente,  margins 
apicali  testaceo. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  Ki.  lat.  4^. 

Larger  than  X  comtessa  Kolbe.  The  scape  of  antennae  of  a  Ijrick  red  colour, 
except  a  black  spot  on  the  npperside.  I'rothorax  broader  than  in  X.  comtessa,  the 
elytra  more  dilated  near  the  apex,  tiie  colonr  of  the  alidomeu  ditlerent,  and  the  last 
segment  broader,  and  less  narrowed  at  the  apex. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leoue. 

379.  Nitocris  comtessa  Kolbe. 
Two  specimens  from  Knilii  agree  with  the  description  in  all  characters,  except 
in  the  colour  of  the  antennal  scape,  wliich  is  yellowish  for  tlie  most  part,  and  in  that 
of  the  fourth  abdominal  segment,  which  is  almost  totally  l)lack. 

381).  Nitocris  punctata  sp.  nov. 

? .  N.  rufo-ochracea.  Capite  punctis  profundis  instrncto,  genis  impnnctato, 
parnm  transverse  strigiiloso.  Antennis  iiigris.  Prothorace  grosse  dense  punctato. 
Scutello  triaugnlare  :  apice  subrotundato,  flavo-albo-sericaute.  Elytris  brnuneo- 
nigris  ;  qninta  jiarte  basali  rufo-ochracea,  macula  triaugnlare  comnnmi  latiore  i|uaiu 
longiore  anteapicali  aurantio-sericea,  macula  stiturali  sat  parva  postbasali  albido- 
flavo-sericea  ;  seriatim,  ad  apicem  irregidariter,  punctatis,  punctis  omnino  grossis  ; 
apieilms  reete  emargiuatis  ;  singulo  elytro  ad  sutnrain  lougitudinaliter  imjiresso, 
jirope  impressionem  antice  leviter  unicarinato.  AI)iioniine  segmentis  primo  et 
secundo  luteis,  flavo-argenteo-sericeis,  tertio  nigro,  macula  laterali  apicali  sat  ])arva 
aurantia  notato,  quarto  toto  nigro,  qninto  a])ice  leviter  emarginato,  nigro,  macula 
basali  laterali  sat  magna  flavo-argentea  ornato  ;  pygidio  medio  fulvcscente.  Pedibns 
rufo-ochraceis  ;  jiedibus  posticis  tibiis  nigris,  tarsis  brunueo-nigris,  femoribus 
segmenti  tertii  abdominalis  basim  attingentibus. 

Long.  24  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  o. 

Antennae  black,  clothed  with  an  ashy  pubescence,  excej)t  at  the  base  ;  scape 
densely  and,  chiefly  at  the  apex,  rngosely  punctuated.  Elytra  strongly  uarrovk'ed 
in  the  middle,  and  dilated  near  the  apex  ;  the  yellowish  silky  sj)ot  situated  on  the 
siitnre  behind  the  base  at  the  beginning  of  the  blackish  brown  part  of  the  elytra 
is  rather  small,  and  does  not  extend  to  the  scntellnm  ;  the  anteapical  spot  is  also 
small,  iind  has  the  shape  of  a  somewhat  broad  triangle  ;  the  pnuctnation  is  coarse 
and  dense,  and  becomes  irregular  and  more  minute  behind  tlie  anteapical  mark  :  the 
apices  are  emarginate,  with  both  angles  almost  equally  produced.  The  posterior 
episterna  with  a  feelile  yellowish  white  silky  s])ot  in  front.     First  segment  of  the 


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abdomen  rather  slightly  narrowed,  of  a  buff  colour  like  the  second,  both  segments 
clothed  with  a  yellowisli  white  sillty  pubescence.  Tip  of  the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi 
brown  or  blackish  ;  jjosterior  tibiae  black,  except  the  extreme  base. 

Hah.  Kniln  (A.  Mocijuerys,  1892),  and  Old  Calabar.     Only  feniales. 

Sometiine.s  the  j)Osterior  tij)  of  the  episterua  of  the  metasteruum  is  browiiisli 
or  blackish,  and  the  middle  of  the  third,  fourth  and  fifth  abdominal  segments  is 
faintly  tawny.  In  one  specimen  from  Old  Calabar  the  underside  of  the  antennal 
scape  is  tawny  ;  tlie  basal  silky  spot  of  the  elytra  almost  reaches  the  scntellum  :  the 
three  last  abdominal  segments  are  slightly  buff  at  the  extreme  base. 

Differs  from  N.  adorata  Thorns.,  which  also  has  the  elytra  for  the  most  parr 
blackish  brown,  chiefly  in  the  deep  and  consjiicuous  punctuation  of  the  head  and 
prothoi'ax,  and  in  the  third  and  fifth  abdominal  segments  bearing  a  yellowish  spot 
at  each  side. 

381.  Nitocris  suturalis  sp.  nov. 

cJ  $ .  X.  rubro-ferruginea,  fere  sanguinea.  C!apite  sat  dense  grosse  pnnctato, 
inter  antennas  concavo,  medio  canaliculato.  Antennis  nigris,  articulis  5° — 1 1 '  cinereo- 
pnbescentibus.  Prothorace  dense  grosse  punetato,  latitudine  paulo  longiore. 
Scutcllo  apice  angnlis  rotundatis,  medio  levissime  sinuato.  Elytris  medio  leviter 
attenuatis,  postice  pance  dilatatis,  brninieo-nigris ;  cjuarta  ])arte  antica  subsangninea, 
ad  suturam  cinereo-sericeis,  apicibns  obli(|ue  subtruncato-emarginatis,  dense  grosse 
seriatim,  ad  a])icem  irregularitor  minutius,  ])unctatis  ;  singulo  elytro  leviter  bi- 
carinato,  praetcrea  liiiea  parum  elevata  ad  liasim  inter  suturam  ct  cariuani  primam 
sita  instructo.  Abdomine  segmento  primo  levissime  coarctato,  ad  latera  anreo- 
sericeo ;  cJ  segmento  quinto  [lartibus  ventrali  ct  dorsali,  et  parvo  segmento  sexto 
subtruncato-rotundatis.  Femoribus  posticis  abdominis  segmenti  tertii  medium  fere 
attingentibus. 

Long.  14i  mm.,  elytr.  lUi,  lat.  2§. 

The  punctuation  of  the  head  and  prothorax  strong  and  thick,  even  on  the 
vertex  ;  the  median  line  of  the  prothorax  and  a  small  space  at  each  side  of  its 
base  impunctate.  The  antennae,  except  the  four  basal  joints,  and  the  whole  sutural 
depression  of  the  elytra  clothed  with  a  fine  ashy  grey  and  silky  pile.  The  sixth 
abdominal  segment  of  the  male  is  short,  and,  like  the  dorsal  part  of  the  fifth, 
somewhat  fnlvous.  The  fifth  segment  (ventral  part)  lias  neither  a  channel  nor 
an  impression  in   both   sexes. 

Hub.  Kuilu  and  Ogowe  (A.  Mocquerys). 

382.  Nitocris  angustior  sp,  nuv. 

c?.  X.  rubro-ferruginea.  Capite  inter  antennas  parum  concavo,  medio  canali- 
culato, fronte  pnnctato,  vertice  postice  laevi.  Antennis  nigris,  articulis  8' — 11  fulvis. 
Prothorace  latitudine  longiore,  dorso  sparsim,  lateribus  parum  deusius  puuctulato. 
Scutello  subtriangulare,  ai)ice  rotundato.  Elytris  medio  leviter  attenuatis,  postice 
]jarum  dilatatis,  brunneo-uigris,  sexta  parte  basali  rubro-ochracea,  macula  elongata 
postscutellare  snturali  communi  aureo-sericea  notatis ;  apicibns  oblique  cmarginatis, 
angulis  acute  dentatis ;  dense  grosse  punctatis  ;  singulo  elytro  bicariuato,  carina 
discoidali  antice  conspicua,  postice  obsoleta.  Abdomine  basi  levissime  coarctato, 
segmento  primo  aureo-sericeo  ;  qninto  ventrali  apice  parum  anguste  sat  profuude 
sinuato,  dorsali  et  segmento  sexto  (brevissimo,  fulvo)  levissime  late  eniarginato. 
Tibiis  tarsisque  parum  fulvis,  tibiis  posticis  fere  nigris,  feuKiribns  posticus  abdominis 
segmenti  socundi  ajiicfin  attingentibus. 


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Lon^.  in  inni.,  elytr.  8i,  hit.  I5. 

Head  ])niictiii'eU,  with  the  checks  and  the  middle  of  the  vertex  in  front  of  the 
pronotum  impuiictiite.  Antennae  reaching  the  apex  of  the  elytra  with  the  tip  of 
the  ninth  joint ;  fonr  apical  joints  tawny,  clothed  with  an  ashy  buff  pubescence. 
Prothorax  about  a  fourtli  longer  than  broad.  Tlie  reddish  ochreons  colour  of  the 
base  of  the  elytra  gradually  shades  off  into  the  black  of  the  remainder;  punctuation 
of  the  elytra  strong  and  thick,  and  quite  irregular  in  the  sntnral  depression  from 
before  tlie  middle,  and  at  the  apex.  Ventral  part  of  the  fifth  abdominal  segment 
sinuate  in  the  middle  of  the  apical  margin,  without  a  channel  or  imjjression.  Dorsal 
]iart  of  the  sixth  segment  very  short,  feebly  emarginate-truncate,  and  of  a  blackish 
tawny  colour. 

IIul).  Ogowe  (A.  M()Ci|nerys). 

383.  Nitocris  basalis  Clievr. 
Sierra  Leone,  Gaboon,  Knilu. 

Tlie  specimens  from  Sierra  Leone  arc  much  smaller,  and  more  especially 
narrower,  than  those  in  the  Britisli  Museum  collection  (including  Ciievrolat's  ty])e), 
and  than  our  sjjecies  from  Gaboon  and  Kuilu,  and  have  a  longer  fifth  abdominal 
segment.     They  belong  perluips  to  a  distinct  species,  or  form  a  local  race. 

384.  Nitocris  tibialis  Kolbc. 

"  P.cnuc."  Tills  sjiecies  was  (wllected  by  P.  Staiidiugcr  during  the  expedition  of 
E.  Hartert  and  P.  Standiuger  to  Sukofo  ;  probably  it  is  found  in  the  districts  north 
of  the  Beuue  R. 

38.J.  Nitocris  brevier  sji.  nov. 
J.  N  rnbro-ferruginea.  (!a])ite  medio  canaliculato,  inter  antennas  minute  iiu- 
presso,  sat  dense  punctulato.  Antennis  nigris,  corpore  quinta  parte  brcvi<n'ibus. 
Prothorace  latitudine  longitudini  aequali,  su]ira  sparsissime  pnnctato.  Scutello 
flavo-aureo-jiubescente.  Elytris  sexta  parte  basali  testaceis,  deinde  nigris,  versus 
apiceni  briinneo-nigris,  medio  levissimc  attennatis,  postice  parum  dilatatis,  apicibns 
valde  oblique  cmarginatis,  angulis  dentatis,  fortiter  seriatim  ])unctatis,  aiiticc  jirojie 
suturam  laevibus  nitidis  ;  singnlo  elytro  sat  fortiter  bicarinato.  Corpore  infra 
pallide  testaceo;  abdomine  basi  vix  coarctato,  segmeutis  duobus  basalibus  luteis, 
caeteris  nigris,  medio  et  apice  tertii  quartique,  basi  mcdioque  quinti  fulvis  ;  quinto 
leviter  canaliculato,  apice  subtruncato-einarginato;  femoribus  posticis  abdominis  seg- 
menti  secuiuii  apicem  attingentibus;  ])udibus  Inteo-testaceis,  femoribus  pallidioribus. 

Long.  II  mm.,  elytr.  7^,  lat.  2. 

Occiput,  middle  and  sides  of  the  prothorax  and  the  base  of  tlic  elytra  with  a 
rather  strong  gloss.  The  jmnctuation  of  the  head  dense,  and  that  of  the  prothorax 
very  sjiarse.  The  keels  of  the  elytra  rather  strong  ;  the  apex  is  very  oliliqudy 
emarginate  and  its  outer  angles  bear  a  rather  long  tooth  ;  the  brick  red  colour  of 
the  base  is  sharply  limited  posteriorly  and  extends  farther  behind  at  the  sides  flian 
on  the  disc. 

Hah.  Sierra  Leone.     Three /e»i«ies. 

38(i.  Nitocris  pacoei  Thorns. 
Sierra  Leone,  Golil  ('oast,  Kuilu. 

The  single  specimen  from  Kuilu  diHers  somewhat  lV(jni  the  examples  I'mni  tiic 
other  localities  ;  llie  a]iex  of  I  lie   lasi    antennal  jninl    is  more  restricted  black,  and 


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the  liasal  brick  red  region  of  tlie  elytra  is  shorter;  the  apex  of  the  latter  is  a  little 
less  strongly  emargiuate,  and  the  puiictnatiou  of  the  head  much  coarser. 

387.  Nitocris  lutea  sp.  nov. 

? .  N.  Intea.  Capite  prothonnieqne  dense  piuictnlatis,  illo  medio  canalicnlato, 
inter  antennas  piano,  hoc  latitudine  breviore.  Antennis  uigris,  versus  apicera  parum 
brunnescentibus.  Scutello  latitudine  longiore,  sulirectangnlare.  Elytris  nigris, 
qninta  parte  basali  lutea,  medio  levitcr  atteiiuatis,  I'ostice  parum  dilatatis,  apicibus 
oblique  emarginatis,  angnlis  brevibus  acutis,  fortiter  dense  j)unctatis  ;  singnlo  elytro 
carina  discoidali  autice  sat  conspicua  postice  obsoleta  instructo,  basi  inter  banc 
carinam  et  sutnram  parum  elevata.  Abdomine  basi  levissime  coarctato,  segmento 
quinto  quarto  duplo  longiore,  post  medium  transverse  constricto,  apice  levissime  late 
emarginato.  Tibiis  apicibns  tarsisque  nigro-fulvis.  Femoribus  posticis  basim 
segment!  quarti  abdominis  attiugeutibus. 

Long.  9  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  2. 

This  rather  short  species  has  a  dense  punctuation  on  head  and  prothorax  ;  the 
median  channel  of  the  front  of  the  head  is  obsolete  anteriorly  ;  the  discal  carina  of 
the  elytra  is  distinct  on  the  basal  half,  and  obsolete  posteriorly  ;  the  lateral  keel 
nsually  found  in  species  of  Nitocris  is  absent  ;  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  is  very 
coarse  and,  behind  the  middle,  somewhat  rugose. 

Hub.  Ogowe  (A.  Mocquerys). 

Distinguished  from  iV.  bdsaUs  Chevr.  by  the  shorter  prothorax  and  elytra,  the 
much  paler  colour,  and  by  the  structure  of  the  elytra,  and  minor  characters. 

388.  Nitocris  discoidalis  sp.  uov. 

?.  X.  lutea.  Capite  toto  vertice  et  anteinuirum  tuberculis  apicibus  nigris,  dense 
grosse,  praeterea  in  interstitiis  minute  punctato,  verticis  medio  sine  punctis  grossis. 
Antennis  uigris,  corpore  parum  longioribus.  Prothorace  fortiter  punctato,  latitudine 
vix  longiore,  disco  macula  magna  rotunda  nigra  notato.  Scutello  apice  leviter 
emarginato.  Elytris  retrorsum  sat  fortiter  attenuatis,  ante  apicem  leviter  dilatatis, 
nigris,  basi  luteis  ;  singulo  elytro  vitta  longitudinali,  in  impressione  disci  sita,  aj)icem 
fere  attingeute  pallide  lutea  ;  ajiicibus  oblique  truncato-emarginatis,  angulis  modice 
tlentatis  ;  fortiter,  in  disci  impressione  sparsius,  puuctatis.  Abdomine  basi  baud 
coarctato,  segmento  tertio  lateraliter  macula  nigrescente  notato,  quinto  apice  leviter 
sinuato.  Tibiis  apicibus  tarsisque  nigris,  femoribus  i)osticis  abdominis  segmenti 
tertii  basim  attiugeutibus. 

Long.  17  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  4. 

The  basal  seventh  of  the  blackish  elytra  of  a  butf  colour  ;  the  whole  discal 
impression  occupied  by  a  h>ugitudinal  pale  bulf  band,  which  almost  reaches  the  apex; 
the  punctures  of  the  impression  black  or  nearly  so,  and  more  regular  and  much 
sparser  than  those  of  the  blackish  lateral  parts  of  the  elytra.  Each  elytron  feebly 
cariuate  beside  the  impression  and  near  the  outer  margin.  Sides  of  the  metasteruum 
with  rather  dense  and  coarse  jiunctures,  whilst  the  sides  of  the  abdomen  are  also 
coarsely,  but  sparingly  puuctuateil.  Abdomen  somewhat  narrowed  behind,  with  the 
fifth  segment  almost  twice  the  length  of  the  fourth. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocipierys,  1802). 

380.  Ecphora  latefasciata  sp.  uov. 
?.  E.  ferruginea;   capite  inter  et  post  oculos,  antennis,  prothorace  in  utrofpie 
latere  i'asciis  duabus,  elytris  basi  et  apice,  metasteruo  iiedibusipu'  nigris  ;  femoribus 
anticis  et  intermediis  rufis.     Elytris  retrorsum  jiarum  dilatatis,  singulo  tricostuto. 

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Long.  16  mm.,  elytr.  12,  lat.  7{. 

The  black  iiiter-auteuiial  region  of  the  licad  iuternipted  in  the  luidJK:  by  a 
longitudinal  ferruginous  streak.  Punctuation  of  head  strong  and  sparse,  with  the 
interstices  finely  puiu'tulatcil  again  ;  between  the  antennae  is  a  broad  and  shallow 
imj>ressioii  bearing  a  fine  median  channel.  Antennae  black,  surpassing  the  middle 
of  the  elytra;  scape  densely  punctuated  and  somewhat  wrinkled;  base  of  the  fourth 
joint  rufous.  Prothorax  punctulated ;  the  discal  process  very  large,  covering  the 
scutellum  and  the  sutural  jiart  of  the  base  of  the  elytra,  somewhat  compressed,  and 
notched  behind  ;  lateral  tubercle  a  little  bent  backwards;  the  sides  witli  a  fold  in 
front  of,  and  with  a  very  broad  and  deep  groove  immediately  behind,  the  tubercle; 
disc  with  one  black  streak  at  each  side  ;  another  black  and  much  broader  band  placed 
underneath  the  lateral  tubercle.  Elytra  somewhat  dilated  behind,  with  a  longitudinal 
impression  behind  the  shoulders  near  the  outer  margin  ;  punctuation  dense  and 
rather  strong  ;  each  elytron  with  two  keels  near  the  suture  and  one  near  the  outer 
margin,  all  vanishing  before  the  apex,  a  fourth  aud  very  short  keel  running  between 
the  second  and  third  near  the  apex  ;  basal  and  apical  parts  (notfquite  J  the  length) 
of  the  elytra  black,  the  suture  blacldsh  brown,  and  the  humeral  keel  more  or  less 
ferruginous.  Sides  of  the  mesosteruum  and  the  whole  metasternum  black  ;  abdomen 
ferruginous,  with  the  base  of  a  blackish  brown  colour.  Legs  black,  with  the  four 
anterior  femora  rufous. 

Eah.  Ogowe  R.  (A.  Mocquerys). 

390.  Ecphora  analis  sp.  nov. 

? .  E.  ferrnginea ;  capitc  inter  et  pone  oculos,  autennis,  prothoracis  fasciis 
qnatuor,  elytrorum  sutiara  et  (juarta  parte  apicali,  mesosterno  (medio  excepto), 
metasterno,  abdomine  pedibusqne  nigris,  femoribus  quatuor  anticis  basi  ferrugiueis. 
Elytris  retrorsum  paulo  dilatatis,  singulo  tricostato. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  lOi,  lat.  (ii 

Head  ferruginous,  in  front  of  aud  Iietween  the  antennae,  and  also  on  vertex  and 
neck  of  a  black  colour,  with  a  ferruginous  median  streak  extending  from  the  fore- 
front to  the  prothorax  ;  coarsely  punctured,  aud  depressed  between  the  eyes. 
Antennae  black,  extending  be3-ond  the  middle  of  tlie  elytra ;  scape  densely 
punctuated;  base  of  the  fourth  joint  rufous.  Prothorax  ferruginous,  with  two 
black  longitudinal  streaks  at  each  side,  one  discal  aud  one  lateral ;  median  process 
large,  compresseil,  and  notched  behind,  with  some  large  punctures  posteriorly ; 
lateral  tooth  siiort ;  sides  witli  a  fold  in  front  of,  and  a  deep  groove  behind,  the  teeth. 
Elytra  ferruginous,  rather  coarsely  punctured,  with  the  suture  and  the  a])ical  fourth 
black  ;  each  elytron  bearing  three  keels,  two  of  them  near  the  suture,  and  one  near 
the  outer  margin,  all  vanishing  at  the  base  and  apex,  and  an  impression  behind  the 
shoulder  near  the  outer  margin.  Under  surface  and  legs  black  ;  prosternum,  miildle 
of  the  mesosteruum,  aud  four  anterior  femora  (except  their  tip)  of  a  ferruginous 
colour. 

Ilah.  Sierra  Leone  (Dr.  t'lements). 

H'.il.  Ecphora  testator  (Fabr). 
Sierm  Leone,  and  Kuilu. 


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Fig.      1.  Obrium  lougicolle  sj).  nov. 

„  2.  Syllitus  adonarensis  sp.  nov. 

„        3.  Merioiioeda  flavipeniiis  sp.  nov. 

,,        4.  Polyzomis  dohei-tyi  sp.  nov. 

„        5.  Clytaiithus  pDeatns  .sp.  nov. 
„        6.  „  t-nigrum  sp.  nov. 

,,        7.  Aridaeus  timoriensis  sp.  nov. 

„        8.  Homonoea  uuiformis  sp.  nov.     . 

„        9.  Glenea  timoriensis  sp.  nov. 

.,  In.  „        sntnralis  sp.  nov.    . 

,,  11.  Elytron  of  Scymnns  tlioracicalis  sp.  nov. 

,,  12.  Antenna  of        „         dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

,,  13.  ,,  „         „         aberraus  sp.  nov. 

„  14.  .,  „         .,         varians  sp.  nov. 

„  15.  Mandible  „         „         dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

„  16.  ,,  ,,  .,         varians  sp.  nov. 

„  17.  First  abdoaiinal  segment  and  bind  part  of  tlio  mctastcrnnni 

of  Scymnns  varians.    . 

„  ly.  The  same  of  ScymnHs  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

,,  19.         „  ,,  ,,  liexuosus  sp.  nov 

,,  2U.         „  ,,  .,  grandis  sp.  nov. 

„  21.         „  „  „         .socins  sp.  nov. 


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PLATE  IX. 

Fig.     I .  (U^esiila  suturalis  sp.  nov. 
,,        2.     Delagoa  feiiestrata  sp.  nov. 

„        3.  Psebula  flava  sp.  nov. 

„        4.  Anteuuica  uigripes  sp.  nov. 

„        o.  Ouioptycba  elements!  sp.  nov. 

„        0.  Mccosaspis  magnifica  sp.  nov. 

,,        7.  (lallichroma  collare  sp.  nov, 
„        «S.  „  etlentnlnm  sp.  nov. 

.,        9.  Cloniophorus  tricolor  sp.  nov. 
.,      111.  ,,  nurifer  sp.  nov. 

,.      11.  Rhojializida  viridana  sp.  nov. 

,,      12.  Hospes  nitidicollis  sp.  nov. 

13.  E.ximia  tricolor  sp.  nov. 

„       14.  Xylotrccbus  x-macnlatus  sp.  nov 
„      15.  „  mocqnerysi  sp,  nov. 

.,      10.  Plagionotulus  lyricen  sp.  nov.     . 


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Fig.  1.  Gripliamiuns  ligatns  sp.  nov. 

,,  2.  Tragocopliala  pnlcbra  sp.  nov.     . 

„  3.  „  caerulescens  sp.  nov. 

„  4.  „  basalis  sp.  nov. 

„  5.  Poemenesperus  taeniatiis  sp.  nov. 

„  6.  „  ligatns  sp.  nov. 

,,  7.  Charicsthes  nobilis  sp.  nov. 


8. 

9. 
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11. 
12. 


„  freya  sp.  nov.  . 

„  „      sp.  nov. 

]\Inrosterniim  mocqnerysi  sp.  nov. 
,,  peutagouale  sp.  nov. 

Lagritla  rnf'a  sp.  nov. 

13.  Frea  malachitica  sp.  nov. 

14.  Cincinnata  fiisciata  sp.  no\'. 

15.  Liuims  mocipiprysi  sp.  nov. 
IG.  „       africanns  sp.  nov.    . 

17.  Glenca  gabaui  sp.  nov. 

18.  „        ossifcra  sp.  nov. 
I'.i.     Ocularia  ajiicalis  sp.  nov.    . 


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DESCEIPTIONS   OP   NEW   GENERA   AND   SPECIES    OF 
PHYTOPHAGOUS    COLEOPTERA 

OBTAINED    BY    ^^'.   DUHEKTY   IN   THE   MALAYAN   ARCHIPELAGO. 

Bv   MAPvTIN   JACOBY,   F.E.S. 

THE  collection  of  Fhytophaga,  submitted  to  me  by  the  Hon.  Walter  Rothschild 
for  examination,  and  contained  in  that  gentleman's  museum,  was  made  by  Mr. 
Doberty,  partly  in  the  already  explored  greater  islands  of  the  JIalayan  Archi- 
pelago, and  partly  in  those  smaller  and  nearly  unknown  islands  in  which,  as  might 
have  been  expected,  many  new  species  would  be  found.  Although  Mr.  Doherty  .states 
that  Phytophaga  were  found  to  be  comparatively  scarce  in  the  islands  lying  south  of 
those  which  have  been  explored  by  ]Mr.  ^\'allace,  it  is  probable  that  this  is  only  the 
case  during  certain  periods  of  the  year,  and  that  amongst  the  small  species  a  rich 
harvest  may  yet  be  expected  by  a  resident  collector.  As  it  is,  more  than  a  hundred 
new  species  are  here  described.  Besides  these,  a  few  others  from  Queensland,  Burmali, 
etc.,  have  been  added,  which  were  obtained  at  other  times  by  Mr.  Doherty  and  certain 
other  collectors. 

CRIOCERINAE. 

Lema  nigrilabris  sp.  nov. 

Antennae  (the  basal  two  joints  excepted),  the  labnim,  underside,  and  legs  black  ; 
head  and  thorax  rufous,  elytra  metallic  greenish  blue,  strongly  puuctate-striate,  the 
ninth  row  entire. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  broad,  not  constricted  liehiud  the  eyes,  impunctate,  the  space  between  the 
eyes  raised  into  two  tubercles,  lower  portion  of  the  face  and  the  labrum  black,  antennae 
nearly  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra  black,  the  ba-'^al  two  joints  rufous, 
shining,  the  third  and  fourth  joint  equal  (apical  joints  broken  off),  thorax  slightly 
broader  than  long,  moderately  constricted  at  the  sides,  the  basal  sulcus  deep,  the 
anterior  angles  obtuse,  the  surface  witli  a  few  punctures,  placed  in  rows  at  the  middle 
of  the  disc  ;  scutellum  rufous,  its  apex  rather  pointed  ;  elytra  with  a  rather  indi.stinct 
depression  near  the  suture  at  the  base,  strongly  and  closely  punctate-stinate  to  the 

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(  268  ) 

apex,  the  interstices  costate  at  tlie  latter  jilace  ;  underside  and  legs  black,  thinly 
clothed  with  gieyish   jiubescence. 

//ft6.  Nias  l!  (coll.  I.  W.  Thomas). 

Very  similar  in  coloration  to  several  South  American  species,  but  differing  fi-om 
its  Eastern  congeners  in  the  black  clypeus  and  labrum,  colour  of  the  antennae,  etc., 
and  eompariitively  small  size;  L.  honorata  Baly  has  the  head  constricted  behind  and 
a  longer  thorax. 

Lema  imitans  sp.  nov. 

Lower  part  of  face,  the  auteuiiae,  breast,  and  legs  black  ;  head,  thorax,  and 
alxlomen  rufous,  elytra  metallic  blue,  deei)ly  punctate-striate  anteriorly,  the  interstices 
costate  at  the  apex. 

Length  2  lines. 

This  species,  although  closely  allied  to  L.  nigrilaln'is,  differs  in  the  following 
way  from  that  species  : — The  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  are  black,  as  well  as  the 
following  three  joints  (the  rest  are  wanting),  the  anterior  angles  of  the  thorax  are 
slightly  t.uberculiform,  and  the  surface  is  entirely  impunctate ;  the  scutellum  is 
distinctly  truncate  at  its  apex,  the  elytra  are  more  strongly  punctured  anteriorly,  but 
the  punctuation  gets  finer  towards  the  apex  ;  lastly,  the  abdomen  is  rufous. 

Hab.  Mias  I.     A  single  specimen  (coll.  I.  W.  Thomas). 

Lema  celebensis  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  apex  of  the  tibiae,  and  the  tarsi  black,  thorax  longer  than  broad, 
imj)unctate  ;  elytra  violaceous  blue,  finely  punctate-striate,  abdomen  clothed  with 
yellow  pubescence. 

Length  4  lines. 

Head  deeply  con.stricted  behind  the  eyes,  the  latter  deeply  notched,  antennae 
robust,  short,  fulvous,  the  third  and  fourth  joints  alike  (the  two  apical  ones  broken  off)  ; 
thorax  subcylindrical,  longer  than  broad,  moderately  constricted  at  the  .sides,  the  basal 
sulcus  deep,  the  sm^'ace  entirely  impunctate  ;  scutellum  obscure  fulvous  ;  elytra  with 
a  distinct  depression  below  the  base,  the  latter  distinctly,  the  rest  of  the  surface  very 
finely  punctate-striate,  the  punctures  distinct  to  the  apex  and  closely  placed  in  striae, 
the  interstices  imi)unctate  and  slightly  costate  at  the  apex ;  underside  and  legs 
fulvous,  rather  sparingly  clothed  with  golden  yellow  pubescence,  the  apex  of  the  tibiae, 
and  the  tarsi  black  ;  posterior  femora  extending  to  the  first  two  abdominal  segments. 

Hab.  Celebes.     A  single  specimen. 

To  be  separated  from  any  of  its  nearly  similarly  coloured  allies  by  the  elongate 
thorax,  and  by  the  colour  of  the  tibiae  and  tarsi. 

Crioceris  thoracica  sp.  nov. 

Broad,  robust,  black,  thorax  with  a  double  row  of  punctures,  subquadrate,  elytra 
fulvous,  punctured  near  the  suture  and  at  the  base  only,  underside  clothed  with  greyish 
pubescence. 

Length  3i  to  4  lines. 

Head  deeply  constricted  behind  the  eyes,  the  space  surrounding  the  latter 
rugose,  labrum  fulvous,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black, 
the  lower  three  joints  shining,  the  others  pubescent,  longer  than  broad  ;  fourth  joint 
nearly  twice  as  long  as  the  third,  thorax  nearly  subquadrate,  the  sides  but  slightly 
constricted  at  the  middle,  the  surface  without  sulcus,  shining,  black,  the  middle  near 


(  269  ) 

the  anterior  margin  longitudinally  del)rp^^.se(l.  Init  the  sides  of  the  depression  raised 
anteriorly,  the  disc  with  two  tine  rows  of  imuctures ;  scutellum  piceous,  jmheseent  ; 
elytra  very  broad,  the  base  slightly  depressed  near  the  suture,  with  a  few  widely 
placed  ]iunctures  which  scarcely  extend  to  the  middle,  rest  of  the  surface  entirely 
impunctate. 

Hal).  Humboldt  l?ay  (New  (juinea). 

This  species  seems  very  distinct  from  C.  semipunddta,  subpolita,  and  impressa, 
the  underside  is  entirely  black  and  has  no  yellow  pubescence  arranged  in  jiatcbes, 
but  is  uniformly  and  thinly  covered  with  grey  hairs,  the  thorax  is  peculiarly  con- 
structed on  account  of  the  raised  anterior  space,  and  the  elyti'al  punctuation  is  entirely 
obliterated  at  the  sides  and  below  the  middle,  the  antennae  have  the  joints  also  more 
elongate  than  in  the  allied  spei-ies.  C.  ohlitevata  Baly  has  similarly  punctured  elytra, 
but  the  antennae  have  differently  proportionate  joints,  the  thorax  is  of  different 
structure,  and  the  general  coloration  is  distinct  from  the  present  species. 

Crioceris  divisa  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  antennae  obscure  fuscous  ;  thorax  subquadrate,  impunctate,  elvtra  with 
a  few  punctures  near  the  suture,  rufous,  a  transverse  band  at  the  base  and  a  round 
spot  near  the  apex  black. 

Length  4  lines. 

Head  deejily  constricted  behind  the  eyes,  the  latter  very  prominent,  deeply 
notched,  supra-ooular  grooves  very  deep,  antennae  extending  a  little  beyond  the  base 
of  the  elytra,  the  basal  four  joints  fulvous,  shining,  tlie  third  and  fourth  etjual, 
slightly  longer  than  the  second,  the  following  joints  pubescent,  elongate,  stained  with 
fuscous  above ;  thorax  not  longer  than  broad,  the  sides  moderately  deeply  constricted, 
the  surface  not  very  convex  without  basal  sulcus,  impunctate,  with  the  exception  of 
a  single  row  of  fine  punctm-es  at  the  middle  of  the  disc  ;  scutellum  fulvous  ;  elytra 
with  the  base  slightly  raised  near  the  suture,  the  surface  entirely  impunctate,  with 
the  exception  of  three  short  rows  of  punctures  near  the  suture,  the  row  nearest  the 
latter  continued  in  shape  of  a  stria  towards  the  apex,  the  lateral  margin  thickened, 
the  ferruginous  colour  of  the  disc  is  interrupted  at  the  base  by  a  transverse  bluish 
black  band,  extending  to  one-third  the  length  of  the  elytra,  another  roundish  spot  is 
])laced  near  the  apex  ;  undersiile  and  legs  nearlv  glabrous,  fuK'ous  ;  mesosternum 
truncate  in  front. 

Hab.  Wandesi  I.  (New  Guinea).  \  single  specimen,  distinguished  by  its  system 
of  coloration. 

CRYPTOCEPHALINAE. 

Melixanthus  rothschildi  sji.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  antennae  (the  basal  joint  excepted),  the  ajjex  of  the  femora,  and 
the  tibiae  and  tarsi  black  ;  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  finely  punctate-striate. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  convex,  cylindrical  and  parallel  shape,  the  head  flat,  sparingly  and  finely 
l)unctured,  eyes  kidney-shajjed,  long,  broadly  emarginate,  the  inner  angle  of  the 
einargination  acute,  mandibles  black,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to  the  middle  of 
the  elytra,  black,  the  basal  joint  fulvous,  the  second  small,  the  third  twice  as  long, 
the  fifth  and  following  joints  flattened  and  dilated  ;  thorax  very  convex  and  cylindrical, 
the  sides  strongly  deflexed,  the  posterior  angles  acutely  pointed,  posti>rior  margin  not 


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dentate,  slightly  oliliciiie  at  the  side>,  the  surfaoe  smooth,  shining,  fulvous,  entirely 
impunctate  ;  scutellum  small,  triangular,  raised  jiosteriorly  ;  elj-tra  cylindrical  without 
any  depression,  finely  punctate-striate,  the  punctures  distinct  nearly  to  the  apex,  the 
interstices  flat,  impunctate,  fulvous,  the  extreme  basal  margin  black,  pygidium  and 
underside  paler;  jiro>ternum  broader  than  long,  its  ))Osterior  margin  ^lightlv  concave. 

Hah.  Martapura  (S.E.  Borneo). 

Although  the  |)rosteruum  in  this  sjiecies  is  not  of  the  ty[)ical  shape,  the  short 
and  dilated  antennae  seem  to  point  to  Melixanthim  as  the  more  suitable  genus  for  its 
reception  ;  the  species  may  be  known  by  the  impimctate  interstices  of  the  elytra  and 
the  colom-  of  the  tiliiae  and  tarsi. 

Melixanthus  timoreusis  >\>.  nov. 

Bluish  black,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  fulvous;  thorax  closely  strigose- 
jmnctate  at  the  sides,  the  disc  nearly  impunctate,  elytra  finely  punctate-striate,  the 
interstices  convex  at  the  sides. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  deeply  inserted  into  the  thorax,  impimctate,  eyes  rather  closely  approached, 
antennae  short,  the  lower  five  joints  fulvous,  the  sixth  black,  the  other  joints  wanting; 
thorax  nearlj'  twice  as  broad  as  long,  strongly  deflexed  anteriorly,  with  an  obsolete 
oblique  depression  near  the  [losterior  angles,  the  disc  impressed  with  fine  elongate 
punctiu-es,  which  are  crowded  at  the  sides  and  deeper,  forming  longitudinal  strigae, 
the  centre  of  the  disc  nearly  devoid  of  punctures;  scutellum  narrowly  elongate; 
eh'tra  cylindrical,  the  shoulders  prominent,  the  surface  finely  imnctate-striate,  the 
sides  more  strongly  punctured  and  the  interstices  costate  ;  legs  black  ;  prosternuni 
longer  than  broad,  flat,  strongly  punctured. 

Hah.  Timor. 

Distinct  fi-om  M.  rainuttis  by  the  elongate  punctures  of  the  thorax  and  the 
entirel}-  black  colour.     A  single  specimen. 

Melixanthus  minutus  sp.  no\. 

Piceous  below,  greenish  lihick  alx>\e,  the  antennae  (tlie  apical  joints  excepted) 
and  the  legs  fulvous,  thorax  closely  punctured,  the  sides  strigose,  elytra  distinctly 
punctate-striate,  the  interstices  costate  at  the  sides. 

Length  i  to  J  line. 

Kead  greenish  with  a  slight  fulvous  tint,  distinctly  punctured,  lahrum  fulvous, 
antennae  short,  scarcely  extending  beyond  the  thorax,  all  the  joints  short,  the  la.st  six 
thickened,  blackish,  the  others  fulvous;  thorax  transverse,  subcylindrical,  the  sides 
rounded,  the  median  lobe  acutely  produced,  the  surface  more  or  less  closely  punctured, 
the  punctures  more  closely  placed  and  larger  at  the  sides,  where  the  interstices  are 
more  or  less  strigose ;  scutellum  very  narrow  and  jwinted,  elongate ;  elytra  cylindrical, 
the  punctures  .strong  and  regular,  closely  approached,  the  interstices  costate  at  the 
sides,  slightly  convex  at  the  disc  ;  legs  short  and  .stout,  fulvous  ;  prosternum  -slightly 
longer  than  broad,  its  apex  truncate,  its  surface  punctured,  with  an  obsolete  transverse 
groove  near  the  base,  the  colour  more  or  less  fuhous. 

Hah.  Tenimber  ;  June,  .Tuly. 

There  is  .some  slight  difference  noticeable  in  the  punctuation  of  the  thorax  and 
the  elytra  between  the  thi'ee  specimens  before  me,  also  in  the  colour  of  tiie  antennae, 
which  are  fulvous  in  one  instance  ;  but  I  think  this  due  to  variation  or  to  se.xual 
diff'erence,  as  structural   diflVrpncps  s^eni   to  bo  absent. 


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Kl'MoLl'lNAE. 
Lepina  aureovillosa  sp.  nov. 

obscure  fulvous  or  piceous.  clot  lied  with  golileu,  curved,  adpressed  scales,  terminal 
joints  of  the  antennae  dark,  thorax  closelv  rngose-))unctate,  elytra  stronglv  punctured 
in  closely  ajiproached  semi-regular  rows,  femora  dentate. 

Length  |  to  1  line. 

Head  finely  and  closely  iiunctnred,  clothed  with  golden  curved  .scales,  clvpeu.s 
broader  than  long,  without  scale.s,  fulvous  like  the  labrum,  antennae  not  extending  to 
the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  last  five  joints  thickened  and  darker,  the  second 
joint  strongly  thickened  but  short,  the  third  and  the  four  following  joints  slender,  but 
scarcely  longer  than  the  second  ;  thorax  subcyliudrical,  about  one-half  broader  than 
long,  the  sides  witliout  a  distinct  margin,  the  siuface  closelv  rugose-jmnctate  and 
funii.shed  with  golden,  short  adpressed  and  curved  scales  ;  elvtra  with  the  .shoulders 
prominent,  convex,  closely  punctured  in  rows  near  the  suture,  more  confuselv  and 
strongly  at  the  sides,  the  interstices  not  costate,  but  similarly  scaly  like  the  rest  of 
tlie  upper  surface  ;  anterior  and  jx>.sterior  femora  witli  a  distinct  tooth,  tibiae  not 
emarginate  at   apex,  claws  bifid;  prosternimi   broad,  rugoselv  pimctured. 

Huh.  'J'enimber. 

This  small  sjiecies,  which  seems  to  me  to  enter  the  genus  Lepina,  may  be 
l)rincipally  known   by  the  golden   short   >cales  of  the  thorax  and  elvtra. 

Aulacia  bmnnea  sp.  nov. 

Ovately  rounded,  convex,  fulvou.s,  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae  black,  thorax 
remotely  punctured,  elytra  strongly,  semiregularly  i)unctate-striate,  femora  more  or 
less  piceous. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  Hat,  imjiunctate,  cpistome  separated  from  the  face  by  a  transverse 
depression,  clypeus  broad,  witli  a  few  punctures,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle 
of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  six  joints  fulvous,  terminal  joints  slightly  thickened, 
the  third  and  fourth  slender,  equal;  thorax  three  times  broader  than  long,  narrowed 
towards  the  front,  the  sides  slightly  roimded,  the  surface  rather  remotely  btit  dis- 
tinctly ]iunctured;  elytra  convex,  )iointed  at  the  apex,  the  shoulders  prominent,  the 
punctures  strong,  and  rather  regularly  jilaced  in  rows,  the  outermost  row  deeper  than 
the  others,  the  interstices  impunctate ;  prostemum  very  broad,  much  broader  than 
long,  breast  and  femora  more  or  less  piceous,  rest  of  the  underside  and  the  tibiae 
fulvous,  the  intermediate  tibiae  not   emarginate  at   the  apex. 

Hah.   Perak  (.^lalay  Peninsida). 

This  genus  is  described  by  Baly  as  having  the  intermediate  tibiae  emarginate  at 
the  apex  ;  this  is,  however,  only  sometimes  the  case,  since  Baly  has  described  one 
species  with   entire  tibiae,  and  the  jiresent  one  is  of  similar  struct  luv. 

Corynodes  siibcostatus  sp.  nov. 

Melalli<-  green,  thorax  dark  blue,  tincly  and  very  closely  pnnclurcd,  elytra 
reddish  cupreous,  finely  and  remotely  punctate-striate,  the  side-  with  two  long  coslae, 
the  base  with  an  elongate  tubercle,  claws  a]ipendiculate, 

Vivr.    Klytra  greenish  liluc 

l.eni/tli    U  Hnes. 


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Head  strongly  anrl  closely  imnctured  ii:-  well  as  the  lateral  sulcus,  the  middle 
with  a  longitudinal  groove,  clypeus  separated  by  a  deep  transverse  groove,  broader 
than  long,  finely  rugosely  punctured;  labrum  black,  antennae  bluish  black,  the 
basal  joints  greenish,  the  second  stained  with  fulvous,  the  terminal  five  joint >  broadly 
dilated,  purplish ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  but  moderately  deflexed, 
distinctly  rounded  at  the  middle,  dark  blue  or  greenish,  strongly  and  closely 
pimctured,  the  punctures  round  and  deep,  and  more  closely  placed  at  the  sides  than 
on  the  disc,  the  interstices  also  with  some  small  i>unctures  ;  elytra  with  a  di^tinct 
transverse  depression  below  the  base  of  bright  coppery  colour,  the  sutural  and  lateral 
margins  metallic  green,  rather  regularly,  strongly,  but  not  very  closely  punctured  iu 
single  rows,  the  shoulders  in  shape  of  a  short  ridge,  the  sides  with  two  more  or  less 
distinct  longitudinal  ridges  extending  nearly  to  the  apex,  the  base  with  another 
elongate  tubercle  or  short  costa  placed  iu  front  of  the  shoulders;  under-idi-  nietiillie 
greenish,  clothed  with  whitish  pubescence,  distinctly  punctured. 

Jifib.  Celelies. 

The  bright  cujn-eous  colour  of  the  elytra  and  their  basal  tubercle,  the  punctuation 
arranged  in  single  rows,  and  the  very  closely,  rather  evenly  and  strongly  punctured 
thorax  will  distinguish  this  species;  the  variety  only  differs  in  the  entirely  blue 
colour. 

Corynodes  tmituberculatus  >p.  no\. 
Metallic   violaceous   lilue,   head   and   thorax   strongly   and   remotely   punctured, 
elytra  with   basal   depression,  moderately  strongly   punctate-striate  in   single   rows, 
the    sides  witli  a  distinct   tubercle  below    the    shoulder,   \isible   from   abo\e.  claws 
ai)pendicnlate. 

Length  3  to  3^  lines. 

Head  strongly  but  not  \ery  closely  punctured  with  a  longitudinal  central  groove, 
the  clypeus  separated  from  the  face  by  a  transverse  groove,  more  closely  ))unctured 
than  the  head,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra  i>urpli>h,  the 
lower  six  joints  shining,  greenish,  the  tenninal  five  joints  but  very  moderately  dilated 
longer  than  broad  ;  thorax  about  one-half  broader  than  long,  subeylindrical,  the  sides 
."traight,  the  surface  remotely  i)unctured  at  the  disc,  all  the  margin>  nearly 
impunctate  ;  elytra  with  a  rather  deep  depression  below  the  base,  regularly  and 
rather  finel}'  punctate-striate,  the  rows  of  very  nearly  equal  distance  except  those 
nearest  the  suture,  which  are  arranged  in  one  double  row,  the  shoulders  prominent, 
and  followed  by  a  distinct  tubercle  near  the  lateral  margin  ;  the  last  elytral 
interstice  longitudinally  costate,  underside  and  legs  bluish. 

Hah.  Timor. 

From  the  many  described  species,  the  ]>resent  one  may  be  principally  known  by 
the  long  and  but  little  dilated  antennae  and  the  very  distinct  elytral  tubercle  which 
is  visible  from  above,  and  ])rojects  di'^tinctly  from  the  sides  of  the  elytra;  this 
tubercle,  although  also  present  in  many  other  species,  is  in  this  one  much  more 
prominent. 

Cleorina  puncticollis  >p.  nov. 

OKscure  greenish  black,  above  metallic  green,  antennae  black,  tlie  lia.«al  joints 
fulvous;  thorax  coarsely  punctured,  the  punctures  confluent  at  the  sides;  elytra 
strongly  punctate-striate  anteriorly,  the  interstices  very  minutely  punctured. 

I^ength  Ih  line. 


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Head  finely  and  remotely  punctured,  the  elypeus  not  separated  from  the  face, 
its  anterior  edge  deeply  concave-emargiuate,  labrum  and  jaws  black,  antennae  with 
the  terminal  joints  thickened,  black,  the  lower  three  joints  fulvous  ;  thorax  strongly 
transverse,  narrow  in  front,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  surface  deeply  impressed 
with  large  punctures  which  are  confluent  at  the  sides,  and  where  the  interstices  are 
also  thickened  ;  scutellum  impunctate  ;  elytra  broader  at  the  base  than  the  thorax, 
with  a  rather  deep  basal  depression,  the  shoulders  pi'omiuent,  the  punctures  deep 
anteriorly,  more  finely  posteriorly,  the  interstices  scarcely  raised,  with  the  exception  of 
a  short  oblique  costa  below  the  shoulders  ;  underside  blackish  witli  a  metallic  green 
gloss,  legs  entirely  metallic  green. 

Hah.  Perak. 

Principally  distinguished  by  the  coarse  and  semiconfluent  punctuation  of  the 
thorax  in  connection  with  tlie  metallic  green  colour. 

Scelodonta  celebensis  sp.  uo\. 

Metallic  green,  above  bluish  green,  antennae  (the  basal  joint  e.xcepted)  lilack, 
head  and  thorax  rugose,  elytra  strongly  punctate  anteriorly,  more  finely  so  i)Osteriorly. 
the  interstices  finely  punctured  and  transversely  rugose  at  the  base. 

Length  2i  lines. 

Head  closely  and  strongly  rugo.se  with  the  usual  central  groove,  clypeus  triangu- 
lar, rugose  punctate,  bounded  by  deep  lateral  groo\es,  antennae  slender,  extending 
beyond  the  base  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  basal  joint  metallic  green ;  thorax  one  half 
broader  than  long,  widened  at  the  middle,  the  surface  closely  punctured  and  trans- 
versely strigose :  scutellum  subpentagoual,  rugosely  punctured ;  elytra  narrowed 
posteriorly,  scarcely  depressed  below  the  liase,  the  latter  strongly  punctured  in  rows, 
the  interstices  transversely  rugose  and  longitudinally  costate,  also  finely  punctured, 
those  near  the  apex  convex,  a  strongly  raised  costa  runs  from  the  shoulder  downwards 
towards  the  apex  ;  underside  covered  with  short  white  pubescence,  greenish,  tarsi 
dark  blue. 

Hah.  Celebes.     A  single  specimen. 

The  uniform  blue  or  greenish  colour  of  this  species  and  the  finely  punctured 
elytral  inter.stices  separate  S.  celehensis  from  S.  pulchella  Baly  and  otlier  species; 
there  is  a  very  indistinct  metallic  greenish  band  visible  across  the  basal  [>ortion  of  the 
elytra,  when  seen  in  a  certain  light. 

Cleoporus  timorensis  sjp.  nov. 

Below  piceous,  above  greenish  aeneou<,  antennae  black,  the  basal  joints  fulvous, 
thorax  finely  and  closely  punctured,  ehtra  \ery  strongly  punctate-striate,  the 
interstices  convex,  legs  fulvous. 

Viir.  («).  Entirely  fulvous,  more  or  less  stained  with  aeneous. 

Var.  (ft).  Head  and  thorax  fulvous,  elytra  aeneous. 

Length  IJ  line. 

Head  nearly  impunctate,  the  cly[)eus  seiiaratcd  from  the  face  by  a  triangularlv 
emarginate  groove,  broader  than  long,  with  a  few  fine  punctures,  its  anterior  margin 
concave-emarginate,  oblicpiely  shaped  at  the  sides,  the  eyes  preceded  by  a  deep 
sulcus,  labrum  fulvous,  its  anterior  edge  trilobate,  antennae,  not  extending  to  the 
middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  five  joints  fulvous,  all  the  joints  of  nearly  equal 
length,  the  apical   ones   thickened  ;    tliorax   one  half  broader  than  long,   the   sides 


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strongly  deflexed,  the  anterior  angles  sinuate  behind  the  eyes,  the  surface  closely 
jiiinctiired,  the  interstices  rather  irregularly  wrinkled  or  convex;  scutelluni  broader 
than  long;  elytra,  with  a  very  obsolete  dejiression  below  the  base,  very  strongly  a:id 
deeply  punctate-striate  to  the  apex,  the  interstices  (especially  at  the  sides)  slightly 
convex,  with  a  few  fine  punctures  here  and  there;  legs  robust,  fulvous,  the  foiu- 
posterior  tibiae  emarginate  at  apex,  claws  l)itid  :  prostcnuini  broad,  widened  jiosteriorly, 
strongly  punctured. 

Hctb.  Timor. 

Allied  to  C.  badius  Lefev.,  but  dift'ering  in  the  nearly  inipunctate  head  and  the 
different  sculpture  of  the  thorax  and  elytra;  the  colour  of  the  antennae  and  the 
deep  punctures  of  the  elytra  and  their  convex  interstices  separates  the  species  from 
C.  lefevrei  Duviv.  The  amount  of  metallic  aeneous  in  the  fulvous  variety  varies 
greatly,  and  is  sometimes  only  visible  at  the  head  or  part  of  the  thoi-ax;  these 
specimens  make  the  im])ression  of  being  iiiiinature  :  in  the  variety  (/»)  the  head  and 
thorax  are  fulvous  as  well  as  flio  legs. 

Nodina  tricostata  sp.  "ov. 

Below  blackisli.  the  antennae  and  legs  fulvous,  above  aeneous,  liead  finely,  thorax 
distinctly  punctured,  elytra  stronglv  punctate-striate,  flic  sides  with  three  very 
strongly  raised  longitudinal  costae. 

I>ength  A  line. 

Head  finely  and  sparingly  punctured,  with  a  short  sidcus  above  the  eyes,  labrum 
fulvous,  antennae  sliort,  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  joints 
gradually  thickened  towards  the  apex,  sulimoniliform,  the  terminal  joint  elongate  ; 
thorax  strongly  transver.se,  the  sides  rounded,  narrowed  and  deflexed  in  front,  the 
surface  not  very  closely  but  di-stinctly  imjiressed  vnX\\  olilong  punctures ;  elytra 
strongly  convex,  pointed  at  the  ajiex,  moderately  strongly  punctate-striate,  the  sides 
with  three  or  four  strongly  raised  co.stae  not  extending  to  the  base  or  apex;  the  legs 
fulvous,  the  four  posterior  tibiae  emarginate  at  the  apex,  prosternum  broader  than 
long,  finely  ijunctured,  anterior  thoracic  episternum  concave. 

Hah.  Talaut  (I.sland  of  Lirung  or  8alihabo,  in  the  Talaut  grouji,  N.K.  of  Sangir). 

I  have  jilaced  this  small  species  in  Nodina  on  account  of  the  general  sha])e  and 
structural  characters,  but  neither  Baly  nor  Lefevre  mentions  any  sulcus  above  the 
eyes  which  I  find  .several  other  species  of  Nodina  possess  {N.  chaleosoma  lialy.  i\>y 
instance,  of  which  1  possess  a  typical  specimen)  ;  nor  can  the  antennae  be  called 
filiform,  as  described  by  authors,  since  the  joints  are  short  and  often  moniliform. 
Edistus  Leffevre  seems  a  better  place  for  these  species,  but  the  author  describes  the 
thorax  as  angulate,  which  is  not  the  case  in  Nodina.  N.  tncostata  is  much  dis- 
tinguished by  the  elytral  lateral  costae. 

Dematochroma  timorense  -p.  nov. 

Obscure  testaceous,  the  terminal  joint  of  the  antennae  black;  thorax  parallel, 
strongly  and  closely  punctured,  elytra  semipunctate-striate,  the  interstices  at  the 
sides  and  apex  costate. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  elongate  and  parallel  shape,  the  head  rather  closely  and  strongly  punctured, 
more  especially  so  between  the  eyes,  the  latter  sinuate  at  their  inner  margin,  anterior 
margin  of  the  clypeus  deejily  trisinuate.  jialpi  filiform,  antennae  extending  beyond  the 
middle  of  the  elytra,  testaceous,  the  apical  joint  nearly  black,  the  third  joint  one  half 


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longer  than  the  secoml,  the  fourth  and  following  joints  scarcely  longer,  the  aiiical  ones 
slightly  tapering  or  rather  thinner  than  the  intermediate  ones;  thorax  at  least  twice 
as  broad  as  long,  not  narrowed  in  fiont,  the  sides  lather  strongly  ronnded  and 
obsoletely  sinnate,  narrowly  margined,  the  surface  unevenly  and  strongly  punctured  ; 
elytra  not  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  without  basal  dei)ression,  closely  and 
strongly  punctured,  the  punctures  arranged  in  rather  irregular  slightly  geminate  rows 
anteriorly,  singly  near  tlie  apex,  where  the  interstices  are  convex;  tibiae  not  emar- 
ginate  at  the  apex,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  two 
joints;  jn'osternum  rather  broad,  truncate  at  the  base  and  slightly  widened  there. 

Hnh.  Timor. 

The  single  specimen  obtained  seems  to  me  to  enter  the  genxK  Dematochrmna  on 
account  of  the  characters  pointed  out  above;  it  resembles  closely  D.  brwiinearii  Fabr., 
but  is  smaller  and  differs  in  the  ecjually  wide  not  anteriorly  narrowed  thorax. 

Dermorhytis  longipes  sp.  nov. 

Greenish  black,  above  metallic  dark  green,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae 
fuhous  ;  thorax  transverse,  finely  and  sparingly  punctured,  the  sides  subangulate, 
elvtra  with  deep  basal  dejiression,  strongly  i)unctate-striate  anteriorly,  the  interstices 
smooth,  femora  with  a  minute  tooth. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  oblong,  subquadrate  sliape,  the  head  distantly  punctured,  the  epistome  not 
se]iarated  from  the  face,  clypeus  scarcely  more  closely  punctured,  labrum  fulvous, 
antennae  slender,  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  three 
joints  fulvous,  third  joint  double  the  length  of  the  second,  as  long  as  the  fourth  joint. 
terminal  joints  slightly  thickened  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rounded, 
slightly  angulate  at  the  middle,  the  disc  with  a  transverse  groove  parallel  to  the 
anterior  margin,  finely  and  remotely  punctured  ;  elytra  much  wider  than  the  thorax 
very  dee[)ly  dejiressed  below  the  base,  the  shoulders  prominent,  the  ])unetures  \ery 
deep  anteriorly,  diminishing  towards  the  apex,  and  arranged  in  rows  near  the  suture, 
more  irregularly  and  more  coarselv  towards  the  sides,  the  interstices  not  rugose  excefit 
to  a  slight  extent  below  the  shoulders  ;  legs  elongate  and  slender,  the  intermediate 
tibiae  emarginate  at  the  a])ex,  the  po.sterior  ones  entire,  claws  api)endiculate ;  pro- 
stenium  longer  than  broad,  coarsely  )iuncfured,  anterior  margin  of  the  thoracic 
episternum  concave. 

Hah.  Kuby  Mines  (Burniah). 

This  comparatively  small  sj)ecies  possesses  all  the  characters  of  the  genus,  but  is 
devoid  of  the  elytral  transverse  rugosities  to  be  found  in  most  of  its  allies. 

Colaspoides  malayanus  sp.  nov. 

Metallic  green,  antennae  pur)ilish  blue,  the  basal  joints  fulvous,  the  first  metallic 
above,  thorax  strongly  and  ratlier  closely  punctured,  elytra  deeply  punctate-striate 
anteriorly,  the  interstices  strongly  convex  from  the  middle  downwards,  and  transversely 
raised  at  the  sides  in  the  female. 

Length  2  to  2i  lines. 

Head  deeply  and  closely  punctured,  with  a  very  deep  longitiulinal  groove  at  the 
vertex,  clypeus  sparingly  punctured,  separated  fVom  the  face  by  a  transverse  groove, 
labrum  and  jaws  piceous,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  liasal 
joint  metallic  greenish  black,  the  following  four  joints  fulvous,  the  rest  bluish  black; 


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thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  distinctly  narrowed  in  front,  the  sides  rounded,  the 
surface  strongly  but  not  verj'  closely  [lunctured  ;  elytra  convex,  deeply  punctate-striate 
anteriorly,  the  interstices  longitudinally  convex  towards  the  apex  ;  legs  metallic  green, 
tarsi  bluisli. 

llab.  Martapuni  (.^.E.  Borneo. 

In  si)ite  of  the  great  resemblance  in  sc'ulpture  which  this  species  has  with 
C  lupmiei,  C.  cof/nata,  and  several  other  species  described  by  me,  I  must  again 
sejiarate  it  on  account  of  the  colour  of  the  antennae  and  the  anteriorly  narrowed 
thorax  ;  in  none  of  the  nearly  similarly  sculptured  species,  is  the  basal  joint  of  the 
antennae  metallic  green.  C.  rafleii  Haly  has  also  dift'erently  coloured  antennae, 
and  the  punctuation  of  the  thorax  is  quite  distinct. 

Rhyparida  fiilvicornis  sp.  nov. 

Mlack,  shining,  antennae  fulvous,  lit  ad  finely  strigose,  thorax  impunctate,  elytra 
with  basal  depression,  distinctly  punctate-striate  anteriorly,  the  posterior  portion  very 
obsoletely  punctured. 

I.#ngth  li  to  2  line.-. 

Head  opaque,  very  miniitely  punctured  anil  finely  obliquely  strigose,  the 
epistome  not  separated  from  the  face,  with  a  few  fine  imnctures,  antennae  fulvous, 
the  terminal  joints  sometimes  slightly  darkened  and  widened  ;  thorax  one  half  liroader 
than  long,  the  sides  rather  strongly  widened  and  rounded  at  the  middle,  greatly 
deflexed  anteriorly,  the  surface  shining,  black,  impunctate  with  the  excejition  of  a  few 
very  minute  punctures  near  the  sides  ;  scutellum  not  longer  than  broad,  smooth,  its 
apex  rounded;  elytra  with  a  di.stinct  depression  below  the  base,  very  shining,  the 
punctured  striae  distinct  anteriorly,  nearly  obsolete  below  the  middle ;  femora 
unarmed. 

Hab.  Batch  ian  (liatjan). 

The  finely  strigose  head,  the  .-Inning  and  widened  thorax,  and  the  fulvous  antennae 
will  separate  this  species  from  any  of  its  congeners. 

Rhyparida  sangirensis  sp.  nov. 

Broadly  ovate,  fulvous,  head  and  thorax  brownish,  very  clo.-ely  [punctured, 
elj'tra  punctafe-sulcate,  the    iMfer^tico   convex,  antennae  as   long  as   the   lx)dy. 

Length   2^  lines. 

Head  closely  and  distinctly  punctured,  eyes  large,  distinctly  notched,  the 
epistome  separated  from  the  face  by  a  distinct  groove,  jaws  piceous,  antennae 
extending  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  fuhous  ;  thoi'ax  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  strongly  rounded,  but  slightly  narrowed  towards  the  apex,  the  surface 
closely  punctured,  longitudinallystrigo.se  at  the  sides;  elytra  slightly  broader  than 
the  thorax,  without  any  basal  depression,  tlie  punctuation  arranged  in  deejily 
impressed  sulci,  the  interstices  convex,  costate  at  the  sides,  the  eighth  and  ninth 
rows  of  punctures  only  extending  upwards  to  the  middle,  the  humeral  callus 
impunctate;  femora   unarmed. 

Hah.  Sanghi  (Sangir  =  Sangi  =  Sanguir)  (X.  of  Celebes). 

Somewhat  similarly  sculptured  as  B.  (Phi/tori's)  piivjuis  Baly,  but  a  true 
Rliyparida,  and  distinguished  by  the  close  punctuation  of  the  head  and  fliorax, 
the   strigose   sides    of   the   lafter  and   the   sculpture   of  the  elytra. 


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Rhyparida  rothschildi  t-i).  uo\ . 

EIntirely  fuUous,  head  ami  tliorax  opaque,  finely  granulate,  elytra  shining, 
distinctly  i)unctate-striate  anteriorly,  the  apex  nearly  inipunotate,  femora  unarmed. 

Length   1   to  1^  line. 

Head  very  finely  gi-anulate,  impunctate,  with  a  .^hort  central  groove,  epistome 
separated  from  the  face  by  a  transver.se  groo\e,  broader  than  long,  entirely 
impunctate,  its  anterior  edge  deeply  concave-emarginate,  antennae  two-thirds  the 
length  of  the  lx)dy,  slender,  fulvous;  thorax  strongly  transverse,  the  sides  rounded, 
widened  towards  the  base,  rather  strongly  narrowed  in  front,  the  surface  verv 
minutely  granulate  and  finely  punctured,  only  visible  under  a  strong  lens;  elytra 
not  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax  with  a  slight  depression  below  the  base, 
the  anterior  portion  rather  strongly  punctured,  the  punctures  entirely  obsolete  at 
the  apex,  the   interstices  not  sulcate. 

Hab.  Halmaheira. 

Closely  allied  to  R.  opacicoUis  Baly,  but  much  smaller,  and  tne  epistome 
separated  from  the  face,  the  elytra  shining,  not  granulose,  and  the  interstices  not 
sulcate;  the  unarmed  femora  di.4inguish  this  species  from  .several  others  similarly 
coloured. 

Rhyparida  balyi  sj..  nov . 

Below  piceous,  above  oliscure  dark  aeneous,  ba>al  joints  of  the  antennae  flavou>, 
thorax  transverse,  rather  strongly  [lunctured,  elytra  without  basal  depression, 
strongly  punctate-striate  ;  legs   fulvous   or  ijiceous,  unarmed. 

Length  2  to  21  lines. 

Head  closely  and  rather  strongly  punctured,  opaque,  the  epistome  separated 
from  the  face  bj'  a  distinct  transverse  gioove,  subquadrate,  the  \ertex  with  a 
central  equally  distinct  groove,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  pale  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  fuscous ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  rounded,  narrowed  in  front,  the  surface  irregularly  but  rather  strongly 
and  closely  punctured;  elytra  not  depressed  below  the  base,  strongly  punctate- 
striate,  the  interstices  slightly  costate  at   the  sides. 

Hab.  Tenimber  (=  Timor  Laut). 

Much  smaller  than  R.  nigroaenea   Baly,  the  elytral   interstice.-  not  punctured. 

Rhyparida  suturalis  s]>.  nov. 

Fulvous,  head  and  thorax  clo.<ely  and  strongly  punctured,  elytra  strongly 
punctate-striate,  the  sutural   and   lateral   margins  piceous. 

Length   1   line. 

Head  strongly  but  remotely  ininctured,  the  epistome  not  se]iarated  from  the 
face,  the  lower  eight  joints  of  the  antennae  flavous  (the  rest  broken  off)  ;  thorax 
scarcely  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  obsoletely  angulate  below  the  middle, 
the  surface  closely  impressed  with  deep  oblong  punctures;  scutellum  black;  elytra 
with  a  slight  depression  below  the  base,  very  <lecply  punctate-striate,  the  apex 
more  finely  jmnctured,  the  suture  and  the  lateral  margin  piceous;  sides  of  the 
brea>t  of  the  same  colour;  legs  Havons,  the  posterior  femora  with  a  small  tooth 
claws  bifid. 

Hab.   Tenimber.     A   single   s[iciiniHii. 


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Rhypahda  timorensis  sp.  nov. 

Elongate,  parallel,  obscme  fulvous,  the  liead  impunotate,  antennae  with  the 
sixth  and  seventh  joints  pioeous.  transverse,  closely  and  distinctly  punctured,  elytra 
with  a  slight  hasal  depression,  finely  punctate-striate  at  the  base,  the  lower 
portion  nearly  impunctate. 

Length   IJ  line. 

Head  ojiaiiue.  impunctate,  with  a  short  central  groove,  the  epistome  broader 
than  long,  sei)arated  from  the  face  by  a  transverse  groove,  finely  granulate 
with  a  few  minute  punctures,  its  anterior  edge  deeply  concave-emargiuate  at  the 
middle,  eyes  very  large,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  pale 
fulvous,  the  sixth  and  seventh  joints  nearly  black,  the  second  joint  much  thinner 
hut  nearly  as  long  as  the  basal  one  and  Init  slightly  sliorter  than  the  third 
joint  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  widened  towards  the  base,  the  sides  rounded 
near  the  latter  ))lace,  but  almost  straight  at  the  anterior  portion,  the  anterior 
angles  rounded,  the  posterior  ones  dentate,  the  surface  closely  and  distinctly 
punctured,  the  jiunctures  rather  more  crowded  on  the  disc  and  of  jiai-tly  elongate 
shape,  the  middle  of  the  disc  obscure  piceous,  the  margins  paler,  an  obsolete 
transverse  depression  is  also  visible  below  the  anterior  margin  at  the  sides  ;  elytra 
not  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  parallel,  rather  convex,  the  base  with  a 
slight  deiiression  at  the  sides,  the  punctured  striae  nearly  indistinct  below  the 
middle ;    femora  unarmed. 

Hob.  Timor. 

The  imimnctatc  head,  long  second  joint  of  the  antennae,  shape  and  punctuation 
of  the  thorax,  parallel  elytra  and  the  general  small  size,  separate  this  species 
from   any  of  its  numerous   congeners. 

Rhyparida  inornata  «]>.  nov. 

Fulvous  or  obscure  testaceous,  head  convex,  finely  punrtured;  tliorax  transverse, 
very  closelv  and  rather  strongly  punctured,  elytra  with  .flight  basal  depression,  rather 
stronglv  punctate-striate,  the  punctures  nearly  absent  at  the  ai)ex,  femora  luiarmed. 

Length   1^  line. 

Of  nearlv  parallel  shape,  the  vertex  convex  and  finely  inmctured,  the  epistome 
sepai-ated  from  the  face,  broader  than  long,  with  a  few  fine  punctures,  antennae 
extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  lh<-  fourth  joint  one  half  longer 
than  the  third  one;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  lung,  the  .sides  rather  strongly 
rounded  below  the  middle,  but  slightly  narrowed  in  front,  the  surface  closely 
and  strongly  jmuctured,  especially  so  at  the  sides;  elytra  somewhat  flattened, 
with  a  slight  depression  below  the  base,  .strongly  itnnctate-striate  anteriorly,  the 
jmnctures  gradually  diminishing  towards  the  ai)ex  ;  proslernum  subquadrate, 
nearlv  impunctate. 

Jlab.  Tenimber. 

Closely  allied  to  R.  Cmorensis,  but  the  head  punctured  and  the  thorax 
.scarcely  narrowed   in   front    with   more  .strongly  rounded   sides. 

Rhyparida  angustata  >p-  nov. 
Narrowly  elongate,  pale    fulvous   head    nml    thorax   impunctate,   opaque,    elytra 
not  depressed   below    the   base,    strongly  punctate->triate,    legs  elongate;    posterior 
femora  with   a  minute  tooth. 


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Length   IJ  line. 

Of  parallel,  narrowly  elongate  .shape,  the  head  opn(iue,  entirely  imimnctate, 
clypeus  not  separated  from  the  face,  forming  one  plane  surface,  impunctate,  eyes 
with  a  narrow  but  deep  sulcus  above,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of 
the  elytra,  the  third  and  fourth  joints  very  elongate ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as 
long,  the  sides  rounded,  not  much  narrowed  in  front,  the  surface  opaque,  entirely 
impunctate,  elytra  not  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  strongly  punctate-striate, 
the  punctures  getting  as  usually  finer  towards  the  apex ;  legs  elongate,  the 
posterior  femora  extending  slightly  beyond  the  elytra  in  the  male,  armed  with  a 
minute  tooth,  abdomen  in  the  same  sex  deeply  longitudinally  concave  through 
its  entire  length,  the  anterior  margin  of  the  first  segment  produced  into  a 
rounded  lobe   between  the  thighs. 

Hab.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

The  entirely  imimnctate  head  and  thorax,  the  narrow  elongate  shape,  and 
long  femora,  as  well  as  the  curious  structure  of  the  abdomen  in  the  'itioXe, 
distinguisli  this   species. 

Rhyparida  pictipennis  >i'.  nov. 

Fulvous,  clypeus  separated,  head  and  thorax  impunctate,  opaque,  the  latter 
with  some  piceous  spots,  elytra  strongly  punctate-striate,  opaque,  the  interstices 
marked  with  irregular  lilack  longitudinal  stripes,  underside  and  the  femoi-a  ."[lotted 
with   black,  the   latter   unarmed. 

Length   2   lines. 

Head  opaque,  impunctate,  clypeus  distinctly  sejjarated  by  a  dee[i  sinuate 
transverse  gi-oove,  rather  broader  than  long,  with  a  few  strong  punctures,  iial|)i 
long  and  slender,  antennae  long,  fourth  joint  much  longer  than  the  third, 
following  joints  more  or  less  stained  with  fuscous;  thorax  nearly  three  times 
broader  than  long,  the  sides  strongly  rounded,  slightly  narrowed  in  front,  all  the 
angles  tuberculat<>,  the  surface  opaque,  entirely  impunctate,  fuhous,  the  sides  with 
a  small  black  spot,  the  disc  with  a  double  W-shaped  mark  ;  scutellum  about  as 
broad  as  long  ;  elytra  with  a  slight  dejiression  below  the  base,  strongly  punctate- 
striate,  the  punctures  indistinct  only  at  the  extreme  apex,  ojiaque,  fulvous,  the 
interstices  marked  with  black,  longitudinal  bands  of  different  length  not  extending 
to  the  base  or  apex,  the  sides  of  the  breast,  the  base  of  the  last  abdominal 
segment   and  the  coxae  more  or  less   marked  with  black. 

Hah.  Humboldt    Kay  (New  Guinea). 

The  elytral  markings  of  this  species  vary  greatly,  and  form  in  some  si)ecimens 
more  or  less  confluent  patches,  but  in  no  instance  do  they  extend  to  the  base 
and  apex  ;  the  W-shaped  double  mark  of  the  thorax  is  also  sometimes  reduced 
to   spots  oidy. 

Rhyparida  nodostomoides  sp.  nov. 

Testaceous,  shining,  clypeus  not  separated,  head  impunctate,  thorax  with  a  few- 
punctures,  the  sides  angulate  below  the  middle,  elytra  strongly  punctate-striate  with 
a  shallow  basal  depression,  femora  unarmed. 

l-engtli  \\  line. 

Head  rather  oon\ex,  entirely  imimnctate,  tlie  clypeus  not  separated,  antennae 
fulvous,  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  third  joint  shorter  thau  the 
fourth;   thorax  twice  as  broad   as  long,  the  sides  with  a  narrow  margin,  distinctly 


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aiigulate  immediately  below  the  middle,  the  anterior  angles  subtuberculiform,  the 
surface  imimiu-tate,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  strong  jmnctures  at  the  sides;  elytra 
scarcely  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  feebly  depressed  before  the  middle,  the 
pnnctures  deep  and  rather  distantly  placed  anteriorly,  nearly  obsolete  below  the 
middle ;  prosternum  slightly  concave,  impimctate. 

Hah.  Wandesi  I.  (New  Guinea). 

The  shape  of  the  thorax  in  this  species  agrees  with  that  of  R.  angulicollis  Balv, 
Imt  in  that  insect  the  head  and  tliorax  is  coarsely  punctured. 

Rhyparida  adonarae  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  opacjue,  clypeus  not  separated  from  the  face,  head  and  thorax  im- 
puuctate,  elytra  strongly  )imictate-striate,  black,  the  base  nan-owl}-,  and  (sometimes) 
the  apex,  fulvous ;  femora  unarmed. 

Length  1  h  line. 

Head  entirely  iuipuuctate,  the  clypeus  not  separated,  impunctate,  antennae 
fulvous,  thorax  more  tlian  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rather  strongly  rounded 
near  the  base,  narrowed  anteriorly,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  thickened  but  not 
produced  into  a  tooth,  surface  entirely  impunctate,  opaijue,  fulvous ;  scutellum 
broader  than  long,  its  apex  rounded,  fulvous;  elytra  not  wider  at  the  base  than  the 
thorax,  without  basal  depression,  moderately  strongly  punctate-striate  anteriorly, 
more  finely  so  towards  the  aj)ex,  black,  the  basal  margin,  and  (in  one  specimen)  the 
apex,  fulvous. 

Hah.  Island  of  Adonara. 

Distinct  from  R.  sidclcollis  Baly  by  the  non-separated  clypeus,  the  want  of  the 
tlioracic  depression  and  its  impunctate  surface,  from  R.  picta  Baly  by  the  want  of 
the  elytral  depression,  differently  coloured  elytra  and  their  sculpture.  R.  dimidiati- 
pennis  Baly  differs  in  the  distinctly  separated  clypeus,  the  narrower  thorax  and  the 
colour  of  the  elytra  which  are  fulvous  at  their  anterior  half. 

Rhyparida  andaiensis  sp.  nov. 

Testaceous,  head  impunctate,  opaque,  thorax  strongly  transverse,  minutely  and 
subremotely  punctured,  elj-tra  with  basiil  depression,  punctured  within  the  latter 
only,  rest  of  the  surface  nearly  impunctate  ;  femora  unarmed. 

Length  1^  to  1|  line. 

Of  rather  short  and  broad  shape,  the  vertex  ojjaque,  impunctate,  with  the  usual 
groove,  clypeus  distinctly  separated  from  the  face,  scai-cely  longer  than  broad, 
distinctly  but  not  closely  punctured,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  stained  w-ith  fuscous,  third  and  following  joints 
equal ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  narrowed  towards 
the  apex,  somewhat  obliijue,  rather  abruptly  rounded  near  the  base,  the  surface 
rather  shining,  finely  and  not  closely  punctured,  the  ])unctures  of  rather  elongate 
shape,  the  margins  nearly  impunctate ;  elytra  shining,  the  base  raised  and  bounded 
below  by  a  depression,  the  interior  of  the  latter  with  a  few  deep  punctures  and  a 
short  row  extending  upwards  in  front  of  the  shoulders,  the  rest  of  the  surface  nearly 
entirely  impunctate. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

This  species  has  more  the  appearance  of  a  Nodostoma  from  which  the  bifid  claws 
at  once  separate  it ;  R.  parvula  Baly  seems  closely  allied,  but  has  an  impunctate 
thorax  .and  toothed  femora. 


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Rhyparida  atra  >p.  nov. 

Black,  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  fulvous;  thorax  finely  and  remotely  pnnc- 
tured  at  the  sides,  the  disc  nearly  impunot ate,  elytra  with  hasal  depression,  strongly 
punctate-striate. 

Length  1  to  Ij  line. 

Head  finely  and  remotely  punctured  at  the  vertex,  the  clypeus  not  separated, 
without  any  traces  of  sutures,  a  little  inoie  strongly  punctured  than  the  head, 
antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  tiie  elytra,  tlie  lower  five  or  six  joints  fulvous, 
the  others  black  (sometimes  entirely  fulvous),  third  and  fourth  joints  slender,  equal ; 
thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  anterior  portion  of  the  sides  rather  strongly 
deflexed,  the  lateral  margin  very  slightly  rounded  except  near  the  base,  the  angles 
obtuse,  the  surface  very  finely  and  sparingly  punctured  on  the  disc,  the  sides  scarcely 
more  closely  but  more  strongly  punctured  ;  seutellum  broad ;  elytra  convex,  with 
a  rather  deep  basal  depression,  the  shoulders  ]irominent,  the  surface  very  shining, 
black,  very  strongly  puuctate-striate,  the  punctures  slightly  finer  towards  the  apex ; 
legs  pitchy  or  black,  the  coxae  more  or  less  fulvous,  prostemum  finely  rugose. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  and  Andai  (New^  Guinea). 

The  deep  black  and  shining  colour  and  the  sparingly  jiunctured  thorax,  the  disc 
of  which  is  nearly  impunctate,  will  help  to  distinguish  this  species.  The  elvtra  in 
some  specimens  have  a  slight  bluish  gloss. 

Rhyparida  plebeia  sp.  nov. 

Black,  shining,  head  impunctate,  more  or  less  fulvous,  Imsal  joints  of  the 
antennae  fulvous,  thorax  very  finely  and  evenly  punctured,  elytra  with  a  deep  basal 
depression,  distinctly  punctate-striate  anteriorly,  the  punctures  nearly  obsolete 
towards  the  apex,  the  interstices  flat,  impunctate. 

<S .  Thorax  transverse,  the  sides  strongly  rounded,  the  anterior  tibiae  with  a 
n)inute  tooth  at   the  middle. 

?.  Shorter,  the  thorax  less  transverse,  the  base  of  the  femora  and  the  apex  of 
the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  more  or  less  fulvous. 

Length  H  to  2  lines. 

c?.  Head  opaque,  impimctate,  with  a  short  central  groove,  the  clypeus  separated 
from  the  face  by  a  deep  transverse  groove,  about  as  broad  as  long,  distinctly  but 
remotely  punctui'ed,  labrum  fulvous,  palpi  slender,  jiale  fulvous,  antennae  extending 
to  two-thirds  the  length  of  the  elytra,  the  lower  six  joints  fulvous,  the  others  black, 
the  base  of  each  joint  more  or  less  fulvous  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  strongly  rounded,  slightly  narrowed  in  front,  the  anterior  angles  rounded 
and  obsolete,  the  posterior  ones  dentate,  the  surface  finely  and  not  very  closely 
punctured,  the  disc  a  little  less  closely  than  the  sides  ;  seutellum  not  longer  than 
broad;  elytra  with  the  basal  portion  raised,  and  bounded  below  liy  a  deep  transverse 
depression,  the  apex  rather  pointed,  the  punctures  regularly  placed,  stronger  within 
the  depression  than  towards  the  apex;  the  anterior  tibiae  longitudinally  sulcate, 
robust  and  slightly  widened  anteriorly  vrith  a  small  tooth  at  the  middle  of  the  outer 
margin  ;  prosternum  widened  at  the  base,  imi)unctate. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

The  shining  black  colour  of  this  species,  th(>  finely  punctured  thorax,  and  the 


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toothed  anterior  tiliiae  of  the  ■nude  will  as.-ist  in  the  recognition  of  it;  the  in\- 
jiuuctate  head  and  the  distinctly  separated  clyiieiis,  besides  other  diflferences,  separate 
R.  plebeia  fi-om  R.  Imimiea  Baly.  The  female  is  much  shorter,  the  thorax  is  more 
narrowed  in  front,  and  the  legs  are  generally  more  or  less  marked  with  fulvous;  the 
tooth  of  tiie  anterior  tibiae  is  also  absent. 

Rhyparida  curvipes  sp.  nov. 

Jllack  or  dark  bluisli  or  purplisli,  the  antennae  dark  fulvous,  thorax  strongly  and 
closely  punctured  at  the  sides,  elytra  very  deeply  punctate-striate,  all  the  femora 
with  ;i  long  spine. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  strongly  and  rather  closely  punctured,  bluish,  the  clypeus  not  separated  from 
the  face,  labrum  piceous,  palpi  fulvous,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  thickened,  longer  than  broad,  thorax  twice  as  liroad 
as  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded  and  narrowed  in  front,  the  surAice  \ery  closely  and 
strongly  punctured  at  the  sides,  more  remotely  at  the  disc  where  the  punctures  are  of 
transverse  or  oblique  shape;  elytra  without  depression,  convex,  pointed  at  the  apex, 
impressed  with  large,  round  and  deep  punctures,  black,  shining,  the  sides  near  the 
margin  with  two  or  three  longitudinal  costae;  femora  fusiform,  pm-jilish,  armed  with 
an  acute  spine,  the  posterior  tibiae  strongly  curved  at  the  base,  the  third  tar.sal  and 
the  claw  joint  fulvous,  closely  pubescent  below;  jirostemum  twice  iis  broad  as  long; 
claws  bifid. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  and  Island  of  .Tobie  (Xew  Guinea). 

This  small  species  has  (juite  the  appearance  of  a  Stelliotes,  but  possesses  all  the 
characters  of  Rhyparida,  although  the  presternum  is  much  broader  than  usual  ;  it 
might,  perhaps,  find  its  place  better  in  a  new  genus  on  account  of  this  difference  and 
the  shape  and  structure  of  the  legs. 

Rhyparida  prosternalis  sp.  nov. 

Greenish  piceous,  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  and  the  legs  obscure  dark  fulvous, 
above  metallic  blackish  green,  thorax  strongly  punctured  at  the  sides,  the  disc 
sparingly  punctate,  elytra  deeply  punctate-striate,  prosternum  with  the  base  acutely 
bidentate. 

S.  Posterior  femora  extending  to  tlie  end  of  the  elytra. 

?.  Posterior  femora  much  shorter,  general  shai)e  broader  and  more  robust. 

Length  2h  to  31  lines. 

Head  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  epistome  transverse,  sejiarated  from 
the  face  by  a  transverse  groove,  sparingly  punctured,  mandibles  black,  palpi  fuhous, 
antennae  two-thirds  the  length  of  the  body,  the  ba.sal  four  or  five  joints  fulvous,  the 
rest  black,  all  the  joints,  with  the  exception  of  the  second  one,  very  elongate  and 
slender;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  evenly  but  not  strongly 
rounded,  scarcely  narrowed  in  front,  the  surface  strongly  but  not  closely  punctured  at 
the  sides,  the  middle  of  the  disc  very  sparingly  and  finely  punctured,  all  the 
punctures  of  uneven  size;  scutellum  subpentagonal ;  elytra  convex,  without  basal 
depression,  deeply  and  closely  punctate  striate,  the  punctm'es  large  and  round  but 
diminishing  towards  the  apex  ;  legs  elongate,  fulvous,  femora  unarmed  ;  jjrosternum 
widened  posteriorly,  the  base  slightly  emarginate,  the  posterior  angles  produced  into 
an  acute  point  ;  underside  piceous  with  a  metallic  greenish  tint,  glabrous. 


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Hah,  Humboldt   Bay  (New  Guinea). 

The  exceptional  shape  of  the  presternum  in  this  species  would  justify  the  erection 
of  another  genus  for  its  reception,  but  all  other  structural  characters  agree  so  com- 
[iletely  with  Khyparida  that  I  have  thought  it  best  to  retain  the  species  for  the 
present  in  that  genus;  the  female  insect  has  a  broader  thorax,  and  the  posterior 
femora  are  much  shorter  than  in  the  male,  but  the  presternum  agrees  with  that  sex. 

Rhyparida  longipes  sp.  nov. 

Dark  fulvous,  the  apex  of  the  femora  and  of  the  tibiae  piceous,  head  finely 
punctured,  thorax  trans\erse,  minutely  and  remotely  punctured,  subopaque,  elytra 
strongly  punctate-.striate  anteriorly,  more  finely  so  posteriorly,  anterior  legs  elongate, 
their  tibiae  curved  and  dilated  at  the  apex  (c?). 

Length  2^  lines. 

Of  rather  elongate  and  posteriorly  pointed  shape,  tlie  vertex  convex,  finely  and 
sparingly  punctured,  divided  from  the  clypeus  by  a  bilobed  transverse  groove,  clypeus 
broader  than  long,  rather  concave  with  some  deep  punctures,  its  anterior  margin  but 
slightly  emarginate,  antennae  extending  be>'ond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous  ; 
thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rounded  and  gradually  narrowed  towards  the 
front,  angles  tuberculate,  the  surface  sparingly  and  finely  punctured  on  the  disc,  the 
margins  nearly  imjiunctate ;  scutellum  not  longer  than  broad;  el^'tra  with  a  slight 
depression  below  the  base,  rather  opaque,  strongly  punctate-striate  anteriorly,  the 
punctures  gradually  finer  towards  the  apex,  interstices  flat  and  impunctate ;  legs 
elongate,  the  posterior  femora  extending  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  unarmed,  anterior 
femora  thickened,  their  tibiae  elongate,  curved  and  dilated  at  the  apex. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Allied  to  R.  tibialis  Baly,  but  of  fulvous  instead  of  piceous  colour,  the  thorax  much 
more  finely  and  sparingly  punctured,  the  anterior  legs  in  the  male  more  elongate ; 
from  R.  bnmnea  Baly,  which  has  also  dilated  tibiae,  the  present  species  differs  in  the 
well-separated  clypeus,  the  broader  scutellum,  and  the  feeble  depres.sion  of  the  elytra; 
the  dark  colour  of  the  apex  of  the  femora  and  tibiae  is  sometimes  nearly  obsolete ; 
female  specimens  have  a  much  broader  thorax  and  non-dilated  legs. 

Nodostoma  multicolor  sp.  no\. 

Broadly  ovate,  testaceous,  the  head  greenish,  thorax  transverse,  subangulate  before 
the  middle,  impunctate,  with  two  piceous  spots ;  elytra  finely  punctate-striate, 
flavous,  the  basal,  sutural  and  lateral  margins  and  a  transverse  band  below  the 
middle,  greenish  aeneous. 

Length  1^  line. 

Of  broadly  rounded  and  convex  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  testaceous,  with  a 
metallic  greenish  tint  at  the  vertex,  the  eyes  surrounded  with  a  distinct  narrow 
sulcus  extending  downwards  to  the  base  of  the  antennae,  the  clypeus  not  separated 
from  the  face,  labrum  testaceous,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra, 
fulvous,  the  seven  terminal  joints  gradually  thickened  ;  thorax  three  times  broader 
than  long,  the  sides  angulate  near  the  base,  the  surface  nearly  impunctate,  a  few  fine 
punctures  only  being  visible  with  a  strong  lens  here  and  there;  the  di.sc  flavous,  the 
margins  narrowly  greenish  black,  the  sides  with  an  elongate  short  spot,  placed  at  the 
basal  margin  but  intermpted  anteriorly ;  scutellum  greenish  aeneous ;  elytra  with  n 
deep  depression  below  the  base,  the  shoulders  also  bounded  by  a  deep  longitudinal 

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groove  within,  the  disc  finely  [mnctate-striate,  the  punctures  nearly  obsolete  below 
the  middle,  tlavou.s,  the  margins  rather  broadly,  and  a  tran verse  band  below  the 
middle,  greenish  aeneous. 

Hab.  Martapura  (f^.K.  Borneo). 

Nodostoma  acutan^um  sp.  nov. 

Testaceous  ;  thorax  conve.x,  remotely  and  distinctly  punctured,  the  sides  angulate 
before  the  base,  elytra  strongly  punctate-.striate  anteriorly,  the  ape.x  impunctate,  the 
base  conve.x,  the  shoulders  obliquely  tuberculate,  followed  by  another  tubercle. 

Var.   Klytra  with  the  suture  and  lateral  margin  narrowly  black. 

Length  li  line. 

Head  with  a  few  fine  punctures,  not  transversely  giooved  between  the  eyes, 
antennae  extending  beyond  the  elytra,  the  fifth  and  following  joints  distinctly 
widened,  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  surface  convex,  distantly  punctured,  the 
sides  obliquely  narrowed  towards  the  apex,  angulate  below  the  middle,  the  anterior 
margin  followed  by  a  narrow,  punctured  transverse  groove ;  elytra  with  the  basal 
portion  distinctly  raised,  rather  strongly  punctate-striate  to  near  the  middle,  the 
apex  impunctate,  the  shoulders  thickened  and  obliijue,  with  a  small  tubercle  placed 
immediately  below  ;  prostemum  subquadrate,  with  a  few  punctures. 

Hab.  Sumatra. 

Closely  allied  to  N.  hitvhercidatum,  .Tac.  from  Ceylon,  but  the  head  finely  not 
.strongly  punctured,  the  antennae  shorter,  the  thorax  quite  differently  jiunctured  and 
the  femora  without  tooth  ;  the  lateral  tubercle  of  the  elytra  is  visible,  when  the  insect 
is  %'iewed  from  above. 

Nodostoma  staudingeri  sp.  nov. 

Pale  fulvous,  head  and  thorax  coarsely  and  distantly  punctured,  the  latter  angulate 
below  the  middle;  elytra  with  deep  depression,  punctured  anteriorly  only. 

Length  H  line. 

Head  very  remotely  and  strongly  punctured,  the  clypeus  not  separated  from  the 
face,  similarly  punctured,  jaws  very  robust,  antennae  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints 
stained  with  fuscous  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  angulate 
behind  the  middle,  the  surface  convex,  remotely  impressed  with  deeji  punctures,  the 
anterior  portion  without  any  transverse  groove ;  scutellum  rather  longer  than  broad, 
its  apex  rounded  ;  elytra  with  the  basal  portion  strongly  raised  and  bounded  by  a 
deep  depression  below,  the  latter  with  a  few  deep  punctures,  as  well  as  the  sides 
anteriorly,  and  the  deep  groove  which  limits  the  humeral  callus  within,  the  rest  of 
the  surface  nearly  impunctate,  the  suture  accompanied  by  a  dee})ly  impressed  line; 
from  the  shoulder  runs  a  short  oblique  costa  to  the  lateral  margin  ;  femora  unarmed. 

Hah.  Perak. 

Nodostoma  purptireofasciatum  sp.  nov. 

Black,  above  metallic  green,  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  fulvous,  thorax  deeply 
foveolate-punetate  at  the  sides,  elytra  deeply  punctate-striate,  the  base  swollen, 
pvirplish  as  well  as  the  lateral  margin. 

Far.  Klytra  entirely  metallic  green,  the  sides  excepted. 

Length  i  to  |  line. 

Hciul  closely  punctured,  the  vertex  strigose  at  the  sides,  clothed  with  short 
greyish  pubescence,  epistome  not  separated  from  the  face,  the  latter  flat,  labrum  and 


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palpi  fulvous,  antennae  robust,  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the 
lower  four  or  five  joints  fulvous,  the  others  black,  gradually  thickened  ;  thorax  twice  as 
broad  as  long,  convex,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  scai-cely  narrowed  in  fi-ont,  the  surface 
very  strongly  foveolate-punetate  at  the  sides,  more  sparingly  and  finely  ])unctured  at 
the  disc,  interstices  at  the  sides  convex,  often  confluent  ;  elytra  wider  at  the  base  than 
the  thorax,  the  base  swollen,  the  shoulders  prominent,  the  disc  very  deeply  punctate- 
striate,  the  punctui-es  much  finer  towards  the  apex,  the  sides  with  a  narrow  longi- 
tudinal purplish  stripe,  extending  to  the  ajiex,  the  base  also  often  of  the  same  colour, 
and  the  disc  with  an  indication  of  another  more  or  less  distinct  purjilish  spot; 
presternum  broad,  deeply  jmnctured. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

This  is  one  of  the  smallest  species  of  the  genus  known  to  me  and  nearly  allied 
to  N.  mr-idioraatuni,  N.  evanescens  Baly,  and  several  others,  but  smaller  than  any 
of  them,  and  the  elytra  of  difl'erent  coloration,  especially  in  regard  to  the  lateral 
purplish  stripe ;  the  species  has  quite  the  appearance  of  a  Cleoi'lna,  but  the  shape  of 
the  anterior  margin  of  the  thoi'acie  episternum,  which  is  not  at  all  convex,  prevents 
the  species  being  included  in  that  genus  ;  in  iV.  evanescens  the  thorax  is  much  more 
coarsely  punctured  throughout  and  the  coloration  is  different. 

CHRYSOMELINAE. 

Augomela  flavicornis  sp.  nov. 

Metallic  purjilish  below,  legs  golden  greenish,  antennae  pale  flavous,  above 
metallic  violaceous  blue,  thorax  with  a  few  punctures  only,  elytra  with  a  deep  lateral 
depression,  strongly  punctate-striate. 

Length  3 J  lines. 

Head  purplish  blue,  imi)unctate,  clypeus  separated  behind  by  a  deep  transverse 
groove  from  the  middle  of  which  a  longitudinal  groove  runs  upwards  towards  the 
vertex,  labrum  fulvous,  antennae  pale  flavous  (the  last  three  joints  broken  off) ;  thorax 
nearly  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides  nearlv  straight,  slightly  rounded  near 
the  anterior  angles,  the  latter  distinct  but  not  produced,  the  .surface  metallic  blue, 
nearly  impunctate,  the  base  with  some  few  rather  deep  punctures,  the  extreme 
margins  purplish  ;  scutellum  triangular,  piu'plish  ;  elytra  with  a  deep  fovea  below 
the  shoulders,  moderately  strongly  punctate-striate,  the  i)unctures  finer  and  more 
closely  placed  posteriorly,  the  exti-eme  ajiex  impunctate,  abdomen  purpli.'h,  breast 
and  legs  greenish  with  a  golden  yellow  tint,  presternum  bilobed  at  the  base,  its  apex 
convex,  truncate. 

Hah.  Queensland  (Australia). 

At  once  distinguished  from  any  of  its  allies  by  the  colour  of  the  antennae. 

Phyllocharoides  gen.  nov. 

Body  elongate,  palpi  ovate,  antennae  moniliform ;  thorax  transverse,  elytra 
punctate-striate,  claws  bifid,  presternum  elongate,  its  base  truncate,  the  anterior  coxal 
cavities  closed. 

The  genus  proposed  here  agrees  with  Phyllocluvris  in  the  moniliform  antennae  and 
the  closed  anterior  coxal  cavities,  but  differs  in  the  ovate  not  claviforme  palpi  and  the 
bifid  claws ;  this  latter  character  distinguishes  the  genus  also  from  Chalcolampra  and 
most  of  the  allied  genera.  A\t,8traUca,  which  has  also  bifid  claws,  differs  again  in  the 
filiform  antennae,  open  coxal  cavities,  and  other  details. 


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Phyllocharoides  abdominalis  sj).  nov. 

Metallic  dai-k  blue,  antennae  black,  tarsi  piceous,  alxlonieu  fulvou?,  tlioiax, 
spaiiugly  and  finely  punctured,  elytra  regularly  punctate-striate. 

l.ength  If  to  2  lines. 

Head  inipunctate,  metallic  blue,  frontal  elevations  absent,  clypeus  verv  broadly 
subtriangular,  labrum  jiiceous,  its  anterior  edge  fulvous,  terminal  joint  of  palfii 
elongate,  subovate,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the 
basal  joints  bluish,  third  and  the  following  joint  equal,  terminal  joints  slightly 
widened,  last  joint  longer  than  broad  ;  thorax  rather  more  than  twice  as  broad  a> 
long,  tiie  sides  nearly  straight,  the  anterior  margin  concave,  posterior  margin 
slightly  produced  at  the  middle,  the  surface  unevenly  and  finely  punctured,  a  little 
more  closely  so  at  the  sides,  the  middle  of  the  disc  nearh'  impunctate  ;  seutellum 
slightly  longer  than  broad,  its  apex  rounded  ;  el\'tra  scarcely  wider  at  the  base  than 
the  thorax,  metallic  blue  or  riolaceous,  the  sides  slightly  depressed  below  the  shoulders, 
the  surface  regularly  and  distinctly  punctate-striate,  the  apex  nearly  impunctate; 
underside  and  legs  metallic  blue,  abdomen  fulvous. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  (Xew  Guinea),  September — October. 

HALTICINAE. 

Lactica  sumbawaensis  sp.  nov. 

Ovate,  convex,  rufous,  the  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae  black,  head  and 
thorax  impunctate,  thoracic  sulcus  obsolete,  elytra  metallic  blue,  finely  punctured. 

Length  \l  to  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  tubercles  rather  feebly  raised,  broail,  carina  absent, 
clypeus  convex,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the 
lower  four  joints  fulvous,  the  second  joint  thickened,  but  slightly  shorter  than  the 
following  two  joints,  all  the  joints  rather  robust,  thorax  at  least  twice  as  broad  as 
long,  the  sides  rather  rounded,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  posterior  margin 
broadly  but  slightly  produced  at  the  middle,  the  surface  convex,  impunctate,  or  with 
some  e.xtremely  tine  punctures  visible  only  under  a  strong  lens,  the  base  with  a 
verv  shallow  transverse  sulcus,  bounded  laterally  by  a  more  distinct  perpendicular 
impression,  seutellum  nearly  black  ;  elytra  convex,  without  basal  impression,  slightly 
widened  towards  the  middle,  the  surface  metallic  blue,  rather  closely  and  finely 
punctured  with  some  irregidar  rows  of  larger  punctures  intermixed  ;  underside  and 
legs  rufous,  the  prostemum  elongate,  with  a  central  raised  ridge,  the  first  joint  of  the 
jwsterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  three  joints  together. 

Hah.  Sumbawa. 

Lactica  bipunctata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  apex  of  the  tibiae  fuscous,  thorax  impunctate,  the  basal  sulcus  very 
shallow,  elytra  very  finely  and  closelj'  punctured,  a  round  spot  near  the  apex  of  each 
elvtron,  black. 

Length  IJ  line. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  elevations  strongly  raised,  trigonate,  carina  rather 
obsolete,  antennae  robust,  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  flavous,  the 
third  and  fourth  joints  equal,  the  following  gradually  elongate,  pubescent;  thorax 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rounded,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  surface 
impunctate,  with  an  obsolete  transverse  sulcus  not  quite  e.xtending  to  the  lateral 
margin ;    seutellum   broad,   elytra  with    the    shoulders    rather  in-oduced,   finely   and 


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floselv  punctured,  each  with  a  round  black  spot  near  the  apex;  iio.sterior  femora  hut 
moderatelv  thickened,  tiie  apex  of  tlie  tibiae  obscure  fuscou-^,  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tai'si  as  long  as  the  following  three  joints. 

Hab.  Timor. 

A  nearly  typical  species  with  strongly  roundetl  sides  of  tiie  thorax  but  rather 
■obsolete  sulcus,  the  carina  between  the  antennae  also  much  less  prominent  than 
usual ;  a  single  specimen  is  contained  in  this  collection. 

Aphthona  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

(ireenish  or  bluish  black  below,  aliove  metallic  lilue,  the  basal  joints  of  the 
antennae  and  the  anterior  legs  (more  or  less)  fulvous,  thorax  finely  and  sparingly 
pnnctiu'ed,  elytra  more  distinctly  and  rather  closely  pnnctate. 

Length  J  line. 

Of  convex  and  subcylindrical  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  the  frontal  tubercles 
small  but  distinct,  the  clypeus  rather  strongly  raised;  antennae  extending  to  about 
the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  four  or  five  basal  joints  flavous,  the  rest  black,  the 
second  and  the  following  two  joints  nearly  equal,  the  others  more  elongate;  thorax 
about  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  sti-aight,  the  anterior  angles  oblique, 
slightly  thickened,  the  sulfate  rather  convex,  extremely  finely  and  rather  sparingly 
punctured  near  the  basal  portion  ;  elytra  without  basal  dejiression,  very  finely 
punctured  in  semiregular  closely  api>roached  rows,  the  lateral  margin  accompanied 
by  a  deeper  row  of  punctures  ;  the  anterior  legs  fulvous,  the  posterior  femora  metallic 
bluish,  their  tibiae  piceons,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following 
three  joints. 

Hah.  X.  Manijnir  (Assam). 

This  is  a  very  small  species,  of  nearly  cylindrical  shape  and  uniform  metallic 
greenish  or  blue  colour;  in  one  specimen  tlie  anterior  legs  are  nearly  entirely 
piceous,  but  otherwise  there  is  no  difference. 

Aphthona  glabrata  s]).  nov. 

Piceous  below,  black  abu\i",  shining,  antennae  (the  basal  joints  excepted)  fulvous, 
long  and  slender,  thorax  and  elytra  entirely  impunctate,  posterior  tibiae  dilated  at 
the  apex. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  entirely  imiiunctate,  without  any  frontal  tubercles,  clypeus  swollen,  tri- 
angular, deHexed  anteriorlv,  palpi  robust,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of 
the  elytra,  the  basal  four  joints  stained  with  piceous.  the  others  fulvous,  the  third 
joint  slightly  longer  than  the  fourth  joint,  the  fifth  and  following  joints  elongate, 
nearly  equal ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  deflexed,  very  slightly 
rounded  near  the  base,  oblirpiely  shaped  anteriorly,  forming  a  distinct  angle  before 
the  middle,  posterior  margin  broadly  rounded  and  slightly  produced  at  the  middle, 
the  surface  nearly  impunctate,  a  few  very  minute  piuictures  being  visible  near  the 
base  when  viewed  with  a  strong  lens;  scutellum  broader  than  long;  elytra  slightly 
broader  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  convex,  nearly  parallel,  shining,  black,  without 
any  depression,  entirely  impunctate;  posterior  femora  strongly  incrassate,  their  tibiae 
greatly  widened  towards  the  ajiex,  sulcate,  the  apex  with  a  distinct  spur,  their 
•extreme  base  obscure  fulvous,  the  first  joint  of  the  jjosterior  tarsi  nearly  half  the 
length  of  the  tibiae;   jn'osternum  narrow. 

Iluh.   .Martapura  (S.K.  Borneo). 


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Longitarsis  malayanus  sp.  no\ . 

Pale  fulvous,  the  thorax  broader  than  long,  impunctate,  elytra  very  closely 
punctured  in  semiregular  rows. 

Length  i  line. 

Head  impunctate  at  the  verte.\,  the  frontal  tubercles  oblique,  not  very  distinct, 
antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  pale  fulvous,  the  second  and 
third  joints  small,  eciual,  the  follo\ring  joints  but  slightly  longer;  thorax  about 
one-third  broader  than  long,  not  narrowed  in  front,  the  sides  very  slightly  rounded, 
the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  surface  iniimnctate ;  elytra  wider  at  the  base  thau 
the  thorax,  the  shoulders  oblique,  not  iirominent,  the  apical  portion  rather  obliquely 
pointed,  the  surface  proportionately  strongly  and  very  closely  piuictured  in  semi- 
regular  rows  ;   po.sterior  tiliiae  sligiitly  curved. 

Hab.  Tenimber  (=  Timor  Laut). 

This  is  a  small  species,  closely  allied  to  L.  ivallacel  Baly  from  Celebes,  but  less 
than  half  its  size,  and  with  differently  proportioned  joints  of  the  antennae  ;  L.  quad- 
raticollis  .Tac.  from  .Tapan  is  more  finely  and  distantly  punctured. 

Eucycla  metallica  sp.  no\. 

Hounded,  very  convex,  piceous  below,  antennae  and  legs  fulvous,  joints  7,  8,  9 
of  the  antennae  black,  thoi-ax  and  elytra  puqilish,  the  former  impunctate,  the  latter 
finely  punctate-striate. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  deeply  inserted  into  the  thorax,  impunctate,  eyes  large,  clyiieus  flattened, 
bounded  at  the  sides  by  an  oblique  ridge,  its  surface  imjiunctate,  obscure  fulvous, 
antennae  very  closely  approached,  the  basal  joint  extremely  long,  slightly  curved, 
the  third  and  following  joints  shorter  than  the  second  one,  moniliform,  the  seven 
terminal  joints  thickened  and  widened,  the  seventh,  eighth,  and  ninth  black,  the 
others  fulvous;  thorax  purj)lish  blue,  strongly  transverse,  the  middle  widened,  the 
posterior  margin  broadly  produced  at  the  middle,  anterior  angles  oblii|ue,  the  sides 
slightly  rounded,  the  surface  impunctate,  with  the  exception  of  some  scarcely 
perceptible  pimctures  when  viewed  under  a  strong  lens ;  scutellum  black ;  elytra 
finely,  regularly,  but  remotely  punctate-striate ;  their  epipleurae  very  broad,  conca\e ; 
prostenuim  longer  than  broad,  mesostemum  nearly  invisible ;  legs  fulvous. 

Hab.  Sanghi  (=  Sangir  =  8anguir  =  Sangi). 

A  single  specimen,  closely  allied  to  E.  iiiakti/ami  .lac,  but  (if  lialf  tlie  size,  the 
antennae  differently  coloured,  and  the  elytra  more  finely  punctured. 

Sutrea  celebensis  sp.  nov. 

Broadly  ovate,  fulvous  or  flavous  ;  thorax  mm-v  finely  and  closely  jmuctured  ; 
elytra  black,  very  minutely  punctate. 

Length  3  to  ^  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations  flattened,  carina  absent,  the  antennae 
extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  lower  four  and  the  terminal  two 
joints,  fulvous,  the  others  fuscous,  third  and  fourth  joints  equal,  elongate;  thorax 
more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rounded,  the  ])Osterior  margin  somewhat 
broadly  produced  at  the  middle,  the  anterior  angles  broadly  oblique,  the  surface 
rather  convex,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured,  a  short  oljlique  de|)ression  is  jilaced 
near   the   posterior   angles;    .scutellum   broadly   Irigonate;    elytra   convex,  widened 


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towards  the  middle,  black,  still  more  finely  punctured  than  the  thorax,  their  epipleurae 
very  broad  and  concave ;  posterior  tibiae  curved,  mucronate,  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  three  joints  together. 

Hah.   Celebes. 

Nearly  allied  to  S.  vlolaceipennis  .Jac,  but  differing  iu  the  colour  of  the  antennae 
and  elytra,  in  the  finely  punctured  thorax,  and  in  the  colour  of  the  underside  ;  the 
larger  specimen  has  the  abdomen  partly  piceous,  and  is  of  robust  and  broadly  widened 
shape. 

Sutrea  sexmaculata  sp.  no\. 

Black,  antennae  fulvous,  thorax  and  the  four  anterior  tibiae  flavous,  elytra  nearly 
impunctate,  black,  two  spots  placed  transversely  at  the  middle  and  another,  .semi- 
lunate,  near  the  apex,  whitish. 

(?.  The  last  abdominal  segment  with  an  elongate  triangular  impression. 

Length  2^  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  black,  the  frontal  elevations  in  shape  of  two  elongate  raised 
ridges,  carina  short,  strongly  raised,  clypeus  flattened,  black,  like  the  labrum,  palpi 
flavous,  antennae  entirely  fulvous,  third  and  fourth  joints  equal;  thorax  more  than 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  roimded,  the  anterior  angles  oliliijue,  posterior  ones 
l>roduced  outwards  into  a  tooth,  surface  impunctate;  scutellum  broad;  elytral 
punctuation  only  visible  under  a  strong  lens,  two  small  spots  at  the  middle  and  a 
semilunate  transverse  spot  near  the  apex,  yellowish  white;  breast,  abdomen,  and 
posterior  femora  black,  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  male  with  a  long,  triangular, 
and  deep  excavation,  extending  the  entire  length  of  the  segment. 

Hob.  Andai  and  Humlioldt  Bay, 

S.  sexraaculata  agrees  in  the  pattern  of  the  elytra  with  5.  hejxispUota  Baly,  but 
differs  in  the  fulvous  antennae,  the  black  head  and  underside,  the  scarcely  perceptibly 
punctured  elytra,  and  in  the  male  sexuah  character,  which  differs  from  any  other 
species  of  Sutrea  described,  in  the  elongate  shape  of  the  sulcus  of  the  medial  lolie 
of  the  last  abdominal  segment. 

Sutrea  impressa  sp.  nov. 

Black,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae,  the  clypeus,  and  the  anterior  legs 
testaceous,  thorax  whitish,  with  a  central  black  patch,  elytra  finely  and  closely 
]>unctured,  black,  a  transverse  spot  at  the  middle  and  a  round  one  near  the  apex 
white,  the  sides  at  the  latter  place  with  a  longitudinal  depression  and  a  short  costa. 

Length  2  to  2A  lines. 

Head  broad,  the  vertex  black,  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  yellowish 
white  like  the  clypeus,  labrum  black,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  obscure  fulvous,  the  apical  joints  darker;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  of 
equal  width,  the  sides  almost  straight,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  surface  very 
minutely  and  not  very  closely  pimctured,  yellowish  white,  the  middle  with  an  ovate 
or  oblong  black  jiatch,  pointed  posteriorly,  posterior  angles  not  produced  ;  elytra 
slightly  depressed  below  the  base,  closely  and  very  finely  punctured  in  somewhat 
regular  rows,  each  elytron  with  a  transverse  spot  at  the  middle  not  extending  to 
either  margin,  and  a  small  round  spot  at  the  apex,  whitish,  the  outer  edge  of  this 
apical  spot  is  bounded  by  a  short  costa  preceded  by  a  longitudinal  depression  ;  under- 
side and  the  posterior  femora  black,  legs  obscure  fulvous. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  (i\iinea). 


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There  seem  only  to  be  f&nale  specimens  before  me,  and  it  is  probable  that  the 
'liiale  is  devoid  of  the  elytral  apical  costa.  S.  inipressa  agrees  in  coloration  with 
S.  coUaris  Jac,  but  in  that  species  the  head  is  entirely  black,  the  thorax  is  finely 
rugose,  and  the  general  size  of  the  insect  is  larger. 

Sutrea  biplagiata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae,  the  breast,  abdomen,  and  the 
posterior  femora  black,  I  hoiax  impunctate,  elytra  black,  scarcely  perceptiljly  punctured, 
a  trigonate  transverse  band  before  the  middle,  narrowed  at  the  suture,  fulvous. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  t  lie  frontal  tubercles  rather  obsolete,  antennae  filiform,  fulvous, 
the  last  two  joints  black,  third  and  fourth  joints  ecpial,  elongate;  thorax  twice  as 
broad  as  long,  parallel,  the  sides  rounded,  the  surface  impunctate;  .scutelluni  fulvous; 
elytra  slightly  widened  at  the  middle,  nearly  impunctate,  black,  each  elytron  with  a 
transverse  rather  broad  fulvous  band  commencing  at  the  sides  and  extending  nearly  to 
the  suture,  where  it  is  much  narrowed;  the  lower  margin  of  this  band  is  straight, 
the  upper  one  obliquely  shaped  ;  the  anterior  legs  and  the  posterior  tibiae  are  flavous, 
the  posterior  femora  black  ;  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  is  as  long  as  the 
following  joints  together. 

Hab.   Batchian. 

Distinguished  by  the  nearly  impunctate  upper  surface,  the  shajje  of  tlie  elytra- 
band,  and  the  black  underside. 

Sutrea  collaris  Jac. 
Two  specimens  obtained  in  Humboldt  Bay  differ  from  the  type  in  having  two 
separate  elytral  white  spots  instead  of  a  band  at  the  middle,  the  antennae  are  also 
entirely  fulvous,  and  tlie  thoracic  spot  is  of  more  rounded  shape,  the  underside  and 
legs  are  partly  obscure  fulvous  instead  of  black.  Both  specimens  seem  to  he  femaks. 
They  may  be  local  varieties  of  S.  collaris,  or  possibly  another  closely  allied  species. 

Sutrea  dimidiatipennis  .lac 
Specimens  from  Andai  and  Humboldt  Bay,  in  which  the  amount  of  fulvous  at 
the  basal  portion  of  the  elytra  varies  greatly  ;  the  variety  with  entirely  black  elytra 
was  also  obtained  at  Humboldt  Bay. 

Microsutrea  gen.  nov. 

Body  ovate,  palpi  rather  robust,  antennae  very  long  and  slender,  the  third  joint 
elongate  as  well  as  tlie  following  ones,  thorax  without  depressions,  transverse,  parallel, 
the  anterior  angles  oblique,  elytra  finely  jmnctate-striate,  their  epipleurae  broad, 
continued  to  the  apex,  po.sterior  femora  strongly  incrassate,  their  tibiae  widened, 
longitudinally  but  not  deeply  channelled,  the  apex  armed  with  a  small  spur ;  the 
first  joint  of  the  isosterior  tarsi  longer  than  the  following  joints  together;  claws 
ajiiieiidicnlate  ;  prosternum  proportionately  broad,  the  anterior  coxal  cavities  clo.sed  ; 
the  tirst  abdominal  segment  more  than  twice  as  long  as  the  following  one. 

The  insect  for  which  I  propose  the  present  genus  resembles,  in  its  general  shape 
and  that  of  the  thorax,  the  genus  SiUrea,  from  which  it  is  distinguished  by  the  closed 
anterior  coxal  cavities  ;  from  Cerotrus  Jac,  the  long  third  joint  of  the  antennae  and 
the  armed  posterior  tibiae  will  separate  it,  while  Araipoda  differs  in  the  shape  of  the 
thorax  and  its  perpendicular  grooves. 


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Microsutrea  violaceipennis  sp.  nov. 

P'ulvous,  the  antennae  not  quite  ivaeliing  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  thorax  finely 
and  sparingly  punctured,  elytra  violaceous  blue,  finely  puuctate-striate. 

Length  1  ^  to  li  line. 

Head  not  longer  than  broad,  eyes  large,  surrounded  by  a  narrow  sulcus,  the 
vertex  impunctate,  frontal  tuliercles  entirely  obsolete,  carina  acutely  raised,  clypeus 
swollen,  narrowly  transverse,  penultimate  joint  of  the  palpi  thickened,  antennae 
extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  fii-st  joint  moderately  long, 
the  second  half  its  length,  third  and  following  joints  elongate;  thorax  more  than 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  of  eipial  width,  the  sides  straight,  the  anterior  angles  oblique, 
the  surface  rather  convex,  without  de^ffessions,  extremely  finely  and  sparingly 
punctured  ;  elytra  metallic  violaceous  blue,  with  a  slight  depression  below  the  hn^e, 
very  finely  punctate-striate  ;  underside  and  legs  fulvous. 

Httb.  Humboldt  Bay  (Xew  Guinea). 

Sebaethe  longicornis  gen.  nov. 

Ovate,  pale  testaceous,  antennae  very  long  and  slender;  thorax  flattened  at  the 
sides  and  at  the  base,  impunctate  ;  elytra  very  minutely  and  closelv  punctm'ed. 

Length  2J  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  fi-ontal  elevations  very  strongl}'  raised,  eyes  very  large, 
clypeus  with  an  acutely  raised  ridge,  antennae  nearly  extending  to  the  end  of  the 
elytra,  testaceous,  the  third  and  following  joints  very  long  and  slender,  equal  ;  thorax 
strongly  transverse,  the  sides  flattened  and  I'ounded  ;  tlie  middle  of  the  base  with  ii 
transverse  depression,  the  surface  entirely  impunctate  ;  elytra  nearly  parallel,  narrowly 
margined,  extremely  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the  interstices  finely  longitudinally 
WTinkled. 

Hab.  Talaut  (Islaml  of  Lirung  or  Salibabo). 

Although  this  species  is  very  closely  allied  to  S.  celehensis  Jac,  S.  pallida,  and 
one  or  two  others,  the  very  long  antennae  and  the  equal  length  of  the  third  and 
following  joints  and  the  depressions  of  the  thorax  will  distinguish  it ;  in  the  two 
specimens  the  elytra  besides  being  finely  punctured  show  short  longitudinal  wrinkles 
over  their  entire  sm'face,  a  sculpturing  also  quite  difl'erent  from  any  of  tlie  allied  species. 

Sebaethe  bipustulata  sp.  nov. 

Ovate,  black,  head  and  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  scarcely  perceptilily  punctured, 
black,  each  with  a  large  ovate  pale  flavous  spot  at  the  middle. 

I.,engfh  2  lines. 

Hab.  Perak. 

This  species  at  fir.st  sight  seems  identical  with  S.  lusca  Fabr.,  but  the  constant 
difierences  in  more  than  six  specimens  which  are  before  me  seem  to  prove  that  the 
insect  is  specifically  distinct;  in  S.  htsca  the  head,  the  three  lower  joints  of  tlie 
antennae  and  the  thorax  are  fulvous  ;  in  the  present  species  they  are  entirely  black, 
the  pale  elytral  patch  occupies  the  entire  posterior  portion  in  <S.  iusca,  and  is  concave 
at  its  inner  margin  near  the  suture;  in  (b'.  bipusUdata  this  patch  is  of  broadly  trans- 
verse shajie,  leaving  the  apex  for  some  distance  of  the  black  ground  colour,  and  having 
its  greatest  width  near  the  lateral  margin. 


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Mauobia  pallidicornis  sp.  nov. 

Black,  shining,  the  antonnae  (tlie  hist  joint  except pd)  and  the  tibiae  fulvous, 
thorax  imiiunctate,  elytra  with  basal  depression,  deeply  punctate-striate,  the 
interstices    costate    at    the    sides. 

Length   J  line. 

Of  subcjuadrate-oblong  shape,  the  head  impiinctate,  eyes  large,  with  a  single 
small  fovea  alx)vp  their  inner  margin,  frontal  elevations  small,  oblique,  antennae 
extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  pale  fulvous,  the  terminal  joint  more  or 
less  darkened,  third  and  fourth  joint  equal,  slender,  the  following  joints  gradually 
thickened;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  straight,  the  anterior 
angles  oblique,  the  surface  with  a  very  deep  trans\erse,  slightly  sinuate  groove, 
the  interior  of  this  groove  punctured,  rest  of  the  disc  impunctate ;  elytra  with  a 
deep  basal  depression,  strongly  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  at  the  sides 
lonffitudinallv  costatf :  tibiae   and  tarsi   more  or  less  fulvous. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

This  is  one  of  the  smallest  species  of  the  genus,  and  may  be  recognised  by 
the  entirely  fulvous  antennae  and  the  more  or  less  similarly  coloured  tibiae  and 
tarsi. 

Manobia  maciilata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  eighth  and  ninth  joints  of  the  antennae  black  ;  thorax  transverse, 
impunctate,  deeply  traus\ersely  sulcate;  elytra  deeply  punctate-striate  anteriorly, 
the  sides  (connected  with  a  spot  below  the  middle)  and  the  apex  black ;  underside 
sjx)tted  with   black. 

Length    1    line. 

Head  impunctate,  with  a  short  oblique  groove  near  the  inner  margin  of  the 
eyes,  fi-ontal  tubercles  obsolete,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  fulvous,  the  eighth,  ninth  and  part  of  the  tenth  joint  black,  the  second 
and  following  joints  nearly  equal  in  length,  terminal  ones  thickened ;  thorax 
about  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  widened  towards  the 
apex,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  surface  convex,  impunctate,  with  a  deep 
tran.sverse,  sinuate  sulcus  near  the  base  extending  to  the  sides;  scutellum  small; 
elytra  with  a  deep  basal  depression,  the  base  itself  raised,  strongly  i>unctate- 
striate  within  the  depression  and  at  the  sides,  the  jiunctuation  nuich  finer  posteriorly, 
the  sides  with  a  strongly  raised  co.sta  from  the  shoulder  towards  the  apex,  black, 
connected  with  a  transver.se  spot  below  the  middle,  the  extreme  apex  also  black; 
underside  fulvous,  parts  of  the  breast  and  abdomen  and  the  apex  of  the  posterior 
femora  black. 

HaJ).  .Sumbawa. 

In  one  specimen,  the  elytra  are  without  the  black  apex  and  the  underside 
is  more  of  a  uniform  piceous  colour.  .lA  macidata  differs  from  any  of  its  allies 
in   the   pattern    of  tlie    elytra. 

Acrocrypta  apicalis  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  antennae  (the  basal  and  a[)ical  joints  excepted)  black,  head  and 
thorax  impunctate,  elytra  strongly  convex,  finely  and  closely  punctured,  black, 
the  extreme  apex   fulvous. 

Length  3i  lines. 


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Head  nearly  inserted  in  the  thorax,  the  vertex  with  a  few  fine  punctures, 
the  eyes  very  large,  the  space  dividing  them  narrower  thau  their  diameter, 
clypeus  thickened,  pal]ii  strongly'  swollen,  the  last  joint  extremely  small,  antennae 
extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  basal  three  joints  fulvous,  the  second 
and  third  joints  very  small,  moniiiform,  the  following  triangularly  widened,  black, 
the  last  two  joints  fulvous;  thorax  very  short,  more  than  three  times  broader 
than  long,  slightly  widened  at  the  middle,  the  sides  rounded,  the  posterior  margin 
broadly  produced  at  the  middle,  the  surface  not  perceptibly  punctured,  fulvous  ; 
scutellxmi  impunctate,  fulvous :  elytra  rounded  and  convex,  closely  and  finely 
punctured,  black,  a  small  apical  six)t  fulvous,  their  epipleurae  of  the  same  colour, 
concave  ;  legs  and  underside  fulvous,  sparingly  jiubescent. 

Hab.  Celebes.     A  single   specimen. 

The  .small  third  joint  of  the  antennae  in  thi.-.  species  differs  in  sizp  from  the 
typical  form  in  which  this  joint  is  double  the  length  of  the  second;  in  the  colour 
of  the  antennae  and  elytra  this  species  also  differs  from  its  allies. 

Nisotra  terminata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  antennae  (the  four  hr^t  joints  excepted)  black,  thorax  extremely 
finely  punctvired,  elytra  metallic  blue,  the  extreme  apex  fulvous,  the  surface  \ery 
finely  and  closely  punctured. 

Length   IJ  to  2  lines. 

Of  ovate  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  a  single  fovea  is  placed  close  to  the 
inner  margin  of  the  eyes,  a  short  oblique  ridge  which  joins  the  clypeus  is  placed 
at  each  side  at  the  base  of  the  antennae,  labrum  fulvous,  with  a  row  of  deep 
punctures,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower 
four  joints  fulvous,  terminal  joints  gradually  thickened;  thorax  more  than  twice 
as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rather  strongly  rounded  and  widened  at  the  middle, 
the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  basal  aiid  the  anterior  margin  with  a  short 
perpendicular  notch  at  each  side,  the  surface  only  perceptilily  punctured,  when 
seen  under  a  strong  lens;  scutellum  short,  broader  than  long,  fulvous;  elytra 
slightly  widened  at  the  middle,  \'ery  finely,  closely  and  rather  irregularly  punctured, 
the  punctuation  nearly  obsolete  at  the  apex,  the  sides  below  the  shoulder  impressed 
with  a  rather  deep  row  of  short  punctures,  the  apex  fulvous,  this  colour  extending 
a  little  upwards  along  the  sides. 

Hah.  Timor. 

The  colour  of  the  antennae,  extremely  fine  punctuation  of  the  thorax,  and  the 
fulvous  apex  of  the  elytra  will  separate  N.   termviiata  from   any  of  its  allies. 

Nisotra  nigripes  sp.  no\ . 

Subquadrate-ovate,  black,  the  head,  thorax  and  the  basal  four  joints  of  the 
antennae  fulvous ;  thorax  very  finely  punctured,  elytra  dark  blue,  punctured  in 
irregular  rows,  the  interstices   minutely  punctate. 

Length   1   line. 

Head  broad,  imimnctate,  the  frontal  elevations  ob.solete,  antennae  extending 
to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  tlie  lower  four  joints  fulvous,  terminal  joints 
robust;  thorax  nearly  three  times  broader  tlian  long,  the  sides  straight  at  the 
base,  slightly  subangulate  before  the  middle,  the  anterior  angles  broadly  oblique, 
the  anterior  margin  with  a  very  deep  and  rather  long  j)erpendicular  groove  at 
each  side,  the  posterior  margin  with  another  but  very  narrow  and  slightly  impressed 


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groove,  the  surface  very  finely  and  sparingly  punctured  ;  scutellum  obscure  fulvous  : 
elytra  irregularly  punctured  in  double  rows,  the  interstices  minutely  punctate ; 
underside  and  legs   black. 

Ilab.   I\uby  Mines  (Hurmah).     A  single   specimen. 

I'rincipallv   distinguished  by  the  colour  of  the  underside  and   legs. 

Nisotra  brunnea  sp.  nov. 

Ovate,  fulvous,  the  apical  joints  of  the  antennae  black,  head  and  thorax 
nearly  impuuctate,  elytra  very  finely  geminate  pumtate-striate. 

Length   1 1  line. 

Head  impuuctate,  frontal  tubercles  ab.sent,  the  space  between  the  antennae 
carinate,  antennae  extending  a  little  beyond  the  base  of  the  elytra,  black,  the 
lower  five  joints  fulvous,  the  third  joint  slightly  longer  and  more  slender  than 
the  second ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  straight  at  the 
base,  rounded  before  the  middle,  with  a  narrow  margin,  the  anterior  angles  slightly 
produced  outwards,  the  surface  with  a  dee])  obliijue  groove  at  each  side  of  the 
anterior  margin,  the  posterior  one  with  a  perpendicular  notch,  the  disc  with  a  few 
minute  punctures ;  elytra  jMinted  at  the  apex,  the  shoulders  scarcely  prominent, 
the  surface  closely  and  finely  geminate,  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  with  a 
few  minute  punctures,  slightly  convex  at   the  sides. 

Hab.  Deli  (Sumatra)  and  Tenimber. 

Distinct    from   X.  hadin.    Har.   by   the   colour  of  the   antennae   and   tarsi. 

Orthaea  burmanica  sp.  nov. 

Black,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  fulvous,  thorax  finely  and  closely 
punctured,  bluish-black,  elytra  convex,  metallic  blue,  strongly  punctate-striate  in 
irregular  double   rows,  the   interstices  sparingly  punctured. 

length   li  line. 

<Jf  subcylindiical,  convex  shai>e,  the  head  broad,  impunctate,  with  a  broad 
sulcus  above  the  eyes,  labrum  piceous,  antennae  robust,  extending  to  the  nuddle 
of  the  elytra,  black,  the  basal  three  or  four  joints  fulvous,  the  third  and  fourth 
joints  equal,  thinner  and  but  slightl}'  longer  than  the  second  one,  terminal  joints 
thickened ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  angles 
acute,  thickened,  the  surface  transversely  convex,  finely  and  closely  punctured, 
the  base  with  a  very  short  indistinct  per])endicular  groove  at  each  side  ;  scutellum 
black  ;  elytra  geminate  punctate  striate,  the  interstices  very  sparingly  and  finely 
punctured  ;  underside  and  legs  black. 

Hab.  Ruby  Mines  (Burmah). 

Like  the  typical  species,  described  by  me  and  also  obtained  at  liurmah, 
0.  biirniwilica  may  be  known  by  the  sulcate  head  and  punctate-striate  elytra  ;  it 
differs  in  colour  and  the  geminate  punctate  sculpture  of  the  elytra  from 
0.   viridipenn is. 

Allomorpha  timorensis  sj).  nov. 
Narrowly   elongate,   fu.-cou.--  or   lilack,   finely   imbeseent,  the  antennae  and  legs 
fulvous ;  thorax  and  elytra  not  visibly  punctiu-ed. 
I-ength  1  to  ]  J  line. 
Mead    impunctale,   finely   pubescent,   eyes  large,    frontal  tubercles    very   small. 


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carina  acutely  rais^ed,  clvpeu^  narrowly  transverse,  obscure  fulvous,  antennae  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  tUe  elytra,  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  slightly  darker,  the  third 
joint  longer  than  the  second,  but  slightly  shorter  than  the  fourth  joint;  thorax  sub- 
quadrate,  the  sides  straight,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  surface  not  perceptibly 
])Unctured,  finely  pubescent,  dull  blackish  ;  elytra  of  the  same  colour  and  sculpture; 
legs  fulvous,  the  posterior  femora  strongly  iucrassate,  their  ai)ex  black. 

Hab.  Timor. 

This  is  the  second  species  of  the  genus  (described  by  me  in  the  Annals  of  the 
Genoa  Musevm,  1892)  ;  it  agrees  entirely  in  structural  characters,  in  the  finely 
pubescent  upper  surface,  the  want  of  anj-  perceptible  punctuation,  and  the  closed 
anterior  coxal  cavities  ;  from  A.  sericea  the  present  species  is  at  once  distinguished  by 
its  opaque  nearly  black  colour  of  the  upper  surface. 

Podontia  nigripes  sp.  no\ . 

Dark  brown,  antennae  fulvous,  the  apical  joints  darker,  thorax  with  a  few  i)unc- 
tures,  elytra  strongly  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  convex,  legs  black,  the  base  of 
t  he  femora  and  the  apex  of  the  tibiae,  fulvous. 

Length  4  to  5  lines. 

Of  broad  and  parallel  shape,  chestnut  brown,  the  head  impunctate,  the  antennae 
extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  terminal  three  joints  black 
fourth  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  preceding  one ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  straight  at  the  base,  rounded  in  front,  the  anterior  and  posterior  margin> 
with  a  perpendicular  groove  at  the  sides,  those  of  the  former  extending  nearly  to  the 
middle,  the  others  much  shoi'ter,  the  rest  of  the  surface  nearly  impunctate,  with  the 
exception  of  a  row  of  punctures  placed  at  right  angles  at  the  anterior  grooves  and  a 
few  other  punctures  near  the  base  ;  elytra  deeply  punctate-striate,  the  interstices 
impunctate  and  convex,  especially  so  at  the  sides  ;  legs  robust,  the  apex  of  all  the 
femora  and  the  base  of  the  tibiae  black;  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  riiale 
incised  at  each  side,  the  median  lobe  subquadrate,  its  apex  truncate. 

Hab.  Tenimber  ;  June,  July,  1892. 

This  species  resembles  P.  flava  Baly  and  P.  lutea  Oliv.,  but  differs  from  either  in 
the  colour  of  the  legs  and  the  strongly  convex  elytral  interstices  ;  the  thorax  in  P.  fiavo 
is  impunctate  and  differently  sculptured  ;  the  legs  in  the  present  insect  are  short  and 
robust,  and  the  posterior  femora  of  ovate  and  incrassate  shape.  There  are  ten  specimens 
before  me  all  agreeing  with  each  other. 

Lypnea(?)  nigra  sp.  nov. 

Ublong-ovate,  black,  shining,  base  of  the  antennae  fulvous,  thorax  subquadrate, 
punctured  at  the  base  only  with  a  lateral  obsolete  depression  or  transverse  groove, 
elytra  regularly  punctate-striate. 

Length  J  line. 

Similarly  shaped  to  a  species  of  Aphthona,  the  head  impunctate,  the  frontal 
elevations  narrowly  transverse,  clypeus  margined  with  testaceous,  antennae  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  four  joints  testaceous,  third  joint 
slightly  smaller  than  the  second  and  much  thinner,  following  joints  but  little  in- 
creasing in  length,  the  terminal  ones  thickened  ;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long, 
transversely  convex,  black,  shining,  the  sides  straight,  slightly  widened  toward-  the 


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apex,  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  disc  convex,  imininctate,  the  base  with  an  obsolete 
transverse  groove  at  the  sides  only,  visible  merely  in  a  certain  light,  this  portion  dis- 
tinctly punctured ;  scutellum  very  short,  transverse ;  elytra  scarcely  jjerceptibly 
depressed  below  the  base,  wider  at  that  place  than  the  thorax,  regularly  punctate- 
striate,  the  punctures  rather  strong  and  distinct  to  the  aj^ex,  the  interstices  flat 
except  at  the  sides,  where  thev  are  slightly  costate ;  posterior  femora  strongly 
iucrassate,  their  tibiae  with  a  small  si)ine,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  sUghtly 
longer  than  the  following  joint,  the  knees  slightly  stained  with  fulvous  ;  presternum 
longer  than  broad,  the  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.  Halmaheira. 

This  small  species  possesses  all  the  structural  characters  oi  Li/pnaeu  Baly,  from 
New  Guinea,  but  it  resembles  entirely  a  species  of  Aphthonu  in  shape  and  size ; 
it  is  therefore  quite  distinct  in  that  respect  to  Baly's  genus,  and  represents  probably 
an  allied  form,  especially  on  account  of  the  very  obsolete  thoracic  sulcus.  In  the 
absence  of  more  material  I  have  placed  it  provisionally  in  the  present  genus. 


Docema  apicicomis  sp.  nov. 

Oblong-ovate,  piceous,  antennae  fulvous,  the  ajiical  four  or  five  joints  black,  head 
and  thorax  fulvous,  rugosely  punctured,  elytra  piceous,  closely  and  strongly  punctured  ; 
legs  more  or  less  fulvous. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  impunctate,  fulvous,  frontal  elevations  distinct,  short,  clypeus  triangular, 
antennae  closely  apj)roached,  long  and  robust,  the  first  two  joints  thickened,  the 
following  three  joints  thinner,  of  equal  length,  the  terminal  foiu"  joints  thickened, 
black,  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra  ;  thorax  nearly  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
transversely  convex,  the  sides  straight,  obliquely  angulate  anteriorly,  the  surface 
rugosely  punctured  and  wrinkled,  with  an  ob.solete  depression  at  the  sides  near  the 
base,  fulvous  ;  elytra  convex,  subcylindrical,  closely  and  strongly  but  rather  evenly 
and  regularly  punctured,  piceous  ;  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the 
following  joints  together ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Ilab.  Martapm-a  (S.E.  Borneo). 

Docema  angnlicollis  sp.  nov. 

Obscure  piceous  or  dark  fulvous,  antennae  thin,  nearly  black,  thorax  strongly 
punctured,  the  sides  angulate  before  tlie  middle,  the  base  obsoletely  sulcate,  elytra 
very  strongly  and  closely  p\mctured. 

Length  |  line. 

Head  finely  and  sparingly  punctured,  eyes  large,  antennae  feeble,  extending  only 
a  little  beyond  the  base  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  second  and  third  joints  equal,  the 
terminal  joints  scarcely  thicker;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  transversely  convex, 
the  sides  straight,  anteriorly  obliqu(>ly  angulate  and  followed  by  another  angle  near 
t  he  middle  ;  the  surface  .strongly  and  closely  punctured  with  a  shallow  but  distinct 
transverse  groove  near  the  base;  elytra  convex,  piceous,  the  suture  more  or  less 
fulvous,  the  surface  punctured  like  the  thorax  ;  underside  and  legs  obscure  fulvous. 

JJah.  Martapura  (S.E.  Borneo). 

The  doubly  angulate  sides  of  the  thorax,  short  antennae,  and  the  di-stinct  thoracic 
sulcus  distinguishes  this  species  from  the  preceding  one. 


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Xenidea  pusilla  sp.  nov. 

Black  or  piceons,  above  metallic  blue,  antennae  (the  ajiical  joints  excepted) 
fulvous,  thorax  very  strongly  and  suljremotely  punctured,  elytra  convex,  stronglv  and 
deeply  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  convex. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  inipunctate,  metallic  lilue,  the  frontal  elevations  narrowly  olilii|ue,  joined 
in  front,  bounded  liehind  by  a  deep  oblicjue  groove,  eyes  very  large,  antennae  closelv 
ajjproached  at  the  base,  fulvous,  the  apical  joints  more  or  less  fuscons,  first  and  second 
joints  thickened,  third  thinner  but  scarcely  so  long  as  the  second  one,  apical  joints 
thickened,  the  last  one  fulvous  again,  extending  nearly  to  the  middle  of  the  elvtra  ; 
thorax  nearly  twice  as  broad  as  long,  convex,  the  sides  straight,  distinctly  angulate 
before  the  middle,  obli(]uely  shaped  from  there  to  the  apex,  posterior  margin  roundlv 
produced  at  the  middle,  the  surface  strongly  but  not  closely  punctured,  the  punctures 
irregularly  distributed,  the  base  with  a  very  obsolete  transverse  groove  ;  scutellum 
small,  black  ;  elytra  convex,  subcylindrical,  the  sides  with  a  feeble  depression  below 
the  base,  the  surface  very  strongly  and  deeply  punctate-striate,  each  elytra  with  ten 
rows  of  punctures  (including  the  short  subsutural  one),  the  interstices  rather  stronglv 
costate ;  tibiae  more  or  less  obscure  fulvous,  sometimes  the  knees  and  tarsi  of  that 
colour  only ;  posterior  tibiae  deeply  sulcate,  armed  with  a  curved  spine. 

Ifch.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Principally  distinguished  by  its  small  size. 

Xenidea  brevicornis  sp.  nov. 

Obscm-e  fulvous,  the  intermediate  joints  of  the  antennae,  black,  apical  joints 
white,  thorax  finely  and  remotely  punctured,  elytra  strongly  punctate-striate,  the 
interstices  at  the  sides  costate. 

Length  1^  line. 

Of  convex  and  parallel  shape,  entirely  fulvous,  the  head  impunctate,  the  space 
between  the  eyes  obliquely  grooved,  the  groove  bounded  by  narrow  ridges,  the  clypeus 
with  some  deep  punctures,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the 
basal  four  joints  fulvous,  the  following  ones  black,  the  apical  two  joints  whitish,  third 
and  fourth  joints  slender,  equal,  the  following  ones  dilated  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as 
long,  the  sides  straight,  slightly  narrowed  at  the  base,  obliquelv  angulate  before  the 
middle,  the  posterior  margin  produced  at  the  middle,  the  surface  with  a  small  impres- 
sion at  each  side,  finely  and  sparingly  punctured  ;  elytra  with  a  slight  depression 
below  the  base,  the  shoulders  prominent,  the  smface  deeply  and  regularly  punctate- 
striate,  the  punctures  rather  distantly  placed,  the  interstices  near  the  lateral  margin 
costate. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Smaller  than  X.  purfnireipennis  Baly,  the  general  coloration  dififerent  and  that 
of  the  antennae ;  the  same  differences  and  the  much  shoi'ter  antennae  separate  the 
species  from  any  of  its  allies. 

Chaetocnema  tenimberensis  sp.  nov. 

Below  black,  the  antennae,  anterior  legs,  and  posterior  tibiae  fulvous,  above 
aeneous,  head  and  thorax  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  elytra  stronglv  and 
regularly  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  longitudinally  costate. 

Length  f  line. 


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Head  closely  and  rather  finely  imnctured,  the  frontal  tubercles  very  small, 
labrum  black,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  third 
and  fourth  joints  thinner  than  the  following  ones,  equal,  terniiual  joints  thickened  ; 
thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  straight,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the 
surface  crowded  with  strong  iiunctures,  the  base  with  a  very  narrow  and  sometimes 
obsolete  transverse  groove,  which  is  bounded  at  the  sides  by  a  small  perpendicular 
notch,  the  basal  margin  scarcely  prominent  at  the  middle  ;  scutellum  small  ;  elytra 
with  a  very  shallow  depression  below  the  base,  only  visible  in  certain  lights,  of 
elongate  and  posteriorly  pointed  shape,  the  surface  moderately  convex,  strongly  and 
regularly  punctate-striate,  the  punctures  scarcely  smaller  than  the  space  dinding 
them,  the  interstices  longitudinally  costate,  especially  so  at  the  sides  and  apex,  at  the 
latter  place  the  punctures  disajipear  entirely,  and  only  deep  striae  are  visilile,  under- 
side blackish,  femora  jjiceous,  tibiae  more  or  less  fulvous,  the  posterior  ones  rather 
obsoletely  notched  ;  prosternum  strongly  mgose-punctate. 

Hab.  Tenimlier. 

The  costate  elytral  interstices  and  the  impressions  on  the  thorax  principally 
distinguish  this  species. 

Crepidodera  sumatrana  sii.  nov. 

Black  below,  the  head  and  thorax  fulvous,  the  latter  impuuctate,  elytra  metallic 
blue,  very  closely  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  minutely  punctured. 

Length  1  line. 

Oblong,  pointed  posterioi'ly,  head  impunctate,  fulvous,  the  tubercles  obsolete, 
labrum  black,  antennae  black,  the  lower  four  joints  fulvous,  the  third  joint  more 
slender  than  either  the  second  or  fourth,  terminal  joints  distinctly  thickened, 
extending  only  below  the  base  of  the  elytra ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  convex, 
the  sides  scarcely  rounded,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  forming  a  distinct  tooth 
before  the  middle,  the  surface  with  a  deep  transverse  sinuate  sulcus,  bounded  at  the 
sides  by  a  peqiendicular  groove,  the  space  beliind  the  sulcus  stained  with  fu.^cous, 
rest  of  the  surface  impuuctate  ;  scutelhmi  black ;  elytra  wider  at  the  base  than  the 
thorax,  pointed  at  the  apex,  the  surface  very  closely  and  semiregularly  punctured, 
the  interstices  also  closely  and  very  minutely  punctate ;  underside  and  legs  black, 
the  knees  stained  with  fulvous  ;  thorax  below  of  the  same  colour  ;  prosternum  longer 
than  broad,  obscure  piceous. 

Hah.  Sumatra.     A  single  specimen. 

GALERl'CIXAE. 
Oldes  humboldti  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  abdomen  black,  thorax  bifoveolate,  distinctly  punctured,  elytra  metallic 
blue  or  green,  strongly  subgeminate-punctate,  the  interstices  finely  punctured,  the 
lateral  margin  fulvous. 

Length  4  lines. 

Of  elongate,  medially  not  widened  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  reddish  fuhous, 
>hining,  labrum  testaceous,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra, 
entirely  fulvous,  the  apical  joints  slightly  stained  with  fuscous,  third  joint  one  half 
longer  than  the  second,  but  one  half  shorter  than  the  fourth  joint,  the  others  gradually 
shortened;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  rounded  at 
the  base,  subangulate  at  the  middle,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  produced  forwards, 


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the  surface  irregularly,  remotely,  but  distinctly  punctured,  the  sides  with  a  deep 
fovea,  a  short  transverse  depression  is  also  visible  near  the  anterior  margin  and  at  the 
base;  scutellum  fulvous;  elytra  bright  metallic  blue  or  greenish,  strongly  punctured  in 
irregular  double  rows,  the  interstices  also  finely  ]junctured,  the  lateral  margin  flattened, 
strongly  imnctured  and  of  fulvous  colour  ;  breast  and  legs  fuhous,  abdomen  Ijlack. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

This  species  can  only  be  compared  witii  0.  sabaenea  Jac,  likewise  from  Xew 
Guinea,  to  which  it  seems  closely  allied  ;  bat  in  that  species  the  terminal  joints  of 
the  antennae  are  black,  the  thorax  is  much  less  transverse  and  the  elytral  punctuation 
is  fine,  although  also  geminate;  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  are  also  piceous  in  0.  suhaenea; 
for  all  that  it  is  possible  that  0.  hv/mholdti  represents  but  a  local  variety  of  the 
other  species.     0.  limhata  Blanch,  has  entirely  differently  sculptured  elytra. 

Oides  dimidiaticornis  sp.  nov. 

Broadly  ovate,  fulvous,  the  intermediate  joints  of  the  antennae  black,  thora.x 
transverse,  finely  punctured,  the  sides  dilated,  elytra  dark  bluish,  transversely 
depressed  below  the  base,  closely  and  finely  punctured,  the  lateral  margin  obscure 
fulvous. 

liength  4  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  fulvous,  the  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  clypeus  thickened, 
transverse,  flavous,  terminal  joints  of  the  palpi  dilated,  antennae  extending  beyond 
the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  basal  and  terminal  three  joints  flavous,  the  others  black, 
third  joint  very  elongate,  slightly  longer  than  the  fourth,  the  following  joints  one  half 
the  length  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  rounded,  and  widened 
at  the  middle,  the  surface  convex,  flattened  at  the  sides,  finely  and  rather  closely 
punctured,  the  anterior  margin  deeply  concave,  the  posterior  one  nearlv  straight  ; 
.scutellum  triangular,  its  apex  pointed;  elytra  slightly  widened  towards  the  middle, 
with  a  rather  deep  but  naiTow  transverse  depression  below  the  base  and  a  broadlv 
flattened  lateral  margin  of  fulvous  colour,  the  rest  of  the  surface  dark  liluish,  closelv 
and  distinctly  punctured,  their  epipleurae  very  broad  and  concave,  continued  below 
the  middle,  the  inner  margin  placed  rather  deejily  inwards ;  legs  slender,  tibiae 
unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  two  joints,  claws 
bifid ;  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  male  with  an  intermediate  sulcate  lobe  of 
transverse  shape,  the  sides  of  the  segment  deeply  incised. 

Hah.  Celebes. 

Principally  distinguished  from  other  neai'ly  similarly  coloured  species  bj-  the  long 
third  joint  and  the  colour  of  the  antennae,  and  the  deep  depression  of  the  eh'tra.  also 
by  the  shape  of  the  thorax. 

Oides  unifasciata  sp.  nov. 

Black,  abdomen  flavous,  thorax  finely  and  clo.sely  punctured,  elytra  very  finel  v  and 
elosely  punctured,  reddish  fulvous,  a  broad  transverse  band  at  the  middle  black. 

S.  Metastemum  nanowed  and  strongly  produced  in  front,  its  ajiex  truncate. 
last  abdominal  segment  with  a  transverse  median  lobe. 

Length  5  lines. 

Broadly  ovate,  convex,  head  black,  impunctate,  shining,  clypeus  strongly  triangu- 
larly raised,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  third  joint 
slightly  shorter  than  the  fourth ;  thorax  about  three  times  broader  than  long, 
narrowed  in  front,  the  sides  rounded  at  the  base,  the  anterior  angles  distinct  but  not 

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produced,  the  surface  finely  and  closely  punctured  ;  scutellum  pale  fulvous,  longer  than 
broad  ;  elytra  scarcely  broader  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  slightly  widened  towards 
the  middle,  convex,  the  surface  punctured  like  the  thorax,  the  anterior  and  po.-terior 
third  poition,  reddish  fulvous,  the  middle  occupied  by  a  broad  black  band  extending 
across  the  elytra  to  either  margin,  the  edges  of  this  band  rather  irregular ;  underside 
flavous,  the  breast  sometimes  and  the  legs  black. 

Hnh.  Humlx)ldt  Bay  (New  (fuiuea). 

Distinct  from  any  of  its  allies  in  the  pattern  of  the  elytra,  also  in  the  pro- 
duced nietasternum,  which  nearly  resembles  the  genus  Cerochroa  although  less 
pronounced. 

Oides  suturalis  .-p.  nov. 

Black,  head  impunctate,  thorax  fla\ous,  finely  pimctured,  elytra  very  closely  and 
finely  i)unctnred,  flavous,  the  sutural  and  lateral  margins  very  narrowly  and  rather 
obscurely  piceous,  metastemum  strongly  [jroduced. 

Length  4  lines. 

Elongate,  scarcely  widened  iK)steriorly,  con\ex,  the  head  black,  impunctate, 
frontal  tubercles  transverse,  joined  in  front,  clypeus  triangular,  antennae  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  fourth  joint  double  the  length  of  the 
third,  following  joints  e(iual ;  thorax  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides  slightly 
rounded  near  the  base,  but  little  narrowed  towards  the  apex,  anterior  angles  not 
produced,  but  distinct,  surface  strongly,  but  remotely  i>unctured  ;  scutellum  broad, 
black,  its  ajjex  rounded;  elytra  darker  than  the  thorax  or  of  the  same  colour,  very 
finelv  and  closely  punctured,  the  extreme  mai'gins  very  narrowly  jjiceous,  under- 
side and  legs  black  ;  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  ma/e  with  a  medial  lobe,  the 
surface  of  which  is  concave;  metastemum  strongly  raised,  truncate  in  front. 

Hah.  Humlx)ldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

This  species  agi"ees  in  the  shape  of  the  metastemum  with  the  preceding  one, 
and  ought  jierhaps  to  be  placed  in  another  genus,  although  the  other  structural 
characters  agi'ee  with  Oides. 

Oides  clypeata  -p.  uo\. 

Black,  the  clypeus,  antennae,  thorax,  legs  and  sides  of  the  brea>t  flavous,  thorax 
minutelv  jmnctured,  elytra  bluish  or  black,  finely  and  closely  punctured. 

Length  4  to  o  lines. 

Head  black  at  the  vertex,  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations,  clypeus  and  labrum 
flavous,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra  in  the  male,  dark 
fulvous  or  flavous,  the  fourth  joint  one  half  longer  than  the  third,  the  fifth  equal  to 
the  thii'd  joint  ;  thorax  narrowly  transverse,  jparallel,  the  sides  and  the  angles  .slightlv 
rounded,  anterior  and  posterior  margin  nearly  straight,  the  surface  with  a  few  minute 
punctures  and  an  obsolete  depression  at  the  sides;  scutellum  triangular,  flavous; 
elvtra  widened  at  the  middle,  very  evenly,  closely  and  finely  punctured,  with  a  deep 
depression  below  the  shoulder  and  a  broadly  flattened  margin  ;  underside  black,  the 
sides  of  the  breast  and  the  legs  flavous,  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  7naU 
flavous  at  the  apex,  the  latter  conca\e-emarginate. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

1y;o  feraale  specimens  which  I  received  from  Dr.  Staudinger,  and  also  obtained 
in  New  Guinea,  are  larger,  have  blackish  elytra  and  fla\ous  antennae,  but  differ  in 
no  other  wav. 


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Oides  flavofasciata  -i'.  now 

Black,  the  thorax  and  the  breast  flavous,  elytra  finely  and  closely  punctured, 
Mack,  the  extreme  basal  margin  and  a  transverse  band  below  the  middle,  flavous. 

Length  3  lines. 

Of  narrow,  convex  and  scarely  widened  shape,  the  head  black,  irapuuctate,  the 
antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra  in  the  male,  black,  pubescent, 
the  third  and  fourth  joints  equal,  terminal  joints  shorter,  slightly  dilated,  the  la>t 
joint  fulvous;  thorax  very  short,  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides  rounded, 
the  anterior  margin  concave,  the  posterior  one  parallel,  the  angles  obtuse,  the  sm-face 
without  depressions,  fla\ous,  extremely  finely  punctured  ;  scutellum  flavous,  its  apex 
[liceous  ;  elytra  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the  basal  margin  and  a  narrow 
transverse  band  immediately  below  the  middle,  not  quite  extending  to  the  lateral 
margin,  flavous,  this  band  is  of  slightly  oblique  shape,  very  little  widened  at  the 
suture,  and  has  its  edges  irregularly  notched  ;  below  black,  the  breast  and  the  four 
anterior  femora  below,  fla\ous,  legs  clothed  with  yellow  pubescence,  elytral  epipleurae 
flavous,  concave. 

Hab.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

Closely  allied  in  coloration  to  0.  terininata  Jac,  but  in  that  species  the  lower 
portion  of  the  face  is  flavous,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  are  fulvous,  the  base 
of  the  elytra  is  broader  marked  with  fla\"ou^,  and  the  transverse  band  is  placed  lower 
down  and  much  wider. 

Oides  bimaculata  sii.  nov. 

Elongate,  scarcely  widened,  pale  fulvous  or  testaceous,  terminal  joints  of  the 
antennae  fuscous,  thorax  finely  punctured,  elytra  more  strongly  and  very  closely 
punctured,  each  with  a  small   black  spot  near  the  apex. 

(S.  Last  abdominal  segment  with  a  medial  transverse  flattened  lobe. 

? .  Elytra  with  a  longitudinal  costa  at  the  sides,  last  abdominal  segment 
depressed  at  each  side. 

Length  3i  to  4  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  testaceous,  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  clypeus  triangular, 
swollen,  antennae  nearly  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  pale  flavous,  the 
terminal  joints  fuscous,  the  fourth  joint  twice  the  length  of  the  third,  the  fifth  equal 
in  length  to  the  third  joint ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  of  equal  width,  the 
sides  slightly  rounded  at  the  base,  nearly  straight  from  the  middle  to  the  apex,  the 
anterior  angles  not  produced,  rather  obsolete,  surface  with  a  few  \ery  tine  punctures 
only  at  the  sides;  elytra  very  slightly  widened  at  the  middle  with  a  rather  broadly 
flattened  margin,  e.xtremely  closely  and  rather  finely  but  distinctly  punctured,  each 
elytron  with  a  small  black  sjiot  of  elongate  or  subtriangular  shajie  placed  at  the  sides 
near  the  apex,  the  suture  at  the  latter  place  is  also  obsoletely  marked  with  piceous  ; 
underside  and  legs  entirely  flavous,  the  last  abdominal  segment  in  the  maie  incised 
at  each  side,  the  median  lobe  broader  than  long,  its  apical  margin  sinuate. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Smaller  and  of  more  elongate  and  less  widened  shape  than  0.  bipaiiclatn  Fabr.  ; 
the  elytral  spot  also  small  and  generally  triangular,  the  male  with  shining  elytra 
and  with  an  indication  of  costae,  the  latter  in  the  female  very  distinct,  but  not 
extending  to  the  apex,  the  elytra  in  the  same  sex  opaque;  in  one  specimen  there 
is  an  additional  small  elytral  spot  placed  at  the  middle;  the  thorax  in  the  female 
is  also  much  more  transverse  with  stronger  rounded  siiles. 


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Oides  dohertyi  ^p.  nov. 

Obscure  ttavous,  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae  fuscous,  thorax  impunctate, 
elytra  very  finely  and  closely  j)unotured,  the  apical  third  portion  more  or  less  stained 
with  violaceous  black. 

Length  ;U  lines. 

Oblong-ovate,  widened  towards  the  middle,  the  head  imjjunctate,  palpi  swollen, 
antennae  extending  to  two-thirds  the  length  of  the  elytra,  flavous,  the  terminal  joints 
fuscous,  the  fourth  joint  double  the  length  of  the  third  and  longer  than  the  fifth  ; 
thorax  short  and  transverse,  the  sides  slightly  and  evenly  rounded,  the  middle  not 
widened,  anterior  angles  not  prominent  but  distinct,  surface  with  a  transverse 
depres.sion  at  each  side  near  the  anterior  margin,  entirely  impunctate;  apex  of 
the  scutellum  slightly  rounded ;  elytra  very  finely  and  closely  punctured,  with  a 
violaceous  black  oblong  patch  near  the  apex,  not  extending  to  the  middle,  this  spot 
sometimes  much  reduced  in  size  and  not  well  defined  at  the  margins ;  last  abdominal 
segment  of  the  male  entire,  with  a  narrow  central  groove. 

Hub.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Closely  allied  to  0.  diriiidiata  Blanch.,  0.  nigroplagiatus  Jac,  and  one  or  two 
other  species,  but  differing  in  the  long  fourth  joint  of  the  antennae,  the  much 
shorter  elytral  apical  spot,  and  its  colour. 

Aulacophora  apicipennis  sp.  nov. 

Klavous  or  fvdvous,  the  antennae  long  and  robust,  elytra  black,  very  finely 
punctured,  the  extreme  apex  flavous. 

<J.  The  last  abdominal  segment  deeply  longitudinally  sulcate. 

$  .  The  antennae  shorter  and  less  robust,  the  last  abdominal  segment  simple. 

Length  2  to  2  J  lines. 

(?.  Of  narrow  and  nearly  parallel  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  the  antennae 
extending  below  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  flavous,  the  third  joint  very  long,  slightly 
longer  than  the  fourth  and  as  long  as  the  terminal  four  joints;  thorax  twice  as  broad 
as  long,  flavous.  impunctate,  the  transverse  sulcus  deep  and  straight ;  elytra  slightly 
widened  posteriorly  without  basal  depression,  finely  punctured,  black,  the  extreme 
apex  flavous,  this  colour  extending  in  some  specimens  a  little  way  upwards  along 
the  suttire. 

Hab.  Tenimber,  June  to  Jidy. 

This  is  one  of  the  smallest  species  of  Aulacophora,  and  may  be  known  from  its 
congeners  with  black  elytra,  in  having  the  apex  of  the  latter  to  a  small  extent  of 
fulvous  colour,  and  in  the  long  and  robust  antennae. 

Aulacophora  snbcaerulea  sp.  nov. 

Dilated  posteriorly,  rufous,  the  labruin,  antennae,  the  four  anterior  legs  and  the 
posterior  tibiae  black,  thorax  finely  punctured  at  the  sides,  the  sulcus  interrupted 
medially,  elytra  bluish  black,  scarcely  perceptibly  punctured. 

^.  The  apex  of  the  last  abdominal  segment  trilobate,  its  middle  lobe  broadly 
sulcate. 

^.  The  last  abdominal  segment  slightly  emarginate  at  the  middle. 

Length  4i  lines. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 


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I  must  separate  this  species  from  A.  boisduvali  and  allied  species  on  account  of 
colour  of  the  antennae,  legs  and  elytra,  and  the  much  less  deeply  suloate  thorax,  the 
sulcus  of  which  is  broadly  interrupted  at  the  middle;  the  elytra  have  a  distinct 
basal  depression,  and  are  of  a  less  intense  black  and  less  shining  than  is  the  case  in 
A.  boisduvali ;  they  also  have  a  slight  dark  bluish  tint,  and  their  punctuation  is  onlv 
visible  with  a  strong  lens. 

Aulacophora  apicalis  Jac. 
Specimens  obtained  at  Humboldt  Bay  and  Adonara,  which  I  refer  to  this 
species  differ  in  being  much  smaller  (2  to  2J  lines),  in  having  the  disc  and  base  of  the 
thorax  sparingly  punctiu-ed  and  the  antennae  either  fulvous  or  black  ;  the  latter  organs 
extend  to  the  end  of  the  elytra  ;  the  male  inspect  has  the  anal  segment  of  the  abdomen 
trilobate,  the  intermediate  lobe  being  deeply  sulcate;  in  the  large  prominent  eyes, 
the  naiTow  elytral  epipleurae  and  other  particulars,  the  specimens  agree  with  the 
type. 

Aulacophora  militaris  sp.  no\. 

Fulvous,  the  labrum  black,  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  without  basal  depression, 
minutely  punctured,  black,  a  trans\erse  band  across  the  middle  and  the  extreme 
apex,  fulvous. 

Aberr.  The  labrum  flavous,  the  antennae  more  or  less  fuscous. 

(J.  The  trilobate  apical  segment  of  the  abdomen  with  its  middle  lobe  deeply 
longitudiually  sulcate. 

Length  2  to  2i  lines. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Closely  allied  in  coloration  to  A.  fraudulenta  Jac,  insularis  Jac,  instabilis 
Baly,  rubrozonafa  Blanch.,  and  albofasciata  Baly,  but  to  be  separated  from  eitlier 
by  being  only  half  the  size,  from  A.  fraudulenta  in  haWng  simple  not  dilated 
antennae,  and  from  the  others  in  the  male  sexual  character;  the  fulvous  band  of  the 
elytra  is  of  a  reddish  tint,  narrow,  with  its  anterior  margin  very  nearly  straight  (in 
one  specimen  it  is  concave-emarginate  near  the  suture),  and  the  posterior  one  dentate 
at  the  middle,  only  the  extreme  apex  of  the  elj'tra  are  fulvous  to  a  greater  or  smaller 
extent;  I  cannot  find  any  other  differences  in  the  aben-ation  except  the  fulvous  not 
black  labrum.  All  these  closely  allied  forms  are  however  so  variable  and  their 
separation  is  so  difficult  that  great  numliers  of  specimens  are  required  to  understand 
the  value  of  this  variation  in  regard  to  specific  distinction. 

Aulacophora  nig^roplag-iata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  closely  and  finely  punctured,  without  basal 
depression,  a  transverse  band  at  the  base  and  a  rounded  spot  near  the  ajiex,  black. 

<?.  The  third  joint  of  the  antennae  slightly  widened,  longer  than  , the  fourth, 
apical  segment  of  the  abdomen  trilobate,  the  median  lolie  longer  than  broad,  very 
slightly  concave. 

Length  2 J  lines. 

Head  flavous,  impunctate,  frontal  ele\ations  l)road,  transverse,  not  very  strongly 
raised,  labrum  and  ])al))i  fulvous,  antennae  fulvous  (the  apical  joints  .sometimes  obscure 
fuscous),  thiril  joint  longer  than  tlie  fourtli,  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  anterior  angles  deflexed,  rather  obsolete,  the  transverse  sidcus  straight,  moderately 


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(leej),  not  pxtending  to  the  lateral  margin,  the  surface  with  a  few  punotnres  near  the 
anterior  angles,  rest  of  the  disc  impunctate  ;  scutelluin  fulvous  ;  elytra  closely  punc- 
tured, the  basal  hand  occupies  about  one-third  of  their  length,  and  extends  to  the 
lateral  margin,  the  posterior  sjwt  is  oblong,  rather  large,  and  does  not  touch  either 
margin. 

Hah.   Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Closely  allied  to  A.  anal  is  Weber.  .1.  ivilsoni  Baly,  and  .1.  approximaUi  Baly. 
but  much  smaller  than  either  of  these  species,  and  differing  in  the  entirely  flavous  or 
fulvous  colour  of  the  underside  and  legs,  and  in  the  ])lane,  not  sulcate,  intermediate 
lobe  of  the  last  alxlominal  segment  in  the  male;  from  A.  auslrocahdonica,  Montr. 
the  present  s])ecies  differs  in  the  entirely  flavous  head  and  underside,  also  in  the  male 
sexual  character. 

Aulacophora  australis  Blackburn. 
Mr.  Blackburn,  in  tlie  F.   Linn.  Sue.  S.  S.  Wales,  1891,  considers  this  species 
to  ])e  but  a  variation  of  A.  analis  Weber,  which  cannot  be  the  ca.se,  since  the  antennae 
in  that  species  are   simple  in  both  sexes,  the  same  organs  having  dilated  joints  in 
A.  australis. 

Aulacophora  papuana  sp.  no\. 

Flavous,  antennae  (the  basal  joints  excepted),  the  labrum,  the  ai)ex  of  tibiae  and 
the  tarsi  black,  thorax  and  scutelliim  flavous,  elytra  black,  finely  ijunctured.  abdomen 
and  pygidium  partly  or  entirely  black. 

(J.  Last  abdominal  segment  trilobate,  the  intermediate  lobe  not  longer  than 
broad,  its  surface  flat  with  a  slight  transverse  groove. 

Length  2  to  2^  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  flavous,  labrum  black,  antennae  extending  nearly  to  the  end 
of  the  elytra,  black  or  fuscous,  the  basal  three  joints  more  or  less  stained  with  flavous, 
third  and  fourth  joints  equal  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  ti-ansverse  sulcus 
straight,  extending  to  the  sides,  the  latter  sliglitly  angulate  before  the  middle,  surface 
with  a  few  fine  punctures  anteriorly  only  ;  scutellum  flavous;  elytra  not  depressed 
below  the  base,  shining,  black,  finely  and  somewhat  regularlv  punctured  in  rows; 
underside  finely  jiuhescent. 

Hah.  .Andai  (Xew  Guinea). 

I  am  obliged  to  sejiarate  tliis  sjiecies  from  several  others  nearly  similarly 
coloured  on  account  of  the  partly  black  tibiae  and  tarsi,  abdomen  and  pygidium  ;  it 
is  much  smaller  than  A .  nigrivestris  Boisd.  with  which  it  otherwise  nearly  agrees,  and 
differs  from  that  sjiecies  also  in  the  black  ])ygidium  and  labrum. 

Sastra  metallescens  sp.  nov. 

obscure  testaceous,  tlie  tibiae  l)lack,  antennae  obscure  fulvous,  tliorax  de])ressed  .-it 
the  sides  and  middle,  strongly  punctured,  subangulate  at  the  sides,  elytra  finely  and 
closely  punctured,  finely  pube.scent,  with  a  metallic  greenish  gloss. 

Length  4  lines. 

Of  robust,  convex  shape,  the  head  impundate,  frontal  elevations  feebly  raised, 
cly])pus  plane,  eyes  large,  paljii  filiform,  the  terminal  joint  ovate,  antennae  very 
slender,  nearly  as  long  as  the  body,  fulvous,  the  third  joint  .slightly  longer  than  the 
fourth  and  the  longest ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  widened  and  obtusely 


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aiignlate  before  tlie  middle,  from  there  to  the  base  slightly  narrowed,  the  ^nigles 
acute  but  not  produced,  the  surface  with  a  trausverse,  obliijue  and  rather  deep 
depression  at  the  sides,  and  a  longitudinal  posteriorly  widened  sulcus  at  the  middle, 
strongly  and  rather  closely  ])unctured,  shining  ;  scutelluni  longer  tlian  broad, 
puliescent  ;  elytra  convex,  very  tinely,  closely  and  evenly  )]unctured,  clothed  with 
rather  long  but  thin  whitish  [lubescence;  tibiae  fuscous,  first  joint  of  the  posterioi' 
tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  two  joints,  claws  bitid,  anterior  coxal  cavities  ojieii. 

Hoi).   Martapura  (S.K.  Borneo). 

The  obtusely  angulate  thorax,  the  fine  elytral  punctuation,  and  I  he  slight  mctallir 
gloss  of  the  elytra  will  help  to  distinguish  this  species. 

Sastra  bicostata  sp.  no\. 

Obscure  testaceous,  the  antennae,  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  thorax  deei)ly  liifoveolate, 
rugosely  punctured,  the  sides  angulate,  elytra  metallic  greenish,  the  sides  purplish, 
finely  pubescent  and  closely  punclured.  the  sides  with  two  longituilinal  costae. 

Length  41  lines. 

Of  posteriorly  widened  shape,  the  head  testaceous  rugose  at  the  vertex,  frontal 
tubercles  strongly  raised,  trigonate,  eyes  large,  clypeus  deflexed,  swollen,  testaceous, 
palpi  slender,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  basal 
joint  testaceou.s,  third  joint  twice  as  long  as  the  fourth  joint  ;  thorax  scarcely  twice  as 
broad  as  long,  obscure  fulvous,  the  sides  angulate  before  the  middle,  the  disc  with  a 
deep  lateral  fovea  and  a  longitudinal  groove  at  the  midiUe,  rather  strongly  rugosely 
punctured,  anterior  angles  tuberculiform  ;  scutellum  bi'oad,  testaceous  ;  elvtra  rather 
flattened,  narrowed  near  the  base,  obscurely  depressed  below  the  latter,  the  surface 
very  closely,  tinely.  and  somewhat  rugosely  punctured,  clotlied  with  thin  greyisli 
pubescence,  the  sides  with  a  short  costa  at  the  middle  and  another  from  the  slioulder 
nearly  to  the  apex,  the  .space  in  front  of  the  outside  costa  jierpeudicularly  deflexed  ; 
elytral  epipleurae  fulvous,  abdomen  and  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  blackish  ;  first  joint  of 
the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  Ihn'i'  joints  together. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

Closely  allied  to  S.  codcUipennis  .Jac.  l)ut  differing  in  the  rugose  surface  of  the 
thorax,  and  in  having  two  instead  of  three  elytral  costae.  which  are  not  joined,  but 
run  parallel  to  each  other,  the  inner  one  commencing  a  little  before  the  middli',  and 
neither  extending  ijuite  to  the  ajiex. 

Galerucella  amboinensis  >p.  nov. 

Pale  fuscous  or  testaceous,  finely  sericeous,  the  intermediate  joints  of  the 
antennae  black,  thorax  transverse,  finely  punctured,  obsoletely  depressed  laterally, 
elytra  clothed  with   silkv  pubescence,  each  elytron   witli  a  short    costa  at   the   liase. 

Length  3  lines. 

Of  nearly  parallel  shape,  the  head  scarcely  perceptibly  liiunci  un-il.  the  frontal 
tubercles  and  the  carina  distinct,  antennae  slender,  extending  beyond  tlie  middle 
of  the  elytra,  the  basal  two  and  the  apical  fom-  joints  pale  fulvous,  the  others  black. 
the  third  joint  more  than  twice  the  length  of  the  second,  but  shorter  than  the  fourth 
joint;  tliorax  twice  as  liroad  as  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  subaugulate  before  the 
middle,  tlie  disc  finely  pubescent,  with  a  shallow  depression  at  each  side;  elytra 
densely  clotlied  with  fine  sericeous  yellowish  pubescence,  very  obsoletely  longitu- 
dinally  sulcate,  with  a  short   costa  at  the  middle  of  the  base;  the  first  joint  of  the 


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posterior  tarsi  nearly  as  long  as  the  following  joints  together,  claws  hitid,  the 
anterior  eoxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.  Amlioina. 

The  colour  of  the  antennae,  scarcely  impressed  tiiorax,  and  the  short  elytra  costae 
distinguish  well  this  species. 

Galerucella  wallacei  Haly. 
Testaceous,  eh-tra  fuscous,  finely  sericeous,  mandibulae  robust,  the  head  with  one, 
the  thorax  with  three  fuscous  spots,  elytra   clothed  with  greyish   |>ubescence,  finely 
coriaceous. 

Letigth  4^  to  5  lines. 

Of  broad,  robust,  and  rather  convex  shajie,  the  head  broad,  minutely  punctured  at 
the  vertex,  the  latter  with  a  round  fuscous  spot,  frontal  tubercles  distinct,  transversely 
oblique,  clypeus  triangularly  raised,  mandibles  robust,  the  apex  angulate,  labruui 
transverse  with  a  row  of  punctures,  antennae  extending  a  little  below  the  middle  of 
the  elytra,  fuscous,  the  basal  three  joints  testaceous,  third  joint  slightly  longer  than 
the  fourth,  the  apical  three  joints  thinner  than  the  intermediate  ones;  thorax  twice 
and  a  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  angulate  at  the  middle,  the  angles  obtuse,  the 
surface  finely  pubescent,  witli  a  transverse  broad  but  rather  shallow  dejiression 
extending  across  the  entire  disc,  testaceous  without  perceptible  pubescence,  the  sides 
and  the  middle  with  a  round  fuscous  spot  ;  elytra  entirely  clothed  with  fine  yellowish 
grey  pubescence,  opaque ;  underside  and  legs  testaceous,  tarsi  fuscous,  anterior  coxal 
cavities  opeu. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  ( i  ninea). 

The  size, robust  mandibles,  and  the  absence  of  any  visible  punctuation  disi  inguisbes 
this  species  ;  in  some  specimens  the  labrum  and  the  a|)ex  of  the  mandiblo  aic  black. 
I  have  given  here  a  more  detailed  description  of  this  species  than  the  author,  for  its 
better  recognition. 

Galerucella  marginipennis  >p.  nov. 

Obscure  testaceous,  fiuelv  pubescent,  the  antennae  (the  basal  joints  excepted)  and 
two  spots  on  the  thorax,  black  ;  elytra  obscure  fulvous,  the  li!\se  and  a  lateral  stripe, 
obscure  fuscous,  the  lateral  margins  testaceous,  tarsi  black. 

Length  3  to  3i  lines. 

Of  rather  convex,  l)road  and  posteriorly  slightly  widened  shape,  the  head  testaceous,^ 
.scarcely  perceptibly  punctured,  the  frontal  elevations  small  and  indistinct,  the 
antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  three  joints  more 
or  less  testaceous,  the  fourth  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  third;  thorax  more  than 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  .sides  rounded  at  the  middle,  the  angles  obsolete,  the 
surface  very  finely  and  closely  rugose-punctate,  with  a  shallow  depression  and  a 
blackish  spot  at  each  side,  finely  pubescent  ;  scutellum  black ;  elytra  \ery  finely 
rugose  and  pimctm-ed;  clothed  with  short  greyish  pubescence,  obscure  pale  fulvous, 
the  basal  margin  and  a  posteriorly  narrowed  stripe  at  the  sides  (more  or  less  distinct) 
fuscous;  this  stripe  extends  from  the  shoulder  to  the  >utural  angle:  extreme  apex  of 
the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  black. 

Hah.  llalmaheira. 

Although  closely  allied  to  several  other  species,  the  present  one  may  be  principally 
distinguisheil  by  the  coloration  of  the  thorax,  the  latter  segment   having  only  two 


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spots  instead  of  the  usual  three,  and  being  impressed  with  a  shallow  fovea  at  the 
sides  only,  none  being  seen  at  the  middle,  and  by  the  coloration  of  the  elytra  and 
tarsi :  the  female  insect  is  of  a  more  posteriorly  widened  shape  than  the  other  sex. 


Diorhabda  inconspicua  >i>.  nov. 

Obscure  testaceous,  finely  pubescent,  head  with  one,  thorax  with  three  longitudinal 
piceous  marks,  elytra  fuscous,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  finely  rugose,  the  vertex  with  an  obscure  fuscous  or  piceous  spot,  frontal 
elevations  rather  obsolete,  transverse,  clypeus  raised,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to 
the  middle  of  the  elytra,  rather  robust,  testaceous,  the  apex  of  each  joint  fuscous,  the 
third  joint  one  half  longer  than  the  second,  the  fourth  twice  as  long  as  the  third  and 
tiie  longest ;  thorax  rather  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  finely  rugose-punctate 
and  pubescent,  the  sides  rounded  at  the  middle,  the  surface  obsoletely  transversely 
sulcate,  an  obscure  longitudinal  band  at  the  sides  and  at  the  middle,  fuscous  ;  elytra 
clothed  with  very  short  and  fine  greyish  pubescence,  brownish  fuscous,  very  finely 
rugose,  the  shoulders  stained  with  fuscous  ;  underside  and  legs  testaceous,  the  breast 
with  a  dark  greenish  tint  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed. 

Hab.  Tenimber. 

A  species,  principally  distinguishe<I  by  its  comparatively  small  size. 


Coelocrania  inalayana  sp.  nov. 

Pale  fuscous,  finely  pubescent,  head  and  thorax  shining,  the  latter  with  two 
transverse  depre.ssions,  impubescent,  elytra  finely  coriaceous,  clothed  with  yellowish 
pubescence,  claws  appendiculate. 

Length  2|  to  3  lines. 

Elongated,  slightly  widened  posteriorly,  head  pei'pendicular,  scarcely  punctured 
on  the  vertex,  frontal  tubercles  in  shape  of  narrow  semicircular  ridges,  the  lower 
portion  of  the  face  forming  a  single  piece  with  the  front,  smooth,  shining  and  extend- 
ing between  the  antennae,  its  lower  edge  straight,  antennae  two-thirds  the  length  of 
the  elytra,  obscure  fulvous,  the  third  joint  \ery  elongate  and  longer  than  any  of 
the  others ;  thorax  scarcely  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  nearlj'  straight,  the 
angles  not  produced  but  distinct,  the  surface  smooth  and  shining,  nearly  impunctate, 
with  a  broad  transverse  sulcation  anteriorly  and  another  smaller  one  at  the  base, 
interrupted  laterally,  the  posterior  angles  also  preceded  liv  a  distinct  depression  ; 
scutellum  subquadrate,  its  apex  truncate,  pubescent  ;  elytra  very  finely  wrinkled  or 
coriaceous,  clothed  with  short  yellowish  pubescence,  their  epipleurae  continued  to  the 
apex  ;  tibiae  unarmed,  the  fir.st  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  rather  longer  than  the 
following  joints  together;  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.  Celebes. 

This  species  is  the  second  of  the  genus  known  to  nie  ;  it  agrees  in  all  structural 
characters  with  the  type  from  New  Guinea  described  liy  uie  in  the  Genoa  Aii^ials, 
188().  The  structure  of  the  head,  unique  amongst  the  Galeritclnue,  the  smooth 
thorax  and  pubescent  elytra,  in  connection  with  the  appendiculate  claws,  form  a 
number  of  characters  which  will  distinguish  this  genus. 


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Lupenis  metallicus  -p.  nov. 

Metallic  blue  or  green,  the  antennae,  tibiae  and  tar-i  black,  thorax  sparingly  and 
tinelv  punctured;  elytra  bright  cupreous,  closely  and  distinctly  jjunctured  and 
obsoletely  longitudinally  sulcate ;  abdomen  fulvous. 

Length  2  to  3  lines. 

Of  elongate,  posteriorly  slightly  widened  shape,  I  lie  head  ini))uuctate,  violaceous 
or  purplish,  the  frontal  tubercles  .small  but  strongly  i-ai.sed,  labrum  and  palpi  black,  the 
latter  slender,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  uf  the  elytra,  black,  the  fourth 
joint  distinctly  longer  than  the  third  one,  the  following  joints  equal  ;  thorax  nearly 
(juadrate,  rather  convex,  the  sides  rounded,  the  surface  finely  and  sparingly  punctured, 
purplish  or  metallic  blue  ;  scutellum  purplish,  its  apex  slightly  rounded  ;  elytra 
broader  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  very  slightly  depre.ssed  below  the  base,  bright 
cupreous,  e.xtremely  close  and  more  distinctly  jiunctured  than  the  thorax,  with  traces 
of  longitudinal  sulcations  at  the  posterior  portion,  their  epipleurae  broad,  continued 
below  the  middle ;  the  breast  and  the  femora  metallic  blue  or  green  ;  ixjsterior 
tibiae  mucronate,  their  first  tar.sal  joint  as  long  as  the  following  two  joints  together, 
claws  a|)])endiculate  ;  the  anterior  coxal  cavities  open  ;  alnlomen  fulvous  or  flavous. 

//('/(.   Sumbawa. 

Luperus  excavatus  sp.  now 

Fulvous,  the  antennae  and  tlie  tarsi  nearlv  black,  thorax  with  an  obsolete  depres- 
sion, impunetate,  elytra  very  finely  punctured,  fulvous,  a  transverse  spot  or  band  at 
the  base  and  the  (losterior  half  more  or  le.ss  piceous. 

S.  The  last  abdominal  segment  with  a  verv  deep  oblong  excavation,  stained 
with  black. 

Length  1  to  1.',  line. 

Head  imijunctate,  fulvous,  eves  large,  frontal  tubercles  distinct,  transverse, 
labrum  dark,  [jaljii  lilack.  scarcely  thickened,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  piceous.  the  basal  joints  more  or  less  fulvous,  the  second  joint  small,  the  third 
one  half  longer,  the  fourtli  as  long  as  the  preceding  two  joints  together,  the  following 
joints  rather  thickened  ;  thorax  about  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  slightly 
rounded,  the  angles  obtuse,  the  surface  with  an  obsolete  depression  at  each  side, 
impunetate,  fulvous  ;  scutellum  obscure  piceous  ;  elytra  scarcely  perceptibly  punctured, 
fulvous,  a  narrow  transverse  band  at  the  base  and  the  entire  jjosterior  half  ob.scure 
piceous,  their  epipleurae  entirely  obsolete  below  the  middle ;  legs  slender,  tibiae 
mucronate,  the  first  joint  of  the  po.sterior  tarsi  longer  than  the  following  joints 
together,  claws  appendiculate ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.  Tenimber,  .lune,  ,)uly. 

The  iiiale  of  this  small  sjjecies  is  much  di-^tinguished  by  the  very  deej)  and  large 
excavation  of  the  last  abdouunal  segment  whicli  occupies  half  of  the  entire  abdomen  ; 
the  edges  of  this  excavation  are  raised  and  acute,  and  the  ajiex  is  trunciite ;  in  the 
fe'iiude  the  same  part  is  simjile  :  the  ;il>donien  in  Imtli  sexes  is  stained  with  jiiceous  at 
the  base  and  at  the  apex. 

Luperodes  obesa  sp.  nov. 
Ovate,  widened  posteriorly,  piceous.  lower  jiortion  of  tlic  face,  the  antennae  and 
the   legs   more  or   less  flavous,  thorax    l)lack.  strongly  ]>unctureil,  elytra  convex  and 
widened  at  the  middle,  black,  punctured  like  the  tliorax. 


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I>ength  f  to  1  line. 

Head  impunctate,  entirely  or  partly  flavous,  the  eyes  very  large,  oeeupying 
the  greater  part  of  the  sides,  the  intermediate  space  very  narrow,  clypeus  smooth, 
antennae  very  closely  approached,  flavous,  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra, 
the  first  joint  very  long  and  slender,  the  second  and  third  small,  equal,  the  fourth 
elongate;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  transversely  convex,  the  sides  rounded,  the 
anterior  angles  oblique,  [josterior  and  anterior  margin  not  produced,  the  surface 
without  depression,  closely  and  strongly  punctiired  ;  elytra  without  depression,  convex, 
slightly  ((?)or  strongly  (5)  widened  towards  the  middle,  closely  and  strongly 
punctured  ;  underside  piceous,  tibiae  more  or  less  flavous  at  the  base,  tarsi  entirely 
of  that  colour,  the  first  joint  of  tlie  posterior  tarsi  very  long,  mucronate ;  anterior 
coxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Kay  (New  (iuiuea). 


Luperodes  variabilis  sji.  no\. 

P'ulvous,  thorax  subi]uadratp.  impunctate,  elytra  finelv  i)unctured,  fulvous  or 
black. 

Var.  (a).  Elytra  black,  the  base  more  or  less  fulvous. 

Var.  (6).  Elytra  fulvous,  the  sides  black. 

Length  2J  to  3  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations  indistinct,  antennae  extending  to  two- 
thirds  the  length  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  fourth  and  following  joints  stained  with 
fuscous  at  the  apex,  the  third  joint  shorter  than  the  fourth  :  thorax  about  one  half 
broader  than  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded  as  well  as  the  posterior  margin,  the 
angles  obtuse,  the  surface  impunctate;  elytra  slightly  widened  posteriorly,  with  a 
very  obsolete  depression  below  the  base,  extremely  finely  punctured,  entirely  fulvous, 
black,  or  with  diflferent  amount  of  either  colour,  their  ejiipleurae  continued  below 
the  middle;  the  first  joint  of  the  jjosterior  tarsi  longer  than  the  following  joints, 
tibiae  mucronate. 

Hah.  Celebes,  Talaut,  Sangir. 

Of  less  convex  shape  than  L.  praexistus  Motsch.,  and  differing  from  that  species 
in  the  colour  of  the  antennae,  the  more  square-shaped  thorax,  and  the  depression  and 
coloration  of  the  elytra. 

Eumoea  fulvicollis  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  vertex  of  the  head,  the  antennae  and  legs  black,  thorax  fulvous, 
deeply  bifoveolate,  nearly  iin])unctate,  elytra  black,  closely  punctured,  the  base 
depressed  below,  the  sides  with  three  longitudinal  costae. 

Length  81  lines. 

Head  inqmnctate.  the  vertex  black,  the  clypeus  testaceous,  strongly  .swollen_ 
palpi  piceous,  antennae  lilack  (the  last  thr(>e  joints  wanting),  the  third  joint  more 
than  twice  as  long  as  the  second  joint,  equal  to  the  fourth  in  length ;  thorax 
transverse,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  disc  with  a  dee]i  lateral  fovea  or  sulcation 
which  is  interrupted  at  the  middle,  with  a  few  very  fine  jiunctures,  shining,  fulvous; 
scutellum  fulvous,  broad,  its  apex  rounded;  elytra  widened  ])0.steriorly,  with  a  distinct 
lateial  rather  broad  margin,  dejiressed  below  the  base,  closely  and  finely  ininctured, 
black,  the  sides  with  three  longitudinal  costae,  the  intermediate  one  of  which  extend- 


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to  the  fhoulder,  the  others  are  iibbreWated  in  front,  and  none  extend  to  the  apex; 
underside  fulvous,  legs  black. 

Hnh.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

I  onlv  know  the  female  of  this  species,  of  which  a  single  example  is  before  me. 


Eumoea  viridiornata  >y.  nov. 

Elongate,  metallic  green,  the  antennae  and  tarsi  dark  purplish,  head  and  thorax 
imjjunctate,  the  latter  deeply  bifoveolate,  elytra  finely  punctured,  fulvous,  the 
extreme  base,  the  apex  more  or  less  and  the  lateral  margin  at  the  base,  metallic 
green. 

Var.  Klytra  fulvous,  the  basal  margin  metallic  green  only. 

Length  4  lines. 

Head  broad,  metallic  green  or  purplish,  impunctate,  clypeus  flavous,  labrum 
black,  frontal  tubercles  trigonate,  strongly  raised,  antennae  extending  nearly  to  the 
end  of  the  elytra,  dark  pur|]lish,  the  third  joint  shorter  than  the  fourth,  the  following 
of  nearly  equal  length,  apical  joints  thinner  and  shorter;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as 
long,  the  anterior  margin  deeply  concave,  the  sides  slightly  con.strieted  at  the  base, 
subangulately  widened  before  the  middle,  the  angles  tuberculiform,  the  .surface 
deeply  transversely  sulfate,  imi>unctate,  the  sides  with  a  deep  round  fovea,  bright 
metallic  green  with  a  slight  pmplish  gloss,  scutellum  not  longer  than  broad,  its  ai)ex 
rounded,  metallic  green  ;  elytra  slightly  depressed  below  the  base,  fulvous,  the  basal 
margin  connected  with  a  narrow  lateral  stripe  extending  below  the  shoulder  and  the 
apex,  metallic  green,  the  suture  at  the  base  is  also  of  the  .same  colour  for  a  short 
distance  ;  the  four  anterior  femora  more  or  less  fulvous  below,  rest  of  the  legs  and 
the  imderside  metallic  green. 

llah.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Momaea  costatipennis  sp.  uov. 

Klavous,  the  lower  jiart  of  the  face,  the  antennae,  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  thorax 
with  deep  lateral  and  medial  sulci,  elytra  i)nrplish  violaceous,  finely  punctured,  the 
sides  with  a  longitudinal  co.sta  (5)  or  without  costa  (j). 

Length  3  to  3|  lines. 

Head  impunctate  at  the  vertex,  the  latter  flavous,  clypeus  and  liibrum  lilack, 
frontal  tubercles  strongly  developed,  black,  antennae  two-thirds  the  length  of  the 
bwlv,  black,  third  joint  double  the  length  of  thefourth  ;  thorax  transverse,  the  sides 
obsoletely  angulate  liefore  the  middle,  the  disc  deeply  transversely  sulcate  at  the 
sides,  and  longitudinally  grooved  at  the  middle,  impunctate,  with  the  e.xception  of 
a  few  punctures  near  the  anterior  angles,  shining,  flavous;  scutellum  flavous;  elytra 
with  a  depression  below  the  base,  and  another  more  obsolete  one  below  the  middle, 
finely  and  closely  jjunctured,  the  sides  with  a  longitudinal  costa  from  the  shoulder 
to  below  the  middle;  underside  and  the  femora  flaxous,  tilnae  and  tarsi  fuscous  or 
black. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Hay  and  Andai  (Xew  Guinea). 

Distinct  from  M.  viridlpennin  Baly  and  .)/.  gracilis  I)n\iv.  by  the  costate  elytra, 
from  the  former  al.so  by  theii-  colour,  the  smaller  size  and  fulvous  femora,  and  from 
M.  gracilis  by  the  fine  inuictuation  of  the  elytra;  in  one  specimen  (the  sex  of  which 
1  cannot  determine,  but  which  is  probabh'  a  male)  the  elytra  have  no  costa. 


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Pseudoscelida  gen.  nov. 

Elongate,  antennae  in  tlie  'nude  \ery  long  and  slender,  clothed  with  lung  hairs, 
thorax  subquadrate,  deflexed  in  front,  obsoletely  foveolate,  elytra  .shining,  finely 
punctured,  their  epipleiu'ae  prolonged,  leg.s  slender,  tibiae  unarmed,  the  first  joint 
of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  joints  together;  claws  ajjprndiculate. 
anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

The  long  and  pube.scent  antennae  in  the  male,  the  hairs  of  which  are  not  closely 
adpressed,  but  form  long  projecting  fringes,  resemble  those  of  H>/phaenia,  but  in 
that  genus  the  anterior  coxal  cavities  are  closed  ;  from  Mimadra  the  present  genus 
diSers  in  the  shape  of  the  thorax,  which  is  deflexed  anteriorly,  resembling  C'erophysa 
in  that  respect,  and  has  only  two  obscure  foveae,  instead  of  being  sulcate  at  the  entire 
surface;  the  genus  will  enter  the  twelfth  group  of  Chapuis'  arrangement,  the 
SeelidirKK. 

Pseudoscelida  pallida  sp.  nov. 

Pale  testaceous,  the  antennae,  tibiae,  tarsi,  and  the  breast  black,  thorax  and 
elytra  scarcely  perceptibly  pnnctttred,  shining. 

(J.  Antennae  as  long  as  the  body. 

V .  Antennae  much  shorter,  scarcely  pubescent. 

Length  2  to  3  lines. 

(J.  Head  impunctate,eyes  very  large,occupying  the  entire  sides, closely  approached, 
clypeus  rather  strongly  raised,  ])alpi  robust,  antennae  as  long  as  the  body,  black,  the 
fir.st  joint  elongate,  the  second  extremely  short,  the  following  joints  long,  equal, 
furnished  with  long  projecting  hairs ;  thorax  scarcely  broader  than  long,  the  side^ 
.straight,  deflexed  anteriorly,  the  surface  with  two  shallow  foveae,  which  nearly  unite 
at  the  middle,  impunctate ;  scutellum  broad ;  elytra  only  visibly  punctured  when 
seen  under  a  very  strong  lens,  pale,  testaceous,  like  the  rest  of  the  upper  surface  ;  the 
breast,  tibiae,  and  tarsi  black. 

Hab.  Martapura  (S.E.  Borneo). 

Atysa  afSnis  sp.  nov. 

Black,  thorax  scarcely'  depressed,  hnely  rugose,  elytra  finely  pubescent  and 
coriaceous,  obsctire  fulvous,  the  apical  portion  black. 

?  .  Elytra  with  three  longitudinal  costae. 

Length  2^  to  3i  lines. 

Of  narrow  parallel  shape,  the  head  broad,  finely  rugose,  the  antennae  nearly 
extending  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  terminal  four  joints  obscure  fulvous, 
third  joint  very  long,  slightly  longer  than  the  fourth,  the  intermediate  joints  slightly 
widened,  terminal  joints  thinner  ;  thorax  transverse,  very  .slightly  sulcate,  finely  rugose 
throughout,  black,  sometimes  partly  fulvous,  the  sides  slightly  widened  and  rounded 
before  the  middle ;  scutellum  fulvous  ;  elytra  finely  pubescent  and  rugose,  obscure 
fulvous,  the  apical  third  portion  black,  the  anterior  edge  of  this  colour  concave,  and 
extending  a  little  way  ujiwards  at  the  suture. 

Hab.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

Evidently  very  closely  allied  to  A.  tenniiiaUs  Baly  (of  which  a  two-line  descri lo- 
tion is  given  by  the  author),  and  of  the  same  coloration,  but  smaller,  the  antennae 
with  paler  terminal  joints,  the  thorax  scarcely  sulcate  and  more  finely  rugose,  and  the 
dark  apical  portion  of  the  elytra  differently  separated  from   the  fulvous  part.     In 


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A.  tenninalis  the  dark  line  of  seiiaration  is  convex  ;  here  it  is  concave,  and  ertend>  a 
little  way  upwards  along  the  suture;  the/e)»a/e  is  of  larger  size,  the  thorax  is  more 
distinctlv  depressed  at  the  sides,  the  scutellum  is  darker,  and  the  elj'tra  have  three 
thinly  raised  costae,  placed  at  equal  distances  but  not  quite  extending  to  the  apex  ; 
the  antennae  are  also  shorter,  and  the  anterior  til)iae  are  slightly  stained  with  fulvous. 

Cynorta  facialis  Baly. 
Of  this  species  a  male  and  female  sjiecimen  were  obtained  by  Mr.  Doherty,  at 
Tameang  Lajang,  Borneo.  Haly  did  not  know  the  female  insect.  It  differs  firom  the 
other  sex  in  the  shape  of  the  clypeus,  which,  instead  of  being  impre.ssed  at  its  upper 
half  by  a  deep  fovea  in  the  'iwdf.,  is  here  raised  into  a  sharp  ridge.  In  other  respects 
the /ewMife  agrees  with  the  m»le  except  in  having  shorter  antenniie  ;  in  Kaly's  type 
these  were  incomplete.  In  tlie  specimen  before  me  (c?)  they  extend  nearly  to  the  end 
of  the  elytra,  are  entirely  fulvous,  and  have  all  the  joints,  with  the  excei>tion  of  the 
small  second  one,  of  very  nearly  e(|ual  length  ;  the  thorax  is  given  as  impunctate  by 
the  author;  in  the  Boniean  specimen  some  fine  punctures  are  visible  anteriorly  ;  the 
apical  elytral  sjwt  is  also  not  black,  as  described,  but  of  a  dark  violaceous  tint. 

Cynorta  lateralis  sp.  no\ . 

Elongate,  fulvous,  the  breast  and  abdomen  bluish  black  ;  thorax  finely  punctured, 
bi-impressed  ;  scutellum  black ;  elytra  closely  and  finely  punctured,  with  some  depres- 
sions, the  sides  below  the  middle  and  the  apex  greenisli  black. 

Length  3  to  3i  lines. 

Of  elongate  and  depressed  sliape,  the  head  impunctate,  tiie  frontal  tubercles 
strongly  raised,  clypeus  triangularly  raised,  antennae  fulvous,  very  slender,  extending 
nearly  to  the  end  of  the  elytra;  thorax  longer  than  broad,  suhjuadrate,  the  sides 
slightly  narrowed  at  the  base,  the  surface  extremely  finely  and  ratlier  sparinglv  punc- 
tured, with  two  fovea  at  the  middle  of  the  disc;  scutellum  black;  elytra  with  an 
obsolete  oblique  depression  at  the  base  and  another  of  elongate  shape  near  the  suture 
below  the  middle,  closely,  finely,  but  more  distinctly  ])unctured  than  the  thorax, 
fulvous,  the  sides  below  the  middle  with  a  greenish  black  band,  which  widens  and 
extends  to  the  apical  angles  ;  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  very  elongate. 

Hah.  Sumbawa. 

Distinct  by  the  black  breast  and  abdomen  and  the  shape  of  the  elytral  band. 
There  seem  to  be  only  female  specimens  before  me. 

Cynorta  longicornis  sp.  nov. 

Piceous,  head,  thorax,  and  the  legs  fulvous,  antennae  longer  than  the  body  (J), 
elytra  closely  punctured,  fulvous,  the  sides  with  a  greenish  black  band  from  the 
shoulder  to  the  apex. 

Length  2i  lines. 

Narrowly  elongate,  the  head  impunctate,  the  vertex  with  a  slight  purplish  gloss, 
antennae  extending  beyond  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  fuscous,  the  basal  joints  obscure 
fulvous,  the  intennediate  joints  slightly  curved;  thorax  rather  longer  than  broad, 
very  finely  punctured  and  granulate,  with  a  slight  purplish  gloss,  obsoletelv  bi- 
impressed  at  the  di.sc;  scutellum  fulvous;  elytra  very  closely  and  distinctly  punctuied, 
fidvous,  the  sides  occupied  by  a  i»steriorly  widened  greenish  black  band  extending  to 
the  apex ;  breast  and  abdomen  more  or  less  piceous,  legs  fulvous. 

Hah.  Sumbawa. 


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Cynorta  basalis  >p.  uov. 

Flavous,  tlie  lireast  and  alidoineu  bluish  black,  thorax  not  longer  than  broad,  bi- 
impressed,  elytra  obsoletely  costate  and  closely  iiunctured,  fulvous,  the  basal  and 
lateral  margins  greenish  black. 

Length  2i  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  antennae  Havous,  extending  slightly  beyond  the  elytra  ;  thorax 
subquadrate,  flavous,  finely  granulate,  and  with  a  few  fine  punctures,  the  disc  foveolate 
at  each  .side;  elytra  with  traces  of  thin  longitudinal  costae,  closely  punctured,  the  dark 
greenish  black  band  occuiJying  the  base,  the  sides,  and  apex. 

Hah.  Pura  I.  (between  Alor  and  Pantar),  October  1891. 

The  thorax  is  not  so  long  as  in  the  preceding  .species,  and  the  elytra  are  differently 
sculptured  and  coloured.     A  single  specimen. 

Cynorta  granulata  sp.  no\-. 

Black,  the  femora  testaceous,  thorax  finely  granulate  and  punctured,  nearly  black, 
bifoveolate,  elytra  greenish  aeneous,  semi-regularly  punctured,  the  interstices  slightly 
convex  and  finely  granulate. 

Length  li  line. 

Head  impunctate,  finely  granulate  at  the  vertex,  the  latter  metallic  greenish, 
frontal  elevations  obsolete,  lower  portion  of  the  face  with  a  semicircular  ridge,  elypeus 
triangularly  raised,  labrum  fulvous,  cavities  of  the  antennae  of  the  same  colour, 
antennae  long  and  slender,  black,  the  first  joint  elongate,  club-shaped,  the  second 
very  short,  the  third  one  half  shorter  than  the  fourth  joint,  the  others  of  equal  length  ; 
thorax  slightly  longer  than  broad,  the  sides  straight,  a  little  narrowed  at  the  base,  the 
surface  with  two  small  but  deep  foveae,  finely  granulate  and  punctured,  gr-eenish  black  ; 
elytra  elongate,  parallel,  rather  more  strongly  punctured  than  the  thorax  ;  the  inter- 
.stices  obsoletely  longitudinally  costate,  finely  granulate,  the  ai)ex  with  a  few  stiff  hairs  ; 
legs  pale  testaceous,  femora  and  tarsi  slightly  darker,  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tar.M 
much  longer  than  the  following  ones  ;  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.   Martainira  (S.E.  Borneo).     A  single  specimen. 

Malacosoma  unicolor  sp.  nov. 

P.longate,  subcylindrical,  entirely  flavous,  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae  fuscous  ; 
thorax  subquadrate,  impunctate,  elytra  very  finely  and  closely  punctured. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  broader  than  long,  inii)unetate,  the  frontal  tubercles  trans\erse,  strongly 
raised,  elypeus  convex,  rather  broadlv  di\'iding  the  frontal  elevations,  palpi  rather 
robu.st,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra  in  the  male,  robust,  flavous, 
the  apical  three  or  four  joints  nearly  black,  third  joint  one  half  longer  than  the  second 
but  slightly  shorter  than  the  fourth  joint  ;  thorax  transversely  convex,  more  than  one 
half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  strongly,  the  posterior  margin  less  strongly  rounded, 
the  sm'face  inqmnctate  ;  elytra  very  closely  and  finely  punctured  ;  tibiae  with  a  very 
short  spine;  prostemum  very  uaiTow,  but  distinct  and  convex  between  the  coxae, 
anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

HaJi.  Tenimber  and  Amboina. 

Closely  allied  to  J/,  paruida  Jac,  but  the  antennae  differently  coloured,  the 
thorax  without  depressions,  and  the  elytra!  punctuation  diminishing,  not  increasing 
in  deptli  towards  the  apex. 


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Malaxia  dilaticornis  -p.  nov. 
Narrowly  elongate,  black,  the  lower  part  of  the  face,  the  thorax  and  the  legs 
flavous,  elytra  metallic  green  or  bronze,  finely  pubescent  and  rugose. 
Var.  Thorax  black. 
J>.  The  fourth  and  the  three  following  joints  of  the  antennae  transversely  dilated 

at  the  apex. 

Length  1|  to  2  lines. 

(J .  Head  finely  rugose,  the  vertex  black,  the  lower  jjart  flavous,  frontal  elevations 
absent,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  two 
joints  fulvous,  shining,  the  basal  joint  very  strongly  incrassale  at  the  apex,  the  second 
small,  the  third  shorter  than  the  fourth,  the  latter  widened  at  the  apex,  the  following 
three  joints  transversely  dilated  at  the  apex  only,  terminal  joints  normal  and  shorter  ; 
thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  constricted  at  the  base,  the  surface  with  a 
shallow  longitudinal  deju-ession  at  the  middle,  finely  punctm-ed  and  pubescent,  fulvous 
or  black ;  elytra  very  finely  rugose,  metallic  green  ;  underside  black,  legs  flavous. 

Hob.  Timor. 

The  male  of  this  species  may  be  at  once  distinguished  by  the  structure  of  the 
antennae,  but  I  know  of  no  character  to  separate  the  feiivde  from  several  of  its  allies, 
except  perhajjs  its  general  small  size. 

Astena  maculipennis  sji.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  antennae,  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  thorax  transverse,  the  disc  with  a 
transverse  depression,  impunctate,  elytra  bluish  black,  closely  punctured,  the  <uture 
with  a  pear-shaped  fulvous  spot  at  the  base,  abdomen  flavous. 

Length  2f  lines. 

Head  impunctate  at  the  vertex,  the  latter  fulvous,  lower  portion  of  the  face 
piceous,  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  carina  acutely  raised,  elongate,  extending  to 
the  clypeus,  labrum  piceous,  palpi  subclavate,  antennae  very  closely  approached  at  the 
base  ;  the  lower  six  joints  black,  the  rest  wanting,  first  joint  very  elongate  and  slender, 
second,  short,  third  one  half  longer  than  the  preceding  joint,  fourth  shorter  than 
the  fifth  ;  thorax  transverse,  nearly  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides  straight, 
the  angles  rather  obsolete,  surface  with  a  transverse  sinuate  depression,  not  extending 
to  the  sides,  impunctate  ;  seutellum  fulvous  ;  elytra  widened  posteriorly,  very  closely 
and  rather  strongly  punctured,  bluish,  the  base  at  tlie  suture  with  a  short,  posteriorly 
widened  fulvous  mark,  extending  to  about  one-third  the  length  of  the  elytra,  their 
epipleurae  broad,  concave,  nearly  disappearing  below  the  middle  ;  legs  elongate, 
fulvous,  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  all  the  tibiae  mucronate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  much  longer  than  the  following  joints,  claws  appendiculate,  anterior  eoxal 
cavities  open. 

Hab.  Humboldt  Hay  (New  Guinea). 

Leptarthra  fasciata  ^\>-  nov. 

Black,  above  fulvous,  thorax  sparingly  punctured,  with  a  transverse  violaceous 
band,  elytra  strongly  and  irregularly  punctured,  with  a  transverse  band  at  the  base, 
another  before  and  a  third  below  the  middle  as  well  as  two  small  spots  near  the  apex, 
violaceous  blue. 

Length  5  lines. 


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Head  hhiisli  black,  impunctate,  antennae  long  and  slender,  black,  the  third  joint 
double  the  length  of  the  second  ;  thorax  subquadrate,  one  lialf  broader  than  long,  the 
sides  straight  at  the  base,  slightly  sinuate  at  the  middle,  the  angles  distinct  but  not 
jii-odnced,  the  surface  with  a  transverse  depression  near  the  anterior  and  posterior 
margins,  and  a  fovea  at  each  side,  rather  sjiaringly  punctured  at  the  sides,  with  a 
broad  \iolaceous  transverse  band,  not  extending  to  either  margin  ;  scutellum  black  ; 
elytra  fulvous,  strongly,  irregularly  but  not  very  closely  punctured,  with  a  transverse 
violaceous  band  at  the  base,  and  two  others  of  narrower  shape  before  and  below  the 
middle,  none  of  the  bands  extend  to  the  margins,  two  small  spots  (sometimes 
absent)  are  jJaced  at  the  apex. 

Hah.  Is.  Manipur  (Assam). 

This  species  bears  a  great  resemblance  in  regard  to  coloration  to  Merista  fasciata 
Hope  and  M.  fratei-iialis  Baly,  but  may  be  at  once  distinguished  from  either  by  the 
appendiculate  not  bifid  claws,  also  liy  the  much  longer  and  less  transversely  shaped 
thorax. 

Sastroides  indicus  sp.  now 

Broadlv  robust,  obscure  pale  fuscous,  thorax  with  three  depressions,  rather 
strongly  punctured,  elytra  very  closely  punctured,  clothed  with  thin  whitish 
pubescence. 

Length  4i  to  o  lines. 

Head  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  palpi  moderately  robust,  antennae  extend- 
ing beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  obscure  fulvous,  the  third  joint  one  half  longer 
than  the  fourth,  the  apical  joints  shorter,  more  or  less  fuscous  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad 
as  long,  the  sides  i-ounded  at  the  middle,  the  di.sc  with  a  lateral  and  a  basal  depres- 
sion, shining,  rather  strongly  but  not  very  closely  punctured  ;  scutellum  broad,  its 
apex  truncate  ;  elytra  much  broader  than  the  thorax,  convex,  with  a  slight  depression 
below  the  base,  the  sides  rather  broadly  margined,  the  punctuation  rather  finer  and 
much  more  closely  jilaced  than  that  of  the  thorax,  the  pubescence  thin  and  greyish, 
the  e]iipleurae  broad,  continued  below  the  middle;  legs  obscure  fulvous. 

Hah.  N.  Manipur  (Assam). 

Closely  allied  to  S.  tmicolor  .Tac,  but  with  shorter  antennae  and  longer  third 
joint  of  the  latter,  the  ejjipleurae  of  the  elytra  broader,  and  extending  nearly  to  the 
apex,  and  the  general  size  of  the  insect  larger. 

Haplosonyx  wallacei  sp.  nov. 

Black,  above  testaceous  as  well  as  the  basal  three  joints  of  the  antennae,  thorax 
with  a  few  punctures  only,  elytra  finely  semi-geminate-punctate,  the  interstices  also 
finely  punctured  and  slightly  longitudinally  costate. 

Length  5  to  6  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  terminal  joint  of  the  paljji  piceous,  antennae  fuscous  or  black, 
the  basal  three  joints  fulvous,  the  third  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  second  one  in 
the  male,  twice  as  long  in  the/em«^e;  thorax  transverse,  more  than  twice  as  broad 
as  long,  the  sides  constricted  near  the  base,  the  anterior  angles  rounded  and  thickened, 
the  posterior  ones  produced,  the  disc  with  a  moderately  deep  sulcus  at  the  side.s, 
nearly  impunctate,  a  few  punctures  being  only  visible  within  the  lateral  depressions  ; 
scutellum  fulvous  ;  elytra  much  broader  than  the  thorax,  the  basal  portion  slightly 
raised,  the  punctuation  fine  and  arranged  in  closely  approached  rather  irregular  doulile 


(  sifi  ) 

rows,  the  inte^tic-es  also  finely  puiutui-ed  here  and  there  and  with  traces  of  longi- 
tudinal costae,  more  distinct  in  the  feiaale  ;  underside  and  legs  black. 

Hub.  Deli  (Sumatra). 

I  must  separate  this  species  from  H.  suraatrae  Weber  and  several  other  of  its 
allies  on  account  of  tlie  colour  of  the  antennae,  the  scarcely  pmictured  thorax  and  the 
fine  and  nearly  irregular  punctuation  of  the  elytra  which  in  If.  »iiviatrae  show  well 
separated  double  rows  of  jiunctures,  these  in  the  present  species  being  difficult  to 
define  ;  the  thorax  in  //.  suinatrae  is  also  much  more  closely  punctured,  and  the 
antennae  with  the  exception  of  the  H]>ical  joints  are  fulvous.  //.  frateraa  l>uviv.  differs 
in  the  black  scutelluui,  colour  of  the  antennae,  and  the  strong  elytral  punctuation. 

Haplosonyx  aigripeuais  .lac 
Of  this  species  several  specimens  are  contained  in  this  collection  from  Celebes 
which  agree  with  the  type,  but  in  others,  obtained  from  the  same  locality,  the  elytra 
are  blue  in.stead  of  black,  and  the  antennae  have  the  last  three  instead  of  four  joints 
flavous  ;  in  .some  specimens  only  the  terminal  two  joints  are  of  this  colour.  I  am, 
however,  unable  to  find  any  other  differences  of  importance  whatever,  although  those 
mentioned  above  are  constant  in  all  the  specimens,  which  I  do  not  at  present  feel 
justified  in  separating. 

Microlepta  palpalis  -p.  nov. 

Fulvous,  antennae  and  the  abdomen  piceous,  palpi  incrassate,  thorax  finely 
and  sparingly  punctured,  elytra  dark  l)lue,  closely  and  strongly  punctm-ed. 

Var.  Tlie  antennae  and  abdomen  fuh  ous. 

Length  li  to  1|  line. 

Head  impunctate,  thefrontal  tubercles  transverse,  the  space  between  the  antennae 
carinate,  impunctate,  terminal  joint  of  the  jialpi  strongly  incrassate,  antennae  slender, 
as  long  as  the  body,  piceous,  the  basal  three  joints  sometimes  fulvous,  the  first  joint 
very  long  and  slender,  the  second  one  minute,  the  third  twice  as  long,  the  fourth  as 
long  as  the  preceding  two  joints  together,  the  others  slightly  shorter  ;  thorax  trans- 
verse, twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  the  surface  rather  convex, 
very  sparingly  and  finely  punctvued,  fulvous  or  flavous  ;  scutellum  black ;  elytra  dark 
blue,  closely  and  rather  strongly  punctured  ;  legs  fulvous,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tibiae  longer  than  the  following  joints  together,  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hah.  Batchian. 

Closely  allied  to  M.  caeruleipennis  .Tac.  from  Xew  Guinea,  but  differing  in  the 
strongly  thickened  palpi,  the  impunctate  head,  as  well  as  in  the  colour  of  the  antennae 
and  abdomen  of  the  typical  specimens ;  the  long  first  joint  of  the  antennae  and  of  the 
posterior  tar.si  form  some  of  the  characteristic  marks  of  distinction  of  this  genus. 

Microlepta  tibialis  >p.  nov. 

Black,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  and  the  tibiae  more  or  less  fulvous,  lower 
part  of  face  and  the  thorax  flavous,  the  latter  impunctate,  elytra  dark  bluish,  strongly 
and  semi-regularly  punctm-ed. 

Length  1^  to  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  vertex  black,  shining,  lower  portion  of  the  face  forming  a 
single  piece,  flavous,  frontal  elevations  strongly  raised,  trigonate,  eyes  large,  antennae 
closely  api>roached  at  the  base,  slender,  extending  to  the  end  of  the  elytra,  the  basal 
joint  very  long,  thickened  at  the  apex,  black,  the  .second  short,  fulvous,  third  double 


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the  length  of  the  preceding  liut  half  the  length  of  the  fourth  joint,  fulvous  at  the 
base,  black  at  the  apex,  the  following  joints  similarh'  coloured ;  thorax  twice  as  broad 
as  long,  parallel,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  slightly  rounded  before  the  middle,  the 
surface  impunetate,  rather  convex,  shining,  flavous  ;  scutellum  black  ;  elytra  with  a 
rather  distinct  deijression  below  the  base  at  the  suture,  dark  blue  or  violaceous,  strongly 
punctured  in  closely  approached  rather  regular  rows;  legs  slender,  the  anterior  tibiae 
entirely  and  the  base  of  the  others  more  or  less  fulvous;  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  much  longer  than  the  following  joints. 

Hdh.  Humlxildt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Differing  from  M.  caerideipennia  Jac.  in  the  impunetate  head,  ditfereutly  coloured 
antennae,  the  impunetate  thorax,  and  the  colour  of  the  tibiae  ;  the  female  insect  is 
much  larger,  the  elytral  are  less  distinctly  depressed  below  the  base,  and  much  more 
closely  and  more  irregularly  pimctm-ed  ;  in  both  sexes  the  pygidium  is  black  as  well 
as  the  underside. 

Microlepta  pallida  sp.  no\. 

Fla\ous,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  elytra,  slender  ;  thorax  subquadrate, 
impunetate,  elytra  extremely  finely  and  sparingly  punctured. 

Length  2  to  2i  lines. 

Of  subcylindrical  and  convex  shape,  and  uniform  flavous  colour,  the  head  im- 
punetate, the  eyes  very  large,  the  intermediate  space  narrower  than  their  diameter, 
forming  a  nearly  contiguous  and  plane  surface,  palpi  acutely  pointed  at  the  terminal 
joint,  antennae  very  closely  approached,  longer  than  the  body,  the  first  joint  extremely 
long,  curved,  the  second  short,  the  following  joints  nearly  as  long  as  the  first  ;  thorax 
scarcely  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  very  slightly  rounded,  the  surface 
impunetate  ;  elytra  convex,  slightly  widened  posteriorly,  without  basal  depression, 
scarcely  perceptibl}'  punctured  ;  tibiae  mucronat,e,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as 
long  as  the  following  joints  together,  claws  appeudiculate  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hab.  Perak. 

Anthipha  longicornis  sp.  nov. 

Testaceous,  above  fulvous  or  black,  the  second  and  third  joints  of  the  antennae 
\ery  small,  thorax  nearly  impunetate,  elytra  closely  and  strongly  punctured. 

Length  2  to  2^  lines. 

Head  impunetate,  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  moderately  raised  ;  the  antennae 
extending  to  the  end  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  first  joint  flavous  below,  the  second  and 
third  very  small,  equal,  the  fourth  joint  extremely  long  and  the  longest ;  thoi-ax 
transver.se,  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  of  equal  width,  the  sides  nearU'  straighr. 
the  angles  obtuse,  the  surface  rather  convex  without  depressions,  impunetate,  with 
the  exception  of  a  few  very  fine  punctures  at  the  sides  ;  elytra  without  depression, 
rather  strongly  and  closely  punctured. 

Hab.  Sumbawa  and  Sangir  (=  Sanghi). 

This  Anthipka  resembles  in  coloration  several  other  species  from  the  East,  but 
differs  from  any  in  the  very  long  antennae  and  their  short  second  and  third  joint.- ; 
the  black  specimens  were  obtained  at  Sumbawa  only,  the  fulvous  ones  are  from  ?angir  ; 
both  forms  agree  in  the  structure  of  their  antennae  and  other  details,  but  the  former 
are  in  all  instances  incomplete,  so  that  I  cannot  say  anything  about  tlie  length  which 
probably  varies  in  the  difterent  sexes,  but  I  think  I  am  right  in  considering  both 
forms  as  representing  the  same  species. 


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Anthipha  apicata  >\>.  nov. 

Piceous  or  black  below,  above  fulvous,  tlioraxwith  a  few  tine  jmnctures,  depressed 
at  the  sides,  elytra  closely  semi-punctate-striate,  a  spot  at  the  base,  another  below  the 
middle  and  the  extreme  apex  black. 

Var.  (rt).   Elytra  without  spots. 

Var.  (6).    Underside  fulvous,  elytra  unspotted. 

Length  2i  to  3  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  foveolate  between  the  eyes,  the  frontal  elevation?  strongly 
raised,  antennae  fulvous,  the  second  and  third  joints  short,  nearly  equal,  a  little  longer 
in  some  specimens  (?  ?)  ;  thorax  rather  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides 
nearly  straight,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  produced  outwards,  the  surface  with  a  few 
scarcely  perceptible  punctures  and  a  tran.sverse  depression  at  each  side,  fulvous  ;  elytra 
widened  and  convex  towards  the  ajiex,  rather  strongly  and  closely  ])unctured  in  semi- 
regular  rows,  not  depressed  below  the  base,  a  s[)Ot  of  variable  size  and  shape  at  the 
base,  another  transversely  shaped  below  the  middle  and  the  apex  of  each  elytron  black  ; 
breast  and  the  abdomen  more  or  less  black,  legs  fulvous. 

Hub.  Sumbawa. 

The  bi-impressed  thorax,  want  of  an  elytral  basal  depression,  and  the  spot  at  the 
extreme  apex  of  the  elytra,  together  with  the  colour  of  the  underside,  distinguishes 
this  species  from  others  nearly  similarly  coloured ;  the  unspotted  varieties  which  I 
possess  from  the  same  locality  prove  the  variability  of  the  species,  and  can  only  be 
distinguished  from  others  by  the  .structure  of  the  antennae  and  thorax.  There  seem 
to  be  only  female  sjjccimens  before  me. 

Anthipha  sangirensis  sp.  nov. 

Broadly  ovate,  fulvous,  the  antennae  and  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  thorax 
impunctate,  elytra  strongly  and  closely  semi-punctate-striate. 

Length  2A  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  narrowly  obliijue,  antennae  black,  the  second 
joint  very  short,  the  third  twice  as  long,  the  fourth  one  half  longer  than  the  preceding 
joint,  the  following  three  joints  equal,  the  rest  broken  off;  thorax  nearly  three  times 
broader  than  long,  tlie  anterior  margin  deeply  concave,  the  sides  straight,  the  surface 
impunctate,  without  depression,  elytra  rather  convex,  without  basal  depression,  strongly 
and  closely  punctured,  the  punctures  arranged  in  semi-regidar  rows,  the  ajiex  very 
obsoletely  jmnctured,  their  epipleurae  indistinct  below  the  middle,  tibiae  and  tarsi 
black,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  two  joints  together. 

Hab.  Sangir  (=  Sanghi  =  Sanguir). 

Principally  distingiu'shed  from  other  nearly  similarly  coloured  species  by  the 
colour  of  the  antennae  and  tibiae,  the  non-impressed  thorax,  and  the  strongly 
punctured  elytra. 

Solenia  elongata  sp.  nov. 

Of  narrowly  elongate  shape,  black,  the  first  three  joints  of  the  antennae, 
the  head,  thorax  and  legs  fulvous,  thorax  finely  and  sparingly  jiunctured,  elytra 
regularly  and   closely  punctate-striate,   metallic  blue. 

Length   1  h  line. 

Head  imjiunctate,  frontal  elevations  and  clypeus  strongly  raised,  fulvous, 
antennae   robust,  extending  to  the  middle   of  the   elytra,    black,    the   lower   three 


(  31'.>  ) 

joints  fulvous,  fourth  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  third  one  ;  thorax  more  than 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  rounded,  the  anterior  angles  slightly 
produced  outwards,  the  surface  convex,  very  minutely  and  sparingly  [lunctured, 
tlie  basal  margin  with  a  very  short  perpendicular  groove  at  each  side ;  scutcUum 
black  ;  elytra  rather  pointed  and  elongate,  metallic  blue  ;  lireast  and  alidoinen 
black. 

H(ih.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

In  the  black  under.side,  this  species  resembles  S.  aruensis  Jac,  but  the 
latter  is  of  a  much  more  ovately  rounded  shape,  and  the  elytra  are  more  distantly 
punctured  ;  the  colour  of  the  antennae,  elongate  shape,  and  the  regular  punctuation 
of  the   elytra  will  help  to  separate  8.  elungaUi  from  its  congeners. 

Solenia  punctatissima  sp.  nov. 

Elongate,  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae  fuscous  ;  thorax 
transverse,  very  finely  punctured ;  elytra  bluish  (sometimes  stained  with  fulvous), 
very  closely  and  irregularly  punctured. 

Length  li  to  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  strongly  raised,  the  antennae  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  apical  four  or  five  joints  obscure 
fuscous,  the  third  joint  double  the  length  of  the  second  one ;  thorax  strongly 
transversely  convex,  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  rounded  at  the 
middle,  the  smface  very  minutely  and  rather  closely  punctured  ;  the  posterior 
margin  with  a  very  short  and  indistinct  perpendicular  groove  at  each  side  ; 
scutellum  fulvous;  elytra  narrowly  elongate  and  nearly  parallel  in  the  vude, 
more  distinctly  widened  posteriorly  in  the  female,  metallic  dark  blue,  more  oi- 
less  stained  with  fulvous,  very  closely  and  irregularly  jiunctured ;  underside  and 
legs  fulvous.  I 

Hah.  Tenimber. 

Of  more  elongate  and  parallel  sluipe  than  any  of  its  allies,  and  di.stingui.shed 
by  the  fine  ininctuation  of  the  thorax  and  the  very  closely  arranged  puncture, 
of  the  elytra,  which  in  some  siiecimens  are  almost  of  fulvous  colour  ;  the  antennae 
also  are  rather  robust   and   differ  in   colour  from   those   of  its   congeners. 

Solenia  caerulea  sp.  nov. 

Elongate  or  subovate,  metallic  dark  bhu',  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae 
and  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  fulvous,  thorax  impunctate  with  a  short  [jerpendicular 
groove  at   each  side,   elytra  distinctly  semi-punctate-striate ;  abdomen  black. 

Length   1   to   l.l   line. 

Head  impvmctate,  shining,  metallic  blue,  the  frontal  elevations  strongly 
convex,  carina  acute  but  .short,  jjalpi  robust,  antennae  extending  to  rather  more 
than  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  lilack,  the  basal  three  joints  more  or  less  fulvous, 
the  third  joint  one  half  longer  than  tlie  second  but  shorter  than  the  fourth 
joint,  the  following  joints  not  thickened;  thorax  trausversely  convex,  at  least 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  the  angles  acute  but  -not 
prominent,  the  basal  margin  with  a  very  short  perpendicular  groove  at  each 
side,  only  visible  with  a  strong  lens,  rest  of  the  surface  impiuictate,  metallic 
blue;  scutellum  broadly  trigonate;  elytra  broader  at  the  base  than  the  tliorax, 
sh'ghtly    widened   towards   the    middle,    [winted  at    the    apex,    the    .-urface    convex. 


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without  any  tesal  depipssion,  impressed  with  numerous  somewhat  regular  rows 
of  fine  but  distinct  puuctm-es,  which  get  somewhat  finer  and  more  irregular 
towards  the  apex;  elytral  epiplem-ae  distinct  to  the  ajiex,  breast  bluish,  abdomen 
black,  finely  trimsversely  wrinkled,  legs  fulvous,  the  femora  with  a  more  or  less 
distinct  bluish  patch,  tibiae  unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long 
as  the  following  two  joints  together,  claws  appendiculate,  prostemum  distinct 
between    the   coxae,  longitudinally  grooved,  the  anterior  coxal   cavities  closed. 

Hah.  Temate  and   ilalmaheira. 

The  shape  of  the  present  species  is  more  elongate  tlian  ovately  rounded,  as 
in  the  type;  the  thoracic  grooves  although  very  small  are  nevertheless  ]>resent, 
and  the  distinct  prostemum  is  another  character  not  frequently  met  with  in  the 
Galerueiiiae. 

Solenia  dilaticollis  >['.  nov. 

Ovate,  fulvous,  thorax  widened  in  front,  impuuctate,  elytra  metallic  blue, 
finely  and  rather  closely  and  regularly  punctate-striate ;  underside  more  or  less 
piceous. 

Length   H   to  2  lines. 

Of  slightly  medially  widened  shape,  head  inii)unctate,  frontal  tubercles 
trigonate,  strongly  raised,  antennae  entirely  fulvous,  third  joint  one  half  smaller 
than  the  fourth,  terminal  joints  wanting;  thorax  rather  more  than  twice  as 
broad  as  long,  the  sides  very  strongly  rounded  from  the  middle  towards  the 
apex,  narrowed  at  the  base,  the  surface  transversely  convex,  entirely  imjmnetate, 
the  base  with  a  very  short  perpendicular  notch  at  each  side ;  seutellum  fulvous, 
its  apex  obtusely  rounded ;  elytra  with  prominent  subtubercular  shoulders,  tlie 
aj)ex  conjointly  rounded,  the  punctures  fine  and  rather  regularly  placed  in  rows, 
their  eijipleurae  very  broad,  concave ;  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  7nale 
slightly  sinuate  at  its  anterior  margin,  the  sides  with  a  small  incision  ;  sides 
of  the  breast  and   abdomen    [jiceous. 

Ifab.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

The  rounded  and  anteriorly  widened  sides  of  the  thorax  in  connection  with 
the  impunctate  surface  of  the  latter  and  the  fulvous  antennae  separates  tliis 
species  from  any  other,  notably  S.  celehenais  Jac,  which  it  resembles  in  coloration  ; 
in  one  specimen  the  antennae  have  the  third  and  fourth  joints  equal,  the  last 
extends  to   the   middle   of   the  elytra  ;  this  specimen   is  probably  a  female. 

Solenia  terminata  >[>■  nov. 

Ovate,  widened  at  the  niidille,  fulvous,  the  breast  piceous,  thorax  transverse, 
very  minutely  jjunctured,  elytra  closely  and  finely  punctured,  metiillic  dark  blue, 
the   apex   fulvous. 

Length   IJ  line. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  strongly  raised,  clypeus  triangular, 
impunctate,  palpi  strongly  incrassate,  antennae  nearly  extending  to  the  end  of 
the'  elytra,  entirely  fulvous,  all  the  joints  from  the  third,  of  nearly  equal  length  ; 
thorax  nearly  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  anterior  margin  deeply  concave, 
accomjjanied  by  a  narrow  but  deep  groove,  the  anterior  angles  oblique,  the  sides 
strongly  rounded,  the  surface  very  minutely  but  not  very  closely  jmnctured,  with 
a   short    perpendicular  notch    at    each    side  of  the    basal    margin,    the    sides    also 


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accompanied  by  an  obsolete  longiturlinal  (lci>ression ;  sciitelliiiii  fulvous,  its  apex 
broadlv  rounded;  el3'tra  widened  at  the  middle,  closely  and  finely  Init  distinctly 
pnnctured,  the  apex  with  a  short  transverse  fulvous  band,  legs  robust,  fulvous 
as  well  as  the  abdomeji,  breast  nearly  black ;  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  tlie 
imde  with  a  very  short  incision  at  each  side,  the  median  lobe  much  broader 
than    long. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  (iuinea).     A  single   specimen. 

Easily  distinguished  by  the  colour  of  the  antennae,  their  length  and  the 
fulvous  apex   of  the   elytra,  from  any   of  its  congeners. 

Ochralea  imitaus  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  antennae,  the  breast,  and  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  the  head  and 
thorax  rufous,  the  latter  rugosely  punctured,  elytra  very  closely  punctured,  pale 
fulvous,  naiTowly  margined  with  black. 

Length  2i  to  3  lines. 

Elongate,  convex,  the  head  nearly  impunetate,  the  frontal  elevations  narrowly 
transverse,  eves  large,  antennae  slender,  black  (the  basal  joints  sometimes  fulvous), 
second  and  third  joints  short,  nearly  equal,  fourth  and  following  joints  very  elongate; 
thorax  twice  as  liroad  as  long,  the  anterior  margin  straight,  the  posterior  one  and 
the  .sides  slightly  rounded,  the  disc  with  an  obsolete  transverse  depression  at  the 
sides,  rugosely  punctured,  the  anterior  half  rufous,  the  basal  portion  jjaler  ;  scutellum 
black  ;  elytra  convex,  slightly  widened  posteriorly,  very  closely  and  strongly  punc- 
tured, all  the  margins  narrowly  black. 

Hah.  Perak. 

0.  imitans  closely  resembles  ().  marginata  .Tac,  but  differs  in  its  smaller  size, 
the  black  antennae,  tibiae  and  tarsi,  and  the  closely  rugose  thorax. 

Candezea  bimaculata  .lac. 

r?.  Head  with  two  conical  tuliercles  on  the  vertex,  antennae,  with  tlie  third  joint 
but  slightly  longer  than  the  second,  elytral  costae  absent. 

Var.  The  elytral  basal  band  entire,  without  enclosing  a  fulvous  spot,  or  trifurcate. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  and  Andai  (Xew  (iuinea). 

The  type  of  this  species,  deserilied  liy  me  in  the  Genoa  Annals  of  1886,  from 
female  specimens,  is  very  different  from  the  other  six  obtained  by  Mr.  Doherty,  on 
account  of  the  tuberculate  vertex  of  the  head,  which  is  quite  an  exceptional  striicture 
amongst  the  numerous  (ialerucidae.  In  regard  to  colour  the  present  si>ecies  seems 
also  suliject  to  great  variation  ;  in  some  specimens  the  basal  black  band  of  the  elytra 
is  divided  into  three  short  stripes,  while  in  others  it  is  entire.  Typical  si)ecimens 
with  a  fulvous  spot  placed  witliin  tlie  elytral  Viand  were  not  obtained;  in  some  the 
four  posterior  femora  are  only  black  at  the  base,  and  the  abdomen  is  also  spotted 
more  or  less  at  the  middle  with  the  same  colour.  T  have,  however,  not  much  doubt 
that  all  are  varieties  of  my  species,  as  structural  differences  seem  not  to  lie  present  ; 
thefeviales  have  the  elytra  costate  as  in  tlie  type,  while  in  the  vudes  they  are  nearly 
smooth.  In  one  or  two  instances  the  elytral  band  only  occupies  the  basal  margin, 
as  in  Monolepfa  basimarginata  Boisd. ;  but  in  that  species  the  elytra  are  finely  and 
closely  (lunctured,  of  a  very  pale  testaceous,  and  the  general  size  of  the  insect  is 
smaller  and  less  robust. 


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Candezea  nigripennis  >i>.  uov. 

Flavous  or  fulvous,  head  and  tlioiax  iini>unctate,  elytra  black,  shining,  finely 
and  closely  jumctured,  breast  more  or  less  black. 

J.,engtli  2  lines. 

Of  posteriorly  widened  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  distinct, 
clypeus  rather  broad  and  flat,  eyes  large,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of 
the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  first  joint  long  and  slender,  the  second  one  half  shorter  than 
the  third,  fourth  joint  one  half  longer  than  the  tliinl.  puliocent  like  the  following 
joints  ;  thorax  alwut  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  the  disc 
with  H  slight  transverse  depression  at  the  sides,  impunctate,  flavous ;  scutelluin  l)lack; 
elytra  convex,  widened  posteriorly,  closely  punctured,  black,  shining,  their  eiiipleurae 
continued  below  the  middle ;   underside  and  legs  flavous,  breast  black. 

Hah.   Humboldt  Kay  (New  (iuiuea). 

Candezea  terminata  ^p.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  base  of  the  head,  the  antennae  and  the  posterior  tarsi  black,  thorax 
with  an  obsolete  depression,  finely  punctured,  elytra  closely  and  semi-regularly 
punctm-ed,  fulvous,  the  apical  half  or  third  portion  black. 

Var.  Head  entirely  fulvous. 

Length  li  to  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  strongly  raised,  clypeu.-  broad,  impunctate 
eyes  large,  antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  second  and 
third  joints  short,  the  latter  slightly  longer  than  the  second  one,  following  joints 
pubescent,  elongate;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  straight,  the 
posterior  margin  rounded,  the  angles  obtuse,  the  surfiice  with  a  transverse  depression, 
not  extending  to  the  sides,  finely  and  sparingly  i>uuctured ;  elytra  wider  at  the  ba?e 
than  the  thorax,  elongate,  rather  convex,  more  distinctly  punctured  than  the  thorax, 
the  punctures  arranged  in  rows,  the  interstices  more  finely  and  \ery  closely  punctured, 
the  posterior  half  or  third  of  their  length  black ;  underside  and  legs  tla\ous  or 
fulvous,  the  apex  of  the  posterior  tibiae  and  tiie  tarsi  more  or  less  black. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea). 

Closely  allied  to  C.  apicalis  .Tac.  from  Bunnah,  luit  the  thorax  with  a  transverse 
depression,  and  the  entire  apex  to  a  greater  or  smaller  extent  black. 

Candezea  hirsuta  -p.  no\. 

Obscure  testaceous  or  fulvous,  finely  pubescent,  thorax  rugosely  punctured,  the 
.sides  and  two  si)0ts  at  the  middle  piceous,  elytra  puliescent  with  irregular  longitudinal 
markings,  not  extending  to  the  apex. 

Length  2^  lines. 

Head  finely  punctured,  the  frontal  elevations  distinct,  antennae  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  testaceous,  the  third  joint  twice  as  long  as  the 
second,  the  fourth  as  long  as  the  preceding  two  joints  together;  thorax  one  half 
broader  than  long,  the  sides  straight,  the  posterior  margin  slightly  rounded,  the 
surface  closely  ragose-punctate,  somewhat  imeven,  the  sides  narrowly,  and  two  spots 
near  the  middle  of  the  disc  jiiceous ;  elytra  convex,  nearly  parallel,  closely  pubescent 
and  very  finely  punctured,  with  .-^ome  very  obscure  longitudinal  stripes  or  .-pots  of 


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irregulav  shape,  abbreviated  before   the  apex;   the  metatarsus   of  the   jiosterior  legs 
very  long. 

Hcd).  Humtoldt  Bay  (Xew  Guinea). 

Candezea  flavofasciata  sp.  no\ . 

Head  and  antennae  black,  thorax  fiavous,  obsoletely  depressed  at  the  sides, 
impunctate,  elytra  rather  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  black,  a  tninsver.--e  band  at 
the  middle,  flavous ;   underside  and  legs  rufous. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  black,  eyes  very  large,  frontal  tubercles  strongly  raised,  carina 
also  acutely  raised,  antennae  robu.st,  black  or  obscure  fulvous,  the  third  joint  twice 
as  long  as  the  second,  pubescent  like  the  following  joints  ;  thorax  one  half  broader 
than  long,  the  sides  straight  at  the  base,  slight!}'  rounded  in  front,  the  anterior 
angles  thickened,  obtuse,  posterior  margin  slightly  oblique  at  the  sides,  the  surface 
ob.soletelv  depressed  at  the  sides,  impunctate,  or  with  a  few  fine  punctures,  flavous; 
seutellum  flavous;  elytra  closely  and  strongly  punctm'ed,  somewhat  arranged  in  rows, 
the  interstices  also  very  closely  and  more  finely  punctured,  the  basal  and  apical 
third,  black,  the  middle  occupied  by  a  transverse  flavous  band,  which  is  slightly 
narrowed  at  the  suture  ;  elytral  epiplem-ae  broad  anteriorly,  extending  below  the 
middle,  underside  rufous,  the  first  joint  of  the  po.sferior  tarsi  half  the  length  of  the 
tibia,  apiical  segment  of  the  abdomen  in  the  'male,  trilobate,  the  median  lobe  concave. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  (iuinea). 

Candezea  hirtipennis  sp.  no\-. 

Elongate,  obscure  fulvous,  pubescent,  thorax  finely  wrinkled,  olwoletely  depressed, 
elytra  very  finely  rugose  and  pubescent,  the  base  fuscous,  the  posterior  two-thirds 
obscure  fulvous. 

Var.  Elytra  fuscous,  the  suture  narrowly  fuhous. 

Length  2  to  2i  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  small  but  distinct,  carina  strongly  raised, 
eyes  large,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  third 
joint  one  half  longer  than  the  second,  the  others  long  and  slender,  equal ;  thorax 
twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  straight,  the  jiosterior  margin  rounded,  the  surface 
finely  punctured  and  rugose,  fulvous,  the  sides  with  an  obsolete  depression,  the  disc 
sparingh-  pubescent ;  seutellum  fulvous,  triangular,  elytra  sculptured  like  the  thorax, 
clothed  with  rather  long  greyish  pubescence,  fuscous  or  flavous  with  the  basal  portion 
fuscous  only  ;  abdomen  sjiotted  with  fuscou>  at  the  sides,  rest  of  the  underside  and 
legs  pale  fulvous. 

Hab.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

The  elytral  epipleurae  in  this  species  are  broad  at  the  base,  and  are  continued 
below  the  middle. 

Candezea  variabilis  sp.  nov. 

Pale  te.staceous  or  fuscou>,  finely  iiuln'sci-nt,  thorax  very  finely  and  closely  punc- 
tured, elytra  finelj'  rugose-punctate,  with  an  elongate  spot  at  the  base,  another  at  the 
sides,  and  an  obscure  mark  near  the  suture  at  the  middle. 

Var.  (a).  Elytra  without  spots,  but  with  a  short  sutural  stripe  at  the  base. 


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Var.  (6).  larger,  without  any  markings. 

I^engtli  1  to  IJ  line. 

Head  rather  elongate  in  the  mnle,  shorter  in  the  fenude,  nearly  impunctate, 
frontal  tubercles  distinct,  dypeus  swollen,  triangular,  antennae  filiform,  extending 
hevond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  testaceous,  the  second  joint,  the  third  one  half 
longer  in  the  'ia<de.  equal  in  the  other  sex  ;  thorax  about  one  half  liroader  than  long, 
the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  angles  not  produced,  the  surface  irregularly  and  some- 
what rugosely  punctured  with  an  oblique  depression  at  the  sides,  elytra  finely  and 
very  closely  punctured  and  finely  pubescent  with  a  short  piceous  stinpe  from  the  middle 
of  the  basiil  margin  downwards  and  a  similar  one  at  the  sides  at  the  middle  ;  another 
small  obscure  mark  is  placed  near  the  suture  at  the  middle  ;  elytml  epipleurae  broad 
at  the  base,  continued  below  the  middle,  ]X)sterior  tibiae  witli  a  long  spine,  the  first 
joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi,  much  longer  than  the  following  joints  together;  anterior 
coxal  cavities  closed. 

Hah.  Tenimber  and  Teruate. 

There  are  great  diSererices  to  be  seen  in  regard  to  size  and  markings  in  the 
specimens  before  me,  the  smallest  only  measuring  one  line  and  possessing  the  elytral 
markings  which  aie  absent  in  the  other  si)eciniens.  In  some  the  pubescence  is  also 
much  more  distinct  on  the  thorax  and  elytra  than  in  others,  one  specimen  having  a 
black  pvgidium.  The  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  male  is  incised  at  each  >ide : 
the  median  lobe  is  flat  and  subquadrate. 

Candezea  castanea  sj).  uov. 

Dark  brown,  shining,  antennae  palei-,  thorax  subijuadrafe,  distinctly  and  closely 
punctured,  elytra  nearly  as  closely  and  more  strongly  ])un(turpd,  with  a  basal 
depression. 

Length  \^  line. 

Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  distinctly  raised,  the  carina 
acute,  the  clypeus  flattened,  eyes  large,  antennae  slender,  filiform,  pale  fulvous,  tlie 
basal  joint  very  long,  slightly  curved,  the  second  short,  the  third  one  half  longer  than 
the  second,  the  foui'th  twice  the  length  of  the  preceding  joint,  the  following  joints 
equal  (the  last  two  wanting)  ;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  .sides  slightly 
rounded,  the  angles  not  produced,  the  surface  rather  convex,  closely  and  distinctly 
punctured,  the  punctures  of  uneciual  size,  sometimes  nearly  confluent  ;  elytra  broader 
at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  with  a  distinct  depression  below  the  base,  the  punctuation 
strong  and  not  so  closely  placed  as  that  of  the}  thorax,  their  epipleurae  continued 
below  the  middle;  legs  slender,  the  posterior  ones  with  a  long  spine,  the  first  joint  of 
the  ])Osterior  tarsi  nearly  half  the  length  of  the  tibiae,  the  anterior  coxal  cavities 
closed. 

Ilah.  Tameang  Lajang  (8.K.  Borneo). 

Candezea  minuta  -p.  nov. 

Piceous  below,  above  obscure  testaceous,  thorax  distinctly  punctured  with  a 
transverse  depression,  the  lateral  margin  often  piceous,  elytra  rather  strongly  ^mnc- 
tured  in  semi-regular  rows,  the  sides  and  apex  more  or  less  obscure  fuscous. 

Length  i  to  |  line. 

Of  convex,  jiosteriorly  slightly  widened  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  frontal 
elevations  and  carina  well  defined,  antennae  testaceous,  the  second  and  third  joints 


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e(iual,  short,  the  former  joint  thickened,  fourth  joint  double  the  length  of  the  third, 
terminal  joints  broken  oft';  thorax  scarcely  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  nearly 
straight,  the  surface  with  a  rather  deep  transverse  depression,  extending  to  the  sides, 
strongly  punctured  ;  elytra  without  basal  depression,  shining,  rather  strongly  punc- 
tured, more  finely  so  towards  the  apex,  the  sides  and  apex  more  or  less  strono-lv 
marked  with  fuscous;  underside,  especially  the  breast,  piceous,  le^s  flavous. 

Hab.  Andai  (New  Guinea). 

The  very  small  size  of  this  species  and  the  obscurely  coloured  sides  and  apex  of 
the  elytra  will  help  in  its  recognition. 

Cneorane  borneensis  sp.  uov. 

Elongate,  metallic  dark  blue,  above  metallic  green,  antennae,  tibiae,  and  tarsi 
black,  thorax  subquadrate,  \ery  sparingly  punctured,  elytra  rugosely  jiunctured. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  elevations  transverse,  eyes  large,  antennae  long,  ex- 
tending nearly  to  the  end  of  the  elytra,  pubescent,  the  second  and  third  joints  small, 
equal,  the  fourth  longer  than  the  two  preceding  ones  together,  and  the  longest, 
terminal  joints  cylindrical,  elongate  ;  thorax  scai-cely  broader  than  long,  the  side< 
nearly  straight,  slightly  narrowed  at  the  base,  the  anterior  angles  not  produced,  but 
distinct  and  slightly  thickened,  the  surface  rather  convex,  without  depression,  metallic 
green,  the  disc  with  a  few  fine  punctures ;  scutellum  black ;  elytra  wider  than  the 
thorax,  parallel,  sti-ongly  punctured  in  \ery  closely  approached  in-egular  rows,  the 
interstices  rugose  ;  tibiae  unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as 
the  following  two  joints  together ;  claws  appendiculate ;  prostemum  not  visible 
between  the  coxae,  anterior  cavities  open. 

Hab.  Jlartapura  (S.E.  Borneo). 

I  have  already  described  in  the  Genoa  Annals,  1885,  a  species  of  Cnem-nae,  but 
provisionally,  of  similar  construction  as  the  jiresent  species,  inhabiting  New  Guinea. 
In  lx)th  in.sects  the  antennae  resemble  those  of  a  species  of  Ozo'inena.  C.  borneensis 
diflfers  from  C.  seraipurpitrea  in  the  colour  of  the  head,  thorax  and  elytra,  and  in  the 
very  sparingly  punctured  thorax,  also  in  the  colour  of  the  legs. 

Monolepta  sangirensis  sp.  nov. 

Entirely  pale  flavous  or  testaceous,  thorax  obsoletely  sulcate  and  sjiaringly 
punctured,  elytra  very  strongly  and  closelv  punctured,  the  interstices  minutely 
punctate. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  jiosteriorly  widened  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  eyes  large,  the  frontal 
tubercles  oblique,  rather  small,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra, 
flavous,  the  second  and  third  joints  small ;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides 
straight  at  the  base,  slightly  rounded  at  the  middle,  the  posterior  margin  obliquely 
shajied  at  the  sides,  the  disc  with  a  transverse  snlcation  across  the  middle,  nearly 
extending  to  the  sides,  with  a  few  tine  punctures;  elytra  widened  and  strongly  convex, 
strongly,  closely  and  somewhat  rugo.sely  punctured,  with  some  other  minute  punctures 
on  the  interstices  ;  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  much  longer  than  the  following 
joints;  elytral  epipleurae  broad  at  the  base,  indistinct  below  the  middle. 

Hab.  Sangir  (=  f^angnir  =  Sanghi  =  Sangi). 


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The  uniform  flavous  colour  and  the  strong  elytral  imnctuation  in  connection  with 
the  sulcate  thorax  will  distinguish  this  species  from  any  of  its  allies,  of  nearly  similar 
coloration. 

Monolepta  obscuromaculata  sii.  nov. 

Testaceous,  head  inipunetate,  thorax  with  an  obsolete  depression  at  the  disc, 
finely  punctured,  elytra  finely  and  closely  jjunctured,  with  three  or  four  narrow 
obscure  ]>iceous  stripes,  placed  longitudinally,  and  interrupted  before  and  below  the 
middle. 

Var.  (a).  The  elytral  markings  very  obscui-e  or  entirely  absent. 

Var.  (b).  Entirely  flavous  without  markings. 

Length  1  to  H  line. 

Head  impunctate,  frontal  tubercles  transverse,  strongly  raised,  clypeus  not 
separated  from  the  face,  smooth  and  shining,  eyes  large,  antennae  extending  beyond 
the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous  or  testaceous,  the  terminal  joints  sometimes  stained 
with  fuscous  at  the  apex,  basal  joint  long  and  slender,  the  second  half  the  length  of  the 
third,  the  latter  joint  one  half  shorter  than  the  fourth  ;  thorax  one  half  broader  than 
long,  broader  in  the  feriinle,  the  sides  and  the  anterior  and  posterior  margins  nearly 
straight,  the  surface  somewhat  unevenly  punctured  and  slightly  wrinkled  with  a  more 
or  less  distinct  transverse  depression,  the  sides  and  the  disc  sometimes  obscurely 
marked  with  piceous  ;  elytra  rather  more  distinctly  punctured  than  the  thorax,  also 
somewhat  wrinkled,  the  base  with  three  short  longitudinal  stripes,  which  are  continued 
at  and  below  the  middle,  forming  more  or  less  connected  elongate  obscure  piceous 
markings;  underside  and  legs  entirely  testaceous. 

Hah.  Andai  (New  Ouinea). 

It  is  possible  that  the  elytral  markings  in  this  species  are  .sometimes  more 
intense  ;  in  only  two  specimens  before  me  are  they  at  all  marked,  all  the  rest  show  no 
markings  but  differ  in  no  other  way.  I  cannot  separate  specimens  of  entirely  flavous 
colour  from  the  type  with  which  they  agree  entirely,  although  the  elytra  show 
traces  of  pubescence;  these  specimens  may  or  may  not  belong  to  a  closely  allied 
form. 

Monolepta  inornata  sp.  no\. 

Elongate,  convex,  uniformly  testaceous,  thorax  obsoletely  dejiressed  at  the  sides, 
minutely  punctured,  elytra  more  distinctly  and  extremely  closely  punctured. 

Length  '2^  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations,  contiguous,  trigonate,  carina  acute,  eyes 
large,  closely  a|)i)roache(l,  antennae  with  the  basal  joint  elongate,  the  second  short, 
the  third  one  half  longer,  the  fourth  longer  than  the  [irecediug  two  together,  the 
terminal  joints  wanting ;  thorax  one  half  liroader  than  long,  the  sides  rounded,  the 
posterior  margin  |iroduced  at  the  middle,  the  disc  with  an  obsolete  transverse  depression 
at  the  middle,  not  extending  to  the  sides,  very  finely  and  closely  punctured;  elytra 
convex,  very  slightly  widened  posteriorly,  the  punctuation  a  little  stronger  than 
that  of  the  thorax  and  extremely  closely  placed,  their  epipleurae  indistinct  below 
the  middle ;  the  metatarsus  of  the  posterior  legs  very  elongate,  anterior  coxal 
cavities  closed. 

Hab.  Batchian. 


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Monolepta  timorensis  sp.  nov. 

Testaceous,  the  aiiical  joints  of  the  antennae  fuscous,  the  head  witli  one,  the 
thorax  with  three  black  spots,  finely  jmnctured,  elytra  finely  and  closely  punctured,  a 
ring-sliaped  band  at  the  base,  a  spot  at  the  sides,  a  dentate  band  near  the  apex,  and 
the  latter  itself  black  ;  tibiae  and  tarsi  black. 

Var.  Thorax  and  elytra  nearly  unsjiotted,  underside  and  legs  fulvous. 

Length  1^-  line. 

Head  impunctate,  with  a  black  spot  on  the  vertex,  eyes  very  large,  antennae 
black,  the  lower  four  joints  fulvous,  the  second  and  third  joints  nearly  equal,  the 
fourth  as  long  as  the  preceding  two  joints  together;  thorax  nearly  twice  as  broad  as 
long,  jiarallel,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  the  surface  somewhat  convex,  finely  rugose- 
punctate,  a  spot  at  the  .sides  and  another  at  the  middle,  black ;  scutellum  black  ; 
elytra  finely  punctured,  a  siiot  on  the  shoulder  and  a  semicircular  band  at  the  base 
from  the  middle  of  the  latter  and  extending  across  the  suture,  a  spot  at  the  lateral 
margin  at  the  middle,  a  deeply  indented  liand  below  the  middle,  not  extending  to  the 
.sides  and  the  apex,  black  ;  the  lireast  and  jiait  of  the  abdomen  as  well  as  the  tilnae 
and  tarsi  black. 

Hab.  Timor. 

The  elytral  band  at  the  base  is  in  some  specimens  reduced  to  a  spot  ovdv,  and 
the  amount  of  black  at  the  upper  and  under  surface  is  equally  variable. 

Paridea  quadriplagiata  sp.  nov. 

Black;  thorax  impunctate,  deeply  transversely  sulcate,  elytra  finely  punctured  in 
rows,  black,  a  large  ovate  patch  at  the  middle  and  the  apex,  whitish. 

l^ength  IJ  to  2  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  deeply  grooved  between  the  ej'es,  the  frontal  elevations 
transverse,  anterior  mai"gin  of  the  cly])eus,  testaceous,  palpi  incrassate,  antennae 
rather  robust  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  the  third  and  following 
joints  nearly  equal,  lilack,  the  basal  joints  fulvous  below  ;  thorax  one  half  broader 
than  long,  the  sides  straight  at  the  base,  widened  towards  the  middle,  the  disc 
transversal}'  sulcate,  impunctate,  black  ;  elytra  punctured  in  closely  approached 
rows,  black,  a  large  ovate  patch  at  the  middle,  not  extending  to  either  margin,  and  a 
round  spot  at  the  apex,  yellowish  white  ;  the  last  abdominal  segment  flavous  at  the 
sides,  trilobate  in  the  male,  the  median  lobe,  concave. 

Htib.  Kuby  Klines  (Burmah). 

Prasyptera  rugosa  sp.  nov. 

Flavous,  the  antennae,  tibiae  and  tarsi  more  or  less  fuscous,  vertex  of  head 
purplish,  thorax  rugose  with  some  greenish  spots  (sometimes  indi.stinct),  elytra 
closely  rugose  and  wrinkled,  obscure  greenish  aeneous,  oiiaque.  abdomen  spotted 
with  black. 

I^ength  2j  lines. 

Posteriorly  dilated,  the  head  impunctate,  flavous,  the  vertex  metallic  purjilish  or 
gieenish,  frontal  elevations  and  carina  strongly  raised,  antennae  nearly  extending  to 
the  end  of  the  elytra,  fuscous  or  nearly  black,  the  second  and  third  joints  short,  equal, 
fourth  and  following  joints  long  and  slender  ;  thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the 


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sides  straight,  the  iiosterior  angles  obliiiuo,  the  surface  closely  rugose,  flavous,  with  a 
slight  metallic  greenish  tint,  the  disc  with  three  (sometimes  conthient)  greenish  spots, 
placed  triangularly,  scutellum  aeneous ;  elytra  sculptured  like  the  thorax,  very 
obscure  dark  aeneous,  abdomen  strongly  dilated,  the  segments  spotted  with  black  at 
the  sides,  pygidium  obscure  fuscous  at  the  a])ex. 

IlaJ).  Humboldt  Hay  (New  (hiinea). 

At  once  to  be  separated  from  any  of  its  allies  by  the  entirely  rugose  upper 
surface,  the  colour  of  the  head  and  thorax. 


Prasyptera  abdominalis  sp.  no\. 

Fulvous,  the  antennae  (the  last  two  joints  excei)teil)  and  the  abdomen  lilack, 
thorax  with  a  tran.sverse  sulcus,  finely  punctured,  elytra  metallic  greenish,  finely  and 
closely  punctured  ;  legs  more  or  less  stained  with  black. 

Length  4  to  3  Hues. 

Of  [losteriorly  strongly  dilated  shape,  the  head  fulvous  or  rufous,  impimctate, 
frontal  tubercles  trigonate,  strongly  raised,  carina  acutely  raised,  the  clypeu.s  rugose, 
labrum  black,  antennae  closely  approached  at  the  base,  black,  the  apical  two  joints 
whitish,  extending  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra,  the  basal  joint  extremely  long  and 
slender,  the  fourth  double  the  length  of  the  third  joint  ;  thorax  three  times  broader 
than  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  angles  tuberculiform,  the  surface  with  a  deep 
transverse  depression  at  each  side,  finely  and  irregularly  punctured,  the  amount  of 
the  punctuation  dififering  in  the  specimens ;  scutellum  fuhous,  smooth,  its  apex 
pointed;  elytra  dark  metallic  green,  finely  and  clo.sely  punctured,  the  apex  of  each 
somewhat  truncately  rounded,  breast  fulvous,  anterior  femora  more  or  less  stained 
with  black,  the  other  legs  nearly  entirely  of  that  colour. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  (Xew  Guinea). 

To  be  separated  from  its  allies  by  having  the  two  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae 
pale,  and  by  the  entirely  black  abdomen  and  nearly  similarly  coloured  femora. 

Platyxantha  dohertyi  --p.  no\. 

Elongate,  fuhous;  thorax  impunctate  with  two  impressions,  elytra  minutely  and 
closely  punctured. 

Length  4  lines. 

(J.  Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations  transverse,  strongly  raised,  clvpeus 
triangular,  swollen,  third  joint  of  palpi  rather  robu.st ;  antennae  slender,  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous,  the  first  joint  elongate,  thickened  at  its 
apex,  the  second  short,  the  following  joints  elongate,  nearly  as  long  as  the  first, 
thickened  at  the  base  and  apex ;  thorax  sulxpiadrate,  one  half  broader  than  long,  the 
sides  constricted  at  the  base,  widened  at  the  middle,  the  dL-^c  entirely  impunctate, 
.shining,  with  two  deep  impressions;  scutellum  broad,  its  apex  slightly  rounded; 
elytra  not  depressed  below  the  base,  the  latter  broader  than  tlie  thorax,  the  surface 
very  finely  and  closely  punctured,  their  ejjipleurae  broad,  continued  below  the 
middle;  tibiae  unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the  po.sterior  tarsi,  longer  than  the  follow- 
ing joints;  claws  appendiculate  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed. 

Hah.  S.E.  Borneo  (Tameang  Lajang). 

The  uniform  coloration  and  the  thickened  base  and  apex  of  the  joints  of  the 
antennae  in   the   male  separates  this  species  from  others  nearly  similarly  colotu:ed  ; 


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the  last  abdominal  segment   in  the  male  has  a  short   incision  at  each  side  and  its 
surface  is  slightly  concave. 

Tebalia  (?)  varicolor  sp.  nov* 

Elongate,  testaceous,  antennae  slender,  thorax  transverse,  finely  punctured, 
elytra  fuscous  or  black,  closely  and  distinctly  punctured;  posterior  femora  jjartly 
black. 

Var.  Entirely  pale  testaceous. 

Length  H  to  2A  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  eyes  accompanied  by  a  groo\e  near  the  inner  margin, 
frontal  tubercles  trigonate,  short  and  broad,  antennae  extending  to  two-thirds  the 
length  of  the  elytra,  flavous  or  pieeous,  the  fourth  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  third 
one,  both  joints  elongate ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  parallel,  slightly  narrowed 
at  the  middle,  the  sides  rounded,  the  surface  very  sparingly  and  finely  punctured  ; 
scutellum  broad;  elytra  without  basal  dei)ression,  very  closely  and  rather  strongly 
punctured,  their  epipleurae  broad  and  continued  to  the  apex ;  iiosterior  femora 
strongly  incrassate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  longer  than  the  following 
joints  together ;  prosternum  rather  broad  ;  anterior  cavities  closed. 

Hab.  Amboina,  Halmaheira,  Batchian. 

I  refer  this  species  to  Fairmaire's  genus  which  the  author  founded  on  a  species 
from  China;  the  present  insect  agrees  in  structural  characters  with  the  description 
of  the  author,  although  the  latter  has  omitted  to  state  the  length  of  the  metatarsus 
of  the  posterior  legs ;  T.  varicolor  seems  very  variable  in  colour  in  regard  to  the 
elytra  and  legs,  which  are  either  black  or  testaceous,  as  well  as  the  antennae. 

Metellus  laevipennis  Jac 

Of  this  sjiecies  described  by  me  in  the  Annals  of  the  Genoa  Museum,  1886, 
there  are  now  both  sexes  before  me,  which  ha\e  been  obtained  at  Deli,  North- West 
Sumatra.  The  male  agrees  with  the  type,  but  has  the  basal  three  joints  of  the 
antennae  flavous  and  the  excavation  of  the  third  dilated  joint,  black  within  ;  the 
fetaale  has  simple  antennae;  the  elytra  are  scarcely  perceptibly  punctured  at 
the  middle  only  in  these  specimens,  so  that  the  name  laevipennis  scarcely  applies 
to  them. 

Syoplia  javanensis  Jac. 
A  single  specimen  of  this  species  has  been  obtained  at  Timor  by  Mr.  Doherty  ;  it 
only  differs  from  the  type  in  having  pieeous  antennae.  The  anterior  coxal  cavities 
have  been  described  by  me  as  being  open  ;  this  is  a  mistake,  the  re\erse  is  the  case, 
the}'  are  closed.  Syoplia  is  one  of  the  rare  instances  amongst  the  Galerucinae  having 
punctate-striate  elytra. 

Macrog'onus  gen.  r.ov. 
iSubquadrate,  ovate,  very  convex,  palpi  not  tliickened,  the  terminal  joints  olilong, 
truncate  at  its  apex,  antennae  widely  separated,  filiform,   rather  robust,  eyes  longer 
than  broad,  tliorax  transverse,  deeply  bifoveolate,   the  sides  produced   into  an  acute 

*  Tliis  species  belonjjs  to  tlie  Ifulticinac,  ami  slioiiM  be  placeil  at  the  end  of  th.it  grouii.  It  li.is 
erroneously  been  placed  here. 


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triangular  tooth  ;  elytra  broader  than  the  thorax,  punctate-striate,  legs  moderate, 
tibiae  simple,  not  sulcate,  tarsi  of  nearly  equal  length,  the  third  joint  deeply  bilobed, 
claws  separated,  simple ;  prostemum  narrowly  elongate,  rather  convex,  mesosternum 
subquadrate,  dilated  iiosteriorly,  sulcate,  first  abdominal  segment  double  the  length  of 
the  second  at  its  middle  portion. 

It  is  not  easy  to  find  the  proper  position  for  this  genus,  which  .stands  uni<jue  in 
the  shape  and  structure  of  the  thorax  amongst  the  I'hytophaga  ;  the  nearest  allied 
genus  seems  to  be  Macrolema  Baly,  likewise  inhabiting  Queensland.  The  thorax  in 
that  genus  is,  however,  (piite  differently  shaped,  but  .shows  some  afl^nity  ;  the  anterior 
coxae  in  the  present  geuus  are  likewise  transverse. 

Macrogonus  submetallicus  sj).  nov. 

Metallic  dark  blue,  the  head  and  thorax  very  sparingly  punctured,  the  latter 
deeply  bifoveolate,  dentate  at  the  sides,  elytra  fulvous  with  a  metallic  gloss,  rather 
finely  punctate-striate. 

Length  5i  to  6  lines. 

Head  broad,  but  slightly  constricted  behind  the  eyes,  finely  but  distantly  punc- 
tured, with  an  elongate  triangular  depression  extending  upwards  to  the  vertex,  the 
anterior  portion  of  which  is  very  deep,  anterior  margin  of  the  clypeus  concave  at  the 
middle,  oblique  at  the  sides,  labrum  and  jialpi  liright  flavous,  antennae  extending 
beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  opaque,  dark  purplish,  the  basal  joint  thick,  metallic 
blue,  the  third  and  fourth  equal,  one  half  longer  than  the  second,  the  lower  six  joints 
shining;  the  rest  opaque;  thorax  about  twice  as  broad  as  long,  metallic  blue,  the 
anterior  margin  straight,  the  posterior  one  broadly  rounded  at  the  middle,  the  sides 
produced  into  a  broad  triangular  large  tooth,  the  sui-face  with  a  deep  fovea  at  each 
side  and  a  few  rather  deep  punctui-es,  the  disc  rather  flattened,  each  angle  furnished 
with  a  single  seta  ;  scutellum  longer  than  broad,  its  apex  rather  pointed,  metallic 
blue  or  green  ;  elytra  broader  than  the  thorax,  subquadrate,  theajiex  broadly  roinided, 
fulvous  with  a  distinct  metallic  gloss,  the  .sides  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  fovea  at 
the  middle,  the  surface  rather  closely  and  finely  punctiu-ed  in  not  very  regular  rows, 
the  lateral  margin  thickened,  imderside  and  legs  metallic  blue  ;  prostemum  distinct, 
elongate,  rugose  ;  femora  rather  thickened. 

Hab.  Queensland  (Australia). 

In  one  specimen  the  antennae  are  rather  shorter  than  in  the  other,  but  I  see  no 
other  characters  to  separate  the  sex,  and  am  not  certain  in  regard  to  the  latter. 


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AN    ACCOUNT    OF    A    COLLECTION    OF    DIURNAL 
LEPIDOPTERA 

MADE  BY  MR.  W.  DOHERTV  AT  HUMBOLDT  BAY,  Dl^'H  NEW 
GUINEA,  AND  IN  NEIGHBOURING  ISLANDS,  IN  THE  MUSEU.AI  OF 
THE  HOXOUL'ABLE  \VALTER  ROTHSCHILD  AT  TRING,  ^VITH 
DESCRIPTIONS    OF    NEW    SPECIES. 

By  II.  GROSE  S:\1ITH,  B.A.,  F.E.S.,  F.Z.S.,  Etc. 

THIS  Collection  was  formed  by  Mr.  ^V.  DoUerty  in  the  months  of  September 
and  October  1892,  and  contains  a  large  number  of  new  and  scarce  species, 
of  many  of  which  there  are  long  series,  for  the  most  part  in  the  fine.st  possible 
condition. 

The  series  of  Lycaenidae  and  Hesperidae  are  particularly  noticeable  in  these 
respects.  The  Danaidae  are  numerous,  and  in  this  and  other  families,  where 
very  minute  differences  are  considered  sufficient  to  constitute  species,  and  where, 
even  in  undoubted  species,  the  variations  in  the  number  and  size  of  the  spots 
and  in  other  characteristics  are  almost  infinite,  considerable  difficulty  has  been 
experienced  in   identifying  and   separating  many  of  them. 

In  such  cases  \-erbaI  descriptions  without  figures  are  inadequate  to  depict, 
with  any  degree  of  certainty,  the  distinctions  existing  between  closely  allied 
forms,  which,  even  with  the  aid  of  carefully  drawn  and  coloured  figures,  may 
sometimes  be  confounded. 

Some  of  the  new  species  in  this  paper  will  be  figured  in  Mr.  Rothschild's 
NoviTATES  ZooLOGlCAE,  and  others  I  propose  to  figure  in  my  Rhopalocera 
Exotica  from  time  to  time  as  opiiortunitv   arises. 

Except  where  otherwise  specified,  the  locality  of  the  captures  is  Humboldt 
Bay. 

PART  I. 

PAPILIONIDAE. 

PAPILIONINAE. 

1.  Ornithoptera  pegasus  Feld. 
The     two   spots  on    the     upperside    of   the    posterior  wings    of  the    male   are 
rather    more    conspicuous   than    in  Mr.   P'elder's  figm'e.     The  females  agree  exactly 
with   his   figure   of  that   sex. 

2.  Papilio  pandion  Wallace. 
A  good  series  of  lx)th  sexes.  In  the  males  the  oblique  subapical  band  of 
white  spots  on  the  anterior  wings,  which  is  so  conspicuous  in  P.  ormeniis  Gudrin, 
and  other  described  species  of  this  group,  is  reduced  to  a  few  indistinct  grey 
markings,  more  or  less  obsolete,  but  represented  in  all  the  specimens;  beyond 
these  to  the  apex  and  jjartially  along  the  outer  margin,  the  rays  of  grev  scales 
on   each  side  of  the  veins  are   rather  conspicuous. 

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There  are  two  forms  of  females.  The  first  form  is  scarcely  distinguishable 
from  the  same  sex  of  P.  aegeiis  Donovan,  and  from  the  dark  form  of  that  sex  of 
P.  omienns.     The  second  form  resembles  the  variety  named  P.  amanga  Boisd. 

Hah.  Both  sexes  from  llunilioUlt  Hay,  and  one  female,  of  the  amavga  form, 
from  Mansinam. 

:>.  Papilio  othello  sp.  nov. 

Mali:. —  Upperside:  both  wings  brown  black.  .\n(erior  wings  dn.-^tcd  with  a 
few  ligiiter  brown  scales  towards  the  apex.  Posterior  wings  with  the  disc  crossi-d 
by  a  whitish  band  as  in  P.  pandion,  but  somewhat  narrower,  that  part  of  tiie 
hand  which  lies  between  the  submedian  nervure  and  the  inner  margin  nearly 
obsolete,  with  a   few  blue  scales   below  it. 

Underside:  both  wings  brown.  On  the  anterit)r  wings  towards  the  ai)ex  are 
ravs  of  grev  scales  divided  by  the  nervures,  and  a  small  patch  of  similar  scales 
between  the  second  and  third  subcostal  nervules.  The  disc  of  the  ))Osterior 
wings  is  crossed  by  a  curved  row  of  narrow  indistinct  bluish  grey  Innules,  the 
two  lowest  being  double  ;  above  the  anal  angle  is  an  indistinct  red  patch  crowned 
with  an   indistinct  bar  of  blue  scales. 

FEM.4LK. — There  are  two  forms  of  this  sex;  the  one  resembles  the  dark 
form  of  the  female  of  P.  pandion,  but  the  spots  are  whiter,  more  distinct,  and 
more  extended  inwardly  ;  on  the  posterior  wings  the  white  central  area  is  more 
rounded,  the  white  radiating  bars  of  that  portion  of  the  white  central  area 
which  lies  beyond  the  cell  being  concave  and  more  clearly  defined  at  their  outer 
ends ;  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of  narrow  ferruginous  red  lunulcs  becoming 
obsolete  towards  the  anal  angle,  where  there  is  an  interrupted  red  spot  with 
a  few  blue  scales  above,  followed  by  another  larger  patch  of  blue  scales  between 
the   submedian  nervure  and   lowest    median  nervule. 

Underside  as  above,  the  white  spots  being  very  distinct.  I)n  the  posterior 
wings  is  a  curved  submarginal  row  of  red  luniilar  sjiots,  above  which  is  a  row 
of  narrow  blue  lunules. 

The  other  form  of  the  female  resembles  the  amaii(/a  form  of  the  ]>receding 
species  but  is  whiter;  on  the  upperside  of  the  po.sterior  wings  the  white  area 
below  the  discoidal  nervule  and  thence  to  the  abdominal  margin  is  extended 
nearly  to  the  outer  margin.  At  the  anal  angle  is  a  large  tawny  patch  divided 
by  a  black  bar  centred  with  blue  scales,  another  tawny  i)atch  between  the 
submedian  nervure  and  lowest  median  nervule,  aliove  which  is  a  large  black 
patch  with  a  few  blue  scales  at  its  upper  end,  and  a  row  of  three  indistinct 
fuliginous  patches  between  the  succeeding  nervules,  the  two  n])piTmost  nrarlv 
obsolete. 

Under-side:  both  wings  as  above.  Po.sterior  wings  with  a  submarginal  row  of 
lunules,  the  three  uppermost  ferruginous  red,  thence  becoming  more  difl'used  and 
bright  tawny  to  the  anal  angle,  where  that  colour  extends  upwards  partially  along 
the  abdominal  fold;  between  the  tawny  space  and  the  white  central  area  is  a 
row  of  dark  brown  black  spots  of  irregular  size  and  shajje,  the  two  uppermost 
merging  in    the  brown    black  of  the  costal   and   a])ical  area. 

Expanse  of  wings :   nude,  3|  inches  ;  female,   4^. 

Hah.  Biak. 

The  nude  dif^lers  from  P.  pandion  and  the  allied  species  chiefly  in  the  total 
absence,  on    the   anterior  wings,    of  the    subapical   oblique   bar  of   white   spots,    of 


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which  there  is  no  trace,  and  on  the  posterior  wings,  in  there  being  no  red 
spot  above  the  anal  angle,  and  on  the  underside  both  wings  are  dark  brown 
instead  of  black.  In  the  specimen  before  me  the  discal  band  is  whitish  brown, 
probably  a  discoloration  arising  from  damji. 

The  females  differ  as  above  described.  Both  sexes  are  also  smaller,  and 
the  wings  are   comparatively  broader. 

4.  Papilio  thule   Wallace  subspec.  nov.  leuthe. 

On  the  upperslde  of  the  anterior  wings  the  5  to  7  spots  in  the  cell  of 
Thule  are  absent.  The  posterior  wings  resemble  the  variety  "  A "  of  Thule, 
described  and  partially  figured  by  Wallace,  the  discal  spots  being  confluent  and 
forming  a  broad  band.  The  pale  markings  on  both  wings  are  whiter  than  in 
the  typical   form  of  P.   thule. 

A  considerable  series  of  this  subspecies  induces  me  to  give  it  a  name.  In 
my  collection  I  have  a  specimen  from  German  New  Guinea,  in  which  there  are 
five  spots  in  the  cell  of  the  anterior  wings,  and  the  whitish  green  bars  between 
the  median  nervules  are  \-ery  strongly  developed.  The  type  specimens  of  the 
two  varieties  figured  by  Wallace  in  the  Transactions  of  the  Linnean  Society, 
vol.  x.w.,  are   in   the   Hewitson  Collection   at   the  British   ^Museum. 

5.  Papilio  deiphontes  Wallace. 
One  specimen   only,   from  Ternate. 

6.  Papilio  euchenor  Guer. 
A  fine   series  of  both   sexes. 

7.  Papilio  ambrax  Boisd. 

A   long  series  of  botli   sexes. 

8.  Papilio  albinus  Wallace. 

A  good  series,  including  two  females,  which  only  differ  from  the  male  in 
being   lighter  brown. 

9.  Papilio  beccarii  Oberthiir. 

A  long  series  of  both  sexes  in  which  the  specimens  agree  very  closely  with 
Monsieur  Oberthiir's  figures  in  the  Annals  of  the  Genoa  Museum.  This  species 
is  very  close  to  P.  severiis  Cramer,  but  the  anterior  wings  are  shorter  and  not 
concave  on   the  outer  margin. 

10,  Papilio  parmatus  Gray  subspec  guineensis  Staudiuger. 
Two  specimens  only. 

11.    Papilio  COdrus  <'ram.  subspec.  celebensis  Wallace. 
Three  specimens  from  Biak. 

12.  Papilio  COdrus  Cram,  subspec  gilolensis  Wallace. 
One  specimen. 

13.  Papilio  agamemnon  l.inn. 

14.  Papilio  pamphylus  Keld. 


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1.5.  Papilio  ulysses  l.inn. 
A  good  series,  all  males. 

16.  Papilio  godartianus  l.uoas. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes  from  Mansinam  and  Humboldt  liay. 

PIERINAE. 
17.  Delias  aruna  13oi.s<l. 
There  is  a  fine  series  of  this  species,  including  one  specimen  of  a  variety  which 
is  bufif  coloured  on  the  upperside,  and  on  the  underside  of  the  posterior  wings  the  hasnl 
and  discal  patches  of  colour  are  pinkish  orange.  In  the  females  the  basal  half  of  the 
posterior  wings  is  mostly  white  tinged  with  pale  yellow,  but  in  one  specimen  it  is 
bright  yellow. 

18.  Delias  cruentata  Butl. 

A  fine  series  of  both  sexes.  The  female  is  yellowish  white  on  the  upper  surface, 
with  the  dark  margins  on  both  wings  very  much  narrower  than  in  the  allied 
species  D.  tnysis  Fabr.,  and  the  submarginal  row  of  white  spots  near  the  ape.v  of  the 
anterior  wings  is  much  less  distinct.     Also  near  to  D.  lam  De  Haan. 

19.  Delias  abnormis  Wall. 
Five  specimens,  all  males. 

20.  Delias  euphemia  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  XII.,  tigs.   1   and  2.) 

Male. —  Upperside:  both  wings  white.  Anterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin 
naiTowl3%  apex  rather  more  broadly,  and  outer  margin  narrowly  black,  the  black  a]>ex 
being  indented  between  the  veins,  the  black  subapical  band  on  the  underside  showing 
indistinctly  through  the  wings.  Posterior  wings  with  the  outer  margin  narrowly  and 
towards  the  anal  angle  rather  more  broadly  greyish  black. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  resemble  D.  hagoe  Boisd.,  but  the  suliapical  dark 
band  inside  the  white  spots  extends  rather  further  along  the  outer  margin.  On  the 
lx)sterior  wings  the  submarginal  band  of  red  .six>ts  gradually  narrows  towards  the  apex, 
and  the  black  band  inside  the  spots  is  less  arcuate  towards  the  inner  margin,  ceasing 
between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and  the  .submedian  nervure.  The  yellow  basal 
area  is  more  extended  and  comprises  nearly  the  whole  surface  as  far  as  the  dark  band. 

Female. — Upperside:  both  wings  greyish  brown,  irrorated  with  grey  scales  towards 
the  base,  the  abdominal  fold  of  jwsterior  wings  being  nearly  white.  Anterior  wings 
with  a  subapical  curved  row  of  six  lemon  coloured  spots,  the  second  spot  being  the 
most  elongated,  the  fir.st  and  third  of  same  size,  the  fourth  and  fifth  smaller,  and  the 
sixth,  the  lowest,  becoming  obsolete.  On  the  posterior  wings  is  a  submarginal  row  of 
six  pale  orange'  coloured  spots  dentate  outwardly,  those  nearest  the  anal  angle  smallest 
and  least  distinct. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  resemble  the  femjole  of  D.  hagoe,  but  the  inner  edge 
of  the  black  band,  which  covers  the  apical  half  of  the  wings,  is  less  irregular  and  not 
dentate;  the  basal  half  of  the  wings  is  dusky  white,  tinged  with  yellow  towards  tlie 


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base.  Posterior  wings  with  the  basal  lialf  bright  yellow,  the  outer  half  brown  lilack 
with  a  ver^'  broad  submaiginal  baud  of  eonfluent  red  spots  widening  towards  the  anal 
angle  where  the  red  colour  gradually  merges  into  the  liasal  yellow. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  3|  inches. 

Hab.  Biak. 

Near  D.  hagoe  Wall.  ;  the  principal  difference  consists  in  the  row  of  orange  spots 
on  the  posterior  wings  of  the  female  of  D.  eupkeinia,  which  are  not  represented  in 
that  sex  of  D.  bagoe.     A  series  of  two  males  and  two  females  is  in  the  collection. 

21.  Delias  dorothea  .Mitis. 
Ivio  females  are  in  the  collection.  It  is  very  near  to  Delias  enniana  Oberthlir, 
luit  differs  in  ha\iug  the  oblique  dark  baud  at  the  end  of  the  cell  elongated  to  the 
dark  outer-marginal  band  on  the  anterior  wings,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  the 
mai-ginal  band  is  broader  and  extends  round  the  wings  to  the  apex.  On  the  underside 
it  closely  resembles  D.  dice  Vollenhoven,  but  the  dark  apical  and  outer  marginal  area 
of  the  anterior  wings  is  less  extended  and  tapers  sharply  to  the  end  of  the  submedian 
nervm-e.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  dark  outer  band  is  narrower,  and  on  both  wings 
the  spots  in  the  dark  area  are  pale  yellow  and  less  distinct. 

22.  Delias  euryxantha  Hourath. 
Two  males  and  three  fouaU's  of  this  tine  species. 


23.  Appias  ada. 


One  female  only. 


24.  Appias  liberia  Cram. 

Two  examples,  both  males. 

25.  Appias  celestina  Boisd. 
A  good  series  of  both  sexes. 

26.  Appias  paulina  Cram. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes  from  the  Island  of  Biak. 

27.  Appias  korridona  sp.  nov. 

Fe.malp:. — Upperside  of  both  wings  yellowish  white,  very  broadly  bordered  with 
brownish  black  which  extends  over  the  outer  third  of  the  wings.  On  the  anterior  wings 
the  dark  border  extends  oxer  the  basal  half  of  the  cell,  the  disco-cellular  nervules  are 
marked  with  a  narrow  black  streak,  the  inner  edge  of  the  dark  border  parallel  with 
the  outer  margin  is  irregular,  slightly  indented  betweeir  the  middle  and  lowest 
median  nervules,  and  there  is  an  indistinct  jjatch  of  grey  scales  above  the  upper 
discoidal  nervule.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  inner  edge  of  the  dark  border  is 
irregularly  defined  and  irrorated  with  the  vellowish  white  scales  of  the  basal  two-thirds 
of  the  wings. 

Undm'side :  the  dark  border  towards  the  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  is  tinged 
with  pui-plish  white,  in  the  middle  of  which  is  an  indication  of  two  whitish  .spots  ; 
the  base  of  the  wings  and  about  one  half  of  the  cell  and  the  space  above  is  pale 


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yellowish  orange,  the  dark  streak  at  the  end  of  the  cell  is  indistinct,  (hi  the 
posterior  wings,  the  surface  is  sericeous,  and  the  broad  dark  marginal  band  which 
covers  the  outer  third  has  a  glossy  purplish  tinge;  the  costal  margin  is  naiTOwly 
yellow. 

Kxjjause  of  wings :  2^  inches. 

Hab.  Korrido. 

One  specimen  only.     Nearest  to  D.  znmboanga  Felder. 

28.  Appias  saina  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperskie  resembles  A.  mariae  Semper,  but  the  white  spot  between  the 
two  upper  median  nervules  of  that  species  is  absent,  and  the  two  spots  towards  the 
apex  of  A.  Saina  are  less  distinct,  the  black  apical  area  of  the  anterior  wings  and 
the  black  margin  of  the  posterior  wings  is  somewhat  narrower. 

On  the  ttnderside  of  the  anterior  wings  the  ajjex  is  glossed  witli  liglit  purplish 
brown,  with  the  two  white  spots  very  indistinct ;  the  basal  area  is  tinged  with  yellow. 
In  A.  mariae  the  three  white  spots  are  much  more  distinct,  and  the  basal  area  is 
white.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  whole  of  the  surface,  except  the  dark  marginal 
border,  is  yellow  ;  in  the  dark  border,  above  the  U])pprmost  median  nervule,  is  an 
indistinct  yello\vish  white  spot. 

Female. —  Upperside  resembles  the  m,ale,  but  the  white  area  is  more  tinged  with 
yellow.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  black  a])ical  area  is  centred  with  six  white  spots,  of 
which  the  two  uppermost  are  somewhat  elongate  and  conHuent.  the  third  is  distinct 
and  oval;  the  three  lowest,  which  are  parallel  with  the  outer  margin,  are  smaller,  the 
lowest  being  nearly  obsolete.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  dark  marginal  band  is  broader 
than  in  the  inale  and  more  diffused  inwardly. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  with  the  five  upper  subapical  white  spots  confluent, 
and  densely  dusted  with  yellowish  scales  ;  the  sixth  spot  is  distinct  and  scarcely 
separated  from  the  white  area  by  a  few  dark  scales  ;  the  white  area  is  tinged  with 
yellow,  more  brightly  so  towards  the  base;  posterior  wings  bright  yellow  with  a 
broad  sinuate  dark  band  crossing  the  outer  third  from  the  costa  at  the  apex  to  near 
the  abdominal  margin;  the  outer  two-thirds  of  this  band  is  densely  irrorated  with 
yellow  scales,  which  form  irregular  and  ill-defined  somewhat  conical  confluent  spots 
between  the  veins,  having  their  bases  on  the  margins. 

Expanse  of  wings:   2^  inches. 

ILdi. :  male,  Humljoldt  Bay  ;  female,  Biak. 

Two  males  from  the  former  place  and  a  fertude  from  the  latter.  It  is  possible 
that  the  latter  is  not  rightly  "married"  to  the  former,  and  that  each  sex  may  be 
entitled  to  a  different  consort  ;  but  the  general  configuration  of  the  black  marginal 
area  of  both  sexes  is  similar,  and  in  the  absence  of  the  opposite  sexes  from  the 
same  localities  I  am  induced  to  place  them  together.  The  female  is  nuich  less  broadly 
margined  with  black  than  the  same  sex  of  A.  mariae,  and  is  not  unlike  \]\q  fem(de 
of  A.  ega  Boisd.  on  its  upper  surface. 

29.  Belenois  pallida  sp.  nov. 

M.\LE. —  Upjierndt:  both  wings  lacteous  wlille  with  broad  black  marginal  bands. 
Anterior  wings  with  the  base  and  costal  margin  to  half  its  length  densely  dusted 
with  grey  scales,  thence  to  the  apex  and  along  the  outer  margin  broadly  black  ;  the 
inner  edge  of  the  black  area,  which  is  very  irregular,  e.xtending  across  the  apex,  at 


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half  the  distance  between  it  and  the  cell,  and  tapering  gradually  to  the  outer  angle 
where  it  is  narrowest.  In  the  apical  black  area  are  six  white  streaks,  the  first,  fourth, 
and  sixth  being  nearly  obsolete.  On  I  lie  posterior  wings  the  broad  dark  band  on 
the  underside  with  the  light  spots  in  it  shows  indistinctly  on  the  inner  side  of  the 
black  marginal  band. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  as  above,  but  the  apical  white  streaks  are  enlai-ged 
into  a  row  of  broad  spots,  the  three  uppermost  of  which  are  bright  3'ellow  ;  the  lower 
spots  are  white  and  almost  cover  the  black  marginal  band,  which  is  reduced  on  its 
inner  edge  to  an  irregular  black  streak,  becoming  obsolete  below  the  lowest  median 
nervule.  Posterior  wings  bright  yellow  with  a  broad  brownish  black  band,  the  inner 
edge  of  which  is  very  irregular,  and  rather  deeply  indented  between  the  two  upper 
median  nervules  ;  in  the  dark  band  is  a  row  of  six  indistinct  yellow  spots,  that  next 
but  one  to  the  anal  angle  being  almost  obsolete. 

Female. —  Upperside:  lx)th  wings  browner,  the  submarginal  row  of  white  streaks 
in  the  male  being  developed  into  a  row  of  seven  large  yellowish  white  spots  extending 
from  the  co^ta  to  the  submedian  nervure.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  orange 
spots  in  the  underside  of  the  band  are  represented  by  four  yellowish  white  spots,  of 
which  that  nearest  the  anal  angle  is  the  smallest. 

The  underside  resembles  the  male,  lint  the  yellow  colouring  is  represented  by 
orange,  and  on  the  anterior  wings  the  linear  inside  edge  of  the  outer  marginal 
baud  is  continued  as  far  as  the  submedian  nervure. 

Expanse  of  wings  of  both  sexes  :  2j  inches. 

Hab.  Biak. 

Six  specimens,  of  which  two  are  feviales.  Nearest  to  B.  nnhis  Luc,  B.  latilhii- 
b(Ua  Butl.,  and  B.  agnata  Grose  Smith. 

30.  Belenois  dohertyana  sp.  nov. 

]M.\LE. —  Upperside  :  both  wings  cream}-  white  with  broad  black  margins.  Anterior 
wings  with  the  base  and  costal  margin  to  two-thirds  of  its  length  irrorated  with  grey 
scales,  tlience  to  the  apex  and  along  the  outer  margin  to  the  outer  angle  liroadly  black, 
the  inner  edge  of  the  black  area  deeply  indented  between  the  veins.  In  the  lilack 
area  towards  the  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  is  an  oval  white  spot  with  an  indication 
of  two  other  spots,  represented  by  a  few  white  scales  above  and  below  it.  The  black 
band  on  the  posterior  wings  is  somewhat  in-egular  on  its  inner  edge,  the  liroader  dark 
band  of  the  underside  showing  indistinctly  within  its  inner  edge. 

Underside  as  abo\e.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  basal  area  is  yellow,  dusted 
with  Iilaek  scales  on  the  costal  margin.  Towards  the  apex  between  the  subcostal 
nervules  are  two  yellow  spots,  the  upper  spot  the  smallest.  Posterior  wings  bright 
3-ellow  with  broader  black  margins  than  on  the  upperside,  somewhat  deeply  indented 
on  the  inner  edge  between  the  lower  discoidal  and  upper  median  nervules. 

FE-Male. — Resembles  the  male  on  both  sides,  but  the  black  marginal  bands  are 
wider,  and  the  white  area  is  tinged  with  yellow  on  the  upperside,  the  posterior  wings 
being  orange  yellow  ;  the  three  subapical  spots  are  more  distinct  and  yellow. 

Expanse  of  wings  of  both  sexes,  2J  inch. 

The  m,ale  is  in  the  collection  of  Mr.  Grose" Smith  from  New  Guinea,  the  exact 
locality  being  unrecorded  ;  the  feiiinle  is  also  in  Mr.  Grose  Smith's  collection,  and  there 
are  seven  specimens,  ajiparently  -M  fciiKiles,  in  Mr.  Doherty's  collection.  It  is  nearest 
to  B.  rachel  Boisd. 


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:5l.  Elodina  hypatia  Feldei-. 
A  series  of  nine  specimens  from  Biak,  Mansinam,  ami  lluniholdt  Bay. 

32.  Elodina  bouruensis  \\allace. 

A  series  of  both  sexes,  which  agree  with  specimens  in  my  collection  captun'd  and 
named  by  Mr.  Wallace. 

33.  Terias  virgo  ^\■allace. 

34.  Terias  puella  Boi.sil. 

I  have  much  doubt  whether  this  species  is  distinct  from  the  jireceding.  It  is 
rather  larger. 

3,5.  Terias  hecabe  Linn. 

The  specimens  in  this  collection  are  probably  identical  with  T.  dloerm  Wallace. 
Some  of  the  females  are  white,  others  tinged  with  yellow,  others  lemon  yeUow, 
showing  that  no  reliance  can  be  placed  upon  Wallace's  ground  for  distinguishing  it 
from  T.  hecabe.  1  quite  agree  with  his  remark  that  the  infinite  varieties  of  T.  hecabe 
cannot  profitalily  be  separated. 

The  specimens  are  from  Korrido,  Mansinam  (the  female  with  a  dark  patch 
near  the  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  on  the  underside),  Salwati,  Jobie,  Yamma  (all 
females,  dusky  white),  and  Humboldt  Bay  (lemon  yellow). 

3(i.  Terias  blanda  Boisd. 
One  specimen  only,  very  close  to  ."\Ir.  Distanfs  figure  of  T.  valllvolam  Butler  ;  but 
on   the  underside,  at    the  apex   of  the  anterior  wings,  there  is  an  indistinct   rufous 
brown  patch. 

37.  Terias  pumilaris  I'.utl. 
One  specimen  only,  nfcmali/  froui  .lol)ie. 

38.  Terias  sp.  ( ? ). 

I  am  unable  to  identify  this.  On  the  upperside  it  resembles  T.  sridkur  Don. 
and  T.  austndis  Wallace ;  but  on  the  underside  there  is  an  entire  absence  of 
markings,  as  in  T.  inanaiu  Butl.  and  T.  venata  .Moore.  The  viale  is  pale  lemon 
yellow,  and  the  female  is  dusky  whitish  yellow.  It  is  smaller  than  any  of  the 
above-named  species.     A  specimen  of  each  sex  is  in  the  collection. 

39.  Eronia  argolis  Feld. 

i\  VM  r  11  A  L  [DA  E. 

I.IMNAINAE. 

40..Nectaria  durvillei  Boisd. 
There  are  two  forms  of  this  species,  a  goo.l  series  of  each.  The  paler  form  is 
from  Biak,  and  agrees  very  closely  with  Hoisduval's  figure;  but  the  dark  band  of 
black  spots  which  obliquely  crosses  the  wings  from  near  the  middle  of  the  costa  to 
the  outer  angle  is  somewhat  narrower,  and  that  part  which  lies  within  the  cell  does 
not  extend  so  far  down  it  towards  the  base.  The  dark  form  is  from  Mansinam,  and  is 
the  variation  named  .V.  seh-armsis  apud  Dr.  Staudinger. 


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41.  Nectaria  agelia  Godt. 

Two  specimens  from  (iaiii  and  Jobie. 

42.  Ideopsis  hewitsoni  Kii-.sch. 
Two  specimens  from  Biak. 

43.  Radena  sobrina  Boisd. 
A  long  series  from  (iani  and  jMansinam. 

44.  Radena  turneri  But  I. 

45.  Tiinimala  hamata  -McLeay. 
4().  Anosia  plexippus  Linu. 

47.  Salatura  mytilene  Feld. 
Foiur  specimens  from  INIansinam. 

48.  Salatura  mytilene  Feld.  subspec.  no\ .  jobiensis. 

Male. — Upperside:  on  both  wings  the  spots  are  more  conspicuous  than  in 
S.  mytilene.  On  the  anterior  wings  there  is  an  additional  spot  near  the  middle  of 
the  costa,  another  about  halfway  across  the  disc  between  the  middle  and  lowest 
median  nervules,  and  two  others  in  the  interspace  beyond  it.  On  the  posterior 
wings  inside  the  submarginal  row  of  spots  is  one  additional  row  of  double  spots 
between  the  veins,  inconspicuous  in  the  m(de. 

Underside :  the  spots  as  on  the  upperside,  and  larger  than  in  S.  mytilene.  On 
the  posterior  wings  is  an  obscure  white  streak  inside  the  end  of  tlie  cell,  with  a  row 
of  sagittate  white  markings  in  the  angles  of  the  veins  beyond  the  cell ;  the  two  upper- 
most the  largest  and  most  distinct. 

Expanse  of  wings  the  same  as  S.  mytilene. 

A  mide  from  Jobie,  and  a,  female  from  Bon. 

49.  Salatura  biseriata  lUitl. 

50.  Salatura  nubila  ISutl. 

From  Yamma  and  Gani.  One  specimen  only  from  the  last-named  locality,  in 
which  the  white  sagittate  markings  between  the  veins  outside  the  cell  are  absent. 

51.  Salatura  philene  Cramer. 

The  specimens  are  more  fuliginous  brown  than  in  ('rumer's  figures,  and  the ajucal 
area  of  the  anterior  wings  is  less  black;  but  I  am  unable  to  separate  them  from 
that  species  or  variety.  They  agree  with  the  specimens  under  tliis  name  in  the 
British  Museum. 

52.  Asthipa  kirbyi  sp.  nov. 

Malk. —  Upperside  is  scarcely  (li.><tinguishable  from  A.  scheakil  Koch.,  but  the 
hyaline  [lortiun  of  the  wings  is  less  brightly  suffused  with  y(dlow,  and  on  the  posterior 
wings  the  hyaline  spots  or  spaces  which  surround  the  cell  are  mucli  more  restricted 


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The  unde)'si(h  resembles  the  ujniprside,  hut  is  whiter,  and  on  the  posterior  wings 
the  spot  which  lies  between  the  costal  and  subcostal  nervures  is  considerably  less 
elongate. 

The  female  resembles  the  m<de,  but  is  paler,  and  the  wings  are  more  rounded. 

E.xpanse  of  wings  :  male,  2g  inches  ;  female,  2|. 

A  good  series  of  both  sexes. 

EUPLOEINAE. 

53.  Hamadryas  zoilus  I-'abr. 

54.  Hamadryas  assarica  Cram. 

5,j.  Hamadryas  mysorensis  Staudiuger. 

5().  Oranasma  compta  K>jV)er. 

A  series  of  seven  males  and  five  females  from  Timor  Laul.  It  is  a  somewhat 
variable  insect.  In  one  specimen  of  the  male  the  outer  row  of  spots  on  the  margin 
of  the  posterior  wings  is  not  confluent  with  the  band,  and  several  of  the  vudes  have 
only  one  spot  beyond  the  cell.  In  some  of  the  females  the  white  central  spots  on  the 
underside  appear  on  the  upperside. 

I  have  placed  it  provisionally  in  the  genus  Oratiamna  ;  imibably  a  ni'W  genus 
should  be  made  for  it,  as  it  does  not  e.xactlv  correspond  with  that  or  any  otlier  of  the 
described  genera.  On  the  upperside  it  bears  a  strong  superficial  resemblance  to 
Calliploea  visenda,  but  there  is  no  brand  on  the  anterior  wings. 

•17.  Patosa  batesi  Feld. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

58.  Sarobia  confiisa  Hutl. 
A  long  series  of  both  .<exes. 

o'.i.  Gamatoba  aethiops  Butl. 
A  long  series,  all  males. 
Hah.  Jobie,  Ron,  and  Humboldt  Hay. 

(i'K -Gamatoba  melinda  sp.  nov. 

YzvikW..  — Upperside  :  both  wings  brown,  the  outer  third  being  much  jialer,  with  a 
row  of  spots  across  the  disc  towards  the  outer  margin,  and  not  extending  beyond  tlie 
lowest  median  nervule.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  spot  between  the  two  upper  median 
nervules  is  out  of  line  and  furthest  from  the  outer  margin.  On  the  posterior  wings, 
the  spots  between  the  lowest  discoidal  and  the  median  nervules  are  double,  those 
between  the  di.scoidal  and  upper  median  nervules  being  confluent,  the  others  being 
separated. 

Underside:  hotli  wings  with  the  rows  of  spots  as  above.  On  the  anterior  wings 
there  is  a  spot  in  the  cell  and  two  others  beyond  it,  between  the  median  nervules,  an 
elongate  pale  streak  below  the  cell  and  the  inner  part  of  the  lowest  median  nervule. 

Expanse  of  wings :  2s  inches. 

One  specimen  only. 


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(U.  Gamatoba  cerberus  liutl. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes.     (_)ue  of  the  males  lias  a  submargiiial  row  of  spots 
similar  to  the  feviales. 

62.  Andasena  orope  Boisd. 

03.  Chirosa  netscheri  vSnellen. 

All  the  specimens  are  paler  towards  the  outer  margins  than  in  Mr.  Snellen's 
figure. 

04.  Chirosa  tenebrosa  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  both  wings  brown  as  in  C.  netscheri,  but  faintly  tinged  with 
pink  with  purple  reflexions,  paler  towards  the  margins,  the  pale  area  on  the  anterior 
wings  being  wider  and  more  rounded  near  the  apex,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  being 
somewhat  narrower  than  in  that  species.  Anterior  wings  are  rather  sti-aighter  on  the 
inner  margin,  the  apex  is  more  rounded,  and  the  brand  is  more  elongate  and  narrower. 
Underside  brown,  almost  unicolorous,  but  somewhat  paler  towards  the  outer  mai'gins, 
excei)t  at  the  apex  of  the  anterior  wings.  ( )u  the  anterior  wing  the  .spjace  between  the 
sulmiedian  uer\ure  and  the  inner  margin  is  brownish  slate  colour,  a  bluish  white  spot 
near  the  end  of  the  cell,  two  spots  beyond  also  bluish  white,  the  uppermost  being 
almo.st  obsolete,  a  larger  brownish  white  spot  in  a  straight  line  below  them  between 
the  two  lowest  median  nervules,  two  minute  white  spots  near  the  apex — one  above,  the 
other  below,  the  fourth  subcostal  nervule.  Posterior  wings  with  a  sfiot  in  the  cell  and 
seven  others  in  a  curved  row  bej-ond,  all  tiluish  white. 

Female. — The  upperside  resembles  the  imde,  but  is  somewhat  rosy  brown  and 
paler.  The  luiderside  is  as  in  the  nude,  but  there  are  two  additional  spots  on  each  side 
of  the  upjjer  discoidal  nervule,  the  lowest  being  very  minute,  the  two  subapical  spots 
which  are  on  the  male  being  almost  obsolete,  and  an  elongate  white  streak  above  the 
submedian  nervure.  Posterior  wings  are  paler  towards  the  outer  margin,  near  which 
there  is  an  additional  row  of  two  small  white  spots  between  each  vein  from  the  apex 
to  the  upper  median  nervule,  inside  which  is  another  row  of  four  spots,  one  tietween 
each  vein. 

Expanse  of  wings :  3  inches. 

Near  to  Ch.  netscheri,  but  on  the  underside  that  species  is  much  paler  towards 
the  outer  margins  of  both  wings,  which  are,  on  the  posterior  wing,  very  pale  whitish 
brown,  and  in  lis  feinah  on  those  wings  there  are  no  submarginal  rows  of  spots. 

Two  males  and  two  females  are  in  the  collection. 

fi.i.  Chirosa  lachrymosa  sp.  uov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  both  wings  brown,  the  brand  on  the  anterior  wings  rather 
longer  than  in  C.  tenebrosa,  the  brown  colour  without  purple  reflexions  and  not  tinged 
with  pink. 

Underside  paler  than  G.  tenebrosa,  especially  towards  the  outer  margins;  the 
minute  subapical  spots  on  the  anterior  wings  of  C.  tenebrosa  are  absent.  On  the  pos- 
terior wings  between  the  discoidal  nervules  is  a  row  of  white  spots  on  the  disc,  tlie 
submarginal  row  of  spots  in  0.  tenebrosa  not  being  represented. 

Expanse  of  wings:  SJ  inches. 

Hab.  Jobie.     One  example  i>nly.     Very  close  to  C.  tenebrosa. 


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6G.  Chirosa  punicea  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperaide:  both  wings  dark  prune  coloured  brown  with  i)urple  reflexions. 
Anterior  wings  with  the  apical  and  outer  marginal  area  paler  prune,  irrorated 
between  the  median  nervides  with  whitish  scales;  towards  the  apex  is  an  ohliciue  row 
of  three  small  spots,  the  middle  spot  indistinct.  On  the  posterior  wnngs  the  costal 
region  is  pale,  the  central  area  darkest,  growing  paler  towards  the  outer  margin. 

Underside  brown,  tinged  with  prune  colour.  Anterior  wings  darkest  in  the  middle, 
a  small  sjrot  in  the  cell,  three  spots  beyond  in  a  row  underneath  each  other,  the  lowest 
the  largest  and  ovate,  across  the  ape.x  the  three  spots  are  as  on  the  ujiperside  with 
an  additional  small  spot  below  them  between  the  lowest  discoidal  and  upper  median 
ner\ules.  Posterior  wings  with  a  sjiot  in  the  cell,  and  beyond  it  a  row  of  six  spots 
ciuving  round  it  ;  the  wings  are  darkest  across  the  disc  towards  the  apex. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  3  inches. 

One  male  only. 

()7.  Chirosa  bruno  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Upperside  brown,  with  a  faint  purple  reflexions,  paler  towards  the  apex 
and  outer  margins.  Anterior  wings  with  the  apical  jiale  area  centred  with  a  row  of 
seven  or  eight  indistinctly  marked  pinkish  white  spots  commencing  between  the 
second  and  third  subcostal  nervules,  and  curving  in  a  line  following  the  outer  margin. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  with  a  spot  in  the  cell  and  three  beyond  it,  as  in 
Prunosa  ;  the  subapical  row  of  spots  is  more  distinctly  marked  than  on  the  npjierside. 
Posterior  wings  with  a  spot  in  the  cell  and  five  spots  beyond  it,  and  two  minute  spots 
between  the  discoidal  nervules,  two  naiTOw  grey  lines  in  the  fringe  between  each  vein. 

FE^L\LE. —  Upperside  resembles  the  male,  but  is  somewhat  paler.  On  the  anterior 
wings  the  subapical  row  of  spots  on  the  male  is  represented  by  six  spots  all  larger  and 
more  distinct,  except  the  third,  which  is  minute.  The  basal  Iwo-lhirds  of  the  wings 
are  darker,  and  in  certain  lights  suffused  with  purple. 

Underside  differs  from  the  same  sex  of  C.  tenebrosa  in  the  subapical  cluster  of 
white  .sjjots  on  the  anterior  wings,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  in  the  absence  of  the 
two  submarginal  rows  of  .spots  in  C.  tenebrosa,  and  the  fringe  is  marked  with  narrow 
white  lines. 

Expanse  of  wings :  2|  inches. 

A  good  series  of  both  se.xes.  The  species  is  very  near  to  U.  tenebrosa  and  C. 
punicea. 

68.  Chirosa  lugoibris  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Upperside :  both  wings  brown.  The  posterior  wings  paler  above  the 
costal  uervure,  and  beyond  the  middle  to  the  outer  margin.  The  brand  short  as  in 
G.  morosa  and  in  the  same  position. 

Underside  duller  and  less  rufous  brown  than  in  C.  iiiorosd,  Butl.  Anterior  wings 
with  the  inner  marginal  area  beyond  the  submedian  ner\ure  jiale  slate  brown,  a  spot 
in  the  cell  and  three  beyond  it  as  in  C  morosa,  but  the  upper  spot  is  very  minute 
and  the  lowest  is  smaller  than  the  middle  spot,  and  round,  not  elongate,  outwardly 
as  in  that  species;  the  brand  is  represented  by  a  small  dusky  spot,  and  two  minute 
spots  cross  the  wings  near  the  apex.  Posterior  wings  with  the  spot  in  the  cell  and 
ftve  spots  beyond  it  as  in  C.  nuorusa,  a  submarginal  row  of  three  spots  towards  the 


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iipex,  instead  of  two  spots  in  C.  morona,  and  five  minute  spots  on  the  margin,  one 
above  the  upper  discoidal  nervule,  the  other  four  being  in  pairs  between  it  and  the 
lower  discoidal,  and  between  the  last  named  and  tlie  upper  median  uervules. 

Female. —  Upperside  dull  brown,  rather  paler  towards  the  outer  margins.  Pos- 
terior wings  with  four  white  sjiots  lietween  the  veins  towards  the  apex,  the  two  middle 
spots  the  largest. 

Underside:  both  wings  paler  brown  tlian  in  the  nude.  Un  the  anterior  wings 
across  the  disc  beyond  the  cell  are  five  spots,  the  two  uppermost  the  smallest  and 
cm'ving  inwardly.  One  .spot  towards  the  apex  above  the  upper  discoidal  nervule, 
a  submarginal  row  of  four  miuute  spots  in  pairs  between  the  median  nerviiles,  each 
pair  with  a  single  spot  inside  further  from  the  margin.  Posterior  wings  with  the 
spots  as  in  the  mcde,  but  the  row  of  spots  near  the  margin  as  well  as  the  inner  row 
extend  round  the  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male.  2i  inches  ;  fenude,  3. 

Two  males  and  a.  female  from  Biak,  and  one  male  from  Humboldt  liay.  Near 
to  C.  morosa  and  G.  piereUii,  Init  rather  lai-ger. 

09.  Chirosa  fuscosa  sp.  nov. 

Male.  —  Upperside  :  both  wings  brown  as  in  C.  luguhris,  but  less  pale  towards  the 
anal  angle  of  the  jjosterior  wings  ;  the  lirand  is  further  from  the  margin  than  in  tliat 
species  and  longer,  bnt  shorter  than  in  G.  netscheri  and  G.  tenebrosa. 

Underside  darker  than  in  G.  Ivgubris.  Anterior  wings  with  a  spot  in  the  cell, 
and  tlu-ee  spots  beyond  it ;  a  submarginal  row  of  minute  spots,  the  first  commencing 
below  the  third  subcostal  nervule,  and  thence,  following  the  curve  of  the  outer 
margin,  between  the  veins  to  the  lowest  submedian  nervule,  the  second  and  fourth 
being  obsolete.  Posterior  wings  with  a  spot  in  the  cell  and  a  curved  row  beyond 
as  in  C.  luguhris.  A  row  of  four  larger  rtnd  more  consjiicuous  spots  crosses  the 
di.sc  towards  the  outer  margin  between  the  veins,  the  first  being  below  the  costal 
nervure. 

FeM-\LE. —  Upperside  duller  and  paler  brown,  paler  also  towards  the  outer 
margins. 

Underside  with  spots  as  in  the  male.  On  the  anterior  wing  the  submarginal 
row  is  only  represented  by  two  or  three  very  minute  spots  ;  a  longitudinal  grey 
streak  below  the  median  nerwire  and  lowest  submedian  nervule,  inner  marginal  area 
pale  greyish  brown. 

E.xpanse  of  wings  :  '2~  inches. 

Hah.  Korrido. 

Nearest  to  G.  luguhris  and  G.  tenebrosa.  Two  males  and  two  feraales  are  in 
the  collection. 

70.  Saphara  oUvacea  sp.  nov. 

^Iale.  —  Upperside  resembles  8.  treitschkei  Boisd.,  but  the  wings  are  rather  more 
olivaceous.  Anterior  wings  with  a  spot  in  the  cell  and  one  beyond  it,  as  in 
S.  treitschkei,  but  without  the  grey  streak  between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and 
submediaii  ner^Tire.  Posterior  wings  with  a  small  spot  on  the  disc  on  each  side 
of  the  discoidal  nervule. 

Underside:  both  wings  more  olivaceous  green  than  in  >S.  treitschkei,  the  aeneous 
coloration  extending  more  over  the  anterior  wings  towards  tlie  base,  the  area  of 
which,  from  the  lowest  median  nervule  to  the  inner  margin,  is  darker.     I'osterior 


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wings  with  a  spot  in  the  cell  and  a  row  of  five  sjwts  beyond  it,  all  smaller  than 
in  S.  treitschkei,  be^'ond  which  on  each  side  of  the  discoidal  nervule  are  two  other 
small  spots. 

Female. —  Upijerside  resembles  that  sex  of  S.  treitachkei,  but  on  the  anterior 
wings  near  the  apex  are  two  white  spots  of  considerable  size,  the  upi>eruiost  the 
larger,  placed  obliquely  on  each  side  of  the  upper  discoidal  nerviUe.  On  the  posterior 
wings  the  row  of  sjxits  outside  the  cell  on  the  underside  is  represented,  the  three 
ujiperniost  being  indistinct,  the  two  lower  by  two  white  spots.  Outside  this  row, 
about  halfway  between  the  cell  and  the  outer  margin,  is  another  row  of  seven  spots, 
the  three  uppermost,  between  the  costal  nervure  and  the  upper  median  nervule,  large 
and  oval,  the  four  lowest,  in  pairs,  are  almost  linear,  and  are  situate  between  the 
middle  and  lowest  median  nervules,  and  between  the  last  named  and  the  submedian 
nervure  respectively. 

Underside :  with  spots  as  on  the  upperside,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  there 
is  also  an  additional  spot  inside  the  cell. 

Hxpanse  of  wings  :  3J  inches. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay  and  Biak. 

Very  near  S.  treitschkei,  and  a*!  \ariable  as  that  species.  The  absence  of  the 
grey  sti-eak  below  the  cell  of  the  male,  and  the  additional  outer  row  of  spots  across  the 
disc  of  the  posterior  wings,  which  is  more  or  less  uniformly  represented  on  each  side  of 
both  sexes,  has  induced  me  with  reluctance  to  describe  it  as  distinct.  The  sul)apical 
white  spots  on  the  anterior  wings  of  the  typical  female  are  not  represented  in  any  of 
the  other  fe^nales.  A  series  of  three  males  and  four  females  comes  from  Humboldt 
Bav  ;  a  male  and  female  from  Biak  are  smaller  and  browner,  and  on  the  m,ale  there 
is  an  indication  of  the  grey  streak  below  the  cell,  which  is  entirely  alisent  in  the 
rmdea  from  Humlioldt  15ay. 

71.  Calliploea  dudgeonis  sp.  nov. 

IM.ALF.. — Upperside  resembles  C.  saundersi  Feld.,  but  the  wings  are  shorter^ 
broader  and  paler  towards  the  outer  margins  and  more  pinkish  violaceous.  On  tlie 
anterior  wings  the  spots  in  the  submarginal  row  which  crosses  the  disc  are  more 
pinkish  violaceous  and  ai'e  little  suffused  or  tinged  with  white. 

Underside  less  pinkish  brown  than  in  that  species.  On  the  anterior  wings 
between  the  two  lowest  median  nervules  near  the  median  ner\Tire  is  a  conical  white 
spot,  and  towai'ds  the  margin  there  are  two  minute  spots  between  the  discoidal 
nervules.  On  the  posterior  wings  is  a  submarginal  row  of  four  small  spots  situate 
between  the  costa  and  the  upper  median  nervule. 

Female. —  Upperside  resembles  C.  kirschi  Moore,  but  is  darker  towards  the  base 
with  the  outer  third  pale  pinkish  grey,  in  which  the  submarginal  rows  of  spots 
on  both  wings  are  situate.  Posterior  wings  with  the  submarginal  row  of  four  or  five 
white  sjxits  gradually  becoming  obsolete  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Underside:  both  wings  paler  than  above,  gradually  shading  on  the  outer  third 
into  pale  greyish  brown  tinged  with  pink  in  which  are  situate  the  submarginal 
rows  of  white  spots;  those  towards  the  anal  angle  of  the  posterior  wings  l)ecoming 
obsolete.  On  the  anterior  wings  is  a  conical  white  spot  in  the  same  situation  as 
in  the  male. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  2i  inches. 

Three  males  and  four  feiiiales.  Some  of  the  females  are  darker  towards  the 
outer  margins  than  in  the  type  specimen. 


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72.  Calliploea  lucinda  .^p.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside :  anterior  wiiig.s  fuliginou.s  brown  at  the  outer  margins, 
gradually  becoming  paler  to  the  centre,  where  it  shades  into  jiinkish  white  irrorated 
with  grey  .scales;  this  colour  pervading  the  cell,  the  costal  region  in  the  middle,  and 
a  somewhat  restricted  .space  beyond  and  Ijelow  the  cell,  which  is  more  thickly  dusted 
with  brown  scales  than  the  interior  of  the  cell.  Posterior  wings  fuliginous  brown 
on  the  margins,  becoming  paler  internally ;  the  glandular  patch  is  large,  I'xi  ending 
over  the  cell  and  a  space  beyond  and  above  it  and  is  buflf  coloured. 

Underside :  upper  wings  fuliginous  brown,  a  large  pale  buff  patch  extending 
inwardly  from  the  median  nervure  to  the  inner  margin  and  outwardly  towards  the 
anal  angle.  Po.sterior  wings  darker  fuliginous  brown  than  the  anterior  wings,  two 
white  spots  at  the  base  and  one  bluish  white  spot  towards  the  ape.x  between  the 
two  upper  costal  nervules. 

Femalp;. — Both  wings  fuliginous  white  tinged  with  pale  opalescent  pink,  with 
brown  \eins,  costal  and  outer  margins  brown.  Anterior  wings  most  liroadlv  so  at 
the  apex,  inside  which  is  an  indication  of  the  ciu'ved  row  of  five  small  white  spots 
on  the  underside.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  submarginal  row  of  white  .^jiots  on 
the  underside  show  through  the  wings  in  a  similar  way. 

Underside:  both  wings  pale  fuliginous  brown  dusted  with  pinkish  white  towards 
the  outer  margins,  which  are  narrowly  brown  ;  the  space  between  the  cell  and  the  inner 
margin  is  pale  browaiish  white  extending  to  the  outer  angle ;  there  is  a  subapical 
row  of  five  small  white  spots  between  the  veins,  and  another  spot  above  the  eosta, 
between  the  first  and  second  subcostal  nervules.  On  the  posterior  wings  is  a  sub- 
apical  row  of  four  white  spots,  and  a  row  of  minute  spots  close  to  the  margin,  from 
the  upper  median  nervule  to  the  anal  angle,  two  between  each  vein. 
E.icpanse  of  wings,  2|  inches. 

One  male  and  a  long  series  of  females,  one  of  which  is  verv  much  browner  on 
the  upperside,  and  entirely  brown  on  the  underside,  except  the  pale  space  below  the 
cell  on  the  upi)er  wings.  In  some  of  them  the  spots  on  the  underside  do  not  show 
through  the  wings.  In  general  appearance  both  sexes  jitrongly  resemble  the  next 
species ;  it  is  a  much  smaller  species. 


73.  Salpinx  swierstraae  Snell. 

A  long  series  of  this  remarkable  butterfiy  of  both  sexes,  which  var}'  consider- 
ably in  the  extent  of  the  pinkish  white  shading  on  the  upperside  of  the  anterior 
wings,  but  are  all  more  or  less  tinged  with  it.  Mr.  Snellen  has  described  it  as  a 
variety,  but  the  above  characteristic,  as  well  as  the  much  brighter  brown  of  the 
margins  on  the  upperside,  and  on  the  underside  the  deeper  shade  of  brown  on  both 
wings,  the  absence  of  the  spot  in  the  middle  of  the  costa,  and  of  the  submarginal 
row  of  spots  on  the  anterior  wings,  and  the  submarginal  row  of  spots  on  the  posterior 
wings  being  reduced  to  three  or  four  only  towards  the  apex,  are  sufficient  to  constitute 
it  a  distinct  species. 

74.  Salpinx  perdita  liml. 
One  'nude  example  only,  from  Korrido. 


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75.  Salpinx  traducta  sp.  nov. 

JIale. — Upperside:  anterior  wings  bright  brown,  darker  velvety  brown  in  the 
middle,  an  oval  bluish  white  s]iot  between  the  lowest  median  ner\Tile  and  submedian 
lUMvuie,  a  subniargiual  row  of  bluish  white  s[>ots  between  the  veins  curved  at  the  apex 
and  following  tlie  outline  of  the  wings  below,  the  lowest  spot  being  situate  between  the 
two  lowest  median  mervules,  the  third,  sixth,  and  seventh  the  largest ;  posterior  wings 
with  the  lower  half  of  the  cell  and  a  narrow  space  below  it  very  dark  velvety  brown. 

Underside  :  dark  brown,  the  apical  and  outer  marginal  area  of  (he  anterior  wings 
somewhat  lighter,  the  -space  between  the  cell  on  anterior  wings  and  the  inner  margin 
pale  whitish  brown,  except  towards  the  posterior  angle  ;  a  small  spot  between  the  two 
lowest  median  uervules,  and  a  submarginal  curved  row  of  small  white  siwts,  the  third 
and  fourth  the  largest;  a  small  spot  above  the  costa  between  the  first  and  second 
subcostal  nervules.  Posterior  wings  with  three  minute  spots  between  the  iipjier 
subcostal  and  upi)er  median  nervides,  the  ujipermost  the  most  distinct. 

Female. —  Upperside  paler  than  the  viale.  Anterior  wings  with  the  dark  velvety 
central  area  less  restricted,  covering  the  whole  of  the  wings,  except  the  costal  area 
and  the  outer  third  of  the  disc  ;  two  indistinctly  marked  bro^TIli.■*h  white  spots  towards 
the  apex.     On  the  jKjsterior  wings  the  inner  two-thirds  is  dark  velvety  brown. 

Underside  paler  than  above,  especially  towards  the  outer  margins.  On  the  anterior 
wings  is  a  small  spot  between  the  lower  and  middle  median  nervules,  and  a  subajjical 
c\uved  row  of  five  white  spots.  On  the  jiosterior  wings  is  a  curved  submarginal  row 
of  three  white  spots,  situate  between  the  upjier  subcostal  and  the  discoidal  nervules. 

Ex)ianse  of  wings  :  2|  inches. 

Hab.  Yamma  {one  female)  and  Humboldt  Bay. 

Near  to  S.  graejffiana  Herr.-Schaflf.,  S.  hisme  Boisd.  and  jS.  perdita,  but  a  much 
brio-hter  brown  than  the  two  last,  the  outer  margins  paler  and  more  golden.  In  some 
of  the  males  the  submarginal  row  of  spots  on  the  upperside  of  the  anterior  wings  is 
nearlv  ob.solete,  and  there  is  no  blue  spot  between  the  third  median  nervule  on  the 
upperside  of  the  anterior  wings  of  the  female  as  in  that  sex  of  jS.  hisme,  which  is 
also  very  much  darker  and  less  bronze  coloured  than  the  female  of  traducta. 

76.  Salpinx  minima  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  both  wings  fuliginous  brown,  with  the  base  costa!  and  outer 
marginal  area  of  the  anterior  and  the  abdominal  area  of  the  posterior  wings  jialer,  a 
pinkish  ovate  spot  on  the  disc  of  the  anterior  wings  a  little  below  the  lowest  median 
nervule  ;  on  the  posterior  wings  the  lower  part  of  the  cell  and  a  space  a  Kttle  below  the 
median  nervure  is  blackish  brown. 

Underside :  both  wings  fuliginons  brown,  darker  in  the  middle  ;  a  minute  white 
si)Ot  between  the  third  and  fourth  subcostal  nervules,  and  a  dusky  spot  between  the 
second  and  third  median  nervules  on  the  anterior  wings,  and  two  minute  spots  between 
the  subcostal  and  discoidal  nervules  on  the  posterior  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  IJ  inch. 

Near  to  .S'. /J«ri7i7a  Butler,  but  half  the  size,  and  dilfrrs  on  the  underside.  In 
general  appearance  on  the  upperside  it  resembles  Calliploea  sakahanda  Kirsch  and 
C.  puviila  Butl. 

77.  Salpinx  callithoe  Boi.sd. 
Two  specimens  from  Mansinam. 


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78.  Salpinx  hansemanni  Jlomatb. 
There  is  a  series  of  twenty-one  specimens  of  this  grand  sjiecies  in  the  collection, 
of  both  sexes.  The  males  vary  considerably,  some  being  of  the  form  represented  by 
Dr.  Staudinger  in  Iris,  under  the  name  of  8.  dursteini  ;  others  have  a  single  row  of 
spots  round  the  disc,  situate  about  halfway  between  the  pale  blue  area  and  the  outer 
margin,  and  in  others  there  is  a  second  row  of  smaller  spots  near  the  margin,  more  or 
less  constantly  represented.  Of  the  females  there  are  three  forms,  the  typical  form 
figured  by  ]\Ir.  Honrath  in  the  Berliner  Entcmiologische  Zeitsckrift,  the  posterior 
wings  being  broadly  radiated  with  white,  the  form  figured  by  Dr.  Staudinger  in  Iris, 
under  the  name  of  dursteini,  and  the  third  form  having  the  anterior  wings  brown, 
with  purple  reflexions,  a  blue  patch  with  some  scattered  blue  scales  round  it  at  the 
end  of  the  cell,  and  a  curved  row  of  six  blue  bars  or  streaks  outside  the  cell.  Tlie 
bars  are  irregular  in  shape  and  more  or  less  connected  by  scattered  blue  scales,  and  in 
one  specimen  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of  blue  spots.  The  posterior  wings  are 
brown,  very  pale  towards  the  costa,  darkest  in  the  lower  two-thirds  of  the  cell  and  the 
region  round  it,  with  three  pale  blue  streaks  outside  the  cell,  and  lying  between  the 
discoidal  and  median  nervules  ;  there  is  also  a  faint  indication  of  a  submarginal  row  of 
l)ale  spots.     This  butterfly  is  very  near  S.  mesocala  Voll. 

79.  Stictoploea  inconspicua  Butl. 
A  series  of  six  males. 

80.  Stictoploea  aethiopina  sp.  nov. 

Female. — Upperside  :  both  wings  dark  brown,  paler  towards  the  outer  margins, 
the  spots  on  the  underside  showing  faintly.  Anterior  wings  with  a  round  white  spot, 
a  little  beyond  the  middle  of  the  costa  between  the  first  and  second  costal  nervules. 
Posterior  wings  with  an  ovate  brownish  white  spot  in  a  similar  position. 

Underside  with  a  spot  in  the  cell,  another  between  the  first  and  second  subcostal 
nervules,  a  curved  row  of  six  spots  beyond  the  cell  across  the  disc,  the  first  indistinct 
above  the  costa  between  the  second  and  third  subcostal  nervules,  the  other  five  between 
the  discoidal  and  median  nervules,  the  four  uppermost  being  elongated,  and  the  two 
lowest  round,  followed  towards  the  outer  margin  by  another  curved  row  of  seven  spots, 
the  first  near  the  costal  margin,  the  lowest  between  the  ndddle  and  lowest  median 
nervules,  a  submarginal  row  of  six  minute  white  spots  between  the  veins,  the  first 
.situate  above  the  ui)permost  median  nervule,  a  long  whitish  streak  below  the  cell 
reaching  nearly  to  the  base,  the  space  below  which  to  the  submedian  nervure  and 
extending  nearly  to  the  outer  margin  is  dusky  grey,  the  area  below  the  submedian 
nervure  to  the  inner  margin  is  brownish  white.  Posterior  wings  with  a  small  spot  in 
the  cell,  a  row  of  seven  spots  beyond  and  cm'ving  round  the  cell,  beyond  which 
across  the  disc  is  another  row  of  sjjots  between  the  veins  but  not  extending  beyond 
the  submedian  nervure;  another  row  of  small  spots  in  pairs  between  the  veins  near 
the  margin  and  likewise  ceasing  at   tlie  submedian   nervure. 

Expanse:   Scinches. 

Huh.  jMansinam. 

Two  examples  ordy.  It  is  not  unlikely  that  this  is  the  female  of  S.  conspicita, 
but  on  the  underside  the  spots  are  more  abundant,  and  the  pale  streak  below  the  cell 
is  much  more  elongate. 

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ACHAEINAE. 
^1.  Acraea  andromache  Fabr. 

NVMPIIALINAK. 

82.  Cethosia  cydippe  Linn. 
Suh.spec.  damasippe  Fdd. 

Suhspec.  chrysippe   l''alir. 

The  series  includes  females  in  whicli  the  usual  ba.<<il  red  colour  on  tlie  njiperside 
of  both  wings  is  represented  by  a  dull  brown  similar  to  the  femdle  of  I  he  sub.sjiec. 
C.  hernsteini  Feld. 

83.  Terinos  tethys  Hew. 

A  fine  series  of  this  beautiful  butterfly  of  both  sexe.^.  .Mr.  Ilcwitson's  description 
and  figure  in  the  Zoological  Society  s  Fruceedings  is  that  of  the  male.  The  female  is 
somewhat  paler  than  the  male,  and  across  the  middle  of  the  cell  and  the  costal 
margin  above  there  are  in  certain  lights  tw^o  patches  of  brilliant  purple  scales ;  and 
further  along  the  wings,  just  before  the  pale  apical  patch,  are  three  similar  patches  of 
purple  scales,  one  above  the  costal  nervure,  the  two  others  below  it  in  a  transverse 
direction. 

84.  Cynthia  arsinoe  (liun. 

85.  Cirrochroa  regina  Fild. 
A  good  series  of  this  fine  insect. 

80.  Cirrochroa  imperatrix  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  both  wings  dark  velvety  steel  blue.  Anterior  wings,  with 
the  basal  third  steel  blue,  somewhat  iridescent  ;  the  middle  third  dark  velvety  blue, 
in  some  lights  almost  black  ;  the  outer  third  i)aler  steel  blue  than  the  basal  third, 
and  iridescent ;  costal  margin,  apex,  and  outer  margin  almost  lilack.  Posterior  wings 
resemble  the  anterior  wings,  but  the  dark  velvety  area  is  not  so  wide,  and  encloses 
across  the  disc  a  row  of  indistinct  iridescent  steel  blue  Inuules,  those  between  the 
median  nervules  the  most  apparent.  The  paler  steel  blue  marginal  area  is  tra\ersed 
by  a  somewhat  narrow  undulated  dark  band,  and  the  outer  margin  is  the  same  colour. 
The  abdominal  fold  is  somewhat  rufous,  a  colour  which  slightly  pervades  the  costal 
and  basal  portion  of  tlie  wings. 

Underside:  similar  in  markings  to  C.  retina;  the  steel  blue  band  whicli 
cro.-!ses  both  winsrs  is  narrower,  and  its  inner  side  is  much  more  narrowly  bordered  bv 
iridescent  white.  The  area  beyond  th(>  band  is  darker  brown  than  the  basal  area, 
and  onlv  faintlv  tinged  with  violaceous,  the  corresponding  area  in  (J.  regina  being 
much  darker  and  more  strongly  pervaded  by  (hat  colour. 

I'lxpanse  of  wings  :   '2\  inches. 

Hah.  ]?iuk. 


One  example  only. 


87.  Atella  arruana  I-ihUr. 


88.  Messaras  lampetia  I. inn. 
]''rom  Mansinam,  Biak,  and  Ternatc. 


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80.  Messaras  tui'neri  Feld. 
From  Joliie  and   Humboldt   Bay. 

9(».  Messaras  cyclotas  .'^p.  nov. 

Malk. — Both  wings   very  much  as   in  M.  lurneri,  but  paler  brown. 

Uppersiile :  on  the  anterior  wings  the  pale  fulvous  band  across  the  disc  is  more 
curved  on  its  inner  side  and  less  curved  on  its  outer  side.  On  the  posterior  wings  near 
the  outer  edge  of  the  pale  liand,  which  is  somewhat  narrower  and  more  irregular 
on  its  inner  edge  than  in  M.  tiimeri,  is  an  indistinct  narrow  fuscous  band, 
interrui)ted  bv  the  veins,  outside  which  is  a  row  of  indistinct  fulvous  lunules 
centred  witli  dark  brown  spots,  between  which  and  the  margin  is  a  fuscous  band 
centred  with    lunular  bars  of  a   lighter  shade. 

Uiidersi<le  paler  than  above,  the  pale  lands  on  both  wings  being  verv 
clearly  defined  on  the  inner  side  by  an  irregular  fulvous  line,  in  a  somewhat 
oblique  direction  from  near  the  centre  of  the  costa  to  the  submedian  nervure, 
and  thence  on  the  po.sterior  wings  to  the  anal  angle.  The  area  in  both  wings 
between  this  line  and  the  base  is  con.siderably  darker  than  the  pale  band.  The 
outer  third  of  the  wings  be_vond  the  pale  band  is  crossed  with  a  row  of  dark 
lirown  spots  as  in  M.  twneri,  surrounded  with  bright  fulvous,  on  each  side  of 
which  is  an  indistinct  row  of  fuscous  markings,  a  submargiual  row  of  indistinct 
lunules  the  same  colour  as  the  band  with  fuscous  bars  at  their  ba.se.  The  outer 
third  of  both  wings  is  scarcely  tinged  with  violaceous.  On  the  posterior  wings 
the  pale  band  is  considerably  restricted,  the  row  of  spots  across  the  outer  third 
is  crowned  with  pale  lunules  which  are  less  arcuate  tlian  in  M.  turiieri,  and 
the  pale  lunules  beyond  the  spots  are  rather  more  arcuate.  The  female  resembles 
the  rtKtle.  > 

Expan.se  of  wings  :  2  inches. 

Hah.  Biak   and   Korrido. 

It  is  near  M.  lurneri,  but  smaller,  and  the  rufous  brown  basal  area  is  much 
more  extended  on  both  wings,  and  its  outer  edge  on  the  underside  is  more  clearlv 
defined. 

Four  males  and   two  females  are  in   the  collection. 

91.  Symbrenthia  hippocla  Fdd. 

92.  Junonia  velleda  f'abr. 

9:V  Junonia  iona  sp.  nov. 

Upperside:  lioth  se.^es  resemble  ./.  antigoue  Fcld.,  Lint  the  basal  half  of  the 
wings  is  paler  olivaceous,  and  the  outer  half  is  darker  brown  than  in  that  species. 
On  the  anterior  wings  the  spots  which  cross  the  disc  between  the  costal  nervure 
and  the  middle  median  nervule  are  considerably  smaller,  and  there  are  no  white 
markings  on  either  side  of  the  large  ocellus  lietween  the  middle  and  lowest 
median  nervules  of  the  female. 

Underside  more  fuliginous  and  less  rufous  lirown  than  in  ./.  nntir/one. 

Expanse  of  wings:  nude,  '2\  inches;  female,  '■i\. 

A  series  of  five  males  and   one  female ;  the  males  do  not    vary. 

94.  Pi-ecis  hellanis  l'"eld. 


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9o.  Precis  hedonia  I. inn. 
90.  Rhinopalpa   algina  Hoisd. 

97.  Doleschallia  comrii  (liMhinin  and  Salvin. 
Two  males  and   a  fnimde. 

98.  Doleschallia  dascon  (iodtnaii   and   Salvin. 
A   long   series  of  innlen  and  one  jcinate. 

99.  Doleschallia  noma  (rro.se  Smith  and  Kirbv. 
Two  specimen.s,  <a  in(de.  an<l   a  female.      They  are    rather   smaller  than    those 
figured   in   Rhopcdocera  Exotica. 

100.  Hypolimnas    bolina  I. inn. 

A  pair.  The  blue  spots  on  both  wings  of"  the  m(de  are  almost  entirely 
absorbed  by  the  white  centres.  The  fefinale  is  very  dark,  there  being  oidy  a 
faint  indication  of  a  brown  patch  on  the  inner  margin  of  the  anterior  wings 
towards  the  outer  angle,  and  the  posterior  wings  have  no  white  central  patch 
and   only  a  faint  indication   of  a   blue   band   across  the  disc. 

101.  Hypolimnas  alimena  T.inn. 

The  'nudes  are  in  the  ordiiiaiy  form;  they  have  no  white  in  the  discal  blue 
band  towards  the  costa.  There  are  two  forms  of  the  female,  one  dark  blue  black, 
with  three  or  four  white  spots  in  the  discal  band  towards  the  ape.x,  faintly  edged 
with  blue ;  the  other  form,  U.  eremita  of  Butler,  is  brown,  with  the  apex  of  the 
anterior  wings  pale  tawny,  in  one  case  nearly  white,  and  tiie  outer  third  of  the 
posterior  wings  is  darker  tawny. 

10:i.  Hypolimnas  lutescens  Rutl. 
One  specimen  which  agrees  with  Mr.  liuller's  type,  except  that  the  inner 
edge  of  the  oblique  pale  fuliginous  band  towards  the  apex  of  the  anterior  wings 
is  not  quite  so  clearly  defined  ;  it  is  one  of  the  many  forms  of  the  female  of 
H.  anomala  of  Wallace,  and  is  not  connected  with  Jf.  (dimena,  to  which  species. 
under  the  variety  H.  pm'phyria  Cramer,  Mr.  Butler  says  it  is  allied.  In  my 
collection  is  a  specimen  from  Rubiana  Lagoon,  Solomon  Islands,  collected  bv 
Mr.  Woodford,  which  entirely  agrees  with  this  specimen,  except  that  the  outer 
area  of  the   wings  is  not    quite   so  pale. 

103.  Hypolimnas  panopion  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside  :  anterior  wings  dark  brown,  more  rufous  than  in  //.  ti/dea,  with 
an  indistinct  sulitriangular  rufous  patch  on  the  inner  margin,  a  little  before  the  outer 
angle.  Posterior  wings,  with  the  ba.sal  third  and  a  rather  broad  band  on  the  outer 
margin,  the  same  colour  as  the  anterior  wings,  the  space  between  being  bright  fulvous. 
in  which  is  situate  a  row  of  black  spots,  of  which  the  fir.st,  fourth,  and  fifth  are  iiearlv 
obsolete,  the  second,  third,  sixth,  and  seventh  being  large,  and  centred  with  a 
\-iolaceons  white  dot.     The  second,  third,  and  sixth  spots  are  about  equal  in  size,  and 


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the   seventh  is  smaller.      Across   the  disc  is  a  large  violaceous   tawny   patch   nearly 
straight  on  its  inner  and  curved  outwardly  on  its  outer  margin. 

Underside  fuliginous  brown.  Anterior  wings,  with  the  apical  third  nuicli 
paler ;  an  ill-defined  brownish  white  space  about  the  middle  of  the  costa,  two 
violaceous  white  patches  on  the  disc  beyond  the  middle  situate  on  each  side  of  the 
lowest  median  nervule,  beyond  which,  on  each  side  of  the  submarginal  fuscoiis  line, 
are  two  brownish  white  streaks  ;  a  few  white  scales  near  the  base  outside  the  costa, 
under  which,  along  the  top  of  the  cell,  are  two  spots  and  two  patches  of  white  scales. 
On  the  posterior  wings  the  fulvous  space  is  pale  tawny  white,  the  three  upper  and 
two  lowest  spots  much  larger  and  surrounded  with  a  fulvous  zone;  the  two  middle 
spots  are  absent. 

Female. — Koth  wings  more  fuliginous  brown;  anterior  wings  with  abroad  oblique 
baud  of  white  from  the  nuddle  of  the  costa  to  a  little  before  the  lowest  median  nervule, 
divided  by  the  brown  veins  ;  the  outer  edge  of  the  band  very  in-egular  and  merging 
into  the  fuliginous  apical  area,  which  is  paler  than  the  base  ;  a  dusky  brown  patch 
along  the  inner  margin,  which  extends  upwards  nearly  to  the  lowest  median  nervule ; 
an  indistinct  row  of  pale  whitish  lines  extends  from  the  middle  to  the  outer  angle 
inside  the  submarginal  dark  line.  Posterior  wings  resemble  the  male,  but  the  fulvous 
area  is  jjaler  ;  there  is  no  discal  violaceous  or  white  patch,  and  the  middle  spots  are 
not  obsolete,  as  in  the  male,  but  are  smaller  than  those  above  and  below  them,  though 
not  centred  with  a  white  dot. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  with  the  white  baud  as  above,  in  other  re.spects 
resembling  the  Trude.  Posterior  wings  also  resemble  the  male,  but  the  middle  spots 
are  represented. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  3]  inches  ;  female,  Si. 

Very  close  to  H.  pandarus  Linn,  and  //.  tydea  Felder,  and  intermediate  between 
them  and  H.  dsois  Hew.  I  have  had  some  hesitation  in  describing  this  as  a  species 
in  a  genus  in  which  both  the  spots  and  colom'ing  are  so  inconstant ;  but  a  long  sei'ies 
from  Humboldt  Bay,  in  which  there  is  little  variation  in  either  sex,  induces  me  to 
consider  it  sufficiently  distinct  either  as  a  species  or  subspecies.  1  am  aware  that 
this  species  is  in  many  collections  under  the  name  of  H.  deois. 

104.  Mynes  geoflFroyi  Guerin. 
This  is  the  typical  form,  with  the  basal  and  middle  portions  of  the  underside  of 
the  posterior  wings  of  both  sexes  black.     In  some  of  the  male  specimens  the  black 
border  on  the  upperside  of  the  posterior  wings  is  very  much  broader  than  in  others. 
A  considerable  series  of  both  sexes  is  in  the  collection. 

105.  Mynes  semperi  Staudinger. 
I  have  followed  Dr.  Staudinger  in  allocating  this  name  to  the  form  in  which  the 
underside  of  the  posterior  wings  of  both  sexes  is  centred  with  white,  shading  into 
pale  yellow  in  the  cell,  beneath  it  towards  the  anal  angle,  and  to  the  abdominal 
margin,  though  I  consider  it  doubtful  whether  it  is  a  distinct  species.  The  specimens 
approach  very  closely  to  Mr.  Semper's  figures  of  Mynes  gv-crini  Wallace,  Nos.  10,  11, 
and  12  on  PL  IX.  of  the  Jau-nial  iles  Museum  Godeffroy;  but  on  the  upperside 
the  subapical  white  spots  on  the  anterior  wings  are  very  indistinct,  and  the  marginal 
black  band  on  the  posterior  wings  continues  broadly  and  uninterruptedly  to  the  anal 
angle,  being  margined  with  grey  more  narrowly  on  its  inner  side.  On  the  underside 
the  basal  red  streak  on  the  costa  of  the  posterior  wings  is  uniformly  smaller,  and  the 


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black  band  along  the  costa  of  those  wings  in  the  males  is  wider  than  in  Mv.  Semper's 
figure  No.  11,  but  in  the  females  is  of  the  same  width.  The  suft'usiou  of  yellow  over 
the  greenish  blue  anal  area  is  scarcely  visible. 

lOG.  Neptis  antara  Moore. 
One  specimen  from  Gani. 

107.  Neptis  consimilis  Hoisd. 
A  long  series,  in  some  of  which  the  pale  brown  oblique  band  towards  the  ai)ex  is 
confluent  with  the  discal  band  of  the  same  colour  ;  in  others  they  scarcely  touch  each 
other,  and  in  the  third  form  they  are  quite  separate.  There  is  a  dwarf,  less  than  half 
the  size  of  the  largest  specimen  ;  biit  I  am  unable  to  find  any  distinguishing  charac- 
teristic apart  from  its  size. 


A  long  series. 
One  example  only. 


108.  Neptis  shepherdi,  Moore. 
lO'J.  Neptis  heliopolis  Fi-lder. 


110.  Neptis  papua  Oberthiir. 
A  long  series  of  Isoth  sexes.     Tlie  wliite  band  which  crosses  the  posterior  wings  is 
of  variable  width,  especially  in  the  male. 
Hah-  Mansinam  and  Humboldt  Bay. 

111.  Neptis  satina  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  XII.,  fig.  3.) 
Male. —  Upperside:  both  wings  velvety  black.  Anterior  wings  without  any 
markings  in  the  cell,  with  a  large  white  spot  on  the  disc,  divided  by  the  middle 
median  nervule,  edged  externally  with  blue  scales,  beneath  which,  rather  nearer  the 
base,  is  another  white  spot  divided  by  the  submedian  nervure,  the  lower  part  of  which 
extends  inwardly  along  the  inner  margin,  edged  on  both  sides  with  blue  scales. 
Towards  the  apex,  between  the  veins,  are  two  curved  rows  of  white  spots,  three  spots 
in  each  row,  the  spots  in  the  inner  row  the  largest  and  most  elongate,  those  in  the 
outer  row  small,  beyond  these  near  the  margin  are  two  small  clusters  of  white  scales, 
nearly  obsolete  ;  a  .nanow  white  streak  on  the  margin  at  the  ai)ex.  Between  the 
middle  median  nervule  and  submedian  nervure  are  two  submarginal  bluish  white 
uaiTow  streaks.  Posterior  wings  with  a  white  band  across  the  wings  from  about  the 
middle  of  the  costal  margin  to  about  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin,  and  a  faint 
indication  of  a  row  of  pale  spots  towards  the  outer  margin. 

Underside:  lioth  wings  brown  black,  with  the  .spots  and  markings  glosseil  with 
greenish  blue.  Anterior  wings  with  a  greenish  blue  streak  in  the  cell  and  beyond  it, 
divided  in  the  middle  by  two  dark  lines,  the  outer  part  of  the  streak  sharply  pointed 
and  extending  some  distance  over  the  di.sc,  three  rows  of  spots  beyond,  three  in  the 
inner  row  between  the  lowest  .subcostal  and  the  discoidal  nervules,  the  two  outer  rows 
extending  along  the  outer  margin  to  the  posterior  angle,  the  three  uppermost 
macular,  the  others  elongate  and  more  or  less  connected*;  those  furthest  from  the 
outer  margin  rather  broad,  and  edged  internally  with  greeni.sh  blue,  the  spots  between 
the  median  nervules,  as  on  the  upper.^ide,  edged  externally  with  greenish  blue,  the 


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spots  below  nearly  obsolete ;  the  space  between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and  the 
inner  margin  almost  devoid  of  scales  over  the  basal  three-fourths.  Posterior  wings  with 
the  white  band  as  above,  edged  on  each  side  with  greenish  blue,  a  streak  on  the  costal 
margin  at  the  liase,  and  another  below  it  along  the  costal  nervure,  two  submarginal 
bands  divided  by  the  veins  and  ^  narrow  streak  just  before  the  outer  margin,  all 
greenish  blue. 

The  female  resembles  the  male,  but  the  wings  are  rounder,  and  the  spots  and 
band  are  larger  and  wider.  On  the  underside  the  greenish  blue  gloss  extends  in  some 
lights  over  the  whole  of  the  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  2J  inches. 

A  long  series  of  this  is  in  the  collection.  It  is  neare.st  to  N.  venilia  Linn,  and 
N.  brebissonia  Boisd. 

112.  Neptis  venilia  Linn. 

A  long  series  from  Biak,  Korrido,  Joliie,  and  Humboldt  Bay. 

113.  Neptis  anceps  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Upperside:  both  wings  dark  brown.  Anterior  wings  with  two  minute 
blue  spots  in  the  cell,  two  beyond  it  between  the  lowest  subcostal  and  upper 
discoidal  nervule,  the  outermost  centred  with  white  and  a  triangular  blue  patch, 
having  its  apex  between  the  two  uppermost  median  nervules,  and  its  base  on 
the  inner  margin  about  its  middle,  a  submarginal  row  of  eight  white  round  spots, 
tlie  lowest  almost  obsolete.  Posterior  wings  with  an  irregular  blue  bar  before  the 
middle,  commencing  below  the  lowest  subcostal  nervule,  where  it  is  narrowest,  and 
becoming  wider  towards  the  inner  margin  when  it  becomes  pale ;  a  submarginal  row 
of  small  white  sjiots,  those  in  the  middle  the  .most  distinct. 

Underside  brown,  with  three  spots  in  the  cell  and  one  beyond,  and  an  indica- 
tion of  a  second  and  a  submarginal  row  of  spots  ;  all  the  spots  larger  and  more  distinct 
than  on  the  upperside  and  faintly  tinged  with  blue,  a  grey  streak  and  a  few  scattered 
grey  scales  at  the  base.  Posterior  wings  with  a  grey  streak,  followed  closely  by  a 
broad  grey  band  extending  partially  down  the  inner  margin  at  the  base,  and  a  sub- 
marginal  row  of  bluish  white  spots  larger  and  more  distinct  than  on  the  ui)perside  ; 
incisions  on  both  wings  dotted  with  white. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  2  inches. 

I  have  considerable  hesitation  in  di'scribing  this  as  a  species  distinct  from 
N.  veniliii,  but  the  wings  are  shorter  and  broader  than  that  species.  In  some  of  the 
inuks  there  are  white  .spots  in  the  blue  bands,  varying  in  size  and  number,  but  in  no 
specimens  so  wide  as  the  white  spots  in  the  blue  bands  on  N.  venilia,  and  on  the 
underside  of  tlie  jiosterior  wings  the  bands  which  cross  the  wings  are  narrow. 

114.  Neptis  gauina  sp.  nov. 

(1-1.  ML,  fig.  4.) 

Male. —  Upperside  dark  brown,  faintly  tinged  with  purple.  Anterior  wings 
with  two  indistinct  violaceous  grey  spots  ))laced  obliquely  between  the  lowest  subcostal 
and  upper  discoidal  nervules,  and  a  submarginal  row  of  similar  indistinct  spots  more 
or  less  ob.solete.     Posterior  wings  without  any  markings. 

Underside:  lioth  wings  purplish  brown,  paler  than  on  the  upjierside.  Anterior 
wings  with  two  spots  in  the  cell,  that  nearest  the  base  indistinct,  and  a  ])ale  brown 


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curved  streak  at  the  end  of  the  cell ;  two  spots  above  the  upper  disooidal  nervule  and 
two  below  it,  the  lower  spots  placed  obliquely  below  the  upper  spots,  the  outer  spots 
larger  ;  a  large  star-shaped  sjxjt  on  the  disc  between  the  two  lowest  median  nervules, 
and  two  other  smaller  and  oval  spots  on  each  side  of  the  suhmedian  nervure,  nearer 
the  base.  A  submarginal  row  of  whitish  streaks  or  spots,  the  spot  between  the  upper 
and  middle  median  nervule  out  of  line,  and  rather  further  from  the  margin.  Pos- 
terior brings  with  a  row  of  indistinct  whitish  spots  between  the  veins  beyond  the 
middle. 

Female. —  Upperside :  anterior  wings,  with  two  small  white  spots  in  the  cell, 
and  two  pairs  of  spots  beyond,  the  outermost  larger  ;  a  minute  white  spot  on  the  disc 
between  the  middle  and  lowest  median  nervules,  and  a  submarginal  row  of  small 
bluish  white  spots.  Posterior  wings  with  a  row  of  indistinct  whitish  blue  spots 
beyond   the  middle. 

Underside  resembles  the  Tnale,  but  the  sjiots  are  larger,  whiter,  and  more 
distinct.  On  the  posterior  wings  before  the  middle  is  an  oval  white  spot  between  the 
lowest  subcostal  and  the  discoidal  nervules,  and  an  indication  of  two  other  spots 
between   the   succeeding   veins  near  the  cell. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  2i  inches;  fetnale,  2|. 

Hab.  Gani. 

Three  specimens  :  one  'iiutle  and  i^o  females.  Near  to  N.  ehlis  Butler,  of  which 
there  is  a  specimen  in  the  British  Museum,  and  another  in  my  collection,  both  from 
New  Ireland. 

115.  Neptis  dorcas  sp.  nov. 

Upperside  :  witli  spots  and  markings  very  like  X.  pi-aslini  Boisd. ;  but  the  wings 
are  browner.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  basal  streak  in  the  cell  is  less  linear,  and  is 
truncated  at  its  outer  end,  the  spot  in  the  cell  beyond  it  is  larger  and  more  quadrate  ; 
the  outer  pair  of  spots  between  the  median  nervules  are  larger,  and  the  submarginal 
row  of  minute  spots  and  streaks,  which  in  N.  praslini  follow  the  outline  of  the  outer 
margin,  is  ahnost  obsolete.  On  the  posterior  wings,  in  place  of  the  white  oval  patch 
which  covers  the  middle  part  of  the  posterior  wings  of  X.  pruslini,  there  is  a  rather 
broad  white  longitudinal  band,  divided  by  the  black  veins,  which  cro.sses  the  wings 
before  the  middle  from  the  first  subcostal  nervule  to  near  the  inner  margin.  The  upper 
spot  in  this  band  is  separated  from  the  next,  except  towards  the  base;  the  next  spot, 
which  traverses  the  cell,  is  elongate  beyond  the  cell  and  outwardly  acute;  the  other 
spots  below  the  cell  are  nanower  and  diminishing  to  the  inner  margin ;  beyond  the 
middle  is  a  row  of  subtriangular  white  spots,  larger  and  more  distinct  than  the  row  of 
spots  in  a  similar  position  in  j\'.  praslini,  which  are  linear  and  less  distinct ;  beyond 
this  is  a  submarginal  row  of  white  streaks  as  in  N.  praslini. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  resemble  N.  pntslini,  but  the  basal  streak  in  the 
cell  is  more  dilated,  and  covers  its  entire  base  ;  the  other  spots  and  markings  very 
much  as  in  N.  praslini,  but  whiter.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  outer  edge  of  the 
longitudinal  white  liaTid  which  crosses  the  wings,  as  above,  is  very  irregular  and  less 
defined  than  the  oval  patch  of  N.  praslini ;  the  spots  are  also  whiter. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  '2i  inches. 

Hfdj.  Biak. 

Two  specimens;  in  one  of  which  tlic  triangular  spot  beyond  the  ceU  of  the 
anterior  wings  is  elongated,  and  extends  outwardly  as  far  as  the  outer  side  of  the 
two  discal   ■<i'ot«  below. 


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lin.  Symphaedra  aetion  Hew. 

A  long  series  of  both  sexes.  There  are  two  forms  of  the  female,  neither  of 
which  agree  exactly  with  Mr.  Hewitson's  type.  In  one  form,  which  in  other  respects 
is  nearest  to  the  type,  the  second  and  third  sjjots  in  the  band  beyond  the  end  of  the 
cell  on  the  anterior  wings  are  obsolete,  but  the  pale  band  in  that  situation  on  the 
underside  is  faintly  discerned.  The  spots  in  the  curved  row  of  spots  beyond  are 
narrower  and  less  di.stinct.  In  the  second  form  on  the  anterior  wings  the  sj)ots  at 
the  end  of  the  cell  are  well  represented.  On  either  side  of  the  submedian  nervule, 
a  little  beyond  its  middle,  are  two  spots  or  clusters  of  scales  divided  by  the  nervure. 
All  the  spots  above  named  are  bright  yellowisli  stramineous,  as  is  also  the  band  on  the 
posterior  wings  before  the  middle.  This  band  is  much  narrower  than  in  the  type, 
and  its  outer  is  very  nearly  parallel  with  its  inner  margin.  On  the  underside  neither 
of  the  forms  differ  to  any  appreciable  extent  from  the  type,  but  on  the  underside  of 
the  jiosterior  wings  of  the  second  form  the  stramineous  liand  is  represented  b\'  a 
large  patch  of  scattered  yellowish  scales,  on  the  inside  of  which  are  two  bright 
yellowish  stramineous  spots,  on  either  side  of  the  discoidal  nervule,  which  vary  in 
size  in  each  of  the  three  specimens. 

If  there  had  been  in  the  collection  a  nude,  which  might  have  been  specially 
attributed  to  one  or  the  other  of  these  forms,  or  if  either  had  been  captured  in 
a  diflerent  island,  I  should  have  considered  that  it  might  fairly  be  accepted  as  a 
distinct  species. 

117.  Cyrestis  acilia  Grodart. 

The  female  is  paler  than  the  male,  and  the  inner  edge  of  the  white  discal  hand 
is  more  irregular. 

Hah.  Jobie,  Yamma,  and  Humboldt  Bay, 

118.  Cyi'estis  laelia  Felder. 
One  esamjjle,  from  Gani. 

119.  Cyrestis  biaka  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside :  both  wings  ratlier  pale  fuliginous  brown,  crossed  in  the 
middle  by  a  broad  white  band,  the  band  on  the  anterior  wings  being  of  almost  uniform 
width,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  graduallv  tai)ering  to  a  point  a  little  above  the  anal 
angle;  halfway  between  the  white  hand  and  the  outer  margins  is  a  row  of  round 
black  spots  surrounded  with  bright  fulvous  rings,  on  the  inner  side  of  which  is  a 
narrow  stripe  of  brownish  grey  markings,  those  on  the  anterior  wings  lunulate ;  out- 
side the  row  of  spots  on  both  wings  are  two  similar  stripes ;  the  markings  across  the 
basal  jiortion  of  both  wings  resemlile  C.  laelia,  and  C  strigata  P'elder. 

Uiulerslde  very  much  paler,  with  markings  as  above. 

The  female  does  not  differ  from  the  male,  hut  is  rather  paler. 

Kxjianse  of  wiugs  :   1 J  inch. 

Hah.  Biak  aud  Korrido. 

This  species  is  near  C.  laelia  and  C.  strlrjata,  but  is  smaller  and  ])aler.  It  also  differs 
from  C.  laelia  in  the  fourth  spot  in  tbe  sulnnarginal  row  of  spots  on  the  anterior  wings, 
being  of  the  same  size  and  shape  as  those  above  and  below  it,  in  the  fulvous  rings  round 
the  spots  being  brighter  and  more  distinct,  and  in  ha\ing  two  narrow  brownish  grey 
stripes  outside  the  spots  instead  of  only  one.     It  differs  from  C.  strigata  in  the  white 


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baud  ou  lx)th  wings  being  very  much  broader,  and  in  the  band  on  the  jMsterior  wings 
gradually  tapering  to  the  anal  angle,  the  white  band  in  C  atrignta  being  of  almost 
uniform  width  throughout.     There  is  a  long  series  of  this  species  in  the  collection. 

l-'ii.  Cyrestis  achates  Butler. 
A  long  series  agrees  witli  .Mr.  Butler's  type  specimen  in  the  British  Museum. 
C.  hyliis  of  Clerck,  as  so  named  in  the  Hewitson  collection,  is  a  darker  in.sect,  and  is 
identical  with  C.  rudis  of  Felder.  This  species  is  the  same  as  C  nedyvinus  Felder, 
from  German  New  Guinea,  wth  the  type  of  which  in  the  Felder  collection,  now  at 
Tring,  I  have  lately  compared  it,  and  Mr.  Felder's  name  sinks  into  a  synonym, 
Mr.  Butler's  description  having  the  priority  in  date. 

121.  Minetra  aspila  Honrath. 

A  long  series.  In  a  funude  specimen  tlie  U|)permost  of  the  two  conical  spots 
between  the  discoidal  nervules  on  the  underside  is  represented  on  the  upperside  liy  a 
round  white  spot  above  the  upper  discoidal  nervule. 

\22.  Helcyra  chionippe  Felder. 
One  specimen  of  this  scarce  and  beautiful  species. 

12;!.  Apatmnna  ribbei  Holier. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

124.  Charaxes  cimonides  s)i.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside :  both  wings  clo.sely  re.semble  C.  civion  Feld. ;  they  differ  in 
the  following  particulars  : — On  the  anterior  wings  the  inner  edge  of  the  dark  brown 
band  which  covers  the  outer  third  of  the  wings  is,  towards  the  costal  margin,  less 
extended  inwardly  between  the  lowest  suhco.-tal  and  the  discoidal  nervules;  these 
nervules  are  crossed  obliquely  by  two  dark  bars  situated  in  the  feiTUginous  brown  area 
which  covers  the  inner  two-thirds  of  the  wings,  just  before  it  joins  the  dark  outer  bar  ; 
of  these  bars  the  upper  is  comma-slia)ied  and  placed  obliquely,  the  lower  is  more 
linear.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  dark  outer  area  is  also  more  restricted  towards  the 
costa,  and  less  defined  towards  the  anal  angle,  whei-e  the  ferruginous  brown  of  the 
inner  area  extends  into  it  along  the  veins  towards  the  outer  margin  ;  there  are  two 
lunulate  bro\vii  streaks  between  the  middle  median  nervule  and  the  submedian 
nervure  near  the  margin,  and  two  minute  white  dots  at  the  anal  angle  which  are 
smaller  than  in  C.  ciman;  the  other  white  spots  which  are  situate  in  C.  chnon  further 
along  the  wings  being  absent. 

Underside  :  both  wings  darker  than  in  C.  ci'iuon.  On  the  anterior  wings  the 
dark  line  wltich  crosses  the  wings  from  about  the  middle  of  the  costa  to  the  lowest 
discoidal  nervule  is  angulateil  in  the  middle  instead  of  almost  straight  as  in  C.  cirium, 
and  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of  glaucous  sericeous  spots  which  is  not  represented 
in  that  .species.  The  spots  in  tliis  row  are  largest  and  more  conspicuous  towards  the 
apex,  and  gradually  become  obsolete;  towards  the  outer  angle.  On  the  posterior  wings 
the  sericeous  band  wliieh  crosses  the  disc  beyond  the  middle  is  narrower,  the  white 
spots  and  markings  in  it  are  smaller,  and  the  pale  submarginal  baud  of  V.  cimon  is 
in  cimionidea  nearly  the  same  colour  as  the  rest  of  the  wings. 


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Expanse  of  wings  :  2J  inches. 

Three  examides,  all  mules,  ^'ery  near  to  U.  cinion,  with  the  tyije  of  which 
species,  in  Mr.  Kothschild's  collection,  it  has  been  com[)ared.  It  is  also  very  near 
C.  iiffinis  and  C  pajjuejisis  of  Butler.  It  differs  from  the  former  in  the  dark  outer 
bands  being  of  more  uniform  width,  and  from  the  latter  in  having  the  two  dark  bars 
across  the  discoidal  nervulcs  on  the  upperside  of  the  anterior  wings,  which  are  not 
represented  in  G.  jxijjuensis. 


Three  si)ecimens. 

Four  males. 

One  1/ia/e  from  Gani. 


1 25.  Charaxes  jupiter  Hutl. 

120.  Prothbe  australis  Um'r. 

127.  Prothde  mulderi  VoU. 


128.  Prothde  hewitsoni  Wallace. 
Four  males  and  one.  female. 

129.  Prothde  dohertyi  .sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside  very  close  to  P.  Iieivltsoni,  but  the  lacteous  transverse  white 
band  of  spots  very  much  narrower,  the  spot  between  the  lower  discoidal  and  upper 
median  nervules  being  reduced  to  a  triangular  spot  distinct  from  and  smaller  than 
the  two  spots  above  and  below  it ;  the  latter  are  half  the  size  of  the  corresponding 
spots  in  P.  hewitsoni ;  the  lowest  spot  is  triangular  and  the  same  size  as  the  other 
triangular  spot,  and  also  distinct  from  the  spot  above  it;  there  is  a  subapical  row 
of  five  minute  dots. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  with  the  spots  in  the  narrower  transverse  band 
confluent,  and  ceasing  on  the  submedian  nervure,  where  it  does  not  extend  into 
the  lower  part  of  the  submarginal  row  of  spots,  and  the  two  triangular  spots  are 
more  diffused  than  on  the  upperside  ;  the  row  of  grey  markings  outside  the  baud 
is  broader  and  more  distinct,  and  extends  down  to  the  lowest  median  nervule.  The 
markings  on  the  jiosterior  wings  are  scarcely  distinguishable  from  P.  heivitsani.  It 
is  probably  only  an  extreme  variety  of  that  species ;  it  is  the  same  size. 

Kit).  Prothde  schdnbergi  Honrath. 
Two  males  and  one  feiiuile  ;  the  feimde  lias  a  violaceous  tint. 

MORPHINAE. 

131.  Morphopsis  albertisi. 

Two  males  and  one  fenude  of  this  fine  species. 

132.  Hyautis  hodeva  Hew. 

A  long  series  of  both  se.xes.  1'lie  nudes  are  mostly  darker  than  .Mr.  llewitsons 
type ;  and  in  one  female  specimen,  on  the  upperside  of  the  anterior  wings,  the  area 
beneath  the  cell,  and  the  lowest  median  nervule  to  the  inner  margin  is  fuliginous 
greyish  larown  irrorated  with  grey  scales. 


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loo.  Tenaris  domitilla  IK-w. 
One  male  specimen  only,  from  U;ini. 


lo-l.  Tenaris  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  anterior  wings  fuseous,  paler  in  the  niitidle  and  below  the 
cell  to  the  inner  margin.  Posterior  wings  white,  broadly  bordered  with  fuscous, 
which  e.xtends  from  the  apex  to  nearly  halfway  below  the  large  ocellus,  which  is 
situate  on  the  disc  between  the  two  lowest  median  nervules,  and  extends  beyond 
them  on  each  side.  The  pupil  of  the  ocellu.s  is  broadly  black,  with  a  white  iris, 
and  is  surrounded  with  a  broad  bright  fulvous  zone,  which  extends  below  the  ocellus 
to  the  outer  margin,  thence  narrowing  to  the  anal  angle,  the  outer  margin  lieyoud 
the  zone  being  narrowly  brown  ;  the  dark  band  and  apical  ocellus  on  the  underside 
show  indistinctly  through  the  wings. 

Underside:  anterior  wings,  ba-al  and  ajiical  third,  darker  fuscous  than  on  the 
upperside,  the  middle  third  sordid  white,  which  commences  near  the  costal  margin, 
a  little  before  its  middle,  and  extends  over  the  outer  third  of  the  cell  and  the 
centre  part  of  the  wings  to  the  anal  angle  and  the  inner  margin,  being  deeply 
indented  where  it  crosses  the  cell.  Posterior  wings  with  the  inner  half  from  the 
middle  of  the  costa  to  a  little  above  the  anal  angle  dark  ferruginous,  the  outer 
margin  of  the  dark  area,  which  extends  vertically  across  the  wings,  being  irregidarly 
indented  but  well  defined;  the  outer  third,  in  which  is  situate  a  large  subapical 
ocellus,  narrows  gradually  down  the  wings,  and  ceases  on  the  margin  just  before 
the  middle  median  nervule.  The  intervening  space  is  brownish  white,  and  extends 
round  a  large  discal  ocellus  to  the  outer  margin  below  it,  where  it  extends 
inwardly  to  the  anal  angle;  the  space  below  the  ocellus  to  the  angle  brightly 
ochraceous.  Both  ocelli  haye  a  narrow  lunulate  cluster  of  blue  scales  situate  in 
the  black  pupil,  and  are  suiTounded  by  rather  narrow  fulvous  zones,  which  are 
surrounded  by  dark  ferruginous  rings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  4  inches. 

H<(h.  Korrido. 

Three  specimens  of  this  beautiful  and  distinct  species,  all  nudes. 


135.  Tenaris  honrathi  Staudinger. 

Three  males  and  two  females.  The  males  on  the  upperside  agree  with  Dr. 
Staudinger's  figure,  but  on  the  underside  the  dark  fuscous  border  extends  round  the 
wings  to  the  anal  angle  surrounding  the  fulvous  zone  of  the  di.seal  ocellus,  this  zone 
not  being  extended  to  the  inner  margin.  1  cannot,  however,  consider  this  variation 
sufficient  to  constitute  a  distinct  species.  Dr.  Staudinger  has  sent  to  Mr.  liothschild 
other  specimens  from  German  New  Guinea,  under  the  name  of  "WM"."  skarensis, 
in  which  the  fulvous  zone,  though  extended  in  the  direction  of  the  inner  margin 
(in  one  specimen  having  in  the  zone  an  additional  black  spot  with  a  white  iris, 
of  which  there  is  also  an  example  in  Mr.  Doherty's  collection),  does  not  go  beyond  the 
submedian  nervule.  The  females  are  identical  with  the  specimens  of  that  sex  sent 
by  Dr.  Staudinger. 


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i:st).  Tenaris  gorg'o  Kiisch. 

Three  mnles  and  a  female.  In  one  of  the  mnles,  on  the  undeiside  of  tlie 
anterior  wings,  there  is  a  grey  sjiot  situate  on  the  disc  Ijetween  the  two  lowest  median 
nervules. 

l:t7.  Tenaris  catops  West  wood. 

1  aiu  mialile  to  separate  T.  sch'iie  Westwood  from  this  species.  Tliere  is  a  long 
series  of  both  se.xes,  in  some  of  which  the  discal  ocelli  on  the  under.side  of  the  posterior 
wings  are  represented  on  the  upper  side  with  more  or  less  distinctness,  and  either 
with  or  without  fuscous  rings  round  tliem.  T.  ptnriphngus  Kirscli  also  appears  to 
be  identical. 

1:58.  Tenaris  microps  sp.  nov. 

M.^LE. —  Upperslde  :  both  wings  fuliginous  grey.  Anterior  wings  with  the  outer 
part  of  the  cell  and  the  disc  from  the  upper  median  nervule  to  the  inner  margin 
sordid  white,  the  veins  over  the  pale  space  grey.  Posterior  wings  with  the  basal  third 
greyish  white  sliadiug  outwardly  into  the  fuliginous  grev  of  the  outer  area. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  as  above,  but  the  pale  space  extends  upwards  nearlj'  to 
the  costa.  Posterior  wings  with  the  cell,  except  at  the  base,  and  the  space  above  it  nearly 
to  the  costal  margin,  and  the  di.sc  greyish  white  shading  into  the  fuliginous  grey  of 
the  abdominal  and  outer  area,  which  is  more  or  less  irrorated  with  grey  scales  ;  towards 
the  apex,  between  the  subcostal  nervules  and  extending  above  and  below  them,  is  an 
ocellus,  considerably  smaller  than  in  other  .species  of  the  group,  having  a  white  ocellus 
and  narrow  blue  ring,  and  surrounded  by  a  rather  narrow  pale  fulvous  ring  bordered 
outwardly  with  a  dark  fuliginous  ring  ;  between  the  median  nervules  across  the  disc  are 
two  smaller  ocelli,  pupils  blue  with  a  white  iris,  and  surrounded  with  a  narrow  black 
ring,  outside  which  is  a  dusky  fulvous  ring,  both  the  discal  ocelli  being  surrounded  by 
a  rather  broad  dark  fuliginous  zone. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  3|  inches. 

One  specimen  only.  In  the  size  and  coloration  of  the  ocelli  on  the  underside  of 
the  posterior  wings  this  differs  from  any  other  described  species  ;  on  the  ujujerside  it 
somewhat  resembles  T.  gorc/o,  but  the  anterior  wings  are  longer,  and  the  jiosterior 
wings  are  less  irrorated  with  grey  scales  at  the  anal  angle. 

139.  Tenaris  kirschi  .Staudinger. 

Five  males  and  one  fe/nmle  ;  the  latter  and  one  mnle  being  from  Korrido. 

140.  Tenaris  rothschildi  sp.  nov. 

Male.  —  Upperslde:  both  wings  white,  with  the  costa,  apex,  and  inner  margin  of 
the  anterior  wings  brownish  grey,  the  two  latter  rather  broadly.  Posterior  wings  with 
the  outer  margin  narrowly,  rather  more  liroadly  towards  the  a[>ex,  brownish  grey  ; 
between  the  two  lowest  median  nervules  is  a  black  ocellus  having  a  white  iris,  partially 
surrounded  with  bluish  grey  scales. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  as  above,  except  that  the  inner  margin  is  not  duskv. 
Posterior  wings  with  the  base  and  costal  margin  rather  broadly,  and  outer  margin 
towards  the  apex  narrowly,  brownish  grey.  Across  the  disc  is  a  curved  row  of  five 
ocelli,  each  with  a  white  iris  and  pale  blue  scales  round,  placed  in  pale  fulvous  zones, 


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which  are  again  siirroiinderl  by  narrow  fuscous  rings  ;  the  fuhons  zones  surrounding 
the  two  upper  and  the  two  lower  ocelli  respectively  being  confluent  ;  the  fulvous 
zone  round  the  middle  ocellus  is  distinct,  of  the  ocelli  the  upjierinost  and  lowest 
are  the  largest  and  equal  in  size  ;  the  tliree  others  are  nitich  smaller  and  are  connected 
by  the  fuscous  rings. 

Female. — Upperside:  anterior  wings  resemble  the  iitnle,  but  the  inner  marginal 
dusky  band  is  more  dilated.  The  posterior  wings  are  margined  very  liroadly  witli 
fuliginous  greyish  brown,  in  which  is  situate  the  black  ocellus  with  white  iris  as  in  (lie 
male,  with  an  indistinct  pale  greyish  ring  partly  surrounding  it. 

Undmside  as  above;  but  the  ocelli  on  the  posterior  wings  are  larger,  and  tlie 
fuliginous  gi-eyish  brown  area  is  irrorated  with  grey  .scales. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  nude,  3^  inches  ;  female,  3g. 

A  fine  pair  of  this  remarkable  insect.  In  the  arrangement  of  the  sjiots  on  the 
underside  of  the  posterior  wings,  it  resembles  a  variety  of  T.  dlmo'iui.  Hew.,  in  which 
the  middle  ocelli  are  all  developed  and  are  surroimded  by  a  common  fulvous  zone. 

141.  Tenaris  dimona  Hew. 
A  good    series  ;    among    them    is    the    variety    or    aberration    above    {sub    \M) 
referred  to. 

142.  Tenaris  bioculatus  (nu'-rin. 

A  long  series  of  this  species.  The  females  are  much  darker  on  the  posterior  wings 
than  in  Mr.  Hewitson's  figure  ;  on  several  of  them  there  is  an  indication  of  a  third  blue 
sj)ot.  In  some  of  the  males  the  dark  band  which  surroimds  the  posterior  wings  on  tlie 
underside  is  very  broad. 


SATYEINAE. 
143.  Lethe  europa  Fabr. 


One  specimen  only. 


144.  Mycalesis  melanopis  Godman  and  Salvin. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes,  which,  though  larger  than  the  specimen  figured  in 
the  ProceediwjS  of  the  Zoological  Society  (1880,  PI.  LVI.,  fig.  2),  resemble  it  in 
every  other  respect.  It  may  here  be  mentioned  that  in  the  description  of  this  species 
there  is  a  clerical  error,  it  being  referred  to  PI.  LVI.,  fig.  1,  whereas  it  is  fig.  2  of 
that  Plate  ;  fig.  1  being  Lainprolenis  niiida,  in  the  description  of  which  there  is  a 
corresponding  error. 

145.  Mycalesis  Mviana  sp.  nov, 
Male. —  Upper  side  :  both  wings  bright  rufous  brown.  .Anterior  wings,  witli  the 
costal  area,  upper  part  of  the  cell,  apex,  and  outer  marginal  area  broadly  dark  brown ;  the 
basal  part  of  the  bright  rufous  area  is  rather  darker  than  the  outer  part,  the  darker  part 
being  rather  clearly  defined  transversely  across  the  wings  ;  a  black  spot  centred  with  a 
white  dot  between  the  second  and  third  median  nervules,  with  a  scarcely  visible  ring 
round  it,  is  situate  in  the  pale  area,  which  extends  narrowly  beyond  the  sjjot.  Posterior 
wings  with  a  row  of  .spots  across  the  di.sc,  the  three  ujipermost  more  or  le.ss  obsolete; 
the  fourth  spot  is  large  and  black,  with  a  white  dot  in  the  centre,  and  sunounded 


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with  a  bright  fulvous  zone,  margined  narrowly  with  dark  brown  ;  the  fifth  spot, 
between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and  suhmedian  nervure,  is  small,  centred  with  a 
white  dot  and  a  rather  darker  fulvous  zone  ;  outer  margin  rather  broadly  brown,  paler 
towards  the  anal  angle,  in  which  are  two  sinuate  lines,  the  inner  line  the  broader. 

Underside:  both  wings  biscuit  colour,  crossed  with  two  reddish  brown  bars 
from  the  costa  to  the  submedian  nervure  ;  the  inner  bar  crosses  the  cell  on  both 
wings  alx)ut  its  middle,  and  is  rather  narrow  ;  the  outer  bar  lies  beyond  the  cell,  and 
becomes  broader  in  the  middle.  There  are  two  sinuate  narrow  lines  before  the  margin, 
which  is  brown,  and  in  the  space  between  them  and  the  bars  are  two  rows  of  black 
spots,  centred  with  white  dots,  and  surrounded  with  narrow  brown  rings.  Those 
on  the  anterior  wings  are  four  in  number,  and  lie  between  the  upper  discoidal  and 
lowest  median  nervules,  the  lowest  spot  being  the  largest  and  the  two  middle  spots 
the  .smallest.  The  spots  on  the  posterior  wings  are  six  in  number,  the  tiftli  spot  being 
large  and  the  others  of  an  almost  uniform  size.  The  rings  round  the  upper  five  spots 
are  contiguous  ;  the  lowest  is  separate. 

The/e7v)'(/e  resembles  the  nude,  luit  is  paler  on  the  upperside  and  rather  darker 
on  the  underside. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  'luale.  If  inch  ;  fenvde,  If. 

Nearest  to  M.  niehddecci  Boisd.,  but  brighter  fulvous  on  the  up^ierside,  with 
broader  brown  margins  on  the  underside.  The  ground  colour  of  the  wings  is  paler, 
and  devoid  of  any  violaceous  tint.  In  the  row  of  spots  on  the  posterior  wings  the 
third  spot  is  round  and  not  out  of  line,  instead  of  being  nan-owed  and  elongate 
inwardly,  as  in  M.  iiiehadevn,  and  in  that  species  there  is  an  additional  spot  at  the 
anal  angle,  ft  is  also  near  M.  messalina  Staudinger;  but  on  the  upperside  the  dark 
brown  marginal  border  of  the  anterior  wings  does  not  extend  inwardly  below  the  discal 
spot,  and  the  underside  is  not  at  all  violaceous,  as  in  that  species. 


140.  Mycalesis  elia  sp.  nov. 
Male. — Upperside  resembles  M.  falcimia,  but  is  less  rufous.  The  anterior  wings 
are  crossed  beyond  the  middle  by  a  vertical  narrow  brown  line,  which,  below  the  third 
median  nervule,  curves  outwardly  and  then  sharply  inwards  towards  the  submedian 
nervure.  In  the  paler  fulvous  space  beyond  this  vertical  line  is  a  black  spot  centred 
with  a  white  dot  and  an  indistinct  curved  line  outside  it,  situate  between  the  middle 
and  lowest  median  nervules ;  and  there  is  another  similar  spot  situate  in  the  apical 
dark  brown  area,  surrounded  by  a  rufous  ring.  On  the  posterior  wings  are  three 
ocelli  beyond  the  middle;  the  middle  larger  than  the  upper  one,  which  is  rather 
larger  than  the  lowest  spot.  Above  the  upper  spot  is  an  indication  of  several 
other  spots. 

Underside:  both  wings  resemble  M.  nnnpita  Moore  in  coloration,  the  basal  two- 
thirds  being  bright  yellowish  brown  bordered  by  a  vertical  darker  brown  line  ;  beyond 
this  to  the  outer  margins  the  wings  are  paler.  In  the  middle  of  the  pale  space  are 
two  rows  of  ocelli,  between  which  and  the  margins  are  two  sinuate  narrow  brown  Hues. 
On  the  anterior  wings  the  ocelli  are  five  in  number  anil  contiguous,  situate  between 
the  lowest  subcostal  and  lowest  median  nervules,  the  second  and  fifth  being  the 
largest.  On  the  posterior  wings,  wliich  are  crossed  before  the  middle  by  an  undulating, 
somewhat  indi.stinct  narrow  lirown  line,  the  ocelli  are  .six  in  number,  whereof  the 
first,  fourth,  and  fifth  are  the  largest  and  nearly  eipial  in  size,  and  the  second  and 
third  are  verv  small, 


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Female. — On  the  uppei-side  both  wings  are  more  fuliginous  brown  and  less 
rufous  than  in  the  same  sex  of  M .  fxdviana.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  space  inside 
the  vertical  line  is  very  fuliginous  ;  the  spots  are  as  in  the  male,  with  the  addition  of 
a  small  black  sjiot  centred  with  a  white  dot  on  each  side  of  the  subajiical  spot.  On 
the  posterior  wings  is  a  row  of  six  ocelli  beyond  the  middle;  the  fir.st  is  indistinct 
and  about  equal  in  size  to  the  fifth  spot  ;  the  second  is  small,  the  third  and 
fourth  graduallv  becoming  larger,  the  fifth  the  largest,  and  the  sixth  the  size  of 
the  third. 

Underside:  on  the  anterior  wings  the  inner  two-thirds  are  fuliginous,  bordered 
with  a  rufous  dark  line;  a  siuuate  dark  streak  crosses  the  cell.  Beyond  the  rufous 
line  is  a  broad  pale  biscuit  coloured  space,  in  which  are  situate  the  row  of  .spots,  as  in 
the  male.  Bevond  this  jjale  space  to  the  outer  margin  the  wings  are  again  fuliginous, 
bordered  internally  with  a  narrow  sinnate  line,  and  traversed  before  the  outer  margin 
by  another  narrow  line.  The  posterior  wings  are  similar,  with  the  spots  as  on  the 
upperside.  Before  the  middle  is  a  narrow  sinnate  dark  line  from  the  costa,  crossing 
the  cell  and  a  little  beyond  it. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  If  inch  ;  female,  1|. 

Nearest  to  M.  fidvuind..  hut  quite  distinct. 


147.  Mycalesis  shiva  Boisd. 
Two   'ijudes  from   Roon  and   Salawati. 


148.  Mycalesis  manipa  I'oImI. 

Two  indies.  I  cannot  separate  this  from  M.  ddidis  Hew.  J'otli  species  are, 
in  my  opinion,  identical  with  M.  sinus  Fabr. 

149.  Mycalesis  lorna  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside  dififers  from  M.  shim  in  not  having  a  sniiapical  spot  on 
the  anterior  wings,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  in  having  a  row  of  five  spots 
across  the  disc,  the  first  small,  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  increasing  in  size, 
the  fourth  being  the  largest,  the  fifth  being  the  same  size  as  the  .second  ;  all 
the  spots  are  surrounded  by  a  briglit  fulvou*  zone. 

Underside :  both  wings  more  rufous  than  in  M.  shiva.  There  are  five  spots 
in  the  discal  row  of  spots  on  the  anterior  wings,  the  second  and  third  confluent, 
all  the  spots  being  situate  in  a  zone  of  fulvous  rings  which  are  confluent  with 
each  other.  On  the  j)osterior  wings  in  the  discal  row  of  sjiots  the  second  spot 
is  less  out  of  line,  and  the  third  and  fourth  spots  are  larger  than  in  M.  shiva, 
the  pale  space  in  which  they  are  situate  being  narrower  and  straighter,  and  the 
fulvous  zones  round  them  brighter. 

Vv.ilALV..—  Uppersidr :  both  wings  ])aler  tawny  brown  than  in  .1/.  shivii.  wifli 
a  broad,  rather  fuliginous  white  band  extending  across  the  disc  and  on  each  side 
of  the  discal  spot  and  a  little  below  it,  where  it  shades  into  the  ground  colour. 
Posterior  wings  with  a  discal  row  of  five  spots  (in  one  instance  six  spots),  the 
first  small,  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  increasing  in  size  and  situate  under  each 
other,  not   out   of  line  as   in  the  female   of  M.  shiva. 


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Underside:  both  wings  with  the  rows  of  spots  as  above,  situate  in  a  broad 
fuliginous  wliite  space,  and  with  an  additional  spot  near  the  apex  of  the  posterior 
wings  nearly  (mjuhI  in  size  to  the  largest  spot;  the  cell  of  both  wings  is  crossed 
at  the  middle  from  the  costa  to  near  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin  by  an 
irregular  brown  streak  ;  the  ends  of  the  cells  are  also  marked  by  a  brown 
streak. 

Kxpanse  of  wings  :  'nude,   1|  inch ;  female,  2j. 

Five  males  and  three  females  from  Korrido,  Jobie,  and  Humboldt  Bay.  Near 
M.  aethlops  Butler,  and  ^f.  shiva  I5oisd.,  which  two  species  are  e.xeeedingly 
close   to   each  other. 

150.  Mycalesis  comes  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside :  near  to  M.  fidviu/ia,  Init  duller  rufous  lirown  and  smaller. 
On  the  anterior  wings  the  dark  apical  area  extends  inwardly  nearer  the  end  of 
the  cell,  and  the  black  discal  sijot  is  more  surrounded  by  the  dark  colour.  On 
the  posterior  wings  there  is  only  one  spot  on  the  disc  which  lies  between  the 
two  lowest  median  nervules,  and  the  zone  round  it  is  scarcely  visible. 

On  the  iiiiderside  the  ground  colour  is  pinkish  grey  on  both  wings.  The 
third  spot  in  the  discal  row  on  the  anterior  wings  is  obsolete,  and  the  row  of 
spots  on  the  posterior  wings  is  somewhat  curved. 

Female. — Much  darker  and  more  rufous  than  M.  fulviaan,  and  the  area  in 
which  the  discal  spots  are  placed  is  almost  the  same  colour  as  the  basal  part  of 
the  wings,  but  across  both  wings  there  is  a  faint  indication  of  a  dark  streak. 
There  is  no  zone  round  the  discal  spot  on  the  anterior  wings,  and  the  zone 
roTind  the  spot  on  the  posterior  wings  is  much   darker. 

Underside  with  the  spots  and  bars  as  in  M.  fidviana;  the  space  in  which 
the  discal  spots  is  situate  is  the  same  colour  as  the  ground  colour  of  the  rest 
of  the  wings,  and  is   more  violaceous  than  in    M.  fidviana.. 

Expanse  of  wings:  nude,   H   inch;  feniaU,  If. 

One  'nude  and  two  females. 

151.  Mycalesis  pliidon  Hew. 

152.  Mycalesis  emiuens  Staudinger. 
]'"rom  Biak   and   Humboldt   Bay.     A  long   series. 

15:;.  Mycalesis  mynois  Hew. 
A  long  series  of  both   .sexes,  from   Wetter  and   Dili. 

154.  Mycalesis  perseus  Kabr. 

155.  Mycalesis  medus  Fabr. 

lot).  Lamprolenis  nitida  Ciodman  and  Salviu. 
A  long  series   of  this  fine   species  of  both   sexes.     The  fenude  is  mucii   larger 
than    the  male,  and    is  without   its   beautiful    metallic    lustre.     On    the   upperside 
of  the  anterior  wings  there  is  a   subapical    black   spot  centred  with   a   white  dot, 

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and  surrounded  by  a  fulvous  zone,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  there  is  a  similar 
s]50t  between  the  two  lowest  median  nervuies,  but  twice  the  size  of  the  spot  ou 
the  anterior  wings. 

157.  Melanitis  amabilis  I'oifd. 

lo8.  Melanitis  constantia  Cramer. 

l.')9.  Melanitis  solandra  Falu-. 

lii'i.  Melanitis  leda  I.inn. 

Hil.  Hypocysta  osyris  Koisd. 
A  long  series.  Dr.  Staudinger  proposes  to  make  two  species  of  this,  but  I  am 
unable  to  separate  either  of  them  from  //.  o.si/ris,  after  comiiarison  with  spocimcns 
.sent  to  Mr,  Rothschild  by  that  gentleman.  Dr.  Staudiugor  has  name<l  the  s|)ecimeiis 
from  German  New  Guinea  H.  i»is,  and  a  slightly  different  form,  rather  larger  and 
blacker,  from  Dutch  New  Guinea,  he  calls  H.  serapin. 


102.  Hypocysta  haemonia  Hew. 


Four  specimens. 


ifi.s.  Hypocysta  hygea  Hew. 
Seven  specimens  from  Humboldt  Bay  and  one  from  .lobie. 

164.  Ypthima  aphnius  Godart. 

165.  Ypthima  arctous  Fabr. 

ELYMNIINAE. 

160.  Elymnias  thryallis  Kir.seh. 

There  is  a  long  series  of  this  species,  all  fem<ilen,  which  exhibit  a  considerable 
variety  of  coloration.  Some  resemble  the  typical  figured  form,  being  fuliginous  greyish 
brown  with  the  lower  jmrt  of  the  cell  and  of  the  discal  area  to  the  inner  margin  on 
the  anterior  wings  sordiii  white,  tinged  with  brown  towards  the  base;  in  .others  the 
wings  are  dark  brown,  with  the  lower  portion  of  the  anterior  wings  paler  whitish 
brown,  and  in  a  third  form  the  wings  are  entirely  brown,  shading  towards  the  outer 
margins  of  both  wings  into  pale  brown.  In  some  of  the  specimens  there  is  on  the 
anterior  wings,  a  little  beyond  the  middle,  a  row  of  four  or  five  greyish  white  siKJts 
between  the  veins  across  the  disc,  more  or  less  clearly  marked.  The  third  form  may 
possibly  be  attributable  to  a  separate  species  ;  liut  in  the  absence  of  any  males  I 
hesitate  to  describe  it  as  such.  This  species  in  its  several  forms  mimics  Hirdapa 
usipete^  Hew.,  Sarohin  confiisn  l?utl.,  and  several  other  species  of  Enploeinfie. 

jfote. — I  think  it  is  very  probable  that  the  next  species,  E.fjlnvconia  Staudinger, 
is  the  male  of  this  species,  and  then  tlie  female,^  have  not  only  the  tliree  forms 
before   alluded  to,  but  also  the  slate  coloured   form  mentioned   in   connoction   with 


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E.glauconia.  The  sj)ots  on  the  upper  as  well  as  on  the  under  sides  correspond  in  all 
the  four  forms,  though  those  on  the  upper  side  are  more  or  less  inconstant,  and  in 
some  cases  are  obsolete.  As  regards  the  coloration,  there  is  an  analogous  variation 
in  the  bluish  and  brown  tints  in  the  case  of  the  females  of  E.  rnelane  Hew.,  and 
several  other  allied  species,  while  the  female  of  E.  viridescens,  hereafter  described 
mib  'So.  1G9,  affords  the  analogy  for  the  brown  fonn,  of  which  possibly  a  lilue  or  slate 
coloured  form  may  hereafter  be  discovered. 

167.  Elymnias  glauconia  Standinger. 
A  good  Series,  including  two  females,  which  are  paler  and  more  slate  coloured 
than  the  indies,  with  pale  patches  on  both  wings. 

108.  Elymnias  viridescens  sp.  nov. 
(I'l.  XII.,  figs.  5  and  6.) 

jMale. —  Uppersule :  both  wings  greenish  velvety  black.  Anterior  wings  with 
the  costal  margin,  apex,  and  outer  margin  shading  into  dusky  bluish  green.  Posterior 
wings  with  a  broad  pale  dusky  greenish  grey  band  e.xteuding  over  the  outer  third, 
broadest  at  the  anal  angle,  the  dark  ground  colour,  extending  partially  along  the  veins 
across  it,  the  grey  band  is  margined  outwardly  rather  broadly  with  darker  greenish 
grey. 

Underside  dark  velvety  brown,  becoming  paler  towards  the  outer  and  inner 
margins  on  the  anterior  wings  ;  along  the  apical  third  of  the  costal  margin,  the  apex, 
and  outer  margins,  is  a  series  of  grey  minute  spots  and  markings,  clustered  closely 
near  the  apex,  and  gradually  decreasing  along  the  outer  margin.  On  the  posterior 
wings  the  grey  band  is  represented  by  an  irregular  pale  fuliginous  band,  the  inner 
margin  of  which  is  irregularly  defined  and  interrupted  by  the  ground  colour  shading 
into  it ;  the  veins  across  the  pale  space  ai'e  lilack,  and  the  outer  margin  is  rather 
broadly  dark  greyish  brown,  in  which  are  a  few  pale  grey  streaks  and  dots,  three  bluish 
white  spots  across  the  upper  part  of  the  wings  nearly  parallel  to  the  inner  margin, 
that  nearest  the  base  the  largest,  the  third  the  smallest. 

Female. —  Upperside  bright  brown,  with  the  green  space  on  the  male  repre- 
sented by  pale  somewhat  golden  brown,  which  extends  along  the  costa  to  near  the 
apex,  thence  cur\dng  round  parallel  with  the  outer  margin  to  the  outer  angle,  where 
it  is  broadest  and  palest.  Posterior  wangs  with  the  basal  half  brown  shading  into  paler 
brown  over  the  disc,  and  thence  to  the  outer  margin  broadly  fuliginous  brown. 

Underside  :  both  wings  very  much  as  on  the  upper  side,  but  the  pale  outer  area 
is  rather  wider  and  whiter,  with  marginal  grey  streaks  and  dots  as  in  the  male,  but 
more  numerous ;  the  bluish  white  spots  nearly  parallel  with  the  inner  margin  on 
the  posterior  wings,  as  in  the  mule. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  mide,  2\  inches  ;  female,  2J. 

.\  long  series  of  males  and  two  ferii(des.  Nearest  to  E.  papua  Wallace.  In  the 
colouring  of  the  anterior  wings  of  the  nude  it  somewhat  resembles  E.  glauconia.  It 
is  a  much  smaller  insect,  and  quite  distinct  from  it. 

109.  Libythea  geofiroyi  (icKlart. 
One  iiude  and  \\so  feniahs. 


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NEW  GENEEA  AND  SPECIES  OF  GEOMETRIDAE. 

By  \V.  warren,  M.A.,  F.E.S. 

THE  types  of  the  species  here  recorded  as  new  are  all  contained  in  the  Rothschild 
Museum  at  Tring.     To  these  descriptions  arc  added  diagnoses  of  new  genera, 
and  a  few  rectifications  of  generic  and  specific  names,  witii  critical  notes  where 
necessary. 

SuiiFAMiLY  ( )KN(  )(lli;(  iMl.NAI-: 

Oenochromidae  Meyr. 
Nearcha  iirsaria  Ouen. 

Guende's  descri])tion  of  unnrin  is  taken  from  a  J  ;  the  examples  in  the  British 
Museum,  four  in  number,  are  all  <?(?,  agreeing  exactly  with  his  description  of  the  ?  . 
In  these,  however,  all  the  nervures  of  the  forewings  are  thickly  traced  with  hair-like 
scales,  and  the  neuration  itself  of  the  lower  nerves  is  subject  to  an  anomalous  distor- 
tion, so  striking  that,  did  it  obtain  in  the  j ,  I  think  Uuenee  would  hardly  have  failed 
to  observe  it.  The  submedian  nerve,  the  submedian  fold,  and  the  fir.st  median  ner\ule 
are  all  three  abruptly  bent  downwards  beyond  the  middle  of  tlie  wing  towards  the 
anal  angle.  This  distortion  is  more  especially  noticeable  in  the  case  of  the  first 
median  ner\-ule,  which  runs  at  a  strong  angle  so  as  almost  to  join  the  fold.  The  fore- 
wings  are,  as  Guen6e  states,  much  more  strongly  falcate  than  in  huffalarin. 

I  imagine,  as  Mr.  I\Ieyrick  makes  no  mention  of  these  anomalies  in  his  descrii)- 
tion  of  bujfalitriii,  which  he  makes  identical  with  ursaria,  that  he  has  never  seen  the 
underside  of  Walker's  four  S  S ■  Three  of  these  Walker  himself  referred  to  bi(ffal(triii 
and  one  to  iwsdvia,  and  then  added,  "  These  species  seem  to  be  identical." 

Antasia  nom.  nov. 
Darantasia  (Wlk,,  x.wi.,  p.  ITili,  nom.  praeoc). 
Tliis  name  of  Walker's  cannot  stand,  as  he  had  already  used  it  {.foiirn.  Linn.  Soc, 
iii.,  p.  ISO)  for  a  totally  different  in.sect. 

Lyrcea  (Wlk.,  xx.,  \>.  259,  1860). 

Meyrick  erects  a  ianiily  for  the  insects  of  this  genus,  Lyrceidae  ;  but,  as  the 
Oenochromidae,  the  majority  of  which  are  endemic  to  Australia,  Tasmania,  and  New 
Zealand  are,  as  far  as  neuration  goes,  a  somewliat  loosely  defined  family,  it  seems  to 
me  preferable,  at  all  events  at  present,  to  include  the  present  genus /y^rcea  in  it. 
The  species  inter  se  are  very  variable.  Jleyrick  refers  both  cwhroiaria  Feld.,  varians 
Butler,  and  iistaria  Wlk.  to  alectoraria  Wlk.  as  one  species,  to  which  he  adds  as  a 
second  Jlemerojthila  hemiptcrtiria  Gueii.  (which  I  have  not  seen),  which  he  had  ])re- 
viously  separated  under  a  new  generic  name  Xyridacma.  I  consider  achraiuriii 
Feld.  decidedly  distinct  from  the  ^^'alkerian  species.  It  is  very  variable,  hut  nchroinria 
has  a  distinct  angulation  in  the  outer  margin  of  the  forewing,  while  alecloriirin  Wlk. 
is  always  larger,  invariable,  with  scarcely  any  markings,  and  the  costal  edge  red, 
esix-'cially  at  the  base.     Usturia  Wlk.,  the  type  of  which  isiu  the  British  Museum,  and 


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is  the  only  one  I  have  seen,  m,ay  be  a  form  oi  achroinnaY<Ad.,hi\t  it  seems  doubtful. 
It  differs  from  all  forms  of  that  species  that  have  come  under  m}'  notice,  by  having  a 
broad  central  shade  on  both  wings.  As  Meyrick  makes  all  four  species  identical,  it  is 
impossible  to  say  to  which  his  description  of  tlie  larva  of  alectonirla  in  Transiictions 
of  t/ieXeui  Zealand  hiHtltute,  1889,  p.  220,  really  refers.  Meyrick  formerly  included 
two  other  Walkerian  species  under  alectoraria  'WW. — \iz. ,  Aspilnfes  (?)  primitia 
Wlk.,  xxiv.,  p.  1070,  and  Emlropia  mixtaria  Wlk.,  .xxvi.,  p.  150(1;  but  these, 
both  S  d ,  are  given  by  Walker  as  having  pectinated  antennae,  which  at  once 
l)recludes  their  identity  with  any  species  of  Lyrcea. 

Sarcinodes  punctata  sp.  nov. 

Korewings  pinkish  grey;  dusted  towards  the  base  and  costa  with  dark  scales; 
costal  region  red  brown,  diffuse  ;  the  lines  thick,  dark  reddish  brown,  edged  internallv 
with  [laler  ;  first  line  at  one-third,  angnlated  below  the  costa  ;  second  straight,  oblique, 
from  beyond  the  middle  of  the  costa  to  before  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin  ;  between 
these  lines  a  distinct  black  cell  sf.ot  ;  third  line  from  the  apex  to  two-thirds  of  the 
inner  margin,  with  a  paler  internal  edging  than  either  of  the  other  lines  ;  subtermiual 
line  represented  by  a  series  of  white  dashes  on  the  veins,  each  with  a  black  tip 
externally.  Hindwings  with  two  straight  oblique  lines,  one  near  the  base  before  the 
cell  dot,  the  other  alwut  the  middle;  space  beyond  it  more  dusted  with  blackish 
atoms,  and  with  the  suliterminal  line  more  strongly  depicted  than  in  the  forewings. 
Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  with  ground  colour.  Underside  pinkish  ;  the 
first  line  not  represented  in  either  wing;  the  second  a  straight  reddish  line  ;  the  third 
a  series  of  distinct  black  spots  on  the  veins,  on  a  paler-scaled  line  ;  subterminal  line 
sinuous  denticulate  ;  hindmargin  beyond  it  reddish  brown  or  fulvous.  In  the  hind- 
wings  the  basal  half  is  more  or  less  broken  up  with  pale  ochreous,  and  the  outer  half 
deeply  suffused  with  fulvous  brown. 

One  (1  from  S.E.  Horneo  ;  allied  to  S.  aequiUneiila,  but  sufficiently  distinct. 

Alex  (Wlk.,  xxvi.,  p.  1754). 

Type  :  A.  ni/jrozonnta  Wlk. 

In  Alex  the  neuration  of  the  hindwings  is  different  in  the  two  sexes.  In  the  j 
the  radial  rises,  as  in  both  sexes  of  Gamoruna,  from  the  middle  of  the  discocellular.  In 
the  t?  it  starts  from  near  the  base  of  the  subcostal  nervule,  and  out  of  it,  instead  of, 
as  is  usually  the  case,  out  of  the  discocellular  itself.  The  <S  has  the  antennae  shortlv 
and  regularly  pectinated. 

Of  the  two  species,  that  from  the  islands  is  a  much  brighter-looking  insect 
than  the  Indian.  The  types  of  both  n/'grozonata  Wlk.  and  eontinuaria  Wlk.,  both 
in  the  Saunders  collection  at  Oxford,  are  from  Sarawak.  In  Mr.  Rothschild's  collection 
are  seven  SS  and  two  j  j  from  S.  Celebes,  a  i  from  Baram,  a  j  from  Amboina 
from  the  Felder  collection,  and  another  5  ,  marked  d ,  and  recorded,  undoubtedly  by 
mistake,  as  from  Brazil,  which  is  the  type  of  Brepanodes  alblco.vd rin  Feld.  These 
all  agree  precisely,  except  that  the  Amboina  specimen  has  a  large  dark,  roundish 
discal  spot  on  the  forewings,  instead  of  the  usual  small  linear  one. 

The  Indian  species  varies  both  in  size  and  coloration,  and  still  more  in  the  dis- 
tinctness of  the  markings.  The  smaller  examples,  all  S  S ,  are  dark  grey  or  whitish 
grey,  with  a  pink  tint,  but  without  any  fulvous  tint.     The  larger  ones,  both  S S  and 


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5  5 ,  are  more  or  less  suffused  with  fulvous,  and  in  some  cases  have  the  oblique  dark 
line  all  but  obsolescent.     The  synonymy  of  the  island  species  will  be  as  under  : — 

Alex  nigrozonata  Wlk.,  xxvi.,  p.  1754,  6  t^arawak. 

Orgaliiiui  continuaria  ^^^k.,  xxsv.,  p.  KilT,  c?  Sarawak. 

Drepatwdes  albicoxaria  Keld.,  Eeise  Nov.,  PI.  CXXUl.,  Hg.  5,  $  ,  not  6 .  (?)  Brazil. 


Alex  indica  sp.  nov. 

Wings,  in  the  larger  type  form,  and  especially  in  the  j ,  grey,  with  more  or 
less  of  a  fulvous  tint,  but  never  nearly  so  bright  as  in  the  island  form,  nigrozonata 
Wlk.  In  this  larger  form,  which  is  as  large  as  nigrozoiudd,  the  markings  aiv  almost 
precisely  the  .s;ime  as  in  that  species ;  but  the  brown  black  oblique  line  is  manifestly 
edged  extenially  with  a  bright  reddish  fulvous  line,  which  shows  plainer  in  the  j  ; 
the  whole  surface  is  more  thickly  sprinkled  with  dark  grey  transverse  streaks.  In  the 
smaller  form,  which  seems  to  be  confined  to  the  <S  S  alone,  the  fulvous  suffusion  is 
quite  absent,  and  the  dark  markings  ))roportionally  developed.  In  both  forms  an 
aberration  occurs  in  which  the  dark  oblique  line  is  entirely  wanting  in  both  wings,  to 
which  the  name  obsoleta  may  be  applied.  I  have  seen  no  instance  of  this  in  nigro- 
sonata. 

A  long  series  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


GAMORUNA. 
Gamoruna  (Moore,  Lep.  Coll.  Atk.,  p.  2(;5). 

Tj'pe  :  G.  palparin  Wlk. 

The  neuration  of  the  hindwings  is  alike  in  both  sexes,  the  radial  rising  in  each 
case  from  the  middle  of  the  discocellular.  The  c?  antennae  are  simple,  but  finely 
pubescent. 

The  ?  ?  of  Ganutrtma  may  be  distinguished  from  those  of  Al&c  Wlk.,  from 
which  they  are  otherwise  inseparable,  by  the  course  of  the  subterminal  line  of  dark 
spots.  This  in  Gamoruiui  runs  parallel  to  the  hindmargin  ;  in  Alex  it  is  incurved 
near  the  costa. 


Gamoruna  aemula  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  pale  grey,  thickly  .strewn  with  dark  grey  anil  blackish  transverse 
striae,  especially  towards  the  hindmargin  ;  costa  dotted  with  black.  Basal  line 
indicated  only  by  black  spots  (not  always  present  in  ¥ )  on  the  median  nervure. 
submedian  fold,  and  inner  margin.  An  indistinct,  blackish,  discal  spot  (very 
indistinct  in  ? ),  external  line  straight,  from  before  apex  to  two-thirds  of  inner 
margin,  fawn  coloured,  edged  externally  with  paler,  and  marked  with  black  dots  on 
veins  (those  in  ?  very  small),  which  is  followed  by  a  dull  grey  diffuse  shade,  which 
sometimes  ends  on  inner  margin  in  a  round  black  blotch.  lliniKvings  like  forewings, 
but  with  central  line  less  distinct.  Underside  paler,  with  black  strigae  and  discal 
spots  only.  Vertex  of  head,  antennae,  thorax,  ulidomen,  and  legs  grey  ;  face  and  paljn 
black  ;  tongue  and  pectus  yellowish  while. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  41  to  48  mm. 

Five  ?  ?  .  one  6  from  South  Africa. 


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Conolophia  gen.  nov. 

Korewings  with  costa  straight,  convex  just  before  apex  ;  liinchnargin  ohhque, 
slightlv  bowed  ;  anal  angU^  obtuse.  Hindwings  with  hind  margin  rounded  and  slightly 
elbowed  ;  palpi  rostriform,  black  ;  longer  in  ?  than  <?  ;  tongue  present ;  antennae  (?). 
Neuration :  forewing  with  first  subcostal  free  ;  the  rest  on  a  common  stem  from 
near  the  end  of  cell.  The  inner  margin  of  the  hindwings  in  the  c?,  at  about  halfway, 
possesses  a  raised  cone  of  scales,  which  stands  vertically  to  the  plane  of  the  wing. 

Tyjie  :  Conolophia  conscitaria  Wlk.  (Pdnaf/ra). 

Loxorhombia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  abruptly  convex  at  base,  then  straight  to  apex,  which  is 
bluntly  rounded  ;  hindmargin  vertical  above,  more  oblique  below,  where  it  becomes 
subcrenulate.  Hindwings  with  costa  straight ;  hindmargin  produced  into  a  pi-orainent 
sharp  tooth  at  the  end  of  first  subcostal ;  thence  sinuous,  concave  towards  the  tooth, 
convex  towards  the  anal  angle.  Antennae  of  (?  pectinated,  the  pectinations  fine, 
straight,  oblique ;  forehead  projecting  somewhat  below ;  tongue  present  ;  palpi 
projecting  beyond  face;  second  joint  hairy;  third  joint  long,  pointed  ;  hind  tibiae, 
not  thickened,  with  four  s[)urs.  Neiu-ation  :  forewings,  first  median  from  two-thirds, 
second  from  seven-eighths,  third  from  end  of  cell  ;  radials  as  usual ;  fifth  subcostal 
free  from  seven-eighths ;  the  other  four  on  a  common  stem  from  two-thirds,  which 
anastomoses  with,  or  approximates  to,  the  costal.  Hindwings  with  costal  running 
parallel  to  subcostal  for  quite  half  the  length  of  cell. 

Type  :  Loxorhoinbia  idea  Swinhoe  (Panaijra). 

Heteralex  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  rather  elongate  ;  costa  very  faintly  curved  from  base  to  apex,  which 
is  shortly  and  acutely  produced  ;  hindmargin  obliquely  bowed,  slightly  indented 
immediately  below  apex  ;  hindwings  ample,  with  hindmargin  well  rounded  ;  antennae 
(S)  unijjectinate  ;  palpi  porrect,  hut  only  reaching  just  in  front  of  face;  in  shape 
like  those  of  Alex  and  Gamoruna  ;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs.  Legs  and  abdomen 
long.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  half  the  length  of  wing;  discocellular  angulated, 
the  lower  limb  oblique ;  first  median  nervule  at  two-thirds ;  second  and  third 
together  from  lower  end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular ;  upper  and 
fifth  subcostal  from  the  upper  end  of  cell ;  the  others  on  a  common  stem  from  a 
short  distance  before  end.  Hindwings  :  cell  not  half  as  long  as  wing  ;  discocellular 
angulated  ;  subcostal  arched  upwards,  and  approximated  for  some  little  way  to  the 
costal ;  suljcostals  from  top  end  of  cell ;  medians  as  in  forewings. 

Type  ;  Heteralex  aspersa  sp.  nov. 

Heteralex  aspersa  sp.  nov. 

Wings  whitish,  mottled  with  ochreous  grey  or  fuscous  dots  and  striae  ;  a  straiglit 
dark  fuscous  line  from  just  before  apex  of  forewing  to  the  middle  of  the  inner  niargiu 
of  hindwing,  followed  by  a  darker  tinge  than  the  rest  of  the  wing  ;  a  small  dark  dot 
near  the  base  of  forewing,  and  three  more  in  a  curve  representing  the  first  line  ;  a 
distinct  black  cell  spot ;  fiom  the  base  an  interrupted  dark  grey  shade  stretches 
below  the  costa  as  far  as  the  cell,  a  row  of  minute  black  dots  at  base  of  fringes, 
between  the  veins;  hindwings  like  forewings,  hut  the  cell  spot  not  .so  plain;  fringes 


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all  c'oncolorous  ;  thorax  and  alxloinen  whitish  grey;  antennae  yellowish.  Underside 
whiter,  with  the  markings  darker  and  more  contrasted  ;  in  the  forewing  a  (■ui\ed 
row  of  fuscous  dots  on  the  veins  precedes  the  oblique  line ;  in  the  hindwiiig  a 
strongly  denticulated  line  follows  it. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   cf ,  34  mm. 

One  <S  from  Padang  Rengas. 

Monotaxia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  straight ;  convex  only  just  before  aijex,  which  is  not 
produced  ;  hindmargin  oblique,  curved  before  anal  angle  ;  hindwings  with  hind- 
margin  rounded.  Antennae  of  t^  unipectinate,  curved  ;  apical  one-third  tiliform  ;  palpi 
not  long;  porrected  ;  second  joint  broad;  third  short,  drooping;  tongue  jiresent. 
Ncuration:  forewings,  fir.st  median  at  t liree-fouiths,  second  at  nine-tenths,  third 
from  end  of  cell;  fifth  subcostal  at  nine-tenths;  joint  stem  of  the  other  four  at 
th/ee-fourths.     Hindwings,  like  those  of  Loxorhoriihia  ^\'arr. 

Type  :  Monotaxia  rectili'iieata  Guen.  (Cassyma). 

As  Guenee's  genus  Cassynia  is  a  mixture,  his  first  species  must  be  regarded 
as  the  type.  It  therefore  becomes  necessary  to  find  a  fresh  generic  term  for  this 
species,  the  cJ   of  which  was  unknown  to  Guence. 

Palaeaspilates  gen.  now 

Forewings  elongate,  triangular ;  costa  nearlj'  straight  ;  apex  blunt  ;  hindmargin 
oblicpiely  curved  ;  hindwings  with  hindmargin  entire,  rounded  ;  S  antennae  plumose, 
rather  long;  palpi  short,  straight  ;  third  joint  invisible ;  tongue  present ;  hind  tibiae 
not  thickened,  with  four  spurs.  Xeuration  :  cell  half  as  long  as  wing ;  discocellular 
convex  ;  first  median  at  three-fourths,  second  just  before  end,  third  from  the  end  of 
cell;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular,  upper  from  three-fourths  of  the 
discocellular  ;  last  subcostal  from  top  end  of  cell,  and  from  the  same  point,  or  only 
just  before  it  rises  the  common  stem  of  the  other  four.  Hindwings :  costal 
approximated  to  subcostal  for  some  little  way  near  base  ;  two  subcostals  on  a  very 
short  stalk  ;  radial  from  middle  of  discocellular ;  medians  as  in  forewings. 

Type  :  P.  inoffensu.  sp.  nov. 

Palaeaspilates  inoflfensa  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  dull  olive  yellow,  thickly  dusted  with  fine  grey  atoms;  a  thick  difl'use 
straight  grey  exterior  line  from  two-thirds  of  inner  margin  to  costa  before  apex, 
becoming  olxsolete  before  reaching  the  costa;  a  dark  grey  discal  spot,  and  a  very 
faint  curved  basal  line.  Hindwings  the  same  colour,  but  without  markings.  Under- 
side like  upper,  but  all  the  maikings  darker.  Head,  antennae,  thorax,  and  abilcmien 
concolorous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  ;5()  mm. 

One  <J  from  Knysna  (( 'ajie  (^olony),  from  the  Felder  collection. 

Superficially  exactly  like  a  dull  looking  Aspibites  (jilviiria. 

Panagropsis  gen.  nov. 
Like  Gamoi'una 'Sloore,  but  distinguished  by  the  J  antennae  which  are  fully 
pectinated. 

Type  :  P.  equitana  Wlk.  {l\mwjru). 


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The  only  African  species  wiiicb  Gueiiee  puts  into  his  genus  Piinftgra,  and  that 
the  second  group  is  sa.airin,  which  he  compares  with,  and  considers  to  be  ])robalil\- 
a  form  of,  the  common  European  Panaf/ra  pelniria  {Lozogrnvivia).  All  the  rest 
belong  to  one  or  otlier  of  the  Australian  genera  of  Oenochromidae.  The  African 
species,  which  is  here  put  forward  under  the  new  generic  terra  of  Panagropsis,  has 
the  c?  antennae  pectinated,  and  the  radial  of  the  hindwing  present;  but  is  devoid  of 
the  tufts  of  hair  on  the  underside  of  the  hindwings,  which  occur  in  the  Australian 
genus  Nearcha  Meyr.,  the  species  of  which  have,  like  Panagropsis,  pectinated 
antennae  in  the   d. 


Dolerophyle  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongated,  ample ;  costa  strongly  curved  from  liase  to  apex, 
which  is  sharp  and  slightly  produced ;  hindmargin  oblique,  and  curved  just 
before  the  anal  angle.  Hindwings  oblong,  the  costal  and  inner  margins  being 
nearly  parallel;  hindmargin  slightly  curved.  Antennae  (cj)  curved,  with  very 
fine  pectinations  (or  long  ciliations),  gradually  decreasing  to  apex;  palpi  porrect, 
weak  ;  tongue  present ;  legs  long  and  weak  ;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs. 
Neuration   as    in    Achlm-ti   Guen. 

Type  :  Dolerophyle  nerisariii,  Wlk.   {Oxydid). 

Superficially  this  insect  reminds  one  of  Oxydia,  hui  the  whole  structure  is 
much  weaker. 

The  synonymy  of  the  only  species   is  as  follows : — 

Dolerophyle  nerlsnria. 

Oxydia{?)  nerisaria  Wlk.,  xx.,  p.   223,  ?.      Type   in   S.C.  Amazons. 

Budura  conversata  Wlk.,  xxvi.,   p.    1690,   cJ.     Type   in   Fry  0.      Kio  Janeiro. 

Oynopteryx  tendinana  Feld.,  Reise  Nov.,  PI.  CXXllI.,  fig.  24.     Type  in  K.  0. 


Achlora  Guen. 

Of  the  five  species  which  Guenee  placed  under  Achlora  he  knew  the  J  of 
one  only — viz.,  cuprearia :  of  which  he  describes  the  antennae  as  finely  and 
shortly  pectinated,  and  draws  attention  to  the  tuft  of  hair  on  the  underside  of 
the  hindwings  in  this  sex.  He  also  implies  that  the  palpi  in  the  ?  have  a  very 
much  longer  terminal  joint  than  in  the  S.  Both  perlgearia  Guen.  and  cupreana 
Guen.  agree  in  these  points  ;  a  third  species,  almost  certainly  Hiibner's  injunctaria, 
is  without  the  tuft  of  hair;  all  these  three  species  have  the  lines  and  discal 
spots  well  marked  on  the  under.side.  Guenee's  other  two  species  belong  to  quite 
another  genus  ;  cf.  Pycnmieuru  Warr. 

As  Guenee  knew  the  S  of  cuprciiria  only,  I  propose  to  name  that  species 
as  the  type  of  the  genus. 


Dolichoneura  gen.  nov. 

This  genus  resembles  Pycnoneam  Warr.,  but  the  shape  of  wing  and  neuration 
is  the  same  in  both  sexes,  resembling  that  of  the  ?  of  Pycnmieura.  There  is 
no  thickening,   nor  contortion  of  the  veins    of  the  hindwings   in   the   (J. 

Type  :  Dolichoneura.  idhidentala  sp.  nov. 


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Dolichoneura  albidentata  >p.  iiov. 

Wings  dark  mouse  coloured,  slightly  glossy;  the  lines  sinuous,  whitish;  first 
at  one-third,  geminated  ;  second  at  two-thirds  geminated,  angulated  Itelow  the  costa, 
then  parallel  to  the  hindmargin  ;  subterminai  single  ;  vmderside  dull  mouse  colour 
without  markings.     Head,  thorax,  and   aMomeu  all   concolorous. 

Expanse  of  wings:   (?,  34  mm.;    ?,  liG  mm. 

A  pair   from   Kio   Demerara. 

Dolichoneura  innotata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  dull  mouse  colourfd,  witli  Marcely  any  markings;  a  darker  cell  spot 
in  the  forewings,  followed  by  a  curved,  \ery  indistinct  denticulated  darker  line, 
which  also  crosses  the  hindwings  about  the  middle.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
concolorous.     Underside  paler,  with  no  markings. 

Kxpanse  of  wings:   <?,  42  mm;    $,  38  mm. 

A  pair  from   Rio   Demerara. 

Neither  of  the  two  examples  is  in  very  good  condition ;  fresh  specimens 
would  probabh'  show   some   more  distinct   markings. 

Euctenachlora  gen.  nov. 

Resembles  Achlmvt  Guen.,  but  the  forewings  are  more  pointed,  and  the 
antennae  of  the  cJ  are  very  fully  pectinated  to  the  apex,  the  pectinations 
themselves  finel}'  ciliated  ;  hindwings  of    c?   without   tufts  of  hair  beneath. 

Type  :  Eucteiuichlora  caenobiata  Feld.  (Achlara). 

Leptoctenista  gen.  no\-. 

Forewings  ample ;  costa  slightly  arched  near  base  and  before  apex,  nearly 
straight  between ;  apex  shortly  and  finely  produced ;  hindmargin  strongly  curved, 
and  slightly  indented  below  apex ;  anal  angle  squared.  Hindwings  triangular ; 
costal  and  inner  margins  nearly  straight  ;  hindmargin  very  slightly  curved. 
Antennae  of  (J  regularly  ciliated,  the  ciliations  oblique  and  gradually  diminisliing 
towards  apex ;  palpi  upcurved  in  fi'ont  of  face ;  basal  joint  hairy,  second  and 
third  smooth;  tongue  present,  hind  tibiae  not  thickened,  with  four  spurs. 
Neuration  :  cell  half  the  length  of  the  wing  ;  discocellular  straight  ;  first  median 
at  two-thirds;  second  just  before  the  end,  third  from  the  end  of  cell;  lower  radial 
froni  centre  of  discocellular;  upper  from  top  end  of  cell;  last  subcostal  from  l)efore 
end,  uj)curved  towards  the  others;  fourth  rising  in  front  of  fifth,  anastomosing 
with  the  costal,  and  with  the  others  leaving  it  at  ecpial  distances.  Hindwings 
with  costal  and  subcostal  sliglitly  approximating  near  base ;  first,  subcostal  just 
before  end   of  cell ;   medians  as   in   forewing. 

Type :  Leptoctenista  calexaria  Wlk.  (fiynopteryx). 

Panulia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings    ample ;   costa  gradually,    but    very    slightly,    cur\ed    from    base    to 

apex,  more   convex  just   before    apex  ;   a|)ex  blunt  ;    hindmargin   hardly   percejitihly 

indented    immediatelj'  below    apex,    then   slightly    bowed,  and   afterwards    running 

obliquely    to    anal    angle.      Hindwings   broad  ;    hindmargin    irregular,    and    slightly 


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|)rojecting  opposite  the  three  median  nervules  ;  anal  angle  sijuare.  Antennae,  S 
filiform  with  ver^'  short  and  fine  filiations,  appearing  pubescent  ;  palpi  stout, 
upcurved  in  front  of  face  and  applied  to  it;  third  joint  small,  obtuse;  tongue 
jiresent;  hind  tibiae  of  cJ  considerably  thickened  and  bearing  a  pencil  of  hairs, 
with  four  simrs,  the  upper  pair  of  unequal  length.  Abdomen  with  lateral  and 
ventral  tufts  of  hair.  Hindwings  with  a  large  curled  wisp  of  hair  on  the  inner 
margin  just  before  the  middle ;  a  flat  tuft  on  the  median  nervure  before  the 
first  median  nervule  on  the  underside;  another  on  the  third  median  nervule ; 
and  a  bed  of  woolly  scales  laetween  the  first  and  third  nervules.  Xeuration  : 
forewings,  cell  not  quite  half  the  length  of  wing  ;  discocellular  obliquely  crescentic  ; 
first  median  starting  at  three-quarters,  second  close  before  the  end,  third  from  the 
lower  end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular ;  upper  from  top  angle 
of  cell  ;  last  subcostal  from  just  before  the  end  curved  upwards  and  approximated 
to  the  common  stem  of  the  other  four.  Hindwings  with  costa  quite  free  ;  first 
subcostal  and  second   median  each   starting  just   before  the  end  of  cell. 

Tyjie  :  Pannlia  achloraria  sp.  nov. 

The  genus  is  manifestly  related  to  the  second  section  of  Guen^e's  Achlora 
(that  for  which  I  retain  his  name),  and  also  to  Noreia  Wlk. 

Panulia  achloraria  sp.  nov. 

Wings  chocolate  grey,  immaculate;  the  lines,  discal  spot,  and  basal  line  of 
fringe  red  brown  ;  first  line  at  about  one-third,  curved  and  slightly  wavy ;  second 
at  two-thirds,  at  first  outwardly,  then  inwardly  oblique,  forming  a  blunt  curve  at 
one-third  from  the  costa ;  discal  mark  curvilinear,  following  the  discocellular ; 
fringe  concolorous,  with  a  slightly  paler  basal  line  beyond  the  dark  brown  line. 
Hindwings  the  same,  but  without  the  first  line  ;  abdomen  concolorous,  the  tufts 
blackish  brown.  Underside  duller,  not  so  reddish  tinged,  with  similar  markings. 
Palpi  nearly  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   cJ ,  o2  mm. 

Several  iS,  but  no  ?,  from  S.  Celebes,  taken  by  Dohert}'.  A  dull  coloured  but 
fine  insect. 

Pycnoneura  gen.  nov. 
S-  Forewings  elongated ;  costa  straight  till  shortly  before  apex,  where  it 
becomes  abruptly  convex ;  apical  region  produced  ;  hindmargin  below  apex 
shortly  vertical,  then  oblique  and  subconcave  to  anal  angle,  which  is  well  marked. 
Hindwings  broad,  triangular ;  hindmargin  gently  I'ounded,  with  both  angles 
strongly  marked,  the  anal  angle  being  somewhat  produced  longitudinallv. 
Antennae  filiform,  pubescent ;  jialpi  slender,  upcurved  in  front  of  face ;  terminal 
joint  short,  acute;  tongue  present;  hind  tibiae  with  four  s[)urs.  ?  with  forewings 
broader,  less  elongated  ;  the  apex  acuminate,  snbfalcate  ;  the  hind  margin  obliquely 
curved  from  just  below  apex  to  the  anal  angle.  Antennae  filiform,  simple. 
Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  only  two-fifths  of  the  wing;  discocellular  ob\\(\\\e,  parallel 
to  hindmarr/in,  slightly  angulated  in  middle.  First  median  nervule  before  half, 
second  at  about  three -fourths,  third  from  lower  end  of  cell  ;  lower  radial  from  the 
angulation  of  the  discocellular;  upper  from  tlu:  top  end  of  cell;  last  subcostal 
from  before  end  of  cell,  apiiroximated  to  the  common  stem  of  the  other  four, 
and   terminaMng  belaw  the  ajiex.      Hindwings  with  neuration  somewhat  distorted  ; 


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cell  hardly  one-fifth  of  wing ;  discocellular  bent  ;  costal  vein  free,  but  approximated 
shortly  to  subcostal  near  l»se ;  second  subcostal  apparently  rising  from  the 
upper  part  of  the  discocellular;  radial  from  the  angulation;  third  median  from 
lower  end  of  celt,  straight  ;  first  and  second  from  shortly  before  tiie  end,  at  even 
distances,  suddenly  curved  downwards  after  starting;  all  the  nervures  are  thickened 
beneath  with  scales,  the  snbmedian  being  especially  noticeable;  the  costa  of  the 
hindwings  is  bulged  between  the  base  and  centre.  In  the  ?  the  neuration  and 
clothing  of  the  hindwings  is  simple,  as  in   Achlor<c  Guen. 

Type:  Pycnoneura  oxypte-rarin  Guen.  (Acklora). 

This  new  genus  is  necessary  for  Guenee's  first  section  of  Acklora. 

Racasta  ^\  Ik. 

liacnsta  VVlk.,  xxiii.,  p.  830. 

Syllexis  Guen.,  I'luil.,  ii.,  \>.  aO. 

Guenee's  second  species  of  Syllexis,  spatiaria,  of  wliicli  Walker's  RacusUi 
cnherarla  is  a  synonym,  is  not  congeneric  with  his  first  si)ecies,  which  is  the 
type  of  the  genus,  and  Walker's   name  Racasta  will   supersede   it. 

Abraxaphantes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  gradunlly  arched;  apex  rounded;  hindnuirgin  oblitjuely 
curved  ;  hindwings  with  hindmargin  curved,  and  interior  angle  somewhat  produced  ; 
abdomen  of  i  long  and  slender;  palpi  porrect,  long,  plumose;  tongue  present, 
slender;  antennae  in  both  sexes  unipectinate.  Neuration:  cell  more  than  half  the 
length  of  wing,  the  margins  approximating  towards  the  end  ;  first  median  nervule 
at  two-thirds  ;  second  at  five-sixths  ;  third  from  lower  angle  of  cell ;  radials  as  usual ; 
last  four  subcostals  on  common  stem,  which  is  approximated  to  the  first.  Hind- 
wings with  costal  approximated  to  subcostal  for  half  the  length  of  cell ;  first  subcostal 
from  well  before  the  upper  angle  of  cell ;  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular ; 
medians  as  in  forewings. 

Type  :  A.  jperampla  Swinhoe  {Abraxas). 

Anisopteryx  japonensis  ^p.  nov. 

The  same  size  as  A.  aescularia  of  l-'urope.  Both  wings  dull  smoky  grey, 
without  any  admixture  of  ochreous  or  fuscous,  which  apj)ears  in  the  forewiug  of 
aescnlaria ;  central  fascia  scarcely  darker  than  the  rest  of  the  wing ;  its  inner 
edge  more  oblique,  less  angulated  ;  no  dark  discal  spot,  but  the  discocellular 
indicated  by  a  curved  dark  line  ;  hindwings  with  only  a  trace  of  a  slightly 
darker   discal    spot. 

Two   S6   from  Japan. 

Egea  Dup. 
Duponchel  established  the  genus  Egea  for  desertaria  Frr.  =  crdminaria 
Eversm.,  and  also  placed  in  it,  wrongly,  another  species,  pravata,  which  Guende 
says  he  (Duponchel)  had  not  seen.  He  must  in  that  ca.se  have  characterised 
the  genus  from  culviinaria,  for  which  H.  S.'s  later  name  Ereriiia  is  therefore 
not  required.     Pravata  is  the  type  of  Hiibner's  genus  Ithysia. 


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Subfamily  EL'MELEINAE. 
Mecoceridae  <iueu. 
Eumelea  Westw.,  Dune.  N(d.  Lihr.,  xxxvii.,  p.  215. 

The  name  is  thus  spelt,  and  the  derivation  apjjended  in  a  footnote,  "  ev  /j.€\ea, 
j)lural  of  ^eXo9,'"  in  allusion  to  the  long  legs  and  antennae  of  the  species  of  the  genus. 
On  the  plate,  however,  which  immediately  precedes  tlie  descriptive  letterpress,  tlie 
word  is  spelt  Eumeliit.  This  is  manifestly  a  typical  error,  and.  in  face  of  the  positive 
exi)lanation  on  p.  215,  cannot  be  allowed  to  stand. 

Eumelea  degener  sp.  nov. 

cJ.  Eorewings  yellow,  wholly  suffused  with  bright  rosv  ;  the  three  lines  finelv 
purple  rosy.  Hindwings  rather  deeper  rosy.  Underside  dull  yellow  dappled  with  rosy, 
with  the  lines  purple  ro.sy. 

5.  Pale  yellow,  dusted  with  rusty  atoms,  witli  the  lines  rusty  grey,  tlie  sub- 
terminal  being  comi)OSed  of  small  hlotclies,  which  are  .sometimes  subcontinuous.  On 
the  underside  these  lilotches  have  a  purpHsh  tinge. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   S,  34  mm. ;    ?  ,  36  mm. 

Distinguished  at  once  bj'  its  diminutive  size. 

Several  examples,  all  from  Lifu. 

Eumelea  obliquifascia  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  :  (J  orange  thickly  suffused  with  rosy,  so  that  the  ground  colour  is 
almost  lo.st,  except  at  the  extreme  apex  ;  costa  blackish  ;  first  line  hardly  indicated  ; 
discal  ringlet  fairly  distinct ;  second  and  third  lines  purple  rosy,  the  second  run-nin;/ 
obliquely  from  costn  to  inner  margin,  parallel  totheliindmargin.  Hindwings  :  c?  like 
forewings,  with  two  lines  less  di.stinct.  Forewings  :  5  yellow,  with  the  markings 
rusty  red  ;  hindwings  the  same.  In  this  sex  the  yellow  ground  colour  is  only  slightlv 
dusted  with  rusty  atoms.  Distinguislied  from  all  other  species  by  the  direction  of 
the  .second  line. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   J,  52  to  5()  mm. ;    ?  ,  58  mm. 

P'onr  c?  <S  and  one  5  ,  from  Felder  collection,  from  Amlx)ina.  One  of  the  J*  ^J 
is  labelled  Eumelea  rosalia  Cram. ;  but  the}'  do  not  answer  to  Cramer's  figure  any 
more  than  others  of  the  genus. 

Hedyle  Gnen. 
Hedyle  Guen.,  Phal.,  ii.,  p.  521. 
Type  :  H.  heliconaria  Guen.,  I.e.,  p.  522. 
fiuen^e  knew  only  the  S.     To  the  particulars  of  his  diagnosis  must  he  added  : 
antennae  of  $  pectinated  as  well  as  ^  ;  neuration  of  hindwings  in  d  .simi)le. 

Hjrphedyle  gen.  nov. 

Resembles  IMi/le  Guen.,  in  having  the  hindwings  of  the  d  simple;  but  differs 
from  that  genus  in  the  structure  of  (he  antennae  of  (he  d,  which  an-  (hickly  ciliated, 
not  pectinated. 

Type  :  Hyphedyle  ruhedinariii  N\'lk.  (I'hellinodea). 


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Phellinodes  (iuen. 

Phellinodes  Guen.,  Phal.,  ii.,  p.  523. 
Type  :  P.  snlMUinta  Guen.,  I.e.,  PI.  XXI.,  fig.  8. 
The  genus  may  be  at  once  separated  from  Hedyle  Guen.  and  Hyphedyle  Ware. 
hy  the  distorted  neuratioii  of  the  S  hindwings.  Guenee,  after  6p%c\:\h\ngsaiellitiata, 
gives  the  tvpe  as  a  (?  ;  but  in  his  previous  remarks  on  the  genus  he  laments  that  he 
had  only  a  single  mutilated  specimen,  of  which  the  sex  was  doubtful.  It  would  not 
be  wrong,  I  think,  to  conclude  that  the  specimen  was  a  J,  as  Guenee  would  have  been 
almost  sure  to  remark  the  peculiarity  in  the  neuration  in  the  6. 


Phellinodes  hedylaria  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  whitish,  suffused  towards  the  co.stal  and  inner  margins  with  pale 
brownish,  and  crossed  by  numerous  sinuous  black  transverse  striae,  which  towards  the 
costa  and  inner  margin  are  thicker  and  partially  confluent  ;  the  disc  and  lower  part 
of  the  hindmargin  remain  clearer  white ;  apex  of  wing  occupied  by  a  yellow  brown 
spot,  edged  with  blackish  striae;  before  it,  on  the  costa,  is  a  large  pure  white 
triangular  blotch.  Hindwings  with  the  disc  whitisli  speckled  with  blackish  ;  costal, 
hind,  and  inner  margins  broadly  bordered  with  brownish  grey,  which  is  somewhat 
dappled  towards  the  anal  angle.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  fuscous  grey.  Underside 
verv  much  like  upper,  but  the  dark  borders  of  the  hindwings  are  wanting. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  56  mm. 

One  example  from  South  America. 

Almodes  terraria. 

Guen.,  Phid.,  i.,  p.  390 

Wlk.,  xxii.,  p.  (i08 

Guen.,  PIkiL,  ii.,  p.  450 

Wlk.,  XXV.,  p.  1372       . 

Feld.,   Eeise   Nov.,    I'l.   CXXVI.. 

11.  ? 

H.  S.,  Corr.  Bl.  (CJuba),  No.  59     . 

Gundl.,  No.  409    . 

Moeschl.,  Portorico,  p.  272   . 

Druce,  Biol.  Centr.  Am.   Lep.  Net.,  ii., 

p.  79,  PL  XLVIII.,  figs.  24,  25 
Druce,  Biol.   Centr.  Am.  Lep.  Ifet.,  ii., 

PI.  XLVIII.,  fig.  21,   only 

Polysemia  carinenta. 

P/iriL  r/eom.  carineuta  Cram.,  P«^3.  £■«.,  ii.,  p.  47,  Pl.t'XXN'lll., 
fig.  F.  .         .         . 

Wlk.,  sxi.,  p.  370 


Almodes  terraria 

Polysemia  stellidana 

»  »» 

Boarmia  squamigera 

Cidaria  hidteolnta 

)»  :> 

u  ?> 

Ergavia  asseconui 
„  cnlvina 


.  S.  Domingo. 
.  S.  Domingo. 


fig- 


.  Bogota. 
.  Cuba. 

•       »» 

.  Portorico. 


Coroniandcl  Coast  (?). 


Boarmia  „ 

Dryocoetis  cariTienktna  Huh.,  Fiwz.,  p.  31(i 
Boarmia  „  Guen.,  Phal.,  i.,  p.  240 

Phalnena  carvnaUi         Fab.  E.  S.,  146     . 
Polysemia  liraria  Guen.,  Phal.,  ii.,  p.  451, 

„  „  Wlk.,  XXV.,  p.  1372 


Surinam. 


S.  Domingo. 


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Ergavin  ho;/oUiri>i  Wlk.,  xxxv.,  p.  1598     ....  Bogota. 

„  „  Di'uce,  Biol.  C'c'idr.   Am,.  Lep.   Hd.,  ii., 

J).  78,  PI.  XLVIll.,  tig.  20,   ?  . 

The  above  synonymies  will,  I  believe,  be  found  correct.  Abnodes  (iuen. 
has  pectinated  antennae  in  the  S  ;  in  Polysemia  they  are  armed  with  fascicles  of 
cilia;  both  possess  a  radial  in  the  hindwing,  and  are  akin  to  the  genera  Mecocerns 
(iuen.,  and  Aiiictris  Hiili.  t'ramer's  locality  for  carinentn — the  (/oromandel  coast  — 
is  almost  certaiidy  an  error.  Gnenee  even  makes  it  Surinam,  from  whence  most 
of  Cramer's  species  came.  Two  more  genera  of  (riienee's,  Cerotricha  and  Oilysia. 
are  almost  certainly  referable  here;  Taiti,  the  locality  given  for  Ccrotriclin  licor- 
nnna,  being  probably  an  error  for  Haiti. 

RiTHi-A-MiLY  ORTHOSTIXINAE. 

Orthostixidae  .Meyr. 
Desmobathridae  Meyr. 
Celerena  pallidicolor  sji.  nov. 

Wings  pale  primrose  ;  costa  of  forewings  concisely  black  from  base  ;  a  broadish, 
slightly  oblique  black  bar  just  before  the  middle  runs  from  the  costa,  where  the 
basal  black  costal  .streak  stops,  to  the  anal  angle;  its  outside  edge  is  straight 
and  well  defined,  the  inner  edge  diffuse  ;  apex  broadly  black,  connected  with  the 
central  bar  by  a  narrow  black  curved  space  at  the  anal  angle.  Hindwings  with 
the  hindmargin  broadly  black  at  the  apex,  only  half  as  broad  along  the  hind- 
margin.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale  primrose.  Underside  like  ujiper.  The 
pale  apical  blotch  of  the  forewings  between  the  central  bar  and  the  dark  apex 
is  large  and  broader  at   its  end  above  tlie  anal  angle  than  on  the  costa. 

One  ?  from  ^\'aigiou,  from  the  Felder  collection,  about  the  same  size  as 
perithea  Cram.  Easily  distinguished  from  all  otlier  species  by  its  pale  jirimrose 
ground  colour. 

Celerena  stenospila  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  dull  dark,  brownish  grey,  with  the  base  from  the  inner  margin 
indistinctly  yellowish  as  in  perithea  Cram.  The  yellow  apical  marking  is  very 
narrow,  not  more  than  half  as  broad  as  in  perithen.  Hindwings  yellow,  with 
a  blackish  border,  whicii  is  broader  than  in  any  exam])le  of  perithea.  One 
S  example  from  Amboina,  from  the  PVlder  collection. 

Naxa  guttulata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  smoky  white;  base  of  costa  black  :  all  the  spots  smoky  grev,  blurred; 
the  basal  and  subterminal  laterally  produced  ;  the  terminal  series  rounder,  and 
also  the  discal  spots;  the  smallest   species  of  the  genus. 

One   cT   from  Borneo,  unnamed,  in  the   KeUler  collection. 

Two  others,  also   tj  cj,  from   Borneo,   in   the   British  Museum. 

Hemigymnodes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  faintly  cmved  throughout;  apex  blunt;  hindmargin 
obliquely  curved,  more   oblique  in  the  lower    half    than    in    the    upper;     hinilwings 


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rather  narrow,  the  inner  margin  sliort ;  liindmargin  weakly  roiiiidod  ;  scaling  thin, 
and  rather  glossy  ;  palpi  short,  not  reaching  beyond  face  ;  antennae  (cJ)  with  fine 
pairs  of  curled  cilia ;  tongue  present ;  legs  weak  ;  hind  tibiae,  as  far  as  can  be 
seen,  with  only  one  pair  of  spurs.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  half  as  long  as 
wing;  first  median  nervule  at  four-fifths,  second  shortly  before  end,  third  from 
end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular,  upper  radial  from  upper 
angle  of  cell :  fifth  subcostal  from  just  before  end  of  cell,  curved  upwards  and 
closely  approximating  to  common  stem  of  the  next  three,  which  run  shortly  into 
costa  from  this  common  stem ;  first  subcostal  apparently  free  from  the  base,  running 
close  to  the  subcostal  nervure  as  far  as  end  of  cell,  and  approximating  to  or 
anastomosing  with  the  stem  of  tlie  next  three  beyond  the  cell,  llindwings  with 
costal  united  to  sulicostal  by  a  bar  near  base ;  two  subcostals  on  a  rather  long 
common  stem;  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular;  medians  as  in  forewings. 
Type :  Hemigyi anodes  nitkhi  sp.  nov, 

Hemigymnodes  nitida  sp.  nov. 

Wings  dull  grey,  semitransparent,  each  with  a  pale  discal  spot.  The  forewings 
with  another  slightly  paler  spot  on  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin  ;  underside 
the  same;  abdomen  and  legs  concolorous  with  wings;  head,  face,  thorax,  ])ectus, 
and  base  of  last  abdominal  segment  dull  orange. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  30  mm. 

Two   S  S  from  Costa  Kica. 

Mimaletis  gen.  nov. 

Superficially  very  much  like  Alelh  Jliib.,  but  differs  in  the  neuration,  and  in 
the  ?  antennae.  In  the  forewings  the  co.stal  and  first  subcostal  nervule  are  united 
from  near  the  base,  and  the  ?  antennae  are  shortly  and  .stoutly  pictinatcd,  as  in 
Terinn  Wlk.,  not  beset   with  fascicles  of  cilia. 

Type  :  ilivudelis  poatica  Wlk.  (Aletis). 

Mimaletis  humilis  sp.  nov. 

?.  Forewings  orange  red,  apical  one-third  black,  its  inner  edge  running  from 
just  bevond  the  middle  of  costa,  oblique  and  slightly  irregular,  to  the  anal  angle, 
forming  a  small  blunt  tooth  inwards  in  the  cell;  in  this  apical  third  an  obliipie 
oblong  white  blotch,  consisting  of  four  oblong  blotches  divided  by  the  two  radials, 
and  vertically  beneath  it  a  small  white  spot.  llindwings  with  hindinargin  bordered 
with  black,  more  narrowly  than  in  Af.  postica  Wlk.,  with  five  white  hor.seshoe 
shaped  marginal  markings  ;  its  inner  edge  consists  of  regular  curves,  as  in  A.  hclcita 
Linn.;  a  small  round  black  sjiot  at  end  of  cell,  which  appears  much  further  from 
the  liindmargin  than  in  jjostica  Wlk.,  owing  to  the  narrowness  of  the  marginal 
band.  Underside  like  u]iper.  Head,  thorax,  and  alidomen  (apparently)  lilackish  ; 
but  there  may  have  been  a  series  of  white  dorsal   spots   when  fresh. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  ;)2  mm. 

One  ?  from  the  Gaboon  h'iver. 

Cartaletis  gen.  nov. 
Near  Alelis  Iliili.,  but  (littering  esix-cially  in  the  structure  of  I  lie  J  antennae, 
which  are  strongly  jiectinated,  instead  of  bearing  fascicles  of  cilia. 
Type  :  Cartaletis  lihyssu  Hopf.  {AletiK). 


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Leptaletis  gfn.  nov. 

Intermediate  between  Cartaletis  Wan-.,  and  Fiiraptychodes  Warr.,  agreeing  with 
the  former  in  nenralion  and  antennal  stmcture,  and  with  the  latter  in  the  very 
mucli  weaker  build  and  consistenev  of  the  wings,  and  in  the  character  and  variability 
of  the  markings  and  coiouring. 

Type  :  Leptaletis  variahllis  iiutler  (Aletis). 

Leptaletis  pallida  ^i'.  nov. 

Forewiugs  wliite,  orange  at  base  ;  eosta  and  ajiical  third  smoky  lilack,  the  bitter 
witii  two  larger  and  two  smaller  white  spots;  liindwings  white  with  a  black  border, 
the  inner  edge  of  which  is  marked  with  a  series  of  wedge-shaped  projections. 

Slightly  smaller  than  L.  variabilis  Butler. 

A  jjair  from  ISierra  Leone.     One  <?  in  British  Museum. 

Paraptychodes  gen.  nov. 

(J.  F'orewings  triangular  ;  cost  a  straight,  convex  at  base  and  before  apex,  which 
is  liluntly  rounded  ;  hindmargin  oblique,  somewhat  protuberant  below  apex  ;  inner 
margin  convex ;  anal  angle  hardly  marked ;  fovea  present.  Hindwings  small, 
rounded;  inner  margin  with  a  semi-elliptical  flap,  which  is  folded  over  on  the  under- 
side, the  space  above  it  on  the  upper  surface  being  marked  with  blackish  scales ; 
antennae  pectinated,  the  pectinations  stout  and  short  ;  palpi  weak,  porrect ;  tongue 
present;  hind  tibiae  thickened,  with  two  short  spurs;  hind  tarsi  short.  Neuration  : 
forewings  with  cell  two-thirds  as  long  as  wing  ;  the  margins  approximating  towards 
end  ;  discocellular  irregular  in  shape  ;  first  median  uerviile  at  three-fourths  ;  second 
at  seven-eighths  ;  third  from  end  of  cell  ;  lower  radial  fi-om  the  centre  of  disco- 
cellular,  upper  from  upper  angle  of  cell :  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  subcostals  on 
common  stem  rising  a  little  before  end  of  cell  at  the  point  where  the  .subcostal 
nervure  is  bent  downwards;  second  subcostal  at  seven-eighths;  first  at  three-fourths; 
the  latter  fi-ee,  the  second  anastomosing  with  the  stem  of  the  other  three.  Hind- 
wings :  costal  and  subcostal  approximated  for  half  the  length  of  cell ;  two  subcostal 
nervules  from  upper  angle  ;  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular  ;  first  median  at  half; 
second  at  seven-eighths  ;  third  from  end  of  cell. 

?.  With  wings  longer  and  narrower ;  hindmargin  of  forewings  not  protuberant 
below  apex ;  antennae   with   short  strong  pectinations. 

Type  :  Paraptychodes  tenuis  Butler  (Aletis). 

Butler's  examples  of  tenuis  were  all  ?  ?,  as  also  the  type  of  Hampson's  Jnlrn. 
which  seems  identical. 

Palaeomystis  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample,  elongate;  oosta  straight  in  the  middle,  arched  at  base  and 
convex  before  apex,  which  is  slightly  and  bluntly  produced  ;  hindmargin  sinuous, 
incurved  beneath  apex,  then  bowed,  and  oblique  above  the  anal  angle,  which  is  still 
distinct.  Hindwings  narrow,  the  apex  almost  more  falcate  than  that  of  the  fore- 
wiugs ;  hindmaigin  sinuous  ;  anal  angle  rounded  off.  I'alpi  ver}'  short,  not  reaching 
front  of  face;  antennae  simple,  thickened  in  S  ;  tongue  ])resent  ;  hind  tibiae  of 
S   with  four  spurs.      Neuration  :    forewings,  cell     half    the    lengtli ;    discocellular 

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angiiJatcd,  the  lower  arm  oblique  ;  first  median  at  half ;  second  a  little  before,  third 
from,  the  end  of  cell;  lower  radial  from  a  little  above  the  angulation  of  the 
discocellular ;  upper  fi'om  the  top  end  of  cell ;  last  four  subcostals  on  common  stem  ; 
first  free,  llindwing.s:  discocellular  angulated,  the  lower  arm,  in  the  (J,  itself  lieut 
outwards;  costal  approaching  subcostal  a  little  way  from  liase  ;  first  subcostal  well 
before  the  end  of  cell,  second  from  end,  running  nearly  into  the  middle  of  the 
Idndmargin  ;  radial  from  the  bend  in  the  lower  arm  of  the  discocellular  ;  third 
median  from  lower  end  of  cell ;  first  and  second  at  even  distances  shortly  before  the 
end,  both  running  into  the  inner  margin,  which  is  cut  away  and  leaves  no  room  for 
an  interior  vein,  except  quite  close  to  the  margin.  In  the  ?  the  lower  arm  of 
the  discocellular  is  straight,  and  the  radial  starts  from  the  angulation,  while  all  the 
three  medians  run  into  the  hindmargin.  Scaling  semidiaphanous. 
Ty])e  :  Palaemiiystis  fnlcatorla  INIoore  (Urajdei'y.r). 

Archaeopseustes  gen.  uov. 

Forewings  ample,  triangular,  with  costa  nearly  straight,  convex  just  before  apex, 
which  is  bluntly  rectangular  ;  hindmargin  e\enly  and  obliquely  curved  ;  anal  angle 
rather  prominent.  Hindwings  rather  short  and  narrow,  in  comparison  with  forewings  ; 
hindmargin  rounded.  Forehead  sloping ;  face  strongly  and  bluntly  protuberant ; 
antennae  (cJ)  stoutly  bipectinated  to  near  the  apex  ;  tongue  present  ;  palpi  horizontal, 
second  joint  woollv,  terminal  small,  smooth  ;  all  femora  and  pectus  hairy  ;  hind  tibiae 
with  four  spurs;  abdomen  with  slight  lateral  tufts.  NVuration  :  forewings,  cell  not 
half  the  length  of  the  wing ;  discocellular  crescent  shaped  ;  first  median  nervule  at 
three-fourths,  second  just  before,  third  from,  the  end  of  the  cell  ;  lower  radial  from 
centre  of  discocellular ;  upjier  from  upper  angle  of  cell ;  last  foiir  subcostal  nervules  on 
a  common  stem,  starting  from  close  to  angle  of  cell,  second  leaving  first,  fifth  next, 
third  and  fourth  parting  shortly  before  apex  ;  first  subcostal  free,  from  just  before  end 
of  cell ;  hindwings  with  costal  shortly  approximated  to  subcostal  near  base  ;  both  sub- 
costals from  top  end  of  cell ;  rest  of  neuration  as  in  forewings. 

Type  :  A.  arapUricata  Wlk.  {Abraxan). 

Tosaura  ( ?J  pallida  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  white,  with  a  tinge  of  yellow,  sparsely  sprinkled  with  olive  fuscous 
atoms  ;  first  line  indicated  only  by  an  inwardly  oblique  blackish  costal  blotch  ;  second 
line  by  a  similar  but  rather  broader  one  on  the  costa  ;  a  faint  olive  patch  in  the  centre 
of. the  wing,  and  a  small  darker  one  on  the  inner  margin  ;  hindmargin  with  a  sm^U 
dark  blotch  above  and  below  the  elbow;  fringe  dark,  except  at  the  elbow.  Hindwings 
with  a  pale  olive  fuscous  fascia  at  two-thirds  from  the  base.  Head,  thorax,  and 
abdomen  concolorous  with  forewings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  28  mm. 

One  ?  from  .Japan.  The;  example  aliove  described  is  a  good  deal  worn,  Init  is 
manifestly  a  distinct  species.  I  am  not  certain  that  it  is  a  true  Tosaura,  as  tlu;  palpi 
appear  to  be  much  longer  thau  in  the  two  Indian  species  of  the  genus,  and  more 
rostriform. 

Desmobathra  plana  sp.  no\ . 

Wings  all  deep  yellow  above  and  below,  with  no  markings  whatever  excejrf  two 
small  brown  costal  spots,  which  indicate  the  origin  of  the  transverse  lines.  Head, 
thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  22  mm. 

Two  Si  from  Lifu. 


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Siiii-AMiLY  P.SEUDOTERPNINAE. 
Actenochroma  cristata  sp.  no\ . 

Wings  dull  olive  green,  with  indistinct  darker  green  transverse  mottlings  ;  costa 
of  forewings  hardly  shouldered  at  base,  and  slightly  concave  in  the  middle ;  costa 
itself  concolorous  with  ground  colour,  but  mottled  with  dark  ;  basal  line  almost 
obsolete  ;  exterior  line  denticulate,  indistinct,  expressed  by  black  dashes  on  veins  ; 
submarginal  line  indistinct,  expressed  by  pale  blotches  ;  space  between  exterior  and 
submarginal  lines  darker,  especially  just  level  with  the  cell  and  above  the  inner 
margin,  where  the  markings  become  diflfusedly  blackish  ;  basal  line  of  fringes  incom- 
plete, shown  only  by  black  dots  between  the  denticulations.  Underside  bright,  pale 
ochreous,  with  no  yellow  tint  ;  spots  and  submarginal  band  strongly  black,  the  latter 
tinged  with  reddish  ;  cell  spots  of  the  upperside  small,  black,  with  raised  scales. 

From  Bhotan,  iSikkim,  S.  Celebes.  Many  c?  cJ.  This,  perhaps,  is  identical  with 
subtepens  Wlk.  from  Borneo. 

Actenochroma  flavibasalis  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  greenish  white,  with  dark  green  mottlings  and  suffusion;  this  suflu- 
sion  is  most  evident  at  the  base  and  along  the  costa  of  the  forewings  ;  a  dark  green 
curved  basal  line,  starting  from  a  deeper  green  spot  on  costa,  and  nearly  touching  a 
dark  green  discal  elongated  spot  ;  second  line  dark  green,  strongly  denticulated  ;  a 
wavy  green  siibterminal  line  ;  fringes  pale  olive  green,  preceded  by  a  row  of  dark  green 
spots  between  the  veins  ;  the  first  line  is  preceded  on  the  inner  margin,  and  the 
second  line  followed  on  the  inner  margin,  and  in  the  centre  by  patches  of  mixed 
reddish  and  blackish  scales.  Hindwings  like  forewings,  but  without  the  dark  basal 
line  and  its  reddish  blotch.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale  green,  mottled  with 
darker.  I'nderside  pale  straw  colour,  strongly  suffused  from  the  base  outwards  with 
orange  yellow  ;  a  large  black  o\al  discal  spot  in  forewings ;  a  broad  black  fascia,  which 
in  the  forewings  has  its  inner  edge  sinuous,  and  contains  a  pale  apical  patch,  and  in 
the  hindwings  has  the  inner  edge  perfectly  straight,  and  the  outer  deeply  and  evenlv 
(lentated. 

One  d  from  Ja\a. 

Actenochroma  snbochracea  s]>.  nov. 

Forewings  yellowish  green,  mottled  with  darker  green  and  blackish  ;  costa 
flecked  \vith  blackish  ;  basal  line  blackish,  straight,  interrupted,  mixed  with  pinkish 
scales;  a  small  black  discal  spot;  second  line  blackish,  denticulated,  with  a  few 
pinkish  scales  in  the  denticulations,  followed  by  a  more  or  less  continuous  series  of 
blotches,  consisting  of  blackish  and  pinkish  scales  ;  a  submarginal  line  of  blackish 
spots  ;  fringe  concolorous,  with  a  blackish  lunule  at  the  base  between  the  veins,  and 
a  minute  black  dot  at  the  end  of  the  veins.  Hindwings  like  forewings,  but  with  the 
base  more  mottled  with  darker ;  hindmargin  deeply  and  irregularly  crenulate. 
Head,  face,  and  thorax  dark  green  ;  antennae  and  abdomen  paler  and  more  ochreous. 
Underside  testaceous,  strongly  suffused,  especially  towards  the  hindmargins,  with 
reddish,  which  more  or  less  breaks  up  the  blackish  marginal  fascia;  all  the  veins 
reddish ;  a  large  round  blackish  cell  spot  in  both  w'ings. 

Several  S <S  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


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Actenochroma  subopalina  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  dull  green,  very  fini^ly  dusted  with  blackish  atoms  ;  costa  verv 
niiniitply  mottled  with  blackish,  except  towards  apex,  where  it  is  more  evidently 
marked  with  blackish  and  jiinkish ;  basal  line  blackish,  mixed  with  pinkish  scales, 
I'orming  two  or  three  indistinct  cui'ved  teeth  ;  a  small  blackish  discal  dot ;  second 
line  blackish,  denticulated,  followed  by  a  band  of  contiguous  blotches  of  pale 
pinkish  and  blackish  scales ;  submarginal  line  obsolete ;  fringe  concolorous,  with 
a  small  dark  spot  at  base  between  the  veins.  Uindwiiigs  the  same,  but  with  the 
base  for  some  distance  a  mixture  of  blackish  and  pinkish  scales.  Head  and 
thorax  green;  abdomen  and  face  palor.  Underside  delicate  pale  opaline  green; 
in  the  forewings  with  some  sparse  darker  mottlings  towards  the  hiudmargin ; 
both  wings  with  a  largish  round  black  cell  spot,  and  a  pinkish  brown  fascia 
towards  the  hiudmargin,  which  has  both  margins  in  the  forewings  difl'use,  but 
the  inner  margin  on  the  hindwings  concise. 

One   S  from  the  Kliasia  Hills. 

Diudica  marginata  sp.  nov. 

Closely  related  to  Dindica  polyphaenaria  Guen. ;  forewings  precisely  the  same, 
except  that  the  dark  costal  blotch  beyond  the  exterior  line  is  wanting.  Hindwings 
much  brighter  orange,  with  a  much  narrower  black  border  ;  which  is  not  much 
wider  at  the  anal  angle  than  at  the  inner.  Underside  with  tiie  l^asal  two-thirds 
brighter  yellow ;  the  black  fascia  in  both  wings  touching  the  hindmargin 
throughout,  and  leaving  no  white  included  spot ;  that  in  the  forewings  being 
dotible  the  width  of  that  in  the  hindwings.  Abdomen  beneath  and  on  sides 
bright  orange. 

One   c^   from  S.  Celebes,  the  same  si/e  as  polyphaenaria  (iuen. 

Pingusa  candidaria  sp.  nov. 

Like  crenana  Guen.,  but  decidedly  larger ;  the  hindmarginal  area  much 
paler,  the  lines  and  discal  dasli  more  strongly  expressed ;  the  black  fascia  of  the 
underside  more  restricted,  and  no  trace  of  yellow  at  the  base  of  either  win;,'. 

Expanse  of  wings:    d",   48  mm.;    ?,  52  mm. 

Several  e.xamples  of  both  sexes  from  Australia. 

Pingasa  cinerea  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  silvery  grey,  densely  dusted  throughout  with  darker  olive  grey 
scales ;  first  line  fine,  dark  grey,  tinged  with  reddish,  forming  two  rounded 
projections,  between  costa  and  inner  margin  ;  second  line  fine,  blackish,  denti- 
culated, followed  by  a  darker  shade,  in  which  are  some  pinkish  scales ;  fringes 
pale  grey  with  a  fine  dark  basal  line;  discal  dot  small,  dark,  inconspicuous. 
Hindwings  the  same,  but  more  thickly  dusted  with  darker  scales,  especially  in 
the  costal  region,  and  with  more  decidedly  pinkish  scales  beyond  the  second 
line.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale  gre^',  dusted  with  olive  fuscous  ;  the  face 
and  abdomen  paler  than  the  rest ;  tufts  of  the  hindwings  and  crests  of  abdomen 
whitish.  Undcr.side  dull  whitish,  tinged  with  cinereous  in  the  forewings  especially  ;  a 
broad,  smoky  black  liindmarginal  fascia,  touching  the  margin  throughout,  and  leaving 
the  fringes  whitish  ;  forew'ings  with  cosla  and  diffuse  cell  mark  smoky  black. 

One    ?    from   Anstrali.T. 


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Pingasa  javensis  >ii.  nov. 
Like  crenaria  Guen.,  but  paler;  the  black  fascia  of  the  underside  narrower;  no 
yellow  suffusion  beneath  near  the  base  ;  discal  spot  of  forewings  almost  obsolete. 
Several  specimens  fi-om  Ja\a. 

Pingasa  latifascia  s]'.  no\ . 

Forewiugs  whitish  ochreous,  mottled  all  over  witii  pale  olive  green  scales; 
costa  dark  greenish  grey  ;  first  line  greeuisli,  forming  two  larger  teeth,  and  one 
smaller  above  the  inner  margin  ;  discal  mark  greenish,  linear,  oblique  ;  second 
line  denticulated,  dull  greenish,  followed  by  a  suffusion  of  dark  green  and  rust 
coloured  scales  ;  submarginal  line  paler,  denticulated ;  fringe  whitish  with  blackish 
blotches  at  base  between  veins.  llindwings  like  forewings,  but  without  basal 
line.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale  whitish  ochreous  ;  face  with  a  black  bar  at 
top.  Underside  white,  hardly  tinged  with  ochreous  along  the  costa  of  both 
wings ;  with  a  large  blackish  oblique  cell  mark  in  forewings,  and  an  almost- 
imperceptible  one  in  hindwings ;  a  very  broad  black  marginal  fascia,  concisely 
edged  internally  and  touching  the  hindmargins  opposite  the  cells. 

One   S  from  Batchian. 

Akin  to  diftpensata  Wlk. 

Pingasa  rubicunda  sji.  nov. 

F'orewings  ochreous  white ;  co.sta  pale  greenish;  first  line  dark  green,  forming 
two  large  and  one  smaller  tooth  ;  discal  mark  elongated,  bent,  dark  green ; 
second  line  black,  nearly  straight  for  the  upper  two-thirds,  then  inclined  inwards, 
throwing  out  small  black  teeth  along  the  veins  hindwards  ;  from  base  to  this  line 
the  whitish  ground  coloiu-  is  sparsely  dusted  with  greenish  scales ;  hindmarginal 
area  dull  pinkish  grey,  mottled  with  paler  and  mixed  w-ith  greenish  ;  submarginal 
line  pale,  dentated  ;  fringes  whitish,  suflused  in  part  with  pinkish,  with  an  irregularly 
defined  blackish  basal  line,  which  swells  out  more  into  spots  between  the  veins  ; 
inner  margin  dusted  with  bright  rosy  scales.  Hindwings  like  forewings;  in  the 
middle  of  the  hindmargin  of  both  wings  is  an  irregular  paler  blotch.  Head, 
face,  thorax,  and  patagia  whitish  ochreous  ;  abdomen  the  same,  but  suffused  down 
the  back  with  dark  fuscous  green  scales.  Underside  pure  white,  suffused  with 
yellowish  towai-ds  the  base,  with  black  cell  spot  to  forewing,  and  a  broad  black 
submarginal  fascia,  which  touches  the  hindmargins  at  the  anal  angles  and 
opposite  the  cells. 

Several  examples,  all  S  c?,  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 

This  species  comes  near  riifofasciata  INIoore,  but  is  distinguished  at  once  by 
the  darker  scaling,  and  the  very  broad  and  distinct  black  fasciae  of  the 
underside. 

Pingasa  subdentata  sp.  nov. 

Like  crenaria  Guen.;  distinguishe<l  by  the  following  points:  the  external 
margin  of  the  black  fascia  of  the  underside  is  irregularly  dentate  ;  the  base  of 
both  wings  beneath  is  more  largely  suS'used  with  yellowish  ;  and  the  hindwings 
beneath  have  a  distinct  black  cell  spot,  which  is  absent  in  the  allied  forms. 

Several  examples  from  S.  Celebes. 


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Pingasa  venusta  ^^l>.  no\ . 

Forewings  with  the  central  space,  which  is  much  constricted,  white,  dustod 
especially  along  the  costa  and  inner  margin  with  ochreous  olive  scales  ;  basal  area  and 
broad  marginal  field  olive  yellow,  tinged  with  cinereous  and  with  delicate  transverse 
dark  striae  ;  the  jellow  tint  being  condensed  along  the  veins,  which  are  almost 
orange;  two  transverse  lines,  very  distinct,  black;  the  first  at  one-third  slightly 
curved  and  nearly  vertical,  forming  a  single  tooth  inwards  above  the  inner  margin  ; 
second,  before  two-thirds,  curving  inwards,  and  twice  as  near  the  first  on  inner  margin 
as  on  costa  ;  bluntly  toothed  externally  ;  subterminal  line  indicated  only  by  a  row  of 
strong  teeth  ;  the  space  between  it  and  the  second  line  greyer  than  the  space  beyond 
it  to  the  hi-ndmargin,  which  is  clearer  yellow,  except  at  anal  angle,  where  there  is  a 
greyish  patch  ;  fringes  yellowish,  with  a  dark  spot  at  base  between  tlie  denticulations. 
Hindwings  with  no  white  central  space,  the  basal  two-thirds  being  entirely  sufi'used 
with  coarse  olive  and  whitish  scales  ;  second  line  blackish,  distinctly  denticulate,  but 
not  nearly  so  strongly  expressed  as  in  the  forewing.  Head,  face,  antennae,  thorax, 
and  abdomen  concolorous  with  the  yellow  ground  colour  of  wings.  Underside  pure 
white,  the  basal  area  largely  and  evenly  suffused  with  dull  yellow  ;  a  broad  black  sul> 
marginal  fascia,  not  touching  hindmargin  exce])t  ojiposite  the  cell  of  the  forewings ; 
cell  spot  of  the  forewings  large,  iiTegularly  lunular,  showing  faintly  on  the  upperside  ; 
cell  spot  of  hindwings  small,  faintlv  visilile  above. 

Two  c?  c?  from  Sikkim,  one  larger  than  the  other. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   40  to  50  mm. 

Subfamily  GEOMETKINAE. 
lotaphora  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  ample,  elongate  ;  costa  faintly  curved  ;  apex  rounded ;  hindmargin 
rather  strongly  curved  ;  anal  angle  rounded  off.  Hindwings  rather  long ;  hindmargin 
well  rounded,  waved  ;  antennae  in  c?  shortly  jiectinate  for  three-foiu-ths  ;  in  ?  thick, 
simple,  minutely  subserrulate  ;  palpi  short,  hardly  reaching  in  front  of  face,  which  is 
rounded  ;  tongue  present.  Neuration  normal ;  discocellulars  both  angulated,  the  lower 
arm  very  oblique. 

Type  :  lotaphora  iridicolor  Butler  (Panaethia). 

Calleremites  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  nearly  straight,  becoming  slightly  convex  towards  apex  ; 
hindmargin  evenly  and  rather  oblitjuely  curved  ;  inner  margin  somewhat  convex. 
Hindwings,  with  hindmargin  well  roun<led,  the  anal  angle  produced  ;  inner  margin 
straight;  both  wings  beneath,  with  the  basal  area  clothed  with  short  fmry  scaling ; 
palpi  stout,  ascending,  ponect  ;  third  joint  bent  forward,  short,  and  obtuse  ;  tongue 
present ;  face  rounded,  slightly  protuberant  ;  antennae  {S )  quite  simple.  Neuration  : 
discocellular  of  forewings  angulated;  that  of  hindwings  running  throughout  obliquely 
inwards  ;  cell  two-fifths  of  the  length  of  the  wing  ;  fir.st  median  nervule  at  two-thirds, 
second  and  third  from  the  lower  end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  of  forewings  from  slightly 
above  the  centre  of  the  discocellular;  upper  radial  from  top  angle  of  cell;  fifth 
subcostal  out  of  the  common  stem  of  the  last  four  at  one-third,  running  into 
hindmargin  some  way  below  apex.  In  tlie  hindwings  the  costal  cmves  away  from 
the  subcostals,  which  are  shortly  stalked. 

Type  :  C.  suhornata  .sp.  nov. 


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Calleremites  subornata  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  pale  olive  oclireous,  tinged  witli  luteous  towards  the  liiiidniargin  and 
at  the  anal  angle,  with  a  few  tine  pale  transverse  striae  ;  basal  half  of  the  wing 
crossed  by  a  dark  fuscous  olive  fascia,  the  margins  of  which  are  concave,  its  inner 
margin  running  from  the  costa  at  one-sixth  to  the  inner  margin  at  one-third,  the 
outer  from  about  the  centre  of  the  costa  to  nearly  two-thirds  of  the  inner  margin  ; 
the  fascia  is  thus  twice  as  broad  on  costa  as  on  the  inner  margin,  and  narrowest  below 
the  median  vein.  Hindwiugs  similar,  but  the  dark  olive  fascia  extends  qmte  to  the 
base ;  fringes  luteous ;  in  the  pale  outer  half  of  both  wings  the  dark  fascia  of  the 
underside  shows  through.  Underside  quite  different  ;  pale  drabbish  ochreous ;  l.iase 
of  both,  wings  broadly  tinged  with  bright  yellow  ;  a  large  pear-shaped  black  cell  spot 
on  both  wings,  and  a  broad  diffuse  blackish  fascia  along  the  outer  half,  not  reaching 
the  hindmargin  nor  the  costa  of  the  forewings.  Face  tawny  olive  ;  palpi  darker  ; 
vertex  ochreous  ;  collar  and  thorax  bright  yellow  ;  abdomen  worn,  probably  concolorous 
with  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  64  nmi. 

One  {J  from  Sikkim,  in  the  Felder  collection. 

Aporandria  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample  ;  costa  straight,  convex  only  before  apex,  which  is  subfalcate  ; 
hindmargin  liowed  ;  anal  angle  square.  Hind  wings  broad,  with  the  hindmargin  entire, 
rounded,  but  with  a  blunt  elbow  in  the  middle.  Antennae  pectinated  in  both  sexes  ; 
palpi  porrect,  twice  as  long  in  ?  as  in  j"  ;  forehead  with  a  pointed  projection  below, 
which  in  the  ?  is  conspicuous  and  one-third  the  length  of  the  palpi ;  tongue  present ; 
legs  short ;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs ;  scaling  dense.  Hindwings  with  a  paler,  semi- 
transparent  patch  at  the  base,  the  discocellular  enlarged  and  beset  with  raised  scales, 
and  followed  by  a  small  round  transparent  patch.  In  the  hindwings  both  subcostals, 
and  the  second  and  third  median  nervules,  are  on  a  longish  stalk. 

Type  :  Aporandria  apecuhi.rui,  Guen.  {Geometra). 

Rhodochlora  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample,  triangular;  costa  nearly  straight,  more  convex  before  apex, 
which  is  a  little  produced,  but  not  acutely;  hindmargin  obliquely  curved;  inner 
angle  almost  rectangular.  Hindwings  broad,  with  hindmargin  well  rounded,  and 
with  slight  elbow  in  middle  ;  antennae  (?)  simple,  but  thickened  towards  base  and 
minutely  serrulate  ;  the  basal  joint  somewhat  enlarged,  and  with  a  minute  tooth  in 
front;  palpi  long,  porrect ;  tongue  present.  Xeurat  ion  normal ;  scahng  fine  and  soft  ; 
the  hindwings  with  a  semitransparent  patch  at  the  base. 

Type  :  R.  roseipcdpis  Feld.  (Achlora). 

The  genus  is  evidently  related  to  Ap/orandria  specularia  Guen.,  from  India, 
which  has  a  similar  semitransparent  space  at  the  base  of  the  hindwings  ;  but  in 
it  the  ?  antennae  are  subpectinated.  The  <S  will  probably  show  more  detiuile 
peculiarities. 

Rhodochlora  brunneipalpis  sp.  nov. 
Nearly  related  to  R.  roseipcdpis  Feld.,  from  Venezuela,  but  with  fewer  markings. 
Forewings  of  the  same  pale  apple  green,  but  with   the  veins  yellowish  or  reddish, 
♦"specially  on  the  under  surface,  whereas  they  remain  white  in  roseipalpis  ;  in  this 


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last  the  reddisli  d<-nticulated  exterior  line  forms  a  .strongly  marked  c-rescent  just 
aliove  the  inner  margin,  which  is  filled  up  with  white  succeeded  by  a  reddish  blotch 
of  roundish  shape,  which  is  partially  contin\ied  upwards  as  a  reddish  shade  beyond 
the  exterior  line  itself.  In  brunneipalpis,  the  crescent  is  much  finer,  and  the  red  sjxjt 
beyond  hardly  perceptible,  and  not  protluced  ;  besides  which  it  is  decidedly  nearer 
the  anal  angle  than  in  roseipennis.  Hindwings  entirely  pale  green;  whereas  in 
roseipennis  the  pale  space  at  the  base  is  followed  by  a  broad  reddish  shade  ;  under- 
side of  both  wings  whitish  gieen ;  the  tip  of  the  hindwings  brownish  ;  this  browu 
spot  is  absent  in  roseipennis ;  palpi  dull  rod  brown.  Tliora.x  and  abdomen  whitish 
green. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One  ?  from  l\io  Demerara. 

Besides  the  difference  in  coloration,  there  appears  to  lie  a  slight  but  ai>preciable 
difference  in  the  shape  of  the  wings.  In  roseipennis  the  costa  of  tlie  forewiug  is 
straighter  ;  the  hindmaigiu  is  straighter  and  more  oblique,  and  the  hindwings  show 
the  elbow  much  more  plainly. 

Pareuchloris  gen.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  Enckloris  by  the  ?  antennae  being  distinctly  pectinated, 
though  sometimes  (as  in  vei-naria)  shortly  so;  in  the  hindwings  the  hiudmargin 
is  more  or  less  distinctly  angulated  or  elbowed  in  the  middle,  whereas  in  huddoris 
it  is  quite  round. 

Type :  ParevAshlwis  vernaria  Linn. 

Opisthotia  gen.  uo\. 

Forewings  witli  the  costa  faintly  curved;  apex  hardly  pointed;  hindmargiu 
curved,  faintly  waved;  anal  angle  distinct.  Hindwings  with  the  inner  angle 
rovmded,  the  anal  angle  produced  into  a  short  ear-shaped  lobe  ;  hindmargin  elbowed  at 
the  end  of  the  third  median  nervule,  on  each  side  of  which  it  is  concave;  antennae 
of  (?  pectinated,  the  pectinations  moderate,  even,  pubescent  ;  tip  filiform  ;  palpi 
short,  hardly  reaching  in  front  of  face ;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  slightly  flattened 
and  thickened,  with  two  pairs  of  short  spurs.  Neuration  normal  ;  scaling  fine  and 
sparse  ;  the  surface  of  the  wings,  especially  on  the  imderside,  iridescent. 

Type:  OjAsthotia  tumidiiinea  Moore  (Geonietru). 

Ornithospila  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample,  triangular;  costa  straight  till  ju.st  Iiefore  apex;  liindmargin 
curved,  subcrenulate,  more  distinctly  jnst  lielow  apex  ;  anal  angle  well  marked. 
Hindwings  broad,  with  hindmargin  waved,  and  a  blunt  but  distinct  elbow  at  the  end 
of  the  third  median  vein.  Antennae  (<S)  pectinated,  the  pectinations  short,  even,  and 
pubescent ;  tip  filiform  ;  palpi  porrect,  reaching  beyond  face  ;  tongue  present ;  hind 
tibiae  with  two  pairs  of  spurs;  scaling  fine  and  dense;  discocellular  of  hindwings 
biarcuate,  marked  above  with  red  brown;  markings  two  transverse  denticulate  deep 
green  lines. 

Type  :  0.  aviculana  Guen.  (Geometra). 

The  ?  is  not  known  of  any  species  of  this  genus,  as  far  as  I  can  ascertain. 


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Urospila  gen.  nov. 

Near  to  Oraiihospila  Wan.,  but  distinguished  in  two  points;  the  hindwings 
have  a  more  prominent  projection  at  the  end  of  the  third  median  nervule,  containing 
a  black  brown  spot  as  in  Urwpteryx.  The  markings  consist,  not  of  denticulated 
green  lines,  but  straight  white  lines,  as  in  Meijalocldura  Meyr. 

Type  :   U.  lineata  ^Sloore  (Geometra). 

Chloroglyphica  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  straight  tu  thi-  apex  ;  apex  itself  lient  round  ;  hiudniargin 
at  first  vertical,  with  two  minute  crenulations,  then  straight  and  oblique  to  the  anal 
angle,  with  even  a  faint  indentation  between  the  second  and  third  median  veins  ; 
anal  angle  square.  Hindwings  broad  ;  hiudmargin  with  a  distinct  tooth  in  middle  ; 
above  which  it  is  slightly  sinuous,  and  quite  straight  below  it  to  the  anal  angle 
which  forms  a  right  angle.  Palpi  (<S)  stout,  porrect,  short  ;  third  joint  quite  small ; 
tongue  present;  antennae  of  <S  shortly  and  regularly  pectinated;  hind  tibiae  in  the 
only  S  examined  with  three  spurs.  Neuration  normal  ;  scaling  as  in  Tlialassodes, 
l)ut  denser  and  more  varied. 

Type  :  C.  variegata  Butler  (Loxochila). 

Paramaxates  gen.  no\-. 

Akin  to  Doodhia  Warr.  Forewings  with  costa  arched  from  base  to  apex,  which 
is  blunt  and  not  produced  ;  hindmargin  strongly  dentate  ;  two  teeth  more  prominent 
than  the  rest,  one  at  the  end  of  the  fifth  subcostal  nervule,  projecting  beyond  the 
apex,  the  other  at  the  end  of  the  third  median ;  between  these  two  the  margin  is 
limate ;  below  the  middle  tooth  it  is  very  oblique  and  deeply  dentate.  Hindvrings 
with  hindmargin  deeply  dentate,  and  a  longer  blunt  tooth  at  end  of  the  third  median  ; 
antennae,  palpi,  and  legs  as  in  Dooahia  ;  scaling  thick  and  coarse. 

Type  :  P.  vagata  Wlk.  (Macctrict?). 

Paramaxates  vagata  \<\k.  celebensis  subsp.  nov. 
Wings  abo\e  more  olive  green  than  in  either  of  the  two  Indian  forms  ;  base  of 
the  hindwings  dull  rosy,  with  black  transverse  striae  ;  a  broad  Mack  submarginal 
fascia  on  the  hindwings.  Underside  whiter  than  in  the  Bhotan  form,  less  so  than  in 
that  from  the  Khasia  Hills,  with  the  black  submarginal  fascia  of  the  two  wings  as  in 
the  former.  The  specimen,  a  ? ,  is  somewhat  worn,  and  an  exact  comparison  is 
impossible.  It  is  the  only  ?  of  the  species  I  have  seen,  all  the  rest  in  the  Rothschild 
collection,  seventeen  in  number,  being  S  6.     From  8.  Celebes. 

Paramaxates  vagata  N\'lk.  khasiana  subs[).  nov. 
Generally  smaller  and  paler  green  than  in  the  type  form.     Underside  with  the 
black  fasciae  very  much  narrower,  in  some  cases  reduced  to  a  mere  black  sti'cak. 
Several  specimens  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 

Chlorodontopera  albiguttata  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  dull  green  ;  basal  area  paler  ;   first  line   consisting  of  small  curves, 
nearly  vertical ;  exterior  line  dentate,  starting  from  costa  at  two-thirds,  and  attaining 
tlie   inner  margin  at  two-tliirds,  approaching  the  first  line  above  the  inner  margin  ; 


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space  between  the  two  lines  darker  green,  especially  along  the  edges  of  the  linef ; 
space  beyond  the  exterior  line  paler,  but  gradually  darkening  again  up  to  the 
subterminal  line,  which  is  represented  by  a  series  of  dull  white  lunulatc  spots  ;  basal 
line  of  fringe  dark  green  ;  fringes  pale  ochreous,  with  a  darker  medial  line,  and 
the  extremities  of  the  teeth  cinereous;  a  very  distinct  ovate  black  cell  spot  with 
a  pale  ochreous  centre;  hindwings  the  same.  Head,  thorax,  and  ahdonicii 
(probably)  concolorous  with  ground  colour  of  wings,  but  in  the  type  faded 
ochreous.  I'nderside  dark  olive  green,  with  the  basal  line  obsolete,  but  the  Jiale 
spaces  margining  the  exterior  and  submarginal  lines  clear  white  and  very 
cons])icuous  ;   no  trace  of  cell   spots  in  either  wing. 

Expanse  of  wings:   38  mm. 

One    ?    from   Padang. 

A  very  distinct  and   pretty  species,  especiallv   underneath. 

Dooabia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  strongly  curved  from  base  to  ajiex ;  apex  minutely 
produced;  hindmargiu  denticulate-crenulate,  with  a  larger,  more  prominent  tooth 
at  the  end  of  the  third  median  ni'rvule,  below  which  the  margin  is  more  oblique 
than  above  it  ;  anal  angle  distinct.  Hindwings  with  the  hindmargin  produced  into 
a  very  long  pointed  tooth  at  the  end  of  the  third  median  nervule,  denticulate- 
crenulate  on  either  side  of  it;  palpi  porrect,  short  ;  the  third  joint  short,  droopiiii; ; 
tongue  present;  antennae  simple  in  S;  hind  tibiae  with  a  jiencil  of  hairs,  and 
two  pairs  of  spurs  ;  scaling  fine  and  thin. 

Type :  Dooabia  viridata  Jloore  (Ennomos). 

Agathia  diversiformis  sp.  nov. 

Wings  pale  apple  green ;  forewings  with  the  costa  dull  whitish  grey,  as  in 
codinu  Swinh.,  a  deep  pur))lisli  black  basal  spot,  which  does  not  reach  above  the 
median,  but  is  much  more  prolonged  along  the  inner  margin  than  that  in 
codi'iia  ;  an  irregular,  nearly  vertical  olive  grey  fascia  at  one-third,  and  beyond  the 
middle  a  broad  olive  grey  fascia  occupying  nearly  the  whole  outer  lialf  of  the 
wing,  connected  by  a  similar  coloured  blotch  with  the  hindmargin  above  the 
elbow,  above  and  below  which  is  a  narrow  green  space;  the  inner  edge  of  this 
broad  fascia  is  deeply  indented  between  the  second  and  third  medians,  and  on 
the  submedian  fold  is  joined  to  the  first  naiTow  fascia ;  some  small  green  spots 
occur  in  the  middle  of  the  broad  fascia,  and  a  green  space  below  the  co.sta ; 
fringe  greyish  white,  dark  grey  at  the  elbow.  Hindwings  with  the  extreme 
base  brown  ;  the  inner  margin,  a  blotch  on  it  near  the  base,  and  a  very 
broad  fascia,  olive  grey  ;  this  fascia  contains  near  its  inner  edge  a  curved 
dark  streak  from  the  inner  margin,  and  some  black  linear  dashes  on  the  veins  ; 
anal  angle  purjilish  grey ;  fringe  whitish  grey  at  the  interior  angle,  thence 
to  anal  angle  dark  purjilish,  preceded  by  a  broadish  purple  black  line.  Face  pale 
below,  cinereous  purple  above,  as  is  the  vertex ;  collar  green  ;  thorax  purplish ; 
abdomen  green  mottled  with  olive  grey.  Underside  i)ale  whitish  green,  with  a 
broad  purplish  grey  submarginal  fascia,  of  which  the  inner  half  is  the  darker, 
the  outer  half  having  a  smeared  look,  and  connected  with  outer  margin  by  a 
darker  purplish   streak  ;    fringe  of  the  hindwings    jiurplish   black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :    'A)  mm. 

One   c?   from   Darjiling. 


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Distinguished  from  all  other  species  by  the  outline  of  the  wings.  In  the 
forewings  the  hindmargin  is  bluntly  angled  at  the  end  of  the  third  median,  above 
which  it  is  vertical,  and  below  it  olilique.  In  the  hindwings  the  hindmargin 
is  perfectly  straight  from  anal  angle  to  the  end  of  the  second  subcostal,  except 
for  a   small   projecting  tooth  at    the    end   of  the  third   median. 

Lophochlora  gen.  no  v. 

F"orewings  elongated ;  costa  gradually  convex  ;  apex  prominent  ;  hindmargin 
with  the  upper  half  nearly  vertical,  then  suddenly  oblique  and  waved ;  inner 
margin  somewhat  convex.  Hindwings  narrow,  with  the  hindmargin  deeply 
indented  between  two  prominent  teeth  at  end  of  the  lower  subcostal  and  third 
median.  Forehead  flat  ;  jialpi  short  ;  antennae  of  <J  simple  ;  hind  tibiae  rather 
thickened,  with  four  spurs  ;  abdomen  with  suberect  crests  of  hairs  on  segments 
3,   4,  and   5. 

Type  :  L.  cristifera  Wlk.  {Tludera). 

Lophocrita  gen.  nov. 

This  genus,  which  in  other  respects  resembles  Lophochlora  Wan-.,  is 
characterised  by  the  subserrate  ciliated  antennae  of  the  S,  and  the  recurved 
crests  of  hairs  on  the  back   of   the    abdominal    segments. 

Type  :  Lophocrita  undifera  Wlk.  {Thalera). 

Berta  (?)  discolor  sp.  nov. 

Wings  rather  dark  sandy  ochreous  (?  green  when  fresh),  with  the  lines 
consisting  of  a  series  of  disconnected  white  lunate  .spots;  fringe  coneolorous, 
as  are  the  thorax  and  abdomen  ;  vertex  and  shaft  of  antennae  white  ;  underside 
entirely  pinkish  white. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   24  mm. 

One   i  from   Padang. 

Lasiochlora  gen.  nov. 

J''orewings  with  costa  slightly  shouldered  at  base,  and  then  faintly  curved 
to  apex,  which  is  pointed,  and  subfalcate  ;  hindmargin  curved  and  faintly  waved ; 
anal  angle  rounded.  Hindwings  witli  hindmargin  waved,  and  a  slight  tooth 
in  the  middle  at  the  end  of  the  thii'd  median  nervule.  Palpi  porrect,  short 
in  both  sexes ;  antennae  [lectinated  in  both  sexes ;  tongue  weak ;  scaling  rather 
coarse  and  lax.  Neuration  :  cell  half  as  long  as  wing;  discocellular  angulated,  the 
lower  arm  oblique.  Forewings  :  first  median  at  five-sixths,  second  at  seven-eighths, 
third  from  lower  end  of  cell  ;  radials  as  usual  ;  last  four  subcostals  on  common 
stem :  first  subcostal  anastomosing  with  costal.  Hindwings  :  costal  anastomosing 
with  subcostal  for  half  the  length  of  cell,  just  as  in  the  Hydriomeninae ;  subcostals 
both  from  end  of  cell ;  medians  as   in   forewings. 

Type :  Ijasiochlora  diducta  Wlk.  (Georaetra). 

Agraptochlora  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  slightly  convex  at  base  of  costa  and  before  aiiex,  the  costa  between 
straight,  or  even  slightly  indented;  apex  blunt,  slightly  produced;  hindmargin 
curved,  with  a  .slight  bend  in  the  middle,  below  wliich  it  is  more  olilique;  anal  angle 


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distinct.  Hindwiiigs  with  Iiiiidniargiii  well  rouiKled,  slightly  waved.  Antennae  (?) 
simple;  palpi  excessively  short,  not  half  reaching  Iront  of  face;  tongue  small  and 
weak ;  abdomen  crested  above.  Neuration  normal  ;  scaling  close  and  somewhat 
coarse  ;  wings  without  markings. 

Type  :  Agmptochloi-a  sahaspersa  sp.  nov. 

It  is  rather  unsatisfactory  to  form  a  new  genus  upon  the  description  of  ?  ?  only  ; 
but  the  general  appearance  of  the  two  species  which  I  refer  to  this  genus,  coupled 
with  the  extreme  shortness  and  weakness  of  the  palpi  and  tongue,  seem  enough  to 
warrant  it. 

Agraptochlora  marginata  >\>.  nov. 

Wings  deep  green,  without  markings  ;  fringe  dull  reddish,  with  a  broad  dull 
vellowish  basal  line :  costa  of  forewings  ochreous  yellow.  Underside  pale  gilded 
green,  with  the  fringe  as  above  ;  base  of  co.sta  of  forewings  reddish  ;  head  and  thorax 
green  ;  abdomen  ochreous ;  face,  legs,  and  jialpi  red  ;  antennae  brownish  oclireous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  36  mm. 

One  ?  from  Tiapang. 

Agraptochlora  subaspersa  s|i.  nov. 

Wings  pale  apple  green,  without  markings;  costa  of  forewings  ochreous;  fringe 
with  dark  brown  interrupted  base  line,  and  (apparently,  as  the  fringe  is  worn)  a 
central  dark  line  as  well  ;  vertex,  thorax,  and  base  of  abdomen  green  ;  rest  of 
abdomen  ochreous  dusted  with  reddish  brown  ;  face  and  palpi  red  brown.  Underside 
pale  yellowish  green,  sparsely  dusted  with  reddish  brown  striae. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  48  mm. 

One  ?  from  S.  Africa. 

Eucyclodes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  quite  straight  till  just  at  apex ;  ajiex  blunt ;  hindmargin 
well  rounded;  anal  angle  indistinct.  Hindwings  with  full-rounded  hindmargin; 
anal  angle  somewhat  produced  and  squared.  Antennae  of  S  pectinated  ;  palpi  rather 
short,  third  joint  miuute  ;  forehead  with  a  small  triangular  horny  projection  above  ; 
hind  tibiae  of  t?  with  four  spurs  and  a  pencil  of  hairs.  In  the  hindwings  the  two 
subcostals  and  two  last  medians  are  on  a  short  footstalk  ;  scaling  dense. 

Type  :  Eucyclodes  hupresUiria  (iuen.  (Phorodefiina). 

Euloxia  gi  II.  n()\. 

Forewings  elongate,  costa  faintly  curved  from  base  to  apex ;  apex  distinct,  but 
not  acute  ;  hindmargin  obliquely  curved  ;  anal  angle  di.stinct,  but  rounded.  Hind- 
wings elongate,  witli  rounded  hindmargin.  Antennae  of  <?  broadly  pectinated  to  the 
tip;  of  ?  simple;  palpi  very  short,  not  reaching  beyond  face;  hind  tibiae  with  two 
pairs  of  spurs  placed  near  together;  scaling  fine  and  smooth;  markings  consist  of 
two  oblique  sinuous  lines.  Neui-ation  :  first  median  in  both  wings  at  five-sixths, 
second  and  third  both  together  from  lower  end  of  cell ;  two  subcostals  of  hindwiiig  on 
a  short  footstalk. 

Type  :  Kvloxia  fiuiitivarla  (iuen.  (lodis). 

A  small  Australian  genus  of  weak-winge(l  insects. 


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Leucoglyphica  gen.  nov. 

Korewings  with  costa  strongly  arched  from  base  to  ajiex  ;  apex  prominent  ;  hind- 
margin  obliquely  curved,  faintly  elbowed  in  the  middle;  anal  angle  well  marked. 
Hindwings  kite-shaped,  with  a  prominent  angle  at  end  of  third  median  nervule ;  anal 
angle  decided;  internal  angle  rounded  off;  antennae  of  ?  filiform;  of  S  shortly  and 
thickly  pectinated  along  the  basal  half;  apical  half  filiform;  palpi  porrect,  short,  and 
thick  in  S  ;  longer  and  more  slender  in  ?  ;  tongue  present ;  hind  tibiae  in  c?  with 
four  short  spurs.  Neuration  normal  ;  discocellular  of  both  wings  marked  with  an 
oblique  white  line. 

Type:  Leucoglyphica  pidlcscens  Hmjjsn.  (Geometra). 

Mixolophia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  nearly  straight,  shouldered  at  the  extreme  base,  and 
convex  before  apex ;  apex  prominent  ;  hindmargin  oblique,  hardly  curved,  suborenulate  ; 
anal  angle  prominent.  Hindwings  kite-shaped,  with  subcrenulate  hindmargin  ;  a 
prominent  blunt  tooth  at  the  end  of  the  third  median  nervule  ;  anal  angle  square. 
Antennae  (cj)  minutely  subserrate  and  pubescent;  palpi  short,  porrect,  rostriform  ; 
tongue  present;  basal  .segments  of  abdomen  with  three  curved  tufts  of  hair,  the 
central  one  black  ;  anal  segment  prolonged.  Neuration  normal;  cell  two-fifths  of  the 
length  of  the  wings. 

Type  :  M.  ochrolciuta  sp.  nov. 

Mixolophia  ochrolauta  sp.  nov. 

Wings  dull  green.  Forewings  with  costa  spotted  narrowly  with  dark  fuscous 
and  pale ;  a  narrow  exterior  ochreoiis  line  curved  outwards,  and  slightly  but 
irregularly  wavy  to  the  third  median  nervule,, thence  running  parallel  to  hindmargin  : 
anal  angle  occupied  by  a  large  ochreous  blotch,  which  extends  ujDwards  to  the  apex  as 
a  narrow  streak  along  the  hindmargin  ;  apical  veins  ochreous ;  a  dark  curved  line 
at  base  of  fringes,  with  a  minute  dark  dot  at  the  end  of  each  vein,  the  dots  becoming 
larger  and  the  line  obsolescent  towards  the  anal  angle  ;  fringe  ochreous,  tinged  with 
grey.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  the  basal  green  four-fifths  pear-shaped  ;  the  ochreous 
line  much  broader,  the  ochreous  space  at  the  anal  angle  more  developed,  and  another 
smaller  one  at  the  internal  angle;  an  oval  white,  raised  discal  spot.  Abdomen 
ochreous,  tinged  with  greenish  grey  Isasewards ;  the  first  and  third  tufts  ochreous,  the 
central  one  blackish  ;  thorax  dull  green  ;  face  reddish  ;  vertex  white.  Fnderside 
pale  whitish  green,  with  the  ochreous  line  showing  through. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  32  mm. 

One  S  from  Bhutan. 

Ochrognesia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  mainly  straight,  convex  from  base,  and  before  apex ; 
hindmargin  obliquely  curved.  Hindwings  narrow,  oblong ;  hindmargin  with  a 
blunt  elbow  at  the  end  of  the  third  median  nervule ;  inner  margin  cut  away. 
Antennae  of  <?  simple;  palpi  quite  short,  slightly  ascending;  terminal  joint  in- 
visible ;  tongue  ]irefent ;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs.  Neuration  normal  ;  cell 
two-fifths  of  the  length  of  the  wings. 

Type  :  0.  difficta  Wlk.  (Coniibaena). 

Walker's  type  of  0.  difficta  was  from  North  China.  Bremer's  Phorodesnut 
gratiusaria  from  East  Siberia  is  the  same  insect. 


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Osteosema  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  broad,  triangulai- ;  costa  faintly  cui-ved  throughout  ;  more  comex 
before  apex,  which  is  blunt  ;  hindmargin  not  oblique,  slightly  bowed  ;  anal  angle 
well  marked.  Hindwings  broad,  with  hindmargin  rounded,  and  a  slight  angulation 
in  the  middle  at  the  end  of  third  median  nervule;  anal  angle  widened  and 
produced  ;  antennae  of  S  short,  with  regular  short  curved  ciliations,  which  decrease 
gradually  towards  the  apex  ;  palpi  short,  feeble,  not  reaching  beyond  face  (in  S)  ; 
terminal  joint  short,  drooi)ing.  Underside  of  abdomen  furry ;  hind  tibiae  with  two 
pairs  of  spurs. 

Tyjje  :  0.  sanguilhieata  !Moore  (Comibaena). 


Thalerura  marginata  sp.  nov. 

Of  the  same  size,  and  shape,  and  colour  as  T.  cunUissima  Wlk.,  but  the  fringe, 
instead  of  being  yellow,  is  iron  grey,  without  a  dark  basal  line,  and  with  white 
dots  at  the  ends  of  the  veins;  the  exterior  line  is  distinct,  and  denticulate,  not 
broken  up  into  spots ;  the  yellow  costa  is  only  spotted  with  darker  just  before 
the  apex.  Underside  pale  bluish  wliite,  witli  no  trace  of  cinereous  suffusion  on 
either  wing. 

One   c?  from   Bhutan. 


Thalerura  prasina  sp.  nov. 

Wings  deep  grass  green  ;  costa  of  forewing  ochreous,  dusted  with  dark  atoms  • 
fringe  yellow  with  a  dark  purjjle  basal  line,  interrupted  by  yellow  dots  at  the 
end  of  the  veins,  and  with  dark  marks  opposite  these  dots  ;  no  di.stinct  transverse 
lines,  but  traces  of  whitish  spots  on  the  veins ;  hindwings  the  same.  Thorax 
gi-een ;  abdomen  cinereous  reddish  ;  face  reddish  with  the  lower  part  white ;  vertex 
and  shaft  of  antennae  white.  Underside  pale  bluish  white,  with  the  fringe  and 
marginal  line  as  above. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   40  mm. 

One  6  from  Bhutan.  Distinguished  by  the  bright  green  ground  colour  and 
absence  of  markings. 


Gelasma  irregTilaris  sp.  nov. 

Wings  dull  greyish  greeu,  covered  with  a  multitude  of  small  white  sinuous 
strigae  ;  first  line  vertical,  sinuous  ;  second  line  oblique,  denticulate  and  sinuous  ; 
the  intervening  .space  darker  green,  still  darker  close  to  each  line;  the  first  line 
edged  internally,  the  second  externally  with  whitish;  a  pale  green  discal  ocellus 
edged  with  darker ;  hindwings  the  same  ;  fringes  concolorous.  Thorax  and  abdomen 
cinereous  green;  vertex  whitish.      Underside  dull  greeni.sh  white. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  38  mm. 

One  tJ  from  Bhutan. 

Akin  to  glaiLcaria  Wlk.,  but  the  exterior  line  much  more  irregular,  and 
nearer  the  hindmargin. 


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Hemistola  Warr.  (Pr.  Z.  S.,   189:5,  p.  353). 
The    ¥    in  this  genus  has  pectinated  antennae,  like  the    J. 

Hemithea  nibrifrons  sp.  nov. 

The  same  size  and  colour,  and  with  siniihir  markings  to  H.  distinctaria  Wlk., 
but  the  face,  palpi,  antennae,  legs,  and  costa  of  forewings  are  brick  red  ;  the  costa 
spotted  with  black;  vertex,  thorax,  and  basal  segments  of  abdomen  green;  rest 
of  abdomen  pinkish  grey. 

One    ?    from  Bhutan. 


StKi-AMiLY  ASTHEXINAE. 

Acolutha  gen.  nov. 

This  genus  is  closely  related  to  Afjnibesa  ^loore,  but  is  at  ouce  separable  by 
the   <?   antennae,  which  are  pectinated. 

Type  :  Acolutha  pietaria  iloore  (Emmelesia). 

Laciniodes  gen.  no\-. 

Forewings  ample,  triangular;  costa  straight,  but  convex  at  the  base  and 
before  apex,  which  is  square  ;  hindniargin  cmved,  with  a  slight  elbow  in  centre. 
Hindwiugs  with  a  similar  slight  elbow,  subcrenulate,  with  a  larger  and  deeper 
excavation  opposite  to  the  cell.  Antennae  simple  but  slightly  pubescent  in  c?  ;  palpi 
short,  porrect,  blunt;  thickly  but  laxly  scaled;  tongue  present;  hind  tibiae  with 
four  spm-s.  The  transverse  markings  form  a  lace-like  pattern  in  the  marginal 
half  of  the  wings. 

Type  :  Laciniodes  plwilinearia  Moore   (Somat 1 7ia). 

Zola  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate;  costa  slightly  shouldered  near  the  base,  and  convex 
before  apex,  which  is  slightly  produced ;  hindmargin  curved,  more  obliquely  before 
the  anal  angle,  which  is  nevertheless  well  marked.  Hindwings  elongate,  with  the 
hindmargin  rather  irregularly  rounded.  Forehead  iiat,  vertical,  with  some  projecting 
scales  below;  palpi  triangular,  drooping,  hairy;  antennae  of  J  serrate,  pubescent, 
rather  thick;  of  S  filiform,  slender;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs.  Neuration ; 
first  median  at  four-fifths,  second  just  before  end,  in  both  wings;  last  subcostal  of 
forewings  from  just  before  top  end  of  cell ;  first  four  on  common  stem  ;  in  the 
hindwings  two  subcostals   on  short  commou  stem. 

Type  :  Zola   terranea  Butler  (Ozola). 

Orthoclydon  gen.  no\. 

Forewings  elongate,  triangular ;  costa  scarcely  arched  ;  apex  prominent  ; 
hindmargin  oblique.  Hindwings  triangular,  the  angles  rounded  ;  hindmargin  nearly 
straight.  Pali)i  very  short  ;  tongue  present;  antennae  of  ?  simple;  of  <J  plumose; 
hind  tibiae  with  foiu-  spurs.  Neuration :  cell  not  quite  half  as  long  as  wing  ;  first 
median  at  three-fourths,  second  a  little  before  the    end,  third  from   the  end  ;  the 


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median  lieiug  hent  slightly  inwavfls  at  the  origin  of  each  ;  lower  radial  as  usual ; 
ujijier  radial  and  last  four  subcostals  on  a  common  stem  from  the  upjier  end  of 
cell  ;  the  radial  parting  almost  at  once;  the  second  and  fifth,  the  third  and  fourth 
from  the  same  point  ;  first  subcostal  free,  rising  long  before  the  end  of  cell, 
llindwings  with  costal  anastomosing  with  .subcostal  almost  to  end  of  cell;  the 
two  subcostals  on  a  short  common  stem:  medians  as  in  forewings;  scaling  smooth 
and  glossy  ;  markings  a  series  of  oblique,  parallel  lines. 
Type  :  Orthoclydon  praefectata  Wlk.  (Acidaiia). 

Poecilasthena  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate,  triangular;  eosta  nearly  straight,  curved  .slightly  at  base, 
and  before  apex  ;  apex  blunt ;  hindmargin  oblitpiely  curved  ;  aual  angle  distinct. 
Hiiidwings  kite-shaped,  with  a  short,  but  distinct,  blunt  projection  in  middle  of 
liindmargin,  on  either  side  of  which  it  is  neai-ly  straight ;  wings  semidiaphanous, 
traversed  by  a  series  of  oblique,  sinuous  lines.  Palpi  very  short ;  tongue  present ; 
antennae  .simple  in  both  sexes ;  hind  tibiae  of  <J  with  fom-  spurs.  Neuration, 
as   in   Asthenu. 

Tyjje :  Poecilasthena  pulchraria  Dbld.  {Acidaiia). 

Phrudoplaga  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate  ;  costa  sligUtly  curved  at  base  and  before  apex,  which  is 
rounded;  hindmargin  obliquely  curved.  Hindwings  narrow,  with  the  hindmargin 
rounded,  and  subcrenulate  or  wavy.  Palpi  very  short ;  tongue  present  ;  antennae 
(?)  w  ith  the  edges  of  the  joints  slightly  prominent ;  minutely  pubescent  ;  wings 
'.  hickly  scaled,  with  pairs  of  undulating  metallic  lines.  Xeuration :  cell  hardly 
one-third  the  length  of  wing.  Forewings  with  first  median  at  five-sixths,  second 
and  third  close  together  from  lower  end  of  cell ;  radials  as  usual ;  five  subcostals, 
as  far  as  can  be  seen  without  denudation,  on  a  common  stem  from  just  liefore 
end  of  cell ;  no  areole  discernible.  Hindwings  with  the  two  subcostals  and  last 
two  medians  on  a  common  stalk;  costal  anastomosing  with  subcostal  to  near  the 
end  of  cell. 

Tj'pe :  Phrudoplaga  argentifilata  Feld.  {Acidaiia). 

Epicyme  atrostrigata  sp.  nov. 

Pale  grey  brown,  with  a  slight  reddish  tint  ;  crossed  by  wavy  blackish  streaks, 
which  form  a  ba.sal,  median,  and  subniarginal  band;  the  outside  streak  of  the 
basal  band,  and  the  inside  one  of  the  other  two  being  most  distinct ;  a  black 
cell  spot,  and  row  of  marginal  black  dots ;  hindwings  the  same,  but  with  no 
basal  band.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous,  the  latter  with  two  rows  of 
black  dorsal  spots.  Tlie  black  undulating  streaks  are  very  variable,  and  in  some 
specimens  are  quite  absent,  the  streaks  being  merely  a  little  darker  than  the 
L,'round  colour. 

Expanse  of  wings:    <?,  20  mm.;    ?,  23  to  24  mm. 

A  good   series  from   Queensland. 

Atopophysa  gen.  nov. 
Wings    ample ;     forewings    with     costa     arched    at    base     and     before    apex ; 
hindmargin    obliquely    curved  ;     hindwings    with    rounded    hindmargin.     Foreiiead 


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produced  below ;  palpi  porrect,  rostriform,  forming  a  tihelf  in  same  plane  as  forehead  ; 
tongue  present;  antennae  simple,  thicker  in  c?  than  ?  ;  hind  tibiae  with  four 
spurs.  Forewings  of  c?  with  a  long  oval  bladdery  fovea  on  the  submedian  nervure 
close  to  base,  the  nervure  apparently  dividing  and  forming  the  edges  of  the 
fovea,  which  is  margined  witli  a  layer  of  flat  scales  on  the  under  surface. 
Tyije  :  Atopophi/sa  indistincta  Butler  (Scotosia). 

Eschatarchia  gen.  nov. 

Allied  to  Vhalyhoclydon  Warr.  ;  but  the  frontwings  are  more  falcate ;  the 
hindmargin  more  .strongly  elbowed  in  the  middle;  the  hindwings  with  hindmargin 
subcrenulate  and  produced  into  a  decided  angle  in  the  middle.  The  neuration 
also  differs  ;  the  cells  are  equally  short ;  but  in  Eschatarchia  in  both  wings  the 
median  is  bent  inwards  at  its  extremity,  and  the  second  median  nervule  rises 
from  the  bend  just  before  the  end  of  the  cell.  In  Ghalyhoclydon,  the  median 
nervure  is  straight ;  both  the  second  and  third  median  nervules  rise  from  the 
end  in  the  forewings,  and  are   short   stalked   in    the  hindwings. 

Type :  Eschatarchia  lineata  s\).  nov. 

Eschatarchia  lineata  sp.  no\. 

S-  Forewings  stone  colour,  pinkish  tinged,  dusted  with  fuscous;  costa  brownish; 
two  or  three  indistinct  brown  cnr\ed  lines  near  the  base  ;  two  oblique  parallel 
brown  lines  beyond  the  cell  dot;  a  cur\ed  reddish  brown  thick  line  from  just 
before  apex  to  the  hindmargin  above  the  elbow,  and  from  below  the  elbow  to  the 
anal  angle ;  fringes  dark  grey,  with  a  dark  brown  basal  line.  Hind^vings  with 
two  jjarallel  brown  lines  across  the  centre ;  two  less  distinct  and  more  curved 
towards  the  hindmargin ;  a  thick  reddi.sh  brown  shade  along  the  hindmargin, 
thinner  above  the  elbow  than  below.  Thorax  and  abdomen  eoncolorous  ;  the  latter 
with  two  i-ows  of  dark  dorsal  spots  ;  thorax  in  fi-ont  tinged  with  brownish  ;  face 
brown  ;  vertex  white.  Underside  dull  stone  colour  with  traces  of  darker  suiiusion 
near  the  base,  and  of  dull    cross  lines. 

Expanse  of  wings:  32  mm.' 

One    <S   from  Japan. 

Placotome  gen.  nov. 

Closely  allied  to  Polynesia  Swinh.,  but  distinguished  by  the  peculiar  excision 
of  the  forewings  in  the  c?  (?  and  ?).  The  costa  suddenly  bulges  out  at  three-fourths, 
and  the  edge  is  bent  over,  while  the  rest  of  the  costa  apjiears  to  have  been  cut 
straight  off;  two  of  the  subcostals  run  into  this  projecting  part,  and  other  two 
obliquely  into  the  apex. 

Type:  Placotome  trunca'pex  Swinli.  {Polynesia). 

Pseudasthena  ochracea  sp.  nov. 
S.  Forewings  yellow,  crossed  by  a  series  of  undulating,  partly  denticulated, 
orange  or  fuscous  orange  lines,  forming  a  more  or  less  distinct  basal  patch,  central 
fascia,  and  submarginal  fascia  ;  a  darker  diffuse  horizontal  subcostal  streak ;  when 
the  orange  is  mixed  with  fuscous,  the  lower  part  of  the  central  fascia  is  whoUv 
filled  up  with  fuscous;  the  centre  of  the  fascia  often  bears  a  fuscous  streak, 
wliich  is  sometimes  extended  to  the  hindmargin;  and  I  he  niarginal  dots  are  tiieu 

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also  fuscous,  Hinchvings  the  same,  with  a  darker  basal  streak,  a  spot  on  inner 
margin,  and  a  streak  from  anal  angle  to  the  centre  of  the  hindmargin  ;  a  small 
lilack  cell  spot  in  each  wing.  I'nderside  dull  straw  colour,  with  the  markings 
greyish  fuscous.     Head,  thora.x,  and  alxloinen  yellow,  mottled  with  orange. 

E.tpanse  of  wings  :  24  mm. 

A  long  series,  all  66,  from  the  Khasia  Hills.  Two  specimens,  also  cJcJ,  from 
the  Feld.  collection,  labelled  Sikkim,  are  as  much  as  28  to  30  mm.  in  size,  but 
cannot   be  separated. 


Pseudasthena  (?)  plumbacea  sp.  no  v. 

Wings  dull  Uver  colour,  with  a  pinkish  tinge,  and  slightlj'  glossy  ;  crossed  by 
a  series  of  darker  sinuous,  curved  lines ;  four  vertical  near  the  base,  before  the 
discal  mark,  which  is  blackish,  linear,  and  vertical ;  five  bej-ond,  these  being  curved 
outwards  in  the  upper  half  of  the  wing,  and  slightly  wavy  ;  between  the  fourth  and 
fifth  of  these,  opposite  the  cell,  is  a  pale  yellow  spot  ;  fi'inge  and  extreme  hindmargin 
yellow,  with  dark  dashes  along  the  base  of  the  fringe.  Hindwings  the  same,  but 
with  no  yellow  spot  ;  and  the  friuge  wholly  yellow,  with  no  darker  dashes  except  two 
in  the  centre  of  the  hindmargin.  Head,  face,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  with 
wings;  frontlet,  and  shaft  of  antennae  white.     Underside  duller  tliroughout. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  26  mm. 

C)ne  c?  from  New  Guinea. 

I  place  the  species  provisionally  in  Pseudusthena,  from  its  resemblance  to 
fjrataria  Wlk. 


Psilocambogia  hyriaria  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  bright  yellow,  with  the  costa  and  four  iiTegular  bands  dull  blood  red. 
Hindwings  the  .same,  the  costa  not  red  ;  the  basal  bands  are  rarely  well  defined, 
except  on  the  iimer  margin  of  the  hindwings  ;  the  exterior  and  subniarginal  bands 
are  edged  irregularly  ;  the  fourth  is  a  narrow  marginal  streak. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  12  to  J6  mm. 

Two  SS  from  Feld.  collection  without  locality;  one  ?  from  St.  George's, 
smaller  than  the  two   SS. 


Omphacodes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate,  twice  as  long  as  l)roa(l  ;  costa  straight  ;  apex  blunt,  roumled  ; 
hindmargin  oblique,  hardly  curved  ;  anal  angle  obtuse.  Hindwings  elongate,  hind- 
margin rounded.  Palpi  very  short  ;  antennae  of  S  either  simple,  thick,  or  with 
short  serrations,  which  are  finely  pubescent  ;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  of  S  W'itli 
four  spurs.  Forewings  green  ;  hindwings  white.  Xeuration  :  cell  half  as  long  as 
wing  ;  first  median  at  five-sixths,  second  close  before  end  of  cell,  third  from  end  ; 
discocellulars  angulated  ;  lower  radial  from  the  upper  half,  as  in  the  Oeometrinae. 
Hindwings  with  the  costal  anastomo.sing  with  subcostal  to  near  the  end  of  cell  ;  two 
.subco>tals  on  a  long  stalk  ;  radial  and  medians  as  in  forewings. 

Type:  Oviphacodes  directa  Wlk.  (.Vcmori'a  ?). 


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SrwAMiLY  Ti;i('ll01''l'Kin"(i[NA?:. 

Phthonoloba  gen.  no\-. 

Forewings  with  costa  curved  tliroughout  ;  hindmargin  obliquely  curved;  apex 
rectangular,  not  acute ;  anal  angle  rounded  ;  inner  margin  two-thirds  as  long  as 
costa.  Hindwings  of  ordinary  size,  with  rounded  hindmargin.  Abdomen  of  S  very 
long,  the  two  middle  segments  abnormally  lengthened,  as  in  Tatosoma  Butler,  from 
New  Zealand  ;  legs  long  and  slender  ;  hind  tibiae  with  one  pair  of  spurs  ;  antennae 
thick  and  simple,  aunulated  above  ;  palpi  long,  rostriform,  as  in  Hemodes.  Neura- 
tion  :  forewings,  first  median  nervule  at  half ;  second  and  thii-d  from  end  of  cell, 
running  concave  to  each  other  ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  transverse  vein  ;  accessory 
cell  large ;  first  subcostal  nervule  from  before  apex  of  accessory  cell ;  second,  third, 
and  fourth  on  a  common  stem  from  the  end  ;  fifth  a  little  below  the  outer  angle  ; 
upper  radial  from  above  the  upper  angle  of  cell ;  first  median  at  two-thirds,  second 
just  before  the  end,  third  from  the  end. 

Type  :  Phthonoloba  decussatd  Moore  {Sauris). 

The  diagnosis  of  this  genus  was  accidentally  omitted  in  Proceedings  Zoological 
Society,  1893,  p.  3G3. 

Phthonoloba  curvistriga  sp.  nov. 

Like  the  Indian  sjiecies,  P.  decussuta  ]\Ioore,  in  coloration,  but  differing  in 
having  the  edges  of  the  central  fascia  and  the  lines  next  adjacent,  formed  of  sym- 
metrical simple  curves,  whereas  in  decassata  each  curve  is  irregularly  broken  and 
angulated.     The  hindwings  are  much  darker,  brownish  grey. 

A  pair  from  Gunong  Ijau. 

Kemodes  cinerosa. 
?Remodes  remodesaria  llmpsn.  (/.  L.  II.,  viii.,  p.  31  (iiart),  Nilgiris). 
These    Nilgiri    specimens   are   all    larger    than    Walker's    Ceylon    examples    of 
remodesaria,  much  less  green,  being  thickly  sprinkled  with  dark  grey ;  they  all  show 
a  clear  pale  sinuous  subterminal  fascia,  like  the  Australian  vetustata  Wlk.,  to  which 
they  seem  nearest  allied.     The  c?(J  have  the  cleft  in  the  forewings  evident,  and  the 
hind  tibiae  are  armed  with  a  thick  tuft  of  black  hairs. 
Two  cJ  J ,  one  ? . 

Sauris  <uien. 
This  genus  diflers  from  Remodes  Guen.,  in  having  the  hindwings  of  the  S  small, 
but   not  distorted,  with   a   small   indi.stinct   lobe  at   the   base.      The    third    median 
nervule  is  wanting  in  the  hindwings. 

Holorista  gen.  nov. 

Allied  to  Remodes  Guen.,  witli  which  it  agrees  in  all  respects,  exce])t  that  it  is 
without  the  incision  in  the  hindmargin  of  the  forewings  of  the  S,  which  characterises 
that  genus. 

Type  :  //.  proboscidaria  Wlk.  (Sauris). 


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Isosauris  gen.  nov. 

Near  Pacrophylla  Blanch.,  but  dififering  in  the  following  j)oints  : — antennae  in 
both  sexes  simple,  not  thickened;  hindwings  in  d  without  additional  inner  lobe; 
hindwing,-.  in  both  sexes  with  one  uervule  absent  (jirohably  the  third  median),  the 
radial  starting  from  the  transverse  vein  halfway  between  the  centre  and  lower  end  of 
cell;  in  this  re.spect,  it  probably  approaches  7?/toj)a^orfe«  Guen.,  though  Guenee  says 
that  in  that  genus  it  is  the  independent  that  is  wanting. 

Tyjie  :  Isosauris  hastigera  Butler  (Oporabia). 

Toxopaltes  gen.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  Tomapteryx  Philippi,  in  having  no  cleft  and  additional  lobe 
in  the  hindwiugs  ;  but  the  hindmargin  of  the  hindwings  is  produced  in  the  middle 
as  a  sharp  point,  with  the  margin  on  either  side  curving  away,  just  as  in  Holwista 
Warr.,  from  India. 

Type:  Toxopaltes  hotidata  PVld.  {Tomoptery.r). 

Triptila  gen.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  Rhopalodes  Gueu.  by  the  presence  of  a  distinct  radial  to  the 
hindwing,  which  Guenee  expressly  states  to  be  absent  in  that  genus  ;  distinguished 
from  Toiiiopteryx  Philippi  bv  the  absence  of  the  cleft  in  the  hindwings  ;  characterised 
positively  by  the  possession  of  a  very  large  superincumbent  lobe  on  the  hindwings. 

Type  :  Triptila  virescens  Philippi  {Tomopt&ryx). 

f^riiFAMiLY  KUCKSTIINAE. 

Carsia  perelegans  sp.  uo\-. 

Allied  to  plag  lata  Linn.,  which  occurs  also  in  Afghanistan  and  India;  but  the 
transverse  bands  are  finer  and  paler;  the  whole  ground  colour  is  more  pinky;  in 
particular,  the  exterior  line  which  forms  the  outer  edge  of  the  middle  field  is  much 
less  sharply  angulated.  There  is  no  trace  of  dark  or  black  at  the  rise  of  the  lines  on 
the  costa,  nor  in  the  apical  streak. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

Several  examples  from  Japan. 

Docirava  affinis  ( 't )  .sp.  nov. 

Closely  allied  to  D.  vastata  "VMk.,  from  India,  of  which  it  may  be  merely  a  local 
form,  but  the  difference  is  constant.  The  two  pale  lines  across  the  forewings  are  more 
slender  ;  the  central  fascia  formed  by  these  lines  is  not  edged  within  the  lines  by  a 
broadly  darker  shade. 

A  long  series  from  Central  China  aud  two  from  Japan. 

Lissopsis  gen.  nov. 

A  South  American  genus,  allied  to  J/a7-//to/)<c?-?/.(;  Pack.,  from  North  America,  and 
to  Siona,  of  Europe.  Distinguished  by  the  very  fine,  smooth  scaling,  and  especially 
by  the  antennae  of  the  <?,  which  are  densely  and  shortly  serrate. 

Type  :  Lissopsis  columba  Butler  {Siona). 


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Subfamily  URAPTERYGINAE. 

Euctenurapteryx  gen.  iio\-. 

A  genus  of  much  stouter  build  than  Urapteryx  Leach;  more  thickly  scaled. 
Antennae  of  c?  deeply  pectinated  ;  of  ?  bluntly  serrated.  Hiudwings  with  a  short 
blunt  tail,  the  bindmargin  on  either  side  of  it  being  irregularly  waved. 

Type:  Euctenurapteryx  macidlcaudj.vt'ia'M.otsch.  (Acaena). 

Tristrophis  obtusicauda  sp.  nov. 

Of  the  same  size  and  shape  as  T.  veneris  Hutler,  but  with  the  usual  markings  of 
Urapteryx — viz.,  two  broadish,  transverse,  brown  grey  bands,  with  a  smaller  cell  dash 
between  them,  and  two  small  reddish  dots  before  the  abbreviated  tail ;  but  the 
antennae,  as  in  veneris,  are  laminated. 

Several  examples  fi'om  ,Tapan. 

Urapteryx  fulvinervis  sp.  nov. 

Like  U.podaliriaia  Guen.,  but  smaller  ;  the  apical  third  of  the  forewings  \-aried 
with  a  number  of  transverse  rusty  fuscous  striae,  but  without  any  third  line,  as  in 
podaliriata.  The  hindwings  are  still  more  different ;  the  tail  is  only  half  as  long  as 
in  podaliriata  ;  there  is  no  trace  of  the  pale  grey  curved  line  which  in  that  species 
precedes  the  second  rusty  line  ;  along  the  inner  margin  there  runs  a  distinct  rusty 
line  from  base  to  outer  margin,  and  the  three  median  nervules  are  all  rusty;  the  tail 
spot  is  blackish,  not  red,  and  the  numerous  ochreous  fuscous  striae  that  fill  the  sjjace 
before  the  tail  extend  upwards  towards  the  inner  angle.  The  stripes  throughout  are 
redder  than  in  podaliriata. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  40  mm. 

t)ne  S  from  Padang. 

Brachurapteryx  gen.  nov. 

Dift'ers  fi-om  the  Palaearctic  genus  Craplery.c  Leach,  in  that  the  tail  of  the  hind- 
wings  is  reduced  to  a  mere  angular  projection  ;  the  antennae  are  thicker,  and  the 
position  and  direction  of  the  lines  are  dissimilar. 

Type  :  Braehuraptery.r  hreviana  Hiib.  (Tlierinia). 

Callurapteryx  gen.  nov. 

Like  Brachurapteryx  Warr.,  a  new-world  genus,  but  distinguished  from  it  by 
having  the  antennae  of  the  d  pectinated.  The  cliaracter  of  the  markings,  however, 
is  quite  enoiigh  to  distinguish  it  from  Euctemt^ripteryx,  the  East  Asiatic  genus, 
which  also  has  pectinated  antennae  in  the  (S. 

Type  :  C.  saturniaria  H.  S.  (Uraptei-yx). 

Phrygionis  Hiib.  (Verz.,  p.  307). 
At  p.  291  of  the  Verzeichniss  HUbner  gives  Eulepidotis  with  three  species — viz., 
ilyriaaVram.,  politia  Cnim.,  and  alabastraria  Hiib.  Ofthesej:joiiiia  Cram,  has  been 
removed  to  Nepheloleicca;  Eidepidotis  must  therefore  stand  for  ilyrias  and  alabas- 
traria. At  p.  307,  under  Phrygionis,  we  have  also  three  species — viz.,  cultaria 
llah. ,  corinna  Cram.,  and  juliauaria  Stoll.     Of  these  the  last  two  are  congeneric 


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with  the  two  above-mentioued  species  of  Eidepidotis.  Phrygionis  is  therefore  left 
with  cultaria  Hiih.  for  its  type,  aud  lx)th  Guenee's  Byssodes  and  H.  S.'s  Eidepidotus 
must  sink. 

Galactopteryx  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  trianguhir  ;  eosta  nearly  straight,  convex  just  before  apex,  which  is 
blunt  ;  hindniargin  slightly  curved,  with  a  scarcely  perceptible  elbow  at  the  end  of 
the  third  median  nervule.  JIind\vings  kite-shaped,  with  a  short  tooth,  or  merely  a 
prominence  in  the  middle  of  the  hindmargin.  Pali>i  upcurved  in  front  of  face,  the 
terminal  joint  very  minute;  antennae  of  ?  simple,  minutely  subserrulate,  of  (^  armed 
with  fascicles  of  cilia  ;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  of  S  with  four  spurs.  Neuration 
normal ;  scaling  thick  and  glossy,  white.  Closely  related  to  Gonorthua  Butler,  but 
distinguished  by  the  c?  antennae,  which  in  Gonwthus  are  strongly  pectinated. 

Type  :  Gakiclopteryx  penicillatu  sp.  nov. 

Galactopteryx  curvistriga  sp.  no\ . 

Wings  milk  white  ;  like  G.  penicillata,  but  differing  as  follows  :  costa  of  fore^rings 
not  yellow,  but  pure  white,  as  are  the  fringes ;  lines  of  the  forewing  ochreous,  not 
grey,  running  from  inner  margin  before  anal  angle  to  the  costa,  not  erect,  but  parallel 
throughout  to  the  hindmargin.  Hiudwings  the  same  ;  the  second  line  forms  no  spot 
on  the  inner  margin.  Underside  wholly  white.  Thorax  and  abdomen  white,  only 
antennae  and  face  appearing  slightly  Inteous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  36  mm. 

One  S  from  Rio  Janeiro. 

Tiie  hindwings  in  this  species  have  only  a  slight  [)rominence  instead  of  an  angle 
in  the  middle  of  the  hindmargin. 

Galactopteryx  (  ?  )  nigiicornis  sji.  nov. 

Wings  and  body  all  milk  white,  the  extreme  base  of  the  costa  of  forewings  alone 
being  black ;  collar,  face,  base  of  antennae,  and  outside  of  palpi  also  black  ;  antennae 
themselves  luteous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  36  to  38  mm. 

Two  ?  ?  from  the  Felder  collection,  one  of  which  is  marked  Bogota. 

In  the  absence  of  the  t?  I  have  queried  the  genus,  though  I  ha\e  little  doubt 
that  the  species  belongs  here. 

Galactopteryx  penicillata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  milk  white  :  costa  of  forewings  narrowly  yellowish,  sometimes  with  a 
dark  dot  or  two  faintly  \-isible  ;  from  the  inner  margin  before  the  anal  angle  rise 
two  erect  fuscous  grey  streaks,  which  hardly  reach  beyond  the  middle  of  the  \ring, 
both  towards  the  middle  becoming  Itroken  into  two  or  three  smaller  streaks.  Hind- 
wings  the  same,  but  both  streaks  more  distinct,  and  nearly  parallel  to  hindmargin; 
the  outer  one  on  the  inner  margin  forms  a  dark  .spot  ;  fringes  of  lx)th  wings  pale 
ochreous.  Thorax  and  abdomen  white ;  face,  antennae,  palpi,  and  inside  of  legs 
luteous;  top  of  head,  base  of  antennae,  and  knees  black.     Underside  pure  white. 

A  6  without  locality    given;  a?  from  the  Felder  collection  markrcl  Cayenne. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   cJ,  36  mm. ;    ?  .  34  mm. 


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Pityeja  piira  >p.  nov. 

Ground  colour  pure  white,  not  orange;  markings  the  fame  as  in  hisirionarid 
II.  i^.,  but  rather  more  distinct.  In  the  hindwings  tlie  orange  is  confined  to  the 
marginal  area,  and  tlie  black  markings  in  it  are  plainer. 

Both  sexes,  without  locality,  from  the  Felder  collection. 

Druce  treats  this  as  a  mere  form  of  histrionarla,  and  speaks  of  the  orange 
tint  as  variable  ;  but  iu  all  the  examples  in  the  liothscliild  collection  the  orange  is 
similarly  restricted,  while  in  all  the  specimens  of  hiatrionaria  that  I  have  seen  the 
whole  hindwing  is  orange. 

Thinopteryx  citrina  sp.  nov. 

Like  praetm'wria  Feld.,  from  the  Philippines,  with  which  it  has  hitherto  been 
confounded ;  in  size  it  is  decidedly  smaller.  The  whole  of  the  under  surface  of  both 
wings  is  clouded  with  dull  grey  blotches.  In  the  forewings  the  first  line  is  nearly 
straight,  and  reaches  the  inner  margin  well  before  the  middle  ;  whereas  in  jn'aetorariit 
this  line  is  very  distinctly  bent  outwards  in  its  lower  half,  and  reaches  the  inner 
margin  about  in  the  middle. 

Common  in  Sikkim  and  Xorth  India. 

Thinopteryx  praetoraria  Feld.  {Reise  Nov.,  PI.  CXXIL,  fig.  13,  ?). 
The  tyjie,  from  the  Felder  collection,  is  a  very  large  example  ;  a  ?  ,  from  the 
Philippines,  quite  distinct  from  the  pale  Indian  form  which  has  been  hitherto  mis- 
taken for  it.  It  may  be  distinguished  at  once  from  all  the  other  forms  by  the  shape 
of  its  basal  line,  which  is  not,  as  iu  the  rest,  straight,  but  sinuous.  The  underside  is 
pure  clear  yellow,  witii  only  the  sulimarginal  fascia  dark  ;  in  the  pale  yellow  form 
from  North  India,  citrina  Warr.,  the  whole  under  surface  is  varied  with  dull  grey 
blotches.  In  the  Eothschild  collection  is  also  a  6  from  .S.  Celebes,  which  agrees  well 
with  the  Phili[ipines  type. 

Pareumelea  gen.  no\-. 

Forewings  ample  ;  costa  strongly  convex  ;  apex  blunt  ;  hindmargin  obliquely 
curved  ;  in  cJ  with  a  slight  elbow  opi)osite  the  cell  ;  hindwings  rounded.  (In  the  i 
of  one  species  the  forewings  have  two  slight  concavities,  and  a  prominence  below  the 
apex  ;  the  hindmargin  thence  cut  straight  off  to  the  anal  angle.)  Palpi  ascending : 
second  joint  thickly  scaled;  terminal  joint  smaller,  distinct,  smooth  ;  antennae  of  c? 
subserrate  beneath,  and  shortly  ciliated  ;  neither  the  antennae  nor  the  legs  nearly  so 
long  as  in  Ewtaelea.      Hindwings  without  a  radial  ;  hind  tibiae  somewhat  thickened. 

Tyjje  :  Pareumelea  fimbriate  Cram. 

SuBF.\MiLY  SCARDAM 1 1 N.\ K. 
Angeronopsis  gen.  nov. 
Foi-ewings  ample  ;  costa  nearly  straight  :  apex  blunt,  not  produced  ;  hindmargin 
strongly  curved  ;  anal  angle  well  marked.  Hindwings  with  full  rounded  hindmargin  ; 
6  antennae  three-fourths  as  long  as  forewings,  filiform,  minutely  subdentate  beneath, 
with  very  short  fine  bristles;  these  in  ?  hardly  perceptible;  palpi  thick,  hairy 
beneath,  slightly  upcurved  to  face  ;  terminal  juiiil  invisilile  ;  tongue  present.  Neura- 
tion  as  in  I'alyais. 

Type:  A.  perteu'tariu  lliib.  (Ilypoplectis). 


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Hyphenopliora  gnx.  nov. 

Forewings  ample  ;  costa  weakly  arched  ;  ajiex  blunt,  almost  loiindod ;  liiiul- 
margin  entire,  curved,  llindwings  with  hindmargin  entire,  well  rounded.  Antennae 
simple  in  both  sexes,  long  ;  palpi  ponect  ;  tongue  present ;  forehead  slightl3'  pro- 
tuberant, rounded  ;  hind  tibiae  of  cj  with  four  spurs,  the  last  pair  quite  short;  legs 
and  abdomen  long.  Xeuration  :  forewings,  cell  barely  lialf  the  length  of  wing  ; 
discocellular  obtusely  anguiated ;  first  median  nervule  from  three-fifths ;  second  and 
third  from  end  of  cell,  the  third  close  behind  the  second ;  lower  radial  fi-om  angle  of 
discocelluiar ;  upper  from  upper  end  of  cell  ;  last  three  subcostals  on  a  common  stem 
from  shortly  before  end  of  cell,  the  subcostal  nervure  at  its  origin  being  slightly  bent 
inwards  ;  the  fourth  subcostal  branch  runs  into  the  apex,  and  the  third  verv  short 
into  the  costal  margin  ;  first  and  second  subcostals  on  a  common  stem,  which 
anastomoses  with  the  costal.  Hindwings  with  the  median  nervules  as  in  forewings, 
the  two  subcostals  answering  to  the  second  and  third  medians;  .scaling  fine  and 
close  ;  both  wings  with  a  submarginal  line  of  metallic  spots  shaped  like  a  hyphen. 

Tyjie  :  H.  perlimbata  Gueu.  (Fulyas). 

Hyphenophora  palumbata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  pale  dove  colour ;  costa  dotted  with  blacki.sh ;  a  black  distinct  cell 
spot ;  submarginal  metallic  line  as  in  perlimbata  Cruen.  ;  on  the  inner  margin 
of  forewings  before  the  submarginal  line  is  an  abbreviated  pale  yellowish  oblique 
fascia  form  marking,  and  a  shorter  one  on  the  costa  of  the  hindwings  just  lielow 
it.     Head,  abdomen,  and  underside,  as  well  as  fringes,  concolorous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  46  mm. 

One   cJ  from  E.  Niger. 

Ballantiophora  innotata  sp.  nov. 

?.  Extremely  near  B.  gil/hiferata  (iueu.  Costa  of  forewings  more  naiTowly 
and  paler  gilded ;  both  wings  without  any  darker  shading  before  the  hindmargins, 
and  without  the  black  spots  at  base  of  fringes ;  fringe  of  forewings  golden ;  of 
hindwings  pure  white ;  the  spots  forming  the  transverse  lines  are  smaller  and 
more  regularly  placed ;  towards  the  hindmargins  of  both  wings  are  some  scattered 
very  fine  gilded  atoms,  not  strigae,  as  in  gibbiferata. 

One    ?    from  Petropolis. 

Leuciris  gen.  nov. 
Hiibner,  in  the  Verzeichniss,  p.  307,  gives  under  Chi-ysocestis,  auraria  (  =  aii,ra 
Cram.)  2962,  and  cmicmnaria  Hub.  2963.  Of  these  concinnaria  was  mentioned 
and  figured  first,  in  the  Zidrdge,  i.,  p.  32,  No.  100,  figs.  199,  200  ;  auraria  occurring 
in  iii.,  p.  39,  No.  296,  figs.  591,  592.  But  the  two  species  are  not  congeneric. 
Consequently  cmicinnaria  must  be  taken  as  the  type  of  Chrysocestis,  to  the 
exclusion  of  GueneJe's  subsequent  Molybdophm'a ;  aura  Cram,  thus  becomes 
the  type  of  Palyas  Guen.  The  two  species  fimbriaria  and  fimbrialis  StolL, 
though  called  Chrysocestis  by  Walker,  have  no  right  whatever  to  that  name, 
and  a  new  one  becomes  necessary.  Ilerrich  Scliaeffer's  C'hrysotaenia  cannot  be 
employed,  as  the  two  species  referred  by  him  to  that  genus  are  cultrata  Hlib., 
and  formosante  Cram. 


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Stenoleuca  gen.  nov. 

Near  Leuciris  Wan-.,  but  distinguished  by  the  shape  of  tlie  forewings,  which 
are  hardly  a  third  as  wide  as  the  hindwings,  much  elongated  ;  costa  arched 
and  convex  in  its  outer  half;  apex  prolonged,  but  broad,  and  bluntly  rounded; 
hindmargin  very  oblique  ;  inner  margin  only  two-thirds  as  long  as  costa.  Hindwings 
ver}'  broad,  quite  as  broad  as  long,  with  hindmargin  ellipticaliy  rounded.  Palpi 
exceedingly  minute ;  antennae  of  c?  pubescent,  as  in  Jimbrialis  Stoll. 

Type  :  S.  distoHa  sj).  nov. 

Stenoleuca  distorta  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  pearly  white,  with  tiie  costa  brilliantly  golden  to  beyond  the 
middle,  thence  to  apex  luteous ;  hind  border  luteous,  straight,  edged  internally 
by  a  dark  shaded,  silvery  margined,  metallic  line ;  this  line  runs  from  the  costa 
before  the  apex  to  the  inner  margin  before  the  anal  angle,  and  as  the  hindmai-gin 
of  the  wing  is  very  oblique,  the  luteous  border  of  the  wing  is  broader  on  the 
costa  than  at  the  inner  margin  ;  a  row  of  gilded  lozenge-shaped  spots  towards 
the  outside  of  the  luteous  border,  tlie  lower  .seven  in  a  direct  straight  line,  the 
uppermost  at  an  angle  with  the  rest;  a  dark  indi.stinct  cell-streak;  fringes  white, 
Hindwings  like  forewings.  Thorax  and  abdomen  white  ;  collar,  face,  and  antennae 
luteous.  Underside  dull  white,  with  all  the  markings  showing  dull ;  costa  of 
forewings  in  basal  half  bronzv  fuscous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   2i)  mm. 

One   <S. 

Subfamily   PALYADINAE. 
This  subfamily  is  characterised  by  the  absence  of  the  frenulum. 

Argyroplutodes  gen.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  the  allied  forms  by  the  elongated  forewings  with  ipiite 
round  apex  and  hindmargin,  and  by  the  transverse  lines  of  silver-studded  spots 
across  them.      The  character  of  the  markings  recalls  Plutodes. 

Type  :  A.  limbofjuUata  Felder  (Paly as). 

Arg^otome  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  gradually  curved ;  apex  blunt  ;  hindmargin  curved.  Hind- 
wings with  hindmargin  fully  rounded,  entire.  Antennae  simple  in  both  sexes;  jialjii 
porrect,  short  ;  tongue  present ;  hind  tibiae  of  (?  with  four  spurs.  Neuration 
normal;  scaling  glossy.  Distinguished  from  its  allies  by  having  a  large  ocelloid 
marking  on  discocellular  of  forewings,  and  no  metallic  ocellus  on  hindwings. 

Type  :  ..4.   laira  Oberth.  {Ephyra). 

Argyrotome  notata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  pure  white,  with   a  few  scattered    l)ro\vn  scales;   tlie   Hues  indicated  l)y 

brown  spots ;  the  first  by  three  spots,  a  small  one  on   the  subcostal,  and  two  larger 

ones  on  the  median  and  submedian,  the   former  at  the  origin  of  the   first  m<dian 

nervule  ;  second   line  curved,  gently   denticulate,   forming   spots  on   the   veins,   a:id 


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almost  obsolete  between  them  ;  a  large  irregularly  rounded  ocellus  on  the  dis- 
cocellular,  which  is  prolonged  as  a  brown  blotch,  nearly  to  touch  the  exterior  line ; 
marginal  line  and  spots  between  the  veins  red  brown.  Hindwings  tlie  same,  but 
without  cell  spot,  and  all  the  spots  less  distinct.  Face,  palpi,  and  antennae  brown  ; 
all  else,  and  underside  of  ^^■ings  white. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

One    ?   from  Petroijolis. 

This  must  be  allied  to   Opktkalmophora  alba  Druce. 

Ophthalmophora  tiuen. 
For  the  majority  of  the  species  placed  by  (fuenee  in  liis  genus  of  this  name, 
Hiibner's   earlier   term    Upistkoxia   will   have  priority.      These  all   have,   as   far  as 
is  at   present  known,  simple  antennae  in   the  d  ;  Imt    for  aleclaria,  the  c?   of  which 
has  well  jieotinated  antennae,  Guenee's  generic  name  may  fairlv  be  retained. 

SriiKA.MiLV  PLITODIX.VE. 
Archiplutodes  gen.  nov. 
Closely   allied    to  Plidodes  Giien.,  and   Mim-onissa  Swinh.,  having,  like    those 
genera,  uniseriate   pectinated    antennae  in    both   sexes.      The    hindwings  are  fully 
rounded.     In  markings  it  is  abundantly  distinct  ;  these  cou.sist  of  a  series  of  dark 
transverse  undulating  streaks,  and  a  large  discal  si)ot. 
Type:  A.  praaina  i^vinh.  (Asthena). 

SuBFAJiiLV  DEILINIINAE. 
Bapta  distans  sp.  nov. 

Verv  close  to  B.  riiytylata  Guen.  (=  'iiiargarita  IVIoore)  from  India  ;  as  in  that 
species  the  fi'inge  is  pure  white  with  no  trace  of  a  dark  basal  line  ;  but  the  wings 
are  not  so  iridescent.  It  may  be  distinguished  by  the  cour.se  of  the  second  line, 
which  is  not  only  further  from  the  hiudmargin,  but  runs  exactly  parallel  to  it  on  both 
wings,  except  on  costa  of  forewings  where  it  is  evidently  recurved  basewards.  In  the 
hindwings  of  nu/ti/Iata  this  line  approaches  the  hiudmargin  towards  the  anal  angle; 
alidomen  (?)  dark  grey. 

One  ?  from  Japan. 

Bapta  foedata  sp.  nov. 

Like  B.  temerata  in  sliape,  liut  decidedly  smaller  in  size ;  both  wings  thickly 
dusted  with  dirty  grey  scales;  an  indistinct  darker  e.xterior  line,  formed  by  the 
agglomeration  of  these  scales,  and  running  parallel  throughout  to  the  hiudmargin. 
Fore\vings  with  a  small  black  cell  dot  ;  fringes  white  with  a  fine  fuscous  basal  line. 
Underside  shining  white,  the  base  of  the  forewings  suffused  with  cinereous. 

One  9  from  .lapan. 

Bapta  ochrilinea  sj).  nov. 

Of  the  same  size  and  shape  as  B.  kuierula,  shining  white,  sparsely  sprinkled 
with  small  black  atoms,  and  with  a  small  and  indistinct  dark  di.scal  spot  in  each 
wing.  Xo  distinct  trace  of  a  transvers.^  line.  Uasal  line  of  fringes  pale  rust  colour, 
tine  and  concise;  extreme  edge  of  costa  of  forewings  yellowish.  Underside  of  both 
wings  ])ure  wliitc. 

One  ¥  from  "  China,"  without  more  precise  locality'. 


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Bapta  undilinea  pp.  uov. 

Forewings  and  liindwings  silky  white,  sometimes  with  a  faint  indication  of 
a  dark  cell  dot  ;  forewingj  with  co.^^ta  nan-owly  dark ;  a  fine  pale  fuscous  line  runs  at 
about  three-fourths  parallel  to  the  hindmargin  of  both  wings,  and  is  therefore  curved 
on  the  hindwings.  In  one  specimen  the  space  between  this  line  and  the  hindmargin 
is  beset  with  dark  scales,  which  arc  arranged  somewhat  in  a  fascia.  Head,  thorax, 
and  abdomen  silky  white  ;  face  red  brown.     Underside  wholly  silky  white. 

Exjianse  of  wings  :  30  mn). 

Three  i i  from  Novo  Friborgo,  Petrojiolis,  and  S.  Paolo  respectively. 

Deilinia  (?)  punctata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  chalk  white,  with  four  rows  of  dark  spots,  the  first  three  fuscous, 
the  last,  marginal,  black  ;  these  rows  are  parallel  to  the  hindmargin,  but  the  costal 
spot  of  each  row  is  very  much  nearer  the  base  than  the  next  ;  that  of  the  third  row 
forms  an  oblique  costal  dash;  and  the  first  of  the  marginal  black  row  is  on  the 
costa  before  the  apex ;  the  fourth  spot  of  this  last  row  is  very  small,  and  both 
the  third  and  fourth  are  wanting  in  the  other  rows.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  with 
only  three  rows,  the  basal  row  being  absent ;  a  large,  blackish  cell  spot  in  each 
wing ;  fringes  white.  Head,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  underside  all  white.  Underside 
of  wings  white,  with  cell  spots  and  marginal  row  of  spots  also  marked,  the  others 
only  showing  through  ;  costa  of  forewings  at  the  extreme  base  black,  and  the  ba^al 
region  of  forewings  freckled  with  fuscous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  30  mm. 

One  ?  from  .Tapan. 

In  the  absence  of  the  i  the  position  of  this  species  must  not  be  considered 
quite  certain  ;  but  though  differing  somewhat  in  the  character  of  the  markings 
from  other  species  of  the  genus,  I  am  fairly  sure  that  it  belongs  here. 

Eugonobapta  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate  ;  costa  cur\ed  throughout  ;  apex  blunt  ;  hindmargin  cur\ed 
obliquel}-.  Hindwings  with  the  hindmargin  bluntly  produced  in  the  middle.  Palpi 
very  short,  not  reaching  front  of  face  ;  tongue  present  ;  antennae  simple,  thick, 
laminated ;  hind  tibiae  somewhat  thickened,  with  four  spurs ;  scaling  thin  and 
loose.  Neuration  :  cell  more  than  half  the  length  of  wing  ;  first  median  of  forewings 
at  two-thirds,  second  close  before  end,  third  from  end  of  cell ;  median  nervure 
slightly,  subcostal  nervure  very  much,  bent  inwards,  towards  the  end  ;  lower  radial 
from  the  middle,  npjier  from  the  top  of  the  discocellular :  fifth  subcostal  from  the 
liend  in  the  subcostal  nervure,  closely  a]ii)roximated  to  the  stem  of  the  other  four, 
which  rises  still  further  basewards.  Hindwings,  medians  as  in  forewings ;  first 
subcostal  from  before  end  of  cell. 

Type  :  Ewpnohapta  nivosaria  Guen.  {AcuUdia^. 

Leucetaera  gen.  nov. 

Near  Bapta   .-^tph.      Forewings  with  costa  .straight,   curved   only  at    base,  and 

before  apex,   which    is  slightly    produced,   but    blunt  ;    hindmargin    bowed,  with   a 

perceptible   bulge   in   the  centre;    anal   angle   well   marked.       Hindwings   with   the 

hindmargin  rounded  but  bulging  in  the   centre.     Antennae  .-simple   in   both   sexes. 


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not  so  stout  as  in  Bapta ;  jialpi  considerably  larger  and  more  developed  ;  upraised 
and  closely  appressed  to  face;  second  joint  thick  and  well  scaled;  third  minute; 
tongue  present  ;  markings,  an  oblique  line  from  before  apes  of  forewings  to  just 
before  anal  angle  of  hindwings. 

Type:  Leuceinera  inamata  Wlk.  {Acidalia). 

Physostegania  gen.  nov. 

Like  Stegania  Guen.  in  most  respects,  but  the  forewings  have  at  the  base  an 
exaggerated  fovea,  which  reaches  from  the  median  vein  across  the  submedian  fold 
to  the  submedian  vein,  tlie  upper  half  being  thickened  cxtenially  and  clothed  with 
a  small  tuft  of  scales  beneath;  the  palpi  are  shortU"  rostriforra,  and  ponect,  reaching 
in  front  of  face. 

Type  :  Physontetjimla  pnMtiliiria  Gtien.  (Stegania). 

Heterostegane  aurantiaca  sji.  nov. 

Wings  bright  ochreous,  irrorated  with  dull  orange.  Forewings  with  costa  dark 
brown;  au  indistinct  nearly  straight  dark  brown  basal  line  at  one-third,  a  second  at 
three-foiuths  more  distinct,  running  into  the  anal  angle,  and  connected  by  similar- 
coloured  horizontal  streaks  with  the  hindmargin,  opposite  the  cell  and  above  the  anal 
angle  ;  between  the  two  darker  lines  is  a  still  more  indistinct  denticulated  orange 
line ;  fringe  bright  ochreous.  Hindwings  the  same.  Head,  face,  thora.x,  and 
abdomen  ochreous,  mottled  with  orange;  the  collar  darker.  Underside  duUer,  with 
the  lines  marked  in  brown. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  24  mm. 

Several  J  J,  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 

Heterostegane  hyriaria  sp.  nov. 

Wings  pale  pinkish  ochreous,  sparsely  dusted  with  ferruginous  red  ;  costa  of 
forewings  difi'usely  darker;  a  curved  inner  line  at  one-tliird,  hardly  reaching  the 
inner  margin ;  an  irregular  distinct  red  brown  line  at  five-sixths,  connected  with 
hindmargin  along  costa,  and  opposite  the  cell;  fringe  concolorous,  with  a  ferruginous 
basal  line,  and  a  ferruginous  dash  ojiposite  the  cell.  Hindwings  with  two  indistinct 
cmved  central  rust  coloured  lines,  and  a  distinct  ferruginous  basal  fringe  line. 
Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  with  wings.  Underside  pale  straw  colour, 
with  aU  the  markings  dark  brown,  anrl  much  mottled  with  dark  brown  scales,  more 
especially  near  the  Ijase  of  the  forewings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  24  mm. 

Several  examples  from  .Japan. 

Heterostegane  quadrilineata  sp.  nov. 
Wings  pale  wood  colour,  sparsely  sprinkled  with  dark  fenniginous  scales,  and 
with  the  lines  all  imrplish  ferruginous;  a  short  mark  clo.se  to  the  base;  first  line 
at  one-sixth,  angulated  below  costa,  then  vertical;  second  before  the  middle,  nearly 
vertical,  broader  on  costa  :  third  just  beyond  the  middle,  finer  and  zigzag ;  fourth 
submarginal,  irregularly  vertical,  and  bent  before  the  anal  angle,  connected  w^ith 
liindmargin  by  fen-uginons  streaks  opposite  the  cell  and  above  the  anal  angle  ; 
hindmargin   with  an  arlditional   dark  ferruginous  line;    fringe  concolorous,  mottle<l 


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mtli  dark  ferruginon?.  The  femigiuous  dusting  is  thickest  along  the  veins,  and 
along  the  submediau  fold  forms  a  continuous  horizontal  line.  Hindwings  the  same, 
with  all  the  veins  towards  the  hindmargin  feiTuginous.  Head,  face,  thorax,  and 
abdomen  concolorous,  mottled  and  streaked  with  ferruginous.  Underside  of  wings 
paler  and  duller,  with  the  markings  also  duller. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  22  mm. 

Thiee  c?  c? ,  two  from  Gunong  Ijau,  and  one  from  Borneo. 

Ninodes  gen.  nov. 

Akin  to  Peratophyga  Warr.,  but  with  normal  neuration — viz.,  the  lower  radial 
fi-om  the  centre  of  the  discocellular,  the  upper  fi-om  the  upper  angle  of  cell  Like 
Peratophyga  with  a  strongly  marked  fovea  at  base  of  forewings.  Palpi  quite  short 
and  weak,  porrect,  but  hardly  reaching  front  of  face  ;  antennae  of  cj  simply  pubescent  . 
legs  short ;  hmd  tibiae  mth  four  spurs ;  scaling  much  coarser  and  laser  than  in 
Peratophyga,  the  lines  metallic. 

Type  :  Ninodes  splendens  Eutler  (Ephyrd). 

Peratophyga  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  straight  till  shortly  before  apex,  which  is  blunt ;  hind- 
margin  well  rounded,  oblique  just  at  anal  angle,  which  is  rounded.  Hindwings  with 
hindmargin  rounded.  Palpi  upraised  in  front  of  face,  short ;  the  third  joint  minute  ; 
tongue  present  ;  antennae  of  c?  subsen-ate  with  curled  cilia  ;  hind  tibiae  of  <?  long 
with  two  pairs  of  spurs,  placed  close  together.  Nem-ation :  forewings,  the  two 
radials  on  a  short  common  stem  rising  from  the  upper  angle  of  cell ;  last  four 
subcostals  on  common  stem ;  first  subcostal  free.  Forewings  with  a  strongly  marked 
hyaline  fovea  on  the  submediau  fold. 

Type  :  I'eratophyga  aeraia  ]Moore  (Acidalia). 

Xenagia  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  with  costa  more  curved  than  in  Parasynegia  Warr,,  the  apex  rather  more 
prominent ;  hindmargin  entire,  obliquely  curved.  Hindwings  round,  not  elongated, 
with  entire  hindmargin.  Palpi  shorter  than  in  Parasynegia,  especially  the  third 
joint  ;  forehead  produced  ;  antennae  well  pectinated.  Neuration  :  first  median  in 
both  wings  at  three-fourths  of  the  cell ;  scaling  close  and  thick. 
Type  :  Xenagia  vitticostata  Wlk.  {Hyperythra). 

Xenagia  vitticostata. 
Hyperythra  vitticostata     Wlk.,  xxvi.,  p.  1497.     VType  in  B.  M.     .  Darjiling. 
Moore,  Pr.  Z.  S.,  1867,  p.  619 
„  „  Swinh.,  Cat.,  No.  3155    . 

Synegia  infixaria  Butler,  /.  L.  H.,  vi.,  p.  75,  PI.  CXVIII., 

fig.  4  (nee.  Wlk.)  .... 
Swinh.,  Cat,  No.  3587  .... 
I  think  the  above  s^monymy  will  be  found  correct.  How  Air.  Butler  came  to 
confound  Walker's  Caberodes  infixaria  from  ^'enezuela  with  this  species  I  am  at 
a  loss  to  conjeetm-e ;  the  description  is  utterly  unlike.  This  same  Darjiling  insect 
has  likewise  been  identified  with  camptogrammaria  Guen.,  from  Borneo,  which, 
however,  seems  to  me  rather  a  Synegia,  akin  to,  if  not  identical  with.  Walker's 
iraitaria  from  Ceylon. 


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Borbachodes  gen.  nov. 

Resembles  Borhacha  Mooie,  having  like  that  genus  unipecfinate  antennae  iu 
the  <?,  but  characterised  by  the  presence  of  a  small  bladdery  pustule  between 
the  submedian  vein  and  the  inner  margin  at  about  one-fifth  from  the  base. 

T\'pe :  B.  pardalis  Feld.  (Anisodes). 

Syntaracta  gen.  nov. 

Allied  to  Syiiegia  Gueu.,  but  the  pectinations  of  the  <S  antennae  are  considerably 
more  developed,  and  the  wings  are  wholly  without  trace  of  the  peculiar  pustule 
which  forms  the  distinguishing  characteristic  of  that  genus.  The  markings  are  also 
much  more  complex. 

Ty|ie  :  Syntaracta  hadassa  Hutlcr  (Anisodes). 

Syntaracta  aemula  sp.  nov. 
Wings  pale  ochreous,  quite  sparsely  mottled  with  dull  ferruginous  ;  co.sta  slightly 
darker,  esjiecially  at  base,  and  metallic  ;  lines  obsolete  in  their  u])per  half,  or  nearly 
so,  edged  below  with  dark  brown  ;  the  second  line  in  the  middle  connected  by  a 
thick  dark  brown  blotch  with  the  hindmargiu  ;  a  smaller,  dark  brown,  subapical 
blotch  ;  submarginal  line  ferruginous  ;  fi-inge  pale  with  dark  black  brown  dashes 
at  the  base  between  the  veins,  whicii  are  followed  by  darker  spaces  in  the  fringe. 
Hindwings  the  same;  the  first  line  showing  only  as  a  brown  blotch  on  the  inner 
margin  ;  the  subapical  blotch  larger  than  in  the  forewings.  In  one  ?  this  blotch 
is  continued  across  the  submarginal  and  second  band  so  as  to  unite  with  the  inner 
margin,  and  in  the  forewings  the  lower  half  of  the  space  between  the  second  and  sub- 
marginal  lines  is  dark  greyish  fuscous.  Underside  paler  and  duller.  In  the  markings 
of  the  head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  this  species  resembles  imitaria  Wlk.,  but  I  can 
hardly  consider  it  a  form  of  that  sjjecies  ;  it  is  always  smaller  and  paler  ;  and  the 
obsolescence  of  the  lines  towards  the  costa  forms  a  good  distingiiisliiiig  point. 
One  (?  ,  two  ?  ?  ,fro  m  Ceylon. 

Syntaracta  obscura  s]i.  uo\-. 

Invariably  larger  and  duller  than  examples  of  imitaria  Wlk.,  from  Ceylon ; 
costa  of  forewings  dark  fuscous,  but  not  metallic;  the  two  lines  both  thicker; 
the  dark  submarginal  fascia  always  distinct.  Underside  in  particular  much  duller, 
with  the  markings  very  inconspicuous. 

One   J",  four    ?  ?,  from  the  Xilgiris. 

Syntaracta  ocellata  sp.  nov. 
Ground  colour  bright  yellowish  ochreous,  mottled  with  orange,  with  the 
markings  fuscous  grey ;  costa  fuscous  grey ;  basal  hne  curved,  thick,  fuscous 
grey,  with  three  black  dots  on  its  inside  edge,  on  the  subco.stal,  median,  and 
submedian  veins  respectively;  second  line,  like  first,  from  three-fourths  of  costa 
to  two-thirds  of  inner  margin,  with  dark  spots  on  its  outer  edge  on  all  the 
veins,  making  it  ajipear  denticulated ;  a  dark  fuscous  irregular  submarginal 
fa.seia,  followed  by  a  ]>ale  submarginal  line;  hindmargin  with  three  small  dark 
fuscous  jjatches;  fringe  mottled,  fuscous  and  bright  ochreous,  with  a  row  of  small 
dark  dots  between  the  veins  at  the  base.     Hindwings  the  same;  a  small  blackish 


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fell  spot,  in  each  wing.  A  sufFuspci  form  occurs,  in  this  as  in  other  species  of 
the  genus,  in  which  the  anal  region  of  both  wings,  and  the  inner  margins  partially, 
are  suffused  with  fuscous  grey  ;  in  all  examples,  a  small  pale  ocelloid  spot  appears 
in  the  middle  of  the  submarginal  line,  on  either  side  of  which  is  a  dark  fuscous 
blotch.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  bright  ochreous,  mottled  with  orange  and 
fuscous  grey,  like  the  wings.  Underside  paler,  more  straw  colour,  with  all  the 
markings  dark  fuscous,  and   proportionally   more  distinct. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  46  mm. 

One   (?,  three    ?  ?,  from   (iunong  Ijau. 

Syntaracta  omissa  sp.  nov. 

Wings  pale  ochreous,  with  ochreous  fuscous  mottlings,  and  fasciae;  first  line 
darker  fuscous,  twice  curved,  preceded  by  a  paler,  but  not  always  distinct,  fascia 
of  unmottled  ground  colour;  second  line  darker  fuscous,  denticulated,  followed 
by  a  .similar  space  of  unmottled  ground  colour ;  the  first  line  is  followed,  and 
the  second  preceded,  by  a  shade  of  ochreous  fuscous;  a  submarginal,  and  marginal, 
sinuous  edged  fascia  of  the  same  ochreous  fuscous,  between  which  the  submarginal 
line  is  more  or  less  visible  as  a  subcontinuous  row  of  jiale  spots ;  fringe  ochreous 
fuscous,  mottled  with  lighter,  with  no  darker  basal  line  ;  costa  dotted  with  dark 
fuscous,  Init  not  itself  darker,  and  scarcely  metallic  except  at  the  extreme  base. 
Hindwings  the  same  ;  a  distinct  dark  fuscous  cell  spot  in  each  wing.  Head,  thorax, 
and   abdomen   concolorous  with  wings.      Underside  the  same,  hut  jialer. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   cJ  ? ,  32  to  50  mm. 

The  largest  of  the  .Japanese  species,   and  ipiite   distinct  from  hndassd  Butler. 

Syntaracta  varians  sp.  nov.  and  aberr.  lineata. 

Of  five  ¥  ?  from  Gunong  Ijau,  only  two  are  alike  ;  one.  the  lightest,  has  a 
pale  yellow  ground  colour  with  ferruginous  freckles  and  markings,  and  the  costa 
slightly  darker ;  this  comes  nearest  imitaria  Wlk.  from  Ceylon,  or  rather  between  it 
and  Synegia  botydaria  Guen. ;  in  two  others  the  markings  are  gi-eyish  fuscous, 
and  the  ferruginous  dots  less  conspicuous ;  in  the  fourth  the  ground  colour  is 
straw  colour,  the  whole  surface  mottled  and  variegated  with  blackish  fuscous 
atoms,  the  two  lines  being  denticulated  and  edged  with  blackisli  ;  while  in  the 
fifth  all  denticulation  is  gone ;  the  costa  is  black  brown  ;  the  two  lines  have 
become  black  brown  straight  markings,  and  connected  with  the  hindmargin  by 
two  black  brown  streaks  in  each  wing.  I'hese  vary  also  in  size,  the  first  being 
about  as  large  as  imitaria,  the  others  smaller,  the  fifth  being  the  least  of  all. 
Not  one  of  the  five  can  fairly  be  jilaced  with  the  Ceylon  imitaria,  and  I  see 
no  reason  for  not  considering  them  to  form  a  species  (or,  at  all  events,  a  race) 
apart. 

Five  ?  ?  from  Gunong  Ijau.  The  fifth  I  )iropose  to  call  aherr.  lineata 
^^■arr. 

Parasynegia  Wan-.  (Pr.  Z.  S.,  1893,  p.  413). 

Forewings    ample,  elongate  ;   costa    all    but   straiglit,   slightly    ciu'ved    at    base, 

and   convex  just   before  apex,  which  is   bhnit  ;    hindmargin  obliquely  curved  ;    anal 

angle  distinct.    Hindwings  broad,  with  both  angles  somewhat  produced;  hindmargin 

subcreuulate,  more   distinctly    so   towards    the   apex.       Forewings    with    fovea    near 


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base ;  and  with  a  very  much  enlarged  flat  scaly  retinaculum,  which  reaches 
below  the  median  vein.  Antennae  in  c?  fully  jiectinated,  the  tip  filiform ;  in 
?  simple  ;  palpi  porrect,  ascending,  ratlier  stout  ;  second  joint  long  and  thickly 
scaled;  third  joint  shortly  button-shaped,  deflexcd ;  tongue  present;  hindlegs 
long;  tibiae  with  two  pairs  of  spurs,  not  thickened.  Xeuration  :  cell  hardly  half 
the  length  of  wing;  first  median  from  one-half,  second  just  before  end,  third  fiom 
the  end  of  cell ;  radials  uoiTnal  ;  last  four  snbcostals  on  a  common  stem.  Hiiidwings 
with   two  subcostals  from   upper  angle  of  cell. 

'I'ype  :    Parasynegia  pliiristrinria  Moore  (^Anisodes). 

As  the  diagnosis  refened  to  above   is  incomplete,  I  give  this  fuller  one   now. 


Parasynegia  inacularia  >p.  now 

Wings  yellow,  thickly  mottled  with  bright  reddish  orange ;  forewings  with 
costa  dark  fuscous  ;  first  line  represented  by  an  agglomeration  of  the  orange 
speckles,  except  on  costa  and  inner  margin,  where  there  can  be  seen  a  short 
dark  fuscous  spot,  or  streak  ;  second  line  rejjresented  by  a  broad  oblitpie  irregular 
fascia,  blackish  at  its  edges,  containing  a  horizontal  blackish  streak  along  the 
upper  radial,  and  a  roundish  olive  grey  patch  between  the  first  and  third  medians, 
below  which  it  is  deflected  inwards,  and  forms  a  dark  irregularly  triangular  patch 
along  the  inner  margin  from  the  first  line  to  beyond  the  middle;  the  .4reak  on 
the  upper  radial  is  continued  irregularly  towards  the  hindmargin  and  ape.\  ;  and 
the  grey  blotch  is  also  connected  by  a  fu.scous  shade  with  the  hindmargin  ; 
fringe  yellow,  chequered  with  darker,  with  small  fuscous  dots  at  the  base,  at  the 
ends  of  the  veins.  Hindwings  with  a  broadish  fuscous  basal  streak ;  traces  of 
two  irregular,  sinuous,  central  lines,  and  an  irregular  sulimarginal  fuscous  fascia, 
which  forms  a  blotch  on  the  costa  before  apex,  and  some  larger  fuscous  blotches 
in  centre  of  hindmargin  ;  both  wings  with  distinct  black  cell  dot.  Head,  thorax, 
and  abdomen  yellow,  very  much  mottled  with  bright  reddish  orange.  Face,  tijw 
of  palpi,  and  collar  all  bright  orange.  Underside  dull  straw  colour,  with  tlie 
markings  and   mottlings  fuscous  grey. 

Expanse  of  wings :    50  mm. 

One   (J   from   Sikkim,   in  the   Feld.  collection. 

Parasynegia  purpurascens  >p.  uov. 

Wings  pale  yellow,  with  dull  pur])le  or  blood  red  markings  and  suffusion ; 
forewings  with  basal  half  more  or  less  covered  with  dull  red  striae,  which  are 
congregated  at  about  one-third,  so  as  to  form  a  curved  basal  line ;  a  broad 
curved  dull  red  fascia  beyond  middle  connected  by  two  irregular  and  similar 
coloured  blotches  with  the  liiiidiuargin,  one  towards  the  apex,  the  second  below 
the  middle;  fringe  yellow,  slightly  mottled  with  reddish.  Hindwings  with  the 
base  dull  red,  and  a  similar  band  along  hindmargin  from  apex  to  anal  angle ; 
centre  of  wing  occupied  by  a  reddish  fascia,  consisting  of  four  smaller  maculate 
fasciae;  both  wings  with  a  small  black  cell  spot.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
yellowish,  mottled  with  reddish.  I'nderside  paler  and  duller,  the  markings  greyish 
fuscous,  not  reddish. 

Exjjanse  of  wings :    28  mm. 

One   cJ,  from   Ichang,  in   very  poor  condition. 


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Parasynegia  submissa  sp.  no\-. 

Wings  Yellowish  oclireous,  speckled  with  dull  ferruginous  and  fuscous;  lines  of 
forewings  diffuse  and  indistinct  ;  first  near  base,  angulated  below  costa;  second  thick, 
diffuse,  from  two-thirds  of  costa,  below  which  it  is  incurved,  to  one-half  the  inner 
margin,  connected  with  hindmargin  twice,  by  an  oblique  irregular  patch  opjiosite  the 
cell,  which  runs  up  into  tlie  apex,  and  by  a  broader  patch  between  the  second  and 
third  medians  ;  fringe  yellow,  chequered  with  fuscous  at  end  of  veins ;  a  small  black 
cell  spot.  Hindwings  with  a  fuscous  basal  band  ;  an  iiTegular  finer  one  before  middle, 
containing  in  its  sinus  a  distinct  black  cell  spot ;  two  more  rusty  fine  denticulated 
lines  bevond,  and  an  irregidar  fuscous  shade  from  apex  to  anal  angle,  forming  a  Ijlotch 
in  the  middle ;  fringe  as  in  forewings.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous,  and 
mottled  with  ferruginous.  Underside  didler,  with  all  the  markings  reproduced  in 
fuscous  ;  the  cell  dots  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   32  mm. 

One  ?  from  the  Khasia  Hills.  Intermediate  between  lidderdalii  Butler  and 
erythra  Hampson. 

8iTiiF.\MiLY  BRACCINAE. 
Automolodes  gen.  nov. 

Wings  ample,  less  elongated  than  in  Milioniu  ;  costa  of  forewings  neai'ly  straight, 
apex  blunt ;  hindmargin  slightly  curved,  much  less  oblique  than  in  Mllionia.  Hind- 
wings  with  hindmargin  subcrenulate.  Antennae  simple  in  both  sexes,  hardly  pubescent 
in  t?  ;  palpi  short  ;  hind  tibiae  rather  swollen.  Neuration  :  cell  hardly  half  as  long 
as  wing  ;  in  M'dioiua  it  is  decidedly  longer ;  the  median  and  subcostal  nervules  not 
bent  in  at  their  ends,  the  last  two  raetUan  nervules  and  the  two  subco.stals  in  the 
hindwings  rising  together  from  the  end  of  the  cell.  The  whole  neuration  is  weaker  ; 
the  scaling  velvety  and  non-metallic. 

Tvpe  :  Aiitoraolodes  vncvna  Druce  {Boclrazft). 

Panaethia  atramentaria  sp.  no\. 

Wings  deep)  purplish  black,  with  a  very  indistinct  paler  purpli.sh  ciu-ved  streak 
towards  the  hindmargin  ;  veins  also  indistinctly  purplish.  Hindwings  with  an  addi- 
tional purplish  band  near  the  base.  Under.side  wholly  dull  black.  Head,  thorax,  and 
legs  dull  black  ;  last  five  segments  of  abdomen  deep  yellow. 

(J  ?  .  Expanse  of  wings  :  50  mm. 

Five  examples  from  Engano. 

Craspedosis  undulosa  sf).  nov. 
Wings  slatv  black.  Forewings  with  a  dull  pale  streak  from  the  centre  of  the 
base ;  a  distinct  white  blotch  beyond  middle,  not  touching  costa  ;  its  inner  edge 
straight  and  vertical  for  two-thirds,  then  oblique  outwards  ;  its  outer  edge  waved, 
oblique  outwards  for  two-thirds,  then  olilique  inwards;  subterminal  line  whitisli  blue, 
beginning  below  the  costa  as  a  strongly  zigzag  streak,  and  ending  as  a  sinuous  thin 
line  at  anal  angle.  Hindwings  with  basal  area  black,  distinctly  divided  off  from  the 
white  central  area,  which  is  broad,  and  projects  outwards  in  the  centre,  as  two 
small   teeth  ;  subterminal   line   bluish   white,   waved,   entire  ;    last   two   segments  of 

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jilidonicii    yellow    iilio\r.       I'lulerside    like    ujiper,    but    tlic    suliteiiiiinal    liiu>    only 
iiulicatcd  on   the  inner  niiii'gin>. 

K\ii:insc  of  wings  :  iiii  nun. 

(  Mk-  J  from  South  Celebes. 

Bursada  concinna  >ii.  nov. 

Closely  allied  to  li.  hieroglyphlca  Wlk.  =  veslirjiata  Snell.,  Init  lirighter  coloured, 
with  all  the  black  markings  narrower  and  neater. 

One  example  from  the  Felder  collection,  from  the  Pliilippines. 

Stenele  Wlk. 

AVings  am]>le.  Forewings:  eoj^ta  nearly  straight,  convex  before  apex,  which  is 
rounded  and  blunt  ;  hindmargin  obli(iuely  curved.  Hindwings  with  hindmaro-in 
rounded.  Palpi  weak,  horizontally  porrect  ;  third  joint  droo])ing  ;  tongue  present  ; 
antennae  in  S  fully  pectinated  ;  in  S  also  pectinated,  but  shortly  ;  hind  tibiae  with 
four  short  spurs.  Neuration  :  cell  two-thirds  as  long  as  wing  ;  discocellular  straight, 
or  slightly  curved.  Forewings :  first  median  from  two-thirds,  second  from  seven- 
eighths,  third  from  lower  end  of  cell  ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  discocellular,  upper 
radial  from  upper  angle  of  cell ;  last  four  subcostals  on  joint  stem  from  before  end  of 
cell ;  tirst  subcostal  free.  Hindwings  with  costal  straight  ;  subcostal  arched  at  base, 
and  approaching  costal  near  base  ;  two  subcostal  nervules  from  end  of  cell  ;  medians 
as  in  forewing. 

Type  :  Stenele  truiuihit<i  Wlk.      <i  only. 

Stenele  obsoleta  sp.  no\. 

Forewings  deep  coppery  red,  with  the  costal  and  apical  oue-third  black,  the  edge 
of  the  latter  much  as  in  S.  translata  Wlk.,  showing  a  quadrate  spot  on  the  dis- 
cocellular ;  the  three  pale  spots  also  as  in  translata  Wlk.,  but  the  lower  jiair  smallei  ; 
subcostal  vein  not  blackened.  Hindwings  with  a  naiTow  irregular  black  Ixirder,  whicli 
throws  out  four  long  teeth  along  the  costal  vein,  the  two  subcostal  nervules,  and  the 
first  median  ;  a  nan'ow  linear  tooth  along  the  second  median,  and  a  blunt  triangular 
one  along  the  third  ;  instead  of  a  spot,  only  a  faint  horizontal  dark  dash  across  the 
discocellular.  Antennae  black;  face  and  vertex  white;  thorax  and  abdomen  above 
dull  reddish  ;  sides  of  abdomen  gieyish  black.     Underside  like  upper. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  50  mm. 

One  c?  from  South  .\nifrica,  without  further  locality. 

Hyalosteuele  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  elongate,  narrow;  costa  straight  till  sliortly  before  apex,  which  is 
Ijluntly  rounded  ;  hindmargin  very  obliquely  curved  ;  anal  angle  rounded  of}'.  Hind- 
wings elongate ;  inner  angle  bluntly  rounded  ;  inner  half  of  hindmargin  nearly 
straight.  Antennae  of  J  pectinated;  palpi  porrect,  rather  long,  very  slender,  the 
joints  distinct  ;  tongue  present;  eyes  large;  hind  tibiae  with  four  short  spurs;  scaling 
sparse;  the  wings  semidiaphanous.  Neuration:  forewings,  cell  more  than  half  tlie 
lensrth  of  wing,  its  margins  inclined  inwards  towards  the  end  ;  first  median  from  one- 
half,  second  from  seven-eighths,  the  median  itself  inclining  inwards  from  its  origin  ; 
third  from  the  end;   lower  radial   from  centre  of  discocellular.  curving  downwards; 


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upper  radial  from  toj)  end  of  cell;  first  subcostal  at  three-fourths,  second  at  seven- 
eighths,  the  first  anastomosing  with  the  costal  and  the  second;  common  stem  of  the 
other  three  subcostals  rising  halfway  between  second  and  end  ;  the  subcostal  nervure 
bent  inwards  at  its  origin.  Hindwings  :  costal  approximated  to  subcostal  for  some 
distance  ;  two  subcostals  on  a  rather  long  stem;  first  median  at  one-half,  second  just 
before  the  end,  the  median  ner\ure  Ijeing  bent  inwards  at  its  origin  ;  third  median 
from  the  end  ;  fold  of  the  cell  produced  as  a  false  vein,  which  in  one  species  is  curved 
upwards  and  joins  the  lower  subcostal,  and  in  the  other  is  curved  downwards,  and 
reaches  the  hindniargin  close  to  the  third  median. 
Type  :  Hi/alostende  lutescens  Butler  (Stenele). 

Hyalostenele  oleagina  sp.  uov. 

Wings  pale  oily  yellow,  semidiaphanous.  Forewings  with  the  costa  rather  broadly 
deep  black;  apical  half  smoky  black,  containing  three  oblong  elliptical  transparent 
blotches  beyond  the  cell,  separated  only  by  the  two  radials,  and  a  series  of  six  white 
spots  lying  in  a  curve  that  runs  parallel  to  the  hindmargin,  the  top  four  of  which 
decrease  in  size  from  the  uppermost  one,  and  the  two  at  the  bottom  are  largest ;  base 
of  the  inner  margin  smoky  black.  Hindwings  like  forewings,  with  a  broad  costal, 
and  a  still  broader  hindmarginal  lilack  border,  the  latter  containing  five  white  spots. 
Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  black  ;  inner  orbit  of  eyes  and  a  spot  on  each  side  of 
thorax  white:  tongue  yellow  ;  legs  black.  Underside  of  abdomen  j^ellowish  ;  imder- 
side  of  wings  like  upper. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  60  mm. 

One  (^  from  Colombia. 

Agirpa  gen.  no  v. 
Girpa  Wlk.  (xxxi.,  p.  209;  num.  praeoc,  cf.  Wlk.,  xv.,  p.  1849). 

The  hindwings  have  no  true  radial  ;  the  antennae  of  the  ¥  are  pectinated,  but 
more  shortly  than  in  the  J  ;  the  costal  and  first  subcostal  of  forewings  are  united 
from  the  base. 


Subfamily  ABR.\XrNAE. 

Zerenidae  .\uit. 

Cistidia  Ifiib.  {Verz..  p.  lT4j. 

Cramer's  figure  of  Phal.  siratunlce  exactly  depicts  the  species  called    Vithora 

agmonides   by  Butler,   except    that    the    antennae  (of  the    cJ)   are   represented    as 

pectinated ;  and  that  this  was  not  a  mistake  of  the  artist  is  proved  by  the  text,  where 

Cramer  expressly  calls  them,  "  jilumacees."     But  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  the 

antennae  affixed   to  the  specimen  figured  were  artificial.     In  the  Kelder  collection 

there  are   several   old  specimens — some   of  them   marked  as   {'ramer's — in  which  a 

plumelet  of  a  bird's  feather  has  been  attached  to  do  duty  for  the  lost  antenna.     If 

the  plate  in  question  is  examined    carefully  the   resemblance   of  the   antennae   of 

stratonice,  as  tliere  depicted,  to  such  a  plumelet,  is  apparent  at  once.     The  antennae 

are  really  club-shaped,  and  blunt  at  the  apex,  without  any  pubescence ;  in  UaUhia, 

though    swollen   towards   the  apex,   they  end  in  a  point,  and   the   shaft   is    visibly 

pubescent. 


Halthia  couaggaria  Uuen. 
The  fact  of  Guenee's  querviiig  the  ::.pt-iios  as  from  the  East  Indies  will  account 
for  its  non-recognition  by  all  the  authors  who  subsequently  renamed  it.  There  can 
be  no  doubt  that  Gnenee's  description  refers  to  the  form  called  Euryniede  by 
Motschulsky,  that  being  the  S  of  EurypyU  Menfitr.  In  this  Amur  and  Jajxm  form, 
as  also  in  Felder's  interrwptaria,  the  two  large  white  blotches  which  form  the  central 
fascia  of  the  forewings,  are  never  sejarated.  but  always  coalescent,  and  the  correspond- 
ing fascia  of  the  hindwing  is  always  broad,  and  has  its  two  edges  parallel.  In  the 
usual  Chinese  form  represented  by  Walker's  litlwsiar la,  and  in  examples  from  Thibet, 
the  two  blotches  of  the  forewings  are  aUvays  separated  by  the  confluence  of  the  black 
from  either  side,  and  in  the  hindwing  the  fascia  is  sinuous,  narrow,  and  sometimes 
almost  or  quite  obsolete.  In  both  forms  the  ?  ? ,  as  a  rule,  show  more  white  than 
the  (7  c?.  The  name  should  be  erased  fi-om  Swinhoe's  Catalogue  of  Indian  Moths. 
I  have  said  above  that  Felder's  intei'ruptaria  agrees  with  the  Amur  and  Japan  forms, 
rather  than  with  the  Chinese.  A  word  with  regard  to  this  is  necessary.  In  the 
W.  E.  M.,  1862,  p.  39,  the  type  is  described  as  a  S,  and  it  is  added,  "This  species 
does  not  seem  rare  on  the  mountains  of  the  province  :  Tsekiang."  On  Felder's 
type  label  on  the  insect,  Tsekiang  is  also  given  as  locality  ;  but  above  the  large  type 
label  is  a  smaller  one  containing  the  word  Japan.  Now  at  the  head  of  the  article  in 
the  W.  E.  M.,  p.  22,  after  speaking  of  the  insects  received  fi-om  China,  the  Felders 
say,  "  we  add  a  few  insects  sent  by  Dr.  Siebold  from  Japan."  It  seems  to  me, 
therefore,  permissible  to  doubt  whether  the  insect  said  to  be  from  Tsekiang,  and  miide 
the  type  of  interi'uptaria  Feld.,  really  came  from  that  place  ;  it  is  quite  possible 
that  examples  of  the  two  forms  came  from  both  places,  and  that  the  type  label 
referring  to  an  insect  from  one  locality  was  inadvertently  placed  on  the  jjin  of  an 
insect  from  the  other.  Moreover,  the  description  agrees  well  with  the  Cliiuese  form 
iithosiaria  Wlk.,  but  does  not  agree  with  tlie  jiarticular  insect  marked  as  tyi)e  bv 
Felder,  and  figured  in  the  Novara  Reise. 

Omophyseta  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  slightly  curved,  more  strongly  at  apex  ;  apex  blunt  ;  hind- 
margin  obliquely  curved.  Hindwings  with  hindmargin  rounded.  I'alpi  very  short 
and  weak ;  antennae  of  S  finely  pubescent ;  hind  tibiae  thickened  with  four  short 
spurs ;  hindwings  with  a  very  well  marked  shoulder  near  the  base  of  the  costa. 
Neuration  :  cell  more  than  half  the  length  of  wing ;  first  median  at  three-fom-ths. 
.second  shortly  before  angle  of  cell,  third  from  the  angle  ;  radials  as  usual  ;  first 
.subcostal  nervule  represented  by  an  obli(|ue  bar  from  the  second  to  the  costal  ;  third, 
fourth,  and  fifth  on  a  common  stem  from  close  before  upper  angle  of  cell ;  second 
connected  by  a  short  oblique  bar  with  the  stem  of  the  third  and  fourlh.  just  after  the 
origin  of  the  fifth. 

Type  :  Omophyseta  triseriaria  H.  S. 

Omophyseta  albiplaga  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  black ;  in  the  cj  with  two  white  spots  near;  the  base  separated  by  a 

black  one ;  in  the  ?  the  black  shading  predominates  to  such  an  extent  that  only  two 

small  white  dots  are  visible,  one  close  to  the  base,  the  other,  wedge-shaped,  at  base  of 

the  cell  ;  a  large  oblong  white  blotch  in  the  cell,  and  another  below  it  between  the 


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median  and  submedian  ;  a  xtill  larger  white  blotch  in  the  disc  beyond  the  cell,  which 
in  the  S  is  I'ound  externally  with  a  small  black  indentation  on  its  inner  edge;  while 
in  the  ?  it  is  broken  up  into  three  oblong  blotches,  the  centre  much  the  largest,  by 
the  black  scales  on  the  third  median  nervule  and  upper  radial  ;  a  subterminal  series 
of  seven  oblong  white  spots  in  the  (J,  much  smaller,  except  the  lowest,  in  the  ?  ;  the 
<S  has  also  a  thin  cm-ved  white  line  above  the  lowest  spot,  which  is  wanting  in  the  ?. 
Hindwings  white  with  a  broad  black  margin,  containing  six  squarish  white  spots, 
which  are  likewise  much  reduced  in  the  ?  ;  the  extreme  base  and  the  costa  black  ; 
in  the  ?  a  blackish  blotch  on  the  interior  margin,  and  another  above  the  end  of  cell, 
with  the  veins  spotted  with  black  between  them.  Head  and  face  yellow  ;  thorax 
black  spotted  with  yellow;  base  of  patagia  yellow,  their  tips  black  :  abdomen  yellow, 
with  black  rings,  and  black  spots  between  the  segments.  Underside  like  upper,  but 
the  black  duller.  The  wings  of  the  ?  are  broader  and  darker  altogether  than  those 
of  the  <S  ;  in  the  ¥  the  hindmargin  of  the  forewing  is  convex,  in  the  c?  straight. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  ?  ,  60  mm. ;   cJ,  50  mm. 

Three  specimens  from  South  Celebes. 

Percnia  confusa  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  white,  slightly  tinged  with  yellowish  towards  the  base ;  markings 
consisting  of  grey  spots  and  blotches,  sometimes  confluent,  sometimes  distinct  ; 
costa  at  base  grey  tinged,  with  three  oblii[ue  blotches,  tending  to  form  interrupted 
lines  across  wing,  but  broken  in  the  middle;  a  round  discal  spot,  in  the  ?  separate, 
in  the  c?  united  with  a  central  costal  blotch  ;  exterior  line  indicated  by  an  irregularly 
geminated  curved  series  of  grey  spots,  more  or  less  confluent.,  and  broader  on  costa 
and  inner  margin  ;  hindmargin  and  fringes  grey,  with  a  white  indentation  in 
the  middle;  the  lower  half  in  the  ?  less  confluent.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  tlie 
whole  basal  half  white.  Underside  like  upper,  but  the  grey  markings  rather  larger. 
Face  ochreous ;  thorax  and  abdomen  ochreous,  spotted  with  black ;  the  former 
partially  suffused  with  yellowish. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One    (?,  one    ?,  from  India,  without   exact  locality. 

Metabraxas  clerica  Butler  inconfusa  ^\■arr.  subsp.  nov. 
Two  (?  cJ  in  the  Hothschild  collection  :  one  from  Chang-yang,  the  other  from 
Thibet,  deserve  to  be  separated  as  a  variety.  In  them  the  exterior  double  row  of 
spots  is  distinct  throughout,  not  running  into  one  another,  or  suffused  ;  while  in 
the  hindwings  the  intermediate  series  of  the  three  rows  of  spots  along  the  margin, 
which  in  the  type  form  from  Japan  is  always  more  or  less  irregular,  and  blotched, 
consists  of  regular  spots,  placed  precisely  in  the  intervals  between  those  of  the  outer 
and  inner  rows  ;  and  in  the  Thibet  specimen  is  not  only  very  faint  above,  but  quite 
absent  on  the  under  surface.  Both  specimens  have  in  consequence  a  much  neater 
and  regular  appearance  than  the  type  form,  which  is  always  blurred.  They,  in 
fact,  approach  the  Indian  species,  regularis  \\'arr. 

Xenoplia  gen.  nov. 

Intermediate  between  Mdnliriuya  Biider  and  Percnia  Guen.  ;  distinguished 
by  the  S  antennae,  which  are  armed  with  short  oblique  fascicles  of  cilia,  which  are 
themselves  also  finely  ciliated,  or  pubescent  laterally. 

Type  :  X.  fwaria  Guen.  (Percnid). 


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Xenoplia  subfumida  sji.  nov. 

Forewings  chalk  white;  suffused  with  smoky  giey  ;  with  five  rows  of  smoky 
grey  spots;  the  first  near  the  base;  the  second  before  the  middle  ;  the  third  sinuous 
beyond  the  middle  ;  the  foiu'th  subteniiinal  jjarallel  to  tlie  hindmargin  ;  the  fifth 
marginal  at  the  base  of  the  fringes;  the  spots  of  the  third  and  fourth  series  are 
more  or  less  confluent;  between  the  fourth  and  fifth,  and  along  the  costa,  are 
a  lot  of  small  grey  flecks;  fringes  pure  white.  Hindwing  white,  without  any 
smoky  suJi'usiou,  with  three  rows  of  sjiots,  one  central,  curved  ;  the  second  sub- 
terminal,  the  third  as  in  the  forewings  marginal ;  a  small  dark  grey  cell  spot 
in  each  wing.  Thorax  and  abdomen  white  with  black  spots.  Underside  tlie  same, 
but  duller. 

Expanse  of  wings :  44  mm. 

One  c?  from  the  Khasia  Hills,  and  a  $  from  Darjiling. 


Pogonopygia  gen.  no\-. 

Forewings  of  ?  broader  than  those  of  <J  ;  costa  gradually  curved  before  apex, 
which  is  rounded  ;  hindmargin  in  ?  simplj'  oblique  ;  in  the  cJ  the  forewings  are 
bluntly  subfalcate,  and  the  lower  two-thirds  of  the  hindmargin  slightly  concave, 
and  altogether  much  more  oblique  than  in  ?  ;  hindwings  rounded.  Antennae 
filiform;  in  S  slightly  pubescent;  palpi  short,  stumpy;  the  third  joint  not 
distinguishable  ;  tongue  present  ;  thorax  liairy  beneath  ;  hind  tibiae  of  (J  short, 
swollen,  with  two  pairs  of  spurs,  and  a  brush  of  dark  hairs  ;  alidomen  of  t?  beneath 
with  large  basal,  subapical,  and  anal  tufts  of  hains.     Xeuration  normal. 

Type  :  Po()onopyr/ia  khasiana  Swinhoe  (Abraxas). 


Dilophodes  gen.  nov. 

Akin  to  Fogonopygia  Warr.,  but  witliout  the  exaggerated  anal  tufts  of  that 
genus  ;  a  pair  of  dark  tufts  of  hair  beneath  at  the  base  of  the  middle  legs,  and 
a  lateral  one  behind  the  third  pair ;  abdomen  beneath  with  segmental  rings  of 
hair ;  forewings  shaped  alike  in  both  sexes ;  antennae  of  c?  with  very  distinct 
fine  ciliations ;  hind  tibiae  swollen,  witli  two  pairs  of  spurs,  and  a  short  brush 
of  hairs  at  the  top. 

Type  :  Dilophodes  elegans  Butler  {Ahraxaa). 


Heterabraxas  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample  ;  costa  strongly  and  evenly  arched  fi-om  base  to  apex  ;  apex 
lilunt;  hindmargin  slightly  curved,  not  very  oblique;  anal  angle  well  marked. 
Hindwings  broad,  their  hindmargin  well  rounded  ;  a  small  projection  at  the  end 
of  the  first  subcostal  nervule.  Antennae  pectinated  in  both  sexes;  shorter  in  the  ?  ; 
paljii  thick,  short,  hardly  reaching  beyond  face,  terminal  joint  indistinguishable; 
tongue  present;  abdomen  of  ?   short,  stout. 

Neuration  as  in  Abraxas. 

Type:  Heterabraxas  spanlaneata  AN'Ik.  (Abraxas). 


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Abraxas  illuminata  ^i'.  no\. 

Basal  patch  and  anal  Ijlotch  large  and  diffuse ;  thf  latter  aot  In'oadencd  on 
the  inner  margin  of  the  hindvvings  ;  markings  dull  leaden  grey  ;  a  series  of  costal 
s|)Ots,  often  confluent  into  irregular  blotches ;  an  irregular  grey  blotch  at  end 
of  cell  (in  which  the  discocellular  generally  is  left  white),  with  one  or  two  grey 
lilofches  obliquely  below  it ;  liindniargin  dark  grey,  with  still  darker  spots,  and 
a  dark  grey  blotch  in  the  middle;  apex  with  a  lot  of  small  grey  spots,  which  are 
sometimes  confluent  ;  exterior  line  consisting  of  large  grey  spots,  sometimes 
preceded  by  an  incomplete  series  of  smaller  ones.  Hindwings  with  a  curved 
iiTegular  double  row  of  spots,  the  three  pairs  nearest  the  inner  margin  more  or 
less  confluent  with  a  blotcli,  which,  however,  is  not  widened  on  the  inner  margin 
hindmargin  with  a  series  of  subcontiguous  grey  lunules,  a  grey  costal  spot,  a  small 
sj>ot  on  inner  margin,  and  sometimes  traces  of  one  or  two  intermediate  ones. 

Exjsanse  of  wings  :  60  to  fi2  mm. 

Sikkim  ;  Darjiling. 

Abraxas  paucinotata  sp.  nov. 

Basal  patcli  and  anal  blotch  large,  and  irregulai-ly  rounded;  the  latter  on 
the  hindwing  also  widened  along  the  inner  margin  ;  spots  and  markings  pali' 
leaden  grey ;  a  large  central  grey  blotch  before  the  end  of  cell,  followed  by  a 
smaller  one  beyond  it,  and  continued  more  or  less  irregularly  to  the  inner  mai-gin  ; 
exterior  line  of  grey  spots  curved,  sometimes  geminated  and  horizontally  confluent  ; 
preceded  on  costa  by  the  usual  conspicuous  grey  costal  lilotch  ;  hindmargin  and 
fringes  grey,  preceded  by  a  confused  series  of  irregular  small  grey  spots.  Hindwings 
with  a  submarginal  curved  series  of  grey  spots,  often  geminated,  preceded  by 
a  small  grey  spot  on  inner  margin  and  on  costa  ;  hindmargin  with  detached  grey 
lunules. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  o'Z  to  .54  mm. 

Kliasia  Hills;   Darjiling;  Thibet. 

Abraxas  suffasa  sp.  uov. 

Closely  allied  to  paiiciiiotata  Warr.,  but  slightly  smaller;  all  the  markings  dark 
leaden  grey,  and  more  extended,  the  basal  and  anal  jjafclies  all  much  blacker ; 
the  discal  patch  is  often  largely  developed,  and  the  whole  of  the  apical  region  more 
or  less  filled  up  vrith  dark  grey  ;  exterior  line  formed  of  oblong  grey  blotches ; 
hindmargin  with  a  usually  prominent  dark  grey  patch  about  the  middle,  Hindwings 
«s  in  paucinotata,  but  with  a  large  grey  blotch  on  the  costa.  which  is  produced  more 
or  less  continuously  to  the  grey  blotch  on  the  inner  margin. 

(Several  specimens  from  Thibet.  It  seems  to  be  a  parallel  form  tn  Sutler's 
'inirandd  from  Japan,  which  also  occurs  on  the  Khasia  Hills. 

Abraxas  intermedia  sp.  no\. 
Distinguished  at  once  by  the  shape  of  the  anal  blotch  of  the  forewings,  the 
<>dges  of  which  are  obliquely  sinuous,  and  which  is  connected  above  with  a  smaller 
irregular  shaped  greyish  blotch  ;  exterior  line  represented  by  a  curved  series  of 
small  grey  irregular  dots,  sometimes  almost  obsolete  ;  a  few  grev  costal  spots, 
jiiirtially   confluent   in   middle,  .sometimes  with  a  few  discal   sjwts  below  them  ;  the 


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usual  large  costal  spot  before  the  exterior  line  distinct ;  hindniiirgin  clouded  witli 
leaden  grey  from  anal  angle  to  just  before  apex.  ilindwings  with  an  irregular 
triangular  blotch  on  inner  margin,  with  traces  of  a  curved  line  of  dark  spots, 
but  these  more  often  than  not  obsolete;  fringe  with  dark  disconnected  blotches. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   (^,  54  mm.  ;    ?  ,  5G  mm. 

Subathu. 

Abraxas  disrupta  sp.  no\. 

Anal  patch  narrowed  and  oblique  in  both  wings  ;  costal  markings  much  reduced; 
a  small  discal  blotch  connected  with  a  costal  blotch  above  it,  and  having  another 
oliliquely  below  it  ;  exterior  line  of  small  grey  spots ;  as  a  rule,  the  whole  wing  is 
covered  with  small  detached  irregular  grey  spots;  hindmargin  dark  grey  with  a  grey 
blotch  about  middle.  Hindwings  with  an  irregular  doul^le  row  of  grey  spots,  the  anal 
blotch  narrow  ;  the  central  blotches  variable  ;  sometimes  only  a  costal  and  inner 
marginal  blotch  ;  sometimes  two  or  three  intermediate,  and  at  others  none  at  all. 
In  three  ?  ?  from  the  Khasia  Hills  the  smaller  six)ts  are  absent,  and  the  anal 
blotch  is  slightly,  but  only  slightly,  exjianded,  on  the  forewings,  while  the  discal 
leaden  spots  are  more  developed. 

ExjMinse  of  wings :  <?,  50  to  5(J  mm. ;    ? ,  58  to  (JO  mm. 

Abraxas  determinata  sp.  nov. 

Allied  to  intermedin  Warr.,  but  smaller ;  the  anal  lilotch  variable ;  generally 
nan-ow  and  oblique,  uow  and  then  broader  and  more  conspicuous,  but  never  large 
and  swollen  ;  basal  blotch  restricted,  usually  with  a  dark  curved  edge  from  the 
costa ;  costal  spots  variable  ;  one  in  centre,  generally  connected  with  a  discal  blotch, 
which  is  very  in-egular  in  size  and  shape,  and  generally  has  some  smaller  grey 
blotches  below  it  ;  costal  exterior  spot  distinct ;  exterior  line  of  spots  also  distinct ; 
hindmargin  and  fringes  narrowly  gi'ey  ;  a  dark  grey  blotch  in  the  middle  ;  apex 
generally  pale.  Hindwings  with  narrow  anal  blotch,  and  curved  row  of  grey 
submargiiial  spots;  a  grey  sjwt  on  costa  and  inner  margin;  hindmargin  with  more 
or  less  connected  dark  grey  blotches,  which  in  jiale  specimens  are  nearly  obsolete. 

i^ubathu  ;  Khasia  Hills.  Those  from  the  latter  locality  slightly  more  strongly 
marked. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  48  to  50  mm. 

Abraxas  symmetrica  >ii.  nov. 

Of  the  same  size  and  shaije  as  A.  determinata,  but  with  all  the  markings 
much  darker  and  more  developed ;  basal  patch  and  anal  patch  dark,  the  latter 
oblong  and  oblique  ;  costa  well  spotted  with  dark  leaden  grey  ;  discal  blotch  large, 
connected  with  central  costal  spot,  aud  in  the  S  with  a  horizontal  extension  us 
far  as  the  basal  patch,  continueil  beneath  as  a  narrow  somewhat  broken  grey  blotch 
to  the  inner  margin;  the  end  of  the  discal  hlotcli  beyond  the  cell  is  protuberant,  and 
contains  within  it  a  small  white  spot;  exterior  line  doulile  towards  the  costa;  apex 
with  several  small  grey  spots;  hindmargin  narrowly  grey,  with  a  broader  sjwt  in  the 
middle.  Hindwings  with  the  exterior  line  of  spots  double,  in  regular  pairs  on 
the  veins;  an  inner  grey  line,  starting  vertically  from  the  costa  and  then  bent 
nearly  at  right  angles  towards  the  inner  margin ;  hindmargin  with  dark  grey 
hlotches. 

One  <S  48  mm.,  one  ?  4fi  mm.,  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


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Abraxas  latifasciata  ^p.  nov. 

This  may  be  only  a  dark  alierr.  of  suspecta,  but  it  does  not  seeiii  to  occur 
in  China.  All  the  markings  are  mucli  darker  leaden  grey;  but  in  particular  the 
exterior  band  of  spots  becomes  confluent  and  broad,  while  the  discal  spots  often 
form  a  second  dark  and  in-egular  band  ;  the  band  of  the  hindwings  is  similarly 
exaggerated  ;  this  darkening  is,  ho\ve\er,  chiefly  confined  to  the  ?  ?  ;  the  cj  c?  an- 
only  slightly  more  marked  than  in  sihspecta,  but  on  the  other  hand  they  are  almost 
as  large  as  the  ?  ?  . 

Several  examples  of  lioth  sexes  from  Japan. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  46  to  48  mm. 

Abraxas  fulvobasalis  >p.  nov. 

In  this  form  the  darker  markings  are  more  or  less  obsolescent  ;  the  basal  patch 
is  alwaj'S  margined  with  lilack,  but  within  the  margin  is  almost  entirely  reddish 
fulvous;  the  central  costal  spot  is  quite  small  and  dark  in  the  d'cf,  sometimes  more 
diffuse  and  irregularly  elongated  in  the  ?  ?  ;  the  exterior  band  of  spots  is  distinct, 
the  spots  themselves  elongated  and  rarely  confluent  ;  hindmargin  narrowly  and 
concisely  dark,  with  sometimes  a  small  dark  projection  in  the  middle.  Hindwings 
with  the  exterior  band  distinct,  of  single  spots;  with  a  large  interior  subco.stal  spot, 
and  a  smaller  one  on  the  inner  margin. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  3fl  to  48  mm. 

A  good  series  of  both  sexes  from  Japan,  the  (.'orea,  and  China. 

Abraxas  suspecta  sp.  nov. 
Like  mirandtt  Butler,  but  much  smaller,  the  c?cJ  occurring  as  small  as  38  mm., 
the  ?  ?  reaching  50  mm.     It  is  possible  that  these  are  a  second  brood  oi  miranda. 
Examples  of  this  form  occur  from  various  parts  of  both  China  and  .Tapan. 

Abraxas  deminuta  subsp.  no\ . 

This  appears  to  be  a  still  smaller  and  neater  form  of  suspecta.  The  central  costal 
blotch  is  much  reduced  in  size,  and  is  proportionally  darker  and  more  concise  in 
outline,  often  assuming  a  hooked  shape,  and  rarely  connecting  with  the  smaller  spots 
below  it,  except  now  and  then  in  the  ?  ?  ;  the  exterior  band  in  both  wings  is  dark 
and  well  marked.  The  series  from  Gensan  is  smaller  than  that  from  Japan,  most,  ii 
not  all,  of  which  examples  are  from  Hakone. 

The  smallest  Gensan  J  expands  about  34  mm.,  and  the  largest  .Japan  ?  about 
48  mm. 

Abraxas  degener  sj..  nov. 
White- with  pale  grey  markings,  like  tlio>e  of  leoprirdiiia  Koll.,  of  which  it  may 
be  only  a  still  smaller  form. 

The  smallest  c?  is  only  about  34  mm.,  the  large>t  about  44  mm.     All  are  Ironi 

China,  and  all  Jc?. 

Abraxas  incolorata  sp.  no\ . 
Wings  dull  whitish ;  spots  pale  grey  ;  base  of  forewings  yellowish,  edged  wit  li  a 
curved  dark  gi-ey  line  interrupted  in  the  middle;  costa  near  base  with  some  small 
irregular  grey  spots,  one  round  one  standing  by  itself  below  the  cell  on  the  submedian 


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fold;  (lisfal  spot  large,  grey,  with  another  above  it  on  the  oosta,  each  followed  by  a 
second;  these  latter  two  represent  tlie  exterior  line,  which  is  further  indicated  by  two 
minute  dots  on  the  second  and  first  median  uervules,  and  a  larger  one  on  the  sub- 
median  nervure ;  submarginal  line  represented  by  a  regular  series  of  eight  grey  spots, 
the  upper  four-  close  together  and  directed  outwards ;  the  lower  four  further  apart 
dii'ected  inwards,  and  placed  on  the  three  median  nervules  and  submedian  nervure 
respectively  ;  this  row  is  preceded  by  a  small  spot  near  the  costa  and  a  larger 
geminated  one  on  the  costa ;  an  irregular  series  of  grey  sjwts  immediately  before  the 
hindmargiu.  Hindwings  with  a  regular  submarginal  row  of  round  grey  spots  and  a 
single  one  on  the  middle  of  the  costa  and  inner  margin,  some  small  grey  spots  at  the 
anal  angle  and  along  the  hindmargin.  Underside  like  upper.  Head,  tliorax,  ami 
abdomen  j'ellow,  with  darker  spots. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  50  mm. 

One  S  from  Java. 

Near  unjanda  ("'ramer.  )iut  apparmtly  distiiii-t. 

Abraxas  fiavisinuata  sp.  uov. 

Wings  white,  with  dark  smoky  grey  markings;  a  dull  yellow  basal  patch 
extending  twice  as  far  along  the  costa  as  on  inner  margin,  edged  with  smoky  grey,  and 
followed  on  the  costa  by  an  irregular  lot  of  small  giey  sj)ots  ;  cell  spot  circular,  with 
a  blackish  central  uuclens,  united  with  costa  by  a  dull  grey  blotch,  and  beneath  it 
obliquely  with  a  curved  grey  line,  which  reappears  on  the  inner  margin  ;  exterior  line 
yellow,  sinuous,  preceded  by  contiguous  roundish  dark  grey  blotches,  and  followed 
by  contiguous  oblong  ones,  the  line  and  the  blotches  suddenly  ceasing  just  above  the 
middle  of  the  wing  ;  two  large  grey  blotches  on  the  costa  before  apex,  the  inner  one 
with  a  smaller  blotch  below  it,  the  two  together  heing  the  termination  of  the  inner 
line  of  blotclies,  the  larger  one  before  the  apex  representing  the  outer  line;  hind- 
margin  irregularly  and  narrowly  dark  grey,  with  a  ft'W  irregular  grey  spots  before  it 
near  the  anal  angle.  Hindwings  witli  small  grey  discal  sjiot,  anfl  curved  seiies  of 
grey  spots  between  it  and  hindmargin,  that  on  the  inner  and  costal  margin  geminated  ; 
costa,  inner,  and  hindmargins  all  dotted  with  gi-ey  spots,  those  on  the  hindmargin 
forming  a  more  or  less  contiguous  narrow  line;  thorax  and  liead  dark:  patagia 
yellowish  ;  abdomen  absent.     Underside  of  wings  like  upper. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  .52  mm. 

One       from  .Japan. 

This  species  is,  of  course,  nearly  allied  to  tjrosRularmta  1..,  but  is  quite  di.stincr 
from  any  known  form  of  variation  of  that  species.  It  comes  very  close  to  my  species 
A.  metarnorpha,  from  .Sikkim. 

Abraxas  fasciaria  thien.  notata  subsp.  nov. 

Forewings  white  ;  markings  pale  leaden  colour;  extreme  base  and  three  inter- 
rupted fasciae  leaden  coloured  ;  the  third  of  these  fasciae  is  attenuated  on  tlie  riglit 
wing,  and  rejiresented  by  a  costal  spot  on  the  left ;  a  large  leaden  discal  spot ;  a  broad 
sinuous  leaden  exterior  fascia,  narrower  towards  costa,  where  it  is  ])rece.ded  by  a  costal 
and  .subcostal  spot,  the  latter  nearly  touching  it;  an  irregular  submarginal  fas<'ia  of 
leaden  spots;  fringe  leaden  coloured.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  witli  the  markings 
reduced ;  only  two  ill-defined  basal  fasciae,  and  the  exterior  fascia  represented  by  a 
series  of  subcontiguous  roundish  blotches.  Face  dark;  vertex  orange;  thorax  and 
abdomen   vellowish,  with  black  .s])ots.     I'nderside  like  upper. 


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One  ?  from  the  Nilgiris,  among /a8cirtrtrt,  from  Mr.  Lindsey's  collection  ;  smaller 
than  the  ordinary  ?  ?  of  that  species,  and  slightly  larger  than  the  S6.  It  may 
]irove  to  be  distinct  when  more  examples  are  compared. 

Abraxas  ( ? )  concinna  sp.  uov. 
Forewings  chalk  white,  with  dark  grey  markings,  which  are  slightly  tinged  wth 
reddish  brown  ;  basal  third  irregularly  filled  with  greyish  markings,  giving  a  generally 
mottled  appearance,  especially  towards  the  costa,  bounded  by  a  darker  cm\ed  band 
consisting  of  iiTegular  shaped  blotches,  that  on  the  costa  the  largest,  subquadrate ;  a 
smaller  one  beneath  it  in  the  middle  roundish  ;  central  area  pure  white,  followed  lay 
two  curved  bands  of  small  round  greyish  sjwts,  the  second  of  which  forms  a  larger 
irregular  dark  blotch  in  the  middle  of  the  wing  :  apical  area  and  space  at  the  anal 
angle  more  or  less  filled  up  with  dark  grey  ;  between  them  a  white  unsuifused  blotch 
in  the  middle  beyond  the  dark  blotch  of  the  second  line  of  .spots;  subterminal  line 
whitish,  distinct,  denticulated  across  the  dark  upper  and  lower  gi-ey  suffusion ;  fringes 
dark  grey,  except  the  small  .space  at  the  outside  of  the  whitish  patch,  which  also 
remains  white.  Hindwings  like  forewings,  but  with  the  anal  angle  only  suffused  with 
grey ;  fringe  white,  narrowly  marked  with  dark  grey  at  the  ends  of  the  veins,  and 
with  a  series  of  broad  contiguous  grey  lunules  at  the  ba.se.  Head,  palpi,  and  antennae 
dark  grey ;  face  narrowly  white ;  thorax  grey  mottled  with  whitish ;  abdomen 
yellowish,  with  black  dor.sal  blotches.  Underside  like  upper ;  jiectus  and  abdomen 
beneath  yellow  ;  legs  yellow  ;  the  first  and  second  pair  much  suffused  with  blackish. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  50  mm. 

One  (?  from  Thibet. 

The  species  may  be  easily  recognised  by  the  very  neat  and  symmetrical  grey 
markings;  it  does  not  seem  closely  allied  to  anv  other  species. 

Abraxas  membranacea  .-p.  nov. 

Wings  very  translucent,  glossy,  thinly  scaled  ;  the  veins  yellowish  ;  the  whole 
wings  exceedingly  pale  greyish  ochreous ;  extreme  base  and  costa  of  forewings 
greyish ;  a  faint  grey  discal  spot,  and  be^-ond  it  an  indi.stinct  sinuous  grey  line  ; 
fringe  slightly  darker.  Hindwing  entirely  without  markings.  Head,  face,  collar, 
and  thorax  yellow  ;  jiatagia  whitish  ;  abdonen  pale  mouse  colour,  white  beneath. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  30   to   38  mm. 

A  pair  from  Oinainissa. 

The   consistency  of  the  wings   recalls  Xudnria   mundana. 

Veniliodes  gen.  nov. 

Resembles  Zerenojjsis  and  Blplychis ;  but  the  apex  of  both  wings  is  more 
pointed;  the  hindmargin  less  oblique;  the  wings  themselves  broader  in  proportion; 
the  antennae  of  the  S  are  shortly,  but  stoutly,  pectinated  ;  hind  tibiae  not 
thickened;  discocellular  with  the  lower  arm  only  slightly  oblique. 

Type :  Veniliodes  pantheraria  Feld.  (LutuHspiiis). 

Veniliodes  inilauimata  >p.  nov. 
^^'ings  deep  tawny  yellow ;   markings    black ;   a  large    sjiot    at    the    base  ;    an 
oblique  basal  fascia  formed   by  two  spots,  one  co,stal,  vertically  oblique;   the  other 
on    the   submedian    fold    laterally  elongated;  at   one-third   of  the   costa  an   oblicjue 


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small  sugar-loaf  shaped  blotch,  pointing  to  a  round  spot  on  the  median,  vertically 
beneath  which  is  another  on  the  submediau  fold;  at  one-half  and  three-fourths 
two  more  spots  of  the  same  shape,  but  more  elongated,  the  first  followed  by  two 
round  spots,  one  on  the  submedian,  the  other  on  the  fold  ;  these  two  are  followed 
immediately  by  a  similar  pair  close  to  the  anal  angle,  containing  a  smaller  oval  sjmt 
between  them  ;  the  latter  is  followed  at  the  middle  of  the  hindmargin  by  four  spots 
l)laeed  quadrangularl}',  the  two  lowest  confluent,  the  outside  ui)per  one  smaller 
than  the  rest;  apex  .ind  apical  half  of  hindmargin  with  the  fringe  black;  lower 
half  of  fringe  concolorous.  Hindwings  with  apex  black,  and  seven  spots,  one  at 
the  costa,  one  at  the  anal  angle,  tliree  round  ones,  forming  an  equilateral 
triangle  in  the  middle  of  the  hindmargin,  and  two  smaller  ones,  one  discal,  the 
other  beyond  it ;  fringes  yellow  except  against  the  black  apical  blotch.  Underside 
precisely  similar.  Head,  face,  tongue,  antennae  and  thorax  black ;  collar,  jialpi, 
and  patagia  orange  fulvous ;  abdomen  yellow  with  broad  lilack  segmental  rings 
above  ;  legs  cinereous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  28  mm. 

One  cJ  in  the  Feld.  collection  from  Soutli  Africa;  placed  among  V.  ijunllwravia 
Feld.  That  species  has  the  fringes  black  except  for  a  short  si)ace  at  the  anal 
angle,  and  all  the  markings  plumbeous;  selinata  Feld.  has  the  fringes  of  both 
wings  wholly  dark. 

Zerenopsis  gen.  nov. 

Resembles  Diptyclds  Feld.,  with  the  following  differences:  the  discocellular 
is  angiilated,  especially  in  the  hindwings,  where  the  upper  arm  is  short  and 
vertical,  the  lower  oblique  and  three  times  as  long.  Neuration  of  hindwings  in 
S   normal ;  antennae  alike  in   both  sexes,  thick,  laminated. 

Type :  Z.  leopardina  Feld. 

Xanthabraxas  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  very  convex,  almost  shouldered  at  base,  and  again 
convex  before  apex,  which  is  bluntly  rounded,  and  not  pointed ;  hindmargin 
uniformly  curved.  Hindwings  with  their  hindmargin  well  rounded.  Palpi  weak, 
subrostriform,  horizontally  porrect ;  third  joint  hardly  \isible,  slightly  drooping ; 
tongue  weak;  antennae  of  c?  thickened  and  laminated;  hind  tibiae  of  ^  not 
thickened,  with  two  pair  of  spurs;  abdomen  long.  Iseuration  :  cell  two-thirds  as 
long  as  wings;  discocellular  hardly  angulated  in  middle;  lateral  margins  of  cell 
towards  the  end  inclined  inwards;  first  median  nervulc  from  beyond  two-thirds; 
second  at  seven-eighths;  third  from  lower  angle  of  cell  ;  lower  radial  from  middle 
of  discocellular;  upper  from  top  angle  of  cell ;  common  .stem  of  last  four  subcostals 
at  seven-eighths;  first  subcostal  free.  Hindwings:  costal  closely  approximated  to 
subcostal   for  half  the   length  of  cell. 

Tjpe  :  A',  hemionata  Gnen.  (Ahrd.rns). 

Panthera  cong-lomerata  s]..  ]io\. 

Mings  bright   pale  straw  yellow;  markings   fu.-cous  jjurple — viz.,  a  small  basal 

patch;  a  curved,  darker    edged    fascia    with   tliree   darker  central  spots,  not  quite 

touching  inner  margin;  an  elli|)tical   costal   blotch,  also  (lark  edged,  and  containing 

the  large  dark  discal   spot,  and  a  broad    irregular    marginal    liand,  formed   by  the 


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conglomeration  of  all  tlie  other  usual  hlott-hcs,  leaving  only  a  small  yellow  spot 
near  the  hindmargin  ahove  thr  anal  angle.  Ilindwings  with  a  large  round 
discal  .spot,  a  costal  blotch  above  it,  and  a  round  blotch  on  inner  margin  above 
the  anal  angle ;  anal  angle  itself  occupied  by  a  larger  roundish  spot  ;  marginal 
fascia,  about  half  as  broad  as  in  forewings,  with  a  small  yellow  spot  uu  the 
hindmargin  below  the  apex.  Underside  the  same.  Head,  thorax,  and  alidomen 
fuscous  grey  ;  anal   tuft  and   sides  of  pectus  beneath   yellowish. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  46  mm. 

One  S  in  Feld.  collection  witliout  locality ;  another  example  in  the  British 
Museum  is  from  Bogota.  I  think  this  form  must  be  considered  to  indicate  a 
good  species;  the  ground  colour  is  decidedly  paler  and  less  yellow  than  in  any 
of  the  other  forms,  and  the  markings  are  in  i)roi)ortion  darker  and  deeper.  The 
outline  basewards  of  the  marginal  band  will  no  doubt  vary  in  ditt'ereut  examples, 
according   to  the   size  and    shajie  of  the   conglomerated  spots. 


SuBFAJiiLY  NEPHODIINAE. 

A  group  of  American  genera,  in  the  J  J  of  which,  instead  of  the  fovea  of 
the  forewings,  there  exists  a  short  unconnected  oblique  bar,  sometimes  very 
indistinct. 

Carpella  ang^stilinea  sp.  uov. 
Forewings  satiny  white,  with  the  markings  preciselj-  the  same  as  in  districUi 
Wlk.,  but  only  a  third  as  broad  and   very  concise. 

One   tj   from    South  America,  without  exact   locality. 

Carpella  innotata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  pure  silky  white  ;  tlie  costa  of  the  forewings  narrowly  black  from  base  to 
apex.  The  ?  has  the  antennae  pectinated,  but  more  shortly  than  in  the  (?.  I  have 
not  seen  a  ?  of  any  of  the  other  three  species  of  Carpella. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One  (J,  one  ?  from  South  America. 

Carpella  (?)  nubilata  sp.  nov. 

Wings  dull  silky  white,  with  the  co.sta  broadly  but  concisely,  the  hindmargin 
•difl'usedlv,  smoky  grey  ;  an  irregularlj'  wavy  whitish  subterininal  line  is  visible  through 
the  grey ;  two  smoky  grey  brown  lines  ;  the  first,  vertical,  at  one-third,  finer  than  the 
second,  and  incurved  sliortly  at  costa  and  inner  margin  ;  the  second  thicker  and 
<larker,  straight,  from  three-fourths  of  costa  to  two-thirds  of  inner  margin,  where  it  is 
twice  as  near  the  first  line  as  on  the  costa ;  the  smoky  hue  of  the  costa,  just  before 
this  line,  extends  as  far  as  the  cell  ;  fringe  smoky  grey.  Hindwings  white,  with  a 
single  central  straight  smoky  grey  line  and  grey  fringes.  Face  and  collar  dull  smoky- 
grey  ;  palpi  and  antennae  black  ;  tongue  yellow  ;  thorax  and  abdomen  luteous  grey. 
Underside :  forewings  with  first  line  absent ;  the  second,  the  costa,  and  a  large  sub- 
epical  blotch  dark  smoky  fuscous  :  hindwings  with  the  costa  diffusely,  the  central 
line,  and  an  additional  submarginal  curved  shade,  smoky. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One  c?  from  South  America. 


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Nephodia  Hub. 

Three  species  are  referred  by  Hiibner  to  this  geuus  in  the  ZiUn'ige,  viz., 
nubilaria,  ii.,  p.  32,  No.  198,  figs.  395,  396  ;  aerinaria,  iii.,  p.  16,  Xo.  226,  figs.  451, 
452  ;  and  vupararki,  iii.,  p.  22,  No.  23S,  figs.  475,  476.  Of  these  the  first,  nubilaria, 
is  also  mentioned  in  the  Verz.,  p.  312,  No.  3017,  and  this  will  stand  as  type  of  the 
genus.  Among  the  species  placed  by  Guenee  in  his  Nipteria  occur  some  with  tin- 
?  antennae  pectinated  like  the  cJ,  and  others  with  them  simple.  I  am  not  aware 
that  the  ?  of  Hiibner's  type  species  niihilarui  is  known  ;  hut  the  figure  of  the  c?  i^ 
so  manifestly  akin  to  discolornria  II.  S.,  which  has  pectinated  antennae  in  the  ?, 
that  I  have  no  hesitation  in  retaining  the  name  for  this  group  ;  in  which  case  Guenee's 
generic  term  Nipteria  may  be  reserved  for  those  sjiecies  which  have  the  antennae 
of  the  ?  simple. 

Nephodia  styracaria  .-p.  no\ .  (Jlorritz  !M!S.  in  Fcld.  coll.j. 

E.xtremelv  like  incoloraria  Guen.,  and  of  the  same  size  ;  but  the  tint  is  more 
luteous,  less  grey  ;  and  the  antennae  of  the  ?  are  pectinated. 

No  doubt,  from  their  great  similarity,  the  two  species  are  often  confounded, 
especially  the  3S ■ 

Nipteria  grisescens  sp.  nov. 

Wings  silky  grey,  without  the  luteous  tint  of  vulgaris  ^^'arr.,  from  which  it  also 
differs  bv  its  larger  size  and  in  having  the  lines  of  the  underside  more  apparent 
above.  Underneath,  the  line  is  not  marked  by  black  dots  on  the  nervules,  but  by  a 
broadish  dark  fascia,  and  the  wing  is  generally  much  more  thickly  mottled  and 
shaded  with  grey  or  fuscous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  50  mm. 

Three  S  <S  and  two  ?  ?  from  Bnizil. 

Nipteria  vulgaris  sp.  nov. 

Like  ciei-ltuiria  Hiib.,  and  iibout  the  same  size  ;  not  so  silky  in  ai)i)earance,  and 
with  a  slight  but  perceptible  elbow  in  the  hiudmargin  ;  more  thickly  scaled  tbrougli- 
out,  and  not  showing  the  pale  space  along  the  inner  margin  ;  instead  of  a  curved  dark 
shaded  line  as  in  aerimaria,  the  line  is  fine,  straight,  and  oblique  from  the  costa 
near  the  apex.  On  the  underside  it  is  well  marked  by  black  points  on  the  veins, 
whereas  it  is  not  represented  at  all  in  (terinaria. 

Two  (J  S ,  fom-  S  ?  from  Petropolis,  Santos,  and  Sao  Paolo. 

Nipteria  munda  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  silky  gi"ey,  paler  in  the  median  area;  a  distinct  and  comjiaratively 
hirge,  blackish  cell  spot  ;  an  oblique  dark  line  slightly  waved  from  the  costa  before 
apex,  which  becomes  obsolete  on  reaching  the  third  median  nervnle.  Hindwings 
with  only  the  cell  .spot.  Undcr.side  more  striated,  with  the  line  marked  distinctly, 
but  more  thickly,  in  both  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

Two  c?  <?  from  Sao  Paolo. 

The  smallest  siiecies  of  the  genus. 


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Hyalospila  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate:  costa  straight,  evenly  curveil  in  the  apical  third;  a])ex 
rounded,  blunt;  hindmargin  oblique  and  slightly  curved;  anal  angle  distinel. 
Hindwings  elongate  with  hindmargin  rounded.  Antennae  of  cj  strongly  pectinate  ; 
jialpi  poiTect,  slender,  upcurxed  ;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs  ;  wings 
hyaline,  very  thinh'  scaled,  almost  transparent ;  forewings  with  the  foveal  bar  very 
faint.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  two-thirds  as  long  as  wing,  constricted  towards  the 
end  ;  first  median  at  five-eighths,  second  at  seven-eighths,  third  from  lower  end  of 
cell;  first  and  second  concave  upwards,  third  concave  downwards  ;  lower  radial  from 
centre  of  discocellular ;  u[iper  from  top  end  of  cell,  both  concave  downwards;  last 
three  subcostals  on  a  common  stem  from  the  last  bend  of  the  subcostal  ner\-ure  ;  first 
subcostal  anastomosing  with  costal,  then  with  second  subcostal,  and  finally  with  the 
third.  Hindwings  with  costal  and  subcostal  approximated  for  nearlv  half  of  cell  ; 
first  subcostal  and  second  median  nervule  from  before  end  of  cell. 

Type  :  //.  hynhjrin  IT.  S. 

Hyalospila  distans  sp.  nov. 

Near  to  H.  hyallnaria  H.  S.,  but  smaller;  the  second  crossbaud  of  the  fore- 
wings nearer  the  first,  starting  from  the  costa  at  two-thirds,  and  reaching  the  inner 
margin  also  at  two-thii'ds,  less  eiu-ved  outwards  and  not  touching  the  hindmarginal 
border  aliove  the  anal  angle  ;  costa  of  hindwings  more  broadlv  blackish. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  44  mm. 

One  t?  from  Santos. 

PenthopMebia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate;  costa  straight  for  two-thirds,  then  curved;  a|)ex  blunt; 
hindmargin  obliquely  ciu-ved.  Hindwings  with  hindmargin  rounded.  Antennae 
of  (S  pectinated;  palpi  short,  slender;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  with  ?  four  spurs. 
Neuration :  forewings,  cell  half  the  length  of  wing ;  first  median  at  two-thirds, 
second  ju>t  before  end,  third  from  end  of  cell  ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  di.s- 
cocellular,  which  is  straight  and  nearly  vertical ;  upper  radial  from  the  common 
stem  of  the  last  three  subco.stals,  which  starts  from  end  of  cell;  first  subcostal 
nen'ule  anastomosing  first  with  costal,  then  with  .second  .subcostal,  and  ?  again  with 
third.  Hindsvings  with  costal  shortly  approximated  to  subcostal  ;  two  subcostal 
nerv.ules  on  a  common  stem  ;  medians  as  in  forewings.  Forewings  with  the  foveal 
bar  well  marked. 

Type  :  Peuthopldi'hid  rad'cata  P'eld.  ('f  Genusaa). 

Stibaractis  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  gradually  curved,  apex  blunt,  but  squared  ;  hindmargin 
vertical  in  the  apical  half,  then  curved  ;  anal  angle  distinct.  Hindwings  with 
rounded  hindmargin.  Antennae  (?)  subserrate,  with  short  bristles;  tongue  present; 
palpi  short,  thin,  porrect.  Neuration  as  in  Hyalospila,  in  the  main,  but  the  cell 
not  so  long;  the  discocellular  curved  and  much  more  oblique;  the  second  median 
and  common  stem  of  last  three  subcostals  rise  much  nearer  the  end  of  cell,  especially 
the  latter;  all  the  veins  are  thicker  and  stouter,  and  thickly  marked  in  black. 

Type  :  Stibaractis  dioptis  Feld.  (Genussa). 


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Dyschoroneura  gen.  iiov. 

AlliofI  to  Periip-nraraa  Uueii.,  alike  in  size,  shape  of  wings,  and  general 
structure,  and  in  neuration  except  in  one  particular  point,  which  is  enough  to 
characterise  the  genus.  The  first  median  vein  of  the  forewings,  instead  of  starting 
at  half  the  cell  and  running  straight,  is  suddenly  deflexed  from  the  median  just 
beyond  the  basal  fovea  so  as  nearly  to  touch  the  submedian  fold,  above  which  it 
runs  parallel,  to  tlie  liindinargin.  In  tlie  hindwings  the  position  of  the  first  median 
is  quite  normal. 

Type  :  Dyschoroneura  obsolescens  sp.  nov. 

Dyschoroneura  obsolescens  s]i.  nov. 

Forewings  dingy  white,  witli  the  costa,  fringe,  and  veins  luteous-fuscous. 
Hindwings  the  same.  Underside  with  the  costa,  hindmargin,  and  apex  broadly 
fuscous ;  this  fuscous  tinge  shows  through  on  the  upjierside  as  a  bluish  gi'ey 
suffusion.  Thorax  and  abdomen  dull  whitish;  face  and  collar  dingy  luteous  ;  palpi 
and  antennae  and  outside  of  legs  fuscous. 

Kxpanse  of  wings  :  48  mm. 

One  c?  from  Santa  Kosa. 

Myrmecophantes  gen.  nov. 

Wings  ample,  elongate.  Forewings  witli  costa  straight  except  at  the  extreme 
base  and  before  apex  ;  apex  blunt  ;  hindmargin  obliquely  rounded.  Hindwings 
with  hindmargin  rounded.  Thorax  and  abdomen  unusually  slender  ;  face  and  eyes 
large  ;  antennae  of  S  well  pectinated  ;  ?  no  fovea  at  base  of  forewings. 

Type  :  M.  albifascia  Mssn.  (Genuaa). 

Inca  gen.  nov. 

1  propose  this  name  provisionally  for  a  genus  to  contain  two  species  which 
Mr.  Druce  calls  Nephodki,  but  in  which  the  figure  rejircsents  the  6  antennae 
as  simple. 

Type  :  Tnca  weades  Druce  (Nephodia). 

Bombycodes  Oueu.  {riud.,  ii.,  p.  2I9j. 
In  his  diagnosis  of  this  genus,  Guen^e  states  that  the  hindwings  possess  a 
radial  ;  this  is  true  only  of  his  third  species,  cyprarin,  the  locality  of  which  was 
doubtful,  but  which  he  was  inclined  to  refer  to  America,  as  being  the  habitat  of 
the  other  two  species.  We  now  know  that  cypraria  is  an  Indian  species,  and 
identical  with  Walker's  previously  described  X^aoxi  textills.  If  Guenc^e's  genus 
be  retained,— with  the  correction  that  the  hindwings  are  without  a  radial, — its 
position  will  be  here;  and  the  type  will  he  t'ranicr's /Vstim,  with  which  Guenee's 
(i.tpilaria  is  identical. 

Neuromelia  gen.  nov. 
Wings  ample  ;    costa  slightly  curved ;    apex   blunt,  .sometimes  much  rounded  ; 
hindmargin  obliquely  rounded.      Hindwings  with  rounded  hindmargin.      Antennae 
of    J    pectinated,    of     ?    simple,  slightly    thickened;    palpi    short,    not    extending 


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teyond  face.  Xeuratiwi  normal;  in  tlie  rf  forewings  the  unconnected  oblique  bar 
exists  in  the  sjjot  where  the  fovea  usually  stands,  as  in  Genussa  Wlk.  and  other 
allied  genera.     Wings  white  with  darker  veins  and  no  other  markings. 

Type  :  N.  selectata  Guen.  (Scona). 

In  several  of  the  species  which  I  have  placed  in  this  genus  the  ?  S  are  not 
at  present  known,  and  their  yiosition  must  therefore  be  considered  provisional  only. 

Neuromelia  ( ? )  fumosa  sp.  nov. 

Larger  tluin  X.  sei'icea ;  smoky  grey,  darker  along  costa  anrl  hindmargin  of 
forewings ;  veins  darker;  costa,  at  the  base  itself,  black;  thorax  and  abdomen 
coneolorous ;  face  yellowish.  Underside  mealy  white;  forelegs  externallj'  tinged 
with  fuscous.     In  tlie  forewings  the  apex  is  imusually  rounded. 

Two  cJ  S  from  Sout  h  America. 

The  generic  position  must  remain  doubtful  till  the  ?  is  known. 

Neuromelia  (?j  obfuscata  sp.  nov. 

As  large  as  festiva  (Jrarn.,  but  dull  grey  ;  not  so  smoky  as  in  furaosa  Warr. ; 
veins  yellowish  ;  costa  of  forewings  black  frc/ni  base  to  apex ;  face  dark  fuscous ;  apex 
of  forewings  produced,  blunt  ;  hindmargin  oblique.  Underside  yellowish  white ; 
legs,  on  the  outside,  black. 

One  c?  from  South  America  ;    ?   not  seen. 

Neuromelia  sericea  sfj.  no\. 

Larger  than  N.  inipositorifi,  Wlk.  ;  costa  of  forewings  narrowlv  black  fi'om  base 
to  near  ajiex  :  costa  itself  straigliter  than  in  impositoria  ;  apex  rounder  ;  hindmargin 
less  ohlique.      Underside  white ;  antennae  and  tarsi  black,  or  black  marked. 

A  pair  from  South  America. 

Subfamily  BIRTONINAE. 
Amphidasydae  Au<t.     Eubyjinae  Warr.  <Pr.  Z.  S.,  1893). 

Amraica  recursaria. 
Bouriiiia  recursaria     Wlk.,  xxi.,  p.  374,      .     Type  in  .S.  C.      .  Central  India. 
„  Swinh.,  Cat.,  'So.  3335  .... 

ferrolavata     Wlk.,  xxvi.,  p.  1536,  ?  .     Type  in  B.  M.  India. 
Swinh.,  Cat.,  No.  3322  .... 

„  solivagaria     Wlk.,  xxxv.,  p.  1586,  ?  .     Type  in  B.  M.  ,Ia\  a  ?. 

,,         ponderata       Feld.,  Reise  Nov.,  PI.  CXXV.,  fig.  18. 

Type  in  K.  C.    .....  Cochin  China. 

Amraica  f or tissliiia      Moore,  Lep.  Coll.  Atk.,  \^.  245,  J   .         .   Bengal 
Amraca  ,,  Swinh.,  Cat.,  No.  3352   .... 

The  type  of  ponderata  Feld.  from  Cochin  China  is  certainly  referable  to  the 
Indian  species,  and  not  to  superans  Butler.  Besides  the  difference  in  the  direction 
of  the  exterior  line  as  it  leaves  the  costa,  the  Indian  species  always  shows  a  large 
distinct  cell  spot  above,  which  is  only  visible  beneath  in  the  Japanese  species. 
Col.  Swinhoe's  identification  of  Moore's /oWissima,  of  which  do*  only  are  known, 
with  Walker's  earlier  species,  represented  by   ?  ?  only,  is  undoubtedlv  correct. 

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Phthonosema  gin.  iio\. 

AlliocI  to  Amraica  Moore,  but  with  the  (J  Hntt'iinac  hiiiectiniited  |iluuiose: 
forehead  Hat  ;  ^lalpi  short,  porrect  ;  tongue  developed  :  no  fovea  in  forewiugs  of  cf  j 
liind  tibiae  of  c^  rather  thick  with  fom-  spuis;  ovipositor  of  ?  exserted. 

Type  :  Phthonosema,  tencUnoaaria  Brem.  (Anvphidums). 

Blepharoctenia  gi-n.  uov. 

Allied  to  Buzura  Wlk.,  but  sejiaraled  by  the  structure  of  tiie  d  antennae;  iu 
liuzura  these  are  pectinated,  tlie  pectinations  lieing  oblique  in  respect  of  the  shaft, 
tipped  with  a  tuft  of  cilia,  and  laterally  ciliated  ;  in  Blepharoctenia  the  pectinations 
are  quite  short,  perpendicular  to  the  shaft  and  with  much  longer  tufts  of  cilia  j 
the  pectinations  deci'easing  gradually  in  size  to  tiie  apex,  whereas  in  Buzuru  the 
apical  fourth  is  simple. 

Type  :  B.  hengaliuna  Guen.  {Amphidaays). 

N.B. — B.  thibetarin  Obertli.  =  regalis  Moore,  is  an  excej)tion  to  both  genera ; 
the  (J  antennae  being  sharply  subserrate,  and  the  tufts  of  cilia  rising  from  the 
serrations. 

Blepharoctenia  arenosa  >p.  no\ . 

Korewings  pale  ochreous  dusted  with  dark  atoms;  the  lines  as  in  contectaria 
W'lk.,  but  finer  and  less  distinct ;  the  first  preceded  by  a  blackish,  not  ochreous, 
shade.  Hindwings  much  suffused  with  darker  and  more  thickl}-  dusted  with  black 
atoms;  the  line  only  distinct  near  the  anal  angle;  hindmargin  there  paler;  no 
cell  spot  on  either  \ving.  Underside  with  the  markings  still  less  distinct,  and  with 
only  a  faint  ocelloid  cell  spot  on  the  hindwings.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  pale 
ochreous  dusted  with  darker  atoms. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  85  mm.  ? . 

One  ?  in  Felder  collection,  recorded  fioni  Ja\a.  Xearest  to  tay  S[)ecies  inaularis 
from  Nias  Island,  but  (juite  distinct. 

Blepharoctenia  insularis  sp.  uov. 

Wings  pale  ochreous,  suifused  throughout  with  yellowish  and  densely  mottled 
with  black  atoms  ;  basal  line  indicated  only  by  a  dark  blotch  between  the  median 
and  submedian  veins,  followed  by  a  short  fine  line  ;  no  e.xterior  line,  but  instead 
an  undulating  blackish  shade  from  the  anal  angle  nearly  jiarallel  to  hindmargin 
and  ending  opiiosite  the  cell  in  two  darker  projections,  followed  by  a  similar  doul)le 
blackish  blotch  on  the  hindmargin  ;  the  blackish  shade  edged  with  a  paler  line. 
Hindwings  with  a  slightly  darker  ochreous  fascia  edged  with  paler,  and  running 
right  across  the  wing ;  indications  of  a  dark  grey  oblong  cell  spot.  Underside 
much  more  thickly  strewn  with  black  atoms  and  striae,  with  the  black  shade  of 
the  forewings  much  more  strongly  marked ;  both  wings  with  a  large  blackish 
cell  spot.     Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  ochreous  dusted  with  darker  atoms. 

Expanse  of  wings :  88  mm.   ?  . 

One  ?    from  Nias  Island. 

Although  I  have  not  seen  a  J,  the  resemblance  of  the  in.»ect  to  contecta/i'ia  Wlk- 
is  so  great  that  there  is  little  doubt  that  it  belongs  to  this  genus. 


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Buzura  pura  s-p.  nov. 

Wings  glossy,  pale  ochreous,  with  no  dark  mottling  whatever ;  lines  indistinctly 
yellowish  ochreous;  hasal  line  fine;  central  line  sinuous,  rather  thicker;  subterminal 
forming  a  broadish  fascia  with  undulating  margins ;  fringes  also  yellowish  ochreous. 
Underside  of  wings  and  abdomen  pale  ochreous,  unmarked.  Head,  face,  and  thorax 
yellow  ochreous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  74  mm.    ? . 

Three    ?  ¥    from  South  Celebes. 

lulotrichia  gen.  nov. 

Akin  to  Bitzura  IMoore,  but  characterised  by  the  extraordinary  development 
of  the  antennae  of  the  d .  In  these  each  joint  bears  a  pair  of  very  long  approxi- 
mated fascicles  of  cilia  on  each  side,  at  right  angles  to  the  shaft ;  these  are  verv 
strongly  ciliated  both  laterally  and  vertically,  and  diminish  in  length  suddenly 
at  base  and  towards  apex,  wliich  is  quite  simple  ;  the  hind  tibiae  are  weaker  than 
in  Buzura,  with  four  spurs. 

Type  :  lulotrichia  buzurafa  sp.  nov. 

lulotrichia  buzurata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  whitish  ochreous,  much  dusted  with  fuscous  atoms;  first  and  second 
lines  brown,  the  first  wavy,  the  second  denticulated  ;  a  dark  linear  cell  mark  ;  sub- 
terminal  wavy  ;  fringes  concolorous,  with  a  row  of  dark  round  dots  at  base.  Hindwings 
the  same,  with  the  two  lines  nearer  together,  especially  on  inner  margin.  Underside 
dull  whitish  ochreous,  without  markings.  Head,  tliorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  ; 
antennae  rufous. 

Expanse  of  wings :  54  mm. 

One   (S   from  Oinainissa  (Timor). 

The  specimen  above  described  is  considerably  worn,  and  when  fresh  was 
probably  much  better  marked. 

Megabiston  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  strongly  and  abruptly  shouldered  at  base,  then  straight 
to  apex,  which  is  much  more  prominent  than  in  Histon  ;  hindraargin  obliquely 
curved,  and  very  faintly  wavy.  Hindwings  with  the  apex  produced,  and  hindmargin 
only  faintly  and  somewhat  irregularly  curved.  Head,  palpi,  pectus,  and  legs  all 
hairy  ;  costa  of  forewing  near  base  fringed  with  hairs  ;  antennae  of  3  extraordinarily 
plumose,  as  in  Ereuxa,  to  which  genus  this  by  the  shape  of  the  hindwings  makes  an 
approach.      ?  like  <?,  but  with  simple  antennae. 

Type  :  M.  dorriesiaria  Christ.  (Boarmia)  —  Biston  piujiiotsaria  Leech. 

Amoi'phogynia  gen.  nov. 
Intermediate  between  Apocheima  Hub.,  the    ?  ?    of  which  are  almost   entirely 
apterous,  and  Biston  Leach,  where  they  are  as  amply  winged  as  the  tJcJ. 
Type  :  Amorphoyynia  necessaria  Zell.  (Biston). 


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Amorphogynia  necessaria  Zell. 
/eller.  who  only  knew  the  S ,  nt  first  considered  this  species  only  a  variety 
of  hlrtaria,  hut  in  1849  he  made  it  a  distinct  species.  From  a  remark  of  Gueuee. 
it  would  appear  that  Lederer  also  did  not  believe  it  to  be  distinct,  until  he  himself 
captured  a  ? ,  and  then  he  agreed  with  Zeller's  opinion.  This  ?  is  figured  in  the 
Ann.  S.  Belff.,  1865,  PI.  III.,  figs.  11,  12,  and  is,  I  ))elieve,  the  only  ?  known. 
It  would  seem  to  have  been  given  by  Lederer  to  Zeller,  and  is  now  in  the  British 
-Museum  collection.  To  this  specimen,  contrary  to  his  usual  practice.  Zeller  had 
affi.xed  no  label  indicating  the  donor;  but  it  is  palpably  the  original  from  which  the 
figure  in  the  15elgian  Annates  was  drawn,  and  must  be  considered  the  type  ? . 
Zeller's  original   <?  tyjMj  is  labelled  Kphesus. 

SUBFA.MILY  ASCOTINAE. 
Selidoseminae  .Mcyr.  part.    Boarmidae  .\uctores. 

Elphos  albifascia  sp.  nov. 

Resembles  proceWosa  Warr.,  but,  instead  of  the  curved  pale  fascia  of  that  species, 
with  a  broad  oblique  white  fascia  stretching  from  the  costa  between  the  discal 
spot  and  exterior  line  to  the  anal  angle,  the  edges  being  somewhat  irregular. 
L'nder.side  of  both  wings  as  in  procellosa,  but  the  forewings  having  the  oblique 
white  fascia  plainly  marked. 

P^xpause  of  wings  :    cj  ?  ,  90  mm. 

Two  d  (?  from  Gunong  Ijau,  and  one  ?  from  the  Felder  collection,  said 
to  be  from  Assam  ;  also  one    ?    from  S.  Celebes. 

Distinguished  from  procellosa  by  its  oblique  white  fascia  and  larger  size,  but 
belonging  to  the  same  group,  in  which  the  hindmargins  of  both  wings  are  less 
strongly  denticulate. 

Elphos  megaspilata  sp.  nov. 

Akin  to  E.  pardicelata  Wlk.,  but  smaller  ;  all  the  markings  much  darker,  while 
the  ground  colour  is  whiter.  The  underside  has  the  spots  and  black  markings 
larger  and  ampler  ;  and  the  underside  of  the  hindwings  is  less  mottled  with  grev. 

Four  (J  cJ  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 

It  may,  perhaps,  be  only  a  local  form  o{ pardicelata  Wlk. 

Elphos  moesta  sp.  nov. 

Wings  whoilv  dull  smoky  slate  colom-.  with  yellow  scales  and  mottlings  inter- 
spersed ;  all  the  lines  blackish  edged  with  paler  slate  colour.  Underside  as  in 
■procellosa  Warr.,  but  with  still  le.^s  white  showing  on  the  forewing,  along  the  costa, 
and  in  the  disc,  and  there  much  mottled  with  smoky  grey. 

Exi)anse  of  wings:  84  mm. 

One  cf   from  Gunong  Ijau. 

Elphos  obliterata  sp.  nor. 
5  .  Wings  white,  mottled  with  fuscous  and  dull  yellowish  ;  transverse  lints  as  in 
the  allied  species,  the  first  preceded  by  a  clear  white  space,  the  second  with  nearly 
all  the  upper  two-thirds  olliteiated,  the  white  ground  colour  forming  a  broad  fascia 


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from  costa  above  the  discal  mark  to  the  anal  angle,  where  it  contains  an  indefinite 
fuscous  blotch ;  discal  spot  ocelloid,  oblique,  connected  with  a  dark  costal  siiot ; 
apical  one-third  dark  fuscous,  mixed  with  dull  yellowish,  the  subterminal  line  paler, 
ill-defined.  Hindwings  white,  mottled  with  fuscous  and  yellow,  more  thickly  towards 
base  and  hindmargin  ;  the  yellowish  scales  are  arranged  indefinitely  as  three  curved 
fasciae;  no  trace  of  the  central  black  denticulated  line.  Head  and  thorax  fuscous. 
Abdomen  grey.  Underside  white,  mottled  with  fuscous.  Forewings  with  a  broad 
blackish  hindmargin,  which  leaves  a  whitish  space  at  apex  and  anal  angle  only,  and 
a  smaller  spot  below  the  middle.  Hindwings  with  a  narrower  submarginal  fascia, 
followed  by  a  series  of  broad  whitisli  horseshoe  shaped  blotches  lietween  the  veins, 
e.xeept  opposite  the  cell. 

Almost  as  large  as  hymenaria. 

Three  examples  in  the  Feld.  collection  without  locality,  but  placed  along  with 
others  recorded  as  from  Assam.  A  <?  from  S.  Celebes  evidently  belongs  here  ;  this  is 
much  darker  than  the  ?  ,  with  a  well  marked  broad  pale  fascia  which  does  not  reach  the 
anal  angle.  The  hindwings  are  almost  wholly  smoky  fuscous.  Felder's  ?  j  are 
proliably  also  from  Celebes. 

Elphos  procellosa  sp,  nov. 

Forewings  smoky  purplish  grey,  with  an  irregular  curved  pale  yellowish  white 
fascia-formed  space  between  the  discal  spot  and  the  exterior  line,  broadest  on  costa, 
and  not  reaching  the  inner  margin  ;  in  a  few  cases  the  basal  portion  of  the  wing  is 
\aried  somewhat  with  paler  markings,  I'nderside  of  hindwings  wholly  smoky  grey, 
with  a  still  darker  border,  which  leaves  some  dull  white  luntdar  blotches  along  the  liind- 
margin  and  forewings,  with  the  marginal  hand  similar,  but  witli  the  basal  area  less 
completely  smoky,  being  white  with  fuscous  blotclies  beneath  the  pale  fascia  of  the 
upperside. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  78  mm. 

"'^ix  c?cf,  four  from  the  Felder  collection  said  to  be  from  Assam,  one  from 
the  Nilgiris,  and  one  from  Kandy.  Much  smaller  and  more  sombre  looking  tlian 
E.  hymenaria.     The  hindmargins  of  the  wings  subcrenulate  only. 

Xandrames  curvistriga  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  whitish,  suffused  with  pale  testaceous  and  fuscous,  and  mottled  with 
dark  fuscous  strigae ;  basal  two-thirds  and  apical  region  darker,  the  intervening  space 
whitish,  running  from  costa  quite  to  liindmargin,  where  it  extends  from  anal  angle 
to  halfway  up  the  margin  ;  basal  half  of  wing  pale  testaceous  mottled  with  darker 
streaks,  with  an  ill-defined  browni.sh  vertical  line  ;  cell  .spot  large,  elongated,  blackish 
fuscous,  traversed  Isy  the  central  shade,  which  at  its  lower  end  makes  a  short  sharp 
bend  basewards,  then  runs  as  a  slender  streak  to  inner  margin  before  the  anal  angle: 
n>ual  exterior  line  absent ;  subterminal  line  pale,  curved  from  the  costa  as  far  as  the 
white  blotch  in  which  it  is  lost,  jn-eceded  by  a  deep  fuscous  costal  blotch,  and  followed 
by  a  paler  fuscous  one,  reappearing  l)elow  the  white  blotch  as  a  .Miiuous  line  terminat- 
ing at  the  anal  angle;  space  immediately  preceding  it  dark  fuscous;  the  white 
blotch  at  the  anal  angle  beyond  it  containing  some  testaceous  marks  ;  fringe  preceded 
by  dark  lunules  between  the  veins,  which  are  most  prominent  at  the  end  of  the  white 
blotch,  Hindwings  testaceous  fuscous,  paler  towards  the  base,  and  deepening  into 
dark  fuscous  before  a  pale  subterminal  line,  which '  starting  from  the  costa  before  the 


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apex  runs  slightly  sinuous  to  the  liindmiirgin  opjiosite  the  cell,  then  irregularly 
straight  to  the  anal  angle;  cell  spot  dark  brownish;  faint  indications  of  a  central 
line  shown  by  dark  streaks  on  the  veins.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  testaceous 
mottled  with  darker.     Underside  the  same,  but  duller. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One  ?  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 

Much  the  smallest  of  the  genus,  and  distinguished  at  once  by  the  pale  marginal 
line  of  the  hindwings. 

Mesastrape  gen.  nov. 

Like  Erebomorpha  \\\k.  iu  all  respects,  but  the  ?  has  antennae  very  well  pecti- 
nated, though  not  quite  so  strongly  as  the  c?.  The  ?  of  fulgwrita  has  them  quite 
simple.  The  wings  of  Mesastrape  are  also  shorter  and  broader  by  comparison  than 
those  of  Erehoniorpha. 

Tjrjje  :  M.  cansors  Butler  {Erebomorpha). 

Fulguraria  Wlk.  is,  I  have  no  doubt,  also  a  Mesastrape ;  a  closely  allied  species 
to  it,  from  Thibet,  at  present  undescribed,  has  pectinated  antennae  in  the  ¥  ;  the 
$  of fidguraHa  is,  I  believe,  unkno\vn. 

Duliophyle  gen.  no\-. 

Nearly  allied  to  Xand/ra'nies  Moore,  but  with  the  forewings  broader,  and  more 
rounded  at  the  apex,  and  esf)ecially  distinguished  by  the  ?  having  simple  antennae 
instead  of  pectinated. 

Type  :  Dnliophyle  agitata  Butler  (Boarmia). 

Sinameda  gen.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  Medanina  Moore  hy  the  double  toothed  jjrominence  in  the 
middle  of  the  hindmargin  of  the  hindwings,  and  also  by  the  much  smaller  size  and 
more  distinct  markings. 

Type  :  Sinameda  basistrigaria  Moore  {Henierojjhila). 

Racotis  boarmiaria  Guc  n.  obliterata  subs)),  nov. 
Guen^e,  in  his  description  oi  bnarrtiiaria,  says  that  the  dark  border  of  the  wings 
on  the  underside  does  not  at  all  jjoints  touch  the  hinchnargin.  If  the  examples  from 
S.  India  and  Ceylon  be  taken  as  answering  this  description,  the  two  forms  from 
X.  India  must  be  separated  as  subspecies.  In  that  which  I  call  obliterata,  the  dark 
fascia  is  more  or  less  broken  up  by  the  paler  ground  colour.  This  is  more  especially 
the  case  in  examples  from  the  Khasia  Hills,  though  in  one  instance  from  Bhotan  the 
dark  fascia  is  all  but  entirely  obliterated. 

Racotis  boarmiaria  Guen.  plenifasciata  subsp.  nov. 
In  the  majority  of  examples  from  Bhotan  and  Darjiling  the  dark  border  of  the 
imderside  of  tlie  wings  is  very  broad,  deep  black,  and  contiguous  to  the  hindmargin 
throughout  ;  a  single  specimen  also  from  the  Khasia  Hills  agrees  entirely  with  these 
broad  banded  forms;  while  in  a  few  cases  from  Darjiling,  though  the  band  is  equally 
broad  and  black,  it  has  a  tendency  to  become  i)aler  towards  the  hindmargin  of  the 
hindwings  in  the  neighlx)urlioo(l  of  the  anal  angle. 


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Racotis  sinuosa  sp.  nov. 
Like  boarmiariu  Guen.,  but  larger.  The  discal  spots  in  both  wings  ocelloid  aud 
largei-,  more  distinct.  Underside  with  the  ground  colour  very  much  suffused  with 
dingy  cinereous;  the  marginal  black  border  broad,  touching  the  hindmargin,  and 
leaving  a  large  whitish  apical  blotch  on  the  forewings,  and  a  small  pale  blotch  below 
the  apex  of  hindvrings.  In  the  torewings  the  inner  edge  of  this  fascia  is  not  straight, 
but  iiTegularly  sinuous. 

One  (?  and  one  ?  from  Xorth  India. 

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Darisa  fasciata  sjj.  nov. 

F'orewings  pale  dull  ochreous,  thickly  dusted  with  fuscous;  lines  dark  brown  : 
first  near  base,  forming  a  small  subcostal  angle,  and  running  obliquely  inwards,  pre- 
<'eded  by  a  fuscous  olive  shading  ;  discal  spot  round,  nebulous  ;  second  line  runs  at 
first  outwards,  forming  a  rounded  angle  ojiposite  the  cell,  then  obliquely  inwards  to 
the  submedian  fold  beneath  the  discal  spot,  where  it  cm-ves  again  outwards;  this  line 
is  followed  by  a  broad  fuscous  olive  fascia,  which  is  connected  with  the  hindmargin 
opposite  the  cell  and  towards  anal  angle,  and  is  bounded  by  the  indistinct  subterminal 
line.  Ilindwings  the  same,  but  with  no  basal  line,  and  the  discal  spot  smaller. 
Underside  like  upper,  hut   a  little  duller. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One  ?  from  Sikkim,  in  Felder  collection. 

Darisa  interlata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  whitish  ochreous,  dusted  with  fuscous  strigae  ;  lines  dark  fuscous  ; 
first  near  base,  at  one-fourth,  forming  two  sinuses  outwards,  preceded  by  a  thicker 
fuscous  shade,  which  reaches  neither  margin  ;  an  indistinct  vertical  central  fuscous 
shade,  which  is  cui-ved  shortly  outwards  round  the  dark  lunular  cell  spot  ;  exterior  line 
irregularly  dentate  and  sinuous;  runs  vertically  or  slightly  inwards  from  costa,  then 
outwards  for  a  similar  distance,  then  vertically  again  till  near  the  inner  margin, 
where  it  curves  inwards  to  some  distance  before  anal  angle  ;  marginal  area  suffused 
with  fuscous  olive  ;  a  dark  brown  costal  subapical  spot,  and  a  dark  brown  cloud  below 
it;  fringe  with  a  dark  base  line,  which  swells  out  into  spots  at  the  veins;  subterminal 
line  hardly  indicated.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  without  first  line  and  median  shade  ; 
the  exterior  line  evenly  curved  and  strongly  dentate.  Underside  paler  ochreous, 
du.sted  with  fuscous.  F'orewings  with  a  broad  dull  fuscous  marginal  band,  which 
contains  three  paler  spaces — one  iit  apex,  the  second  just  below  the  middle,  the  third 
before  the  anal  angle.  Hindwings  with  the  band  confined  to  the  costal  half  of  the 
wing,  and  not  reaching  the  hindmargin. 

P^xpanse  of  wings  :    65  mm. 

One  ?  fi-om  Sikkim,  from  the  Felder  collection. 

Paradarisa  gen.  nov. 

Distinguished  fioni  Darlna  Mcioic,  to  which  it  is  certainly  allied,  by  the  cf 
Jintennae,  which,  instead  of  being  jicctinated,  are  onlv  shortly  ciliated,  as  in 
Ectropis  Hub. 

Type:  Paradarisa  coiiiji(iml(u-i(i.  Wlk.  (Tepltroaiu). 


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Alois  ang^ulifera  Butler  ah.  albifera  alien-,  uov. 
Six  d  S  from  Shikotan  aud  one  i  from  Nemoro  liave  the  central  banfl  between 
the  discal  spot  and  the  subcostal  sinus  of  the  exterior  line  quite  white,  unclouded  by 
the  grey  suffusion ;  and  the  central  shade,  instead  of  curving  round  the  discocellular 
s[X)t,  |>asses  through  it.  or  only  just  outside.  A  ?  from  Japan,  without  more  precise 
locality,  has  the  whole  of  the  central  band  whitish,  while  in  one  wing  the  central 
shade  passes  iiiside  the  discocellular  marking  ;  this  is  ]irobably  the  ?  form  answering 
to  the  above  <S  ^ .  Even  in  the  type  form,  the  ?  ?  (which  appear  to  be  far  rarer  than 
the  (?<J)  have  the  central  field  much  paler  than  the  <S  S  ■ 

Cleora  Curtis. 
The    application   of  the   generic   term   Cleora  to  the  lichen-feeding  species  of 
Boarmia  Tr.  was  an  error  of  Guenee's.     Curtis,  in  introducing  the  genus  (Brit.  Ent., 
PI.  LXXXVIII.)  gave  only  one  species,  cinctaria,  which  must  remain  the  type. 

Cleorodes  gen.  nov. 
Cleorodes    lichenaria. 
Meyrick  has  separated  this  .species  from  those  usually  allied  with  it,  but   made  it 
a  Olewa.     This  is  completely  wrong,  as  the  tvjie  of  Cleora  Curtis  was  cinctaria. 
I  propose  the  above  name  for  lichen'iria. 

Ectropis  grisescens  sp.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  vjxelleus  Butler  by  the  smaller  size,  the  entire  absence  of  the 
dark  blotcli  in  the  middle  of  the  exterior  line,  as  well  as  by  the  line  itself  being  much 
less  sinuate  and  dentated,  in  which  character  the  other  lines  agree.  I'nderside 
without  any  markings,  but  a  dark  line  along  the  centre  of  each  wing. 

Expanse  of  wing  :   ?,  46  to  52  mm. 

Four  ?  ? — -three  from  Ningpoo,  and  one  from  Hakodate. 

The  example  from  Hakodate,  which  may  be  called  aberr.  obliqua,  shows  this 
.simple  formation  of  the  cross  lines  much  more  plainlv  than  the  others. 

Phthonandria  gen.  uov. 
Agreeing  in  most  res[iects  witli  Ilenieivphila  Stph.,  Init  distinguished  by  the    ? 
antennae,  which  are  pectinated,  though  less  .strongly  than  in  the  cf . 
Type  :  Fhlfwnandria  atrilineata  Butler  (He)nerophilci). 

Ephemerophila  gen.  nov. 

Near  akin  to  Hemerophila,  but  with  narrower,  more  elongate  wings.  Both  wings 
elbowed  at  the  end  of  the  tliird  median  nervule,  ami  with  the  hindmargin  deeply 
dentate.  Hindwings  with  two  larger  teeth  at  the  end  of  the  first  subcostal  and  third 
median  nervules. 

Type  :  EjA.  hiimeraria  Jloore  (Heiaerophila). 

Hemerophila  subpilosa  ^\>.  nov. 

cJ.  Red  brown,  du.sted  and  suffused  with  darker  aud  blackish  ;  lines  and  markings 
exactly  as  in  canidoi'sata  Wlk.,  but  a  smaller  aud  weaker  insect.  .Ma>  be  distin- 
guished by  the  underside  of  the  wings,  which  from  base  to  outer  line  are  nearly  straw 
colour,  hardly  dusted  with  darker,  and  by  the  hairy  under  surface  of  the  hindwings. 

Eight  d  6  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


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Gasterocome  gen.  nov. 

P^orewiiigH  elongate,  triangular;  costa  straight  till  shortly  before  apex,  whu-.h 
is  bluntly  rounded;  bindmargin  oblique;  anal  angle  well  marked.  Hindwings 
ample,  with  rounded  and  slightly  wa\ed  bindmargin.  l<'orebead  prominent  below  ; 
palpi  porrect,  shortly  rostriform ;  tongue  ])resent  ;  antennae  of  <S  \'ery  densely 
but  finely  ciliated;  hind  tibiae  thickened,  with  two  pairs  of  short  spurs;  abdomen 
of  6  beneath  with  a  thick  tuft  of  hairs  in  the  middle;  forewings  of  c? 
without  fovea.  Xeuration  :  forewings,  cell  not  half  as  long  as  wing;  discocellular 
curved,  hardly  inangulated ;  first  submedian  just  beyond  one-half;  second  and 
third  from  lower  end  of  cell  ;  radials  normal  ;  first  subcostal  free,  from  seven- 
eighths;  second  (?)  missing;  the  other  three  on  common  stem  from  just  before 
upper  angle  of  cell.  Hindwings  with  costal  and  subcostal  very  shortly  approximated  ; 
two   subcostals,  and   two   last   medians  from   same  point. 

Type  :  (fasterocome  pannosaria  Moore  {(Jleora). 

The  scaling  in  this  genus  is  sparse,  so  that  the  wing^.  especiallv  towards 
the   base,  appear  semitranspnrent. 

Paralcis  gen.  nov. 

Allied  to  Gasterocome  Warr.,  but  distinguislied  by  the  (J  baring  a  vei-y 
strong  raised  fovea  on  the  forewing ;  antennae  of  S  armed  with  pairs  of 
fine  cm'ved  cilia,  much  as  in  Myriohlephava  ^^'arr.  ;  palpi  hairy,  porrect,  last 
joint  hidden;  abdom.en  of  J  with  no  tuft  of  hairs  on  the  underside,  but  with 
the  anal  tuft  well  developed.     Scaling  and  neuration  as  in  (justerocome. 

Type  :  Paralcis  conspicwda   Moore  (Menoplira). 

Ascotis  margarita  sp.  nov. 

Wings  white.  Forewings  with  costa  and  apes  speckled  with  fuscous;  basal 
line  much  as  in  selenaria  Hub.,  double,  and  obliquel}-  curved  inwards;  an  indistinct 
central  shade;  discal  spot  narrow,  sinuous,  white,  with  dark  margins;  exterior 
line  sinuous,  black,  but  not  denticulated,  as  in  selenaria  ;  subterminal  line  whitish, 
[larallel  with  hiudmargin,  with  a  dark  fuscous  shade  on  either  side ;  some  small 
black  spots  along  the  base  of  the  white  fringes;  a  small  oblong  black  dash  at 
tlie  hindinargin  above  the  upper  radial.  Hindwings  with  a  nearly  straight  dark 
central  line  before  the  indistinct  white  dark  edged  cell  si)ot  ;  a  black  hardly 
denticulated  outer  line,  followed  by  a  dark  grey  parallel  shade;  subterminal  line 
as  in  the  forewings.  I'nderside  white,  the  lines  showing  indistinctly  through ; 
cell  spots  blackish.  Apex  of  forewings  with  a  black  blotch  fi-om  costa  to  bindmargin, 
leaving  the  ajjex  itself  white.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  whiti.sh,  speckled  with 
grey  ;  the  abdomen  with   the  segmental  divisions   grey  ;   tarsi  aunuhited  with  grey. 

Expanse  of  wings:  50  mm. 

One    S   from  \\'est  ,la\a. 

Ascotis  sordida  sp.  nov. 

Wings    sordid    gi"ey,    tinged    with     luteous  ;    finely    speckled    throughout    with 

blackish   atoms,  which   here  and    there    are    denser;    costa    streaked   with    fuscous; 

discal  spot  dark  with   |ialer  centre ;    a    row    of   dark    spots    along    base   of   fringes, 

which   are   eoncolorous ;   no   trace  of  any  transvei-se  lines.      Hindwings  with  a  large 


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dark  discal  spot,  preceded  by  a  thick  diffuse  black  shade,  and  followed  b}-  au 
indistinct  slightly  denticulate  outer  line ;  base  of  fringes  with  dark  sjiots  as  in 
forewings.  Underside  with  all  the  discal  spots  large  and  dark  and  a  naiTOW  dark 
subapical  shade,  which  is  also  \-isible  on  the  upjierside.  Head,  thorax,  and 
abdomen   concolorous  with  wings,   but   more   mottled  with   fuscous. 

Kxpanse  of  wings :  40  mm. 

One  d  from  Geusan,  Corea.  It  is  just  possible  this  may  be  a  diminutive 
ill-marked  specimen  of  selenarifi.     1   have,  however,  seen  no   intermediate  forms. 

Chogada  faliginosa  >y.  nov. 

Forewings  dark  smoky  grey;  basal  and  exterior  line  blackish,  the  former 
curved  outwardly,  dentate  sinuous,  enclosing  a  somewhat  darker  basal  space  ;  the 
latter  dentate,  oblique,  and  forming  an  angulated  sinus  beyond  the  cell  ;  cell 
spot  large,  sooty  black,  placed  on  a  very  fine  dark  central  shade ;  a  blackisli 
subterminal  shade,  edged  exteriorly  by  a  paler,  regularly  dentate,  subterminal 
line ;  a  series  of  blackish,  paler  edged  lunules  before  the  dark  grey  fringes. 
Hiudwings  the  same,  but  without  any  basal  line.  Head,  antennae,  thorax, 
and  abdomen  all  very  dark  smoky  grey.  Underside  dull  dark  cinereous,  with 
the  cell  spots  very  distinct,  the  exterior  line  indistinct.  Tlu'  ?  is  slightly 
paler   throughout. 

Exjianse  of  wings  :  32  mm. 

Four  examples  from   Engano. 

Iridopsis  gen.  nov. 

Diflfers  from  the  East  Indian  and  ^Malayan  genus  Chutjuda  in  having  longer 
and  narrower  forewings,  more  smoothly  and  thinly  scaled,  with  the  wing  membrane 
showing  decidedly  iridescent.  The  antennae  of  the  S  are  differently  pectinated, 
the  pectinations  being  shorter,  more  regular,  and  straight,  not  curving  or  twisted. 

Type :  syrniurki  Guen. 

ScBtAMILV    l-IDONIINAE. 
(Fidonidae  -Vuct .) 

MetarrantMs  gen.  nov. 

Wings  broad  ;  forewings  arched  at  base,  then  straight,  or  even  slightlv  incurved 
in  middle,  to  apex  ;  apex  rectangular  ;  hindniargin  strongly  bowed  ;  anal  angle 
distinct.  Hiudwings  broad,  with  full  hindmargin,  which  is  rather  indented  below 
apex.  Antennae  of  S  strongly  pectinated  to  apex;  of  ?  acutely  serrate;  palpi 
stout,  porrect,  or  inclined  upwards;  terminal  joint  short,  blunt;  tongue  present; 
scaling  dense.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  broad,  rather  more  than  half  as  long  as 
the  wing;  first  median  nervule  at  three-fourths,  .second  at  seven-eighths,  third 
from  lower  end  of  cell ;  radials  from  centre  of  discocellular,  and  top  end  of  coll 
respectively;  first  and  second  subcostals  free;  last  three  on  a  common  stem 
rising  some  little  way  before  end  of  cell.  Hiudwings  without  radial  ;  costal 
ajjproxi mated  to  subcostal  for  about  half  the  cell;  first  subcostal  just  before  end 
of  cell ;  medians  as  in  forewings. 

Type:  M.  objirmaria  Hiib.  (Epii-ranthis).  Now  that  ptdverata,  the  tyjie 
of  Epirranthis,  is  transferred  to  the  OrthostixviKie,  a  new  genus  is  necessary  for 
obfirmarUi   Hiib. 


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Megaspilates  geu.  now 

Korewhigs  amjile ;  costa  faintly  convex  at  base  and  a])ex  :  iipex  proiniuent, 
blunt;  hindmargin  curved,  more  oUiquely  in  the  lower  lialf;  anal  angle  well 
marked.  Hindwiugs  broad,  both  angles  rounded  ;  hindmargin  curved.  Palpi  porrect, 
slender,  long,  extending  half  their  length  beyond  face ;  tongue  weak ;  antennae 
of  <S  strongly  pectinated,  the  pectinations  ciliated  finely;  of  ?  shortly  and 
evenly  pectinated  ;  abdomen  stouter  and  stronger  than  in  AspUates.  Neuration 
normal.      Scaling  fine   and   close,  somewhat  glossy. 

Type  :  Megaspilates  mundntaria  fVam. 

Biclavigera  gen.  nov. 

Near  to  Or^ryiofZes  Keld.,  but  witliout  the  hairy  pectus  and  thorax;  face  large, 
rounded,  and  protuberant ;  palpi  distinct,  short,  stout,  third  joint  invisible  ;  hind 
tibiae  with  only  one  pair  of  spurs  ;  fore  and  hind  tarsi  (?  middle)  ending  in  a  double 
claw. 

Type  :  B.  praecunaria  H.  8.  (ScodiomC). 

Orgyiodes  Feld.  {Reise  Xov.,  ii.,  p.  3). 

Forewings  elongate  ;  costa  convex  near  base,  and  liefore  apex,  slightly  inciu'\ed 
between  ;  apex  blunt,  round  ;  hindmargin  well  roimded  ;  anal  angle  fairly  distinct. 
Hindwiugs  broad,  with  well  rounded  hindmargin,  and  square  anal  angle.  Antennae  oi' 
(J  plumose  ;  pectus,  face,  and  thorax  very  hairy,  the  short  paljii  quite  hidden  ;  hind 
tibiae  of  cJ  with  two  spurs.  Neuration  :  cell  three-fifths  as  long  as  wings ;  first 
median  at  three-fomths,  second  just  before  the  end,  third  from  the  end  of  cell ; 
radials  as  usual ;  common  stem  of  last  four  (?  three)  subcostals  some  little  distance 
before  end;  first  subcostal  free.  Hindwiugs  with  costal  closely  ajiproximated  to 
subco.stal  for  half  the  length  of  cell  ;  first  subcostal  leaving  just  before  end  of  cell  ; 
medians  as  in  forewings  ;  markings  much  more  obli(iue  than  in  the  allied  genera. 

Type  :   Orgyiodes  caparia  Wlk.  (Fidonia  ?). 

Aspilates  hesperis  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  deep  sandy  yellow;  costa  pale  ochreous  dotted  with  fuscous;  fringe 
concolorous ;  a  slightly  darker  yellowish  brown  oblique  line  from  almost  below  the 
apex  to  the  inner  margin,  near  which  it  becomes  indistinct.  Hindwiugs  yellowish 
white,  without  any  markings.  Palpi,  face,  and  thorax  concolorous  with  forewings  ; 
abdomen  with  hindwiugs.  I'nderside  of  both  wings  rather  bright  yellow,  paler 
towards  the  inner  margin  ;  costa  of  forewings  mottled  with  brown  ;  the  line  and 
discal  spot  distinct,  brown.  On  the  hindwiugs  there  is  a  large  brown  discal  spot,  and 
a  brown  line  from  the  apex  reaching  half  across  the  wing  to  the  anal  angle  ;  the  discal 
spots  show  faintly  through  on  the  upper  surface. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

Several  c?  J  from  the  Canaries. 

Nearthria  gen.  nov. 

Wings  shaped,  coloured,  and  uiaiked  very  much  like  AspilatcK,  but  differing  iu 
the  paljii  and  c?  antennae.  The  palpi  are  short,  and  porrect,  scarcely  reaching  the 
front  of  face  ;  the  antennae  of  the  c?  are  beset  with  shorter,  curled  pectinations,  which 
interlock  at  their  apices. 

Type:  Nearthria  lactlcinia  I'ullcr  (Asii'dates). 


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Lissoplaga  gen.  nov. 

Forewing!^  elongate  ;  co.-ta  liiiutly  luincx  near  ba^e,  and  before  apex,  straight,  or 
slightly  incurved,  Vietween  ;  apex  blunt,  rounded;  hindniargin  rounded;  anal  angle 
distinct.  Ilindwings  as  long  as  forewings,  the  inner  angle  jirodnced,  and  much 
rounded;  Lindmargin  slightly  curved.  Antennae  of  S  minutely  jiube.-^ccnt  ;  of  ? 
simple  ;  pal))i  porrect,  reaching  beyond  face  ;  lower  part  of  face  with  a  jirojection  of 
scales  ;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  with  two  pairs  of  spurs.  Cell  half  as  long  as  wing  ; 
first  median  from  three-fourths,  second  close  liefore  end  of  cell,  third  from  end  ; 
radials  as  usual  ;  last  four  subcostals  on  a  common  stem  from  before  angle  of  cell. 
Hindwings  with  discocellular  anguiated  ;  costal  approximated  to  subcostal  from  near 
base  to  half  the  cell ;  subcostals  on  a  short  footstalk  ;  medians  as  in  forewings.  Fore- 
wings  of  S  with  a  not  verj'  distinct  fovea  near  base  ;  .scaling  smooth  and  tliin. 

Type:  Lisso^daga  echnoitdtiH  Butler  {Fidonid). 

Psilaspilates  gen.  no\. 

Near  Aspilates,  but  distinguished  at  once  liy  the  antennae  of  the  J,  which  are 
not  pectinated  but  thick  and  laminated;  the  i)ali)i  are  much  broader  and  shorter,  with 
the  last  joint  drooping;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs. 

Type  :  Psilaspilates  butyrosa  Butler  (Lozograriima). 

SrniAMii.v  SK.MIOTI I ISINAE. 
Macaridae  Auot. 
Dissomorphia  gm.  nov. 
Forewings  triangular;  costa  nearly  straight,  convex  shortly  before  apex,  which  is 
very  bluntly  rounded  ;  hindmargin  in  J    scarcely  perceptilih"  excavated  below  a]iex, 
and  with  a  very  faint  elbow  abo\e  middle  ;  in    ?    with  a  decided  excavation,  and  a 
strong  tooth  above  middle.     Hindwings  with  a  small  tooth  in  middle  of  hindmargin 
in  J,  the  margin  above  it   hardly  wavy,  and  .straight  below  it ;  in  ?  with  a  strong 
tooth,  and  the  mai'gin  visibly  crenulaled.     I'alpi  long,  rostriform,  porrect  ;  forehead 
tufted  at  base  ;  tongue  present  ;  antennae  of  <S  thick,  armed  with  curved  fascicles  of 
cilia  ;  of  ?  very  minutely  serrated.     Xeuration  normal. 
Type:   Dissomorphia  austr(di((rin  Guen. 
A  development  of  Semiothisa,  and  confined  to  Australia  and  Tasmania. 

Oxymacaria  gen.  no\. 

Forewings  ample;  the  cusia  stronj^dy  arched  at  base  and  convex  before  apex; 
apex  produced,  acute,  subfalcate  ;  liindmargin  incurved  below  apex,  then  slightly 
bulging,  and  again  curving  to  the  anal  angh'.  Hindwings  broad,  with  a  distinct  tootli 
in  middle  of  hindmargin  ;  the  hindmargin  curved  above  it,  and  straight  below  it- 
Forehead  slightly  prominent;  palpi  thick,  porrect;  tongue  present;  antennae  of 
d  shortly  and  regularly  ]iectinatcd;  of  ?  finely  suliserrate.     Neuration  normal. 

Type:  Oxymacaria  pallid  la  Ilnipsn.  (^4rrt/*t). 

Distinguished  from  the  allied  genera  by  tlie  antennae,  and  the  shape  of  the 
forewings. 


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Gonodela  albipixncta. 

Wings  grey  brown,  faintly  purplish  tinged,  with  numerous  dark  fuscous 
transverse  stiiae ;  lines  dark  brown  ;  first  near  base,  angidated  near  costa  ;  second 
in  midwing,  straight  and  nearly  vertical;  third  oblique  outwards  from  costa,  forming 
a  blunt  angulation,  then  incurved  to  inner  margin  before  anal  angle,  where  it  is 
indistinctly  geminated ;  beyond  the  angle  is  a  long  oval  white  spot  ;  fringes 
chequered  with  dark  fuscous,  preceded  by  a  rather  tliick  black  basal  line- 
Hindwings  the  same,  without  the  basal  line,  and  the  outer  line  straight  and 
j^eminated  throughout.  Thorax  and  abdomen  concolorous  with  wings;  head,  face, 
and  collar  fulvous.  Underside  bright  \'ellow,  with  tlie  marginal  area  darker,  mottled 
with  dark  fuscous  ;  the  ajiical  white  sjiot  repeated. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  30  mm. 

One  tj  from  Gunong  I  jau. 

Suiii-AMiLY  ('ATOP-i-KinilNAE. 

Petrodava  Wlk. 

Closely  allied  to  Hyperi/tlnu  (iuen.,  hut  the  (J  is  entirely  without  the  various 
sexual  characters  which  distinguish  that  genus;  in  the  hindwings  the  cell  is  half  as 
long  as  the  wing,  while  in  Hyperythra  it  is  only  two-fifths. 

Type  :  Petrodava  albosignata,  Wlk.,  xxvi.,  p.  Ifi.Sfi. 

lliis  type  of  Walker's,  from  an  unknown  locality,  has  hitherto  remained  unique  ; 
a  c?  and  two  ?  ?  from  Bafhurst,  in  the  Kothschild  collection,  are  plainlv  identical  ; 
the  ?  is  paler  and  more  yellowish.  To  this  genus  will  belong  also  Butler's  .\frican 
leucicolor,  and  Swinhoe's  Indian  species  hhasiana  and  phoenix. 

Tycoonia  gen.  nov. 

This  is  intermediate  between  Hyperythra  Guen.  and  Syrrhodia  Hiib.,  on  the 
one  hand,  and  Petrodava  Wlk.  on  the  other.  The  cJ  has  a  thickening  on  tlie 
submedian  fold  near  the  base,  clothed  with  smooth  appressed  scales  on  the  under- 
side, and  marked  by  a  doulale  fold  of  somewhat  raised  scales  above.  In  all  other 
respects  it  agrees  with  Petrodava. 

Type  :  Tycoonia  obliqua  sp.  nov. 

Tycoonia  obliqua  sp.  no\-. 

Eesembles  the  Indian  species  Petrodava  khasiana  Swinh.  and  pihoenix  Swinh. ; 
but  may  be  distinguished  at  once  by  the  cour.se  of  the  central  hue,  which  does 
not  run  parallel  to  the  exterior  line,  but  is  nearer  to  it  on  the  costa  than  on  the 
inner  margin. 

Two  (?c?,  one  ?  ,  from  .lapan. 

Caenarthria  gen.  nov. 
Like  Peitrodava  Wlk.,  Imt  the  antennae  of  the  ?  are  very  strongly  pectinated. 
Type  :   C.  haiurata  Wlk.  (Hyperytfira  ?). 

Bithiodes  gen.  nov. 

Intermediate  between  Probithia  \\'arr.  (  =  Bithia  Wlk.)  and  Luxiaria  Wlk. 
The  antennae  of  the  S  are  simple  as  in  Luxiaria,  but  the  hindmargin  is  not 
crenulated  ;  the  angle  of  the  hindwings  is  at  the  end  of  the  second  subcostal  vein 
instead  of  the  third  median. 

Tyjie  :  Bithiodes  inexactatu  Wlk.  {Acid^alia). 


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Probithia  gen.  uov. 

This  genus  differs  IVoin  Ltudaria  Wlk.,  both  in  outline  of  wings  and  in 
ueuration.  In  Probithia  the  hindwings  are  decidedly  angulated,  the  hindniargin 
on  either  side  of  the  angulation  being  fairly  straight  ;  the  neuration  in  the  ^  is 
(juite  normal,  the  nerves  all  running  straight.  In  Liuciaria,  on  the  other  hand,  the 
hindwings  have  the  hindmargin  more  or  less  strongly  crenulated,  never  angulated  ; 
the  neuiation  of  the  hindwings  in  the  (?(J  is  distorted  ;  the  cell  is  short  and  broad  ; 
the  costal  and  subcostal  are  ujicurved  near  base,  and  bent  downwards  beyond  the 
cell ;  further,  the  c?  antennae  are  simjile,  while  in  Probithia  they  are  long  and 
strongly  serrated. 

Type  :  Probithia  exdiisa  Wlk.  (Bithia). 

Walker's  name  Bithia  (xxxv.,  \>.  lo99)  is  preoccupied;  of.  Moore,  GeyL,  iii., 
1 1.  457. 


Luxiaria  fiilvifascia  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  ochreous,  suffused,  and  dusted  with  dull  ful\ous,  without  anv  grey  or 
cinereous  admixture,  as  in  fasciosa  Moore.  The  forewings  narrower,  with  blunter 
apex,  and  less  incurved  hindmargin ;  traces  of  a  fulvous  oblique  basal  and  central 
line;  the  whole  basal  area  and  co.'ital  region  is  much  dusted  with  fulvous;  exterior 
line  more  distinct,  starting  from  a  triangular  costal  fulvous  spot  ;  marginal  space, 
except  at  apex,  fulvous,  the  apex  and  central  fascia  remaining  paler.  liindwincs 
with  an  indistinct  central,  and  three  distinct  submarginal  and  marginal  fulvous 
bands.  Face,  antennae,  and  thorax  fulvous.  Underside  yellowish  fuhous,  with  the 
basal  and  marginal  areas  dark  fulvous  ;  the  lines  and  fasciae  dark  fulvous  and  more 
distinct.     Forewings  with  a  clear  median  line  and  discal  spot. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  36  mm. 

One  t?  from  Sumatra,  from  the  T'elder  collection. 

Distinguished  from  fasciosa  Moore  by  the  narrower  wings,  aliscaice  of  grey 
coloration,  and  rounded  hindmargin  of  hindwing,  which  .shows  no  trace  of  a  tooth  in 
the  middle. 


8UMI-AMILY  ENNOMINAE. 
Krananda  diversa  sji.  nov. 

Smaller  than  K.  semihyalina  Moore,  with  less  irregular  hindmargin s,  the  sulv 
apical  })rojection  of  the  hindwings  being,  in  particular,  greatlv  reduced.  Forewings 
with  the  basal  area  filled  u])  with  brown,  like  the  marginal;  costal  half  of  the  inner 
edge  of  the  marginal  border  much  more  oblique,  nearly  parallel  to  the  direction  of 
the  hindmargin.  Hindwings  with  a  broad  irregularly  outlined  central  band  fuscous; 
marginal  border  with  a  large  projection  in  the  middle  running  out  into  the 
hvaline  .space,  whereas  in  semihyalina  it  is  the  hyaline  space  which  there  protrudes 
into  the  dark  border.  The  line  of  white  submarginal  spots  is  much  less  distinct  in 
both  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  ,50  mm. 

One  c?  from  the  Felder  collection,  unnamed,  from  Sikkim. 


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Trigonoptila  gen.  now 

Forewiugs  luucli  elougated,  the  costa  very  much  longer  than  the  iuuer  margin  ; 
costa  straight  from  base  to  just  before  apex,  where  it  becomes  shortly  and  suddenly 
convex;  apex  blunt;  hindmargin  straight,  very  oblique;  anal  angle  well  marked. 
Hindwing.s  broader  than  forewings,  kite  shaped;  the  costa  sinuous,  slightly  concave  in 
the  middle  ;  hindmargiji  excised  between  the  costal  and  first  subcostal,  at  the  end  of 
winch  is  a  blunt  tooth  ;  thence  to  anal  angle  almost  straight.  Abdomen  of  J  long  ; 
antennae  of  cj  with  short  ciliations,  decreasing  towards  the  tip;  forehead  rounded, 
rather  prominent,  with  a  short  projecting  rostrum  of  scales  on  its  lower  edge  ;  palpi 
short,  porrect,  hairy  beneath,  the  last  joint  short ;  tongue  present ;  forewings  with  a 
small  fovea;  hind  tibiae  thick,  with  four  short  spurs.     Nem-ation  normal. 

Type  :  Triganoptila  latiinarginaria  Leech  (Kraaanda). 

Zanclopera  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate,  slender  ;  costa  straight  for  four-fifths,  then  convex  to  apex, 
which  is  prominent,  but  blunt  ;  hindmargin  obliijue,  sinuous,  being  gentl^'  concave 
below  apex,  and  again  more  slightlj'  above  the  anal  angle,  which  is  well  marked. 
Hindwings  with  costa  straight  ;  a  very  prominent  tooth  between  the  two  subcostals, 
the  hindmargin  above  it  being  slightly  conca\e  to  the  costa,  and  Ijelow  it  perfectly 
straight  to  the  anal  angle.  Abdomen  long,  slender  (<?);  forehead  flat,  retreating 
below  ;  palpi  exceedingly  short,  not  reaching  front  of  face  ;  tongue  present ;  antennae 
of  c?  very  finely  but  thickly  ciliated,  the  ciliations  rather  long ;  hind  tibiae  of  tj 
thickened,  with  four  short  sjmrs  ;  forewings  with  small  fovea.     Xeuration  normal. 

Tvpe  :  Zanclopera.  falcata  .^p.  nov. 

The  genus  is  akin  to  Trigonoptila  Warr.  and  Krananda  Moore. 

Zanclopera  falcata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  pale  ochreous,  flushed  with  deeper  ochreous,  or  pale  tawny,  and  sparsely 
dusted  with  blackish  atoms  ;  costa  paler,  dotted  and  spotted  with  blackish  ;  subcostal 
area  deeper  ochreous  ;  no  visible  inner  lines  ;  exterior  line,  fulvous  at  the  costa,  curves 
in  above  the  anal  angle,  and  forms  a  black  oblong  spot  on  the  inner  margin,  witli  two 
black  dots  above  it  on  the  second  and  third  median  uervules  ;  space  immediately 
beyond  this  line  warmer  ochreous,  becoming  paler  again  before  the  fringes,  and 
shining  whitish  towards  the  apex ;  fringes  warm  ochreous,  with  their  tips  brown. 
Hindwings  with  the  line  faintlv  reproduced,  but  straight,  with  some  small  dark  dots 
towards  the  inner  margin,  and  the  ground  colour  deeper  beyond  it.  Thorax  and 
abdomen  ochreous ;  face  reddish.  Underside  the  same,  but  with  the  mottlings  and 
the  line  stronger  and  darker,  brownish  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  36  mm. 

One  (J  from  Khasia  Hills. 

Geolyces  nom.  nov. 
Geolyces  attesaria  Wlk. 
Lyces  had  been  already  used  by  Walker  himself  (cf.  Cat.,  ii.,  p.  366)  for  a  distinct 
group  of  South  American   insects.     Its  employment  again  for  the  Congo  attesaria 
(Wlk.,  XX.,  p.  249)  is,  therefore,  impossible. 


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Metoxydia  delineata  >!>.  nov. 

Korewings  pale  yeDowisli  oiliivous,  witli  darker  ochreous  clouds,  and  dusted  with 
brownish  atoms ;  all  the  lines  brown  ;  first  line  near  base  forms  two  strong  angulations 
outwards,  and  is  closely  followed  bv  a  second  line,  the  costal  arm  of  which  is  thick, 
the  tower  part  thinner,  incurved,  and  touching  the  lower  angulation  of  the  first  line; 
median  vein  and  base  of  the  three  snbniedians  brown  ;  exterior  line,  oblique  below  the 
cpsta,  forms  a  short  angle  towards  hindmargin,  nearly  meeting  an  oblique  brown 
atreak  from  the  apex ;  then  is  incurved  to  just  beyond  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin, 
where  it  is  followed  by  a  small  brown  blotch;  subterminal  very  indistinct,  whitish 
and  wavy  ;  two  small  rouud  brown  spots  on  hindmargin,  beneath  apical  streak  ;  fringe 
brown  ;  discal  spot  distinct,  blackish.  Hindwings  vrith  only  the  discal  spot  distinct, 
and  beyond  it  iin  obscure  fine  wavy  line ;  three  brown  spots  below  apex ;  fringe 
brown.  Face,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  with  wings  ;  palpi  and  antennae 
brown. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  -Ifi  mm. 

One  cJ  from  Gunong  Ijau,  distinguished  from  the  Imliaii  species  by  the  ijuite 
simple  apex  of  the  hindwings. 

Homoeoctejiia  gen.  nov. 

Korewings  with  costa  straight  for  three-fourths,  then  gradually  convex;  apex 
blunt,  hardly  produced  ;  hindmargin  oblique,  faintly  concave  below  apex.  Hindwings 
ample,  with  hindmargin  entii-e,  well  rounded.  Antennae  (cj)  well  pectinated;  palpi 
thick,  short,  porrect  ;  first  joint  hairy  beneath,  second  globose,  tliird  quite  small  ; 
tongue  present.     Neuration  normal. 

Type  :  Homoeoctenia  subjlavata  Feld.  (Xandraviea  ?). 

This  genus  resembles  Panisala  ]\foore  in  general,  btit  differs  in  the  outlin(!  of 
the  wings. 

Calladelphia  gen.  nov. 

.\kin  to  Dalima  Moore.  Forewiugs  with  apex  much  more  acute  ;  hindmargin 
more  incurved.  Hindwings  with  the  subapical  angle  much  more  prominent  ;  .antennae 
of  S  strongly  pectinated  ;  the  pectinations  themselves  finely  ciliated  laterally  and  at 
apex.     Neuration  as  in  Dalima. 

Type  :  G.  patnaria  Feld.  (Dalima). 

Dissoplaga  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  rather  .strongly  arched  at  base,  then  straight  or  even 
slightly  concave  before  apex,  which  is  produced  as  a  bluntly  rounded  projection; 
hindmargin  faintly  indented  below  apex,  then  strongl}'  bowed,  and  slightly  concave 
again  before  aual  angle,  which  is  well  expressed.  Hindwings  with  well  rounded  hind- 
margin. Antennae  of  S  simple,  slightly  thicker  towards  base  ;  palpi  short,  ])orrect 
third  joint  hardly  visible;  tongue  present;  hind  tibiae  of  cT  not  thickened,  with  two 
pairs  of  .spurs.     Neuration  normal. 

Type  :  Dissoplaga  samjuifltui  Moore  (Cimicodes). 

The  genus  superficially  reminds  one  of  Oiniza  Wlk,.  !mt  is  distinguished  by  the 
simple  antennae  in  lx)th  sexes. 


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Dissoplaga  sanguifiua  Moore. 

((()  Purpurascens  aberr.  nov.,  c?.  Both  wings  almost  wholly  suffused  witli  deep 
dull  purple,  tinged  in  places  faintly  with  olive,  the  oblique  line  remaining  olive,  and 
the  space  iuimediately  before  it  paler  purple. 

(6)  Olivescens  aberr.  nov.,  d-  The  red  tints  wholly  al^sent  from  both  wings,  the 
colour  being  pale  yellowish  ochreous,  tinged  throughout  with  olive.  The  underside 
of  this  form  is  iiiucli  paler  than  in  the  type  form,  while  in  purpurascens  it  is 
much  deeper. 

Of  both  aberrations,  as  of  the  type  form,  I  have  only  seen  S  6.  Moore's  type  is 
recorded  as  a  ¥  . 

Nothomiza  gen.  nov. 

Forevvings  with  costa  arched  at  base,  slightly  concave  in  middle;  apex  blunt, 
hardly  produced;  liindmargin  curved,  more  obliquely  in  its  lower  half;  anal  angle 
rounded.  Hindwings  with  well  rounded  uindmargin.  Palpi  short,  porrect,  terminal 
joint  not  discernible;  tongue  present;  antennae  minutely  subserrate,  in  ?  with 
a  short  bristle  to  each  serratm'e  ;  in  cJ  with  ciliated  fascicles  of  cilia.  Neuration  : 
in  the  forewing,  the  first  subcostal  nervule  is  free,  the  remaining  four  on  a  common 
stem  rising  before  the  U[)per  end  of  the  cell,  the  second  and  fifth  rising  nearU' 
together,  the  third  and  fourth  separating  some  distance  beyond. 

Type  :  Kothomiza  costalis  Moore  (Gimicodes). 

An  eastern  genus,  comprising  three  or  four  species,  all  reddish  with  yellow 
costal  markings,  and  the  ordinary  lines  indistinct.  In  the  type  species  costalis 
Moore,  the  apex  of  the  forewing  in  the  ¥  is  slightly  more  produced,  and  the 
liindmargin  below  it  more  indented  than  in  formosa  Butler. 

Mimochroa  gen  nov. 

Forewings  triangular;  costa  straight,  curved  slightly  at  base  onlv  ;  apes  slightlj- 
produced,  rectangular ;  hindmargin  with  a  decided  elbow  at  the  end  of  the  third 
median  nervule,  vertical  abo\-e,  oblique  below  it  ;  sometimes  slightly  wavy ;  anal 
angle  well  marked.  Hindwings  with  hindmargin  wavy,  and  a  small  angulation 
at  the  end  of  the  third  median.  Palpi  porrect,  second  joint  hairy  ;  third  small, 
pointed ;  tongue  present ;  antennae  of  <?  well  pectinated  to  near  the  apex ;  of 
$  simple ;  hind  tibiae  of  <?  with  four  spurs.  Neuratiou  normal  ;  scaling  close  and 
dense.     Upperside  dull  coloured  ;  underside  yellowish. 

Tyjie  :  M.  Ixisipuncta  jMoore  (Endropia). 

Mimochroa  viridescens  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  grey,  sometimes  whitish  grey,  dusted  with  darker  transverse  striae, 
and  sutJ'used  with  various  shades  of  oli\"e  ;  the  lines  dark  olive;  the  first  at  one- 
third,  angulated  below  costa,  then  running  vertically  or  slightly  obliijue  inwards, 
to  the  inner  margin  ;  second  line  from  near  before  apex,  forming  a  blunt  elbow 
below  costa,  then  curving  inwards  slightly  concave  to  the  middle  of  the  inner 
margin  ;  space  from  base  to  second  line  generally  filled  up  with  dark  olive  green, 
but  this  is  variable;  .sometimes  the  inner  margin  is  much  paler;  sometimes  the 
outer  half  of  the  fascia  is  alone  darker,  and  the  rest  tinged  with  reddish  ;  marginal 
space  grey  or  whitish  grey,  with  apex  narrowly,  and  two  diffuse  patches  above  anal 
angle,  darker  olive;  sometimes  with  traces  of  dark  spots  between  the  veins;  fringes 

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dark  olive.  Hiiuhvings  with  a  central  dark  olive  fascia,  the  inner  edge  of  which 
is  straight  and  the  outer  augulated  in  the  middle,  and  joining  the  inner  edge  at 
costa  and  inner  margin ;  marginal  space  as  in  forewings,  but  with  the  dark  spots 
more  distinct,  and  with  one  in  the  middle  always  dark  and  visible.  Face,  pal]ii, 
and  front  of  thorax  yellowish  olive  ;  thorax  darker  olive;  abdomen  paler.  Underside 
delicate  yellowish  olive,  mottled  with  dark  grey  ;  the  second  line  distinct,  reddish 
purple,  edged  diffusely  with  whitish;  a  whitish  suffusion  at  the  anal  angle  of 
forewings. 

Of  the  same  size  and  markings  as  f/ynoptei'idia  Kutler,  but  al  oiu-e  distinguished 
by  the  colo\ir  of  the  upper  and  under  sides. 

Four  (Jcf  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 

Miniomiza  gen  nov. 

Forewings  triangular;  costa  straight;  apex  not  produced,  slight Iv  more  acute 
in  ?  than  in  S  ;  hindniargin  obliquely  curved;  in  ?  with  a  slight  elliow  in  luicldle, 
and  the  anal  angle  moi-e  developed  than  in  S-  Ilindwings  broad,  with  rounded 
hindm<irgin,  which  in  ?  has  a  similar  slight  elbow  to  that  in  the  forewings.  I'alpi 
shortly  rostriform,  terminal  joint  longer  in  c?  than  ?  ;  tongue  present ;  forehead 
slightly  produced  beneath;  antennae  in  ?  simple;  in  c?  jiectinated,  with  apical 
quarter  simple;  hind  tibiae  of  d  not  thickened,  with  four  spurs.  Nein-alion 
normal. 

Type  :  Mimomiza  o-uentaria  Moore  (Ciniicodea). 

An  East  Indian  genus,  distinguished  by  the  triangular  forewings  with  quite 
straight  costa;  shar|)  and  prominent  apex,  marked  with  an  oval,  white  edged,  costal 
spot  ;  and  bright  yellow  colour. 

Hygroclu-oa  punctifera  sp.  nov. 

\\'ings  yellowi.sh  oehreous,  flushed  with  deeper  in  the  middle,  powdered  with 
minute  brown  dots  and  transverse  striae,  which  lie  thickest  at  the  base  of  the  costa  ; 
a  small  dark  brown  cell  spot ;  exterior  line  indicated  by  a  slightly  curved  row  of 
small  brown  spots  placed  on  the  veins  ;  fringe  browiiish.  Ilindwings,  like  forewings, 
with  the  row  of  spots  more  distinctly  marked.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  con- 
colorous  ;  antennae  brownish,  with  the  >\u\t't  paler.  I'nderside  somewhat  paler,  with 
the  exterior  line  of  spots  repeated,  and  a  faiTit  trace  of  a  central  dark  line,  which  in 
the  forewings  is  quite  interrupted  in  the  middle  of  the  wing. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

One  cJ  without  locality. 

HygTOchroa  versicolor  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  purplish  grey,  interspersed  with  dull  olive,  and  pale  silvery  grev 
shades;  costa  dull  olive;  base  mixed  with  fulvous;  the  lines  indistinct,  but  all 
rising  from  oblique  whiti.sh  costal  streaks,  which  are  edged  witji  olive;  first  line 
edging  a  slightly  darker  basal  patch;  exterior  line  whitish  interrupted,  starting  beyond 
two-thirds  of  costa,  angulated  shortly  beneath  it,  tlicn  running  obli(juelv  inwards 
to  the  inner  margin  before  two-thirds ;  a  small  dark  cell  spot,  crossed  by  a  .scarcely 
distinguishable  angulated  olive  central  shade  ;  submarginal  line  whitish  near  costa, 
apparently  merging  in  the  exterior  line,  but  really  lost  in  a  large  lilac  grev  patch  which 
occupies  the  marginal  space  above  the  anal  angle,  and  has  a  small  tawny  patch  above 


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it  close  to  the  submarginiil  line  ;  ajiioiil  region  imrjilish  ;  fringes  diirk  reddish  brown, 
with  some  white  subapical  dashes.  Hindwings  like  forewings,  but  the  whole  inner 
margin  olive  green  ;  crossed  by  two  lines,  the  first  at  one-third,  thick,  diffuse  ;  the 
second  at  two-thirds,  finely  denticulated,  edged  externally  with  paler,  and  internally 
with  olive.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  (faded)  i)robably  olive  green  ;  antennae 
liriiwn.  Underside  pale  silvery  lilac  grey,  with  all  the  n\arkings  rich  l)rown  ; 
dusted  \vith  blackish  atoms,  especially  along  the  veins,  which  are  silvery  white; 
some  olive  costal  patches,  and  a  suffusion  of  mixed  olive  and  reddish  grey  in  the 
disc,  and  along  the  hindmargin  of  forewings;  hindwings  with  a  row  of  olive  ]iatches 
beyond  the  second  line. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  40  mm. 

One  c?  from  Padang. 

The  hindmargin  of  the  liindwing  is  straight  from  tlie  anal  angle  to  the  end  of 
the  third  median  vein,  but  is  followed  by  one  deeper  excavation  than  is  .seen 
in  syringuriit  I. inn. 

Leptodontopera  gen.  no\-. 

Forewings  ample ;  costa  nearly  straight,  faintlj'  convex  just  before  apex ; 
hindmargin  strongly  denticulate,  the  teeth  at  the  end  of  the  upper  radial  and  third 
median  nervule  beiug  larger  than  the  others  ;  upper  half  nearly  vertical,  lower  half 
oblique ;  anal  angle  nearly  rectangular.  Hindwings  still  more  deeply  denticulate 
than  forewings,  the  tooth  at  end  of  third  median  the  longest  ;  bluntly  rounded  at 
the  inner  angle;  more  square  at  anal  angle.  Antennae  of  i  strongly  pectinated; 
of  ?  filiform,  siiiq)le;  palpi  .short,  thick;  terminal  joint  minute;  tongue  present. 
Neuration  normal. 

Type  :  Leptodontopera  decorata  Moore  (Selenia). 

A  genus  of  Kast  Indian  species,  much  less  strongly  built  than  Odontoptera 
Steph.,  and  recalling  somewhat  Hemerophila  Stepli. 

Leptesthes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample  ;  costa  straight  for  three-fourths,  theu  strongly  con\ex ;  apex 
curved,  blunt ;  hindmargin  with  a  short  but  deep  excavation  beneath  apex  opposite 
the  cell,  a  l.iroad  blunt  elbow  at  the  end  of  the  second  and  third  median  nervules,  then 
ol)li(pie  and  slightly  concave  to  anal  angle,  which  is  well  marked.  Hindwings  with 
hindmargin  irregularly  dentate,  with  one  much  deeper  excavation  op)iosite  the  cell. 
Abdomen  thin  ;  antennae  of  the  c?  finely  and  shortly  ciliated;  palpi  short,  drooping; 
tongue  present.  Neuration  normal;  discocellular  biarcuate,  concave  outwards,  marked 
bv  a  doulile  hyaline  crescent  on  both  wings;  scaling  fine  and  smooth. 

Type  :  Leptesthes  inegaspila  Moore  {Lagyra).  The  resemblance  to  JJi/pusldra 
tiuen,  is  only  supei'ficial. 

Hyalornis  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  rather  narrow;  costa  straight  for  three-fourths,  then  Imlged,  and 
convex  before  apex,  which  is  bluntly  rounded  ;  hindmargin  strongly  coneaxe  below 
ajiex,  vertical  to  the  end  of  second  median  nervule,  where  it  is  strongly  elbowed, 
thence  very  oblique  and  slightly  denticulate  ;  anal  angle  well  marked.  Hindwings  kite- 
shaped  ;  hindmargin  irregular;  a  blunt   projection  at   end  of  second  nudian  nervule. 


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then  dentate  to  the  anal  angle.  Tlioras  and  abdomen  thick,  the  former  hairy 
beneath;  S  antennae  short,  stoutly  jieotinated ;  forehead  prominent;  jialjii  tliick, 
porrect,  projecting  beyond  forehead  ;  tongue  small ;  femora  hairy.  Neuratioii  normal  ; 
the  discocellular  angulated;  the  lower  arm  oblique,  marked  in  both  wings  l)y  a  hyaline 
angulation. 

Type  :  Hyalomis  docta  Schaus  and  Clem.  (Focilln). 

Akin  to  the  American  genus  Azelina  and  its  allies. 

Fascellina  albidiscata  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  uniform  deep  purple  chocolate,  with  lines  darker,  as  in  chromataria 
Wlk. ;  co.staat  base  mixed  with  fulvous  ;  central  costal  marking  longer  than  in  chroma- 
taria, shallower,  its  lower  margin  curved,  not  angular  ;  discal  mark  small,  pure  white, 
irregularly  triangular.  Underside  :  forewings,  with  the  basal  half  bright  yellow,  with 
a  few  reddish  striae,  and  the  tirst  line  indicated  by  a  reddish  blotch  ;  outer  half  nuich 
as  in  chromnt'tric.  ;  hindwings  yellow,  with  a  broad  reddish  brown  border,  which  thins 
out  towards  the  anal  angle,  containing  a  round  yellow  spot  at  the  apex,  and  a  round 
blackish  one  in  the  centre  of  its  inner  edge. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

One  (S  from  Padang.  Closely  related  to  chromalaria,  but  decidedly  smaller, 
and,  besides  the  colour  differences  noted  above,  distinguished  by  the  much  shallower 
excisions  of  the  forewings,  and  the  absence  altogether  of  the  apical  excision  of  the 
hindwings. 

Fascellina  inconspicua  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  dull  purplish  grey,  with  an  olivaceous  tinge  ;  the  lines  as  in  siiltsi;/- 
nata  Warr.,  to  which  it  is  nearlj'  allied  ;  a  darker  central  shade  is  visible  between  tlie 
two  lines;  the  paler  costal  spaces  beyond  the  first  and  second  lines  respectively  are 
scarcely  \isible;  the  outer  line  towards  the  inner  margin  becomes  geminated  with  a 
lustrous  line  in  the  centre,  and  this  is  continued  across  the  centre  of  the  hindwings, 
and  is  there  preceded  by  a  dark  fuscous  sliade,  which  broadens  out  towards  the  inner 
margin  ;  the  submarginal  area  of  the  hind\vings  is  darker.  Underside  of  forewings 
yellowish,  mixed  with  white  in  the  disc ;  first  line  and  central  shade  slightly  indicated  ; 
second  line  edged  with  white,  which  forms  a  broad  white  patch  almost  touching  the 
hindmargin  below  the  angle;  lower  part  of  hindmargin  deep  brown,  becoming 
blackish  brown  on  the  inner  margin  beyond  the  line,  witli  a  yellowish  patch  at  the 
anal  angle.  Hindwings  yellow  with  a  straight  double  dark  brown  line  across  the  centre, 
and  a  fine  curved  one  near  the  hindmargin,  the  space  beyond  washed  with  lustrous 
scales. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  32  mm. 

One  6  from  Padang.  This  sjiecies  is  very  close  to  subsujnnla  \\'arr.,  from 
Sikkim. 

Fascellina  rectimarginata  >p.  nov. 
Forewings  dark  greyish  purple,  with  the  base  of  the  costa,  a  shallow  costal 
triangle,  and  an  apical  blotch  beyond  the  exterior  line  dull  silvery  grey,  .speckled  with 
blackish  atoms  ;  first  line  obliipie,  parallel  to  the  hindmargin,  angulated  on  the  sul)- 
costal  nervure,  deeper  pur|)le,  edged  on  the  inside  with  dull  silvery  ;  an  oblique  difi'use 
dark   purj)le   central  shade  parallel  to  the  first  line  ;  second  line  fine,  dark  iinr]ile. 


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edged  externally  with  lustrous;  ruuning  at  first  obliquely  outwards  from  the  costa, 
forming  a  lilunt  angle  below  the  costa,  theu  curving  inwards,  and  again  bent  outwards 
before  reaching  the  inner  margin  ;  a  faintly  visible  waved  lustrous  submarginal  line  ; 
botli  this  and  the  exterior  line  start  from  small  white  streaks  on  the  costa;  a  dark 
purple  spot  at  the  anal  angle;  fringe  dark  purple.  Jliiidwings,  like  forewings  in 
colour,  with  the  exterior  line  reproduced  nearly  in  the  centre  ;  it  is  preceded  by 
a  straight  deep  purple  shade.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  grey  tinged  with 
purplish ;  face  yellowish.  Underside  :  forewings,  dull  greyish  tawny,  with  the  costa 
broadly  yellower  ;  the  exterior  line  reproduced  and  bounded  externally  with  whitish, 
preceded  by  a  tawny  brown  shade,  the  inner  edge  of  which  is  slightly  angulated 
below  the  costa;  marginal  space  dull  brown,  with  some  silvery  white  scales  from  the 
apex,  which  form  a  blotch  below  the  angle  of  the  line.  Hindwings  deep  yellow,  with 
a  few  transverse  striae  deep  red  brown ;  and  two  fine  curved,  slightly  irregular  red 
brown  lines  towards  and  parallel  to  the  hindmargin. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  38  mm. 

One  ?  from  the  Khasia  Hills, 

This  species  ditfers  from  others  of  the  genus  in  having  no  excisions  in  the  hind- 
margins  of  the  wings  except  a  very  slight  concavity  before  the  anal  angle  of  the 
forewings.  The  inner  margin  of  the  forewings  and  the  costa  of  the  hindwings  are 
quite  straight. 

Callerinnys  nom.  nov. 
I  propose  to  substitute  this  name  for  Erinnys  \\a.n-.,  Pr.  Z.  S.,  1893,  p.  415, 
which  I  find  has  been  already  used  in  Coleoptera. 


Callerinnys  deminuta  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  yellowish  ochreous,  thickly  dusted  with  ferruginous ;  darker,  some- 
what cinereous,  along  the  subcostal  region  ;  first  line  brown,  cm'ved,  indistinct  ; 
second  line  faintly  sinuous,  thick  and  di.stinct,  near  the  hindmargin,  followed,  opposite 
the  cell,  by  a  small  dark  blotch,  which  is  followed  by  two  smaller  marginal  lilotches. 
Hindwings  the  same,  with  a  broad  central  straight  brown  line,  beyond  which  the 
marginal  space  is  rather  darker ;  a  small  dark  cell  spot  in  both  wings.  Head,  face, 
thorax,  and  abdomen,  sandy  ochreous.  Underside  paler,  with  the  second  line  darker 
and  thicker. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  26  mm. 

Two  c?  c?  from  Padang.  Both  examples  are  more  or  less  worn,  and  the  fringes 
are  gone  ;  but  they  are  certainly  distinct  from  any  of  the  Indian  species. 

Hypochrosis  Guen. 
Under  Hypochrosis,  which,  with  Achroaia,  Guenee  makes  into  the  separate 
family  Ilypoclirosidue,  he  includes  sternaria,  hyadaria,  festivaria  Fab.,  lycoraria, 
and  jaeminaria.  Of  these  hyadaria  belongs  to  Walker's  genus  Omisa,  of  which 
the  type  is  pachiaria  Wlk.  ;  fedivaria  Fab.,  =  aaturarla  ^^■lk.,  is  the  type  of 
Walker's  genus  Celenna ;  sternaria  is  equivalent  to  pryrrhophaeata  Wlk.,  the  type 
of  his  genus  Patruissa-;  so  that  Ilypochrosia  will  remain  for  lycoraria  Guen.,  from 
Borneo,  and  the  as  yet  unidentified  ^as(/6i)wtri(t  from  India. 


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Omiza  nundata  Feld.  (Reise  Nov.,  PI.  CXXXIII.,  fig.  lo  ?). 

Forewings  dull  reddish  brown,  thickly  covered  with  darker  freckles,  basal  area 
slightly  darker,  bounded  by  au  ill-defined  line;  two  biaekisli  costal  triangles  on 
either  side  of  the  middle,  llindwings  the  same  colour,  but  with  the  costal  third 
pure  dull  yellow.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  with  ground  colour. 
Underside  deep  orange;  the  forewings  with  an  aggregation  of  lirown  transverse 
striae  along  the  disc. 

Expanse  of  wings :  36  mm. 

One  ?  (marked  <J)  from  the  Moluccas. 

The  insect  is  unlike  any  other  Omiza  in  markings,  but  agrees  in  tlie  jiale  cost  a 
of  the  hindwings.     The  palpi  are  damaged,  and  the  antennae  entirely  destroyed. 

Patruissa  sternaria  <nien.  ocellata  aberr.  nov. 

In  this  form  the  outer  edge  of  the  central  band  is  not  indented,  so  thai  wlml 
in  the  tyiie  form  is  the  limit  of  the  indentation,  becomes  a  large  discal  ocellus. 
The  rest  of  the  wings  and  underside  precisely  the  same  as  in  the  type. 

One  <S  from  Padang,  one  ?  from  As.sam,  accompanying  a  S  of  I  lie  type  form 
from  each  locality. 

Omizodes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  broad  and  short  ;  costa  curved  at  base  and  before  apex  ;  apex 
rounded  ;  hindmargin  faintly  curved,  slightly  obliijue  ;  anal  angle  rounded.  Hind- 
wings  broad,  with  rounded  hindmargin,  which  is  slightly  indented  before  the 
prominent  anal  angle.  Antennae  of  S  broadly  pectinated  to  apex;  palpi  very  short  ; 
tongue  ? absent;  forehead  slightly  prominent;  hind  tibiae  of  J  with  four  spurs. 
Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  more  than  half  the  length  of  wing  ;  its  ends  very  stronglv 
inclined  towards  each  other;  first  median  nervule  at  .seven-eight lis,  second  just  before 
end,  third  from  end  of  cell,  strongly  arched  at  base  ;  radials  as  usual.  Hindwings  : 
costal  approximated  to  subcostal  for  two-thirds  of  cell;  two  subcostals  from  ujiper 
angle ;  first  median  at  about  three-fourths,  second  some  little  distance  before  end 
of  cell  ;  third  from  the  end.     Scaling  thick  and  dense. 

Type  :  Omisodes  ocellata  sp.  nov. 

Omizodes  ocellata  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  pale  dull  ochreous  olive;  fir.st  line  marked  by  a  black  costal  spot, 
and  three  small  dark  dots,  one  in  the  cell,  another  on  the  submedian  fold,  and  the 
third  above  the  inner  margin;  exterior  line  from  just  before  apex  to  before  anal 
angle,  bent  inwards  in  the  middle,  and  only  defined  by  the  difference  in  tint,  the 
sjiace  between  it  and  the  first  line  being  darker  olive  ;  sometimes  a  dark  sjiot  or 
two  on  the  cour.se  of  the  line,  and  a  few  scattered  dark  scales  in  the  hindniarginal 
region;  a  semitransparent  brown-edged  discal  spot ;  fringe  concolorous.  Hindwings 
jialer,  yellower,  witli  a  reddish  oval  cell  spot,  a  few  dark  atoms,  and  on  the  inner 
margin  tlie  lieginning  of  a  geminated  line.  Thorax  and  abdomen  concolorous  with 
wings;  face,  vertex,  and  antennae  dark  brown;  palpi  reddish  orange.  I'nderside 
rich  deep  yellow  with  the  brown  markings  brighter;  costa  of  forewings  brown 
spotted,  and  an  oblique  brown  apical  streak. 


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Expanse  of  wings  :  40  mm. 

Three  S  S  from  South  Africa. 

Both  wings  are  sometimes  thickly  dusted  with  fuscous  atoms. 

Heterolocha  incolorata  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  very  pale  testaceous,  tinged  with  olive,  especially  along  the  costa  ; 
thickly  dusted  with  coarse  olive  and  lilac  scales  ;  base  of  wing  more  thicklv  dusted  ; 
basal  line  curxed,  but  very  faint  ;  second  line  dull  olive  or  rosy  olive,  nearlv  parallel 
to  hindmargin,  but  slightly  nearer  at  the  costa  than  on  the  inner  margin  ;  an 
indistinct  ocellus  on  the  discocellular,  edged  with  olive.  Hindwings  the  same,  with 
a  straight  olive  or  rosy  olive  line  from  above  anal  angle  to  abo\-e  apex,  not  always 
reaching  the  costa.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous  with  ground  colour, 
and  mottled  with  darker.  Underside  whiter,  with  the  mottlings  and  markings  darker 
and  more  distinct. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  26  to  'i'2  mm. 

Two  ?  ?  from  Subatliu. 

This  is  the  Indian  form  which  answers  to  Butler's  niphonica  from  Japan,  but 
it  is  paler  and  more  transparent.  The  forewings  are  acute,  and  their  hindmaigin 
oblique. 

Heterolocha  stulta  Butler  notata  aberr.  nov. 
Wings  dull  olive  yellow,  glossy,  with  both  lines  and  the  ocellus  marked  in  dull 
rosy  olive  ;  but  examples  occur  in  whicli  these  markings  become  very  faint,  and  thus 
connect  the  form  with  the  type. 

Heterolocha  siibroseata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  yellow  in  both  sexes,  tinged  with  olive,  and  sparsely  sprinkled  willi 
l)urplish  striae ;  costa  dotted  with  purplish,  with  a  larger  purplish  s^jot  at  one-fourth 
indicating  the  origin  of  the  basal  line  ;  a  .smaller  .spot  on  the  inner  margin  at  its 
end ;  its  course  can  be  traced  indistinctly  by  darker  scales ;  a  dull  olive  yellow 
ocelloid  discal  spot,  edged  with  darker;  an  olive  yellow  or  rosy  oblique  fascia  from 
inner  margin  at  two-thirds  to  apex  ;  the  inner  edge  sometimes  scalloped  and  edged 
with  dark  purplish  dots  ;  ajiex  occupied  by  a  purple  spot ;  fringes  deeper  yellow, 
olive  tinged.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  without  any  basal  line.  Head,  thorax,  and 
abdomen  yellowish ;  antennae  brownish.  Underside  brighter  yellow,  with  the 
mottlings  and  markings  bright  rosy  purple. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  to  36  mm. 

Two  c?c?,  one  ?  from  Japan. 

This  form  answers  to  Walker's  falconana  from  India.  The  ?  ?  can  be 
distinguished  from  the  larger  ?  ?  of  aristonaria  by  the  straight  hindmargin  of  the 
hindwings.     In  one  of  the  cJ(^  the  apical  patch  is  quite  wanting. 

Prionia  multidentata  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  dull  ochreous,  entirely  covered  with  dark  fuscous  striae  and  blotches, 
which  in  places  become  confluent;  transverse  lines  blackish,  starting  from  dark 
blotches  on  costa  ;  first  from  beyond  one-third  irregularly  dentate  to  inner  margin 
at  one-fom-th:  second  at  two-thirds  strongly  and  irregularly  dentate  to  inner  margin 
shortly  before  anal  angle;  the  two  lines  being  therefore  twice  as  far  apart  on  inner 


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margin  as  on  co.sta ;  an  oblique  brown  line  from  before  apes  to  the  middle  of  the 
hindniargin ;  fringe  dark  brown.  Hindwings  yellow ;  on  inner  margin  whitish, 
freckled  with  fuscous  ;  anal  angle  thickly  freckled  with  coarse  fuscous  dots  and  a 
dark  fuscous  dash;  hindraargin  also  slightly  freckled,  but  more  finely;  fringe 
mottled  pale  and  dark  fuscous.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  grey  mottled  with 
fuscous ;  palpi,  antennae,  and  top  of  face  dark  fuscous  ;  lower  part  of  face  yellowish. 
Underside  of  forewings  dull  yellowish,  suffused  towards  hindmargin  with  rosy 
cinereous;  the  lines  indistinct.     Hindwings  orange  with  hindmargin  ro.sy  cinereous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  32  mm. 

One  ?  from  Xias. 

Zomia  purpurascens  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  purplish  slate  colour,  the  markings  yelvety  black;  basal  line  tliick, 
subangulated  below  the  costa  ;  exterior  line  the  same,  forming  first  a  blunt  angula- 
tion, and  below  it  a  rounded  sinus,  outside  of  which  it  thins  out  for  a  short  distance  ; 
outside  of  first  line  and  inside  of  second  indistinctly  and  partially  edged  with  tawny  ; 
a  dark  cell  spot.  Hindwings  as  in  incitata  Wlk.,  bright  yellow,  unfreckled ;  with  a 
dark  cell  spot,  and  the  anal  angle  and  inner  margin  purplish  grey,  the  former  with 
a  darker  dash.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  purplish  grey.  Underside  of  forewings 
dull  blurred  yellow,  with  the  lines  showing  indistinctly;  the  cell  spot  strongly 
marked,  and  the  whole  apical  region  beyond  the  second  line  purplish  grey  ;  underside 
of  hindwings  bright  yellow,  with  the  cell  spot,  the  dash  at  the  anal  angle,  and  a  few 
.scattered  submarginal  dots  purplish. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  A'2  mm. 

One  S  from  Engano,  smaller  than  inciiata,  and  yery  much  darker. 

Sicyodes  gen.  nov. 
Like  Sicya  Guen.,  which  is  an  American  genus,  but  with  tlie  S  antennae  pecti- 
nated, though  more  shortly  than  in  the  d.     The  species  are  all  South  African. 
Type  :  S.  camhogiaria  Guen.  (Sicya). 

Nepheloleuca  semiplaga  sp.  noy. 

Forewings  canary  yellow,  slightly  elbowed  in  the  middle  of  the  hindmargin, 
costa  paler,  much  spotted  with  dark  brown;  surface  sparsely  strewn  with  dull  oliye 
transyerse  striae  ;  first  line  rather  oblique  outwards,  slightly  sinuous,  dull  oliye ;  co.stal 
spot  nearly  semicircular,  dull  whitish,  edged  \yith  brown  ;  from  it  runs  a  dull  oliye 
line,  curying  slightly  outwards  to  the  anal  angle  ;  it  is  preceded  on  the  inner  margin 
by  a  short  upright  blotch,  edged  internally  with  darker ;  cell  spot,  blackish,  well 
defined.  Hindwings  like  forewings,  with  a  curyed  and  denticulate  dark  white-edged 
line,  as  in  complicata  Guen.,  followed  immediately  by  a  dull  rufous  shade,  which 
starts  from  the  costa  with  the  line  itself,  is  broadest  behind  the  tail,  and  does  not 
reach  the  anal  angle;  tail  blunt,  tipped  with  reddish  brown,  and  with  an  oblong  black 
mark  in  front  ;  fringe  line  and  fringes  reddish.  Head,  face,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
concolorous.  Underside  like  upper,  without  mottlings ;  the  outer  line  marked  on 
both  wings ;  the  hindwings  with  a  red  brown  anal  patch. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  34  mm. 

One  cJ  from  Corco\ado. 


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Autophylla  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  the  costa  unusually  gihbous  from  base  to  shortly  before  apex, 
then  shallowly  concave  ;  apex  produced  as  a  rather  long  blunt  beak;  Ijelow  whicli  the 
hindmargin  is  first  very  strikingly  concave,  and  then  as  strongly  convex,  forming  a 
broad  lilunt  elbow  as  far  as  the  third  median  nervule,  where  it  is  once  more  concave 
and  obliquely  sinuous  to  the  anal  angle,  which  is  well  marked.  Hindwings  with 
hindmargin  simply  rounded,  and  interior  angle  well  marked.  Abdomen  (of  ?  )  short, 
and  stoutish,  witli  projecting  ovipositor;  forehead  flat;  antennae  fine,  filiform  ;  paljii 
very  short;  tongue  weak.  Xeuration  :  forewings,  with  cell  extending  bevond  the 
half  of  the  wing  ;  first  median  at  three-fourths,  second  just  before  angle,  third  from 
lower  angle  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  centre  of  the  discocellular,  which  is  inangulated  ; 
upper  radial  from  upper  angle  of  cell ;  last  three  subcostals  on  a  common  stem,  the 
fifth  running  parallel  to  upper  radial  into  the  blunt  elbow,  the  fourth  into  the 
concavity  below  the  apex,  and  the  third  into  the  apex  itself;  the  first  and  second  are 
invisible,  and  perhaps,  owing  to  the  peculiar  shape  of  the  eosta,  absent.  Hindwings 
with  the  costal  approximated  for  a  little  way  to  the  subcostal,  then  arching  away  ; 
the  two  subcostal  nervules  separating  before  the  end  of  cell ;  medians  as  in  the  fore- 
wing;  discocellular  also  inangulated,  as  in  forewing ;  scaling  dense  and  close. 

Type  :  Autophylla  pallida  sp.  nov. 

The  two  ?  ?,  which  I  have  had  before  me  in  describing  the  genus,  are  almost 
certainly-  from  South  America,  as  they  bear  a  gi-eat  superficial  resemblance  to  the 
species  of  the  genus  Phi/llodonta  Warr.,  and  other  allied  genera  from  that  locality. 
They  were,  however,  labelled,  "Either  from  Australia  or  South  America."  The 
peculiar  outline  of  the  forewings  will  at  once  distinguish  them  ;  it  may  be  best  com- 
pared with  the  profile  of  a  snail's  head,  with  the  horns  somewhat  retracted.  They 
also  have  a  supei-ficial  likeness  to  Hypoaidra  Guen. 

Autophylla  pallida  sp.  nov. 

? .  Forewings  ochreous  suffused  with  pale  olive,  and  thickly  sprinkled  with 
blackish  atoms  ;  first  line  diffuse,  indistinct,  rather  a  shade  than  a  line,  but  marked 
by  a  small  dark  dot  on  each  vein  ;  second  line  dull  olive,  geminated,  with  a  paler 
thread  between,  running  straight  from  the  tip  of  the  apex  to  beyond  the  middle  of 
the  inner  margin;  at  the  apex  it  is  edged  externally  with  a  white  line,  which  ends 
in  a  small  white  spot ;  the  inner-marginal  third  is  less  suffused  with  olive  than  the 
rest  of  the  wing  ;  but  above  the  anal  angle  is  an  obscure  olive  shade.  Hindwings 
paler,  with  no  suffusion  ;  a  central  .straight  line,  which  is  the  continuation  of  the 
second  line  of  the  forewings,  and  another  curved,  submarginal.  Head,  thorax,  and 
abdomen  ochreous  mottled  with  darker.  Underside  paler,  more  yellowish  ochreous, 
spotted  with  fuscous  olive;  the  lines  darker;  the  second  line  in  the  hindwings 
preceded  by  a  row  of  spots,  and  with  the  discocellular  marked  in  brown;  forewings 
more  suffused  with  olive  and  grey. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  62  mm. 

Two  ¥  ¥  from  ?  South  America. 

Lobopalta  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  narrow  ;  costa  uniformly  arched  from  base  to  apex,  which  is  blunt,  not 
produced;  hindmargin  projecting  slightly  outward.s  for  only   half  the  width  of  the 
wing,   then  forming  a   broad    blunt   prominence,  succeeded  inwardly  by  a  similarly 


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sliaped  incision,  and  thencp  cnrving  into  the  convex  inner  margin  without  jiroducing 
an  anal  angle  at  aU.  llindwings  elongate,  irregidarly  margined;  both  the  angles 
well  rounded;  a  minute  tooth  of  scales  at  the  end  of  the  two  subcostals  and  first 
median,  and  a  tiroad,  irregularly  bilobed  projection  oyiposite  the  second  and  tliii-d 
median  nervules,  the  lower  lobe  the  larger  and  blunter.  Forehead,  palpi,  antennae, 
and  hind  tibiae  of  t?  as  in  Phyllodonta.  Neuration  the  same,  only  that  the  median 
nerNTire  of  the  forewings  is  at  one-third  from  the  costa,  thereby  making  the  cell  much 
narrower  than  in  Phyllodonta,  and  the  projecting  upper  part  of  the  hindmargin 
proportionally  much  shorter. 

Type  :  LobopaUu  latrata  Guen.  (Azelina). 

Phyllodonta  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample  ;  costa  gradually  curved  from  base,  and  very  slightly  concave 
before  apex,  which  is  produced  as  a  short  blunt  point ;  hindmargin  beneath  it  in  the 
cj  running  straiglit,  and  in  the  ?  slightly  curved,  in  an  outward  direction,  for  two- 
thirds  the  breadth  of  the  wing,  where  it  forms  a  short  blunt  projection  similar  to  that 
at  the  apex,  and  within  it  a  clean  semicircular  excision,  thence  curving  inwards  to 
the  anal  angle,  which  is  more  jironouuced  in  the  ?  than  in  the  S  ;  inner  margin 
somewhat  convex.  Hindwings  broad,  with  the  hindmargin  similar  to  that  of  the 
forewings,  but  without  the  apical  projection.  Forehead  prominent ;  palpi  with  basal 
joint  laxly  .scaled;  second  joint  with  appressed  scales,  .slightly  ascending,  third  joint 
short,  blunt,  thrown  forward  at  an  angle  with  second  ;  tongue  present ;  antennae 
simple  in  both  sexes;  hind  tibiae  of  J  uniforndy  .swollen  throughout.  Neuration: 
forewings,  cell  more  than  half  the  length  of  wing  ;  discocellular  with  upper  arm 
vertical;  the  lower  slightly  curving  outwards ;  the  median  vein  nearly  in  the  centre 
of  the  wing ;  first  median  nervule  only  a  little  beyond  the  middle,  inclined  down- 
wards, and  running  into  hindmargin  below  the  rounded  excision  at  four-fifths  from 
the  apex;  second  median  from  shortly  before  the  lower  angle,  third  from  the  angle  of 
cell,  and  much  arched  upwards  in  its  course ;  lower  radial  from  angle  of  discocellular, 
upper  radial  from  top  angle  of  cell,  both  drooping  a  little  towards  the  hindmargin  ; 
last  three  subcostals  on  common  stem,  the  fifth  curving  downwards  into  hindmargin 
below  apex  ;  the  fourth  into  apex  itself;  first  and  second  apparently  free,  but  very 
closely  approximated,  llindwings  like  forewings,  the  first  subcostal  .starting  before 
the  end  of  cell. 

Type  :  Phyllodonta  caninata  Guen.  (Azelina). 

The  genus  has  nothing  really  in  common  with  Aeelina. 

Phyllodonta  fiircata  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  testaceous,  sometimes  much  suffused  with  fuscous,  and  dusted  with 
darker  atoms  ;  first  line  at  one-third,  brownish  olive,  somewhat  wavy  ;  an  indistinct 
darker  central  shade ;  second  line  brown,  geminated  ;  rising  at  three-fourths  and 
sharply  angulated  close  to  the  apex,  then  running  to  the  inner  margin  just  before 
the  anal  angle,  where  it  is  slightly  curved,  anil  gives  off  an  arm  which  runs  into  the 
angle  itself.  llindwings  with  a  cui-ved  central  and  denticulated  line,  followed 
closely  by  a  straiglit  but  slightly  wavy  double  line,  beyond  which  the  hindmargin 
is  darker ;  fringes  of  all  the  wings  dark  brown.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
eoncolorous  with  wings.  Underside  testaceous,  mottled  with  darker,  with  all  the 
markings  very  indistinct,  and  the  apex  of  forewing  whitish. 


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Expanse  of  wings  :  44  mm. 

Two  ?  ?,  one  much  darker  than  the  other;  the  paler  one  from  the  P'elder 
collection  without   locality,  the  darker  examjile  from  Corcovado. 

Phyllodonta  informis  sp.  nov. 

Wings  fawn  colour,  slightly  ochreous  tinged,  and  dusted  .sparsely  with  black 
atoms;  an  indistinct  dark  basal  line;  an  equally  indi.stinct  curved  central  shade, 
passing  over  a  minute  black  cell  .spot ;  exterior  line  angulated  below  the  co.sta, 
starting  from  a  dark  brown  oblique  costal  spot,  and  after  the  angulation  running 
straight  to  the  inner  margin  before  the  anal  angle,  indicated  in  the  main  by  black 
points  on  the  veins  ;  costa  with  some  dark  fuscous  strigae,  and  a  small  dark  cluster 
on  the  hindmargin  above  the  indentation.  Hindwings  paler,  with  a  broadish  mixed 
tawny  and  pale  central  shade,  and  an  indistinctly  denticulated  tawny  submarginal 
line.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  concolorous.  Underside  paler,  with  the  markings 
equally  indistinct  ;  the  exterior  lines  in  both  wings  marked  by  black  points  on  the 
veins ;  hindwings  with  an  oval  reddish  brown  blotch  near  the  middle  of  the  inner 
margin. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  36  mm. 

One  c?  from  Tijnco.  Differs  from  the  other  species  by  the  shallow  blunt 
incision  in  both  wings. 

Rhomboptila  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  elongate;  costa  uniformly  arched  from  base  to  apex,  which  is  bluntly 
rectangular  ;  hindmargin  for  nearly  half  the  width  of  wing  running  straight  and 
slightly  outwards,  where  it  forms  a  more  or  less  prominent  protuberance,  varying 
from  a  mere  elbow  to  a  decided  tooth,  according  to  the  species,  then  incurved  to  the 
anal  angle,  either  plainly  or  slightly  or  very  deeply  crenulate.  Hindwings  kite 
shaped,  with  a  more  or  less  prominent  projecting  point  in  the  centre  of  the  hind- 
margin, the  hindmargin  itself  on  either  side  being  \ariously  crenulated.  Forehead 
hardly  projecting  ;  palpi  shortly  rostriform  ;  tongue  present  ;  antennae  simjile  in 
both  sexes.  In  the  <^,  near  the  base  of  the  forewings  occur  two  bladdery  scaleless 
patches,  above  and  below  the  submedian  fold.  Neuration  as  in  Lohopalta  Warr.  ; 
the  cell,  however,  is  hardly  half  as  long  as  the  wing  ;  the  median  vein  lies  little 
above  the  centre,  and  is  slightly  thickened  and  upcurved  beyond  the  base  above  the 
bladdery  space. 

Type  :  K.  hraidsiata  Snell. 

Rhomboptila  delicata  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  pale  testaceous,  suti'used  with  olive  and  tawny,  and  finely  dusted  with 
blackish  atoms ;  basal  area  palest,  edged  by  a  fine  irregularly  dentate  and  wavy 
black  line  at  one-third  ;  second  line  lustrous  lilac  grey,  finely  edged  internally  with 
darker,  dentate,  wa\3-,  from  two-thirds  of  inner  margin  to  costa  before  apex,  near 
which  it  is  angulated  ;  discal  spot  black  ;  just  beyond  it  is  a  faint  wavy  olive  central 
shade,  the  space  between  which  and  the  basal  line  is  dull  tawny,  while  that  between 
it  and  the  external  line  is  dull  oli\'e ;  costa  narrowly  white,  more  broadly  immediately 
before  apex;  an  indistinct  submarginal  line  indicated  by  blackish  dots  and  blotches; 
fringes  darker  near  the  anal  angle.  Hindwings  with  the  basal  half  pale  testaceous, 
coarsely  mottled  with  darker;  cell  spot  large,  round,  lilack  ;  marginal   half  dull  olive, 


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separated  from  the  hasal  lialf  by  a  conliiniation  of  the  exterior  line  of  the  forewings, 
which  in  this  case  is  neither  wavy  nor  dentate;  fringe  all  dark.  Mead,  thorax,  and 
abdomen  pale  testaceous  ;  palpi  and  face  dark  brown.  Underside  yellowish  ochreous, 
coarsely  mottled  with  dark  fuscous ;  discal  spots  distinct  black ;  second  line  on 
forewings  white,  on  hindwiugs  black  ;  marginal  space  in  both  wings  fulvous,  excei)t 
near  the  centre  of  the  hindwings,  where  there  is  a  yellow  patch  ;  two  l)lackish  spots 
below  t  he  apex  of  the  forewings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  38  mm. 

One  c?  from  Santos. 

Intermediate  between  brantsiata  Snell.  and  sicclfolia  AVarr.,  having  the 
prominent  central  tooth  of  the  hindwings  of  the  former,  and  the  less  indented 
margins  of  the  latter. 

Rhomboptila  siccifolia  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  pale  wood  colom',  sometimes  much  suflfused  with  olive,  in  which  case 
the  markings  are  less  distinct  ;  these  consist  of  a  dark  wavy  basal  line,  diffuse 
intemallv,  preceded  in  the  basal  area  by  two  or  three  dark  spots;  an  ill-defined 
darker  central  shade  beyond  the  small  dark  cell  spot  ;  second  line  fine,  oblique,  at 
four-fifths;  angulated  near  the  costa,  and  slightly  curved  outwards  before  inner 
margin  ;  followed  in  the  marginal  space  by  two  dark  clouds.  Hindwings  paler,  not 
suffused,  with  a  small  dark  cell  spot,  and  a  straight  dusky  line  from  inner  to  anal 
angle  ;  fringes  of  both  wings  reddish  brown.  Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  wood 
colour  ;  face  yellowish  ;  palpi  and  antennae  brown.  Underside  dull  straw  colom-, 
dusted  with  fuscous,  with  the  external  line  in  both  wings  brown,  and  a  cinereous 
cloud  before  the  hindmargin  of  the  forewings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  38  to  42  mm. 

Three  t?  <?  from  Santos  and  S.  Paolo. 


Anisog'onia  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  ample  ;  costa  nearly  .straight  in  the  middle,  more  abruptly  arched 
from  base,  and  before  apex  ;  apex  in  S  lilunt,  scarcely  projecting  ;  in  ?  forming 
a  small  subacute  point  ;  hindmargin  curved,  with  a  slightly  irregular  outline,  caused 
by  uneven  projections  opposite  the  veins,  and  with  a  scarcely  perceptible  elbow  above 
the  middle;  ?  with  the  hindmargin  below  the  subfalcate  apex  running  slightly 
outwards  for  not  quite  half  the  width  of  the  wing,  where  it  forms  a  similarly  shaped 
toothlike  projection  to  that  at  the  apex,  followed  inwardly  by  a  deejj  circular  incision 
between  the  second  and  third,  and  a  shallower  one  between  the  first  and  second 
median  nervules,  this  latter  being  thereby  flanked  by  two  smaller  teeth  ;  anal  angle 
as  in  S,  not  definitely  marked;  inner  margin  hardly  convex.  Hindwings  full,  with 
hindmargin  rounded,  with  a  very  faint  projection  in  centre.  Forehead  slightly 
prominent;  palpi  i)orrect,  rather  drooping ;  the  second  joint  broad,  stout;  the  third 
short,  conical ;  tongue  present ;  antennae  of  ?  simple ;  of  S  pectinated  to  apex. 
Hind  tibiae  of  tj  long,  .scarcely  thickened,  with  two  pairs  of  long,  rather  distant, 
spurs.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  a  little  more  than  half  as  long  as  the  wing  ; 
discocellular  inangulated ;  first  median  nervule  from  two-thirds,  second  close  before 
end,  third  from  end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  angle  of  discocellular ;  upper  from 
upper  angle   of  cell ;  five  subcostals  on  a  common   stem,   rising   tliorlly   before  end 


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of  ci^ll.  Hinthvings  a«  in  foivwings,  but  the  coital  is  api)roximatpfl  to  the  subcostal 
for  ahuosf  half  the  length  of  the  cell. 

Type  :  Anisogonia  deiiskda  Feld.  {rariujouid). 

N.B. — Two  (Jc?  from  Chili,  like  all  the  other  typical  6S  in  markings,  differ 
entirely  in  the  contour  of  the  wings  ;  that,  of  the  forewings  resembling  the  ?  in 
having  a  distinctly  projecting  apex  and  elbow  in  the  hindmargin,  with  slight  but 
distinct  erenulations  throughout  ;  while  that  of  the  hindwings  is  more  deejily 
crenulate,  and  has  a  jirojecting  central  tooth. 

Astatomorpha  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  narrow,  elongate;  costa  strongly  curved  from  base  to  a|jex  ;  apex 
])roduced,  blunt  ;  hindmargin  incurved  beneath  apex,  then  vertical  to  the  middle 
of  the  wing,  where  it  slants  suddenly  basewards,  almost  in  a  line  with  inner  margin, 
the  anal  angle  being  indicated  only  by  the  stoppage  of  the  fringe.  Hindwings 
narrow,  appearing  as  if  a  third  of  them  had  been  cut  away  from  the  inner 
margin;  hindmargin  almost  vertical,  slightly  curved ;  anal  angle  blunt,  prominent. 
Eyes  large ;  palpi  upcurved  ;  antennae  c?  thick,  serrate-ciliate ;  hind  tibiae  greatly 
enlarged  ;  abdomen  puflfed  out  towards  apex,  with  two  lateral  tufts  of  hair. 
Neuration  :  cell  not  quite  half  as  long  as  wing ;  discocellular  in  forewing,  curved 
obliquely  outwards;  first  median  nervule  at  three-fourths,  second  close  before, 
third  from  end  of  cell;  lower  radial  from  middle  of  di.scocellular ;  upper  from 
upper  end  of  cell,  lioth  curving  parallel  to  costa  ;  last  four  subcostals  on  common 
stem,  rising  just  before  the  end  of  cell ;  first  subcostal  (apparently)  free.  Hindwings 
with  discocellular  slightly  angulated,  the  upper  arm  vertical,  the  lower  oblique ; 
costal  apjiroximated  .shortly  to  subcostal  not  far  from  base;  the  two  subcostal 
nervules  from  upper  end  of  cell ;  medians  as  in  forewing. 

Type  :  Asiatoinorphii  virgultaria  Feld.  (PoUa). 

Distinguished,  at  a  glance,  by  the  shape  of  the  wings,  by  the  lateral  tufts  of 
the  abdomen,  and  the   S  antennae. 

Euclysia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  evenly  arched  from  base  to  apex;  apex  blunt;  hind- 
margin with  an  elbow  or  angle  at  the  end  of  the  third  median,  above  which 
it  is  vertical,  and  below  oblique ;  anal  angle  well  marked ;  hindwings  as  in 
Prochoerodes,  with  a  decided  tail  in  the  middle,  the  hindmargin  straight  on 
either  side,  and  the  anal  angle  square.  In  the  ?  the  apex  of  forewing  is  more 
produced,  and  the  hindmargin  beneath  it  slightly  incurved.  Antennae  .simple  in 
both  sexes;  tongue  present;  palpi  short,  stout,  upturned,  and  closely  appressed  to 
face ;  second  joint  broad ;  third  very  small  ;  hind  tiliiae  of  S  slightly  enlarged 
with  two  pairs  of  short  sjiurs.  Neuration  normal.  Scaling  thick  and  glos.sy  ; 
markings  consisting  of  two  sinuous  transverse  lines,  the  outer  one  convex  inwards, 
as  in  Siinopleryx  Warr. 

Type  :  Euclysia   columbipennis  Wlk.  {Cly'<i<i). 

Euclysia  restricta  sji.  nov. 

Like  Euclysia  coluiiilnpeuiiis  Wlk.,  but  tlie  forewings  darker  grey,  with 
more  numerous  transverse  dark  striae;  the  rose  coloured  i)atch  beyond  tlie  second 
Hue  is  much  reduced  in  size,  being  limited  to  two  small   round  reddish  lilotches. 

One  ?  ,  two  cf  6  from  S,  .America, 


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Herbita  Wlk.  (xx.,  p.  212). 
To   Walker's  descriiitioii    of   the   genus    should    be   added    "  Underside    of  the 
hindwings  densely  woolly  in  the  S,  partially  so  in  the   ?." 

PoUa  U.S. 

I'nder  Polld  H.  S.  includes  the  species  indicated  hy  his  figures  105;  416; 
417,  418;  485.  But  of  these  195  is  a  Fidonin,  and  is  so  named  on  the  cover; 
416  is  an  Acrosemia;  while  485  is  an  Oxydia.  Polla  may  therefore  be  taken  as 
the  generic  term  for  jyraelntaria  and  its  allies.  The  c?  antennae  are  finely  ciliated, 
till  near  the  top;  the  hindmargin   of  the  hindwings  is  nearly  straight. 

Eutomopepla  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  well  arcliccl,  from  base  to  apes,  which  is  blunt,  and 
rectangidar ;  hindmargin,  for  half  the  breadth  of  the  wing,  straight,  and  running 
slightly  outwards,  there  forming  a  stout,  blunt  tooth,  then  incurved  to  the  anal 
angle,  with  three  small  crenulations ;  anal  angle  well  marked;  inner  margin 
straight.  Hindwings  kite  shaped,  with  a  blunt  tooth  in  the  middle  of  the  hindmargin, 
as  in  Ehomhoptila,  but  the  anal  angle  squarer ;  the  margin  from  the  angle  to 
the  central  tooth  .straight;  above  the  tooth  with  a  distinct  excision,  containing 
a  small  tooth  at  the  end  of  the  second,  and  bounded  by  a  larger  tooth  at  the 
end  of  the  first  subcostal  nervule.  Forehead  shelving,  projecting  below  ;  palpi 
shortly  porrect  ;  tongue  present  ;  antennae  of  c?  thick,  with  a  double  row  of  short 
stout  ciliations.  Xeuration  as  in  Rhoinhoptila,  but  the  forewing  is  entirely 
without    bladdery   patches. 

Type  :  E.  itnnulipes  Feld.  (Semiothmi,). 

Trotopera  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  arched  at  base,  very  slightly  concave  before  apex,  which 
is  produced  as  a  rather  prominent  subacute  point ;  hindmargin  slightly  hollowed 
out  immediately  below  the  point,  then  running  obliipiely  outwards  with  slight 
crenulations  to  the  middle  of  the  wing;  there  forming  a  strong  projecting  tooth, 
and  passing  by  a  strong  curve  containing  three  decided  crenulations  to  the  anal 
angle,  which  is  rectangular.  Hindwings  kite  shaiied,  with  the  anal  angle  well 
marked,  the  hindmargin  thence  to  the  central  projecting  tooth  strongly  crenulate, 
and  less  so  above  the  tooth.  Forehead  flat  ;  palpi  porrect,  the  last  joint  drooi>ing; 
tongue  present  ;  antennae  in  ?  filiform.  Hind  tibiae  of  c?  very  much  swollen 
and  enlarged.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  not  half  as  long  as  wing ;  discocellular 
nearly  vertical;  first  median  nervrde  at  three-fourths;  second  at  one-third  from 
the  end  of  cell;  lower  radial  from  a  little  above  the  centre  of  the  discocellular; 
upper  radial  fronr  top  end  of  cell;  the  median  nervure  exactly  in  centre  of  the 
wing.  Hindwings  with  the  costal  approximated  to  the  subcostal,  at  a  point  only, 
not  far  from  base;  the  two  subcostal  nervules  from  top  end  of  cell;  the  hist  two 
medians  from  the  lower  end,  and   the  first   median  at    three-fourths. 

Type  :    T.  viaranharia  h'eld.  (Metrocampa). 

The  type  of  maranharia  in  the  Felder  collection  is  a  tJ,  but  without  antennae, 
and  with  the  wings  so  patched  and  mended  that  all  the  crenulated  outline  is 
gone.  The  comparison  of  the  S  antennae  may  not  improbably  show  it  to  be 
nearly  related  to  Eutomopepla. 


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Simopteryx  gen.  nov. 

Resembling  Chnicodes  Gucn.,  but  the  antennae  of  tlie  S  are  pectinated,  instead 
of  being  simple  ;  the  transverse  lines,  instead  of  running  vertically,  are  directed 
obliquely  inwards. 

Type  :  8.  torqunlaria  \Mk.  (C'imicodea). 

Simopteryx  (?)  cervina  sp.  nov. 

Wings  fawn  coloured,  with  a  slight  pinkish  tinge,  dusted  with  black  atoms,  with- 
out auv  markings  except,  in  the  forewiugs,  the  commencement  on  the  costa  of  two 
dark  transverse  lines,  angulated  on  the  subcostal  nervure,  and  not  plainly  traceable 
across  the  wing,  and,  in  the  hindwings,  an  indistinct  central  line.  Head,  abdomen, 
and  underside  alike. 

P'xpanse  of  wings :  28  mm. 

One  ?  from  Madagascar. 

Cratoptera  apicata  sp.  nov. 

?.  Forewings  pale  yellow,  (juite  s[)arsely  dusted  with  fuscous  atoms;  the  costa 
broadly  and  difTusedly  reddish  brown,  with  white  dashes  at  intervals  along  the 
extreme  edge  ;  first  line  brown,  diffuse,  bluntly  angulated  a  little  above  the  middle  ; 
second  line  from  the  apex  itself  runs  straight  to  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin  ;  a 
dark  spot  on  costa  at  two-thirds ;  cell  spot  minute,  black  ;  a  submargiual  shade  of 
indistinct  browu  blotches.  Hindwings  with  second  line  produced  straight  across  it  ;  a 
submarginal  interrupted  band  of  brown  blotches,  the  two  central  the  largest  and 
nearest  the  centre.  Underside  bright  yellow,  with  the  lines  of  the  forewings  thick, 
red  brown  ;  a  red  brown  vertical  irregular  submarginal  cloud  ;  hindwings  with  central 
line  and  submarginal  shade  pinkish  orange.     Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  yellow. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  52  mm. 

One  ?  from  British  Guiana. 

Eusarca  Hiib. 

The  American  species  of  Caherodeti  Guen. — all,  that  is,  but  the  first,  which  is  an 
Indian  species,  and  will  stand  as  type  of  Gaherod.es, — differ  in  no  single  point  from 
his  previou.sly  des«-ibed  Apicia;  but  this  name  will  not  stand,  for  in  his  Exot.  Schm., 
i.,  Lep.  5,  Geom.  1,  1  A.  b.  Hiibner  uses  the  generic  term  Eutidrai  for  his  own 
species  con/usaria,  which  thereby  becomes  the  tvpe.  The  subsequent  use  of  Eusarca 
by  H.  S.,  etc.,  for  the  jacvlaria  group  is  consequently  erroneous. 

The  species  of  this  genus  are  very  closely  allied,  and  at  the  same  time  variable 
inter  se,  so  that  their  accurate  differentiation  is  not  at  all  easy,  and  may  require 
future  modification. 

Drepanodes  Guen. 

Bepniiiodes  Guen.,  I'hal.,  i.,  p.  G(i,  group  1  ([lart). 

Wlk.,  XX.,  p.  69  (iiart). 
„  Pack.,  jVon.  Geom.,  p.  537. 

„  Moeschl.,  Sarinurn,  iv.,  p.  7. 

I {.  FAwards,  Papilio,  iv.,  \>.  19. 
,,  Druce,  Biol.  Centr.  Amer.  Lep.  JlcL,  ii.,  p.  29  (part). 


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?  Folia  H.  S.,  Aii^s.  Schm.,  fig.  485. 
Apicia  Wlk.,  xx.,  p.  111. 
?Crocopteryx  Guen.,  Phal.,  i.,  y.  72. 
Type  :  D.  mMculata  Stoll. 

I  restrict  Drepanodes  to  Guenee's  first  group,  viz.,  those  in  wliich  the  J  i  have 
simply  imbescent  antennae. 

Syssaura  Hub. 

Syssaura  Hiib.,  Zutr.,  ii.,  p.  13,  figs.  247,  248. 
Drepanodes  Guen.,  Phnl.,  i.,  p.  66,  group  ii. 

Wlk.,  XX.,  p.  69  (part). 

Druce,  Biol.  Centr.  Am.  Lep.  Net.,  ii.,  p.  29  (luirt). 
Microsema  H.  S.,  Auss.  Schm.,  i)p.  64,  83,  fig.  482. 
Drepana  Wlk.,  vii.,  p.  1761. 
IIypei~ythra  Wlk.,  xx.,  p.  125. 
Hyposidru  Butler,  Fr.  Z.  S.,  1878,  p.  492. 
Type  :  Syssaura  drepanula  Hiib. 

Distinguished  by  the  elongated,  very  fak-ate  forewings,  and  the  short  straight 
pectinations  of  the  cJ  antennae. 

Halesa  Wlk.  (.x.x.,  p.  211), 

?  Falcinodes  Guen.,  Fhid.,  ii.,  p.  30. 

Faleinodes  Suell.,  Tijd.  v.  Ent.,  1874,  p.  61. 

„  Druce,  Biol.  Centr.  Am.  Lep.  llet.,  ii.,  p.  32. 

Walker  says  of  Halesa  :  "  Exterior  border  of  forewings  broadly  excavated  on  each 
side  of  the  middle,  where  it  is  slightly  angular ;  exterior  border  of  hindwings  slightly 
.scalloped  and  dentated."  Of  Falcinodes  Guenee  says,  "  Wings  entire.  Hindwings 
rounded,  with  the  anal  angle  slightly  produced,  but  without  excavations.  Inde- 
])en(lent  of  the  forewings  attached  to  the  subcostal."  Snellen,  in  giving  the  neuration 
of  his  gonodmiiari  (I- ,  says  of  forewings,  "five  from  centre  of  the  discocellular,  6—10 
stalked."  For  the  present,  not  having  seen  corvinaria  Guen.,  I  prefer  to  keep 
Falcinodes  Guen.  and  Halesa  Wlk.  distinct,  being  of  opinion  that  the  former  genus 
does  not  truly  belong  to  the  Geometridae. 

Merocausta  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  rather  short  ;  costa  faintly  curved  ;  ai)ex  blunt  ;  hiudmargin  obliipie, 
faintly  arched.  Hindwings  broad,  with  well  rounded  hiudmargin.  i  antennae  strongly 
liectinated,  the  pectinations  being  themselves  finely  pubescent  ;  j)alpi  short,  upturned, 
third  joint  minute  ;  tongue  ]iresent.  Hind  tibiae  of  6  fiattened  and  thickened,  with 
two  pairs  of  spurs,  the  second  pair  (piite  short.  Neuration  normal;  scaling  smooth 
and  fine;  markings  consisting  of  two  irregular  transverse  lines  enclosing  a  slightly 
darker  central  area. 

Tvpf  :  Merocausta  dfina  sp.  nov. 

From  the  markings  and  coloration  of  the  underside  the  genus  appear  to  be  akin 
to  Pyrinia  Hiib.,  from  which  it  is  separated  by  the  different  shape  of  the  wings,  and 
by  the  antennae.  Druce's  Oynopteryx  raynea,  though  twice  the  size  of  .1/.  el.fina, 
evidently  belongs  here,  and  possibly  his  Apicia  alia. 


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Merocausta  elfina  -^p.  nov. 

Forewings  ochreous  whitish,  dusted  and  mottled  with  olive  bromi  atoms  and 
strigae,  and  suffused  with  the  same  tint  in  the  central  area  lietween  the  two  lines  and 
towards  the  hindmargin  ;  basal  line  beyond  one-third,  tliick,  reddish  brown  ;  ano-ulated 
beneath  the  costa,  then  running  to  inner  margin  parallel  to  hindmargin  ;  second  line 
at  four-fifths,  olive  brown,  forming  a  prominent  blunt  tooth  towards  hindmargin  below^ 
costa,  then  running  irregularly  sinuous  inwards,  and  approaching  the  first  line  on  the 
inner  margin  ;  hindmargin  below  apex  and  abo\e  anal  angle  red  brown,  as  are  the 
fringes:  apex  itself  with  a  small  pale  spot;  submarginal  line  indicated'  by  black  dots 
on  the  veins.  Hindwings  the  same,  but  with  only  the  outlines  of  a  central  band  : 
fi-inges  and  whole  hindmargin  narrowly  olive  brown,  with  the  row  of  dots  as  in  fore- 
wings,  but  less  distinct.  Underside  yellow,  except  towards  apex  of  forewings,  which 
is  whiter,  with  the  markings  deeper  brown.  Thorax,  abdomen,  and  underside  with 
legs  ochreous  white,  spotted  with  brow^l ;  vertex,  antennae,  top  of  face,  and  tips  of 
palpi  brown.  This  description  is  made  from  a  ijuite  fresh  specimen  from  Corcovado  ; 
the  others,  which  seem  to  be  all  more  or  less  worn,  have  lost  the  deeper  brown  tint, 
and  are  dirty  whitish,  with  dull  olive  markings  only.  These  are  from  Santos  and 
S.  Paolo. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  22  mm. 

Eight  c?c?. 

Crocopteryx  Guen. 
At  p.  72,  vol.  i.,  Guenee  proposed  this  genus  for  a  group  of  species,  one  of  which 
he  himself  mentions  as  having  been  figured  by  Hllbner  under  the  generic  name  of 
Pyrinia.  This  name  must,  therefore,  supersede  Guenee's.  In  the  diagnosis  Guenee 
gives  "antennae  long,  simply  pubescent  "  ;  but  after  the  description  oiei-ythrocephalata, 
p.  73,  says,  "  This  is  the  only  one  of  the  genus,  as  far  as  is  known  at  present,  of  which 
the  antennae  (c?)  are  pectinated.  For  this  species,  then,  which  thus  differs  from 
the  rest,  I  take  it  that  Crocopteryx  Guen.  should  be  retained,  with  the  correction 
"antennae  pectinated.'' 

Patalene  H.  S. 
Patalene  H.  S.,  Auss.  Schm.,  p.  80,  fig.  199. 
Drepanodes  Guen.,  Phal..  i.,  p.  66  (part). 
Wlk.,  XX.,  p.  (i9  (part). 
„  Druce,  Biol.  Oentr.  Am.  Lep.  Hef.,  ii.,  ]).  29  ([lart). 

„  Pack.,  Mon.  Geom.,  p.  537  (i)art). 

Gr.  and  Rob.,  N.  Y.  Ann.  Lye.  i\'.  //.,  vii.,  PI.  XV.  «,  figs.  2,  3. 
Syssaurn  Gr.  and  Eob.,  ,,  ,.  „  fig.  1. 

Type:  Patalene  falcularia  Sepj). 

Distinguished  from  Syssaura  Hlib.  by  the  fully  jiectinated  antennae  of  the  J, 
and  the  less  falcate  forewings. 

Pyrinia  brunneata  sp.  nov. 
Forewings  dull   smoky  fulvous,  dotted  and   sufTused  with   darker  fulvous;   the 
markings  blurred  and  indistinct  ;  these  consist  of  a  darker  basal  patch,  an  angulated 
inner  line  at  one-third,  another  angulated  exterior  line  at  two-thirds,  and  an  irregular 

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border  along  the  liindmargin.  Hiiidwings  the  same,  with  only  a  straight  central 
fascia  and  a  broader  marginal  one.  Head,  thorax,  and  alxlomen  dull  fulvous.  Under- 
side dull  yellow,  with  dull  reddish  brown  spots  and  markings  :  these  last  the  same  as 
on  the  uj>|ierside,  but  (juite  distinct  mid  concise. 

Kxpanse  of  wings  :  22  mm. 

One  (?  from  the  F'elder  collection,  collected  by  Bates,  from  the  Amazons. 

Pyrinia  fulvata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  dark  fulvous,  deeper  toward.s  hindmargin  ;  costa  dotted  with  dark 
brown  and  pale  ochreous ;  a  faint  curved  lustrous  line  at  one-third,  and  an  irregularlv 
dentate  sinuous  Hue  from  the  costa  before  the  apex  to  the  inner  margin  at  two-thirds. 
Hindvrings  with  costa  and  base  paler  fulvous,  a  central  straight  distinct  lustrous  line, 
and  a  faint  lustrous  suffusion  before  the  darker  marginal  border.  Head,  thorax,  and 
abdomen  all  fulvous.  Underside  deep  dull  yellow,  mottled  with  dark  fulvous ; 
marginal  region  of  forewings  wholly  dark  fulvous,  the  second  line  starting  from  the 
costa  as  a  broadish  lustrous  lilac  streak.  Hindwings  with  two  .straight,  narrow,  central 
fascia,  and  one  broader,  submarginal,  dark  fulvous  one;  fringe  of  forewings  beneath 
dark  brown  ;  of  hindwings,  fulvous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  2(i  mm. 

One  (S  from  South  America. 

Pyrinia  signifera  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  reddish  chestnut,  slightly  olive  tinged,  and  very  finely  dusted  witli  dark 
atoms  ;  costa  paler,  dotted  with  black,  with  a  larger  black  mark  before  apex  ;  first  line 
lustrous,  dull  lilac,  shaped  like  a  bracket  |,  followed  by  a  darker  shade  in  the  disc  ; 
second  line  at  four-fifths,  parallel  with  the  hindmargin,  brighter  lilac,  jireceded  on 
the  costa  by  a  short  blackish  streak.  Hindwings  with  costa  pale  yellowish,  with  a 
central  cross  line  answering  to  the  exterior  line  of  forewings;  fringes  of  both  wings 
■with  the  tips  yellowish.  Head,  thorax,  abdomen,  legs,  and  antennae  reddish.  Under- 
side of  wings  bright  yellow,  dusted  with  reddish.  Forewings,  with  inner  margin  shinintr 
whitish,  above  which  is  a  diffuse  shade  of  small  purplish  streaks  ;  a  pur[)le  spot  at  the 
end  of  the  cell,  and  a  lustrous  thick  lilac  line  indicating  the  exterior  line  above, 
followed  by  a  reddish  brow)i  blotch  at  anal  angle.  Hindwings  with  an  orange  tawny 
marginal  border. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  26  mm. 

One  S  from  Novo  Friborgo. 

Curbia  (VVlk.  .MS.)  gen.  nov. 

Crocopteryx  Gucn.,  Pltal.,  i.,  ji.  72. 

Pyrinia  Wlk.,  xx.,  p.  82. 

Swinh.,  Cat.,  No.  3193. 

Ephyra  Wlk.,  Joui-n.  Linn.  Soc,  iii..  ]).  194. 

Cuo-bia  Wlk.  M.S. 

Type  :  Curbia  martictta  Guen.  (Crocopteryx). 

Differs  from  the  American  genus  Pyrinia  Hiib.  in  having  the  third  joint  of  the 
jialpi  mucli  longer  and  drooping;  the  hind  tibiae  of  the  d  not  tliickcned;  the 
fringes  of  the  wings  chequered,  yellow  ;nid  blackish.  The  single  species  is  East 
Indian  and   Malavan. 


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Meticulodes  obfiiscata  sji.  nov. 

The  same  size  and  shape  as  cyclodaria  Feld.  and  xylinaria  (jueu.,  but  the 
ground  colour  dark  fuscous  grey  instead  of  oclu-aceous  bone  colour ;  cell  spot  of  fore- 
wings  whitish,  like  that  of  cyclodaria,  but  not  so  large  ;  inner  basal  line  of  forewings 
finther  from  the  base,  and  angulated  decidedly  in  the  middle. 

(hie  c?,  from  S.  America. 

Prionotetracis  gen.  nov. 

The  genus  differs  from  both  Tetrads  Guen.  and  Clenoldracis  W'arr.  in  having 
the  S  antennae  strongly  serrate;  neither  simple,  as  in  Tetrads,  nor  pectinated,  as  in 
(Jtenotetrads. 

Type  ;  P.  latistrif/ata  Warr.  ined. 

Isochromodes  gen.  nov. 

Akin  to  Sahidodeii  Guen.  and  Ceriiina  Wlk.,  but  at  once  distinguished  by  the 
<J  antennae  which  are  armed  with  short  fascicles  of  cilia.  The  species  included 
in  it  are  of  smaller  size,  and  more  delicate  build  and  markings. 

Type:  Isochromodes  extim aria  Wlk.  (Apicia?). 

Heteroctenia  gen.  nov. 

Like  Sahiilodes  (iuen.  and  ('ertima  Wlk.,  but  with  the  i  antennae  strongly 
])ectinated  ;  it  thus  bears  the  same  relation  to  lho.se  genera  that  Ctenotetracis 
Warr.  does  to  Tetrads  Guen. 

Type:  Heteroctenia  pectinicormUa.  Guen.  (Sahidodes). 

Eupsamma  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample;  co.sta  hardly  curved;  apex  square;  hindmargin  slightly 
oblique,  with  a  faint  elbow  at  end  of  third  median  nervule  ;  anal  angle  distinct, 
but  rounded.  Hindwings  broad,  with  hindmargin  rounded,  but  slightly  elbowed 
at  the  end  of  third  median.  Thorax  hair_y ;  forehead  projecting  below;  antennae 
((?)  strongly  pectinated;  palpi  short,  hardly  reaching  beyond  forehead;  tongue 
present.     Neuration  normal. 

Type  :  E.  pulverosa  sp.  nov. 

Tlie  genus  is  related  to  Di'scoreba  Butler  from  Japian,  and  the  American  genus 
Cirsodes  of  (tuenee.  It  is  broader  winged  than  either,  and  differs  from  both  in 
having  a  slight  elbow  in  the  hindmargin  of  both  wings. 

Eupsamma  pulverosa  sp.  nov. 

Wings  sandy  oehreous,  coarsely  dusted  with  fuscous  ochreous  atoms;  a  fine 
dark  brownish  lim^  from  apex  of  forewings  to  middle  of  inner  margin  of  hindwings, 
edged  externally  with  paler;  a  dark  cell  spot  in  each  wing,  and  in  the  forewings 
a  brownish  collection  of  atoms  beyond  the  line  between  the  second  and  third 
median  nervules.  Hindwings  paler  at  base.  Head,  face,  thorax,  and  abdomen 
vellowish  ochreous,  undusted  with  atoms.  Underside  paler,  the  markings  conse- 
(piently  a  little  more  distinct. 

Expanse  of  wings :  48  mm. 

1   J  from  Knvsna  in  tlie  Kelder  collection. 


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Xyloscia  gen.  no\. 

Forewings  ample  ;  co^ta  in  S  arched  uniformly  from  base  to  apex  :  in  S  more 
arched  at  base,  and  slightly  concave  about  centre;  apex  very  slightly  and  hluntly 
l>roduced ;  hindmargin  with  slight  elljow  in  middle  at  end  of  third  submedian, 
vertical  above,  oblique  below  the  elbow.  Hindwings  ample,  liroad ;  hindmargin 
well  rounded  towards  the  anal  angle;  irregular  above;  a  slight  blunt  projection  at 
end  of  third  median  nervule,  and  a  more  prominent  one  at  end  of  first  subcostal, 
which  is  more  conspicuous  in  the  ?  than  in  the  S.  Palpi  well  developed,  porrect  ; 
second  joint  large,  broad;  third  minute,  pointed,  drooping;  tongue  present  ;  antennae 
pectinated  in  both  sexes  to  the  apex,  in  the  <S  much  more  strongly  than  in  ?  . 
Hind  tibiae  slightly  thickened,  with  two  j)airs  of  very  long  spurs. 

Type  :  Xyloscia  aulspersata  Feld.  (Henierophila). 

Seleniopsis  gen.  nov. 

Korewings  twice  as  long  as  broad  ;  costa  rather  abruptly  arched  at  liase,  thence 
faintlv  convex  to  apex,  which  is  blunt  ;  hindmargin  in  the  upper  half  vertical,  rather 
irregular,  elbowed  in  middle,  thence  to  anal  angle  obliquely  concave ;  anal  angle 
well  marked.  Hindwings  cjuite  as  broad  as  forewings,  rounded  at  apex ;  hindmargin 
bluntly  crenulated,  and  with  a  similar  concavity  to  that  of  the  forewings  before  the 
anal  angle.  Antennae  rather  short,  laminated,  in  the  c?  very  faintly  ]iubescent  ; 
jialpi  porrect,  extending  beyond  the  face,  last  joint  pointed,  drooping;  lower  part  of 
forehead  with  a  central  small  projecting  tuft  of  scales  between  and  above  the 
palpi;  tongue  present;  hind  tibiae  in  cJ  .somewhat  thickened,  with  two  ]>airs  of 
short,  adjacent  sjmrs;  hind  tar.si  short.  Neuration  :  discocellular  angulated ;  the 
upper  ai-m  oblique  inwards ;  the  lower  outwards.  Forewings  first  median  at  four- 
fifths  ;  second  and  third  from  the  lower  end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  centre 
of  discocellular ;  upper  from  upper  end  of  cell ;  iii-st  subcostal  from  about  half  the 
cell;  the  other  four  on  a  common  stem  which  rises  shortly  before  end.  Hindwings 
with  costal  approximated  to  subcostal  for  about  half  the  length  of  cell,  then 
divergent ;  two  subcostals  on  a  rather  long  common  stem  ;  first  median  at  two-thirds ; 
second  before  the  end,  third  from  the  end  of  cell.  In  the  forewings  are  two 
elongated  bladdery  patches  near  the  base,  one  above  tlie  other  below  the  submedian 
fold,  the  latter  the  larger,  and  extending  to  the  base. 

Type  :  SeUiiiojitiis  eva.nescens  Butler  (En<lrojti(i)- 

Pareilicrinia  gen.  nov. 

Like  Eiikrinia  Hiib.,  but  the  fort-wings  not  excavated  lielow  the  apex;  apex 
minutely  produced,  the  hindmargin  obliquely  curved,  and  very  .slightly  sinuous. 
Hindwings  with  hindmargin  rounded  ;  both  wings  broader  and  ampler  than  in 
EUicrinia.  Palpi  stout,  upturned  in  front  of  face;  in  Eilicnnia  they  are  quite 
small,  slender,  and  i>orrect.     Neuration  normal. 

Type  :  Pareilio'inia  Jlava  Moore  (Xweia). 

Pai-eclipsis  gen.  nov. 
Forewings  with  costa  nearly  straight,  convex  at  base  and  just  before  apex;  apex 
blunt,  square  ;  hindmurgin  with  distinct  elbow  above  middle,  at  end  of  third  median 


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nerviilp,  ohlique  thence  to  anal  angle,  vertical,  and  slightly  concave  above  it.  Hind- 
wings  witli  a  decided  ijrojection  at  end  of  third  median  nervule,  rounded  above  it,  and 
straight  below.  Palpi  upturned,  projecting  beyond  face,  terminal  joint  small ;  tongue 
present ;  antennae  laminated,  thicker  in  cJ  than  ?  ;  hind  tibiae  in  c?  not  thickened 
with  two  pairs  of  well  developed  spurs.  Neuration  normal. 
Type  :  Pareclipsis  (jracilis  Butler  (Endropia). 

Parepione  gen.  nov. 

Closely  related  to  Endropiodes  Warr.,  with  which  it  agrees  in  all  jjoints,  except 
the  palpi,  which  are  twice  as  long,  straight,  porrect ;  the  second  joint  hairy  on  both 
sides,  the  third  long  and  pointed.  The  hindmargin  of  the  forewiugs  is  without  any 
perceptible  elbow,  being  gradually  curved  from  apex  to  anal  angle. 

Type  :  Parepione  grata  Butler  (Epionc). 

Endropiodes  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  arched  at  base,  then  nearly  straight ;  apex  blunt,  square  ; 
hindmargin  curved,  more  obliquelv  in  its  lower  half;  anal  angle  obtuse.  Hindwings 
with  hindmargin  well  rounded,  but  with  a  scarcely  perceptible  indentation  opposite 
the  cell.  Antennae  of  ?  subserrate,  pubescent ;  of  S  fully  pectinated,  the  pectina- 
tions ciliated  and  thickened  at  their  apex  ;  forehead  rather  projecting  in  its  lower 
part ;  tongue  present  ;  palpi  porrect,  the  second  joint  hairy,  third  short,  blunt  ;  hind 
tibiae  of  <S  not  thickened,  with  two  pairs  of  spm"s.  Neuration  :  forewings,  first  sul> 
costal  from  two-thirds,  anastomosing  with  costal  ;  .second  subcostal  from  seven-eighths, 
anastomosing  with  first  subcp.stal ;  the  other  three  on  a  common  stem  from  just 
before  end  of  cell,  approximating  or  anastomosing  with  the  second  ;  scaling  coarse 
and  dense. 

Type:  E.  indiciiiiaria  Bremer  (Macaria). 

Crypsicometa  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  uniformly  convex  from  base  to  apex  ;  apex  rounded  ;  hintl- 
margin  obliquely  curved.  Hindwings  with  round  hindmargin.  Antennae  laminated, 
in  cJ  slightly  pubescent  ;  tongue  present  ;  palpi  short,  weak,  not  reaching  bevond  face; 
hind  tibiae  in  J  not  thickened,  rather  long,  with  two  pairs  of  long,  slender  spurs. 
Neuration  :  discocellulars  with  the  lower  arm  slightly  oblique  ;  first  median  at  three- 
fourths,  second  just  before  end  of  cell,  third  from  the  end  ;  lower  radial  from  the 
centre  of  discocellular,  upjier  from  top  end  of  cell ;  last  four  subcostals  on  a  common 
stem,  which  rises  shortlv  before  end  of  cell ;  first  subcostal  rising  a  little  before  it. 
Hindwings  with  costal  shortly  approximated  to  subcostal ;  two  subcostal  branches 
fi'om  top  end  of  cell ;  medians  as  in  forewing.  On  the  inner  margin  of  the  foremng 
beneath  in  the  c?  is  a  tuft  of  hairs,  reaching  nearly  to  half  the  \nng. 

Type:  Ciypaicoriieta  incertaria  Leech  (Phasiane). 

Xanthotype  gen.  nov. 
Forrwings  ample,   broad  ;    costa  curved  throughout  ;    apex   rectangular ;    liind- 
margin  vertical  at  first,  then  curved  to  the  anal  angle,  which  is  distinct.      Hindwings 
broad,  the  apex  rather  prominent  ;  hindmargin  excavated  opposite  to  the  cell,  thence 


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rouuded.  Palpi  ([uite  short,  horizontally  iioirect  ;  antennae  of  <i  stoutly  pectinated  ; 
of  ?  sharply  serrate;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  of  i3  with  four  spurs.  Neuration 
normal. 

Type  :  Xanthotype  crocataria  Fab. 

The  genus  is  intermediate  between  Awjerona  and  Thei-api«  Hiib.,  but  agrees 
precisely  with  neither. 

Venilia  sospila  Drury,  from.  Jamaica,  if  not  actually  identical,  is  certainly 
congeneric  with  A',  a-ocatariu. 

Tanaoctenia  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  ample,  co.sta  slightly  convex  ;  ape.K  rather  acute,  hut  not  produced; 
hindmargin  oblique,  hardly  curved  ;  aual  angle  [irominent.  liindwiugs  broad,  with 
a  slight  angular  prominence  in  the  middle.  Antennae  of  ?  simple,  but  thickened 
with  scales  near  the  base;  of  c?  with  ver\' long  ciliated  pectinations  to  the  tip.  I'alpi 
porrect,  stout;  terminal  joint  blunt.  Xeuration  :  forewings,  cell  not  quite  half  the 
length  ;  first  median  at  two-thirds,  second  close  before  end  of  cell,  third  from  end  ; 
radials  as  usual ;  last  four  subcostals  on  common  stem  from  before  end  of  cell ;  first 
subcostal  free  ;  all  the  subcostals  closely  approximated.  Hindwings  :  costa  approxi- 
mated shortly  to  subcostal,  first  subcostal  nervule  and  .second  median  leaving  each 
just  liefore  end  of  cell  ;  no  radial. 

Type:  T.  Jutlinria  Wlk.  (Geomeira).  Owing  to  their  colour  this  species  and 
several  others  have  been  referred  to  the  subfamily  (jeometri na,)' ;  but  they  are  really 
Ennominae,  related  to  Metrocavipa,  etc. 

SiuK.\MiLv  PK0S()1'()L(  il'HINAE. 
Lig^idae  Auct. 

Catophoenissa  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  triangular  ;  costa  straight,  hardly  convex  just  at  apex;  hindmargin 
obliquely  cur\ed,  subcrenulate  ;  anal  angle  very  well  marked.  Hindwings  broad  ;  hind- 
margin curved,  subdenticulate.  Thorax  crested  behind  ;  forehead  rounded  ;  ])alpi 
uptunied,  short,  broad,  third  joint  invisible;  antennae  of  cT  shortly  but  regularly  and 
thickly  jjectinated  ;  tongue  present  ;  hind  tibiae  with  four  spurs  ;  pectus  and  femora 
hairy.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  a  little  longer  than  half  the  wing  ;  first  median  at 
three-quarters ;  second  and  third  close  together,  the  latter  from  the  angle  of  the  cell  ; 
radials  as  usual  ;  fifth  subcostal  from  shortly  before  end  of  cell  ;  second,  third,  and 
fourth  on  a  common  stem,  arising  before  the  first  ;  first  subcostal  free,  but  approach- 
ing stem  of  the  next  three.  Hindwings:  costal  api)roxiraated  to  subco.stal  for  some 
little  distauce  ;  two  subcostals  from  upper  end  of  cell  ;  medians  as  in  forewings:  no 
radial. 

Type  :  C.  dibupha  l*'eld.  (Epiinecis). 

Chloroclydon  gen.  no\ . 
Forewings  with  costa  arched  at  Ita-se,  then  straight  to  the  apex,  which  is  slightly 
prominent  ;  hindmargin  denticulate,  the  teeth  at  the  end  of  the  third  median  nervule, 
the  upper  radial,  and  that  at  the  apex  lieing  larger  than  the  rest  ;  lower  half  of  hind- 
margin more  obli(|ue  than  the  upper;  anal  angle  rounded.  Hindwings  ample,  well 
rouuded,  with  regularly  crenulate   hindmargin.      Face  with  a  tuft  of  porrect   hairs; 


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antennae  of  ?  simple  ;  of  c?  thickened,  laminated  ;  palpi  long,  j]on-ect,  second  joint 
hairy,  third  as  long  as  second.'smooth  and  more  slender  ;  tongue  present.  Neuration  : 
forewings,  cell  more  than  half  the  length  of  wing  and  rather  broad;  first  median 
nervule  from  three-fourths,  second  close  before  end,  third  from  the  end  of  the  cell  ; 
lower  radial  from  the  centre  of  the  discocellular  ;  upper  from  top  angle  of  cell ;  fiftli 
subcostal  separate,  from  the  subcostal  nervure  shortly  before  end  of  cell ;  second, 
third,  and  fourth  on  a  common  stem  ;  first  subcostal  free.  Hindwings :  costal 
running  clo.se  to  subcostal  for  half  the  length  of  cell,  then  curving  awav ;  two 
subcostals  close  together  from  upper  end  of  cell ;  medians  as  in  forewings  ;  scaling 
coarse  and  loose. 

Type  :    Ghlorodydon  usneata  P'eld.  {Scotopterix  ?J. 

Chrysomima  gen.  no\ . 

Forewings  elongated  ;  costa  gi-adually  arched  from  base  to  apex,  before  which  it 
is  even  very  slightly  concave  ;  apex  shortly  prominent  ;  hindmargin  with  upper  half 
vertical,  lower  half  oblique,  strongly  dentate  ;  the  teeth  at  the  apex,  at  the  end  of  the 
upper  radial,  and  of  the  second  and  third  median  nervules  being  the  largest,  the  two 
latter  forming  a  bifid  blunt  projection  in  the  middle  of  the  margin  ;  anal  angle  obtuse, 
but  well  defined.  Hindwings  rounded,  with  subcrenulate  hindmargin.  Antennae  (?) 
simple,  fine  ;  tongue  present  (mouth  jiarts  damaged)  ;  alsdomen  very  stout  and  dis- 
tended. Nem'ation  as  in  Chlm'oclydon,  but  the  second  and  third  medians  in  both 
wings  and  the  two  subcostals  in  the  hindwings  rise  from  a  point  together.  The  costal 
of  the  hindwings  is  approximated  to  the  sulicostal  for  only  a  short  distance ;  scaling 
smooth  and  fine  ;  the  markings  like  those  of  Ischnopteri-s  Hlib. 

Type  :    Chrysomima  semilutearia  Feld.  (Oonodontis  ?). 

Axiodes  gen.  nov. 

P^orewings  elongate ;  costa  decidedly  concave  between  base  and  apex  ;  hind- 
margin curved,  irregularly  crenate  ;  anal  angle  square.  Hindwings  elongate,  with 
hindmargin  deeply  and  irregularly  crenate.  f^orehead,  head,  and  thorax  hairy; 
tongue  present ;  antennae  in  t?  pectinated  ;  palpi  witb  second  joint  hairy,  third  long, 
fusiform  :  hind  tibiae  with  two  [lairs  of  spurs.  Neuration  :  forewings,  cell  two-third.< 
as  long  as  wing  ;  first  median  nervule  from  fi\e-sixths,  second  and  third  from  lower 
end  of  cell ;  lower  radial  from  middle  of  discocellular  ;  upper  radial  from  upper  angle  ; 
last  four  subcostals  on  common  stem  which  rises  some  way  before  end  of  cell,  the 
second,  third,  and  fourth  rising  from  the  fifth  at  an  abrupt  angle;  first  subcostal  free, 
as  far  as  can  be  seen  without  denuding  the  type.  Hindwings  with  costal  approxi- 
mated to  subcostal  for  half  the  length  of  cell ;  the  two  subcostals,  and  the  last  two 
medians  fi-om  upper  and  lower  end  of  cell  re?pecti\ely. 

Type  :  A.  insciatu  Feld.  {Axia). 

Erilophodes  gen.  nov. 
F"orewings  elongated  ;  costa  straight  except  just  before  apex,  which  is  blunt  ; 
hindmargin  oblique,  slightly  bent  below  middle  ;  anal  angle  well  marked.  Hind- 
wings with  inner  angle  rounded,  and  hindmargin  hardly  curved.  Abdomen  of  (J  long 
and  slender,  with  strong  erect  tufts  of  scales  on  each  segment  ;  antennae  of  J  pecti- 
nated, with  apex  simple  ;  of   ?  finely  subserrate  ;  pali)i  porrect,  shortish  ;  third  joint 


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pointed,  drooping ;  tongiio  well  develoiied  ;  hind  tibiae  of  S  with  four  spurs.  Neura- 
tion  :  forewings,  eell  two-thirds  of  wing ;  first  median  at  five-sixths,  second  close 
before  end,  third  from  end  of  cell ;  radials  normal ;  last  four  subcostals  on  a  coinnion 
stem;  first  free.  Hindwings :  cell  two-tiiirds  of  wing ;  discocellular  incurved;  costal 
appro.ximated  to  subcostal  for  quite  two-thiids  ;  two  subco.stals  and  last  two  medians 
from  ends  of  cell. 

Type  :  Erilophodes  colorata  sp.  nov. 

Erilophodes  colorata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  white,  dusted  with  black  atoms,  and  suffused  in  parts  with  rosy 
brown  and  black  ;  a  subcostal  curved  black  streak,  distinct  on  inner  margin  and  not 
reaching  costa,  but  running  basewards  along  inner  margin,  and  black  on  costa  at 
extreme  base  ;  second  line  at  one-third,  black,  sinuous  outwards,  reaching  inner 
margin  beyond  middle,  in  a  small  sinus,  containing  a  red  brown  blotch  ;  exterior 
line  at  two-thirds,  black,  denticulate,  mnning  outwards  to  the  radial,  then  inwards  to 
near  the  inner  margin,  where  it  again  is  bent  outwards  ;  costa  tinged  with  reddish 
brown  ;  interval  between  subbasal  and  second  lines  whitish,  unsuff'used,  except  on 
costa  and  inner  margin  :  central  region  between  second  and  exterior  line  suffused 
with  dull  reddish  brown,  and  in  lower  half  with  blacki.sh,  and  with  a  distinct  black 
cell  spot ;  exterior  line  followed  on  costa  by  a  deep  black  blotch,  and  on  inner  margin 
by  a  rosy  one  ;  marginal  area  whitish,  towards  tlie  hindmargin  itself  strongly  suffused 
with  rosy  brown  ;  fringe  chequered  white  and  black.  Hindwings  pure  white,  dusted 
with  black  atoms  in  the  outer  half;  more  so  in  ?  than  S  ;  an  interrupted  lilackish 
curved  submarginal  line  in  ?,  crossing  the  dull  black  cell  spot;  in  the  6  only  the 
cell  spot  is  represented  ;  a  blackish  blotch  on  hindmargin  above  anal  angle.  Collar, 
vertex,  and  face  white;  antennae  brown;  thorax  black;  abdomen  white  with  the 
tufts  black.  Under.side  white  \vith  the  costa  .'^potted  with  black,  and  the  markings 
showing  only  on  the  costal  half;  underside  of  abdomen  and  pectus  white;  legs 
whitish,  spotted  with  grey. 

<?  ?.  Expanse  of  wings:  32  to  34  mm. 

The  rosy  suffusion  is  more  pronounced  in  the  ?  than  the  (?. 

Anatossa  nom.  nov. 
This  name  is  proposed  for  Declana  niveata  Butler  =  Atossa  niveaUi  Meyr. ; 
the  name  Atossa  being  already  doubly  preoccupied 


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FIRST  GLIMPSES  OF  THE  ZOOLOGY  OF  THE  NATUNA 

ISLANDS. 

I.  INTRODUCTION. 
By  THK  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 

ABOUT  a  year  ago,  during  a  com'er.^ation  with  "Sir.  Hartert  about  unexplored 
islands,  my  atteutiou  was  inadvertently  drawn,  at  a  glance  on  the  mail 
of  the  Malayan  Archipelago,  to  the  group  of  islands  called  the  Natnna 
Islands  on  the  maps.  I  became  at  once  deeply  interested  in  the  subject,  and 
decided  to  do  my  best  to  make  their  fauna  known  to  the  scientific  world.  Mr. 
Hartert,  who  shared  my  enthusiasm,  declared  himself  willing  to  undertake  the 
exploration  of  the  Natnnas  in  about  three  or  four  years,  if  they  should  remain 
unexplored  so  long.  This,  however,  was  not  their  fate,  for  I  learnt  from  Mr.  Charles 
Hose,  the  well-known  explorer  of  the  interior  of  Sarawak,  that  he  had  already 
thought  of  exploring  that  group  of  islands ;  and  I  made  arrangements  with  him 
that  1  should  have  the  result  of  his  investigations  for  my  Museum.  But  even 
Mr.  Hose  was  not  destined  to  be  the  first  zoologist  on  the  Natunas,  for,  when  he 
returned  to  Borneo,  he  found  that  true  and  faithful  zoologist,  Mr.  A.  Everett,  so 
well  known  from  his  many  successful  explorations  on  the  Philiijjiines,  Palawan, 
Borneo,  and  other  islands,  ready  for  a  trip  to  the  Natunas.  He  informed  Mr. 
Everett  of  my  interest  in  the  Natunas,  and  the  latter  gentleman  was  willing  to 
forward  his  collections  to  my  Museum,  where  I  promised  him  they  would  be  studied 
and  described. 

In  the  following  pages  1  offer  the  first  list  of  the  birds  from  Sirhasseu  and 
Bungnran,  prejiared  for  me  by  Mr.  Hartert.  As  the  collection  contained  animals  of 
most  classes — altogether  a  wonderful  success,  considering  the  short  time  of  Mr. 
Everett's  collecting — lists  of  the  different  groups  will  be  given  in  due  time,  each 
order  being  worked  out  by  specialists,  the  lepidoptera  only  by  myself.  Such 
groups,  of  which  the  collections  were  too  small,  as  the  coleoptera,  will  be  worked 
out  when  further  material  comes  to  hand.  This  will,  I  hope,  soon  be  the  case,  as 
Mr.  C.  Hose  intends  to  visit  both  tlie  Natunas  and  Auambas  with  a  number  of 
native  collectors,  in  order  to  complete  Mr.  Everett's  investigations. 

The  Natuna  Islands  *  extend  in  a  N.W.  by  N.  A  N.  direction  to  the  distance 
of  190  miles  from  Taujong  Api,  the  N.AV.  cape  of  Borneo.  They  may  be  iHvided 
into  three  groups — South  Natunas,  nearest  to  Borneo  ;  Great  Natunas,  or  Bungnran 
with  its  contiguous  islets  ;  and  North  Natuna,  or  Pulu  Laut. 

The  South  Natunas,  or  Little  Natunas,  with  Subi  and  Sirhassen,  extend  from 
the  coast  of  Borneo  to  about  lat.  3"  5'  N.  Marundum,  the  southernmost  island  of  this 
group,  is  in  lat.  T  4'  N.,  long.  lO'.r  6i'  E.,  and  only  14  miles  from  Taujong  Api.  Subi, 
the  northernmost  and  largest  island  of  this  group,  is  about  I'J  miles  long  and  .')  miles 
wide,  and  about  03  miles  from  Ca])e  Api.  Between  Subi  and  Marundum  lies 
Sirhassen,  9  miles  long.     This  is  the  only  ishind  of  this  group  visited  by  Mr.  Everett. 

*  .^ee  FiucUay's  Indian  Arrhijulaijo  Directi>rii  (Lmulon,  ISS'I),  from  which  moi^t  of  the  fuU'-'wing 
notes  are  taken. 


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The  largest  of  the  Natnna  group,  (ireat  Xatniia,  or  jjroperly  Biinguran.  extenils 
from  3  38A'  to  4°  16i'  N.  Cape  Datto,  the  north  extreme  of  the  island,  is  in  long. 
108°  ir  E.,  and  Cape  Sennbing,  the  east  extreme,  in  long.  108°  2U'  E.,  its  breadth 
being  about  '2.">  miles. 

This  island  is  largehj  clothed  with  heavij  forest.  The  interior  is  mostly  high, 
and  in  the  northern  ])art  are  two  mountains  of  considerable  elevation.  Mount  Bcdoiig 
or  Quoin  Hill,  and  Mount  Ranai,  the  latter  being  I8'.iu  feet  high.  The  greater  part 
of  the  coasts  of  Bunguran  are  fronted  by  reefs  and  islets,  making  the  apj)roach  more 
or  less  dangerous  to  vessels,  all  the  more  so  as  they  are  but  incompletely  surveyed. 
Bunguran  is  inhabited  by  Malays. 

The  North  Natunas  are  of  moderate  height,  produce  cocoanuts  and  some  other 
fruits,  and  are  inhabited  by  Malays.  The  smaller  islands  are  rocky  and  sterile. 
The  name  "  Xatuna  Islands,"  given  by  the  Euro]ieans  to  these  groups,  is  entirely 
unknown  to  the  ^Malays. 

The  following  extracts  from  a  letter  of  Mr.  Everett  I  believe  to  be  of  great 
interest,  considering  the  importance  of  the  field-observer's  opinion  : — 

"  I  was  absent  from  Labuau  sixty-four  days,  out  of  which  I  got  only  twenty-five 
working  days,  of  which  fourteen  days  were  rainy.  Although  I  left  Labuau  on 
September  2nd,  I  did  not  reach  Bunguran  until  September  20th,  owing  to  breakdown 
of  the  steamer  chartered,  and  to  foul  weather  encountered  in  the  native  schooner 
subsenueutly.  In  consequence  of  the  shortness  of  the  time  spent  on  shore  of  tiie 
islands,  and  the  continual  storms  of  wind  and  rain  ushering  in  the  commencement  of 
the  rainy  season,  my  collection  is  small,  though  fair  enough  for  the  number  of  actual 
working  days.  There  is  a  considerable  number  of  mammals  on  Bunguran.  You 
will  find  among  the  CDlleetion  a  MylfiKs,  S'mnopithccus,  Galcopithecus,  Tupaia, 
Sifiirri'ls,  Ruts  and  Bats,  Traguliis.  There  is  also  a  Manis  which  I  did  not  get, 
another  Traguliis,  one  or  two  small  Carnivora,  probably  some  more  Rodents,  and 
perhaps  another  Tupaia,  which  I  did  not  procure.  The  Deer  have  been  introduced 
from  Dutch  Borneo. 

"I  was  much  disap])ointed  with  the  birds,  which  ajjpear  to  differ  bnt  little  from 
those  found  on  the  Mahiy  Peninsula,  though  there  may  be  ftiund  more  peculiarity  when 
they  come  to  be  actually  compared  with  a  series  of  the  latter.  There  must  be  a 
great  number  of  species,  however,  which  I  did  not  meet  with,  as  the islandis  largehj 
clothed  with  heary  forest.     Therefor(>  there  remains  jilenty  of  work  to  be  done. 

"  I  did  not  once  on  tlie  islands  hear  tlie  note  of  a  I'urbet  {Megalru'ina).  The  only 
Pitta  obtained  is  the  common  F.  cganoptera.  i  could  hear  of  no  such  bird  as  a 
pheasant  or  partridge.  My  station  was  at  the  foot  of  Mount  Ranai  (1890  feet),  on 
which  such  birds  would  be  found  if  they  existed.  Neither  in  the  North  nor  in  tlie 
SoiUh  Natunas  are  any  Megapodes  found. 

"  The  Northern  Natunas  will,  zoologically,  have  to  be  grouped  with  the  Malay 
Peninsula,  I  think  ;  the  Southern  seem  to  belong,  /.oologically,  to  Borneo.  Con- 
sidering liow  closely  they  aj)proach  each  other  and  the  extreme  shallowness  of  the 
intervening  sea,  it  seems  remarkable  that  there  should  be  a  well-defined  line  of 
demarcation  between  the  faunas  of  the  two  groups.  The  presence  of  the  genera 
Mydaus  and  Manis  (both  of  wliich  seem  to  be  absent  from  Sirhassen)  on  Bunguran 
seems  to  prove  its  continental  character." 
(See  conclusions  on  p.  4^3.) 


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TI.    LIST   (_»F    THE    FIRST    COLLECTION    OF    BIRDS    FROM    THE 
NATUNA   ISLANDS. 

By     ERNST     IIARTERT. 

In  the  followiiitr  j)a,u'es  I  give  an  account  of  the  first  collection  of  hinls  from 
the  Natnna  Islands,  made  iu  September  on  Sirhassen  Island,  and  at  the  end  of 
September  and  in  October  1893,  on  Bnnguran  Island,  by  Mr.  A.  Everett. 

In  order  to  understand  the  geographical  relations  of  the  birds  of  the  Natnnas, 
I  shall  give  in  short  the  distribution  of  all  the  resident  species,  at  least,  whether 
they  are  of  the  Malay  Peninsula,  or  of  Borneo,  or  e.xtend  over  both  these  countries. 

I  have  in  ever//  case  actually  compared  our  Natuna  specimens  with  a  series  ot 
birds  of  the  same  species  from  other  localities,  and  where  the  material  at  Tring  did 
not  seem  to  be  sufficient,  I  have  compared  it  with  the  material  in  the  British 
Museum.  My  thanks  are  due  to  my  friend  Mr.  Sharpe  and  his  attendants  for  their 
help  in  looking  up  the  re([uired  species,  and  other  acts  of  courtesy,  which  enabled 
me  to  finish  my  work  in  the  British  Museum  in  a  very  short  time. 

I.  Monticola  cyanus  solitaria  (P.  L.  S.  Mull.). 
A  single /rw/c'/tf  of  the  Eastern  Bine  Rock  Thrush,  or  more  likely  of  the  inter- 
mediate forms  between  the  Eastern  and  Western  form,  from  Bnnguran. 

,.  Cittocincla  macrura  (Gm.;. 

Adult  males,  females,  and  immature  birds  from  Bnnguran.  They  belong  to  the 
continental  C.  macrura  and  not  to  the  Bornean  C.  smicis  Scl.  This  latter  firm 
seems  to  be  in  some  way  connected  with  C.  macri<rri  from  the  continent,  through 
the  dark  females  in  South  Tenasserim  and  Malacca,  but  they  show  constantly  more 
white  in  the  lateral  tail-feathers.  They  may,  perhaps,  conveniently  be  treated  sub- 
s[)ecifically  (see  Sharpe,  Cat.  B.,  vii.,  jip.  ST  and  88). 

"Iris  dark  brown:  bill  black:  legs  pale  flesh  colour;  nails  horn  brown" 
(A.  Everett). 

3.  Phylloscopus  borealis  (Bias.). 
Eight  specimens  from  Bnnguran,  Octi'bir  '.ith  to  October  l!)th  (winter  visitor). 

4.  Locustella  certhiola  (Piill.). 
One  adnlt  wale  from  Sirhassen,  September  'SixA  (winter  visitor). 

■J.  Orthotomus  ruficeps  (Less.). 
Five  males  and  females  from  Sirhassen  (Malay  Peninsula,  Sumatra,  Borneo, 
and  Palawan).     Fully  adnlt  birds  have  the  tail-feathers  chestnut  rufous  with  the 
centres  blackish  brown  near  the  base,  while  immature  sjiecimeus  have  them  brown 
with  pale  tips  and  a  broad  blackish  subterminal  bar. 

0.  Orthotomus  atrigularis  Temm. 
Si.x  males  and  as  mnuy  females  from  Bnnguran.      The  females  all  want  the 
black  throat  stripes  that  characterise  the  male,  and  the  chestnut  red  colour  of  the 


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head  does  not  extend  so  far  behind,  but  is  more  or  less  washed  with  jrreenish  on  the 
nape.     Younger  birds  resemble  t\\c.  female. 

This  species  enjoys  a  wide  rang^e,  being  foimd  from  the  Himalayas  to  Rnniiiih. 
extending  down  the  Malay  Peninsula  to  Sumatra  and  Borneo. 

T.  Malacopterum  cinereum  bungurense  subsj).  nov. 

A  series  from  Buuguran  shows  quite  constant  differences  in  the  shade  of  colour 
from  M.  chwretim  from  Malacca  and  Borneo,  the  rufous  of  the  up])er  tail-coverts 
being  paler  and  the  rufous  of  the  forehead  being  likewise  paler.  Besides  all  the 
four  specimens  from  Bungurau  have  a  very  distinct  pale  brownish  bnft' band  across 
the  breast  ami  some  faint  ashy  streaks  on  the  breast  (though  of  course  nut  on  the 
throat  as  M.  magnum  has,  which  is  quite  different). 

There  are  very  few  sj)ecimens  in  the  grand  collection  of  M.  cinereum  in  tlie 
British  Museum,  now  about  three  times  as  large  as  in  18»3,  when  Sharpe  wrote 
the  immortal  Catalogue  of  the  Timeliidae,  which  approach  the  Bungurau  birds  in 
the  darkness  of  the  breast,  and  the  tail  and  forehead  are  always  a  little  paler, 
although  there  are  specimens  which  are  difficult  to  distinguish.  As,  however,  the 
Bungurau  birds  are  entirely  similar  inter  se,  and  are  only  approached,  though  not 
quite  reached,  by  a  few  out  of  the  quantities  of  continental  birds  1  was  able  to 
compare,  I  feel  obliged  to  recognise  it  as  a  subspecies. 

Wing  in  three  males  :  3,  3,  3-1  inches;  in  one  female,  2T6  ;  tail  in  the  males  : 
•^•56,  2-C,  2-65  ;  in  the  female,  2-4  ;  cidmeu,  0-G5,  0-65,  O'OO  and  0-0  ;  tarsus  0-72, 
(i-TT,  0-TS  and  0-7. 

8.  Anuropsis  malaccensis  (Hartl.). 
A  male  and  a, female  from  Bnngnrau,  both  rather  pale  below.  The  wing  of  the 
male  is  2-G  inches  long,  while  that  of  t\xe  female  measures  2-35  inches  only,  but  both 
are  alike  in  colour,  except  tliat  the  tail  of  the.  female  is  more  rufous.  The  tail  of  the 
nude  is  1-3  inch,  that  of  the  female  1-2.  The  species  was  originally  described  from 
Malacca  {Brav/"//jter'/x  malaccensis,  Hartl.,  Rev.  ZooL,  1844,  p.  4<.)2),  and  the  only 
synonym,  Brachypteryx  poliogenis,  Strickl.,  Contr.  0/v(.,  1^4it,  p.  li;!,  PL  XXXI. 
(iigura  inaccurata),  is  also  given  tx)  a  Malaccan  bird.  It  is  said  to  be  distributed 
over  Malacca,  Sumatra,  and  Borneo,  but  three  Boruean  specimens  before  me  from 
Mounts  Penrisen,  Dulit,  and  Kalulong,  are  much  more  bright  ochraceous  below. 
The  Bornean  birds  seem  to  be  brighter  as  a  rule,  but  not  constantly  (see  Sharpe's 
remarks  on  the  species  in  pages  588  and  589  of  Cat.  B.,  vii.,  1883). 

'•).  Drymocataphus  nigricapitatus  (Eyton). 
Five  males  &nd  females  from  Bungurau.     It  is  remarkable  that  the  Malaccan 
form,   which  reaches  from  the  extreme  south  of  Tenasserim   through  the  Malay 
Peninsula  to  Sumatra,  and  not  /).  cajjistratoides  (Temni.),  its  Bornean  representative, 
inhabits  Bungurau. 

lu.  Stachyris  natunensis  sp.  nov. 
Staclii/ris  ex  affinitate  speciernm  St.  damsoni,  St.  nigriceps,  St.  borneemis  dic- 
tarum,  rostro  nigro,  palpebris  albis,  abdominis  colore  ut  in  St.  nigriceps.     Simillimus 
St.  dacisoni,  sed  colore  supra  olivascentiore,  minus  rufescente,  facile  distinguenda. 


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DifFert  a  specie  Sf.  nii/ricfjis  dicta  colore  rostri  uiirro,  froute  grisescente  (uoc  pure 
;itro  aIbido(jue  striata),  gula  obscuviore.  Differt  a  specie  St.  iorneends  dicta  colore 
abdomiuis  lutescentiore,  verticis  pluiuis  albo  marginatis. 

Hnlj.  Insula  Bungnrati  dicta. 

Adult  male. — Bill  blackisb.  Forehead  dark  hoary  grey  with  the  shafts  of  the 
feathers  blackish  :  feathers,  of  the  middle  of  the  crown  blackish,  margined  with 
white,  those  in  the  middle  of  the  occiput  dark  brown  with  an  olive  tinge;  along  the 
sides  of  the  occiput  runs  a  broad  stripe  of  blackish  feathers,  bordered  ou  both 
sides  b)'  a  whitish  line,  these  feathers  being  white  on  the  shaft  and  bordered  with 
brownish.  All  the  rest  of  the  upper  surface,  upper  wing-coverts,  back  and  rump 
olive  brown.  (Jnills  dnsky  brown,  edged  with  the  colour  of  the  back,  tail-feathers 
dusky  brown,  edged  with  olive  brown.  Eyelids  white.  Lores  ashy.  Ear-coverts 
brown  with  some  few  ashy  feathers  in  front.  A  broad  white  malar  stripe.  Chin 
light  ashy.  Throat  slaty  grey,  darkening  towards  the  lower  jiart.  Below  the  throat 
the  entire  under  surface  of  a  bnft'y  yellowish  rufous  brown,  as  on  the  breast  of  St. 
nigriceps  Hodgs.,  the  feathers  a  little  lighter  on  the  shaft;  side  of  breast  and  flanks 
and  under  tail-coverts  washed  with  olive  brown.  Under  wing-coverts  bnff ;  inner 
wiug-lining  buify.  "  Iris  orange  brown  ;  bill  black,  the  mandible  deep  plumbeous  : 
legs  and  feet  light  olive  ;  nails  grey  "  (A.  Everett). 

Adult  female. — Entirely  similar  to  the  imtlc. 

Total  length  nearly  5  inches  ;  wing,  2-4 ;  tail,  'Z  ;  Iculmeu,  O'T  ;  tarsus,  I.I-84  : 
height  of  culmen  at  base,  0'22. 

Of  this  very  distinct  new  species,  one  J  and  one  5  were  procured  on  the  island 
of  Bunguran,  on  the  .jth  and  7th  of  October. 

Stuch//-is  nfitune/is/s  forms  somewhat  an  intermediate  species  between  St.  nigri- 
cejjs,  which  e.\teuds  from  Nepal  and  Bootan,  through  all  the  hill-tracts  of  Assam,  and 
south  of  the  Brahmaputra  to  Arrakan,  Pegu,  and  Tenasserim,  and  (SV.  hoi-ncensis,  a 
discovery  of  Mr.  Whitehead,  and  as  yet  oidy  found  on  the  Kiaa  Balu,  Dulit,  Poeh, 
and  Peurisen  Mountains  in  Northern  Borneo. 

The  Bunguran  birds  differ  from  St.  iiigiiceps  in  the  colour  of  the  throat,  which 
is  more  uniform  and  darker,  in  the  feathers  on  the  forehead  being  hoary  grey  with 
black  shafts,  instead  of  black  with  white  edges  as  in  St.  nii/ricej/.s.  Besides  the 
feathers  of  St.  nigriceps  on  the  throat  are  much  more  pointed,  while  they  are  rounded 
in  St.  natunensis  and  bornee.nsis.  The  bill  is,  in  the  two  skins  from  Bunguran, 
black,  while  it  is  brown  with  a  lighter  mandible  in  the  skins  from  Sikkim.  Gates 
(Fiiiiii.  Brit.  Ind.,  B.  i.,  p.  102)  gives  the  colour  of  the  bill  oi  St.  nigriceps  as  "bluish 
black,  lower  mandible  pale  bluish,"  but  Hume  states  that  the  colour  of  the  bill 
changes  according  to  season,  and  that  it  is  pale,  with  the  lower  mandible  pale 
yellowish  horny,  in  the  cold  season  (November  to  February),  while  it  is  darker  in 
summer.  However  this  may  be,  the  bills  of  all  the  specimens  of  St.  nigriceps  before 
me  have  the  bills  brown  and  the  lower  maudilile  quite  pale  (in  skin),  while  in  St. 
natunensis  and  St.  borneensis  it  is  black  in  skin,  and  in  a  ?  of  St.  nigriceps  which  I 
shot  in  the  hills  south  of  the  Dihing  River  in  Assam,  on  August  28th,  1888,  I  found 
the  upper  mandible  horny  brown,  the  lower  bluish  flesh  colour  (cf.  also  Sharpe, 
Itm.,  1887,  p.  449).  There  is  a  fatal  misprint,  1  suppose,  in  Sharpe's  careful  and 
exact  description  (/.c),  as  the  bastard-wing  and  wing-coverts  arc  descrilu'd  as  blue, 
instead  of  olive  brown. 

There  are  twci  UKire  forms  which  may  be  confounded  with  St.  natunensis — i.e., 
first  St.  lanata  (Bp.)  from  JSumatra,  which  is  much  more  rufous  above  uud  below 


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and  cannot  be  mistaken  for  it  when  compared,  and  Si.  darisoni,  recently  described  by 
Sharpe  in  the  meeting  of  the  Brit.  Oru.  Club,  in  October  1802  (see  Ihis,  1893, 
p.  110).  This  latter  species  is  very  much  like  St.  ncUunensis,  but  can  easily  be  dis- 
tinguished by  the  mnch  more  riifous  colour  of  the  uj>p('r  parts  ami  wings,  a  distinctly 
shorter  wing  and  a  less  powerful  bill,  besides  ttiat  the  ear-coverts  are  uniformly 
ochraceous  brown,  without  an  indication  of  grey  feathers  on  the  upper  margin. 

Stach/ii.'i  datisoni  is  characterised  (I.e.)  as  follows  :  "  Similis  St.  bornei'iisi, 
rostro  nigro,  fitcie  laterali  et  regionc  parotica,  pallide  ochracescontibns,  pectori  con- 
coloribns,  distinguenda." 

"  Long.  tot.  0-5  poll.,  aJae  2-2o." 

{Hub.  Pahang,  eastern  coast  of  the  Malayan  Peninsula.) 

As  the  ty])e  (and  single  specimen  sent)  belongs  to  the  Kaffirs  Museum  at 
Singapore,  and  is  going  back  to  the  East,  I  take  this  ojiportunity  of  describing  it 
before  it  leaves  Europe.  I  thank  Mr.  Sharpe  for  his  kindness  in  lending  me  the 
specimen  for  comj)arison. 

S  ad.  Satrhi/ris  daei.som  Sharpe  (type).  Bill  (in  skin)  black,  under  maudililc 
paler.  Feathers  of  forehead  blackisli,  ])ale  greyish  at  base  aud  on  tlieir  margins. 
Lores  grey,  mixed  with  blackish.  From  the  hinder  part  of  the  crown  along  the 
occiput  a  broad  median  stripe  of  brown,  bordered  right  and  left  by  a  broad  lateral 
stripe  of  blackish,  which  again  is  bordered  on  both  sides  by  a  line  of  whitish  streaks, 
<'aused  by  rows  of  feathers  with  white  shaft-lines.  All  the  remainder  of  the  ujijier 
parts  rufous  brown  with  a  faint  olive  tinge.  Quills  deep  brown,  rufons  browu  on 
the  outer  webs.  Sides  of  the  head  yellowish  rufous  brown.  A  broad  white  malar 
stripe.  Chin  and  tliroat  dark  ashy  grey,  paler  towards  the  mandible.  The  rest  of 
the  under  parts  light  yellowish  rufous  brown,  the  feathers  distinctly  paler  along  the 
shaft  ;  centre  of  abdomen  much  paler.  Tail  dark  rufons  brown.  Total  length  about 
5'5  inches;  wing,  2"2r)  :  tail,  2;  culmen,  0'60  ;  height  of  culmen  at  base,  it*10; 
tarsus,  0-8. 

6.  11.  Tahau,  Pahang,  August  ;5r(l,  1891  (W.  Davison  coll.). 

1 1 .  Mixomis  everetti  s]).  nov. 

M/xonii^  supra  rufesceus,  infra  flava,  nigro  striata,  sicut  ^f.  r/ulari.i,  a  (|ua 
differt  stria  supraoculari  cinerea,  striis  pcctoralihus  latioribus. 

Hfif).  Bnnguran. 

Adult  male. — Above  rufous  brown,  paler  aud  with  a  faint  yellowish  tint  on  the 
back  and  rump,  darker  and  actually  chestnut  on  the  top  of  the  head  ;  feathers 
immediately  above  the  bill  grej-ish,  having  Ijlack  shaft-streaks  and  greyish  webs, 
those  of  the  crown  with  black  shafts.  Lores,  feathers  round  the  eye,  and  a  distinct 
streak  above  the  eye  grey,  most  feathers  with  distinct  black  sliafts.  Ear-coverts 
whitish  grey,  rufous  towards  their  hind  part.  A  somewhat  obsolete  malar  stripe  of 
whitish  black-centred  feathers.  Qnills  dark  blackish  sepia  brown,  externally  broadly 
edged  with  chestnut,  the  tirst  primaries  with  narrow  and  sometimes  obsolete 
yellowish  brown  fringes,  the  inner  secondaries  chestnut  on  both  webs.  Wing- 
coverts  chestnut,  rectrices  above  chestnut,  lighter  and  brighter  towards  the  margins. 
Qnills  internally  edged  with  pale  yellow  towards  the  base.  Under  surface  lemon 
yellow,  the  uppermost  chin  feathers  more  whitish  ;  throat  and  breast  with  liroad 
black  median  lines,  abdomen  with  very  narrow  and  sometimes  obsolete  dusky  shaft 
lines.      Sides  of  bodv  and  under    tail-coverts    dull  olive    vellow.       Under  wiug- 


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<'ovei'ts  pale  yellow.  ■■  Iris  yellowish  white  ;  hill  hlaokish  ;  maiiilible  blaish 
])lnmbeoiis ;   legs  olive"   (A.  Everett,  Sejitember  3Mth,  1nU3,  Buugiiraii). 

Total  length  nearly  5  inches  ;  wing,  2"2o  to  ■2-4  ;  tail,  2  to  2'1  ;  tarsus,  0-(i.")  to 
0'71  ;  culmen,  0%5o  to  O'o8. 

All ult  female. — Similar  to  the  male. 

This  i)retty  new  species  can  easily  be  distingnishcd  from  Mixnmis  giihris 
(Raffl.),  its  nearest  ally,  chiefly  by  the  more  greyish  face  and  the  obvious  grey  (not 
yellow)  feathers  above  the  eye,  and  by  the  broader  black  shaft-stripes  on  the  breast. 
From  its  other  nearer  allies,  -1/.  honu'eiixis  Bp.,  J/  montana  Sharpe,  if.  jaranica 
Cab.  and  ,1/.  cai/ni/anrn.'ii.'t  Gnillemard,  it  Ciin  at  once  be  distinguished  by  the  throat 
■,\m\  breast  being  of  a  yellow  ground  colour,  like  the  abdomen,  while  in  all  the 
above-named  species  the  throat  or  the  throat  and  breast  are  white  and  differ  in 
colour  from  the  abdomen. 

Eight  males  and  i-wo femal's  from  Bunguran  ;  some  monlting. 

I  take  a  special  pleasure  in  naming  this  bird  after  that  indefatigable  held- 
zoologist,  Mr.  A.  Everett,  who  already  [irevionsly  discovered  two  new  species  of  the 
genus  Mixorni.i. 

12.  Mixornis  erythroptera  (Blyth). 
Seven  specimens  from  Bunguran.     They  perfectly  agree  with  the  series  in  the 
British  Museum.    It  is  noteworthy  that  this  species,  which  reaches  from  Tenasserim 
down  the  Malay  Peninsula  to  Sumatra,  ami  not  Mixornis  hicolor  (Blyth),  the  allied 
.species  from  Bm-neo,  inhabits  Bunguran. 

13.  Alcippe  cinerea  Blyth. 
Bunguran,  three  males,  one  female. 

'•  Iris  greyish  white  ;  bill  brown  ;  legs  pale  plumbeous  ;  claws  light  horn 
brown  '■  (A.  Everett). 

(Malacca  and  Borneo.) 

14.  Eupetes  macrocercus  Temm. 

One  adult  male,  very  bright  and  fine,  October  1st.     Bunguran. 

"  Iris  dark  lirown  ;  bill  black  ;  legs  dark  plumbeous  ;  eyelids  and  a  basal  spot 
Jit  tlie  posterior  angle  of  the  mandible  cobalt  blue  "  (A.  Everett). 

This  Malaccan  species  has  recently  been  recorded  from  Borneo  (Sharpe,  Ihis, 
1890,  p.  Sn:  ;  Ihis,  1893,  p.  550). 

15.  Tricholestes  criniger  (Blyth). 

One  pair  from  Bunguran.  (Fr<jm  South  Tenasserim  along  the  Malay  Peninsula 
to  Sumatra  and  Borneo.) 

16.  Alophoixus  phaeocephalus  (Hartl.). 

Criniger  phaeoce.phalua  Sharpe,  Cat.  B..  vi.,  p.  74. 

A  fine  male  from  Bunguran.  Ranges  from  the  e.\treme  south  of  Tenasserim 
■down  the  Malay  Peninsula  to  Sumatra  and  Borneo. 

Gates  has  separated  this  species  under  the  above  generic  name,  i)ecause  it 
entirely  wants  a  crest,  while  the  crest  is  remarkably  long  and  conspicuous  in  the 
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IT.  Jole  olivacea  lUyth. 
An  adult  frmnb'  from  l^niii,nii-au.     '•  Iris  milk  white  "  (A.  Everett). 
(Malay  Peninsula,  Java.  Sumatra,  and  Hnnieo.) 

18.  Chloropsis  icterocephala  (Less.). 

A  series  from  Bnngnran. 

This  is  another  case  of  a  Malaccau  species,  and  not  the  Koruran  representative 
(^Clil.  viridinncha  Sharpe,  Cat.  B.,  vi.,  ]>.  31),  inhabiting  Huiigurau.  Clil. 
icterocephala  occurs  in  the  Malay  Peninsula  and  [Sumatra. 

I'l.  Pycnonotus  simplex  Less. 
Sirhassen  and  P)nugurau.     (Malay  Peninsula,  Sumatra,  Java,  Borneo.) 
Mr.   Everett  marked  the   iris  "crimson"   in   a  female  from   Sirhassen,   and 

"  milk  white  "  in  a  pair  from  Bunguran.     The  variation  in  the  colour  of  the  iris  has 

been  noticed  before  (see  Gates,  Faun.  Brit.  Iml.,  B.  i..  p.  2!>',5). 

2n.  Aegithina  viridissima  (Bp.). 
A  number  of  very  fine  males  and  femnh.^  from  l?uugnraii.     (Malay  Peninsula, 
Sumatra,  Borneo.) 

21.  Dicaeum  trigonostigma  (Scop.). 

Adnlt  males  and.  female,  and  an  immature  /nale  in  most  interesting  transitional 
plumage  from  Bunguran,  September  30th  to  October  11th,  1893. 

From  the  Karen  Hills  to  Coehinchina,  along  the  Malay  Peninsula  to  Sunuitra 
and  Borneo. 

22.  Prionochilus  ignicapillus  (Eyt.). 

Two  adult  males  and  a  young  frnm  Buugnrau,  "Iris  orange  brown  ;  bill  black, 
basal  two-thirds  of  mandilile  i)ale  plnmbeous  ;  legs  and  feet  plumbeous  blue  ;  nails 
dark  grey"  (^  ad.  Octolier  Tth,  1893,  A.  Everett). 

(Malacca,  Sumatra,  Borneo.) 

23.  Pi-ionochilus  maculatus  (Temm.;. 
Two  males  from  Buuguran  (Malay  Peninsula,  Sumatra,  and  Borneo).     '•  Bill 
black  ;  basal  two-thirds  of  mandible  ]iale  plumbeous  ;  legs  and  feet  plunibe(iu>  bliu'  ; 
nails  dark  grey"  (^  jun.,  October  Tth.  Is'j:i.  A.  Everett). 

24.  Cinnyris  hasselti  (Temm.). 
A  nundjer  of  specimens  from  Bunguran  (Malay  Peninsula  and  Suuda  Islands). 

25.  Cinnyris  pectoralis  (Horsf.). 
Three  males  and  two  females  from  Sirhassen  Island  (Malacca  and  islands). 
The  breast  of  the  male  in  the  beautiful  jdate  in  Shelley's  }fonograph  of  the 
Nectariniidae  is  not  very  well  c(doured. 

20.  Anthreptes  malaccensis  (Scop.). 
This  widespread  and  common  Sun-bird,  which  is  distrilmted  from  the  Malay 
Peninsula  over  the  Sunda  Islands,  must  be  very  common  on  the  Natunas,  as  a  very 
large  series  arrived  from  Bunguran  and  SiBiuissen.     They  all  belong  to  A.  malaccensis 


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jirojior.  There  is,  however,  no  dmibt  that  au  entirely  distinct  species,  .1.  rhodolaema 
Shell.,  occurs  in  the  Malay  Peninsula  and  Sumatra,  althou.ijh  Gadow  did  not  recog- 
nise it  in  the  Catalogue  of  B.  (ix.,  p.  123).  The  specimens  which  I  procured  in  Deli. 
N.E.  Sumatra,  and  which  I  recorded  as  A.  mnlarcnnsix  (J.  f.  0..  18S9,  j).  350),  are 
A .  rhodolaema  Shell. 

27.  Anthi'eptes  simplex  (Miill.). 
Bunguran.     (Tenasserim,  Malacca,  Borneo,  ami  Sumatra.) 

28.  Anthi-eptes  hypogrammica  (MiUL). 

Three  males  from  Bunguran.  Identical  with  specimens  from  Borneo.  (Distri- 
buted over  the  Malay  Peninsula,  Sumatra,  and  Borneo.) 

29.  Chalcoparia  singalensis  (Gm.). 

Aiithrejites  phoi'nicotix  Shell.,  Monoyr.  Nectariii.,  p.  32.5,  PI.  105. 

Atifhotlireptes  jthocnirotii<  Gadow,  Cat.  B.,  ix.,  p.  121. 

Chalcoparia  plwetiii-otis  Gates,  Fauna  Brit.  Inil.,  B.  ii.,  p.  373  (see  also  p.  372). 

Bunguran. 

Cabanis,  Tweeddale,  Hume,  Gates  (B.  Bnrinah),  and  others  hud  generally  used 
the  oldest  name  (Motacilla  singalensis  Gmel.,  S.  N.,  i.,  ]>.  964),  but  recently  ornitho- 
logists used  to  call  the  species  ^4.  phoenicotix,  although  that  name  was  given  thirty-six 
)'ears  later.  Cabanis  {Mas.  ILin.,  i.,  ]).  103)  founded  the  genus  Chalcoparia,  and 
Gates  (i'.c,'.)  wrote  about  the  value  of  this  genus  iu  1890,  stating  that,  in  his  opinion, 
the  bird  in  question  was  no  Sun-bird  at  all.  Whether  he  is  right  in  this  latter 
surmise  or  not,  there  is  no  doubt  that  his  reasons  for  the  distinctness  of  the  genus 
are  very  clear,  and  the  genus  Chalcnparia,  already  recognised  forty-four  years  ago 
by  the  keen  eye  of  Cabanis,  should  be  recognised. 

C.  singalensis  is  distributed  from  the  Sikkim  Terai  through  Assam,  Cachar, 
Manipur,  Arrakan,  Tenasserim,  down  the  Malay  Peninsula,  to  Sumatra,  Borneo, 
and  .Tava. 

30.  Aethopyga  siparaja  (Raffl.). 

A  series  of  this  beautiful  bird  from  Bunguran.  The  colour  of  the  abdomen 
varies  a  little,  and  in  some  males  it  is  almost  as  olive  as  in  the  specimen  from 
Borneo  tigured  on  PL  57  of  the  Monogr.  Nectarin.  by  Shelley,  while  others  have 
it  as  grey  as  usual. 

31.  Arachnothera  longirostris  (Liith.). 

Common  on  Bunguran  and  Sirhassen  Islands.  (Gccurs  in  India,  the  Andamaus^ 
Sumatra,  Java,  Borneo,  and  Celebes.) 

32.  Motacilla  flava  L. 
Young  and  in  winter  i)lumage  from  Sirhassen  and  Bunguran  (winter  visitor). 

33.  Artamus  leucogaster  (Valenc). 

Three  .specimens  from  Bunguran,  one  from  Sirhassen.  The  occuirrence  of  this 
species  is  of  considerable  interest,  because  it  is  a  Bornaan,  or  at  least  "  insulai-  " 
element  ;  while  the  ornis  of  the  Xatunas,  to  .judge  from  the  present  material,  con- 
tains chiefly  Blalaccau,  and  not  Bornean  forms.    A.  lencogastrr  is  not  recorde.l  from  the 

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Malay  Peninsula  (tlinii«;li  it  is  fair  to  admit  tliat  the  cast  side  of  the  jK-ninsnla  is  very 
little  exi)li)red  ornitliologically),  but  is  au  insular  species,  occurring  on  the  Andaniaus, 
Sumatra,  Java,  Borneo,  the  Philippines,  the  Moluccas  and  New  Guinea,  and  North 
Australia. 

The  Natnnas  specimens  are  rather  dark  above,  with  very  little  brown  on  tlie 
back;  but  in  the  grand  series  of  the  species  in  the  Tring  Museum  are  similarly 
dark  ones. 

The  name  .1.  leucorhyncluiit  (Linn.)  for  this  species  is,  I  think,  ([uite  acceptable 
(see  Sharpe,  Cat.  B.,  xiii.,  pp.  :i,  4,  o). 

Speaking  of  tiie  peculiar  genus  Artamus,  I  may  say  that  they  have  enormous 
patches  of  powder-downs,  with  a  fine  whitish  powder.  This  is  of  great  importance,  as 
they  seem  to  he  the  onh/  Passerine  birds  that  hare  powder-downs  !  I  only  made  this 
discovery  when  arranging  the  genus  in  the  Tring  Museum,  but  soon  found  out  that 
Nitzsch  {Pferijlogra/)hie,  pp.  5:?  ami  114,  I'l.  III.,  fig.  4,  1840)  had  already  long  ago 
discussed  the  matter. 

I  do  not  find  any  mention  of  this  curious  fact  in  any  of  the  recent  jiublications 
about  the  geuus,  and  therefore  wish  to  call  attention  to  it. 

Tlie  geuus  Artamus  must  certainly  stand  by  itself  as  family  Artaniidae.  In  the 
Senckenbergian  Catalogue  I  united  with  it  Artamia  from  ^Madagascar  ;  but,  although 
1  had  reasons  for  it,  I  now  thiak  that  I  was  utterly  wrong  in  doing  so. 

The  egg  of  Artamus/uscus  looks  quite  like  a  Shrike's  egg. 

:54.  Calornis  chalybea  (Horsf.). 
Several  adult  specimens  from  Sirhasseu.     They  agree  with  such  from  Malacca, 
Sumatra,  and  Borneo,  and  cannot  be  separated.     Spread  from  Tenasserim  down  the 
Malay  Peninsula  and  to  Sumatra,  Java,  Borneo,  aud  adjacent  islands.    ''  Iris  scarlet '" 
(Sirhassen,  September  21st,  1893,  A.  Everett). 

35.  Gracula  javanensis  (Osbeck). 
Four  vcrv  large  and  fine  skins,  with  the  wings  7-1  to  7-4  inches,  from 
Sirhassen.  Sharpe  (Cat.  B.,  xiii.,  p.  H>3,  1890)  only  gives  wing  (J-7,  aud  certainly 
the  majority  of  s])ecimens  of  6r.  jacanensis  are  smaller,  but  there  are  in  Mr. 
Rothschild's  collection  specimens  from  Sumatra  which  have  the  wing  as  long  as 
the  Sirhassen  birds.  The  form  of  the  wattles,  colour,  etc.,  agree  exactly  with 
specimens  from  Sumatra,  Borneo,  etc.  Sharpe  {I.e.)  gives  the  range  of  G.javanenjiis 
as  follows  :  "  From  South  Tenasserim  to  Malacca,  Sumatra,  Java,  and  Borneo." 

30.  Dissemurus  platurus  (Vieill.). 
A  series  of  nine  skins  from  Buii'iurau.  They  all  belong  to  the  small  s])ecies 
without  an  elongated  crest  which  inhabits  Malacca,  Sumatra,  and  Borneo,  and  which 
is  very  different  from  the  big  species  of  the  Himalayas,  Assam,  etc.,  with  an 
enormous  crest.  Perhaps  the  Javan  species  is  different  again,  but  in  any  case 
one  species  inhabits  Malacca,  Sumatra,  and  Borneo.  Vieill.  {Nouv.  Diet.,  ix., 
p.  588)  when  creating  the  name  /tbilurus,  gives  no  exact  locality  for  the  bird  he 
describes,  but  says  that  the  species  inhabits  Malabar  and  Siam,  as  stated  by  the 
authors  mentioned  by  him,  and  it  is  only  from  his  expressly  saying  that  his  birds 
had  no  crest,  that  the  name  of  Vieillot  can  be  bestowed  on  the  Malayan  form 
of  the   i-acket-tailed    Orougos.     Probably   it  would  be  better  to  adopt  the  name 


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D.  hruchij phoru^  Bi3.,  CoHsp.,  i.,  p.  3ol,  which  refers  nndoiibtedly  to  the  Borncau 
bird,  for  this  species.  See  for  refereuces  :  Sharpe,  Cat.  B.,  iii.,  pp.  258 — 265  ; 
Hume,  Strai/  Featk.,  vi.,  pp.  21  f) — 222  ;  Gates,  Fauna  Brit.  Iiul.,  B.  i.,  pp.  325, 
320,  and  otliers. 

The  wings  of  the  Bnnguran  specimens  measure  -rl  to  0'2,  thus  varying  ratlier 
mncli.     Also  the  length  of  the  tails  varies. 

("  Iris  crimson  ;  bill  and  feet  black.") 

37.  Graucalus  bnngurensis  sp.  nov. 

Grmirabiii  cujns  mas  simillimus  est  mari  (Jr.  .smri'ifrensis,  sed  alis  longioribus, 
cujus  femina  differt  a  ft'mina  (J.  sunvitmi.vs  abdomine,  tergo  nropygioque  nubi- 
lioribus  nee  pure  atro  et  albo  fasciatis. 

Adult  male. — Above  and  below  slaty  grey,  becoming  much  paler  on  the  aljdomen 
and  under  tail-coverts,  as  well  as  on  the  rump  and  njiper  tail-coverts  ;  on  these 
latter  jiarts  the  feathers  are  tipped  with  ashy  white.  Wing-coverts  like  the  back, 
but  narrowly  edged  with  ashy  grey.  Quills  and  primary  coverts  black,  narrowly 
*dged  with  ashy  grey  on  the  outer  webs,  quills  edged  and  washed  witli  a-;hy 
white  towards  the  bases  of  the  inner  webs.  Tail  black,  central  jiair  of  rect rices 
washed  with  greyish  brown  on  the  basal  portions,  the  lateral  (shorter)  pair  ashy 
towards  the  tip,  the  rest  indistinctly  tipped  with  ashy.  Under  wing-coverts  jiale 
grey.  Total  length  about  10^  inches  (in  skin  J  ;  wing  (in  three  males),  6'0  to  (i-? 
(5-95  to  fi-1  in  G.  sumatre?isis  cJ)  ;  culmen,  1-22  ;  tarsus,  O'O  to  0-'.).j  ;  tail,  4-7  fo  4-S 
(4"o  in  <T.  sumatrensis). 

Adult  frmali'. — Similar  to  the  uwlr,  but  the  abdotuen  white,  irregularly  bandccl 
with  blackish  and  clouded  with  grey,  under  tail-coverts  white,  each  feather  with 
a  black  lunule  and  a  short  black  line  on  the  middle  of  the  white  shaft  ;  under 
wing-coverts  and  axillaries  white,  barred  with  black.  Feathers  of  the  rump  and 
upper  tail-coverts  ashy,  with  a  black  cross-bar  Itefore  the  broad  white  tip  ;  the 
outer  edges  to  tlie  quills  more  white.  Wing,  (i-25  (5'7  to  o'S  in  G.  sninjitrrnsk  ?  ). 
Iris  of  both  se.xes  yellowish  white  or  very  pale  lemon  yellow  :  bill,  legs,  and  claws 
black. 

Ildji.  Bnnguran. 

The  7milr  closely  resembles  that  of  G.  sumatrensis,  but  the  wing  is  much 
longer.  The  fenmlr  differs  obviously  from  that  of  G.  sumatrensis,  the  abdomen 
being  nut  pure  white,  sharply  banded  with  black,  as  in  G.  sumatre?isis,  but  the  white 
as  well  as  the  black  bands  are  clouded  over  with  grey  ;  the  abdomen  becomes 
whiter  towards  the  tail.  The  lower  back,  rump,  and  upper  tail-coverts  are  also 
more  cloudy  and  much  less  sharply  banded  than  in  G.  sumatrensis. 

That  Bunguran  possesses  this  very  distinct  species  is  especially  interesting 
since  G.  sumatretisis  (Mlill.)  is  distributed  over  Malacca,  Sumatra,  and  jiarts  *\{ 
Borneo  (see  Sharpe,  Cat.  B.,  iv.,  p.  12). 

38.  Hyloterpe  grisola  (Blyth). 
Five  adult  birds  from  Sirhassen.     (Malay  Peninsula  Mad  Borneo,  etc.) 

311.  Philentoma  dubium  s]i.  nov. 

Mr.  Everett  sent  two  males  and  two  females  of  a  Philentoma,  all  i'rom 
Buugnrau,   and   killed  on    the   6th    and    'Jth    of  Octnber.     They    closely    resemble 


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Pkih'iitoma  ■pyrrhopte.nim  (Temm.)  from  Malacca  aud  Borneo,  but  differ  from 
all  that  I  have  been  able  to  compare  by  a  shorter  wing;  and  whiter  under  parts. 
In  the  mnles  the  abdomen  is  whitish,  bulf  towards  the  breast  and  on  the  under 
tail-coverts,  but  almost  pure  white  in  thr  middle  ;  tl;inks  ertrthy  brown.  In  the 
■male  of  Ph.  pi/rrhopterum  Temm.,  the  abdomen  is  rufous  butf,  deepest  towards  the 
breast  aud  on  the  under  tail-coverts.  The  females  of  Ph.  pyrrhopterum  have 
the  under  parts  "  rnfous  buff,  whiter  towards  the  vent,"  as  Rliarpe  justly  describes 
it  {('lit.  B.,  iv.,  p.  307;  ;  in  Ph.  (hthium  the  under  j)arts  arc  l)uffy  wliite,  whitest 
on  the  middle  of  the  abdomen  and  throat,  while  the  jemcli'  of  Ph.  p'jrrhopterum 
has  the  throat  darkest. 

I  have  been  doubtful  indeed  whether  tiie  Bnnirunui  liird  should  fonu  a 
distinct  species  or  not ;  but  the  above  stated  differeni!es  are  obvious  and  not  to 
be  overlooked,  so  I  thought  it  best  to  give  the  form  a  name.  As  I  hope  to 
receive  further  material  I  will  give  in  due  time  further  information  as  to  the 
constancy  of  the  character  of  Philcntoma  (/uhium.  whicli  at  ])resent  I  have  no 
reason  to  doubt,  as  they  are  clear  enough  in  four  sjiecimciis.  Perhaps  Ph.  diihium 
may  turn  out  to  be  of  subspecific  value. 

Adult  male. — Above  gre\Tsh  blue,  somewhat  like  a  pale  indigo  blue,  a  little 
lighter  and  brighter  on  the  forehead  and  above  the  eyes,  merging  into  an  earthy 
brown  towards  the  rump.  Primaries  deep  blackish  brown,  margined  with  rufous 
grey  ou  the  outer  webs  :  first  secondaries  with  the  greater  j)art  of  the  outer  webs 
liright  chestnut  :  this  latter  colour  increases  until  the  innermost  secondaries  are 
entirely  chestnut.  Quills  bordered  with  rufous  buff  ou  the  inner  webs,  first 
jirimaries  on  their  basal  part  only.  Primary  coverts  and  lesser  wing-coverts  blue. 
primary  coverts  centred  with  black  ;  rectrices  and  upper  tail-coverts  bright 
chestnut.  Sides  of  head,  wliole  neck,  chin,  throat,  and  breast  blue  like  tlie  head  : 
abdomen  buffy  white,  pale  rufous  buff  towards  the  breast  and  ou  the  under  tail- 
coverts  ;  sides  of  body  and  flanks  washed  with  earthy  brown.  Total  length  about 
6  inches  ;  wing,  ."5  ;  tail,  2(i  ;  tarsus,  O'O  :  culnieu,  about  UOT  (damaged  by  shot  in 
both  males). 

Adult  female. — Forehead,  top  aud  sides  of  the  hitul  dark  slaty  brown,  with 
a  faint  bluish  tinge,  which  is  more  developed  on  the  lores  aud  ear-coverts  and 
very  obvious  on  the  feathers  round  the  eye.  Lesser  wing-coverts,  interscapular 
region,  back  aud  rump  earthy  brown,  fading  into  ])ale  eartliy  brown  ou  the  ruuiji. 
Primaries  and  secondaries  as  in  the  male ;  tail  and  upper  tail-coverts  bright 
chestnut  as  in  the  mule.  Under  surface  buffy  white,  almost  pure  white  on  the 
throat  and  abdomen,  washed  with  pale  rufous  buff  across  the  breast.  Sides  of 
l)reast  and  body  greyish  brown.  Total  length  about  'i  inches  ;  wing,  2'9.")  atid  S  ; 
tail,  2-0  ;  tarsus,  0-()  ;  culmeu,  0'G6. 

The  closely  allied  species  Ph.  pyrrhopterum  differs  in  colour  as  described  above. 
It  is  also  larger.  Two  males  from  Borneo  in  the  museum  at  Tring  have  the  wings 
:5-2'J  and  3-3  inches  long,  the  tails  2-78  and  2-8  ;  one  female  from  Borneo  has 
the  wings,  3-15  ;  tail,  2-8.  Sliarpe  (Cat.B.,  iv.,  pp.  36(5  aud  307)  gives  the  measure- 
ments as  follows  :  J.  Total  length,  0-5  inches  ;  culmen,  0-7u  ;  wing,  3-2y  ;  tail,  2'8  ; 
tarsus,  0-65.  ?.  Total  length,  5-8  inches  ;  culmen,  0-7  ;  wing,  3;  tail,  20;  tarsus  0-6. 
Oates  (Faun.  Brit.  Ind.,  B.  ii.,  p.  44)  gives  for  the  species  (j)r()balily  including  males 
■.iXiiX  fem'ile.'i)  :  length  about  7  inches  ;  tail,  2-8  ;  wing,  3-2  ;  tarsus,  ii-Oo  ;  bill  from 
gape,  O'lt.  Oates  gives  a  fairly  good  description.  While  in  the  Cat.  B.  we  tind 
the  female  described  with  the  usual  accurateuess  we  appreciate  so  much   in  the 


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<ielebrat('(l  author,  the  descrijitioii  of  the  male  is  incomplere  and  incomjirchensible, 
and  it  is  evident  that  either  a  ]iart  of  the  mauuscrij)!  has  been  lost  by  mistake, 
or  two  descriptions  have  become  mixed  uji. 

4u.  Culicicapa  ceylonensis  (Swains.). 
Three  specimens  of  this    widely  sjjread  and  common    liird    from    Bungnnin, 
identical  with  specimens  from  India,  Assam,  and  Borneo. 

41.  Alseonax  latirostris  (RafB.). 

Met  with  both  on  Sirliassen  and  linngnran  Islands  in  adult  and  young 
plumage,  September  and  October  1893. 

This  species  has  first  been  described  by  Pallas  (Zoof/r.  Rih^iso-Asiat.,  i.,  p.  401). 
He  says  :  "  {Muscicapa  t/risala)  B.  ourk'fiix  Dauurica  quam,  ob  summam  simili- 
tudinem,  speciem  distinctam  pronunciare  non  ausim,  magnitndine  tamen  et  colore 
<liftert,  etc."  It  is,  from  the  type  in  which  the  name  is  printed,  obvions  that 
Pallas  did  not  mean  'to  name  the  bird  "  Dauurica,"  but  simply  to  mention  the 
*'  Dannrian  variety,"  therefore  the  next  oldest  name,  i.e.  /atiro.'ifr/.s,  has  rightly 
been   adopted. 

4J.  Hypothymis  azurea  (Bodd.;. 

Sirhassen  and  Bunguran. 

The  specimens  from  Sirhassen  undonbtedly  belong  to  the  widesjiread  insular 
form  with  the  abdomen  shaded  with  purplish  l)luish,  but  one  mak  and  ow  Jema/i' 
from  Bunguran  seem  to  be  somewhat  whiter  on  the  abdomen  and  under  wing- 
coverts,  although,  I  believe,  belonging  to  the  same  form. 

There  cannot  be  any  doubt,  that  the  name  //.  azurea  (Bodd.j,  founded  on  the 
••  Gohe-mouches  bleu  des  Philippine-'i"  of  Daubenton,  ai)j)lies  strictly  to  the 
Philippine  form,  as  locality  and  de.icription  clearly  indicate,  although  the  belly  is 
too  white  on  the  plate  ;  all  the  figures  of  that  time  (and  many  recent  ones,  too, 
unfortunately)  must  be  taken  cam  iiratio  .■•tili.i,  as  is  obvious  from  any  of  them. 
Therefore,  in  cases  where  descriptions  and  figures  disagree,  it  is  always  the  descrip- 
tion we  have  to  rely  upon,  as  it  is  made  by  the  ornithologist,  while  the  plate  is  in 
most  cases  done  by  an  artist  who  is  little  if  anything  of  an  ornithologist. 

The  black-naped  Flycatcher  from  the  Philippines  is  identical  with  that  from 
the  Malayan  Islands,  which  extends  through  thi-  Jlabiy  Peninsula,  while  the  form 
from  British  India  has  a  somewhat  whiter  abdomen.  There  is  liowever  every 
intermediate  form  between  the  two,  and  therefore  they  can  only  be  regarded  as 
subspecies,  if  they  are  kept  distinct. 

The  subspecies  inhabiting  the  Indian  enjpire  must  be  called  H////t>f/i>/i>ii.-'  (izurea 
<:aer>.deocephala  (Sykes),  as  Muacicdpit  caernlea  (im.  also  apjdies  to  the  Philijijiine 
race. 

Another  closely  allied  form,  H.  azurea  tytlcri  (Beavan)  inhabits  the  Andamans, 
and  is  darker  again  than  H.  azurea  (Bodd.)  proper,  but  this  form  is  also  better 
treated  as  a  subspecies,  as  there  are  intermediate  specimens  between  it  and  the 
allied  forms. 

For  literature  about  the  validity  of  these  forms  of  lli/potlnjmis  and  their 
nomenclature  see  :  Sharpe,  Cd.i.  B.,  iv.,  pp.  274,  27.J,  and  276  ;  Walden,  /bi.-i,  1S72, 
ji.  102;  Walden  (Tweedd.),  7'ra/i.'<.  Zool.  Soc,  ix.,  p.  182;  Hume,  Slra)/  Feath., 
li.,  p.  2i:   (1>'T4);  Steere,   UiKtonj  nf  B.  coll.  by  the  Stecre  Exp.  to  the  I'hilippine.'i, 


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etc.,  July  1890;  Hartert,  Aff^  Vogels.  Senckeiih.,  \>.  '.i»,  note  Kil  ;  Idem,.!./.  0., 
1891,  p."  293:  Gates,  Faun.  Brit.  IncL,  vol.  ii.,  pp.  4U,  5ii  (1890);  Salvad.,  Ann. 
Mm.  Civ.,  xxxii.,  p.  129  (1892)  (//.  tyfleri,  and  not  N.  aztirea,  on  Engano  !)  ; 
and  other  iilace.>». 

43.  Hirundo  rustica  g:utturalis  (Sci>p.). 
Une    male  each    from   .'^irhassen  ;iii(l    Hiuiirunin.  both   tintlimlttcdly  helonjriuj; 
to  the  eastern    form  of  the   SwaHow. 

44.  Eurylaemus  ochromelas  (.Kutll.). 
This  hinl,  which  i.s  i-ommon  throughout   the   Malay   Peninsula,  Borneo,  and 
Sumatra,  was  not  rare  on  Bunguran.     Perfectly  identical  with  a  iinmber  of  specimens 
from  Malacca,  Sumatra,  and  Borneo. 

4.5.  Pitta  moluccensis  (.^'.  L.  S.,  Miill.). 
A  tine  7nale  from  Bunguran.     From   Burmali  along  the  Malay  Peninsula  to 
Borneo  and  Sumatra,  where  it  is  common  in  the  north-eastern  parts,  and  the  only 
species   of  the  genus  which  I  met  with  in   Deli   and    Lankat. 

4*!.  Alcedo  ispida  bengalensis  (tim.). 

One  sjiecimen   from   Bunguran. 

I  shall  always  consider  A.  henijaletigis  a  subspecies  of  A.  ispiihi,  but  1  shall 
never  agree  to  unite  it  .<««.<  faron  with  .1.  i.^iiiiki.  The  most  interesting  fact, 
that  over  an  enormous  area  the  small  heiujali'n.'ii.'s  form  occurs  alone,  while  in 
others  the  large  ispida  alone  is  found,  cannot  be  denied,  and  the  fact  that,  where 
their  areas  overlap,  ever}'  intermediate  form  is  common,  does  not  alter  this 
fact.  If  we  unite  both  under  one  name  we  simply  neglect  the  interesting  fact 
of  the  existence  of  two  forms,  while  the  existence  of  the  intermediate  forms 
forbids  their  being  treated  as  species. 

47.  Ceyx  euerythra  Sharpe. 
One  female  from  Bunguran,  which  Dr.  Sharpe  kindly  named  tor  me  CVy.r 
euerythra.  See  Cat.  B.,  xvii.,  p.  179,  where  this  name  is  published  for  the  first 
time.  The  distribution  is  given  as  :  "  Malacca,  Sumatra,  Labuan,  N.W.  Borneo, 
Palawan,  Mindoro."  My  sjiecimen  is  yellow  below,  and  there  is  a  bright  yellow 
spot  behind  the  ear-coverts.  The  entire  top  of  the  head  and  a  line  along  the 
middle  of  the  back  and  rump  and  the  Hpi>er  tail-coverts  are  beautifully  and 
strongly  washed  with  lilac.  The  scapulars  are  entirely  cinnamon  red,  without 
any  black,  the  rectrices  cinnamon  red  with  yellow  bases,  the  secondaries  reil, 
with  a  black  streak  along  the  middle,  the  jirinniries  chiefly   black. 

4ii,  Carcineutes  ptUchellus  (Ilorsf.). 
A  pair  from  Bunguran.     Identical  with  Malacca  skins.     It  is  remarkable  that 
in   this    case    too    the   Malaccan    species,   and    not  C.   mel(infl)i!s  (Bp.),  its    Bornean 
representiitive,  is   found  on  Bnngnran. 

4'.».  Halcyou  pileatus  fHodd.  . 
From  Bunguran.     (S.  India.  Imlo-Mahiyan  countries  to  Celebes  and  t'hina.) 


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Oil.  Harpactes  duvauceli  (Tcium.). 
A  male  from  Bunguraii.    (S.  Teuasseriiu,  Malay  Peuiiij^iila,  Sumatra,  Billitou, 
Borneo.) 

51.  Eurystomus  calonyx  Sbarjie. 
From  Buuguran  (see  Sliarj)e,  Vat.  B.,  xvii.,  p.  :!8). 

Mr.  Rothschild  and  Mr.  Sharpe  himself  confirmed  my  i)laciiig  the  specimens 
under  Ji.  calonyx,  a  northern  form,  which  is  very  closely  allied  to  E.  orimtalia. 

52.  Anthracoceros  convexus  (Temm.). 
Common  on  Buuguran.     ( Mahu'ca.,  Sumatra,  Borneo,  and  Java.) 

53.  Eudynamis  honorata  (L.). 

S  ?  from  Sirhassen. 

Shelley  (^Cat.  B.,  xix.,  pp.  310 — 321,  ISUl)  states  that  the  Indian  (E.  lioiwrata) 
and  the  Malayan  {E.  mnlaijann)  forms  cannot  be  distinguished,  thus  giving  the 
range :  "  Indian  Peninsula  and  Ueylon,  extending  to  China  and  south  through  the 
Burmese  provinces  over  the  Indo-Malayan  Archipelago  to  Flores."  The  Sirhassen 
S  and  ¥  have  the  wings  S  inches  long. 

54.  Surniculus  lugubris  (Horsf). 
One  adult  male  from  Bunguran,  which  is  of  a  rather  bright  colour  and  of 
unusual  size.  The  wings  measure  5-()5  inches,  while  specimens  before  me  from 
Borneo  have  the  wing  4-S  and  some  from  Ceylon  4-S  to  5,  and  Shelley  gives 
5  inches  as  the  length  of  the  wing  (Shell.,  Cat.  B.,  xix.,  p.  228,  1891).  I  do  not 
dare,  from  the  single  specimen  before  me,  to  separate  the  Suntiatliis  from  Bunguran. 
but  hojje  to  see  additional  material  before  long,  to  enable  me  to  decide  whether  this 
is  a  distinct  species  or  not. 

55.  Zanclostomus  javanicus  (Horsf.). 
From  Bunguran.     (From    Soutliern  Tenasserim  down  the   Malay    Peninsula 
to  Sumatra,  Borneo,  and  Java. ) 

50.  Palaeornis  longicauda  (Bodd.). 

One  J'ei/iale  from  Bunguran,  and  another  /mrtfc  from  Sirhassen.  They  agree 
with  the  descriptions  and  with  -a.  female  from  Sumatra  in  the  Tring  collection.  '•  Iris 
of  the  Bunguran  bird:  outer  ring  white,  inner  ring  raw  umber  brown  ;  bill  dark 
brown;  feet  greenish  grey.     Iris  of  the  Sirhassen  bird  :  lemon  yellow  "  (A.  E.). 

The  species  is  distributed  over  the  Malay  Peninsula,  Singapore,  Sumatra,  Nias, 
Billiton,  Borneo  (see  Salvad.,  (\it.  B.,  xx.,  ji.  477). 

57.  Pisorhina  lempiji  (Horsf.). 

Two  specimens,  both  marked  J,  from  BuuLiurun,  one  in  the  brown,  one  in  the 
rufous  plumage.  The  one  in  the  brown  i)lumage  is  a  little  larger.  Its  iris  was 
brown,  the  bill,  cere,  and  feet  dirty  white,  and  the  claws  dark  grey.  Wing  of  the 
rufous  one,  5'65  ;  wing  of  the  brown  one,  5'78  inches. 

Mr.  Sharjie  kindly  lieljied  me  in  naming  these  two  birds,  which  are  inseparable 
from  specimens  from  Malacca,  Sumatra,  Tenasserim,  Borneo,  etc. 


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58.  Spilornis  pallidus  \V;il(len. 

A  series  in  different  plumages  from  Bungnran.  They  agree  in  colour  with  a 
number  of  Borneau  skius  before  me,  bnt  they  are  decidedly  smaller.  The  wings  of 
the  Bnngiiniu  measure  only  ll'C  to  12'1  inches.  In  the  British  Museum  is  a  speci- 
men from  Sibu,  Borneo,  also  collected  by  Mr.  Everett,  which  is  P(|Uiilly  small,  and 
another  Bornean  skin  which  closely  approaches  them.  I  therefore  n^frain  at  present 
to  distinguish  the  Bunguran  bird  from  Sp.  pallidus.  The  genus  Spilornis  was  but 
poorly  represented  in  the  British  Museum,  when  Mr.  Sharpe  wrote  the  first  volume 
of  the  Catalogue  of  Birds  in  1874,  but  now,  esj)ecially  througii  tlie  addition  of  the 
Tweeddale  and  Hume  collections,  and  through  recent  collections  from  Borneo,  a 
grand  material  is  amassed.  A  recent  review  of  the  genus,  which  may  considerably 
alter  the  previous  opinions  about  it,  is  desirable,  and  with  the  help  of  Dr.  Sharpe 
and  the  material  in  the  Tring  Museum,  I  hope  to  be  able  to  undertake  tliis  task 
before  long  ;  bnt  before  a  complete  study  of  the  collections  I  shall  refrain  from 
uttering  any  opinions  about  the  species  of  Spilornis.  Sp.  pallidus  is  said  to  occur 
in  Malacca  and  Borneo,  and  I  have  reasons  to  believe  that  it  also  inhabits  Sumatra. 

?  ad.  Bunguran,  October  1st,  1891}:  "Iris  golden  yellow;  lores,  cere,  and 
eyelids  light  chrome  yellow,  the  cere  tinged  witli  green  ;  bill  plumbeous  grey  ;  legs 
dull  chrome  yellow  ;  claws  black.     In  the  gullet  a  snake  "  (A.  Everett). 

59.  Accipiter  virgatus  (Temm.). 

Several  specimens  of  this  widespread  hawk  were  obtained  on  Sirhassen  and 
Bunguran.  An  immature  bird,  labelled  "  ? ,  October  19th,  1893,  Bunguran,"  has  tlie 
following  notes  on  the  label :  "  Iris  yellow  ;  bill  black,  base  of  upper  bill  and  man- 
dible plumbeous  ;  cere  light  greeu  ;  legs  and  feet  greenish  chrome  yellow  ;  claws 
brownish  black." 

00.  Geopelia  striata  (L.). 
Qne  female  ivoin.  Sirliassen.     (From  South  Teuasserim  throughout  the  Malay 
Peninsula,  Indo-Malaj-an  Archipelago,  and   Philiijpines,  south   to   Lombock,  also 
Celebes  and  Amboyna.) 

Gl.  Osmotreron  fulvicollis  (Wagl.). 
Several  males  from   Bunguran.      (From    South    Tenasserim  to    Cochiuchina, 
Malay   Peninsula,    Sumatra,   Nias,    Bangka,   Billiton,   and   Borneo.)      In    Borneo 
another  (juite  distinct  species  occurs  in  the  northern  parts,  0.  haramensis  (Meyer). 

(!2.  Osmotreron  vema,ns  (L.). 
From  Sirhassen  and  Bunguran.  Identical  in  coloration  with  specimens  from 
Malacca,  Sumatra  (Deli),  Borneo,  and  the  Philip])ines,  but  with  the  wings  very 
long,  they  measuring  6  to  6"2  inches,  while  all  specimens  b(!fore  me  have  the 
wing  shorter,  sometimes  very  little  only,  but  mostly  considerably  so.  Salvador! 
{Cat.  B.,  xxi.,  p.  62)  gives  the  length  of  the  wing  0"2o  to  5'85  inches.  Distribution: 
Siam  and  Cochincliina,  ^lalay  Peninsula,  Sumatra,  Nias,  Bangka,  Billiton,  .lava, 
Sumbawa,  Borneo,  l'iiiliji]]ines,  Snln  Ishuid,  Celebes  (Salvadori,  I.e.). 


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<i:5.  Butorides  javanicus  (Horsf.). 
One  inalc  from  Bniiguraii.     (India  and  Malayan  Islands.) 


Sirhassen. 


Sirhassen. 


Bungiirai 


<i4.  Erythra  phoenicura  (Penu.). 


6."i.  Charadi'ius  fulvus  Gm. 


•ill.  Charadrius  squatarola  L. 


Conclusions. 


As  the  foregoing  list  of  birds  sIkiws,  they  belong  mostly  to  specie.s  wliicli  arc 
distributed  over  tlie  ifalai/  Pi^tiiiis/ila  and  Borneo,  bnt  (judging  from  the  present 
material)  the  ornis  is  nndoubtedly  mon'  Malarcan  than  Bornean,  as  at  least  five  of 
the  species,  ont  of  the  sixty-six,  are  identical  with  the  Malay  Peninsula  species, 
while  representative  forms  of  them  inhabit  Borneo ;  onlj'  one  species  (Artumus 
lruco(iitst(>r~)  is  known  from  Borneo  and  not  from  the  Malay  Peaiusnla,  but  this 
bird  is  very  widely  spread  (see  No.  33  of  my  list),  and  not  at  all  esi)ecially  Bornean. 
Moreover  some  of  the  new  species  are  more  closely  allied  to  Malaccau  than  to 
Bornean  birds.  The  collection  of  birds  from  Sirhassen  is,  I  should  say,  not 
complete  enough  to  conclude  much  from  it,  but  the  material  before  me  does 
not  represent  a  more  Bornean  character  than  that  from  Bnnguran. 

It  were  probably  the  mammals  which  led  Mr.  Everett  to  the  conclusion 
that  Sirhassen  was  more  Bornean  than  Bungnran,  as  expres,sed  in  his  letter 
to  Mr.  Rothschild:  but  more  about  this  will  be  said  in  the  article  on  the  mammals, 
which  will  be  ])nblished  in  this  journal. 

Mr.  Everett  has  also  forwarded  to  the  British  Museum  a  collection  of 
landshells  from  Bungurau  and  Sirhassen,  and  Mr.  Edgar  A.  Smith  was  kind 
enough  to  give  me  a  note  about  the  geographical  relationsiiip  of  the  landshells. 
as  borne  out  by  the  collection;  for  which  I  am  very  thankful,  and  which  ]  am 
glad  to  quote  here,  as  I  am  well  aware  of  the  great  importance  of  the  distribution 
of  landshells,  if  zoo-geogra])iiical  areas  are  to  be  defined,  although  that  imjiortauce 
must  not  be  overrated,  considering  how  easily  shells  may  be  transported  in  different 
ways  from  one  jilace  to  another. 

Mr.  Edgar  Smith's  note  runs  as  follows  : 

"  The  preliminary  examination  of  tlie  collection  of  landshells  from  the  Natuna 
Islands  obtained  by  Mr.  A.  Everett  has  led  me  to  the  conclusion  that  this  part 
of  the  fauna  has  reri/  close  r,'lationshi]i  with  both  that  of  the  Malay  Peninsula  anil 
the  island  of  Borneo;  indeed  the  affinity  may  be  regarded  as  fairly  equally  balanced 
between  the  two.  All  the  genera  (with  one  exception)  from  the  Nafiuuis  occur 
in  both  the  above  said  h)calities,  and  three  or  four  species  also  are  common  to 
all  three.  The  Sirhassen  shells  do  not  exhibit  a  Bornean  more  than  a  .Malayan 
facies,  nor  are  the  Bnnguran  sjiecies  more  IMalayan  than  Bornean.  indeed  a 
considerable  priqiortion  of  the  s])ecies  arc  common  to  both  islands." 


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OX   SOME  NEW  GENEKA  AND  SPECIES   OF    COLEOPTERA 
IN  THE  TRING  MUSEUM. 

By  ])K.  K.  .JORDAN. 

1.  Hexarthrius  aduncus  sj).  nov. 
(PI.  Xlil.,  fis.  1.) 

i.  //.  uiger,  intra  ]]uniiii  nibescens,  elytris  obscure  rubro-ctistaneis,  alidomine 
et  pedibus  anticis  obscine  iiibris,  ])udibns  qiiatiior  i)osti<i.s  (tarsi.s  subnigris  e.xceptis) 
rubris. 

Maudibnlae  modicc  iiRliiiatao,  i|uatii()r  ileiitibns  armatae,  deiite  jiriiuo  basali 
tnincato  versus  j)ostiouui  directo  (fere  sicut  iu  Clwloynatlio  giraffa),icT\.\o  maguo 
subacuto  recto  uouico  iu  tertia  parte  apicaii  ;  secuudo  parvo  iuter  priinum  et  tertium, 
primo  plus  quam  tertio  approximate,  nuartci  parvo  ante  apicem  sito,  apice  ipso 
simplice,  inter  apicem  et  dentem  tertiam  jiaucis  dcuticulis  iustruc^tae,  maigine  exteriore 
e  regione  dentis  tertii  parum  iucurvato  ;  basi  sine  cariua  aiit  deute  dorsali.  Clypeus 
parvus,  triaugnlaris,  valde  iucliuatns,  simplex  ;  caput  medio  minime  impressum,  sat 
planatum,  margino  auteriore  medio  vix  producto,  utrimcjue  leviter  sinuato,  angulis 
auticis  iuterioribus  rotundatis,  paulo  magis  quam  marginis  medium  versus  auticum 
promiueutibus,  extcrioribus  (ante  oculos)  rectis.  I'rotborax  medio  levissime  caua- 
liculatus,  latcribus  fortiter  (sicut  caput),  disco  miuutius  granulosus,  in  apice  parum 
augustior  quam  ante  basim.     Elytra  laevia,  sine  sciilptnra  distincta. 

Mentum  et  caput  infra  fortiter,  prosternum  miuntins,  metasteruum  minntissimc 
granulosa  ;  abdomen  laeve. 

Long.  (mand.  excl.)  oO  mm.,  mandibl.  'ZA,  elytr.  27,  hit.  '-Jo. 

Allied  to  H.  (/uvisoni  Waterb.,  wbieh  has  also  an  interior  basal  tooth  on  the 
mandibles  directed  backwards  ;  but  this  tooth  is  acuminate  iu  H.  dacisoni,  while  it 
is  truncate  in  the  new  form  ;  then  there  is  a  smaller  tooth  at  the  end  of  the  basal 
third  of  the  maudible,  which  is  wanting  iu  JJ.  (Idrisoni,  and  the  largest  tooth  is 
much  farther  from  the  tip  of  the  mandible  than  in  Ch.  0.  Waterhouse's  species, 
since  it  stands  just  before  the  beginning  of  the  apical  third  ;  the  outer  edge  of  the 
maudible  i)i)j)osite  the  large  tooth  is  somewhat  bent  inwards. 

Hub.  Assam.     Three  males  of  the  same  size. 

M.  Hexarthrius  elougatus  sp.  nov. 

S  (forma  minor).  //.  nigcr,  parum  bruunescens,  elytris  posticc  plaga  sat 
parva  indistincte  circumscripta  jiallide  castanea  notatis,  jjcdibus  (geuibus  tarsique 
exceptis)  castaneis. 

Maudilndae  versus  medium  levissime  latiores,  ab  medio  iuclinatae,  in  basi  vix, 
dein  gradatim  leviter  arcuatae,  in  tertia  parte  apicaii  deute  sat  brevi,  ante  apicem 
deute  secuudo,  primo  fere  aecpiali,  armatae,  basi  excepta  obtuse  denticulatae,  basi  iu 
latere  externo  et  infra  subplana,  carina  infero-latcrali  medium  mandibulae  uon 
attingeute  iustructa.  Clyi)cus  tridenlatus,  dentibns  lateralibus  lirevibus  jiarum 
versus  sujiernm  recurvatis  subrectangularibus,  deute  mediauo  truncato,  simplice, 
supra  miuutissime  carinato.     Caput  dense  granulatum,  sicut  clypeus  et  mandibulae, 


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supra  lateralitor  Ifvissime  gibbosnm,  antice  medio  late  deprcssum,  angnlis  auticis 
lotuiidatis.  Protliorax  disco  ante  basim  pancis  punctis  grossis  notattis,  sat  snb- 
tiliter  gi-aniilatus,  lateribus  sat  fortiter  rugato-grainilatus  ;  lateribus  pone  aiigiilos 
.•niticos  ])rouiiucntes  deutatos  sinuatis,  ante  basim  deute  sat  aciito  armntis.  Elytra 
cloiigata,  sulitiliter  densissime  piuu-tnlata,  humeris  lireviter  deiitatis. 

Mentnm  fortiter  rugatum  ;  gnla  rngato-granulata,  punctis  magnis  insrnirta. 
Prosternum  transverse  bisiilcatiim,  sidcis  plioatura  sat  elevata  sei)aratis,  medio  vix 
jimu'tatnm.  Metasterunm  et  abdomen  medio  vix  punctnlata,  illud  lateribus  grossis- 
sime  subdense,  hoc  sparsim  subtilius  pnuctatum,  segmento  ultimo  ad  marginem 
apiealem  densius  sat  fortiter  punctato. 

Long.  (maud,  exc.)  40  mm.,  mandibl.  IT,  elytr.  25,  lat.  Ki. 

The  mandibles  are  shaped  as  in  small  males  of  H.  jiarri/i  Hope,  and  H.  rhi- 
noceros (Oliv.),  with  the  flattened  outer  and  underside  of  the  base  forming  a  kind  of 
infero-lateral  carina  as  in  the  latter  species  ;  the  clypeus  is  formed  as  in  //.  parry/', 
but  the  median  tooth  is  truncate  ;  the  ante-ocular  tooth  of  the  head  is  not  so  high 
as  in  H.  piiriyi,  and  hardly  rectangular,  though  the  ante-ocular  carina  itself  is 
sinuate  behind  the  tooth.  The  sides  of  the  pr-othorax  are  produced  towards  the 
eyes,  much  more  so  tlian  even  in  H.  det/roUei  Parry,  there  lieing  a  conspicuous  sinus 
i)etweeu  this  produced  angle  and  the  neck.  The  elytra  are  much  longer  than  in 
H.  parryi,  and  posteriorly  mneli  less  rounded,  much  less  so  than  in  H.  rhinoceros 
and  deyrollei.  The  bisulcate  i)rostcruum,  with  an  ob\-ious  fold  separating  the 
grooves,  is  also  a  character  by  which  the  new  form  may  be  distinguished  from  eitlier 
of  the  three  mentioned  species. 

From  H.  mamlihularis  Deyr.,  which  I  have  not  yet  seen,  it  differs  in  colour,  in 
the  form  of  the  elytra,  in  the  more  prominent  intero-anterior  angle  of  the  head,  the 
more  blunt  ante-ocular  tooth,  aud  the  different  outline  of  the  prothorax. 

Hab.  Kina  B;du  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 

'<\.  (?J  Dorcus  barbarus  sp.  uov. 
(PI.  XIIL,  fig.  2.) 
S.  X*.  rubro-castaueus,  mandibulis  apice  tarsis(|ue  sulmigris.  Mandibulae  lati- 
tudiue  capitis  lougiores,  in  medio  abrupte  falcato-arcuatae,  parte  basali  de])lanata, 
dilatata,  in  basi  dente  minuto,  iu  medio  dente  triangulari  armata,  parte  apicali 
parum  tori|uata,  sat  tenui,  simplice.  C]yj)eus  firtiter  transversus,  leviter  dei)ressus, 
4uadranguluris,  augulis  acutis  minime  productis,  imjiunctatus  ;  cajiut  juxta  clypeum 
smuatum,  augulis  anticis  rotundatis,  sed  autrorsum  productis,  carina  auteoculari 
parum  elevata  uon  angulata,  dis])ersissime  minute  ])unctatum,  punctis  versus  latera 
l-iarum  tortibus,  pone  oculos  grossis  paulo  densioribus.  Antennarum  tlabellum 
triarticulatum,  articulus  ante  flabellum  acumiuatus.  Prothorax  longitudine  plus 
iluplo  latior,  apice  utrinciue  sat  fortiter  siuuatus,  angulis  anticis  valde  productis, 
sed  rotuudatis,  lateribus  pone  angulqm  iinticuui  levissime  rotuudatis,  dein  usque 
ad  angulum  basaleni  rotuudatum  subfv-etis,  basi  medio  utrini|ue  leviter  sinuata  ; 
disco  fortius  quam  cajiut  punct;itns,  punctis  versus  latera  evanescentibus,  iu 
jiarte  laterali  ipso  parum  deplanata  ilistiuctis,  sat  magnis,  sed  leviter  impressis, 
pone  marginem  anticmu  grossis  in  ui*^  serie  irregulari  dispositis.  Scutellnm 
longitudine  parum  latins,  rotnndatn-triangulare,  basi  grosse  piinctatum,  apice 
laeve.  Elytra  protlu)race  septima  parte  imgustiora,  basi  truncata,  humeris  leviter 
callosa,    augulo    humerali    breviter    dentata,    lateribus    juxta    humeros    levissime 


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rotninlata,  dein  minime  angustata,  a  tertia  parte  apicali  rotuDdato-angiistata,  singiilo 
elytro  ad  suturam  subaciiiuinato  ;  striato-punctata,  striis  autice  posticenup  valde 
alJbreviata,  2"  et  ;5%  4''  et  .■)%  (!='  et  7  ,  8"  et  9»  approximatis,  limlw  laterali  et  basali 
dense  grossc  punctata,  disco  et  i)arte  apicali  longitrorsnin  pnnctiilata,  praecipue 
versus  apiconi  ])ariim  rugnlosa. 

Mentiun  et  caput  infra  punctis  magnis  instructa.  Prost(>ruum  vix  punctatum, 
processu  intcrcoxali  clevato,  ])one  coxas  paruni  decresceute,  in  apicc  ii)so  pcr- 
pendiculari.  Metasternum  lateralitev  ])unctis  grossis,  medio  sicnt  abdomen  fere 
laeve  ;  abdominis  spgmenta,  praecipue  nltimnm,  lateribus  jtunctata. 

Tibiae  lougitrorsnm  multisnlcatae,  ij[uatuor  posticis  edentatis. 

Long.  (mand.  excl.)  19  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  (in  proth.)  8. 

Tlie  basal  half  of  the  mandibles  stands  at  right  angles  to  the  apical  half,  Imt 
the  angle  itself  is  rounded. 

I  believe  this  form  is  the  type  of  a  new  genns  ;  but  since  I  have  only  one 
specimen  of  the  inale  sex  before  me,  I  ])Iace  the  sjiecies  provisionally  into  Dorc'is. 

Hab.  Assam. 

^.  Gnorimus  viridis  sp.  nov. 
(1>1.  Xlll.,  tig.  3.) 

i  ?.  G.  supra  obscure  viridis,  infra  aeruginosus  et  pallidc  hueo-pilosus,  nitcns. 
Caput  grossissime  punctatum,  punctis  passim  coufluis,  clypeo  anticc  ]irofundc 
sinuato,  retrorsum  pauce  angustato,  roflexo-margiuato.  Pali)i  antenuaeque  rutb- 
jjiceae.  Prothorax  longitudine  paulo  latior,  apice  basi  parum  angustiore,  lateribus 
aequabiliter  leviter  rotundatis,  basi  ad  angulos  parum  depressa,  angulis  jiosticis 
rotundatis,  limbo  laterali  pilis  pallide  luteis  dense  vestito  ;  grosse  punctatus,  jmnctis 
iiTegnlaritcr  dispositis,  passim  confertius  sitis,  antice  versus  latera  densis  et 
confluis ;  linca  mediana  minime  elevata  pro  jjarte  laevi.  Scutellnm  latins  (juam 
longum,  apice  rotundatnm,  hand  semicircidare  ;  basi  utrimque  vel  tota  basi  jjunc^tis 
magnis  instructa,  ajnce  laevi,  linea  media  paruni  convexa.  Elytra  latitudine 
minime  longiora,  retrorsum  pauce  seil  distiucte  dilatata,  apice  extus  fortissime 
rotnndata,  angnlo  suturali  paido  rotundato  ;  in  singnlo  elytro  sexstriata,  interstitiis 
convexis,  vix  puuctatis  ;  limbo  declivi  lateral!  et  apicali  dense  transverse  ruguloso- 
striolato. 

Infra  lateraliter  dense  ruguloso-striolatus  ;  processus  raesosternalis  intereoxalis 
comjjressus,  prominens,  antice  sul)perpeudicularis,  apice  rotundatns  ;  metasternum 
(<J)  medio  late  lougitudinaliter  imjjressnm,  hac  impressioue  dense  grosse  punctata, 
ejus  margine  laevi,  (?)  longitmlinaliter  canaliculatum,  disperse  grosse  punctatum: 
abdomen  (J)  medio  longirudinaliter  impressnm.  inij)ressione  sat  dense  grosse 
punctata,  margine  ejus  laevi,  (?)  convexum,  medio  vix  deplanatnm,  sat  disperse 
punctatum,  segmento  qninto  in  utroque  sexu  glabro,  (c?)  medio  sat  dense  punrtato, 
apice  rotnndato,  (?)  meilio  sparsim  jiunctato,  apice  minute  emarginato.  Pygidium 
transverse  ruguloso-striolatnm,  sparsim  punctatum,  {6)  apice  convexum,  (?)  apice 
lentcr  impressmn,  hac  impressione  grannlata ;  quatuor  maculis  luteo-pilosis 
notatum,  tria  mediana  transverse  disposita,  una  apicali.  Femora  pilosa  sicut  corpus 
inferum,  antica  infra  dense,  su])ra  grossius  sparsins  j)unetata,  intermedia  infra 
ruguloso-striolata,  snpra  rngato-i)Uiictata,  jMistica  grosse  sat  dis])erse  jiunctata: 
tibiae  anticae  apice  extus  in  utroque  sexu  dente  lato  sed  sat  longo  obtuso  ])arum 
arcnato   arniatae,  (c?)  post  medium  extus  parnni  dilatatae,  obtuse  angulatae,  (?)  in 


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tcrtia  jiarte  <aj)icali  dcutatae;  onincs  tiMac,  prapsprtim  ijuatuor  aiiticae  extiis  longi- 
tudinaliter  rusriiloso-striatae. 

Lono-.  (cap.  excl.)  I'.i  min.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  Id. 

This  f'nrm  differs  from  the  true  Gnorimii.'t  iu  liavhig  the  iutercoxal  proc'ess 
of  the  mescisteriinm  proihice.l  into  a  narrow  and  anteriorly  almost  vertical 
tubercle. 

Hab.  Naga  Hills  (ti/pe)  and  North  Manijjur  (Assam). 

Sinuaria  gon.  no  v. 

Capite  sat  foititer  in  jirothoracem  retracto ;  maudibulis  rotundato-aruuatis  ; 
fronte  medio  leviter  impressa;  antenuis  articnlis  apice  truncatis,  hand  serratis. 
Prothorace  autice  valde  emarginato,  lateribus  fortissime  late  sinuato,  inter  sinum 
et  anguhim  auticum  oblique  trniieato,  angulis  posticis  valde  versus  latera  productis, 
panmi  arcuatis;  basi  medio  minute  bisinuata,  lateraliter  levissime  emargiuata: 
disco  medio  earinato-elevato,  lateraliter  depresso.  Scutello  .subcordato,  apice 
angnste  emarginato.  Elytris  basi  valde  depressis,  humeris  prominnlis,  apice 
acuminatis.  Prosterno  autice  rotundato-dilatato,  sutura  laterali  leviter  arcuata, 
medio  elevato,  iitrinque  inter  carinam  medianam  et  suturam  impresso.  Mesosterno 
sat  declivi. 

This  Elaterid  genus  is  closely  allied  to  Ox>jnopterus  Hope,  from  which  it 
differs  in  the  antennae  not  being  serrate,  in  the  jiecnliar  shape  of  the  prothorax, 
in  the  shoulders  of  the  elytra  much  more  prominent,  in  the  more  declivous 
mesosternum,  and  iu  the  evenly  rounded  mandibles. 

5.  Sinuaria  aenescens  sp.  nov. 
(Pi.  Xlli.,  tig.  4.) 

S.  niger,  parum  aenescens,  pube  olivacea  vestita.  Cajiut  rugose  jiunctatum, 
iuipressione  frontali  levi  jrilis  ochraceis  sat  densis  tecta.  Antennae  capite  cum 
prothorace  vix  lougiores,  articnlo  primo  apice  modice  incrassato,  tertio  parum 
longiore,  leviter  arcuate.  Prothorax  longitudiue  (in  medio)  fere  duplo  (ad  basim) 
latior,  omniiio  minutissime  densissime  puuctnlatus,  margiue  externo  leviter  crassato. 
Scutelhuu  subrotuiidum,  parum  cordatum,  autice  latius  quam  postice,  basi  minute, 
apice  parum  profundius  emarginatum,  depressum,  marginibus  basali  et  apicali 
recurvatis.  Elytra  carina  lateral!  sub  angulum  humeralem  abbreviata,  lateribus 
pone  humeros  parum  imj^ressis,  omnino  subtilissime  creberrime  transver.se 
grauulato-rugulosa,  dis]iersis  puuctis,  passim  seriatim  dispositis,  praecipue  ])ro])e 
suturam  sitis  iustructa,  indistincte  longitudinaliter  striata,  multis  impressionilius 
irregularibus  levibus. 

Infra  sat  dense  punctulata;  jirosteruum  autice  rugatum  :  processus  j)roster- 
nalis  basaliter  canaliculatus.  Metasteruum  medio  profunde  canaliculatum.  Tarsi 
tibiis,  praecipue  postici,  j)arum  longiores. 

Loug.  o.")  mm.,  elytr.  44,  lat.  18. 

Of  the  impressions  of  the  elytra  four  are  rather  large  (two  on  eacli  elytron) 
and  conspicuous,  one  situated  just  before  the  middle,  the  other  close  to  the  suture 
at  the  beginning  of  the  apical  third.  The  median  carina  of  the  prothorax  and 
the  higher  parts  of  the  elytra  arc  rubbed,  black,  shining,  ami  liave  an  obvious  tint 
of  bronze  colour. 

Hah.  Kiua  P.alu  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 


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•  i.  Chrysochroa  simillima  >|>.  nov. 

<J  5 .  Ch.  similis  Saiind.  valde  affinis,  parum  brcvior,  abdomiue  luteo-ochraceo. 
dytris  lata  fascia  mediana  in  margine  laterali  iiariiiu  angustiore  lutea  oniatis. 

Long.  40  mm.,  elytr.  30,  lat.  13. 

The  median  band  of  the  elytra  is  narrower,  as  it  nsually  is  in  Ch.  castelnaudi 
Devr.,  and  is  anteriorly  straight,  ])()sterinrly  somewhat  ronnded  ;  in  some  specimens 
of  Ch.  dmiU-t  Saund.  wliich  1  have  examined,  the  elytra  have  also  a  broad  median 
band  instead  of  two  large  patches,  but  this  species  is  slenderer  than  simillima, 
:ind  its  abdomen  golden  green,  while  it  is  pale  ochreous  in  the  new  form,  having 
the  sides  of  the  first  abdominal  segment  only  golden  green.  The  structnre  of 
the  derm  is  alike  in  Ch.  similis  and  Ch.  simillima.  The  sides  of  the  prothora.x 
of  the  latter  are  bright  fiery,  the  metasternum  also  fiery,  and  the  legs  bliT'  with 
the  femora  golden  green  when  viewed  from  different  sides. 

H'lli.  Barrain  Hiver  (N.  Borneo)  (A.  Everett). 


'■  Macrochirus  vittatus  sp.  nov. 

S  2.  J/,  fnlvo-lateritins.  R<istrnm  nigrum,  basis  dorso  excepto,  carinnladorso- 
laterali  basali  instrnctnm,  inter  antennas  foveolatum,  (d)  omnino  sat  disperse 
(inuetnlatum,  (?)  dorso  antrorsum  densins  punetatum,  linea  media  in  apice  laevi, 
laterilms  leviter  sulcatum,  sulco  densissime  grosse  punctato  in  quart.a  parte  basali 
«vanescente,  apicem  attingente.  Caput  nigrum,  supra  fulvo-lateritium,  inter  oculos 
foveola  rotundata,  in  vertice  ])aucis  punctis  minime  impressis  instruetuni,  sublaeve. 
Antennae  brunneo-nigrae.  Prothorax  longitudiue  latitudini  aei|uali,  nigro-fpiadri- 
vittatus,  duabns  vittis  dorsalibus  intus  rcctis,  extus  parnm  rotnndatis,  antice 
ungustioribus,  marginem  basalem  non  attingentibus,  vitta  in  ntriusque  lateris 
medio  sita  angustiore  basim  et  apicem  attingente,  margine  apicali  fuseo  vel  nigro, 
basi  angustissime  nigro-linibata,  utrimque  sinuata,  lobo  antescntellari  rotnndo  sed 
sat  augusto  ;  fortiter  punctatns,  imuetis  in  (S)  densis  grossis,  passim  confluis,  in 
(?)  dispersioribus,  sed  grossis,  interstitiis  dense  pnnetnlatis,  in  (cJ)  latrorsnm 
parum  rugulosus.  Scutellum  minutissime  granulosum,  sieut  elytra.  Haec  margine 
basali  reflexo,  limbo  laterali  ot  apicali  angusto,  sntura  j)ro  parte,  duabns  maculis 
])ar%'is  posthumeralibns  transverse  dispositis,  macula  tertia  parva  anteajjieali  sub- 
laterali  nigris,  in  dorso  quinqite-striata,  striis  nigro-guttnlatis,  baud  punctatis,  in 
lateribns  etiam  quinque-striata,  striis  levissime  impressis,  nigro-gnttulatis.  Pygidium 
(J)  apice  late  rotundatum,  (?)  triangularc,  apice  exfremo  rotundatum,  in  ntrocjue 
sexu  grosse,  in  ( ?  )  minus  dense  quam  in  (  S ),  punetatum. 

Infra  minute  pnnctulatus  ;  (cJ)  abdominis  segmentum  anale  apice  grosse  dis- 
perse punetatum,  segmentum  sextum  distinctum  ;  suturis,  macula  obliqua  laterali  et 
j>laga  mediana  meta.sternalibus,  coxis,  genibus,  tarsis,  nigris,  femora  et  tibiae  in 
utrisque  lateribns  nigro-marginatae. 

S.  Long  (caji.  excl.)  21  mm.,  rostr.  9J,  elytr.  ',),  lat.  <J1.» 

?.     „  „  29     „         „       14,     "„    14,    „     14. 

Jlah.  Kina  Balu  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 

*  Thu  elytra  of  tlii.s  aiul  the  following  species  of  Curcitlionidae  arc  measured  from  the  base  of  the 
scutellum  to  the  tip  of  the  suture. 


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8.  Omotemnus  blandus  sp.  nov. 
(PL  XIII.,  %.  00 

c?  ?  .  0.  eloiigatus,  sat  depressns  ;  statura  Ilhijuc/iopliori,  sed  retrorsum  sensim 
angustatus  ;  infra  ater,  abdomine  obscure  rnbro,  tibiis  rul)ris  ;  snjira  velutiuus, 
flavo-ruher,  iiigro-signatns.  Rnstrnm  (J)  rectum,  apice  vix  arcuatuiu,  magiiu  dente 
triaugulari  apicali  armatum,  basi  iuter  antennas  sulci)  brevissinio  fere  punctifurmi, 
antrorsum  seriebus  tribus  tuberculorum,  serie  intermedia  levissima,  instnictura 
lateribus  subtiliter  unicarinatum,  sine  suico  distincto  ;  (?)  arcuatum,  parte  aute- 
antennali  rugosum,  (juatuor  sulcis  versus  basim  incrassatam  evanesceutibus,  et 
carina  dorsali  retrorsum  gradatim  excurrente  antice  sulco  laevissimo  instructa  in 
tertia  parte  apicali  suliito  aljruj)ta,  liic  dentiformi ;  caput  fovea  iuteroculari  jiro- 
funda  ;  antennarum  articulus  ultimus  fulvo-ruber.  Protborax  disco  duabus  plains 
plus  minusve  magnis  nigris,  intns  subrectis,  extus  subrotundafis,  approximatis, 
notatus  ;  ((J)  parum  couvexus,  lateribus  aequabiliter  rotundatus,  basi  utrinque  sat 
fortiter  bisinnatus,  infra  (prosterno  sparsim)  dense  granulatus,  disco  dispersissime 
punctulatus,  punctis  inconspicuis  ;  (?)  lateribus  postice  leviter  rotundatus,  fere 
rectus,  dein  antrorsum  angustatus,  basi  utrinque  sat  fortiter  l)isinuatus,  infra  sub- 
tiliter dense  granulatus  (prosterno  fere  laevi),  singidis  punctis  consjiicuis  regulariter 
<lispositis,  disco  dispersissime  punctulatus.  Scutellum  basi  pnnctatunj,  apice 
utrinque  nigro-velntiuum.  Elytra  sntura,  omnibus  marginibus,  macula  liumerali 
plagaque  laterali  postmediaua,  cum  macula  bumerali  iutus  connexa  nigris,  dorso 
i[uinquestriata,  striis  antice  inconspicue  punctulatis.  omnino  miuutissime  granulosa, 
liumeris  jiunctatis.  Pygidium  disperse  minute,  in  basi,  praecipue  in  utrisque  laterilms, 
dense  fortius  punctatum. 

Femora  dense  granulata,  sujira  jiauce  punctata,  postica  (<?)  magno  dente  lato 
Totundato  armata  ;  (  ?  )  tibiae  anticae  basi  spina  arcuata  sat  longa  instructae. 

Long,  (capite  excl.)  60  mm.,  rostr.  14,  elytr.  25,  lat.  23. 

The  black  patches  on  the  upperside  vary  in  extent.  Those  of  the  elytron  are 
usually  connected  by  a  longitudinal  bar  situated  on  the  outside  of  the  fifth  impressed 
stripe;  bat  in  two  examples  these  patches  are  not  connected.  The  rostrum  of  the 
male  has  coarse  but  shallow  jjunctures  on  each  side  close  to  the  external  rows  of 
dorsal  tubercles,  each  ]iuucture  bearing  a  small  brush  of  rather  strong  and  shiu-t 
hairs,  which  are  so  close  together  that  the  brush  looks  like  one  strong  seta.  The 
same  brushes  occur  in  both  sexes  on  the  upperside  of  the  femora  and  on  the  bas(' 
of  the  jiygidium.  The  inner  edges  of  the  thighs,  tibiae,  and  the  margins  of  the 
last  abdominal  segment  (dorsal  and  ventral  part)  are  densely  fringed  with  long 
orange  rufous  silky  hairs.     The  tibiae  have  a  very  faint  longitudinal  depression. 

Hah.  Kina  Balu  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 

This  form  stands  close  to  0.  serrirostris  (Fbr.),  but  is  proportionally  much 
longer  ;  the  base  of  the  jjrothorax  is  more  produced  towards  the  scutelhim,  and  the 
basal  sinus  is  much  deeper.  The  rostrum  of  the  male  has  a  short  groove  between 
the  antennae ;  the  ])ronotum  of  the  male  is  convexer  than  that  of  0.  serrirostris,  and 
the  dilated,  tooth-like  part  of  the  hind  femora  is  rounded,  not  angulated.  The  rostrum 
of  the  female  is  rugose,  not  punctured,  except  the  base,  which  bears  a  few  fine 
punctures  ;  the  underside  of  the  jirothorax  is  densely  granular  even  in  the  Jenude ; 
and  the  thighs  are  also  thickly  covered  with  granules  in  both  sexes.  Besides  these 
differences  in  the  structure,  the  new  species  will  be  easily  recognised  by  the  pattern 
(if  the  prouotum. 


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From  0.  Jfeuti)i>i.ri  Est.  and  0.  Imuaeri  Fst.  it  may  l)e  at  once  difleri'iitiated 
by  its  size  and  colour,  by  the  reddisli  lust  joint  of  the  antennae,  and  by  the  prothorax 
being  rather  strongly  bisiunated  at  each  side  of  the  base. 

'•».  Omotemnus  conicus  sj).  no  v. 

? .  0.  statnra  fere  Ci/rtotraclte.li  ;  infra  ater,  tibiis  fnlvo-mbris  ;  supra  rnber, 
velutinus.  Caput  sat  fortiter,  in  vcrtice  dense,  jiunctsitum,  fovea  interocnlari  pro- 
funda. Rostrum  l)asi  fere  rectum,  in  tertia  parte  apicali  sat  subito  arcuatum,  snlco 
laterali  levi,  sat  brevi,  sulcis  dorso-lateralibus  profundis,  sed  medium  rostri  vix 
attingentibns,  carina  niediana  antrorsnin  gradatini  erescente  ct  deinde  decrescente, 
in  apice  triangnlariter  impressa,  retrorsum  suh'o  jirofundo  usque  trans  antennarum 
iusertionem  ascendente  instructa  :  basi  sat  dense,  medio  sparsim  crasse  punctatum, 
apice  laevi,  snlco  mediauo  dorsali  fortiter  punctato.  Antennarum  articnlus  nltimus 
fnlvo-rnber.  Prothorax  lateribus  gradatim  versus  anticum  attennatus,  lobo  mediauo 
basali  sat  producto,  rotundato,  basi  utrimiue  liisinuatus,  infra  levissinie  <rranulatus 
(prosterno  fere  laevi),  multis  punctis  re.uiilariter  dispersis,  eornni  margine  infero 
elevate,  tnberculiformi,  iustructus  ;  dorso  disperse  sed  conspicue  punctatns,  basi 
medio  imjiunctata  excepta,  linea  media  minime  elevata,  <luabus  plagis  ap])roximatis 
nigris,  intus  rectis,  extus  subri.tuudatis  uutatus.  Scutellum  nigro-vehitinunj,  linea 
mediana  inconspicne  elevata,  basi  sparsissime  grauulata.  Elytra  (luinque-striata, 
striis  levibus,  basi  parum  punctnlatis,  omnino  minute  disperse  granulato-puuctata ; 
omnibus  marginibus  angustis,  plaga  postmediana  laterali  elongata,  macula(iue 
humerali,  nigris.  Pygidium  medio  parum  convexum,  sat  aequabiliter  dis{)erse 
])unctato-granulatum,  femora  s])iirsim  imiietata  :  tibiae  rnbrae,  levissime  longi- 
tndinaliter  impressae. 

Ijoug.  (cap.  excl.)  4U  mm.,  rostr.  11,  elytr.  18,  hit.  IT. 

The  exterior  border  of  each  puncture  of  the  thorax  is  raised  and  forms  an 
obvious  granule  ;  the  punctures  of  the  elytra  and  pygidium  have  the  anterior  border 
rnised.  The  structure  of  the  sides  of  the  pro-,  meso-,  and  metatliorax  is  almost  the 
same  ;  the  fine  granules  are  a  little  denser  on  the  metasternum,  while  here  the 
granuliferous  punctures  are  sparser.  The  hairs  of  tlie  legs  and  hist  abdominal 
segment  arc  of  a  blackish  brown  colour. 

Ilalj.  Barram  River,  Borneo  (A.  Everett). 

In  pattern  this  species  is  allied  to  the  preceding  one,  but  it  has  the  outline  of 
a  Cijrtotntchelua,  like  0.  cei/lanensix  Roel.  and  0.  carnifex  Fanst,  from  both  of 
wlii<',h  it  differs  in  colour,  in  tlie  sculprnre  of  the  rostrum,  in  the  outline  of  the 
prothorax,  etc. 

10.  Omotemnus  gracilis  sji.  nov. 
$.  O.  forma  ('yrtob-aclifti.  Rostrum  riilii'niu,  anuuitum,  versus  apicem  uigres- 
cens,  parte  crassata  basali  disperse  punctatum,  inter  antennas  sulco  minuto  sat  brevi 
instructiuu  ;  supra  profunde  bisulcatum,  sulcis  antennarum  insertioueni  attiugenti- 
bus,  carina  mediana  separatis  ;  luic  carina  antrorsnm  levissime  elevata,  ad  aj)icem 
aequabiliter  decrescente,  in  a]iice  ipso  bifurjata,  retrorsum  gradiitim  evauesceute  et 
medio  fortiter  confertim  ])unctata,  ])unctis  confluentibus,  sulcis  dorsalibus  rngulosis, 
versus  basim  parum  punctnlatis  ;  lateribus  profunde  nnisulcatum,  snlco  partem 
crassam  basalem  non  attingente,  sat  subito  abbreviato,  sjiarsissime  ruguloso-punc- 
tato.      Caput    fovea    interocnlari    ]iunctiformi     profunda    instrnctum,    punctulatnm. 


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Antennae  nigrae.  Protborax  latitudine  dimldio  loiigior  ;  lateribus  dimidio  post- 
eriorc  rectis,  dein  antrorsiim  snbito  convergentibui?,  angnlatis  ;  basi  versus  scutellnm 
rohindato-jirodncta,  utrinquc  levissime  sinuata ;  obscure  ruber,  macula  parva  ante- 
mediana  dorsali  uotatns,  margine  antici)  et  marginis  basalis  medio  nigris.  Scutellnm 
augnstnm,  nigro-velutinum.  Elytra  retrorsnm  fortiter  angnstata,  nigra,  nigro- 
velntina,  prothorace  mnlto  latiora  ;  margine  apicali  prope  snturam  leviter  emar- 
ginato  ;  omnino  minnto  graiinlato-pnnctata,  granulis  in  liumeris  densioribns  ;  singula 
elytra  qnincpiestriata. 

Prosternnm  dense  grannlosnm,  granulis  medio  sparsius  sitis ;  procossn  inter- 
coxali  laevi,  angnsto,  snlcato,  parte  postcoxali  latitndiue  breviore,  punctulata  ; 
nigro-riibrum,  circnm  coxarum  cavitates  nigrnm.  Mesosternum  nigrum,  minute  sat 
dense  grannlosnm.  Metasteruum  nigrnm,  epistornis  antice  rnbris,  lateraliter  sub- 
tiliter  grannlatum,  medio  dispersissime  punctnlatnm.  Abdomen  nigrum,  segmentis 
prime  et  (j^uinto  rnbris,  rininto  apice  et  margine  laterali  angnsto  nigro,  lateribus 
segmentis  primo  obsolete  snbtiliter  grannlato,  secnndo  punctnlato,  tertio  et  quarto 
grosse,  sed  non  dense  pnnctatis,  quinto  grosse  sat  dense,  in  apice  fortissime,  passim 
irregnlariter  seriatim,  hand  dense  piunctato.  Pygidinm  acntnm,  triangnlarc,  medio 
apice  carinatum,  margine  laterali  ajiicali  levissime  reflexo,  sat  fortiter  pnuctatnm, 
l)unctis  ad  basim  sparsis,  versus  apicem  parnm  densioribus,  nigrum,  basi  rubrnm. 
Pedes  rnbri,  coxis,  femornm  summa  basi,  geuibus,  tibiarnm  snmmo  apice,  tarsis([ne 
nigris  vel  brnnneo-nigris  ;  femora  dispersissime  puuctnlata ;  tibiae  levissime 
sulcatae. 

Long.  (cap.  excl.)  30,  rostr.  8,  elytr.  13,  lat.  13. 

Upperside  clotbed  with  a  black  velvety  pubescence,  without  gloss  ;  the  dark 
reddish  patches  on  the  sides  of  the  metasternnm  ill-defined  ;  pubescence  of  the  inner 
edges  of  the  tibiae  and  of  the  under  surface  of  the  tarsi,  ochreous  ;  pygidium  without 
longer  hairs  at  the  apical  margin. 

Hob.  Kina  Bain  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 

11.  Omotemnus  niassicus  s]i.  uov. 

?.  ().  forma  Cijrtotrachdi ;  niger,  lateribus  metasterni  et  segmeutorum  ab- 
dominalium  primi  et  ultimi  panmi  rubesceutibus,  supra; nigro-velutinus.  Rostrum 
arcnatnm ;  parte  basali  incrassata  grosse  sat  remote  pnnctatum,  inter  antennas 
breviter  sed  jn'ofunde  sulcatum  ;  dorso  fortiter  bisulcatnm,  snlcis  ad  basim  evanes- 
centibus,  sed  trans  sulcum  interantennalem  asceudentibns,  carina  mediana  separatis, 
hac  carina  ante  apicem  gradatim  miuime  elevata,  dein  dccrescente  et  bifurcata, 
retrorsnm  in  partem  crassam  basalem  excurrente  et  grossissime  rugato-pnnctata, 
snlcis  dorsalilius  parum  rngulosis ;  lateribus  etiam  profnnde  sulcatum,  snlco  ])artcc 
pnuctnlato,  infra  et  supra  carina  acuta  marginato.  Cajjut  disperse  pnnctatum,  fovea 
sat  levi  interantennali  signatnm.  Antennae  nigrae.  Prothorax  latitudine  tertia  j)arte 
longior,  lateribus  .dimidio  postico  rectus,  sed  seusim  antrorsum  convergeus,  dein 
versus  apicem  angustatns,  obsolete  punctatns,  margine  extreme  laterali  glabro  grosse 
liunetatnm  ;  basi  ante  scutellnm  rotnndatns,  utrin(pie  vix  emarginatus.  Scutellnm 
angnstnra,  nigro-velntinnm.  Elytra  retrorsnm  angnstata,  margine  apicali  \n-i\\vi 
suturam  levissime  sinuato,  remotissime  granulato-pnuctata  {i.e.  punctorum  margine 
antico  elevato),  granulis  in  hnmeris  densiorilms  ;  (jninquestriata,  stria  quinta 
Ibrtissime  abbreviata. 

Prosteruum  minute  grannlosnm,  siagnlis  pnnctis  instrdctuui,  granulis  versus 
medium   obsoletis ;    processus   prosternalis    parte    postcoxali    longitndine   latioro. 

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Meso-metasternum,  abdoiuemine  dispersissime  imnctulata,  pnuctis  in  lateribus 
ubdoniinalinm  segmentonun  tcrtii  et  (laarti  densius  sitis  ;  segmento  apicali 
abdominali  apice  grossissime  ))uuctato,  lateribus  dense  granulato-pnnctatis. 
Pygidinm  triangulare,  apice  ipso  rotnndato,  in  linea  mcdiana  leviter  convexum, 
omnino  sat  grosse  dense  punetatum.  Pedes  sparsiiu  pnnctulati,  tibiae  extns  ineou- 
spicue  sulcatae. 

Long.  (cap.  axel.)  24  mm.,  rostr.  7,  elytr.  11,  lut.  10. 

The  base  of  the  rostrnm  has  a  rather  deep  curved  impression  behind  tlie  antennal 
grooves;  the  lateral  sulci  of  the  rostrum  are  deep  and  almost  reach  the  antennal 
grooves  ;  the  sides  of  the  prothonix  are  faintly  angular  in  front  of  the  middle  ;  the 
punctures  of  the  pygidium  large,  but  smaller  thau  the  interstices  between  them  ; 
eacli  puncture  bears  an  extremely  short  brush  of  hairs,  which  is  visible  only  with  a 
strong  lens  and  almost  looks  like  a  yellowish  scale. 

Hab.  2sias  I.  (I.  W.  Thomas).  " 

Differs  from  0.  gracilis  sp.  uov.  in  colour,  in  the  less  angular  sides  of  the 
prothorax,  in  the  elytra  being  proportionately  narrower  at  the  base,  in  the  form  and 
structure  of  the  pygidium,  structure  of  the  under  surface,  and  some  minor  characters. 

12.  Omotemnus  compressirostris  sp.  nov. 

(?  S .  0.  forma  C>jrto(racla'li  ;  nigro-ruber  vel  atro-purpureus,  sujira  nigro- 
velutinus  ;  rostro  pro  maxima  parte,  antennis  (articulo  ultimo  brunneo  excepto), 
prothoracis  limbo  angnsto  basali,  elytrorum  margine  basali,  hnmeris,  macula 
lateral!  postmediana,  prosterni  medio,  mesosteruo  (macula  magna  lateral!  rubra 
excepta),  metasternalis  einsterni  apice,  abdominalium  segmeutornm  2',  3",  4' 
margine  apicali  augustissimo,  co.xis,  genibus,  tibiarnm  apice  extremo,  tarsisq^ue 
nigris  vel  atris  ;  interdum  colore  atro  rostrmu,  elytra,  iirosternnm,  mesosteruum, 
abdominis  segmenta  intermedia  pygidiumque  pro  maxima  parte  occnpante. 

Rostrnm  (J)  basi  subrectum,  apice  sat  fortiter  curvatnm,  dorso  profunde 
uuisulcatnm,  suico  ipso  sublaevi,  foveam  interocularem  attingente,  duabus  seriebus 
tubercnlornm  armatum,  basi  in  ntroquo  latere  jnxta  tnbcrculorum  scries  snlco 
subdorsal!  lev!  iustructa,  omnino  sat  disperse  singulatim,  i)ass!m  j)arnm  densius, 
punetatum;  (?)  aequabiliter  sat  fortiter  arcuatiun,  basi  sicut  in  (J)  levissime 
incrassata  dorso  sparsim,  lateribus  densius  punctata,  snlco  dorsali  mediano  nt  in  {S). 
parum  rugato,  longitrorsum  juxta  sulcum  dorsalem  sat  fortiter  rngato-jiuuctatura, 
praeterea  ante  basim  et  in  ajuce  utrinque  sulco  levissimo  subdorsal!  instructum; 
in  utroque  sextt  apex  rostri  compressus,  in  dorso  lamelliformis,  sulco  dorsali 
rostri  pone  hauc  carinam  lamelliformem  evanescente,  hac  carina  emarginatione 
sat  lata  divisa  in  partes  duas,  parte  posteriore  in  (J)  sat  clevata  tuberculiformi, 
in  (?)  longiore,  minus  elevata,  parte  anteriore  rotundata,  parum  trans  mandi- 
bularum  apicem  jiroducta.  Caput  fovea  interoculari  sat  profunda  parum 
transversa  notatum,  singillatim  sat  disjjcrse,  ad  margincm  postico-dorsalem 
oculorum  densius,  punctatinn. 

Prothorax  ante  scutellum  rotnndato-prodnctus,  utrinque  leviter  eniiirginatus, 
lobo  autescntellari  in  (J)i)lus  qnam  in  (?)  rotnndato  ;  (J)  fortiter  couvexns,  lateribus 
pone  strangnlationem  apicalem  fortiter  ampliatcvrotundatns,  dein  usque  ad  angnlos 
basales  levins,  sed  sensim  rotundatns,  in  medio  latior  quam  in  basi,  punctis 
minutissimis  in  meilio  disci  sjiarsissimis,  versus  latora  et  basim  parum  densioribu- 
instrnctus  ;  (?)  pone  strangnlationem  apicalem  rotnndato-ampliatus.  dein  usque 
ad   basim    fere    rectus,   latitudine    in    basi    rix    mujore   (juam    in    medio,   dorso 


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leviter  convexns,  sparsissime  levissime,  versus  latera  parnm  sensius  pnnctnlatns. 
iScntelliim  sat  breve  et  latum,  lateribus  retrorsnm  miaime  convergeiitibns,  in 
aiiice  extreme  sat  fortiter  rotnndato-convergentibus.  Elytra  versus  apicem  (cJ) 
fortiter,  (?)  parum  minus,  angustata,  in  basi  prothorace  (c?)  circiter  quinta,  (?)  quarta 
parte  latiora,  apice  singulo  rotnndato,  angulo  suturali  subrecto  ;  quinquestriata, 
lateribus  sparsim  pnnctulata,  sine  striis  obsoletis. 

Prosteruum  processu  postcoxali  longitudiue  pauIo  latiore,  (c^)  densissime 
minute  granulatnm,  granulis  in  medio  minutissimis,  (?)  nonunllis  punctis  minutis 
dispersis  iustructum,  medio  vix  puiictulatum.  Mesosteruum  (cJ  ?)  lateraliter  sicut 
jirosternum  sculpturatmu.  Metasternum  et  segmenta  duo  basalia  abdominalia 
(rf)  indistincte  granulosa,  praeterea  disperse  pnnctulata  ut  in  (?),  medio  (6)  longi- 
trorsimi  depressa  vel  impressa;  caetera  segmenta  abdominis  lateraliter,  quintum 
etiam  ad  totnm  marginem  ajjicalem  grosse,  in  ((J)  densius  quam  in  (?)  punctata  ; 
segmentum  qnintum  (S)  apice  late  rotundatum,  (?)  triaugulare,  apice  extreme 
])arum  rotundatum.  Fygidium  (cj)  a])ice  depressum,  basi  medio  leviter  couvexum, 
lateraliter  longitrorsum  levissime  impressum,  apice  rotundatc-truncatum,  (?)  triau- 
gulare, apice  baud  depressum,  lateraliter  levissime  impressum  ;  in  utroque  sexu 
sat  disperse,  in  basi  vix  densius  quam  in  apice  punctatum. 

Femora  antica  (d)  dense  granulosa,  supra  nonnullis  pimctis  instructa,  (?) 
intus  disperse  punctata,  extus  disperse  puuctulata.  Tibiae  in  ntrisque  lateribus 
distincte,  in  (c?)  sensius  quam  iu  (?),  sulcatae,  posticae  (c?)  basi  margiue  interne 
parum  carinatae,  baud  dentatae.  PUi  femorum,  tibiarum,  tarsorum  (infra) 
ferruginei. 

Long.  (cap.  excl.)  29  mm.,  rostr.  lU,  elytr.  13,  lat.  13. 

From  tbe  otber  cyrtotraelieloid  species  of  Omofemii/ts  this  form  differs  cbiell}' 
iu  the  form  and  sculpture  of  the  rostrum  of  both  sexes,  and  in  the  strongly 
convex  prothorax  of  the  ///ale. 

Hall.  Assam  (Khasia  Hills)  and  Upper  Burmah  (Ruby  Mines). 

One  1/iali;  specimen  from  North  India,  jjrobably  from  Sylhet,  has  the 
prothorax  rather  more  convex,  and  the  pygidium  much  more  densely  punctured 
at  the  sides  than  along  the  middle  ;  the  j)unctuation  on  the  sides  of  the  second 
abdominal  segment  is  also  coarser  and  denser  than  in  typical  specimens. 

In  one  female  example  from  the  Khasia  Hills  (Assam)  the  base  of  the 
trunk  is  as  sparsely  punctured  on  the  sides  as  on  the  upperside. 

These  two  forms  are  only  aberrsitions,  I  believe,  of  the  above-described 
species,  with  which  they  agree  in  all  other  characters. 

13.  Roelofsia  borealis  sp.  nov. 
(PL  XIII.,  tig.  7.) 

i%.  R.  lateritia ;  rostro  (basi  supra  excepta),  prothorace  limbo  antico,  macula 
fere  semicirculari  sat  magna  antescutellari,  parte  postica  prosterni,  scutello, 
elytris  (regione  scutellari  excejrta),  pygidio  macula  apicali,  meso-metasterno 
abdomine  pedibusqne  nigris  vel  brunueo-nigris  ;  meso-  et  metasteruo  et  abdomine 
lateribus  lateritio-maculatis,  femoribus  et  tibiis  ((uatuor  posticis  basi  apiceque 
cxclusis  lateritiis. 

S.  Caput  punctis  sat  magnis  modice  dense  tectum,  sulco  iuteroculari 
punctiformi  profnndo  ;  rostrum  rectum,  apice  leviter  dilatatum,  supra  plauatum, 
utriuque    serie    tubercnlorum    instructum,    sparsissime   punctulatum,    minutissime 


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rngulosum,  snblaeve,  pnnctis  in  jiarte  ililatata  apiculi  ilistincliorihiisi.  Prothnrax 
longitndine  sexta  parte  brevior,  subglobtisns,  lateribus  postice  fere  rectti>,  in  teitia 
parte  autica  sat  subito  autrorsum  attennatns ;  basi  aute  scutellum  leviter 
rotniulato-flilatatBs,  ntrinqne  parnm  siniiatns  ;  minntissime  pnnctnlatus,  obsolet- 
issime  rngulnsns,  dispersis  ])nnctiK,  versus  latera  sensius,  instructns.  Scutx'Ilnm 
triangiilare,  lateribus  minime  iueurvatnni,  aj)ice  acutum,  basali  diniidio  punctatum, 
apice  laeve.  Elytra  retrorsnm  attenuata,  augnlo  suturali  dentata,  quinciuestriata, 
striis  6° — 9*  lateralibus  postice  sat  distinctis,  iu  interstitiis  sparsissime  sensim, 
postice  densius,  jiuuctulata,  lateribus   obsoletissime   rngnlosa. 

Prosternuni  furtiter  graunlosuni  ;  prooessu  medio  j)Osta>xali  valde  ijilobato. 
Metasternum  sparsissime  punctulatum,  sulco  mediano  interdum  antice  rngato- 
pvuictato  instructnin.  Abdomen  disperse  obsolete  punctulatum,  pnnctis  in 
segmentornm  basi  et  lateribus  densioribus  majoribus  ;  segmentis  tertio  ad  quintnm 
lateraliter  spatio  sat  grossc  punctate  ;  segmentnm  ijuintnm  parte  dorsali  sub- 
pygidiali  fortiter  punctatum.  Pygidium  convexum,  apice  fortiter  dcclive  et 
rotundatum,  hand  marginatum,  linea  media  impressa,  lateribus  dense,  medio 
vix  s])arsius  sed  minutius  punctatum. 

Pedes  antici  valde  elongati,  femoribus  basi  curvatis,  tibiis  apice  fortius 
quam  basi  arcuatis. 

S  .  Caput  fortius  quam  in  mare  jjunctatum  ;  rostrum  supra  leviter  tricarinatnm, 
carina  media  obtusa,  lateribus  subcarinatum.  Protliorax  et  elytra  sensius 
punctulata  quam  in  tnare.     I'ygidium  subacute  triangulare. 

c?   Long.  (cap.  excl.)  3'.t  mm.,  rostr.  15,  elytr.  'M,  lat.  18. 

S       „  20     „  „       lU       „       12      „     11. 

?       „  36     „  „       11       „       16      „     16. 

?       „  26     „  „         0       „       11      „     11. 

The  brick  red  colour  of  this  species  varies  much  iu  extent,  and  occujiies 
the  whole  ujiperside  of  the  elytra  iu  many  specimens  ;  the  basal  blai'k  spot  of 
the  prothorax  is  sometimes  very  feebly  marked.  The  sides  of  the  meso-  and 
metasternum  are  brick  red  with  the  sutures  black  ;  the  last  abdominal  segment, 
which  usually  is  black  in  large  males,  is  of  a  brick  red  colour  in  smaller  males 
and  in  females,  except  the  tip,  which  is  blackish.  The  punctuation  of  upjjerside 
is  stronger  in  small  specimens  and  in  females  than  in  large  males. 

In  structure  this  form  is  more  closely  allied  to  R.  buqueti  (Guer.)  than  to 
R.  (lux  (Boh.) ;  in  the  length  of  the  rostrum,  and  the  outline  of  the  elytra 
it  stands  between  these  species,  from  both  of  which  it  is  distinguished  by  the 
bright  brick  red  colour  of  the  prothorax. 

The  rostrum  is  less  dilated  at  the  tip  and  proportionally  shorter  than  in 
li.  dux,  but  somewhat  longer  than  in  R.  huqueti.  Th(i  jirothorax  is  shaped  almost 
as  in  R.  huqueti,  but  a  little  more  convex,  while  the  elytra  are  longer  than  in 
this  species  and  resemble  more  those  of  R.  dux.  The  anterior  tibiae  of  the 
male  have  the  form  of  those  of  R.  buqueti. 

From  R.  dichrous  (Fairm.)  {Ann.  S.  E.  Fr.,  1878,  p.  273)  it  diflers  in  colour, 
in  the  form  of  the  anterior  femora  of  the  male,  "these  femora  being  almost  straight, 
and  a  little  arched  at  the  base "  in  R.  dichrous,  in  the  jjrosternum  being 
granular  iu  R.  borealis,  and  not  punctured  as  in  R.  dichrous,  in  the  punctuation 
of  the  elytra  being  more  distinct  on  the  sides  in  R.  dichrous,  while  in  R.  borealis 
the  sides  of  the  elytra  have  •scarcely  any  distinct  punctures. 

Hab.  Oraei-Shan  (China). 


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14.  Otidognathus  collaris  s]>.  uov. 
(PI.  XIIL,  fig.  S.) 

£?.  0.  ator ;  protliorace  plaga  maxima  discoidali,  ante  basim  emargiuata. 
antice  nstiue  coustrictionem  apicalem  extensa  recta,  elytri.s  (limbo  sat  lato  a]iiculi 
excepto),  macnlaipie  laterali  mesosternali,  rubro-rufis.  Rostrum  rectum,  dorso 
inter  auteunas  utriuqne  sulculo  iucouspieuo  iustrui-tum  et  piuictatum,  deiu  lougi- 
trorsum  biseriatim  tuberculatum,  linea  mediaua  pro  certa  luce  evidenter  elevata, 
apice  subcordiformi  dilatato-striatum,  lateribus  sat  duuse  puuctulatum,  snbtilissime 
rngnlosum.  ( 'aput  crassissime  coufertissime  punctatum,  fovea  interoculari  rotunda 
sat  magna  ;  oculis  approximatis.  Prothorax  autice  fortiter  constrictus,  pone  cou- 
strictionem valde  rotundato-ampliatus,  maxima  latitudine  ad  basim,  subconvexus, 
lobo  antescutellari  late  rotuudato  utrinque  baud  sinuate  ;  punctis  magnis  et  miuu- 
tissimis  dorso  irregulariter  sat  disperse,  infra  latera  densius  fortiusipie  instructus, 
lobo  basali  sulco  irregular!  transverse  grosse  punctato.  Scutellum  basi  crasse 
punctatum.  Elytra  dorso  profunda  quinque-pnnctato-striata,  lateribus  (piatuor- 
seriato-punctata,  his  seriebus  postice,  uona  tota,  impressis,  praeterea  serie 
subhumerali  brcvi,  iuterstitiis  dorso  levissime  elevatis,  sparsissime  punctnlatis, 
lateribus  Laud  elevatis,  punctis  magnis  instructis.  Pygidium  triangularc,  apice 
snbtruncato-rotuudatum,  medio  costato-elevatum,  margine  apicalis  reflexo,  fortissimo 
subumbilicato-punctatum. 

Prosternum  medio  dense  punctulatum,  punctis  levissime  impressis,  jirocessu 
postcoxali  fortiter  bilobo.  Meso-  et  metasternum  lateribus  punctis  magnis  sat 
deusis,  medio  minutis  sparsis.  Abdomen  lateribus  fere  sicut  metasternum 
punctatum,  segmento  ultimo  punctis  pro  parte  confluis  ;  medio  sat  fortiter  sed 
remote  punctatum,  punctis  in  segmentis  primo  et  quinto  densioribus.  Femora 
disperse  jumctata. 

Long  (cap.  excl.j  l-t  mm.,  rostr.  6,  elytr.  0,  lat.  TJ. 

The  basal  lateral  angle  of  the  first  abdominal  segment,  and  the  extreme  tip 
of  the  metasternal  epipleura  are  of  the  red  colour  of  the  elytra  ;  the  last>  abdominal 
segment  shows  also  a  faint  reddish  tint  at  the  apex.  The  punctuation  of  the 
under  surface  is  very  strong  on  the  sides. 

Uab.  Java. 

lo.  Otidognathus  pygidialis  sp.  nov. 
(J  ?  .  0.  ochraceo-rufus,  nigro-siguatus  ;  abdomiue  nigro,  ochraceo-rufo-maculato. 
Rostrum  nigrum,  levissime  arcuatum  ;  {6)  parte  basali  i)arum  incrassata  rugato- 
punctatum,  medio  canaliculatum,  deinde  supra  biseriatim  tuberculatum,  inter  has 
series  pugnloso-granulatum,  apice  extremo  laeve ;  lateribus  indistincte  sulcatis, 
sparsissime  punctulatis ;  (?)  cylindricum.  omnino  disperse  minute  punctulatum. 
Caput  nigrum,  interoculari  fovea  sat  parva  instructum,  fortiter  dense  punctatum. 
Prothorax  {i)  antrorsum  subgradatim  attenuatus,  lateribus  parum  rotundatis  ;  (?) 
pone  constrictionem  apicalem  parum  latior  (piam  in  mare,  basi  ante  scutellum  dila- 
tatum,  parte  dilatata  utrinque  vix  emarginata  ;  fortiter  sat  dense,  in  medio  sparsius 
minute  punctatus,  fascia  mediana  sen  ab  margine  antico  usque  ad  disci  medium 
extensa,  scu  completa,  basim  attingente,  sed  parte  basali  angustata,  praeterea 
macula  basali  laterali  sat  parva,  interdum  incouspicua,  nigris  notatus.  Scutellum 
nigrum,  angustum,  basi  extroma  punctatum.  Elytra  retrorsum  seusim  attcnuata, 
uovemstriata,  striis  quin([ue  iuternis  minute,  tribus  externis  fortiter  dense  pnnctatis. 


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interstitiis  etiam  fortitcr  dense,  versus  basim  sparsius,  pnnctatis,  macnla  basi- 
hiimerali,  dnobus  pnnctis  vel  macnlis  posthnraeralibns,  nno  laterali,  uno  rlorsali, 
macula  mediana  prope  snturam  sita,  macula  pustmcdiana  laterali,  iuterdnm  cum 
macnla  niediana  coiiiiexa,  limbo  ajmali  ad  snturam  dilatato,  nigris. 

Prosteruum  medio  nigrum,  disperse  i)unctulatum,  puiictis  lateribns  majoribus. 
Mesosternum  nigrum,  in  utroque  latere  ochraceo-bimaculatum,  episternis  fortissime 
pnnctatis.  Jletasteriium  fascia  sat  lata  niediana  et  margine  aj)icali  nigris,  medio 
sjiarsim  punctulatnm,  lateribns  pnnctis  magnis  sat  profnndis  ])assim  irregnlariter 
seriatim  dispositis  instrnetum.  Abdomen  nigrum,  segmentis  ])rimo,  secundo,  quarto 
macnla  laterali  ochracea  notatis,  quinto  ochraceo-trimacnlato,  lateribns,  praecipue 
segmentornm  tertii  et  qnarti  grosse  punctatum.  Pygidium  triangulare,  medio 
retrorsum  fortiter  carinato-elevatnm,  carina  a])iee  rotnndata  sat  pmminente,  gros- 
sissime  punctatum,  limbo  laterali  angnste  nigrum.  Pedes  ochraceo-rufi,  femorum 
basi  et  margine  superiore,  genibns,  tibiarum  ajiicibus  extremis  tarsisque  nigris. 

S-  Long  (cap.  ex.)  10  mm.,  rostr.  4,  etytr.  4,  lat.  5. 

?•      „     (     „       )16    „         „       OJ,  "„     Ci,„    8. 

The  median  black  band  of  tbe  protborax,  the  basal  spots  of  the  latter  and  the 
marks  of  the  elytra  vary  in  extent,  and  iu  one  specimen  there  is  a  second  black 
spot  in  the  middle  of  the  sides  of  the  prothorax.  The  marks  are  arranged  as  in 
0.  da€i<lis  Fairm.,  to  which  the  new  sjiecies  ])ears  a  close  resemblance.  0.  davidis 
is,  however,  usually  a  little  larger,  the  rostrum  of  the  male  has  three  rows  of 
tubercles,  whilst  in  0.  pygidiulis  sp.  nov.  the  median  row  is  reduced  to  faint  and 
irregular  rugosities  ;  the  antescutellar  lobe  of  the  prothorax,  which  is  very  broad 
and  entirely  rounded  in  0.  dacidis,  has  the  sides  faintly  sinuate  in  0.  pygidialis, 
so  that  the  lobe  ai)pears  to  be  longer  and  narrower  iu  tlie  latter  species  ;  the 
pygidinm  has  usually  a  blackish  and  feebly  raised  middle  line  in  0.  dav/di's,  and 
bears  an  impression  on  the  apex,  whilst  it  is  strongly  carinate  in  0.  pygidialis. 
The  mesosterunm  has  two  ochreous  rufous  spots  on  each  side  in  0.  p>/gidialis,  the 
metasternnm  has  a  black  median  band,  and  the  fiftli  abdominal  segment  bears 
three  ochreous  rufous  macnlae  ;  in  0.  daridis,  on  the  other  hand,  the  mesosternum 
has  one  lateral  spot,  the  black  median  band  is  absent  from  the  metasternnm,  and  the 
last  segment  of  the  abdomen  is  marked  only  with  two  large  ochreous  rufous  spots. 

Otidogimtkus  nigropictu.s  Fairm.  is  another  siiecies  to  which  0.  pi/gidialis 
sj).  nov.  is  allied  ;  but  the  prosternum  of  0.  nigropictus  has  two  black  longitudinal 
bauds,  the  metasternnm  is  black,  with  three  yellowish  patches,  and  the  black 
abdomen  has  only  one  yellow  spot  on  each  side  of  the  last  segment,  the  interstices 
of  the  stripes  on  the  elytra  are  almost  smooth,  and  the  pygidinm  is  not  carinate. 

0.  comptus  (Pasc.)  from  Cambodja  is  also  similar  in  size  and  colour  to 
0.  pygidialis,  but  is  distinguished  from  the  new  species  by  the  difterently  spotted 
elytra,  the  colour  of  the  last  abdominal  segment  which  is  red  with  the  apical 
third  black,  and  by  the  convex  interspaces  between  the  stripes  of  the  elytra,  the 
dorsal  ones  of  which  are  scarcely  punctured. 

Halj.  Kinkiang  (China). 

Of  0.  <-/at/(/(>  Fairm.,  the  Tring  Museum  contains  a  nnmlier  of  entirely  black 
specimens  from  Omei  Shan  (China). 

10.  Allogaster  niger  sj).  nov. 
<J  .1.  omnino  niger,  vix  nitens,  pilis  erectis  nigris  vestitns,  abdomine  plagis 
transversis  brnnneo-nigro-])ilosis,  tars     infra  Intescente-pubcscentibus. 


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Caput  dense  grosse  i)uuctatnm,  inter  antennas  profundc  eanaliculatiim,  vcrtice 
medio  spatio  parvo  laevi  instrnctmn.  Antennae  corpore  plus  dnplo  longiores,  seapo 
dense  pnuctato.  Protliorax  rugato-pnnctatus,  disco  suLreticnlatus,  latitadine  vix 
brevior,  subrectangularis,  lateribns  inconspicne  rotuudatns,  medio  deute  brevi  sub- 
spiniformi  parum  versus  posticum  directo  armatus,  dorso  ante  medium  utrinque 
subtuberculatus,  medio  ipso  etiam  levissime  elevatns.  Scutellum  rotundatum,  \-ix 
triangulare,  punctatiun,  apice  impressnm.  Elytra  Jipice  subtruncato-rotundata, 
rudissime  confcrtissime  punctata,  singulo  disco  in  dimidio  basali  bi-,  in  dimidio 
apicali  uni-subcostato. 

Infra  grosse  puuctatns.  Femora  et  tibiae  longitrorsum  subsulcata,  postioa 
abdominis  a,picem  subattingentia. 

Long.  -M  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  of. 

Ball.  Benue  River  (W.  Africa). 

Very  peculiar  as  regards  the  entirely  black  colour. 

17.  Stromatium  hirsutum  sp.  nov. 
S.  S.  nigro-brunuoum,  infra  leviter  nitidum,  supra  opacum,  omuino  pilis  erectis 
hirsutum,  praeterea  sat  sparsim  flavescente-pnbescens,  pube  in  prothorace  et  elytris 
plus  miiinsve  seriatim  disposita.  Caput  et  prothorax  subreticnlato-rugati.  Antennae 
corpore  panhj  longiores,  fortiter — praecipue  articulis  tribus  basalilius — rugato- 
punctatae,  articulo  secnndo  sat  longo.  Prothorax  longitudiue  latitudini  aequali, 
convexus,  lateriljus  rotundatus  ;  disco  levissime  depresso  tuberculis  duobus  minutis 
medianis  nitidis  instructus.  Scutellum  rotundatum,  dense  flavescente-pubescens. 
Elytra  prothorace  hand  latiora,  fortissime  I'ugato-punctata,  in  singulo  disco  duabus 
lineolis  medianis  brevibus  approximatis  jiallide  oiOiraceis  notata  ;  singulo  apice 
extns  fortiter  rotnndato,  angnlo  suturali  valde  obtuso. 

Caput  infra  transverse  striatum  et  rugatum.  Sterna  fortiter  rugato-pnnctata  ; 
metasternnm  medio  lougitudinaliter  profnnde  sulcatum  ;  processu  iirosternali  uon 
elevato  pone  coxas  fortiter  declivi  parum  impresso,  mesosternali  sat  lato,  declivi, 
medio  jjarum  impresso.  Abdomen  fortiter,  medio  minus  dense,  punctatum.  Pedes 
rnguloso-punctati,  femoribns  infra  rugatis,  posticis  apicem  segmenti  tertii  abdo- 
minalis  attingentibus. 

Long.  16  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  4. 

The  structure  of  the  derm  of  this  species  is  very  coarse.  The  elytra  have  two 
raised  stripes  each,  the  middle  parts  of  which  are  more  elevate,  smooth,  and  of  a  ])a]e 
ochreons  colour. 

HnL  Kayes  (Senegal). 

18.  Clytosaui'us  siamensis  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  XIII.,  tig.  U.) 
CI.  niger,  pube  flava  ornatus.  Caput  fronte  pcrpendiculari  planatum,  grosse 
punctatum,  flavum,  vitta  mediana  frontali  antice  abbreviata,  vitta  anteocnlari 
indistincta,  nigris.  Antennae  rufo-ochracoae,  versus  apicem  fulvae,  elytrornm 
medium  attingentes  ;  seapo  dense  punctulato,  articulo  tertio  crassiore,  qninta  parte 
breviore.  Prothorax  snbglobosus  extrema  basi  fortiter  strangulatus,  dorso  medio 
longitrorsum  clevatus,  mox  pone  marginem  anticnm  subtuberculatus,  in  medio  ipso 
transversa  carina  brevi  instmctus,  omnino  rugatus,  in  ntris([ue  lateribns  arcuatim 
impressns,  arcn  sat  lato  mox  pone  medium  lateris  incipiente  oblique  versus  dorsum 
et  basim   ascendente,    constrictionem    basalem   hand   attingente  ;    Havo-jinbescens, 


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elevatioiie  loDcritudiimli  dorsuli  (ni  marginem  aiiticum  ni  basalem  attiujrente),  fascia 
transversa  irregulari  lateral!  arcum  iiupressum  autice  marginaiite,  iufra  latiore,  in 
medio  lateris  versus  auticum  dilatata,  cum  fascia  dorsali  eoufluente,  macula  arcuata 
pone  arcum  impressum  sita,  uigris.  Scutellum  triaugulare,  dense  ttavo-inibesceus. 
Elytra  j>rotliorace  non  latiora,  retrorsum  parnm  augnstata,  singulo  apice  truncato, 
angnlis  levissime  deutatis.  dcusissimetransverse  ruguloso-punctata,  nigro-pubescentia, 
siguaturis  flavis  ornata:  macula  magna  liumerali,  versus  sutuiam  angulata  fasciam 
brevem  humcralem  nigram  iucludente,  a  scutello  et  sntura  fascia  angulifonni  nigra 
separata,  liiscia  postbasali  transversa,  in  disco  utriusque  elytri  augusta  et  recta,  ad 
marginem  lateralem  usque  ad  medium  descendente,  juxta  suturam  (in  sutnra  ipsa 
interrujjta)  valde  versus  scutellum,  minus  versus  posticum  dilatata,  his  partibus 
dilatatis  utrinscjue  elytri  simul  sumtis  macnlam  fere  rliomboidalcni  i'urniantibus, 
fascia  valde  arcnata  ab  quarta  parte  postica  suturae  trans  medium  disci  asceudente, 
liinc  versus  latera  recnrreute  marginem  lateralem  in  tertia  parte  apicali  taugente,  in 
disco  latiore,  fascia  anteajncali,  in  sutnra  non  interrupta,  parnm  arcuata,  in  sutnra  et 
margiue  laterali  cum  arcu  flavo  jiostmediano  conuexa,  versus  latera  angustata  ;  apice 
flavo-pnbescente. 

Corpus  infra  flavo-pnbescens,  sutaris,  metasterni  medio,  segmento  ultimo  abdo- 
minali  fere  nigris.  Pedes  rnfo-ocliracei,  femorum  parte  incrassata  fulva,  sat  sjiursim 
fla  vo-pubescentes . 

Long.  21  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  .j^. 

Clytomuras  pikipun  Thorns.,  which  I  have  uot  seen,  must  be  a  similarly 
coloured  species  with  black  legs  ;  but  according  to  Thomson's  description  (8yst. 
Ceramh.,  p.  190)  the  head  of  his  species  has  four  spots,  and  the  prothorax  is  rough 
only  in  the  middle  of  the  base,  while  it  is  rugose  all  over  in  the  new  insect  : 
of  the  elytra  Thomson  says  nothing  but :  ehjtvd  maculis  8  angularihus  autjiexmsin. 

Hah.  Siam. 

It'.  Acrocyrta  reticulata  sp.  nov. 
A.  nigra.  Caput  sparsim  griseo-jjubescens,  minute  dense  ruguloso-graunlatnm  ; 
frons  plauata.  minuta  carina  mediana  instructa.  Antennae  basi  (articulis  1" — 2" 
totis)  rufae,  versus  apicem  snbuigrae,  sparsim,  apice  densins,  albo-tomentosae  ; 
scapo  crasso,  dense  iiunctulato,  parum  arcuato  ;  articulo  tertio  quarto  et  qninto 
simul  snmptis  vix  breviore,  8° — 10°  brevibus,  aequalilnis,  tertio  et  quarto  apice 
tenuiter  spinosis.  Prothorax  fere  subglobosus,  lateribus  aequabiliter  rotundatns, 
basi  constrictns,  sat  fortiter  reticulatus,  basi  utriu(|ue  macula  dense  niveo-pilosa 
signatus.  Scutellum  album.  Elytra  parallela,  apice  siugnlatim  parum  olilique 
truncata,  intus  et  extns  breviter  spinosa  ;  dense  minutissime  punctulata,  nigro- 
tomentosa,  duabus  fasciis  transversis  niveis  ornata,  prima  signatura  postbasali 
margines  externos  baud  attingentc  in  utrisque  elytris  jiarum  arcuata  sagittiformi, 
secunda  etiam  angiista,  in  sutura  latiore  quam  ad  margines  externos,  fere  recta, 
postmediana. 

Meso-  et  metastemum  abdominisque  segraenta  l)asalia  macula  laterali  nivea 
notata.     Pedes  nigro-rubri,  autici  nt  omnes  tarsi  rufi. 

Long.  5  mm.,  elytr.  3^,  lat.  I. 

Antennae  extending  a  little  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  rufous,  with  the 
tip  of  third  to  tenth  joints  becoming  more  and  more  blackish.  Prothorax  slightly 
longer  than  broad,  narrower  at  the  base  than  at  the  apex  ;  the  basal  spot  on  each 
side  of  a  snowy  white  inibescence,  transverse,  ending  above  the  coxal  cavities.     The 


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first  mark  of  the  elytra  staiidiiijr  at  the  end  of  the  first  quarter,  curved  ou  each 
elytron  ;  the  second  band  situated  before  the  begiuninj;  of  the  apical  quarter, 
narrow  on  the  sides,  where  it  is  a  little  curved  towards  the  front. 

Hab.  Kiua  Balii  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 

Allied  to  A.  collaris  Pasc,  but  differs  from  that  species  in  the  more  globose 
and  obviously  reticulated  prothorax,  in  the  form  of  elytral  white  bands,  in  the  apex 
of  the  elytra  being  devoid  of  white  pubescence,  and  in  tlie  colour  of  the  legs. 

'-'u.  Arcyphorus  reticulatus  sp.  nov. 
?.  A.  niger,  vittis  pulic  sulfnrea  obtectis  oruatus.  Caput  froute  leviter 
triearinatum,  carina  media  antice  abbreviata,  liuea  transversa  impressa  aute- 
I'rontali  angnliformi,  in  verticis  medio  et  post  oculos  puuctis  maguis  instrnctum. 
Antennae  articulis  basi  rufis,  apice  snbnigris,  pube  grisea  vestitis,  corporis  dimidio 
paulo  longiores,  articnlo  tertio  quinto  longiore.  Prothorax  oblongus,  antice  et 
postice  truncatns,  couvexus,  ad  basim  parum  constrictus,  lateribus  aequabiliter 
rotundatns,  siibtiliter  reticulatus,  siilfureo-pubescens,  fasciis  tribus  latis  ni  basim  ni 
ajiicem  attingeutibus  una  mediana,  una  in  utroque  latere  sita,  nigris  ornatns. 
Scntellum  fere  semicirciilare,  snlfureo-pubesceus.  Elytra  prothorace  vix  latiora, 
versus  posticum  parnm  attennata,  apice  singulo  subrotundata,  miuutissime  punctu- 
lata,  praeterea  punctis  dispersis  majoribus  instructa,  jiuuctis  pube  densa  celatis  ; 
sutura  sat  late  sulfureo-pubescente,  hac  vitta  sutnrali  elytris  communi  post  medium 
iuterrupta  et  ante  banc  interruptionem  anguste  nsijue  fere  ad  margiues  externos 
dilatata ;  singulo  elytro  liuea  discoidali,  vittae  suturalis  colore,  suturae  parallela  et 
ad  marginem  basalem  cnm  ea  connexa,  ab  basi  ad  medium  ascendente  signato. 

Infra  lateraliter  dense,  in  medio  sparsim  griseo-pubescens.  Prosternum 
antice  transverse  striatum,  dein  reticulatum.  Femora  nigra,  intermedia  parte  in- 
crassata  subtus  bicarinata,  postica  abdominis  apicem  attingentia ;  tibiae  anticae  et 
omnes  tarsi  snbrufi. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  2^. 

The  black  parts  of  the  upperside  between  the  sulphur  yellow  markings  covered 
with  a  brownish  black  pile,  which  conceals  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  ;  the 
pubescence  of  the  head,  antennae,  under  surface  and  legs  grey  ;  head  and  ])roster- 
uum  clothed  with  sparse  long  hairs.  The  lateral  keels  of  the  front  of  the  head 
slightly  flexuose  and  stronger  than  the  median  one,  which  bears  a  fine  channel 
between  the  eyes.  The  fourth  antenual  joint  about  two-thirds  the  length  of  the 
fourth.  Prothorax  evenly  oval,  lunger  than  broad,  with  an  obvious  reticidation  ;  the 
black  bands  broader  than  the  sulphur  yellow  ones,  and  reaching  neither  the 
anterior  nor  the  posterior  border.  Apex  of  each  elytron  obliquely  rounded  at  the 
suture,  and  very  feebly  acuminate  externally.  Base  of  the  femora,  and  the  four 
posterior  tibiae  slightly  reddish,  anterior  tibiae  and  all  tarsi  dark  rufous. 

Hab.  Kina  Balu  (Brit.  X.  Borneo;. 

Acrocyrtidus  gen.  nov.  (Compsocerinorum). 
?.  Cavitatibus  intermeiliis  apertis,  coxis  anticis  extus  angulatis,  processum 
j)rosternalem  medio  sulcatum,  postice  arcuatum  et  parum  dilatatum  vix  superantibns. 
Palpis  articulo  ultimo  triangulari  ;  clypeo  et  frontis  parte  autica  subtriangulariter 
depressis  ;  geuis  oculorum  lobo  inferiore  brevioribus  ;  tuberibus  antenniferis  brevibus, 
distantibus  ;  oculis  profunde  sinuatis,  lobo  sujieriore  parvo  ;  antcnnis  (?)  corpore 
aequalibus,  scapo  levissime  arcuato,  versus  apicem  minime  iiicras>ato,  articulo  tertio 


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scapo  dnplo  longiore,  4°— 9°  siibiUMjnalilius,  10"  ct  11"  livoviorilms,  3»— 6°  apice 
extus  breviter  spinosis  ;  protborace  loiigitudinc  latitudini  aeqnali,  inermi,  antice  et 
postice  subconstricto,  lateribus  subrotnndatis  ;  scutello  transverso,  apice  rotuudato- 
truucato ;  elytris  basi  recti's,  retrorsnm  j);irniii  august  at  is,  apice  singulis  oblicine 
rotundato-truncatis,  bumcris  votundatis  i)anun  pruiniuentibus,  dimidio  basali  in 
disco  plauato,  lateribns  perpendicularilms,  dimidio  posticaii  in  disco  ct  lateribus 
subcons-exo  ;  processu  mcsosteriiali  lata,  declivi  ;  pcdibns  gracilibns,  femoribus 
versus  a])iceiii  levissime  incrassatis,  postice  elytrorum  apiceni  supcrantibus ;  tarso- 
runi  ))ostlcorum  articulo  ])rimo  2"  ad  4'""  longitudine  aequali. 

Type  :   Arrori/rtidits Josciatus  sji.  nov. 

Tbe  species  for  which  I  have  to  propose  this  now  gcuus  bears  a  close  resem- 
blance in  the  i)attern  of  the  elytra  to  some  sjjeeies  of  Acron/rta  Pasc.  (p.  e.  A.  tomii- 
spinosa  Pasc),  but  it  docs  not  fit  into  tbe  group  "  C'lytides  "  as  tiie  anterior  coxae 
are  angular  exteriorly,  nor  into  the  grouji  "  Hetero])sides  "  as  the  intermediate  coxal 
cavities  are  open.  It  will  be  placed  best  after  Callic/iromopiiis  in  the  group 
'•  Compsoc^rides"  with  whicli  it  agrees  in  the  open  intermediate  coxal  cavities, 
angular  anterior  coxae,  triangular  last  joint  of  the  maxillary  jialiji,  shortly  spined 
intermediate  joints  of  the  antennae,  and  other  cliavacters. 

",'1.  Acrocyrtidus  fasciatus  sj],  nov. 
(PL  XIII.,  fig.  10.) 

?.  A.  nigcr,  dense  cinereo-pnbescens,  pnbe  totam  sculi)turam  obtegente.  Palpi 
brnnnei.  Elytra  fasciis  trilnis  nigris  ornata,  prima  postbasuli  in  utris(|ue  elytris 
ab  margine  laterali  parum  oblique  versus  suturam  descendcntc,  juxta  sutunim 
angnstata,  in  sutura  ipsa  usque  ad  scutellum  ascendente,  hac  parte  postscutellari 
recta  ;  fascia  secuuda  mediana  in  disco  utriusqiic  elytri  antrorsum  dilatata,  hac  parte 
versus  suturam  curvata  ubi  angnstata,  suturam  in  tertia  parte  liasali  attingente  ; 
fascia  tertia  recta,  in  sutura  parum  angustiore,  in  tertia  parte  ajiicali  sita. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  3i. 

The  median  band  of  the  elytra  touches  the  suture  only  before  the  middle,  and 
resembles  somewhat  a  mitre. 

Hub.  Siam. 

22.  Tmesisternus  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  XIII.,  fig.  11.) 
T.  ater.  Caput  tomeuto  viridi-caeruleo  metallico  vestitnm,  medio  longitudi- 
naliter  profunde  sulcatum,  prope  antennarum  tubcres  leviter  impressum,  perpaucis 
punctis  instructum,  occipite  utrin(pie  macula  aurata  splendida  ornatum.  Antennae 
corpore  quarta  parte  breviores,  articulo  tertio  ipiarto  longiore.  Prothorax  trans- 
versiis,  in  basi  latior  (piam  iu  apice,  basi  utrincpie  sinuatus,  ante  scutellum  minute 
emarginatns,  dente  infralaterali  sat  parvo,  dorso  lateribus  medio  parnm  impressns, 
pone  marginem  anticum  tnberculo  obtuso  armatus,  disci  medio  lacvis,  lateraliter  crasse 
punctatus  ;  viridi-caernleo-tomentosus,  dcn-so  jibiga  magna  laterali  ferrugineo-sericea 
ornatus.  Scutellum  rotnndatum,  ai)ice  i)arum  dei)ressum,  lateraliter  dense  pnnc- 
tnlatum,  linea  mediana  laevi,  apice  tomento  elytrorum  liasis.  Elytra  apice  truncata, 
angulo  externo  valdc  rotundato,  suturali  minime  prodncto  ;  sparsis  punctis  magnis 
instructa,  punctis  in  medio  dimidii  a])icalis  singub  elytri  et  in  basi  prope  bunierum 
densioribus  ;  fascia  baaali  ab  scutello  oblique  ad  marginem  exteriorcm  postbu- 
meralem  desceudente,  totam  basim  intra  humernm  et  scutellum  occupante,  fascia 
mediana  sat.  recta,  fascia  postmediana  ab  sutnrae  tertia  ])artc  apicali  valde  obli(|ue 


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ad  margiuem  externum  descendente,  margiue  siiturali,  jilaga'pie  irroi;ulari  miisriia 
iipicali  laete  viridi-aureis,  splendidis,  ])assini  caernlesceutibus. 

Infra  viridi-caeruleo-sericans,  metasternum  postice  utrirKjne  macula  rufo-ferrn- 
gineo-sericante  notatnm  ;  tiliiae  apice  pul)e  Intoo-ochracea  vestitae. 

Long.  28  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  '■>. 

The  pubescence  has  a  highly  peculiar  metallic  gloss,  which  will  at  once 
difl'erentiate  this  species  from  the  other  forms  of ''  Tmesisternidcs."  Thi;  species 
comes  near  T.  yorkensis  (Fairm.)  in  size  and  shape. 

Hab.  Hnmboldt  Bay  (New  Guinea)  (W.  Doherty). 

Coruuscoparia  gen.  no  v. 
A  genere  Sarofhrocera  AV'hite  dill'iut :  Oculis  lobo  iuferiorc  valdo  elongato, 
latitudine  fere  duplo  lougiore  ;  antennis  {6)  corpora  plus  duplo  longioribus,  infra 
dense,  sed  minus  longe  ([uani  in  Sarothrocera  ciliatis,  protliorace  antice  ct  postice 
transverse  sat  profunde  sulcato,  elytris  singulis  apice  oblii(ue  truucatis,  tibiis  apice 
baud  compresso-dilatatis. 

■-':'>.  Cornuscoparia  ochracea  sp.  nov. 

S.  C  nigra,  dense  ochraceo-pubesceus,  antennis  articulis  a" — ll"totis,  et  3"  et 
4"  apice  nigro-pubescentibus,  elytris  fascia  lougitndinali  obliqua  humerali  et  dnabus 
fasciis  transversis  anguliformilms,  nna  antemediana,  secunda  mediana  {'C>)' 
denndatis  signatis. 

Caput  longitrorsum  canaliculatum  ;  fronte  rectangulari ;  tuberibus  antenniferis 
approximatis,  apice  denndato  remote  pimctatis.  Anteunarum  scapns  conicus,  versus 
apicem  sat  fortiter  incrassatus.  Prothorax  longitudiue  ])arum  latior,  rectangularis, 
antice  et  jiostice  fortiter  sulcato-constrictus,  deute  laterali  conico  valido  armatus, 
disco  ntrinque  et  pone  deutem  lateralem  jKuicis  punctis  nigris  notatus.  Scntellum 
latitudine  multo  longius,  apice  rotnndatum.  Elytra  grosse  punctata,  punctis  tomento 
obtectis,  fascia  denndata  humerali  grossissime  ])unctata,  latitudine  plus  dujilo 
longiora,  ad  tertiam  partem  ajiicalem  subparallela,  dein  rotundato-angustata,  basi 
subrecta,  intra  humeros  parum  impressa,  humeris  rectis,  angulo  tuberculo  levi 
instructo,  lateribus  sub  humeros  perpendicularia,  hac  parte  ])erpendiculari  sujira 
fascia  nigra  marginata,  triangular! ;  apice  singulo  breviter  oblicjue  trnncato,  angulo 
externo  recto,  fere  acumiuato,  interno  snbrotuudato. 

Femora  postica  segmenti  ipiinti  abdominalis  basim  attingentia. 

Long.  33  mm.,  elytr.  24,  lat.  11. 

The  transverse  angular  bauds  of  the  elytra  are  inconspicuous,  and  perhaxis  quite 
absent  from  specimens  in  perfect  condition. 

Hub.  Dorey  (Dutch  N.  Guinea). 

Acroama  gen.  nov. 

Tuberibus  antenniferis  verticalibus,  contiguis,  singulo  antice  tuberculo  a])icali 
versus  inferam  directo  armato.  Antennis  fere  glabris,  scapo  apice  subito  incrassato, 
elytrorum  basim  attingente,  articulo  tcrtio  longiore,  tertio  quarto  minute  breviore. 
Prothorace  cylindrico,  latitudine  longiore.  Elytris  cuneiformibns,  humeris  rectis, 
]irothorace  duphj  latioribns,  apicibus  singulis  longe  acuminatis,  singulo  elytro  basi 
tuberculo  sat  valido  armato.  Femoribus  clavatis,  posticis  abdominis  segmenti  tertii 
medium  attingentibus. 

This  genus  is  very  remarkable  as  regards  the  form  of  the  antennal  tubers, 
scape  of  antennae,  and  elytra.     It  is  to  be  placed  after  Smegmas  Lac. 


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24.  Acroama  armata  sp.  nov. 

6.  A.  nigro-brnnneus,  pube  brevi  sat  sparsa  flavesceiite  vestitus.  Capnt  miuute 
pnnctulatuin,  praeterea  omniuo  puiictis  maguis  dispersis  iiistrnctiuu,  vertice  medio 
pone  tnberes  aiiteiiuiferos  j)aruiu  deiiressum.  Autemiae  corjiore  ses(iui  lougiores, 
riibrae,  scape  basi  extrema  et  apiee  iucrassato  nigro,  caeteris  articniis  versus  apicem 
pins  minusve  nigrescentibiis  ;  scapo  dense  pnnctnlato,  parte  lapicali  nigra  laevi. 
Protliorax  lougitudine  tertia  parte  brevior,  cylindricns,  basi  apice  ininime  latiore, 
grossissime  ])UU('tatus,  irrcgnlariter  transverse  rngato-iilieatns,  disci  medio  <listincte 
depressus,  ante  basim  impressus.  Scutellnm  subtrajiezoidale,  iatitndine  (ad  basiin) 
parnm  brevius.  Elytra  brunnea,  angulo  hnmcrali,  tubercnlo  basali,  acumine  apicali, 
nonnuUis  siguatnris  indistincti^;,  nigris  :  macula  jiostliumerali  longitudinali,  cnm 
macula  hnmerali  couuexa,  gutta  postbasali  discoidali,  fascia  valde  oblii|ua  ab  sutnra 
ante  medium  ad  margiucm  exteriorem  descendente,  fascia  secunJa,  primae  parallcla, 
postmediaua,  in  singulo  elytro  iuterrupta  ;  siugnlo  elytro  ad  sutnrani  (basi  excepta) 
impresso,  disci  medio  etiam  parnm  depresso  ;  grosse,  versus  apicem  sparsins,  ])unc- 
tiita,  impressione  suturali  postice  laevi  ;  angulo  sutnrali  miuuto,  subrotundato, 
acmniiie  apicali  couico,  acuto. 

Prosternimi  grosse  punctatum,  processu  pone  coxarum  cavitates  triangulariter 
dilatato,  ubi  processu  mesosternali  latiore  ;  mesosteruum  medio  panels  punctis 
maguis  instructum  ;  latera  mesosterui  et  metasterni  grossissime  punctata,  meta- 
sternnm  medio  minutissime  punctulatum  fere  laeve  ;  abdomen  laevc,  segmontis 
basalibus  lateraliter  singulis  punctis  magnis.  Pedes  bruauei ;  femora  basi  apiceque 
nigro-brunnea  ;  tibiae  intermediae  incisura  magna,  posticae  arcuatae. 

Long.  23  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  Gi. 

Mandibles  longitudinally  striated,  with  the  outer  edge  deej)ly  longitudinally 
impressed  ;  antennal  tubers  with  a  shallow  broad  groove  immediately  above  the  tooth 
near  the  tip.  Sides  of  the  prothorax  with  two  faint  transverse  oblicpie  grooves, — one 
basal,  one  apical — the  grooves  almost  meeting  each  other  above  the  coxal  cavities. 
The  tubercle  on  the  base  of  the  elytra  steeper  in  front  than  behind,  granular,  with 
the  tip  rounded,  smooth  and  shining  ;  the  punctures  on  the  base  of  the  elytra  bearing 
a  granule  in  front  ;  the  conical  tooth  into  which  the  apex  nf  each  elytron  is  produced 
clothed  with  rather  strong  hairs. 

Ila/j.  Kina  Balu  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 

2-').  Zygocera  niveosignata  sji.  nov. 

Z.  nigra,  dense  sordide  cinereo-brnnneo-tomentosa,  pilis  brevibus  griseis  (elytris 
exceptis)  tecta,  antennis,  tibiis  tarsisipie  plus  minnsve  cinercis,  elytris  singulis 
duabns  signaturis  niveis  ornatis,  una  fasciiformi  posthunierali  al>  margine  exteruo 
oldiipie  versus  medinm  suturae  ascendents,  suturam  non  attingente,  in  utroque  latere 
multisinuata,  parte  dorsali  parnm  retrorsum  descendente,  secnnda  subtriangnlari 
anteajiicali,  ab  margine  externo  obliqne  versus  anticnra  usc|ne  ad  medium  disci 
ascendente,  hie  parnm  dilatata. 

Caput  longitudinaliter  canalieulatum,  fronte  planatum,  tubcribus  antenniferis 
subcontiguis,  oculorum  lobis  inferioribns  obliqnis.  Antennae  corporis  longitndine, 
infra  ciliatae,  articulo  tertio  (piarto  vix,  ((uinto  fere  dnplo,  longiore.  Prothorax 
longitndine  latitudini  ao(iuali,  lateribus  levissirae  rotuudatus,  tubercnlo  minuto 
jwstmediano  armatus,  fortiter  coriaceo-rugatus,  punctis  grossis  instructns,  dorso 
utrinquc   sat   couvexus   et    tubercnlo   mediano   conspicuo    notatns,   linea    niediana 


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retrorsTim  parum  depressa  laevi.  Scutellnm  long-itudiac  duplo  latins,  fere  semi- 
circiilare.  Elytra  usque  ante  apicem  jjarallela,  deiu  rotnndata,  augiilis  suturalibus 
leviter  rotnndatis,  dorso  dimidio  liasali  subrecta,  dein  declivia,  basi  medio  levissiine 
elevata,  irregnlariter  sat  disperse  punctnlata,  pnuctornm  margine  antico  in  basi 
fortiter  granuliibrmi. 

Infra  ])iiuctis  uigris  dispersissimis  notata.  Abdominis  segraentnm  nltimum 
medio  jirofiinde  impressnm.  Femora  postica  segmentum  (juintum  abdomiuale 
attigentia. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  1."),  lat.  8. 

Hub.  Australia. (probably  West  Australia). 

Accola  gen.  no  v. 

Ab  Gleidda  Gaban  differt :  Labrum  transversum,  latitudine  mnlto  brevius  ; 
frons  antice  medio  (c?)  tuberculo  armata,  (?)  levissime  convexa,  inter  oculos  leviter 
impressa  ;  oculorum  lobus  inferior  minor  ;  protliorax  inermis,  retrorsnm  angustatus, 
postice  fortiter  constrictns  ;  elytra  apicibus  emarginato-truncata,  angulis  suturalibus 
subrectis,  externis  valde  rotundatis. 

In  the  outline  of  the  front  of  the  head,  the  form  of  the  antennae,  in  the 
elytra  being  carinate  at  the  sides,  the  intermediate  tibiae  entire,  the  claws  simple 
and  divaricate,  the  abdominal  segment  sube(pial  in  length,  etc.,  this  genus 
agrees  with  Gleniila,  from  whicli  it  diflers,  on  the  other  hand,  in  the  above-given 
characters. 

20.  Accola  citrina  sj).  uov. 
(PI.  XIII.,  fig.  12.) 

S'i.  A.  elytris  obscure  \iolaceis  ;  autennarnm  articnlis  y' — 11°,  et  4°  apice, 
tibiis  (basi  excepta)  tarsisqiie  nigris,  tibiis  et  tarsis  nigro-hirsutis;  caeteris  partibus 
corporis  rufis  vel  brnnneis,  dense  citreo-flavo-pubescentibns. 

Prothorax  lougitudine  minime  latior,  antice  levissime  transverse  sulcatusj 
disco  ante  basim  medio  levissime -elevato.  Scutellum  semicirculare.  Elytra  pone 
hnmeros  parum  angustata,  punctis  sat  dispcrsis  in  basi  magnis  rotuudis,  mox  pone 
medium  miniitissimis,  piliferis  instructa,  pilorum  longitudine  retrorsum  decrescente  ; 
carina  laterali  in  tertia  parte  apicali  evanescente. 

Metasteruum  fortiter  convexum.  Abdomen  segmento  ultimo  caualiculato,  apice 
truncate,  medio  levissime  emarginato,  angulis  valde  rotnndatis. 

Long.  1(1  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  0|. 

Hub.  Shillong  (Assam),  July  1893. 

A  Jetmde  in  the  Tring  Museum,  a  male  in  tli<'  British  JIuseum  collection. 

27.  Glenea  ochracea  montana  sub.'^j}.  uov. 

S.  Major,  elytris  longioribus,  retrorsum  fortius  attenuatis ;  prothorace  vitta 
laterali  uigro-brnnnea  notato,  elytris  margine  externo  nigro-brunneis. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  9i,  lat.  4. 

The  colour  of  the  derm  of  this  form  is  darker  than  in  G.  ochracea  (Gn^r.) :  the 
elytra  are  proportionally  much  longer  and  more  narrowed  behind,  the  metasternum 
is  devoid  of  a  lateral  brown  streak,  and  the  longitudinal  streaks  of  the  abdomen 
are  very  faint. 

Eab.  Kiua  Bain  (Brit.  N.  Borneo). 


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SIX   NEW   SPECIES   OF  PLUSIOTIS  AND   ONE   NEW 
AKOPL  OSTETHUS. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD  and  DR.  K.  JORDAN. 

OF   the   twenty-seven   species   of  Plxsiofis   Burm.  liithcrto  known,  the  Tring 
Museum  contains  nineteen,  including  the  types  of  the  following   species  : 
P.  resplendens  Bone,  batesi  Bouc,  aurora  Bouc,  lacordairei  Bouc,  auripes 
Gray,  boucardi  Salle,  prasina  Bouc,  sallei  Bouc,  rodu/uezi  Bouc,  badeni  Bouc, 
mniszechi  Bouc. 

To  this  number  we  have  to  add  six  new  forms  described  in  this  paper,  so  that 
the  genus  Plttsiotis  now  consists  of  thirty-three  species  and  one  named  variation 
{PI.  aurora  ab.  chrijsopedilus  Bates).  The  apple  green  PI.  ab.  chnjsopedilus  Bates 
shows  no  other  differences  from  the  rich  rose  pinlc  tyjie-specimen  oi  PL  ourora  Boui-. 
besides  colour  ;  and  wc  have  the  very  striking  fact  to  note  that  the  green  colour  of 
chrysopedilus  changes  into  the  red  colour  of  aurora  when  the  specimen  is  placed 
between  eye  and  light,  and  that  on  the  other  hand  aurora  olianges  the  colour  into 
green  when  in  the  same  position.  This  phenomenon  reminds  one  very  much  of  a 
similar  one  found  in  some  species  of  Ornifhoptrra  (0.  croegus,  uri-illeana,  etc.). 
The  clay  coloured  or  pinkish  buff  specimens  of  P.  costata  Blanch.,  adelaida  Hope, 
and  P.  crassimargo  sp.  nov.,  and  the  bright  red  P.  optima  Bates,  do  not  show  that 
character. 

I.  Plusiotis  aurigans  sp.  nov. 

S.  P.  supra  fortiter  aurigans,  splendidissima,  clypeo  et  frontc,  limbo  lato 
lateral!  prothoracis  opacis  viuaceis  ;  infra  vinaceo-lntosa,  sntnris  levissime  virides- 
centibus,  subnitens  ;  pygidio  opaco  luteo-vinaceo.  Clypens  late  rotundatus,  apice  sat 
fortiter  reflexus,  densissime  punctulatns ;  cajjut  multo  sparsius  quam  clypeus 
punctatnm  ;  mandibulae  profnnde  siuuatae,  bidentatae  (fere  ut  in  genera  Pdidnoia) ; 
mentum  quadraugulare,  lateribns  miuime  rotundatnm,  apice  leviter  emarginatmu 
et  pancis  pnuctis  instructum,  medio  lougitrursum  vix  dopressum.  Prothorax  sub- 
aequaliter  sat  fortiter  rotundatus,  margine  apicali  ntrinriue  valde  sinnato,  disco 
conspicue  punctato  ;  limbo  vinaceo  dense  ruguloso-punctato,  medio  parum  im])resso. 
Elytra  pone  humeros  hand  impressa,  maxima  latitndiue  in  medio,  parte  basali 
suturali  excepta  conspicue  punctata,  punctis  in  disco  parum  seriatim  disjiositis, 
dnabus  seriebus  conspicuoribus,  callo  apicali  lato,  supra  leviter  convcxo. 

Pygidinin  densissime  transverse  rugnlosum,  vix  j)unctulatum.  Processus 
mcsosternalis  sat  longns,  levissime  arcuatus.  Metasternum  lateribns  villosum, 
grossissime  rugato-punctatum.  Alidomcn  lateribns  densissime  striolatum,  i)auce 
punctatnm.  Tibiae  quatuor  posticae  jiunctis  magiiis  sctiferis  instructae,  nules,  intus 
pro  certa  luce  laete  caeruleae. 

Long.  29  mm.,  elytr.  20,  lat.  10. 

Differs  from  all  sj)ccies  in  the  ricli  golden  colour  of  the  upper  surface,  wliicli  is 
even  much  more  golden  than  in  P.  renplenderiii  Boucard.  Otherwise  P.  nurignim  is 
allied  to  P.  batesi  Bouc.  and  P.  cliri/sargyrea  Salle,  from  both  of  wliich  it  is  easily 
distinguished,  besides  coloiu-,  by  the  ratlier  smaller  head  and  broader  pronotura, 
by  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra,  very  densely  rugnlose  jiygidinm  and  other 
characters. 


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The  mandililes  arc  very  decjily  siiuiate  at  the  outer  edges,  more  so  than  in  malfs 
of  P.  c/oysd/yi/rcti  Salle  and  P.  respleni/i'ns  Bouc. 
Ilab.  Costa  Rica. 

2.  Plusiotis  limbata  sp.  nov. 

ri.  snjira  argeutea,  splendidissima  ;  iulVa  ojjaca  vinaeeo-lutosa,  tarsis  violaceis. 
Caput  medio  plauatum,  irapnnctatnm,  clj'peo  -  leviter  trisinuato,  antice  parum 
recnrvato,  margine  vinaceo-lutoso  rnguloso-pnnctato,  mentum  lateribns  rotnudatum, 
mandibnlis  extus  late  sinuatae.  Prothorax  lateribns  medio  rotundatus,  antrorsiim 
gradatim  angustatns,  retrorsum  snbrectns,  minntissime  sinuatus,  impunctatus, 
limbo  externo  vinaceo-lutoso  rnguloso-pnnctato.  Elytra  sine  pnnctis  et  striis  ; 
limlio  externo  angusto,  ajiicali  latiore  viuaceo-lntoso,  antice  pnnctnlato,  postice 
strignloso-pnnctato.  Pygidinm  viuaceo-lutosum  nt  corjius  infra ;  hoc  medio  dense 
ruguloso-piTnctatum,  lateribns  dense  transverse  striato-rugulosum.  Sletasternnm 
lateribns  rngnloso-pnnctatum,  praeterea  striolatnm  ;  abdomen  lateribns  rugulosnm, 
segmento  apicali  minute  jinnctnlato. 

Long.  20  mm.,  elytr.  17,  lat.  13. 

Colonr  of  the  npperside  as  in  very  white  specimens  of  P.  chri/sar(jyrea  Salle  ; 
clypens  and  prothorax  narrowly  bordered  with  clay  colonr  ;  the  underside,  legs 
(except  the  bluish  tarsi),  and  the  pygidium  entirely  of  a  vinaceons  clay  colour 
without  gloss,  and  the  margin  of  the  elytra  of  the  same  peculiar  colour.  The  new 
species  is  slenderer  than  P.  c]ir)isar(jyrca,  and  even  slenderer  than  P.  argenteoln 
Bates  from  Coloml)iii.  The  front  of  the  head  is  flattened,  the  prothorax  feebly 
conve.K. 

The  jirocess  of  the  mesosternum  as  long  as  in  P.  chrysanji/rea  ;  apical  segment 
of  the  abdomen  as  well  as  the  i)ygidium  longer  than  in  the  latter,  and  much  more 
triangular.     Sides  of  the  sterna  and  aljdomcn  villose  with  grey  hairs. 

Ilab.  Central  America  (without  exact  locality). 

y.  Plusiotis  clypealis  sp.  nov. 

?  (?).  P.  supra  argentea,  splendidissima,  clypeo,  prothorace  limbo  laterali 
angnsto  retrorsiim  angustiore  (ante  basim  evanescente)  luteo-vinaceis  ;  infra  vinaeeo- 
lutosa,  medio  argentea,  nitida,  tibiis  qnatnor  posticis  intus  viridibus,  tarsis  articnlis 
quatnor  basalibns  parum  viridescentibns,  articnlo  nltimo  ^•iolaceo;  pygidium 
elytrornm  colore. 

Mandibnlae  extus  fortiter  rotnndatae,  hand  sinnatae  ;  clypeus  antrorsuni 
levissime  augnstatus,  rotnndatns,  apice  late  subtrnncato-rotuudato,  margine  parum 
reflexo,  densissime  rnguloso-punctatns  ;  frous  planata,  laevis,  jnxta  ocnlos  panels 
pnnctis  instrncta  ;  mentum  lateribns  retrorsnm  gradatim  leviter  angnstatum,  apice 
basique  medio  parnm  sinuatum,  pone  marginem  apicalem  grosse  punctatum,  longi- 
trorsum  medio  parnm  impressnm.  Protliorax  vix  convexus,  impunctatus,  limbo 
viuaceo  rugnloso  excepto,  basi  ante  scntellum  sat  fortiter  dilatata,  lateribns  medio 
rotundatis,  angnlis  anticis  subacntis  productis,  posticis  rectis  angnlo  extremo  parnm 
rotundato.  Scntellum  et  elytra  impuuctata,  haoc  snbelongata,  leviter  convexa, 
lateribns  pone  hnmeros  hand  impressa,  callo  ajiicali  supra  j)lauuto. 

Infra  lateribns  dense  striolato-rngnlosa,  medio  imj)unctata,  segmento  abdominal! 
iiuarto  apice  pancis  pnnctis  instructo  (segmento  <|uinto  ?).  Processus  mesosternalis 
sat  longns,  parnm  arcuatus.  Tibiae  anticae  acute  bidentatae,  dente  tertio  obsoletis- 
sinio  ;  (piatnor  posticae  extus  ruguloso-pnnctatae,  pnnctis  magnis  setiferis  sparsis. 
Pygidium  sulitriangnlare,  medio  laeve,  lateribns  ruguloso-pnnctatnm. 


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Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  KS,  lat.  13. 

Allied  to  P.  limhntian.  sp.  nov.  anil  P.  chrifmigyrea  Salle  ;  distingnished  from 
the  first  by  the  rounded  outer  edges  of  the  mandibles,  tlie  very  broad  and  rounded 
clypeus,  by  the  elytra  being  devoid  of  a  punctured  vinaceous  buff  margin,  the  silvery 
l)ygidium  being  punctured  only  at  the  sides,  the  bidentatc  anterior  tibiae,  and  by  the 
form  of  the  mentum  :  the  upperside  has  a  very  faint  tint  of  gold  which  is  entirely 
absent  from  the  upperside  of  P.  limbata,  the  middle  of  the  under  surface  is  silvery 
and  shining,  while  in  P.  limbata,  it  is  without  metallic  gloss  and  coloured  like  the 
rest  of  the  underside  ;  the  process  of  the  mesosternum  is  obviously  curved,  the  four 
posterior  tibiae  are  green  internally.  From  P.  chrysargyrea  Salle  it  differs  in  being 
smaller,  in  having  the  prothorax  much  less  convex,  the  mandibles,  clypeus,  and 
113-gidium  differently  shaped,  tlie  head  and  pygidium  differently  sculptured,  the 
iutercoxal  iirocess  of  the  mesosternum  more  arched,  and  in  the  head  and  pronotum 
being  less  broadly  vinaceous  buff. 

Hub.  Costa  Rica. 

4.  Plusiotis  melior  s]i.  nov. 

$ .  P.  statura  sjieciei  OjjtiiiKu-  Bates,  sed  diflert  :  supra  argeutea,  splendidissiiua, 
clypei  margine,  prothoracis  elytrorumijue  margine  laterali  reflexo,  lutco-viuaceis, 
pygidio  Inteo-vinaceo-viridi  ;  infra  cum  pedibus  luteo-viuacea,  suturis  tarsorumque 
basi  parnm  viridescentibus.  Caput  sat  fortiter,  sed  baud  dense  punctatum,  punctis 
in  clypeo,  praecipne  in  lateribus,  densius  sitis  ;  clypeus  ajjice  medio  leviter  cmargina- 
tus.  Pygidium  lateribus  levissime,  sed  couspicne  siuuatum,  margine  apicali  sii])ra 
anum  hand  "  alte  elevato  medio  acute  reflexo." 

Long.  25  mm.,  elytr.  17.  lat.  12. 

This  species  differs  at  first  sight  very  much  from  P.  o/itinm  Bates,  as  the  latter 
is  of  a  beautiful  reddish  colour  on  the  upper  surface  ;  but  in  shape  and  structure  the 
differences  between  these  two  sjsecies  are  but  slight,  at  least  so  far  as  we  can  tell 
from  Bates'  description. 

Ilab.  Costa  Rica. 

5.  Plusiotis  crassimargo  sp.  nov. 

J  ? .  P.  laetc  pomacea,  pedibus — praecipue  tibiis — sat  rosaceis,  tarsis  intenlum 
violaceo-nitentibns.  Capite  i)rothoraceqae  distincte,  sed  minute  punctatis,  clypeo  ad 
marginem  rngoso-])unctato.  Elytris  singulis  <juini|ne  striatis,  obsolete  punctatis, 
punctis  prope  snturam  sat  deusis,  lateribus  post  imjjressionem  lateralem  in  (J)  fere 
laevibns,  in  ( ?  )  leviter  seriatim  punctatis  ;  margine  externo  ante  medium  conspicue 
crassato.  Processu  mesosternali  brevi.  Pygidio  medio  sparsim,  lateraliter  dense 
sat  minute  pnnctato.  Tiltiis  posticis  panels  jranctis  spiniferis  iustructis,  fere 
laevibns. 

Long.  42  mm.,  elytr.  22,  lat  1 7. 

Closely  allied  to  P.  mniszecMMowv.  axid  P.  laniventris  Sturm.,  both  in  colnur 
and  shape ;  but  the  new  species  is  slenderer  than  the  others,  and  the  legs  have  an 
obvious  tint  of  jnnk  colour.  The  punctuation  of  the  upperside  is  less  consjncuous 
than  in  P.  mniszecki,  and  also  sparser  on  the  metasternnm  and  j)ygidium  ;  the  hind 
tibiae,  which  are  rongh  from  deep  punctiform  grooves  in  P.  mniazechi  and 
P.  lanicentris,  have  a  smooth  apjjearance,  bearing  only  a  few  setiferous  grooves. 

Ilab.  Talpa,  .Jalisco  (Mexico),  8500  feet  (Dr.  Huller). 

One  specimen  is  entirely  pinkish  buff,  and  has  a  golden  gloss  on  the  sterna. 


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ti.  Plusiotis  brevis  sp.  nov. 

?.  P.  bivvis,  (ivalis,  laete  pomacea ;  iufra  jjariim  argentea,  all)0-villos;i.  Capitc 
pi'othoracecine  ruodico  deuse  jmnctatis,  hoc  ante  mediimi  laterilms  levissinie  augulato, 
jioiie  angulo  anterioro  minime  siiiuato,  ante  et  jxist  medium  fere  recto  ;  flyjieo 
semicirciilari.  Sciitello  basi  villoso,  jniuctato,  ajrice  sublaevi.  Elytris  sat  fortiter 
striatis,  striis  irregiilariter  punctulatis,  interstitiis  dorso  paucis  jiniictis  iustractis  ; 
lateribus  fere  impiinctatis,  post  liumeros  ])arnm  impressis,  margiue  externo  uou 
dilatato.  Pj'gidio  villoso,  dense  punctata,  ])iinctis  medio  sparsioribns,  convexo, 
margiue  ajiicali  snbtrnueato.  Mesosterno  processu  iutercoxali  brevi ;  metasterno 
lateribus  dense,  medio  sparsim,  abdomine  lateraliter  sat  crasse  sed  nou  dense, 
]mnctatis,  segmento  ultimo  brevi,  paucis  punctis  instructo.  margine  a])icali  versus 
inferum  reflexo.     Tibiis  parum  ani'eo-iiitentibns,  soabris. 

Long.  22  mm.,  elytr.  IG,  lat.  !:>. 

Elytra  with  about  nine  stripes  each,  the  outer  ones  of  which  are  irregular  and 
feeble  ;  the  third  and  fourth  insterstices  more  raised  behind,  where  they  are  con- 
fluent, the  thiid  stripe  becnming  obsolete  beyond  the  middle;  the  sides  somewhat 
rugose,  especially  in  the  rather  slight  depression  behind  the  shoulders  ;  the  outer 
margin  not  dilated,  and  only  very  faintly  flattened  beside  the  posthumeral  impression. 

This  species  has  almost  the  same  size  and  outline  as  P.  lecontei  Horn.,  but  is  more 
rounded,  has  a  pale  aij])le  green  colour,  and  golden  green  tibiae ;  its  pubescence  is  white ; 
the  head  is  broad  as  in  P.  Ian  ice  lit  ri.-^  and  allies,  and  not  small  as  in  P.  Icr-oiiU'i.  The 
])rocess  of  the  mesosteruum  is  a  little  longer  than  in  /-'.  lanicentris ;  the  last  abdominal 
segment  transverse,  trnncate,  and  transversely  depressed  before  the  apical  margin. 

Hnh.  West  Mexico  (taken  on  a  jonrney  from  Durango  to  the  Pacific). 

T.  Anoplostethus  laetus  sp.  nov.     (PI.  xiii.,  fig.  13.) 

A.  laete  viridis,  parum  auratus,  clypeo,  tibiis  tarsisque  aureis.  Caput 
cly])co  sat  minute  ruguloso-pnnctatum,  frcinte  grossins,  sed  parum  s])arsius  jiune- 
tatnm.  Prothorax  angulis  anticis  rotuudatis,  disco  sparsim,  laterilms  densius 
punctatus.  Scutellum  basi  utriuque  pilis  albis  vestitum,  lateribus  paucis  punctis 
instmctmn.  Elytra  subtiliter  (parum  seriatim)  punctata,  in  singulo  disco  tribus 
striis  levissime  impressis.  Pygidium  densissime  rugnloso-granulatum,  margine 
apicaji  sparsim  ciliatum.  Pro-  et  mesosteruum,  laterac[ue  metasterni  transverse 
ruguloso-striata,  albo-])ilosa  ;  abdomen  lateraliter  punctulatum,  sjiarsim  rugatum, 
pilosum,  medio  paucis  punctis  umbilicatis  transverse  dispositis. 

Long.  2()  mm.,  elytr.  1.5,  lat.  13. 

Distinguished  by  the  rich  apple  green  colour  with  a  tint  of  gidd ;  clypeus, 
tibiae  and  tarsi  more  golden  than  the  rest  of  the  body.  Upperside  glabrous,  only 
base  of  the  scutellum  with  sparse  white  hairs  at  the  sides.  Under  surface  clotlied 
with  sticii  white  long  hairs  on  the  pro-  and  mesosternum,  sides  of  the  metasternum 
and  first  abdominal  segment,  these  hairs  standing  in  umbilicate  punctures,  wliieli 
merge  into  one  another  and  form  irregular  transverse  striae. 

Elytra  rather  sparingly  punctured,  the  interstices  being  five  or  six  times  as 
large  as  the  punctures,  which  are  serially  arranged  here  and  there;  one  regular  row 
iif  imnctures  close  to  the  suture,  and  two  slightly  impressed  rows  on  the  dise,  a  third 
discal,  faintly  imi)ressed  line  beiug  devoid  of  punctures,  ol)liijue,  short,  scarcely 
reaching  the  middle  of  the  elytron,  anteriorly  confluent  with  the  second  one. 
Pygidium  exceedingly  densely  rugiilose-granulate,  its  extreme  margin  golden. 

Ihtlj.  Cardwell  (Queensland). 

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DESCRIPTIONS    OF    NEW   GENERA   AND    SPECIES   OF 

PHYTOPHAGOUS   COLEOPTEBA    FROM 

AFEICA   AND   MADAGASCAR. 

Bv    JIARTIN   JACOBV.    F.E.S. 

ALTHOUGH,  as  far  as  our  knowledge  extends  iit  ])resent,  Africa  is  not 
])articnlarly  ridi  in  Ph/topliayous  Coleoptfia.  scarcely  a  collection  is  received 
from  that  country  which  does  not  contain  some  interesting  new  genera 
and  species,  and  it  is  highly  ])robal)le  that  if  an  experienced  collector  were  ahle 
to  examine  the  interior  portion  of  that  vast  continent  as  carefully  as  has  been 
done  in  many  other  parts  of  the  world  no  end  of  interesting  new  forms  would  turn  up. 
Certain  it  is,  that  those  species  already  known  have  in  the  majority  of  cases  a  wide 
distribution  in  difterent  parts  of  Africa,  and  this  is  again  confirmed  by  the  exami- 
nation of  the  present  collection  submitted  to  me  by  Mr.  Rothschild.  I  have  for 
the  present  not  given  all  the  names  of  already  well-known  species,  but  confined 
myself  to  the  descriptions  of  those  which  are  new  or  little  known.  To  these  I  have 
added  a  few  from  my  own  collection  and  from  the  neighbouring  island  of 
Madagascar. 

The  types  of  the  species  not  marked  "coll.  Jacol)y  "  are  in  Mr.  Hothschild's 
Museum. 

Sagra  striatipennis  sj).  nov. 

Elongate,  bluish  black,  head  and  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  very  deejjly  and 
regularly  jiunctate-striate  at  the  anterior  portion,  nearly  impunctate  at  the  ajiex. 

(J.  The  intermediate  femora  broadly  and  triangularly  toothed,  the  posterior 
ones  greatly  protruding  beyond  the  elytra,  their  base  flavo-tomentose  within,  the 
upper  edge  with  an  acnte  ridge,  the  lower  one  with  a  stout  tooth  near  the  apex, 
posterior  tibiae  regularly  ctu-ved  with  a  long  sjjinc  before  tlie  apex,  the  latter 
broadly  sulcate  within. 

?.  Thorax  longer  and  narrower,  elytral  punctuation  more  feeble,  intermediate 
femora  with  a  small  tooth,  jiosterior  ones  not  extending  beyond  the  elytra,  their 
upper  edge  simple,  without  ridge,  their  lower  margin  with  a  short  row  of  teeth  at 
the  base,  of  which  the  innermost  one  is  more  distinct,  tibiae  simple  without  tooth. 

Hub.  Tauta  (E.  Africa). 

This  species  agrees  in  coloration  with  .s'.  nmrrayi  and  <S.  /«'ri///  Baly  as  well 
as  with  several  others.  It  is  closely  allied  to  either,  also  to  S.  tristis  and  S.  hicolor 
Lac,  but  differs  from  any  in  the  deep  rows  of  tlic  elytral  punctures  which  are 
not  at  all  approached  in  pairs,  as  in  nearly  all  those  mentioned  above,  also  in 
)S.  longej'emorata  Fairm.  ;  these  deep  rows  of  punctnres  are  well  visible  with  the 
naked  eye  but  disappear,  as  is  usual,  below  the  middle,  and  the  interstices  are 
rather  convex  and  imi)unctate.  The  antennae  are  very  long,  tiie  third  and  fourth 
joints  are  equal,  the  four  terminal  joints  are  very  elongate,  they  are  entirely  of 
a  dark  bluish  colour,  the  thorax  is  slightly  longer  than  broad,  the  sides  are  straight 
jind  the  anterior  angles  rounded  and  scarcely  produced  ;  the  posterior  femora  are 


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elongate,  their  greatest  width  being  below  the  middle,  the  upper  edge  is  furnished 
with  an  acute  ridge,  followed  by  a  longitudinal  sulcation  which  extends  nearly 
to  the  base  ;  the  first  abdominal  segment  is  smooth  with  some  fine  punctures. 

Whether  the  female  specimen  really  represents  the  same  or  another  species 
I  am  not  able  to  say  with  certainty. 

Sagra  muelleriana  Qnedenfeldt  (Berl.  Zeitsck.  1888)  seems  to  me  to  be  identical 
with  S.  murrayi  Baly  according  to  the  description.  The  author  only  compares 
his  species  with  S.  tristis  Lac,  but  does  not  mention  those  described  by  Baly  since. 

Lema  subdepressa  sp.  nov. 

Entirely  flavous,  broad,  snbdepressed,  thorax  not  longer  than  broad  with  a 
few  minute  punctures,  elytra  without  basal  depression,  strongly  punctate-striate 
anteriorly,  finely  so  at  the  apex,  claws  black. 

Length  4  lines. 

Head  constricted  behind  the  ejes,  impunctate,  the  intermediate  space  raised 
into  two  moderate  elevations,  eyes  deeply  notched,  antennae  only  extending  to  the 
base  of  the  elytra,  flavous,  the  basal  four  joints  shining,  the  rest  opaque,  third 
and  fourth  joints  equal,  the  fifth  joint  not  longer  than  the  next  one ;  thorax 
subquadrate,  moderately  deejily  constricted  at  the  sides,  the  basal  sulcus  nearly 
obsolete,  the  surface  rather  flattened,  scarcely  perceptibly  punctured  at  the  middle, 
anterior  angles  not  tuberculiform  or  produced  ;  scutellum  with  its  apex  truncate 
and  emarginate  ;  elytra  much  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  only  slightly 
sulcate  within  the  shoulders  and  without  any  basal  depression,  rather  strongly, 
very  regularly  but  not  closely  punctate-striate,  the  punctures  very  fine  near  the 
apex,  the  interstices  flat,  here  and  there  with  a  few  very  minute  punctures,  lateral 
margin  thickened  and  accompanied  by  a  row  of  deep  and  closely  placed  punctures  ; 
underside  smooth,  impnnctate,  posterior  femora  not  extending  beyond  the  second 
abdominal  segment. 

Hab.  Kuilu. 

Allied  in  shape  to  L.  crassipes  Oliv.,  but  differing  from  this  and  several  others 
of  its  African  congeners  in  the  entirely  flavous  colour,  the  nearly  impunctate  and 
subquadrate  thorax  and  scarcely  punctured  interstices  of  the  elytra.  I  only  have 
seen  a  single  specimen. 

Lema  plicaticoUis  sp.  nov. 

Elongate,  parallel,  black,  the  jiosterior  portion  of  the  head,  the  thorax  and 
elytra  rufous  ;  thorax  transversely  wrinkled  at  the  sides,  elytra  deeply  punctate- 
striate,  the  interstices  longitudinally  costate  posteriorly. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  scarcely  constricted  behind  the  eyes,  nearly  imjmnctate,  the  vertex  with 
two  strongly  raised  tubercles  between  the  eyes,  the  latter  deeply  notched,  lower 
part  of  the  face  black,  finely  pubescent ;  antennae  black,  the  basal  joint  obscure 
rnfous,  third  and  fourth  joints  equal,  terminal  joint  not  extending  much  beyond 
the  base  of  the  elytra  ;  thorax  scarcely  longer  than  broad,  the  sides  but  very 
moderately  constricted  at  the  middle,  the  anterior  angles  tuberculiform,  the  basal 
sulcus  deep,  the  surface  finely  punctured  in  rows  at  the  middle,  the  sides  traversely 
strigose  or  wrinkled ;  elytra  scarcely  perceptibly  depressed  below  the  base,  very 
deeply    punctate-striate,   the    punctures   much   finer   towards   the    ai)ex,   where  the 


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interstices  are  longitudinally  costate  ;  underside  and  legs  black,  tincly  pubescent, 
I)osterior  femora  not  extending  to  the  apex  of  the  abdomen,  the  latter  at  the 
sidt's  with  some  obscure  fiJvons  spots. 

llab.  Siei-ra  Leone. 

This  species  seems  to  me  to  be  distinct  from  L.  armnta  and  several  other 
closelj-  allied  forms  from  Africa,  on  account  of  the  sculpture  of  the  thorax  which 
(lilFerB  in  its  transverse  rugosities  from  any  of  the  allied  species  ;  other  differences 
may  be  found  in  the  colour  of  the  antennae  aud  the  rufous  sjiots  of  tlie  abdominnl 
segment :  the  lioad  below  aud  the  flanks  of  the  thorax  are  also  black  in  the 
present  species,  of  wliicli  a  single  specimen  only  is  before  mc. 

Crioceris  duodecinimacnlata  s]).  nov. 

Broad,  robust,  fulvous,  the  antennae  aud  legs  black,  thorax  distinctly 
jiunctured,  not  longer  tliau  broad,  elytra  strongly  pnuctate-striate  at  the  base, 
fulvous,  eacli  elytron  with  six  black  spots  (2.  2.  2.)  placeil  transversely. 

Ah.  The  spots  more  or  less  confluent,  the  one  near  the  scutellum  wanting. 

Length  4i  to  o  lines. 

Head  strongly  constricted  behind  the  eyes,  the  latter  very  prominent,  deeply 
notched,  the  space  surrounding  them  aud  the  lower  portion  of  the  lace  clothed 
with  yellowish  pubescence,  antennae  extending  to  the  base  of  the  elytra,  the 
lower  four  joints  fulvous,  shining,  the  others  black,  pubescent,  the  basal  joint 
short,  nearly  subquadrate,  the  second  small,  the  following  two  joints  of  equal 
length,  the  other  joints  longer  than  broad  ;  thorax  nearly  as  broad  as  long, 
slightly  narrowed  in  front,  the  sides  moderately  constricted,  the  anterior  angles 
rounded,  the  surface  rather  closely  and  distinctly  punctured  without  basal 
sulcation,  elytra  with  a  sutural  depression  below  the  base,  the  latter  sliglitly 
raised,  strongly  puuctate-striate,  the  punctures  gradually  getting  finer  towards 
the  apex,  the  interstices  flat,  the  lateral  margin  strongly  thickened  througli  its 
entire  length,  a  spot  on  the  shoulder,  one  near  the  scutellum,  two  at  the  middle 
and  two  near  the  apex,  placed  transversely  black  ;  underside  aud  legs  sjiaringly 
covered  with  single  hairs. 

Knilu,  also  Gaboon  (coll.  Jacoby). 

A  large-sized  species,  easily  known  by  the  number  and  position  of  the 
elytral  spots. 

Poecilomorpha  centromaculata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  antennae,  the  breast  and  the  legs  more  or  less  black,  thorax 
transverse,  nearly  im[)uuctate,  tubercnlate  at  the  sides,  elytra  strongly  and 
remotely  punctured,  sparingly  pubescent,  a  spot  at  the  shoulder  and  anotlier 
transverse  one  at  the  middle,  black. 

$.  The  posterior  femora  strongly  incrassate,  ovate,  with  a  strong  tooth, 
their   tibiae   curved. 

Length  5  Hues. 

Of  robust  and  parallel  shape,  the  upper  surface  sparingly  clothed  with 
black,  stiff  hairs,  the  head  sparingly  punctured,  impressed  in  the  middle  with 
a  single  black  fovea,  eyes  large,  narrowly  but  deeply  notched,  antennae  extending 
slightly  beyond  the  base  of  the  thorax,  black,  the  first  joint  fulvous  below,  the 
fifth  and  following  joints  strongly  transversely  widened ;  thorax  more  than  twice 


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as  broad  as  lonjr,  the  sides  produced  into  a  couical  tubercle,  the  disc  with  an 
anterior  and  posterior  transverse  f^roove,  nearly  imjjnnctate,  the  middle  with  a 
black  spot  (sometimes  absent),  elytra  parallel,  strongly  but  remotely  punctured, 
each  puncture  furnished  with  a  single  black  hair,  a  spot  on  the  shoulder  and 
a  transverse  band  at  the  middle  of  greater  or  smaller  size,  black  ;  below  fulvous, 
the  sides  of  the  thorax  and  that  of  the  l)reast  and  abdomen,  black  ;  legs  of  the 
same  colour,  the  apex  of  the  posterior  femora  fulvous. 
Hab.  Kuilu. 

Poecilomorpha  aureovillosa  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  clothed  with  golden  yellow  jiubescence,  apical  joints  of  the  antennae 
and  the  four  anterior  legs  black  ;  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  strongly  and  remotelv 
punctured,  clothed   with  golden  pubescence. 

Length  3^  lines. 

Head  impianctate,  sparingly  pubescent,  eyes  deeply  notched,  labrnm  furnished 
with  long  yellow  hairs,  antennae  with  the  basal  four  joints  fulvous,  shining,  the 
others  black,  strongly  transverse,  broader  thau  loug,  the  fourth  joint  scarcely 
longer  thau  the  second  one ;  thorax  transverse,  the  sides  oblique,  narrowed 
anteriorly,  the  posterior  angles  produced  into  a  strong  blunt  tubercle,  the  surface 
with  a  transverse  sulcus  near  the  anterior  and  posterior  margin,  impunctate, 
sparingly  clothed  with  golden  yellow  pubescence ;  elytra  depressed  below  the 
base  across  the  suture,  remotely  p>uictured,  the  pubescence  long  but  not  closely 
placed,  entirely  golden  yellow  without  a  mi.xture  of  black  hairs  ;  underside  and 
the  posterior  legs  fulvous,  pubescent,  the  four  anterior  legs  black. 

Hab.  Kuilu.     A  single  specimen. 

Smaller  than  P.  amnbilis  Baly,  with  diiferently  coloured  antennae  and  legs, 
and  distinct  by  the  impunctate   thorax. 

Kuilua  gen.  nov.  {Megalopinae). 

Body  flattened,  elongate,  widened  j)osteriorly,  closely  pubescent,  antennae 
with  transversely  serrated  joints,  the  second  joint  extremely  short,  eyes  notched, 
thorax  broader  than  long,  the  sides  widened  in  shape  of  a  tubercle,  closely 
pubescent,  elytra  flattened,  irregularly  punctured,  and  closely  pubescent,  the  sides 
perpendicularly  deflexed,  not  visible  from  above,  legs  elongate,  the  posterior 
tibiae  with  a  double  spine,  the  tarsal  joints  nearly  equal,  claws  simple,  widely 
separated,  prosternum  and  mesosteruum  very  narrow. 

This  remarkable  genus,  which  resembles  much  in  general  a])i)earance  and 
coloration  a  species  of  the  family  Lycidae  or  Telephoridne  is  allied  to  the  genus 
Homaloptcrus  Lac,  with  which  it  nearly  agrees  in  the  structure  of  the  antennae 
and  that  of  the  elytra,  but  the  thorax  is  quite  diflerent  as  well  as  the  flattened 
general  appearance  and  the  double  spine  at  the  apex  of  the  piosterior  tibiae. 

Kuilua  africana  sp.  nov. 

Black,  above  fulvous,  closely  pubescent,  antennae  black,  the  last  joint 
fulvous,  the  head  with  a  lateral  spot  and  a  central  black  band,  thorax  similarly 
marked,  elytra  closely  punctured  with  long  fulvous  pubescence,  the  ai)ical  third 
jiortion  black. 

Length  oi  to  G  lines. 


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Head  iirojected,  closely  jnibesccut,  tbo  middle  jiortioii  black,  the  sides  bright 
fulvous,  eyes  deeply  notched,  clypeus  furnished  with  a  transverse  row  of  black 
hairs,  its  base  and  apex,  fnlvons,  labrum  black,  paljii  fulvous,  antennae  extending 
to  the  base  of  the  tliorax,  black,  the  last  joint  jiartly  fulvous,  the  second  joint 
very  short,  the  lower  four  joints  clothed  with  long  Idack  pubescence,  the  following 
ones  strongly  transverse ;  thorax  scarcely  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  obliquely 
produced  into  a  blunt  tubercle  below  the  middle,  the  surface  with  an  obscure 
transverse  groove  near  the  anterior  and  posterior  margin,  densely  clothed  with 
bright  fulvous  pubescence,  the  middle  and  the  underside  near  the  coxae  with  a 
black  longitudinal  band,  single  stiff  bristle-like  hairs  are  also  intermixed  with 
the  shorter  pubescence;  scutellum  black;  elytra,  closely  and  somewhat  rngosely 
punctured,  thickly  clothed  with  fulvous  jiubescence,  the  upper  two-thirds  fulvous, 
the  apical  portion  black,  the  upper  edge  of  this  colour  irregularly  dentate, 
underside  and  legs  black,  the  coxae  flavous  ;  abdomen  clothed  with  long  silvery 
hairs. 

Hah.  Kuilu. 

Gynandrophthalma  basalis  sp.  nov. 

Elongate,  subcylindrical,  fulvous,  antennae  tlavons,  thorax  nearly  impunctate, 
elytra  finely  punctured  in  rows,  fulvous,  the  anterior  third  portion  black,  the 
lower   edge   of  this   colour   oblique. 

Length  2i  lines. 

Head  entirely  impunctate,  without  any  grooves  but  with  a  small  fovea  between 
the  eyes,  the  clypeus  rather  convex,  but  slightly  emarginate  at  the  apex,  eyes 
distinctly  notched,  antennae  extending  to  the  base  of  the  elytra  only,  flavous, 
the  lower  four  joints  shining,  the  rest  opaque,  second  and  third  joints  small, 
equal ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  posterior 
angles  distinct,  the  surface  distinctly  punctured  along  the  base  only,  rest  of  the 
disc  impunctate,  scutellum  rather  long,  pointed,  its  apex  slightly  truncate,  fulvous; 
elytra  very  finely  jmnetured  in  indistinct  rows,  fulvous,  a  transverse  band  narrowed 
towards  the  suture  and  occupying  the  basal  tliiid  portion  of  the  elytra,  black  ; 
underside  and  legs  fulvous,  the  tarsi  short. 

Hab.  Kuilu.     A  single  example. 

Apparently  closely  allied  to  G.  basij/ennis  Lac,  Imt  differing  in  the  distinct 
punctures  at  the  base  of  the  thorax  and  the  finely  punctured  elytra,  also  in  the 
shape  of  the  black  elytral  band. 

Gynandrophthalma  africana  s]).  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  head,  the  femora,  and  the  tibiae  at  the  apex,  black,  thorax 
impunctate  with  a  central  black  patch,  elytra  extremely  finely  and  remotely 
])unctured,  a  sutural  and  lateral  band  connected  by  a  broad  transverse  band  near  the 
aj)ex,  black. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  broad,  impunctate,  obsoletely  transversely  grooved  between  the  eyes, 
antennae  not  extending  to  the  base  of  the  thorax,  black,  the  lower  two  or  three 
joints  fulvous,  terminal  joints  transverse  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  rather  strongly  deflexed.  slightly  rounded,  tiio  jiosterior  margin  with  a 
broadly  rounded  and  sliglitly  produced  median  lobe,  the  surface  entirely  imjiunctate, 
the  sides  fulvous,  the  middle  occupied  by  a  broad  anteriorly  slightly  narrowed  black 


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band  :  scutellnm  fnlvons,  the  apex  pointed  and  slightly  thickened  :  elytra  distantly 
and  very  finely  punctured,  the  suture  and  the  sides  black,  these  two  bauds  joined  by 
a  broad  transverse  black  band  near  the  apex,  or  if  the  black  is  taken  for  the  ground 
colour,  each  elytron  may  be  described  as  having  a  longitudinal  fnlvons  stripe  from 
the  base  to  below  tlie  middle,  and  a  round  fnlvons  spot  at  the  a])ex  ;  the  femora, 
the  apex  of  the  tibiae,  a  sj)ot  on  each  side  of  the  breast,  the  last  abdominal  segment 
and  the  pygidimn  black,  the  rest  of  the  underside  .ind  legs,  fulvous. 

Hab.  Gaboon. 

The  coloration  of  this  species  is  different  to  any  which  has  been  described  to 
my  knowledge,  the  central  black  band  of  the  thorax  is,  I  believe,  only  jiresent  in 
G.  incerta,  Leffev.,  but  that  sjiecies  differs  totally  in  the  markings  of  the  elytra  and 
in  the  entirely  black  legs.  I  have  only  seen  two  specimens  of  the  present  insect, 
one  is  contained  in  this  collection  and  the  other  in  that  of  my  own. 

Gynandrophthalma  metallica  sp.  nov. 

Narrowly  elongate,  metallic  blue,  antennae  black,  the  basal  joints  fnlvons  ; 
thorax  impunctate,  with  an  anterior  and  jinsteriur  depression,  elytra  strongly 
punctured,  the  interstices  at  the  sides  slightly  rugose. 

Length  2i  lines. 

Head  impunctate  at  the  vertex,  the  lower  jiortion  distinctly  punctured,  with  an 
irregular  semicircular  depression  between  the  eyes,  the  anterior  margin  of  the 
clypeus  but  slightly  concave,  the  left  mandible  very  large,  longitudinally  concave 
above  and  ending  in  a  long  point,  antennae  very  short,  the  lower  three  Joints  fnlvous, 
the  others  black  ;  thorax  strongly  transverse,  the  sides  rounded,  the  posterior 
margin  nearly  straight  with  a  very  slightly  i)roduced  median  lobe,  the  surface 
entirely  imimnctate,  with  a  more  or  less  distinct  transverse  depression  at  the  sides 
near  the  anterior  and  posterior  margin  ;  elytra  narrowly  elongate,  finely  and  closely 
punctured,  the  interstices  at  the  sides  very  slightly  rugose,  underside  and  legs  blnish, 
<dothed  with  whitish  pubescence,  legs  slender  and  elongate,  the  first  and  second 
joints  of  the  tarsi  elongate,  those  of  the  anterior  legs  especially  so. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone. 

Somewhat  resembling  ("optocrphala  coendans  Fabr.,  but  <if  half  the  size  and 
"width  of  that  species  and  with  elongate  tarsi. 

Gynandrophthalma  placida  Lac. 

Dark  blue,  closely  pubescent,  above  metallic  blue,  the  antennae  black,  tlun-ax 
transverse,  nearly  impunctate,  elytra  very  strongly  and  closely  punctured. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  elongate,  convex  ami  snbcylindrical  shajie,  the  vertex  impunctate,  the  sjjace 
between  the  eyes  finely  strigose,  the  clypeus  broad,  finely  punctured,  bounded  at  the 
sides  by  an  oblique  row  of  punctures,  its  anterior  margin  semicircularly  concave, 
labrum  and  mandibles  black,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to  half  the  length  of 
the  thorax,  black,  the  third  joint  very  thin,  obscure  piceous,  the  following  joints 
transverse  ;  thorax  nearly  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides  very  slightly 
rounded,  narrowed  towards  the  apex,  the  angles  rather  obtuse,  the  ilisc  transversely 
-convex  with  an  obsolete  oblique  depression  near  the  posterior  angles,  the  surface 
iraimnctate  with  tlie  exception  of  a  few  fine  imnctures  near  the  base,  the  median 
lobe  of  the  iiosterior  margin  sligiitly  ]irodnccd  and  nearly  straight  ;  scutellnm 
purplish,  very  broad,  its  apex  slightly  thi(!kened  and  raised,  truncate  ;  elytra  sub- 


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(.•yliudrit'iil,  not  ciivcriug  the  p\  jridiiiiu,  stmiigly  ftiiil  closi'ly  ]iiuictnro(l  ;  iiygidiiiiu 
and  underside  closely  covered  with  wliitish  sericeous  luiirs,  legs  ratlier  slender, 
posterior  tarsi  widened,  claws  siuijjle. 

Hal).  Knilu. 

I  have  given  here  a  renewed  description  of  this  species  founded  on  tlie  specimens 
before  me,  they  agree  very  nearly  with  the  description  of  the  author,  but  the  antennae 
are  much  shorter  than  Lacordaire  says. 

Gynaudrophthalma  deyrollei  sji.  miv. 

Fnlvous,  the  apical  joints  of  the  antennae  black,  head  and  thorax  very  finely 
]mnctnred,  elytra  metallic  blue  finely  semipnuctatc-striate.  the  apex  fulvous. 

Length  :   male,  1 J  line  :  female,  3  lines. 

Of  narrow  and  elongate  shape,  the  head  finely  [lunctured  with  a  depression 
between  the  eyes,  the  latter  large,  distinctly  sinuate,  the  anterior  edge  of  the 
dypeus  ([uadrately  enuirginaie  at  the  middle,  the  sides  semicircularly  concave,  the 
antennae  only  extending  to  the  mid<lle  of  tlie  thorax,  black,  the  lower  four  joints 
fnlvous  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  transversely  convex,  the  sides  rather 
deflexed,  the  lateral  margins  rounded,  the  posterior  margin  very  slightly  produced 
at  the  middle,  I  he  surface  very  minutely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  fulvous  ; 
scutellum  raised,  fulvous,  its  apex  truncate  ;  elytra  metallic  blue,  elongate,  very 
finely  punctured  in  semiregular  rows,  the  extreme  a])ex  fulvous  ;  undorsiile  sparingly 
pubescent,  fnlvcjus. 

Hab.  Rhobomp  (Sierra  Leone)  (c(dl.  Jacoby). 

There  is  a  great  difference  in  the  size  between  the  mide,  and  female  insect,  the 
latter  being  nearly  double  the  length  and  width,  the  elytral  ])unctuation  is  also  much 
stronger  in  i\\G  female  and  the  interstices  are  very  minutely  punctured.  Tlie  present 
species  difters  from  G.  kemicephala  Lac.  in  the  fulvous  underside  and  finely 
punctured  thorax,  and  from  G.  terminata  Lac.  in  the  blue  instead  of  black  elytra, 
their  distinct  punctuation  and  that  of  the  thorax.  I  have  received  the  specimens 
from  Mr.  Dcyrolle. 

Gynaudrophthalma  seminigra  sp.  nov. 

Black,  jiubescent  below,  thorax  strongly  and  remotely  jiunctured,  elytra  strongly 
and  closely  jiuncturcd,  fnlviins,  the  posterior  tliird  and  a  spot  before  the  mid'llc  of 
each  elytron,  black. 

Length  2|  lines. 

Elongate  and  snbcylindrical,  the  liead  black,  finely  pimcturcd  at  the  vertex, 
rugosely  punctiitc  between  the  eyes,  labrnm  obscure  fnlvous,  antennae  extending 
to  the  base  of  the  thorax,  black,  the  lower  four  joints  fnlvous,  the  fifth  and  following 
joints  strongly  transverse,  much  broader  than  long  ;  thorax  nearly  three  times 
broader  than  long,  the  sides  nearly-  straight,  narrowed  towards  the  front,  the 
posterior  nuirgin  slightly  produced  at  the  middle,  the  surface  coarsely  and  irregu- 
larly jiunctured,  black,  shining  ;  scutellum  black,  its  ajiex  rounded  ;  the  base 
with  a  few  jmnctures  ;  elytra  very  strongly  ;uhI  closely  punctiu-ed,  the  anterior 
portion  pale  fulvous,  with  a  black  s])ot  near  the  suture  before  the  middle,  the  piis- 
terior  portion  black,  the  two  colours  well  separated,  the  anterior  margin  of  the  black 
jiortion  deejjiy  concave  ;  underside  and  legs  black,  clothed  with  whitish  jinbescenoe. 

Ilnh.  Rhobomp  (Sierra  Leone)  (coll.  Jacoby). 

1  received  a  single  si)ecimen  of  this  distinctly  nnirked  species  from  Mr.  Deyrollc. 


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Cryptocephalus  caeruleomaculatus  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  upper  part  of  the  head  aud  an  angular  transvoi-se  liaud  on  the 
disc  of  the  thorax  black,  elytra  deeply  puuctate-striate,  a  transverse  hand  sit  the 
base  and  two  elongate  spots  below  the  middle,  bluish  black,  the  femora  above,  the 
apex  of  tlie  tibiae  aud  the  tarsi  black. 

Length  2|  lines. 

Head  finely  punctured  on  the  vertex,  Mai'k,  the  broad  clypeus  aud  tlie  laliruni 
reddish  fulvous,  impunctate,  antennae  with  the  lower  two  joints  flavous,  the 
Ibllowing  three  jiiceous,  the  rest  broken  oif ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  loug,  strongly 
uarrowed  in  front,  the  lateral  margins  nearly  straight,  the  posterior  margin  sinuate 
iit  each  side,  its  median  lobe  produced,  truncate,  the  surface  im])unctate,  fulvous, 
the  middle  with  a  transverse  black  band,  increasing  in  width  at  its  middle  aud 
sending  ofi"  a  lirauch  at  eacli  end  at  right  angles  towards  the  base  without  (j^uite 
touching  the  latter  ;  scutellum  broad,  its  apex  broadly  truncate,  Idack,  impunctate, 
the  base  with  a  small  fovea  ;  elytra  of  parallel  shape,  broad,  the  shoulders  bounded 
l)y  a  deep  dejjression  within,  the  punctures  large,  rather  distantly  placed  and  not 
liner  at  the  apex,  the  interstices  slightly  transversely  wrinkled,  tlie  surface  fulvous, 
with  a  narrow  transverse  bluish  black  baud  at  the  base  aud  two  elongate  spots 
below  the  middle,  the  outer  one  of  which  is  placed  close  to  the  lateral  margiu, 
the  latter  and  the  sutural  margin  also  narrowly  edged  with  black  ;  pygidium 
fulvous,  closely  punctured  ;  underside  finely  pubescent,  the  sides  of  the  breast  aud 
the  legs  flavous,  rest  of  the  underside  fnlvons,  the  femora  lilack  above  as  well  as 
the  apex  of  the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  :  prosternum  suli(piadrate,  scarcely  broader  than 
long. 

Hab.  Betsileo,  Madagascar,  300U  to  40o()  feet.     A  single  specimen. 

Probably  allied  to  C.  elliptii-Ks  Chap,  from  Aliyssinia  :  the  marking  of  the 
thorax  in  the  ijresent  species  is  rather  characteristic. 

Cryptocephalus  brevicornis  sp.  nov. 

Reddish  fulvous,  the  apical  joints  of  the  antennae  lilack,  thorax  impunctate,  the 
disc  with  four  lilack  sjjots  placed  ipiadrately,  scutellum  black,  elytra  strongly 
jiunctate-striate,  a  common  sutural  spot  below  the  middle  and  three  others  placed 
triangularly  on  the  disc  of  each  elytra,  black,  the  femora  anil  the  tibiae  at  the 
apex  as  well  as  the  tarsi,  black. 

Length  2  lines. 

Parallel,  lii'oad,  and  sulicyliudrical,  the  Iiead  imjiunctate,  the  eyes  widely 
sejiarated,  deejily  triangularly  notched,  labrum  stained  with  piceous,  antennae 
]iroportionately  very  short,  only  extending  to  the  base  (if  the  elytra,  black,  the 
lower  three  joints  fulvous,  the  third  joint  scarcely  longer  than  the  second,  the 
terminal  joints  rather  flattened  and  widened  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad 
as  long,  the  sides  with  a  narrow  nuirgin,  slightly  and  gradually  rounded  in 
front,  the  latter  also  very  narrowly  marginate,  posterior  margin  finely  serrate, 
narrowly  black,  its  median  hibe  straight,  the  surface  impunctate,  with  two 
black  spots  on  the  middle  of  the  disc  and  two  others  of  more  transverse  shape, 
placed  below  the  first  on  the  basal  margin ;  scutellum  broad,  its  apex  pointed, 
black-  ;  elytra  very  slightly  narrowed  towards  the  apex,  without  l)asal  depression, 
strongly  punctato-striatc,  the  jjuuctures  much  finer  at  the  apex,  the  latter  margiued 


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with  black,  each  elytron  with  a  sj)Ot  mi  theishnnldor,  aniithcr  one  before  the  middle 
towards  the  suture  and  a  transverse  spot  below  the  middh',  black,  another  round 
spot  common  to  both  elytra  is  placed  at  some  distance  from  the  apex  at  the  suture  ; 
underside  and  legs  fulvous,  the  femora  at  tlie  apex  above,  and  the  extreme  apex  of 
the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  black. 

Hah.  Kuiln.     A  single  specimen. 

Allied  to  C.  .■seniyalcnsis,  laciniatus  Sofl'r.,  and  several  other  closely  allied 
species,  but  diflfering  in  the  position  of  the  elytral  spots,  especially  of  that  placed  at 
the  sntural  margin. 

Cryptocephalus  tropicus  sp.  nov. 

P>laok,  the  head,  thorax,  and  the  last  abdominal  segnuMit  fulvous,  the  head  and 
thorax  impunetate,  elytra  metallic  blue,  finely  jmnctate-striate,  the  punctures  nearly 
absent  at  the  apex. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  robust,  cylindrical  and  parallel  shape,  the  head  flat,  impunetate,  fulvous, 
the  eyes,  deeply  triangularly  notched,  widely  separated,  labruni  and  jialjii  fulvous, 
antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  slender,  the  lower  four 
joints  fulvous  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  very  convex,  subcylindrical,  the  sides 
rounded  and  narrowed  towards  the  apex,  the  surface  entirely  impunetate,  fulvous, 
shining,  the  posterior  margin  narrowly  black,  finely  serrate,  its  median  lolie  not 
produced,  but  forming  a  straight  row  of  fine  teeth,  scutellum  broad,  of  strongly 
oblique  position,  black ;  elytra  not  wider  at  the  base  than  the  thorax,  parallel, 
metallic  blue,  the  shoulders  but  Uttle  prominent,  the  surface  with  fine  rows  of 
punctures  whicli  become  obsolete  near  the  apex,  the  interstices  flat  and  imi)nnctiite  ; 
underside  black,  the  coxae  and  the  last  abdominal  segment  as  well  as  the  pygidinm 
fulvous. 

Ha/>.  Kuilu.     A  single  specimen. 

Allied  to  ''.  (lislocfitus  SufiV.,  but  with  differently  coloured  head,  underside,  ;md 
legs. 

Coenobius  sufiriani  sji.  nov. 

Ovate,  convex,  black,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  flavous,  thorax  greatly 
narrowed  in  front,  strongly  but  remotely  punctured,  elytra  strongly  jjunctate. 
striate,  the  shoulders  prominent,  the  interstices  at  the  sides  longitudinally 
costate. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  finely  strigose  at  the  vertex,  the  eyes  very  large,  transverse,  joined  at  the 
middle,  not  sei)arated  by  any  perceptible  space,  lower  jiart  of  face  and  labrnm  black, 
antennae  not  ijuite  extending  to  the  base  of  the  thorax,  black,  the  lower  tour  joints 
flavons,  the  basal  joint  stained  witii  jiiceous  above,  terminal  joints  not  much 
thickened,  longer  than  broad :  thorax  strongly  transverse,  nearly  three  times 
broader  than  long,  tlie  sides  strongly  defl(!xed,  almost  subcylindrical,  the  lateral 
margins  nearly  straight,  the  surface  black,  shining,  strongly  but  not  closely 
punctured,  the  deflexed  sides  nearly  impunetate,  the  base  with  a  row  of  stronger 
punctures  placed  close  to  the  basal  margin,  the  median  lobe  of  tiie  latter  scarcely, 
if  at  all,  produced  ;  scutellum  narrowly  elongate,  slightly  constricted  at  the  base  ; 
elytra  black,  sliining,  subcylindrical,  slightly   narrowed   towards   the  apex,  deeply 


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jjimctatc-striate,  the  slionldcrs  very  ])roruiiieiit  and  tuberculiform,  the  interstices  at 
the  sides  longitudinally  costate,  impunctate,  the  basal  lobe  at  the  sides  very  strongly 
produced,  obliquely  sha}ied  with  some  strong  pnnctnres ;  legs  black,  tarsi  obscure 
fulvous  ;  pygidium   strongly  punctured. 

Hab.  Kuilu. 

Allied  to  C.  niffritellas  ISuffr.  but  entirely  black,  the  thorax  much  more 
strongly  punctured.  The  single  specimen  being  glued  to  a  card  I  am  unable  to 
say  anything  about  the  underside. 

Chlamys  africanus  sp.  nov. 

Black,  the  first  joint  of  the  antennae  and  the  labrum  fulvous,  head  rugose, 
thorax  transverse,  the  middle  portion  raised  into  two  rows  of  tubercles,  eacli  side 
with  two  tubercles,  elytra  deeply  jiuiictured,  the  base  with  one,  the  disc  and  apex 
with  several  transverse  and  longitudinal  elevations. 

Length  li  line. 

Of  parallel,  nearly  snbcylindrical  shape,  entirely  Idac.k,  the  head  rugose  througli- 
out,  flat,  the  eyes  renilbrni,  deeply  notched  ;  tliorax  very  strongly  transverse,  the  sides 
deflexed,  the  middle  portion  raised  into  a  high  bump,  divided  by  a  deep  longitudinal 
groove,  the  edges  of  which  are  divided  into  four  tubercles  each,  running  parallel  to 
each  other  from  base  to  apex,  the  sides  with  two  other  similar  tubercles,  ])Iaced 
transversely,  the  interstices  reticulate  in  a  star-shaped  way  ;  scutellum  transverse, 
<lilated  at  the  ajiex  ;  elytra  strongly  punctured,  the  suture  serrate,  I'aoh  elytron  with 
about  six  or  seven  tubercles  and  ridges,  placed  as  follows  :  a  smiill  tubc^rcle  at  the 
base  near  the  scutellum,  a  short  trausvers<'  ridge  near  the  middle,  preceded  by  a 
small  tubercle  near  the  base  and  followed  by  two  short  transverse  ones  at  the 
middle,  near  the  apex  three  other  strongly  raised  tubendes  are  placed,  forming  an 
irregular  square  ;  those  elevations  at  the  middle  are  more  or  less  connected  by  a 
somewhat  raised  ridge  ;  pygidium  rugose  with  a  slightly  raised  central  ridge ; 
underside  deeply  foveolate-jiunctate,  prosternum  widened,  anteriorly  reduced  to  a 
narrow  elongate  ridge  towards  the  base. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone.     A  single  specimen. 

This  small  Chlamys  is  evidently  closely  allied  to  C.  holumnni  Lac,  the  (jnly 
other  African  species  known,  but  I  cannot  identify  it  with  that  insect  on  account  of 
the  different  sculpture  of  the  thorax  and  other  details  ;  the  head  has  no  smooth  space 
as  described  in  Lacordaire's  insect,  but  is  closely  punctured  throughout,  there  are 
a  few  small  fulvous  spots  visible  at  the  lower  portion  of  the  face  :  the  antennae  are 
unfortunately  broken  off,  except  the  fulvous  basal  joint ;  the  thorax  has  about 
twelve  isolated  round  tubercles,  eight  of  which  occupy  the  median  elevation  ;  in 
C.  bohemani  the  thorax  has  some  raised  ridges  whicli  partly  unite ;  the  design  of  the 
elytra  is  very  difficult  to  describe,  and  does  not  materially  difter  from  many  South 
American  forms,  but  the  ridges  and  tubercles,  especially  those  near  the  apex,  are 
very  highly  raised  and  acute,  two  longitudinal  tubercles  at  the  apex  being  especially 
conspicuous. 

Colasposoma  viridimarginatiim  sp.  nov. 

Dark  metallic  blue,  the  lateral  margin  of  the  tliorax  and  elytra  and  the  tibiae 
metallic  green  ;  thorax  finely,  closely  and  evenly  piuictured,  elytra  I'losely  )junctuieil 
in  irregular  rows,  the  interstices  flat. 

Length  3  to  4  lines. 


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Head  rather  closely  and  strongly  punctured  at  the  vertex  witii  a  central  longi- 
tndinal  groove,  the  s))ace  between  the  eyes  transversely  depressed,  the  clypeus 
])unctMred  like  the  rest  of  the  head,  lalirnni  black,  palpi  i'ulvous,  tlic  terminal  joint 
black,  antennae  black,  the  basal  joint  metallic  blue,  the  following  two  joints  more  or 
less  piceous  below;  thorax  transversely  convex,  the  sides  evenly  rounded,  narrowly 
margined,  the  anterior  angles  produced,  the  entire  surface  closely  and  evenly 
inipres.sed  with  round  and  rather  fine  jiunctnres ;  scutellum  broader  tiian  long, 
metallic  greenish  ;  elytra  without  basal  depression,  very  convex,  more  strongly 
punctured  than  the  thorax,  the  punctures  irregularly  and  closely  placed  in  rows,  the 
lateral  margin  like  that  of  the  thorax  metallic  green  ;  underside  blue  or  purplish, 
tibiae  metallic  green,  tarsi  bluisli  ;  jirosternum  rugosely  piuictiired  ;  metasternum 
smooth,  impunctate. 

llab.  Gaboon. 

The  uniform  dark  blue  colour,  the  fine  and  evenly  distriliuted  punctnatiim  of  the 
thorax  and  colour  of  the  tibiae  distinguishes  this  species. 

Colasposoma  auripes  sp.  nov. 

Broad  and  robnst,  obscure  cupreous  below,  above  metallic  green,  the  labrum  ami 
the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  dark  fulvous,  thorax  very  broad,  finely  and  closely 
punctured,  el}'tra  convex,  ovate,  strongly  aud  closely  punctured,  narrowly  margined 
with  cupreous,  anterior  femora  dentate. 

Ah.  Entirely  dark  aeneous. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured,  the  vertex  strigose,  the  clypeus 
separated  from  the  face  by  an  obsolete  transverse  depression,  its  anterior  margin 
reddish  cupreous,  labrum  dark  fulvous,  mandibles  black,  antennae  black,  the  lower 
three  joints  more  or  less  fulvous  ;  thorax  strongly  transversely  convex,  throe  times 
broader  than  long,  the  sides  strongly  rounded  near  the  l)ase,  obliquely  narrowed 
towards  the  apex,  anterior  angles  distinctly  dentate,  the  surface  closely  and  finely 
punctured  throughout ;  scutellum  twice  as  broad  as  long,  distinctly  punctured,  elytra 
convex,  rather  short,  as  broad  as  the  thorax,  mthout  basal  depression,  more  strongly 
punctured  than  the  thorax,  the  jiunctures  closely  aud  irregularly  jilacod  near  the 
suture,  the  interstices  finely  acicnlate,  those  at  the  sides  transversely  rugose,  the 
extreme  lateral  margin  cupreous  ;  underside  and  legs  of  tiie  latter  colour,  the  anterior 
legs  elongate,  their  femora  dentate,  the  tibiae  curved ;  prosternum  clothed  with 
whitish  pubescence,  which  to  a  less  extent  is  also  present  in  the  rest  of  the  under 
surface. 

ll'ih.  Voi  River  aud  Teita  (E.  Africa). 

There  seem  to  be  only  male  specimens  of  this  species  before  me,  the  broaiUy 
rounded  thorax  and  its  width  it  has  in  common  with  several  other  species  from 
Africa,  but  the  jnmctuation  of  the  upper  surface,  the  colour  of  the  legs  and  the 
dentate  anterior  femora,  ditter  from  any  described  form  wirli  which  1  am  ac(iuainted. 

Colasposoma  gabonensis  sp.  w)\. 

Metallic  green,  antennae  Idack,  the  basal  joints  fulvous,  thorax  coarsely  and 
confluently  punctured,  elytra  less  strongly  jinnctate,  the  interstices  transversely 
nigose  at  the  sides,  ajjex  of  tlie  femora  and  tiic  tibiai'  and  tarsi  cnpreous. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  obliquely  strigose  and  rather  closely  punctured,  with  a   narrow  smooth 


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central  longitudiual  space,  labniiu  piceous,  palpi  dark  fulvou.s,  antennae  scarcely 
extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  six  joints  fulvous  ;  tliorax 
short,  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  evenly  rounded,  the  surface  convex, 
coarsely  and  closely  jmnctnred,  the  interstices  reticulate  and  jjartly  confluent,  anterior 
angles  in  shape  of  a  small  tooth,  furnished  with  a  single  hair  ;  scutellum  slightly 
broader  than  long,  its  apex  rounded,  cupreous,  finely  punctured ;  elytra  convex 
without  basal  dejiression,  less  stnnigly  punctured  than  the  thorax,  the  punctures 
arranged  in  irregular  close  rows  near  the  suture,  the  interstic(^s  at  the  sides  trans- 
versely rugose,  close  to  the  lateral  margin  is  a  smooth  slightly  raised  costa  from  the 
middle  to  the  apex ;  humeral  callus  smooth,  prominent ;  underside  and  the  base  of 
the  femora,  metallic  green,  legs  cupreous  ;  ])rosternum  broader  than  long,  finely 
])un<-lure<l,  the  base  clothed  with  whifish  j)ubescence. 

Hdh.  Gaboon. 

To  be  separated  from  its  African  congeners,  notably  from  C.  aeutellatum  Lefev., 
by  the  strong  punctuation  of  the  thorax,  colour  of  the  upper  surface  and  legs. 

Syagrus  bipunctatus  Weise. 
Atypical  specimen  and  an  aberration  without  the  two  thoracic  black  spots  from 
Knilu,  as  well  as  a  similar  variety  from  Gaboon  in  my  collection  is  before  me.  The 
specimens  agree  with  the  author's  description  in  the  main  points,  but  the  apical  five 
or  six  joints  of  the  antennae  in  all  the  specimens  are  black,  of  which  Weise  says 
nothing  ;  the  author  also  describes  the  thorax  as  a  little  broader  than  long,  in  my 
specimens  this  part  is  at  least  half  as  broad  again  as  long.  Altogether  this  species 
has  not  the  subcylindrical  shape  of  S.  calcaratus  Fab.,  but  is  broader  and  more 
flattened  and  the  ocular  sulcus  is  scarcely  perceptible. 

Scelodonta  costata  sp.  nov. 

Obscure  aeneous  below,  above  metallic  greenish,  terminal  joints  of  antennae 
Lroadly  compressed,  thorax  transversely  rugose,  elytra  rugosely  punctured,  with  four 
strongly  raised  longitudinal  costae. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  finely  rugose  throughout,  the  eyes  surrounded  by  a  very  deej)  sulcus, 
<dypeus  bidentate  in  front,  antennae  with  the  terminal  six  joints  broadly  dilated, 
obscure  dark  purplish,  the  basal  joint  greenish  ;  thorax  subcylindrical,  much 
broader  than  long,  widened  at  the  middle,  the  sides  rounded  at  the  base,  the  entire 
surface  covered  with  fine  transverse  rugosities  ;  scntellnm  jjentagonal,  distinctly 
punctured;  elytra  metallic  green,  deeply  and  closely  punctured  between  the  costae, 
the  latter  at  equal  distances,  purplish,  strongly  raised  and  nearly  joined  at  the  apex, 
legs  aeneous,  femora  with  a  small  tooth  ;  entire  underside  covered  with  slun-f  scaly 
pubescence. 

Hab.  Kuilu.     A  single  specimen. 

Rhembastus  costatus  sj).  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  apical  joints  of  the  antennae  black,  thorax  obscure  aeneous, 
strongly  and  remotely  punctured,  elytra  obscure  fulvous,  the  sutural  and  lateral 
margins  obscure  aeneous,  longitudinally  costate,  the  interstices  closely  punctate- 
atriate  ;  femora  with  a  minute  tooth. 

Length  2  lines. 


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Head  finely  jiud  sparingly  pnnctHred,  obscure  fidvoiis,  tin-  clypeus  not  separated 
from  the  faee,  auteunae  extciidiiis  to  tlie  middle  of  the  elylra,  flavons,  the  last  four 
or  five  joints  blaek,  the  third  joint  bnt  sliglitly  longer  than  tlie  second  one  ;  thorax 
more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  widened  at  the  middle,  the  sides  straight,  the 
angles  acnte,  the  surface  strongly  but  remotely  punctured,  the  punctures  irresrularly 
distributed,  the  colour  obscure  greenish  aeneous  ;  scutellum  broad,  subtriauguhir  ; 
elytra  obscure  fuhous  with  a  slight  aeneous  gloss,  the  punctures  deep,  closely 
approached,  the  iuterstices  broadly  longitudinally  costate,  especially  so  near  the 
sides  where  three  of  the  costae  below  the  shoulders  are  joined  at  each  end  before 
they  reach  the  base  or  apex,  the  sutural  and  lateral  margins  more  or  less  dark 
aeneous  ;  underside  and  legs  fulvous,  tarsi  darker  ;  claws  bifid. 

Hab.  Knilu. 

From  any  of  the  describetl  sjiecies  (as  far  as  short  diagnosis  will  allow  judg- 
ment) the  present  one  is  well  distinguished  by  the  strongly  CQstate  elytra  ;  there  is 
a  very  narrow  sulcus  surrounding  the  eyes  as  in  tlie  ntluT  sjiecies. 

Nerissus  oniata  sp.  nov. 

I^hick,  the  base  of  the  femora  fulvous,  head  and  thorax  metallic  green,  closely 
and  strongly  punctured,  sides  of  thorax  strongly  serrate,  elytra  closely  punctured, 
the  interstices  rugose,  metallic  green,  a  broad  sutural  1)and  cupreous  ;  femora  with  a 
strong  tooth. 

Length  3  to  4  lines. 

Head  closely  rugose-punctate  throughout,  green,  subopaiiue  with  a  central 
narrow  groove,  clypeus  not  separated  from  the  face,  antennae  black,  the  basal  joint 
piceous,  the  ajiical  joints  slightly  dilated,  eyes  large  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  rounded  with  a  row  of  large  teetli,  the  surface  convex,  crowded  with  muud 
and  deep  jjuuctures  ;  scutellum  pentagonal,  strougly  punctured  ;  elytra  broader  than 
the  thorax,  the  shoulders  prominent,  more  finely  punctured  than  the  thorax,  but 
more  strongly  so  at  the  sides,  where  the  interstices  are  transversely  rugose,  the  disc 
iu  the  shape  of  a  broad  sutural  baud  abbreviated  before  the  apex,  bright  cuj)re(ms, 
rest  of  the  surface  blue  or  green  :  intermediate  tibiae  deej)ly  emarginate,  femora 
fulvous  at  the  base  with  a  strong  tooth;  claws  bifid;  breast  and  abdomen  black, 
closely  pubescent. 

Hfilj.  Kuilu. 

The  female  insect  is  larger,  the  thorax  broader  and  with  a  more  or  less  distinct 
fovea  at  each  side.  This  handsome  si)ecies  will  be  easily  recognised  by  the  system 
of  its  coloration. 

Nerissus  griseoscutellatus  Karsch. 
It  is  jirobable,  that  this  species,  described  in  the  Berliner  Ent.  Zeitsch.,  1882, 
is  identical  with  Cheirldea  siibrm/osa  Jac,  described  in  the  Pror.  Zool.  Soc.  of  1882. 
The  only  difference  I  can  see  is  the  absence  of  the  white  puliescence  which  limits  the 
black  band  of  the  elytra  in  the  species  described  by  me,  and  of  which  Karsch  says 
nothing  nor  indicates  in  the  figure  he  gives.  Neris.im  is,  however,  I  think  the  more 
correct  place  than  Cheiridea.  The  only  difference  between  the  two  genera  seems  to 
be  the  shaj)e  of  the  thorax  which  in  Cheiridea  is  described  by  Haly  as  "  subglobose  and 
subcylindrical"  ;  the  same  jyartin  Nerissus  is  more  flattened  and  certainly  not  sub- 
ci/lindricfd,  but  both  genera  liave  tlie  lateral  margin  of  the  thorax  serrate.     In  the 


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(ircseut  collection,  several  specimens  from  Kuilu  which  I  refer  to  Karsch's  species 
are  contained,  tliey  vary,  however,  in  the  strength  of  the  punctuation  and  also  in  the 
colour  of  the  pubescence,  in  one,  the  latter  is  fulvous,  in  the  other  white,  and  the 
clytral  transverse  band,  caused  by  the  absence  of  hairs  at  that  place,  is  in  no  instance 
widened  at  the  suture  or  of  tlie  angular  shape  as  given  in  the  tigiu'e  by  Karsch  ;  in 
the  specimens  before  me,  it  is  nearly  straight  and  narrowed  at  the  suture.  In  the 
absence  of  more  material  I  cannot  say  with  certainty  whetlier  I  have  a  variety  or  a 
good  species  before  me. 

Corynodes  longicoUis  sp.  nov. 

Blue  or  green,  snbopai|ne,  the  thorax  rather  long,  finely  punctured,  with  larger 
jiunctures  intermixed,  elytra  closely,  strongly  and  rather  irregularly  punctured,  the 
interstices  more  or  less  aciculate,  claws  ajipendicidate. 

Length  5^  to  7  lines. 

Head  very  swollen  sit  the  vertex,  the  latter  finely  and  not  closely  punctured, 
the  lateral  sulcation  very  deep  and  broad,  clypeus  separated  by  a  deep  transverse 
groove,  strongly  and  closely  punctured,  labrum  metallic  green,  palpi  piceous, 
antennae  not  extending  much  beyond  the  base  of  the  elytra,  the  last  five  joints 
liroadly  compressed  and  dilated,  dark  jrarplish,  lower  joints  metallic  green  or  blue  ; 
thorax  subeylindrical,  rather  longer  than  broad,  the  sides  perpendicularly  deflexed, 
straight  at  the  lateral  margin,  the  surface  extremely  finely  and  rather  closely 
punctured,  with  some  larger  punctures  irregularly  distributed ;  scutellum  with  a  few 
very  fine  punctures  ;  elytra  with  closely  approached  irregular  rows  of  rather  strong- 
punctures,  the  interstices  more  or  less  aciculate  ;  legs  coarsely  punctured,  abdomen 
finely  punctate,  clothed  with  whitish  pubescence;  prosternum  nearly  (luadrate, 
coarsely  punctured. 

Kuilu,  and  Old  (.lalabar. 

This  species,  although  closely  allied  to  C.  ci/nncim  Fabr.,  seems  to  me  to  differ 
in  the  distinctly  more  elongate  thorax  and  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra  which  is 
connected  more  or  less  by  the  aciculate  interstices  :  the  insect  is  also  of  a  rather 
opaque  and  not  strongly  metallic  lustre. 

Lygaria  Stiil. 
I  have  to  record  here  tor  the  first  time  the  occurrence  of  several  species  of  this 
genus  (originally  described  from  Assam)  in  Africa.  I  cannot  in  any  way  separate 
the  African  forms  generically;  they  may  at  once  be  kmiwn  by  the  closed  anterior 
coxal  cavities  and  deeply  bifid  claws;  the  two  species  here  described  also  agree  very 
nearly  in  shape  and  in  colour  with  the  Indian  form,  but  differ  in  the  sculpturing; 
they  may  also  easily  be  mistaken  for  a  species  of  Ceralces  from  which  the  structure 
of  the  claws  will  at  once  sejiarato  them. 

Lygaria  africana  sp.  nov. 

Convex,  fulvous,  the  terminal  five  joints  of  the  antennae  and  the  legs  black, 
thorax  finely  and  remotely  punctured  on  the  disc,  strongly  at  the  sides,  elytra 
closely  and  rather  strongly  punctured. 

Length  2|  to  :i  lines. 

Head  convex,  sparingly,  finely  and  remotely  punctured  except  near  the  eyes 
where  the  puncturing  is  close,  antennae  very  widely  separated,  black,  the  lower 


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six  joints  fiilvons,  the  first  joint  nearly  siib(iua(lrate,  flatteued,  the  four  I'ollowing 
joints  short,  mouililbrm,  equal,  terminal  joints  much  broader  than  loufi,  t'ormiu": 
a  flattened  clnb;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  very  slightly 
rounded,  somewhat  narrowed  towards  the  front,  tlie  anterior  niiiririn  straight,  thf 
posterior  one  broadly  rounded,  the  angles  not  produced  but  distinct,  the  surface 
very  finely  and  sparingly  punctured,  the  sides  more  closely  and  rather  strongly 
I)unctate  ;  scutellum  broader  than  long,  its  apex  broadly  rounded;  elytra  oblong, 
convex  parallel,  strongly,  irregularly  and  closely  ])unctured,  the  extreme  lateral 
margin  with  a  single  row  of  deeper  punctures;  underside  fulvous,  the  breast  darker, 
legs  black,  claws  bifid;  the  male  organ  slender,  its  apex  slightly  sinuate,  deeply 
hollowed  out. 
Hah.  Kuilu. 


Lygaria  discoidalis  sp.  nov. 

Ovate,  convex,  dark  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  of  the  antennae  and  the  legs 
black,  thorax  very  finely  punctured,  the  disc  lilack,  the  sides  fulvous,  elytra  finely 
and  more  remotely  punctured,  black,  margined  with  fulvous. 

Ab.  xVbove  entirely  fulvous. 

Length  '2\  lines. 

Head  very  finely  and  remotely  j)unctur<(l  at  tlie  vertex,  the  lower  portion  more 
closely  punctate,  terminal  joint  of  i)a]iii  ovat(^,  antennae  very  short,  only  extending 
to  the  base  of  the  thorax,  the  three  or  four  lower  joints  fulvous,  the  rest  black, 
terminal  joints  transverse  but  moderately  so  ;  thorax  strongly  transverse,  of  the 
same  shape  as  in  the  preceding  species,  very  finely  and  rather  closely  punctured, 
the  sides  a  little  more  strongly  and  closely  punctate  than  the  disc,  the  lateral 
margin  more  broadly,  the  anterior  one  very  narrowly  fulvous,  the  rest  black; 
scutellum  black,  much  broader  tliau  long,  with  a  few  fine  punctures;  elytra  more 
strongly  and  more  remotely  punctured  than  the  thorax,  the  interstices  finely 
aciculate,  the  margins  and  a  sutural,  anteriorly  widened  band,  fulvous,  the  disc 
black;  legs  black;  claws  bifid;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed;  the  male  organ 
broad,  somewhat  spade-shaped,  its  apex  broadly  rounded. 

Uab.  Kuilu. 

Very  closely  allied  to  the  preceding  species,  but  smaller,  the  antennae  less 
strongly  dilated  and  their  basal  three  or  four  joints  fulvous  only,  the  thorax  more 
closely  and  less  strongly  punctured  at  the  sides,  the  colour  of  the  typical  form  also 
different  as  well  as  the  shape  of  the  male  organ. 

Lygaria  scutellata  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  antennae,  the  basal  joint  excej)ted,  the  sides  of  the  breast,  the  legs 
and  the  disc  of  the  thorax,  black,  the  latter  rather  closely  punctured,  elytra 
very  strongly  ]iunctured,  the  lateral  margin  and  a  triangular  iiuirk,  surrDundinLr 
the  scutellum,  fulvous. 

Length  2J  lines. 

Head  rather  strongly  but  not  closely  punctured,  fulvous,  antennae  extending 
to  the  base  of  the  thorax,  the  first  joint  fulvous,  the  rest  black,  the  five  terminal 
joints  much  broader  tlian  long;  thorax  of  the  same  shape  as  the  preceding  species, 
rather  closely  and  distinctly  punctured,  the  jjunctures  at  the  sides  larger  and  more 


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orowdi'd,  the  anterior  and  lateral  mari;ins  pale  fnlvons,  tlie  disc  blackisli:  scntellnm 
broader  than  long;  elytra  more  strongly  pnnctnred  than  in  the  two  preceding 
species,  the  punctures  here  and  there  arranged  in  irregular  rows,  the  lateral  and 
apical  margin  and  a  triangular  narrow  stripe,  surrounding  the  scntellnm,  fulvous > 
the  rest  black;  abdomen  sjjotted  with  black,  the  sides  of  the  breast  and  the  legs 
black ;  claws  biiid ;  anterior  coxa!  cavities  closed. 
Hab.  Nguru,  Central  Africa  (coll.  Jacoby). 


Timarchosoma  gen.  no  v. 

Body  snbglobnlar,  terminal  joint  of  palpi  truncate,  scarcely  longer  than  the 
preceding  one,  antennae  short,  the  terminal  joints  slightly  transverse,  thorax  short 
and  strongly  transverse,  four  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides  not  thickened, 
strongly  oblique;  scntellnm  small:  elytra  snbglobnlar,  the  posterior  half  abruptly 
deflexed,  the  sides  projecting  beyond  the  abdomen  below,  tibiae  prismatic,  short, 
the  anterior  ones  curved,  shai-ply  edged  at  the  sides  and  above,  first  joint  of  the 
tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  two  joints  together,  claws  simple,  closely  approached; 
prosternum  narrowly  elongate,  mesasternum  transverse,  narrowed  at  the  base, 
metasternum  three  times  longer  than  the  mesosternum,  the  first  abdominal  segment 
distinctly  longer  than  the  metasternum;  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

The  insect  for  which  the  present  genus  is  proposed  is  the  most  globular  shaped 
form  of  the  entire  grouji  of  the  true  Clinj^omclinae.,  resembling  in  that  respect  some 
species  of  Timnrcha;  half  the  underside  is  covered  b}-  the  sides  of  the  elytra 
making  the  abdomen  appear  to  sink  within  them;  the  thorax  is  also  of  exceptional 
width  and  the  compressed,  dilated  and  prismatic  shape  of  the  tibiae  add  another 
characteristic  detail  to  this  extraordinary  genus,  resembling  somewhat  species  of 
Entomoscelis ;  the  ojjcn  coxal  cavities  show  the  affinity  however  to  lie  with  the 
genus  Ckri/somela. 

Timarchosoma  transvaalense  sp.  nov. 

Below  black,  above  obscure  metallic  dark  violaceous,  antennae  piceons,  head 
and  thorax  minutely  punctured,  elytra  less  closely  and  scarcely  more  strongly 
punctured. 

Length  4  lines. 

Head  opaque,  extremely  finely  and  closely  punctured,  the  anterior  margin 
of  the  labrum  fnlvons,  antennae  scarcely  extending  beyond  the  base  of  the  thorax, 
the  basal  joints  more  or  less  fulvous  below,  the  terminal  five  joints  widened, 
with  the  exception  of  the  last,  not  longer  than  broad  ;  thorax  about  four  times 
broader  than  long,  the  sides  straight,  strongly  oblique  and  narrowed  towards 
the  front,  all  the  angles  rather  obtuse,  the  anterior  margin  deeply  concave,  the 
posterior  one  parallel,  the  surface  without  impressions,  the  margins  not  thickened, 
the  disc  punctured  like  the  head;  scntellnm  small,  triangular:  clj'tra  snbglobnlar, 
the  posterior  half  strongly  and  abruptly  deflexed,  the  apex  pointed,  the  surface 
finely  and  less  closely  punctured  tlian  the  thorax,  the  interstices  finely  acicnlatc, 
the  punctuation  evenly  dispersed  over  the  entire  surface  ;  underside  and  legs 
blackish,  very  finely  punctured,  the  apex  of  the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  below  covered 
with  dense  fulvous  pubescence. 

Ilab.  Transvaal. 

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Melasoma  discoidale  sp.  nov. 

Oblong-ovate,  falvons,  disc  of  thorax  impuuctate,  sides  finely  pnnctnred, 
elytra  closely  and  distinctly  pnnctnred,  black,  a  broad  transverse  band  at  the 
middle,  widened  at  the  snture,  fulvous. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  impnnctate  with  a  depression  between  the  eyes,  antennae  slightly 
extending  beyond  the  thorax,  fulvous,  the  terminal  joints  fuscous,  transversely 
widened,  the  third  joint  slender ;  thorax  rather  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  anterior  margin  concave,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  the  disc  impnnctate,  the 
sides  with  some  very  fine  punctures;  scutellum  fulvous;  elytra  wider  at  the 
base  than  the  thorax,  slightly  widened  towards  the  middle,  distinctly  and  closely 
pnnctnred,  black,  this  colour  interrupted  by  a  broad  transverse  fulvous  baud  at 
the  middle,  which  is  widened  towards  the  suture,  the  lateral  margin  thickened 
and  smooth,  its  outer  edge  fulvous  at  the  middle ;  underside  and  legs  fulvous. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone. 

I  have  only  seen  two  specimens  of  this  species ;  one,  contained  in  my 
collection  is  evidently  immature,  being  paler  in  coloration  ;  the  elytra  may  also  be 
described  as  fulvous  with  a  piceous  band  at  the  base  and  another  near  the  apex ; 
the  amount  of  black  or  fulvous  is  probably  very  variable  in  different  individuals. 

Melasoma  unicolor  sp.  nov. 

Entirely  testaceous  or  pale  fulvous,  head  finely  punctured,  thorax  nearly 
impnnctate  except  at  the  sides,  elytra  closely  and  distinctly  punctured  ;  the  lateral 
margin  thickened  with  a  single  row  of  punctures. 

Length  3J  lines. 

Of  elongate,  nearly  parallel  shape,  the  head  finely  and  sparingly  punctured, 
without  any  frontal  elevations,  antennae  only  extending  to  the  base  of  the  thorax, 
entirely  fulvous  or  testaceous,  the  basal  three  joints  shining,  the  others  opaque, 
transverse  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight  and 
parallel,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  rounded,  the  surface  impnnctate,  with  the 
exception  of  a  few  punctures  near  the  lateral  margin  ;  elytra  broader  at  the  base 
than  the  thorax,  very  closely,  rather  finely  but  distinctly  punctured,  the  lateral 
margin  thickened,  with  a  row  of  punctures  near  its  extreme  edge. 

Hah.  Kuilu,  and  Sierra  Leone  (coll.  Jacoby). 

I  cannot  look  upon  this  species  as  identical  with  ^[.  spinata  Karsch,  altliough 
it  seems  closely  allied  ;  the  description  given  by  Karsch  is  too  short  and  superficial, 
and  no  mention  is  made  of  the  punctuation  of  the  thorax  ;  the  anthor  also  speaks 
of  a  long  prosternal  spine,  which  does  not  seem  to  suggest  Melasoma  as  the  right 
genns  wherein  to  place  his  species,  and  of  which  there  is  no  trace  in  M.  unicolor. 
In  a  specimen  from  Sierra  Leone  in  my  collection  tlie  thorax  has  an  obsolete 
depression  at  each  side. 

Melasoma  lividum  Stiil. 

Ab.  ?  Elj'tra  black,  rest  of  the  body  juile  fnlvous. 
Hab.  Kuilu. 

I  am  not  able  to  separate  with  certainty  specimens  from  the  above  locality 
from  those  of  Sierra  Leone  which  agree  with  Stal's  description.     This  author  based 


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his  description  likewise  on  specimens  from  Sierra  Leone,  and  it  is  possilile  that  he 
had  only  pale  varieties  before  liira,  as  these  as  well  as  the  one  with  black  elytra 
have  both  been  obtained  at  Kuiln.  Vogel,  in  his  descriptions  of  African  Ckryso- 
melidae,  qnotes  also  the  present  species  and  gives  a  Latin  diagnosis,  which  does  not 
agree  with  the  original  one  of  Stiil,  nor  does  the  size  which  Vogel  gives.  I  have 
specimens  before  me  with  entirely  fiilvons  antennae,  and  others  with  fuscous  terminal 
joints  which  come  from  the  same  locality. 

Graptodera  pyritosa  Erichs. 

Narrow,  elongate,  below  oliscure,  above  bright  cnpreous  or  aeneous,  thorax 
smooth,  very  finely  punctate,  elytra  very  closely  punctured,  antennae  and  tarsi 
black. 

Length  2  lines. 

Head  impnnctate,  the  frontal  elevations  strongly  raised,  broad,  the  carina  and 
the  clypeus  in  shape  of  acutely  raised  ridges,  the  lnbrum  with  a  row  of  punctures, 
antennae  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the  basal  joint  obscure 
aeneous,  the  third  and  fourth  joints  each  one-half  longer  than  the  preceding  one  ; 
thorax  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  very  narrowly 
margined,  the  anterior  angles  thickened  but  not  produced,  the  surface  convex,  very 
minutely  punctured,  the  basal  sidcus  straight,  extending  to  the  sides  ;  scutellum 
black  ;  elytra  elongate,  the  shoulders  somewhat  prominent,  strongly  and  closely 
punctured,  the  punctures  distinct  to  the  apex  ;  underside  black,  femora  more  or  less 
cupreous,  tarsi  black,  below  piceous. 

Hab.  Kuiln. 

I  have  given  a  more  detailed  description  of  this  insect  which  I  refer  to 
Erichson's  species,  as  it  seems  to  agree  entirely  with  the  otherwise  totally  insufficient 
description  of  the  author,  short  diagnosi  of  species  of  this  or  many  other  genera 
equally  difficult,  are  perfectly  useless,  and  should  in  my  opinion  be  ignored  altogether, 
if  published  at  the  present  time  when  the  numbers  of  species  have  so  enormously 
increased. 

Crepidodera  varipes  sp.  uov. 

Narrowly  elongate,  black,  above  dark  metallic  greenish,  antennae  robust, 
the  basal  joints  fulvous,  thorax  nearly  impunctate,  with  distinct  basal  sulcus, 
el3i;ra  finely  punctate-striate,  the  interstices  very  minutely  punctured,  tibiae  and 
tarsi  fidvons. 

Length  1  line. 

Head  impunctate,  broad,  the  frontal  tubercles  and  the  carina  distinctly  raised, 
blackish,  antennae  robust  in  the  male,  thinner  in  the  female,  the  lower  four  joints 
more  or  less  fulvous,  the  following  ones  black,  stained  with  fulvous  at  the  base, 
third  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  fourth,  four  terminal  joints  shorter  ;  thorax 
scarcely  twice  as  broad  as  long,  parallel,  the  sides  very  slightly  rounded,  the  angles 
not  produced,  the  surface  scarcely  perceptibly  punctured,  with  a  distinct  transverse 
sulcus  near  the  base,  extending  to  the  posterior  angles  and  not  bounded  laterally  by 
a  perpendicular  groove  ;  scutellum  small,  black  ;  elytra  narrowly  parallel,  with  a 
small  and  very  obsolete  dein-ession  near  the  suture  at  the  base,  obscure  greenish, 
shining,  finely  punctate-striate,  the  punctures  nearly  obsolete  near  the  apex,  the 
latter  broadly  rounded,  the  interstices  extremely  minutely  punctured,  only  visible 


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with  a  strong  lens  ;  nndorside  and  legs  blackish,  the  coxae  and  the  tibiae  and 
tarsi  fnlvous  ;  all  the  tibiae  armed  with  a  small  spine  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities 
closed. 

Hah.  Port  NoUoth  (S.  W.  Africa). 

Oides  cribellata  sj).  nov. 

Broadly  ovate,  convex,  black,  antennae  short,  thorax  flavoiis  with  three  small 
black  spots  and  two  central  semicircular  marks,  not  very  closely  bnt  finely  jinnctnred, 
elytra  very  closely  and  more  strongly  pnnctnrcd,  bhick,  ojiaiiue,  the  sntural  and  latenil 
margins  flavons. 

Length  0  lines. 

Vertex  of  the  head,  the  labrnm  and  palpi  black,  clypeus  flavons,  antennae 
extending  a  little  beyond  the  base  of  the  thorax,  black,  the  first  two  joitits  fnlvons, 
the  third  joint  slightly  longer  than  the  fourth  and  following  joints  ;  thorax  nearly 
three  times  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  strongly  rounded,  anterior  angles  nearly, 
posterior  ones  entirely  obsolete  and  rounded,  the  surface  finely  and  not  very  closely 
pnuctured,  flavons,  the  middle  of  the  disc  with  two  curved,  separate  black  marks 
between  which  a  small  black  spot  is  placed,  a  similar  sj)ot  is  seen  at  each  side  ; 
scutellnm  broad,  its  apex  broadly  rounded,  the  base  with  a  few  punctures  ;  elytra 
strongly  widened  at  the  middle,  more  strongly  and  closely  punctured  than  the 
thorax,  the  punctures  round  and  placed  evenly  throughout  the  surface,  the  latter 
black  and  opaque,  the  sntural  margin  very  narrowly,  the  lateral  one  more  broadly 
flavons  and  also  closely  and  finely  punctured  :  below  the  shoulders  there  is  a  slight 
but  distinct  depression  at  the  sides  ;  underside  and  legs  black. 

Hab.  Kuiln. 

Aulacophora  oculata  Karsch. 

1  have  but  little  donbt  that  this  species  is  identical  with  Galerucella  fisskollis 
Thoms.  which  is  an  Aulacophora  and  agrees  with  the  description  of  Karsch.  Xeither 
of  the  two  authors  mention  any  sexual  characters  which  is  of  importance  in  this 
genus.  The  species  has  sometimes  a  black  spot  at  the  vertex  of  the  head  and  another 
at  the  middle  of  the  thorax  which  as  often  is  absent.  In  a  specimen  from  Gaboon 
in  my  collection  the  thorax  has  two  anterior  spots  and  the  elytral  bands  are  connected 
at  the  suture  and  at  the  lateral  margin.  The  male  has  the  ventral  last  segment  as 
usual  trilobate  with  the  middle  lobe  slightly  concave.  Specimens  are  also  b(!fore 
me  from  Kuilu.  I  give  here  the  description  of  an  almost  entirely  similarly  coloured 
species  oi  Hyperacantha. 

Hyperacantha  pectoralis  sp.  nov. 

Fulvous,  the  labrnm,  breast  and  the  legs  black,  thorax  nearly  impnnctate, 
elytra  very  finely  and  closely  punctured,  a  deeply  dentate  transverse  liand  at  the 
base,  another  below  the  middle  surrounding  a  flavons  round  spot  black. 

$.  Elytra  with  a  flavons  tubercle  at  the  suture  near  the  apex,  tlie  last  ventral 
segment  incised  at  each  side. 

Length  3  lines. 

This  sjiecies  may  be  separated  from  Aularophorn  fisstcoUis  Thoms.  by  the 
appendicnlate  not  bifid  claws  and  by  the  elytral  tubercle  which  is  absent  in  the  other 


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species.  From  nearly  similarly  coloured  species  of  Hi/prracant/ia  tlie  shape  of  the 
black  bands  and  the  black  margin  at  the  apex  of  the  elytra  will  separate  it  ;  if  the 
black  colour  is  taken  for  that  uf  the  ground,  the  elytra  have  a  fulvous  transverse 
band  at  the  middle,  the  anterior  margin  of  which  is  deejjly  concave,  and  a  round 
fulvous  spot  at  the  apex,  the  black  breast  and  legs  is  another  distinctive  character 
of  the  species. 

Hab.  Natal  and  Transvaal  (coll.  Jacoby). 

Hyperacantha  (Galerucella)  melanoptera  Thorns. 

This  species,  wrongly  jilaced  by  Tlnimson  in  Gali'nicdla,  must  be  placed  in 
Hyperacantha  on  account  of  having  appendiculate  claws.  The  male  insect,  besides 
having  an  elytral  tubercle  placed  close  to  the  suture  near  the  apex,  has  the  last 
nlxlominal  segment  trilobate,  the  median  lobe  of  which  is  broader  than  long, 
flattened  and  longer  than  the  lateral  more  rounded  lobes  ;  the  species  has  entirely 
black  elytra  ;  in  the  female  the  ventral  terminal  segment  is  very  slightly  produced 
at  the  middle,  and  has  a  more  or  less  distinct  emargination  at  the  apex. 

Specimens  from  Kuilu,  Caiacroons,  Sierra  Leone,  Gaboon.  In  some  specimens 
the  breast  and  legs  are  entirely  black. 

Hyperacantha  insignipeanis  Thoms. 
Like  the  preceding  species,  the  present  one  must  be  placed  in  Hyperacantha. 
Thomson  describes  the  type  from  specimens  having  a  basal  and  an  apical  broad 
black  elytral  band,  both  being  connected  at  the  lateral  margin.  I  have  however 
seen  many  specimens  of  a  variety  which  I  cannot  separate  in  any  other  way  from 
the  type,  in  which  the  posterior  band  is  very  narrow  leaving  the  ajiex  of  the  elytra 
broadly  fulvous  ;  the  male  characters  agree  entirely  with  those  of  the  preceding 
species,  both  having  the  sutural  elytral  tubercles  and  a  strongly  raised  longitudinal 
costa  at  the  sides,  the  female  differs  however  from  that  of  H.  melanoptera  in  not 
having  the  triangular  emargination  of  the  ventral  last  segment  but  a  very  slightly 
rounded  and  produced  medial  lobe ;  sometimes  the  black  bands  of  the  elytra 
occuj)y  the  greater  part  of  the  surface,  leaving  only  a  small  fulvous  patch  at  the 
middle  of  each  elytron.     The  species  inhabits  the  same  localities  as  H.  melanoptera. 

Hyperacantha  (Galerucella)  flavonigra  Thoms. 

The  coloration  of  this  species  is  almost  identical  with  that  of  the  j)receding, 
but  the  black  basal  band  of  tlie  elytra  leaves  generally  the  extreme  basal  margin  of 
the  fulvous  ground  colour  and  the  posterior  patch  is  more  oval,  antl  does  not  extend 
to  the  apex  ;  a  better  character  of  distinction  is  however  found  in  the  want  of  the 
elytral  tubercles  in  the  male,  and  in  the  shape  of  the  median  lobe  of  the  last  ventral 
segment,  which  is  less  transverse  than  in  the  other  species  and  has  a  slight 
triangular  emargination  at  the  apex,  in  some  specimens  the  elytra  are  almost 
entirely  black,  leaving  just  a  trace  of  fulvous  at  the  base,  across  the  middle  and  at 
the  apex. 

Dr.  F.  Karsch  has  described  and  figured  in  the  Berlin.  Entom.  Zeitsch.  several 
species  of  Diacantha  (^Hyperacantlta),  which  seem  to  me  to  belong  to  either  of  the 
above-named  species  which  Dr.  Karsch  probably  did  not  know,  as  he  does  not 
compare  his  species  with  either  of  them.  I  refer  in  particular  here  to  D.  nigritarsis 
Karsch,  D.Jlnripes  Karsch,  and  ]>.  interrupta,  Karsch. 


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Hyperacantha  bituberciUata  Fubr. 
This  species  is  placed  in  Diabrotica  in  Gemminger's  Catalogue,  and  the  "habitat" 
of  the  species  is  given  as  Cai/eniw.  Olivier  gives  Africa  as  its  proper  country,  which 
is  correct.  As  far  as  I  remember,  a  typical  specimen  of  II.  bitubcrculata  is  con- 
tained in  the  British  Museum,  which  proves  that  the  species  belongs  to  Hyperacantha. 
It  may  be  recognised  by  its  uniform  pale  flavons  coloration,  the  apex  of  the  tibiae 
and  the  tarsi  alone  are  stained  with  piceons  ;  the  nude  has  tlie  usual  tubercles  near 
the  sutnre  at  the  apex.  The  thorax  is  impunctate  and  the  elytra  have  a  dcej> 
transverse  depression  below  the  base,  and  are  rather  strongly  punctured.  1  have 
seen  specimens  from  Gaboon  and  Kuilu. 

Cneorane  unicolor  sp.  nov. 

Elougate,  convex,  iiavous,  above  fulvous,  shining  ;  thorax  imjiunctate,  snb- 
<iuadrate,  elytra  extremely  finely  jiuuctured. 

Length  2J  lines. 

Head  broader  than  long,  impunctate,  shining,  the  frontal  elevations  entirely 
obsolete,  the  clypeus  narrowly  transverse,  eyes  large,  palpi  robust,  the  terminal 
joint  as  long  as  the  preceding  one,  antennae  not  extending  to  the  middle  of  the 
elytra,  fulvous,  the  second  joint  short,  the  third  half  the  length  of  the  fourth  joint, 
the  following  joints  slightly  shorter;  thorax  subquadrate,  slightly  broader  than 
long,  the  sides  straight,  the  posterior  margin  rounded,  the  angles  not  ])romiuent,  the 
surface  convex,  smooth,  shining,  impunctate  ;  scutellum  triangular  ;  elytra  wider  at 
the  base  than  the  thorax,  convex,  reddish  fulvous,  the  surface  very  shining, 
microscopically  finely  punctured,  their  ejjipleurae  very  broad,  continued  to  the  apex  ; 
underside  flavous,  legs  fulvous,  tibiae  unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi 
as  long  as  the  following  two  joints  together  ;  claws  appendiculate,  anterior  coxal 
cavities  open. 

Hab.  Kuilu. 

One  of  the  smaller  species  of  the  genus,  but  tyjiical  in  structure,  and  dis- 
tinguished by  its  uniform  coloration. 

Malacosoma  dilatatum  sp.  nov. 

Ovate,  widened  medially,  ]iiile  flavous  ;  thorax  transverse,  the  sides  rounded, 
the  surface  extremely  finely  punctured,  elytra  more  distinctly  but  also  finelv  and 
<'losely  punctured. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations  strongly  raised,  narrowly  transverse, 
the  clj'peus  with  a  distinct  central  ridge,  palpi  strongly  iucrassate,  the  terminal 
joint  short,  conical,  antennae  extending  beyond  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  fulvous, 
the  third  joint  twice  the  length  of  the  second  but  slightly  shorter  than  the  fonrtli 
joint;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  of  equal  width,  the  sides  ratlior  strongly 
rounded  at  the  middle,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  produced  outwards,  the  surface 
without  impressions,  closely  covered  with  very  minute  punctures  ;  scutellum 
triangular ;  elytra  slightly  more  distinctly  punctured  than  the  thorax  and  as  closely 
so,  their  epipleurae  indistinct  below  the  middle  :  legs  slender,  all  the  tibiae 
mucrouate,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  as  long  as  the  following  two  j(»ints 


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together ;  cLaws  appendiculate  ;  the  iintericir  coxal  cavities  open  ;  prosternnm  very 
narrow,  convex. 
Ila/j.  Kiiihi. 

Luperodes  fiavopilosus  sp.  nov. 

Metallic  bine,  the  antennae,  tibiae  and  tarsi  black,  thorax  scarcely  perceptibly, 
elytra  finely  and  closely  pnnctnred,  underside  clothed  with  long  pale  yellow  hairs. 

Length  2  to  3  lines. 

Head  extremely  finely  pnnctnred  with  a  central  longitudinal  groove,  frontal 
tubercles  nearly  olisolete,  clypeus  broadly  triangular,  the  anterior  margin  fulvous, 
labruni  and  ]>alpi  black,  antennae  scarcely  extending  to  the  middle  of  the  elytra, 
l)lack,  robust,  the  lower  two  joints  metallic  blue,  the  third  joint  twice  as  long  as  the 
second,  but  shorter  than  the  fourth ;  thorax  transverse,  strongly  widened  at  the 
middle,  the  sides  straight,  oblique,  the  anterior  margin  straight,  the  posterior  one 
oblique,  strongly  rounded  and  produced  at  the  middle,  the  disc  convex,  minutely 
punctured,  only  visible  imder  a  strong  lens ;  elytra  finely,  closely  and  evenly 
punctured,  their  epipleurae  obsolete  below  the  middle,  legs  slender,  the  posterior 
tibiae  armed  with  a  long  spine,  the  anterior  ones  unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  much  longer  than  the  following  joints  together ;  underside  clothed 
with  long  flavous  pubescence ;  the  anterior  coxal  cavities  open. 

Hab.  Kuilu. 

Two  specimens,  which  probably  represent  both  sexes  are  before  me  ;  they  differ 
considerably  in  size,  but  in  no  other  important  details. 

Cei-ochroa  inconspicua  sji.  nov. 

Elongate,  convex,  black,  above  obscure  testaceous,  thorax  strongly  and 
remotely  punctured,  the  sides  straight,  the  disc  with  some  obscure  piceous  spots, 
elytra  very  closely  and  strongly  punctured,  metasternal  process  short  and  straight. 

Length  5  lines. 

Head  with  a  few  fine  jiuuctnres,  the  frontal  elevations  flattened,  jialpi  rather 
slender,  testaceous,  antennae  black,  extending  to  the  base  of  the  elytra,  the  first 
three  joints  shining,  the  others  opaque,  fourth  joint  slightly  longer  than  the 
third,  terminal  joints  shortened  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the 
sides  straight,  slightly  narrowed  in  front,  the  anterior  margin  produced  but  not 
pointed,  posterior  margin  oblique  at  each  side,  the  surface  strongly  but  not  closelj- 
punctured,  with  or  without  a  few  piceous  spots  on  the  disc  ;  scutellum  with  the 
apex  broadly  rounded  ;  elytra  convex,  extremely  closely  and  not  less  strongly 
punctured  than  the  thorax  :  underside  and  legs  black,  the  apex  of  the  last 
abdominal  segment  often  testaceous. 

Hab.  Kuilu  and  Loauda. 

Closely  allied  to  C.  maculicollis  Baly,  but  smaller,  the  punctures  of  the  thorax 
more  remote,  the  well-marked  spots  nearly  absent,  the  punctuation  of  the  elytra 
closer  and  their  colour  much  i)aler  instead  of  chestnut  brown. 

Monolepta  fulvosignata  sp.  nov. 

Obscure  testaceous,  thorax  extremely  finely  punctured,  elytra  more  distinctly 
and  closely  punctate,  the  base  more  or  less  and  the  apical  margins  reddish  fulvous. 
Length  2  to  2^  lines. 


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Of  oblong  and  convex  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  the  frontal  elevations 
narrowly  transverse,  not  strongly  raised,  clypens  triangnlar,  impunctate,  palpi 
slender,  the  antennae  entirely  testaceous,  two-thirds  the  length  of  the  body,  the 
third  joint  one  half  longer  than  the  second  but  one  half  shorter  than  the  fourth, 
joint  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long,  narrowed  in  front,  the  sides  straight,  the 
surface  convex,  without  impression,  closely  and  finely  punctured ;  scutellum 
fulvous ;  elytra  much  more  strongly  punctured  than  the  thorax,  a  transverse  band 
at  the  base  of  variable  width,  widened  at  the  sides,  the  latter  (more  or  less 
distinctly)  and  the  apex  fulvous  ;  elytral  epijilenrae  extending  below  the  middle. 

Hai.  Kuilu,  also  Sierra  Leone  and  Cameroous. 

The  fulvoQs  colour  at  the  base  of  the  elytra  is  in  some  specimens  rather  obscnre 
and  not  always  well  separated  from  the  testaceous  ground  colour. 


Monolepta  africana  s]!.  nov. 

Black,  above  pale  fulvous,  thorax  subquadrate,  impunctate,  scutellum  black  ; 
el)i;ra  extremely  minutely  and  closely  punctured. 

<J.  The  face  with  two  deep  longitudinal  excavations,  the  fourth  and  fifth  joints 
of  the  antennae  curved,  the  apex  produced. 

? .  Lower  portion  of  face  smooth,  convex,  forming  a  single  piece,  antennae 
filiform,  simple. 

Length  2^  lines. 

i .  Head  impunctate  at  the  vertex,  the  frontal  tubercles  obsolete,  lower  portion 
of  face  deeply  excavated,  the  excavation  divided  by  a  central  longitudinal  ridge  ; 
palpi  black  ;  antennae  two-thirds  the  length  of  the  body,  black,  the  first  joint 
long  and  thickened  at  the  apex,  the  second  short,  the  third  twice  as  long  as  the 
second,  the  fourth  and  fifth  joints  equal,  the  upper  margin  concave,  the  ajjcx 
broadly  produced,  the  following  joints  slender ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  slightly  narrowed  at  the  base,  more  rounded  iu  front,  the  surface  rather 
convex,  impunctate,  without  depression  ;  scutellum  black  ;  elytra  extremely  finely 
and  closely  punctured,  fulvous,  their  epipleurae  extending  below  the  middle  ; 
underside  and  legs  black,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi,  half  as  long  as  the 
tibiae  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed. 

Hab.  Kuilu. 

In  this  species  the  thorax  is  more  transversely  shajied'  than  is  generally  the 
case  with  species  placed  in  this  genus  ;  the  curious  structure  of  the  head  and  that 
of  the  antennae  is  a  similar  exception ;  in  spite  of  these  diiferences  I  see  no 
reason  to  separate  the  species  from  Monolepta  ;  both  sexes  may  be  known  b)' 
the  structure  of  the  head.  The  species  is  apparently  not  uncommon  in  the  locality 
where  it  was  obtained. 


Monolepta  nig^rita  sp.  nov. 

Subelongate-ovate,  very  convex,  black,  the  antennae  and  legs  fulvous  ;  head 
and  thorax  impunctate  ;  elytra  very  finely  jnmcturcd  in  semiregular  rows. 

Length   li  line. 

Head  impunctate,  opaque,  the  frontal  elevations  obsolete,  eyes  large,  antennae 
about  half  the  length  of  the  body,  pale  fulvous,  the  terminal  joint  black,  the  basal 
joint  long  and  slender,  the  second  short,  the  third  nearly  double  the  length  of 


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the  second  but  shorter  than  the  fourth  joiut  ;  thorax  twice  as  broad  as  long, 
the  sides  straight,  the  angles  olisolete,  the  posterior  margin  rounded  and  broadly 
jiroduced  towards  the  middle,  the  surface  entirely  impunctate,  black,  rather  opaque, 
without  depressions;  scutellum  ijroportiouately  large,  pointed ;  elytra  very  convex, 
narrowed  at  the  apex,  black,  finely  punctured  in  rows,  distinct  to  the  apex,  the 
latter  rather  truncate,  their  epipleurae  jirolougcd  ;  underside  and  pygidium  black, 
legs  fulvous,  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  very  long. 

Hab.  Kuilu. 

This  Monolcpta,  is  typical  of  the  genus,  but  has  prolonged  elytral  ejapleurac, 
the  shape  is  very  convex,  more  so  than  is  generally  the  case  in  this  genus,  the 
entirely  black  colour,  fulvous  antennae  and  legs  separate  this  species  from  any 
of  its  African  congeners,  the  elytral  punctuation  is  also  different  in  its  more  regular 
arrangement  from  any  species  with  which  I  am  acunainted. 


Candezea  pictipennis  sp.  nov. 

Flavous,  the  antennae  black,  tliurax  transverse,  sparingly  punctured,  elytra 
finely  and  closely  punctured,  black,  a  subsutural  and  a  discoidal  stripe  not  extending 
to  the  apex,  flavous. 

Length  2  lines. 

Of  elongate,  nearly  parallel  shape,  the  head  impunctate,  the  frontal  tubercles 
flattened,  rather  broad,  eyes  large,  antennae  extending  rather  beyond  the  middle 
of  the  elytra,  black,  the  lower  three  joints  flavous,  the  first  joint  very  long  and 
slender,  the  second  very  short,  the  third  twice  the  length  of  the  second  joint,  the 
fourth  longer  than  the  third  ;  thorax  more  than  twice  as  broad  as  long,  flavouii!, 
the  sides  straight,  narrowed  in  front,  the  anterior  angles  somewhat  oblique, 
forming  a  slight  angle  before  the  middle,  the  surface  impunctate  or  with  a  few 
fine  punctures  only  here  and  there  ;  scutellum  small,  black  ;  elytra  very  finely 
and  closely  punctured,  black,  a  narrow  subsutural  stripe  from  the  base  to  below 
the  middle  and  another  similar  stripe  from  the  shoulder  to  near  the  apex  whore 
it  curves  round  towards  the  sutnral  margin,  flavous,  elytral  epipleurae  very  narrow 
below  the  middle,  black  ;  underside  and  legs  flavous,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  extremely  long,  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  tibiae  ;  anterior  coxal 
cavities  closed. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone. 

The  peculiar  pattern  of  the  elytra  will  easily  distinguish  this  species. 

Candezea  violacea  sp.  nov. 

Broadly  oblong,  convex,  dark  violaceous  blue,  the  basal  joints  of  the  antennae 
and  the  legs  fulvous,  thorax  impunctate,  elytra  very  closely  punctured,  the 
interstices    slightly  rugose. 

Length  3  J  lines. 

Head  impunctate,  the  eyes  very  large,  the  frontal  tubercles  rather  narrow 
and  flattened,  antennae  extending  to  about  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  black,  the 
basal  joint  and  sometimes  the  following  two  joints,  fulvous,  the  third  joiut 
oue  half  longer  than  the  second  ;  thorax  strongly  transverse,  more  than  twice 
as  broad  as  long,  tlie  sides  nearly  straight,  oblique,  strongly  narrowed  towards 
the  apex,  the  angles  obsolete,  the  posterior  margin  roundly  and  broadly  produced 


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at  the  middle,  the  surface  rather  opaque,  impnnctate,  dark  bhie  or  blackish ; 
scutellum  broad,  triangular ;  elji:ra  convex,  very  closely,  rather  finely  and 
irregularly  punctured,  their  epiplenrae  broad  and  continued  to  the  apex ;  underside 
dark  blue  or  black,  legs  fulvous,  the  first  joint  of  the  posterior  tarsi  very  long  ; 
all  the  tibiae  mucrouate,  the  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed. 
Hab.  Loanda  (Mus.  Rothschild),  Gaboon  (coll.  Jacoby). 

Aethonea  (Ootheca)  coerulea  Allard. 

The  very  short  and  insufficient  description  given  by  M.  Allard  of  this  insect 
seems  to  apply  to  two  specimens  from  Old  Calabar  which  are  now  before  me, 
but  as  the  nuthor  says  not  a  word  about  the  antennae,  legs,  or  state  of  the 
anterior  coxal  cavities,  I  cannot  be  positive  about  the  insect,  but  have  little 
doubt  about  the  right  determination  on  my  part,  both  the  type  and  my  specimens 
having  been  obtained  at  the  same  locality.  In  any  case,  the  species  cannot 
remain  in  Ootheca,  of  which  0.  inutabilis  is  looked  upon  as  the  type.  Aethonea 
Baly  is  a  more  suitable  genus  for  its  reception,  and  it  is  probably  this  genus 
which  M.  Allard  had  in  %new,  as  it  contains  a  sjiecies  which  was  formerly 
placed  in  Ootheca  {A.  serricornis  Thoms.).  It  varies  however  also  from  Aethonea 
in  having  filiform  palpi,  differently  structured  antennae  and  a  longer  metatarsus 
of  the  posterior  legs.  I  give  here  a  more  detailed  description  of  the  species  : 
Body  elongate,  widened  posteriorly,  metallic  blue,  head  impuuctate,  the  frontal 
elevations  flattened,  eyes  very  large,  palpi  filiform,  pointed,  antennae  filiform, 
black,  the  basal  three  joints  metallic  blue,  the  second  joint  short,  the  third 
one  half  longer,  the  fourth  as  long  as  the  preceding  two  joints  together,  slightly 
widened,  pubescent  like  the  following  joints,  the  last  two  joints  broken  off ; 
thorax  transverse,  distinctly  widened  at  the  middle,  nearly  three  times  as  broad 
as  long,  the  sides  slightly  rounded,  the  anterior  angles  slightly  thickened  and 
oblique,  the  posterior  margin  oblique  at  each  side,  broadly  rounded  and  produced 
at  the  middle,  the  surface  rather  convex,  imj)uuctate,  metallic  blue ;  elytra 
finely  and  closely  punctured,  their  epipleurae  broad  at  the  base,  disap])earing 
below  the  middle  ;  tibiae  mucronate,  the  posterior  ones  with  a  longer  spine, 
their  metatarsus  longer  than  the  following  three  joints  together,  claws  appendiculate, 
anterior  coxal  cavities  ojien. 

Length  3i   lines. 

Hab.  Old  Calabar  (coll.  Jacoby),  and  Cameroons  (Mus.  Rothschild). 

It  is  probably  better,  if  similarly  structured  other  species  should  turn  up,  to 
erect  another  genus  for  this  insect,  as  the  palpi,  antennae,  etc.,  are  so  entirely 
different  from  those  of  Aethonea. 

Aethonea  serricornis  Thoms. 
Apparently  a  common  sjiecies  at  Kuilu  and  other  parts  of  Africa.    Ilaplosonyx 
fromholtzi  Karsch  {Berlin.  Ent.  Zeitsch.  1883)  is  identical  with  this  si)ecies,  and 
has  no  affinities  with  the  genus  Haplosonyx. 

Mesodonta  imitans  sj).  nov. 
Testaceous,  the  base  of  the  head,  the  antennae  and  legs  more  or  less  black, 
thorax    closely   and   strongly    punctured,    elytra   finely    rugose-punctate,   metallic 
green,  with  a  narrow  transverse  pale  fulvous  band. 


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J.  The  iutermediate  joints  of  the  auteimae  broadly  dihxtod,  the  two  terminal 
ones  short  and  narrow. 

Ab.  Underside  and  legs  pale  fulvous. 

Length  5  lines. 

Head  strongly  punctured  at  the  vertex,  the  latter  black,  frontal  elevations 
strongly  raised,  broad,  smooth,  clypeus  triangular,  raised,  the  antennae  two-thirds 
the  length  of  the  body,  black,  the  basal  joints  more  or  less  testaceous,  the  third 
joint  elongate,  the  following  joints  to  the  ninth,  gradually  and  broadly  dilated, 
the  apex  of  the  ninth  obliquely  truncate,  the  tenth  joint  short,  the  eleventh 
more  elongate  ;  thorax  transverse,  three  times  broader  than  long,  the  sides 
nearly  straight,  the  posterior  angles  rounded,  the  surface  rugosely  punctured, 
testaceous,  the  sides  with  a  round  fovea,  the  anterior  margin  with  a  transverse 
obsolete  depression  ;  scutellum  broad,  closely  j)unctured  ;  elytra  convex,  very 
closely  rugose  and  punctured,  their  epipleurae  nearly  absent  except  at  the  base. 

Bali.  Knilu  (Mus.  Rothschild),  and  Gaboon  (coll.  Jacoby). 

This  si)ecies  may  easily  be  mistaken  for  M.  transversofasciata  Jac.  {epiphiata 
Dalm.),  which  it  resembles  closely  in  coloration,  Init  in  that  species  the  elytral  fulvous 
band  is  broader  and  the  entire  surface  is  closely  covered  with  fulvous  hairs  ;  the 
principal  character  of  distinction  is  however  to  lie  found  in  the  structure  of  the 
antennae,  in  their  broadly  dilated  intermediate  joints,  which  are  deeply  concave 
at  the  underside  ;  the  last  two  joints  on  the  contrary  are  suddenly  narrowed  like 
an  appendage  to  the  broad  joints.  In  a  specimen  from  Gaboon  in  my  collection 
the  breast,  abdomen,  and  legs  are  nearly  black  ;  there  are  only  7nale  specimens 
before  me. 


Stenoplatys  divisa  sp.  nov. 

Pale  fulvous,  the  antennae  and  legs  black,  thorax  broader  thau  long,  with  two 
depressions,  elytra  with  a  deep  basal  depression,  finely  punctured,  the  anterior  half 
black,  the  posterior  one  fulvous. 

3.  Head  with  a  deep  excavation,  the  upper  margin  with  a  long  projecting 
spine. 

Length  3  lines. 

Head  fulvous,  the  vertex  with  a  sharply  pointed  spine  projecting  over  the  deep 
excavation  between  the  eyes  which  occupies  the  entire  space  between  the  latter, 
jjennltimate  joint  of  palpi  incrassate,  antennae  nearly  as  long  as  the  body,  piceous, 
the  second  joint  short,  the  third  and  following  joints  elongate,  of  nearly  equal 
length  ;  thorax  nearly  twice  as  broad  as  long,  the  sides  nearly  straight,  slightly 
narrowed  towards  the  base,  the  anterior  angles  tnberculate,  the  surface  impunctate, 
with  two  rather  deep  fovea  not  extending  to  the  sides,  pale  fulvous  ;  scutellum 
fulvous,  elytra  with  the  basal  portion  raised,  followed  by  a  deep  depression 
extremely  finely  punctured,  the  punctures  nearly  absent  towards  the  apex,  the 
anterior  portion  to  a  little  below  the  middle  black,  the  rest  fulvous,  their  epipleurae 
broad,  concave,  continued  to  the  apex  ;  the  underside  and  the  coxae  fulvons,  the  legs 
black,  tibiae  unarmed,  the  first  joint  of  the  jiosterior  tarsi  nearly  as  long  as  the 
following  joints  together,  claws  appendiculate ;  anterior  eoxal  cavities  closed. 

Hab.  Knilu.     A  single  specimen. 

It  is   rather  arbitrary  that  I  have  placed  this  species  in  Stenoplatys  as  the 


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genera  Aenidea  or  Platyxantha  might  have  equally  served  well  for  its  reception, 
since  none  of  these  genera  are  well  defined,  but  as  there  is  already  one  species  of 
Stenop/atys  described  from  Africa  with  which  the  present  one  agrees  pretty  nearly, 
it  might  as  well  be  included  in  that  genus.  I  only  know  the  male  of  this  species, 
the  female  is  in  all  probability  devoid  of  the  excavation  of  the  head  which  is  also 
fonnd  in  several  species  of  Aenidea  from  the  East. 


Spilocephalns  (?)  metallicus  sp.  nov. 

Elongate,  metallic  diuk  bine,  the  antennae  and  tibiae  black,  head  and  thorax 
impunctate,  the  latter  deeply  snlcate,  elytra  sparingly  and  very  finely  punctured. 

<J.  Antennae  longer  than  the  body,  pubescent,  the  posterior  tibiae  armed  with 
a  slender  spur  projecting  beyond  the  apex. 

? .  Antennae  shorter  than  the  body,  posterior  tibiae  unarmed. 

Length  2i  lines. 

(J.  Head  broad,  impunctate,  the  eyes  very  large  and  prominent,  occupying  the 
entire  sides  of  the  head,  frontal  ele various  well  raised,  clypeus  triangular,  acutely 
raised,  antennae  longer  than  the  body,  black,  pubescent,  the  fourth  joint  longer 
than  the  third,  all  the  joints,  with  the  exception  of  the  second,  very  elongate  and 
slender  ;  thorax  scarcely  one  half  broader  than  long,  the  sides  straight,  the  surface 
impunctate,  with  a  deep  transverse  sulcation,  metallic  blue  ;  elytra  broader  at  the 
base  than  the  thorax,  rather  obsoletely  and  very  finely  punctured,  their  epipleurae 
prolonged  to  the  apex  ;  posterior  tibiae  with  a  projecting  spur  placed  at  the  inner 
or  lower  margin  ;  anterior  coxal  cavities  closed  or  very  slightly  open. 

Hal/.  Sierra  Leone  (Mus.  Eothschild,  and  coll.  Jacoby). 

It  is  with  considerable  doubt  that  I  have  placed  this  species  in  my  genu^ 
Spilocepkalus  since  the  antennae  in  that  genus  are  robust  and  comparatively  short, 
the  same  organs  in  the  present  species  resembling  rather  those  of  the  genus  Ozomena 
{Theopea).  The  cavides  of  the  anterior  coxae  are  closed  in  tha  female  specimens  I 
have  exammed  (agreeing  with  Spilocepkalus)  but  slightly  open  in  male  specimens. 
Mr.  Gahan  has  likewise  described  a  suj)posed  species  of  Spilocepkalus  (S.  distanti) 
in  which  the  male  is  similarly  provided  with  a  tibial  spur,  and  it  is  on  that  account 
principally  that  I  have  placed  the  species  in  the  present  genus. 


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SOME    NEW   SPECIES   OF   LEPIDOPTEEA. 
By  the  HON.  WALTER  KOTHSCHILD. 

].  Grapta  bocki  sp.  nov. 

(PL  XI.,  fig.  7.) 

« 

?  .  Similar  to  G.  gigantea  Leacli  ;  but  differs  in  the  following  characters  : — • 

Upperside :  both  wings  without  the  two  marginal  lines  met  with  in 
G.  gigantea,  the  black  colour  much  larger  in  extent,  so  that  the  ochreous  markings 
(which  are  rufous  in  G.  gigantea)  are  much  reduced  in  size,  and  not  connected  with 
each  other  on  the  forewings. 

On  the  underside  the  disc  of  the  wings  is  tawny  olive,  the  marginal  bluish 
zigzag  line  stops  at  the  discal  uervule  on  the  hindwings,  and,  on  the  forewings, 
borders  only  the  deep  median  sinus  of  the  wing  ;  the  white  mark  of  the  anterior 
wings  as  in  G.  gigantea,  that  of  the  hindwings  standing  in  shape  between  the  mark 
of  G.  gigantea  and  G.  c-aureum  (L.). 

Expanse  :  2-To  inches  =  70  mm. 

Hub.  Interior  of  China  (west  of  Ishang). 

Named  in  honour  of  the  collector. 

2.  Charaxes  tavetensis  sp.  nov. 

J.  Closely  allied  to  Ch.  cacutliis  Hew.  from  Madagascar,  in  size,  colour,  and 
style  of  marking  ;  but  differs  in  the  much  narrower  jjale  blue  l)and  of  the  fore- 
wings, consisting  of  three  distinctly  separated  marks,  the  anterior  of  which  between 
the  second  and  third  branch  of  the  median  nervure  is  small  ;  the  bund  of  the  hind- 
wings is  posteriorly  as  broad  as  in  Ch.  cacuthis,  but  the  anterior  half  from  the  discal 
nervule  to  the  costa  is  strongly  narrowed,  and  being  widely  interrupted  on  the  ner- 
vules  dissolved  into  two  small  spots  ;  the  two  small  white  spots  on  the  hindwing 
between  the  branches  of  the  subcosta,  close  to  the  inner  margin  of  the  blue  band,  are 
absent  in  the  new  insect,  which  has  only  one  white  spot  beyond  the  middle  of  the 
costa  like  Ch.  etesipe  Godt. ;  the  submarginal  white  spots  of  the  hindwing  are  a 
little  larger  than  in  Ck  cacuthis. 

On  the  underside  the  parts  which  are  greenish  olive  in  Ch.  cacuthis  are  blackish 
browu  in  my  new  form  ;  the  cellule  between  submedian  nervure  and  posterior 
branch  of  the  median  one  is  almost  entirely  washed  with  blackish  brown,  and  the 
brownish  black  semicircular  mark  of  this  cellule  found  in  Ch.  cacuthis  is  dissolved 
in  Ch.  tavetensis  sp.  nov.  into  two  rather  widely  separated  transverse  streaks,  the 
outermost  of  which  reaches  the  submedian  nervures,  while  the  innermost  is 
abbreviated  halfway  to  that  nervure,  both  streak-like  markings  include  each  a  narrow 
brown  spot  at  the  base  ;  in  the  next  cellule  there  are  two  brown  bars  margined  witli 
black,  approximate  and  sometimes  even  confluent  posteriorly  in  Ck.  cacuthis,  while 
in  Ch.  tacetensis  sp.  nov.,  these  markings  are  parallel  and  not  approximate ;  the 
brown  bar  of  the  following  cellule  again  stands  much  farther  from  tlic  angle  of  the 
cellule  in  the  new  species  than  in  Ch.  cacuthis;  the  inner  row  of  black  sjmts  crossing 
the  apical  half  of  the  forewing  is  curved  in  Ch.  cacuthis,  and  approaches  posteriorly 


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the  above-mentioned  brownish  bhiek  semicircular  mai-k,  while  it  runs  almost  straight 
to  the  submediiin  nervnre  iu  mj-  species.  Underside  of  the  hindwings  almost 
exactly  marked  as  in  the  species  from  Madagascar. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  3-54  inches  =  90  mm. 

Ilab.  Taveta  (East  Africa). 

3.  Charaxes  mixtus  s]).  nov. 
(PI.  XL,  lig.  8.) 

cJ.  Up  per  side :  both  wings  dark  blue  or  brownish  black,  when  viewed  from 
different  sides.  Forewings  with  a  curved  median  row  of  fonror  five  light  blue  spots, 
the  first  of  them  stands  near  the  end  of  the  cell  ;  a  second  row,  situated  towards 
the  apical  margin  of  the  wing,  consists  of  two  white  spots  near  the  costal  margin 
and  some  very  fiiint  light  blue  spots,  the  last  of  which  alone,  near  the  anal  angle,  is 
obvious  ;  outer  margin  feebly  marked  with  white  between  the  nervnles. 

Hindwings  with  a  row  of  semilunar  light  blue  sjiots  crossing  the  disc,  posteriorly 
approaching  the  anal  angle,  with  a  submarginal  row  of  small  white  spots,  and  a 
marginal  pale  blue  line,  interrupted  at  the  nervnles. 

Lnderside :  both  wings  drab  colour,  disc  a  little  darker.  Forewings  with  a 
submarginal  row  of  marks,  namely  :  one  double  spot  in  the  anal  angle,  and  a 
rotmded  one  in  the  second  cellule,  both  black,  interiorly  bordered  with  a  yellowish 
lunnle  each,  which  itself  is  margined  at  the  discal  side  with  black,  exteriorly 
bordered  with  pale  blue;  three  indistinct  blackish  spots  in  the  median  cellules, 
interiorly  bordered  with  yellowish  colour,  then  two  white  spots  corresponding  to 
those  on  the  upper  surface  ;  cell  crossed  by  three  black  lines  ;  a  thin  line  near 
the  apex  of  the  cell,  a  transverse  band  between  the  third  l)ranch  of  the  niedian 
nervnle  and  the  snbmedian  nervule,  consisting  of  three  Innular  marks,  and  two  linear 
markings  inside  this  band,  of  a  black  colour. 

Hindwings  with  a  number  of  black  linear  markings  ;  two  lines  crossing  the 
cell,  stopping  at  the  median  nervnle,  and  a  quite  irregular  row  of  short  markings 
crossing  the  disc  ;  a  row  of  luuular  slightly  yellowish  olive  spots,  the  posterior  of 
which  situated  in  the  anal  angle  and  marked  with  two  blackish  lines  like  the 
preceding  one  ;  a  submarginal  row  of  white  point-like  spots  which  bear  exteriorly 
— chiefly  the  posterior  ones — a  blue  and  black  mark. 

Tails  of  the  hindwings  moderately  long  and  thin. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  3'7  inches  =  94  mm. 

Ha/K  Lukolele  (X.  Congo). 

Similar  to  C/t.  numencs  Hew.  on  the  upperside,  but  differs  in  the  hindwings 
having  an  almost  continuous  marginal  pale  blue  band  ;  the  underside  is  nearly 
marked  as  in  Gh.  tiridates  Cram.,  but  the  two  black  lines  crossing  the  cell  are  not 
united  at  their  ends  as  in  that  species.  The  tails  of  the  hindwings  are  much  longer 
than  in  Ch.  numencs  Hew.,  but  shorter  than  in  <'h.  tir/dati's  Cram. 

4.  Charaxes  bipunctatus  s)i.  nov. 
ij.  Uppertiide  of  both  wings  dark  blue.  Anterior  wings  with  a  median 
row  of  four  light  blue  spots,  the  two  first  are  situated  near  the  end  of  the 
cell;  and  with  a  small  white  spot  behind  the  costal  margin  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  apical  fifth.  Ajiical  margin  yellowish  l)etweeu  the  nerv-ules. 
Hindwings  with  a  small    light   blue  spot  behind   the   middle   of  the   costa,   and 


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witli  two  transverse  rows  of  spots  of  the  same  colonv,  the  outer  row  consists 
of  seven  very  small  markings  with  a  white  centre,  the  inner  one  of  two  sjiots 
situated  not  far  from  the  two  first  of  the  exterior  row ;  apical  margin  with 
yellow  double  spots  in  the  cellules,  these  spots  form  a  narrow  marginal  band 
which  is  interrupted  at  the  nervules  and  is  bordered  exteriorly  with  a  brownish 
black  line. 

Underside  of  both  wings  dark  olive  buft',  tinged  with  yellow.  Anterior 
wings  with  three  narrow  black  cellular  streaks,  the  exterior  of  them  flexuose  ; 
discocellular  ner-siiles  thinly  bordered  with  black  scales ;  a  thin  short  line  near 
the  apex  of  the  cell,  two  rather  broad  bar-like  markings  behind  the  cell,  and  a 
transverse  row  of  three  angular  marks  between  the  median  nervules  and  submedian 
nervure,  black ;  a  double  mark  in  the  anal  angle,  and  a  feeble  spot  in  the  next 
cellule  also  black,  bearing  interiorly  a  yellowish  olive,  lunular  marking  each ;  a 
white  spot  near  the  costal  margin  corresijondiug  to  the  spot  on  the  upjier  surface; 
some  faint  submarginal  lunules  of  a  pale  olive  buff  colour  ;  all  the  black  markings 
bordered  with  light  blue.  Posterior  wings  with  a  number  of  very  thin  black 
lines  :  one  basal,  short ;  the  second  between  costal  margin  and  median  nervure, 
crossing  the  basal  half  of  the  cell,  interrupted  at  the  nervures  ;  the  third  extending 
from  the  costa  to  the  median  nervure  again,  crossing  the  apical  half  of  the 
cell,  flexuose,  scarcely  interrupted  at  the  nervures ;  the  others,  short,  standing  in  a 
quite  irregular  transverse  row,  which  begins  in  the  middle  of  the  costal  margin 
and  ends  at  the  inner  margin  rather  close  to  the  anal  angle  ;  beyond  the  middle 
of  the  disc  there  are  some  yellowish  olive  buff  marks  the  posterior  of  which  are 
bordered  inside  and  outside  with  black  ;  a  submarginal  row  of  very  small  spots, 
light  blue,  each  spot  bearing  a  white  point  behind  ;  outer  margin  marked  as  on 
the  upperside,  l)nt  the  yellow  spots  paler. 

Posterior  wings  shortly  dentated,  even  more  shortly  so  than  in  Gh.  numenes 
Hew. 

? .  Upper  and  under  surface  of  the  forewings  almost  exactly  marked  as  in 
Cli.  tiridates  Cram.,  but  the  basal  half  of  the  upperside  of  a  paler  wood  brown 
colour. 

Upperside  of  the  hindwings  wood  brown  like  the  base  of  the  forewings  ; 
apical  and  inner  margins  brownish  black  ;  a  small  spot  of  grey  scales  beyond 
the  middle  of  the  costa  ;  two  or  three  ill-defined  submarginal  spots  of  a  bafF 
colour  anteriorly  at  the  inside  of  the  blackish  marginal  area ;  in  this  area  is  a 
row  of  faint  bluish  grey  spots  ;  outer  margin  with  buff  markings. 

Underside  as  in    CIt.  tiridates   Cram. 

Tails  of  the  hindwings  very  short. 

Expanse  :   cJ,  3-9  inches  =  100  mm. 
9    4-7  =  1''0 

Hab.  West  Africa,  probably  Gold  Coast. 

The  male  diffei-s  from  Ch.  tiridates  Cram,  and  Ck.  numenes  How.  in  the 
absence  of  the  exterior  row  of  blue  spots  from  the  forewings,  in  the  inner  row 
on  the  hindwings  consisting  of  two  spots  only,  and  in  the  pattern  of  the 
under  surface.     Both  sexes  have  the  hindwings  very  shortly  toothed. 

•").  Teracolus  bipartitus  sp.  nov. 
? .   Upperside :    forewings    yellowish  white    (Naples   yellow),   more    than   the 
ajiical  third  black  ;  this  black  part  rather  deeply  bisinuate  on  the  disc,  including 


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a  siibmai'<;inal  row  of  throe  yellowish  white  spots,  one  near  the  costal  margin, 
the  third,  largest,  near  the  anal  angle,  and  the  second,  smallest,  midway  between 
them  ;  apical  margin  with  faint  linear  yellowish  marks  in  the  cellules  ;  radial 
nervnles  black  ;  base  of  both  wings  somewhat  blackish. 

Hindwiugs  yellowish  white ;  apical  lialf  black,  witli  a  transverse  row  of 
yellowish  wliite  spots  gradnally  decreasing  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Underside:  forewings  in  pattern  like  the  npperside  ;  bnt  the  basal  two-thirds 
almost  ochre  yellow,  the  apical  angle  vinaceous  rnfons,  the  marginal  yellow  spots 
larger,  and  the  snbmarginal  row  of  markings  consisting  of  a  doubled  spot  at 
the  costal  margin,  a  small  spot  each  in  tlie  discal  cellnles,  and  a  larger  spot, 
near  the  anal  angle. 

On  the  hindwings.  the  basal  half  lemon  yellow,  with  a  faint  transverse 
brownish  line  ;  apical  half  light  vinaceous  rnfons,  marked  as  the  npperside,  but 
the   spots   larger. 

E.xpanse  :   1-8  inch  =  46  mm. 

Hab.  Witn  (East  Africa). 

Allied  to  T.  amina (Rew.)  (Exot.  Butterfl.,  iii.,  Pieridae,  PL  VIII.,  tigs.  1,  2,  3)  ; 
but  the  black  colour  on  the  uppermle  is  much  larger  in  extent,  and  is  bisin\iate 
on  the  disc  of  the  forewings  ;  T.  amina  has  only  a  marginal  row  of  yellowish 
spots  on  the  hindwings,  while  in  my  new  species  there  is  an  additional  subdiscal 
row  of  spots.  On  the  underside  Hewitson's  species  has  a  red  discal  patch  on 
the  forewings  which  is  absent  from  T.  bipartitiis  :  the  black  and  vinaceous  ruf'ons 
colour  of  the  apical  third  is  much  more  extended  in  the  new  form,  and  the 
yellowish  spots  are  reduced  in  size ;  the  hindwings  which  are  marked  with  a 
snbmarginal  brownish  band  and  a  discal,  interrupted,  brownish  line  in'  T.  amina 
(Hew.),  have  the  apical  half  vinaceous  rufous  in  my  species,  with  a  subdiscal 
and  marginal  row  of  yellowish  marks. 

6.  Teracolus  chromiferus  sj).  nov. 

S.  Uppersidc :  both  wings  white,  nervnles  of  tlie  forewings  feebly  blackish, 
veins  of  the  hindwings  white.  Forewings  with  a  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  : 
apex  of  the  wing  lake  red,  this  red  patch  bordered  with  black  at  the  costal  and 
marginal  sides,  not  so  towards  the  disc. 

Underside :  forewings  white,  apex  chrome  yellow,  a  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the 
cell,  as  on  the  npperside. 

Hindwings  chrome  yellow,  witli  a  small  black  spot  at  the  apex  of  the  cell,  a 
discal  row  of  very  faint  black  point-like  marks,  two  of  them  more  obvious,  one  at 
the  costal  margin,  the  other  towards  the  anal  angle  ;  base  of  the  costal  margin 
narrowly  bordered  with  orange  chrome. 

Expanse  :   2"9.o  inches  =  To  mm. 

Hah.  Zambesi  Kiver. 

Comes  nearest  to  T.  buxloni  Butl.  The  red  juitch  of  the  apex  of  the  forewings 
is  smaller  in  extent ;  the  veins  of  the  forewings  are  white  for  the  most  part,  those  of 
the  hindwings  entirely  white,  while  in  T.  huxtoni,  as  well  as  in  T.  anax,  the  veins 
are  black  ;  on  the  under  surface  the  forewings  are  yellow  at  the  apex,  and  the  hind- 
wings, which  have  a  very  faint  tint  of  yellow  and  scarcely  a  trace  of  black  markings 
in  T.  buxtoni,  are  entirely  yellow  in  the  new  species,  and  their  disc  is  almost  marked 
as  in  T.  anax. 


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T.  Peridroma  fasciata  sp.  nov. 

d  ?.  Uppcfside :  forewings  dark  wood  brown,  crossed  by  two  blackish  zigzag 
lines,  one  situated  at  the  base  of  the  cell,  the  other  outside  the  reniform  mark  ;  the 
latter,  as  well  as  the  orbicular  spot,  obvious  ;  a  very  indistinct  blackish  band  runs 
rom  the  inner  margin  close  to  the  end  of  the  external  zigzag  line  across  the 
reniform  mark  to  the  costa  ;  the  mai'ginal  fringe  of  hairs  of  tlie  colour  of  the  wingi 
Imt  witli  the  extreme  base  of  the  hairs  yellowish. 

Hindwiugs  greyish  cream  buff,  crossed  beyond  the  middle  by  a  slightly  waved, 
narrow,  blackish  band. 

Underside :  forewings  greyish  buff  at  the  base,  darker  grey  towards  the  outer 
margin,  with  a  hair  brown  transverse  streak  in  the  apical  half. 

Hindwings  pale  buff',  with  a  hair  brown  band  corresponding  to  that  of  the  forewiug. 

Head  and  collar  almost  russet ;  thorax  grey  wood  brown  ;  abdomen  cinnamon. 

Expanse  :   I'So  inch  =  47  mm. 

Ilab.  Mi<lway  I. 

Closely  allied  to  P.  crinigera  Butler,  from  which  it  chiefly  differs  in  the  hind- 
wings  being  pale  butf  and  crossed  by  a  hair  lirown  band. 

8.  Peridroma  evanescens  sp.  nov. 

d  ? .  Vppersidc :  forewings  dark  wood  brown,  with  a  brownish  black  reniform 
mark,  which  is  indistinct  in  some  examples  ;  between  this  mark  and  the  outer  margin 
is  a  faint  zigzag  line;  another  line  is  sometimes  visible  in  the  basal  half;  orbicular 
spot  obvious  or  wanting  ;  outer  margin  darker  lirown  between  the  nervules. 

Hindwings  pale  gre3'ish  baff,  slightly  darker  near  the  outer  margin  and  on  the 
veins  ;  outer  border  narrowly  margined  with  dark  brown  in  the  ? ,  of  a  buff  colour 
in  the  6 . 

Underside  :  both  wings  uniformly  greyish  buff,  hindwings  a  little  paler  than  the 
forewings. 

Head  and  collar  cinnamon  ;  thorax  greyish  wood  brown  ;  abdomen  varying  from 
pale  buff'  to  jiale  clay  colour. 

Expanse  :   c?,  1"4  inch  =  30  mm. 
„  ?,  1-85  „    =  47  mm. 

Hal^.  Laysau  I. 

This  form  is  also  similar  to  P.  crinigera  Butler,  but  the  hindwings  are  mucli 
paler,  the  markings  of  the  forewings  are  faint,  and  in  most  examples  hardly 
visible. 

y.  Prodenia  laysanensis  sp.  nov. 

cJ  ? .  Uppersidf :  forewings  cream  buft',  jiarti-coloured  with  blackish  brown 
and  grey,  usually  darker  in  the  female  than  in  the  male,  with  one  transverse  whitish 
streak  on  the  extreme  base,  then  with  an  irregular  row  of  three  more  or  less  arched 
whitish  marks,  one  situated  at  the  costal  margin,  one  at  the  inner  margin,  and  the 
third  midway  between  them,  but  a  little  nearer  the  base ;  middle  of  the  wing  bears 
an  irregular  blackish  longitudinal  patch,  bordered  towards  the  costa  with  a  black 
hair-like  line,  which  is  deeply  incurved  near  the  apex  of  the  cell ;  that  patch  some- 
times extends  to  the  base  ;  outside  the  patch  is  one  transverse  blackish  brown  zigzag 
line,  exteriorly  bordered  with  greyish  white,  and  a  submarginal,  scarcely  waved, 
and  at  the  apex  of  the  costal  slightly  incurved  line  of  a  whitish  luiff  colour,  the  sj)ace 
between  these  two  lines  darker  than  the  outer  margin. 

Plindwings  pale  wood  brown,  with  the  fringe  of  the  outer  margin  whitish  buft'. 

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Underside  :  whitish  cream  buft',  sliglitly  dusky,  with  the  middle  of  the  primaries, 
and  a  submedian  faint  band,  crossing  both  wings,  a  little  more  dusky. 

Head  ami  collar  wood  brown ;  thorax  more  grey  ;  abdomen  whitish  butt'. 

Expanse  :   J,  1-4  inch  =  36  mm. 
„  ?,  1-G5  „    =  42  mm. 

II((6.  Laysan  I. 

Distinguishcnl  from  P.  littorclis  (Boisd.)  by  tlie  pattern  of  the  primaries  and 
the  wood  brown  colour  of  the  secondaries. 

Limbatochlamys  gen.  uov. 
Allied  to  Calleremitea  Warren  {see  p.  384),  bat  body  robust,  apex  of  forewings 
pointed,  antennae  (c?)  biserially  pectinate. 
Type  :  L.  rosthortn  sp.  iiov. 

10.  Limbatochlamys  rosthorni  sp.  nov. 
(PI.  XII.,  tig.  it.) 

Upljeiside :  forewings  olive  butf ;  costal  margin  broadly  bordered  witli  cream 
buff,  this  cream  buff  border  freckled  with  dark  scales  and  posteriorly  terminated  by 
a  hairlike  black  line  ;  disc  with  a  transverse  row  of  feeble  darker  olive  points  stand- 
ing on  the  nervules;  marginal  fringe  white. 

Hindvvings  cream  Imfl',  shadowed  with  dark  scales,  and  feebly  tinged  with  olive 
butf  towards  the  outer  margin  ;  fringe  of  the  latter  white  ;  disc  crossed  by  one 
blackish  lunnlate  line  ;  cell  with  a  blackish  subluuular  mark  at  the  apex. 

Underside :  l)Oth  wings  ochreous  bull',  more  cream  buff  towards  the  outer  and 
posterior  margins ;  outer  one-third  of  the  anterior,  and  outer  two-thirds  of  the 
posterior  wings  freckled  with  black  scales  ;  a  straight  line  crossing  the  disc  of  the 
forewings  neither  reaching  the  costal  nor  inner  margin,  and  a  cellular  spot,  black. 

Thorax  olive  buff,  with  a  narrow  transverse  band  of  a  cream  liuff  colour  behind 
the  collar. 

Expanse  :  3' 15  inches  =  SU  mm. 

Hab.  Interior  of  China  (probably  districts  west  of  Ishaug) . 

Named  after  the  collector. 

11.  Hypochrosis  pulchraria  s]).  nov. 
(PL  XII.,  tig.  10.) 

Upperside:  both  wings  pinkish  buff,  mottled  with  short  fine  rays  of  dark  green 
scales  ;  forewings  tinged  with  orange  at  the  costal  margin  ;  the  latter  with  a  dark 
oil  green  spot  before  the  middle  ;  a  large  discal  mark  of  t  he  same  dark  oil  green 
colour,  extending  from  the  subcostal  nervure  to  the  inner  margin,  is  narrowed 
towards  the  inner  margin,  aud  externally  somewhat  bent  inwards  before  the  sub- 
median  nervure ;  a  small  linear  marginal  spot  behind  the  apex  of  the  wing,  aud  a 
snbmarginal  very  short  flexnose  line,  which  stands  in  a  brownish  ill-defined  patch 
before  the  anal  angle,  dark  olive  greeu. 

Hindwings  pale  cream  buff  at  the  outer  margin  ;  a  narrow  median  transverse 
band,  anteriorly  abbreviated,  and  a  basal  rather  large  mark,  which  is  more  or  less 
rounded,  of  the  green  colour  of  the  discal  area  of  the  forewings. 

Underside  ochreous  rufous  ;  forewings  with  a  linear  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell, 
and  with  an  ill-defined  patch  in  the  anal  angles,  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   PO?  inch  =  50  mm. 

Hub.  Shillong  and  Cherrapungi  (Assam),  October  aud  November  1893. 


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ADDITIONAL  NOTES  ON   SPHINGIDAE. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER   ROTHSCHILD. 

SINCE  the  first  number  of  the  Novitates  Zoologiga.e  appeared,  several  facts  liave 
turned  np  wliicli  make  it  necessary  to  continue  the  notes  on  S///ii/>(/idae  both 
in  this  number  and  the  next. 
I  have  received  a  number  of  fresh  hawk-moths  from  Aroa,  Venezuela,  which 
induce  me  to  give  here  the  complete  list  of  species  received  from  tliere  nj)  to 
the  present  time.  All  these  species  have  come  to  hand  in  very  considerable  series, 
and  they  were  without  exception  caught  on  the  electric  lamps  in  the  copper  mines  at 
Aroa. 


Stenolophia  restituta  (Walk.). 
Pachygonia  coifeae  (Walk.). 
Triptogon  lugubris  (Linn.). 
„  camertus  (Cram.). 

„  ocypete  (Linn.). 

Callioma  nomius  (Walk.). 
„       ellacombei  Rothsch. 
„      lutescens  Butl. 
„      calliomenae  (Burm.). 
„       licastus  (StoU). 
„       parcae  (Fabr.). 
„       pluto  (Fabr.). 
„       drucei  Rothsch. 
Hemeroplanes  triptolemus  (Cram.). 
,,  ornatu.s  Rothsch. 

,,  oiclus  (Cram.). 

Theretra  trilineata  (Walk.). 
„        anubus  (Cram.). 
„        titana  (Druce). 
„        nechus  (Cram.). 
„        guianensis  Rothsch. 
„        ceratomioides  (Grote  and  Rob.). 
„         rufescens  Rothsch. 
Dupo  vitis  (Linn.). 

,,     linnei  (Grote  and  Rob.). 
Philambelus  licaon  (Cram.). 

„  anchemolus  (Cram.). 

Argeus  labruscae  (Linn.). 
,,       phorbas  (Cram.). 
„       capronnieri  (Boisd.). 
Darapsa  porcus  (Hilbn.). 

„        tjMidarus  (Boisd.). 
Ambulyx  strigilis  (Linn.). 

„        eurycles  (Herr. — Schiiff.). 
„  ,,        ab.  snlphurea  Rothsch. 

„         gannascus  (StoU). 
,,        palmeri  Boisd. 
Pachylia  ficus  (Linn.). 

„       resumens  (Walk.). 


Diludia  brontes  (Druce). 
„       florestan  (StoU). 
,,       brevimargo  Butl. 
,,       rufescens  Butl. 
„       lichcnea  (Walk.). 
,,      corallina  Druce. 
„       albiplaga  (Walk.). 
Pseudosphinx  tetrio  (Linn.). 
Macrosila  lefebvrei  (Gue'r.). 
Cocytius  aflinis  Rothsch. 
„        rivularis  (Butl.). 
„        duponchelii  (Poey). 
„        cluentius  (Cram.). 
Phlegethontius  rustica  (Fabr.). 
„  ochus  (Klug.). 

„  pellenia  (Herr. — SchafE.). 

„  lucetius  (StoU). 

,,  ciiigulata  (Fabr.). 

Dilophonota  cUo  (Linn.). 
„  picta  (.Sepp). 

„  lassauxi  (Boisd. ). 

,,  ,,         ab.  meriauae  (Grote). 

„  obscura  (Fabr.). 

„  ,,        ab.  oenotrus  (Stoll). 

,,  ,,        ab.  penaeus  (Fabr.). 

„  „        ab.  melancholica  (Grote). 

„  ,,         ab.  omphaleae  (Boisd.). 

,,  „        ab.  rhaebus  (Boisd.). 

,,  „         ab.  janiphae  (Boisd.). 

,,  „         ab.  domingonis  Butl. 

,,  „         ab.  festa  H.  Edw. 

,,  guttularis  (Walk.). 

„  ,.  ab.  pallida  ((irote). 

Phryxus  caicus  (Cram.). 
Isognathus  laura  Butl. 

„  oougratulans  (Grote). 

,,  amazonicus  (Butl.). 

„  scyron  (Stoll). 

Aucoryx  fasciata  (Swains.). 


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Tbe  priucipal  fact  in  counection  with  these  Aroa  S/j/ii)iff<'s  which  strikes  the 
observer  is  the  large  uumber  of  species  hitherto  vecorck'd  only  from  the  West 
Indian  Islands.  I  have  also  received  from  Dr.  Otto  Standinger  a  number  of 
Spkingidae  belonging  to  his  i)rivate  collection  to  name,  among  which  are  fifteen 
species  new  to  science,  which  I  am  describing  in  a  paper  in  the  next  nmuber  of  the 
Dresden  Iris,  and  of  which  a  fiUl  list  will  appear  in  tlie  third  number  of  this 
journal. 

In  my  article  in  the  first  number  of  this  work  the  following  corrections 
should  be  made  : — 

Meqanoton  distinctum  Rothsch.  is  identical  with  J/,  l/i'tltin  Kirby,  and  must 
sink  into  a  synonym. 

PIdi'qethontius  indistincta  Rothsch.  is  identical  witli  Ph.  dilucida  H.  Edw., 
and  also  must  sink. 

Sphinx  cossoides  Rothsch.  is  identicnl  with  Sphinx  reeiii  (Druce),  which, 
however,  is  a  true  Sphiiu.-,  and  not  an  H>/loicu)s. 

Since  my  last  paper  I  have  received  a  large  collection  of  S/ihingcs  from  C'osta 
Rica,  containing  a  considerable  number  of  Amhuhjx  rostralis  Boisd.,  and  A.  sexo- 
calata  Grote,  among  which  are  every  intermediate  between  the  two,  as  well  as 
several  more  extreme  forms,  so  that  in  future  these  two  Amhuhjx  must  stand  as 
follows  :  Amimlyx  sexoculata  Grote,  Ambuli/x  sexocidata  ab.  rostralis  Boisd. 

Among  the  Ambulyx  fiunjcles  from  Aroa  were  three  in  which  the  ground  colour 
is  pale  sulphur  yellow,  and  the  markings  are  dull  orange  and  pale  violet  instead  of 
bronze  green.     This  form  I  propose  to  name  thus  : — 

Ambuhjx  eunjcles  (Herr. —  Schutf.)  ab.  sulpliurca  ab.  nov. 

I  have  a  new  Cypa  to  describe  as  follows  :  — 


Cypa  mirabilis  sji.  nov. 

S .  l'ppcr»idc :  forewings  ferruginous,  almost  chestnut  red  towards  the  apex  ; 
basal  half  crossed  by  a  rather  broad  baud  of  oclireous,  narrowly  bordered  with 
blackish  brown  ;  middle  of  the  wing  with  a  drab  grey  transverse  patch  which 
extends  from  the  first  branch  of  the  median  nervure  to  the  subcosta,  and  just 
touches  the  apex  of  the  cell  ;  the  patch  is  broadest  and  somewhat  rounded 
anteriorly,  streaklike  ])ostcriorly,  bears  a  small  blackish  spot  on  the  discocellular 
nervules,  and  is  sinuate  opposite  this  spot ;  between  the  discal  drab  grey  mark  and 
the  sinus  of  the  inner  margin  the  scales  are  partly  buff ;  anal  and  apical  angles  pale 
bufi',  this  colour  well  defined  ;  costa  also  somewhat  buff  between  cell  and  apex  ; 
disc  crossed  by  one  or  two  hairlikc  brown  lines  which  are  bent  inwards  in  the 
middle  and  hooked  at  the  costa  ;  the  whole  of  the  wing  witli  disjiersed  blackish 
scales. 

Hindwings  dark  chestnut,  base  and  a  snbtuargiual  indistinct  band,  running 
from  the  anal  angle  to  the  costa,  somewhat  lighter. 

Underside :  forewings  tawny,  with  a  blackish  spot  at  the  ajiex  of  the  cell  ;  disc 
crossed  by  a  dark  brown  line  (like  (he  upperside)  ;  middle  of  tlie  apical  margin 
broadly  chestnut,  apical  and  anal  angles  as  on  the  upperside  ;  space  outside  the 
discal  line  ochreons,  with  dispersed  blackish  scales. 

Posterior  wings  oclireous  buff,  with  a  faint  ferruginous  transverse  line  iiehiud 
the  cell,  and  a  dark  ferruginous  one  crossing  the  disc,  corresponding  to  the  line  of 


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tlu'  forewings  ;  disc  outside  this  line  cliestiint  ;  a  su1imari;inal,  very  ill-defined 
baud  butF,  outer  margin  light  chestnut. 

Thorax  and  abdomen  ferrugincms  ;  an  ill-defined  sj)ot  on  each  side  of  tlu;  thorax 
anteriorly,  and  sides  of  the  abdomen  buff. 

Expanse  :  2-6  inches  =  (16  mm. 

Hal).  Khasia  Hills  (Assam). 

Among  the  Sjjhiuges  sent  me  to  be  named  by  Dr.  iStamlinger  were  three 
s])eeimens  of  my  Mef/anotom  coci/tioides  ;  one  from  Labuan  (North  Borneo),  one 
from  Mindanao,  and  the  third  from  the  Andaman  Islands,  while  my  two  came  from 
Queensland  ;  this  proves  it  to  be  a  very  widely  sjiread  species. 


AN    ACCOUNT    OF   A    COLLECTION    OF    DIURNAL 
LEPIDOPTEBA 

MADE  BY  MR.  "W.  DOHERTY  AT  HUMBOLDT  BAY,  DUTCH  NEW 
GUINEA,  AND  IN  NEIGHBOURING  ISLANDS,  IN  THE  MUSEUM 
OF  THE  HONOURABLE  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD  AT  TRING,  WITH 
DESCRIPTIONS   OF   NEW   SPECIES. 

By  H.  GROSE  SMITH,  B.A.,  F.E.S.,  F.Z.S.,  Etc. 

PART    II. 

LEMOXIIDAE. 

NEMEOBIINAE. 

171.  Dicallaneura  pulchra  Guer. 
Two  males  and  ^female. 

1T2.  Dicallaneura  decorata  Hew. 

173.  Dicallaneura  ostriua  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperaide :  both  wings  jiinkish  browu,  suffused  with  dnll  purple  in 
certain  lights.  Anterior  wings  unicolorous,  posterior  wings  with  au  obscure  patch 
of  reddish  brown  towards  the  apex  extending  to  the  costal  margin,  and  two 
submarginal  obscure  streaks  of  the  same  colour  between  the  discoidal  and  middle 
median  nervules. 

Underside  :  closely  resemliles  D.  pulchra  and  D.  decorata,  but  differs  from  both 
in  having  the  basal  piortion  of  the  anterior  wings  much  darker,  and  the  pale  narrow 
row  of  streaks  on  those  wings,  which  crosses  the  disc  on  its  outer  fourth  uninter- 
ruptedly, curves  inwardly  towards  the  costal  margin,  and  terminates  fnrther 
from  the  apex  in  two  elongate  white  spots,  and  there  is  au  additional  white  spot 
between  the  veins  beyond  the  cell. 

The  posterior  wings  are  more  orange  brown  and  the  light  spots  and  markings 
are  less  distinctly  marked,  niauy  of  them  being  tinged  with  pale  orange  brown. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1§  inch. 

A  good  series  is  in  the  collection. 


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174.  Dicallaneura  semirufa  sp.  nov. 

MA'Ui.—  UpjJCrsif/e:  both  wings  (lull  rufous  brown,  with  the  apical  third  and 
outer  margin  of  the  anterior  wings  and  the  outer  margin  of  the  posterior  wings 
darker  brown. 

Underside :  scarcely  differs  from  D.  pidchra.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  whole  of 
the  space  within  the  cell  and  above  it  is  imiform  dark  brown,  except  a  streak  at  the 
base  of  the  cell,  a  curved  streak  across  its  middle  and  a  lunular  spot  with  a 
longitudinal  streak  above  it,  all  white.  The  posterior  wings  are  rather  darker  tiian 
in  D.  jiuMo'ci,  and  the  sagittate  markings  which  cross  the  middle  of  the  disc  from 
the  upper  median  nervule  to  the  abdominal  margin  about  its  middle  are  more 
shar])ly  angulated. 

E.Njiiinse  of  wings  :  1 1  inch. 

Two  specimens,  both  males. 

17.J.  Dicallaneura  princessa  sj).  nov. 

Female. — Upperside :  both  wings  fuliginous  brown,  with  the  outer  half  of  the 
anterior  wings  in  an  oblii|ue  direction,  from  the  middle  of  the  costal  margin  to  near 
the  outer  angle,  fuliginous  darker  brown.  Posterior  wings  with  a  snbmarginal  row 
of  markings  of  that  colonr  between  the  first  subcostal  and  the  second  median 
uervnles  of  which  the  upper  one  extends  inwardly  about  halfway  across  the  disc, 
the  second  is  more  restricted,  and  the  third  is  more  linear  and  crosses  the  space 
between  the  veins. 

Underside:  both  wings  bright  tawny  brown.  Anterior  wings  with  the  basal 
half  of  the  cell  pale  brown  divided  in  the  middle  by  a  dark  brown  streak,  followed 
by  two  dark  brown  lines  centred  with  jiale  brown,  beyond  the  cell  crossing  the  space 
between  the  lowest  subcostal  and  upper  median  uervnles  is  another  pale  brown  sj)ot 
bordered  internally  by  dark  brown,  beyond  this  is  a  large  outwardly  oval  brownish 
black  patch  which  covers  the  middle  part  of  the  disc,  shading  into  brown  on  the 
inner  side  which  is  nearly  straight,  in  this  patch  are  situate  three  silvery  white 
sjiots  between  the  discoidal  and  middle  median  nervules,  in  an  obliipie  direction  near 
the  outer  edge  of  the  black  patch,  on  the  inner  side  of  the  black  patcli  at  its  lower 
end  is  a  large  pale  brown  ear-shaped  spot  crossing  the  median  nervules,  outside  the 
black  patch  is  a  pale  brown  band  whicii  follows  its  contour,  at  the  top  of  which  it 
bends  upwards  to  the  costal  margin  ;  near  the  apex  between  the  veins  are  three 
elongate  silver  spots,  inwardly  acute,  rounded  outwardly,  with  a  black  triangular 
spot  in  the  middle  of  the  npj)ermost  spot.  Posterior  wings,  basal  third  pale  brown, 
with  a  series  of  dark  brown  streaks,  which  cross  the  cell  from  the  costal  margin  to 
the  median  nervure,  below  whicli  between  the  veins  are  three  dark  brown  streaks, 
across  tlie  disc  at  its  middle  is  a  curved  pale  brown  band  broadly  bordered  inwardly 
with  dark  brown,  three  elongate  oval  silver  streaks  are  situate  between  the  veins 
towards  the  apex,  and  there  is  a  snbmarginal  row  of  six  elongate  silver  bars,  those 
lietween  the  two  lowest  median  nervules  and  between  the  lowest  subcostal  nervule 
and  the  discoidal  nervure  centred  with  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1 J  inch. 

Hctb.  Biak  ;  one  specimen  only. 

On  the  upperside  this  butterfly  somewhat  resembles  D.  semini.fd,  on  the  under- 
side it  is  very  different  from  any  of  the  genus. 


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Kii.  Abisara  satraps  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Uppcrside :  anterior  wings  velvety  brown  bordered  outwardly  from 
the  middle  of  the  costal  margin  rather  broadly,  thence  to  the  apex  more  broadly 
and  along  the  enter  margin  with  brown  black,  the  black  border  more  narrow  towards 
the  outer  angle,  where  it  curves  a  short  distance  along  the  inner  margin.  Posterior 
wings  brown  black,  shading  into  brown  towards  the  base,  bordered  oiitwardlv  liy  an 
orange  brown  band,  this  band  is  narrower  at  the  apex  and  gradually  widens  to  the 
anal  angle,  on  its  inner  edge  it  is  irregular,  and  on  the  margin  at  the  tips  of  the 
veins  is  a  series  of  black  spots. 

JJiulersirh- :  both  wings  brownish  black,  the  posterior  being  blacker  than  the 
anterior  wings.  Anterior  wings  with  a  streak  at  the  base  of  the  cell  widest  at  its 
outer  end,  another  at  its  end,  concave  ou  each  side,  an  obli(ine  band  from  the  middle 
of  the  costa  to  near  the  outer  angle,  about  halfway  between  which  and  the  apex  is  a 
row  of  spots,  the  two  uppermost  the  largest  and  furthest  from  the  apex,  and  two 
subapical  spots,  all  the  spots  and  band  being  greyish  white.  Posterior  wings  with 
two  spots  in  the  cell,  that  nearest  the  base  the  largest,  beyond  the  cell  crossing  the 
<lisc  is  a  curved  row  of  spots,  those  nearest  the  inner  margin  elongate,  a  broad  band 
of  orange  brown  on  the  outer  margin  with  black  spots  at  the  ends  of  the  veins  on 
the  outer  margin,  as  on  the  npperside  ;  in  this  band  further  from  the  margin, 
between  the  veins,  is  a  series  of  white  conical  spots  centred  with  black,  the  white 
spot  below  the  lowest  median  nervals  having  two  black  spots  in  it. 

Female. —  Uppers/dc:  both  wings  dusky  brownish  grey.  Anterior  wings 
crossed  in  the  middle  with  an  obliipie  band  of  three  white  spots  divided  by  the 
nervures,  the  first  beyond  the  cell  indented  outwardly,  the  second  rather  smaller, 
the  third  the  largest,  with  an  indication  of  another  spot  below  it;  beyond  the 
band,  nearer  the  apex,  between  the  veins  is  a  row  of  five  white  spots,  that  nearest 
the  costal  margin  the  smallest,  the  two  next  the  largest.  Posterior  wings  crossed 
longitudinally  with  a  large  irregular  broad  white  band,  the  inner  edge  of  which 
invades  the  cell,  that  part  of  the  baud  which  lies  between  the  two  upper  median 
nervules  is  elongated  outwardly  until  it  becomes  confluent  with  a  row  of  white 
spots,  which  cross  the  disc  nearer  the  outer  margin,  bevond  which  is  an  indistinct 
series  of  black  sjiots,  bordered  outwardly  but  very  indistinctly  with  narrow  white 
lines,  the  black  tips  at  the  ends  of  the  veins  are  very  indistinct,  and  the  ciliae 
between  the  veins  are  white. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  with  the  white  markings  mcjre  develoi)ed,  and  the 
oblique  central  baud  is  extended  nearly  to  the  costal  margin,  the  outer  row  of  sjjots 
is  also  extended  beyond  the  lower  end  of  the  band,  where  it  becomes  linear  and  is 
faintly  tinged  with  orange.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  upper  side  of  the  white  band 
is  invaded  by  three  blunt  spurs  arising  out  of  the  dark  costal  marginal  area,  two  of 
the  spurs  being  in  the  cell  ;  the  orange  band  of  the  male  is  represented  by  an 
interruj)ted  ochreous  band  in  which  are  situate  a  series  of  large  black  spots, 
bordered  on  each  side  with  white  ;  the  tij)s  of  the  veins  are  broadly  black,  with 
white  cUiae  between. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  21  inches. 

There  is  a  good  series  of  this  remarkable  butterfly  in  the  collection. 


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LYCAENIDAE. 

177.  Hypochrysops  polycletus  Linn. 

A  pair  from  Biak,  which  are  tinged  with  purple  on  the  underside  of  the 
posterior  wingrs,  but  otherwise  are  without  any  distinguishing  feature. 

1"^.  Hypochrysops  rex  Boisd. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes  from  Mausinam,  Ron,  and  Humboldt  Bay. 

170.  Hypochrysops  apelles  I"ul>r. 
One  specimen  only  from  Dory  ;  it  is  larger  than  any  of  this  species  I  have 
seen,  though  there  is  a  specimen  in  my  collection  from  British  New  Guinea,  and 
another  from  the  Island  of  Dorey,  captured  by  Mr.  AVallace,  nearly  as  large. 

180.  Hypochiysops  plotinus  sj).  no  v. 

Maz.e.- —U/jperside  :  both  wings  brilliant  purple  blue.  Anterior  winffs  with  the 
costal  area  from  the  base  as  far  as  the  costal  nervure,  ape.\,and  outer  margin  broadly 
brownish  black,  the  black  outer  marginal  area  gradually  tapering  to  the  outer  ano-le. 
Posterior  wings  with  the  space  between  the  subcostal  nervnre  and  upper  subcostal 
nervnle  to  the  costal  margin  dusky  brown,  with  a  narrow  blue  streak  above  the 
former  ;  outer  margin  narrowly  brownisli  black, 

Um/erside :  anterior  wings  pale  ochraceous,  rather  darker  at  the  lower  part  of  the 
cell  and  towards  the  apex  and  outer  margin,  crossed  towards  the  apes  from  the  costa 
to  near  the  outer  angle  by  an  oblique  broad  rufous  brown  band  edged  on  each  side 
with  a  row  of  gold  spots  ;  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of  gold  spots  between  the  veins 
jiarallel  with  the  outer  margin,  the  spot  near  the  apex  the  largest,  gradually  de- 
creasing in  size  ;  the  four  uppermost  spots  with  black  dots  on  the  inner  side,  a 
rather  large  gold  spot  in  the  cell  near  its  upper  end,  and  three  gold  spots  between 
the  end  of  the  cell  and  the  rufous  band.  Posterior  wings,  basal  fourtli  pale 
ochraceous,  the  rest  of  the  wings  rather  darker,  a  streak  on  the  costa  at  the  base,  a 
broad  longitudinal  irregular  bar  from  the  base  to  a  little  liefore  the  apex  almost 
intersected  in  the  middle,  and  joined  at  its  middle  by  another  bar  which  crosses  the 
cell  from  the  inner  margin  at  about  one-fourth  the  distance  from  the  base,  across 
the  disc  between  the  subcostal  nervulcs  is  a  ipuidraugnlar  spot  which  is  confluent 
with  a  triangular  spot  between  the  second  subcostal  and  the  discoidal  nervnle,  the 
latter  being  contiguous  with  the  outer  end  of  the  bar  wliich  crosses  the  cell ; 
rather  nearer  the  margin  are  three  confluent  spots,  the  middle  spot  the  longest  ; 
beyond  which  to  the  inner  margin  is  another  spot  ;  all  the  spots  are  bright  rufous 
and  edged  on  each  side  with  gold  ;  a  narrow  submarginal  gold  line  traverses  an 
outer  marginal  broad  band  which  is  pale  rufous. 

FEMAL^.  —  U/jpersit/c:  both  wings  pale  ochraceous  ;  anterior  wings,  with  the  costa 
at  one-fourth  from  the  base,  and  thence  extending  very  broadly  over  the  apical  and 
outer  marginal  area  dark  brown  ;  the  inner  edge  of  the  dark  area  irregular  and 
curving  to  the  inner  margin  at  three-fourths  from  the  base  ;  posterior  wings  with 
the  space  between  the  costal  margin  and  the  snl)C0stal  uervure  and  subcostal 
nervules  dark  Ijrown,  the  median  nervules  and  submedian  uervure  are  tijipetl  with 
brown  a  little  before  the  outer  marjciu,  the  brown  colour  extending  inwards  a  little 


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along  the  veins  and  on  each  side  of  thera  forming  an  irregular  submarginal  dark 
line  ;  these  veins  are  also  tipped  with  dark  brown  on  the  margin. 

UiuliTsiili'  resembles  the  inale,  but  the  bars  and  spots  are  darker  rufous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1|-  inch. 

A  verv  beautiful  and  distinct  insect.  The  male  somewhat  resembles  H. 
eudftus  Feld.  on  the  upperside,  but  tlie  blue  area  is  very  much  more  extended. 
The  female  on  the  upperside  approaches  //.  apelles  in  colour,  bnt  is  paler.  Two 
males  and  iowT females  are  in  the  collection. 


181.  H5T)ochrysops  pythias  Feld 
A  scries  of  four  males  and  ihree  females. 


ISl'.  Hypochrysops  thesaurus  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside :  anterior  wings  dark  blackish  brown  sutfused  with  purple 
except  towards  the  apex  and  partially  along  the  outer  margin.  Posterior  wings 
brilliant  metallic  blue,  costal  margin  broadly  brown. 

Uiidersidi- :  anterior  wings  dull  ashy  brown  ;  the  cell,  a  short  bar  at  the  end  of 
the  cell  bordered  outwardly  by  a  silvery  bar,  and  the  costal  margin  nearly  to  the 
apex  dark  ochraceous,  a  metallic  silvery  blue  streak  in  the  middle  of  the  cell 
from  the  base  to  its  end,  where  it  bends  downwards  to  the  median  nervure, 
another  silvery  streak  along  the  subcostal  nervure  extending  a  little  beyond  the 
end  of  the  cell,  above  and  beyond  which  are  four  metallic  spots  tipi^ed  with 
black  between  the  subcostal  nervules ;  nearer  the  apex,  crossing  the  disc  from  the 
costal  margin  to  the  lowest  median  nervule,  is  a  continuous  row  of  ochraceous 
lunules  situate  in  a  dusky  space,  the  four  uppermost  with  metallic  sjjots  on  the 
inner  side,  and  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of  metallic  spots  situate  in  a  pale 
ochraceous  marginal  band  and  tipped  internally  with  black.  Posterior  wings 
with  a  pale  patch  near  the  apex,  the  costa  at  the  base,  and  five  bars  crossing 
the  wings  rufous,  edged  on  each  side  with  metallic  silvery  blue,  in  which  are  a 
few  black  markings,  the  bars  being  nearly  parallel  to  each  other,  except  the  two 
outer  bars  which  touch  each  other  on  the  lowest  subcostal  uervule  ;  of 
these  two  bars  the  inner  one  extends  from  the  inner  margin  and  ceases  on  the 
lowest  subcostal,  the  outer  bar  commences  near  the  apex  and  ceases  on  the 
lowest  median  nervule.  The  outer  margin  is  broadly  ochraceous  and  centred 
with  metallic  silvery  blue,  a  few  narrow  black  streaks  on  the  inner  edge  of  the 
marginal  band. 

Female. —  Uppersidi>  with  the  basal  two-thirds  pale  silvery  blue,  the  ape.x 
and-  outer  margin  broadly  brownish  grey.  The  underside  resembles  the  male,  but 
is  rather  paler. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1|  inch. 

Four  males  and  three  females  are  in  the  collection.  It  is  nearest  to 
H.  protoffenes  Feld.,  the  type  specimen  of  which,  a.  female,  in  the  Felder  collection 
at  Tring,  is  before  me.  In  this  specimen  the  pale  blue  area  on  the  upperside 
is  considerably  more  restricted,  and  the  discal  row  of  brick  red  lunules  on 
the  underside  of  the  jwsterior  wings  is  nearer  the  outer  margin,  besides  numerous 
other  dilferences.     There  is  no  male  of  H.  protogeiies  in  the  Felder  collection. 


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183.  Hypochrysops  pretiosus  s]i.  nov. 
YE\i\LE.—Up/'erskk  resembles  the  same  sex  of  H.  thesaurus  and  H.  protogenes. 

It  differs  from  tlie  former  in  tbe  blue  area  being  more  restricted,  and  from  the 
latter  only  in  the  shape  of  the  wings,  which  are  more  rounded. 

Underside:  both  wings  darker  than  either  of  those  species,  anterior  wings 
more  extensively  irrorated  with  grey  scales  in  the  area  on  the  disc,  in  which  is 
situate  a  row  of  fulvous  lunules,  which  in  H.  protoyenes  are  situate  nearer  the 
outer  margin  and  extend  to  the  costal  margin  in  a  line  parallel  with  it ;  in 
U.  pretiosus  these  lunules  towards  the  apex  curve  inwardly  and  do  not  extend 
beyond  the  upper  discoidal  nervnle,  the  fnlvous  band  in  the  cell  is  darker,  and 
beyond  the  end  of  the  cell  is  a  broad  dark  bar,  the  metallic  spots  in  the  submarginal 
row  are  larger,  tipped  internally  with  black  spots  with  fulvous  lines  beyond,  those 
between  the  median  nervules  being  much  the  largest.  Ou  the  posterior  wings 
the  bars  across  the  wings  are  bright  ochraceous,  instead  of  brick  red  as  in 
B.  prototienes,  the  metallic  lines  and  spots  are  much  wider,  the  space  between 
the  second  and  third  ochraceous  bars  which  cross  the  cell  being  entirely 
metallic,  at  the  end  of  the  cell  are  two  very  conspicuous  broad  black  bars. 

Expanse  of  wings:    1^   inch. 

Hah.  Korrido. 

Two  specimens,  both  females. 

184.  Hypochrysops  hermogenes  sp.  nov. 

IslM^'E-.—  Upperside:  dull  jiurplc,  the  costal  and  apical  area  of  the  anterior 
wings  broadly,  and  the  outer  margins  of  both  wings  less  broadly  brownish  black. 
Underside  :  both  wings  dull  ashy  brown,  anterior  wings  with  an  ochraceous  band 
traversing  the  npperside  of  the  cell  from  the  base  to  a  little  beyond  it,  when 
it  bends  downwards  at  right  angles  to  the  upper  median  nervule,  a  blunt  ochraceous 
spur  from  this  bar  crosses  the  cell  at  about  its  middle,  the  baud  and  spurs  are 
bordered  on  each  side  by  metallic  greenish  blue  lines,  the  disc  is  crossed  beyond 
its  middle  from  the  costa,  near  the  ajiex,  to  the  lowest  median  nervule  by  a  row 
of  ochraceous  bars,  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of  metallic  sjiots  surrounded  by 
ochraceous  rings  and  tipped  internally  with  black,  several  metallic  spots  on  the 
costa  towards  the  apex.  Posterior  wings  crossed  by  five  rufous  nearly  parallel 
bars  margined  by  metallic  lines,  a  submarginal  row  of  metallic  oblong  spots 
capjied  with  black  and  witli  narrow  ochraceous  lines  inside,  a  narrow  ochraceous 
baud  on  the  margin. 

Expanse  of  wings:  H  inch. 

In  the  arrangement  of  the  bars  on  the  underside  of  the  posterior  wings  there 
is  some  resemblance  to  H.  iiarcissm  Feld.,  liut  in  that  species  the  bars  are  more 
or  less  broken  up  into  spots,  and  in  other  res]>ccts  If.  hermogenes  is  ijuite 
different. 

1  So.  Hypochrysops  calliphon  sp.  nov. 

Male.— Uppe/side :   botii  wings  pale  blue.     Anterior    wings  with  the  costal 

margin,  apex,  and  outer  margin  broiidly  dark  brown ;  the  blue  area  extends  over 

the  cell  and  the  inner  two-thirds  of  the  wings,  at  the  upper  end  of  the  cell  it 

extends    obli<inely   across   the   wings   to   the    lowest   median    nervule.      Posterior 


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wings  with  a  broad  dark  greyish  brown  liordcr  along  the  costal  and  outer  margins, 
inner  margin  narrowlj-  brown,  the  area  between  which  and  the  snbmedian  nervnre 
is  greyish  blue. 

Undej'side  :  both  wings  dusky  brown  ;  anterior  wings  crossed  ou  the  disc  with 
an  ill-defined  darker  brown  laud  widest  towards  the  costal  margin  gradually 
narrowing  towards  the  inner  margin,  and  two  dusky  spots  below  the  cell  ;  the  cell 
and  the  space  above  it  nearly  to  the  apex  is  bright  ochraceous,  a  streak  in  the  cell 
with  four  sjjurs  reaching  to  the  median  uervure,  auothor  along  the  subcostal 
nervnre,  a  shorter  one  at  the  base  below  the  costal  margin,  a  bar  at  the  end  of  the  cell 
bordered  outwardly  with  black,  and  six  confluent  spots  between  the  subcostal  uer- 
vules  arranged  in  pairs  and  bordered  with  black,  all  metallic  greenish  blue  ;  there  is 
a  pale  space  before  the  apex,  and  a  submarginal  row  of  metallic  greenish  blue  spots 
situate  on  the  inner  edge  of  an  ochraceous  marginal  band.  Posterior  wings  with  the 
costa  at  its  base,  and  three  sinuate  bars  dark  red,  the  iirst  bar  is  near  the  liase,  the 
second,  which  crosses  the  upper  part  of  the  cell,  commences  on  the  costal  nervure 
terminating  on  the  inner  margin,  the  third  commences  on  the  subcostal  nervure  just 
beyond  its  junction  with  the  first  subcostal  nervule,  crosses  the  end  of  the  cell  and 
terminates  on  the  snbmedian  nervure,  with  a  short  spur  which  extends  inwardly 
along  the  median  nervnre,  all  the  bars  narrowly  bordered  with  metallic  greenish 
blue  ;  there  is  a  dark  patch  between  the  costal  nervure  and  subcostal  nervules  beyond 
the  upper  part  of  the  middle  bar,  an  obscure  dark  red  oblong  spot  beyond  the  end  of 
the  cell  bordered  on  each  side  with  black,  and  a  dark  curved  band  over  the  disc, 
widest  towards  the  inner  margin,  the  outer  margin  is  rather  broadly  ochraceous,  on 
the  inner  edge  of  which  is  a  rather  broad  band  of  metallic  bluish  green,  narrowly 
bordered  ou  each  side  with  black. 

Female. — Upperside :  rather  paler  light  blue  than  the  t/irrle,  the  blue  area 
extending  over  the  whole  of  the  wings  except  the  costal  an<l  outer  margins  which 
are  rather  broadly  greyish  brown. 

The  underside  resembles  the  male  but  is  rather  jialer,  and  the  metallic  spots 
are  broader  and  more  developed. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  1|  inch  :  J'emalf,  \{. 

One  tnale  and  three  Jei/mle.i  are  in  the  collection  ;  it  is  not  near  any  described 
species. 

180.  Hypochrysops  arronica  Feld. 
Two  specimens  are  in  the  collection. 

18T.  Hypochrysops  theonides  sp.  no  v. 

Female. — Upperside :  resembles  that  sex  of  H.  theon  Feld.,  but  the  pale  area 
in  the  middle  of  the  anterior  wings  is  very  much  more  restricted,  and  the  posterior 
wings  are  only  slightly  paler  than  the  rest  of  the  wings  above  the  first  subcostal 
nervule,  where  the  white  band  of  the  underside  shows  indistinctly  through  the 
wings. 

Underside :  the  anterior  wings  differ  from  H.  theon  in  a  corresponding  manner, 
the  pale  area  not  extending  so  far  towards  the  outer  margin,  and  having  a  much 
wider  dark  outer  marginal  border,  and  there  is  a  broad  metallic  greenish  bine 
patch  between  the  two  upper  median  nervules,  which  in  11.  theon  is  only  represented 
liy  a  small  spot.     On  the  posterior  wings  the  white  Ijsmd  which  crosses  the  wings 


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before  tlie  middle  is  narrower,  and  the  velvety  black  area  ■nrliich  covers  the  rest 
of  the  outer  portion  of  the  wings  is  wider  and  extends  nearer  to  the  base. 
The  metallic  greenish  blue  bars  which  cross  the  middle  part  of  the  disc  are 
narrower,  and  the  ujiper  bar  is  loutinned  to  near  the  apex  by  a  narrow  sinuate 
metallic  line  which  is  very  conspicuous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1|  inch. 

Ilab.  Ron. 

One  specimen  only.  It  somewhat  resembles  the  female  of  H.  dolesrhallii 
Feld.,  but  it  is  without  tlie  bine  suti'nsion  on  the  uppo-sidc  of  the  anterior  wings, 
and  on  the  underside  the  metallic  bands  and  markings  on  both  wings  are  much 
broader  and  more  conspicuous.  It  is  not  improbable  it  may  be  the  ?  of  the  nest, 
but  there  are  several  differences  which  have  led  me  to  consider  it  a  distinct  species. 

188.  Hjrpochrysops  theophanes  sp.  nnv. 

Male. —  Uppcrside:  both  wings  more  purplish  Mue  than  in  H.  theoii  Fehl.,  and 
the  wings  are  broader;  on  the  anterior  wings  the  pale  central  streak  is  much  more 
restr  cted  ih m  in  //.  theon,  and  the  apex  and  outer  margin  is  much  more  narrowly 
black.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  blue  area  extends  nearly  to  the  apex,  the  costal 
margin  is  dusky  brown  and  only  slightly  grey  towards  the  base,  the  outer  margin  is 
more  narrowly  black  and  the  wings  are  less  rounded  at  the  anal  angle. 

Underside :  on  the  anterior  wings  the  black  band  which  extends  over  the  costal 
area  and  the  ujiper  part  of  the  cell  is  broader  than  in  //.  thcon,  and  the  metallic  lines 
on  each  side  of  the  band  are  broader  and  more  conspicuous,  the  metallic  line  on  the 
inner  side  of  the  band  is  continued  uninterruptedly  round  it,  till  it  joins  the  metallic 
line  on  the  other  side,  at  the  lower  end  of  the  black  band  is  a  large  patch  of  metallic 
bluish  green  scales  ;  in  //.  theon,  the  under  metallic  line  ceases  at  the  end  of  the 
cell,  and  the  black  band  towards  the  aj>ex  is  intersected  by  a  narrow  curved  metallic 
line,  which  is  not  the  case  in  //.  theophanes  ;  the  posterior  wings  resemble  those  of 
H.  theon,  but  the  sub-basal  black  band  is  broader  and  is  bordered  externally  by  a 
narrow  but  very  conspicuous  metallic  line  ;  the  submarginal  black  band  on  the 
outer  part  of  the  disc  is  much  wider  between  the  median  norvnles  than  in  U.  theon. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1 1  inch. 

Four  specimens,  all  moles. 

189.  Hypochrysops  heros  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Uppers/ de :  resembles  //.  herdnnms  Hew.,  but  differs  as  under  :  on  the 
anterior  wings  the  white  central  space  is  narrower  and  more  restricted,  and  the 
iridescent  blue  bands  in  the  cell  and  on  the  outer  and  inner  sides  of  the  central  white 
space  are  broader.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  white  basal  space  is  also  more 
restricted,  and  the  iridescent  blue  patch  which  extends  over  the  disc  from  the 
discoidal  nervule  to  the  submedian  uervure  is  divided  only  by  the  black  veins. 

Underside:  both  wings  dili'er  very  materially  from  //.  herdonius.  On  the 
anterior  wings  the  whole  of  the  cell  and  the  si)ace  beyond  it  to  near  the  apex  is  velvety 
black,  the  costal  region,  apex,  and  outer  margins  are  cinereous  bhwk,  the  black  outer 
marginal  space  extending  inwards  and  becoming  grey  towards  the  middle  of  the 
disc  and  the  inner  margin  ;  the  black  velvety  ^r^,ce  in  the  cell  and  beyond  is  broadly 
bordered  on  each  side  and  at  its  outer  end  by  metallic  blue,  except  below  the  cell 
where  it  is  narrowly  bordered  by  that  colour,  and  there  is  a  submarginal  row  of 
narrow  metallic  blue  lines.     Posterior  wings  with  a  sub-basal  velvety  black  bar,  the 


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space  above  wliicli  to  near  the  costsil  mari^iu  wliich  is  lilaek  at  tlie  liase,  ami  thence 
rouud  the  bar  to  the  inner  margin  is  metallic  blue  ;  beyond  this  crossing  the  cell 
and  extending  from  the  costal  to  the  inner  margins  is  a  broad  white  band  ;  the  space 
thence  to  the  onter  margin  is  black  bordered  on  its  inner  edge  by  a  metallic  blue 
line  extending  from  the  inner  margin  to  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  crossed  about  its 
middle  by  a  broad  band  of  metallic  blue  nearly  straiglit  on  its  onter  edge,  but 
very  irregular  on  its  inner  edge  and  widest  in  the  middle,  there  is  a  rather  broad 
metallic  blue  band  a  little  before  tlie  outer  margin. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  liiuch. 

There  is  one  specimen  only  of  this  very  beautiful  insect. 

190.  Hypochrysops  siren  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Uppersick :  both  wings  brown  black.  Anterior  wings  with  a  patch 
of  iridescent  bluish  green  below  the  cell,  occupying  the  space  between  the  lowest 
median  nervule  at  about  half  its  length  and  the  submedian  nervure  and  thence 
to  the  base  with  a  streak  of  the  same  colour  brlow  the  submedian  nervure. 
Posterior  wings  snlFused  in  certain  lights  with  a  patch  of  brilliant  ]iur[ile  which 
extends  over  the  cell,  beyond  it  at  its  lower  end  halfway  over  the  disc,  and  below 
it  nearly  to  the  submedian  nervure. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  tawny  brown  ;  the  space  in  the  cell  is  metallic 
greenish  gold  with  a  broad  ochreous  baud  running  through  it  from  the  base  and 
extending  beyond  it  above  the  upper  discoidal  nervule  to  a  little  distance  from 
the  apex  where  it  ceases,  and  is  bordered  outwardly  with  a  narrow  black  line  ;  at 
the  eud  of  the  cell  the  ochreous  baud  has  a  spur  on  each  side  forming  an  irregular 
cross;  the  upper  spur  extends  nearly  to  the  costal  margin  which  is  broadly  ochreous, 
the  lower  spur  crosses  the  end  of  the  cell  bordered  on  each  side  with  black,  below 
which  are  two  oclireous  spots  likewise  bordered  with  l)lack  and  situate  in  the 
angles  between  the  median  nervules  at  tlieir  junction  with  the  median  nervure  ; 
there  is  a  large  patch  of  greenish  gold  at  the  onter  side  of  the  lower  spur,  above 
the  subcostal  nervure  is  a  broad  streak  of  greenish  gold  followed  by  two  greenish 
gold  spots  above  tlie  nppcr  discoidal  nervule,  the  inner  spot  oblique,  above  these 
spots  are  three  smaller  greenish  gold  spots  situate  between  the  third  and  fourth 
subcostal  nervules,  on  the  disc  about  halfway  between  the  discoidal  and  median 
nervules  are  four  contigaous  ochreous  lunules  bordered  on  each  side  with  black,  the 
outer  margin  is  rather  broadly  pale  ochreous,  with  five  greenish  gold  spots  on  its  inner 
side  crowned  internally  with  black,  and  situate  between  the  veins  from  near  the  ajjex 
to  the  lowest  median  nervule.  The  jiosterior  wings  are  crossed  by  four  ochreous 
bars  bordered  with  black  on  each  side,  the  space  between  the  bars  being  greenish 
gold,  the  lowest  bar  forms  a  loop  commencing  on  the  second  subcostal  nervule 
where  it  touches  the  third  bar,  thence  in  a  curve  following  the  outline  of  the  outer 
margin  to  a  little  above  the  anal  angle,  the  outer  margin  is  ochreons  with  a  row 
of  greenish  gold  sijots  on  its  inner  side,  which  are  bordered  on  each  side  with 
narrow  black  lines,  a  narrow  black  line  between  the  two  lowest  median  nervules, 
which  is  situate  inside  the  gold  spot  between  those  two  veins ;  there  is  a  basal  ochreous 
streak  on  the  costal  margin.     The  outer  margin  is  serrate,  the  tip  of  the  veins  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1 1  inch. 

Had.  Gaui. 

One  specimen  only  ;  it  is  jirobably  tlie  most  gorgeous  of  this  beautiful  genus. 


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WESTAFRIKANISCHE  CUBCULIOXIDEN. 

yO'S   J.    FAUST. 


1.  Alcides  proximus, 


2. 

)J 

rhomboidalis. 

3. 

H 

antenualis. 

4. 

„ 

interruptolineatus. 

5. 

Cylloph 

orus  luctuosus. 

6. 

)) 

contemptus. 

7. 

« 

silaceo%-ittatus 

8. 

i» 

pustulatus. 

9. 

IT 

basal  is. 

10. 

J' 

humeralis. 

11. 

M 

modestus. 

12. 

»J 

hilaris. 

13. 

»» 

timidus. 

14. 

t» 

compositus. 

15.  Cyllophorus  praecinus. 

16.  ,,  dictator. 

17.  Sympiezopus  interruptus. 

18.  „  Iiirtipes. 

19.  Osphilia  quaesita. 

20.  „        perversa. 

21.  „        subfasciata. 

22.  „        ad-spersa. 

23.  ,.        amoeaa. 

24.  Anchistosphilia  mocquery.si. 

25.  Phaenomerus  strigicollis. 

26.  ,,  glabratus. 

27.  Campyloscelis  affinis. 

28.  Oxyopisthen  f  uneln-e  ab.  illigeri. 


1.  Alcides  proximus  nov.  sj). 

Ale.  eru{//fo  Duviv.  simiiis  sod  miuor  augiistior,  paree  ])ilosiis  ac  flavesceuti- 
squamosus  ;  rostro  lougiorc  augnstiore  baud  carinato  ;  oculis  luulto  iiiinoribus  ; 
antennis  gracilibus,  funicnlo  clavain  late  ovatam  versus  liaud  crassiori  ;  froute 
parum  depressa,  aliquaudo  fossnla  parva  impressa  ;  prothoracc  trausverso  lateribus 
postice  rotundato,  autice  sinuato-angustato,  dorso  dense  sed  baud  proluudo 
punctato,  linea  media  angusta  vittaque  latcrali  e  squauiis  flavcscentibus  baud 
deusis  signato  ;  scutello  parvo  rotuudato  uitido  ;  elytris  ijic-ei.s  autice  prothorae-e 
jiaulo  latioribns,  retrorsim  subsinuato-angnstatis,  intra  apicem  late  obsoleteque 
transversim  iuipressis,  dense  pnuctato-striatis,  punctis  in  striis  elongato-quadratis, 
iuterstitiis  striis  fere  augustioribus  convexis,  transversim  rugulosis,  siiigulo  fasciis 
duabus  obsoletis  contrariis -inter  se  obliquis  siguatis  ;  steruo  densius,  abdomine 
parcius,  flavescenti-si|uamosis  ;  pedibus  gracilibus  elongatis,  femoribus  dente  acuto 
antice  crenulato,  tibiis  anticis  intns  dente  subacnto  armatis. 

Long.  C  mm.,  lat.  TT. 

Kuilu  *  (Mns.  Tring). 

Diese  uud  die  beiden  folgeudeu  Arten  gehoren  mit  eruditus  zu  einer  Grnppe, 
dcren  Vertretcr  einen  punktirten  Tborax  babeu.  Die  gelblicben  Scbuijpen  der 
Ober-  und  Unterseite  besteben  aus  Biiudehi  strableuformig  anseiuandergcbender 
Harchen  uiid  bilden  auf  jeder  Decke  zwei  scLmale,  sebr  undicbt  bcschupi)tc,  zur 
Xabt  bin  divergirende  Querbiuden  ;  von  denen  die  bintere  iunen  bis  Streifcu  2, 
und  umgebogen  auf  Spatium  2  bis  zur  Spitze  reicbt.  Stirnc  so  breit  als  der 
RUssel,  dieser  in  beiden  Gescblecbtern  so  lang  als  der  Vorderscbenkel  und  so 
dick  als  letzterer  an  der  Spitze,  an  den  Seiteu  und  der  Basis  ctwas  grober  und 
ruuzlig  punktirt,  von    der    Fiiblcreiulenkung  (beim  J   uiibcr  dem   Spitzendrittel, 


*  Alio    von    Kuilu    stammenden   Arten   sind   im    Flussgebiet  des    Kuilu   (ini    franz.   Loango)   von 
Wccquerjs  gcsanimelt. 


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beim  ?  niiher  der  Mitte)  ab  beim  Weibchen  weuin:er  diclit  pmiktirt  uiid  s-l;iuzender. 
Thorax  mit  breiteii  Augou- iind  spitzeiu  Autiscutellavlappeu,  mit  abg'estatztem  uud 
hiuter  den  kleinen  Angeu  kaiim  merklig  geschweiftem  Vorderraiide  ;  der  Ruckeii 
flacli  liiugsgewolbt.  Deckeu  au  der  Basis  zweilappig,  hinter  diesen  feiu 
gerunzelten  Lappeu  mit  einem  qneren  Eindruck,  die  Schnlterschwiele  durch  eine 
Scliweifung  hinter  ihnen  ziemlich  dentlich,  die  Streifen  tiberall  gleich  vertieft, 
die  schmalen  nnd  etwas  weitliinfigen  Punkte  in  ihnen  langlieh  viereckig.  Schenkel 
und  Schienen  ziemlich  grob  pnuktirt  uml  mit  einem  aniiegenden  weisslichen 
Borstenhaar  in  jedem  Paukt. 

2.  Alcides  rhomboidalis  sp.  nov. 

Oblongns,  snbdepressns,  piceus,  snbnitidus,  ])arce  flavido-i)ubescens  ;  el3'tris 
ex  parte,  aliipiando  tibiis  rnfis,  illis  fasciis  duabns  oblif^nis  macnlam  magnam 
nudam  rhomboidalem  inclndentibns ;  prothorace  transverso  basi  prufundissime 
bisinnato,  margine  autico  post  oculos  sat  profunde  sinuato,  lateribas  deusissime 
punctate  ;  scutello  parvo  rotnndato,  convexo,  nitido  ;  el^vtris  latitndine  pbisquam 
duplo  longioribns,  antice  seriatim,  postice  foveolato-striatis  ;  pedibus  elongatis, 
dente  femornm  antice  crennlatis  ;  metasteruo  medio  densius   flavido-sqnamoso. 

Long.  :-0— 8-0  mm.,  lat.  2-3— 3-3. 

Kuilu  (Mns.  Tring). 

Grosser  und  breiter  als  die  vorhergehende  Art  und  namentlich  dadurcli  von  ihr 
verschiedon,  dass  die  leiseste  Zeichnung  auf  der  Oberseite  nicht  aus  Schuppen, 
sondern  aus  einfacheu  liingeren  Hiirchen  auf  hellrothem  Deckengrunde  besteht 
und  einen  grossen  nackten  Rhombus  von  derselbeu  Farbnug  einschliesst ; 
ausserdem  sind  auf  den  Decken  die  Spitze  sowie  der  Basal-  und  Blarginalrand 
roth.  Der  kriiftige  Riissel  etwas  kiirzer  als  der  Yordersclienkel,  leicht  gebogeu 
und  dicht  punktirt.  Geisselglied  7  dreieckig,  so  lang  als  breit  nnd  breiter  als  die 
iibrigen,  ohne  iibrigens  an  die  Keule  geschlossen  zn  sein.  Thorax  nm  ^  kiirzer  als 
breit,  nach  vorne  gernndet  und  mehr  als  um  die  Hiilfte  der  Basisbreite  verengt, 
die  Seiten  hinter  dem  Vorderrande  leicht  halsformig  abgesetzt,  die  Pnnkte  am 
Vorderrande  nicht  nndichter  und  nnr  wenig  feiner,  jeder  Punkt  mit  einem 
einfacheu,  nnr  die  Seiten  gegen  die  Hinterecken  mit  einem  kleinen  Biindel  vou 
Harchen.  Decken  jederseits  neben  der  Xaht  hinter  der  Basis  mit  zwei  durch 
das  vorne  gewolbte  Spatinm  3  getheilten  Eindriicken,  vor  der  Spitze  mit  einem 
tiefen  Quereiudrnck,  nur  Streifen  3,  4,  5  an  der  Basis,  alle  an  der  Spitze  vertieft; 
die  Spatien  sehr  fein  lederartig,  beim  Miinnchen  mindestens  so  breit,  beim 
Weibchen  etwas  breiter  als  die  Streifen  und  auf  dem  Riicken  flach.  Schenkel 
lang  gestielt  uud  nicht  stark  gekeult,  Vorderschieuen  innen  mit  einem  breiten 
stumpfen  Zahn  zwischen  zwei  Buchtnngen.  Stirne  so  breit  als  der  Riissel. 
Fiihlereinleukung  wie  bei  proximua. 

3.  Alcides  antennalis  >p.  nov. 
Oblougus,  convexior,  nigro-piceus,  subnitidus,  parce  brevissime  pubescens  et 
flavido-scjuamosus  ;  elytris  dilutioribus  fascia  transversa  jmstica  abbreviata  sntura 
interrupta,  interstitiis  secundo  et  sexto  postice  flavido-sijuamosis  ;  fronte  rostro 
paulo  angustiore  foveolata  ;  hoc  femoribus  anticis  breviore  usque  ad  anteuuaram 
inscrtionem  recto,  deinde  parum  arcuato,  dense  punctate,  medio  cariuulato ; 
antennarum  funiculo  clavam  versus   sensim   crassiere,   articulo   ultimo    latitndine 


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lougiore  clavam  obloiigam  adiiexo  ac  dense  pubcscente ;  hac  articulo  ])rimo 
Ihuieiili  vix  dujilo  latiore ;  protLorace  dnrso  dense,  apice  remote  ])uiictato,  liuea 
media  lata  vittaque  lateral!  indetermiuatii  liaiul  dense  flavido-squamoso ;  elytris 
snbparallelis  humeris  oblique  rotundatis,  ]ione  basin  obsolete  transversim 
iniprcssis,  dorso  seriatim  fovcolatis,  lateribns  posticeque  foveolnto-striatis, 
interstitiis  coriaceis  et  transversim  rugnlosis  ;  corpore  subtns  pnnetato,  ])nuctis 
squama  brevi  repletis  ;  t'emoribns  tibiisque  auticis  intus  deute  ac'uto  armatis. 

Long.  G-5— 9  mm.,  Lit.  2-u— 3-8. 

AscLauti  (coll.  Fanst). 

Gewolbter  als  die  beiden  voi-hergebendcn  Arten  nnd  namentlicli  durch  die 
schmiilere  Stirne,  sowie  durck  die  znr  Keule  bin  allmiilig  verdickte  Fiiblergeissel, 
deren  letztes  Glied  dicht  behaart  uud  an  die  Kcnle  gcschlossen  ist,  vou  ihneu 
zii  unterscbeiden.  Die  vielfach  geschlitzteu  Scbuppen  sind  anf  der  Thoraxmitte 
uud  der  Deckenzeicbnung  liinger,  auf  den  Thoraxseiten  breiter  und  ktirzer.  Die 
Zeiclinung  der  Obcrscite  ist  ubrigens  nirgeuds  scliarf  ansgepriigt.  Auf  deu 
Decken  ist  ausser  der  Querbinde  an  der  absebiissigen  Stelle  jederseits  noch 
eine  anssen  mit  jener  zusammenhiingende  nnd  scbriig  nacb  vorne  gericlitete  Binde 
durcb  einzelue  Scbuppen  angedeutet,  und  anf  deu  Thoraxseiten  stehen  die  Scbuiqjen 
biuten  in  grosserer  Ansdebnung  und  dichter  als  vorne. 

Thorax  uur  weuig  langer  als  die  halbe  Basis  brcit,  die  gernndeten  Seiten 
vor  den  Hinterecken  geschweift,  Vorderrand  uichr  viel  mehr  als  ^  so  schmal 
als  die  Basis  uud  hiuter  den  Angen  deutlich  ausgerandet,  die  Punktirnng  nach 
vorne  bin  au  Starke  abuebmend  und  auf  dem  seitlicli  halsfiirmig  abgesetzteu 
Vorderrande  auch  nndichter,  Decken  2i  mal  so  lang  als  breit.  Fiibler  beim 
Miinncben  im  Spitzeudrittel,  beim  Weibchen  naher  zur  Mitte  eingefiigt.  Beine 
kraftiger  und  ktirzer  als  bei  den  beiden  vorhergelienden  Arten,  die  Schenkel  des 
Mannchens  stark  vevdickt  uud  kaum,  die  des  Weibcheus  leicht  gekenlt  und  langer 
gestielt,  die  zwei  binteren  liberal],  die  vier  vordereii  aur  gegeu  die  Basis  mit 
scbuppentragenden  Puukten,  sonst  mit  pfricmeuformigen  Borstenbaaren  besetzt. 

4.  Alcides  interruptolineatus  sp.  uov. 

<S .  Elongatus,  angnstus,  cylindricus,  rufus,  ojiacus,  prothoracis  lateribns 
elytrornm  vittis  tribns  interrnptis  corporeque  subtns  all)ido-squamosus ;  prothorace, 
sterno  abdomineque  nigris  ;  rostro  subrecto  cum  capite  densp  puuctato  ;  funiculo 
clavam  versus  crassiore,  articulo  septimo  clavam  adnexo ;  prothorace  lateribns 
subrotundato  et  intra  apicem  tubulatum  striga  impresso,  densissime  grauuloso- 
punctato ;  scutello  minnto  ;  elytris  latitutlinc  triplo  longioribus,  prothorace  hand 
latioribus,  ante  apicem  ntrinque  impressis,  substriato-punctatis,  pnuctis  quadraugn- 
latis,  interstitiis  striis  angustioribus  coriaceis ;  femoribus  peduncnlatis  subtns 
dente  acuto,  tibiis  anticis  dente  olitnso  armatis. 

Long.  10—11  mm.,  lat.  1-5— 1-8. 

Sierra  Leona  (Mus.  Tring)  ;  Aschanti  (cull.  Faust). 

Mit  Oul/o  Fabr.  und  cnV/.s  Boh.  vcrwandt  ;  von  beiden  sofort  durch  deu 
])unktirten  Thorax  und  einxiihnige  Sohenkel  zu  unterscbeiden.  Stirne  so  breit 
als  der  lliissel  und  wie  dieser  iinsserst  dicht  punktirt.  Thorax  quer  mit  tief 
zweibnclitiger  Basis,  die  Seiteu  flach  gerundet  und  hinter  der  halsformigen 
Spitze  scharf  eingeschiirt,  der  Vorderrand  hinter  den  Angen  flachgebuchtet, 
jiusserst    dicht   punktirt,   der  Antiscutellarlappen    und    die  Seitcn   lireit  weisslich 


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besclnnjpt.  Deckeu  aii  den  Seiteii  bald  hiiiter  der  Bai^is  laiii,'  mid  flacli  geschweift 
und  obeu  flaoli  eingediiickt,  die  Streifen  iinr  an  den  Seiteii  nnd  liinten  etwas  vertieft, 
je  zwei  und  zwei  Pnnktreihen  (bcsonders  die  seitlichen)  einauder  geuiihort, 
iSpatiuiu  2  in  der  Mitte  lang  untorbrochen,  einc  liingere  Striolimakel  in  der 
Mitte  auf  4  nnd  (i  bis  iiber  die  hintere  Seliwielenstelle  hinans  und  liinten  mit 
2  vereinigt,  die  Uuterseite  nielit  gaiiz  so  diclit  als  die  Tlioraxseitcn  an  der  Basis 
weiss  iiesclmppt. 

o.  Cyllophorus  luctuosus  sp.  nov. 

Ellipticus,  niger,  subuitiibis,  supra  nigro-brnniieo-pubescens,  flavd-  v\  alliido- 
vittatns  ;  pedibus  rnfo-brunneis  ;  funiculi  articulis  secuudo  et  tertio  ae^uilongis  ; 
j-ostro  femoribns  anticis  longiore,  basi  triangalari  medio  carina-to  ;  ]irathorace 
conico  jiarum  transverso.  basi  leviter  bisinnato,  ut  capita  sat  dense  punctate,  dorso 
linea  media  impunctata,  vittis  duabus  dorsalibus  augnstis  flavido-,  latcralibus  latis 
albido-squamosis  ;  elytris  profunde  remoteque  punctato-striatis,  striis  basi  prol'undi- 
oribus,  interstitiis  vix  convexis  coriaceis,  exterioribus  poue  basin  nigro-hirsutulis, 
sutura  cum  scut.ello  lineisque  duabus,  una  brevi  in  interstitio  quinto,  altera  obliqua 
hnmerali  in  sexto  usque  ad  apicem  ducta  flavo-albidis  ;  corpore  subtus  alliido-, 
lateribus  densius  pubescente  ;  femoribns  nnispinosis. 

Long.  7 — 8  mm.,  lat.  'A\^ — 4. 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Tring),  Gabun  (coll.  Faust). 

Die  wie  es  scheint  sehr  hiufallige  Behaarnug  der  Oberseite  ist  nur  etwas 
langer  als  bei  meinem  sMiiicaiiis  ;  die  widerstandsfahigere  dichte,  scbwarze  uiid 
absteheude  an  den  Schultern  lassen  die  nene  Art  leiclit  erkennen,  ancli  weun  die 
hellen  Lilngsbiuden  der  Dccken  (wie  bei  der  Mehrzahl  der  vorliegendea  Stiicke) 
abgerieben  sind.  Augen  auf  der  Unterseite  weiss  umrandet,  der  Koj)f  fast  iiberall 
s(!hr  fein  schwarz  beliaart  und  etwas  dichter  als  der  Thorax  punktirt.  Geisselglied  4 
so  lang  als  1,  aber  diinner  und  um  |  kiirzer  als  2  oder  3,  die  drci  letzten  Glieder 
mindestens  so  lang  als  breit.  Die  iSeitenflaclien  des  an  der  Basis  dreieckigeu  lUissels 
diclit,  zieinlich  grob  jiiinktirt  und  weisslich  beliaart.  Die  Wolbungslinie  vou  Tiiorax 
und  Decken  bildet  einen  uuunterbrocheneu  Bogen.  Decken  an  der  Spitze  gemeinsam 
gevuudet,  jederseits  vor  der  Spitze  flach  eingedriickt,  die  Schulterschwiele  glanzend ; 
die  bis  zur  Spitze  reichende,  von  der  augedeuteteu  binteren  Schwiele  unterbrochene 
Humi'ralbinde  (iiur  bei  eiuem  Miinucbeu  vorlianden)  beginnt  dicht  unterbalb  der 
Schultcr  auf  Sjiatium  7  und  Hegt  in  der  liinteren  Hitlfte  auf  (!.  Dii^  bis  auf  die 
schwarzlichen  Tarsen  rothlichen  Beine  sind  kraftig  punktirt  und  gelbgrau  beliaart ; 
die  vier  Hinterscheukel  habeu  auf  der  Ausscnseite  eine  langen  und  an  der  Basis 
noch  einen  kurzen  Kiel.     Vorderbrnst  vor  den  Htlften  weisslich  behaart. 

S ■  Vordersehienen  und  Hinterbeine  langer,  Hinterscliienen  an  der  iiineren  Spitze 
in  einen  kleinen  Lappen  erweitert,  Hintertarsenglicder  1,  2,  3  an  der  Spitze  von 
nabezu  gleicher  Breite.  Analsegment  an  der  Sjiitze  rund-dreieckig  eingekerbt ; 
Vorderhiiften  auf  der  Vorderseite  dicht  weiss  behaail. 

i).  Cyllophorus  contemptus  sp.  nov. 
Praecedenti  minor,  brevior,  ninro-piccus,  sujira.  parce  jmliescens  et  flavo-all)ido- 
vittatus,  sulitus  dense  albiilo-pubescens ;  oculis  (iavido-ciri'iimcinctis ;  prothorace 
{■onico  dense  jiunctato,  vittis  ([uatnor  e  jiilis  jiallidis  transversim  dispositis  ornato, 
cariniila  media  pubc  silacea  parce  obsita  ;  elytris  profunde  remoteque  jumctato- 
striatis,  interstitiis  subplanis  grannlis  depressi^  dcn-^e  olwiti<,  sutura  cum  sentello 


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rotuiulato  vittistjue  diiabns  una  •Imincnili,  ultera  in  iiistcrstitiis  primo  secundo 
(luiiito,  pallido-setosis  ;  pedibus  dilutioribus,  fenioribus  uuispiuosis  extus  nni- 
carinatis. 

Loug.  4-T— 6  mm.,  lat.  2-6—3. 

Gabim,  and  Stanley  Pool  (Mns.  Trinp). 

Die  Brnstist  mit  iihuliihcn  dickeu  Haareu  im<l  ebeusodicbt  als  die  Laugebiaden 
der  Oberseite,  Abdomen  iind  Bcine  viel  weniger  dicht,  die  dunklcu  Stellen  der 
Oberseite  mit  viel  feineren  und  klirzeren  Harcheu  spiirlich  bekleidet.  Die  Scliultern 
sind  wie  bei  der  vorhergehenden  Art  vermndet,  abcr  nnr  dnrcli  einc  selir  kleinc 
gliiuzende  Schwiele  ohne  abstchcnde  Haare  angedeutet.  Die  Hnmeralbinde  vercinigt 
sieh  an  der  fast  gemeinsam  abgeiundeteu  Spitze  mit  der  Xabtbinde,  wiihrend  die 
auf  Spatinm  3  vor  der  Si)itzc,  die  basalen  anf  1,  2  (anch  undichter  beliaart)  und  o 
scbon  im  ersten  Drittel  abgekiirzt  sind.  Die  beiden  Dorsalbimlen  anf  dem  Thorax 
sind  etwas  gebogeu  und  an  der  Basis  so  breit  als  die  Deckeuspaticn  •-'  und  3 
zusammen. 

6  ■  Beine,  besonders  die  hinteren,  lauger,  Aualsegment  dreieekig  ausgerandet. 

T.  Cyllophorus  silaceovittatus  sp.  imv. 

C.  contempto  simillimus  sed  corpore  piceo  lougiori',  ])ilis  longioribns  in  \'ittis 
nndiijue  silaceis,  protliorace  longiore  minus  dense  punetato,  clytris  retrorsim  mairis- 
angustatis,  intevstitiis  convexioribus,  pedibus  longioribns  longius  pilosis  subhirtis, 
femoribus  ijuatnor  postcrioribus  bicarinatns  diversus. 

Long.  7 — 9  mm.,  lat.  3-2 — 4-5. 

Goldkuste  (Bins.  Tring). 

Das  Jlainichen  dieser  Art  hat  uocli  liinger  and  rauher  behaarte  Schenkel  als 
das  Weibcbcn,  an  der  lunenecke  sehr  dieht  behaarte  Hinterschienen  und  unterscheidet 
sich  von  contemptHS  S  dnrch  deu  breit  rnndlichen  Eindruck  auf  dem  Aualsegment. 
Die  Bekleidung  auf  den  Langsbinden  bestcht  aus  langeren  lehmgelb  o-efarbten 
Haaren,  welche  den  Kafer  etwas  rauh  erscheinen  lassen.  Der  langero  Thorax  ist 
weniger  dicht  punktirt  und  wie  die  Decken  etwas  glauzend,  deren  Spatien  an  der 
Basis  gernnzelt,  hinten  einfach  punktirt  sind.  Die  Haare  der  Tlioraxbinden  liegen 
wie  die  der  Humeralbinde  quer. 

8.  Cyllophorus  pustulatus  sp.  nov. 

Subrhroniliieus,  convexus,  ater,  uitidus,  tenuiter  nigro-j)ubescens,  pustulis 
pluribus  albidis  et  pilis  crassis  signatus  ;  antennis  pedibusquc  piceo-rnfis  ;  oculis 
arete  connexis  ;  rostro  basi  non  triangnlari  dense  punctato  et  plus  minusve  quinque- 
carinulato  ;  articulis  quatuor  primis  funienli  snbaequilongis  ;  protliorace  conico  paulo 
transverso,  lobis  ocularibus  vix  prominulis,  dense  punctato,  medio  carinulalo,  octo- 
pustulato  ;  scutello  albido  ;  clytris  pone  scutcllum,  ante  ajiiceiu  utrinque  imjiressis, 
profunde  striatis,  striis  remote  punctatis,  interstitiis  paulo  couvexis  hand  dense 
punctulatis,  maculis  novem  (3,  4,  2)  ac  striis  nonnullis  basalibus  niveis  notatis  ; 
pedibus  longioribns,  femoribus  unispinosis  extus  unicarinatis  ;  corpore  subtus  albido- 
jiiloso. 

Long.  8-3—10  mm.,  lat.  4—4-8. 

Kuiln  (Mus.  Tring),  Gabun  (coll.  Faust). 

Eine  grossere  Anzahl  >Stucke  dieser  Art  zeigt  eine  konstante  Zeichnung, 
nilmlich  auf  dem  Thorax  acht  weisse  Makelu  in  zwei  Querreihcn,  oder  vielmelir  zwei 


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breite  nnd  zwei  schmale,  in  der  Mitte  broit  nnterbrochfue  nnd  den  Vorderrand  nicLt, 
erreichende,  Langsbiuden,  die  Decken  eine  gemeinsame  quadratische  Siituralinakel 
hinter  dem  Schildclicu,  eiue  alinliche  jederseits  nnter  der  Scliulter  zwischeu  deii 
StiTif'en  (i  iitid  0,  dicbt  hiuterder  Mitte  eine  qnero  zwischen  1  nnd  (i  uud  eiue  kleiuere 
ant'  Spatium  0,  ferner  eine  quere  in  dem  Eiudruck  vor  der  Spitze,  an  der  Basis  je 
eineanf  deu  Spatien  1,  2,  5,  und  eine  etwas  liingere  anf  3;  alio  diese  Malcebi  siud  aus 
laugeren  zugespitzten  Schuppenhaaren  zusammengesetzt,  die  in  den  ansseren  Makelii 
quer  liegen.  Mit  ebensolchen  Scbuppenbaareu  sind  die  Vorderbrust  vor  und  neben 
den  Htiffen,  die  Augenriinder,  die  IJiisselseiteu  an  der  Basis,  mit  etwas  weniger 
dicken  uud  weniger  dicbten  Haareu  die  Mittelbrust  (ihre  Epimeren  fein  raucbfjirbig), 
die  Seiten  der  Hinterbrust  und  des  Abdomens  besetzt. 

Kussel  an  der  Basis  breiter  als  hocb,  aber  bober  als  au  der  Spitze,  der  Eiickeii 
zwiscben  den  kSeiteukielen  quer  gewtilbt,  dicbt  punktirt  and  mit  drei  mehr  oder 
weniger  deutlicben  Kiellinien.  Filblereink'nkung  etwas  vor  (c?)  oder  in  der  Mitte 
(  ?  ),  Geisselglied  4  sebr  wenig  binger  als  jedes  der  vorhergebenden,  von  dieseu  1  das 
kurzeste.  Der  Antiscutellarlappen  des  nacb  vorne  geradlinig  verengten  Tborax  an 
der  Spitze  nicbt  ausgerandet,  der  feine  Mittelkiel  weit  vor  der  Basis  abgckiirzt. 
Decken  mit  grosser  glanzender  Scbnlterscbwicle,  die  Spitze  einzebi  (anssen  mebr) 
abgerundet,  die  Streifen  an  der  Basis  breiter  und  tiefer,  die  Spatien  2  und  4  an  der 
Basis  breiter  als  die  nebenliegenden.  Tborax  und  Decken  in  einem  Bogen  langs- 
gewolbt.     Beine  nicbt  dicbt  punktirt  und  l)ebaart. 

cJ.  Analsegment  an  der  Sjiitze  breit  gernndet,  breit  muldenartig  vertieft,  die 
Ausseuecken  dieser  Vertiefung  dicbt  und  kurz  rotblich  gelb  bebuart. 


0.  Cyllophorus  basalis  sj].  nov. 

?.  Praecedenti  similis  sed  subopacus,  aliter  signatus,  elytris  basi  subito  trans- 
versim  impressis,  apice  conjunctim  obtuse  rotundatis,  oeulis  in  fronte  parum 
distantibns,  protborace  valde  transverse,  antice  lateraliter  coutracto,  articuln  primo 
funiculi  longiore,  tibiis  latioribus  medio  nigro-subanuulatis,  pedil)us  nigris. 

Long.  ',)  mm.,  lat.  5 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Triug). 

Zwei  Weibcben  zeigen  die  obigen  Unterscbiede  von  pusUilatus.  Die  ganze 
Unterseite  ist  ziemlich  gleicbmiissig  mit  dicken,  etwas  kiirzercn  gelblich  weissen 
Scbuppenbaareu  Ijesetzt.  Der  Rlissel  gmb  und  ziemlieli  dicbt,  zur  Spitze  nur  wenig 
feiner  punktirt,  an  der  Basis  quergewolbt  und  nur  mit  einem  stumpfeu  Mittelkiel 
versehen.  Geisselgliedcr  1  und  2  kaum  an  Liiuge  verscbieden  und  etwas  liinger  als 
3  oder  4.  Thorax  zur  Spitze  gerundet  verengt,  an  der  Spitze  halsformig,  weniger 
quergewolbt,  der  Antiscutellarlai)pen  breiter,  etwas  grober  und  dicbter  punktirt,  nur 
in  der  Mitte  mit  kurzem  und  ilacbem  Mittelkiel  und  jederseits  nur  mit  einer 
gebogenen,  in  der  Mitte  breit  unterbrocbenen  Liingebinde  aus  diinneren  und 
nndicbten  gelblicben  Hiircben.  Decken  und  Tborax  mit  gesonderter  Langswolbung, 
erstere  uber  die  ganze  Breite  im  Basaldrittel  plotzlicb  mit  flacber  Schweifung  zur 
Basis  abfallend,  die  Schulterscbwiele  punktirt  uud  wenig  glanzend,  die  Streifen  scbarf. 
aber  wenig  vertieft  und  si^bmiiler  als  die  weitliiufigeu  Punkte,  der  Basaleindruck 
rund  um  das  Schildcben  in  einem  klcinen  Abstande,  die  Nabtriinder,  die  Spitze,  eine 
gemeinsame  Nalitmakel  vor  der  Mitte,  eine  breite  Quermakel  in  gleicber  Hiihe  anf 
den  vier  aussoren  Spatien,  die  sich  scbeinbar  zu  einer  anf  den  abwechseluden  Spatien 


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iintevbrochencu  unci  liior  schniiileren  Schriigbiude  hiiiter  der  Mitte  bis  mim  Sfreifcn  1 
crstreckt  mit  weisslielien  Hiircheu  undicbt  besctzt.  Tarsenglied  :i  breitcr  nls  ]h-\ 
den  vorhergehenden  Arten. 

111.  Cyllophorus  rhombicus  sp.  uov. 

? .  llhombicns,  convexns,  niger,  opacus,  band  dense  nigro-fnsco-  et  flavo-albido- 
pilosns  ;  anteiinis  j>iceis ;  rostro  basi  triangulari  rngoso-punctato  t>t  tricarinnlato  ; 
ocnlis  in  froute  linea  flavo-albida  separatis,  flavo-albido-circnmcinctis  ;  protliorace 
conico  nonnihil  transverse,  dorso  ante  scntellum  acute  gibboso,  dense  pnnctato,  vitta 
lata  mediana  ante  medium  macnlam  obloiigam  nigram  inclndente  latcnbus(pi(' 
iuacqnaliter  flavo-albidis  ;  elvtris  autice  ]ir(ith<)race  latioribus  a  basi  ad  luimcros 
lateraliter  triangnlari-productos  et  nitidos  oblicjue  ampliatis,  retrorsim  enueatis, 
apice  fere  conjuuetim  rotuudatis,  auguste  remoteque  puuctato-striatis,  intcrstitiis 
latis  planis,  ntrinque  maenla  basaliin  interstitiis  secuudo  et  tertio,  macula  transversa 
angnsta  commnni  ntrinqne  abbreviata  mox  pone  medium,  ajiice,  pustulis  numerosis 
in  striis,  flavo-albidis  ;  femoribns  uuis])iuosis,  extus  uuicariuatis,  posticis  ante  ajiicem 
nigro-annulatis. 

Long.  11  mm.,  lat.  5'8. 
Gabnn  (Mus.  Tring). 

Eine  durcb  ihre  scharf  dreieckig  vortretenden  Scbultern  nud  den  vor  der  Basis 
spitz  bockerartig  aufgetriebenen  Thorax  ausgezeicbnete  Art.  Die  dnnkle  und  belle 
Bebaarnng  ist  undioht  und  lasst  selbst  auf  den  diclitest  behaartcn  Stellen  die 
scbwarze  Grundfarbe  des  Korpers  durcbschimniern  ;  die  dunklen  Haare  sind  nur 
wenig  diiuner  als  die  bellen  und  unterbrechen  die  sonst  gleiebniiissig  dicbte 
Bebaarnng  den  Unterseite  unr  auf"  den  Epimeren  der  Mittelbrnst,  sowie  auf  den 
E])isternen  und  Seiten  der  Hiuterbrust.  Auf  dem  Thorax  ist  die  breito  Mittclbiude 
zur  Spitze  hin  undichter  bebaart  und  iu  der  Mitte  unterbrocben,  so  dass  bier  die  von 
ibr  eingeschlosseue  dnnkle  Makel  mit  dem  beiderseits  dnuklen  Riicken  zusammen- 
hangt,  dessen  Seiten  unregelmassig  duukel  und  hell  gelleckt  sind.  Uas  Scbildchen 
ist  ebenso  dicht  als  die  Deckenspitze  und  die  schmale  Querbinde  auf  der  Nabt  und 
dem  ersten  Streifen,  sowie  die  Basalmakel  jederseits  des  Sebildcbens  auf  den  Spatieii 
1  und  2  bebaart ;  die  Streifen  3,  4,  o,  6  sind  mit  wenigcu  bellen  Hiircben  vielfacli 
gefleckt,  wahn^nd  auf  den  zwiscbenliegenden  Sjjatien  die  dnnkle,  auf  den  vier 
iiusseren  die  belle  und  querliegende  Bebaavung  vorherrscbt. 

Russel  auf  der  vorderen  Halfte  gliinzend,  weitliiufig,  fast  gereilit,  punktirt. 
Der  Antiseutellarlappcn  ist  ziemlieh  breit  und  an  der  Spitze  uicbt  ausgerandet. 
Von  deu  vier  ersten  verliiugerteu  Geisselgliederu  ist  2  das  liingste. 

1 1 .  Cyllophorus  modestus  sp.  nov. 

Figura  C.  pasttdaU  sed  nonnihil  brevior,  jiilis  squamiibrmibus  albidis  paree 
adspersus  fere  immaculatus ;  ab  illo  etiam  in  utroque  sexu  femoribns  posticis,  in 
mare  omnibus,  bispinosis,  jirothoraee  antrorsim  rotundato  intra  ajiicem  sinuato- 
angustato  :  scntello  parce  pubesccute  ;  elytris  utrinque  luacnla  triangnlari  basali  in 
interstitio  primo  et  secuudo,  epimeris  mesothoracis  apice  dense  albido-squamosis, 
stcrno  parce,  segmento  abdominali  ]irimo  uliimociue  densius  albido-jiilosis  diversus. 

Long.  7—9  mm.,  lat.  :V5— 4-o. 

Elinina,  Congo  (coll.  Faust). 

Kopf  mit  deu  Augen  und  lUissel  bei  beiden  Arten  gleich  geformt  nnd  sUulptirt. 


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Geisselglioder  3  iiiiil  4  kiirzer  als  1  und  i.',  dieses  das  liingste.  Thorax  an  der  Basis 
iiocli  ein  wcnig  flacher,  zweibuchtig,  mit  uicht  wie  bei  j/ushtlatus  geradeu,  sondern 
gerundeten  Seiten,  auch  undichter  punktirt.  Schildchen  schmaler  und  wenigstens 
an  den  Seiten  nmfnrcht.  Decken  etwas  weniger  gewiilbt,  urn  das  Rcbildohen  ebeuso 
eingcdi-iickt  als  bei  pitstulatus,  Spatium  2  nnd  4  an  der  Basis  nieht-  so  anft'alleiid 
breiter  als  die  nebenliegenden  Spatien.  Beine  rothbraun,  oder  bis  anf  die  dniiklen 
Tarsen  roth,  die  Scbeukel  etwas  weniger  verdickt,  der  welter  von  der  Spitze 
entfernte  Dorn  beim  Weibchen  an  alien  Schenkeln  gleich  stark  entwickelt,  au 
den  zwei  Hinterschenkeln  nocb  mit  einer  Zabnspitze,  beim  Mannchen  haben  alle 
ScUenkel  diese  zweite  Zalinspitze,  der  Dorn  au  den  zwei  Vorderschenkeln  ist  aber 
klein  und  an  Grosse  von  der  Zabnspitze  kaum  zu  unterscheiden  ;  das  Analseg- 
ment  ist  schmaler  muldenartig  vertieft  nnd  die  Anssenecken  sind  nicht  gelblieh 
biirstenartig  bebaart. 

12.  Cyllophorus  hilaris  sp.  nov. 
<S.  Ellipticus,  niger,  opacus,  paree  fulvo-pilosus,  maculatim  et  vittatim  albido- 
squamosus ;    oculis  in  fronte  contiguis ;    rostro   femoribns   anticis   longiore,  basin 
versus  dilatato  ;    dorso  nndiipie  convexo,  densissime  punetato,  opaco  ;    prothorace 
transverse  basi  bisinuato,  apice  fere  truncato,  antrorsim  nonnihil  rotnudato-,  intra 
apicem  sinuato-angustato,  dorso  parnm  gibboso  maxima  altitndiue  2)one  medium 
cum  capite  dense  punetato,  opaco,  dorso  pnstulis  quinqne  (2,  2,  1)  vittaqne  lateral! 
irregulari   et   interrupta    albio-notato ;    scutello   ovato    tenuiter    griseo-pubescente, 
circumsulcato;  elytris  prothoracis  basi  fere  angustioribus,  ajiice  singnlatim  rotundatis, 
maxima    altitndiue    ante    medium,    remote    punctato-striatis,    interstitiis    planis 
coriaceis,   radnlatim    pnnctatis,   macnlis    tribns   communibus,   vitta   abbre\aata    iu 
interstitio  sexto  pnstulisque  nonnnllis  in  secundo,  quarto  quinto  albido-squamosis  ; 
corporo  subtus  parce  albo-pubescente ;  autennis  pedibusque  tarsis  nigris   exceptis 
j)iceo-rufis  ;  femoribns  liispinosis,  extus  unicarinatis,  tibiis  anticis  basi  sinuatis. 
Long.  7,  lat.  3'3  mm. 
Gabun  (coll.  Faust). 

Anf  der  etwas  glanzenden  Unterseite  sind  die  fipitzen  der  Mittelbrustepimeren 
und  der  Hinterbrustepisternen,  die  Seiten  des  Abdomens,  der  Hinterrand  der  vier 
ersteu  Banchsegmente  nnd  der  Kopf  unter  den  Augen  mit  weissen  Haarschuppen 
besetzt,  das  dichter  punktirte  Analsegmeut  zeigt  einen  breiten  flachen  Eindruck 
und  ist  braunlicb  bebaart.  Anf  der  Oberseite  entspringt  den  Punkten  eiue  dicke 
borsten.artige  anliegende  braunrotUe  Behaarung.  Anf  dem  Thorax  ist  eine 
abgekurzte  unpunktirto  Mittellinie  vor  dem  hochsten  Wollinugspunkt  kaum 
angedeutet ;  zwei  weisse  nach  hiuten  divergirende  Dorsalbindeu  sind  jederseits 
durch  zwei  kleine  weisse  Schuppenfleckc  in  gleiehen  Abstandcn  von  Basis  und 
Vorderrand  angedeutet,  die  Spitze  des  Antiscutellarlai)pens  und  die  Basis  gegenliber 
den  beideu  ersteu  Deckenspatien  sind  mit  eiuzelnen  weissen  Scliuppeuhaaren 
besetzt;  eine  unregelmiissige  scbmale  weisse  Seitenbinde  ist  vor  der  Mitte 
unterbrochen.  Die  Scbnppeu  auf  den  Deoken  sind  weniger  haarformig,  meist 
an  der  Spitze  abgestutzt  nnd  bilden  droi  gcmeiusame  Makeln,  eiue  grosse  basale  das 
Schildchen  eiuschliessencle  zwischeu  den  dritten  Streiieu,  eiue  mittlere  auf  der  Nabt 
und  eine  vor  der  Spitze  anf  der  Nabt  und  Spatium  1,  daun  uoch  eiue  an  beiden  Endeu 
abgekurzte  Liiugebiude  auf  C,  je  einen  kurzen  Fleck  auf  2  und  5,  sowie  eiuen  liingeren 
und  eiuen  kiirzeren  auf  4  ;   die   Scbulter  ist  durcli  eine  kleine   unpuuktirte  und 


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etwas  glanzende  Stelle  angedentet.     Thorax  nnd  Decken  haben  gesonderte  Laugs- 
wolbnng.     Geisselglied  1  fast  so  laug  als  2  und  3  zusummen. 

Von  den  bisher  beschriebenen  Arten  zeichnet  sicli  unsere  diircli  die  scbon  von 
den  Ansseneckeu  ab  nficli  liinton  vercngten  Deeken  ohne  deiitlirhe  ScLulter.schwiele 
(sie  erscbeinen  dahcr  fast  scliiiiiiler  als  der  Thorax)  aus ;  ihre  Zeiuhuung 
errinnert  etwas  au  die  des  sablineatus  Fst. 

]:5.  Cyllophorus  timidus  sj).  nov. 

Praecedente  brevior,  fiisco-pubesceiis,  ochraceo-signatns ;  autennis  piceis  nitidis: 
rostro  snbcylindrii-o  densissinie  ]iuuctato-granul()sii,  opaco,  basi  vix  bicarinulato; 
articulo  prinio  funiculi  rcliqiiis  longiovL-;  jirothorace  transverse  lobis  oeularibus 
evidenter  producto,  lougitudinaliter  paulo  i^onvexo,  dense  puuctato,  basi.  utrinque 
loboque  anteseutellari  apice  Dchracoo;  elytris  prothorace  fere  angiistioribns,  maxima 
altitudine  ante  medium,  densins  ])unctatn-striatis,  interstitiis  planis,  maculis  tribus 
commnuibus,  una  late  triangulari  scutellum  vix  pnbeseentem  inchidentc,  altera 
suturali  pone  medium,  tertia  anteapicali  lougiore  et  postice  dilatata  ocbraeeis ; 
corpore  subtus  dense  punctato,  prosterno  ante  coxas,  sterno  abdomine<iue  lateribus 
ochract'o-squamosis  ;  femoribus  in  utro([ne  sexu  bispinosis. 

Long.  0 — (i'5  mm.,  lat.  li'O — 3'3. 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Triug),  Gabun  (coll.  Fanst). 

Diese  durch  die  sehr  dicbte  Punktiruug  opakc  Art  unterscheidet  siidi  von 
der  vorhergchenden  hau^itsachlich  durch  kiirzeren  Korper,  den  C3'lindrischen 
gekornelten  liiissel,  durch  den  Thorax  mit  eigeuer  Liingswolbuug  und  deutlichcn 
Augenlappen,  sowie  durch  den  Mangel  von  Liingsbindeu  auf  der  Oberseite. 

Die  basale  schmale  ockerfarbige  Beschuppung  anf  dem  Thorax  beginut 
jederseits  gegeniiber  dem  dritten  Deckenstreifeu  und  /.ieht  sich  unten  bis  zur 
entgegengesetzten  Seite  herum,  die  breite  Querbinde  vor  den  Vorderhliften  reicht 
auf  die  Seiteu  nur  bis  zur  Hiihe  der  Angenmitte  hinauf.  Das  iSciiildchen  ist  (d)euso 
umfurcht  und  ebeuso  von  einer,  aber  ockergelb  gefiirbtcn  Basalmakel  eiugcschlossen, 
wie  bei  kilaris  und  die  Naht  zeigt  ebenso  noch  zwei  gemeinsame  Makeln,  wiihreud 
keinerlei  weitere  Liingsbiudon  oder  Strichmakeln  vorliandeu  sind  ;  nur  bei  einem 
Miinnchen  von  Gabun  sind  auf  den  Spaticn  1  und  3  einzelne  ockerfarbige  Schiippcheu 
bemerkbar,  bei  einem  von  Kiiilu  solche  Schuppeu  auf  den  vier  inneren  Spatieu,  die 
mit  der  mittleren  Nahtmakel  eine  Schragbinde  auzudeuten  scheinen.  Die  ziemlich 
dicht  beschuppten  Seiten  der  Brust  sind  nur  ilurch  eine  nakte  Makel  auf  den 
Hinterbruste])isternen  unterbroehen. 

cJ.  Analsegment  an  der  abgestutztcn  Spitzc  kur/.  uiid  brcit  eingedriickt. 

14.  Cyllophorus  compositus  sp.  nov. 
Breviter  ellipticus,  niger,  o]iacus,  pilis  silaceis  et  flavo-albidis  sat  dense  obsitus; 
antennis,  tibiis  tarsisque  rnfo-testaceis  ;  rostro  basin  versus  triangiilari-dilatato  cum 
orbe  oculorum  in  fronte  contiguorum  flavo-abido-piloso ;  protliorace  basi  fere 
trnncato,  lolio  antiscutellari  magis,  lobis  oculariljus  minns  productis,  antrorsim 
subrotundato-angustato,  longitudiualiter  convexo  maxima  altitudine  post  medium, 
dense  punctato,  postice  carinulato;  elytris  antico  jirotiioracis  basi  fere  angustioribns- 
ajiice  singnlatim  rotundatis,  maxima  altitudine  ante  medium,  pone  scutellum 
impressis,  remote  punctato-striatis,  interstitiis  i)huiis  raduhitini  ])nuctatis;  femoribus 
bispinosis  extus  unicarinalis. 


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Loug.  4 — 5'ij  mm.,  lat.  2-7 — 'X 

Kiiiln  (Mns.  Tring). 

Uebei'all  mit  feinen  rothbrauuen  anliegendeu  Harcheii,  dickeu  weisslichen  unci 
rotligelbeu  Schiippenhaaren  bosetzt ;  die  Farbeu  gehen  so  in  eiuaudei-  iiber,  dass 
von  einer  schavfen  Zeichnnng  nicbt  die  Rede  seiu  kann  ;  am  dentlichsten  hebt  sicli 
<'ine  weisslicbc  breite  gcmeinsanu'  T-Makel  auf  den  Decken  iib,  die  an  der  Basis, 
das  ebenso  getarbte  Schildcben  einst-hliessend,  jederseits  bis  zum  dritten  Streifen 
reicbt,  liinter  dem  Schildchen  aber  nur  die  Naht  bedeckt  nud  auf  der  hinteren  Halfte 
durch  die  hell  ockerfarbige  Behaarnug  der  zwei  ersten  >Spatien  begleitet  ist.  Die 
Angen  stossen  auf  der  Stirue  ganz  dicht  an  einander.  Auf  dem  Thorax  ist  die 
ganze  Basis  breit,  der  Vorderrand  nur  liinter  den  Augen  schmaler  rothgelb 
gesaumt,  zwischen  diesen  Randern  stehen  in  zwei  Reihen  auf  dunklem  Grund 
sieben  weissliche  Makeln  (3,  4).  Auf  den  so  lang  als  breiten  Decken  stehen 
gelblicli  weisse  Strichmakeln,  niimlich  eine  basale  auf  Sjiatinm  4,  vier  vor  der 
Basis  abgektirzte  auf  3,  4,  5,  6  und  zwei  vorne  und  hinten  abgektirzte  auf  8 
iiud  9,  so  dass  anf  den  Decken  nur  wenige  dunkle  Stellen  nachbleiben.  Geiselglied 
1  das  langste.  Riissel  so  lang  als  der  Vorderschenkel,  bei  einem  Stiick,  wie  anch 
•die  vier  Hinterschenkel,  roth. 

lo.  Cyllophorus  praecanus  sp.  nov. 

Oblongus,  convexus,  uiger,  subnitidus,  pilis  nigris  et  griseis  hand  dense 
maculatim  obsitus;  antennis  piceis;  oculis  in  fronte  angustissime  distantibus,  griseo- 
circumductis ;  rostro  basin  versus  nonnihil  dilatato,  triangular!,  tvicarinulato ; 
])rothi}race  paido  transverso  conico,  maxima  altirudine  pone  basin,  griseo-piloso, 
dorso  macula  magna  subrhombica  griseo-circumducta,  ntrinque  vittis  duabus 
vittaque  pone  coxas  interrupta  nigris  ;  scutello  ovato  griseo  ;  elytris  latitndine  fere 
duple  (cJ)  vel  dimidio  (?)  longioribus,  antice  prothorace  parnm  latioribus,  apice 
singulatim  rotundatis,  basi  depressis,  remote  punctato-striatis,  interstitiis  jjarum 
<:onvexis,  fasciis  dnabus  latis,  una  autemediana  a  macula  magna  humerali 
<lisjuncta,  altera  postmediana  nigris  ;  jjedibus  valde  elougatis,  femoribns  bis])inosis, 
posticis  extus  unicarinatis,  apice  bimaeulatis,  tibiis  quatnor  posticis  apicem  versus 
uigro-annnlatis. 

Long.  10 — 14  mm.,  lat.  45 — 6. 

Kuilu  (Mns.  Tring),  Gabun  (coll.  Fanst). 

Die  hlibsche  Art  muss  dem  joseplma  Duviv.  sehr  ahnlicli  sein,  sich  jedoch 
besonders  durch  zweiziihnige  Scheuke],  iiborall  gleich  uudichte,  weissgraue  Behaarung 
und  durch  anders  gezeichneten  Thorax  unterseheiden  lassen. 

Riissel  an  der  Basis,  und  Augenriinder  grau  behaart.  Thorax  mit  jiusserst  wenig 
gerundeten  und  vor  der  Spitze  leicht  geschweiften  Seiten,  die  Basis  neben  dem 
ilreieckigen  Mittellaiqien  dentlich  geschweift,  Vorderrand  fast  nur  i  so  breit  als 
die  Basis,  mit  massig  vortretendeu  Angenlappen,  an  den  Seiten  spUrlicher  als 
uuf  dem  Riicken  flach  punktirt,  zuweilen  mit  feiner  unpnnktirter  Mittellinie ; 
bei  reineu  Stlicken  ischliesst  die  graue  Behaarung  einen  den  Vorderrand  niclit 
erreichenden'Rhombus  und  jederseits  zwei  Liingsbinden  ein,  von  dcneu  die  Jlusscre  die 
Spitze  und  Basis  nicbt  erreicht,  beide  aber  ctwas  liinter  der  Mitte  ilnrch  einen  grauen 
Ktrich  getheilt  sind.  Decken  in  den  leicht  schwieligeu  und  glanzeuden  Schulteni 
wenig  brciter  als  die  Thoraxbasis,  nach  hinten  gleichmiissig  und  sehr  flach 
gernndet  vereugt,  an  der  Spitze  nicbt  breiter  als  die  Thoraxspit/.e,  mit  dem  hochsten 


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Punkt  der  Lungswiilbung  etwai*  vor  tier  Mitte  :  die  graiic  Xalit  unteibriclit  die 
beiden  hinten  unregeliuiissig  stnfeufOrnag  gezackteu  scliwarzen  Queiliiiiden,  von 
deneu  die  nintere  eine  scliuiale  weisse,  mit  der  Naht  vcrbandenc  Qnerlinie  umsr.ldiesst, 
die  vorderc  jederseits  bis  zum  Streifen  T  reicht  iind  von  der  grossen  riuidlicheu 
Hmiieralmakel  uur  durcli  wenige  graue  Haare  getreiiut  ist,  zuweilen  abi-r  aiich  mit 
ilirzusamiueufliesst.  Auf  derebeiisd  diinu  grau  beliaarten  Uutersoito  zeigon  iiiir  die 
Mittelbrustepimereu  and  Hinterhrustepisteruen  je  eine  dnukle  Makel;  die  Mitte  des 
ersten  Abdomiualsegments  und  die  drei  letzten  bis  auf  die  scbmal  grauen  Seiteu 
schwarz.  Geissclglieder  2  und  3  gleich  lang,  uiid  langer  als  1  oder  4.  Hinter- 
schenkel  auch  beim  W'eilicbeu  langer  als  die  Decken.  Analsegment  des  Mannes 
au  der  Sjiitze  aligestutzt  nud  flacli  ([ui'reingedrUckt.  die  Aussenecken  als  kleine 
erhabene  Kijrucbeu  vortretend. 

IG.  Cyllophorus  dictator  sj).  uov. 

?  Praecedenti  simillimus,  nigro-olivaceo-  et  albido-maculatim  jiilosus  ;  rostra 
femuribus  auticis  lougiore  et  augustiore  ;  protborace  supra  (et  subtus)  olivaceo- 
piloso,  medio  ante  basin  macula  magna  suhovata  utrinque  maculis  duabns,  una 
elougata  antica,  altera  brevi  liasali,  lateribns  tertia  rotundata  et  albido-cincta,  nigris 
signato  ;  scutello  oblongo  postice  truncato,  albido  ;  elytris  olivaceo-pilosis,  macula 
magna  bumerali  basin  adnexa,  macula  rotundata  mediana  pone  suturam  et  albido- 
cineta  fasciaiiue  transversa  apicali  maculam  transversam  albidam  inclndente  nigris 
notatis. 

Long.  ll'O  mm.,  lat.  5. 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Tring). 

Zwei  vorliegeude  Weibchen  unterscheideu  sieli  durr-h  d\v  obigeu  Merkmale  von 
j/i-aeranus.  Der  an  der  Basis  stumpf  dreieckige,  dreiteilige  Riissel  ist  schr  viel  lUuger 
und  scbmiiler,  auck  vor  der  Fithlereinlenkuug  viel  feiner  punktirt  und  gliiuzeud. 
Geisselglied  1  etwas  langer  als  jedes  der  drei  gleichlangen  folgenden.  Thorax  bis 
auf  die  Fiirbung  und  Zeichuuug  geuau  wie  bei  praecanus.  Uecken  an  der  Basis 
weniger  uiedergedrlickt  und  hiuten  steiler  abfalleud,  mit  dem  hochsten  Punkt  der 
Liingswolbung  in  der  Mitte.  Die  Seiteu  der  Mittel-  und  Hiuterbrnst  siiul  gell)licb, 
die  Mitte  des  Abdomens  uud  die  Beine  weisslich  behaart,  nur  die  liinterbrust- 
episterneu  mit  duukler  Makel,  Segment  3  und  4  in  der  Mitte  und  eine  runde  Makel 
am  Hintcrrande  des  Analsegmentes  schwarz.  Beine  wie  bei  praecnttun,  uur  die 
Hinterschenkel  atisseu  mit  einem  zweiten,  bis  beinahe  zur  Mitte  reichendeu 
stumpfeu  Basalkiel. 

IT.  Sympiezopus  interruptus  sp.  nov. 

?  Breviter  ellipticus,  uigro-brunneus,  suliopacus,  nigro-pubescens  et  tiavido- 
squamosus  ;  rostro  anteunis  pedibusque  rufis ;  oculis  in  fronte  vi.x  distautibus ; 
rostro  dimidio  corporis  lougitudine,  basi  (|uam  apice  multo  magis  dilatato,  et  sub- 
triaugulari,  dense  punctato,  medio  carinato  :  articnlo  secundo  reliquis  lougiore : 
protliorace  trausverso  basi  apiceqne  subtruucato,  lobo  antiscutellari  jirnduito  apice 
truucato,  deuse  vadoso-punctato,  utrinque  vittis  duabus  late  iuterruptis,  dorsali 
augustiore  silaceo-pilosa,  laterali  squamosa  ;  scutello  oblongo  apice  dilatato,  tenuiter 
nigro-pubescente  :  elytris  antico  i)arallelis  jirothoracis  basi  hand  latioribus,  punetato- 
striatis,  iuterstitiis  planis  raduJatim  punctatis,  vittis  duabus  abbreviatis,  una  suturali 


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fiilaceo-,  altera  postlinmerali  siiiguloi[ne  maculis  (|natuor  flavido-sunamosis  ;  feinorilras 
bidentatis  extus  uuicarinatis. 

Long.  6  mm.,  lat.  3. 

Gabuu  (coll.  Faust). 

Eiue  dem  Cyllophonm  timidiis  iihuliclie  Art,  diTeu  Thorax  mul  Deckcii  alxT 
wi'iiig  gesonderte  Liiugswolbiing  habcn,  imd  dereii  Zeiclinuug  der  dcs  (Jyllophorus 
hilaris  uahe  kommt. 

Kojif  nnr  oben  zwiscLen  mid  unteii  vor  den  Augen  mit  eiuigen  helleu  Schup- 
peubaareu.  Thorax  hiuter  doin  Vorderrande  mit  flachem  Quereindruck,  ohiie 
deutliche  eigene  Liingswolbnng,  die  beideu  behaarten  Dorsalbinden  nur  vorue  iiud 
hinten  angedeutet,  die  beiden  beschuppten  Seitenbindeu  nur  in  der  Mitte  unter- 
brochen.  Die  Decken  haben  von  der  Seite  gesehen  durch  einen  basalen  Eindruck 
zwischen  den  dritten  Streifen  eine  scheinbar  eigene  Liiugswolbung,  dercu  hijchster 
Puukt  vor  der  Mitte  liegt ;  sie  sind  an  der  eiuzeln  abgerundeteti  Spitze  etwas 
schmaler  als  der  Thoraxvorderrand,  uud  zeigen  keiueu  Eindruck  vor  der  Spitze  ; 
die  Vereinigungsstelle  von  Streifen  7  nnd  8  an  der  Schulter  nnpunktirt  glanzend, 
die  Spatien  soust  reibeiseuartig  punktirt,  2  und  4  au  der  Basis  breiter  als  die 
auliegenden  ;  die  Suturalliiude  liinter  dem  Schildcheu  und  vor  der  Spitze,  sowie  eiue 
Liiugsbinde  auf  Spatium  7  abgeklirzt  ;  aus.serdem  auf  jeder  Decke  eiue  Basalmakel 
auf  1  und  2,  eiue  schriige  Strichmakel  an  der  Spitze  als  Fortsetzung  der  Binde  auf  7, 
eiue  Strichmakel  hiuter  der  Basis  auf  5  uud  eine  nahe  der  Mitte  auf  3  gelb  beschuppt. 
Mitte  der  Vorder-,  Seiten  der  Mittel-  uud  Hiuterbrust,  sowie  die  vier  letzteu 
Abdomiualsegmeute  uicht  dicht  weisslich  beschuppt  ;  die  Beiue  gelblich  behaart, 
alle  Schenkel  zweiziihnig,  die  hiutereu  auf  dem  RUckeu  gelb  beschuppt. 

18.  Sympiezopus  hirtipes  sp.  nov. 

S  Breviter  ellipticus,  rufu-piceus,  iipard,  supra  obsolete  fusco-j)ubescens,  tlavo- 
albido-vittatus  ;  pedibus  rufis  pectorisque  lateribus  longissime  hirtis  ;  isrothorace 
valde  transverso  lobis  ocnlaribus  magis  producto,  deusissime  puuctato,  medio 
i-arinulato,  vittis  quatuor  latis  subalbidis,  dorsalibus  ajiice  contiguis  et  basi  cum 
lateralibus  conjuuetis  :  scutello  oblongo  piloso  ;  elytris  apioe  fere  conjuuctiui 
rotuudatis,  callo  humerali  nitidis,  pnuctato-striatis,  iuterstitiis  subplauis  baud  dense 
elevato-punctatis,  sutura  apice  utriuque  vittis  duabus,  una  humerali  usque  ad 
apicem  ducta,  altera  in  iuterstitio  tertio  autice  et  ante  apicem  ut  sntura  abbreviata 
vittisque  tribus  abbreviatis  subalbido-pilosis  :  femoribus  crassis  liideutatis  extus 
uuicarinatis. 

Loug.  6'5  mm.,  lat.  4. 

Gabuu  (coll.  Faust). 

Im  Verhiiltuiss  zur  Breite  kiirzer  als  Cyllojilioniti  silaccoriftatus  (7),  sehr 
ahnlich  gezeichnet  wie  dieser,  aber  vou  ihm  durch  die  liingere  Behaaruug  der 
breiteren  Langsbinden,  durch  die  vor  der  Spitze  abgekurzteu  Biuden  auf  der  Naht 
und  S])atium  3  (letztere  auch  vor  der  Basis  abgekiirzt),  durch  die  kurzcu  Strich- 
makeln  au  der  Basis  vou  Spatium  1,  2,  5,  sowie  hinten  auf  4  hauptsiichlich 
verschiedeu. 

Kopf  feiuer  als  der  Thorax  punktirt  ;  dieser  kaum  halb  so  laug  als  an  der  Basis 
breit,  Vorderrand  abgestutzt  uud  gegen  die  Augenlappen  znrUckstehend,  die  Basis 
flaeh  zweibuchtig,  der  vorgezogene  Mittellai)pen  an  der  Spitze  etwas  ausgerandet  : 
die  beiden  dorsalen  Liingsbiuden   stossen  am  Vorderraude  zusammeu  und  sind  audi 


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luit  den  hiteralen,  aber  an  der  Basis,  dnrcli  eine  schmale  Qner1)inde  verbuiulon. 
Anjcu  ringsnm  weiss  gorandet.  Decken  ohne  Eindnick  vor  der  Spitze  nud  mit  deni 
Thorax  in  uunnterbrochenem  Bogen  liingsgewiilbt.  Schenkel  besonders  uuten  lang 
mid  abstclioiid.  das  Abdomen  kiirzer  als  die  Brustseiten  beliaart,  die  Hintcrscliii'nen 
leicht  wadcnfdrmig  vcrdickt  ;  Aualsegment  des  Mannclieus  sclimal  und  scbarfkantig 
eingedriickt. 

19.  Osphilia  quaesita  sp.  nov. 

?  Oblongo-elliptica,  panic  depressa,  nigro-picea,  parce  fnsco-pnbescens,  sat 
dense  hiteo-,  corpore  snbtns  dilntiore,  pilosa  ;  rostro  antice,  tarsis  apice  antennisque 
ex  parte  rnfis  ;  prothorace  quadrato  autrorsim  vLx  angnstato,  lateribns  snbrecto, 
lobo  antiscntcllari  valde,  apice  rotund;ito-prodnct(i,  margiiie  autico  vittisque  tribns 
Jnteo-piloso ;  elytris  latitudine  duplo  lougioribns,  dense  puuctato-striatis,  sutura 
cnm  scutello  toto,  interstitiis  planis  dorsalibus  basi  aequilatis  abbreviatim  vcl 
interrnpto-biteis  :  pedibns  breviorilms  dilutioribns. 

Long,  o  mm.,  lat.  2. 

Gabiin  (coll.  Fanst). 

Eine  schmale  Art,  bei  dev  alle  Deukeustreifeu  an  der  Basis  gleich  breit  siud. 
Wie  bei  quadriplagiata  Heller  durchziehen  deu  Thorax  drci  gleichbrcite  aber  am 
Yorderrande  mit  der  beliaarten  Unterseite  verbimdene  Liingsbiudeii,  die  zusammeu 
zwei  breite  dorsale  und  zwei  schmalere  laterale  dnukle  Liiugsbindeu  eiiischli<'ssen; 
letztere  setzen  sicli  iiber  die  Schnlter  bis  dicht  vor  die  Mitte  der  Deckenspaticu 
(J  nnd  7  fort  nnd  vereinigcn  sich  schriig  nach  hinten  mit  einer  dimkleu,  die  Basis  tiicht 
ganz  erreichenden  und  an  der  Spitze  ansseu  auf  2,  theilweise  auch  auf  1  und  3 
erweiterten  Liingsbiude  ;  eine  Ifingliclie  dunklc,  auf  Sjiatium  S  getheilte  Marginal- 
niakel,  die  inneu  bis  znm  funfteu  Streifeu  reicht,  steht  noch  vor  der  Spitze. 

Etissel  von  der  Fuhlereinleukung  ab  roth,  an  der  Basis  mit  einer  hoheren  mitt- 
leren,  jederseits  rait  zwei  niedrigen,  ungleich  langeu  und  feinen  Kielliuien.  Augen 
ringsum  -svie  die  Unterseite  und  Beine  weisslicher  behaart  ;  let/.terc  siud  kiirzer  und 
die  Schenkel  schwacher  gezahnt  als  dei  den  mir  bekanuten  Arten.  Thorax  uud 
Decken,  von  der  Seite  gesehen,  eine  ununterbrochene  Linie  bildend,  die  Naht  auf 
der  Basalhiilfte  kaum  eingedriickt. 

■-'<i.  Osphilia  perversa  sp.  nov. 

Praecedentis  statura  et  colore,  si-d  aliter  signata  ;  prothorace  nonuiliil  l)reviorc. 
lateribus  parura  rotundato,  linea  media  angusta  vittisque  duabus  paulo  latioribus 
Inteo-piloso ;  elytris  brevioribus  antice  prothoracis  basi  paulo  latioribus,  striis 
secunda,  tertia,  quarta  basi  approximatis,  sutura  basi  iutrusa  tota,  interstitiis 
alteruis  medio  vel  ante  medium  abbreviatis,  margine  postico  vittaiiue  obliqua  post- 
mediaua  luteo-pilosis ;  corpore  snbtus  albidiore ;  ejjimeris  mosothoracis  macula 
obsoleta  fiisca  notatis  ;  pedibns  longioribns,  femoribus  anticis  fortiter  dentatis. 

Long.  4-8  mm.,  lat.  2. 

Knilu  (Mns.  Tring),  (Jabun  (coll.  Faust). 

Die  Thoraxzeichnnng  ist  bei  quaesita  und  perversa  gleich,  nur  bei  letzterer  sind 
<lie  hellbehaarten  Liingsbinden  viel  schmiiler,  auch  am  Vorderrande  viel  schmiiler 
verbnnden  uud  die  iiussere  dunkle  Liingsbiude  setzt  sicb  uicht  anf  die  Decken  fort. 
Auf  diesen  sind  namlich  an  der  Basis  siimmtliche  Spatien  (2,  4,  fl,  8  nur  cine  sehr 
knrze  Strecke  und  anch  weitlaufigor)  gellilich  behaart  ;  die  dunkle  Liiugsbinde  nebeu 


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(ler  Nalit  ist  in  dor  Mittc  schrag  uach  vorue  Ins  znm  Streifen  9  erweitert,  bleilit  aljor 
um  etwa  ^  der  Deckenlauge  von  der  Basis  entfornt  und  eiue  ibr  parallele  lielle  Binde, 
die  eine  duukle  Marginalmakel  vor  der  Spit/.c  begreuzt,  beginnt  nicht  wie  bei 
fjuuesifa  am  Streifen  3,  sondern  erst  an  4  ;  die  basaleii  Strichmakeln  anf  den  Sj)atien 
1,  3,  a  reichen  bis  znm  Basaldrittel,  die  auf  9  bis  hiuter  die  Mitte,  letztere  hier 
mit  del-  hellen  Scbriigbiude  vereinigt  ;  Nahtwinkel  an  der  Spitze  leicht  ausge- 
schnitten.     Geisselglied  2  so  lang  als  die  vier  folgenden. 


~1.  Osphilia  subfasciata  sp.  nov. 

?  Ovalis,  nigro-picea,  sat  dense  cinereo-  et  fulvo-pilosa  ;  maxima  parte  rostri, 
antennis,  articulo  nltimo  tarsorum  apice  rufis  ;  rostro  ekingato  basi  triangnlari  et 
medio  alte  carinato  ;  jirothorace  antrorsim  rotnudato-angustato  ;  scutello  angnste 
ovato  ;  elytris  protborace  nonnibil  latioribns,  latitndiue  baud  dimidio  longioribns, 
sntnra  apice  dentiformi,  dense  jmnctato-striatis,  fusc-o-bifasciatis. 

Long.  5-3  mm.,  lat.  2-.5. 

Knilu  (Mus.  Tring).     . 

Der  Tborax  ist  unregelmassig  mit  dickereu  gelbgraneu  nud  ieineu  rotliltrauuen 
Haaren  besetzt.  Auf  den  Decken  bilden  die  dunkleii  llarcben  eine  rundlicbe 
Scbultermakel  und  zwei  Querbinden,  die  eiue  in  der  Mitte  ist  durcb  die  Naht  imd 
Spatinm  1  unterbrocheu  und  reicht  bis  zum  Streifen  9,  die  audre  an  der  Spitze  bis 
zum  Seitenrande  reicbeude  nur  durcb  die  Naht  unterbrocheu. 

Riissel  von  halber  Kiirperliinge  bis  zur  Fiiblereinleukuug  ueben  dem  scharfen 
und  boben  Mittelkiel  mit  einer  scharfen  und  tiefen  Furche.  Geisselglied  2  nur  so  lang 
als  die  zwei  folgenden  zusammen,  die  ovale  uud  zugespitzte  Keule  scbwarzlicb. 
Thorax  mit  rund  eingozogenem  Hinterecken  uud  stumpfem,  au  der  Sjjitze  ausgc- 
schuittenem  und  heller  bebaartmi  Antiscutellarlappen.  Decken  nicht  ganz  ball)  so 
lang  als  breit,  die  Naht  auf  der  vorderen  Hiilfte  leicht  eiugedrixokt,  an  der  Sjiitzc 
jederseits  mit  einer  kleinen  Buchtung  nebeu  der  Naht,  die  als  kleines  Zahncben 
vortritt.     Vorderschenkel  mit  kraftigem  dreieckigcn  Zabn. 


2-'.  Osphilia  adspersa  sp.  nov. 
?.  Breviter  elliptica,  rufo-brunuea,  baud  dense  subtus  cinereo-,  supra  fusco- 
et  cinereo-variegatim  jiilosa  :  antennis  pedibusque  dUntioribns  ;  rostro  dimidio 
corporis  longitudine,  basi  tricariiiato  :  i)rothorace  transverso  autice  quam  postice 
magis  angustato,  cinereo-pilosa,  vittis  quatuor  obscnris  signato ;  scutello  elliptico 
circumsulcato,  cinereo ;  elytris  brevioribus  punctato-striatis,  rufo-bruuneo-pilosis, 
pustulis  lineisque  abbreviatis  ciuereis  adspersis ;  femoribus  posticis  extus  macula 
obscura  uotatis. 

Long.  4  mm.,  lat.  2. 

Lindi  (coll.  Faust). 

In  Grosse  und  Kor])erforui  meinem  neiulos/is— in  Stett.  ent.  Z.  1893,  p.  482, 
irrtblimlicb  als  Ei/)-)/omiii((fu.<<  bosclirieben — recht  ahnlich,  aber  die  Beiuc  ktirzer 
und  die  Oberseite  anders  gezeicbuet.  Die  mebr  wcissliche  Bebaaruug  der  L'utcrseite 
wird  obcn  auf  dem  Thorax  gelblicher,  diinuer  und  geht  beiderseits  der  Mitte  allmalich 
in  die  rotbbraune  iiber,  so  dass  der  Riicken  eigentlicb  dunkel  behaart  mit  kauni 
bemerkbarer  heller  Mittelliuie  genanut  werden  muss,  wiibrend  aussen  an  deu 
Meiten   eine  auf  der  Basis   stebeude,  den  Vorderrand  nicht    erreicbende   von   der 


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helleii  Bc'UaavuLig  scharf  abstecliciule  dunkle  Liingsbimlc  aiiftallt:.  Laugere  nud 
etwas  diekere  gelbliclie  Haare  bilden  cine  liingere  mittleri'  und  eiue  kiirzere  apicale 
Strichmakel  anf  der  Deckeunaht,  iiugleicli  kurze  strichartigc  Flccke  an  der  Basis 
sammtlicber  Sjiatieu  uud  vide  zurstreuto  auf'dem  Riickon. 

Geisselglied  2  so  lang  als  '.^  und  4  zusamnien,  die  Keule  oval  zugespitzt.  Riissel 
von  halber  Korj)erlange,  au  der  Basis  scharf  dreieckig  und  auf  den  schriig  abfallcuden 
Seitcn  mit  zwei  nugleicli  langeu  Kiellinicn  zwischen  den  diehten  behaarten  Piuikten. 

23.  Osphilia  amoena  sji.  nnv. 

Oblongo-elliptica,  nigro-picea,  supra  pilis  hand  densis  nigro-brunneis  et  flavo- 
albidis  variegatim,  subtns  deusioribus  subalbidis  obsita  ;  anteunis,  aliquando  ct 
pedibus  rufescentibns  ;  rostro  dimidio  corporis  lougitudine,  basi  subpentagonali  ; 
anteuuarum  clava  clougata  snbcyliudrica,  a})ice  obtuse  acuminata  ;  protlioracc  fere 
quudrato,  dorso  lougitudiualiter  panlo  couvexo,  maxima  altitudine  post  medium, 
antrorsim  parnm  subrecto-angnstato,  dorso  uigro-brunneo,  linea  media  iuterrupta 
lateribnscpie  niaculam  oblongam  brunueam  inchidentibus  flavo-albido-jiiloso  ;  scutello 
ovato  paulo  couvexo,  bruuneo  ;  elytris  remote  ])unctato-striatis,  nigro-brunneis. 
sutnra  ante  apicem  iuterrupta,  fascia  basali  postice  dentata,  fasciaque  angnstiorc 
postmediana  irrcgulari  flavo-albidis  ;  i'emoribus  posticis  estus  macula  brunnea 
uotatis,  tibiis  albido-anuulatis,  articulis  duobus  primis  tarsorum  supra  albido-pilosis. 

Long.  0-2— G-3  mm.,  lat.  2—2-2. 

6.  Pedibus  auticis  longioribns,  tibiis  duabus  anticis  reclis  intus  dimidia  jiarte 
basali  siuuatis,  parte  apicali  nt  articulis  tarsorum  subtus  fuseo-timbriatis. 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Triug). 

Die  belle  Mittelliuic  des  Thorax  ist  breit  unterliroeheu  und  auf  dera  Anti- 
scntellarlaj)peu  verbreitert  ;  die  belle  Bebaaruug  der  Unterseite  reicht  bis  auf  die 
Seiten,  von  oben  siehtbar,  ist  hier  zweibuchtig  begrenzt  uud  schliesst  auf  den  Seiten 
eine  langovale  dunkle  Makel  ein,  die  mitunter  den  zweibuchtigen  Rand  durchbie- 
cbend  sieh  mit  dem  duuklen  Riickon  vereinigt.  Die  ohnehin  nicht  scharf  uus- 
gepragte  belle  Zeicbnuug  der  Decken  wird  durch  die  eingestreuten  Schuppeu 
an  den  Riindern  der  Streifeu  noch  unklarer.  (jeisselgliod  2  etwas  liinger  als  die 
gestreckten  beidcn  folgeuden,  die  Keule  wie  beim  imperialis  Heller  besclirieben. 
Die  Deckeunaht  zur  Basis  bin  etwas  vertieft,  die  Deckeuspitze  gemeiusam 
abgestutzt. 

24.  Anchistosphilia  mocquerysi  *  sp.  uov. 

Ab  A.  (Icrorata  Helleri  prothorace  transversim  convexiore,  minus  dense 
punctato,  supra  et  subtus  pustulis  quatuordeeim  (7,  7)  albido-pilosis  notato  ; 
scutello  circumsulcato,  ehtris  intra  basin  prol'nuilc  transversim  impressis,  basi  ipsa 
reflexis,  fasciis  dualms  transversis  nullis,  processu  mesosternali  fusco-pubescentc 
praecipue  diversus. 

Long.  12  mm.,  lat.  4-5. 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Triug). 

Schon  die  diiniien  Hehupjienliaare,  aus  deueu  die  weisscn  rusteln  der  Oberseite 
bestehen,   denten  darauf  bin,   dass  wir  es  bier  mit   keiner   Abart   der  decorata   zu 

•  Im  .M.inusoii|il  siiid  die  von  Personenuamcn  abgelcitctcn  Artn-imcu  rait  grossen  Aufangsbuchstabcn 
gcschrieben. — Bebacsgebeb. 


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thuu  habeu.  Die  vierzeliu  weisseu,  verscliieden  goformten  Flecki>  aiif  dem  Thorax 
sind  als  die  Ueberreste  von  siebeii  weisseu  Langsiiniou  anznsehen,  von  denen  drei 
auf  der  Oberseite,  vitT  anf  der  Unterseite  liegen.  Anf  den  Ueckeu  ist  nur  eine 
Nahtmakel  li inter  dein  Scbildcben  dicbt  mit  weissen  Schn])pen  besetzt,  alio  iibrigen 
anf  der  8])itzenUalfte  unregelmiissig  verstrenten  weisslicben  Flecke,  die  etwa  im 
Spitzendrittel  eine  ganz  unregelmassige  Qiierbinde  zu  bilden  scheineu,  bestehen  ans 
weisslich'en  Harchen,  die  in  ihrer  Uudichtbeit  die  Kiirperfarbe  iiberall  erkcnnen 
lassen. 

Fiililer,  Kopf,  litlssel  nnd  Beiue  sind  bei  den  Weibcben  beider  Arten  gleich. 
Von  decoruta  besitze  ich  nnr  oin  Weibcben,  das  Di\  Heller  znr  Begutachtung 
vorgelegeu  bat,  nnd  mnss  annebmen,  dass  Heller  ancli  nni'  dasselbe  Geschlecht 
beschrieben  bat.  Bei  den  Weibcben  beider  Arten  sind  die  Vorderschenkel  kiirzer 
als  die  vier  audereu,  nur  kurz  gestielt,  aber  lang  gekenlt,  das  Analsegment  mebr 
oder  weniger  zugespitzt,  der  Rtissel  nnten  uur  an  dor  Basis  gekornelt  und  abstebend 
Weiss  behaart,  und  die  Fiihler  sind  in  der  Mitte  des  Riissels  eingefugt.  Beim 
Maunchen  der  neuen  Art  sind  die  Vorderschenkel  die  langsteu,  sebr  lang  gestielt 
nnd  knrz  gekenlt,  das  Analsegment  an  der  Spitze  breit  abgestutzt,  breit  nnd  tlach 
i-ingedruc.kt,  der  Rtissel  nnten  bis  zur  Fuhlereiideuknng  (vor  dor  Mitte)  gekornelt 
und  bebartet. 

^5.  Phaenomerus  strigicoUis  sp.  nov. 

Ph.  lineato  Pase.  similis  et  afiinis  ;  ab  illo  elvtris  fasciis  tribns  citvinis  signatis, 
carinnlis  interstitiorum  nitidis  hand  punctulatis,  prothoraee  latoribus  postice  magis 
sinuato,  basi  evidenter  bisinnatu,  aiigidis  posticis  obtnso,  dorso  ]iunctato-strigoso, 
vitta  laterali  fasciisque  duabus  citrinis  signato,  femoribns  jiostiris  in  utroque  sexu 
^ompressis  baud  pedunculatis  praeciinre  diversns. 

Lg.  3-8—5  mm.,  lat.  1—1-2. 

Kuilu  (Mns.  Triiig). 

Die  nicht  gestielten  Hinterschenkel  gestatten  keine  Verweclislnug  nnsrer  Art 
init  der  bisher  einzigen  aus  Afrika  beschriebenen  leucogrammus  Gorst.  Wie  bei 
alien  Arten  dieser  Gattung  ist  der  mannlicbe  Riissel  viel  dicker  als  der  weibliche, 
bei  liiieatus  nnd  strigleoUis  kanm  halb  so  lang  als  der  Thorax,  liingsgestriehelt  niul 
matt,  der  weibliche  nnr  bis  znr  Fuhlereinlenknng  hoher  und  gestrichelt,  dauii 
eylindrisch,  kanm  pnnktirt  und  glanzend.  Thorax  bei  beiden  Arten  fein  laugsgernn- 
zelt  nnd  mit  kraftigem  Mittelkiel,  bei  nnsrer  Art  die  Seiten  und  Basis  mebr 
geschweift,  die  Hinterecken  stnm])fer. 

20.  Phaenomerus  glabratus  sji.  nov. 

(?  Piceus,subuitidus,  supra  vix  pnbeseens  ;  antennis  rnleseeutibns  ;  rostro  brevi 
crasso  obsolete  strigoso-punctato,  subtus  griseo-barbato  ;  prothoraee  latitudiiie  triplo 
longiore,  basi  subtrnncato,  antice  posticeque  angustato,  confertim  punctulato  subtus 
utriuqne  jirofnnde  biimpresso  ;  elvtris  prothoraee  baud  loiigioribus,  remote  striato- 
pnnctatis,  interstitiis  ])lanis  dense  seriatim  punctulatis,  sntura  hand  .sidcatis  : 
femoribus  clavatis,  quatuor  anticis  breviter,  duobns  posticis  longius  sed  late  pednu- 
culatis,  bis  iutus  pone  apicem  valde  incrassatum  profunde  snlcatis  ;  corpore  subtus 
parce  albido-jinbesceiite. 

Lg.  10  mm.,  lat.  1. 

Kuilu  (Mus.  Triug). 


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Deni  pirt'atu^  Aiicey  wiilirsclioiiilich  selir  iiliiilich.  Drei  vorliogendo  Mi'iiiuclien 
weicbeu  vou  den  mir  bekannten  Aitcii  diulurcli  ;ib,  dass  das  Prostcruniu  jederseits 
nicht  iiur  hiuter  sondern  auch  vor  den  Hiiften  ausgehohlt,  die  Oberseite  bis  anf 
wenige  scideuartige  Haare  an  den  Tlioraxhintcreokcn  kahl,  der  Tliorax  nicht  kiirzer 
als  die  Decken  ist,  und  dass  die  nuiniilichen  Hinteischcnkel  an  der  Sjutze  so  diek 
als  an  der  Zahnstelle,  innen  vor  der  Spitze  aber  senkreclit  zur  Achse  tief  abge- 
schniirt  sind.  Letztere  sind  langer  als  bei  strigicollis  S  und  znr  Basis  niehr  verengt, 
alle  uuten  nicht  dicht  gewinijiert.  Thorax  mit  der  grossten  Breite  gegeniiber  den 
Hiiften,  also  dicht  hintcr  der  Mitte,  von  liier  zn  don  etwas  stnini)fen  Hinterecken 
kanm  weniger  gescliwcift-verengt  als  znr  Spitze.  Riicken  ohne  iSpnr  eines 
Mittelkiels,  viel  feiner  und  flacher  als  gewohnlich  punktirt,  die  Puukte  kleiuer  als 
die  Zwischenranme,  uuten  vor  den  Hiiften  mit  einer  Gruppe  liingerer,  weisser 
Seidenhaare.  lUissel  nnten  mit  ebensolchcn  Ilaaren  bebartct  und  an  der  Basis 
mit  eineni  kleiuen  kornartigen  Hocker,  an  der  Spitze  so  breit  als  an  der  Basis 
und  so  breit  als  die  Stirue,  hier  aber  hoher.  Decken  mit  an  der  Basis  vereinigtea 
und  hier  vertieften  Deckeustreifen  5  und  6,  die  gereihten  Funkte  auf  den  Spatien 
viel  dichter  und  kleiner. 

Xach  der  kurzen  Beschreibung  des  jticeattts—Naturaliste  Sicil.  lS.s3,  p.  119 — 
ist  unsre  Art  vou  ihm  durch  den  in  der  Basalhiilfte  nicht  cylindrischen  Thorax, 
dicht  gereiht  punktirte  Deckenspatien  nnd  durcli  doppelte  Griisse  zu  untcrscheiden. 

27.  Campy loscelus  aflBnis  sp.  imv. 

A  Camp,  westcrmanni  Boh.  i)roth()race  intra  aj)icem  gradatim  (hand  subito) 
contracto,  dorso  opaco,  tibique  dense  basi  lateribus(pie  ruguloso-punctato,  Unea- 
mediana  impunctata  postice  pauIo  elevata  unice  distinctus. 

Lg.  10  mm.,  lat.  3-6. 

Congo  (coll.  Faust). 

Ein  einziges  Stiick  meiuer  Sammlung  zeigt  von  zehn  mir  vorliegeudeu  des 
westermanni  die  obigen  abweichenden  Eigenschaften,  von  denen  bcsonders  der 
nicht  gliinzende,  iiberall  dicht  nnd  ziemlich  kriiftig  punktirte  Thoraxriicken 
auflallt.     Die  Beschuppung  und  Zeichnnng  der  Decken  ist  bei  beideu  Arten  gleich. 

28.  Oxyopisthen  funebre  Illig.  ab.  illigeri. 

So  verdient  ein  Kafer  genannt  zu  werden,  der  mit  der  Stammform  znsammen 
am  Kuilu  von  Mocqner^'s  in  einigen  Stiicken  gesammelt  wurde  ;  bei  ihm  ist  die 
Zrichnung  der  Obor-  und  Unterseite  uicht  weiss,  sondern  orangeroth,  Geisselglied 
2  langer  und  der  miinnliche  Hiissel  ist  beinalie  bis  zur  Spitze  von  einer  Liingsfurche 
dnrchzogcn. 


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ZWEI    NEUE    BHYTIDOPHLOEUS. 
Von  J.  FAUST. 

R.  robustus  sp.  uov. 

Ovatus,  convt'xus,  niger,  subopacus,  obscure  luteo-sfj^namosus  ;  capite  rostroqne 
midis  fortiter  hand  dense  punctatis,  illo  fovea  magna  rotnndata  impressa,  hoc  anticc 
ilensins  pnuctato ;  protliorace  transvei'so,  inter  apiccm  abrnpto- et  angnlat.o-,  nirsns 
rotundato-augnstato,  jjuuctis  grossis  adsperso,  dorso  in  medio  nudo  apice  tubercnlo 
oblongo  et  snlcato,  pone  medinm  cristis  duabns  transversis,  postice  grannlis  dnobus 
aliqtiando  deficicntibns  obsito  :  elytris  prothorace  pbis  qnam  duplo  latioribus,  Lite 
ovatis,  apice  conjnnctim  hxte  rotnndatis,  longitudiualiter  convexis,  apice  oliliqne 
declivibus,  foveolis  seriatim  impressis,  interstitiis  nonnihil  convexis,  ntrinqne  sex 
pi-imis  sutnraque  seriatim  grannlatis,  seriebns  pone  declivitatem  abbreviatis, 
grannlis  poriferis  alternorum  basin  hand  adenntibns  ;  pedibas  toto  luteo-sqnamosis 
punctis  nigris  adspersis,  fcmoribns  nigm-biannnlatis  ;  segmento  anali  triimpresso, 
impressionibns  lateralibns  latioribns  ac  prot'nndioribus. 

Long.  22—27  mm.,  lat.  11—14. 

Mahabo  (S.-W.  Madagascar)  (Mns.  Tring). 

Ausser  dnrch  die  in  dieser  Gattung  nngewijhnliche  Kurpert'orm  nnterscheiden 
sich  die  beiden  vorliegenden,  demselben  Gesclilecht  (i  ?)  angehorenden  Stiicke  von 
den  bislier  beschriebenen  Arten  dadnrch,  dass  die  ganzen  Tarsen  nicht  scliwarz 
sondern  lehmfarbig  bescliuppt  sind.  Die  Decken  gleichen  denen  eines  breiten 
Brnclnjccrus  cornutus  L. 

Tliickeu  des  Thorax  an  den  Seiten,  der  der  Decken  mit  Ansnahme  der  Kbrner 
jederseits  bis  zum  siebenten  Streifen  imd  die  abschtissige  nngekornelte  Fliiche  ganz, 
ferner  das  Prosternnm  grbsstentheils,  die  Seiten  der  Brnst  nnd  des  Abdomens  sowie 
die  Beiue  mit  Ansnahme  eines  schwarzeu  Ringes  an  der  dicksten  Stelle  nnd  eines 
an  der  Spitze  dnnkel  lehmfarbig  bcschn]>pt  ;  die  dicht  nnd  etwas  ubereinander 
liegenden  Schuppen  sind  meistens  eifbrmig,  sonst  etwas  zngespitzt.  Die  Angen 
zeigen  keine  Spnr  einer  hellen  Umrandnng.  Ftihlergeissel  znr  Kenle  liiu  allmalig 
verdickt  nnd  beschnppt,  Glied  1  das  langste  nnd  hochstens  \  langer  als  breit.  Der 
Seitenrand  des  Thorax  zeigt  gegen  die  wiukligen  nnd  comprimirteu  Vorderecken  hin 
einige  kleine  Kornchen,  die  Oberflache  nicht  tiefe  aber  viel  grbssere  Pnnkte  als  auf 
Kopf  nnd  Russel  nnd  ilire  Erhohnugeu  auf  der  Mitte  sind  etwas  glanzend.  Decken 
etwa  um  die  Halfte  langer  als  breit,  mit  ihrer  grbssten  Breite  und  Hbhe  in  der 
Mitte,  nach  vorne  nnd  hinten  gleichmassig  vereugt,  die  eingedrtickten  Griibchen 
ubcrall  gleich  dentlich,  in  den  iinsseren  Reilieu  grober  nnd  tiefer  ;  alle  Reihen 
der  kbrnerartigeu  Tnberkel  am  Aufang  der  Spitzenwblbnng  abgekiirzt ;  1,3,  o  mit 
kleiueren,  3  imd  o  auch  mit  wenigeren  Kbrnern  erreichen  lange  nicht  die  Basis, 
2  zeigt  vor  der  abschussigen  Stelle  einige  grossere  Tnberkel,  atif  den  iiusseren  Spatien 
aber  sind  hochstens  unr  Spnren  von  Korneru  bemerkbar  ;  der  Aj)icalrand  zeigt 
von  oben  gesehen  beiderseits  gcgeniiber  etwa  dem  Spatinm  4  cine  stnmi)fe  Benle. 
Abdomen  etwas  grober  als  der  Russel  und  feiner  als  der  Thorax  ])unktirt. 

R.  rothscliildi  sp.  no  v. 

(1*1.  Xlll.,  tig.  5.) 

Oblongo-elougatns,  convexus,  flavo-albido-scpiamosus  ;  capite  rostroqne  nudis, 

hoc  latitudiue  diraidio  longiore,  inter  antennarnni  insertiones  obsolete  triimpresso  ; 

lunicnlo  clavam  versus  incrassato  cum  scapo  squanioso  ;  protliorace  antice  lateribus 


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snbito  ansrnlato-angnstato,  rni'.sn.s  iilrra  medium  snl)])arallcIo,  postii'o  siimato-nuofus- 
tato,  nounibil  couvexo,  disperse  gramilato-nigoso,  in  vitta  mediana  triausriilaii  uutice 
plaga  transversa  renit'ormi  alte  elevata,  ante  apicem  lateraliter  coiistricta,  postice 
carina  lancpolata  ac  tnbercnlis  majoribns  oLtusis  iiistructo  :  clytris  valdc  (.dongato- 
ellipticislVre  toto  sqtiamosis,  fovpis  seriatim  imjiressis,  interstitiis  paulo,  secundo  magis 
elevatis,  ntrinqne  dorsalilms  sex  suturaqne  uniseriatim  grauulatis,  alternis  magis 
elevatis  et  tubercnlis  praesertim  secnudo  ma.ioribns  obtnsis  o1)sitis,  luargine  apicali 
obtnse  rotnndati)  tuberculis  octo  dentatis  ;  femorum  nigrorum  aunnlis  dnobus,  tibiis 
tarsisqne  fliivo-iilbido-si[uamosis,  abdomine  vadose  rnguloso-pnnctato  parce  squamoso. 

Long.  :W  mm.,  lat.  7. 

S.-W.  Madagascar  (Mns.  Tring). 

Wie  robustus  von  den  mit  ulhipes  Fabr.  verwandten  Arten  durch  seine  breit 
ovalen  Uecken  abweiclit,  so  fiillt  rolhschildi  dnrcli  seine  im  Verhiiltniss  zur  Hreite 
sehr  laugen  Deckeu  anf.  Mit  rohv8tu'<  hat  letztercr  die  hell  beschnjqjten  Tarsen 
gemeinsam,  wiihreud  hier  abweichend  von  alien  beschriebeuen  Arten  statt  des  coni- 
primirtcn  Tuberkels  am  Thoraxvorderrande  eine  breit  nierenformige,  binter  dem 
Vorderrande  knrz  gestielte  Erhabenhcit  (houh  relief)  anftritt,  wie  sie  ahnlich  x.  15. 
bei  Bmchycerus  ferrur/ineus  Oliv.  /,u  findeu  ist  :  diesc  Erhabenhcit  bildet  die  Basis 
einer  lang  dreieckigeu  kahlen  Uorsalmakel,  in  der  sich  an  jener  ein  lanzenformiger  in 
einer  Vertiefnng  liegender  Mittelkiel  anschliesst  ;  dieser,  jcderseits  von  zwei 
stumpfcn  Tnberkeln  flankirt,  ist  znweilen  iu  drei  horncrartigen  Erhiihungen  aufgelost, 
deren  zwei  vordere  zusammen  mit  den  vorderen  seitlichen  eineu  stnmj)f  vierzackigen 
Stern  bildeu.  Eiissel  noch  etwas  breiter  als  bei  robunlus.  Thorax  vorne  nicht  ganz 
so  plbtzlich  und  scharfwinklig  zusammengezogen  als  bei  letzterem,  die  Seiten  von 
hier  bis  zur  Mitte  parallel,  dann  ziir  Basis  mit  flacher  Scbweifnng  convergirend  ; 
aus  der  dichten  Beschuppung  breclien  unregelmassige  rnuzelartige  schwarzc  Korner 
hervor.  Decken  dreimal  so  lang  als  breit,  wie  bei  robustiiM  liingsgewolbt  und  zur 
breit  gerundeten,  etwas  flach  ausgcbreiteten,  achtziihnigen  Spitze  schriig  abfallcud  ; 
diese  acht  Zahne  haben  verschiedene  Form  und  sind  als  Auslaufer  der  Nabt  sowie 
der  Spatien  2,  4,  (1  anzuselieu  ;  die  schmaleu  Stege  zwi.schen  den  eiugedriickteu  und 
gereihten  Grubeu  runzel- oder  koruerartig,  die  tSpatien  crhaben  uud  schmiiler  als  die 
Gruben,  nur  die  Naht  breiter,  der  Aussenraud  dieser  uud  die  sechs  inneren  Spatien 
bis  zur  abschiissigen  Stelle  mit  einer  Reihe  Korner,  die  auf  dem  kahlen  zweiten 
Spatium  am  grossten  uud  dichtesteu,  anf  4  uud  0  minder  gross  tnberkelartig,  auf  1, 
:!,  5  kleiner,  auch  undieht(n-  sind  und  die  Basis  nieht  erreicheu  :  Spiitiuui  ",'  und  die 
Naht  an  der  Basis  mit  je  eiuem  grosseren  stumjifen  Tuberkcl  ;  bis  auf  die  Korner  nnd 
einige  Gruben  besonders  in  den  ausseren  lleiheu  Iiiiiter  der  Schulter  sind  die  Decken 
jtusserst  diclit  mit  lanzettlichen  Schuppenhaareu  bedeckt,  nur  liin  uud  wieder  von 
cinigeu  uackten  Stegen  uutcrbrochen.  Die  zwei  ersten  Bauehsegnieute  siud  mit 
ganz  flaeben,  runden,  meist  nnr  durch  den  Mangel  der  Beschuj)j)uug  erkennbaren 
und  mit  eincni  eiugestociienen  Puukt  verseheiuMi  Erhab(udieiten  besi'tzt,  ilie  ihm  ein 
nnebenes,  flach  benliges  Ansehen  geben.  Die  kahlen  Scheukel  siud  hintcr  der 
Sititze  tief  rnnzlig,  sonst  fein  uud  sjiiirlich  puuktirt  uud  nur  hier  sowie  an  der  Basis 
schmal  gelblicli  geringelt.  Das  Analseguieut  der  vier  vorliegendeu,  hochst  wahr- 
scheinlich  dem  miinnlichen  Gcschlecht  angehorenden  iStiicke  zeigt  zwei  grosse  und 
tiefe,  unpuuktirte,  seitliche  Eindriicke,  zwischen  iliuen  eine  trai)ezformige,  weitliiufig 
puuktirte  Fltiche  mit  zwei  aus  Borsten  gebildeten  Liiugskieleu  uud  einer  flacheu 
Vertiefuug  am  Hiuterrande  zwischen  diestm. 

Diese  Art  ist  Heiru  Walter  von  Kothsehild  gewidmet. 


NOVITATES     ZOOLOGICAE. 


Vol.  I.  JULY,   1894.  No.  3. 


AN    ACCOUNT    OF    A    COLLECTION    OF    DIURNAL 
LEPIIJOFTEnA 

;\rAT)E  BY  MR.  W.  DOHERTY  AT  HU.MHOLDT  BAY,  DUTCH  NEW 
GUINEA,  AND  IN  NEIGHBOURING  ISLAND,'^,  IN  THE  MUt^EUM 
OF  THE  HONOURABLE  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD  AT  TRING,  \\rn[ 
DESCRIPTIONS   OF  NEW    SPECIES. 

By  II.  GROSE  SMITH,  B.A.,  F.E.S.,  F.Z.S.,  Etc. 

PART  III. 
L YCAENIDAE  (continued). 

UU.  Gerydus  boisduvali  .Moore. 
Two  males  and  a.  female  frotii  Mansiiiaiu. 

192.  Gerydus  leos  GnCn: 
Two  males  and  three /emrt/es  from  ;Man.-iinain. 

19;;.  Pithecops  dionisius  Boi,<d. 
A  long  series. 

194.  Spalgis  substrigatiis  Snellen. 
One  specimen  from  Gani,  which  I  take  to  be  tliis  species,  or  it  may  be  new;  it  is 
darker  and  smaller  than  the  insect  figured  in  vol.  xxi.  of  Tijdschrift  v.  Entomologie. 

1 9.").  Megisba  monacha  sp.  no\ . 

'SVk\J'..—  Upperside :  differs  from  if.  strongyle  Feld.  in  ba\ing  the  white  band 
on  the  anterior  wings  more  restricted,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  in  having  a  white 
patch  extending  from  the  middle  of  the  costal  margin  into  tlie  centre  of  the  disc 
and  the  outer  part  of  the  cell.  On  tlie  miderside  the  costal  and  outer  margin.s 
of  the  anterior  and  the  outer  margin  of  the  posterior  wings  are  more  broadly  fuscous. 

The  female  resembles  the  male,  but  the  white  patch  on  the  upperside  of  the 
posterior  wings  is  wider.  ^^^d5^<i 


Expanse  of  wings  :  J  inch.        .  J^IbMIsiv 

V 


;i8 


(  572  ) 

A  long  series  from  Miinsinam  and  llumboklt  l^ay.  The  species  named  eocles 
of  I'Vlder  differs  from  each  of  the  al)o\e-ni\iiud  in  having  a  very  narrow  hrownish 
white  band  on  the  upperside  of  the  anterior  wings,  the  posterior  wings  being 
unicolorous  and  tailed. 

I'JVt.  Cyaniris  cardia  Fehl. 
One  specimen,  which  agree.-  with  two  spcciuu  iis  iu  the  Felder  collection. 

197.  Cyaniris  nedda  sp.  no  v. 

Male. — Upperside:  more  violet  blue  than  C.  cardia,  with  the  wings  shorter  and 
rounder.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  outer-marginal  dark  brown  band  is  rather  wider 
than  in  that  species,  and  is  bordered  internally  with  an  indistinct  narrow  grey  line, 
inside  which  is  a  subuiarginal  row  of  small  dark  brown  spots  or  bars,  of  which  in 
C.  cardia  onh'  one  or  two  are  rejiresented  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Underside:  both  wings  dusk}'  brownish  grey,  with  spots  arranged  as  iu  C. 
cardia,  but  more  broadly  marked,  the  ground  colour  of  that  species  being  silvery 
greyish  white. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1  iueh. 

Three  males  are  in  the  collection. 

This  species  is  in  the  Felder  collection,  from  Amboina,  under  the  name  of 
" perusia"  an  obvious  eiTor,  as  the  tyineal  "  perusia"  figured  by  Dr.  Felder  is  a  very 
different  species  and  lieloiigs  to  another  genus.  I  have  specimens  in  my  collection 
of  C.  nedda  fi'om  IJatchian,  Ternate,  Dorey,  and  Celebes,  but  I  cannot  find  that  this 
species  has  been  described  ;  probably  it  may  be  in  other  collections  under  the  wrong 
name  of  "perusia."  Specimens  which  appear  to  be  the  femcdes,  also  in  my  collec- 
tion, have  a  very  broad  dark  brown  outer-marginal  baud  on  both  wings,  the  band 
on  the  posterior  wings  broadly  extending  some  distance  along  the  co.«tal  margin. 

198.  Cyaniris  rona  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  blue,  rather  darker  than  the  last-named  species,  outer 
margins  more  narrowly  black,  and  without  the  .submarginal  row  of  black  spots 
between  the  veins  on  the  upperside  of  the  posterior  wings. 

Underside:  pale  whitish  brown.  Anterior  wings  with  a  darker  brown  streak 
at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  a  row  of  bars  of  the  same  colour  across  the  disc,  the 
uppermost  bar  much  nearer  the  base  than  the  others ;  two  parallel  rows  of  bars 
towards  the  outer  margin,  the  inner  row  rather  obscure.  Posterior  wings  with  a  pale 
brown  streak  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  a  spot  within  it  nearer  the  base  ;  a  very 
irregular  row  of  pale  brown  liars  across  the  disc,  a  submarginal  row  of  jiale  brown 
luuules  between  tlie  veins,  with  short  bars  at  their  base,  tho.se  near  the  anal  angle 
being  black  ;  there  is  also  a  pale  brown  spot  below  the  costal  ner\ure  near  the  base, 
and  two  others  on  the  inner  margin  at  about  half  its  length. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1|  inch. 

Udb.  lion  ;  a  single  specimen  only. 

199.  Zizera  pygmaea  Snellen. 
Several  specimens  of  both  sexes. 

200.  Lycaenesthes  eone  Fdd. 

A  long  series  of  lioth  sexes  from  Konido  and  lluniboMt  Hay, 


(  573  ) 

201.  Lycaenesthes  lycaenoides  J'Vld. 
Four  mides  (one  from  Korrido)  ami  a  fe.tit,<de. 

2n2.  Lycaenesthes  emohis  Ciodt, 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

203.  Everes  lacturnus  (Jodt. 
Four-  muh'x  and  a  female. 

204.  Nacaduba  nora  Feld. 
One  specimen,  a  female. 

20,).  Nacaduba  aluta  Dnice. 
A  long  serie.s  of  l.ioth  se.xes. 

20(1.  Nacaduba  labradus  (iodt. 

2(17.  Nacaduba  tualensis  I.'iiber. 
Two  males  and  afeinale. 

20,8.  Nacaduba  aucyra  Feld. 
A  long  serie.s  of  both  sexes. 

2O0.  Nacaduba  calauria  Feld. 
A  long  series  of  males  from  Kon  and  Phnnljoldt  ]5a\',  and  two  fenidles  from  the 
latter  place. 

210.  Nacaduba  unicolor  Ruber. 
Four  pairs,  which  I  take  to  be  this  species;   the  females  are  darker,  with  less 
blue,  and  a  much  smaller  white  patch  on  the  upjierside  of  the  anterior  wings  than 
in  N.  'palmyra  Feld.,  which  in  other  respiects  tlie  female  resembles. 

211.  Nacaduba  meiranganus  Rober. 

A  long  series  of  both  sexes,  which  1  take  lo  be  this  specie.s. 

212.  Nacaduba  coelia  sp.  nov. 

INIale. —  Upperside :  less  glaucous  blue  than  the  last  species,  wilh  the  apex  of 
the  anterior  wings  more  broadly  greyi.sh  brown;  posterior  wings  wilh  a  round  spot 
fin  the  margin  below  the  lowest  median  nervvde,  and  a  short  streak  at  the  anal  angle, 
with  dusky  spots  above  each;  ciliae  of  both  wings  white,  barred  with  grey  at  the 
tips  of  the  veins. 

Underside:  somewhat  resendilcs  A'.  r/»ci)?«  Druce,  but  the  bars  and  spots  are 
more  strongly  edged  on  each  side  with  white,  and  the  outer  margins  are  white  most 
broadly  in  the  middle,  with  indistinct  lirown  Tr.arkings;  the  white  area  towards  the 
apex  of  the  anterior  wings  curv(>s  inwardly  to  the  costal  margin,  inclosing  a  brown 
subquadrate  spot  at  the  apex;  the  brown  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  on  those  wings 
is  not  extended  to  the  costa,  and  at   its  lower  end  touches  the  transverse  bar  of  brown 


(  574  ) 

ppots,  and  tho  spots  in  tlic  disc^al  row  across  tho  posterior  wings  aro  difTcnnitly 
arranged. 

Female.— The  uppe)-sule  resembles  that  of  the  female  of  N.  meiranganns,  but 
the  greenish  blue  at  the  base  of  botli  wings  is  brighter  and  more  extended,  and  on 
tlie  posterior  wings  there  is  a  douWe  row  of  obscure  grey  lunular  markings  across  the 
disc  ;  the  ciliae  are  wliite  mottled  with  grey,  as  in  the  'iiiale. 

On  the  underside  on  the  anterior  wings  the  central  space  is  white,  and  on  both 
wings  the  white  edgings  to  the  sjx)ts  are  very  conspicuous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   rather  more  than  I  inch. 

Three  males  and  one  female;  one  of  the  males  from  I'iak,  the  others  from 
lliiinlioldt   Bav. 


Nacaduba  pactolus  Vrh 


Two  specimens. 


2H.  Nacaduba  obscura  sp.  nov. 

^l.M.K.  —  Uppers ide  :  dull  lead-cdlourcd  Mue,  with  rather  narrow  Inown  mari^ins  ; 
the  wings  are  nearly  the  same  colour  and  sliape  as  X  cahtirria,  but  willioul  tails. 

Underside:  browner  than  that  species,  with  the  grey  markings  much  less 
distinct;  the  double  grey  lines  which  cross  the  cell  on  the  anterior  wings  are  not 
extended  to  the  inner  margin.  On  the  posterior  wings,  at  the  anal  angle  on  the 
margin  between  the  veins,  are  two  .small  black  spots. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  J  inch. 

Three  males  are  in  the  collection. 

21."i.  Nacaduba  fatureus  Kober  (?). 

One  male,  which  I  take  to  be  this  species.  Unfortunately  the  figure  of  this 
species  in  Iris,  vol.  i.,  as  well  as  many  other  figures  of  Lycaenidae  in  this  volume, 
is  so  indistinct  as  to  be  of  little  value,  comparatively,  in  the  identification  of  an 
obscure  species. 

2\c,.  Jamides  astraptes  Frld. 
One  specimen  from  (iani. 

217.  Jamides  campanulata  Butl.  (?). 

One  male,  coming  from  Kun,  which  is  very  close  to  the  type  under  this  name 
in  the  ]5ritish  Museum.  .Mr.  Druce  considers  /.  campamilata  identical  with  ,/. 
woodfordi  Hull,  and  .A.  lohi-Hn  liutl. 

'21X.  Jamides  amaranga  Druce. 
.\  pair  from  Korrido,  and  two  males  and  a  female  from  Humboldl   !5av. 

2li).  Jamides  purpurata  >p.  nov. 

Two  m«/es,  which  on  the  upperside  difller  from  J.  campanulata  in  bring  some- 
what paler  and  bluer  purple.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  outer-marginal  dark  border 
is  narrower  except  at  the  apex,  and  on  the  jiosterior  wings  there  is  no  dark  band 
on  the  inner  .side  of  the  submarginal  row  of  indi.stinct  spots  between  the  veins; 
these  spots  are  partially  narrowly  surrounded  with  white  rings,  but  verj'  indistinctly 


C  5-r>  ) 

so  towards  the  aiicx.  <)ii  I  he  uiidi'i'sidc  it  is  scarcely  distineiiisliable  froni  ./.  cinn- 
pamdaUi,  l)ut  the  posterior  wings  are  rather  biigliter  brown. 

Exi)anse  of  wings  :  1  inch. 

Two  males. 

I  have  lately  received  a  pair  of  this  species  from  Siinbang,  (rernian  Xew  Giiinea, 
and  thii  feiiMle  may  fitly  here  be  de.scribed.  Upperslde:  both  wings  dull  greyish 
bro\vii,  with  the  lower  part  of  the  cell  on  the  anterior  wings,  and  the  space  below  it  to 
the  inner  margin  dull  greyish  blue,  the  blue  colour  extending  over  the  discal  area 
below  and  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the  cell.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  blue 
colour  extends  over  the  cell  and  the  lower  [lortion  of  the  disc,  the  veins  where  they 
traverse  the  blue  area  being  broadly  greyish  brown.  There  is  a  sulmiarginal  row  of 
blown  spot .s,  capped  with  greyish  blue  lunules,  and  bordered  oulwardlv  with  narrow 
grey  lines.      Underside:  paler  brown  than  in  the  nude. 

^^<i.  Thysonotis  apoUonius  Keld. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

21' 1.  Thysonotis  hermes  subsp.  nov. 

Mai.K.  —  Uiqierslde:  both  wings  resemble  T.  ajjollonius,  from  which  species 
il  ditfers  as  untler :  the  blue  area  on  both  wings  is  duller  and  more  greenish,  the 
white  area  is  stramineous,  and  the  dark  outer-marginal  area  is  browner  black,  the 
costal  and  outer  margins  of  the  anterior  wings  being  much  more  broadly  brown- 
black.  The  ciliae  are  brown,  much  less  distinctly  marked  with  white  between  the 
\cins. 

On  the  iniilerside  similar  diti'erences  occur  on  lioth  wings;  also  on  the  anterior 
wings  the  white  area  is  more  extended  towards  the  apex,  where  it  terminates  more 
acutely,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  tlie  blue  submarginal  band  is  narrower  and 
of  more  uniform  width,  and  tlie  black  spots  in  it  between  the  veins  are  larger  and 
more  extended  inwardly,  occupying  a  much  larger  space  in  the  blue  band,  which  is 
a  deeper  blue  than  in  T.  cipollo-nius. 

Female.— The  up^jerside  is  more  fuliginous  brown,  the  dusky  pale  band  across 
both  wings  being  also  more  fuliginous  and  obscured  ;  the  ciliae  on  both  wings  are 
much  less  distinctly  marked  with  brownish  white  between  the  veins,  being  scarcely 
visible. 

On  the  "underside  corresponding  differences  occur,  the  white  bands  being 
stramineous,  terminating  more  acutely  towards  the  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  ;  the 
dark  ai'ea  is  browner  black,  and  the  blue  bands  deeper  blue.  The  blue  band  on  the 
]]0.sterior  wings  is  narrower  and  more  uniform  in  width,  with  the  black  siiots  in  it 
larger,  as  in  the  male. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1,^  inch. 

Hab.  Two  males  and  one j'e/wde  fioni  Korrido,  and  \v.o  feiiKden  from  Biak. 

It  is  an  insular  form  of  'T.  apoUonius  or  T.  philostratus  Feld.,  the  blue  on  the 
upperside  of  which  latter  species  is  more  j)uri)le  than  in  2'.  a)iollon>iis.  and  the 
underside  of  which  very  closely  resembles  T.  /iec»u'.<. 

'222.  Thysouotis  g'laucopis  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperside:  differs  from  T.  iridlarci  in  both  wings  being  more  rounded- 
and  the  anterior  wings  lieiiig  more  uniformly  and  darker  blue.     On  the  jiosterior  wings 


(  57fi  ) 

the  pale  area  towards  the  base  is  much  more  restricted  aud  less  distinct,  and  the  dark 
marginal  area  is  much  narrower  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Underside:  on  the  anterior  wings  the  blue  liand  extends  along  the  outer  margin 
nearly  to  the  outer  angle,  the  space  beyond  it  being  dull  blackish  grey,  and  the  white 
area  on  the  disc  is  much  more  restricted.  t)n  the  posterior  wings  the  white  band 
across  the  wings  is  narrower.  The  blue  band  which  crosses  the  disc  is  narrower, 
and  is  broken  u[)  into  conical  spots,  divided  by  the  nervures,  and  centred  with  lilack 
si)ot8,  which  are  less  elongate  than  in  T.  tvallacel;  the  colour  of  this  band  is  deeper 
and  somewhat  violaceous  blue. 

Female. — Upper»lde:  both  wings  more  rounded  than  in  T.  ■W(dlacei ,  s\m]  the 
pale  spaces  much  browner  and  more  restricted  ;  tiie  ciliae  less  conspicuously  white. 

IJndm-side :  resembles  the  male  and  differs  from  the  female  of  T.  wcdlacei  in  a 
similar  way,  the  white  ai'ea  on  both  wings  being  ver\'  much  more  restricted. 

Expanse  of  wings,  both  sexes  :  1^  inch. 

Ilab.  One  nude  from  Wandesi,  and  a  long  series  from  Humboldt  Bay. 

The  specimen  from  Wandesi  is  small,  and  on  the  underside  of  the  anterior  wings 
the  dark  costal  and  outer-marginal  band  is  narrower  than  in  the  other  specimens. 

Ii23.  Thysonotis  celius  Feld. 
A  good  series  of  both  sexes  from  iiiak  and  Humljohlt  Bay. 

224.  Thysonotis  caesius  sj).  nov. 

Male. — Ujiperslde:  both  wings  blue,  as  in  T.  cepheis  Druce,  but  differs  from 
that  species  in  being  larger,  the  wings  broader  and  itunuler,  and  the  outer  margins 
more  broadly  black. 

Underside  also  resembles  T.  cepheis,  but  tlie  metallic  colouring  is  more  golden 
and  extended. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  li  inch. 

One  specimen  only.  I  have  lately  received  both  sexes  of  this  species  from 
Stephausort.  'Yhe  female  is  blacker  than  that  sex  of  T.  cepheis,  and  the  pale  area  on 
the  anterior  wings  is  narrower,  and  does  not  extend  so  far  towards  the  outer  margin. 

225.  Thysonotis  sperchius  I'cld. 

8ix  specimens,  three  of  each  sex. 

226.  Lampides  euchylas  Hiilm. 

\  good  series  of  both  sexes  from  Korrido  an<l  liumlioldt  Bay. 

227.  Lampides  allectus  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Uppcrside:  both  wings  very  bright  azure  blue,  crossed  from  a  little 
below  the  cell  of  the  anterior  wings  and  before  the  middle  of  the  posterior  wings 
to  the  inner  margin  by  a  pure  white  baud  ;  outer  margins  of  anterior  wings  narrowly 
and  of  posterior  wings  rather  more  broadly  black,  the  latter  rather  irregularly  black 
on  the  inner  edge. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  blacker  than  in  L.  aleuas  Feld.,  with  the  white 
area  more  restricted,  and  the  blue  subinarginal  spots  and  lines  lirighter  and  more 
developed.      Posterior  wings  with  the  outer  half  from  the  middle  of  the  costal  to 


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Llie  middle  of  the  inner  margin  black,  traversed  by  two  rows  of  very  conspicuous 
brilliant  blue  conical  lunules  and  a  submarginal  row  of  Uue  lines,  a  broad  while 
band  inside  the  black  outer  half,  base  rather  broadly  black. 

Female. — Both  wings  dusky  bromi-black,  with  a  dusky  white  ill-defined  band 
commencing  at  tlie  end  of  tlie  cell  of  the  anterior  wings,  crossing  its  inner  margin 
at  the  middle,  and  terminating  on  the  inner  margin  of  the  posterior  wings  on  its 
upper  third.  There  are  no  traces  of  bkie  on  the  upperside.  Underside  exactly  as 
in  the  male. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1|^  inch. 

Near  to  T.  aleuae  P'eld.,  but  deeper  blue  on  the  upperside,  and  the  blue 
markings  on  the  underside  more  developed;  the  white  area  on  both  sides  more 
restricted,  and  the  female  without  blue  shading  towards  the  base  of  the  wings. 

A  long  series  of  males  and  one  female. 

228.  Lampides  amphissina  sp.  nov. 

!M.\LE. —  Upjierside:  both  wings  paler  and  more  shining  blue  than  L.  a,mphissa, 
the  type  of  which  in  the  Felder  collection  is  now  before  me.  On  the  po.sterior  wings 
the  dark  submarginal  spots  towards  the  anal  angle  of  that  species  are  absent ;  both 
wings  are  shorter  and  rather  less  opaque,  the  markings  on  the  underside  being 
indistinctly  visible. 

The  underside  closely  resembles  L,  aviphtssa,  but  is  more  slate-coloured, 
and  the  markings  are  whiter  and  more  distinct.  On  the  anterior  wings  the 
double  row  of  white  lines  across  the  disc  is  more  vertically  situated,  those  on 
the  costal  margin  being  farther  from  the  apex.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  dark 
spots  between  the  veins  towards  the  apex  are  more  conical.  The  submarginal  band 
of  orange  lunules  which  in  L.  amphissa  extends  from  the  inner  margin  above  the 
anal  angle  into  the  interspace  beyond  the  uppermost  median  nervule  is  represented 
by  two  orange  lunules  and  part  of  another  iu  the  interspaces  between  the  median 
nervules  and  submedian  nervvu'e. 

F"emale. —  Uppjerside:  differs  from  that  sex  of  L.  amphissa  on  the  anterior 
wings,  in  the  piile  space  in  the  middle  of  those  wings  being  more  restricted,  the 
basal  half  of  the  costa  Ijeing  broadly  greyish  black,  the  same  colour  as  the  apical 
and  outer-marginal  area,  and  densely  dusted  with  blue  scales;  there  is  an  indistinct 
submarginal  row  of  black  spots  partially  suiTOunded  by  blue.  In  the  female  of  L. 
amphissa  the  whole  of  the  inner  two-thirds  of  the  anterior  wings  is  greyish  white 
without  blue  colouring,  the  posterior  wings  are  greyish  black,  the  costal  margip 
from  the  base  to  half  its  length  whitish,  and  the  basal  two-thirds  of  the  disc  and 
the  cell  brightly  suffused  with  blue. 

Underside:  the  costal  area,  apex,  and  outer  fourth  of  the  disc  of  the  anterior 
wings  are  slate-coloured  grey  with  pale  whiti.sh  markings,  the  rest  of  the  wings 
white;  posterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin  broadly  whitish,  the  rest  of  the  wings 
grey,  with  spots  and  markings  as  in  the  male. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  If  inch  ;  female,  Ij  inch. 

Fom-  males  and  a  female  from  Humboldt  Bay.  In  another  specimen,  a  female 
from  Biak,  which  in  other  respects  is  identical  with  the  female  from  Humboldt  Bay, 
the  submarginal  band  of  orange  lunules  on  the  imderside  of  the  posterior  wings 
is  very  broad,  and  extends  into  the  interspace  beyond  the  discoidal  nervule.  I 
may  be  wrong  in  considering  these  two  females  to  be  the  females  of  /..  amphissina; 


(518) 

jiossibly  further  collections  from  the  district  may  produce  <i  male  to  which  Ihey  more 
undoubtedly  belong.  There  is  a  specimen  in  the  Hewitson  collection  which  they 
exactly  resemble,  in  a  long  series  under  which  Mr.  Hewitson  placed  the  name 
of  "  aniphissa,"  but  which  comi)rises  ))robably  half-a-dozen  species.  The  underside 
of  the  anterior  wings  of  tlie/enio/«  strongly  resembles  that  of  the  female  of  T.  Ii>/las 
Cr.  ;  on  the  posterior  wings  of  that  species  there  are  no  sul)niarginal  orange  lunules. 

229.  Lampides  batjanensis  Kober  (?). 
One  specinten,  which  I  take  to  be  the  male  of  this  so-called  variety  of 
P.  snelleni  ROb.  On  the  uiiperside  this  specimen  is  paler  and  less  shining  blue 
than  L.  amphissina,  and  on  the  underside  it  is  consith-rably  darker.  Tlie  wings  are 
more  elongate,  and  resemble  L.  amphissa  in  shape,  but  it  is  diflfereut  in  coloration 
from  either  of  those  species.     Possibly  it  may  be  a  new  species. 

230.  Lampides  kondulana  P'eld.  (?). 
The  type  of  this  species  is  not  in  the  I'Vlder  collection,  and  I  am  unable  with 
certainty  to  identify  the  specimens  in  the  Doherty  collection  with  it,  but  they  are 
identical  with  others  in  Mr.  Druce's  collection  under  this  name.  On  tlie  upperside 
they  are  rather  darker  shining  blue  than  in  L.  aiyiphissina,  and  have  an  irregular 
black  bar  at  the  anal  angle.  The  females  on  the  upperside  of  the  anterior  wings 
are  broadly  greyish  black  at  the  apex  and  along  the  outer  margin,  and  on  the 
posterior  wings  there  is  a  conspicuous  submarginal  row  of  black  spots  with  dark 
lunules  above,  which  are  crowned  with  pale  whitish  lunules.  Two  pairs  are  in  the 
collection. 

231.  Lampides  caerulina  Mat  hew. 
A  long  series  of  both  sex(*  from  Kon,  Uiak,  Uaui,  and  HumbukU  Jiay. 


One  female. 


232.  Lampides  aratus  Cr. 

233.  Catochrysops  strabo  I'abr. 

234.  Catochrysops  cnejus  Fabr. 

235.  Tarucus  telicanus  Hiibn. 

23().  Utica  onycha  Hew. 
Two  males  and  four  females.     They  are    rather  smaller   and   the  females  are 
paler  than  the  specimens  in  the  Hewitson  collection. 

237.  Castalius  evena  \Wvt. 
Wx  specimens. 

238.  Curetis  aesopus  I'abr. 
One  specimen;  corresponds  willi  a  specimen  in  the  l''el<ler  collection  from  .\ru. 

23'J.  Holochila  regiua  l'>uil. 
Four  males  and  three /(jm.o/«8. 


(  «79  ) 
2-10.  Holochila  intensa  Butl. 


A  pair  from  Kon. 


241.  Holochila  ilias  VM. 
Four  males  and  two  females. 

242.  Holochila  marginata  sp.  nov. 

Male. —  Upperslde:  more  violaceous  purple  than  H.  intensa  and  11.  ilias. 
Anterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin,  apical  third,  and  outer  margin  \pry  broadly 
brown-black.  Posterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin  jialcr  and  the  outer  margin 
rather  broadly  brown-black,  the  inner  edge  of  the  dark  band  being  irregular  ;  tlie 
wings  are  more  acutely  angulated  at   the  anal  angle. 

Underside:  dififer.s  from  1x)th  the  above  species  in  the  veins  on  the  anterior 
wings  not  being  tipped  with  black. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1  inch. 

One  specimen  only. 

24.".  Holochila  subovata  sp.  nov. 

5IALE. —  Upperside :  more  violaceous  purple  than  H.  intensa  and  H.  ilias. 
Anterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin  narrowly,  the  apex  more  broadly,  and  outer 
margin  more  narrowly  bordered  with  brown-black.  Ciliae  on  both  wings  white, 
conspicuously  ti2iped  with  black  at  the  ends  of  the  veins.  Anterior  wings  broader 
than  in  the  above-described  species,  and  slightly  con\ex  on  the  outer  margin. 
Posterior  wings  nan'owly  edged  with  black. 

Underside :  rather  brownish  white,  outer  margin  very  narrowly  black.  Ciliae 
white,  tipped  with  black  at  the  ends  of  the  veins. 

Female  scarcely  differs  from  the  same  sex  of  H.  intensa  and  //.  (7('rts,  but  the 
pale  middle  space  extends  rather  more  towards  the  base,  and  the  ciliae  are  marked 
conspicuously  with  black  at  the  ends  of  the  veins. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1|  inch. 

A  pair ;  the  shape  of  the  wings  is  the  principal  distinguishing  feature  of  this 
sjiecies. 

244.  Holochila  harterti  sj).  nov, 

Male. —  Upperside :  both  wings  brownish  grey,  with  a  white  patch  which  covers 
a  triangular  space  ou  the  anterior  wings,  the  rounded  ap;^x  of  which  commences  near 
the  end  of  the  cell  and  has  its  base  on  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin.  Posterior 
wings  with  a  large  white  patch  extending  from  the  costal  margin,  from  the  apex 
nearly  to  the  base,  and  thence  across  the  wings,  invading  the  middle  of  the  cell  to 
the  upper  median  nervule,  whence  it  shades  into  the  browni-grev  area  of  the  lower 
portion  of  the  wing.s. 

Underside  :  slightly  shaded  witli  lirown  towards  the  outer  margins.  Ciliae  white 
on  the  anterior  wings  and  mottled  with  grey  at  the  tijis  of  the  veins  on  the 
posterior  wings. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1  ^  inch. 

One  specimen  only.  The  general  aiijiearance  would  lead  one  to  supi)0se  it  to  be 
a  female,  but  the  shape  of  the  wings,  especially  of  the  posterior  wings,  which  are 
sharply  angulated  at  the  anal  angle,  seems  to  indicate  that  it  is  a  inaU. 


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HI.").  Holochila  refusa  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Upperside:  Iwtli  wings  greyish  brown,  witli  a  white  i>atch  which  covers 
the  niifldle  of  tlic  disc,  and  thence  extends  to  tlic  inner  margin  on  the  anterior  wings, 
and  the  upper  and  middle  portion  of  the  posterior  wings,  slightly  invading  the  cells 
of  both  wings,  shading  into  dull  blue — slightly  opalescent  in  certain  lights— towards 
the  base.     Ciliac  white,  broadly  brown  at  the  tips  of  the  veins. 

Underside:  both  wings  greyish  white,  with  the  costal  margin  narrowly,  the 
apex  broadly,  and  outer  margin  brownish  _gi-ey,  the  outer-marginal  grey  liand 
gradually  naiTOwing  to  the  outer  angle.  On  the  posterior  wings  is  a  similar  outer- 
marginal  band,  broadest  at  the  apex.  Ciliae  of  both  wings  brown,  narrowly  marked 
with  white  between  the  veins. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  J  ineli. 

Three  ma^es  and  one  female;  in  the  latter  the  blue  colouring  towards  the  base 
is  almost  obsolete. 

246.  Holochila  philotns  Keld. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

247.  Holochila  dimorphus  Hi'ber. 

Two  IHldcS. 

248.  Holochila  absimilis  Feld. 
One  m<de  and  I  hree  females. 

249.  Holochila  silicea  sp.  nov. 

yiALE.^ Upperside :  dull  slate-colour,  very  slightly  tinged  with  bluish  green  in 
certain  lights  ;  rather  less  opaque  than  //.  absimilis. 

Underside:  greyish  white.  Anterior  wings  with  a  grey  streak  at  the  end 
of  the  cell,  and  two  rows  of  grey  lines  across  the  disc,  the  inner  row  cmviug  inwardly 
at  its  upper  end,  the  outer  row  being  submarginal  and  following  the  contour  of  the 
outer  margin.  Posterior  wings  with  two  rows  of  grey  markings  across  the  disc,  the 
outer  row  being  lunulate  ;  two  vertical  lines  and  a  round  spot  below  the  costal 
nervure  at  equal  distances;  two  similar  lines,  one  across  the  middle,  the  other  at 
the  end  of  the  cell,  with  two  spots  on  either  side  of  the  former,  a  row  of  three  sjiots 
between  the  veins  below  the  median  nervure,  and  a  row  of  spots  between  the  veins 
on  the  margin. 

Fkmalk. —  Uppersiue :  darker  than  tlic  rii.(de  but  paler  than  the  female  of 
H.  absimilis,  with  a  dusky  bluish  grey  iiateli  in  the  middle  of  the  anterior  wings, 
and  a  very  slight  indication  of  a  [lale  patch  between  the  subcostal  nervurcs  on  the 
posterior  wings  towards  the  apex.     Underside  as  in  the  male. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1  ij  inch. 

JJab.  Biak. 

Two  males  and  three /t'?ft«/t'8. 

2jo.  Holochila  subvosea  sp.'-nov. 
yiALE.—  Upperside:  paler  slate-blue  than  //.  silicea,  somewhat  tinged  with  pink. 
Underside:  brownish  white;  liotli  wings  with  the  discs  crossed  by  a  narrow  grey 


(  -isi  ) 

line  before  (lie  middle,  between  which  and  (lie  oiilri-  ijiiirf,nn  is  sitnatr  n  row  of 
narrow  grey  lunides  between  the  veins,  each  lunule  willi  a  grey  dot  below  i(  on  the 
outer  margin. 

Female  resembles  the  timle,  with  the  costal  and  outer  margins  very  broadlv  dark 
grey. 

In  l.)otli  sexes  (he  outline  of  the  [josterior  wings  between  (lie  median  nervules  is 
squarer  than  in  any  of  the  other  described  species. 

Expan.se  of  wings  :  male,  l^  inch;  femdle,  1|  inch. 

Four  riuilen  and  three /c7)i«/es. 

^■31.  Holochila  tring'a  sp.  nov. 

JIale. —  Upperskle:  bright  blue,  with  the  outer  margins  greyisli  black,  the 
inner  margin  of  the  posterior  wings  broadly  grey.  The  anterior  wings  are  somewhat 
violaceous. 

Underside :  silvery  white.  Anterior  wings  with  two  grey  lines  across  the  disc 
from  a  little  below  the  costal  margin,  towards  the  apex,  to  a  little  above  the  sub- 
median  nervure,  where  the  lines  converge,  and  almost  join.  Posterior  wings  with 
two  rows  of  irregular  grey  lines  across  the  disc,  and  a  transverse  row  of  grey  lines 
nearer  the  base,  commencing  below  the  costal  uer\ure  and  crossing  the  cell  about 
its  middle,  beneath  which  are  two  or  three  grey  spots;  on  the  outer  margin  between 
the  veins  is  a  series  of  black  dots. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  1 1  inch. 

Five  males. 

252.  Epimastidia  pilumna  Druce. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

253.  Amblypodia  annetta  Staudinger. 
A  single  specimen  only,  from  Ijiak. 

254.  Arhopala  azeuia  Hew. 
\  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

255.  Arhopala  admete  Hew. 
A  series  of  six  specimens. 

25(1.  Arhopala  phryxus  I'.oisd. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes,  from  liiak,  (Jani,  and  Humboldt  Bay. 

257.  Arhopala  aexone  Ibw. 
A  long  series  of  iioth  .sexes. 

258.  Arhopala  amytis  Hew. 
Three  males  from  (iani. 

25l».  Arhopala  ribbei  liiiber. 
Five  inales  and  oiw  feinah'. 


(  582  ) 

260.  Arhopala  meander  l^oisd. 

A  long  series  of  both  sexes,  soiiii'  of  which  aiv  of  the  tyjiical  form,  Ix-iiig 
plain  brown ;  others  are  purplish  brown,  more  or  less  tinged  with  bronzy  green  ; 
others  are  a  darker  glossy  pmple-brown,  with  the  spots  and  markings  very  clearly 
defined  by  pale  greenish  grey  lines.  In  some  specimens  the  costal  area  of  the 
jwsterior  wings,  in  others  the  middle  area,  is  jialer  than  the  remaining  ])ortion  of 
the  wings;  but  in  all  the  spots  are  identical,  and  the  variation  in  the  coloration  is 
too  inconstant  to  form  any  ground  for  erecting  anv  iiarticular  variation  into  a 
distinct  species. 

One  specimen  is  from  l!iak,  tlie  others  are  from  Huml)oldt  Hay. 

2(>i    Arhopala  phaenops  I'lld. 

One  specimen,  nfciiKtle,  more  lilue  than  the  usual  form. 

262.  Arhopala  leo  Druce. 
A  good  series  of  both  sexes. 

263.  Arhopala  periander  sp.  nov. 

M.VLE. —  Ujjpei'side :  differs  from  A.  pliildiider  Feld.  in  lieing  less  violaceous 
purple  and  the  outer  margins  being  more  narrowly  black. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  with  the  discal  transverse  bar  of  sjiots  narrower,  and 
more  clearly  defined  on  each  side  by  whiter  line.s.  At  the  lower  end  of  the  bar. 
situate  nearer  the  base  on  either  side  of  the  submedian  nervure,  are  two  obscure  dull 
brown  spots,  which  are  absent  in  A.  phtldiider ;  the  submarginal  dusky  brown  band 
is  margined  on  each  side  between  the  median  nervules  with  whitish  lines.  On  the 
posterior  wings  the  discal  band  of  brown  spots  is  more  regular,  the  dark  space 
teyond  which  is  intersected  by  two  irregular  brownish  grey  streaks,  of  which  there 
is  no  trace  in  .4.  philander. 

Expanse  of  wings  :    If  inch. 

Hah.  Jobie. 

This  species  is  very  near  to  ..-l.  philander ;  it  is  a  smaller  insect. 

One  specimen  only  is  in  the  collection. 

264.  Arhopala  hylander  sp.  nov. 

Male. — Upperside:  scarcely  differs  from  A.  periander.  but  is  rather  bluer 
puqile. 

Underside:  both  wings  more  imiformly  brown,  with  the  spots  less  clearly  defined 
by  pale  lines.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  discal  row  of  spots  is  very  indistinct ;  the 
middle  sjx)ts  in  it  are  situate  out  of  line  nearer  the  base,  the  ujjper  spots  cur\'e 
inwardly,  and  there  are  no  spots  on  either  side  of  the  submedian  nervure,  as  in 
A.  periander.  On  the  jiosterior  wings  the  discal  row  of  spots  is  more  irregular  than 
in  that  species  or  in  A.  philander. 

Fe.\iale. — Both  wings  less  rosy  purple  than  in  that  sex  of  A.  philaiuler.  On 
the  anterior  wings  the  coloration  is  much  more  restricted  on  the  disc,  which  is  also 
the  case  on  the  posterior  wings  and  towards  the  anal  angle.  On  the  underside  the 
bands  are  wider  than  in  A.  philander,  the  band  on  the  anterior  wings  towards  the 
costal  margin  curving  inwardly,  instead  of  being  nearly  straight,  as  in  ..I.  jihilander. 

Expanse  of  wings :  male,  IJ  inch;  female.  II  inch. 

llah.   Biak  ;   a  pair. 


(  .-iS:!  ) 

2(;.').  Arhopala  antharita  sp.  iio\. 

Female. —  V^JXTside -.  both  wings  rich  lironze-cdlourod  brown,  fuft'usi-il  with 
jmrple  in  certain  lights. 

Underside:  somewliat  resembles  ..1.  (iiiunda  Hew.  Anterior  wings  with  two 
spots  crossing  the  cell,  that  nearest  the  base  oval,  the  other  reniform ;  a  large 
qnadrate  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  the  inner  and  onter  edges  of  which  are  nudulated; 
an  oblong  .spot  above  it,  near  the  cost  a ;  a  subovate  spot  between  the  two  lowest 
median  nervules  at  their  junction  with  the  disco-cellular  nervule,  and  a  large  broad 
V-shaped  sjiot  below  the  cell  ;  the  disc  is  crossed  by  a  broad  baud  of  spots,  the  four 
uppermost  jilaced  very  obliquely,  the  others  nearly  vertical ;  an  indistinct  broad  band 
on  the  outer  margin.  Posterior  wings  with  a  round  spot  near  the  base  below  the 
costal  nerxure,  and  two  very  large  jiatches  beyond,  the  outermost  of  which  extends 
from  the  costal  margin  over  the  interspace  between  the  first  and  second  subcostal 
nervule.s,  the  otlier  spots  nearly  as  in  A.  (innnda  ;  a  few  dark  bars  a  little  before 
the  outer  margin,  and  a  dark  velvety  spot  above  the  anal  angle,  crowned  with  a  few- 
bluish  grey  scales  ;  all  the  spots  and  markings  on  both  wings  are  brown,  margiiKMl 
on  each  side  with  pale  [linkish  brown  rings ;  the  ground  colour  is  paler  jiinkish 
brown  than  tlie  spots,  except  the  space  below  the  lowest  median  nervule,  and  the 
inner  margin  of  the  anterior  wings,  wliich  is  greyish  brown. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  nearh'  2  inches. 

(_)ne  specimen  only. 

The  imderside  has  a  strong  superficial  resemblance  to  ^l.  anundii,  but  the  very 
large  subcostal  brown  spots  on  the  posterior  wings  at  once  distinguish  it  from  tliat 
species,  while  on  the  upperside  it  bears  no  resemblance  to  it. 

2f)G.  Pseudonotis  humboldti  Druce. 
A  long  series  of  both  sexes. 

267.  Sithon  danis  Kdd. 
One  example  from  Mansinam.     The  white  area  is  more  extended  on  both  wings 
than  in  Felder's  type,  but  I  have  specimens  in  my  collection  from  Ceram,  captured  by 
Mr;  Wallace,  which  agree  with  .Mr.  Doherty's  specimen.     Possibly  it  may  be  a  distinct 
species. 

208.  Bindahara  Isabella  Feld. 
Five  males  and  one  female. 

269.  Deudorix  epirus  Feld. 
Four  males. 

270.  Hypolycaeua  phorbas  Fabr. 

A  long  series  of  both  se.xes.  In  some  of  tlie  males  the  pale  patch  in  the  niid<ile 
of  the  anterior  wings  on  the  upperside  is  absent.  From  Jobie,  I'iak,  Korrido 
IMansinam,  Hon,  and  Humboldt  Pay. 

271.  Hypolycaena  ei'ylus  (iodart. 
Two  pairs  from  (.iani  and  Wandisi, 


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212.  Hypolycaena  sipylus  1'<M. 
One  specimen  from  ^hmsinnm. 

273.  Rapala  simsoni  .Miskin. 
One  sjiecimen  from   Miinsinam,  which  agrees  with  a  speeimeii  in   .Mr.  llaniihon 
Druee's  collection,  but  it  is  more  dusky  on  the  imderside.     The  bands  on  both  wings 
are  wider  than  in  the  allied  species  B.  phranza  Hew. 

^71.  Liphyra  brassolis  Wcstwood. 
One  specimen;  the  fnlvons  area  on  the  upperside  of  both  wings  is  con.'siderablv 
more  restricted   than   in    the  specimen    in   the   Felder   collection    named    bv   liim 
"  robusta." 


ADDENDA   TO   PART   I. 

8((.  Papilio  leucophanes  sp.  now 

i\r.\LE. —  Upperside:  anterior  wings  scarcely  distinguishable  from  P.  albimts 
Wall.  The  posterior  wings  are  rather  blacker,  and  have  a  white  patch  as  in  P. 
alhinus,  but  less  extended,  and  it  is  white,  not  stramineous,  as  in  that  si)ecies. 
That  part  of  this  patch  which  lies  between  the  costal  nervure  and  the  first  subcostal 
nervule  is  much  more  restricted,  and  does  not  extend  partially  along  the  interspace 
towards  the  base;  the  patch  scarcely  invades  the  cell,  and  extends  very  little  beyond 
the  submedian  nervure ;  the  tails  are  ratlier  broader. 

On  the  underside  the  anterior  wings  are  less  extensively  dusted  with  jialcr 
scales.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  white  patch  of  the  upperside  is  represented  only 
by  three  white  spots,  situate  between  the  first  subcostal  and  the  second  median 
nenules;  these  are  smaller  and  whiter  than  those  in  a  similar  position  in  P.  alhinus. 
The  other  spots  in  the  discal  band  on  P.  alhinus  are  absent,  and  the  outer  row  of 
fulvous  spots,  which  in  that  species  crosses  the  wings  from  the  apex  to  a  little  above 
the  anal  angle,  and  the  spots  in  which  are  more  or  less  developed,  is  entirely  ab.sent. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  4J  inches. 

One  specimen  only  was,  so  far  as  I  can  ascertain,  among  Mr.  Doherty's  series  of 
P.  alhinus.     It  is  in  j\Ir.  Grose  Smith's  collection. 


K>7((.  Teuaris  staudingeri  Monratli. 
A  very  long  .series  of  this  species  is  in  the  collection,  including   one  specimen 
from  Korrido.     They  are  either  of  the  typical  form,  or  are  graduated  almost  imper- 
ceptibly from  it   to  the  form  which  I  understand  Dr.  .Staudinger  propo.ses  calling,  as 
an  aberration,  nigricans. 

112.  Tenaris  bioculatus  Ib-w. 

The  specimens  are  of  the  form  to  which  Dr.  Staudinger  ]iro]io.ses  giving  the 
varietal  name  charonides ;  they  are  darker  than  Ihf  tvpic'al  lorni,  cspcciallNdii  (he 
luiderside. 


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DESCEIPTIONS    OF    NINE    NEW    SPECIES    OE 

BUTTERFLIES 

FRO.AI  THE  SATTELBKRG,  NEAR  FIXSCH  HAFEX,  GERMAN  XKW  GUINEA, 
IN  THE  COLLECTIONS  OF  THE  HONOURABLE  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD 
AND  H.  GROSE  SMITH,  CAPTURED  BY  CAPTAINS  CAVLEY  WEBSTER 
AND  COTTON. 

By   H.   GROSE    SMITH,    B.A.,    F.E.S.,    F.Z.S.,  Etc. 


1.  Delias  ladas 


sp.  IIOV. 


;Male. —  Uppcmide  :  both  wings  wliitc  Anterior  wings  with  thi'  costal  margin 
very  narrowly  black  to  two-thirds  from  the  base,  the  apical  third  black,  the  black 
area  extending  obliquely  from  the  costal  margin,  a  little  beyond  the  end  of  the 
cell,  to  the  outer  angle,  its  inner  edge  being  dusted  with  white  scales.  Posterior 
wings  white,  with  the  outer  mai'gin  from  a  little  below  the  first  subcostal  nervule 
to  the  anal  angle  narrowly  black,  rather  more  widely  black  in  the  middle,  the  inner 
edge  of  the  black  area  dusted  with  white  scales. 

Underside :  anterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin  more  broadly  black  than  on 
the  upperside  to  the  end  of  the  cell ;  thence  the  black  area  covers  the  apical  area 
obliquely  to  the  outer  angle;  a  little  befur(>  the  apex  are  three  yellow  spots  placed 
obliquely  between  the  veins,  the  middle  spot  the  smallest,  the  lowest  spot  the 
largest  ;  the  cell  and  the  rest  of  the  discal  area  white.  Posterior  wings  black,  with 
the  basal  space  above  the  costal  ner\nre  yellow;  a  narrow  yellow  streak  on  the 
margin  above  the  first  subcostal  nervule  at  the  aixx,  and  an  oblong  yellow  spot 
below  it,  a  little  before  the  margin. 

Female  resembles  the  male,  but  on  the  upperside  the  black  area  on  both  wings 
is  more  extended,  and  on  the  underside  tlie  yellow  spots  are  rather  larger. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   2|  inches. 

This  butterfly  belongs  to  the  group  of  D.  ahnormis  Wallace  and  A  orn)/lioyi, 
Godm.  &  Salv.     There  were  nine  specimens  in  the  collection. 

2.  Delias  geraldina  sp.  nov. 

Female. —  Upperside:  both  wings  white.  Anterior  wings  with  the  costal 
margin  from  the  base  to  a  little  beyond  half  its  length  grey,  thence  to  the  apex 
greyish  black,  the  black  area  covering  the  apical  third  of  the  wings  ;  its  inner  edge 
to  the  upper  median  nervule  oblique,  thence  becoming  nearly  vertical  to  the  outer 
angle.  Posterior  wings  rather  broadly  black  on  the  outer  margins  from  a  little  above 
the  apex,  where  it  is  broadest,  to  the  anal  angle,  towards  which  the  dark  liand 
becomes  interrupted  on  the  veins  and  is  dusted  with  white  scales. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  with  the  costal  margin  above  the  cell  and  the  cell  at 
its  base  grey,  irrorated  with  yellow  scales;  the  apical  third  as  on  the  upperside,  but 
rather  paler  and  more  sericeous,  and  its  inner  edge  extending  obliipiel}'  from  the 
costa,  at  two-thirds  its  length  from  the  base,  to  the  outer  angle;  in  this  space  is 
situate  between  the  veins  a  row  of  five  yellow  spots,  the  first  and  second  spots  con- 
tiguous, dividcMl  by  tlic  (hinl   sulico-lal   iirrvnle,  the  1  hrei- other  sjjots  lieing  distinct 


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and  grachiallv  liecoming  smaller.  Posterior  wings  white,  with  large  yellow  patches 
between  the  veins,  an  irregular  ill-defined  dusky  space  at  the  base  covering  the  inner 
part  of  the  cell  and  part  of  the  interspaces  above  and  below  it ;  abroad  outer-marginal 
grey  band,  in  which  a  little  before  the  margin  are  situate  a  row  of  six  diamond- 
shaped  yellow  spots  between  the  veins.     Both  wings  on  the  underside  are  sericeous. 

Expanse  of  wings:    If  inch. 

This  species  is  not  close  to  any  described  species ;  it  somewhat  approaches 
D.  niffidius  Misk.  The  male,  which  is  in  ^Ir.  Eothschild's  collection,  is  not  now 
before  me,  but  writing  from  recollection  it  scarcely  diflVrs  from  the  female,  except 
that  on  the  upi)erside  of  the  ]iosterior  wings  the  dark  marginal  band  is  narrowei'. 

T).  Asthipa   melusine  sp.  nov. 

M.u.E. —  Uppei'side:  black  with  white  hyaline  .spots;  resembles  A.  Icirhyi 
Grose  Smith,  but  the  hyaline  portion  of  the  wings  is  not  tinged  with  yellow.  On 
the  anterior  wings  the  three  elongate  hyaline  spots  which  cross  the  disc  beyond 
the  cell  towards  the  apex  are  differently  arranged,  being  more  obliquely  situated  ; 
the  lowest  of  them  is  not  concave  on  its  outer  edge;  the  interspace  between  the 
two  ujipermost  median  nervules  is  not  hyaline  as  in  A.  kirhyi,  but  there  is  a 
minute  hyaline  s\X)t  above  the  middle  median  nervule  at  its  junction  with  the 
disco-cellular  nervule,  which  is  absent  in  .some  .specimens,  and  there  is  no  hyaline 
spot  in  the  cell  above  the  median  nervure.  On  the  posterior  wings  the  hyaline 
spots  or  spaces  in  and  around  the  cell  are  very  like  those  in  A.  kirhi/i,  but  those 
between  the  subcostal  and  discoidal  nervules  are  outwardly  concave  instead  of  being 
acute.     There  are  no  submarginal  rows  of  spots. 

On  the  underside  the  outer  row  of  submarginal  spots  in  the  anterior  wings 
of  A.  kirhyi  is  represented  only  by  four  minute  spots  at  the  apex,  and  on  the 
posterior  wings  the  inner  row  of  submarginal  spots  becomes  obsolete  between  the 
median  nervules,  though  this  feature  is  not  constant.  Both  wings  are  blacker, 
wider,  and  rounder  than  in  A.  kirhyi,  and  on  the  anterior  wings  the  outer  margin 
is  less  concave. 

'Vhe  female  re.sembles  the  nude,  Init  the  wings  are  rounder;  on  the  underside 
of  the  anterior  wings  there  is  a  doable  row  of  submarginal  sjiots,  the  outer  row,  which 
does  not  extend  bej'ond  the  submediau  nervure,  consisting  of  minute  spots  in 
j)airs  between  the  veins;  on  tiie  posterior  wings  there  is  also  a  double  row  of 
submarginal  sjiots,  the  inner  row  becoming  olisolete  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  2g  inches;  feraide,  2f  inches. 

There  was  a  good  series  of  this  species  in  the  collection.  The  principal  difference 
between  it  and  A.  kirhyi  is  the  ab.sence  of  the  hvaline  spaces  in  the  cell  and  between 
the  two  upper  median  nervules,  and  its  much  blacker  colour. 

4.  Mynes  websteri  sp.  iio\. 
Malk. —  i'ppei'side :  anterior  wings  greenish  white,  with  the  ajiical  third  black, 
the  inner  edge  of  the  black  area,  which  is  irregular,  extending  oblii|iiely  from  the 
costa  at  two-thirds  from  the  base  to  the  outer  angle;  the  black  markings  on  the 
underside  show  indistinctly  through  the  white  area.  Posterior  wings  with  the  space 
above  the  costal  nervure  to  the  costal  margin  greyish  black,  and  a  rather  narrow 
sinuate  black  band  along  the  outer  margin,  inside  which  is  a  series  of  black  bars,  those 
towards  the  apex  the  broadest,  thence  to  the  anal  angle  narrower  and  becoming 
obsolete,  the  space  between  the  bars  and  the  marginal  band  occupied  liy  a  sinuate 


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greenish  blue  line;  there  is  a  liroaci  obscure  band  of  the  same  colour  inside  the  bars, 
which  extends  round  the  wings  and  below  the  costal  nervure  to  tlie  base ;  the 
uppermost  median  nervule  is  prolonged  into  a  very  distinct  tail,  which  is  black; 
the  ciliae  and  one  side  of  the  tail  are  white. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  white,  irrorated  witli  lilack  towards  the  apex  and 
crossed  by  five  greyish  black  bars :  the  first  bar,  at  tlie  base,  extends  broadly  and  almost 
longitudinally  across  the  base  of  the  cell  and  the  basal  j)ortion  of  the  space  between 
the  lowest  median  nervule  and  the  submedian  nervure  ;  the  second  bar  crosses  the  ceil 
very  obliquely  a  little  before  the  middle,  and  extends  narrowly  along  the  lowest 
median  nervule  until  it  joins  the  next  bar;  the  third  bar,  which  is  sinuate  and  less 
oblique,  is  wide  on  the  costal  margin,  decreases  in  wiiltli  to  the  end  of  the  cell, 
thence  crosses  the  median  nervules  and  ceases  on  the  sulimedian  nervure;  the  fourth 
and  fifth  bars  are  also  wide  on  the  costal  margin,  and  are  almost  parallel  to  and 
nearer  each  other,  and,  decreasing  in  width,  cease  on  the  lowest  median  nervule  : 
the  outer  margin  is  broadly  greyish  black,  and  inside  its  lower  end,  in  the  interspace 
between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and  the  submedian  nervure,  and  extending  a 
little  below  the  latter,  is  a  large  subcpiadrate  spot  of  gold,  in  which  are  situate  two 
indistinct  black  spots.  Posterior  wings  brownish  black,  crossed  from  the  base  and 
inner  margin  to  aljout  the  middle  of  the  wings  by  nearly  parallel  longitudinal  grey 
streaks  or  lines,  the  uppermost,  a  little  below  the  costal  margin,  the  broadest ;  the 
second  crosses  the  upper  part  of  the  cell  and  is  less  distinct  ;  the  third  is  short, 
the  fom-th  and  fifth  are  the  longest,  and  cease  on  the  uppermost  median  nervule; 
where  they  converge,  the  fifth  streak  throws  out  a  ijuadrate  loop  above  the  anal 
angle;  on  the  margin,  from  the  apex  to  a  little  below  the  second  subcostal  nervule, 
is  a  broad  subquadrate  bar  of  gold,  in  which  are  situate  three  oval  black  spots,  the 
uppermost  of  which  abo\'e  the  first  subcostal  nervule  is  single,  the  other  two  below  it 
are  placed  longitudinally;  this  bar  is  followed  by  a  broad  band  of  black  spots,  the  two 
uppermost  confluent,  with  clusters  of  blue  scales  in  each  ;  a  little  before  the  anal 
angle,  between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and  the  submedian  ner\ure,  is  a  large 
subtriangular  gold  spot,  in  which  are  situate  three  oval  black  spots  :  there  is  a 
narrow  snlsmarginal  sinuate  grey  line  outside  the  discal  black  spots,  and  the  ciliae 
are  white.     The  outer  margin  is  emarginate. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  2 1  inches. 

One  specimen  only  of  this  remarkable  butterfly  was  sent ;  it  bears  no  resemblance 
to  any  other  species  of  this  genus,  and  is  in  Mr.  (irose  Smith's  collection. 

5.  Elymnias  melanippe  sp.  nov. 

jNIale. —  Upperside:  both  wings  brownish  velvety  black,  ^ilading  into  dark 
steel-blue  towards  the  ajicx  and  outer  margin.s.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  inner 
«dge  of  the  steel-blue  area  before  the  apex  is  traversed  near  the  costal  margin  by  an 
oblique  grey  streak,  which  is  not  continued  round  the  wings,  as  in  E.  ar/undas  Koisd. 
On  the  posterior  wings  between  the  veins  towards  the  anal  angle  are  two  large  black 
spots  a  little  above  the  outer  margin,  the  spot  between  the  submedian  ncrvm'e  and 
lowest  median  nervule  being  centred  with  two  clusters  of  blue  scales,  the  spot  in  the 
next  interspace  being  centred  with  one  larger  cluster  of  blue  scales  ;  above  these  spots, 
and  partly  surrounding  them,  is  a  broad  orange-fulvous  band,  which  extends  from 
near  the  inner  margin  to  the  middle  median  nervule,  and  is  widest  towards  the  inner 
margin. 

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Undemide :  both  wings  brown.  On  the  anterior  wings  is  a  broad  greyish  brown 
ill-defined  band  along  the  outer  margin,  which  somewhat  recedes  from  the  outer 
margin  towards  the  outer  angle ;  in  the  pale  band  between  the  two  lowest  median 
ner\iiles  is  a  black  spot  centred  by  a  blue  streak.  The  jiosterior  wings  are  crossed, 
a  little  before  the  outer  margin,  from  the  apex  to  tlie  middle  median  nervule,  by 
a  similar  greyish  brown  band,  narrowest  at  the  a[>e.\ ;  from  that  nervule  to  the  inner 
margin  the  band  becomes  wider,  and  is  bright  orange-brown,  in  which  are  situate 
the  two  black  spots,  as  on  the  upper  side,  but  the  central  blue  spots  are  larger, 
somewhat  iridescent,  and  centred  with  whitish  scales.  Antennae,  head,  thorax,  and 
aMomen  black. 

Fe^lalk  with  the  upper  part  of  the  cell,  the  costal  margin,  and  apical  third 
obliquely  blackish  brown,  tinged  in  certain  lights  \^^th  dull  pm-ple ;  the  lower  two- 
thirds  of  the  cell,  a  space  beyond  it,  and  the  rest  of  the  disc  is  white,  more  or  less 
densely  irrorated  with  dusky  brown  scales;  the  white  area  radiates  between  the  veins 
and  invades  the  dark  brown  area  of  the  apical  third.  The  posterior  wings  are  brownish 
black,  also  tinged  with  dull  purple  ;  across  the  disc  are  three  very  large  iridescent  blue 
ovate  sj)ots,  of  which  the  middle  spot  is  the  largest,  situate  between  the  second  median 
nervule  and  the  submedian  nervui-e ;  above  the  former  is  an  elongate  streak  of  blue 
scales;  the  basal  third  of  the  wings  is  densely  clothed  with  long  brown  hairs. 

On  the  uiulerside  the  anterior  wings  resemble  the  upperside,  but  the  white  area 
is  more  extended  and  less  densely  irrorated  with  gi'ey  scales.  On  the  posterior  wings 
a  white  patch,  densely  irrorated  with  brown  scales,  crosses  the  outer  half  of  the  cell,  and 
extends  on  each  side,  beyond  the  cell  and  along  the  inner  margin  respectively;  the 
discal  area  is  nearly  covered  liy  a  large  brown  patch,  darker  than  the  rest  of  the 
wings,  in  which  are  situate  the  three  large  o\ate  l)lue  spots,  the  uppeiTnost  of  which 
is  considerablv  reduced  in  size;  the  median  nervures  between  the  spots  and  the 
submedian  nervuie  are  orange-brown,  which  colour  on  the  lowest  median  nervule 
ex^^ands  at  its  outer  end,  but  does  not  extend  round  the  spots ;  on  each  side  of  these 
spots  between  the  veins  are  several  other  streaks  of  blue  scales.  Antennae  black  ; 
abdomen  fulvous. 

Kxpan.se  of  wings  :  nude,  ^i  inches ;  feinnlc,  3  j  inches. 

Two  V7.<des  and  two  frnudes  arc  in  the  collection.  It  is  nearest  to  E.  (u/ondas 
Boisd.  and  E.  melane  Hew.,  to  the  imdes  of  each  of  which  s[)eeies  it  has  considerable 
resemblance.  The  situation  of  tiie  pale  area  on  the  anterior  wings  and  the  size  of 
the  blue  spots  on  the  posterior  wings  of  the  /('//(/(/e  are  very  distinct  from  ilic  /era(de8 
of  either  of  these  species. 

(>.  Elymiiias  erastus  sp.  uuv. 

Male. —  UppeTsidc:  anterior  wings  greenish  black;  the  middle  of  the  disc 
between  the  uppermost  median  nervule  and  the  submedian  uervm'e  is  occupied  by 
an  irregular  white  space,  divided  by  the  black  veins  and  densely  irrorated  with  black 
scales.  Posterior  wings  very  dark  bro^^^l,  shading  near  the  outer  margin  into  the 
same  colour  as  the  anterior  wings;  in  the  middle  of  the  wings  is  a  large  round  white 
patch,  which  slightly  invades  the  end  of  the  cell. 

Underitide :  anterior  wings  greyish  brown,  the  apex  and  the  middle  of  the  wing.* 
to  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin  cross;d  by  a  broad  brownish  white  band,  irrorated 
with  dark  scales  and  divided  by  the  nervures,  which  are  rather  broadly  greyish  brown. 
Posterior  wings  dark  velvefv  brown,  with  the  pale  central  patch,  which  is  brownish 


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white,  shaded  exteniidly  with  rufous  brown  scales;  the  space  beyond  the  patch  to 
the  inner  margin  is  also  rufous  brown,  which  colour  extends  broadly  from  the  anal 
angle  along  the  inner  margin  to  half  its  length;  between  the  subcostal  nervules 
a  little  liefore  their  junction  with  the  subcostal  nervure  is  an  oval  bluish  white  spot. 
'J'he  outer  margins  of  both  wings  ai-e  scarcely  emarginate. 
Ex[)anse  of  wings  :  2J  inches. 

7.  Mycalesis  barbara  sp.  nov. 

jMai.e. —  Upjjer&icle:  dark  brown,  both  wings  crossed  beyond  the  middle  by  a 
bright  fulvous  band  commencing  on  the  anterior  wings  below  the  uppermost  median 
ner\'ule,  rounded  at  its  apex,  and  gradually  widening  to  the  inner  margin.  On  the 
posterior  wings  the  Liand  is  widest  on  tlie  first  subcostal  nervule,  and  decreases  in 
width,  ceasing  a  little  before  the  submedian  nervure;  the  space  above  the  fir.st  sub- 
costal nervule  to  the  costal  margin  is  pale  lirownisli  wliite,  except  at  the  apex.  Out- 
side the  fulvous  band  are  situate  on  the  anterior  wings  two  black  spots,  centred  with 
white  dots,  one  near  the  apex;  the  other,  between  the  two  lowest  median  nervules, 
slightly  invades  the  fuh'ous  band.  On  the  posterior  wings  are  three  similar  spots 
lietween  the  median  nervules  and  the  submedian  nervure  ;  the  middle  spot  likewise 
slightly  invades  the  fulvous  band. 

Underside:  anterior  wings  pinkish  brown,  with  white  irrorations,  the  fulvous 
liand  of  the  upper  side  being  represented  by  a  slightly  [linkish  white  band  extending 
nearly  from  the  costal  lo  the  inner  margin;  the  cell  is  crossed  at  its  middle  by  a 
rather  narrow  straight  dark  bar;  the  two  spots  as  on  the  upperside,  with  two  minute 
spots  between  then),  having  fulvous  rings  round  each,  and  situate  in  a  darker  in- 
distinct sp.v,ce,  beyond  which  the  ground  colour  is  paler;  two  sinuate  dark  brown  lines 
before  the  outer  margin.  Posterior  wings  similar  to  the  anterior  wings,  but  moi-e 
irrorated  witli  white  scales;  the  wings  are  crossed  before  the  middle  by  a  rather 
narrow  dark  band  commencing  a  little  above  the  subcostal  nervure  and  terminating 
before  the  inner  margin;  a  little  beyond  the  middle  is  another  dark  band,  broadly 
shading  on  its  inner  side  into  the  grey  ground  colour;  this  is  followed  by  the  white 
baud,  outside  which  is  a  row  of  six  spots,  centred  witli  white,  and  surrounded  by 
fulvous  zones;  the  second  and  third  spots  are  very  small,  the  first  and  fifth  the 
largest. 

Expanse  of  wings  :   1|  inch. 

Not  near  anv  described  spi-cies ;  one  specimen  only  is  in  jNIr.  Grose  Smith's 
collection. 

8.  Lainpides  eclectus  sp.  nov. 

'SlAhF..-l^jjper.'<ide:  resembles  L.  enchylas  Hiibn.,  but  the  spots  in  the  sub- 
marginal  row  of  greyish  brown  spots  are  narrower. 

Underside:  also  resembles  L.  eiichylas,  hut  the  dark  areas  on  both  wings  are 
blackish  grey,  instead  of  browni.  On  the  anterior  wings  the  dark  band  along  the 
outer  margin  is  broader,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  tlic  \cl\ety  black  spots  wliich 
cross  the  disc  before  the  outer  margin  are  crowned  internally  with  narrow  shining 
light  blue  lunules,  which  extend  partially  down  the  veins  between  the  spots  ;  the 
black  spots  are  crossed  on  the  outer  margin  by  narrow  darki'r  blue  lunules,  except 
the  spot  which  is  situate  between  the  lowest  median  nervule  and  the  submedian 
nervure,  which  is  bordered  on  each  side  along  the  veins  Ijy  a  metallic  blue  streak. 


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In  L.  eiichylas  the  iuteinal  hmuli^s  ;iip  whitish,  and  tliosc  on  the  outer  margin,  of 
•which  there  are  only  two  towards  th<'  apex,  are  greyish  wliite,  the  other  external 
lunulas  of  L.  eclectus  being  replaced  by  metallic  blue  vertical  streaks.  The  dark- 
basal  band  is  broader  than  in  L.  euchylas. 

The  Female,  on  the  iqjperside,  resembles  that  sex  of  A.  euchylas,  but  is  nearly 
black,  with  white  spaces  as  in  L.  evchylim,  which,  however,  are  more  restricted.  On 
the  underside  similar  differences  occur,  tlie  blue  lumiles  on  the  posterior  wings  being 
very  conspicuous.  llie  wings  of  lioth  sexes  are  rather  more  elongate  than  in 
L.  ev.chylas. 

Expanse  of  wings:  inule,  lA  inch;  female,  li   inch. 

A  long  series  from  Friedrich  Wilhelms  Hafcu,  t^tephansort,  Simbang,  and  the 
Sattelberg.  In  the  markings  on  the  underside  this  species  somewhat  resembles 
L.  cdcas  Feld.  and  L.  aleuas  Feld.,  but  on  the  anterior  wings  of  L.  eclectus  none 
of  the  lines  and  markings  are  blue,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  of  L.  eclectus  the 
blue  lunules  are  much  more  conspicuous.  On  the  upperside  both  Dr.  Felder's  species 
are  more  azure  lilue,  and  their  posterior  wings  are  without  the  sulmiarginal  row  of 
spots. 

9.  Thysonotis  peri  sp.  nov. 

Male. — -Upperside:  both  wings  darker  blue  than  in  T.  ///((((Co^x's  Grose  Smith, 
with  the  black  outer  margins  more  clearly  defined  on  their  inner  edges.  The  white 
area  of  the  under.side  is  rejiresented  on  the  anterior  wings  by  an  in-egular  indistinct 
patch  of  white  scales  irrorated  with  lilue  scales,  and  on  the  posterior  wings  by  a 
moderately  well-defined  white  baud  before  the  middle,  more  or  less  densely  dusted 
with  blue  scales. 

Underside:  with  tlie  dark  areas  on  both  wings  brighter  black,  the  blue  liands 
in  which  are  brighter,  and  on  the  anterior  wings  the  blue  band  which  intersects 
the  black  costal  area  (which  is  very  wide)  is  wider  ;  the  white  spaces  are  more  sharply 
•defined,  that  on  the  anterior  wings  being  truncated  instead  of  rounded  at  its  apex, 
and  there  are  several  irregularly  jilaced  black  spots  in  the  white  area,  near  the 
junction  of  the  white  with  tlie  black  costal  area  on  those  wings.  On  the  posterior 
wings  there  is,  in  addition  to  the  subcostal  blue  streak,  another  blue  streak  on  the 
inner  margin  at  its  base,  and  also  a  patch  of  blue  scales  which  is  situate  on  the  outer 
edge  of  the  black  basal  area  at  its  middle,  and  partially  invading  the  cell.  The  ciliae 
are  whiter  than  in  T.  glaiicopis,  but  less  conspicuously  so  than  in  T.  urdlacei. 

P'emale. —  Upperside:  brighter  greyish  black,  with  the  white  areas  purer  white 
and  less  extended  tlian  in  that  sex  of  T.  rjlaucopis  and  T.  widlacei.  The  wings 
are  rounder  than  in  T.  wallacei,  and  tlie  costal  margin  is  not  narrowly  white  as  in 
that  species. 

Underside :  very  like  the  feriude  of  T.  wallacei,  but  on  the  anterior  wings  the 
subcostal  blue  band  is  wider,  and  extends  farther  along  the  outer  margin,  the  black 
area  is  more  extended,  and  the  ciUae  are  more  narrowly  white.  On  the  posterior 
wings  the  white  band  is  naiTOwer,  the  black  area  being  more  extended. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  1|  inch  ;  female,  li  inch. 

The  tyjies  are  in  I\Ir.  Grose  Smith's  collection,  from  Stepliansort  ;  a  male  and 
a  female  are  in  the  collection  of  the  Honourable  Walter  Kothschild,  having  been 
received  by  him  from  Dr.  Staudinger,  from  Dutch  New  Guinea. 

It  appears  to  be  intermediate  between  T.  (jlaiicopis  and  T.  wallacei. 

W  ■''UL1894. 


NOVITATES     ZOOLOGICAE, 


Vol.  I.  SEPTEMBER,    1894.  No.  4. 


ON   ANTHBIBIDAE   IN   THE    MUSEUM   OF   THE    HONOUE- 
ABLE   WALTER   EOTHSCHILU. 

By  DK.  K.  JORBAN. 

I. 

IF()LL(_)\V  ill  tlii.s  paper  Lacordaire's  classitication  of  Antliribulne,  tliougli  in 
future  considerable  alterations  in  the  position  of  man}'  genera  will  have  to  be 
made.  A  relatively  enormous  number  of  uncharaoterised  species  and  genera  of  this 
family  existing  in  collections,  an  attempt  of  a  new  classification  must  be  a  failure 
at  present.  Some  of  the  hitherto  unknown  species  contained  in  the  Tring  Museum 
are  described  in  this  paper,  mostly  Indo-Australian  and  African  forms.  Fortunately 
enough,  the  Natural  History  Museum  at  .South  Kensington  is  in  possession  of  the 
Pascoe  Collection,  so  that  I  was  able  to  compare  our  specimens  with  Pascoe's  types. 
To  the  descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species  some  synonymical  notes  are  added. 

1.  Phloeopemon  depressum  sp.  nov. 

? .  P.  nigrum,  dense  albo-cinereo-tomentosum ;  supra  parum  lutescens, 
lateribus  (margine  extremo  elytrorum  albo-cinereo)  subnigrum,  albo-cinereo- 
guttulatum. 

Rostrum  medio  longitrorsum  fortiter  impressum,  hac  impressione  in  apice 
triangulariter  dilatata,  carinam  in  apice  distinctam,  in  medio  ob.soletam,  in  frontem 
capitis  continuatam  ubi  sat  altam,  includente ;  carinis  dorso-lateralibus  intra  antennas 
flexuosis  approximates,  versus  frontem  obsoletis  ;  sulcis  anteocularibus  multo  minus 
quam  in  Phi.  acuticomi  impressis;  cum  capita  rugulosum.  Antennae  cinereo-albo- 
pubescentes,  clava  nigra  caeteris  articulis  vix  crassiore. 

Prothorax  latitudine  paulo  longior,  retrorsum  leviter  ampliato-rotundatus, 
maxima  latitudine  ante  basim,  fortiter  transverse  rugatus,  dorso  antice  et  postice 
modice  impressus  ;  impressione  antica  transversa,  postica  majore  ;  linea  mediana  in 
medio  parum  profundata  densius  pubescente  ;  carina  praebasali  in  medio  interrupta 
gradatim  antrorsum  curvata,  lateris  medium  non  attingente.  Elytra  elongata,  ad 
suturam  longitrorsum  sat  fortiter  impressa,  granoso-punctato-striata,  interstitiis 
primo,  tertio,  quinto  subalbis  nigro-maculatis,  maculis  duabus  elongatis  postmedianis 
et  duabus  minoribus  anleapicalibus  in  interstitiis  tertio  et  quinto  sit  is  con- 
spicuoribus. 

Pvgidiuui  ai>iee  impressiun.  subtruncalum.  aiigulis  levissime  roflexis. 

Prosternum  rugato-puuctatum  ;  metasternum  et  abdomen  lateribus  fortiter  sed 

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remote,  medio  minutius,  tegmentum  ultimum  abdominale  sat  dense,  punctata ; 
abdomen  medio  brunneo-i)ubesceus.  I'ibiae  anticae  apice  arcuatae ;  femora  postica 
medium  segmenti  tertii  abdoniinalis  subattingentia. 

Ix)ng.*  10  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  5. 

This  Hat  and  elongate  species  recalls  the  American  genus  I'tyclioderes.  l)ut  in 
the  form  of  the  tibiae  and  the  structure  of  the  rostrum  it  is  similar  to  Phlueupemmi 
aciUicornis  (Fbr.). 

Hob.  Barram  K.,  N.  Hornoo  (A.  Everett  coll.). 

2.  Ptychoderes  long^icollis  sp.  nov. 

S-  1'-  elongatus,  niger,  antennis  pedibusque  ruhro-nigris ;  infra  luteo-albido- 
pubescens,  abdomine  serie  laterali  macularum  parvarum  nigro-brunnearum  signato, 
femoribus  uni-,  tibiis  bi-,  brunneo-annulatis,  prosterno  medio  glabro  ;  supra  luteo- 
griseo-pubesceus,  brunneo-variegatus,  prothorace  lateribus  disco  \i.x  obscuriore,  macula 
basali  in  utroipie  latere  brunnea,  elytri.s  basi,  lateribus  apiceque  magis  brunneis  (juam 
dorso,  sinu  mediano  triangulari  brunneo  distincto. 

Eostrum  breve,  latitudine  basali  dimidio  longius,  supra  fortiter  tricarinatum,  carina 
media  in  fronte  capitis  etiam  alta,  profundissime  quadri sulcatum  ;  scrobe  antennarum 
maximo.  Antennae  (  J )  corpore  paulo  longiores.  Caput  pone  oculos  dense  punctulatum  ; 
infra  ante  prosteraum  transverse  punctulato-nigulosum,  ad  oculos  grossissime 
punctatum ;  fronte  utrimque  vix  carinata;  oculis  convexis,  supra  convergent ibu.s. 
Prothorax  valde  elongatus,  latitudine  quarta  parte  longior,  retrorsum  leviter  dilatatus, 
dorso  transverse  rugatus,  longitrorsum  impressus,  sed  in  imj^ressione  longitudinaliter 
distincte  elevatus,  hac  elevatione  antice  lata  minus  conspicua,  postice  subcariuiformi 
inipressionem  bipartente  ;  carina  antebasali  utrimque  leviter  biflexuosa,  in  medio 
laterum  arcuata.  Scutellum  valde  transversum,  longitudiue  fere  dui)lo  latius.  Elytra 
subconvexa,  dorso  utrimque  juxta  suturam  longitrorsum  angustis.sime  impressa  ;  aj)ice 
rotundato-declivia,  obsolete  tuberculata ;  seriatim  punctata,  basi  le\iter  transverse 
rugata. 

Prostemum  dispersis  punctis  grossis,  in  latere  paruni  densius  .sitis,  instructum, 
ante  coxarum  cavitates  transverse  sulcatum,  tegmentum  primum  abdominale  sine 
gutta  tomentosa.     Femora  postica  abdominis  segmenti  quarti  apicem  attiugentia. 

Long.  It)  mm.,  rostr.  2^,  elytr.  10,  lat.  4^. 

Differs  from  the  nearest  allied  species,  P.  obsoletus  Jekel,  in  the  much  longer 
prothorax,  the  short  trunk  with  very  large  antennal  grooves,  the  different  form  of 
the  prothoracic  impression,  the  more  sparingly  punctured  ijrostemum,  and  otlier 
characters. 

Hab.  Surinam. 

3.  Ptychoderes  brevis  sp.  nov. 

?.  P.  niger,  pedibus  obscuro-rubris ;  dense  subalbido-tomentosus,  prothorace 
macula  parva  in  utroque  latere  basis  sita  elytrisque  multis  maculis  minutissimis, 
fribus  in  medio  distinctioribus,  nigris;  elytrorum  lateribus  et  parte  anteapicali  declivi 
nigrescentibus,  levissime  olivaceis ;  femoribus  et  tibiis  macula  nigra  signatis. 

Rostrum  breve,  latitudine  basali  tertia  parte  longius.  Caput  breve,  1}0mc  oculos 
punctulatum;  infra  ante  prostemum  transverse  rugulosum,  ad  ocidos  punctulatum; 

•  All  species  arc  mcasiu'ed  f lom  tlm  apex  o£  the  piolborax  to  1 1  ,u  tip  o£  tlic  pygidium. 


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oculis  fortiter  convexis,  supra  levissime  convergentibus ;  fronte  lateraliter  incouspitue 
carinata.  Antennae  prothoracis  basim  attingentes.  Prothorax  latitudine  baud  longior, 
lateribus  antrorsum  subrotundato-attenuatus,  disco  rugatus,  late  impressus,  medio 
transverse  elevatus,  linea  mediana  longitudiuali  etiam  parum  elevata  ;  carina  dorsali 
recta,  medio  miuime  interrupta,  lateraliter  sat  abrupte  antrorsum  flexa.  Scutellum 
subcirculare.  Elytra  convexa,  postice  fortiter  rotundato-declivia,  caUo  nullo,  juxta 
suturam  longiti-orsum  anguste  leviter  impressa,  fortiter  seriatim  punctata,  margine 
antico  punctorum  elevato,  dimidio  Ijasali  transverse  rugata. 

Prosternum  medio  impressionibus  parvis  rude,  ante  coxarum  cavitates  profunde 
transverse  sulcatum.  Processus  metasternalis  intra  coxas  intermedias  transverse 
plicatus.  Abdominis  segmentum  idtimum  apice  emarginato-truncatum.  Tarsorum 
articulus  primus  elongatus;  femora  postica  abdominis  segment!  quarti  basim 
attingentia. 

Long.  1.3  mm.,  rostr.  2,  elytr.  !),  lat.  5. 

Allied  in  shape  of  the  elytra  to  P.  virldanun  Schuuli.,  but  different  from  that 
species  in  colour,  in  structure  of  prothorax  and  elytra,  and  in  the  slenderer  antennae. 

Hab.  Para.  N.  Brazil. 


-t.  Ptychoderes  afl&nis  sp.  nov. 

J.  P.  niger ;  infra  albo-luteo-tomeritosus,  prosterno  medio  nigro,  feniorihus 
uni-,  tibiis  bi-,  nigro-annulatis ;  supra  rostro,  capite,  prothorace  disco,  elvtris  parte 
depressa  suturali  luteo-griseo-tomentosis,  lateribus  fuscis,  prothorace  basi  utrimque 
macula  elongata  nigra,  colore  luteo-griseo  dorsi  magis  quam  in  P.  obsoleto  Jek. 
determinata ;    occipite  utrimque  linea  nigra  notato. 

liostrum  robustum,  latitudine  ba^ali  jilus  duplo  longius.  Cajiut  fi'oute  lata  leviter 
tricarinata,  vertice  pone  oculos  punctato,  infia  sparsissime  punctulatum  atque  ante 
prosternum  dense  transverse  punctulato-rugulosum.  Antennae  corjjori  fere  aequales, 
articulo  tertio  arcuato,  ultimo  lireviore  quam  in  P.  obsoleto.  Prothorax  longitudine 
quinta  parte  angustior,  retrorsum  dilatatus,  lateribus  medio  inconspicue  sinuatus, 
carina  dorsali  fortiter  biarcuata,  versus  latera  subangulata,  dein  semicirculariter 
versus  apicem  ascendents,  in  medio  laterum  parum  curvata;  disco  longitrorsum 
late  profunde  impresso,  sed  in  medio  transverse  elevato,  baud  rugato.  .Scutellum 
parum  transversum,  rectangulare.  Elytra  convexa,  ad  suturam  longitrorsum  sat 
anguste  impressa,  aiiice  rotundato-declivia,  non  tuberculata,  basi  fortiter  reflexo- 
marginata,  juxta  humeros  impressa,  seriatim  punctata,  striis  in  dorso  levissime  im- 
pressis,  punctorum  margine  antico  in  basi  inconspicue  elevato. 

Prosternum  punctis  singulis  grossis,  ante  coxas  utrimque  impressione  levissima 
arcuata  instructum.  Abdomen  (cJ)  in  medio  segmenti  primi  gutta  rotunda  olivaceo- 
pubescente  notatum.     Femora  postica  abdominis  segmenti  tertii  medium  attingentia. 

Long.  20  mm.,  rostr.  3i,  elytr.  13,  lat.  6. 

Front  of  the  head  broader  than  in  P.  ohsoleliiM  .lekel  (Ins.  Saund.,  i.,  p.  Gl, 
18.55),  to  which  the  new  species  is  allied  ;  prothorax  a  little  longer  than  in  that 
species,  its  discal  impression  deeper,  chiefly  the  anterior  part  of  the  impression,  disc 
without  transverse  folds  ;  elytra  more  convex,  their  apex  strongly  rounded-declivous, 
not  tubercled  ;  structure  much  feebler;  [irosteinum  with  a  few  punctures  in  the 
middle,  not  punctate-rugate,  as  in  P.  obsoletus. 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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5.  Ptychoderes  bivittatus  s)j.  now 

<?  $ .  P.  niger,  rostro  supra,  vitta  eontiuua  in  utroque  latere  capitis  ef  prothoracis 
sita,  vitta  laterali  prosteniali,  meso-metasternis,  abdomine,  pedibusque  pallide  luteo- 
tomentosis  ;  protboracis  disco  interdum  etiam  pallide  luteo ;  elytris  ochraeeo-luteis, 
parum  rosaceis,  iiigro-variegatis,  macula  juxta  scutellum  parva,  altera  magna  post- 
mediana  dorsali,  altera  anteapicali  irregulari  niarginecjue  subliunierali  vel  toto  limbo 
externo  angustissimo  brunneo-iiigris,  bis  maculis  male  circumseriptis,  interdum 
obsoletis;  femoribus  imi-,  tibiis  bi-,  nigro-annnlatis ;  abdomine  utrimque  seriebus 
duabus  guttarum  j  arvarum  nigriir\iin  notato. 

Host  rum  (cj)  latitudine  (in  basi)  dujilo,  (?)  plus  diniidiu  longius,  apice  rotundato- 
dilatatum,  parte  dorsali  supra-antennali  versus  apicem  distincte  dilatata  ;  dorso  tri- 
carinatum,  carina  media  intra  oculos  evanesceute  carinis  lateralibus  magis  elevata, 
fortiore.  Caput  sub  et  pone  oculos  dense  sat  fortiter  j)unctatum,  infra  ante  ])rothoracem 
dense  transverse  rugulosum,  versus  rostrum  singulis  pimctis  grossis  instructum, 
supi-a  impunctatum,  froute  sine  carinis  lateralibus,  vertice  lateraliterante  jirothoracem 
minute  granulosum  ;  occipite  brevi.  Antennae  (^j  max.)  corpore  parum  longiores, 
articulo  decimo  longitudine  paulo  angustiore,  ultimo  elongate,  extus  in  medio  sat 
subito  angustiore;  (?)  protboracis  basim  subattingentes. 

Prothorax  longitudine  decima  parte  angustior,  carina  basali  in  medio  leviter 
interrupta  subrecta,  lateraliter  rotundatim  versus  anticum  flexa,  in  lateribus  fere 
recta,  pone  marginem  anticum  abrupta ;  lateribus  le\issime  aequabiliter  rotimdatus, 
dorso  ante  basim  parum  dejjressus,  baud  impressus,  sat  fortiter  transverse  rugatus, 
parte  angustiore  apicali  excepta.  Scutellum  parvum,  subcirculare.  Elytra  (S) 
retrorsiun  levissime  angustata,  (?)  parallela  ;  striato-punctata,  jiunctis  versus  apicem, 
praecipue  in  disco,  sparsis  minutioribus,  in  basi  grossis,  eorum  marginibus  anterioribus 
elevatis  granula  vel  (in  basi)  rugas  transversas  formantibus,  bis  rugis  in  (<J)  confluis  ; 
convexa,  juxta  suturam  longitrorsum  levissime  depressa,  non  impressa,  a])ice  baud 
tuberculata. 

Presternum  in  utroque  sexu  ante  coxas  profunde  transverse  sulcatum,  medio 
fortissime  crassissime  punctatum,  punctis  plus  minusve  confluis,  lateribus  in  ( $ ) 
modice  punctatum.  in  (cJ)  subrugatum.  Abdomen  (tj)  segmento  primo  sine  gutta 
pilo.sa.  Femora  ]iostica  segnienti  tertii  abdominalis  apicem  attingentia  ;  tarsi  postici 
articulo  primo  longitudine  latitudine  apicali  vix  duplo  majore. 

6.  I^ng.  19  mm.,  rostr.  3i,  elytr.  12^,  lat.  6. 

?.       „      21       „        „      .4,     '„     14"      „    7. 

Belongs  to  Jekel's  Sectio  JV.  (Insecta  Sait,ndersiana,Vt.  I.,  1855,  p.  44),  liaving 
the  elytra  scarcely  depiressed  along  the  suture,  and  tlie  apex  not  tubercled.  The 
sides  of  the  prothorax,  which  are  usually  darker  than  the  disc  in  this  genus,  are  of  a 
greyish  buff  colour,  like  the  uijjierside  of  the  rostrum,  this  colour  forming  a  longi- 
tudinal band  whicli  is  continuous  with  a  band  of  the  same  colour  on  each  side  of  the 
head,  and  is  also  continued  to  tlie  elytra,  but  becomes  here  darker  with  a  tint  of  rose 
colour. 

The  prothorax  is  as  broad  behind  the  apical  constriction  as  before  tlie  base, 
wliere  the  carina  curves  round  towards  the  front,  with  the  side  feebly  rounded.  The 
disc  is  rugate,  and  the  prosternum  rough  with  confluent  ))unctures,  as  in  P.  cnUu.'ms 
Jek.,  P.  obsolelus  Jek.,  and  P.  mlxlus  Jek. ;  disc  not  at  all  inijiressed. 

JIab.  Tehuantepec,  Mexico ;  and  Chontales,  Nicaragua. 


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Mecocerus  Sehrnih.  (Gm.  Cure,  i.,  \>.  115,  1833). 

This  genus  is  well  characterised,  and  the  .species  belonging  to  it  hear  a  close 
resemblance  to  each  other  in  general  appearance  ;  it  can  easily  be  distinguished  from 
the  allied  forms  with  a  cylindrical  or  subcylindrical  rostrum,  which  is  dilated  at  the 
apex,  by  the  following  characters  :  front  of  the  head  very  narrow — a  character  which 
reminds  one  of  Acm'inus,  Liioceriis,  etc. ;  first  antennal  joint  elongate,  conical, 
second  very  short;  carina  of  the  prothorax  laterally  not  extending  beyond  the 
middle;  elytra  short,  strongly  convex  behind,  about  half  as  long  again  as  broad. 

The  prostenium  of  the  male  is  armed  with  two  spines  in  all  species  of  which  I 
have  a  larger  series  before  me  ;  the  spines  are  developed  according  to  the  size  of  the 
specimens,  and  vanish  entirely  in  the  smallest  examples.  M.  rvallaeci  Pasc.,  M. 
simulator  Pasc,  M.  infrmis  Thorns.,  etc.,  are  said  to  have  an  unarmed  pro.sternum  ;  but 
examining  Pascoe's  small  type-specimen  of  wallacei,  and  larger  males  of  tliis  species 
in  the  Tring  JIuseum,  I  found  this  species  to  possess  a  strongly  armed  prostenium  in 
large  examples,  while  the  small  males  show  scarcely  a  trace  of  the  spines.  Of  M.  sinvu- 
latw  Pasc.  I  have  not  seen  large  forms,  but  the  prosternum  of  the  four  males  of  this 
species  I  could  examine  is  similar  to  that  of  small  examples  of  armed  species,  so  that 
I  have  no  doubt  that  large  males  of  simulator  will  also  have  a  spined  breast.  Hence 
I  believe  the  presence  or  absence  of  spines  on  the  prosternum  is  not  a  character  of 
great  specific  value. 

The  impression  between  the  sjiines  of  the  prosternum  varies  like  the  spines.  The 
metasternum  of  the  male  bears  in  the  middle  a  small  and  scarcely  impressed 
rounded  spot,  which  is  densely  covered  with  a  velvety  pile. 

From  Mecotropis  Lacord,  (Gen.  Goleopt.,  vii.,  p.  495,  1866)  the  present  genus  is  at 
once  differentiated  by  the  pirothoraeic  carina  not  extending  to  near  the  apical  margin, 
and  by  the  much  shorter  elytra. 

To  Mecotropis  Lacord.,  and  not  to  Mecocerus  f^chonh.,  belong  the  following 
species  :  insignia  Pasc,  from  Ceram  ;  macidosus  Pasc.,  from  Ceram  ;  pantherinus 
Thoms.,  from  Aru  Is. ;  and  varierjatus  (Oliv.),  from  Amboina.  The  beautiful  Andaman 
insect  described  as  Mecocerus  sulphAhreus  by  Ch.  ().  Waterhouse  must  be  referrerl  to 
the  genus  Eugir/as  Thoms. 

The  genus  Mecocerus  Schonh.  ranges  over  tropical  West  Africa  and  .\sia,  iind  does 
not  go  farther  east  than  .lava  and  Borneo,  as  far  as  we  know  at  present. 


I.  AFRICAN  SPECIES. 
6.  Mecocerus  fasciatus  sp.  nov. 

c?  ?.  M.  niger,  fusco-gi-iseo-olivaceo-pubescens,  rostri  capitisijue  linea  mediana, 
elytrorum  fascia  transversa  postbasali,  in  sutura  parum  versus  scutellum  dilatata, 
metasterni  fascia  transversa  in  lateribus  lata,  in  medio  angusta,  pallide  luteo- 
tomento.sis.  Rostrum  grosse  rugato-punctatum,  supra  .sat  late  sidcatum,  sulco 
autrorsum  gradatim  latiore,  in  apice  fortiter  dilatato  ;  dimidio  ba.sali — sicut  ca])ut — 
canaliculatum  ;  carinis  juxta  sulcum  medianum  sitis  in  apice  levibus ;  apice  inedio 
levissime  carinato.  Antennae  articulis  apice  griseo-,  clava  nigro-brunneo-pubescen- 
tibus,  ( J')  corpore  dimidio  longiores,  (?)  prothoracis  basim  vix  attingentes.  Prothorax 
ante   scutellum   leviter  impressus,    sat    sparsim   sed  distin<'te  granulatus  (in   utroque 


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sexu),  sine  impressionibus  discoidalibus.  Elytra  prothoraco  paivim  latioia  (forma 
specie!  M.  rhombexis  (Jued.  dictae),  leWter  punctato-striata. 

Prostenium  gramilatuni,  granulis  in  medio  prostenii  maris  et  in  toto  i)rosterno 
/emmae  sparsius  sitis,  ((?)  impressione  latitudiue  multo  breviore  ejus  medio  parum 
elevato,  et  juxta  iinpressionein  utriinque  dente  loiigo  acuto  basi  mag^s  quam 
margini  prosterni  antico  approximate  instructum  ;  in  riutre  parvo  dente  impressione- 
que  obioletis  vel  nullis.  ,"Metasternum  medio  macula  luteo-pul>escente  notatum. 
Pedes  grisei,  tarsi  tibiis  femoribusque  densius  pubescentes. 

(?.  I^ng.  14  mm.,  rostr.  5,  elytr.  9,  lat.  6. 

?.       „      13i    „        „       4,      „     8J,  „    6. 

The  elytra  of  this  form  are  a  little  longer  than  in  M.  vmiszechi  Thorns. ;  the  legs 
of  the  male  are  moderately  elongate;  the  tip  of  the  hind  femora  extends  only  a  little 
beyond  the  apex  of  the  abdomen. 

In  colour  of  the  pubescence  and  shape  and  colour  of  the  band  of  the  elytra  it 
reminds  one  very  much  of  a  species  of  Longiconis  {Enmimefes  haroldi  Qued.)  which 
occiu-s  in  the  same  locality. 

Hub.  Kuilu  R.,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892);  and  Ogowe  K.  (type). 

7.  Mecocerus  fuscoplagiatus  sp.  nov. 

^  ? .  j1/.  niger,  fusco-brunneo-,  vel  griseo-brunneo-pubescens,  pubis  colore  pro 
luce  parum  variante.  Rostrum  crassum,  dorso  leviter  sulcatum,  basi  profimde 
sat  late  canaliculatum,  siilco  apice  dilatato,  inter  antennas  parum  profundato ;  in 
apicis  medio  subcarinatum,  carinis  dorsalibus  sulco  latera  praetexentibus  sat  levibus 
anteoculos  parum  approximatis  ;  rugato-punctatum,  lat eribus  intra  carinas  lat erales  sat 
fortes  ab  oculis  infra  ad  antennarum  sulcos  descendentes  et  dorsales  grossissime  puncta- 
turo  ;  capitis  rostrique  medium  sjiarsim  griseo-pubescens.  Antennae  corpore  triple 
longiores  (jj),  vel  prothoracis  basim  vix  attiugentes  (?),  sparsim,  articulis  7° — 8° 
(?)  parum  densius,  pubescentes,  clava  brunneo-tomentosa ;  (J)  scapo  oculos  vix 
attingente,  apice  sat  fortiter  incrassato,  articulo  tertio  multo  breviore,  articulis  3° — 
7°  arcuatis.  Prothorax  sat  brevis,  latitudine  tertia  parte  longior,  minutissime  dense 
ruguloso-punctatus,  nonnullis  maculis  minutis  valde  incons])icuis,  saepe  absentibus, 
interdum  maculis  duabus  majoribus  antrorsum  convergentibus  notatus.  Elytra 
latitudine  dimidio  longiora,  punctato-striata,  macula  brunneo-nigra  (in  utroque  elytro) 
postmediaiia  rotundata  magna,  saepe  marginem  externum  attingente  [lunctis  griseo- 
albis  praecijme  postice  cinota  ornata,  praeterea  nonnullis  punctis  griseo-albis  versus 
ba>im  et  in  parte  doclivi  apicali,  duolius  (uno  in  singulo  elytro)  prope  sutm-am  ante 
apicem  sitis  parum  conspicuoribus,  signata. 

Presternum  ((J)  inerme,  lateribus  densius  (|uam  medio granulatum,  (?)  minutis- 
sime striguloso-punctulatum.  Metasternum  (c?)  impressione  rotundata  mediana 
nigro-pilosa  instructum.  Pedes  sjit  sparsim,  tarsi  dense  griseo-pubescentes  ;  pedes 
antici  (^J)  vix  elongati. 

Ix>ng.  12  mm.,  ro.str.  3i,  elytr.  8,  lat.  oh. 

In  one  specimen  the  postmedian  black  patch  of  each  elytron  is  much  more 
conspicuous  than  it  is  in  others,  as  the  rest  of  the  elytra  of  this  example  is  almost 
uniformly  pubescent  grey. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

The  mate  differs  from  M.  inermis  Thoms.  especially  in  ha\  ing  the  presternum 
granular,  the  first  joint  of  the  antennae  shorter,  and  the  third  to  seventh  er  eighth 


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joints  curverl  ;  in  a  male  of  M.  inermis  Thorns,  in  the  Tring  jMuseuiu,  which  agrees 
fairlv  well  with  Thomson's  figure  and  description,  the  first  antennal  jciint  reaches 
almost  the  middle  of  the  eye,  the  intermediate  joints  are  straight,  and  neither  the 
prosternum  nor  the  jironotum  bear  granules.  A  female  of  i/.  iiwrniis  is  not  in  our 
collection. 

8.  Mecocenis  ater  sp.  nov. 

c?  ? .  M.  ater,  splendens.  Kostrum  grosse  dense  rugato-punctatum,  apice 
ahru]ite  fortiter  dilatatum,  supra  longitudinaliter  sat  late  impressum,  hac  impressione 
antrorsum  ])arum  latiore,  in  j)arte  apicali  late  triangulari,  in  basi  canaliculata,  canali- 
culo  ante  oculos  sat  profundo,  in  medio  rostri  evanescente.  Caput  parum  punctatum, 
brunneo-nigro-,  medio  sicut  rostrum  supra  albo-griseo-pubescens.  Antennae  fcj) 
corpore  plus  duplo  longiores,  aiticulo  prime  oculorum  marginem  auticum  non 
attingente,  apice  sat  fortiter  incrassato,  minime  arcuato,  (?)  elytrorum  basim  non 
attingentes  ;  sparsim,  in  (  ?  )  parum  densius  griseo-albo-pubescentes  ;  articulis  duobus 
ultimis  in  utroque  sexu,  et  articulo  nono  apice  (J)  aut  toto  (?)  uigro-brunneo- 
tomentosis.  Prothorax  antice  leviter  transverse  impressus,  subconstrictus,  dorso 
utrimque  minime  inaequalis,  pone  carinam  antebasalem  sat  fortiter  declivis,  basi 
medio  subimpressa,  minutissime  densissime  granulato-coriaceus,  punctis  dis})ersis, 
eorum  margine  posteriore  elevato  granuliformi  (cj),  aut  vix  elevato  ( ?  ),  instructus, 
dorso  medio  sat  sparsim  albo-griseo-pubescens.  Elytra  pone  scutellum  parum,  mox 
pone  marginem  basalem  sat  fortiter  gibbosa,  striato-punctata,  striis  levissime 
impressis,  interstitiis  non  convexis  singulis  punctis  notatis  ;  elytrorum  limbo  et  fascia 
transversa  [lauce  obliqua  in  margine  exteriore  latiore  suturam  fere  attingente  brnnneo- 
nigro-tomentosis,  tomento  pro  luce  in  griseum  mutante,  fascia  mediana  albo-griseo- 
marginata. 

Prosternum  (c?)  disperse  granulosum,  granulis  in  medio  sparsissimis,  fortiter 
impressum,  in  impressiouis  medio  parum  subcarinato-elevatum,  utrimque  dente  longo 
acuto  parum  arcuato  mox  pone  impressiouis  marginem  auticum  sito  arniatum  ;  (?) 
medio  ante  coxas  leviter  biimpressum,  lateribus  disperse  subgranulato-punctatum, 
medio  sub!ae\e.  Meso-metastemum,  abdomen  brunneo-nigro-tomentosa,  segmentorum 
abdominalium  tertii  quartique  mai-gine  postico  jiarum  albo-griseo-pubescente. 
Pedes  antici  (J)  elongati ;  femora  sparsim,  tibiae  densius,  tarsi  dense  albo-griseo- 
pubescentes. 

S.  Long.  17  mm.,  rostr.  0,  elytr.  11,  lat.  7|. 

?.       „       l.i     „         „       4?,,    „      10,   „     fii. 

This  species  has  almost  the  same  outline  as  M.  mnixsechi .  Thoms.  ;  the  legs  of 
large  males  are  much  less  elongate,  and  their  antennae  are  also  jiroportionately 
shorter  than  in  M.  mniszeehi. 

The  black  colour  distinguishes  this  form  from  all  Mecocerud  hitherto  known. 

Hah.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Conga  (A.  [Mocquerys,  18'J2);  i*t  Loanda. 

11.  INDIAN    SPECIES. 

9.  Mecocerus  gazella  Schonb. 

This  species,  which  ranges  over  Malacca,  Sumatra,  .lava,  and  Porneo,  is  soniewhat 
variable  in  the  structure  of  the  rostrum,  and  in  colour. 

In  the  typical  form  from  .Tava,  the  interocular  sulcus  of  the  head  i>  short  and 
narrow,  and   runs  out,  very  soon  before  tlic  anterior  margin  of  the  eye.s,  into  the 


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median  carina  of  the  rostrum  ;  that  carina  is  long,  extending  from  the  base  to  near 
the  antennae;  the  dorso-lateral  keel  of  the  rostrum  is  rather  slight  towards  the 
base. 

The  pubescence  forms  on  the  elytra  indistinct  spots  between  which  stand  here 
and  there  blackish  spots;  sometimes  the  whole  upper  surface  is  ashy  grey,  and  in 
such  specimens  the  elytral  spots  are  scarcely  percept ilile. 

In  a  second  form  from  Perak,  Sumatra,  and  Bunguran  (Natuua  Islands),  the 
rostrum  and  the  coloni"  are  the  same  as  in  the  typical  form,  but  the  elytra  bear 
longitudinal  rows  of  strongly  marked,  small,  whitish  grey  spots,  which  are  sparser  and 
smaller  in  the  middle  of  the  elytra,  so  tliat  the  latter  have  a  more  or  less  feehlv 
marked  transverse  blackish  band.  I  propose  to  name  this  aberration  Mecocents  gazeUa 
ab.  cjuttntus  ab.  nov. 

A  series  of  specimens  from  Borneo  and  Xias  Island  is  clolhed  with  a  dirtv 
yellowish  pubescence,  the  elytra  have  longitudinal  stripes  of  a  somewhat  paler 
pubescence,  these  stripes  are  interrupted  by  blackish  spots  as  in  typical  Javanese 
examples,  and  all  sjiecimens  are  marked  with  an  ill-defined  blackish  dorsal  jiatch  in 
the  middle  of  each  elytron.  The  frontal  groo\e  of  the  head  is  deep  and  rather  broiid, 
and  runs  along  the  middle  of  the  rostrum  for  more  than  a  third  of  the  way  between  eyes 
aud  antennae  ;  there  it  meets  the  short  but  rather  high  dorsal  carina  of  the  rostrum, 
and  accompanies  this  carina  on  each  side  as  a  feeble  but  obvious  groove;  the  dorso- 
lateral keels  of  the  rostrum  are  rather  strong.  I  name  this  form  M.  f/azella  ah. 
l»-unnescens  ab.  nov. 

In  one  specimen  of  bruntiescens  from  N.  Romeo  the  median  carina  of  the 
rostrum  is  entirely  obsolete. 

Between  these  three  principal  variations  of  gazella  exist  intermediate  forms, 
chiefly  as  regards  the  tint  of  the  jmbescence. 

1(1.  Mecocerus  basalis  sp.  nov. 

(J?.  M.  niger ;  capite,  j)rothorace,  elytronnn  basi,  corpore  infero  jiedibusque 
dense  albo-lutoso-tomentosis. 

Caput  macula  utrimque  postoculari,  interdum  vitta  anteoculari,  nigra  notatum ; 
sulco  frontali  usque  ad  rostri  apicem  contiuuato,  antrorsum  gradatim  dilatato,  pone 
insertionem  antennarum  carinam  minutain  brevem  includente ;  carinis  rostri  dorso- 
lateralibus  et  lateralibus  obsoletis  ;  rostro  basi  cylindrico.  Antennae  (?)  articulo 
octavo  albo-luteo-tomentoso,  ])rothoracis  basim  snbattingentes,  (cJ)  totae  nigrae. 
Prothorax  dorso  longitrorsum  dejiressus,  utrimque  signatura  magna  irregulari  maculam 
minutam  albo-lutosam  includente,  praelerea  in  utrisque  lateribus  quatuor  maculis — 
duabus  apicalibus  parum  elongatis,  duabus  basalibus — nigris  notatus,  macula  dorso- 
laterali  basali  interdum  cum  ])laga  dorsali  confluente.  Elytra  leviter  striato- 
punctata,  interstitiis  antice  sparsim  punctulatis  ;  margine  basali  et  regione  hunierali 
albo-lutosa,  callo  humerali  et  macula  parva  laterali  infrahumerali  nigris  exceptis, 
deinde  nigris,  in  striarum  interstitiis  sat  sparsim  albo-lutoso-  et  nigro-maculata. 

Prostemum  lateraliter  sparsim  granulatum;  (<?)  medio  fortiter  impressum, 
impressione  medio  minus  profundata  quam  in  utrocjue  latere,  utrimque  spina  acuta 
fortiter  arcuata  mox  ante  coxas  sit  a  armatum  ;  (?)  ante  coxas  leviter  transverse 
sulcatum.  Metasternum  ntrimipie  duabus  maculis  nigris  oblique  transverse  dispositis 
ornatum;  abdominalia  seginenta  lateribus  uni-nigro-maculata.  Pedes  antiri  in 
utro<|ue   sexu  elongati  ;  omnia   femora  basi,  ajiice,  macula  (vel  annulo)  media  nigra 


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sicut  tibiarum  medium  et  ajiex,  et  tarsorum  articuli  yocniidus  et  tertius,  et  apex 
aiiiculornm  piimi  et  ijnarti. 

Long.  19  mm.,  ro.-^tr.  7,  elytr.  13,  lat.  9. 

Allied  to  M.'wallftcei,  hut  at  once  distinguished  from  that  species  by  the  ro.strum, 
the  middle  .sulcus  of  which  runs  from  the  front  of  the  head  to  the  tip  of  the  rostrum, 
gradually  becoming  broader  anteriorly,  and  including  a  very  short  and  sometimes 
obsolete  carina  ;  in  M.  loallncei  the  frontal  sulcus  stops  soon  before  the  eyes,  where  it 
meets  the  median  carina  of  the  rostrum,  which  does  not  reach  the  apical  triangular 
impression  ;  the  dor.so-lateral  keels  are  very  feeble  in  M.  basalis,  while  in  M.  walUtcei 
they  are  much  more  raised.  The  pubescence  of  the  head,  prothoi'ax,  base  of  elytra, 
and  underside  is  cream  colour  in  M,  hasalis ;  the  blackish  humeral  and  post- 
humero-Iateral  spots  of  the  elytra  and  the  two  spots  on  the  metasternum  are  arranged 
in  one  oblique  ray  ;  this  ray,  when  viewed  from  the  side,  appears  to  be  bordered  behind 
by  a  rather  well-defined  creamy  band.  The  prosternal  impression,  which  is  simple  in 
M.  ivallacei,  is  divided  into  two  parts  in  M.  Ixi.salis,  the  middle  of  the  impression 
being  less  deep  than  the  sides. 

Hab.  Borneo. 

11.  Mecocerus  allectus  Pasc. 

There  are  two  different  looking  fornis  of  this  species  in  the  Tring  Museura 
Specimens  from  Penang,  which  agree  with  Pascoe's  type,  have  the  elytra  densely 
pubescent  yellowish  ashy ;  a  spot  near  the  scutellum,  a  larger  one  just  behind  the 
middle,  and  some  scattered  smaller  spots,  are  black.  The  prothorax  bears  a  median  mark 
of  the  colour  of  the  elytra,  extending  from  the  apex  to  the  base,  including  anteriorlv 
and  [josteriorly  a  thin  black  median  line  ;  that  mark  is  bi-  or  trisinuate  at  each  side, 
the  ante-basal  sinus  usually  deepest.  In  the  other  form  from  Ruby  Mines,  Upper 
Burma  (W.  Doherty),  and  Carin  Cheba,  Burma  (900—1,100  m.,  L.  Fea,  Dec.  1888),  the 
pubescence  is  a  little  more  greyish  ;  the  elytra  are  black,  and  covered  with  a  number 
of  yellowi.sh  ashy  spots  arranged  in  rows  ;  the  median  mark  of  the  pronotum  is  inter- 
rupted before  the  middle  ;  the  anterior  i)art  of  that  marking  consists  of  two  elongate, 
anteriorly  strongly  convergent  spots.  I  name  this  form  Mecocerus  allectus  ah. 
wncuhitus  ab.  nov. 

Two  specimens  from  Victoria  Point,  Tenas.serim,  stand  between  muculutiis  and 
typical  (tllectus. 

The  colour  of  the  jnibescence  of  the  rostrum  is  variable  in  both  forms  ;  in  Pascoe's 
type-specimen,  as  well  as  in  .some  specimens  of  both  variations  in  the  Tring  Museum, 
the  rostrum  is  lilack,  the  yellowish  ashy  pubescence  of  the  front  of  the  head  suddenly 
stopping  before  the  eyes ;  in  other  specimens  this  pubescence  is  extended  farther  down 
the  back  of  the  rostrum,  and  in  others  again  it  reaches  the  tip  of  the  latter. 

12.  Mecocerus  brevipennis  sp.  nov. 

<J  ?.  31.  (/(tzellri  ab.  hrunnescenti  colore  similis,  sed  structura  et  forma  facile 
distinguendus.  Sulcus  frontalis  j)rofundus,  in  cpiarta  jiarte  basali  rostri  evanescens, 
ubi  basim  carinae  medianae  rostri  includens;  hac  carina  subacuta,  alta ;  carinae 
dorso-laterales  rostri  bene  expressae.  Prothorax  granulatus,  granulis  in  {S)  densius 
quam  in(?)sitis;  carina  antebasali  medio  (cj)  parum  convexa,  (?)  recta.  Elytra 
lata,  brevia,  postice  ad  snturani  parum  im|iressa,  punctato-striata,  inters!  it  iis  luteo- et 
nigro-brunneo-maculatis. 


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Prosternum  (<?)  impressioiie  profuiula,  in  (c^)  minore  plicatura  loiigitudinali  in 
partes  duas  divisa,  dual)us  spinis  longis  gnu'ilibus  instructuui,  (?)  transverse  leviler 
bisnlcatum. 

Long.  13  mm.,  rostr.  4,  elytr.  9,  lat.  6^. 

The  dorso-lateral  keels  of  the  rostrum  are  well  marked;  the_v  approach  each 
other  so  slightly  between  the  antennae  that,  when  seen  from  above,  they  almost 
appear  to  lie  parallel.  The  median  sulcus  of  the  front  of  the  head  and  base  of  the 
rostrum  is  deeper  than  in  all  the  other  species  of  jl/ecoc«nt8,  and  runs  a  little  way 
along  each  side  of  the  median  carina  of  the  rostrum  ;  this  carina  is  rather  high,  and 
reaches  from  the  basal  fourth  of  the  rostrum  to  between  the  antennae. 

Hoh.  Barram  R.,  X.  Borneo,  and  JIalacca. 

Differs  from  M.  (jftsella,  to  which  it  is  similar  in  colour,  especially  in  the 
granulose  pronotum  and  short  elytra. 

13.  Mecocerus  simulator  Pasc. 

This  species  will  be  at  once  recognised  by  a  small  tubercle  on  each  elytron 
standing  on  the  third  interstice  just  at  the  beginning  of  the  ajjical  declivous  part. 
The  examples  in  Pascoe's  Collection  resemble  in  colour  and  pattern  the  Mecocerus 
wallacei  Pasc. — i.e.  the  base  of  the  elytra  is  more  or  less  ashy  grey,  and  somewhat 
spotted  with  grev,  while  the  rest  of  the  elytra  is  more  or  less  brown,  bearing  a  few 
grevish  .spots  only.  Three  specimens  in  the  Tring  ^Museum  from  the  Barram  Uiver, 
X.  Borneo,  and  one  from  the  Kina  Balu,  are  similar  in  coloration  to  M.  gazella  ab. 
brimnescens  ab.  nov. 

14.  Mecocerus  maculifer  sp.  nov. 

c?.  ^^.  niger,  griseo-brunneo-puhescens,  albo-luteo-maculatus.  Rostrum  dimidio 
longius  quam  apice  latum,  intra  antennas  transverse  imi)ressum,  ]iarte  basali  medio 
profundissime  sulcata,  sulco  etiam  antice  intra  oculos  profundo,  oculorum  marginem 
posticum  attingente  sed  ejus  parte  postica  sat  subito  minus  profundata  obsolescente, 
praeterea  dorso  utrimque  impressione  ab  oculis  ad  apicem  descendente  ante  medium 
minus  profundata  instructuui,  apice  medio  subcarinatum,  infra  oculos  cannula  ae 
juxta  carinulam  sulculo  notatum ;  mentnm  convexum  rugato-punctatum,  ro-trum 
basi  infra  rugatum. 

Antennae  corpore  plus  duplo  longiores.  rufae,  ajiice  brunneae.  articulis  8°  apice 
ae  9°  basi  albo-puhe.scentihus,  1°  oculorum  medium  attingente,  3"  (|uarto  parum 
breviore. 

Protborax  dorso  lateribus  subtiliter  punctatus,  longitudine  parum  latior.  aequa- 
biliter  modice  convexus,  dor.so  ante  carinam  duabus  guttis,  lateribus  macula  majore 
albo-luteis  signatus.     Scutellum  lineare. 

Klytra  dorso  leviter  planata,  po.sterius  fortiter  convexa,  humeris  rotundata, 
lateribus  jiarallela,  posterius  rotundata,  subtilissime  seriatim  punctata,  macula  suturali 
parum  transversa  ])ostbasali,  singulo  elytro  jiraeterea  septem  maculis  notato,  omnibus 
colore  macularum  prothoracis:  V  dorsali  humerali,  2"  lateral!  jjostliumerali,  '.i"  dorsali 
subsuturali  mediana,  4^  minore  et  o-'  i)Ostmedianis,  una  in  interspatio  quarto,  altera 
intra  strias  quintani  et  octavam  sitis,  6"  et  7"  in  dcclivitate  apicali  transverse  dispositis, 
macula  posthumerali  omnium  maxima. 

Pygidium  basi  bimaculatnm.  Prosternum  sine  .structura  conspicua.  ante  coxas 
medio  in.sensim  planatum.     Kpisternum  mesotlioracicale,  sicut  macula  magna  laterali 


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metasteniali  cum  macula  elytrorum  posthumerali  conflua,  allium  vel  luteo-alhum. 
Segmeuta  ahdoniinalia  2" — 4"  ajiice  medio  excepto  late  luteo-marginata,  1"  lateribus 
luteo-maculato. 

Pedes  rufi,  femorihus  medio  tibiisque  apice  extreme  hrunneis ;  tarsis  basi  exeepla 
subnigris,  baud  elongatis  quam  in  aliis  speciebus  hujus  generis,  articulo  prime 
tarsorum  aiiticorum  tertia  parte  longitudinis  tibiarum  ac  tribus  articulis  relicjuis 
breviore. 

Long.  10  mm.,  rostr.  1'^,  elytr.  7,  lat.  5. 

The  spot  behind  the  shoulder  of  the  elytra  is  of  a  whiter  tint  than  tlie  other 
spot.s  on  the  upperside. 

The  two  inale  specimens  before  me  are  slightly  different ;  in  the  smaller  one 
the  rostrum  is  less  impressed  at  tlie  apex,  since  the  two  dorsal  impressions  are  not 
extended  beyond  the  insertion  of  the  antennae,  and  the  elytra  are  distinctly  striate- 
punctuate,  not  simply  seriately  punctuate,  as  in  the  type-specimen. 

Hah.  Java  occid.,  Sukabumi,  2,000  feet  {type),  and  Pengalengan,  4,000  feet  (H. 
Fruhstorfer,  1893). 

In  the  tarsi  not  being  elongate,  this  species  differs  from  the  other  forms  of 
Mecocerus,  and  is,  in  this  cliaracter,  a  connecting  link  between  Mecoceriis  and 
Physopterus. 

1 5.  Physopterus  alboguttulatus  sp.  nov. 

c?  ? .  Ph.  lirunneo-rufus,  olivaceo-cinereo-pubescens,  albo-guttirlatus.  Rostrum 
intra  antennas  parum  transverse  impressum,  sulco  mediano  basi  })rofuudo  in  hac  im- 
pressioue  evanescente  versus  vertieem  in  carinida  niinuta  prolongate,  ante  oculos  basi 
utrimque  longitrorsnni  leviter  impressum  baud  sulcatum,  intra  banc  impressionem  et 
sulcum  medianum  carina  ebtusa  retrorsiun  ocnlos  supra  marginante  in  vertice  evanes- 
cente instructum  ;  fortiter  rugatuui.  Caput  minutissime  jiunctulatum,  genis  parum 
cinereis.  Antennae  lutee-rufae,  clava  ((?)  valde,  (?)  parum  elengata  nigro-brmmea. 
Prothorax  convexus,  antice  angustatus,  carina  dorse  medio  levissime  convexa  ;  duobus 
punctis  medianis  ac  utrimque  circiter  5  lateralibus  albis.  Elytra  retrorsum  parum 
ampliata,  sutura  inconspicue  deplanata,  striata,  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  in  inter- 
sj)atio  tertio  tuberculo  parum  elevate  nigre-pilose  armata,  interstitiis  1',  3',  5",  1",  9' 
punctis  albis  notatis. 

Pygidium  longitudine  vix  latius,  fortiter  rotundatum.  Presternum  punctatum, 
medio  (cJ)  insensim  impressum.  Metasternum  et  abdomen  lateribus  punctis  alliis 
signata.     Pedes  rufi,  femeribus  medio  tarsisque  apice  brunneis. 

Long,  8  mm.,  ro.str.  lA,  elytr.  5{,  lat.  4i. 

Hub.  ,Tava  orient.,  ."Monies  Tengger,  4,000  feet  (H.  Fruhstorfer,  1890). 

The  two  dorsal  carinae  of  the  rostrum  which  limit  the  median  sulcus  run  along 
t  he  ujiper  margin  of  the  eyes  and  form  a  kind  of  eyelarow. 

Ifi.  Physopterus  tuberculosus  sp.  nev. 

?.P/'.  niger,  infra  pube  grisea,  supra  sordide  l)runneo-nigra  subtiliter  grisea 
mixta  hand  maculata  vestitus. 

Rostrum  intra  antennas  transverse  impressum,  apice  fere  planatum,  basi  medio 
profunde  sulcatum  in  frente  abbreviata,  utrimque  carina  a  sulco  sat  late  remota  pestice 
marginem  superiorem  oculorum  tangeute  instructum.     Antennae  pretboracis  basim 


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vix  supprantes,  sat  crassae,  artioulis  1°  et  3°  fere  aequilongis,  2'  multo  breviore,  4' 
longiore,  5' — 8"  decrescent i bus,  7"  et  8"  albis,  9' — 11'  iiigris,  caeteris  spiusim  albo- 
pubescentibus. 

Prothwax  dorso  medio  ntrimque  juxta  lineain  medianam  tuberculo  paulo  elevato 
iiigro-tomentoso  armatus,  carina  antebasali  medio  leviter  interrupta  latprihns  parum 
versus  apicem  flexa. 

Klytra  justice  vix  latiora  quam  basi,  siitura  parum  depressa,  humeris  distinctis 
rotundatis,  levissime  striata,  interspatio  tertio  quatuor  tubereiilis  :  primo  basali,  secundo 
mediano,  tertio  caeteris  magis  elevato  versus  apicem  directo  ante  declivitatem  apicaleni, 
quarto  minuco  in  partis  declivis  medio  ;  interspatio  tjuinlo  tuberculo  paulo  elevato  ante 
declivitatem  apicalem  ;  interspatio  septimo  qnatuor  tuberculis  minutis  :  uno  ante- 
mediano,  altero  postmediano,  tertio  ante  declivitatem  apicalem,  quarto  i)arum  magis 
elevato  in  declivitate  apicali  sitis,  nigro-tomentosis  notata. 

Pvgidium  hand  longius  quam  latum,  apice  rotundatum.  Pmsternum  punctatum. 
Femora  et  tibiae  medio,  bae  cum  tarsorum  articulis  etiam  apice  uigrue. 

Long.  8  mm.,  rostr.  1§,  elytr.  5|-,  hit.  4^. 

Hab.  Java. 

This  and  the  preceding  species  have  the  elytra  scarcely  gilibous  lieliind,  as  is  tlie 
case  in  Ph.  gibbosus  Guer. ;  but  in  the  structure  of  the  antennae,  rostrum,  legs, 
etc.,  they  agree  quite  well  with  that  species. 

17.  Mecotropis  arcifer  sp.  nov. 

cJ.  M.  ater,  nigro-pubescens,  albo-siguat us.  Caput  et  rostrum  medio  allio- 
pubescentia  ;  istud  sat  longum,  basi  cylindricum,  latitudine  basali  triplo  longius, 
medio  late  profunde  sulcatum,  sulco  in  apice  dilatato  hand  profundato  ubi  carinulam 
medianam  includente,  sulco  supra-antennali  fere  usque  ad  oculos  continuato  sed  hie 
leviter  impresso,  cannula  exterius  ei  latus  tegente  sui)ra  antennarum  acetabulum  sat 
fortiter  elevata ;  lateribus  sat  grosse  parum  remote  punctatum.  Oculi  antice  vix 
emarginati.  Antennae  versus  apicem  brunneae,  corpore  vix  tertia  parte  longiores, 
articulo  j)rimo  gracili,  secundo  primo  tertia  parte  breviore.  Frons  carinata  ;  caput  infra 
punctatum  sicut  rostrum.  Prothorax  longitudine  quarta  parte  angustior,  carina  ]iarte 
dorsali  leviter  trisinuata,  lateribus  subangulatim  antrorsum  flexa,  parte  lateral!  paulal  im 
versus  inferum  descendente,  minime  aequabiliter  curvata  ;  maculis  (juatuor  albis  bene 
expressis  ornatus :  una  apicali,  secunda  basali,  medianis,  tertia  et  (|uarta  in  utri.sque 
lateribus  sitis,  postmedianis.  Scutellum  album.  Elytra  punctato-striata,  interstitiis 
retrorsum  sensim  convexis,  in  singulo  elytro  sex  signaturis  albis  notata  :  una  basali 
dorsali  transversa,  sutiiram  non  attingente,  intus  latiore,  extus  parum  versus  posticum 
flexa  et  interru])ta,  secunda  dorsali  antemediana  quadrangulari,  tertia  laterali  fere  in 
medio  sita,  transversa,  quarta  postmediana  dorsali  transversa  angusta,  quinta  ante- 
apicali  arcuata  a  margine  externo  ail  suturam  ascendente  extus  interrupta,  soxta 
apicali  suturali  punctiformi. 

Pygidium  bimaculatum.  Prostenium  utrimcpie  inter  coxaset  marginem  anticuni 
macula  ovali  alba  ornatum,  ante  co.xas  arcuatim  impressum  et  i)aucis  punctis  instruc- 
tum  ;  medio  (sicut  me.sosternuni)  pube  alba  sat  sparsa  vestitum.  Meso-  et  ineta- 
stemum  postice  albo-limbata;  abdominalia  segmenta  qnatuor  prima  (piinque  maculis 
albis  notata  :  mediana  triangular!,  magna,  lateri-marginali  parva,  intermedia  o\ata 
\el  elongata  ;  his  maculis  cimi  limbo  postico  albo-pubescente  confluis  ;  segmentum 
quintum  medio  album.  Pedes  .s])arsim  albo-pubescentes,  antici  valde  elongati; 
tar-sorum  articuli  primus  et  quurtus  ^hasi  apiceque  exceptis)  allii. 


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I-ong.  10  mm.,  rostr.  4,  elytr.  Id,  lat.  5i. 

II(d>.  Java. 

Distinguished  by  the  rather  slender  rostrum,  the  keeled  front  of  the  hea<l,  (lie 
pattern  of  the  upper-  and  underside,  and  by  the  white  pubescent  tirst  and  last  (arsal 
joints. 

18.  Mecotropis  brevirostris  sp.  nov. 

(J  5 .  i[.  ater,  nigro-pubesceus,  albo-signatus.  Rostrum  vitta  mediana  usque  ad 
prothoracis  basim  ascendente,  in  prothoracis  medio  inteiTupta,  ornatum,  breve,  sulco 
medio  profundo  trans  oculos  continuato  instructum,  inter  antennas  parum  elevatum, 
apice  triangulari-rotundato-impressum,  autennarum  aeetabulis  apertis,  sulco  supra- 
antennali  rainuto  mox  pone  antennas  evanescente,  lateribus  sublaeve,  apice  rugatum, 
latitudine  basali  vi.x  duplo  longius.  Oculi  emarginati.  Antennae  (c?)  longissimae, 
artieulo  primo  fortiter  crassato,  secundo  brevissimo,  (?)  elytrorum  basim  attingentes, 
articulo  primo  graciliore.  I'rothorax  longitudine  quinta  parte  angustior,  carina  dorso 
medio  basi  parallela,  latrorsum  leviter,  dein  fere  semicirculariter  versus  anticum 
ascendente,  in  lateribus  ni  fle.xuosa  ni  angulata  ;  disco  longitrorsum  imrum  planatus, 
laevis,  praeter  vittam  medianam  [luncto  dorso-laterali  postmediano  et  duobus  punctis 
interdum  obsoletis  medianis  albis  notatus.  vScutellum  nigrum.  Elytra  striato-punctata, 
interstitiis  alternatim  leviter  convexis,  maculis  sat  sparsis  albis,  in  singulo  elyti'o 
utriusque  sexus  tribus  majorilius,  ornata,  una  postlmmerali  laterali  irregulari  fere 
semi-annuliformi,  secunda  dorsali  ante-,  tertia  dorsali  post-mediana,  his  subquadran- 
gularibus  vel  irregularibus,  in  {S)  praeterea  vitta  brevi  suturali  postscutellari,  caeteris 
maculis — una  vel  duabus  basalibus,  nonnuUis  medianis,  duabus  anteapicalibus 
— parvis. 

Prosternuni  ante  coxas  leviter  arcuatim  impressum,  (J)  paucis  punctis  incon- 
spicuis  instructum,  in  utro(pie  sexu  subtilissime  rugulosum,  lateribus  po.stice  in 
impressione  basali  gutta  alba  notatum.  Metasternum  ad  marginem  posticum 
utrimque  tribus  maculis,  segmenta  abdominalia  (quintum  exceptum)  una  macula,  albis 
ornata.     Pygidium  bimaculatum.     Pedes  antici  elongati. 

Long.  16  mm.,  rostr.  3,  elytr.  10,  lat.  oj. 

The  .spots  of  the  elytra  are  sparser  than  in  .1/.  varieijatun  (Oliv.),  jJ'Wlheri/ius 
(Thorns.),  and  maculosus  (Pasc.) ;  the  rostrum  is  very  sliort  and  thick,  its  fold  above 
the  antennal  grooves  is  slightly  marked,  while  the  median  sulcus  is  deep  and  broad. 

Hab.  Burn  I.  (W.  Doherty). 

19.  Mecotropis  fruhstorferi  sp.  nov. 

(?.  M.  niger,  dense  cinereo-pubeseens,  nigi'O-signatus. 

Rostrum  apice  paulo  angustius  ipiam  longum,  dorso  sulco  mediano  intra  antennas 
minus  jn-ofundato,  apice  triangulariter  dilatato,  basi  lato  profundo,  retrorsum  trans 
oculos  ascendente  ante  prothoracem  evanescente,  infra  fortiter  rugato-punctatum  ; 
sulcis  antennarum  sulculo  dorso-laterali  cinctis.  Oculi  antice  truncati.  Antennae 
corpore  triplo  longiores,  articulo  tertio  prothoracis  medium  sat  longe  superante,  3'  et 
4"  et  8"  apice  albo-i)ubescentibus. 

Prothorax  lal  itudiiic  panuu  lungior,  dorso  postice  leviter  planatus  baud  impressu.s, 
utrimque  vitta  dorsali  ac  liuea  vel  vitta  interrupta  laterali,  medio  duabus  guttis 
minutis,  altera  pone  marginem  apicalem,  altera  in  disco  sita  connexis  ac  cum  carina 


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basali  linea  obsoleta  conjunctis,  nigris  notatus;  carina  lateral!  pone  apieem  subilo 
abrupta. 

Elytra  latitudine  duplo  longiora,  sutura  levissime  depressa,  ad  apieem  usque 
striato-punctata,  interstitiis  basi  excepta  serie  punctorum  instractis,  lineola  basali 
parum  obliqua  plus  minusve  ossiformi  juxta  seutellum  inciiiiente,  gutta  mediana 
intra  strias  1"'"  et  4"™,  angulo  acuto  versus  antioum  directo  ante  declivitatem 
apioalem  intra  suturam  et  striam  sejjtiinam  basi  excepta  plus  minusve  nigram, 
praeterea  nonnuUis  guttis  suturalibus  liberis  vel  confluis  ac  marginalibus,  at-  nonnuUis 
pimctis  minutis  dispersis  nigris  signata. 

Pygidiuin  linea  mediana  angnstissima  nigra  notatuin.  Abdomen  lateribus  serie 
macularum  minutarum  fuscarum  signatum.  Tibiae  apice  cum  tarsis  nigro-pubes- 
centes,  his  articulis  primo  ac  quarto  basi  albo-cinereis. 

Long.  13  mm.,  rostr.  2,  elytr.  9,  lat.  4 J. 

Hoh.  Java  orient.,  Montes  Teugger,  4,000  feet  (H.  Fruhstorfer,  1890). 

Named  in  honour  of  the  collector  who  sent  us  several  new  Anthrihidae. 

The  pattern  of  the  upperside  is  somewhat  variable  as  regards  the  size  of  the 
black  markings. 

ao.  Sintor  quadrimaculatus  sp.  nov. 

cJ  ?  .  iS.  niger,  infra  pube  ciueiea,  supra  ful\a  vestitus.  Rostrum  prothorace  parum 
brevius,  dorse  late  sulcatum,  sulco  ante  oculos  evanescente,  bicarinatum.  Caput  ad 
oculos  fulvo-pubescens,  fronte  medio  leviter  couvexum.  .\ntennae  (c?)  prothoracis 
basim  baud  attingentes,  (?)  parum  bre\-iores,  rufae,  apice  Iwunneae;  (c?)  articulo  ?>' 
primo  et  secundo  param  longiore,  (?)  aequilongo,  4' — 8°  gradatim  deorescentibus, 
8'  fere  longitudine  noni  (c?),  vel  (?)  8'  nono  dimidio  breviore. 

Prothorax  longitudine  baud  latior,  lateribus  usque  ante  basim  recte  ampliatus, 
dein  insensim  sinuatus  subrectus,  dorso  ante  basim  leviter  depressus,  punctulatus, 
fuscus,  linea  mediana  incouspicua  ac  vitta  laterali  fulvo-cinereis  ;  carina  basali  dorso 
concava. 

Seutellum  albo-cinereum.  Elytra  retrorsuni  gradatim  angustata,  dorso  planata, 
ad  apieem  usque  striato-punctata,  guttis  duabus  nigris,  una  laterali  antemediana, 
altera  dorsali  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  sita,  uotata. 

Pygidium  medio  convexum,  margine  apicali  medio  cum  segmento  abdominali 
anali  leviter  acuto-productum.     Pedes  brunuei. 

Long.  6|  mm.,  rostr.  11,  elytr.  45,  lat.  2f. 

Hah.  Sumatra. 

Note.— The  genus  Mao'otrichius  Motsch.,  Bull.  Mosc,  48,  p.  231  (1874),  is 
identical  with  Ancylotropis  Jekel,  his.  SauTul.,  i.,  p.  94  (1855).  Macrotrichiua 
niveinam.18  Mot.scb.,  I.e.,  is  the  same  as  A.  ivatwliousei  Jekel,  I.e.  Macr.  scabrattm 
ISlotsch.,  I.e.,  is  distinct,  and  probably  the  same  .species  which  Lacordaire  mentions  in 
his  Gen.  Col.,  vii.,  p.  509,  note  1  (1806);  four  specimens  from  Cape  York  in  the 
Tring  JIuseum  agree  very  well  with  Motschoulsky's  description  ;  the  Ilab.  "  des  tics 
de  la  Semde,"  given  by  Motschoulsky,  is  certainly  wrong. 

2\.  Sympactor  longicoruis  >p.  ikjv. 

S.  S.  niger;  antennis  basi  j)edibusque  rufescentibus.  Eostrum  prothorace 
dimidio  longius  ;  in  parte  basali  inter  oculos  et  antennas  subconica  medio  .subtiliter 
canaliculatum,   inconspicue  longitrorsum    impressum,   hac    impressione    cum    capitis 


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uiedio  et  parte  infraoculari  griseo-fuho-puliesceiite  ;  intra  antennas  utrim(|ue  snlculo 
minuto  instractnm ;  in  jiarte  apicali  depressa  antrorsum  gradatim  fortiter  dilatatum, 
planatum,  margine  apicali  recto,  angulis  i}ariun  rotundatis  ;  supra  et  irifra  fortiter 
rugatum,  infra  etiam  longitrorsnin  lexiter  bisulcatuin,  ad  ociilos  sicut  caput  suhlaeve 
sjiarsim  punctulatum.  Mentum  laeve.  Uculi  oblongi,  marginibus  inferioribus  medio 
sat  reetis,  fi'ontalihus  antrorsum  \ix  convergentiljus.  Frous  augusta.  Antennae 
corpore  dimidio  vel  fere  duplo  longioribus,  pone  rostri  medium  insertae,  articulo 
prinio  oculorum  medium  fere  attingeute,  4°  parum  longiore  quam  3°,  3°  ac  5' — 8' 
subaequalibus,  ultimo  longissimo.  Prothorax  longitudine  dimidio  latior,  maxima 
latitudine  ad  carinam  antebasalem,  lateribus  medio  parum  rotundato-ampliatus,  pone 
medium  leviter  sinuatus,  antrorsum  sat  fortiter  angustatus,  pone  marginem  anticum 
leviter  constrictus,  dorso  longitrorsum  leviter  impressus,  impressione  ante  basim 
parum  conspicuore  et  sulitilissinie  canaliculata,  ante  medium  transverse  leviter 
subsulcatus  ;  vitta  sat  lata  mediana  ad  carinam  in  medio  retrorsum  flexam  dilatata, 
utrimque  linea  tenui  longitudiuali  ab  apice  ad  basim  abeunte,  impressione  trans- 
versa antemediana  griseo-fuho-puliescentibus,  carina  laterali  mox  ante  medium 
abbreviata  etiam  supra  griseo-fulvo-marginata.  Elytra  retrorsum  angustata ;  basi 
medio  rotundato-dilatata  parum  elevata,  angulis  humeralibus  depressis  rotundatis; 
dorso  subplanata,  ante  medium  parum  impressa;  decem-striato-punctata,  punctis  ante 
apicem  obsoletis,  apice  ipso  impunctato,  stria  nona  basali  brevi,  interstitio  prinio 
antice  lato  uni-seriatim-punctato  longe  pone  basim  sat  abrupte  angustato,  quinto 
subcariniformi  sieut  tertii  parte  anteapicali,  secundo  et  quarto  planatis,  septimo  et 
nono  levissime  convexis ;  dorso  inter  suturam  et  striam  quintam  griseo-fulvo-pubes- 
centia,  hac  plaga  basi  usrjue  ad  humeros  dilatata,  ante  apicem  usque  ad  striam 
suturalem  sinuata,  maculas  parvas  ovales  unam  postbasalem  ad  striam  primam  sitam, 
secundam  ubi  hac  stria  suturae  approximata,  tertiam  et  quartam  mox  pone  secundam, 
transverse  dispositas,  banc  ad  striam  secundam,  illam  ad  quartam  cum  limbo  nigricante 
confluam,  includente  ;  limbo  nigricante  etiam  nounuUis  guttis  griseo-fulvis,  una  vel 
duabus  humeralibus,  una  submediana  subrotundata,  una  marginali  parum  niajore  e 
regione  sinu  nigro  dorsali  anteapicali,  ante  et  post  earn  ad  striam  septimam  macvda 
minutissima,  praeterea  una  apicali  marginali,  signata. 

Pygidium  apice  rotundatum,  medio  canaliculatum,  canaliculo  postiee  abbreviate, 
utrimfjue  macula  elongata  signatura.  Infra  cum  pedibus  puljescens.  Prostemum 
pai-um  inaequale,  punctatum ;  mesosternum  antice  medio  ruguloso-punctatum, 
processu  intercoxali  lato  medio  convexo,  subtuberculato ;  metasternum  et  abdomen 
laevia,  hoc  apice  levissime  emarginatum,  longitrorsum  (praecipue  segmento  ultimo) 
parum  imjiressum.     Tarsi  apicem  versus  nigrescentes. 

6.  Long.  13  mm.,  rostr.  6,  elytr.  9i,  lat.  6i. 

?■       „        9     „         „      4,     '„      al,    „    4." 

Ilab.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  Uuinea  (\V.  Doherty,  September  and  October,  1892). 

Note. — Xenoceriis  angulifer  Walker,  Ami.  Mag.  xV.  H.  (3),  iii.,  p.  262  (1859), 
irom  Ceylon,  belongs  to  this  genus,  and  is  allied  to  iS*.  vittij'rmis  Kirsch.  in  style  of 
marking. 

Altipectus  gen.   nov. 

IJostrum  elongatum,  subcylindricum,  leviter  arcuatum,  apice  parum  depresso 
medio  vix  emarginato  fortiter  dilatatum,  dorso  longitrorsum  unisidcatum,  hoc  sulco 
in  apice  trapezoidali-dilatato,  basi   medio  cariuulatum  ;  scrobes  autennarum   breves, 


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ajiicales,  obliqwi,  suhohtecti.  Oculi  obloiigi.  sulidorsales.  Frons  angusta,  occiput 
breve.  Antennae  prothoracis  medium  fere  attingentes,  articulo  tertio  duobus  primis 
simul  sumtis  multo  longiore,  primo  subconico,  9^ — 11'  fere  aequilongis  caeteris 
crassioribus.  Protborax  conicus.  Scutellum  minutit^siinuni.  Pro-stenuim  retrorsum 
gradatim  elevatura ;  coxae  anticae  aiiproxiuiatae  elevatae  postice  perpendiculares. 
Processus  mesosternalis  j)eri)endicularis,  tatus,  ajiice  tuberculato-convexus.  Metaster- 
num  convexum.  Pygidium  apicem  versus  levissime  angustatum,  apice  truncatum, 
angulis  rotundatis.     Pedes  graciles,  tarsis  elongatis. 

Type:  Altijjechm fasciatmn  sp.  nov. 

Male  and  female  scarcely  distinguishable. 

.•Mlied  to  Mycins  Pasc,  from  which  it  may  easily  be  distinguished  by  the 
antennae  being  inserted  at  the  a]jex  of  the  rostrum. 

22.  Altipectus  fasciatum  sp.  nov. 

t?  ?  .  A.  nigrum,  supra  parum  rufescens,  dense  luteo-griseo-jiubescens.  Rostrum 
jnolhorace  plus  quarta  jiarte  longius ;  infra  glalnum,  j)arum  punctnlatum,  sulcis 
lateralibns  latis  retrorsum  inconspicue  convergentibus.  .■\ntennae  nigro-lirunneae, 
articulis  duobus  basalibus  ruiis.  Protborax  vitta  latendi  ac  dorso  utrimque  lineola 
basali  nigris  omatus.  Elytra  singula  duobus  punctis  post  basalibus  oblique  dis[)Ositis, 
in  striis  tertia  et  quinta  sitis,  fascia  niarginali  ab  huniero  ad  medium  descendente, 
deinde  versus  sutiu'am  flexa,  suturam  fere  attingente,  duobus  punctis  anteapicalibus, 
anteriore  laterali,  posteriore  dorsali,  nigris  notata;  interstitiis  tertio  et  quinto  postice 
elevatis.     Pygidium  fuscum,  linea  mediana  luteo-tomentosa. 

Infra  sparsius  pubescens,  sed  pube  in  sternorum  lateribus  ac  abdoniinalium 
segmentorum  angulis  lateralibus  densa ;  metasternum  macula  elongata  laterali  nigra 
notatum.     Femora  apice  excepto  luteo-rufa. 

Long.  11  mm.,  rostr.  4i,  elytr.  7,  lat.  5. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay,  Xew  Guinea  (W.  Doherty,  September  and  October,  1892) ; 
Wokau,  Aru  Is.  (0.  Beccari,  1873). 

The  single  specimen  from  the  Aru  Islands  differs  from  the  tyjie  from  Humboldt 
Bay  in  having  the  elytral  band  interrupted  at  the  sides,  where  it  turns  towards  the 
disc,  and  having  one  black  puncture  only  before  the  apex. 

In  pattern  this  species  reminds  one  of  Aeorynus  araabilis  Pascoe. 

23.  Altipectus  nigrofemorale  ^p.  nov. 

(?.  A.  fusco-rufus;  capite  cum  rostro,  coriiore  infra,  pedibusque  nigris;  luteo- 
griseo-pubescens.  Rostrum  prothorace  quarta  parte  longius  ;  infra  glabrum,  sparsim 
punctulatum,  utrimque  sulcatum, sulcorum  dimidio  basali  angustissimo  levius  impresso. 
Antennae  brnnneae,  articulis  summa  basi  ac  apice  rufis.  Protborax  longitndine  parum 
latior,  conicus,  dorso  utrimque  ad  lineam  medianam  pauce  elevatam  jiarum  longi- 
trorsum  impressus,  vitta  laterali  indistincta  fusca  omatus  ;  carina  dorsali  inconspicue 
versus  posticum  curvata  subrecta,  in  lateribus  semicirculariter  antrorsum  flexa,  mox 
ante  medium  abbreviata.  Elytra,  interspatio  tertio  caeteris  levius  convexiore,  sex 
guttis  fuscis  notata,  tribus  lateralibus:  duabus  posthumeralihus,  una  pone  alteram 
sita,  tertia  anteapicali  ;  tribus  dorsalibus  :  duabus  postmedianis  transverse  dispositis, 
tertia  subapicali. 

Prosternum  panun  inaequale.     Metasterni  cpisterna  densius  pubescentia. 

Long.  10  mm.,  rostr.  4.  elytr.  7,  lat.  oi. 


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Hah.  Amboina. 

Easily  distinguished  from  the  preceding  species  by  the  different  pattern  of  the 
elytra  and  the  black  legs. 

24.  Mycteis  nigromaculatus  sp.  nov. 

^4.  mfus,  luteo-pubescens,  hac  pulie  intra  et  infra  oculos  et  in  vitta  mediana  sat 
angusta  pronoti  densiore  ac  jiallidiore.  Rostrum  prothorace  fere  dujilo  longius,  parte 
basali  quinque-carinulatum,  inter  carinulas  leviter  sulcatum,  stilculis  duobus  medianis 
ad  apicem  depressum  descendente  ubi  latioribus  sed  insensioribus,  sulculo  dorso-laterali 
pone  antennas  mox  post  medium  rostri  insertas  parum  jirofundiore  iiutrorsum  angustiore 
indistincto ;  punctato-rugatum  ;  infra  quinque-carinatum  ac  sat  fortiter  quatuor- 
suleatum,  ruguloso-punctatum,  nitens.  Oculi  oblongi,  margine  inferiore  medio  recto, 
marginibus  iuternis  subparajlelis  vix  convergentibns,  approximati. 

Frons  canaliculata.  Antennae  elytrorum  basim  parum  superantes,  articulo  ])rimo 
conico  tertio  parum  breviore,  tertio  ad  septimum  fere  aequilongis,  octavo  multo 
breviore,  nono  ad  ultimum  crassioribus,  nono  et  ultimo  tertio  baud  longioribus, 
decimo  parum  breviore.  Prothorax  et  elytra  sjieciei  praecedentis  forma  ac  structura . 
ille  dorso  utrimque  fascia  post  ice  dilatata  nigra  signatus,  his  fasciis  vitta  pallida  luteo- 
pubescente  separatis.  Elytra  nigro-maculata  :  guttis  duabus  postbasalibus,  una  in 
interstitiis  2°  ad  4"'",  secunda  minore  in  interstitiis  5°  et  6°,  tertia  marginali  jiost- 
humerali  suhjuadrangulari,  intus  striam  7"'"  attingente,  quarta  discoidali  mediana 
subtriangulari  inter  strias  2"'"  et  7°"  sita,  quinta  magna  obliqua  antemediana  inter- 
spatia  2'""  ad  7"°'  occupante  ;  praeterea  puncto  nigro  suturali  antemediano  notata. 

Pygidium  medio  canaliculo  abbreviate  instructum.  Infra  passim  nigrescens, 
laevis,  mesosterno  parte  antica  profundata  punctulato.  PVmora  medio  levissime 
infuscata,  postica  abdominis  apicem  subattingentia. 

Long.  9J  mm.,  rostr.  4,  elytr.  7,  lat.  4J. 

Hah.  Java  occid.,  Sukabumi,  2,000  feet  (H.  PVuhstorfer,  1893). 

25.  Mycteis  subfasciatus  sji.  nov. 

M.  rufus,  infra  parum  obscurior,  griseo-pubescens.  Kostnun  prothorace  duplo 
longius,  parte  postautennali  dorso  tri-,  lateribus  uni-cariuulatum.  carinulis  sulcis 
levibus  separatis,  sulculo  laterali  usque  ad  partem  apicalem  triangulariter  dilafatum 
planatum  descendente,  postice  oculos  baud  attingente ;  dense  rugato-punctatum  ; 
infra  utrimque  bicarinulatum,  inter  carinulas  sulcatum,  piraeterea  carinula  mediana 
minutissima  instructum,  longitror.sum  punctato-rugulosum.  Antennae  longe  pone 
rostri  medium  insertae,  elytrorum  medium  superantes,  articulo  primo  claxato  longi- 
tudiue  rostri  partis  basalis  (inter  oculos  et  antennas)  dimidio  breviore,  3°  ad  8""'  longi- 
tudine  primi,  9"  ad  ll""  crassioribus  ac  longioribus.  Oculi  nigri,  ])rominentes, 
appi'oximati,  dorso-laterales,  marginibus  internis  subrectis  anti'orsum  vix  conv(>rgenti- 
bus,  infra  et  postice  rotundati,  antice  ad  frontem  subangulati. 

Prothorax  longitudine  plus  dimidio  latior,  maxima  latitudine  ad  carinam  ante- 
hasalem,  ab  angulo  laterali  recto  carinae  basalis  rectae  antrorsum  fortiter  angustatus, 
sed  in  medio,  ubi  carina  lateraU  versus  inferum  flexa,  levissime  rotundato-ampliatus ; 
dor.so  ante  medium  sulco  transverse  instructus,  utrimque  lata  fascia  longitudinali  fusca 
notatus.  Elytra  retrorsum  sensim  angustata,  humeris  parum  depressis  rotuudata, 
dorso  mox  pone   basim  depres.sa,  decem-striato-punctata,   interstitiis   duobus  primis 

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l)lanatis,  caeteris  levissime  cOnvexis,  prinio  antice  latiore  scrie  hievi  piinctoriim 
instructo  ;  griseo-pubeseentia,  lufo-niaculata :  macula  Imsali  mediana  subovali,  plaga 
irregulari  lateral!  posthiimerali  obliqua  elytroruin  medium  ac  intus  striam  secundam 
attingente,  triangulo  maiginali  postmediano  supra  segmenta  duo  prima  abdominalia, 
macula  obliqua  anteapicali  sub-bipartita  intus  sinuata,  maculi.-;  duabus  suturalibus 
una  indistincta  antemediana,  secunda  elongat^a  postmediana. 

Pygidium  medio  fuscum,  apice  lato  rotundatum.  Prosternum  medio  vix, 
latrorsum,  ut  mesosternum  antice  in  parte  profundata,  sensim  punctatum.  Metasternum 
et  abdomen  laevia.     Femora  medio  parum  infuscata. 

Ivong.  1(H  mm.,  rostr.  oi,  elytr.  7,  lat.  5. 

Hah.  Amboina. 

Note. — Though  D.  Shaqi  (Tr  Ent.  Soc.  Loncl.,  1891,  p.  301)  points  out  Acorynus 
Schonh.  a.i\d  Litocenis  Schonh.  to  be  s^nionymous  witli  Tropicleres  Schonh.,  I  treat 
these  three  genera  here  as  distinct,  since  the  typical  species  of  them  [^Acorynus 
sulcirostris  Schonh.,  TAfocerus  histrio  Schonh.,  and  Tropideres  alhirostris  (Fabr.)], 
and  a  number  of  allied  forms,  can  be  generically  distinguished  as  follows  : — 

1.  Acm'ynus. — Rostrum  rather  thick ;  antennal  grooves  placed  with  their  anterior 
portion  into  a  dor.so-lateral  impression  of  the  rostrum,  which  extends  almost  to  the 
apical  margin,  and  is  plainly  visible  from  above — thus  the  antennal  grojves  appear 
to  be  partly  dorsal  themselves  ;  antennae  .slender,  penultimate  joint  short  ;  tarsi  long 
in  both  sexes ;  anal  segment  of  abdomen  with  a  kind  of  carina  in  the  middle  in  the 
male  sex. 

2.  Litocenia. — Rostrum  more  depres.^ed  ;  antennal  grooves  entirely  lateral;  tenth 
joint  of  the  slender  antennae  scarcely  or  only  a  little  shorter  than  the  ninth  and 
eleventh;  all  joints  except  the  basal  ones  compressed  and  rather  broad  in  the  male; 
tarsi  elongate  in  both  sexes  ;  abdomen  simple. 

3.  Troinderes. — Rostrum  as  in  Litocerus ;  antennal  grooves  infero-lateral  ;  three 
last  joints  of  the  antennae,  which  are  short  in  both  .sexes,  forming  a  rather  tliick  club  ; 
tarsi  short  in  Vioth  sexes  ;  abdomen  simple. 

After  ha\aug  separated  the  species  which  fit  into  the  three  genera  thus  defined, 
there  still  remains  a  large  number  of  species  in  our  collection  which  do  not  agree  exactly 
with  any  of  these  genera,  and  for  which,  in  my  opinion,  rather  many  genera  will  have  to 
be  erected ;  for  the  present  I  prefer  to  leave  most  of  the  species  under  the  generic 
terms  Acofynus  and  Litocerus,  chiefly  owing  to  the  large  number  of  species  in 
the  Museum  which  I  cannot  yet  describe.  All  the  species  with  the  tenth  antennal 
joint  short  will  be  foimd  here  under  Acmv/mis,  those  with  that  joint  long  under 
Litocerus.  Of  Tropideres,  under  which  genus  stand  the  most  bet erogene  forms,  I 
describe  only  one  species,  being  unable  to  identify  with  certainty  for  the  jnesent  so 
7nanv  of  the  species  of  this  genus. 

Litocerus   Schonh. 

I.    SPECIES  AKRICAXAE. 

2(1.  Litocerus  mocquerysi  sp.  nov. 

(J?.  A.  niger,  imbc  luteof'ulva,  albo- ac  fusco-variegatus.  Rostrum  prothorace 
tertia  parte  brexius,  rugato-punctatum  ;  dorso medio  carinatum,  carina  intra  antennas 
interrupta,  parte  ajjicali  obsoleta  abbreviata,  ante  oculos  sulcatum,  sulco  versus 
apicem   evaneseente;    lateribus    simplex;    sulcis   anteunarum    fere    ut     in    Acm'yno 


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hiplar/into  s]i.  nov.  Oouli  oblongi,  antice  subapproximati.  Frons  triangularis, 
cum  vertice  punctato  caiialiculata,  hie  albo-trisiguatus ;  gonae  albae  sulco  anguliformi 
notatae.  Autennae  elytrorum  medium  attingentes,  brunneo-nigrae  ;  articulis  3°  et 
4°  fere  aequilongis,  5°  ad  8'""  etiam  aequiloiigis  (cj)  vel  gradatim  decrescentibus 
(?),  uono  octavo  baud  (J)  vel  plus  diniidio  (?)  longiore,  decimo  in  utrofjue  sexu 
none  parum  breviore. 

Prothorax  longitudiue  dimidio  latior,  punctis  magnis  ac  dorso  sulco  arcuato  sat 
brevi  transverse  antemediano  instructus ;  vitta  mediana  ante  ilium  sulcum  late 
interrupta,  gutta  dorsali  utrimque  in  disco  ac  gutta  laterali  albis,  praeterea  nonnullis 
signaturis  inegularibus  nigris  notatus ;  carina  anteliasali  dorso  fere  recta  medio 
levissime  sinuata  lateribus  oblique  versus  apicem  flexa,  angulo  modice  rotundato. 
Elvtra  levissime  retrorsum  angustata,  dorso  subplanata,  basi  ante  medium  leviter 
impressa  sat  fortiter  striato-punctata,  interstitiis  alteraatis  inconspicue  elevatis ; 
depressioue  basali  cum  scutello,  punctis  tribus,  uno  posthumerali  in  stria  quinta, 
altero  postbasali  in  stria  secunda  sitis,  tertio  humerali,  fascia  angusta  irregulari 
flexuosa  in  interstitio  septimo  interrupta,  suturam  baud  attingente  nigro-marginata, 
tribus  punctis  vel  lineolis  transverse  dispositis  anteapicalibus  albis,  cum  signaturis 
irregularibus,  sicut  maculis  albis  male  expressis,  subfulvis  mixtis  notata. 

Pygidium  album,  linea  media  ful\a  postice  parum  dilatata  notatum,  retrorsum 
in  (c?)  magis  quam  in  (?)  rotundato-angustatum.  Infra  omnino  punctatus 
lateribus  albo-maculatus.  Tibiae  albo-bi-annulatae  ;  tarsi  nigro-pubescentes,  articulo 
pi'imo  apice  albo. 

Long.  9  mm.,  rostr.  14,  elytr.  (1,  lat.  4. 

Hah.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Loango  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

27.  Litocerus  foveolatus  sp.  nov. 

(J.  L.  niger,  pube  luter>-fulva  cinereo-  ac  fusco-mixta  obtectus. 

Rostrum  protlioraeis  longitudiue,  apice  planatum,  medio  carinatum,  hac  carina 
sat  levi  ante  medium  et  in  basi  abbreWata,  rugato-puuctatum,  utrimque  dorso 
longitrorsum  levissime  imjjressum,  baud  sulcatum ;  sulcis  antennarum  fere  ut  in 
Acoryno  biplagiato  sp.  nov.  Oculi  oblongi,  minus  approximati  quam  in  specie 
praecedenti.  Frons  plana ;  vertex  antice  punctatus,  nigro-bi-signatus  ;  geuae  flavo-albae 
sulco  obliquo  instructae.  Antennae  elytrorum  basim  superantes,  bruuneae,  articulo 
primo  pyrifornii  tertio  parum  breviore  apice  subnigro,  tertio  ad  octavum  paulatiin 
decrescent i bus,  octavo  nono  decimo  aequilongis,  ultimo  parum  longiore. 

Protborax  longitudiue  parum  latior,  sat  disperse  ac  grosse  punctatus,  fulvus,  basi 
pone  carinam  basalem  dorso  fere  rectam  medio  levissime  sinuatam  lateribus  antrorsum 
minime  versus  inferum  flexam  angulo  rotundato  nigi-a  tribus  maculis  albis,  ac  vitta 
mediana  etiam  parum  albescente  notatus,  praeterea  utrimque  quatuor  guttis  dorsalibus 
ac  lineolis  luia  apicali  altera  transversa  basali  lateralibus  signatus.  Elytra  retrorsum 
angustata,  dor.so  subplanata,  sutura  impressa,  punctato-foveolato-striata,  foveolis  versus 
apicem  ac  latera  minutis,  interstitiis  quarto  ac  sejitimo  parum  elevatis ;  plaga 
transversa  mediana  versus  suturam  angustiore  postice  albescenti-marginata,  lineola 
suturali  basali,  linea  transversa  undidata  auteapicali,  paucis  punctis  dispersis  nigris 
vel  fuscis,  plaga  basali  humerali  male  expressa  alba,  signata. 

Pygidium  fulvum,  rotundato-angustatum.  Infra  punctatus.  Tibiae  basi  cum 
tarsoram  articulo  primo  riifae. 

Long.  8.1  mm.,  rostr.  2h,  elytr.  fi,  lat.  4. 

Hnh.   Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1  892). 


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28.  Litocerus  insignis  >p.  nov. 

? .  L.  niger,  infra  ciuereo-,  supra  fusco-puliescens,  flavescenti-signatus.  Rostrum 
deprossuni,  protliorace  tertia  parte  brevius,  versus  apicom  dilatatum,  lateribus  supni 
autennaruin  sulcos  leviter  ampliatum,  rugoso-punetatum,  dorso  leviter  tricarinatuin. 
carinula  media  medio  evanescente,  lateralibus  ea  parum  longioribus  sed  minus  elevatis, 
praeterea  cnrinula  dorso-laterali  obsoleta  instructum,  intra  earinulas  plamiiii. 
Mandibuhve  brunneae ;  labrum  luteum  ;  palpi  rufi.  Antennae  elytrorum  liasini 
superantes,  brunueo-nigrae,  articulis  1°  et  2°  rufis,  11°  apice  luteo-rufo,  1"  eloiigato- 
pyriformi  secundo  longiore,  1°  et  2"simul  sumtis  3°  aequilongis,  4" — 7°  fere  aequilongis, 
8"  breviore,  9°  longitudine  tertii,  gradatim  apicem  versus  latiore,  10°  none  tertia 
])arte  breviore,  11°  longitudine  ([uarti.  Ocnli  sat  distantes.  ra]iut  puiictatum,  genis 
alho-cinereis  ant  ice  sulco  brevi  iustructis. 

Prothorax  retrorsum  aequaliter  dilatatus,  longitudine  triente  latior,  lateribus 
sensim  punctatus,  dorso  transverse  sulcatus,  trivittatus  ac  utrimque  in  disco  jmncto 
flavescente  signatus,  hoc  puncto  interdum  obsoleto  vel  absente ;  carina  antebasali 
dorso  leviter  convexa  medio  subtilissime  simiata  luterilius  versus  apicem  ac  leviter 
versus  prosteruum  flexa  angulo  rotundato. 

Elytra  parallela,  posterius  rotundato-angustata,  pone  marginem  basalein  (lepressiiin 
parum  gibbosa,  striato-punctata,  interspatiis  3°  postice  leviter  convexo  ac  7"  totis, 
2°  et  5°  et  6°  basi,  5"  post  basim,  8°  et  9°  pone  callum  humeraleni,  1°  ante  medium, 
4°  et  5°  et  6°  medio,  8°  et  9"  poue  liumerum,  8"  etiam  ante  apicem,  9°  ante  medium, 
sutura  postice  ac  margine  apicali  rufis  fJavescenti-pubescentibus,  lineolis  medianis 
interstitiorum  4"  et  o'  et  6'  in  fasciam  brevem  obliquam  positis. 

P\gidiuni  retrorsum  rotundato-angustatum,  margine  insensim  reflexo.  Pedes 
rufi,  femorum  tibiarumque  apice,  tarsovnm  anticorum  articulo  prinio  (apice  excei)to), 
posticorum  duobus  primis  brunneo-nigris. 

Long.  6  mm.,  ro.str.  IJ,  elytr.  4,  lat.  2i. 

Huh.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

29.   Litocerus  planirostris  sp.  nov. 

?.  L.  niger,  inii'a  flavescenti-ciuereo-,  supra  fusco-piibescens  ac  flavesceuti- 
cinereo-variegatus.  Mandibulae  apice  excepto  cum  labro  rufae.  Rostrum  nigro- 
brunneum,  latitudine  (apice)  paulo  loiigius,  planatum,  versus  apicem  gradatim  modice 
dilatatum,  ruguloso-punctatum,  mediana  carina  apice  obsoleta,  lateribus  carina  ab 
oculos  trans  anteunarum  sulcos  sat  magnos  in  apicem  continuata  instructum. 
Oculi  antice  fere  truncati,  subapi)roximati,  subtiliter  cinereo-eincti.  Genae  etiam 
cinereae,  antice  sulco  pai'um  arcuato  instructae.  Antennae  elytrorum  basini 
attingentes,  articulis  duobus  ])rimis  fere  ae(piilongis  caeteris  brunneo-nigris,  tertio 
ad  octavum  gradatim  decrescent ilms,  octavo  apicem  versus  latiore,  nono  octavo  tertia 
parte  longiore,  duobus  ultimis  aequilongis  longitudine  octavi. 

Prothorax  versus  basim  modice  parum  rotundatim  ampliatus,  impunctatus, 
dorso  ante  medium  transverse  sulcatum  ;  linea  media,  utrimcpie  macula  in  illo  sulculo 
sita  lateribusque  densius  cinereo-pubescentibus ;  carina  dorso  convexa,  lateribus 
recte  versus  ai)icem  ac  inferum  Hexa  medium  jirothoracis  attingente,  angulo  ipso 
rotundato. 

Elytra  parallela,  postice  rotundata,  con\exa,  basi  i)arum,  sutura  baud  depressa, 
usque   ad    apicem    striato-punctata,    interstitiis  subplanis,   striis    flave.scenti-cinereo- 


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)mbescentibus  sicut  maculis  duabus  :  una  basali  parva  in  interstitio  tertio,  altera 
aiiteapicali  parum  majore  intra  strias  tertiam  et  quintam,  ac  macula  parva  qua- 
drangulari  suturali  antemediana. 

Pygidium  posterius  truncal o-rotuudatum,  latitudine  vix  brevius,  sat  dense  cinereo- 
pubescens.  Pedes  nigri ;  femoribus  basi,  tarsoruiu  articulis  trilius  ultimis  rufis,  tibiis 
ac  tarsorum  articulo  primo  brunneis,  vel  illis  nigro-brunneis. 

Long.  5  mm.,  rostr.  1^-,  eljtr.  3A,  lat.  2j. 

In  stnicture  of  the  rostrum  this  form  (lifters  considerably'  from  Lilocerus. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mooiuerys,  1892). 

3(1.  Litocerus  olivaceus  s]>.  nov. 

(J  ? .  i.  niger,  ])ube  griseo-olivacea  ve.stitus,  luteo-griseo-gullatus.  lio.strum 
longum,  parum  arcuatum,  carinis  dorsalibus  mediaua  medio  sat  alta  pone  apicem 
e\anescente,  laterali  interiore  minus  elevata  breviore  basi  apiceque  in  I'ugis  dissoluta, 
lateral!  exteriore  ab  oculo  trans  antennalem  sulcum  abeunte,  carinula  laterali  sulcuui 
antennalem  marginante  levi  usque  in  aj)icem  descendente.  Oculi  subrotundi,  ap- 
ju-oximati,  leviter  oblitjui.  Caput  fronte  angusta  antice  parallela  inconspicue 
carinulatum,  genis  antice  sulco  arcuato  instructis  cinereum.  Antennae  prothoracem 
paulo  superantes,  articulis  2"  [lyriformi  primo  aequilongo,  9" — 11"  sat  latis,  10"  nono 
parum  breviore. 

Prothorax  longitudine  dimidio  latior,  lateribus  retrorsum  subrotundato-ampliatus, 
dorso  sine  sulco  transverso  conspicuo,  carina  dorsali  medio  tenuiter  concava  lateraliter 
late  leviter  convexa  angirlo  valde  rotundato  antrorsum  flexa ;  linea  mediana  antice 
inten-upta,  duabus  guttis  discoidalibus,  tribus  in  utroque  latere,  plus  minusve  obviis 
luteo-cinereis. 

Elytra  convexa,  sutura  insensim  depressa,  retrorsum  sat  fortiter  rotuudato- 
angustata,  striato-punctata,  interspatiis  subplanis ;  margine  basali,  interstitiis  1",  3°,  5° 
basi,  6" — 10"  pone  humerum,  eorum  3" — 5"  sat  longe,  1"  paulo  ante  medium,  8" — 10° 
medio,  2° — 6°  pone  medium,  1"  ac  9" — 10"  ante  declivitatem  apicalem,  3",  6°,  7"  iu 
declivitate,  1"  ac  8"  ante  marginem  aiiicalem  cinereo-Iuteis. 

Pygidium  sub-semicirculare,  basi  biguttatum.  Corpus  infra  lateribus  inconspicue 
luteo-maculatum.  Processus  mesosternalis  latissimus  brevis  apicem  truncatum  versus 
vix  angustatus,  angulis  rectis.  Metasternum  fortiter  con\-exum.  Tibiarum  ac 
tarsorum  elongatorum  dimidium  apicale  nigrum. 

Long.  7  mm.,  rostr.  2,  elytr.  5,  lat.  3j. 

Bah.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  iNIocquerys,  1892),  and  Loanda. 

n.     SPECIES   INDO-AUSTKALICAE. 

31.  Litocerus  dorsalis  sp.  nov. 

(S  9 .  L.  niger,  infra  cinereo-,  supra  fusco-pubescens  ac  flavescenti-signatus. 
Rostrum  cum  mandibulis  prothorace  paulo  brevius,  dorso  quinque-carinatum  :  carina 
dorso-laterali  supra  antennarum  scrobescum  carinula  sui)ra<mtennali  confluente  deinde 
usque  ad  marginem  apicalem  continuata,  carinis  tribus  dorsalibus  apicem  rostri  baud 
attingentibus,  earum  lateralibus  a  medio  irregularibus  minus  elevatis  gradatim 
latioribus  ac  mo.x  ante  medium  evanescentibus,  mediana  altiore  medio  abbreviata  ; 
parte  apicali  deplanata  medio  linea  laevi  vix  elevata  ante  carinam  niediam  sita 
instructum  ;  basi  intra  duabus  carinulis  lateralibus  profundo  sulcatum,  utrimque  ad 


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carinani  mediam  leviter  longitrorsum  impressum ;  rugato-punclatum.  Oculi  sub- 
approximati.  Caput  infra  oculos  pulie  flavesienti  vestitum.  Antennae  graeiles, 
elvtroiiim  medium  superantes  (tJ)  vel  attingentes  (?),  duobus  articulis  primis  rufes- 
centibus,  primo  secundo  duplo  longiore,  subjiyrifornii,  quarto  tertio  jKirum  breviore, 
([uarto  ad  octavvim  fere  aequalibus  ((?),  vel  gradatiin  decrescentibus  (?),  nono  octavo 
paulo  longiore  ac  parum  crassiore  (<J),  vel  fere  dimidio  longioie  at'  midto  latiore 
crassioreque  (  ?  ). 

Prothorax  longitudiue  multo  latior,  in  (J)  parum  lougior  quam  in  (?),  re- 
trorsum  sat  fortiter  ampliatus,  lateribus  ante  angulos  basales  sinuatus,  dorso  sulco 
inconspicuo  anteniediano  transverso  instructns,  absque  ])unetatione  obvia;  carina 
dorso  latera  versus  inconspicue  retrorsum  curvata  lateribus  fortiter  versus  anticum  ac 
inferum  fere  rectangulariter  flexa,  sed  augulo  ipso  rotundato  ;  tredecim  maculis  griseo- 
flavescentibus  omatus  :  tribus  medianis,  postica  rotunda  pone,  secunda  pyriformi  ante 
carinam,  tertia  elongata  minore  pone  marginem  apicalem ;  quatuor  utrimcjue  dorso- 
lateralibu,-,  una  poue  carinam,  duabus  ante  eaui,  cjuarta  antemediana,  earum  diiabus 
maxime  versus  latera  sitis  elongatis,  puneto  sat  par\a  utrimque  in  disco  ad 
sulcum  transversum  iucipieiitem.  Elytra  retrorsum  parum  angustata,  striato- 
punctata,  interstitiis  inseusim  convexis,  secundo  planato-impresso  ;  area  dorsali  elytris 
communi  flavescenti  a  margine  basaU  parum  trans  medium  extensa  totam  basim 
occupante,  in  singido  elytro  post  basim  late  profundeque  irregulariter  sinuata,  colore 
fuseo  striam  primam  vel  xix  secundam  attingente,  areae  parte  posteriore  in  disco  ad 
striam  quintam  terminata  postice  parum  rotundata;  iionnullis  lineolis  flavescentibus 
dispersis,  una  apicali  in  angulo  externo  sita  parum  majore  uotata. 

Pygidium  retrorsum  sat  fortiter  angustatum,  apice  rotundatum,  basi  utrimcjue 
macula  triangulari  flavescenti  signatum. 

Infra  impunctatus.  Tibiae  medio  flavescenti-aunulatae.  Tarsi  unicolores,  Alv 
dominis  segment um  primum  (<?)  carinula  mediana  sat  elevata  instruct um. 

Long.  7  mm.,  rostr.  I5,  elytr.  4J,  lat.  2J. 

The  lateral  anteocular  carina  of  the  rostrum  joining  the  carinula  which  borders 
above  the  antennal  groove,  thus  appears  to  be  continued  to  the  apex  of  the  rostrum  ; 
the  median  smooth  line  of  the  apex  of  the  rostrum  is  sometimes  absent. 

The  oblique  lateral  part  of  the  prothoracie  carina  stands  almost  at  right  angles 
to  the  transversal  dorsal  part,  with  the  tip  of  the  angle  rounded. 

Hab.  Perak. 

32.  Litocerus  scutellaris  >p.  nov. 

t?  ?.  A  sjiecie  praecedenti  differt :  ^Sliuor,  prothorace  suloulo  transverso  dor.sali 
profundato ;  elytris  macula  postscutellari  pilus  (juam  quartam  partem  suturae  occu- 
pante, postice  intra  strias  suturaies  utriusque  elytri  sita,  antice  latiore,  mox  pone 
dimidium  usque  ad  medium  interstitiorum  tertiorum  quadrangulariter  dilatata,  late 
cniciformi,  dispersis  lineolis  brevibus  in  striis  irregulariter  dispositis,  puneto  vel 
macula  discoidali  pone  medium  notatis. 

JIab.  Perak. 

L.jMviei  Lesne  (Bull.  Soc.  E.  Fr.,  1  S'.tl ,  p.  0 1 )  is  similar  in  pattern.  The  new  sjiecies 
differs  from  L.  paviei  in  having  the  pronotum  impunctate,  the  third  and  fifth  elytral 
interspaces  not  costate,  the  antennae  .and  legs  much  louger,  the  tibiae  uni-,  not  lii- 
annulate,  the  tarsi  unicolorous,  the  first  abdominal  segment  of  6  with  cariniform 
tubercle,  etc.  Litocerus  sdlatus  Pasc.  comes  also  somewhat  near  the  new  species  in 
having  a  pubescent  yellowish  patch  on  the  basal  half  of  the  elytra. 


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33.  Litocerus  variegatus  sp.  nov. 

c?  ? .  i.  niger,  infra  ciiiereo-piibpscens,  supra  fusciis,  flavesceiit  i-  vel  I'iiiereo- 
variegatus.  Rostrum  interdura  rufescens,  structura  L.  dorsdlis.  Antennae  l3run- 
nescentes,  duobus  articulis  primis  pallide  rufis,  octavo  none  (cJ)  paulo  longiore,  vel 
(?)  breviore.  Frons  capitis  angustissinia,  parallela,  antice  panic  angustior.  Oculi 
oblongi,  ad  frontem  cajiitis  fere  recti.  Protliorax  retrorsiun  rotundato-auii)liatus, 
impunctatus,  sulculo  transverse  dorsali  sat  profundo  instructus,  flavescenti-signatus : 
vitta  mediaiia,  tribus  maculis  dorso-lateralibus  liberis  vel  inter  se  connexis,  una 
rotundata  lateral!  discoidali  in  sulcnlo  transverse  sita  cum  vitta  mediana  conjuncta 
aut  libera.  Elytra  striato-punctata,  interstitiis  qninto  et  septimo  parum  convexioribus, 
pube  flavescenti  vestita,  nigro-signata;  macula  rotundata  basali  intra  strias  primam 
et  quartam,  tribus  maculis  circum  humerum,  una  suturali  mediana  cum  plaga 
sublaterali  mediana  irregulari  unita  vel  libera,  macula  vel  fascia  postmediana  suturam 
baud  attingente  irregulari,  macula  anteapicali  etiam  in'egulari,  bis  signaturis  plus 
minusve  connexis  forma  variabililuis. 

Pygidium  {S)  elongatum,  retrorsuni  leviter  angustatum,  (?)  brevius,  apice 
subtruncatum  ;  basi  utrimque  flavescenti-  vel  griseo-marginatum.  Infra  imi)uuctatus. 
Metasternum  lateribus  uigro-signatum.  Abdomen  margine  laterali  rufesceuti  densius 
pubescens.  Pedes  rufi  ;  femora  medio  nigra  aut  nigricantes;  tibiae  rufae,  quatuor 
posticae  postice  nigricantes  ;  tarsi  rufi,  articulo  jirimo  duorum  posticorum  nigricante ; 
vel  pedes  nigi-i,  tibiis  basi  rufis. 

Long.  8i  mm.,  rostr.  2|,  elytr.  6,  lat.  3f. 

Pattern  of  pronotum  the  same  as  in  L.  dorsaHs,  but  the  markings  larger,  the 
three  median  ones  confluent  to  a  median  vitta  with  which  tiie  discal  ones,  standing  at 
the  ends  of  the  transverse  groove,  are  connected.  The  elytra  are  very  variable  in 
pattern  ;  sometimes  the  yellowish  grey  pubescence  is  ])revailing,  in  other  specimens 
the  lilaek  ]iarts  are  more  extended.  The  carina  of  the  prothorax  is  shaped  as  in 
L.  dorsalis.     Male  witli  a  kind  of  carina  on  the  first  alxlominal  segment. 

Halt.  Batjan  (type);  Aru  Is.;  Andai  and  Humboldt  Bay,  New  (juinea  (W. 
Doherty  coll.). 


34.  Litocerus  parakensis  sp.  nov. 

c?  ? .  i.  varierjato  similis,  ditfert :  Angustior,  prothorace  carina  angulis  laterali- 
bus  baud  rotundatis,  vitta  mediana  latiore,  punctis  discoidalibus  minutis,  lateribus 
totis  linea  antice  parum  dilatata  exclu,sa  cinereo-,  leviter  flavescenti-,  pubescentibus, 
elytris  lineolis  plus  minusve  oblique  ac  longitrorsum  confluis,  una  linea  striam 
secundam  et  interstitia  secundum  ac  tertium  ex  ]iarte  occupante  a  margine  basali  ad 
suturam  ante  declivitatem  ajiicalem  abeunte,  antice  cum  signatura  oblicpia  hunierali 
conflua  praecipue  conspicua ;  ])edibus  nigris,  tibiis  basi  mfescentibus. 

Hah.  Perak. 

The  tubercle  of  the  incde  on  the  first  aliiloniinal  segment  is  rather  liigh.  Of  the 
black  spaces  of  the  elytra,  one  elongate  mark  behind  the  scutellum,  another  sutural 
oblong  spot  in  the  middle,  an  oblique  posthumeral  band,  and  a  second  oblique 
postmedian  band  are  conspicuous,  but  very  variable  in  shape. 


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35.  Litocerus  obscurus  sp.  nov. 

<}  2  .  L.  variegato  affinis,  obscurior;  rostro  medio  intra  antennas  impresso-depresso, 
carinula  media  hasi  canaliculata ;  ocnlis  paulo  magis  dislantibus ;  antennis  (S) 
brevioribus,  articulis  ultimis  longioribus,  iiono  octavo  dimidio  (?)  sen  paulo  (cj) 
longiore  ;  prothorace  retrorsum  fere  gradatim,  baud  rotundato-,  ampliato,  ante  basim 
latiore  ijuam  in  specie  praecedente,  suflfuse  signato,  gutta  antescutellari  pallidiore 
conspicua,  carina  a  medio  gradatim  retrorsum  curvata,  ejus  augulo  laterali  recto 
sed  apice  rotundato,  sulculo  transverse  profundo  instructo;  elytris  convexioribus 
obscure  cineraceo-pubescentibus  (sicut  protlioracis  maculae),  pube  cineracea  lateribus 
minus  dense  ijuani  dorso,  gutta  basali  gibbositatem  basalem  occupanto,  macula 
mediana  sulxpiadraiigulari  intra  strias  [irimam  ot  septiniam,  macula  ante  declivitateni 
ajncalem  sita  ]iarum  minorc,  signatura  postliunierali  ac  puncto  anteapicali  nigro- 
velutinis ;  pedibus  nigris,  infra  parum  Inunuescentibus,  tibiis  annulo  submediano, 
tarsis  articulis  duobus  primis  basi  griseo-pubescentibus  ;  abdomine  segmento  primo 
((?)  vix  carinulato. 

Long.  8  mm.,  rostr.  2,  elyti\  6,  lat.  3j. 

Hub.  Batjan  (W.  Doberty). 

The  prothorax  has  a  peculiar  shape,  being  very  broad  behind,  broadest  at 
the  angles  of  the  basal  carina.  The  abdominal  keel  or  tubercle  of  the  male  is 
scarcely   percejitible. 

36.  Litocerus  striatus  sp.  nov. 

? .  L.  niger,  infra  cinereo-,  supra  nigro-pubescens  ac  cinereo-signatus.  Kostrum 
structura  L.  varieijtdi  sed  carinulis  levioribus.  Antennae  nigvae,  articulis  duobus 
basalibus  rufis,  tertio  quarto  longiore,  caeteris  gradatim  brevioribus,  tribus  ultimis 
etiam  sat  brevibus.  Caput  medio  subtilissime  canaliculatum.  Oculi  antice  paulo  sed 
obvie  aiiproximati.  Prothorax  versus  basim  subgradatim  fortiter  amijliatus,  maxima 
latitudine  ad  carinae  subrectae  medio  dorso  inconspicue  sinuatae  angulos  laterales 
subrectos  parum  rotundatos  ;  dorso  tribus  maculis  medianis  parvis,  praeterea  gutta 
antescutellari,  utrimque  in  sulculo  transverso  profundo  macula  parum  majore,  lateribus 
maculam  longitudinalem  flexuosam  subbipartitam  includentibus  cinereis.  Elytra 
convexa,  ad  suturam  baud  impressa,  retrorsum  rotundato-angustata,  margine  basali  a 
scutello  ad  striam  tertiam,  margine  apicali,  striisque  (eorum  interstitiis  haud  convexis) 
cinereo-pubescentibus,  his  lineis  cinereis  interruptis  :  omnibus  pone  basim,  dorsalibus 
secunda  excepts  ante  medium,  lateralibus  post  medium,  omnibus  duabus  lateralibus 
exclusis  ante  declivitatem  apicalem,  mediis  limbum  cinereum  apicalem  haud 
attingentibus. 

Pj'gidium  longitudine  jjaulo  latins,  retrorsum  angustatum,  apice  subtruncato- 
rotundatum,  medio  excepto  cinereum.     Pedes  nigri,  tibiae  basi  parum  cinereae. 

Long.  G  mm.,  rostr.  11,  elytr.  4,  lat.  2|. 

Hah.  Batjan  (W.  Doherty). 

37.  Litocerus  humeralis  sp.  nov. 

S.  L.  nigro-brunneiis,  iiilr;i  i-inereo-,  su])ra  fusco-pubescens  ac  flavesceuti- 
\ariegatus.  Kostrum  prothorace  fere  dimidio  brevius,  .structura  L.  variegati  sed 
intra  carinas  tres  dorsales  vix  iminessum.  Oculi  antrorsum  parum  angustiores,  sub- 
approximati.     Frons  antice  inconspicue  caiinulata.      Antennae    elytrorum    medium 


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suijeraiites,  brunneae,  articulis  liibiis  basalibus  luteo-rufis,  tertio  quarto  longiore, 
caeteris  inter  se  aequalibus,  iiono  octavo  parum  breviore  decimo  longiore,  tribu.s 
ultimis  latioribus  planatis.  Prothorax  retrorsum  rotundato-ainiiliatu.s,  longitudine 
latitudiiii  subaequali,  dorso  sulculo  transverso  iustructus ;  vitta  mediaiia,  macula 
triangulari  utrimque  in  sulculo  sita  cum  vitta  conjuiicta,  lineola  ante  carinam  basalem 
obliqua  vittae  mediae  aiiproxiniata  cum  lateribus  siguaturam  flexuosam  longitudiiialem 
fuscam  int-ludentibus  flavesceiiti-cinereo-pubescentibus ;  carina  dorso  aequabiliter 
sensim  convexa,  lateraliter  fere  rectangulari,  angulo  vix  rotundato.  Elytra  retrorsum 
inconspicue  angustata  ad  suturam  depressa,  punctato-striata,  interstitio  tertio  sub- 
costato  ;  basi  liuniero  incluso,  macula  postmediana  intra  suturam  et  striam  qmntani, 
i^triis  pro  maxima  parte,  flavescenti-cinereis,  his  striis  ante  aiiiceni  pnuctatis  plus 
miuusve  contluis,  ante  ac  [lOst  maculam  postmediauam  spatio  baud  cinereo-\'ariegato. 

I'ygidium  longitudine  basi  i)arum  latins,  apice  rotundatum,  utrimque  flavescenti- 
cinereo-pubescens.  Infra  lateribus  [larum  densius  cinereo-pubescens ;  abdominis 
segmentum  anale  margine  extremo  rufum.  Pedes  rufi ;  femora  supi-a  ante  apicem, 
tibiae  dimidio  apicali,  tarsi  tertia  parte  apicali  articuli  primi  nigrescentes. 

Long.  ■1|  mm.,  rostr.  1,  elytr.  3,  lat.  2. 

Huh.  Perak. 

■"8  .Litocerus  nigritarsis  sp.  nov. 

(J  ?  .  X.  lirunneo-niger,  infra  cinereo-,  supi'a  fusco-pubescens  ac  cinereo-variegatus. 
Eostrum  structura  L.  huiaeralis,  sed  carinula  mediana  minus  elevata  cum  linea 
sublaevi  ad  apicem  continuata.  Antennae  elytrorum  medium  baud  attingentes, 
brunneo-nigrae,  articulis  duobus  [)rimis  subruiis,  tertio  quarto  multo  longiore,  quarto 
ad  octavum  fortiter  decrescentibus,  fribus  ultimis  latis  planatis,  nono  octavo  parum 
longiore,  decimo  nono  vix  breviore,  nono  ac  decimo  simul  sumtis  tertio  pauce 
longioribus.  Oculi  antice  contigui  ;  frons  triangularis.  Prothorax  retrorsum  sub- 
rotundato-ampliatus,  longitudine  multo  latior,  sulco  antemediano  transverso  sat 
profundo  instructus,  cinereo-,  levissime  fulvescenti-,  signatus ;  \-itta  mediana  in 
sulculo  interrupta  ante  scutellum  dilatata,  macula  utrim^iue  in  sulculo  sita  cum  vitta 
ac  cum  lineola  subbasali  conjuncta,  hac  lineola  ad  carinam  dorso  leviter  antrorsum 
convexam  in  lateribus  subrotundato-angulatam  medium  laterum  attingentem  cum 
vitta  mediana  conflua,  bis  signaturis  hoc  modo  utrimque  maculam  subrotundam 
nigram  includentibus ;  lateribus  signaturarum  pubescentia,  lineola  hamata  nigra 
"lorso-laterali  notatis.  Elytra  convexa,  ad  suturam  baud  impressa,  subcylindrica, 
postice  rotundata,  striato-punctata,  interstitiis  dorso  alternatim  iiarum  convexioribus, 
striis  ipsis  flavescenti-cinereis  pone  basim,  in  medio,  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  ac  in 
hac  declivitate,  irregulariter  interruptis  ;  lioc  modo  elytra  transverse  nigi'o-fasciata  fere 
apparent. 

Pygidium  longitudine  parum  latins,  ajiice  rotundatum,  utrimque  flavescenti- 
cinereum.  Femora  rufa,  medio  nigrescentia  vel  nigra;  tibiae  nigrae,  basi  e.xtrema 
nifae ;  tarsi  nigri. 

Long.  4^  mm.,  rostr.  |,  elytr.  3,  lat.  If. 

Hab.  Perak. 

39.  Litocerus  laticollis  sp.  uov. 

'i .  A  specie  Litocerus  riiaciilutun  ((>liv.)  dicta  colore  pedum  magis  luteo, 
aiitennuruni   cla\ii    breviore,  jirothorace    breviore    postice    subito    fortiter    rotundato- 


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am]iliato,  carina  lateiibus  fortissinie  rotuiulatiin  antiorsum  flexa  parte  lateral! 
fortissime  declivi,  elytris  jirofundius  striatis;,  inlerspatiis  couvexis,  aliter  signal  is: 
macula  irregulari  in  gibbositate  basali,  interstitiis  pone  basim  ac  ante  medium, 
lateralibus  medio,  dorsalibus  pone  medium,  fere  omnibus  in  declivitate  apicali  nigris 
ex  parte  confluis  baud  maculas  nigras  iutegras  formantibus,  sutura  absque  macula 
rotunda  mediaiia  nigra,  macula  dorsali  intra  interspatia  2'""  et  7"'"  postnicdiana 
lutea  sat  bene  expressa ;  pygidio  lougiore,  angustiore,  minus  roUmdato,  dislin- 
guendus. 

Long.  6  mm.,  rostr.  lA,  elvtr.  4,  lat.  2J. 

Hab.  Java. 

In  L.  niacxdatna  (Oliv.),  specimens  of  wbicb  from  Celebes  and  the  Andaman 
Islands  are  in  the  Tring  Museum,  the  lateral  part  of  the  prothoracic  carina  stands 
almost  at  right  angles  to  the  dorsal  one. 


Acorynus  SchOnh. 

I.     SPECIES   AFRICANAE. 

40.  Acorynus  biplagiatus  sp.  no\. 

(?.  A.  niger,  fusco-pubescens,  pube  infra  i)lus  quam  supra  flavescente.  Kostrum 
prothoraeis  longitudine,  basi  sat  crassum,  dorso  medio  tricarinatum,  carinis  ante 
antennas  abbreviatis,  mediana  in  verticem  usque  continuata,  lateribus  bicarinatum, 
his  carinis  ante  oculos  obsoletis,  autrorsum  convergent ibus  supra  antennarum  scrobes 
confluis  ;  intra  carinas  impressum,  apice  depresso  utrimque  cariuulato  rugose  jjuncta- 
tum.  Oculi  sat  distantes,  antice  parum  angustiores.  Antennae  elytrorum  basim 
pariun  superantes ;  articulis  sat  crassis,  8°  albo,  1°  brevissimo,  3°  quarto  vix  longiore, 
7°  et  8°  longitudine  aef[ualibus,  8"  sei)timo  parum  latiore,  9°  octavo  dimidio  longiore, 
10°  octavo  miuime  breviore,  ultimo  nouo  fere  aequilongo.  Prothorax  basim  versus 
gradatim  ampliatus,  longitudine  tertia  parte  latior,  linea  media,  gutta  utrimque  in 
disco  sita,  macula  dorso-laterali  inconspicuis  flavescentibus ;  carina  dorso  utrimque 
insensim  sinuata,  lateribus  levissime  apicem  versus  flexa,  sine  parte  longitudinal! 
conspicua.  Elytra  convexa,  pone  basim  parum  gibbosa,  ad  suturam  baud  imjiressa, 
striatis,  striis  sat  disperse  pimctatis,  ante  apicem  subtilissimis ;  interstitiis  omnibus 
baud  convexis ;  singula  elytra  macula  magna  rotundata,  postmediana  nigra  j)ube 
parum  flavescenti  ciucta,  anniilo  apicali  irregulari  ac  signatura  lateral!  iiostlmmerali 
inconspicuis  ac  subfla\escentibus  ornata. 

Pygidium  medio  excejito  flavescens,  longitudine  fere  dimidio  latius,  retrorsum 
rotundato-angustatum. 

Infra  impunctatum ;  metasternum  fortiter  convexum  medio  duabus  guttis 
api)rox!mat!s  flavescenti-griseo-pubescentibus  notatum  ;  abdomen  lateribus  guttis  fuscis 
rotuiidis  inconspicuis  signatum. 

Pedes  griseo-pubescentes ;  tibiae  anticae  cum  tivrsorum  anticorum  articulo  primo 
valdc  elongato  arcuatae;  tarsi  griseo-albi,  articulis  secundo  et  tertio  fuscis. 

l^ong.  10  mm.,  rostr.  2^,  elytr.  7,  lat.  4^. 

Hab.  Loanda. 


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41.  Acorynus  simulatus  sp.  uov. 

?.  A.  niger,  griseo-fulvo-pubescens.  Rostrum  protliorace  [janlo  brevius,  structura 
praecedfutiii  specie!,  seJ  cannula  laterali  inferiore  postice  magis  abhreviata,  carina 
media  in  apicem  depressuin  continuata.  Antennae  elytrorum  hasim  hand  attingeutes, 
articulis  duobus  primis  inter  se  iiequalibus,  tertio  simul  sumtis  baud  brevioribus,  basi 
brunnesceutibus,  4"  ad  8"'"  gradatim  sat  fortiter  decrescentibus,  4"  octavo  apice  albo 
duplo  longiore,  9°  fere  longitudine  tertii,  10"  octavo  parum  longiore.  Prothorax 
longitudine  duplo  latior,  conicus,  carina  dorsali  basi  ajiproximata  utrimque  sensim 
retrorsura  eurvata,  lateribus  semicirculariter  antrorsum  flexa ;  subtilissime  transverse 
rugulosus,  impunctatus  ;  linea  media,  utrimque  macula  discoidali  ac  gutta  laterali  vix 
densius  pubescentibus.  Elytra  sicut  in  specie  praecedente,  sed  breviora,  macula  nigra 
marginem  lateralem  hand  attingente,  sine  annulo  apioali. 

Pygidium  rotundato-angustatum,  longitudine  parum  latins.  Tibiae  basi 
brunnescentes  cum  tarsis  uuicoloribus  femoribus  densius  pubescentes.  Metasternum 
lateribus  pmictatum. 

Long.  7  mm.,  rostr.  1|,  elytr.  5|,  lat.  3|. 

Uah.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Loango  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

This  species  resembles  the  preceding  one  in  pattern,  but  differs  very  much  in 
shape  and  structure  of  the  prothorax.  The  antennae  are  also  different,  but  these 
differences  may  be  sexual. 

4:;.  Acorynus  geometricus  sp.  uov. 

?.  A.  brunneo-niger,  dense  olivaceo-pubescens,  signaturis  cinereis  parum  flaves- 
centibus  oruatus. 

Rostrum  depressum,  structura  A.  simulati ;  carina  mediana  a  rostri  apice  in 
verticem  continuata,  hie  evanescente.  Uculi  subrotundi,  antice  approximati,  flaves- 
centi-cinereo-cincti.  Antennae  rufae,  articulis  ti-ibus  ultimis  latis  brunneis,  elytrorum 
basim  hand  attingentes,  articulis  1"  et  2"  simul  sumtis  tertio  non  longioribus,  3"  ad 
gum  gradatim  decrescentibus,  9"  octavo  plus  dimidio,  decimo  vix  dimidio  longiore, 
ultimo  longitudine  tertii. 

Prothorax  retrorsum  reete  ampliatus,  conicus,  latitudine  tertia  parte  brevior  ; 
lateribu.s  insensim  rugidoso-punctulatus,  disco  laevis,  sine  sulculo  transverse  ;  carina 
dorso  ae(iualiter  convexa,  lateribus  semicirculariter  antrorsum  flexa,  parte  laterali 
brevi  ;  dorso  trivittatus,  vitta  media  versus  apicem  tenui ;  lateribus  etiam  indistincte 
bivittatus. 

Elytra  brevia,  convexa,  sat  fortiter  striato-punctata ;  iuterstitio  tertio  parum 
elevato  toto  (vel  basi  excepta)  flavescenti-cinereo-pubescente  cum  his  signaturis : 
lineola  humerali,  linea  basali  in  interstitio  primo,  puncto  antemediano  in  iuterstitio 
secnndo,  fascia  angusta  mediana  a  margine  externo  ante  medium  oblique  versus 
posticum  ascendente,  in  striis  interruiita,  suturae  et  marginis  extern!  i)arte  postica, 
nonnullis  lineolis  anteapicalibus,  praeterea  in  nonnuUis  siieciminibus  lineolis  basalibus 
parvis  inconspicuis. 

Pygidium  lateribus  subparallelum,  apice  rul'o  rotundalum,  latitudine  lirevius. 
Infra  cum  pedibus  subflavescenti-cinereo-pubescens.  Tibiae  cum  tarsi-s  rufae,  apice 
brunneo-pubescentes ;  femora  brunnea. 

Long.  6^  mm.,  rostr.  If,  elytr.  4,  lat.  o. 

Hab.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 


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43.  Acorynus  calcaratus  .-p.  now 

S-  -I.  iiiger,  ciuereo-olivaceo-jmbescens,  signaturis  liacce  pube  deusius  obtectis 
notatus,  nempe :  macula  infraociilari,  tribus  vittis  inconspicuis  prothoracicalibus, 
clvtroruni  iiiterstitiis  basi,  tertio  postico,  niatula  suturali  auteinediana,  fascia  augunta 
obliqua  nieiliaua  intra  inargiueni  pxtenium  et  iiitcrspatiuni  tertiuui. 

Rostrum  prothorace  parum  brevius,  sat  planatuni  medio  paium  profundatum 
dorso  tricarinulatum,  carina  media  caeteris  minus  elevata,  omnibus  intra  antennas 
abbreviata,  lateribus  (intra  oculos  et  anteuuarum  sulcos)  bicarinulatum,  his  carinulis 
convergent ibus  longe  post  antennas  confluis.  Oculi  subovati,  antice  approximali. 
Frons  angusta  profundata ;  vertex  antice  levissime  carinatus.  Antennae  protboracis 
basim  paulo  superantes ;  articulis  (piatuor  basalibus  rulis,  apice  brunneis,  caeteris 
brunneis  liasi  extrema  rufa,  tribus  ultimis  nigris ;  ;5"  quarto  suliaequali,  5°  ad  8"'" 
gradatim  decrescentibus,  9"  octavo  vix,  decinio  dimidio  longiore,  sed  ultimo  breviore. 

Protborax  longitudiue  dimidio  latior,  retrorsum  recte  ampliatus,  ruguloso- 
punctatus,  sine  sulculo  trans\erso  dorsali :  carina  dorso  fortiter  biflexuosa,  lateribus 
recte  antrorsum  (hand  versus  inferum)  flexa,  angulo  recto.  Elytra  con\'exa,  striato- 
punctata,  interstitio  tertio  postice  elevato,  margine  basali  depresso. 

Pygidium  breve,  lateribus  parallelum,  apice  rotundatum.  .Metasternum 
punctatum,  medio  impressione  notatum.  Tibiae  cum  tarsis  brunneo-nigrae,  posticae 
apice  nigro-pubescentes,  anticae  ai)ice  calcare  sat  lato,  intermediae  calcare  triangular! 
acuto  armatae. 

Long,  (iff  mm.,  rostr.  If,  elytr.  4^,  hit.  3. 

Hah.  Kuilu  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

In  pattern  this  form  resembles  A.  geometricwa  sp.  nov.,  but  is  (juite  different  in 
the  s-tructure  of  rostrum  and  protborax  ;  the  spurs  at  the  apex  of  the  four  anterior 
tibiae  may  be  sexual. 


II.  SPECIES    LNDICAE. 

44.  Acorynus  striolatus  sp.  nov. 

?.  A.  sulcirostn  SchOnh.,  similis,  .sed  antennis  gracilioribus,  articulo  penultimo 
[larum  longiore ;  prothoracis  carina  dorsali  medio  parum  fortius  sinuata ;  elytris 
retrorsum  sensius  angustatis,  striis  usque  ante  apicem  distincte  jmnctatis,  multis 
brevibus  lineolis,  sicut  guttulis  in  .specie  aulcifrons  dicta  dispositis,  notatis;  pygidio 
sine  signatura  basali-laterali,  parum  angustiore;  abdomine  segmento  ultimo  (?)  apice 
conspicue  bi.sinuato,  angulo  intra  sinus  ])arum  recurvato  piloso  ;  tibiis  anticis  apice 
intus  baud  dilatatis. 

Long.  11  mm.,  rostr.  2|,  elytr.  7i,  lal.  4.',. 

JIab.  Perak. 

This  species  is  less  robust  than  A.  sulcirostfia  SchOnh.,  chiefly  owing  to  the 
elytra  being  more  attenuated  behind  ;  pattern  of  the  elytra  almost  the  same  as  in 
A.  sulcirostris,  but  the  small  dots  of  grey  ijubescence  which  form  short  rows  in  the 
stripes  of  the  elytra  of  A.  sidciro-ilris  nre  coalesct^'d  to  short  linear  markings  in  the 
new  .species.  The  anal  segment,  which  is  rounded  at  the  apex  in  the  feiiude  of 
A.  sulcirostris,  is   conspicuously    bisinuate    in   ^-1.  striolatus  s[).   nov. 


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45.  Acorynus  guttatus  s|i.  nov. 

(J.  A.  robustus,  niger,  infra  cum  pedibus  dense  flavescenti-pubeseens,  supra 
flavescenti-signatus.  Rostrum  breve,  rol)ustum,  impressione  apicali  quadrangulari  sat 
profunda.  Prothorax  dorso  sat  fortiter  ruguloso-punctatus,  liiiea  niediaiia  medio  late 
interrupta,  utrimque  lineola  dorsali  basali  obliqua,  vitta  latero-dorsali  ad  carinam 
cum  lineola  flexuosa  laterali  connexa,  antice  cum  pube  prosterni  conflua,  flave.^conti- 
pubescentibus  ;  carina  dorso  medio  retror.suni  fiexa.  Elytra  margine  angusto  basali 
et  multis  maculis  flavescenti-pubescentibus  oriiata :  tribus  in  intiT.^titio  1°,  una 
postscutellari,  secunda  submediaua,  tertia  minuta  postmediana,  duabus  postmedianis 
transverse  dispositis  in  interstitiis  3°  et  5°,  duabus  in  parte  declivi  apicali  in  inter- 
stitiis  3"  et  5°,  una  humerali  (callo  humerali  autem  nigro)  intra  marginem  lateralem 
et  striaui  ipiintam  sita  sub  humerum  anguste  interrupta,  duabus  lateralibus  in 
interstitio  8"  una  mediaua,  secunda  longe  jwst  medium,  praeterea  nonnnllis  guttulis 
notata,  striis   pro  parte   sparsim   flavescenti-guttulatis. 

Pygidium  basi  medio  et  utriscpie  lateribus  .sparsissime  flavescenti-pubeseens. 
Segmentum  ultimum  abdominale  carina  levi  instructum.  Tibiae  medio  excepto 
nigrae,  anticae  apice  intus  leviter  dilatatae.  Tarsorum  articuli  tres  apicales  nigro- 
pubescentes. 

liOng.  1^5  mm.,  rostr.  24,  elytr.  9,  lat.  5|. 

Hall.  Sumatra. 

46.  Acorynus  cylindricus  sp.  nov. 

(J  ?.  /I.  rufns,  infra  rufuscenti-cinereo-,  supra  subiiifo-pubescens,  nigro-signatus. 
Kostrum  j)rothorace  multo  brevius,  apice  dilatatum,  dor.so  utrimque  duabus  carinis  sat 
altis  ante  medium  abbreviatis  in.structum,  duabus  internis  late  separatis  antrorsum 
levissime  convergentibus,  parte  apicali  planata  rugato-punctata  medio  subcarinatum, 
hac  cannula  usque  in  frontem  capitis  continuata  ubi  evanescente.  Oculi  antice 
subcontigui  (c?),  vel  sat  late  separati  (?).  Antennae  apicem  versus  nigrescentes, 
articulis  duobus  primis  aequilongis,  penultimo  longitudine  paulo  angustiore.  Pro- 
thorax  retrorsum  leviter  ampliatus,  rugato-punctatus,  dorso  duabus  maculis  inter 
carinam  dorsalem  utrimque  insensim  sinuatam  lateraliter  vix  antrorsum  flexam  et 
marginem  anticum  guttam  rufo-cineream  includentibus,  praeterea  duobus  punctis 
lateralilms  vel  una  lineola,  nigris  notatus.  Elytra  cylindrica,  puiictato-striata, 
interstitiis — praecipue  tertiis — leviter  convexis,  macula  dorsali  partem  conxexam 
basalem  occupante  rotundata.  macula  secunda  in  callo  humerali,  cum  prima  connexa, 
fascia  lata  transversa  postmediana,  in  interstitiis  sinuata,  macula  anteapicali  antice 
tri-  vel  ([uadrifurcata,  gutta  post  maculam  basalem  in  interstitio  secundo,  pinicto 
antemediano  in  stria  tertia,  nonnnllis  lineolis  ac  punctis  posthumeraiibus,  nigris. 

Pygidium  breve,  apicem  versus  rotundato-angustatum,  medio  longitrorsum 
leviter  impressum  ac  macula  nigra  notatum.  Corpus  infra  ex  parte  nigre,scens ; 
prosternum  jjunctatum ;  abdominis  segmentum  ultimum  (cJ)  apice  recurvato- 
sinuatum,  medio  carinatum,  ju.xta  carinam  medio  depressum,  (?)  simplex;  femora 
(pars  infera  excepta)  cum  tibiarum  et  tarsorum  apice  nigra ;  tibiae  anticae  in 
(cJ)  apice  intus  sat  fortiter  subhamato-dilatatae,  intermediae  leviter  dentatae,  in  (?) 
.simplices. 

Long.  OA  mm.,  rostr.  U,  elytr.  4|,  lat.  2i. 

Hab.  Perak. 


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47.  Acorynus  lineolatus  pp.  nov. 

jjj.  A.  iiiger,  jiuhe  cinerea  parum  flavescenti,  infra  aequabiliter,  supra 
maculatim  vestilus.  Kostrum  sat  dense  pubescens,  sat  depres.siim,  prothorace 
brevius;  parte  postAntennali  dorso  trisulcatum,  sulco  mediano  lato  pju.-;  lateribus 
(Icdivibus,  qiiadricarinatnin,  carinis  dorso-lateralibus  leviorilm.- ;  parte  dilatala 
apicali  planatinii,  medio  eariiialuiii ;  rugato-puuctatum.  Oculi  antice  conti'mi, 
l)rominentes.  Antennae  basi  brunneae,  articulis  duobus  jjvimis  erassis,  caeteris 
gracilibiis,  primo  secundo  longiore,  penultimo  latitndine  multo  longiore.  Caput 
nigrum,  infra  oculos  dense  flavescenti-cinereum.  Protborax  conicus,  dense  transverse 
rugato-iiunctatus,  vitta  lateral!  postice  bifurcata  et  toto  dorso  nigris,  dorso  autem  linea 
mediana  interdiim  medio  iuterrupta,  ae  utrimque  lineola  a  carina  trans  medium 
ascendente,  fla\escenti-einereo-pabescentibus  siguatus.  Elytra  retrorsum  attenuata, 
striato-punctata,  striis  alternatim  paulo  eonvexioribus,  multis  lineolis  in  striis  sitis  ex 
parte  confliiis.  pone  basiin,  in  medio  ac  in  parte  declivi  apicali  fere  in  fasciis  flexuosis 
transversis  dispositis. 

Pygidium  basi  utrimque  flaxescenti-maculatum.  Femora  infra  jiallide  rufa, 
postica  fere  nigra;  tibiae  fere  nigrae  ut  tarsi,  illae  medio  rufo-annulatae  ac  cinereo- 
pubescentes,  hi  apice  rufo  articuli  primi  etiam  pube  cinerea  obtecti. 

Long.  7  mm.,  ro.str.  li,  elytr.  5,  lat.  '6^. 

Pattern  of  protborax  and  elytra  almost  the  same  as  in  A.  striolatus  sp.  nov.  and 
in  A.  sidoirostris  (Schonh.).  The  basal  carina  of  the  protborax  is  uniformly  concave, 
and  does  not  form  a  lateral  angle;  it  stops,  on  the  sides,  far  behind  the  middle  of 
the  protborax. 

Hab.  Perak. 

48.  Acorynus  distinguendus  sp.  nov. 

(J  ?  .  Ab  A.  lineolato  rostro  carinula  metliana  apicali  retrorsum  usque  ad  frontem 
continuata,  prothorace  laevi,  elytris  striolis  albidioribus  brevioribus  ornatis,  pygidio 
inimaculafo  parum  longiore  apice  latiore,  femoribus  infra  obscure  rufescentibus, 
posticis  subnigris  distiuguendus. 

Hnh.  Perak. 

49.  Acorynus  similis  sp.  nov. 

J.  .il.  niger,  infra  dense,  supra  maculatim  Havescenti-cinereo-pubescens. 
h'ostrum  breve,  robu.stum,  fere  longitudine  jirothonicis,  dor.so  trisulcatiuu,  sulco  medio 
latissimo  in  apice  vix  dilatat^o  cariiuila  mediana  iustructo,  hac  carinula  ad  verticem 
usque  continuata,  sulco  dorso-laterali  in  apice  paulo  latiore,  sulcis  carinis  separatis. 
Oculi  approximati,  antice  contigui,  ])rominentes.  Antennae  nigro-brunneae,  articulis 
basi  rufis,  tertio  quarto  paulo  longiore.  Prothorax  sublaevis,  dorso  sulculo  ante- 
mediano  transver.se  instructus,  duabus  vittis  latis  don^alibus  ac  pimcto  lalerali  nigris 
>ignatus;  carina  dorso  fere  recta,  lateribus  semicirculariter  antrorsum  curvata,  laterum 
medium  baud  attingente.  Elytra  mull  is  lineolis  rufis  flavescenti-griseo-pubescentibus 
po.-;t  medium  densioribus  notata,  macula  laterali  rotundata  ]iostliiunerali  cons)iicua; 
striarum  interstitiis  alternatim  subcost^itis. 

Pygidium  retrorsum  baud  angustatum,  apice  suhtruncatum,  augulis  valde 
rotundatis,  basi  utrimque  tiavescenti-griseo-limbatuni. 

Corpus   infra   sublaeve,   lateraliter  rubrescens.      Femora   (jualuor   antica   infra, 


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postica  ajUe  partem  incrassatam,  tiliiae  apice  et  pxtroma  ba^i  except  is  rufae  ;  tarsi 
bniniieo-iiigri,   articulis  basi   jialiidioribus. 

lyong.  81  mm.,  rostr.  2,  elytr.  <>,  lat.  .'U. 

In  pattern  of  the  elytra  closely  allied  to  A.  Jineolahts  sp.  iiov.,  but  differing  in 
structure  of  rostrum  and  prothorax,  form  of  antennae  and  )>ygidinm,  in  the  legs 
being  rufous  in   greater  extension,  etc. 

Hnb.  Sikkim. 


50.  Acorynus  grisescens  sp.  nov. 

S  'i .  A.  similis  sp.  nov.  striictura  signatiiraque,  sed  signatm-is  insensioribus, 
supra  et  infra  obscuro-grisescens,  pro  certa  luce  fere  niger,  pygidio  immaculato  apice 
sensim  emarginato  (?)  vel  truncate  (c?),  i)rosterno  medio  ante  coxas  sat  fortiter 
punctato,  femoribus  nigris,  posticis  versus  hasim  brunnescentibus,  tibiis  annulo 
subbasali  ac  tarsis  articulo  ultimo  apice  rufescentibus,  tibiis  quatuor  anticis  apice 
simplicibus ;  abdomine  segmento  ultimo  apice  sensius  impresso-sinuato. 

Hab.  Java  orient.,  Montes  Tengger  (H.  Fruhstorfer,  1890). 

At  once  distinguished  from  A.  simUis  by  the  darker  and  much  less  obviously 
marked  upperside,  by  the  dark  under  surface,  the  different  form  of  the  pygidium, 
and  the  darker  colour  of  the  legs. 


51.  Acorynus  alboguttatus  sp.  nov. 

^  A.  brunneo-niger,  pal^ns,  antennis  pedibusque  rufis,  infra  fu.sco-,  supra  griseo- 
fulvo-pubeseens,  nigro-  et  albo-signatus.  Rostrum  prothorace  brenus,  robustum, 
dorso  utrimque  bicarinatum,  intra  carinas  leviter  longitror.sum  impressum,  medio 
fere  planum,  carinis  intra  antennarum  scrobes  evanescent i bus,  apice  rugato- 
punctatum.  Oculi  distantes.  Caput  vertice  antice  medio  carinulatum,  hac  carinula 
in  fronte  et  in  rostri  basi  pube  obtecta ;  vertex  medio  fuscus.  Antennae  apicein 
versus  parum  obscuriores,  articulo  tertio  quarto  parum,  articulo  decimo  latitudine 
duplo  longiore.  Pronotum  fuscum,  trivittatum,  vittarum  pube  pone  carinam  basalem 
rectam  in  lateribus  antrorsum  arcuatam — longitudinali  parte  carinae  brevissima — 
albescente,  sublaevis,  ante  medium  sulculo  transverse.  Scutellum  subalbidum. 
Elytra  striato-punctata,  interstitiis  levissime  convexis,  simul  sumta  20  maculis  nigris 
notata,  earum  una  mediana  suturali  rotundata,  secunda  postbasali  etiam  rotundata 
intra  strias  primam  et  tertiam  sita,  tertia  dorsali  postmediana  irregidari  postice 
trifurcata,  quarta  anteapicali  ex  parte  cum  tertia  conflua  conspicuoribus,  in  macnlis 
tertia  et  quarta  gutta  alba  sita,  praeterea  pone  huuierum  duabus  guttis  lateralihus 
albis  inter  se  oblique  dispositis. 

Pygidium  latitudine  multo  brevius,  apicem  versus  angustatum,  apice  rotundatum, 
basi  utrimque  grisescens. 

Infra  sublaevis.  Pro-  et  mesosternum  lateribus,  metasternum  tribus  maculis 
lateralibus,  interiore  majore,  abdominis  segmenta  macula  sat  magna  lateral!  albis 
notata.  Pedes  genubus,  tibiarum  apicibus  tarsisque  parum  infuscati  ;  tiliiae  anticae 
apice  intus  baud  hamatae,  intermediae  apice  leviter  dentatae. 

Long.  8  mm.,  rostr.  IJ,  elytr.  oi,  lat.  3J. 

]lah.  Barram  K.,  N.  Borneo  (A.  Everett). 


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•)2.  Acorynus  ceylonicus  >p.  nov. 

S .  A.  rufus,  rostro  cor[ioroi|Up  inforo  iiigresoeutilnis,  cinereo-jmbpfcens.  Rostruni 
(mandibulis  exelusis)  protliorace  diinidio  brevius,  apice  levissime  dilatatuin,  dorso  tii- 
carinatum,  quatuor  sulcatum,  sulco  dorso-laterali  anteoculari  basi  profundato,  extus 
(in  latere  rostri)  cannula  inconspicua  marginato,  tribus  carinis  dorsalihus  rectis,  in 
ai)ice  paium  minus  elevatis.  Oculi  inoiniiicntes,  antice  parum  approximati.  Capitis 
frons  leviter  sulcata.  Antennae  graciles,  articulo  secundo  conico  primo  longiore, 
penultimo  longitudine  latitudine  dimidio  longiore.  Prothorax  dorso  irregularifer 
fusco-bivittatus,  sulco  sat  jirofundo  transverso  antemediano  instructus,  carina  dorsali 
basi  parallela,  medio  leviter  sinuata,  lateribus  versus  inferuni  ac  anticum  flexa. 
Elytra  griseo-rufo-pubescentia.  nigro-maculata  ;  tribus  aut  (piatuor  jiunctis  in  callo 
basali  dorsali  sitis,  macula  humerali  et  macula  posthumerali  laterali  sjiatio  griseo- 
pubescenti  separatis,  puncto  laterali  mediano  antice  pube  grisea  determinato,  macula 
magna  transversa  a  sutura  post  medium  oblique  ad  marginein  externum  descendente, 
suturam  baud  attingente,  pube  grisea  cincta,  puncto  suturali  anteapicali ;  punctato- 
striata,  striis  a  medio  pubescentia  ohtectis,  interstitiis  levissime  couvexis. 

I'ygidiurn  sat  breve,  retrorsum  angustatum,  apice  rot undatum,  basi  medio  puncto 
nigro  notatum. 

Abdominis  segmentum  ultinium  apice  medio  insensim  sinuatum  ;  femora  apicem 
versus,  tibiae  et  tarsorum  articuli  ai)ice,  plus  minusve  nigrescentes  ;  tibiae  anticae 
apice  simplices,  intermediae  dentatae. 

Long.  7i  mm.,  rostr.  1^,  elytr.  5 J,  lat.  3i. 

H(di.  (Vylon. 

53.  Acorynus  punctatus  sp.  nov. 

S.A.  niger,  flavescenti-pubescens.  Kostrum  protliorace  fere  dimidio  brevius,  latum, 
apice  levissime  dilatatum,  quinque  carinulatum,  carinulispone  depressionem  apicalem 
postice  parum  profundiorem  quam  ad  margineni  apicalem  abbreviatis,  mediana 
breviore  quam  lateralibus,  intra  carinulas  subsulcatum.  Oculi  distantes.  Caput  cum 
prothorace  sat  fortiter  sed  baud  dense  punctatum.  Antennae  rufae,  articulis  ultimis 
nigris,  decimo  longitudine  dimidio  angustiore.  Protborax  longitudine  parum  latior, 
disco  linea  mediana  excepta  punctocpie  laterali  nigris;  carina  dorsali  extrema  parte 
mediana  insensim  antrorsum  arcuata  latera  versus  panlo,  in  lateribus  ipsis  fortius 
antrorsum  flexa.  Elytra  subparallela,  in  humeris  parum  ampliata,  striarum  inter- 
stitiis sat  convexis,  nigra,  maculis  j-ufis  flavescenti-pubescentibus  notata :  dimidio 
basali  dorso  innltis  lineolis  minutis  irregulariter  dis])Ositis,  lateribus  maculis  humerali 
ac  posthumerali  ;  dimidio  apicali  lateribus  gutta  sat  longe  post  medium  sita,  dorso 
macula  transversa  intra  interstitia  tertium  et  sextum,  pone  eam  lat  us  versus  lineola 
luinuta.  intra  .striam  quartam  et  .septimam  macula  obli(pia  anteapicali,  gutta  ajncali  in 
angulo  externo,  linea  plus  quam  tertiam  i)artem  apicalem  striae  suturalis  occupante, 
duab\is  lineolis  in  stria  secunda,  una  jiostmediana,  altera  anteai)icali. 

Pvgidium  retrorsum  vix  angustius,  apice  late  rotundatum,  flavescenti-pubescens, 
linea  mediana  fusca.  Abdomen  medio  fuscum,  segmento  anali  medio  subtruncato  ; 
femora  nigra,  antica  infra,  <piatuor  postica  ad  basim,  omnia  ante  a])icem  rufa ;  tibiae 
rufae,  basi  extrema  apiceque  nigrescentes,  quatuor  antica  apice  simplices;  tarsi  nigro- 
bnmnei,  articulo  primo  toto  rufo. 

Long.  7i  mm.,  rostr.  1^,  elytr.  T)^,  lat.  ;'4. 

Hub.  Deli,  N.E.  Sumatra. 


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54.  Acorynus  discoidalis  sp.  now 

cJ.  A.  rufus,  rostro,  antennis  (hasi  excepta),  corpore  infra  medio  ac  pedilnis  ex  parte, 
signaturis  dorsalibus,  nigris.  Rostrum  prothorace  tertia  parte  brevius,  rugato-punc- 
tatum,  utrimque  duabus  carinulis  instructum  :  carinulis  dorsalibus  brevissimis  basi  et 
apice  valde  abbreviatis  in  medio  intra  oculos  et  apicem  rostri  sitis,  carinulis  ante- 
ocularibus  parum  sensioribus ;  dorso  medio  vix  impressum.  Oculi  distantes  ;  frons 
canaliculata.  Antennae  elytrorum  basim  superantes,  articulis  duobus  primis  rufis, 
tertio  quarto  longiore,  decimo  subconico  longitudine  latitudine  fere  triple  majore. 
Prothorax  latitudine  parum  brevier,  laevis,  sine  sulculo  aiiteniediano,  toto  disco  niger 
ac  nigro-velutiuus,  hacarea  antrorsum  angustata,  marginem  apicalem  baud  attingente, 
antice  lineola  mediana  rufa,  pone  cariiiam  dorso  insensim  triflexuosam  lateraliter 
leviter  antrorsum  curvatam  gutta  rufa  signatus.  Elytra  usque  ad  medium  subparallela, 
strianmi  punctatarum  interstitiis  levissime  convexis,  punctis  lineolisque  fuscis  vel 
nigris  signata  :  duobus  punctis  basalibus  in  interstitio  secundo,  uno  postbasali  in 
interstitio  primo,  uno  versus  hmnerum  in  sexto,  serie  postbasali  lineolarum  plus 
minusve  confluarum  in  int.  2"-C"  sitarum  oblique  versus  suturam  descendente, 
secunda  serie  antemediana  in  int.  decimo  post  humerum  incipiente  suturam  ante 
medium  attingente,  ejus  macula  ultima  in  sutm'a  sita,  tertia  serie  alteris  parallela 
lineolarum  sat  magnarum — praecipiue  in  dorso — com^wsita  suturam  hand  attingente, 
maculaque  dorsali  anteapicali. 

Pygidium  medio  obscm'um,  retrorsum  rotundato-angustatum,  femora  quatuor 
antiea  infra  brunnescentia,  postica  supra  linea  longitudinali  rufa  notata,  tibiae  medio, 
tarsi  basi  rufi. 

Partes  rufae  pube  flavescente  vestitae. 

Long.  5|  mm.,  rostr.  1,  elytr.  4^,  lat.  2i. 

Hab.  Java  orient.,  Montes  Tengger  (H.  Fruhstorfer,  1890). 

55.  Acorynus  apicalis  sp.  nov. 

?.  A.  niger,  infra  griseo-,  supra  fusco-pubescens,  griseo-  et  flavescenti-variegatus. 
Rostrum  latum,  apice  dilatatum,  prothorace  tertia  parte  brevius ;  dorso  quadricarina- 
tiun,  carinis  in  medio  rostri  abbreviatis,  duabus  internis  late  separatis,  inter  caiinas 
longitrorsum  impressum,  sulco  mediano  vix  impresso  medio  cannula  instructo,  bac 
carinula  antice  latiore ;  margine  apicali  medio  levissime  sinuatnni  ;  rugato-punc- 
tatum.  Antennae  brunneae,  articulis  ultimis  robustis,  pen  ultimo  longitudine  fere 
latiore.  Oculi  antice  sat  distantes.  Caput  medio  canaliculatum,  infra  oculos  macula 
magna  et,  supra  ad  oculos  puncto  tlavescenti-pubescentibus  notatum.  Prothorax  conicus, 
punctatus,  ante  medivmi  sulco  trausverso  instructus,  tribus  guttis  basalibus  pone  carinam 
praebasalem  medio  levissime  sinuatam  latrorsum  gradatim  versus  anticum  flexam 
parte  laterali  longitudinali  fere  nulla  griseo-albis  sitis,  quinque  ante  carinam  -quatuor 
dorsalibus  lateralibus  et,  una  mediana,  flaxescentibus  sicut  reliquis  quatuor  punctis  in 
serie  mediana  transversa  dispositis,  eorum  utrimque  uno  laterali,  uno  dorsali,  praeterea 
tribus  maculis  parum  elongatis  ad  marginem  apicalem  sitis,  una  utrimque  laterali, 
tertia  dorsali,  maculis  sic  dispositis :  3,  4,  5,  3.  Elytra  retrorsum  vix  angustata, 
fortiter  iiunctato-striata,  parte  declivi  apicali  tlavescenti-jiubescentia,  hac  area  paucis 
signal uris  nigi'is  quarum  una  punctiformi  in  angulo  suturali ;  macula  parva  suturali 
postseutellari,  altera  suturali  antemediana  cinereis  ;  tribus  punctis  circumhumeralibus, 

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praeterea  duobus  punctis  in  stria  P,  tribus  in  stria  3",  uiio  modiano  in  4\  nno  in  5''. 
uno  in  6",  duobus  in  7",  tribus  et  in  8"  et  in  9",  duobus  ad  marginem  lateralem,  hoc 
basi  ex  parte  etiam  griseo-pubescente. 

Pvgidiuni  apice  rotundatum,  basi  utrimque  macula  magna  flavescenti-pubes- 
cente  signatum.  Corpus  infra,  praecipue  prostemum,  punctatum.  Metasternum 
lateralibus  tlavescenti-pubescens,  macula  fusca  notatuni ;  abdomen  maculis  lateralibus 
bene  expressis  flavesceutibus,  medium  segmentorum  versus  fusco-marginatis,  praeterea 
duabus  seriebus  macularum  insensiorium  notatum.  Tibiae  medio  rufo-annulatae  ac 
cinereo-albo-pubescentes  ;  femora  postica  macula  fusca  ornata. 

Long.  9k  mm.,  rostr.  If,  elvtr.  6,  lat.  4. 

Hab.  Sikkim  (Mandelli  cull). 

50.  Acorynus  rufus  sp.  nov. 

cj?.  j4.  rufus,  griseo-luteo-pubesceus,  bae  piibe  in  rostro  ac  capite  densiore 
magis  flavescente.  Rostrum  lougitudine  prothoraois,  basi  sat  crassum  sed  altitudine 
latius,  dorso  tricarinatum,  carina  mediana  in  parte  dejilauata  anteantennali  obsoleta, 
lateralibus  inter  antennas  parum  latrorsum  flexis  abbreviatis ;  infra  leviter  tricarinatum, 
meuto  punctulato.  Antennae  articulis  tribus  ultimis  crassioribus  infuscatae,  articulo 
tertio  sequentibus  longiore,  ultimo  aequilongo,  4°  ad  8"°'  fere  aequilongis,  (?)8° 
et  9°  decimo  parum  breviorilms.  Oculi  oblongi,  ant  ice  ai)proximati,  convergentes ; 
frons  capitis  elongato-triangularis. 

Prothorax  longitudine  quarta  parte  latior,  maxima  latitudine  ad  carinam 
lateraliter  fere  semicirculariter  antrorsum  flexam,  laterum  medium  baud  attingentcm, 
dorso  basi  utrimque  late  ac  leviter  sinuata  parallelam :  conicus,  disco  ante  medium 
sidco  transverso  instructus,  sine  struct ura  conspicua,  duabus  fasciis  latis  vitta  angu.sta 
mediana  luteo-pubescente  separatis  brunneis  signatus.     Scutellum  luteo-pubescens. 

Elytra  retrorsum  leviter  angustata,  sat  fortiter  decem-striato-punctata,  interspatiis 
leviter  convexis,  maculis  nigris  notata ;  prima  rotundata  basali  intra  strias  primam 
et  tertiam  sita,  secunda  marginali  postbumerali  striam  octavam  attingente  subro- 
(undata,  tertia  marginali  postmediana  elongata  parva  in  interstitio  decimo,  interdum 
jiarum  majore,  quarta  maxima  irregular!  fere  quadrangular!  anteapicali  ni  suturam 
ni  marginem  lateralem  attingente  antice  macula  luteo-pubescente  bene  exprcssa 
terminata,  pube  griseo-lutea  poue  maculam  anteapiealem  etiam  densiore  sicut  inter 
maculas  laterales. 

Infra  sine  structura  conspicua,  mesostenii  parte  antiea  i)rofundnta  punctulata 
except  a. 

Long.  8i  mm.,  rostr.  2^,  elytr.  5|,  lat.  3^. 

Hab.  Sumatra. 

57.  Acorynus  parvnlus  sp.  nov. 

S  2 .  A.  brunneus,  supra  pube  brunnea  luteo-variegata,  infra  lutea  vestitus. 
Rostrum  prothorace  paulo  brevius,  planatum,  dorso  utrimque  bicarinulatum,  earinula 
interiore  intra  antennas  abbreviata,  praeterea  medio  earinula  ineonspicua,  inlenluni 
vix  elevata,  iustructiini,  juxta  banc  carinulam  hand  inq)rcssun),  ruguloso-jmnctatum. 
Oculi  subrotuudi  sat  distantes.  Caput  fronte  antice  intra  oculos,  oculorum  niar"inc 
superiore,  genisque  luteo-pubescens.  Antennae  elytrorum  basim  parum  superantes, 
duobus  articulis  primis  lutco-rufis,  tertio  ad  octavum  rufis,  reliquis  brunneis,  3" 
quarto  dimidio  longiore,  5°   ad    8""'   aequalibus,  (<J)    8"   sexto  jjarum  crassiore  ac 


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fere  longiore,  9"  latitudine  duplo  (c?)  aiit  fere  (lu]ilo  (?)  longiore,  10°  iiono  dimidio 
(j)  aut  tertia  parte  breviore  (?),  ultimo  nono  longiore. 

Prothorax  gradatim  antrorsmn  angustatus,  longitudiue  tertia  parte  latior, 
impunctatus,  dorso  medio  tran.sversim  deiiressus  baud  sulcatum,  liiica  media  in  hac 
depressione  late  interrupta  ad  carinam  basalem  cum  puncto  basali  parum  versus 
latus  sito  connesa  pone  carinam  maculiformi,  macula  triangulari  discoidali  antemediana 
sat  magna,  linea  dorso-laterali  medio  parum  interrupta  ad  carinam  lateralem,  luteo- 
pubescentibus ;  carina  dorsali  medio  leviter  concava,  latrorsum  convexa,  lateribus 
antrorsum  flexa  pone  medium  abbreviata,  angulo  valde  rotundato. 

Elytra  convexa,  postice  ad  suturam  parum  impressa,  versus  apicem  leviter 
angustata,  subtilissime  striatis,  stria  suturali  postice  fortius  impressa,  caeteris  striis 
basim  versus  singulatim  punctatis ;  multis  lineolis  luteis  notata,  basalibus  intra 
scutellum  luteum  et  humeros  confluis,  postmedianis  in  utroque  elytro  maculam 
dorsalem  conspicuam  foi'mantibus ;  praeter  lineolas  nonnullis  signaturis  sine  jiube  lutea 
brunueis  :  macula  postscutellari  ac  altera  suturali  mediana  sat  rotundatis  regularibus, 
signatura  fasciiformi  discoidali  oblicjua  mediana,  spatio  ante  declivitatem  apicalem 
ac  spatio  apicali  irregularibus. 

Pygidium  sat  breve,  apice  rotundatum,  luteo-pubescens,  medio  brnnneum. 
Metasternum  utrimque  brunneo-maculatum.  Pedes  rufi,  femoribus  medio,  tibiis 
apice  brunnescentibus  vel  subnigris. 

Long,  o  mm.,  rostr.  IJ,  elytr.  3f ,  lat.  2j. 

Hab.  Perak. 


58.  Acorynus  batjanensis  sp.  nov. 

cj  ?  .  .4.  uigro-brutmeus,  vel  brunneus,  infra  cinereo-,  supra  fusco-pubescens  ac 
pube  cinerea  insensim  fiavesceute  variegatus.  Rostrum  subplanatum,  longitudiue 
prothoracis,  quinque-carinulatum,  tribus  carinulis  dorsalibus — mediana  caeteris  minus 
elevata — ad  lineam  levem  elevatam  transversam  intra-antennalem  abbreviatis,  cannula 
dorso-laterali  (supra-antennali)  in  apicem  usque  continuata,  intra  carinidas  impressum, 
apice  piano  interdum  medio  subcarinulatum,  rugoso-punctatum.  Oculi  obliqui, 
antice  subcontigui.  Caput  fronte  genisque  flavescenti-cinereo-pubescens.  Antennae 
elytrorum  basim  parum  superantes,  in  (cJ)  parum  longiores  quam  in(?);  artieulis 
duobus  primis  rufis,  caeteris  brunneis,  (cJ)  8"  cylindrico  nono  vix  breviore,  decimo 
duplo  longiore,  (?)  8"  decimo  minime  longiore,  nono  fere  dimidio  breviore. 

Prothorax  longitudiue  plus  tertia  parte  latior,  retrorsus  gradatim  ampliatus, 
impunctatus  baud  transverse  sulcatus  flavescenti-cinereo-trivittatus ;  carina  dorsali 
medio  levissime  sinuata,  parte  laterali  rotundatim  antrorsum  flexa  brevissima.  Elytra 
longitudiue  quarta  parte  angustiora,  lateribus  parallela,  postice  rotundata,  dorso  ad 
suturam  leviter  impressa,  punctato-striata,  interstitiis  planis,  tertio  vix  magis  elevato; 
duabus  lineolis  postscutellari  bus  (in  singulo  elytro),  lineolis  brevissimis  in  caeteris 
inter.stitiorum  basi  sitis,  humeralibus  parum  lougioribus,  nonnullis  lineolis  etiaiu 
brevissimis  postbasalibus  transverse  dispositis,  lineola  brevi  antemediana  suturali, 
fascia  arcuata  mediana  suturam  baud  attingente  in  stria  sexta  interrupta,  pone  banc 
interruptionem  lineola  parva,  fascia  multisinuata  in  declivitate  apicali,  intcrstitii 
suturalis  parte  apicali,  duabus  inaeulis  apicalibus,  una  suturali,  altera  majorc  laterali, 
flavescenti-cinereo-pubescentibus,  illis  fasciis  lineolis  confluis  formatis. 

Pygidium  apice  rotundatum,  flavescenti-pubcscens,  medio  fuscum. 
Metasternum  lateribus  macula  fusca  notatum,  (cJ)  medio  sat  fortiter  bispinosum. 


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Pedes  iiigiobiunnei,  femorum  tibiarumque  basi  ac  tarsorum  aiticulo  ])rimo  (basi 
extrema  exclusa)  ruiis  flavesceuti-oiuereo-puliesceiitibus. 

Long.  5|  mm.,  rostr.  IJ,  elytr.  4^,  lat.  3. 

Hob.  Batjan  (W.  Doherty). 

Litocerus  liti;jiosHs  I'ascoe  from  New  (iiiiiioa  is  a  similar  species,  the  innU 
sex  of  which  has  the  sixth  to  eleventh  joints  of  the  antennae  almost  equal  in  bre.itlth; 
in  both  sexes  of  that  species  the  four  basal  joints  of  the  antennae  are  rufous,  the 
prothorax  has  a  spot  on  each  side  of  the  disc,  the  lineolae  of  the  elytra  are  longer 
and  more  confluent  with  one  another,  there  Ijeing  an  almost  cruciform  mark  behind 
the  scutellum,  and  an  irregular  ring  on  the  disc  of  each  elytron. 

Litoceraa  marginellua  Pasc.  and  ecmveryens  Pasc.  have  likewise  two  si)iniform 
tubercles  on  the  metasternum  in  the  viale  sex. 

Cedus  Pascoe  {Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (3),  v.,  p.  37, 1860). 

Pachygeiua  Motsch.  (Bull.  Mosc,  48,  p.  233,  1.572)  is  synonymous  with  CedthS 
Pasc. 

Pachygenia  imphiviata  Motsch.  (I.e.,  p.  234)  is  identical  with  Cedus  guttatus 
Pasc.  (I.e.,  p.  38),  whereas  Pachygenia  gidtulata  jNlotsch.  (I.e.,  p.  237)  is  distinct 
from,  though  closely  allied  to,  Cedios  guullatua  Pasc. 

59.  Cedus  antennalis  sp.  nov. 

cf  ?.  A  Cedo  giMato  V&sc.  rostro  breviore  apice  excepto  dense  albo-imbescente, 
carinulis  dorsalibus  lateralibus  retrorsum  levissime  convergentibus ;  antennis  articulo 
primo  multo  breviore  (c?),  decimo  in  utroque  sexu  brevissimo,  hoc  et  ultimo  baud 
albis;  prothorace  densius  subtiliusque  ruguloso-punctato,  cum  elytris  paucis  guttis 
griseis  notato ;  pygidio  multo  breviore ;  corpore  infra  lateribus  baud  nigro-maculato 
distinguendus. 

Hab.  Perak  (type,  c?,  ?  ),  and  Celebes  (  ?  ). 

The  tenth  joint  of  the  antennae  is  short  in  this  species,  whereas  it  is  at  least  as 
long  as  the  eleventh  in  the  other  species  of  Cedus. 

Afrocedus  gen.  nov. 

6.  Eo.strum  planum,  baud  carinatum,  latitudine  non  longius,  a  basi  ad  medium 
gradatim  dilatatum,  deinde  ad  apicem  usque  angustatum,  hoc  modo  lateribus  intra 
antennas  angulatum.  Antennae  (S)  corpore  multo  longiores,  articulis  primo  et 
secundo  crassis,  jirimo  pyriformi  oculos  subattingente,  3°  ad  8"'"  singulatim  et  nono 
et  undecimo  paulo  breviore.  Oculi  obliqui,  supra  minus  quam  infra  rotundati,  antice 
contigui. 

Type  :  A.  epistemcUis  sp.  nov. 

To  be  placed  after  CediiM  Pasc. 

60.  Afrocedus  episternalis  sj).  nov. 

(J.  ^1.  niger,  pube  cinerea  sat  sparsim  vestitus,  genis,  linea  mediana  angusta 
prothoracis,  gutta  suturali  antemediana  ac  duobus  punctis  ^wstmedianis  in  stria  secunda 
elytrorum  sitis  dense,  episternis  metasterni  densissime  albo-cinereis. 

Kostrum  dense  punctulatum  ;  antennae  corpore  longiores.  Prothorax  longitudine 
duplo  latior,   densissime   ruguloso-imnctatus,   dorso   pone   apicem    jiarum    transverse 


(  fi2r  ) 

uej)ressus,  lateribus  retrovsum  rotundato-amiiliatus,  carina  dorso  ntrimque  convexa 
medio  ])avum  concava  lateraliter  versus  apicem,  vix  versus  inferum,  flexa,  paido  ultra 
medium  lateris  abeunte. 

Elytra  prothorace  haud  latiora,  [jarallela,  posterius  rotundato-angustata  convexa, 
ad  suturam  haud  impressa,  striato-punctata,  interstitiis  planis,  confertissimo  subtiliter 
granulosis. 

Pygidium  longitudine  parnni  latins,  versus  apicem  rotuiulatum  fortiter  angus- 
tatum.     Pedes  rufo-brunneae. 

Long.  2f  mm. 

Hah.  Kuilu,  Vr.  Congo  (A.  Mocijuerys,  \Sd'2). 

Mucronianus  gen.  no  v. 

(?.  Cylindricus.  Rostrum  latum,  brevissimum,  longitudine  (mandibulis  excl.) 
latius,  supra  planatum,  utrimipie  leviter  uuicarinatum,  margine  apicali  parum 
crassato  medio  sensim  sinuato  parte  apicali  ab  antennis  paulo  dilatata  lateribus 
reetis ;  sulcis  antenuarum  sat  magnis  semilunaribus.  Caput  infra  pone  mentum 
perpendiculariter  fractum.  Oculi  subrotimdi,  subapproximati.  Antennae  elvtrorum 
basim  parum  superantes,  articulis  1"  et  2"  brevibus,  4° — 8°  fere  aequilongis,  3°  parum 
longiore,  9"  paulo,  10"  multo  breviore,  11°  nono  parum  longiore.  Protliorax  apice 
parum  angustior  quam  basi,  lateribus  rotundatis.  Elytra  cylindrica.  Pygidium  basi 
medio  sulcatum,  apice  processu  acute  armatum,  margine  apicali  sub  processum 
sinuato.  Abdomen  medio — praecipue  basi — planatum.  Femora  medio  fortiter 
incrassata,  compressa ;  tarsi  elongati. 

Type  :  M.  ritfipes  sp.  no\'. 

To  be  placed  after  Afrocedus  gen.  nov. 

fil.  Mucronianus  rufipes  sp.  nov. 

(?.  M.  niger,  cinereo-pubesceiis,  fusco-signatus. 

Eostrum  longitudine  (mandibulis  basi  plicato-rugatis  exceptis)  dimidio  latius, 
coriaceo-rugatum,  apice  transverse  leviter  impressum,  pone  banc  impressionem  ruga 
transversa  sat  obvia  instructum,  basi  medio  obsolete  sulcatum.  Frons  canaliculata. 
Antennae  rufo-brunneae,  basi  rufa,  clava  subnigra. 

Prothorax  longitudine  dimidio  latior,  granulis  transversis  densis  tectus,  dorso 
ante  medium  transverse  impressus  ;  basi  pone  carinam  dorso  rectam  lateribus  parum 
retrorsum,  delude  semicirculariter  \ersus  apicem  flexam  medium  prothoracis  attin- 
gentem  cinerea,  gutta  lateral!  in  utroque  angulo  ac  duabus  guttis  antescutellaribus 
fuscis  exceptis,  tribus  lineis  angustis,  una  mediana,  ima  utrimque  versus  latera  sita, 
vitta  postice  parum  arcuata  in  impressione  antemediana  utrinKjne  intra  illas  lineas, 
versus  lineam  mediam  dilatata,  gutta  submediana  dorso-Iaterali  cum  lateribus  inferis 
etiam  cinereis. 

Scutellum  transversum,  subrectangulare.  Elytra  punctato-striata,  striis  apice 
extremo  obsoletis ;  interstitiis  alternatim  insensim  convexis,  1" — 3°  tertia  parte 
basali  (gibbositate  levi  basali  fusca  excepta),  4" — 0"  basi,  4"  etiam  pone  illam 
gibbositatem  et  C°  parum  magis  medium  versus,  8°  pone  callnm  hnmerale,  10°  .sub 
ac  post  humerum,  striis  7° — 10°  ante  medium  et  ante  decliWtatem  apicalem,  inter- 
stitiis 1° — 7°  medio,  atque  annulo  apicali  extus  interrupto  cinereo-pubescentibns, 
ilia  area  mediana,  in  sutura  antice  sinuata  postice  longe  dilatata,  in  interspatiis 
4° — 7°  angusta  ac  parum  arcuata. 


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P3-gidium  graniilo-ium.  Prosternum  lateribus  macula  fiisca  uotatis  granulatum 
medio  convexiim,  antice  constrictum  ac  granulis  minutis  instructum.  Pedes  rufi, 
femoribiis  brumieis. 

Long.  9  mm.,  rostr.  li,  elytr.  6,  lat.  3j. 

Hab.  Batjan  (W.  Doherty). 

62.  Tropideres  marmoreus  .''p.  nov. 

cj  ?  .  T.  nigro-brunneus,  flavescenti-acalbo-cinereo-  ac  nigro-variegato-pubescens. 
Eostium  bnuiiieum,  protlioraee  panim  brevius,  medio  angustatum,  apice  dilatatum, 
dorso  utrimque  longitrorsum  sat  leviter  siileato-impressum  ac  bicaiinulatum,  sulciilo 
intra  antennas  abbreviate,  medio  levissime  impressum.  Antennae  prothoracis 
medium  vix  superantes,  rufae,  articulis  (basalilnis  exceptis)  medio  ac  clava  tota  rufo- 
bruuueis,  1"  et  2°  crassis,  3°  longiore,  4° — 8°  gradatim  fortiter  decrescentibus,  3" 
octavo  plus  triplo  longiore,  clava  crassa  brevi,  9°  ac  11°  longitudine  tortii,  10°  breviore. 
Oculi  obliqui,  breviter  oblongi, in  (tj)  antice  subcontigui, in  (?)  sat  distantes.  Genae 
albo-cinereae,  antice  sulco  perpendiculari  instructae. 

Protliorax  retrorsum  recte  ampliatum,  longitudine  tertia  parte  latior,  fortiter 
punctatus,  dor.^o  sulco  transverfo  arcuato  antemediaiio  notatus,  duabus  vittis  latis 
baud  regularibus  ac  utrimque  macula  parva  angusta  arcuata  fuscis  signatus ;  carina 
dorso  recta,  lateribus  rotuudatim  versus  apicem  ac  fortiter  versus  inferum  fiexa,  parte 
laterali  brevi.  Elytra  fere  parallela,  posterius  rotundata,  convexa,  ad  sutiiram  parum 
impressa,  pone  basim  leviter  gibboso-elevata,  fortiter  striato-punctata,  interstitio 
tertio  paulo  elevato  ;  callo  humerali,  macula  laterali  posthumerali,  gibbositate  basali 
ex  parte,  lineola  media  in  interspatio  tertio  sita,  linea  transversa  undulata  irregulari 
interrupta  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  in  interstitiis  tertio  et  secundo  maculiformi, 
signatura  anteapicali  irregulari  juxta  sutm-am  magis  conspicua  duabus  lineis 
brevissimis  transversis  lateralibus  una  mediana,  altera  postmediana,  gutta  post- 
scutellari  nigris  vel  fufcis  variabiliter  marmorato-uotata ;  lineolis  medianis  in 
interspatio  3°  utriusque  elytri  antice  posticeque  linea  tenui  conjunctis ;  hoc  modo 
elytra  macula  rufo-cinerea  suturali  bene  circumtcrijita  notata. 

Pygidium  longitudine  basi  paulo  latins,  lateribus  cinereis,  punctulatuni,  linea 
mediana  cinerea  saepe  absente. 

Infra  sat  disperse  grosse  punctatus ;  lateribus  plus  minu-ive  albo-cinereo- 
pubescens.  Abdomen  ano  pedesque  rufi,  tibiis  apice,  tarsis  articulis  primo  apice  ac 
secundo  toto  brunneis. 

Long.  (?)  :  4J  mm.,  elytr.  3J,  lat.  2^  ;  (J)  parum  minor. 

Ilah.  Ruby  Mines,  Upper  Burma  (W.  Doherty). 

6;'..  Plintheria  cinerea  sp.  nov. 

S  ? .  PL  nigra,  parum  bruunescens,  pube  cinerea,  supra  parum  marmorato- 
pubescens. 

Kostrum  latitudine  dimidio  longius,  apice  dilattaum.  margine  apicali  medio  baud 
sensim  sinuato,  dense  punctatum,  snlcis  antennarum  apicalibus  infralateralibus. 
Antennae  (t?)  prothoracis  basim  vix  superantes,  (?)  breviores,  sat  crassae,  articulo 
secundo  caeteris  fortiter  decrescentibus  longiore,  6°  ac  8°  (?)  brevissimis,  clava 
lata,  latitudine  duplo  longiore,  9°  decimo  longiore  ;  ajiice  (cj)  intus  pilosae. 

Caput  cum  protlioraee  fere  reticulato-jnuictatum  ;  hie  parum  latior  quam  longus  ; 
carina  dorso  recta,  versus  latera  parum  retrorsum  delude  versus  inferum  (vix  versus 


(  G29  ) 

apiceiu)  descendeute,  parte  infralaterali  brevi  ;  linea  media  postice  pai-um  densius 
pubescente. 

Ellytra  retrorsum  vix  angustata,  sat  fortiter  punctato-striata,  interspatiis  plus 
minusve  cinereis,  disperse  interrujjtis,  lineola  suturali  basali  cum  scutello  densius 
pubescente,  spatio  parvo  mediano  ac  altero  anteapicali  fuscis  sed  inconspicuis. 

Pygidium  breve,  rotundatum.     Pedes  brunnei,  tibiis  nifis. 

Long.  2^  mm. 

Hab.  Sierra  Leone. 

This  species  agrees  generically  rather  well  with  Plintheria  hicluosa  Pasc,  though 
the  antennae  are  much  shorter. 

The  upperside  has  no  well-defined  marking.^. 

64.  Phaeocrotes  pictus  sp.  nov. 

?  .  Ph.  niger,  pube  luteo-cinerea  maculatim  vestitus. 

Rostrum  longitudine  angustius,  planatum,  apice  dilatatum,  lateribus  intra 
antennarum  sulcos  magnos  parum  rotundatum,  apice  medio  leviter  sinuatuni, 
densissime  puuctatum,  punctis  basi  ex  parte  confluis,  basi  utrimque  vitta  luteo-cinerea 
vestitum. 

Caput  dense  punctatum  ;  oculi  laterales  rotundi  antice  truncati,  luteo-cinereo- 
cincti.  Antennae  elytrorum  basim  paulo  superantes,  rufae,  clava  oblonga  quatuor 
articulis  composita  brunnea,  articulis  1°  et  2°  sequentibus  crassioribus  sed  brevioribus, 
3°  caeteris  longiore,  4°  tertio  paulo  breviore  quinto  multo  longiore,  5°,  6°,  7°  fere 
aequalibus,  7"  cinereo  apice  crassiore,  8° — 10°  latis,  11°  parum  rotundato. 

Prothorax  longitudine  parum  latior,  retrorsum  gradatim  ampliatus,  confertissime 
ruguloso-punctatus,  carina  dorsali  medio  leviter  concava  lateribus  versus  inferum  ac 
parum  versus  apieem  flexa,  hac  paiie  latei'ali  brevi ;  vitta  mediana  angusta  ante 
medium  interrupta,  duabus  vittis  lateralibus  antice  confluis,  interna  medio  interrupta, 
externa  medio  introrsum  flexa,  luteo-cinereis  notatus. 

Elytra  prothorace  paulo  latiora,  retrorsum  baud  angustata,  postice  rotundata,  sat 
fortiter  punctato-striata,  interspatiis  subplanis  macula  semicircular!  scutellari  (cum 
scutello),  macula  marginali  basali  intra  striam  tertiam  et  humerum,  lineola  infra- 
humerali  in  interstitio  9°,  macula  parva  subrotunda  laterali  mediana  in  interspatiis 
7°  et  9°,  macula  parva  antemediana  in  intersp.  3°  et  5°,  altera  postmediana  in  iisdem 
intersp.,  macula  anteapicali  antice  sinuata  lineolisque  nonnuUis  inconspicuis  dispersis 
luteo-cinereis  signata. 

Pygidium  fere  semicircidare,  luteo-cinereum  medio  excepto. 

Infra  lateribus  densius  quam  medio  cinereo-pubescens.  Pedes  rufi,  tarsis 
femoribus  brunneis. 

Long.  2|  mm. 

Hab.  Nias  Island  (J.  W.  Thomas,  1892). 

Though  this  species  does  not  agree  with  Phaeocrotes  porcellus  Pasc.  in  the 
form  of  the  eyes,  it  may  be  provisionally  placed  in  Phaeocrotes  till  we  know  the 
male  sex. 

Note. — The  Indo-Australian  genera  Nessiara  Pasc,  Apatenia  Pasc,  Hypseus 
Pasc,  Phloeops  Lac,  and  Phaulimia  Pasc,  are  closely  allied  to  one  another; 
Lacordaire  was  quite  right  in  suggesting  that  Phaulimia  Pasc,  which  he  placed 
among    tlie    "  Corrhecerides,"    might     belong    to    his    '•  Tropiddrides    %Tais."       The 


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emargiiiiition  of  the  eyes,  by  which  character  the  "  Con-heo^rides "  are  principally 
distinguished  from  the  "  Tropidc'rides  vrais,"  is  as  feeble  in  Phnidimia  Pasc.  as  it  is 
the  case  in  Apatenia  Pasc. 

Nessiara  I'ascoe  (Journ.  of  Ent..  i.,  p.  CO,  I8G0). 

Type  of  genus  :  Nessia  didyma  Pasc.  {Ann.  Mag.  X.  H.  (3),  iv.,  p.  329,  1859). 
Nessiara  histrio  Pasc,  N.  centralis  Pasc.,  iV.  lineola  Kirsch  (Mitth.  Miis.  Dresden, 
i.,  p.  54,  1877),  as  well  as  iV.  sellata  sp.  nov.  and  N.  optica  sp.  nov.,  and  probably 
3facrocephahi.s  tra'iisversus  Oliv.,  are  allied  to  the  type-sjiecies  of  the  genus  in  having 
the  antennae  and  legs  ciliated  with  loug  hairs,  the  underside  of  the  rostrum  elevate 
or  keeled  in  the  middle  line,  the  prothoi-ax  scarcely  sinuate  before  the  posterior  angles, 
and  the  elytra  of  a  somewhat  elongate  shape. 

Nessiara  planata  Pasc.  is  identical  ytiiXx  Ploeops  platypennis  (Montrouz.),  wliich 
is  described  as  a  Stenocerits :  we  have  specimens  from  the  Moluccas,  New  (iuinea,  and 
\\'oodlark  I.  which  do  not  specifically  differ  from  Pascoe's  type.  N.  deplanata  Fairm. 
(Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg..  xxvii.,  p.  45,  1883)  is  doubtless  also  the  same  .species;  the 
description,  at  least,  fits  exactly  to  N.  platijpennis  (.Montr.). 

The  remaining  species  (iV.  sceifsia  Pasc.,i\'.  unit uher culata  ^lacl.,  and  X.  in-orata 
Mad.)  are  generically  identical  with  Apatenia  viduala  Pasc,  all  of  them  having  the 
rostrum  sulcate  in  the  middle  on  underside,  the  prothorax  sinuate  before  the  hind 
angles,  and  the  antennae  and  legs  not  pilose  with  long  hairs. 

Ilypseus  fascicuUms  Pasc.  is  scarcely  worth  being  generically  separated  from 
Apatenia  viduata  Pasc. 

65.  Nessiara  sellata  sp.  nov. 

<?.  N.  rufa,  infra  nigrescens,  pube  griseo-fulva  vestita,  nigro-signata.  Rostrum 
longitndine  (ante  oculo.s)  plus  tertia  parte  latins,  medio  fortiter  carinatum,  carina  in 
vertice  evanescente,  lateribus  leviter  rotundatum.  Oculi  elongati,  obliqui,  antice  sat 
approximati  baud  contigui.  Antennae  prothoracis  basim  hand  attingentes,  articulo 
3°  quinto  duplo  longiore. 

Prothorax  retrorsus  parum  ampliatus,  carina  basali  dorso  medio  leviter  sinuata 
lateribus  trans  medium  ascendente,  ejus  parte  laterali  fere  recta  ;  dorso  duabus  lineis 
antice  magis  approximatis,  medio  late  interiii))tis,  intra  has  lineas  duobus  punctis 
medianis,  lateribus  quatuor  punctis  minutis  nigris  signatus  ;  punctulatus.  Scutellum 
ovatum,  albo-cinereum.  Elytra  sat  elongata.  convexa,  sutura  baud  impressa,  pone 
marginem  basalem  i)arum  impressa,  striato-imnctata,  striis  postice  levissimis,  interstitiis 
1°,  3°,  5°  basi  et  apice,  7°  ac  9°  totis  nigro-guttatis,  9°  duabus  lineolis  anteapicalibus, 
duabus  guttis  marginalibus,  una  posthumerali  minuta,  altera  antemediana  majore, 
macula  suturali  antice  magis  quam  postice  rotuudata  longitndine  parum  latiore  intra 
quartas  strias  utrius(iue  elytri  nigro-velutinis,  notata. 

Pygidium  utrimque  medio  leviter  dei)ressum,  apice  rotundatum. 

Infra  pube  sat  longa  obtecta  ;  femora  annulo  nigre.scente  signata. 

Ijong.  10  mm.,  rostr.  U,  elytr.  7,  lat.  4. 

JIah.  Pjarrain  Kiver,  N.  Borneo. 

(if'.  Nessiara  optica  sp.  nov. 

cj.  A^.  rufo-lirnnnea,  pube cinerea,  suiira  parum  fulvescente  vestita,  nigro-signata. 
Rostrum  (maud,  excl.)  longitudine  duplo  latius,  lateribus  levissime  rotundatum, 


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apice  parum  angustius  quam  basi,  dorso  medio  basis  insensiin  carinatuin.  Oculi  valde 
oblongi  supra  subeniargiiiati,  maxinie  convergentes,  antice  coiitigui.  Antennae  basi 
bruimeae  (in  sing,  speciin.  incomjiletae). 

Prothorax  latitndine  pai-um  brevior,  retrovsum  levissime  dilatatus,  lateribus  paulo 
rotundatus,  punetatus,  dorso  duabus  lineis  medio  sat  late  interruptis,  earum  partibus 
anterioribus  parum  approximatis,  macnlacpie  laterali  antemediana  subrotundata  nigri.s 
ornatus  ;  carina  dorso  utrinKjue  sinnata,  lateribus  fere  seniicirculariter  antrorsum 
flexa  medium  protboracis  attingente.     Pcutellum  ovatum,  cinereuni. 

Elytra  posterius  paulo  angustata,  dorso  subconvexa,  sutura  post  ice  vix  impressa, 
leviter  punctato-striata,  striis  louge  ante  apicem  evanescentibus,  gutta  basali  in 
interstitio  quarto,  duabus  guttis  marginalibus  una  posthumerali,  altera  ante- 
mediana, duabus  guttis  marginalibus  sat  longe  ante  apicem  sitis,  posteriore  minuta, 
macula  communi  postmediana  in  utroque  eljtro  antice  albo-cinerea  postice  atra, 
utrisque  partibus  atris  conjuuctis  atque  in  sutura  antrorsum  parum  dilatatis,  partibus 
albo-cinereis  antice  linea  obli(]ua  brevi  intra  strias  2  et  5  determinatis,  interstitiis 
4°  et  6°  nonnuUis  punctis  nigris  vel  fuscis  notatis. 

Pygidium  latitndine  longius,  margine  parum  reflexum,  medio  apicem  versus 
convexum. 

Long.  9  mm.,  rostr.  1,  elytr.  fi,  lat.  3f. 

Hah.  Sumatra. 


07.  Apatenia  raniceps  sp.  nov. 

(J  ? .  A.  nigra,  nigro-pubescens,  pube  cinerea  ac  fulvo-cinerea  variegata. 
Rostrum  longitudine  latius,  lateribus  leviter  rotundatum,  basi  parum  latins  quam  apice, 
margine  apicali  bisinuato,  dorso  carina  sat  obsoleta  brevi  mediana  instructum,  juxta 
carinam  inconspicue  impressum,  rugato-punctatum,  carina  laevi.  Oculi  oblongi,  valde 
prominentes,  obliqui,  valde  separati.  Frons  capitis  longitudinaliter  rugato-punctata, 
cum  rostro  nonnuUis  guttis  saepe  obsoletis  fulvo-cinereis  notata  ;  vertex  duabus  guttis 
majoribus  ad  oculos  sitis  eodem  colore.  Antennae  protboracis  medium  paulo 
superantes,  articulis  basalibus  brunneo-nigris. 

Prothorax  longitudine  plus  tertia  parte  latior,  lateribus  medio  rotundato-augulatus, 
deinde  sinuatus,  rugato-punctatus,  dorso  parum  inaequalis,  [baud  tuberculatus,  carina 
dorso  aequabiliter  ac  levissime  convexa  angulo  laterali  valde  obliquo  vix  rotundato, 
gutta  basali  antescutellari,  4 — 5  maculis  parvis  approximatis  vel  confluis  irregularibus 
lateralibus,  linea  mediana  tenuissima  saepe  obsoleta  medio  latissime  interrupta,  cinereis 
vel  fulvescenti-cinereis  signatus. 

Elytra  retrorsum  paululatim  angustata,  posterius  rotuudata,  dorso  ad  suturam 
parum  deplanata,  pone  basim  parum  gibbosa,  baud  tuberculata,  subtiliter  striato- 
punctata,  interstitiis  subplanis,  iirimo  basi  exc-epta  et  nono  intra  medium  et  apicem 
alternatim  fulvo-  ac  nigro-guttatis,  plaga  sat  magna  postmediana  versus  suturam  stria 
secunda  terminata  hie  guttam  fulvam  includente  e.xtus  male  determinata  postice  (in 
declivitate  apicali)  nonnuUis  guttulis  fulvis  interdum  absentibus  terminata  nigro- 
velutina,  gibbositate  basali  etiam  pulie  nigro-velutina  (in  speciminibus  bene 
preservatis  conspicua)  obtecta,  macula  parva  humerali  ac  nonnuUis  guttulis  incon- 
spicuis  disper.sis  fulvo-cinereis,  notata. 

I'ygidium  unicolor,  longitudine  multo  latius,  apice  aequabiliter  rotundatum. 
Prosternum  totum  ac  metasteruum  lateribus  fortiter  pvmctata,  hoc  cum  mesosterno 
macula    laterali    cinerea   notatum.       Abdomen    lateribus   etiam    cinereo-maculatum. 


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Pedes  nigi'i,  femorihus  et  tibiis  cluobus  annulis  ac  npice  extreme,  tarforumque  artieulo 
primo  basi  et  apice  rufis  cinereo-pubescentibus,  illis  annulis  saepe  incompleti^. 

Long.  G  mm.,  elvtr.  4,  lat.  3. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (\V.  Doherty,  September  and  October,  1892). 


68.  Apatenia  minor  sp.  nov. 

S  2 .  A.  specie!  praecedenti  similis,  sed  minor ;  antennis  basi  rufis ;  prothorace 
dorso  medio  impresso,  hac  impressione  ae  lateribus  pube  cinerea  minus  maculatim 
disposita  vest  it  is,  carina  lateribus  ante  anguluin  minus  obliquum  distincte  flexuosa  ; 
elytris  convexitate  basali  tuberculiformi,  ac  duobus  tubercnlis  armatis,  uno  mediano  in 
inter.stitio  3°,  altero  primo  parum  minore  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  in  interstitio  4° 
sitis,  interstitio  3°  e  regione  tuberculi  anteapicalis  etiam  parum  elevato,  interstitiis 
sutnrali  ac  lateralibus  alternatim  nigro-  et  fulvo-cinereo-maculatis,  macula  sat  parva 
sed  conspicua  antemediaua  in  iuterstitiis  5" — 8"  fulva  notatis. 

Long.  4|  mm.,  elytr.  3,  lat.  '2^. 

Hah.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (W.  Dolierty,  September  and  October,  1892). 


69.  Apatenia  tuberculosa  sp.  nov. 

?  .  A.  niger,  fusco-pubescens.  Rostrum  latitudine  parum  longius,  fortissime  rugato- 
punctatuin,  versus  basim  parum  angustatum,  dorso  basi  medio  late  leviter  irapressum, 
carina  media  basi  plus  minusve  obsoleta  apice  baud  ablireviata  instructum,  margine 
apicali  recto  utrimque  juxta  medium  insensim  depresso  ;  infra  sulco  mediano  obsolete. 
Oculi  oblongi,  modice  prominentes,  obliqui,  late  separati.  Caput  supra  fusco- 
pubescens,  fronte  intra  oculos  insensim  transverse  olevata,  jiuncto  cinereo-fulvo,  sicut 
vertice  ante  pronotum,  notata.  Antennae  protlioracis  medium  attingentes,  brunncae, 
clava  subnigra. 

Prothorax  apice  parum  angustior  quam  basi,  lateribus  medio  tuberculatus,  fortiter 
punctatus,  disco  late  leviter  impressus,  ante  auguluni  lateralem  valde  obliquum  cariuae 
basalis  etiam  rotundato-impressus,  donso  trituberculalus,  tuberculis  rotundatis,  imo 
antebasali  mediano  in  impressione  disci,  alteris  juxta  banc  impressionem  sitis  ;  fusco- 
pubescens,  partibus  impressis  nigris.     Scutellum  album. 

Elytra  humeris  rotundatis  prominentibus  retrorsum  sensim  angustata,  sutura 
baud  impressa,  striato-punctata,  sordide  fusco-fulvo  pubesceutia,  interstitiis  1",  3°,  .5°, 
7°,  9°  tuberculis  exceptis  nigris  guttis  nigro-velutinis  parum  elevatis  notatis;  singula 
elytra  7°  tuberculis  armata :  1°  basali  et  2°  postmediano  majoribus  et  3°  minuto 
ante  declivitatem  apicalem  in  interspatio  tertio,  4"  mediano  et  5"  juxta  3'""  in  inter- 
spatio  quinto,  6°   et  7°  approximatis  intra  4""'  et  .5"'"  in  interspatio  septimo  sitis. 

Pygidium  longitudine  angustius,  apice  aequabiliter  rotundatum. 

Prostemum  fortiter  sed  baud  dense  puuctatum,  antice  inconspicue  transverse 
plicatum,  medio  parum  depressum.  Metasternum  lateribus  grosse  punctatum,  epistemis 
apice  cinereis. 

Abdomen  disperse  punctatum,  segmentis  basalibus  gutta  laterali  cinerea  notatis. 
Pedes  nigri,  unguiculis  brunneis. 

Long.  101  iiim_^  ^ostr.  2,  elytr.  7i  lat.  5J. 

Jlrih.  Humboldt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (W.  Doherty,  September  and  October,  1892). 


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TO.  Apatenia  immaculata  sp.  nov. 

A.  scelestae  (Pasc.)  similis,  sed  differt  :  Major;  rostro  longiore,  medio  longitrorsniii 
fortius  hiimiiresso,  carina  mediaua  hoc  inodo  magis  elevata ;  prothorace  dori^o  medio 
magis  impresso,  ante  carinam  autem  magis  elevate  ;  elytris  fnscis,  interstitiis  alter- 
natim  nigro-guttatis,  sine  macula  suturali  postmediana. 

Hah.   Humholdt  Bay,  New  Guinea  (W.  Doherty,  September  and  October,  1892). 

71.  Apatenia  annulipes  sp.  nov. 

S.  A.  nigra,  pube  flavesceute  et  nigra  et  cinerea  et  albo-cinerea  variegala. 
nostrum  longitudine  parum  latius,  lateribus  levissime  rotundatum,  apice  medio  in- 
sensim  emarginato  truncatum  angulis  valde  rotundatis,  carinula  mediana  sat  longe  pone 
apicem  evane.^cente,  utrimque  ad  carinulam  imi>ressione  longitudinali  levi  instructum, 
punctatum.  Caput  etiam  punctatum,  fronte  depressa  baud  carinulatum,  occipite  vitta 
lateral!  luteo-cinerea  sat  bene  expressa  notatum.  Oculi  valde  oblongi.  Antennae 
prothoracis  medium  vix  superantes,  subnigrae,  clava  excepta  fere  glabrae,  sine  pilis 
longis,  articulis  1°  cylindrico  et  2°  pyriformi  fere  aequilongis,  3°  parum  longiore,  3° — 7° 
paidatim  decrescentibus,  8"  septimo  multo  breviore,  9" — 11°  valde  compressis,  9°  tertio 
lono-iore  longe  pyrifonni,  10°  latitudine  paulo  longiore  breviter  pyriformi,  11° 
longitudine  decimi  angustiore  ovali. 

Prothorax  longitudine  triente  latior,  apice  fortiter  angustatus,  pone  medium 
rotuudato-ampliatus,  carina  dorso  medio  subrecta  latera  versus  parum  retrorsum  cur- 
vata,  dein  valde  rotundatim  versus  apicem  ac  prosternum  flexa,  in  medio  prothoracis 
subito  abbreviata  ;  dorso  ante  carinam  et  ante  medium  transverse  parum  depressus, 
hoc  modo  medio  transverse  parum  elevatus ;  luteo-pubescens,  einereo-variegatus, 
lateribus  medio  gutta  albida,  dorso  antice  macula  M-formi  ac  ante  carinam  duabus 
maculis  M-formibus  nigris  signatus ;  pone  carinam  niger,  tribus  guttis  luteis  notatus. 

Elytra  apicem  versus  vix  angustata,  dor.=o  intra  interstitia  tertia  postice  elevata 
depressa,  basi  transverse  impressa,  deinde  elevatione  subtuberculiformi  instructa, 
interstitio  tertio  medio  tuberculo  minuto  nigro-piloso  notata,  dorso  crasse,  lateribus 
subtilius  punctato-striata,  cinerea,  humero,  gutta  posthumerali  et  altera  mediana 
utrisque  lateralibu*,  signatura  indistincta  forma  fasciae  undulatae  transversae 
antemediana  dorsali,  nonnuUis  maculis  minutis  ex  parte  confluis  ante  deelivitatem 
apicalem,  ac  guttula  in  parte  declivi,  flavescenti-luteis  plus  minusve  nigro-cinctis, 
notata. 

Pygidium  flavescenti-bivittatum,  longitudine  paulo  latius,  apice  rotundatum. 
Prosternum  punctatum,  declive ;  segmentum  abdominale  primum  sulcatum.  Pedes 
albo-cinereo-annulati,  tarsis  albo-cinereia,  articulis  apice  fuscis. 

Long.  P  mm.,  elytr.  6,  lat.  4. 

Hah.  Kuilu,  Kr.  Congo  (A.  jMocquerys,  1892). 

This  species  differs  from  the  Indian  Apatenia  in  the  much  longer  eyes  and  the 
more  rounded  sides  of  the  prothorax.  The  whole  of  the  upper  surface  is  parti-coloured 
with  ashy,  ashy-white,  yellowish  buff,  and  brownish  black  without  an  obvious  pattern. 

72.  (?)  Phaulimia  rufescens  sp.  nov. 

J  ?  .  Ph.  rufus,  infra  luteo-,  supra  brunneo-pubescens  ac  luteo-signatus.  Rostrum 
capite  paulo  angu.stius,  apice  insensim  dilatatum.  parum  latins  quam  longum,  apice 


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late  inconspicne  sinuatum  ai)guli>i  rotnndatis,  iilanatnm  ;  antennanim  scrobibiis 
iiiagnis  parum  lunaribus  oculos  laterales  prominentes  paruin  obliques  fere  tangentibus. 

Antennae  basi  luteo-rufae,  apice  brunnescentes,  in  utroque  sexu  elytrorum 
basim  vix  attingentes,  articulis  1"  et  2°  crassis,  3°— 8°  decrescentibus,  0" — 11" 
latioribus,  10"  breviore  qiiam  nono  praesertim  in  (?),  3° — 8°  apice  singulis  pilis 
longis  vest  it  is. 

Prothorax  longitudine  multo  latior,  conicus,  pronoto  longiore  quam  prosterno, 
convexus,  carina  dorso  recta  lateraliter  in  angulo  subrecto  antrorsum  flexa  mox  ante 
medium  protlioracis  abbreviata ;  prothoracis  aiigulis  ]iosticis  fere  rectis  ;  brunneus, 
dorso  utrim(|ue  ante  carinam  liasalem  macula  triangulari,  linea  media  ex  parte, 
lateribus  sicut  caput  cum  rostro  luteo-pubescens,  his  signaturis  variantibus. 

Elytra  convexa,  brevia,  retrorsum  rotundato-angustata,  a  basi  declivia,  subtiliter 
striato-punctata,  sculptura  sub  pulie  celata,  brunnea,  macula  vel  fascia  transversji 
antemediana  in  sutiu-a  ad  basim  dilatata,  extus  ad  striam  sextam  extensa,  in  stria 
quarta  interrupta  sen  sinuata,  margiue  liasali,  nonnullis  lineolis  basalibus  cum  margine 
coufluis  vel  liberis,  fascia  angusta  postmediana  undulata,  macula  apicali  marginem 
baud  attingente  sublunari  transversa  cmn  linea  marginali  usque  ad  iinMlium 
ascendente  conflua,  multis  lineolis  variabilibus  luteo-puhescentibus. 

Pygidium  lateribus  bnumescens,  longitudine  parum  latius,  retrorsum  angustatum, 
rotuudatum,  (c?)  apicem  versus  levissime  convexum.  Prosternum  brevissimum ; 
processus  mesostemalis  latus  apice  truncatus ;  (c?)  segmentum  anale  medio  impressum, 
duobus  tuberculis  acutis  armatum. 

Pedes  luteo-rufi,  ft-moribus  medio,  tibiis  apice  tarsisque  parum  brunnesceutibus. 

Long.  3  mm.,  lat.  1^. 

Hcth.  Perak. 

I  place  this  small  species  in  Pascoe's  genus  Phaidimia,  though  it  differs  from 
that  genus  in  the  rather  longer  rostrum  being  also  narrower  at  the  base,  in  the  more 
slender  antennae  bearing  some  long  hairs  at  the  tip  of  the  middle  joints,  and  in  the 
prothoracic  carina  standing  close  to  the  base.  Whether  the  viales  of  Phaidimia 
schaumi  Pasc.  and  Ph.  ephippiata  Pasc.  have  two  spines  on  the  last  abdominal 
segment,  as  the  present  species  has,  I  cannot  tell. 

Directarius  gen.  nov. 

c?.  Frons  cum  rostro  perpeudicularis  jiarum  versus  posticum  fracta  angulo 
frontali-occipitali  rotundato,  lata,  plana.  Ko.-trum  brevissimum,  medio  levissime 
depressum,  apice  medio  subtiliter  emarginato  parum  angustatum,  sulco  antennanim 
laterali  mox  pone  medium  instructum,  lioc  sulco  foveiformi,  margine  laterali  dorsali 
rostri  a  latere  viso  carinuliformi  supra  sulcum  antennarum  parum  dilatato. 

Antennae  (c?)  articulo  nono  elytrorum  medium  ;-uperantes,  giaciles,  articulis 
r  et  2"  brevibus  parum  incrassatis,  3"  duobus  basalibus  longiore,  3° — 9°  paulatim 
decrescentibus,  9°  vix  latiore  (10"  et  11"  absentibus  in  singulo  exemplo).  Prothorax 
longitudine  baud  latior,  pronoto  convexo  longo,  prosterno  brevissimo,  versus  basim 
gradatim  paulo  latior,  carina  valde  elevata  dorso  medio  recta,  latrorsum  convexa, 
lateribus  baud  versus  apicem  flexa. 

Elytra  elongata,  humeris  rotnndatis  prominulis.  Pygidium  triangulare,  apicem 
rotundatiun  versus  fortiter  angustatum.  Tarsi  parum  elongati,  .sat  hirsuti,  articulis 
1"  dimidio  tibiae  aequilongo,  2°  et  3°  .sat  latis. 

To  be  placed  after  Phanlimia  Pascoe. 


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73.  Directarius  signatus  sp.  nov. 

S ■  U-  iiigpi',  pube  nigra  vestitum,  alljo-cinereo-signatum,  supra  dense  granulato- 
punctulatns.  I'alpi  ae  antennarum  articuli  duo  ba-ales  subrufi.  Rostrum  cum  fronte 
albo-cinereum.  Protliorax  tribus  vittis,  lateralibus  antice  angustatis,  albo-cinereis 
omatus.  Elytra  protliorace  \ix  latiora,  humeris  prominulis  rotundatis,  pone  humeros 
sensiin  angustata,  dorso  leviter  depressa,  apice  rotundato-declivi,  subtiliter  striata, 
interstitiis  plani;*;  margine  basali,  sutura  basi,  lineola  sat  longa  antemediana,  altera 
postmediana  parum  breviore  utrisijue  in  interspatio  tertio,  lineola  mediana  marginal! 
albo-cinereis. 

C'orjius  infra  lateribus  maculatira,  tihiis  dimidio  Ijasali,  albo-cinereum.  Tarsorum 
articulus  tertius  infra  albo-cinereo-spongiosus. 

Long.  0  mm.,  elytr.  3,  lat.  1^. 

Hab.  Burma  (Carin  Cheba,  900—1,100  m.,  L.  Fea  coll.,  1888). 

In  the  outline  of  the  prothorax  and  elytra  this  species  somewhat  recalls  the 
African   Chrysomelid  genus  Poecilumorpha. 

Nessiabrissus  gen.  nov. 

c?  ? .  liostro  generi  Apateida  dicto  simili,  antennarum  sulcis  anteocularibus 
triangularibus  magnis  infralateralibus  augulo  versus  oculos  directo,  infra  utrimque 
sulco  oljliquo  a  medio  menti  pone  ejus  marginem  sinuatum  anticum  ad  sulcum 
antennalem  usque  abeunte  instrueto  ;  antennis  prothoracis  basim  hand  attingentibus, 
duobus  articulis  primis  fere  aequilongis  crassis,  3° — 8°  tenuibus,  9° — 11"  compressis, 
intu-s  medio  dilatatis,  a  medio  versus  basim  parum  minus  quam  versus  apicem 
angustatis,  pilis  longissimis  singuUs  vestitis,  11"  decimo  breviore;  oculis  obliquis 
dorso-lateralibus  baud  prominentiluis,  subtiliter  sinuatis ;  prothorace  brevi,  carina 
lateribus  baud  versus  apicem  flexa,  cum  elytris  coavexo ;  pedibus  anticis  parum 
elongatis ;    coxis  anticis  contiguis  elevatis. 

This  genus  is  a  relative  of  the  x\mi(w«-group,  and  has  to  stand  after  Fhaullviiu  ; 
the  long  hairs  at  the  club  of  the  antennae  remind  one  of  Hcdyr^issiis  Pasc. 

74.  Nessiabrissus  striatus  sp.  nov. 

(?  ? .  N.  niger,  infra  pube  cinerea,  supra  fulve.scenti-cinerea  vestitus.  Kostrum 
latitudine  tertia  parte  longius,  lateribus  supra  antennas  levissime  dilatatum,  margine 
apicali  utrimque  oblique  truncato  hoc  modo  medio  parum  producto  leviter  sinuato, 
dense  ruguloso-punctatum,  planum,  basi  parum  transverse  depressum  ac  medio 
spatio  linear!  minuta'  inconspicue  elevato  laevi  notatum.  Antennae  nigrae,  articulis 
1"  et  2"  rufis.  Caput  cum  oculis  rostro  parum  latins,  infra  dense  transverse  plicatum, 
supra  punctatum,  punctis  fronte  plus  minusve  confliiis.  Prothorax  confertissime 
[lunctatus,  longitudine  plus  dimidio  latior,  a  basi  versus  apicem  gradatim  angustatus, 
apice  medio  parum  emarginatus,  carina  basali  dorso  leviter  convexa  lateribus  longe 
versus  inferum  descendente.  Elytra  basi  prothorace  paulo  latiora,  fortiter  convexa, 
maxima  altitudine  pone  basim,  sutura  baud  impressa,  retrorsum  gi-adatim  .-iat  fortiter 
rotundato-angustata,  striato-punctata,  interstitiis  2",  4",  6",  8"  magis  ([uam  caeteris 
fulvescenti-pubescentibus,  striis  punctorum  ipsis  nigris,  macula  marginali  liasali 
interstitia  tertium  ad  quintum  occupante  rufa  fulvescenti-cinereo-pubescente,  macula 
suturali  postacutellari  cum  scutello  sat  magno  pro  certa  luce  nigro-velutina. 


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Pygidiuin  pariim  longius  quani  latum,  ajiieem  rotundatum  vereus  angustius, 
rufescens. 

Prosternum  medio  parum  planatum,  punctis  grossis  baud  densis  instructum  ; 
episterna  metastemalia  dcnsius  pubesoentia ;  segmentum  anale  abdomiiiale  subiafuiii. 
Tarsi  apice  rufi. 

Long.  51  mm.,  rostr.  1,  elytr.  4,  lat.  Sf. 

Bab.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Prothorax  with  two  feeble  spots  of  a  fulvescent  ashy  colour  near  apical  margin  ; 
these  spots  are  invisible  in  some  specimens.  Interspaces  of  the  elytra  sometimes 
rufous  here  aud  there. 

75.  Nessiabrissus  interruptostriatus  sp.  nov. 

(?  ? .  Forma  praecedentis,  scd  minor,  linea  rostri  mediana  laevi  longiore 
antennarum  articulo  secundo  crassiore,  vertice  pone  oculos  prothoraceque  maculis 
fulvescenti-cinereis  inconspicuis  notatis,  elytrorum  striis  illius  jnibis  pone  basim  ac 
pone  medium  inteiTuptis ;  tibiis  tarsisque  rufescentibus. 

Long.  3i  mm. 

Eab.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

Those  parts  of  the  derm  in  this  and  the  preceding  species  which  are  more  densely 
clothed  with  a  fulvescent  ashy  pile,  are  more  or  lofs  rufous. 

Xenocerus  Schouh.  (Gew.  Cure,  i.,  p.  117,  1833). 

1.  A',  anguiifer  Walker,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (3),  iii.,  p.  202  (1859),  is,  according  to 
the  type-specimen  in  the  Brit.  Mus.,  a  Sympactor  Kirsch,  Mittfi.  Mus.  Dresden,  i., 
p.  28(1877). 

2.  X.  arcifer  Blanch.,  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  iv.,  p.  196,  t.  13,  f.  4  (1853),  is  highly 
probably  an  Ecelonerus  Schonh.,  Gen.  Cure,  v.,  p.  163  (1839)  ;  at  least  not  a  Xenoceru.'i, 
according  to  figure. 

3.  Anthrlhus  incei-tus  White,  Toy.  Ereh.  Ten'.,  ix.,  p.  13,  t.  3,  f.  6  (1846), 
standing  in  the  Munich  Gat.  under  Xenocerus,  is  closely  allied  to  Anthribus  vates 
Sharp,  as  far  as  I  can  make  out  from  the  figure.  This  latter  sjiecies  is,  however,  no 
Anlhribus  Geofifr.,  but  belongs  to  Lacordaire's  "  Anthribides  Tropiderides."  It  does 
not  fit  into  any  of  the  genera  I  am  actpiainted  with,  and  possibly  will  have  to  stand, 
under  a  new  generic  name,  between  the  "  Corrhecerides  "  and  the  "  Ecelon^rides." 

[_Anthribtis  sharpi  Broun  and  A.  brouni  Sharj)  have  likewise  nothing  to  do  with 
Anthribus  Geoffr.,  but  come  near  Plintheria  Pasc,  in  which  genus  they  ought  to  be 
placed  for  the  jiresent.] 

4.  A^  iiisignis  Pasc,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (3),  iv.,  p.  328  (1659),  is,  according  to 
the  description,  identical  with  X.  seniiluctuosus  Blanch.,  Voy.  Pole  Sud,  iv.,  p.  139, 
t.  13,  f.  142  (1853),  as  Pascoe  himself  suggested  (I.e.).  In  Pascoe's  collection  there  is 
no  species  labelled  A',  i'lisignis  ;  the  two  sjiccimens  of  X.  semiluctuosus  Bliuich.  in  the 
collection  stand  under  this  latter  name. 

5.  X.  revocans  y\^s\ker,Ann.Mag.N.  H.  (3),  iii.,  p.  262  (1859),  is  no  Xenocefrus, 
according  to  the  tyi)e-.specimen  in  the  Brit.  AIus.  I  refer  it  with  much  doubt  to 
Straboscopus  Lac,  Gen.  Vol.,  vii.,  p.  533  (1806). 

6.  X.  albolriangidaris  Motsch.,  Bull.  Mosc,  p.  237  (1874),  is  identical  with 
A',  semiluctuosus  Blanch.,  cj  (^.c),  according  to  the  description  ;  and 

7.  A',  semi/iiiveua  JNIotsch.  (I.e.)  is  ihe  female  of  A',  seviihixtuoaus  Blanch. 


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Twenty  species  remain  in  the  genus  Xenoccrus,  to  which  number  I  have  to  a<ld 
nineteen  new  forms. 

In  the  Munich  Gat.  the  "  Hab."  of  A""  speraoerus  Montr,  and  tliat  of  X  anthri- 
holdes  INIoutr.  are  erroneous.  Tlie  former  is  described  from  Woodlark  I.,  and  the  latter 
from  San  Cristoval,  Salomon  Is. 


a.  SAPERDOIDES-GROUP. 

(?  ?  .  Basal  half  of  antennae  with  a  dense  fringe  of  hairs,  or,  in  certain  ?  9 ,  only 
the  fourth  to  sixth  joints  with  a  fringe. 

In  this  group  belong  the  typical  species  of  Xenoceriis :  X.  saperdoides  Gyll. 
and  A',  pictus  Kirseh. 

70.  Xenocerus  simplex  sp.  nov. 

?  .  A',  saperdoides  dicti  forma  et  structura,  sed  differt  :  Antennarum  articulis 
1" — 5"  luteo-cinereo-pilosis  infra  fuscis ;  elytrorum  vitta  suturali  parum  latiore 
longe  pone  medium  leviter  usque  ad  striam  tertiam  dilatata,  interspatio  quint  o  e 
regione  hujus  dilatationis  puncto  minutissimo  luteo-cinereo  ornato;  vitta  humerali 
angusta,  primo  interstitium  quintum,  delude  sextum  occupante,  mox  pone  humerum 
vittam  lateralem  tangente  ac  evanescente,  hac  vitta  laterali  pone  humerum  incipiente 
ejus  basi  extrema  iuterspatimn  nonun,  deinde  decimum  occupante,  angusta,  ante 
declivitatem  apicalem  evanescente,  hie  cum  lineola  apicali  in  stria  septima  sita  brevi 
fere  counexa. 

Hab.  Barram  K.,  N.  Borneo  (A.  Everett). 

77.  Xenocerus  audamanensis  sp.  nov. 

(?  ? .  X  niger,  infra  luteo-,  supra  uigro-iiubescens ;  rostri  impressione  dorsali 
laterali  ac  vitta  laterali  ventrali,  capitis  vitta  mediana  postice  latiore  trans  prothoracem 
ad  elytrorum  apicem  continuata  ac  vitta  angusta  laterali  antioe  oculos  marginante, 
prothoracis  lineola  apicali  ac  lineola  basali  dorso-lateralibus  rare  conjunctis,  elytrorum 
vitta  suturali  basi  extrema  levissime  dilatata  ante  ac  poue  medium  cum  puncto  parvo 
connexa,  lineola  parva  humerali  in  interspatiis  5°  et  6°  sita,  lineola  brevissima  ante- 
mediana  in  interstitio  quinto,  duabus  maculis  minutis  apicalibus  una  ante  alteram  in 
interstitio  septimo,  pygidii  lateribus  colore  corporis  inferi. 

Rostram  fortiter  granulatum.  Antennae  nigro-pilosae  ;  (cJ)  articulis  7" — 11" 
subalbis,  tertio  latitudine  plus  se.squi  longiore ;  (?)  7°  et  8"  albis,  2°  ejus  latitudine — 
ac  articulo  3° — plus  duple  longiore.  Prothorax  latitudine  paulo  longior,  maxima 
latitudine  in  medio,  lateribus  paulatim  rotuudatus,  ante  basim  subsinuatus,  dorso 
medio  longitrorsum  impressus,  juxta  impressionem  punctis  crassis  sat  densis,  latera 
versus  singulis  punctis  sat  minutis  instructus,  carina  antebasali  ut  in  A',  napei'doidi 
Gyll. 

Elytra  sutura  longitrorsum  depressa,  praecipue  in  (S)  ab  humeris  retrorsum 
angustata. 

Processus  intercoxalis  mesosternalis  angustus,  sulitriangularis,  linea  nirdia  i>aruni 
impressus. 

Pedes  nigri,  interdum  subruti,  pubo  luteo-grisea  hand  dense  vestiti,  tibiarum  ac 
tarsorum  articulorum  apicibus — articulo  3"  toto— nigris. 


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d.  Long.  19  mm.,  elytr.  12i,  lat.  7. 

.?.       „      10     „         „        7,     „    4i. 

In  structure  of  the  rostrum,  pubescence  of  the  antennae,  structure  and  foim  of 
the  pygidium,  this  species  is  similar  to  A',  saperdoidea  Gyll. 

The  pattern  of  the  upper  surface  is  somewhat  variable ;  the  dorso-lateral  narrow 
line  on  the  prothorax  varies  from  being  almost  complete  to  being  slightly  indicated 
only  at  base  and  apex  ;  the  sutural  stripe  on  (he  elytra  is  sometimes  of  e\en  breadth, 
whereas  it  usually  is  somewhat  dilated  behind  base  and  behind  middle.  Besides  the 
four  lineolae  on  the  elytra  mentioned  in  the  description  there  are  often  two  more 
markings,  one  behind  the  shoulder,  the  other  in  the  middle,  both  lateral ;  the  outer 
margin  is  also  thinly  bordered  with  luteons  in  some  specimens. 

Hub.  Andaman  Is. 


78.  Xeuocerus  mesosternalis  >p.  nov. 

? .  A',  bnmneo-niger,  infra  medio  ac  sui)ru  omniuo  pube  olivaeea,  infra  lateribus 
alba  vestitus,  albo-  et  luteo-signatus. 

Eostrum  luteo-pubescens,  medio  ac  autennarum  sulcorum  niargine  supero 
mentoque  fuscis  exceptis.  Caput  dorso  vitta  alba  mediana  trans  [)rotlioracem  usipie 
lX)ne  elytrorum  medium  continuata,  hie  arcuatim  ad  striam  octavam  dilatata,  utriinque 
vitta  obliqua  ante  prothoracem  latiore  signatum.  Antennis  nigro-pubescentes, 
articulis  7°  et  8°  albis,  2°  tertio  xnx  longiore,  1" — 4°  minus  quam  in  A',  sapenloldi 
Gj'll.  pilosis.  Prothorax  longitudine  latitndini  aequali  lateribus  leviter  rotundatus, 
maxima  latitudine  in  medio,  apice  subconstrictus,  basi  subsinuatus,  carina  antebasali 
medio  leviter  interrupta,  impunctatus,  \'itta  mediana  basi  sensim  latiore,  linea  lateral! 
(postoculari)  apice  conspicua  basi  vix  indicata. 

Elytra  vitta  snturali  basi  pone  scutellnm  (in  utroque  elytro)  leviter  emarginata, 
sutura  pone  fasciam  postmedianam  transversam  versus  latera  angustatam  ac  inter- 
ruptam,  ac  ante  apicem  tenuissime  albo-luteo-limbata ;  ad  suturam  longitrorsum 
leviter  depressa,  sat  remote  striato-i)unctata,  punctis  in  apice  sat  magnis  ;  sat  lata, 
parallela,  puncto  humerali  in  interspatio  sexto,  altero  oblongo  posthumerali  in 
interstitio  decimo,  tertio  oblongo  antemediauo  in  interspatio  ijuiuto,  guttaque 
anteapicali  discoidali  luteis  signata. 

Pygidium  utrimque  macula  oblonga  omatum.  Prostemum  7iiedio  nonnullis 
granulis  adspersum.  ^Mesosternum  intra  coxas  primo  perjiendiculare,  deindc  fere 
angulo  recto  retrorsum  fiexum  ;  parte  perpendiculari  medio  profunde  sulcata  est,  ijua 
re  processus  intercoxalis  bituberculatus  efficitur.  Abdomen  album  macula  magna 
triangulari  a  basi  ad  medium  segment!  quarti  e.xtensa  fusca  notatuni.  Pedes  albido- 
pubescentes,  pube  in  femoribus  densiore  quam  in  tibiis,  harum  apice  subnigro,  tarsis 
basi  articulorum  primi  secuiidi  quarti  excepta  nigris. 

Long.  18  mm.,  elytr.  12i,  lat.  (U. 

Comes  in  pattern  somewhat  near  to  certain  aberrations  of  X.Jiagellatus  Fahrs. 

Hah.  .lava. 

7!).  Xenocerus  rectiliueatus  s|i.  nov. 

cJ  J.  A.  niger,  infra  cineraceo-albus,  supra  lincis  sulialbis  \el  paniiii  lutescentibns 
signatus. 

Rostrum   lateribus   infra  nc  supra  subalbido-pubescens.     Caput  occipite  macula 


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parva  triangulari,  utriimiup  vilta  olilii|ua  oculuni  cingente  iiotatuni.  Aiitpiinap  nigro- 
pubesceiites,  avticulis  (J")  5"  basi  extrema,  7"  medio,  8°  tolo  alhidis.  3"  latitudiiie 
duplo  longiore,  (j)  7°  et  9°  albis,  2"  tertio  tneiite  loiigiore,  4"  tribus  praecedentibus 
aequali,  1°  ad  6'""  (1°  ad  3'"™  minus,  4"  ad  6"'"  magis)  infra  pilosis. 

Protliorax  latitudine  vix  longior,  apice  parum  angustior  quam  basi,  lateribus 
leviter  rotundatis  basi  subsinuatis ;  disco  medio  longitrorsum  leviter  impressus, 
fortiter  punctatus,  punctis  versus  latera,  ac  versus  apic-em,  evanescentibus,  carina 
dorso  medio  minus  quam  in  A',  saperdoidi  Gjll.  concava ;  tribus  vittis  albis  aequilatis, 
mediana  postice  parum  latiore,  ornatus. 

Elytra  cylindrica,  convexa,  sutura  anguste  leviter  impressa,  dorso  fortiter  striato- 
l}unctata,  punctis  densis  in  omnibus  striis;  vitta  suturali  angusta,  baud  utraque 
interstifia  jirima  tota  occupante,  trans  declivitatem  apicalem  abeunte,  sed  apicem 
non  attingente,  margine  reflexo  basali  intra  illam  vittam  et  alteram  angustam 
discoidalem  medium  elytrorum  vix  attingentem  striam  quintam  obtegentem,  linea 
laterali  saepe  interrupta  in  interspatio  nono  sita  infra  luimerum  incipiente  in  elytrorum 
medio  abbreviata  vel  gradatini  evanescente,  linea  apicali  in  interspatio  septin:o  a 
margine  apicali  paulo  trans  regionem  medii  segmeuti  abdominalis  tertii  ascendente, 
fascia  transversa,  etiam  angusta,  postmediana  (e  regione  basis  segmenti  abdominalis 
secundi),  marginem  lateralem  baud  attingente,  suturam  angulo  recto  secante,  albidis. 

Pygidium  utrimque  albidum.  Processus  mesosternalis  sulitriangularis,  apice 
rotundatus,  declivis,  medio  vix  impressus.  Metasternum  apice  utrimque  gutta  fusca 
notatum.  Pedes  albido-pubescentes;  tibiis  apice  tarsisque  fuscis,  tarsorum  articulorum 
primi  secundi  quarti  basi  albida  excepta ;  femoribus  posticis  macula  subrotundata 
fusca  signata. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  4. 

H(ib.  Kuliy  Mines,  Upper  Burma  (y\' .  Dolierty  coll.),  and  Khasia  Hills,  Assam. 


h.  FniBKIATUf^-GKOrP. 

S .  Apex  of  the  second,  and  the  third  antennal  joint  pilose  {X.  fimbriutus),  or 
the  second  and  fifth  joints  fringed  with  hairs  (X  harhicm-ins  Gestro),  or  apex  of  tlie 
fifth  joint  only  with  dense  longer  hairs  (A',  vnrinhUis  Pasc,  A',  lateralis  sp.  now,  and 
X.  sealaris  sp.  nov.). 

?  .  Antennae  simple. 

80.   Xenocerus  lateralis  sp.  uov. 

f?.  X.  niger,  supra  albo-signatus.  Kostri  impressio  dorsalis  lateralis  ac  latera 
infera,  vitta  capitis  oculos  supra  cingens,  macula  elongata  triangularis  occipitalis  albae. 
Antennae  longae,  articulo  secundo  elytrorum  basim  superante,  nigrae,  articulo  quinto 
ciliato  basi  ac  nono  fere  toto  albescent ibus,  tertio  latitudine  hand  dimidio  longiore. 

Prothorax  latitudine  vix  longior,  lateribus  sat  longe  ante  nudium  indistincfe, 
basi  leviter,  sinuatus,  dorso  impunctatus,  medio  longitrorsum  iminvssus,  carina 
antebasali  sat  concava  medio  subtilissime  infornqifa  ;  albo-trivittatns,  vitlis  lateral- 
ibus   angustis. 

Elytra  latitudine  vix  duplo  longiora,  sutura  inqiressa,  parallcla,  modice  striato- 
punctata;  vitta  suturali  plus  quam  interspalium  primum  occupante  ante  declivitatem 

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apicalem  versus  utraquo  latera  ohliqiie  dilatata,  hac  parte  transversa  snbtiliter  siniiosa 
ad  striam  octavam  abbreviata,  liiieola  humerali  brevi  in  interspatio  sexto  albis. 

Pygidium  albido-pubescens,  medio  elevato  fuscuni.  Corpus  infra  lateribus  album, 
medio  sparsissinie  allx)-ciiiereo-puboscens  fere  nigrum,  abdomino  ]iuuctulato  etiam 
obvie  cinerascente.  Pedes  sparsim  albo-cinereo-pubescentes,  tiliiis  parum  rufescen- 
tibus  apice  fuscis,  tarsis  articulis  prime  apice,  secundo  excepta  basi,  tertio  toto 
fuscis. 

Ix)ng.  Ifi  mm.,  elytr.  11.  lat.  fi. 

H(0).  Java. 

In  pattern  of  upperside  similar  to  X.  jiaf/ellains  Kahrs. 


81.  Xenocenis  scalaris  sp.  nov. 

(?.  A',  niger,  luteo-cinereo-signatus. 

Rostrum  supra  partibus  elevatis  exceptis,  ac  lateribus  infra,  cum  utri.sque  vittis 
capitis,  dorsiilibus  antice  convergentibus  ac  oculos  inarginantibus  iiostice  latis  ac 
parallelis,  luteo-cinereum.  Antennae  corpore  fere  triple  longiores  insensim  cineras- 
centes,  articulis  4°  et  9°  basi,  5"  aiiice  excepto,  8°  supra  fere  toto  cinereis,  T  elytrorum 
basim  attingente,  3°  latitudine  vix  dimidio  longiore,  4°  longitudine  2',  sed  graciliore, 
5°  intu.s  ciliato  (basi  exc.)  dimidio  4'  panic  longiore. 

Prothorax  latitudine  vix  longior,  maxima  latitudine  in  medio,  dor.so  profunde 
longitrorsum  impressus,  cum  vei-tice  impunctatus,  carina  dorso  medio  aequaliter 
concava  versus  latera  insensim  convexa  parte  longitudinali  laterali  primo  parum 
oblique  de.scendente  deinde  recte  antrorsum  flexa;  vittis  tribus  latis  luteo-cinereis, 
lateralibus  dimidio  basali  earinam  lateralem  tangentilius. 

Elytra  sutura  late  profunde  depressa,  a  stria  quarta  versus  latera  fortiter  declivia; 
vitta  suturali  dimidiima  basalem  suturae  occupante  postice  utrimque  in  lobum 
obliquum  ad  striam  tertiam  usque  extensum  cum  ramificatione  postbasali  obliipie 
versus  latera  descendente  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  in  stria  nona  abbreviata 
utrimque  late  trisinuata,  signatura  postbumerali  illo  ramo  parallela  ac  ejus  figura, 
ad  marginem  baSalem  cum  vitta  suturali  connexa  ante  medium  marginem  lateralem 
attingente,  limbo  humerali  pone  callum  nigrum  hnmeralem  leviter  dilatato  pube 
caeterarum  signaturarum  vestito,  maculis  duabus  anteapicalibus  elongatis,  una 
subsuturali  altera  discoidali  postice  conjuuctis,  margine  suturali  a])icali  angusti.ssimo 
luteo-cinereis. 

Pjgidium  margine  reflexum,  vitta  mediana  nigra  excepta  luteo-cinereum. 

C'orpus  infra  cum  pedibus  spar.sim  cinereo-pubescens,  lateribus  luteo-cinereum, 
hoc  colore  versus  anum  magis  restricto.  Prosternum  laeve ;  mesosterai  processus 
intracoxalis  basi  parum  declivior  quam  apico  rotiuido;  metasternum  macula  laterali 
obliqua  notatum ;  abdomen  sparsim  punctulatum,  lateribus  nigro-notatuni.  'I'arsi 
articulis  1°  et  2"  apice  extremo  ac  3"  toto  nigri. 

l>ong.  17  mm.,  elytr.  11,  lat.  6. 

Hab.—  ? 

This  species  is  very  peculiar  in  the  pattern  of  the  elytra;  so  I  think  it  worth 
descriiiing,  though  I  do  not  know  from  which  locality  the  single  specimen  (tj)  in 
the  Tring  Museum  came.  The  pattern  of  the  elytra  is  apparently  not  constant,  there 
being  a  small  spot  on  the  left  elytron  behind  the  middle,  connected  with  the  posterior 
sutural  lobe,  whei'eas  this  spot  is  absent  from  the  right  elytron. 


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c.   CINCTUS-GROUP. 

Antennae  simple  in  both  sexes,  third  antennal  joints  in  mule  about  half  as  long 
again  as  bioad. 

«'.  Pronolam  vntJi.  tvo  or  three  viWie. 

82.  Xenocerus  cinctus  sp.  nov. 

(J  ? .  A',  niger,  supra  uigro-,  insensim  fuscescenti-,  velutinus,  ac  allio-cinereo- 
signatus,  infra  albo-cinereo-pubescens. 

Rostrum  supra,  carina  media  excepta,  infra  lateribus,  albo-cinereum.  Caput 
dorso  utrimque  vitta  obliqua  pone  oculos  dilatata  antiee  oculos  marginante  notatum, 
impunctatum.  Antennae  nigrae,  articulis  (cJ)  9"  extus,  (?)  4",  5",  9°  basi,  7°  apice, 
8°  toto,  basaliljus  basi,  sparsim  albo-cinereis,  (<?)  3"  latitudine  paulo  longiore,  2" 
cylindrico  apice  extreme  incrassato,  (?)  2°  tertio  triente  longiore,  4°  tribus  basalihus 
vix  breviore,  et  cjuinto  vix  longiore. 

Prothorax  lougitudine  latitudineque  aequalibus  apice  insensim  angustior  quam 
basi,  lateribus  levissime  rotundatus,  impuuctatus,  dorso  medio  inconspicue  longitrorsum 
depressus,  trivittatus,  vittis  fere  aequilatis. 

Elytra  vitta  subalbida  margini  exteriori  jiarallela  sed  in  regione  humerali  oblique 
versus  dorsum  ascendente,  scilicet :  in  margine  basali  in  interspatio  tertio  incipieute 
deinde  interspatium  octa^'um  occupante  jiostice  ad  .sutirram  haud  interrupta,  ante 
declivitatem  apicalem  tenuiore  ;  vitta  suturali  pone  medium  in  duos  ramos  oblique 
parum  arcuatim  versus  latera  <lescendentibus  cum  vitta  laterali  conjunctis  divisa, 
notata;  sutura  depressa,  ab  humeris  rotundis  ad  declivitatem  apicalem  usque  parallela, 
deinde  subito  rotundata,  minus  convexa  quam  in  caeteri.s  speciebus  hujus  sectionis. 

Pygidium  bivittatum.  Presternum  impunctatum  ;  processus  mesosternalis  re- 
trorsum  leviter  angustatus,  apice  rotundatus,  declivis ;  metasternum  lateribus  postice 
gutta  nigra  notatum.  Tibiarum  ac  tarsorum  articulorum  1',  2',  4'  apices  ac  articulus 
tertius  totus  nigri. 

Long.  15  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  C. 

This  species  is  rather  broader  and  less  convex  than  the  allied  species. 

Hub.  Amboina. 


83.  Xenocerus  dohertyi  sp.  nov. 

(J  ?  .  A  specie  praecedente  diftert  :  Klytris  angustioribus,  sutura  minus  depressis 
maxima  latitudine  basi,  retrorsum  sensim  augustatis,  aliter  signatis  :  vitta  sulurali 
pone  medium  bipartita,  utrisque  ramis  usque  ad  striam  decimam  parum  arcuatim 
descendentibus,  in  margine  basali  u.sque  ad  striam  quintam  dilatata,  liic  cum  linea 
dorsali  primo  in  stria  quinta  deinde  in  quarta  sita  medium  elytri  haud  attingente, 
saepe  interrupta,  conjuucta  ;  linea  secunda  recta  in  stria  octava  mox  pone  humerum 
incipiente  et  in  medio  eljtri  abbreviata,  lineola  apicali  oliliijua  suturam  baud  attin- 
gente postice  saepe  sat  lata,  angulo  extreme  suturali  albido-puliescentibus.  I'rocessu 
mesosternali  in  regione  apicali  convexo,  basi  subperpendiculari,  apice  truncato  angulis 
rotundatis. 

Ha},.    l',H(jan  (NV.  Doherty). 


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»4.  Xenoceras  puucticoUis  sp.  nov. 

?  .  A',  niger,  sui)r<a  olivaceo-cinereo-,  iufra  albo-pubescens,  alho-signatus. 

Eostrum  cum  antennis  ut  in  speciebus  praecedentibus  signatum  ;  occiput  autem 
vitta  mediana  angusta  usque  ad  rostrum  dfscondpnte  notatum.  Prothorax  tribus 
vittis  tenuibus  signatus,  mediana  paruni  impressa,  dorso  punctis  grossis  remotis 
conspicuis  instructus.  Klytra  vitta  suturali  angusta  pone  medium  bifurcata,  ramis 
utrisque  parum  arcuatis  latioribus  lateribus  cum  linea  alba  in  stria  octava  sita  ab 
humero  ad  augulum  suturalem  apicalem  iriargini  elytrorum  parallela  abeunte  conflua, 
vitta  suturali  ad  marginem  basalem  fere  ad  Inimeros  dilatata,  ubi  cum  linoa  prime 
in  stria  quinta  mox  iu  quarta  sita  medium  elytrorum  fere  attingente  conjuiictii ; 
margine  extemo  ac  sut\u-a  postice  etiam  parum  albido-pubeseentibus. 

Pygidium  bivittatum,  a})ice  sat  late  rotimdatum,  minus  triangulare  <juam 
pygidium  specierum  praecedentium. 

Processus  mesosternalis  retrorsum  sensim  angustior,  apice  rotundatus,  medio 
parum  depressus,  declivis.  Pedes  albi  ut  coqms  infra,  tiliiis  ac  tarsorum  articulis 
1°,  2°,  4°  apice  extreme  ac  3°  articulo  toto  nigris. 

Long.  13  mm.,  el\-tr.  9,  hit.  4i. 

In  iiattera  of  the  upperside  this  species  combines  in  some  way  tlie  characters  of 
the  two  preceding  species,  from  which  it  is  at  onie  distinguishable  by  the  punctured 
pronotum. 

Hab.  Luzon,  near  Manila  (Whitehead.  1894). 


8.').  Xenocerus  laevicollis  sp.  ndv. 

S  ?  .  A',  rufus,  infra  luteo-,  supra  fulvescenti-cinereo-pubescens. 

Rostrum  (infra  lateribus  solum)  cum  capitis  vittis  duabus  dorsalibus  latis  luteum  ; 
occiput  saepe  luteo-suffusum.  Antennae  rubrae;  (c?)  articulis  1"  subcylindrico,  3° 
latitudine  paulo  longiore,  (  ?  )  ut  in  speciebus  praecedentibus  luteo-signatis,  2°  tertio 
lougiore,  4"  tribus  basalibus  fere  aequilongo. 

Prothorax  antrorsum  fortius  quam  basi  angustatus,  dorso  levissime  convexus,  basi 
suhplanatus,  carina  medio  marginem  basalem  subattingente,  omnino  impunctatus, 
utrimque  vitta  lata  lutea  notatus. 

Klytra  dejiressione  suturali  lata  lateribiis  a  stria  (juinta  .sat  fortiter  declivia,  vitta 
suturali  angusta  ante  mediimi  in  ramos  duos  valde  oblique  versus  latera  de.^cendentes 
marginem  externum  elytrorum  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  attingentes  divisa,  singulo 
ramo  vitta  suturali  aequilato  ;  fascia  oblitiua  humeral!  a  margine  basali  oblique  ad 
marginem  externum  abeunte,  eum  mox  pone  hr.rnerum  attingente,  ad  marginem 
basalem  cum  vitta  suturali  connexa,  luteis  ornata. 

Pygidium  inconspicue  bivittatum.  Proce.s.sus  meso.stemalis  retrorsum  levissime 
angustatus,  apice  rotundatus,  declivis.  Abdomen  medio  ac  pedes  sparsius  pubes- 
centes ;  tar.sorum  articulorum   1',  2',  4' apices  ac  tertius  articulus  totus  nigricantes. 

Long.  12i  mm.,  elytr.  8^,  lat  5. 

Hah.  Barrani  H..  \.  Borneo  (A.  Everett). 

Can  be  differentiated  fmni  all  otlicr  Xenocerus  by  the  impuncfate  and  bivittate 
prothorax. 


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8().  Xenocerus  longicornis  sji.  uov. 

?.  ^Y.  niger,  infra  cincivo-,  su|iia  f'lisceseenti-uigro-iiubescens,  luteo-cinereo- 
signatus. 

Eostrum  lateribus  infra  ac  supra  luteo-cinereo-pubescens  ;  caput  dorso  tri\ittatuiTj, 
vitta  mediaiia  teuui.  Antennae  eljtrorum  apicem  fere  attingentes,  articulis  1'" — 6" 
et  9"  basi,  7"  et  8°  totis  albo-pube.=centibns,  4"  tribus  basalibus  simul  suuitis  longiore, 
5    apice  el3"trorum  basim  attingente. 

Prothorax  impunctatus,  latitudine  parum  lougior,  lateribus  levissime  rotundatus, 
antrorsum  parum  magis  quam  [lostice  angustatus,  carina  dorso  medio  subrecta 
trivittatus. 

Elytra  cylindriea  interspatiis  duobus  suturalibus  parte  apicali  decHvi  excepta 
parum  depressa,  punctis  in  striis  sat  dense  sitis ;  vitta  suturali  ante  deolivitatem 
apicalem  in  utroque  elytro  ad  striam  quintam  us(iue  oblique  dilatata,  utroijue  ramo 
vitta  suturali  interspatium  primum  occupante  angustiore,  vitta  dorsali  a  basi  trans 
medium  abeunte  in  interspatio  cjuinta  sita  basi  parum  arcuata,  cum  vitta  suturali 
baud  connexa,  tertia  vitta  laterali  pone  humerum  incipiente  apicem  elytrorum  a<l 
angulum  suturalem  attingente  striam  octavam  obtegente,  lineola  suturali  anteapicali, 
luteis  vel  luteo-cinereis. 

Pygidium  bivittatum.  Processus  mesosternalis  triangularis  ai>ice  rotundatus, 
basi  medio  parum  impressus,  declivis.     Tarsorum  articuli  2""  apice,  3'"*  totus  nigri. 

Long.  10  mm.,  elytr.  6^,  lat.  3. 

The  rostrum  of  this  rather  slender  species  has  a  deep,  somewhat  triangular, 
impression  on  upperside,  in  the  middle  immediately  behind  the  apical  margin. 

In  most  of  the  other  species  of  this  genus  there  is  a  median  sulcus  before  the 
basal  median  carina;  this  sulcus  is  not  extended  to  the  deeply  sinuate  apical  margin, 
which  itself  is  somewhat  depressed  round  the  sinus. 

Hah.  Celebes  (W.  Doherty). 

A',  conie  Gestro  (^Ann.  Mus.  Genova,  1875,  p.  1017)  has  a  similar  .structure  of 
the  rostrum,  and,  in  the  female,  also  rather  long  antennae. 

87.  Xenocerus  punctatus  sp.  nov. 

?  .  A  specie  praecedente  statura  magis  cuuqiacta,  pube  dor.so  fulvescente,  antennis 
inulto  bre\ioribus  articulo  tertio  tribus  basalibus  parum  breviore,  prothorace  dorso 
grosse  punctato,  carina  dorsali  aequaliter  concava,  basi  parum  magis  angustato. 
elytris  vitta  suturali  mox  pone  medium  bipartita,  ramis  vitta  aeqmlatis,  vitta  dorsali 
basi  cum  suturali  vitta  connexa  medium  elytrorum  baud  attingente,  abscpie  vitta 
laterali  ac  lineola  suturali  antea]iicali  distinguendus. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  3 J. 

Hah.  Celebes  (\V.  Doherty). 

88.  Xenocerus  striatus  s]i.  nov. 

(?  ?  .  A',  niger,  nigro-pubescens,  lufeo-signatus. 

Rostrum  dorso  impressione  laterali  profunda  instructum,  marginibus  .<ulci 
mediani  sat  elevatis.  Caput  bivittatum.  Antennae  (<?)  corpore  vix  duplo  longioresi 
articulis  2"  parum,  3"  et  4°  magis  compressis,  9"  intus  ex  parte  albo-pubescente,  (?) 
elytrorum  basim  paulo  superantes,  articulo  3"  tribus  basaliluis  vix  breviore,  7"  apice  et 
3"  toto  alius,  praecedentibus  basi  sparsim  cinereo-|)uIx'sci'utibus. 

I'rutliorax  latitudine  vix  lougior,  in  {6}  jiaruni  august  ior;  i|Uam   in  (  ?  ).  lateribus 


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fere  aeiniabiliter  sat  conspicue  rotundatus,  dorso  vix  impressus,  ante  oarinam  medio 
concavam  latroisum  fere  convexain  leviter  depressus,  tribus  vittis  ornatus,  mediaua 
tenuis-jima,  lateralibus — carinam  lateralem  baud  tangentibus — latis  ;  impunctatus. 

Klytra  parallela,  sutura  sat  fortiter  impressa,  omnibus  striis  punctivtis  subtiliter 
luteo-cinereis,  vitta  suturali  medium  non  attingeute  postice  ustpie  ad  striam  secundum 
in  utriscjue  elytris  tenuiter  dilatata,  fascia  ohliqua  a  margine  basali  ad  marginem 
lateralem  pone  humennn  abeunte  calhim  hntneralem  tangente,  lineola  bren  transversa 
laterali  postmediana,  luteis  signata. 

I'vgidium  liivittatum.  Corpus  infra  s|iarsini  cinereo-puhescens,  ])ro- et  mesosterno 
vitta  laterali  antice  paruni  angustiore  trans  uietasternum  continuata  sed  hie  angusta 
lutea  signatis;  metasterno  gutta  laterali  apicali  ac  ei)isterni  margine  superiore  nigro. 
Processus  mesostemalis  retrorsum  parum  angustior,  basi  declivior  quam  apice 
rotundato.     Pedes  sparsim  cinereo-pubescentes,  tarsorum  articulo  tertio  nigro. 

Long.  12  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  4. 

The  postmedian  transverse  markings,  one  on  each  elytron,  are  variable  in  length, 
and  it  is  probable  that  there  will  be  foimd  specimens  in  which  thes(»  markings  are 
so  extended  towards  the  suture  as  to  join  the  two  lobes  into  which  the  sutural  vitta 
is  divided  posteriorly. 

llab.  ■'  Philippine  Is." 

89.  Xenocerus  coinpressicornis  sp.  nov. 

<?.  X.  fuscescenti-niger,  infra  allio-cinereo-,  supra  obscure  ful\o-pubescens, 
luteo-  vel  albo-signatus. 

Rostrum  supra,  ac  lateribus  infra,  flavo-luteo-pubeseens ;  caput  duabus  vittis 
ejusdem  colore  notatum,  occipite  fulvo-,  hand  vittatim,  pubescens.  Antennae  corpore 
dimidio  longiores,  articulis  2",  4°,  5°,  6"  compre.ssis,  praesertim  4°,  2°  apice  ipso 
incrassato. 

Prothorax  lougitudine  paulo  angustior,  lateribus  paulatim  rotundatus,  carina 
dorsali  levissime  concava  lateribus  fere  angulatim  antrorsum  flexa,  iminmctatus, 
tribus  vittis,  mediana  angusta,  lateralibus  parum  flavescentihus  latioribus  carinam 
lateralem   fere   tangentibus. 

Elytra  parallela,  apice  subito  rotundata,  sutura  levissime  depressa  vix  impressa, 
interspatiis  primo  (suturali)  striarum  vix  impressarum  sub  pube  densa  inconspicuarum 
apice  fortiter  declivi  baud,  secundo  leviter,  impressis  ;  \'itta  sutm'ali  angusta,  inter- 
spatium  primum  baud  totum  occujiante,  pone  medium  bipartita,  ramis  vitta  ipsa 
angustioribus  fortiter  oblique  versus  marginem  externum  descendentibus,  in  inter- 
spatio  nono  parum  latioribus  ac  angulatim  retrorsum  flexis  margini  apicali  elytrorum 
parallelis,  ad  suturam  mox  ante  angulos  sutm-ales  connexis,  hoc  modo  spatium  fere 
cordiformem  declivitatem  apicalem  ex  maxima  parte  occupantem  circumcingentibus ; 
vitta  altera  laterali  a  margint>  liasali  juxta  luunerum  leviter  oblique  versus  latus 
descendente  striam  decimam  in  medio  elytrorum  attiugente  pone  medium  evanescente, 
cum  signatura  apicali  in  singulo  exemplo  non  conjuncta. 

Pygidium  lateribus  densius  quam  medio  cinereo-pubescens,  non  bivittatum. 
Sterna  vitta  laterali  conligua  alba,  in  metasterno  inulto  angustiore  notata,  metasterno 
margine  superiore  cijipleurorum  ac  gutia  niinuta  latero-ajiicali  nigris ;  processus 
mesosterni  august  us,  parum  angustatus  a[iicem  rotunda!  uni  versus.  Pedes  obscure 
rufi,  pube  sparsa  cinerea  vestiti. 

Long.  8i  mm.,  elytr.  5J,  lat.  3i. 

Hab.  "  Manila  ?""^ 


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h' .   I'ruHutum   uuicolormis. 

90,  Xenocerus  fruhstorferi  ^y.  mix. 

c?  ?.  A',  rufus,  pube  ruib-fulva  vestitus,  iuteo-signatus.  Rostrum  longum,  basi 
sat  fortiter  transverse  depressum,  carina  media  in  siilcum  medianum  apicera  af  tingen- 
tem  abeunte,  impressione  laterali  anteoculari  profunda.  Antennae  (cJ)  corpore  plus 
duplo  longiores,  articulis  subcylindricis,  3°  latitudine  parum  longiore,  9°  apice,  10" 
basi  intus  excepta,  11"  toto  nigris,  (?)  elyti'ormn  basim  multo  siiperantes,  articulis 
7"  et  8°  albo-pubescentibus,  caeteris  paucis  pilis  albis  vestitis,  9° — 11°  nigris,  2"  tertio 
multo,  4°  et  quinto  et  tribus  basalibus  simul  sumtis  paulo,  longiore. 

Prothorax  latitudine  paruui  longior,  lateribus  inseusim  rotundatus,  apice 
angustior  quam  basi,  dorso  late  planatus  baud  impressus,  impunctatus,  carina  dorsali 
late  concava  basi  approximata  (cum  carinula  basalt  altera  pone  carinam  magis 
elevatani  primam  antebasalem  sita  medio  conflua),  carina  laterali  paululatim  versus 
prosteruum  descendent  e. 

Scutellum  luteo-iiubescens.  Elytra  retrorsum  vix  angustata,  sutiira  late 
depressa,  subtiliter  striato-punctata,  macula  suturali  rotunda  auteniediana  intra 
utrasque  strias  secundas  sita  interdum  sutura  subtilissime  iuterrupta,  quatuor  maculis 
(duabus  in  utroque  elytro)  postniedianis  transverse  dispositis,  duahus  suturali  bus 
majoribus,  cum  lateralibus  interdum  connexis,  gutta  parva  po.stbasali  in  interspatio 
sexto,  altera  laterali  autemediana  in  iuterstitio  nono,  guttula  inconspicua  anteapicali 
discoidali  luteo-albis  vel  luteis,  callo  bumerali  fusco. 

Pygidium  unicolor.  Corpus  infra  medio  nigrescens ;  prosteruum  subtiliter 
sparsim  grauulatum ;  processus  mesosternalis  retrorsum  angustatus,  basi  perpeudi- 
cularis,  dimidio  aiiicali  angulatim  retrorsum  flexus,  medio  longitrorsum  profunde 
impressus.  Pedes  rufi,  tarsis  nigreseentibus,  ai'ticulis  basi  jiarum  griseo-albo- 
pubescentibus. 

Long.  14i  mm.,  elytr.  10,  lat.  Oj. 

Tlie  rufo-fulvous  pubescence  is  here  and  there  shaded  into  whitish  ashy,  chiefly 
on  the  vertex  in  front  of  the  prothorax,  on  the  sides  of  the  mesosternum,  and  at  the 
ajjical  angles  of  the  alidominal  segments. 

Hab.  Pengalengan,  4,000  feet,  W.  Java  (H.  Fruhstorfer,  1893). 

This  very  interesting  species,  which  I  have  named  in  honour  of  the  collector,  has 
the  mesosternal  process  of  ahnost  the  same  peculiar  form  as  A',  mesosternalis 
sp.  nov. 

c'.  Pronotuin  with  a  L<trge  tulilte  patcli  on  each  side, 

91.  Xenocerus  latifasciatus  sp.  nov. 

?.  A',  niger,  nigro-pubescens,  albo-signatus. 

Rostrum  supra  et  infra  macula  laterali  alba  notatuiii.  Caput  occipite  utrimi|ue 
ad  oculos  macula  parva  signatum.  Antennae  prothoracis  liasim  parum  superantes, 
articulis  4" — 5"  basi  sparsim,  T" — S"  totis  dense  albo-pubescentibus,  4"  duobus 
praeccdentibus  simul  sumtis  vix  longiore. 

Prothorax  longitudine  minime  latior,  ai)icc  couspicue  angu.-^tior  quam  basi, 
dorso  parum  deplanatus,  ante  basim  levissime  impressum,  carina  lateribus  fortissime 
rotundatim    antrorsnm    flexa  ;     imjiunctatus,   macula    bitenili     in    arcu    carinae   sita 


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sed  cariiiain  hand  tangeiite,  ejus  niargine  i^iiijenore  parum  irregulaii,  apioein  pro- 
thoracis  liaud  attingente  notadis. 

Scutellum  nigrum.  Elytra  cyliudrica,  sutura  vix  impiessa,  jiunctis  striaiuin 
sat  profundis  sed  remotis,  fascia  latissima  diiuidiuui  basalem  elytiorura  excepta  basi 
ipsa  (hac  parte  basali  nigra  circiter  1  mm.  lata,  ad  suturam  i]arum  angustiore) 
occupante  postice  recta,  macula  rotunda  ajncali  margineiii  apicalcni  hand  tangente, 
piuicto  niinuto  in  stria  sexta  intra  fasciani  liasalcni  et  inaculani  apicalcni  sita,  albis 
notata. 

Pygidium  utrimque  macula  basali  ovata  bene  expressa  alba  signatuin.  I'rosternuni 
utrimque  duabus  guttis  una  subai)icali  altera  subbasali,  mesoi-tei-nuni  macula  latcrali 
.sat  magna,  metasternum  macula  (larva  lateral!  apicali,  abdomen  segment i.s  duobus 
jn-imis  gutta  parva  apicali  laterali,  duobus  sequentibus  margine  apicali  medio  excepto, 
albis  notata.  Processus  mesosternalis  basi  jierpendicularis,  deinde  sat  fortiter  con- 
vexus,  apiee  ijjso  parum  depressus. 

Pedes  nigri,  coxis  anticis  oxtus,  femoribus  apice  infra,  gutta  alba  signatis, 
tarsoruin  articulis  1"  ac  4"  dimidio  basali,  2"  basi  extrema  albo-pubescentilius. 

Long.  14  mm.,  elytr.  i)^.  lat.  ol. 

Hah.  Phili])])ines. 

92.  Xenocerus  biciuctus  sp.  nov. 

?  .   -V.  niger,  nigi'o-pubesccns,  al  bo-si  gnat  us. 

Ko.strum  supra  ac  infra,  caput  occipite  duabus  maculis  notaluni.  Antennae  ut 
iu  specie  jjraecedente.  Prothorax  longitudine  parum  latior,  basi  minus  quam  apice 
angustatus,  lateribns  rotundatus,  impunctatus,  dor.so  basi  d<'])ressus,  carina  medio  fere 
recta  lateraliter  fortiter  rotundatim  autrorsum  flexa  in  lateribns  ipsis  parum  arcuata; 
utrimque  macula  magna  alba  plus  minusve  ovata  antice  angustiore  notatus. 

Scutellum  nigrum.  Eh'tra  cylindrica,  sutura  imju'essa,  ut  in  specie  praecedente 
striato-punctata,  duabus  fasciis  transversis,  ])rima  postbasali  antice  fere  recta  jiostice 
dorso  late  ac  leviter  concava,  altera  iiostmediana  recta,  ac  (in  singnlo  elytro)  gutta 
anteapicali  albis  signata. 

Pygidium  bimaculatum.  Corpus  infra  ut  in  specie  praecedente  nutaluin,  sed 
maculis  raajoribus,  metasteruo  lineola  transversa,  omnibus  coxis  ex  jiarte  albis.  Pro- 
cessus meso.^ternalis  fortiter  couvexus. 

Pedes  albo-pubescentes,  femorihus  medio,  tibiis  ac  tarsorum  articulis  apice 
(3"  to'.o)  nigris,  genubus  sparsius  pubescentibus. 

Long.  13  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  4|. 

Hnb.  Island  of  Talaut,  North  of  Celebes  (W.  Doherty). 


d' .  Pro'iwtani,  pfirtl-coloured  with  cinereous  and  fuscous. 

The  following  species,  which  iu  pattern  reminds  one  of  Exigigas  Thoms.,  is 
different  fi-om  all  the  species  of  Xenocenis  I  know,  in  the  structure  of  the  head  and 
rostrum.  The  front  of  the  head  bears  a  very  deep  longitudinal  groove  which  ends  on 
a  level  with  the  posterior  margin  of  the  eyes  ;  the  borders  of  this  groo\e  are  not 
raised  to  keels;  the  mentum  is  very  broad,  flat,  and  gradually  slojies  off  behind,  and 
bears,  iu  front  of  the  transverse  sulcus  which  sejiarates  the  rostrum  fro7n  the  head, 
just  behind  the  sinus  which  borders  the  mentum  hili  rally,  a  short  toolh-like  process; 
the  mentum  is  very  broadly  emarginate. 


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9:>.  Xenocerus  everetti  sp.  nov. 

c?  ? .  A',  niger,  dense  fusco-bruiiiieo-,  albo-cinereo-  ;ic  iiigro-\;iiiegiitns,  infra 
magis  luteo-cinereus. 

Antennae  (J)  coi'lJOre  dai)lo  longiores,  articulis  subcylindrii/i.s,  15"  latitudine  vix 
longiore,  4°  et  5°  basi,  9"  apice  excepto  cinereis,  hoc  infra  pilis  brevilms  luteo-cinereis 
subciliato ;  (?)  articulis  basi  extns,  7"  et  8"  totis  albis,  basalibus  saepe  denudatis. 

Prothorax  latitudine  baud  longior,  apice  extremo  sat  constrictns,  dorso  ]iostiee 
utrimque  piarnm  depi'cssus ;  carina  dorso  fere  recta,  lateribus  fortifer  rotiiMcbitiin 
antrorsuni  flexa,  parte  laterali  interdnm  medio  leviter  angulata. 

Elytra  cylindrica,  fortiter  convexa,  sutura  baud  impressa,  retrorsurn  non  angus- 
tata,  plaga  circumscutellari  et  altera  mediana  discoidali  et  tertia  antoapicali  laterali 
irregiilaribus,  indistinctis,  fuscis,  striarum  punctatarum  leviter  impressarum  interstitiis 
brunneo-n  i  gro-guttat  is . 

Pygidium  (d")  fere  semicircuhuv  ;  (  ?  )  longitudiue  fere  duplo  latins,  liinlio  apicalc 
parum  deplanato. 

Presternum  breve,  ante  coxas  sulco  transverse  iustruetum,  ante  sulcum  transverse 
elevatum,  apice  (?)  depressum.  Processus  mesosternalis  retrorsurn  leviter  angustatus, 
declivis,  medio  saepe  impressus.  Metasternum  pone  marginem  anticum  sulco  in 
medio  profundissimo  instructum.  Afidomen  utrimque  biseriatim  indistincte  fusco- 
guttatum.     Tarsi  nigri,  articulis  1°  ac  4°  ajiice  excepto  et  2"  basi  albo-pubescentibus. 

c?.  Long.  21     inin.,  elytr.  15,     lat.  8. 

i-      „       lUA      „         ".,         1).,    „     4. 

?.      „      24        „  „       18,      ..     9. 

?.      ..       15        ..         .,       101,    .,     oi. 

Halt.  I'arram  K.,  ISrit.  N.  Borneo  (A.  Everett  coll.). 

Tills  fine  species,  wbicb  I  bav'e  named  in  honour  of  the  ■svell-known  ornithologist 
and  explorer  of  Borneo,  Palawan,  etc.,  A.  Everett,  is  very  varialile  in  size  and  pattern. 
It  is  apparently  rather  common  in  Borneo,  since  I  have  seen  it  in  fair  numbers  in 
several  collections. 


(1.  FLAGELLATUIS-GK(  )UP. 

S.  Antennae  as  in  Gviiclns-g\o\\\\  but  third  joint  at  least  tlu'ice  as  long  as 
broad. 

?  .  Antennae  as  in  CV/ic^MS-group. 

94.  Xenocerus  lineatus  sp.  no\. 

$.  X.  niger,  infra  luteo-cinereo-,  supra  nigro-pubescens  ac  luteo-cinereo- 
signatus.  Rostrum  cum  capite  supra  ac  infra  vitta  laterali  notatum,  sulco  mediano 
profundo  marginem  apicalem  parum  reflexum  attingente,  carina  mediana  basali 
nntice  sulculo  tenui  instructa ;  occii)ut  medio  macula  .sat  parva  triangulari  notatnni. 
Antennae  basi  articulorum  4'  et  5' — arliculi  s(M|ucn(es  dount  cinereae,  articulo 
:'>"  dimidio  quinti  longiore. 

Prothorax  latitudine  vix  longior,  apice  l)asi  angustiore  levilcr  coustrictus,  dorso 
punctatus,  medio  longitrorsum  ]iarum  depressum,  carina  medio  snbtilissiine  interrupta, 
a  medio  ipso  obli(iue  versus   latera  ascendcnte  dein  fortissinic   rotuiidatini  antrorsuni 


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riexa  parte  lateiali  levis^ime  deelivi,  tiibus  vilti»  latt'ralibus  iusensiin  undulatis, 
mediaua  parum  latiore,  ornatus. 

Klytra  retrorsum  inconspicue  angustata,  sutui-a  sat  anguste  leviter  depress*, 
subtiliter  striato-punctata,  striis  vix  iinpressis,  vitta  suturali  in  tertia  parte  apicali 
angustiore  complet<a,  ante  trientem  apicalem  latrorsum  ad  striam  nonam  usque  dilatata, 
utri^ique  nimis  vittae  uuturalis  latitudine  sutuniin  angulo  fere  recto  seeautibus,  vitta 
suturali  in  iiiargiiie  basali  ad  striam  sextain  usque  dilatata  ubi  cum  linea  dorsali 
primo  in  interstitio  sexto  deinde  in  ijuinto  sita  medium  elytri  fere  attingente  jjone 
basim  interrupta  conjuneta,  vitta  laterali  striam  octavam  obtegente  ]X)ne  callum 
humerale  incipiente  in  medio  elytri  abbreviata  sed  in  quarta  parte  a])icali  iterum 
apparente,  albis  signata,  margine  aiiicali  teuuissime  luteo-cinereo-pubescente. 

I'vgidium  duabus  vittis  postice  connexis  luteo-cinereis  siguatum.  Processus 
mesosternalis  retrorsum  augustatus,  apice  rotundatus,  declivis.  Tibiae  et  tarsoram 
artieuli  (tertius  totus)  apice  fusco-pubescentes. 

Long.  14^  mm,  elytr.  10,  lat.  aL 

Hob.  Assam. 

This  species  is  almost  exactly  marked  as  A'.  recHUiieatus  sp.  nov.,  the  antennae 
of  which  are  pilose  and  have  a  short  third  joint.  The  basal  two-thirds  of  the  sutural 
vitta,  and  the  transverse  band  on  the  elytra  (which  stands  feebly  obliquely  to  the 
sutme  in  the  present  species),  are  Inoader  than  in  A'.  rectUiaeatiis,  and  the  small 
marking  on  the  base  near  the  suture,  which  is  present  in  that  species,  is  absent 
from  A'.  Uneatus. 

Gnoticarina  gen.  nov. 

A  genere  Decataphanes  Labr.  et  hub.  dieto  dit^'ert  : 

Oculis  minutis,  subtiliter  granulosis;  autennis  crassis  a}iicem  versus  in  utroque 
sexu  tenuioribus  articulis  2° — 5°  (d")  sen  2"— 9°  (?)  setis  sat  densis  hirsutis,  10"  cum 
11"  unita;  prothorace  carina  nulla. 

This  i.s  a  strange  form  as  regards  the  ab.sence  of  the  carina  from  the  prothorax  ; 
onlv  a  very  faint  trace  of  the  carina  is  visible  in  the  middle  of  the  sides.  The  tenth 
joint  of  the  antennae,  which  is  about  half  as  long  as  the  eleventh,  is  scarcely  separated 
from  the  latter. 

05.  Gnoticarina  cristulata  sp.  nov. 

(J  ?  .   G-n.  nigra,  squamis  densis  sordide  fnlvescenti-luteis  fusco-variis  vestita. 

Rostrum  dorso  late  impressum,  margine  supra  antenuarum  sulcos  fortiter,  medio 
intra  antennas  leviter  elevatum,  longitudine  paruin  angustius,  basi  subtiliter  canalicu- 
latum.  Oculi  antice  truncati.  Uccii)Ut  medio  lineola  fusca  signatum,  singulis  punctis 
notatuni.  Antennae  (c?)  corpore  plus  dimidio  longiores,  articulis  4°,  5°,  7°  basi 
extrema.  9"  toto  albis,  6°  et  7°  glabris,  1",  2",  (!"— 10"  subae(inilongis,  5°  ac  4"  i>arum 
longioribus;  (? )  ai-ticulis  5»  et  7"  basi  subcinereis,  9"  albo,  2"  tertio  daplo,  4"  tertio 
paulo  longiorilnis,  4"  et  5"  et  7"  aequilongis,  0"  et  8°  paruni  brevioribus,  9"  longiore, 
10"  et  11"  siiuul  sumtis  sccundo  parum  breviore. 

Prothorax  triente  longior  quani  latns;  basi  aiiicecpie  fere  aequilatus  (c?),  apice 
angustior  quam  basi(?),  lateribus  ante  medium  parum  rotundatus,  dorso  impres- 
sione  apice  angusta  dein  lata  tubercnlum  couvexum  antemedianum  includente 
instructus,  lateribus  uigro-marmoratus. 

Elytra  parallela,  postice  fortiter  declivia.  seriatim  foveolato-punctata.  interspatiis 


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1"  et  2"  dejire.ssis,  3"  et  o"  et  7"  tuberculis  nigro-pilosis  iiotatis,  nemjie  in  inters]). 
3":  primo  tuberc.  basi,  secundo  medio,  tertio  pone  medium,  quarto  et  (luinto  ajjproxi- 
matis  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  :  in  intersp.  ")" :  primo,  secundo,  tertio  vix  elevatis 
aequidistantibus  in  dimidio  basali,  quarto  in  medio,  quinto,  sexto,  septimo  intra 
medium  et  declivitatem  apicalem,  septimo  longiore  ;  in  intersp.  7" :  tribus  ante  decli- 
vitat.  apic.  levissime  elevatis;  omnibus  interspatiis  nigro-guttulatis ;  dorso  basi, 
apice  atque  ante  ajiicem  saepe  luteo-cinerascentia. 

Pygidium  semicirculare.  Processus  mesosternalis  triangularis,  angusi  us,  acutus. 
Pedes  fusco-annnlati. 

rx>ng.  14i  mm.,  elytr.  It},,  lat.  5. 

Hab.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  .Moc(juerys,  1892),  Ijoanda,  and  Upoto,  Upjier  Congo. 


96.  Apolecta  javanica  sp.  nov. 

(?  ? .  A  specie^-!.  aspmcolUs  Kirseli  dicta  majore  latitudine,  jjulie  magis  cinerea, 
occipite  ac  prothorace  multo  densius  granulato-pmictatis,  elytris  apice  parum  minus 
declivibus,  interstitiis  1°,  3°,  6",  7°,  9°  guttulis  albo-cinereis,  10"  una  gutta  postliu- 
merali,  notatis,  fascia  nigra  transversa  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  multo  angustiore, 
femoribus  apice  tibiis(jue  (apice  excepto)  rufescentibns  distinguendus. 

Long.  9 J  mm.,  elytr.  6J-,  lat.  3|. 

Hab.  Java  orient.,  Monies  Tengger,  4,00i)  feet  (H.  FruLstorfer,  1890). 

Anacerastes  Labram  &  Imhoif,   Gen.  Cure,  i.,  nr.  31   (1842). 

The  males  of  this  African  genus  as  well  as  of  the  preceding  Indo- Australian 
genus  Apolecta  Pascoe  have,  on  the  convex  middle  of  the  first  abdominal  segment,  two 
brush-like  tufts  of  hairs  which  are  absent  in  the  females. 

Hitherto  three  species  of  Anacerastes  have  been  described,  namely:  A.  lejjtdits 
l>abr.  &  Indi.  (type  of  genus),  A.  undulatus  Qued.,  and  A.  subcostatus  Qued.,  all 
from  W.  Africa  ;  of  these  species  the  latter  is  unknown  to  me.  1  have  to  add  six 
more  .species,  and  an-ange  them  in  two  well-distinguished  groups  : — 

I.  Antennal  grooves  bordered  dorsally  by  a  carina ;  second  joint  of  antennae 
scarcely  half  as  long  again  as  broad  at  the  tip  ;  basal  carina  of  prothorax  straight  on 
the  back,  slightly  curved  backwards  close  to  the  lateral  angle  ;  the  infero-lateral 
portion  of  the  carina  regularly  arched,  bordering  the  basal  supracoxal  de])ression  of 
the  jirosternum,  and  standing  at  right  angles,  or  nearly  so,  to  the  dorso-lateral  part, 
with  the  tip  of  the  angle  somewhat  rounded. 

Large  species,  allied  to  A.  lepidus  Labr.  &  Imh. 

To  avoid  unnecessary  repetition  I  give  some  other  characters  common  to  the 
following  four  new  species  :  L'pper  surface  densely  gramdar,  the  granules  stronger  on 
head  and  ]>rothorax,  where  they  are  partly  confluent  to  short  wrinkles  ;  elytra  punc- 
tate-slriate,  each  jjuncture  bearing  a  small  granule  in  iront,  interspaces  densely  and 
minutely  granular,  the  grannies  extremely  tine  in  .4.  (/Ye/- sp.  nov.;  pygidium  imi)ressed 
at  the  ai)ex  in  the  females  ;  jiro.steruum  with  less  densely  set  granules,  anteriorly 
regularly  transversely  plicate  ;  meta-sternuin  and  abdomen  densely  granidate-puncta^e. 


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'.)".  Auacerastes  geometricus  sp.  nov. 

i^.A.  niger,  pube  fusco-brunnea  parum  cinerascente  obtectus;  rostio  vitta 
mediana  male  expressa  cineracea  ;  prothorace  vitta  mediana  ac  vitta  utrimque  niar- 
gine  apicali  e  regione  oculoriun  obli(iue  versus  inferum  (lone  coxaium  eavitates  usque 
de.-ceudente,  luteis  sicut  elytiorum  vitta  a  basi  juxta  sc-utellmn  (hoc  includente)  ad 
marginem  lateialem  ante  medium,  deinde  augulo  recto  versus  suturam  abeunte,  iioe 
modo  figuram  quadratam  circumscribente ;  elytris  ijone  vittam  medianam  plaga  trans- 
versa obli(iua  male  exi>ressa  magis  obscure  puhescente,  deinde  liuea  ti'ansversa  saepe 
absente  irregulari  lutea  notatis,  apice  plus  niiuusve  disperse  juteo-marmorato;  corpore 
infi'a  vitta  transversa  metasternali  angulos  figui-ae  quadratiformis  elvtroruni  conjugcnte 
cincto ;  abdomine  lateribus  luteo-variegato. 

liOng.  16  mm.,  elytr.  lOi,  lat.  5A. 

Hab.  Kuilu,  Kr.  Congo  f  A.  Mocquerys,  1892),  and  Loand;i. 

There  is  a  series  of  specimens  from  the  same  localities  which  I  cannot  specifically 
separate  from  Aiuicerastes  geometricus  ;  the  bands  are  much  less  marked,  sometimes 
entirely  obsolete,  the  pubescence  is  much  more  ashy  colour,  so  that  the  dark  postmedian 
patch  on  each  elytron  is  more  obvious,  and  the  inters[)aces  of  the  elytra  ai"e  faintly 
marked  here  and  there  with  fuscous.     I  jiropose  to  name  this  form  ah.  cinerascens. 

98.  Anacerastes  subfasciatus  sp.  nov. 

(S.A.  niger,  pube  griseo-cinerea  obtectus;  rostro  et  capite  medio  vitta  incon- 
spicua  grisea  notatis;  prothorace  sparsim  pubescente  vitta  media  ac  xdtta  laterali  (sicut 
in  specie  praecedente)  densius  pubescente  sed  baud  aliter  colorata,  elytris  fascia 
transversa  mediana  in  medio  utriusque  disci  latiore  nigra,  ad  suturam  et  ad  marginem 
lateralem  obsoleta,  antice  fascia  latiore  albo-grisea  etiam  male  expressa  ac  antice 
gradatim  evanescente  parum  nigro-variegata  terminata  ;  corpore  infra  sicut  in  specie 
praecedente  linea  transversa  albo-grisea  cincto. 

Long.  1 1  i  mm.,  elytr.  8,  lat.  4. 

Hab.  Ogowe  R.,  \V.  Africa. 

99.  Anacerastes  bimaculatus  sp.  nov. 

cJ.  A.  niger,  pube  albo-grisea  obtectus  ;  capite  prothoraceque  sicut  in  ^1.  aubfas- 
ciato  signatis,  sed  vittis  parum  melius  expressis  magis  albis ;  elytris  singulis  macula 
mediana  rotundata  nigro-velutino  subalbo-cincta  notatis ;  linea  transversa  metaster- 
nali obsoleta. 

Long.  13^,  mm.,  elytr.  9,  lat.  4|. 

Hab.  Kuilu,  Vr.  Congo  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

li)(i.  Anacerastes  ater  sp.  nov. 

<S  'i.  A.  ater,  elytris  pro  maxima  parte  glabris  splendidis  ;  rostro  cajiiteque  medio 
cinereis ;  prothorace  nigro-brunneo-pubescente,  linea  mediana  ac  altera  laterali  albo- 
cinereis  plus  minusve  obsoletis  notato  ;  elytris  nudis,  plaga  transversa  obliqua  jiost- 
mediana  antice  albo-cinereo-marginata  fusco-nigro-vehitina  signatis,  interstitiis 
dorsalibus  basi  apiceque  fere  laevibus  ;  corpore  infra  sparsim  cincreo-puliescente  ; 
((J)  segmenti  primi   alsdominalis   gutta  mediana  pilosa  subnigra. 

Ix)ng.  12A  mm.,  elytr.  8^,  lat.   4i. 

Hab.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (.\.  Mocijuerys,  1892),  and  Loanda. 


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II.  Rostrum  short,  anteiiiial  grooves  small  without  distinctly  cariiiiform  dorsal 
border  ;  second  antennary  joint  at  least  2J  as  long  as  broad  ;  lateral  angles  of  pro- 
thoracic  carina  very  oblique  and  strongly  rounded,  infero-lateral  part  of  that  carina 
more  or  less  directed  towards  the  front. 

Small  species;  A.  undulatus  Qned.  and  probably  also  A.  suhcostatus  Qued. 
belong  to  this  grouji,  which  is  more  closely  allied  to  Apolecfa  Pasc.  than  the  first 
group  is. 

101.  Anacerastes  pygidialis  sp.  nov. 

cJ  ?  .  j4.  brunneo-niger,  pube  sordide  ciiiereo-fulva  hand  dense  vestitus,  confertim 
granulosus.  Antennae  (c?)  corpore  duplo  longiores(?)  corporis  longitudine,  Inteo- 
rufae,  articulis  tribus  basalibus  ae  duobus  apicalibus  tot  is  caeterisfjue  apice  brunneis. 
3°  quarto  baud  (tJ)  vel  obvie  (?)  longiore.  Prothorax  latitudine  brevior,  retrorsum 
fortiter  ampliatus,  disco  loagitrorsum  leviter  impressus,  linea  mediana  insensim 
elevata  autice  alba  ;  carina  dorso  recta  angulis  latissirae  rotundatis. 

Scutellum  albo-lutenm.  Elytra  couvexa,  i)one  basim  panlo  ele\a(a,  delude  vix 
impressa,  sutura  posterius  parum  impressa,  fortiter  punctato-striata,  interstitio  tertio 
paulo  magis  quam  aliis  elevato  medio  ac  ante  declivitatem  apicalem  lineola  hreri 
luteo-alba  notato  sicut  interspatio  quinto,  nono  etiam  hie  et  inde  albo-notato  ;  ely- 
trorum  apice  cum  pvgidio  pube  luteo-alba  parum  maculatim  obtecto. 

I'edes  brunnei,  tarsorum  articulis  2"  et  3"  rufis,  cinereo-pubescentes,  tibiis  annulo 
incompleto  indistincto  basali  ac  ajiice  tarsi.sque  articulo  primo  apice  brunneo-pubes- 
centibus. 

Long.  54  mm.,  elyh'.  4,  lat.  2. 

Jfab.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 

]'>2.  Anacerastes  albinus  sp.  nov. 

?  .  A.  praecedenti  similis,  sed  protliorace  dorso  sat  profunde  late  impresso,  in  hoc 
impressionis  medio  tuberculato-elevato,  elytris  pone  basim  fortius  transverse  impressis, 
hac  impressione  cum  altera  basali  adhumerali  contigua,  cum  capite  supra  et 
prothorace  disco  et  elytrorum  depressione  suturali  intra  utriu-C[ue  elytri  strias 
tertias  medio  magis  elevatas  pube  alba  hand  densa  obtecta,  gibbositate  postscutellari 
ac  elytrorum  lateribus  fuscis,  sutura  etiam  iiarum  fusco-notata  ;  pygidio  ac  corpore 
infra  cum  pedibus  cinereo-tomentosis ;  tibiis  versus  basim  et  apice,  tarsorum  articulo 
primo  apice  brunneis ;  antennis  dilutioribus  quam  in  specie  praecedente,  articulo 
tertio  basi  apiceque  exceptis  rufo. 
Long.  7  mm.,  elytr.  5,  lat.  2f. 

This  and  the  preceding  species  liave  the  pubescence  of  the  upper  surface  incon- 
.spicuously  parti-coloured  with  fuscous.  The  second  and  third  interstices  of  the  elytra 
are  distinctly  raised  at  the  base  in  A.  albinus,  and  the  third  interstice  is  also  elevate 
for  a  short  way  just  behind  the  transverse  post  basal  impression;  the  sutm'al  depression 
extending  from  that  impression  to  the  apex  of  the  elytra  is  stronger  in  A.  albinus 
than  in  A.  pyfjidialis. 

Hub.  Kuilu,  Fr.  Congo  (A.  Mocquerys,  1892). 


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FIRST  GLIMPSES  OF  THE  ZOOLOGY  OF  THE  NATUNA 

ISLANDS. 

111.  LL<r  uK  TllK  FlliST  COLLECTIOiX  OF  .AIA.M.MA1>  FKo.M  THE 
NATUNA  ISLANDS. 

By  OLDFIELD  THOMAS  and  ERNST  HARTERT. 

(With  Field  Notes  by  A.  Evehett.) 

IN  a  previous  article  I  gave  an  account  of  the  first  collection  of  birds  from  the 
Natunas  (see  antea,  pp.  469-483).  The  present  one  contains  the  list  of  the 
mammals  collected  during  the  same  time  on  Bunguran  and  Sirhassen  Islands.  It 
will  be  seen  that  the  mammalian  faunas  of  Bunguran  and  Sirhassen  differ  con- 
siderably ;  and,  judging  by  the  mammalia,  it  would  seem  that  Mr.  Everett  was  to 
a  great  extent  right  in  his  remarks  quoted  on  p.  468  and  alluded  to  on  p.  483  ;  at 
least  the  mammalian  inhabitants  of  Sirhassen  show  a  much  closer  relationship  to  those 
of  Borneo  than  to  those  of  the  Malay  Peninsula. 

The  species  have  been  named  by  both  of  us,  and  the  specimens  compared  carefullv 
with  the  material  in  the  British  Museum,  but  Mr.  Oldfield  Thomas  has  alone  named 
the  Chircrpkn-a  and  Murinae,  and  is  consequently  alone  responsible  for  them. 

The  types  of  the  new  forms  are  in  the  British  Museum,  and  the  co-tvpes  in 
Mr.  Rothschild's  Museum  ;  specimens  of  most  of  the  other  species  are  also  preserved 
in  both  these  collections. 

Mr.  Everett's  notes  are  enclosed  in  brackets  and  signed  with  his  initials. 

E.  H. 

1.  Semnopithecus  natunae  sp.  nov. 

a.  Type. — ad.  J.  Bunguran,  October  lUth,  18!);5.  Other  specimens,  all  from 
Bunguran. 

Size,  proportions,  and  coloration  .showing  a  general  resemblance  to  the  iS./er/toi-a- 
lia  group,  the  prevailing  colours  being  black  and  white.  While,  however,  the  fore- 
head, the  fore-arms  and  hands,  lower  legs  and  feet,  and  tail  (both  above  and  below) 
are  all  deep  glossy  black,  the  back  itself,  with  the  occiput,  nape,  and  shoulders,  is 
brown,  rather  darker  than  "  Prout's  brown  "  of  Kidgway.  Thighs  along  a  narrow  strip 
on  their  outer  aspect  ashy  grey,  darkening  distally  into  the  black  of  the  lower  legs, 
but  their  posterior  aspect,  continuous  with  their  inner  sides,  is  jierfectly  white,  giving 
a  very  peculiar  and  characteristic  ajjpearance  to  the  animal,  and  one  which  is  quite 
unlike  any  species  known  to  us,  with  the  one  exception  tliat  S.  s'uvmensh  has  whitish 
patches  in  somewhat  the  same  position.  Whole  of  under  siu'face,  with  the  sides  of 
the  neck,  the  hairs  on  the  insides  of  the  ears,  and  lines  down  the  inner  sides  of  the 
arms  and  legs,  pure  creamy  white. 

F'ace  thinly  hairy  throughout,  the  hairs  black,  except  those  on  the  nose,  where 
there  is  a  whitish  patch. 

Forehead  with  the  hairs  radiating  outwards  and  backwards  from  a  single  central 
point  about  half  or  Ihrco-quarters  of  an  inch  behind  the  eyebrows;  posteriorly  these 


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liairs  are  mucli  lengthened,  a<  are  those  on  the  occiput,  the  latter  being  directed 
forwards  and  upwards  in  such  a  way  that  the  black  hairs  of  the  forehead  and  the 
brown  ones  of  the  occiput  meet  to  form  a  high  crest  on  the  crown. 

['■  Iris  cinnamon  brown.  Kvclids,  muzzle,  and  chin  white;  remainder  of  bare 
skin  on  face  livid  black.     Palms  and  soles  deep  blackish  brown '"  (  ?  ). — A.  K.] 

Measurements  of  the  type,  an  adult  male  in  skin  : — Head  and  body,  480  mm. ; 
tail,*  550;  hind-foot,  IGO.  Skull  :  greatest  length,  90  mm.;  greatest  breadth,  (17. 
Nasal  opening:  height,  16-f>;  breadth,  10-3.  Interorbital  breadth,  7-4.  Orbit: 
height,  23 ;  breadth.  23.  Intertemporal  breadth,  45.  Breadth  of  brain-case,  55. 
Palate:   length,  27-5;   breadth  outside  m',  31-6;   breadth  inside  m',  20  mm. 

A  new-born  specimen  is  coloured  as  follows  : — ]\Iiddle  line  of  dorsal  surface  from 
crown  to  anus,  and  whole  of  tail,  deep  black,  the  breadth  of  the  black  on  the  back 
about  an  inch  and  a  half ;  outer  sides  of  shoulders  greyish,  and  also  the  backs  of  the 
hands  and  feet  commencing  to  become  black,  llie  whole  of  the  rest  of  the  animal, 
including  the  forehead,  arms,  and  legs,  wholly  pure  white. 

This  fine  species,  on  whose  discovery  Mr.  Everett  is  to  be  congratulated,  is  repre- 
sented by  a  fine  series,  all  of  which  are  absolutely  identical  with  one  another,  and  all 
come  from  the  same  island. 

Although  among  the  many  closely  allied  species  of  Semnopithecus  it  is  difficult 
to  be  at  all  sm-e  of  their  mutual  affinities,  it  would  seem  that  S.  iiatunae  is  most 
nearly  related  to  .S'.  feinoralis  Horsf  and  <S'.  sixmensis  31.  &  S.  Both  of  these  have 
a  similar  arrangement  of  the  hairs  of  the  crown  and  nape  ;  and,  on  the  one  hand,  the 
former  possesses  the  wholly  black  hands,  feet,  and  tail  of  8.  natunan,  and,  to  a  certain 
extent,  the  browner  tint  of  the  back,  while,  on  the  other,  S.  siamensis  has  its  whitish 
underside  and  light  thigh-patch,  although  united  with  a  widely  different  general 
coloration. 

The  Bornean  representative  of  S.feinornlis,  S.  chrysomelas  M.  &  S.,  ajjproximates 
to  S.  natunae  in  the  lighter  colour  of  its  chest  and  sides  of  neck,  while,  by  having  a 
more  or  less  bicolor  tail,  it  is  further  off  than  the  typical  race. 

In  one  respect,  however,  all  the  three  monkeys  above  mentioned  differ  from 
8.  natunae — namely,  by  having  two  frontal  centres  of  liair-divergence,  a  character  which 
is  particularly  well  seen  in  the  young.  In  a  baby  S.  chrysomelas  fi-om  Sarawak  there  is 
a  narrow  median  crest,  with  a  whorl  on  each  side  of  it,  above  the  eyes  ;  while,  as  already 
noted,  there  is  in  S.  natunae  only  one  (rather  less  well-defined)  whorl  in  the  median  line 
above  the  no.se,  and  the  crest  only  begins  at  or  behind  the  bregma.  In  other  respects, 
allowing  for  a  slight  difference  in  age,  the  two  yoimg  specimens  before  us  agree 
very  clo.sely  in  the  coloration  of  their  body  and  limbs  ;  but  the  tail  of  the  young 
S.  chrysomekis  is  sharply  bicolor. 

[Native  name  "  Kekah,"  which  is  onomatopoeic.  These  animals  were  common 
about  the  base  of  Jlount  Ranai,  going  in  troops,  and  they  commit  great  depredations 
on  the  native  gardens.  The  irides  are  light  cinnamon  brown  ;  face  livid  black,  the 
eyelids  and  muzzle  white  ;  feet  and  hands  very  dark  brown ;  the  ears  blackish  exter- 
nally, the  outer  edge  and  interior  dull  white,  marbled  to  some  extent  with  livid 
blackish  spots.  In  an  immature  individual,  barely  half-grown,  the  white  of  the 
eyelids,  nose,  and  chin  was  tinged  with  dull  pink  ;  and  at  the  exterior  angle  of  each 
orbit  was  a  bare  spot  of  bluish  white  showing  very  distinctly  owing  to  its  different 
tinge  of  colour,  the  skin  of  the  face  otherwise  being  liWd  black.     With  maturity  these 

•  The  tails  of  other  examples  are  from  80  to  90  mm.  longer  than  the  above,  and  it  is  probable  that  the 
t.vpe-8pecimen  h.as  had  his  tail  injured  during  life. 


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iifiked  white  spots  at  the  angle  of  the  orbits  disapiiear.  I  kept  this  animal  alive, 
intending  to  bring  it  home ;  but  it  succumbed  to  the  seventy  of  our  return 
passage.  It  fed  on  the  leaves  of  sweet  potatoes  and  tapioca,  and  although  it  had  been 
recently  captured,  in  a  few  days  it  was  very  gentle  and  timid.  The  breeding  season 
with  these  monkeys  is  either  very  prolonged,  or  is  not  defined  at  all,  for  I  obtained 
them  in  October,  when  the  rains  were  beginning,  in  all  stages  from  a  foetus  three 
inches  long  to  half-grown  specimens.  The  following  are  the  measurenieut.s  of  two 
adult  individuals  in  the  flesh  : — 


(? 

? 

>'ose  to  root  of  tail  . 

\G'23  inches. 

16-25  inches. 

Tail,  without  hair 

25-75      „ 

24-50       „ 

Hind-foot 

6-50       „ 

(i-(lO 

A.  E.] 

2.  Semnopithecus  cristatus  (KatlL). 

[[  obser\ed  these  monkeys  on  tSirhassen  Island,  where  they  appeared  to  be  fairly 
abundant  ;  but  during  my  brief  visit  of  five  days  I  did  not  succeed  in  obtaining  a 
specimen.  When  a  gun  is  fired  they  make  the  forest  resound  witli  their  deep  groaning 
hoots — a  sound  curiouslj'  sugge.stive  to  the  hearer  of  alarm  and  defiance  together,  and 
quite  unlike  their  ordinary  note,  which  may  be  syllabled  "  chekoh."  These  monkeys 
are  abundant  on  the  adjacent  mainland  of  Borneo.  The  Sirhassen  ]\Ialays  call  thcni 
"Lutung." — A.  K.] 

3.  Macacus  cynomolgus  (Schreb.).     (See  Blanford,  Mam.  India,  p.  23.) 

A  typical  specimen  from  Bunguran. 

[Abundant  in  both  Sirhassen  and  Bunguran,  where  they  come  down  in  large 
parties  to  the  seashore,  sitting  in  groups  on  the  larger  boulders,  or  playing  and  hunting 
for  prey  along  the  sands  when  the  tide  is  out.  In  mature  animals  the  face,  hands, 
and  feet  are  dark  brown  ;  the  lower  eyelids  a  paler  brown  ;  the  upjier  eyelids  and 
upper  halves  of  the  orbits  whitish.  In  a  very  young  'nude  the  bare  skin  of  the  fa<-e 
was  livid  lirosvii,  rather  paler  on  the  evelids,  and  the  hands  and  feet  were  dark  bromi. 
-A.  K] 

4.  Macacus  nemestrinus  (Linn.). 
[These  macaques  do  not  exist  in  a  wild  state,  but  all  the  owners  of  cocoanut  plan- 
tations keep  one  or  more  in  captivity.  They  may  be  considered  as  one  of  the  domestic 
animals  of  the  Natunas,  all  being  trained  to  work  as  gatherers  of  cocoanuts,  the  natives 
very  seldom  ascending  the  palms  themselves.  They  are  brought  from  Borneo, 
Singapore,  and  Sumatra,  and  are  purchased  while  very  young  for  a  dollar  or  two  apiece, 
and  regularly  trained  for  their  work,  a  well-educated  monkey,  alile  to  pick  some  five 
hundred  nuts  a  day,  being  valued  as  high  as  fifteen  dollars.  The  process  of  training 
consists  in  hanging  up  ripe  nuts  by  a  string  which  will  break  when  twisted  sufficiently 
long,  and  then  the  ]\Ialay  takes  the  monkey's  two  paws  in  his  hands  and  applies  them 
to  the  sides  of  the  nut,  and  twists  it  round  until  the  support  breaks  and  the  nut 
falls,  calling  out  to  the  animal  at  the  same  time  "  I'utar  ! "  which  is  the  Malay  for  to 
twist  round.  When  properly  trained  the  monkey  is  sent  up  the  palms,  and  picks  as 
many  ripe  nuts  as  it  can  find,  not  touching  the  green  ones  unless  it  grows  thirsty,  when 


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it  will  pick  one  and  descend  to  have  it  opened  hv  its  master.  A  light  string  is 
attached  to  the  animal  before  it  is  sent  up,  and  it  takes  its  own  time  in  the  descent, 
investigating  every  cranny,  seizing  the  geckoes,  spiders,  etc.,  that  lurk  therein,  and 
halting  to  eat  them  before  it  goes  on.  When  it  reaches  the  crown  of  leaves,  if  it  is 
idle,  the  Malay  below  has  only  to  shout  "  Putar"  to  it,  and  it  sets  to  work  again. — 
A.  E.] 

The  above  story  was  first  related  I)y  Sir  S.  Raffles,  and  afterwards  by  Mr.  Carl 
Bock.  Hartert  was  told  the  same  in  Deli,  N.E.  Sumatra,  but  only  saw  these 
monkeys  at  work  in  the  ]Malay  Peninsula.  In  Deli,  Lankat,  and  Serdang,  in  Sumatra, 
the  pig-tailed  monkey  was  found  by  him  commonly  wild,  and  often  kept  in 
captivity  by  the  planters.  In  a  wild  state  they  often  used  to  fight  with  the  dogs. 
They  kept  more  to  the  ground  than  any  other  monkeys  in  Sumatra,  the  orang-outan 
perhaps  excepted.  In  captivity  they  were  found  to  be  good-natured  and  docile,  but 
sometimes  also  very  treacherous  and  bad-tempered,  especially  old  mules. 

5.  Tarsius  spectrum  ([>inn.). 

[At  Bunguran  I  coidd  hear  nothing  of  the  existence  of  this  animal ;  but  the 
Malays  at  Sirhassen  described  it  to  me  unmistakably  under  the  name  of  "  Imbing.'" — 
A.  K] 

().  Nycticebus  tardigi'adus  (Liun.). 

Sent  from  Bunguran  only. 

[The  natives  on  Sirhassen  did  not  appear  to  know  this  animal.  At  Bunguran  it  is 
probably  not  rare,  though  not  often  ca])tured.     Native  name  "  Kuk;ing." — A.  E.] 

7.  Pteropus  vampyrus  (T,.). 
PL  edvMs  Geoif.,  Dobs,  et  ancl.  <(l.* 

Several  from  Bunguran,  where  they  were  found  very  common  in  the  cocoamit 
plantation.s,  and  were  seen  continually  flying  about  even  at  midday,  their  great  wings 
showing  red  brown  against  the  sun. 

Distributed  over  the  jNIalay  Peninsula  and  the  Malayan  .'\rchipelago. 

8.  Pteropus  hypomelanus  Temm. 
Four  from  Sirhassen. 

n.  Cynopterus  inarginatus  Geoff. 

Four  skins  from  Sirhassen,  Se[jtenibi-r  2i)th. 

One  skin  from  Bunguran,  October  I'.ith,  and  several  in  spirits.  I'roni  the 
Himalayas  to  the  ]\lalay  Peninsula  and  Islands. 

[Found  at  Sirhassen  among  the  crowns  of  the  cocoanut  palms  in  large  parties. 
The  colour  varied  from  snufi-brown  to  mouse-brown,  the  males  with  ferruginous  upper 
breasts,  the  young  entirely  dark  mouse-brown.  Young  ones,  evidently  several  weeks 
old,  were  found  on  September  2(lth,  while  some  of  the  fenialfs  had  not  yet  brought 
forth,  though  tlie  wet  .season  was  beginning. — A.  E.] 

»  Sec  P.  Z.  S.,   1S92,  p.  31C. 

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I'l.  Cynopterus  brachyotus  Miill. 

[This  species — if  it  he  a  (hstiiict  species  from  the  foregoing  one — occun-ed  at 
Bunguran. — A.  E.j 

H.  Rhinolophus  affinis  Horsf. 

a.  Sirhassen,  September  2l!nl. 

This  specimen  appears  to  helong  to  tlie  small  rac(>  of  R.  ajjinis,  to  which  the 
provisional  name  of  R.  fiffivis  rouxi  Temni.  was  a[)plit'(l  hv  one  of  us  in  18!(2.*  Its 
forearm  is  only  43  mm.  in  length. 

1','.  Megaderma  spasma  (L.)- 
Six  specimens  from  I'unguran. 
Distributed  over  the  Peninsula  and  Archipelago. 

[Found  in  Bunguran  iu  the  hold  of  a  ship  laid  up  on  the  boaeh,  and  also  in  holes 
in  trees. — A.  E.] 

1;'..  Vespertilio  muricola  Itudgs. 

Seven  from  Bunguran. 

P'ound  in  the  leaf-crowns  of  bananas.      ."Mainland  and  .\rcliipelago. 

14.  Taphozous  melanopog^on  'rcmm. 

Nine  specimens  from  Bunguran,  October. 
Distributed  over  India  to  Borneo. 

[Abundant  in  the  rocky  shelters  formed  liy  the  large  boulders  heaped  together  at 
high-water  mark  on  the  shore  at  Bunguran. — A.  E.] 

15.  Crocidura  sp. 
[According  to  the  Malays,  shrews  exist  on  Sirhassen  Island. — .\.  1'!.] 

1 0.  Ptilocercus  lowi  <  >  ray. 

[This  remarkable  animal  was  described  to  me,  beyond  doubt,  as  I  think,  by  the 
Sirhassen  natives,  but  it  seemed  to  be  unknown  to  the  Bunguran  jieople.  The 
Sirhassen  jNIalays  called  it  "  Pantus." — A.  E.] 

IT.  Tupaia  splendidula  (iray. 
(P.  /.  S.,  186,5,  p.  322.) 

From  Bunguran  only.     A  .single  skin  and  two  in  spirits. 

These  s|)ecimens  agree  very  fairly  with  the  typical  skin  in  the  British  Museum, 
which  was  said  to  have  come  from  Borneo,  but  as  among  the  large  series  of  tree- 
shrews  which  ha\e  been  received  from  that  island  of  late  years  no  sjiecimen  of  it  has 
occurred,  it  seems  possil)le  that  the  Natunas  are  its  true  habitat.  This  is  the  more 
probable  as  the  si)irit  specimen  referred  by  Gray  to  the  same  species  in  the  original 
description  proves  on  a  renewed  examination  to  be  a  young  individual  of  T.  tana 
Raffl.,  and,  having  been  obtained  by  Sir  Hugh  Low,  of  course  really  did  come  from 

*  O.  I'lioin.'is,  Anil.  Miik.  Gnim.  (2).  x.,  p.  !I23, 


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Borneo.  In  fact  the  incorrect  determination  of  this  spirit  specimen  was  very  possihiv 
the  sole  cause  of  the  asserted  locality  of  "  Borneo  "  for  T.  f>plendiilul<i,  as  no  habilat 
is  put  down  for  the  typical  skin  in  the  original  Museum  register.  Verreaux's  own 
label  for  it  has  unfortunately-  not  been  preserved. 

[Pretty  abundant  in  Hungunin,  where  the  natives  call  it  "  Tniiai-pelandok." 
They  did  not  seem  to  know  of  any  other  species  of  tree-shrew  as  inlialiiting  the 
island. — A.  E.] 

18.  Tupaia  tana  Raffl. 

A  fine  series  from  Sirhassen  Island. 
Inhabits  Sumatra  and  Borneo. 

19.  Galeopithecus  volans  (!>.). 

Several  of  the  grey  and  of  the  rufous  variety  from  both  Bunguran  and  Sirhassen 
Islands. 

[Extremely  common  on  Sirhassen  and  Bunguran  in  the  cocoanut  palms,  hiding 
during  the  day  among  the  bases  of  the  leaves,  and  sallying  forth  at  dusk  to  feed 
on  the  young  leaves,  moss,  etc.,  their  diet  being  exclusively  vegetable.  The  native 
name  is  "  Kubong-lumut " — '"  kubong  "  meaning  any  flying  scpiirrel  and  "  lumut  ' 
being  the  Malay  for  moss — in  allusion  either  to  the  animals  eating  moss,  or  more 
likely  to  the  fact  that  the  common  grey  form  very  closely  resembles  in  colour  and 
markings  a  mossed  and  lichened  palm  trunk.  Their  principal  food  consists  of  the 
young  leaves  of  the  cocoanuts,  and  they  do  serious  damage  in  the  })lantations  by 
nibbling  them.  The  ordinary  palage  is  grey  in  its  general  hue,  but  I  obtained  one 
feriude  with  a  young  one  clinging  to  her  of  which  the  palage  was  rather  deep 
ferruginous  speckled  with  white,  the  fur  of  the  mother  being  of  the  usual  marbled 
grey  tint,  but  having  the  top  of  the  head  and  nai)e  strongly  sutfused  with  golden 
yellow.  All  the  other  young  ones  obtained  followed  the  hue  of  their  parents.  The 
young  were  obtained  in  all  stages,  as  in  the  case  of  Semnopithecits  nfttunae,  between 
the  end  of  September  and  the  end  of  October,  from  the  foetus  up  to  half-grown 
animals.  Only  one  young  one  is  brought  forth,  at  any  rate  in  the  great  majority 
of  cases,  and  the  young  remain  long  with  the  mother.  In  the  living  animal  the  ears 
are  dark  carmine-red  interiorly,  passing  into  dark  yellow  towards  the  orifice.  In 
some  specimens  there  is  found  a  pure  yellow  crescentic  mark  bordering  tlie  lower 
margin  of  each  eye  very  conspicuously. — A.  E.] 

20.  Mydaus  meliceps  F.  Cuv. 
A  fine  male  in  spirits  from  Bunguran. 

This  Mydaus  agrees  very  well  with  examples  of  M.  mdlcepn  in  tlie  ]5rilish 
Museum,  in  whose  collection  there  are  specimens  from  Sumatra,  Borneo,  and  Java. 

[Native  name  "  Bubut."  Common  in  Bunguran,  but  not  easy  to  obtain,  as  the 
natives  have  a  great  objection  to  touching  these  animals  on  account  of  their 
odour.  The  presence  of  Mydaus  on  any  island  may  be  taken  as  proof  conclusi\e 
that  such  island  has  never  been  wholly  submerged  since  its  severance  from  the 
mainland,  for,  owing  to  its  burrowing  habits  and  its  evil  smell,  it  is  most  improbable 
that  it  could  ever  have  been  introduced  through  the  agency  of  floating  vegetation 
or  by  man,  whilst  its  powers  of  swimming,  if  any,  must   be  very  limited.     Neither 


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this  genus  nor  Manis  appears  to  be  represented  in  Sirhassen — nor  indeed  does  any 
species  of  mammal  seem  to  exist  in  that  island  (and  proljably  the  other  South 
Natunas)  which  might  not  have  been  brought  there  hy  flight  or  swimming,  on 
floating  timber  and  vegetation,  or  by  niiin. — A.  ¥..'] 

21.  Paradoxunis  hermaphroditus  (I'all.). 

Bunguran. 

[Native  tiame  "  Musang."     Common  in  cocoanut  plantations  on  Bunguran. 

Two  other  carnivores,  according  to  the  natives,  occur  on  Bunguran,  and  one  also 
on  Sirhassen,  but  whether  the  si)ecies  is  the  same  on  both  islands  I  could  not 
ascertain.  As  the  Malays  use  the  name  "  Tengalung,"  they  are  doubtless  civet-cats. — 
A.  E.] 

'  T2.  Mus  rattus  vnr. 
Bunguran,  four  specimens. 
The  specimens  belong  to  one  of  the  whitc-liellied  races  of  this  vari.ible  species. 

'23.  Mus  hellwaldi  .lent. 
Two  specimens  from  Bunguran. 

•  24.  Mus  sabanus  11  ms. 

One  specimen  from  Bunguran. 

["  Tikus  Bulan  "  of  the  Malays.  ?  .  Adult,  October  IGth,  1893.  Tip  of  nose  to 
root  of  tail,  S-e  inches:  tail,  13"8  inches;  hind-foot,  1-8  inch;  length  of  ear  from 
orifice,  I'l  inch.  The  ears,  when  laid  forward,  easily  covered  the  orbits.  The  ears 
are  light  livid  brown. — A.  E.] 

25.  Sciurus  bicolor  bunguranensis  sulispec.  nov. 

a.  Type. — ad.  sk.  cJ.  Bunguran,  October  7th,  1893. 

A  large  series  from  Bunguran. 

Very  similar  in  size  and  proportions  to  its  Sirhassen  representative  S.  h.  alhlceps, 
although  rather  larger  and  with  a  longer  tail.  General  colour  a  peculiar  pale 
chocolate  brown  (perhaps  nearest  to  "  Front's  brown  "  of  Ridgway),  not  unlike  the 
dorsal  colour  of  some  of  the  Celebean  iiale-footed  varieties  of  S.  hjcniar.  This  colour 
is  very  finely  grizzled  with  yellowish,  due  to  the  presence  of  narrow  subterminal 
rings  of  this  colour  on  the  brown  dorsal  hairs;  there  are  also  a  certain  amoimt  of  pure 
white  hairs  intermixed.  The  brown  extends  from  the  forehead  over  the  neck,  back, 
and  sides,  becoming  on  the  sides  of  the  neck,  the  flanks,  and  lower  legs  a  deep 
reddish  or  russet ;  underside  from  neck  to  anus,  and  the  inner  sides  of  the  limbs,  a 
rather  paler  and  clearer  russet,  quite  different  from  the  yellowish  of  the  ordinary 
forms.  A  whitish  patcli  on  tbe  outer  side  of  each  hip.  Tapper  surface  of  muzzle, 
a  ring  round  eyes,  whole  of  ears,  and  up[)er  sm-faces  of  hands  and  feet,  black.  Sides 
of  muzzle,  at  roots  of  whiskers,  white.  Cheeks  grizzled  grej',  darkening  under  the 
chin  to  nearly  black.  Tail  very  long,  in  the  upper  aspect  wholly  brown  like  the  back, 
although  darker,  but  the  hairs  are  light-coloured  at  their  bases,  and  this  lighter 
colour  shows  clearly  on  the  under  surface,  bounded  on  either  side  by  the  brown  tips  of 
the  long  hairs  and  the  black  of  the  short  hairs  with  which  the  actual  under  surface 
of  the  tail-substance  is  clothed. 


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vSkuU  apparently  quite  as  usual. 

Measm-emeuts  of  the  type,  an  adult  iiiale,  in  skin : — Head  and  body,  350  mm. ; 
tail,  420;  hind-foot,  63.  Skull,  basal  length,  52'4  ;  basilar  length,  48-2 ;  greatest 
breadth,  39;  nasals,  length,  19'4;  greatest  breadth,  11;  interorbital  breadth,  24'5 : 
palate,  length,  27'0;  diastema,  13;  length  of  upper  molar  series  (crowns),  12'2. 

This  handsome  squirrel,  the  representative  of  ki.  blcolor  in  Bunguran,  differs 
considerably  in  colour  from  any  other  known  form,  while  at  the  same  time  the  series 
obtained  by  Mr.  Everett  shows  that  it  is  extremely  constant  in  its  own  locality,  and 
we  are  therefore  compelled  to  assign  a  special  name  to  it,  reluctant  as  we  are  to  add 
to  the  already  encumbered  synonymy  of  this  intricate  grou[i. 

One  of  the  specimens  is  partially  affected  by  albinism,  the  colours  throughout 
being  feebler  and  paler,  and  the  back  coarsely  mottled  with  cream-colour. 

26.  Sciurus  bicolor  albiceps  Desm. 

Two  specimens  from  Sirhassen.  They  are  both  alike,  and  are  pale  amber-brown 
above,  and  of  a  beautiful  deep  cream-colour  below;  but  we  do  not  doubt  that — so 
far  as  our  present  knowledge  goes — they  should  be  assigned  to  the  form  to  which 
the  name  S.  albiceps  has  been  applied,  as  there  are  very  similar  skins  from  N.  I'orneo 
in  the  British  Museum.  For  the  present,  however,  in  view  of  the  transitional 
specimens  described  by  W.  Sclater,*  it  seems  better  to  treat  this  race  as  simply  a 
subspecies  of  S.  bicolor.  Native  name  "  Tupai-rajah,"  a  name  generally  applied  by 
the  Mala3's  to  the  large  squin-els,  as  in  Sumatra,  ^Malacca,  etc. 

27.  Sciunis  prevosti  Desm. 

A  fine  series  of  this  beautiful  hut  common  squirrel  from  Sirhassen  only. 
[Abundant  in  Sirhassen.    I  observed  no  sign  of  this  species  in  Bunguran. — A.  E.] 

28.  Sciurus  notatus  Bodd. 

Both  Bunguran  and  Sirhassen. 
[Common  on  both  islands. — A.  E.] 

29.   Sciui'US   lowi   tiray. 

Sent  in  spirits  from  Sirhassen. 

[Found  in  Sirhassen  only.  Occurs  in  suitable  situations  over  the  entire  N.M  . 
districts  of  Borneo. — A.  E.] 

30.  Sciurus  tenuis  Horsf. 

A  series  from  Bunguran. 

[Obtained  only  on  Bunguran,  where  it  is  very  common. — A.  E.] 

31.  Nannosciurus  sp.  (?). 

[A  pigmy  .squirrel  is  described  by  the  Malays  as  existing  on  Sirhassen. — A.  E.] 

»  Cat.  .^famm.  Iiul.  .Vk.v..  ii.,  |i.  8,  18111. 


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32.  Pteromys  nitidus  Desm. 

Several  dark  rufous  specimens  from  Buuguriui. 

["  Kubong  Kalok  "  of  the  Malays.  Very  common  on  llie  cocoaiiut  jiahn.  An 
adult  male  measm-ed  in  the  Hesh  as  follows  : — Nose  to  tail,  Mo  inches  ;  tail  without 
hair,  17-3  inches;  tail  with  hair,  lU  inches. — A.  E.] 

33.  Sciuropterus  phayrei  IJlyth  (?). 
(Blyth,  Jouni.  As.  Soc.  Bemj.,  xxxiii.,  p.  278.) 

Three  specimens  in  spirit  from  liunguran. 

M'c  are  in  some  doubt  as  to  the  determination  of  this  Hying  sciuirrol,  for  want 
of  authentic  specimens  of  Blyth's  <S'.  phaijrei,  which  must  certainly  be  closely  allied 
to  it.  For  the  present  therefore  we  do  not  think  it  safe  to  describe  the  Natuna  form 
as  new,  even  if  hereafter  it  may  prove  specifically  separable. 

The  three  specimens  were  found  together  in  a  hole  in  a  tree. 

31.  Tragulus  javanicus  Desm. 

Si)ecimens  received  from  l>iinguran,  luit  seen  by  the  collector  also  in  Sirhassen. 
[Found  in   both  islands.     Tlie  Malays  say  that  Tnigidud  iiajiK  is  also  found  in 
Uunguran. — A.  E.] 

35.  Cervus  equinus  (?). 

[The  deer  is  found  in  Bunguran  only,  where  it  has  been  introduced  from  .Sambas 
by  the  Malays. 

No  Cervidus  occurs  either  in  Bungm-an  or  (Sirhassen,  so  far  as  I  could  hear. 
—A.  E.] 

3G.  Sus  s[). 

[Wild  pig  abound  in  liunguran,  but,  curiously  enough,  they  are  unknown  in  the 
South  Natuna.s. — A.  K.j 

37.  Halicore  dugong  dlrxl.). 

[The  dugong  frequents  the  coast  of  Bunguran,  and  doubtless  of  all  the  Natima 
Islands.— A.  E.] 

38.  Manis   sp.   incert. 
[Is  found  on  Bunguran,  but  J  was  not  able  to  secure  a  specimen. — A.  K.] 


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ON   FIVE   NEW   DELIAS   COLLECTED   BY   WILLIAM 
DOHEETY   IN    THE   EAST. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER   ROTHSCHILD. 

1.  Delias  splendida  sj).  no  v. 

Male. — Uppersu/e :  Forewings  creamy  white,  with  blackisli  grey  costa  and 
black  apices,  shading  off  grey  on  the  inner  side.  Onter  margin  greyish  black  from 
a  thin  powdering  of  black  scales. 

Hindwings  creamy  white,  with  u  narrow  bhickish  grey  outer  margin  and  a 
bright  yellow  abdominal  margin,  which  colour  expands  to  a  streak  at  the  anal 
angle. 

Antennae  black,  head  and  thorax  dee])  grey,  abdomen  whitish,  heavily  powdered 
with  black  scales. 

Underside :  Forewings  black,  with  costa  and  most  of  the  veins  jjowdered  with 
pale  grey  scales,  and  a  large  irregular  grey  patch  at  the  apex  of  the  cell.  Apex 
of  wing  and  submarginal  row  of  large  spots  bright  golden  yeHow. 

Hindwings  brilliant  orange  yellow,  with  a  marginal  and  submarginal  row  of 
small  black  marks.  From  the  base  of  the  wing  between  the  costa  and  the  subcostal 
nervure  extends  a  large  oblong  fiery  red  patch  three-quarters  of  an  inch  long. 

Head  greyish  white,  thorax  yellow,  legs  grey,  abdomen  white. 

Female. —  Uppersidc :  Forewings  black,  inner  margin,  veins,  and  cell  heavily 
powdered  with  white  scales.  A  large  irregular  blotch  of  yellowish  white  at  the 
apex  of  the  cell,  and  from  the  costa  to  the  angle  of  the  inner  margin  there  extends 
a  semicircular  submarginal  row  of  large  yellowish  white  patches. 

Hindwings  yellowish  white,  powdered  at  the  base  with  dark  grey,  and  with  the 
outer  fourth  of  the  wings  occupied  by  a  wide  black  border,  much  indented  on 
the  inner  side,  within  which  is  a  row  of  five  yellowish  white  spots. 

Antennae  black,  head  and  thorax  olive  grey,  abdomen  deep  blackish  grey 
powdered  with  white. 

Underside  :  Forewings  similar  to  tnale,  but  the  jiatch  in  the  cell  is  larger. 

Hindwings  much  paler  and  duller  yellow  than  in  the  nude,  and  the  submarginal 
row  of  black  spots  larger  and  distinctly  arrow-shaped. 

Head  white,  thorax  yellow,  abdomen  white. 

Expanse  :  ii-2.J  inches  =  83  mm. 

Hab.  Oinanissa  (November  and  Decembei',  1^01),  and  Dili  (May,  IMI-'),  Timor. 


2.  Delias  dohertyi  sp.  no\-. 

Male. —  I'ppersidc :  Creamy  white,  with  a  black  ai)cx  to  forewings,  and  a 
narrow  black  bonier  to  all  lour  wings. 

Antemiae  black  ;  head,  thorax,  and  first  two  segments  of  abdomen  greyish 
olive  ;  lower  half  of  abdomen  white  powdered  with  grey. 

Underside:  Forewings  black,  with  a  faint  white  dot  at   the  apex  of  the  ceM. 


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Hnbcostal  ncrvnrc  ami  base  of  cell  strongly  iiowdcred  with  yi'llowish  green  scales. 
Inner  luargiii  i>!ile  grey.     Ajjical  fourth  bright  yellow  with  black  nervnles. 

Hiiuhvings  liright  golden  yellow.  About  a  third  from  the  outer  margin  is  a 
lunulated  black  transverse  line,  between  which  and  the  outer  nuirgin  the  yellow 
is  splashed  and  patched  with  scarlet.     Outer  margin  black. 

Head  black,  thorax  yellow,  aMomen  white. 

Exijanse  :  3  inches  =:  TO  mm. 

Hub.  Dili  (Fatunaba,  2,500  feet),  Timor. 

3.  Delias  funerea  sp.  uov. 

Male. —  Ujjj/erside :  Pure  white. 

Uiulerside:  Forewings  white,  costa  and  apical  third  black  crossed  by  an  olilinuo 
row  of  five  large  white  spots. 

Hindwings  black,  with  a  red  oblong  streak  half  an  inch  lung  starting  from  the 
base,  and  a  submarginal  row  of  lunulated  scarlet  spots,  seven  in  number. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  white. 

Expanse  :  3|  inches  =  89  mm. 

Hah.  Halmaheira  (August,  1892). 

4.  Delias  fasciata  sp.  nov. 

Fkmale. — Uppcrside :  Forewings  dull  grey;  ccsta,  outer  margin,  and  apical 
third  black,  with  a  large  yellowish  band  of  six  spots  occupying  two-thirds  of  the 
black  area. 

Hindwings  greyish  cream  yellow,  with  the  pattern  of  the  underside  showing 
through,  and  a  deeply  scalloped  black  border. 

Uiidersidi' :  Forewings  yellowish  white,  more  yellow  towards  the  base.  Costa 
and  apical  third  black,  the  latter  occupied  by  seven  large  suljihur-yellow  patches. 

Hindwings  bright  yellow  on  basal  two-thirds  ;  outer  third  black,  with  seven 
large  yellow  patches,  each  of  which  has  a  large  scarlet  splash. 

Head  and  thorax  iiliove  grey,  abdomen  greyish  white  :  below,  head  grey, 
thorax  greyish  yellow,  abdomen  white. 

Ex])anse  :  3  inches  =  76  mm. 

ll'ib.  Sumba  (October,  1891). 

o.  Delias  sambawana  sp.  nov. 

Malb. —  Uppfr.vdt' :  Forewings  greyish  white;  costa,  subapical  band,  and 
ujiper  two-thirds  of  outer  margin  greyish  black. 

Hindwings  greyish  white,  with  jiattern  of  uiuler  surfac  r  showing  through  ;  outer 
margin  black. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  greenish  grey. 

Underside:  Forewings  black,  densely  jiowdered  with  white  scales  ;  at  the  apex 
four  white  patches  powdered  with  greenish  scales,  and  at  tue  angle  of  the  inner 
margin  a  large  snow-white  blotch. 

Hindwings,  basal  two-thirds  orange,  powden^l  with  dull  greenish  yellow  scales  ; 
outer  third  black,  mucli  i)owilered  with  yellow;  in  the  centre  of  this  black  band 
is  a  row  of  large  submarginal  half-yellow,  half-crimson  s]iots. 

Head  and  thorax  feebly  greenish  yellow,  abdomen  white. 

Halt.  Sambawa  (September,  Ijs'.il). 


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ON  A   NEW   SPECIES   OF    CICINDELA   FROM   LUZON. 

By  dr.  K.  JORDAN. 

Cicindela  mucronata  xp.  nov. 

(??.  C.  loiiiiipi-ilis  Fbr.  statuva.  L-ibrnm  allium,  vakU;  tra,ii»vei'siira,  apice 
medio  insensim  emarginatum  et  deuticulatnm,  dcnte  mcdiauo  autem  longo,  latrorsum 
oblique  leviter  sinuatnm,  angnlis  lateralibus  rotuudatis,  supra  transverse  paulo  cou- 
vexnm.  Maudibulao  basi,  palpi  apice  extreme  exeepto  luteo-albi.  Antennae  nigrae, 
articuli.s  (piatuor  primis  viridi-metallicis.  Caput  viridi-aeneum,  genis  auratis  magis 
splendidis,  subtilissime  coriaceum,  juxta  oculos  parum  igneum  et  irregulariter 
levissime  striatum,  vertice  iutra  oculos  iuconspicue  couvexum. 

Prothorax  capitis  colore,  sulcis  ajiicali  et  l)asali  sat  profuudis  splendidis,  liuea 
media  obvie  impressa,  subtilissime  coriaeens,  latrorsum  inseusim  transverse 
strigulosus,  couiens,  longitudine  parum   latior,  augulis  posticis   mucronatis. 

El\  tra  nigro-aenea,  pro  certa  luce  viridescentibus,  parallela,  humeris  subrotuudis, 
margino  apicali  leviter  serrulato  ad  angalos  suturalibus  brevissimc  spinosos  paulo 
emarginato,  dense  subfoveolatim  ])unctata,  albo-siguata  :  macula  auuulif'urini 
linmerali  in  disco  incompleta  ubi  param  latiore,  fascia  transversa  paulo  ante  medium 
sita  cum  limbo  tenui  albo  cunuexa  vel  libera  juxta  suturam  augulo  parum  rotuudato 
retrorsum  fracta,  liac  parte  longitndinali  suturae  parallela  tenui,  ad  quartam  partem 
iipicalem  elytri  abeunte  ubi  jiarum  latiore ;  linea  sublaterali  apicali  margini  externo 
parallela  postice  cum  limbo  auali  eouflua,  autice  j)arum  latiore,  latitudine  tripio 
longiore. 

Corpus  iiil'ra  aureo-viride,  metasterno  ac  abdomiue  laevi  medio  plus  minusve 
cyauescentibus  ;  hoc  apice  (c?)  luteo,  (?)  subuigro  tenuiter  luteo-marginato.  Pedes 
aureo-virides,  jtostici  longissimi,  tibiis  cuprascentibus,  tarsis  obscure  viridi-aeueis, 
articulis  apice  purpurascentibus. 

Long.  11  mm.,  elytr.  7,  lat.  3. 

Hab.  N.  Luzon,  Philijiiiines,  5,000  to  (3,000  feet  (Whitehead,  1894). 

At  once  distinguishabli."  from  C.  lom/ipes  Fabr.  by  the  mucronate  hind  angles  of 
the  prothorax,  and  by  the  anguilliform  markiugof  the  elytra  standing  in  their  middle 
and  having  the  dorsal,  lougitudiual  part  straight,  and  parallel  to  the  sutnre,  and  not 
flexuose. 


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ADDITIONAL   NOTES   ON    SPHiyGIDAE. 

h\   THb;    HON.    WALTER   KOTHSCHILD. 

SINCE  the  appearance  of  my  article  on  Sj>J>inyidue  in  tlie  April  number  of 
this  journal,  1  have  received  a  lot  of  adilitional  material,  and  some  new 
Rjjecies  ;  but  before  going  into  ])articulars  I  must,  in  justice  to  myst^lf,  make  a 
few  remarks  on  the  Uphiiujidae  in  Colonel  Swinhoe's  article  on  the  Lepidoptera 
of  the  Khasia  Hills  in  the  A]iril  number  of  the  Transacttonx  of  the  Entomological 
Society. 

If  Colonel  Swiuhoe  had  only  taken  the  slight  trouble  of  asking  to  see  my 
type-specimens  he  would  certainly  not  have  committed  the  errors  he  has  done. 

On  page  148,  no.  19,  under  Choerocampa  telata,  Colonel  Swiuhoe  places 
my  Metopsilus  alhomarginafiis,  while  in  the  same  note  he  asserts  that  in  his 
opinion  Fergesa  aurifera  Butl.  is  distinct  from  P.  celata.  Now  my  alhomarginatiis, 
though  in  my  opinion  (backed  by  a  good  series)  (juite  distinct,  is  certainly  much 
nearer  to  P.  aurifera  than  to  F.  telata. 

On  ])age  149,  no.  21,  Colonel  Swinhoe  has  jilaced  my  Panacra  hamiltoni  as 
a  synou}'m  of  Choerocampa  {Angongx)  htmris,  and  says  :  "  The  ty{)e-specimeu  is 
much  faded,  but  I  have  a  fine  series,  and  am  certain  of  my  identification." 

If  Colonel  Swinhoe  had  adopted  Mr.  Kirhy's  nomenclature  instead  of  Mr. 
Hampson's  retrograde  and  puzzling  one  (he  united  so  many  genera),  he  would  have 
at  once  recognised  his  great  blunder.  C  busiris,  of  which  I  have  at  different  times 
received  over  a  hundred  specimens,  belongs  to  the  genus  Angongx,  while  my 
hamiltoni  belongs  to  the  geuus  Panacra,  and  is  nearest  to  P.  tagans  Butl. 

On  the  same  page,  under  uos.  25,  26,  2",  the  Colonel  still  persists  in  separating 
Theretra  lineosa,  T.  major,  and  T.  minor ;  but  I  have  had  from  the  Khasia  Hills 
hundreds  of  specimens,  and  among  them  every  intermediate  form  between  these 
so-called  species. 

On  page  151,  no.  :58,  Colonel  Swiuhoe  says  of  my  Meyanoton  khasianuni: 
"  Must  be  closely  allied  to,  if  distinct  from,  the  preceding  {M.  discistriga  Walk.), 
which  is  a  very  variable  species." 

This  shows  tiiat  the  Colonel  luis  not  read  my  description  carefully,  for  I 
expressly  compare  my  sjjecies  to  the  American  Daremmi  hageni,  and  certainly 
the  only  Indian  si)ecies  at  all  near  it  is  inexacta  Walk. 

In  the  large  collection  of  Lejiidojitera  made  at  Darjeeling  by  Surgeon-Colonel 
Pilcher,  there  is  a  specimen  of  the  male  of  the  moth  I  described  from  a  fenuilc 
as  Cypa  mirahilis.  This  7nttle  not  only  fully  confirms  the  distinctness  of  the 
species,  but  also  shows  that  I  was  quite  right  in  placing  it  in  tlie  genus  Cypa. 

Among  a  large  number  of  Lejjidojitera  collected  on  the  river  Cachyaco  by 
Messrs.  Ma.xwell  Stuart,  a  river  which  joins  the  Amazon  west  of  Iquitos  in  Peru, 
there  were  187  specimens  of  Sphingidae,  comprising  35  species,  of  which  two  were 
new  to  science.  The  following  is  the  list  of  si)ecies,  and  the  descriptions  of  the  two 
new  species  : — 


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Aellopus  lautaUis  (Linn.). 
Eupyn-lmglossum  ceculus  (Cram.). 
Pciigonia  lusca  (Fabr.). 
Stenolophia  restituta  (Walk.). 
Pachygonia  IjopfEcri  (Stand.), 
coffeae  (Walk.). 
,,  magna  (Feld.). 

„  stuarti  Rothsch.  sp.  uov 

Uuzela  japix  (Cram.). 
Triptogon  lugubris  (Linn). 
„  camertus  (Cram.). 

,,  ocypete  (Linn.). 

Aleuron  cMoropteia  (Perty). 
„        iphis  (Walk.). 
„        philampeloides  (Feld  ). 
Callioma  nomiiis  Walk. 
„        parcae  (Fabr.). 
„        calliomenae  (Schauf.). 


llcmuroplanes  ornatus  Uutll^ich. 
Tlieretra  ncchus  (Cram. ). 

,,        stuarti  Rothsch.  .sp.  uov. 
,,         ceratomioides  (Grote  &  Rob.). 
Dupe  liuuei  (Grote  &  Rob.). 
Philampelus  anchemolu.s  (Cram. ). 
Ambulyx  strigilis  (Linn.). 
Pachylia  ficus  (Linn.). 
„        syces  (Hiibn.). 
„        resumeus  Walk. 
Pseudosphinx  tetrio  (Linn)  ub.  obscuni  Bull. 
Cocytius  affinis  Rothsch. 
Phlegethontius  sexta  (Job.). 
Dilophonota  ello  (Linn.). 
„  picta  (Sepp.). 

„  obscura  (Fain-.). 

„  gutturalis  (Walk.). 


Pachygonia  stuarti  sp.  uov. 

Forewings  uarrower  tUau  iii  1'.  inayna,  ami  much  more  poiutetl  uud  produced 
at  the  apex ;  grouud  colour  chocolate  brown  instead  of  purple  black,  as  in 
F.  iimqnn  ;  basal  third  crossed  by  five  or  six  lilackish  hairlike  zigzag  liues  ; 
central  third  without  markings  and  with  an  almost  obsolete  greyish  stigma,  in 
front  of  which  is  a  tiny  black  dot ;  apical  third  marked  with  a  number  of  zigzag 
liues,  and  from  tbe  ajjex  curving  inwards  there  is  a  dark  blackish  double  trausverse 
band  reaching  to  the  outer  angle  of  the  inner  margiu. 

Hiudwings  bright  golden  yellow,  instead  of  dull  browuish  orange,  as  in  matjiiu. 
Outer  or  apical  half  almost  occuiiied  by  a  large  greyish  chocolate  patch  crossed 
by  three  dark  brown  liues. 

Ikad,  thorax,  and  abdomen  greyish  chocolate,  streaked  and  spotted  with  darker 
brown. 

Underside:  brownish  orange,  crossed  by  five  hairlike  lines  of  browu. 

E.xjianse  :  3  inches  =  76  mm. 

llalj.  llio  Cachyaco,  Peru. 

This  species  is  intermediate  between  P.  creusa  Stand,  and  P.  ncKjnn  Feld. 

Theretra  stuarti  sp.  uov. 

This  species  is  intermediate  between  T.  annhas  (Cram.)  aud  T.  dociU»  (Butl.), 
but  is  nearest  to  T.  anubus. 

Foreicings  deep  olive  green,  with  a  minute  black  stigma  and  a  broad  oblipie 
pinkish  grey  band  running  from  the  ajjex  to  the  basal  third  of  the  inner  margin. 

Hindwings  black,  with  an  olive  grey  band  across  the  disc  aud  an  olive  grey 
abdominal  margin. 

Aiitc/tiuii',  costa,  and  sides  of  thorax  white  ;  rest  oj  thorax  olive  ;  abdomen 
grejash  brown. 

Underside:  greyish  brown,  freckled  brown  aud  olive. 

Expanse  :  4  inches  =  102  mm. 

J  Jab.  l!io  ('achyaco,  I'eru. 

1  have  also  received  for  identification  from  Dr.  Staudiuger  a  fine  male  of 
Ambubjx  rubricom  Walk,  from  .lava.  1  do  not  believe  this  species  has  been 
recorded  from  auywhere  except  tlie  iiortii-east  of  ludia. 


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PJROPITHECUS  MAJOBI  sp.   nov. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 

(PI.  XIV.) 

Advlt. —  Heiul  iiiid  ucck  black.  Face,  suout,  and  cars  naked,  and  of  a  blackish 
colour,  encircled  by  a  broad  band  of  long  white  hairs,  joining'  nntler  the  throat, 
slightly  interiui.xed  with  darker  hairs.  Rest  of  fiir,  including  the  tail,  white  on  the 
upper  surface,  back  and  upper  rump  dark  brown.  The  large  white  patch  on  and 
between  the  shoulders  much  grizzled  with  brown  hairs.  Upper  surface  of  hind 
limbs  to  just  below  the  knees  blackish  brown.  Inside  of  hind  limbs  down  to  the 
heel  also  brown,  joining  the  colour  of  the  upper  surface,  thus  forming  a  continuous 
dark  stripe  along  the  legs.  Inner  and  upper  surface  of  arms,  thumb,  and  two 
following  fingers  deep  blackish  brown  ;  throat,  chest,  and  greater  part  of  abdomen 
deep  brown.  Size  percei)tibly  larger  than  that  of  PrOpithecuH  verrcauxi,  with  the 
tail  longer. 

This  species  of  Propitliecus  is  nearest  to  the  typical  P.  terreauxi  Ciraudid., 
which  is  white,  with  the  top  of  the  head  black,  and  the  lower  back  and  rump  greyish 
brown,  but  no  doubt  an  entirely  distinct  species. 

The  result  of  an  examination  of  the  skulls  of  the  two  species  b}-  Dr.  Forsyth 
Major,  which,  owing  to  his  departure  for  Madagascar,  will  be  published  in  a  later 
number  of  this  periodical,  confirms  my  opinion  about  the  distinctness  of  the 
two  species. 

I  have  named  the  animal  in  honour  of  Dr.  Forsyth  Major  and  his  knowledge  of 
the  mammalian  fauna  of  Madagascar. 

A  nnmber  of  specimens,  all  perfectly  alike  in  colour,  were  sent  to  m(^  by 
Mr.  Last  from  the  Antinosij  coitntnj  in  south-west  Madayascur.  The  collector  also 
found  Propithi'cus  verreauxi  Grandid.  m  the  same  country,  some  with  the  back 
much  darker  than  others,  but  no  specimens  in  any  way  intermediate  between  it  and 
P.  nmjori. 


NoviTATES  ZooLOGic^  VolI  1834. 


PlXIP" 


J  GKe-ulertians  clxj  et  hth 


PROPITHECUS   MAJORI,  Bkjthsch. 


MinLeiTi  Bros .  imp 


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ON   ALBINO    SWALLOWS   AND    WHEATEARS. 
By  thb:  lum.  Walter  eothschtld. 

SO  very  little  is  known  at  present  ulidnt  albinism  that  any  little  contribution  to 
its  tinderstanding  is  welcome.  Therefore  I  think  the  following  remarks  will 
be  of  some  interest,  and  perhaps  more  so  than  a  list  and  description  of  the  many 
entirely  and  partly  albinistic  specimens  of  birds  and  mammals  which  I  have 
brought  together  since  I  began  to  collect. 

In  1891  I  was  told  that  four  white  swallows  {Ilirundo  rustica  Liun.)  were 
hatched  in  a  nest  in  the  town  of  Aylesbury,  which  all  flew  away.  In  1892  one  white 
swallow  was  hatched  by  the  same  pair,  and  was  brought  to  me  for  sale,  which  I 
bought  accordingly,  and  placed  it  in  my  Museum.  The  rest  of  the  young  in  the 
nest  were  said  to  have  been  of  the  usual  colour.  In  1803  the  nest  contained  two 
white  and  three  regularly  coloured  ones,  which  were  all  brought  to  me.  In  1894  two 
white  and  two  regularly  coloured  ones  were  in  the  nest ;  the  white  were  a  male  and 
a  female.  This  shows  that  one  pair  produced  albinoes  through  four  years,  and  I 
shall  be  informed  about  its  offsijring  next  year  again.  All  the  albinoes  were 
])erfectly  white,  and  they  are  all  in  my  Museum. 

But  in  1894  another  nest  in  the  same  town  contained  two  vi\\\te.  Jhmdes,  and 
two  or  three  birds  of  the  usual  colour !  It  is  very  likely  that  they  are  close  relations 
to  the  old  pair,  and  I  shall  be  able  to  record  aliout  this  pair  also  next  year  again. 

In  July  1894  four  young  wheatears  (Saxicola  ofimnthe)  were  sent  me  by 
Brazenor  Bros.,  all  shot  at  Lakenheath,  Suffolk,  and  all  said  to  be  out  of  one  nest, 
which  is  more  than  probable,  as  they  all  four  show  albinism  in  exactly  the  same 
style.  In  one  the  top  of  the  head  and  neck,  down  to  the  rump  and  back,  is  white, 
intermixed  with  a  few  dark  feathers  only  ;  while  the  others  show  the  same  white 
colour  on  the  same  parts,  but  less  of  it,  and  one  has  only  the  top  of  the  head  and 
neck  strongly  intermixed  with  white  feathers,  and  a  few  white  spots  on  the  back 
and  rumj). 


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ON  THE  DISTINCTNESS  OF  TEOCHALOPTEliUM  ELLIOTI 
Verb,    and    T.   PRJEVALSKIT  Mekzb. 

By  ERNST  HARTERT. 

Trochaloptemm  ellioti  (Yen-.,  Nohv.  Arch,  fin  Mus.,  \  i.  ]?nll.,  ji.  3(i,  187(1;  Gould, 
B.  Asia,  Part  xxv.,  1873  ;  Sliarpe,  Cat.  Ji.,  vii.,  p.  370,  1883  ;  David  &  Oust.,  Ois. 
Chine.,  p.  202,  pi.  57,  1877)  was  originally  described  from  Mnnpin,  and  one  of  the 
discoveries  of  the  faraons  Al)be  David. 

Troch.  jirjcral.thii,  described  by  Menzbier,  Jliis,  1887,  p.  3Uil,  was  discovered  by 
General  Przcwalski  in  the  nioiiidaiiis  of  Gansn  and  on  tlie  Upper  (,'linaiiche. 

Pleske,  in  1890,  in  the  valnable  volume  on  the  birds  in  the  great  work  on  the 
scientific  results  of  Przewalski's  travels,  expressed,  on  p.  136,  his  opinion  that 
T.  ellioti  and  T.  prjevalskii  were  the  same.  He  says  :  "  Die  Dnrchsicht  allcr 
Exemplare  aus  der  Ausbeute  von  Przewalski*  iiberzengt  mich  davon,  dass  P. 
prjemlakii  von  Menzbier  mit  T.  ellioti  J.  Vcrr.  zusammengozogen  werden  mnss. 
Alle  von  ihm  fiir  T .  prjevalskii  anfgefuhrten  Kennzeichen  finden  sich  bei  den  alten 
Exemplaren  iinserer  Saramlnng,  wiihrend  das  Jngendkleid  die  Kennzeichen  von 
T.  ellioti  besitzt." 

There  is,  however,  no  doubt,  in  my  opinion,  that  Dr.  Pleske  was  led  to  a  wrong 
conclusion  because  he  based  it  on  specimens  from  Gansn  alone. 

There  is,  in  the  British  Museum,  a  series  of  perfectly  adult  specimens  of 
T.  ellioti  from  Monpin  and  Northern  Setchuen,  and  there  are,  in  the  Tring  Mnscnni, 
three  perfectly  adult  specimens  procured  in  Gansu  and  the  province  of  Anido, 
north-east  of  the  Kukn-Noor.  All  the  former  (2'.  ellioti)  are  easily  distinguished 
by  their  central  rectrices  being  entirely  golden  brown,  with  a  greenish  reflection, 
while  the  latter  (7'.  prjnaMii)  have  the  central  rectrices  ashy  grey,  with  a  slight 
wash  of  greenish  brown  on  the  outer  webs.  Besides,  the  ujiper  and  under  surface  of 
T.  prjetalshii  is  more  greyish  and  paler  than  in  T.  ellioti. 

These  differences  are  obvious  at  a  glance,  and  (|nite  constant  in  the  material 
before  me.  and  I  do  not  think  that  the  two  species  can  be  united  after  having 
compared  specimens  from  both  localities.  There  is  no  reason  why  they  should  not 
be  distinct,  as  the  two  different  countries  are  separated  by  lofty  mountain  ranges. 

A  number  of  eggs  were  sent  witli  the  skins.  They  were  found  in  April  in 
Amdo,  north-east  of  the  Kuku-Noor.  They  agree  with  Pleske's  desciiption  in  the 
above-mentioned  work  (of  the  ornithological  jiart  of  whicli  unfortunately  very  little 
appeared  till  now),  and  measure  24  to  25  :  10  to  20  mm. 

The  clutches  contained  four  and  five  eggs. 

•  Spelt  tlius— properly,  I  believe— while  in  Mcnzbier's  article  tlic  name  was  spelt  a-s  above. 


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ON    LITTLE-KNOWN     AND     UNDESCRIBED      EGGS    FROM 

THE   KUKU-NOOR. 

By  j:rnst  hartert. 

THE  following  small  collection  was  sent  to  this  Mnsenm  by  lien-  Tancre,  whoso 
collector  had  brought  it  together  in  the  province  of  Amilo,  only  a  little  east 
of  the  Kuku-Noor,  in  the  hills  just  south  of  the  town  of  Si-ning. 

All  the  eggs  were  accompanied  by  the  parent  birds  in  good  skins,  and  carefully 
labelled  with  the  corresponding  numliers.     I  have  named  the  birds  myself. 

1.  Merula  kessleri  Przew. 

Pleske,  Aces,  Przewalski's  Ji('isi'>i,  pp.  21-2s. 

The  eggs  agree  entirely  with  Pleske's  excellent  dcsi'ription  and  lignres. 

2.  Ruticilla  rufiventris  (VieilL). 

Gates,  in  Hume's  Nests  and  Eggs  Ind.  B.,  ii.,  p.  64  (IsOdj  ;  Pleske,  Aves, 
Przewalski's  Reisen,  p.  50. 

Glutches  of  fotir  and  five  eggs  sent.  They  are  of  a  uniform  sky-blue  colour, 
paler  than  those  of  Rtifirilla  phoenicunis,  a  little  larger  than  the  usual  size  of  the 
latter,  and  ipiite  spotless.     They  measure  ItMj  to  2(J'o  :  14-7  to  1.V4. 

Pleske  (('•c)  also  mentions  the  eggs,  which  are  said  to  have  tine,  hardly 
perceptible,  brown  punctures  on  the  broad  end. 

3.  Ruticilla  frontalis  (Vig.). 

Pleske,  Atcs,  Przewalski's  Reisen,  pp.  0."),  (SO,  pi.  v.,  tig.  ■)  ;  (Dates,  in  Hume's 
Nests  and  Eggs  hid.  B.,  ii.,  p.  (i4. 

Several  clutches,  containing  five  and  six  eggs  each,  are  of  a  delicate  greenish 
blue,  with  more  or  less  indistinct  small  rufous  brownish  spots  near  the  larger  end, 
in  some  almost  invisible,  in  a  few  others  forming  a  very  distinct  and  obvious  ring. 
If  held  against  the  light  they  transpare  delicate  bine ;  they  are  elongate  ovate,  some 
more  pointed  towards  the  smaller  end,  moderately  glossy.     They  measure 

21-5  :  l.Vri,  I 

20'n  :  15-6,    -  and  abont  and  between  these  measurements. 

23  :  l.V.-.,  J 
The  eggs  described  and  fignred  by  Pleske  as  those  of  Rut.  frontalis  and 
R.  schisticej/s  (I.e.)  are  entirely  dili'erent  irom  those  described  here,  and  I  have 
considerable  doubt  whether  they  are  any  Ridicillrn'  at  all.  All  authenticated 
eggs  of  members  of  the  genus  Ruticilla  are  either  bluish  (the  majority  of  the  species), 
occasionally,  though  faintly,  spotted,  or  white  (R.  titlii/,<s),  and  those  in  Mr.  Rothschild's 
Museum  follow  this  rnle.  Therefore  I  rather  believe  onr  eggs  to  be  the  true  eggs 
oi  R.  frontali.i  i\vAn  tliose  found  by  Przewalski,  and  my  oiiinion  is  backed  by  the 
eggs  described  as  probably  bcdonging  to  R.  frontalix  in  (Dales'  book  (I.e.),  although 


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unfortniiately  their  identity  is  very  tloiibtful.  lu  ^^)lll;l^Klillg  thus  I  luu  ijnite  aware 
of  tbe  (lauger  in  generalising  facts  iu  oology,  and  I  know  that  cases  are  well  known 
where  closely  allied  forms  lay  entirely  different  eggs — so  Muscimpn  grisola  (eggs 
sjjotted)  and  ^1/.  atricupUla  (eggs  uniform  lilne),  two  birds  wiiich  even  by  keen 
genera-splitting  ornithologists  (cf.  for  example  the  Catalogue  of  Birils,  vol.  iv.)  are 
mostly  placed  into  the  same  genus — but  snch  cases  are  exceptional,  and  it  is  a  most 
striking  thing  that  in  snch  cases  similarly  coloured  species  lay  similarly  coloured  eggs, 
while  sliglit  so-called  "  structural  "  differences  seem  to  have  less  influence  on  the  eggs' 
colour.  So  the  greyish  striped  M.  grisola  has  the  eggs  spotted,  while  the  black-and- 
white  Al.  ntricapilla  and  M.  collatis  have  similar  bine  eggs  ;  so  the  black-and-white 
wagtails  have  all  eggs  of  the  well-  k  nown  character  of  those  of  M.  lurtuosa  and  ,1/.  ollxi, 
wliile  tlie  yellow  wagtails,  the  ^^.  /lam  and  its  many  allies — which  on  account  of  a 
somewhat  different  hind-claw  and  different  habits  have  been,  wrongly,  as  Sharpe  and 
I  and  many  others  think,  generically  separated  as  Budijtes — have  quite  different  eggs, 
and  the  also  yellow  M.  sulfuren  (melanope),  which  nobody  included  into  Btidgtes, 
but  which  remained  in  the  genus  Motacilla,  has  eggs  quite  similar  to  those  of 
t  he  yellow  "  Budytes  "  group. 

Again,  cases  of  one  and  tbe  same  species  laying  eggs  of  totally  different  tyj)es 
and  character  are  extremely  excejjtional,  although  the  rule  iu  Cisticola  and  allied 
forms,  so  that  it  would  hardly  be  advisable  to  sujipose  that  both  Przewalski's  and 
our  eggs  were  true  R.  frontalis  eggs.  Pleske.  it  is  trne,  also  described  two 
differently  coloured  eggs  as  those  of  R.  frontalis,  bnt  they  are  not  half  so  far  from 
each  other  as  his  and  ours.  It  is  also  only  fur  to  mention  that  an  allied  bird,  the 
Prufincola  moussicri'  of  North- AVest  Afri<'a,  also  lays  eggs  of  two  different  types  ;  but 
iu  this  case  too  they  are  not  half  so  far  one  from  another  as  tliose  described  as 
lielonging  to  R.  frontalis.  While  Salvin  {This,  lf?io9,  p.  3ii7)  and  Canon  Tristram 
{Ibis,  1859,  p.  41(3;  1860,  p.  3C5)  only  found  eggs  that  were  white  with  the  ftiintest 
tinge  of  bluish  green.  Dr.  A.  Koenig  recently  (see  Journ.  f.  Orn.,  1892,  p.  415, 
footnote)  found  them  of  two  types — white  with  the  faintest  tinge  of  bluish  green, 
and  others  of  a  light  greenish  bine  colour. 

4.  Chimarrhornis  leucocephalus  (Vig.). 

Gates,  in  Hume's  2\cs>s  mnl  Eijit.<  I  nil.  B.,  ii.,  p.  (il! ;  Pleske,  Ar.cs, 
Przewalski's  Rciscn,  pp.  67-69. 

One  clutcli  of  three  eggs  uuly  sent.  I'leske,  although  giving  good  details  of 
the  habits  of  this  bird,  does  not  describe  the  eggs,  and  also  Gates  seems  only  to 
rejieat  Hume's  notes  and  did  not  see  the  eggs  himself,  so  that  it  is  doubtful  whether 
there  are  any  eggs  of  this  bird  in  any  European  museum.  Mr.  Anderson,  in  Gates' 
book  (I.e.),  says  that  the  eggs  are  so  very  like  giant  specimens  of  the  eggs  of 
R/i>/acornis  fuliginosKS  (Vig.)  that  any  further  description  is  almost  sujierfluous. 
I  have  not  those  of  Rlrt/acornis  fuliginosus  before  me,  but  I  find  that  tlie  eggs  of 
Chimarrhornis  resemble  the  better  marked  ones  of  Pratincola  capi-ata,  which, 
according  to  Mr.  Brooks,  in  Gates  (J.c),  j).  05,  are  much  like  those  of  Rh/ac. 
fxdiginoms.      However,  I  find  that  the  eggs  of  Chimarrhornis  leucocephalus  are 

•  Although  P.  mttussicri  has  been  originally  described  .13  an  Erithacug,  and  is  often  termei  Rutieilla 
wmiftxirrU  so  also  in  Dresser's  Ilifds  of  Europe^  all  observers — Salvin  (/./•.),  Canon  Tristram  (/.r.).  and 
Dr.  Koeiiig  (in  his  various  articles  in  the  .Toiirn.f.  0;-n.)— state  that  it  is  more  a  I't-alincMa  than  a  UoUstart. 
and  so  says  Seebohm  (<7a^  B.,  v.,  p.  40G),  and  so  should  I  eoucludc  without  hesitation  from  tlie  bird' 
appearance. 


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much  more  like  those  of  Copsyhus  snulnris  and  its  allies,  with  which  they  can  easily 
be  mixed  np.  Indeed,  in  comparing  ours  with  some  of  the  latter,  I,  by  mistake,  put 
one  of  the  Gopsychus  in  the  box  with  those  of  Chimarrliontis  and  in  its  jilace  one  of 
the  latter,  an  error  which  I  only  discovered  when  measuring  the  Chimarrhornis 
clutch.  Indeed,  I  believe  that  Chini'irrhnrnis  is  most  closely  allied  to  the  genera 
Cittocincla  and  Copsyclius,  which  together  should  stand  near  to  Rutidlla.  This 
arrangement  is  already  made  by  Gates  in  the  Bii-ds  of  India,  and  seems  to  be 
perfectly  justified.  It  was  no  donbt  a  great  mistake  to  exclude  the  "  CopsycMnae  " 
from  the  Turdiclae,  as  was  formerly  done  by  many,  and  some  of  the  best 
ornithologists  too. 

The  eggs  of  Chimarrhornis  are  ovate,  a  little  more  pointed  than  the  majority  of 
those  of  Copsyckus  (see  Gates,  I.e.,  p.  85),  moderately  glossy.  The  ground  colour 
is  a  very  pale  green,  blotched  with  different  shades  of  reddish  brown,  more  so  near 
the  larger  end.     They  measure  24  to  24'T  :  17'.5  to  lT-7  mm. 

5.  Phylloscopus  aflBnis  (Tick.). 

Herbivocula  ajfi.ni.s  Pleske,  Ai-es,  Przewalski's  Rri.ie?i,  p.  11.5. 

Gne  clutch  of  seven  and  one  (apparently  incomplete)  of  four  eggs.  The  eggs 
of  the  former  are  very  little  glossy,  ovate,  white,  spotted  and  speckled  with  pale 
brownish  red,  more  so  near  the  large  end,  forming  an  ill-defined  zone.  They  are 
similar  to  many  eggs  of  our  Phylloscopus  trockilus  (L.).  They  measure  I5'6  to  16  : 
lO'T  to  11  mm. 

The  other  clutch  consists  of  four  eggs,  which  are  but  short  ovate,  more  glossy 
and  white,  with  only  very  few  tiny  sjjots  near  the  larger  end.  They  measure 
14-9  to  15  :  11-8  to  12-1  mm. 

Among  the  eggs  of  European  Pkylloscopi  similar  variations  are  common. 

0.  Dumeticola  thoracica  Blyth. 

Dumeticola  tho?-acica  Blyth,  .Tourn.  As.  Soc.  Bcny.,  xiv.,  p.  584  (1854 — orig. 
descr.). 

Lusciniola  thoracica  Seeb.,  Cat.  B.,  v.,  p.  124,  pi.  (5. 

Dumeticola  affinis  Hodgs.  (thoracica  Blyth),  Tacz.,  .T.f.  0.,  1872,  pp.  354,  355 
(eggs  !). 

Dumeticola  thoracica  Pleske,  Aves,  Przewalski's   Reisen,  ]).  123,  jd.  5,  fig.  7 

(egg)- 

Tribura  thoracica  Gates,  B.  Brit.  Ind,  i.,  ji.  365  ;  ?>/.  in  Hume's  Nests  and.  Eggs 

hid.  B.,  i.,  p.  229. 

This  bird  has  unfortunately  been  placed  into  different  genera,  and  I  am  not 
able  to  decide  about  its  jjroper  position  before  ha\-ing  gone  into  the  question 
minutely.  At  present  I  have  retained  the  first  generic  name  luider  which  it  was 
described  ;  but  this  has  to  make  place  for  Tribura  if  Triburn  lutcirentris  is  entirelj' 
congeneric.  Perhaps  Seebohm  was  after  all  right  in  placing  it  under  Lusciniola, 
although  one  might  remove  some  of  the  species  which  he  united  under  this  generic 
name  in  the  Catalogue  of  Birds,  vol.  v. 

Gne  clutch  of  five  eggs  sent.  The  eggs  agree  with  the  former  descrij)tious, 
being  ovate,  some  short  ovate,  the  shell  fine,  almost  without  gloss.  Ground  colour 
white,  speckled  and  spotted  with  brownish  red  and  an  underlying  pale  purplish  red, 
much  thicker  round  the  larger  end,  where  in  some  a  ringlike  zone  is  formed.  They 
are   considerablv  smaller   than  those   found    by   Przewalski,  but   agree   with   the 

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measurements  given  by  Gates,  and  some  given  by  Taczanowslii,  who  recorded  tlieir 
greiit  variiibibty  in  size.     Those  before  me  measure  IG'6  to  I'-'i:   12-5  to  I'i-'J  mm. 

7.  Pterorhinus  davidi  Swiuh. 

Pleske,  Arcs,  Przewalski's  Jie/sr/t,  ji.  1:54. 

The  eggs  agree  perfectly  with  the  description  of  Pleske.  They  liavc  (juite  the 
character  of  those  of  (iarrulax  jjectoralis  and  moniliyer,  but  are,  of  course,  smaller. 
Clutches  were  found  with  five  and  six  eggs. 

8.  Anthus  rosaceus  Hodgs. 

Gates,  in  Hume's  Nests  and  Eggs  Ind.  B.,  ii.,  p.  216. 

Two  clutches  of  four  and  five  eggs  resj)ectively.  They  are  of  the  well-known 
character  of  Autltu.i  =  eggs.  The  clutch  of  four  is  not  unlike  many  eggs  of  Anthus 
(irboreus,  being  of  a  greyish  whitish  ground  colour,  thickly  freckled  over  the  whole 
surface  with  brown  and  greyish  brown,  and  measuring  20-6  :  10  mm.  The  other 
clutch  is  different,  with  the  ground  colour  lighter  and  more  visible,  the  whole 
surface  freckled  and  spotted  with  a  pale  earthy  brown  and  greyish  deeper-layiu"' 
spots.     Size  of  the  eggs  of  this  clutch,  21-2  :  15-8  mm. 

9.  Motacilla  leucopsis  Gould. 

Clutches  of  five  eggs.  They  are  quite  of  the  character  of  those  of  Motacilla 
alba  Linn.,  and  measure  20-3  :  16-2;  a  little  larger  in  another  clutch. 

10.  Carpodacus  pulcherrimus  (Moore). 

Propasser  pulcheniMus  Gates,  in  Hume's  yesis  and  Eygs  hid.  B.,  ii.,  p.  153. 

The  exceedingly  beautiful  eggs  are  like  the  well-known  eggs  of  Carpodacus 
erythrinus,  bi;t  smaller,  measuring  only  19-1  to  19-6:  14  to  14-3  mm.  They  are 
of  a  pale  clear  blue.  In  some  the  spots  on  the  larger  end  are  very  small  and  fine, 
and  of  a  very  dark,  almost  black,  brown  ;  in  others  they  are  larger  and  almost  deep 
purple  brown,  and  in  one  they  are  long  and  fine  hairlike  lines  and  figures.  The 
eggs  are  here  described  for  the  first  time. 

It  is  not  worth  while  to  separate  the  genera  Propasser  and  Carpodacus,  as 
Gates  did  in  the  Birds  of  India,  and  I  follow  >Sharpc  {Gat.  B.,  xii.)  in  uniting  them. 
The  eggs,  too,  are  quite  of  the  same  character. 

11.  Carpodacus  rubicilloides  Przew. 

Przew.,  Rowley's  Orn.  Misc.,  ii.,  p.  299,  pi.  54  (1877). 

One  clutch  of  three  eggs.  They  have  the  beautiful  pale  bine  colour  so 
characteristic  of  the  eggs  of  Carpodacus,  and  arc;  marked  witli  a  few  sjjots,  sjiecks, 
and  hairlike  lines  of  a  deep  purplish  brown  or  almost  black.  They  are  larger  than 
the  eggs  of  C.  erythrinus  (Pall.)  generally,  but  in  East  Prussia,  whore  the  eggs 
of  this  bird  seem  to  be  larger  on  an  average  than  those  from  Northern  Asia,  I  have 
found  some  that  fully  reach  these  in  size,  the  eggs  of  C.  rubicilloides  measuring 
21-2,  21-4,  and  21-0  :  1.5-3, 15-4,  and  15-5,  while  I  took  eggs  of  C.  erythrinus  in  E. 
Prussia  measuring  up  to  22  mm.  in  length,  although  the  majority  is  much  smaller. 

The  one  female  sent  with  the  eggs  seems  to  belong  to  C.  rubicilloides.  I  have 
no  specimen  to  compare  with  it,  but  I  do  not  think  that  the  bird  can  belong  to  any 


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other  species,  all  the  other  allied  species  being  before  me.  It  is  most  similar  to 
the  feraale  of  C.  grandis  Blyth,  but  a  little  paler  and  the  wing  longer,  the  latter 
measuring  full}-  3-0  inches,  which  is  even  longer  than  that  given  by  Przcwalski. 

12.  Acanthis  brevirostris  (Bp.). 
Gates,  in  Hume's  Nests  and  Eggs  Iiid.  B.,  ii.,  p.  15.5. 

Quite  like  the  eggs  of  Acanthis  flanrostris  and  cann<thina,  but  a  little 
smaller,  measuring  IT  :  12'4  and  17-1  :  I2'6  mm.     Five  and  six  in  the  clutcii. 

13.  Lanius  tephronotus  (Vig.). 
Gates,  in  Hume's  Nests  and  Eggs  Ind.  B.,  i.,  p.  327  (1889). 

(Clutches  of  five  eggs  were  found.  They  vary  considerably,  like  other  shrikes' 
eggs.  Some  clutches  consist  of  eggs  with  a  pale  greenish  white  shell,  others  of 
such  with  a  reddish  buff  shell,  and  the  buff  ones  have  reddish  markings,  the 
greenish  ones  deep  brown  spots  and  pale  sepia  grey  clouds,  all  after  the  fashion 
of  the  eggs  of  Lanius  coUurio.  In  size  they  vary  considerably  too,  and  some 
clutches  have  a  ringlike  zone  of  spots  near  the  thicker  end,  while  in  the  reddish 
clutch  the  markings  are  scattered  all  over  the  eggs.  In  size  they  resemble  those 
of  Lanius  rufus  and  its  subspecies  rutilans,  or  are  larger  and  vary  much,  like 
the  latter,  in  size  and  form. 

14.  Podoces  humilis  Hume. 

Several  clutches  of  five  eggs  were  sent.  It  surprised  me  not  a  little  to  see 
these  eggs,  as  they  were  pure  white  !  They  are  ovate  and  elongate  ovate  or  oval, 
moderately  glossy,  very  smooth,  and  with  several  impressed  lines  along  the  surface, 
and  not  at  all  unlike  the  eggs  of  Iijnx  torquilla.  If  held  against  the  light  they 
shine  through  white,  not  at  all  j'ellow  or  greenish.  They  measure  21'6  :  16-2, 
23'5  :  16-0,  22-5  :  16'5,  and  about  and  between  these  measurements,  and  the  shell 
is  rather  hard. 

I  am  well  aware  that  in  the  Journal  J'iir  Ornithologie,  1873,  p.  03  and  j)l.  3, 
figs.  37,  38,  the  eggs  of  Podoces  panderi  Fischer  were  characterised  as  entirely 
different,  coloured  and  spotted,  and  that  later  collectors  proved  the  correctness  of 
that  description,  and  that  it  seems  very  remarkable  that  a  bird  C)f  the  same  genus 
should  have  such  different  eggs;  but  I  have  no  reason  to  doubt  the  correctness  of  these 
eggs  of  Podoces  humilis.  Herr  TaucrS's  collector,  Riickbeil,  who  is  entirely  to  be 
trusted,  according  to  Herr  Tancrd,  sent  the  bird,  and  on  its  label  the  remark  that 
the  clutches  numbered  so-and-so  belonged  to  it.  Even  if  the  collector  had  made 
a  mistake  with  the  first  nest,  be  would  probably  have  discovered  his  mistake  later 
on.  If  we  accept  it  as  a  fact  that  the  white  eggs  of  Podoces  humilis  are  correct, 
it  would  seem  a  shock  to  the  enthusiastic  oologists'  belief  in  the  importance  of 
oology  in  systematic  questions,  and  I  must  admit  that  I  hardly  know  of  two  other 
birds  of  the  same  genus  having  so  totally  different  eggs.  (See  former  remarks 
under  Ruticilla  frontalis,  antea,  p.  070.) 

15.  Perdix  sifanica  Przew. 

A  number  of  eggs  are  all  alike,  (piite  like  those  of  Perdix  perdix  (L.),  but  the 
shell  perhaps  not  quite  so  smooth.  They  have  the  well-known  pale  olive  brown 
or  milk-and-coffee  colour  of  our  partridges'  eggs,  are  inside  sea-green  by  transparent 
light,  and  measure  34  and  35  :  23  mm. 


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NEST  AND   EGGS  OF  MICR0PU8  SUBFUBCATUS  (Bltth). 

By  ERNST  HAETERT. 

Ci/pselus  subfurcatus  Blyth,  Journ.  As.  Soc.  Beng.,  xviii.,  p.  807  (1849). 

Jfici-opus  suhjurcatus  Hartert,  Cnt.  B.,  xvi.,  p.  436  (1892). 

A  nest  from  Knching,  Sarawak,  Borneo,  containing  two  eggs,  was  sent  to  tliis 
Museum  by  Mr.  Bartlett,  with  the  following  note  :  "  Nest,  two  eggs,  and  mal-  bird 
taken  same  time,  Knching,  March  ISth,  1892." 

The  nest,  which  ai)i)areutly  was  attached  to  a  mck,  is  enormous,  measuring  on 
its  straight  side,  where  it  was  fixed  to  the  rock  (?  or  building),  (juite  9  inches,  and 
()'8  inches  across,  with  a  deep  hollow  place  for  tlie  eggs  near  the  hind-side.  The  nest 
consists  chiefly  of  vegetable  silk  and  cotton  and  various  feathers,  with  some  leaves, 
twigs,  and  other  things  here  and  there,  all  agglutinated  ^v^tll  the  bird's  saliva  and 
forming  one  hard  mass,  a  little  smoother  on  the  upper  surface,  but  hardly  softer 
where  the  eggs  are  placed.  Among  the  feathers  those  of  a  Pericrocotus,  an 
Osmotreron,  a  Chloropsis,  an  owl,  and  the  bird's  own  feathers  are  recognizable  from 
outside. 

The  two  eggs  are  elli])tic!il  ovate,  only  little  more  pointed  on  one  end,  of  the 
dead  white,  glossless  colour  common  to  all  swifts'  eggs,  measuring  21'0:  15'2  and 
22  :  1 5'2  mm. 


ON    TWO   NEW   VENEZUELAN   BIRDS. 

Bv  ERNST  HARTERT. 
(PL  XV.) 

1.  Dysithamnus  tucuyensi?  sj).  nov. 
(PI.  XV.,  fig.  1.) 

Dysithamnus  mari  I),  leucosikii  Scl.  ex  Eqnatoria  similis,  sed  gnla  grisea, 
albostriata  (nee  atra),  pileo  nigro  variegato.  Al.  2-81  inches,  caud.  2-2,  tars.  0-9, 
cnlm.  0-65. 

One  specimen  only  was  sent  from  the  hills  near  Bncarito,  in  the  state  of 
Tncnyo,  Venezuela.  It  is  no  doubt  a  male,  but  api)arently  not  perfectly  adult,  as  it 
shows  signs  of  immaturity.  It  does  not  belong  to  any  of  the  hitherto  described 
species,  and  is  nearest  to  the  old  male  of  i).  leucostictus  Scl.  {P.  Z.  S.,  1858,  pp.  63 
and  223,  pi.  190).  Sclater,  however,  described  the  female  only,  while  Taczauowski 
and  Bcrk'psch  (P.  Z.  S.,  1885,  p.  99)  described  the  adnlt  male,  which  is  slate-colour 
above,  at  the  same  time  showing  that  the  rufescent  brown  bird  described  by  Sclater 
is  the  fe?mle.  Sclater,  in  Cat.  B.,  xv.,  p.  224  (1890),  again  only  described  the 
female,  not  mentioning  the  colour  of  the  male. 


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1.  DYSITF^AMNUS  TUCUYENSlSHartert., 

2.  KUPSYCHORTYX  MOCQUEKYSI.Hai-ter-i, 


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T).  tncin/cnsis  differs  much  tVom  D.  Icucostictus  (as  might  be  pxpected  from  tlie 
different  habitat)  in  the  want  of  black  on  the  throat  and  in  having  lilackish  sub- 
terminal  spots  on  the  crown,  while  in  D.  leucostictus  the  head  is  similar  in  coluur  to 
the  back. 

I>.  ttimyeitsis  S  (immat)  :  Maxilla  blackish,  mandibula  lighter.  Above  plum- 
beous grey  with  a  slight  rufesceut  wash  on  most  parts;  head  with  blackish  subter- 
minal  spots  and  a  rufous  wash  to  the  tijis  of  the  feathers,  and  the  feathers  on  the 
forehead  with  concealed  light  rnfescent  shaft-streaks.  Quills  deep  brown,  mai-gined 
outwardly  with  rufous  brown,  paler  on  the  primaries.  Wing-coverts  blackisli, 
tipped  with  whitish  ;  primary-coverts  with  a  strong  rusty  rufous  wasli.  (Quills 
inwardly  lined  with  pale  rusty.  Rectrices  dark  brown,  with  a  rufous  brownish 
wash.  Underparts  slaty  grey  ;  chin,  throat,  and  breast,  as  well  as  the  sides  of  the 
head,  with  white  shaft-stripes  ;  belly  washed  with  rusty  brown  ;  under  tail-coverts 
rufous  brown  ;  under  wing-coverts  brownish  grey. 

I  believe  that  the  rufous  wash  on  the  upper  parts  is  merely  a  sign  of  im- 
maturity. 

The  type  is  in  the  Rothschild  Museum  at  Triug. 

2.  Eupsychortyx  mocquerysi  Hartert,  Bull.  B.  0.  C.,xvii.,  p.  xxxvii.  (April,  1894). 

"    (PI.  XV..  fig.  2.) 

Two  specimens  of  this  new  Eupsi/clwrti/.r  were  sent  by  M.  A.  Mocqnorys  from 
the  vicinity  of  Cumana,  in  Northern  Venezuela. 

I  had  a  very  large  number  of  specimens  of  E.  sonninii  (Temm.)  in  all  jilumages 
and  ages  to  compare,  and  the  two  E.  mocqmri/si  difl'er  from  all  in  the  vinaceous 
cinnamon  colour  of  the  breast  and  abdomen.  This  colour  is  qmte  uniform  on  the 
breast.  The  amount  of  white  on  the  abdomen  is  smaller;  the  throat  is  white. 
There  is  hardly  any  difference  in  the  colour  above,  except  that  the  interscapular 
region  is  of  a  more  reddish  tint.  The  total  length  is  about  9  inches;  wing  4-1  to 
4*25,  tail  2'6,  tarsus  \\,  middle  toe  with  claw  1'35. 

Type  in  the  Museum  at  Tring. 

Eupsychortyx  sonninii  (Temm.)  is  figured  in  Gould's  monograph  of  the  Odonto- 
phoridac,  pi.  11  (1850),  but  the  upper  parts  and  abdomen  and  the  throat  are  much 
too  red.  We  received  this  species  from  the  plains  of  Valencia  in  Venezuela,  where 
it  is  said  to  be  common. 


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ON    GIANT    LAND    TOETOISES. 

By  THE  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 

(PI.  XI.) 

SINCE  Dr.  Giinther's  monograph  of  the  gigantic  tortoises  of  the  Mascarene  and 
Galapogos  Islands  in  1877,  the  work  of  extinction  of  these  e.xtreuiely  interest- 
ing reptiles  has  been  steadily  going  on,  and  I  think  the  following  notes  will  therefore 
not  be  uninteresting. 

Two  years  ago  I  read  an  article  in  one  of  the  daily  papers  about  a  gigantic 
tortoise  living  in  Port  Louis,  Mauritius.  I  at  once  wrote  out  to  try  and  purchase  it 
for  my  Museum.  The  Governor,  Sir  Hubert  Jerningham,  replied  by  sending  me 
a  2)hotograph  of  the  creature  and  a  number  of  particulars,  but  said  this  tortoise 
was  the  property  of  the  island  ui  Mauritius,  and  could  not  be  sold ;  he  however 
sent  me  a  living  tortoise  from  Aldabra  which  had  been  kept  in  captivit}'  for 
many  years  on  the  Seychelles,  and  which,  next  to  the  Mauritius  tortoise,  is  the 
largest  living  tortoise.  I  have  in  this  article  rejirodnced  the  ])hotograph  of  the 
Mauritius  specimen,  which  turns  out  to  be  tlie  only  living  or  perfect  specimen 
extant  of  Dumeril's  Testudo  indica,  and  1  here  give  some  of  the  facts ;  a  fnller 
account  will  follow  in  a  future  number. 

The  specimen  of  Testudo  indico  now  ulixc  in  llie  Artillery  Barracks  at  Port 
Louis,  Mauritius,  was  mentioned  in  the  treaty  umhn-  wliich  tlie  island  was  ceded  to 
Great  Britain  by  the  French  in  18I0.  Tlie  specimen  has  never  been  examined  by 
any  scientific  authority,  but  the  photograph  plainly  shows  the  absence  of  a  nuchal 
plate  in  the  carajiace  and  the  extremely  Ioikj  thick  neck,  both  characteristics  of  the 
giant  tortoises  of  the  Mascarene  Islands  as  opiJOsed  to  those  of  the  Aldabra  Islands. 
Therefore  it  is  most  likely  to  be  Testudo  indica,  as  this  species'  shell  agrees  best 
with  the  photogi'aph.     In  a  straight  line  the  Mauritius  tortoise  measures  : — 

Carapace  ......         40  inches  long. 

Plastron 28      „         „ 

The  tortoise  sent  me  by  Sir  Hubert  Jerningham  alive  is  the  largest  living 
specimen  of  Testudo  elepkantina  Dum.,  and  on  arrival  was  rather  lethargic,  but  a 
few  days  afterwards  regained  much  of  its  activity.  It  was  measured  on  August  Othi 
1893,  and  was  as  follows  : — 

From  nuchal  i)Iate  to  extremity  of  caudal  jilate  of  carajiace  in  a  straight  line, 
38  inches. 

From  nuchal  jilate  to  extremity  of  caudal  plate  of  cara])ace  over  the  curve  of 
the  carajiace,  4:3  inches. 

Width  over  curve  of  carapace,  4fj  inches. 


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It  was  measnred  auuiu  on  Jnly  31st,  1894,  and  was  as  follows  :  — 

From  nnclial  plate  to  extremit}'  of  caudal  plate  of  carapace  in  a  straij^ht 
liuc,  3f)  inches. 

From  nnchal  plate  to  extremity  of  candal  plate  of  carapace  over  the  cm've  of 
the  carapace,  51  inches. 

Width  over  curve  of  carapace,  52  inches. 

Which  shows  for  the  year  an  enormous  and  unusual  increase  in  the  surface  area  of 
the  carapace. 

The  weight  of  the  animal  on  August  11th,  1894,  was  327  lb. 

Whenever  the  temperature  is  over  sixty  (60°  Fahr.)  this  tortoise  has  a  free 
run  of  360  acres  of  grass  park,  but  on  the  temperature  falling  to  sixty  it  is  kept 
in  a  shed,  and  when  once  the  temperature  shows  permanently  below  iis'  Fahr. 
it  is  ])ut  in  an  orchid  house — i.e.  from  September  to  June.  When  at  liberty  in  the 
park  it  lives  entirely  on  grass,  but  in  the  hothouse  feeds  on  carrots,  cabbage, 
lettuce,  and  several  other  vegetables.     It  is  very  fond  of  half-rotten  fruit. 

The  sjiecial  fact  to  be  noticed  in  the  Testudo  elcphnntina  at  Tring  is  the  great 
increase  in  the  height  of  the  shell  as  opposed  to  the  insignificant  actual  increase  in 
length. 


ON    THE    HABITAT    OF    CHALCOPSITTACUS 
DUIVENBODEI    Dubois. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 

AMONG  a  number  of  birds  collected  by  Captains  Webster  and  Cotton  in 
German  New  Guinea  was  a  specimen  of  this  rare  parrot,  shot  near 
Stephansort  on  November  18th,  1893.  This  is  the  first  time  that  an  e.xact  locality 
is  stated  for  this  species.  It  agrees  well  with  the  two  other  specimens  in  my 
collection  (the  one  described  in  the  Catalix/ue  of  Birds,  vol.  xx.,  p.  16,  and  one 
recently  received  from  Dr.  A.  B.  Meyer),  both  without  proper  locality  and  dates, 
but  there  is  a  faint  bluish  tinge  on  the  breast,  and  the  wing  is  slightly  shorter, 
measuring  only  6-5  inches,  against  7  and  "•2  in  the  others.  The  sex  is  not  known, 
but  the  eyes  are  described  on  the  label  as  "  rod  and  black,"  and  the  bare  skin  round 
the  eyes  as  "  blue." 


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NEW  SPECIES  AND  GENEllA  OF  INDIAN    GEOMETBIDAE. 

Bv  W.  WARREN,  M.A.,  F.E.S. 

Subfamily  PSEUDOTERPNIN^. 
Psilotagma  gen.  nov. 

Forewings  with  costa  straight  for  |,  more  convex  before  apex,  wliii^h  is  rouiidecl: 
hiiulmargiu  entire,  obliiinely  rounded. 

HindwiHt/s  with  hindmargiu  rounded,  entire. 

Palpi  porrect,  but  quite  short,  not  reaching  beyond  front  of  face;  tongue  present; 
antennae  of  i  simple,  as  in  Actenockroma  Warr.;  hind  tibiiu  and  tarsi  short,  with 
out  spurs  ;  neuration  normal. 

Type  :  PaHotmjiim  decornUi  sp.  nov. 

Distinguished  from  Actenochroma  Warr.  by  the  entire  hindmai'gins  of  lioth 
wings,  and  from  Epipristis  Meyr.  by  the  difference  in  size  and  markings. 

Psilotagma  decorata  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  pale  ochrcons  with  a  sliglit  groeiiisli  tinge,  thicldy  dusted  with 
blaekisli  atoms  ;  costa  dotted  minutely  witli  dark  ;  first  line  indicated  by  a  dark 
spot  on  costa  ;  cell  spot  linear,  dark,  very  o])liqne  ;  exterior  line  black,  starting  from 
a  black  costal  spot,  running  outwards  till  opposite  the  cell,  then  running  inwards 
parallel  to  hindmargiu,  and  indicated  by  black  dots  on  the  veins  ;  beyond  it  are  five 
oval  red  sjiots,  two  subcostal  with  a  dark  greyish  blotch  on  costa  iiliove  them,  two 
contiguous  at  anal  angle,  and  one  a  little  above  them  ;  extreme  hindmargin  tinged 
with  olive  and  grey,  the  veins  darker  ;  fringes  glossy,  cheiiucred  light  and  <liirk.  with 
black  spots  at  base  between  the  veins. 

Hindioings  the  same,  but  the  second  line  less  distinct,  and  fullowed  l)y  several 
irregular  red  s])ots. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  ochreous. 

Underside  whitish  with  the  cell  spots  large,  rouml,  and  black  ;  a  siibmarginal 
interrupted  blackish  band,  and  the  apical  region  of  forewings  blackish  with  the  ajiex 
itself  ])aler. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  5U  mm. 

One  tnale  from  Bhotan. 


Subfamily  GEUMETHIN^. 

Thalerura  veninotata  sp.  nov. 

f'losely  allied  to   7'.  actitissima  Wlk.  an<l    /'.  goniaria   Feld.  ;   ground  colour 
dull  green. 


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Forewim/s  with  costa  narrowly  yellow,  dotted  with  jiurple  towards  a]iex  ;  the 
two  Hues  indicated  only  Ijy  white  dots  on  tlie  veins  ;  the  second  decidedly  be3-ond 
the  middle  of  the  wiug. 

HindwinflS  the  same,  bnt  withont  the  basal  line. 

Discal  marks  of  both  wings  linear,  darker  green  ;  fringes  yellow,  with  a  line 
dark  purple  basal  lino  ;  angle  of  the  hindwings  with  a  few  purple  atoms. 

Ilcat/,  t/iorax,  And  abdomen  concolorons;  vertex  white;  face  and  palpi  reddish 
brown. 

Underside  pale  glaucous  green  ;  fringe  line  represented  by  dark  spots  or  lines 
between  the  veins. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  30  mm. 

One  male  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


Subfamily  HYDRIOMENIN^. 

CoUix  stellata  sp.  uov. 

The  same  size  as  C.  (jhoaha  Wlk.,  but  duller,  blackish  grey,  not  varied  with  any 
fuscous  tint,  and  distinguished  at  once  by  the  subterminal  line  on  both  wings,  which 
is  represented  by  a  regular  series  of  small  white  sjjots. 

One  male  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


Ecliptopera  gfu.  nov. 

Fnrewin(j»  elongate ;  costa  gradually  arched  till  a  little  before  apex,  then 
strongly  convex ;  apex  bluntly  produced,  almost  subfalcate  ;  hindmargin  obliipie, 
slightly  sinuous  below  apex  ;  anal  angle  s(iuared. 

Hindwings  irregularly  kite-shaped,  the  two  angles  rounded,  bnt  prominent,  the 
hindmargin  between  them  straight,  witli  a  slight  elbow  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Pal])i,  antennae,  and  anal  tuft  of  S  as  in  Urolophia  ;  face  not  ronnded  as  in  that 
genus,  but  obliquely  flat,  the  lower  ])art  ])roduced  into  a  short  point  ;  neuration  as  in 
Urolophia  Warr. 

Type  :  Ecliptopera  trinmpdifera  Moore  {Eustroma,). 


Ecliptopera  rectilinea  sp.  nov. 

Forewinijs  dark  umber-brown,  darker  than  in  triangulifera  Moore,  the  ground 
colour  forming  three  patches,  one  rhomboidal  at  base,  edged  by  the  basal  line,  which 
is  white  and  slender — this  runs  obliquely  outward  from  the  costa,  turns  at  a  riglit 
angle  perpendicularly  to  the  inner  margin,  before  which  it  is  again  diverted  obliquely 
backwards  ;  the  second  patch  is  on  the  inner  margin,  shaped  like  a  bird's  head,  with 
a  dark  spot  or  eye  in  the  centre ;  the  third  {'onical  on  the  costa,  the  apex  of  the  cone 
directed  straight  towards  the  anal  angle — tliis  is  edged  on  both  sides  by  a  distinct 
creamy  white  line,  followed  by  two  fine  brown  lines,  with  an  equally  fine  light  line 
between  them,  and  succeeded  by  a  second  creamy  white  line  ;  from  the  apex  of  the 


(  fiSO  ) 

wiug  a  curved  broad  wliito  Hue  runs  to  above  the  anal  angle,  enclosing  on  the  hind- 
margin  an  elongate  lunular  dark  brown  marking  ;  between  this  and  the  outer  edge 
of  the  costal  cone  is  another  fine  whitish  line,  running  to  the  anal  angle,  and  some- 
what nndnlating  in  its  lower  course  ;  all  those  lines  meet  in  a  pale  confused  space  at 
the  anal  angle.  Fringe  ])ale  with  darker  central  line,  preceded  b)'  a  dark  line,  which 
is  itself  preceded  by  a  straight  white  line. 

Hindwings  pale  ochreons  grey  with  faint  indications  of  pale  curved  submarginal 
lines. 

Palpi  brown,  white  in  front  ;  face  brown,  finely  edged  hiterally  with  white  ; 
thorax  brown  with  whitish  centre  ;  abdomen  brown  with  white  dorsal  line  and  white 
segmental  rings. 

Underside  whitish  ochreous,  witli  indications  of  dark  transverse  lines  towards 
the  costa,  with  the  fringe  dark  below  the  apex,  and  with  a  squarish  brown  blotch  on 
the  three  median  nervnles. 

Hindwings  with  a  large  dark  discal  spot,  which  shows  througli  on  the  upper- 
side. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  male,  42  to  46  mm. 

Several  examples  from  the  Khasia  Hills  ;  also  one  specimen  from  S.  Celebes, 
which  cannot  be  separated  from  the  Indian  form. 


Photoscotosia  stigmatica  sp.  nov. 

Forewings  fuscous  ;  basal  area,  central  fascia,  and  marginal  area  darker  ;  central 
fascia  with  a  small  subcostal  tooth,  and  four  blunt  convexities  on  the  outer  edge  ; 
inner  edge  inangulated  on  the  median  vein  ;  formed  of  a  succession  of  dark  fuscous 
and  paler  undulating  lines  ;  cell  spot  large,  linear,  very  oblique,  preceded  by  a 
subquadrate  brown  spot  reaching  from  the  costa  to  the  median  vein  ;  a  dark  snbapical 
spot,  obliquely  edged  from  the  apex  ;  fringe  fuscous. 

Hindwings  orange,  broadly  white  along  the  costa,  smoky  brown  along  inner 
margin,  and  fuscous  from  anal  angle  to  middle  of  hindmargin  ;  fringe  of  hindwings 
orange  round  the  ajx-x,  fuscous  from  the  radial  to  anal  angle. 

Head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  dark  fuscous. 

Underside  glossy  ochreous,  in  the  forewings  tinged  with  grey  towards  the  base 
and  apex,  in  the  hindwings  with  orange  ;  cell  spots  indistinct. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  60  mm. 

One  male  from  Darjeeling,  from  Dr.  Lidderdale's  collection.  Tlie  forewings 
have  the  tuft  of  hairs  fulvous,  and  bed  of  black  scales  along  the  tirst  median 
nervule. 


Subfamily  ASCOTINAE. 


Hemerophila  lignata  sji.  nov. 

Wings  uniform  dull  wood  brown. 

Forewings  with  tlie  two  lines  finely  bla«k,  the  first  bluntly  biangulated  below  the 
costa  as  in  H.  sabplagiata  ^\'lk.,  and,  as  in  that  species,  approaching  the  second  line 


(  fisi  ) 

below  the  middle,  the  first  line  j)reo.e(U'<l  and  the  secoud  followed  immediately  by  a 
blackish  browu  shade. 

Hindwings  with  the  snbmavgiiial  line  as  in  H.  suhplaqiata. 

Vjidersiile  dnll  cinereons,  pep])ered  all  over  with  fnscous,  with  no  dark  fascia, 
but  with  all  the  lines  finely  depicted,  and  the  second  immediately  preceded  by  an 
additional  denticulated  line  ;  fringes  below  tinged  with  reddish  ;  c(dl  spots  in  both 
wings  large  and  distinct. 

Expanse  of  wiugs  :  30  to  42  mm. 

A  good  series  of  mdlc.'i  from  the  Khasia  Hills.  Distinguished  by  the  uniform 
brown  colour  of  the  upperside,  and  the  absence  of  dark  fascias  ou  the  imderside. 


Subfamily  ENNOMINAE. 

Hyposidra  talaca  ab.  khasiana  nov. 

Like  talaca  AVlk.,  Imt  mure  tliinly  scaled  ;  pale  mouse  colour,  witli  a  pearly 
tinge;  markings  as  in  talaca,  but  generally  very  faint  and  indistinct  ;  fringe  a  little 
darker,  pinkish,  or  brownish.     Underside  also  always  paler. 

Nine  males  from  the  Khasia  Hills. 


APPENDIX. 

I  take  this  ojiportnnity  of  rcctilying  some  errors  which  iijipeared  in  my  iia]ier 
in  Ihe  NoviTATKS  Zoological,  Vol.  1.,  No.  'i. 

At  ]).  3S0  appears  a  new  genus,  Archaeopseustes,  for  Abraxas  amplifieata  VVII<. 
This  must  be  erased.  The  species  belongs  to  the  genus  Terpna  H.8.,  com]irised  in 
the  subfamily  Pseudoterpninac. 

At  p.  30!)  the  projiosed  new  generic  name  Calliirapti'ri/x  must  give  place  to 
Walker's  Riitiaria,  Oat.  xxiii.,  j).  S27,  tlie  tyjie  of  which  genus,  arijcntiliiti'a,  in  the 
Oxlbrd  Museum,  I  have  lately  been  aide  to  examine. 

At  p.  414  the  new  genus  Oiuoj/lii/scta  must  yield  to  Potent  Moore.  The  ty])e  of 
P.  maryinata  Moore,  from  Teuasserim,  has  hitherto  been  unique  ;  but  by  comparison 
with  some  specimens  now  in  the  British  Museum,  from  Mergui,  it  is  shown  to  be 
very  closely  allied  to,  and  generically,  if  not  specifically,  identical  with  triseriariaK.S., 
which  I  made  the  type  of  Omop]iyscta. 

At  p.  416  the  type  oi Po<jono/ri/(/ia  is  given  as  Abr'axas  khasiana  Swinhoe.  This 
was  owing  to  an  erroneous  identification.  Swinhoe's  A.  khasiana  is  merely  a  synonym 
of  Butler's  Abraxas  eleyans,  which  I  made  the  type  of  the  genus  Dilophodes.  The 
real  type  of  Poyonopyyia  is  a  species  hitherto  undescribed,  for  which  1  propose  the 
name  nigralhata,  and  here  insert  the  description  :  — 

Pog'onopygia  nigralbata  sp.  nov. 

Forewinys  wliite,  markings  blackish  ;  basal  area  occupied  by  seven  or  eight 
irregular-sized  blotches ;  central  area  containing  a  large  oblong  blotch  on  the  inner 


(  fi82  ) 

margin,  with  two  contiguous  blotches  oblitjuely  above  it,  more  or  less  connected  with 
three  ronndish  costal  blotches,  of  wliich  tlie  middle  one  embraces  the  round  discal 
spot — this  central  area  is  bordered  b)"  an  irregular  white  fascia-form  space  on  either 
side,  the  outer  one  being  broader  and  more  distinct  ;  hindmarginal  area  black, 
traversed  by  a  pale  (whitish)  subtorminal  line,  which  forms  a  right  angle  just  above 
the  anal  angle,  and  cut  up  into  two  series  of  j)arallel  sijuarisli  blotches  by  the 
whitish  veins,  the  inner  series  being  twice  as  long  as  the  outer,  except  in  cells  three 
and  four,  where  they  are  reduced  in  size,  and  the  jircccding  white  fascia  consequently 
widened  ;  fringes  black. 

Ilitif/trinffts  with  the  marginal  area  as  in  forewings  ;  rest  of  the  wing  while,  with 
a  black  basal  and  costal  blotch,  a,  round  discal  sjiot,  and  an  irregular  blotch  on  inner 
margin  towards  the  anal  angle — a  smaller  sj)ot  is  visible  between  the  discal  and 
basal  spots  ;  fringe  of  hindwings  paler  than  of  forewings. 

Underside  like  upper  ;  pectus,  top  efface,  and  thorax  yellowish  ;  face  blackish; 
palpi  black  ;  top  of  head  wliitish  ;  abdomen  whitish,  tiuged  with  ochreous,  with  a 
row  of  large  black  spots  on  either  side  of  the  centre  ;  thorax  with  large  round  black 
spots ;  tufts  of  abdomen  of  t?  greyish  black  ;  apex  of  abdomen  of  ?  yellow  ;  legs 
dull  greyish,  mixed  with  whitish  and  ochreous. 

Expanse  of  wings  :  00  mm. 

Many  examples  from  Japan  and  Central  China,  and  twd  from  (lie  Khasia 
Hills. 

At  p.  417,  for  Abraxas  intermedia  sp.  nov.  read  Abraxas  capitata  sp.  nov.;  and 
at  p.  418  erase  the  description  of  A.  determmata,  which  is  really  identical  with 
Abraxas  intermedia  Warr.,  P.  Z.  S.,  1SS8,  p.  324. 

At  ]).  -i'Xi  Darisa  interlata,  described  as  new,  is  the  ?  o^  Aids  vagans  Moore. 


(  6m  ) 


SALVADORINA    WAIGIUENSI8  gen.   nov.   et   sp.   nov. 
By  the  HON.  WALTER  BOTHSCHILD  and  ERNST  HARTERT. 

Salvadorina  Ken.  nov.  Anatidarum. 

Bill  a  little  shorter  than  the  head.  Edges  of  maxilla  overlapping  the 
mandibula.  Two  basal  thirds  of  maxilla  with  lamellae,  which  project  more  than 
one-tenth  of  an  inch  beyond  the  edge  of  the  maxilla,  and  which  are  pointing  slightly 
inwards  ;  other  third  towards  the  tip  with  the  lamellae  only  on  the  inner  surface, 
and  with  the  edges  turned  inwards.  The  uail  is  twice  as  long  as  broad,  indistinctly 
serrated  on  the  tip  and  not  projecting  beyond  the  edges  of  the  maxilla.  Feet  and 
legs  moderately  large,  middle  toe  not  quite  one-third  longer  than  the  tarsus.  Hind 
toe  with  small  webs.  Wings  well  developed,  about  one-third  longer  than  the  tail, 
and  with  the  second  quill  longest,  and  the  first  and  third  only  a  little  sliorter. 
Tail  very  long,  about  five  times  as  long  as  the  tarsus,  much  pointed  and  somewhat 
stiff,  consisting  of  fourteen  feathers.  Upper  and  under  tail-coverts  rather  long, 
reaching  as  far  as  1-2  and  1-4  inches  from  the  tip.  General  api)earance  singular, 
above  black,  liarred  with  white. 

It  seems  difficult  to  state  tlie  nearest  ally  of  this  remarkable  genus,  bnt  there 
is  certainly  no  near  ally  among  the  few  species  of  Anatidae  known  to  inhabit 
New  Guinea  and  the  adjacent  islands,  and  it  resembles  more  some  American  genera. 
Its  barred  appearance  reminds  one  of  Noinoni/x  dominicus  (Linn.j  from  Tropical 
America,  which,  however,  is  totally  different,  having  an  entirely  different  bill,  much 
shorter  wings,  stiifer  tail,  shorter  tarsus,  etc.  In  the  length  of  the  tail  the  new 
genus  resembles  the  S.  American  Merganetta,  which,  among  other  tUilerences, 
differs  by  the  sharp  and  bare  spur  on  the  bend  of  the  wing,  the  narrow  bill,  etc. 
These  likenesses,  however,  may  be  merely  superficial,  and  it  must  be  left  to  further 
investigations  whether  the  genus  Saleadorina  should  actually  be  placed  near  to 
these  genera. 

We  take  great  pleasure  in  naming  it  after  (Jount  Tommaso  Salvadori,  as  a 
remembrance  of  his  great  work  on  the  birds  of  the  Papuan  region  and  on  the 
Anatidae.  This  ornitliologist,  when  he  was  shown  the  bird,  at  once  recognised 
that  our  anticipation  as  to  its  being  new  was  right.  We  choose  to  spell  the  name 
Salvadorina,  because  Salvadoria  seemed  too  near  to  Salradora  and  Salvatoria,  both 
already  existing  names  for  genera  in  zoology,  though  not  in  ornithology. 


Salvadorina  waigiuensis  sp.  nov. 

Male  (apparently  adult).  I5ill  (in  skin)  brownish  yellow,  spotted  with  black 
aliove.  Head  and  neck  all  round  lirowuish  black,  finely  mottled  with  dull  white 
above  and  on  the  sides.  Spot  on  upjier  chin  white.  Rest  of  upjjer  parts  black, 
with  a  slight  greenish  metallic  gloss,  and  barred  with  white.  Primaries  and 
rectrices  dark  brown,  outer  webs  narrowly  edged  with  white.     Speculum  dull  black, 


(  684  ) 

with  a  slight  steel  bine  tinge,  deep  metallic  green  on  the  npper  part,  the  two  last 
feathers  showing  this  colour,  the  s])eciilum  hroadly  Ijordered  with  white  in  front  and 
behind.  Under  i)arts  buffy  white,  sparingly  variegated  with  ronnd  brown  sjwts  on 
the  lower  part  of  the  abdomen  and  under  tail-coverts ;  sides  of  body  broadly 
barred  with  brownish  black.  Under  wing-coveits  white  and  black,  the  greatest 
ashy  grey.  Axillaries  white,  with  a  few  black  spots  near  the  shaft.  Feet  (in  skin) 
yellowish  brown,  webs  deej]  brown. 

Total  length  about  17^  inches;  wing  7-6,  tail  4-8,  lateral  tail-feather  TS  shorter, 
tarsus  To,  middle  toe  with  claw  'i-'iC),  culmcn  1-4,  breadth  of  bill  at  base  0'65. 

I/ab.  Island  of  Waigiu. 

A  single  skin  with  the  label,  "No.  8,  <S ,  Waigeou,  l'u]H)easie,"  was  received 
with  a  large  collection  of  skin^  made  in  N.W.  New  Guinea  and  the  adjacent  islands 
by  the  late  Mr.  Brnijn,  of  Ternate.  Out  of  the  same  collection  Mr.  Rothschild 
has  already  described  a  new  pigeon,  PtUoptis  sahudorii  {Bull.  Brit.  Orn.  Club,  iii., 
p.  10,  1892),  from  Jobi,  and  a  new  mammal,  Acrobates  pulchellus  [Proc.  Zool.  Soc, 
1892,  p.  546).  Besides  this  we  may  mention  that  the  same  collection  contained  three 
specimens  from  Waigiu  and  Arfak,  N.  Guinea,  of  a  Nyroca  not  previously  recorded 
from  these  regions,  which  Count  Salvadori  recognized  as  belonging  to  Nyroca  baeri 
(Radde). 


EXPLANATION     OF     PLATi: 


XII. 


Fig.     1.  Delias  eupLiemia  <^    . 
„       2.  „  .,  ?    . 

.,       3.  Neptis  satiiia 

4.  „      gatiina    . 

„       .3.  Elyinnias  viridesceii.s   S 
-.       6-  „  „  ? 

„       7.  Grajita  bocki   ? 

„       8.  Charaxes  mixtu.s  cf    . 

„       9.  Limbatoclilamys  rostlinvni   c? 

1(1.  Ilviiochro.'iis  juilcliraria    <-? 


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NOVITATES  ZoOLDQIC^  .VcL.l.  1834 


pL.Xil. 


W  KiT-ki»3  dai  et  hi.K  . 


KXI'l.ANATIoN     oF     I'l.ATK     Mil 


Vie 


1. 

Hexarthrius  iuluncus 

2. 

(■:")  Dorcus  barbaius    . 

3. 

(inorimus  viridis 

4. 

Sinuaria  aenescens     . 

0. 

Ehytidophloeus  rotbsc 

lildi 

6. 

Omotemnus  blandus  . 

7. 

Koelofsia  borealis 

8. 

Otidognathus  collaris 

9. 

Clytosaurus  siamensis 

10. 

Acrocyrtidu.s  fasciatus 

11. 

Tiiiesisternus  dohertyi 

12. 

Accola  citrina    . 

IS. 

Anoplostethus  laetus  . 

U. 

Natalis  laens  Waterb., 

Ann.  M( 

i.y 

Kuryliatiis     bonieensis 

Kothsoli 

(189:5). 

PACK 

.  484 

.  485 

.  486 

.  487 

.  569 

.  489 

.  493 

.  495 

.  497 

.  500 

.  500 

.  503 

.  507 

7.  X  //.  ((;),  .xiii.,  )).  285(1894). 

it  .lord.,  ihld.   (6),  xii.,  ]>.  455 


NoviTATES  Zoca^oGio*-. .Vol  i,  1834, 


Pl.M. 


W.Purkiea  del.etluVi, 


MinLem  Bron    imp 


NOVITATES     ZOOLOGICAE. 


Vol.  I.  DECEMBER,   1894.  •         No.  5. 


ON    SOME   NEW   LOCAL   EACES   OF   PAPILIO    VOLLEN- 
HOVII  Feld.  and  PAPILIO  EIPPONOUS  Feld. 

By  the  HON.  WALTER    ROTHSCHILD. 

MR.  WILLIAM  DOHERTY  discoveml  in  Timor  (November  and  December, 
ISUl)  a  Piipilio  which  proves  to  be  identical  with  Felder's  Papilio 
colle/i/zovii  (Fddtir,  Vcrh.i.b.  Ges.  Wien,\).  'ilfi,  n.  'i%i),\'6^i,nom.  nud.;  i(/.,Reis. 
Novara,  Lep.  I.,  p.  97,  n.  74,  t.  10,  fig.  t",  IfS'io).  All  the  siiecimens  are  tailless, 
and  vary  somewhat  in  the  breadth  of  the  white  markings  ou  the  wings.  In 
Felder's  tyjie-specimen  the  submargiual  creamy  lunules  of  the  hindwings  stand 
closer  to  the  margin  than  in  any  of  my  eight  Timor  examples,  and  the  two  jwsterior 
of  them,  situated  between  the  median  uervules,  are  joined  at  the  veins  to  the  white 
marginal  spots.  Notwithstanding  this  slight  difference,  which  must  be  accounted 
for  by  individual  variation,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  believe  that  the  type  of  Papilio 
roUenhorii,  which  is  without  locality,  came  also  from  Timor. 

Papilio  vollenhocii  belongs  to  the  Polijtes-gro\\\i ;  its  nearest  allied  species  are 
P.  hypsicles  Hew.  from  New  Caledonia  and  P.  ccuiopus  Westw.,  which  is  said  to  be 
from  Melville  Islands,  North  Australia  ;  all  three  sjiecies  have  a  complete  creamy 
band  on  the  wings,  which  is  snbmurginal  ou  the  forewings,  and  discal  or  subdiscal 
on  the  hindwings.  In  the  ludo-Malayau  region  and  the  Philippines,  P.  coUcnItocii . 
is  represented  by  several  species  which  have  partly  or  entirely  lost  the  band  ou  the 
forewings  :  these  species  are  P.  hippoiious  Feld.  from  the  Philippine  Islands  and 
Palawan,  P.  jiitinaiini  Elwes  from  Teniisserim,  aud  P.  sakontala  Hew.  from 
North  India. 

Whereas  P.  colleithudi  is  tailless,  the  otlier  species  are  provided  witli  tails 
Now  it  is  very  interestiun-  that  Mr.  W.  Dohcrtv  found  several  races  of  P.  colleukocii 
on  the  islands  of  Wetter,  Alor,  and  Sambawa  respectively,  which  jiartly  exhibit, 
on  the  one  hand,  prolonged  though  thin  tails,  and  have,  on  the  other  hand,  the  baud 
to  the  forewings  aud  also  that  to  the  hindwings  more  and  more  reduced,  till  it 
is  absent,  as  in  one  specimen  of  the  Sambawa  form. 

On  the  island  of  Sangir  Doherty  found  a  large  race  of  P.  hipjionuiin  Feld., 
so  that  the  area  in  which  a  representative  of  P.  (oUeiJtovii  is  not  yet  discovereil,  and 
from  which  a  representative  can  be  expected,  is  restricted  to  Sumatra,  Java,  Borneo, 
and  Celebes. 

1.  Papilio  vollenliovii  hypsiclides  subsp.  nov. 

Ground  colour  darker  brown  than  in  /''.  colleiilwcii. 

Band  on  forewings  broader  nearer  costal  margin  than  in  /'.  collcithocii,  the 
first  spot  being  (extended  fartlier  to  cell  ;  very  much  narrower  from  middle  discuiJti. 

4U 


(  686  ) 

vein  to  hiuder  iiuglo  tliaii  iu  1'.  colle/i/iocii ;  iu  tlie  type-specimen  obsolete  between 
mediuu  nervnles. 

Discal  band  on  liindwinsrs  narrow,  tlie  median  spots  more  or  less  rounded,  tlie 
interspace  between  the  discal  band  and  the  snbmarginal  series  of  lunules,  which  are 
of  a  buff  colour,  broader  than  iu  P.  tollenhovii,  and  on  the  underside  of  the  wiu<r 
mostly  suffused  with  whitish  and  buff  scales.  Tails  more  or  less  developed,  but 
always  very  thin,  sometimes  absent. 

One  tailless  examjde  (J)  wliicii  has  the  bands  on  both  wings  broad  is  scarcely 
distinguishable  from  tyi)ical  /'.  vollcnhocii,  except  by  the  greater  breadth  of 
the  band  on  the  forewings  iu  the  costal  region ;  this  same  specimen  is  also 
remarkable  for  (ho  increased  size  of  the  snbmarginal  markings  on  the  underside 
of  the  hindvvings,  and  for  the  development  of  a  series  of  snbmarginal  minute  s])ots 
on  the  underside  of  the  forewings,  which  are  also  present,  but  mucli  less  pronounced, 
in  some  other  specimens  of  kypniclides  as  well  as  of  collenhovii. 

Hab.  Wetter  I.  (W.  Dohert)-,  May,  1892,  ty/je  :  tailed).     Males  only. 

Staudinger  has  distributed  this  form  as  /'.  /I'/psicliileis,  whicli  name  1  have 
accej)ted. 

2.  Papilio  vollenhovii  alorensis  subsp.  nov. 

Darker  tlian  tlie  preceding  race,  the  markings  creamy  white,  but  very  much 
reduced  ;  tailless. 

Uppersifk :  forewings  with  an  ill-marked  spot  behind  costal  margin,  a  rather 
small  but  well-defined  spot  between  fourth  and  fifth  subcostal  nervules,  and  a  small 
spot  behind  it  ;  the  following  markings  of  P.  collenhovii  are  absent,  though  the 
jTOsition  of  tlie  snbmarginal  band  is  indicated  by  the  marginal  area  of  the  wing 
being  paler  iu  colour  than  the  rest  of  the  wing  owing  to  its  being  slightly  suffused 
with  buflfish  scales  ;  at  the  hinder  angle  stands  a  small  creamy  buff  sjiot  traversed 
by  the  stibmediau  nervure. 

Discal  macular  band  narrower  than  in  hi/psicU<li'.s,  situated  closer  to  cell  than 
to  outer  margin,  the  anterior  spot  obliterated,  the  second  and  the  last  linear, 
snbmarginal  lunules  small  and  ill-defined. 

Cndersidr :  paler  than  above  ;  forewings  with  one  spot  iu  apical  region,  behind 
which  stands  i\  white  point,  and  with  a  small  siiffused  mark  at  anal  angle. 
Discal  markingii  on  hindwiugs  nearly  all  linear,  snbmarginal  lunules  much  in- 
creased, the  anterior  ones  more  or  less  rectangular  ;  the  space  between  the  discal 
and  submarginal  rows  of  spots  overjiowdered  with  whitish  scales. 

Ha'j.  Alor  (W.  Doherty,  October,  1 891).     ^fale. 

3.  Papilio  vollenhovii  umbrosus  subsp.  nov. 

Wings  dark  umber  brown  on  both  sides  :  marginal  region  on  the  forewings  as 
far  as  the  inner  edge  of  the  band  of  P.  (ollcnliocii  and  on  the  hindwiugs  about 
lialf-way  to  cell,  of  a  much  lighter  colour  ;  tailless. 

(?.  Upperside:  forewings  with  a  small  white  spot  between  the  fourth  and 
fifth  subcostal  nervules.  Hindwiugs  with  a  series  of  faint  minute  discal  spots  and 
a  series  of  snbmarginal  small  and  feebly  marked  lunules. 

Underside:  forewings  as  above.  Hindwiugs  without  the  discal  spots,  but 
with  the  submarginal  lunules  at  least  thrice  as  large  as  on  the  upperside. 

?.  Upperside:  forewings  devoid  of  spots.  Iliudwings  with  a  few  extremely 
faint  submarginal  lunules.     Marginal  intranervular  spots  of  both  wings  distinct. 


(  687  ) 

Undet-sulc :  Corewiugs  with  a  few  whitish  scales  between  the  fourth  and 
tifth  subcostal  uervuL-s.  Jliudwiufrs  with  the  submarj,'iDal  luiinles  much  increased, 
trans versally  of  more  than  half  the  breadth  of  tlie  respective  celhiles  ;  marginal 
spots  also  larger  than  above. 

llab.  Sambawa  (W.  Doherty,  Sejjtember,  ISlil). 

4.  Papilio  hipponous  lunifer  subsp.  uov. 

Much  larger  than  P.  hipponom  Feld.,  the  forewiugs  measuring  GO  mm.  in 
a  straight  line  from  the  base  to  the  aije.\.  Outer  margin  of  forewiugs  more  cducave, 
submarginal  ill-defined  band  broader.  Hiudwings  a  little  more  produced  in  caudal 
region,  discal  band  much  narrower  and  of  more  even  breadth,  the  second  spot 
scarcely  as  long  as  broad,  tlie  third  a  little  longer  ;  on  the  underside  this  baud  is 
still  narrower  than  above,  and  the  submarginal  lunules  are  proportionall}-  larger  and 
more  arched  than  in  P.  hipponous  Feld. 

Hah.  Sangir  I.  (Saugi,  Sanghi,  Saughir;  W.  Doherty,  Februai'y  and  March). 
Males  only. 


ON   A   NEW   GENUS   AND    SPECIES   OF   BUTTERFLY. 

By  THE  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 

Anaeomorpha  gen.  uov. 

This  genus  stands  midway  between  Auaeo,  liidMi.  and  Pivpoiia  Boisd.  From 
Prcpoim  it  difl'ers  in  its  short  forewiugs,  sharjdy  pointed  at  the  ai)ex,  and  its 
rounded  hiudwings,  which  rnn  out  to  an  acute  taU-like  iioint  at  the  anal  angle. 
From  Anaea  it  differs  in  having  the  big  head,  long  and  sharply  ])ointed  jtalpi,  and 
long  stout  antennae,  scarcely  thickened  towards  tlie  point,  whicli  are  so  characteristic 
of  Preponn. 

Anaeomorpha  spleudida  sp.  nov. 

Upperside :  J'urewliigs  sbarjjly  triangnhir,  with  apex  produced  and  much 
pointed  ;  basal  two-thirds  brilliaut  shining  metallic  green;  at  apex  of  cell  is  a  large 
irregular  velvety  black  ]iatch  ;  outer  third  black,  forming  a  wide  black  border  to 
the  wings. 

Hindivings  shaped  as  in  Bia  actorion  (Linn.),  i.e.  rounded  and  running  out 
into  a  tail-like  projection  at  the  anal  angle  ;  black,  with  a  clothing  of  thick  dark 
grey  hairs  along  the  abdominal  margins  ;  from  the  base  outwards  the  centres  of  the 
wings  are  crossed  by  a  large  and  very  broad  half-moon-shaped  liand  of  shining 
green,  which  curves  round  towards  the  anal  angle. 

Antcmiae  red  ;  abdomen,  thorax,  aud  head  greyisli  black. 

Vndcrside:  head,  thorax,  abdomen, 'MxA  two-thirds  of  «7/(^.s  clay  brown  ;  basal 
third  of  costa  pure  white  ;  outer  third  of  wings  freckled  with  grey,  as  in  Anaea. 
From  the  apex  of  forewiug  to  anal  angle  of  hindwing  the  wings  are  crossed 
by  a  narrow  transverse  black  baud. 

Exjianse  :  88  mm. 

Ifab.  ]{io  C'achyaco,  8.  of  Yurimaguas,  Peru  (Messrs.  Maxwell  Stuart  coll.). 


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ON   A   NEW    MIBO    FROM   THE    NEW    ZEALAND    REGION. 
Bv  THE  HON.  WALTER  ROTHSCHILD. 


WHEN  receiving:,  among  niiuiy  other  birds,  a  large  series  of  a  uiiilonn  lilack 
M/'ro  from  the  Snares  Ishmds,  I  was  first  struck  liy  tlieir  beautiful  glossy 
black,  which  I  had  not  seen  in  the  series  of  Miio  tratersi  Bull,  from  the  Chatham 
Islands  collected  by  Henry  Palmer  and  W .  Hawkins.  On  comparing  these  birds 
I  found  that  the  Miro  from  the  Snares  was  constantly  (I  can  say  this  because 
I  have  before  me  over  twenty  specimens  of  each)  of  a  deeper  and  more  glossy 
black  than  the  rather  brownish  black  Miro  trawrsi  from  Mangare  and  I-ittle 
Mangare,  Chatham  Islands,  that  the  former  was  smaller,  and,  above  all,  that 
its  first  primary  was  constantly  mnch  smaller  and  narrower,  being  less  or  e(]ual 
to  half  the  second  primary,  while  in  ^f.  truversi  it  is  longer  than  half  the  second. 
I  therefore  do  not  hesitate  to  distinguish  the  Snares  bird  as  a  new  species,  which 
I  name,  after  the  collector, 

Miro  dannefaerdi  sp.  no  v., 

and  which  may  be  characterised  as  follows  : — 

Miro  aterrima,  differt  a  specie  M/ro  tracersi  dicta,  non  modo  colore  aterrima, 
sed  etiam  prima  remigc  multo  breviore  ac  augustiore,  et  magnitudine  minore. 

Hab.  Snares,  south  of  New  Zealand. 

Total  length  about  51  inches  :  wing  3-06 — 3-26  inches,  average  'i-'l  (in  M. 
traversi  3-2— 3-4,  average  3-3)  ;  tail  2-6— 2-7  (in  .V.  iraversi  2-6.J— 2-8)  ;  bill  O-O  ; 
tarsus  0"9 — U-9o  ;  first  primary  1 — 1-1  (in  J/,  tracersi  1-3 — 1-3.5  I)  ;  second  primary 
l-O— 2-1. 

(Type  in  my  Museum.) 


Fii'st  und  Socuml 
PriiuiiiT  of 
Miro  trtLvcrii. 


Fii^t  and  .Scconti 

Primary  of 
Miro  itanit^atrUi. 


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ON  A  NEW  BUSTARD   FROM  THE  PALAEARCTIC  REGION. 

By   the   HON,    WALTER   ROTHSCHILD   and   ERNST   HARTERT. 

WHEN  seeing  some  beautiful  specimens  of  the  I/oxiara-hnatnTd  from  Tunis 
and  Fnertavputura  stuffoil  side  by  side  in  Professor  Koenig's  collection 
in  Bonn,  Mr.  Hartert  was  struck  by  the  diiference  of  colour  between  those  from 
Africa  and  those  from  Fnertaventnra. 

When  i-eceiving  some  skins  from  Fnertaventnra  some  months  ago  we  went 
to  the  British  Museum,  and,  comparing  our  ( 'anarian  specimens  with  those 
from  North  Africa,  it  became  evident  tliat  the  former  were  more  blackish  above, 
with  the  linft'  markings  less  extended  and  paler,  while  the  latter  were  more  rufous 
buff  above,  and,  besides,  tlie  blackish  bars  to  the  rectrices  were  liroader  in  the 
former. 

•  Now  we  have  received  two  tine  ma/i's  from  Gabes,  Tunis,  through  Herr  Spatz, 
and  we  find  our  former  observations  confirmed.  Whilst  the  Fnertaventura  birds 
are  much  more  blackish  above,  evidently  in  harmony  with  the  sun-burnt  rocks 
which  arc  frequent  on  its  native  island,  and  the  wing-coverts  much  more  greyish, 
those  from  Tunis  and  Algiers  have  less  black  above,  and  the  ground  colour  of  the 
feathers  above  is  of  a  truly  sandy  rufous  to  sandy  rufous  butf,  the  differences  being 
esiiecially  visible  on  the  inner  secondaries,  scapulars,  etc.,  quite  in  harmony  with 
the  sandy  deserts  they  inhabit,  and  much  like  the  ground  colour  of  so  many  true 
desert  birds,  like  Ammomanfis  cinctura,  Cursorius  isabellinus,  several  of  the  Pterocles, 
and  others. 

The  dark  bands  across  the  tail  are  broader  in  the  Fnertaventnra  bird,  and 
there  are  only  four  of  them,  while  there  are  five  in  birds  from  the  continent— 
at  least,  they  are  traceable— and  there  is  more  blackish  mottling  between  the 
dark  bars. 

The  hl&wk-Houba ni  may  be  characterised  as  follows  : — 

Houbara  fiiertaventurae  sp.  uov. 

Differt  a  HotilMm  luuhilafa  (.laiMpj  ex  Africa  septcntrionale  colore  supra 
nigricantiore  et  minus  isabelliuo,  fasciis  caudae  latioribus. 

liab.  Fnertaventura  insnla. 

Total  length  about  23—24  inches  :  wing  14-8— 15  ;  tail  about  9  ;  tarsus  :3-.") : 
middle  toe  with  claw  2  ;  culmen  I'll. 

(Type  in  the  Tring  Museum.) 

It  is,  perhaps,  remarkable  that  the  ('anary  Islands,  so  easy  to  reach  from 
Europe,  with  a  beautiful  climate  and  no  hostile  tribes,  have  been  left  but  partially 
explored  for  a  long  time,  although  such  interesting  forms  as  FriiKjilla  teijden, 
Cohimha  laurirora,  and  others  were  known  to  exist  on  them.  It  is  only  of 
late  that  the  efforts  of  Koenig,  Meade-Waldo,  and  Tristram  have  acquainted 
us  with  such  highly  interesting  forms  as  Erithncus  auperbus,  Pratincola  dacotiae, 
Fringilla  palmae,  and  several  others. 


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EEMAEKS  AND  COEEECTIONS  EELATING  TO  THE  LmNG 
GIANT  TOETOISE  ON  MAUEITIUS. 

By  TIfK  HON.  WAI.TER   ROTHSCHILD. 

WHEN  I  wrote  mj-  sirticle  in  Part  IV.  of  Novitates  Zoologicar,  page  G70, 
which  appeared  September  20th,  1894,  I  had  not  read  Dr.  Hans  Gadow's 
article  on  "  Land  Tortoises  of  Mauritins  "  in  The,  Transactions  of  the  Zoological 
Socicti/,  pp.  313  to  323,  plates  42  to  44.  In  this  article,  to  m}-  great  regret,  I 
find  that  M.  Tlidodore  Sanzier,  in  La  Nature,  No.  1016  (November  19th,  1892), 
pp.  395  to  398,  had  already  given  an  account  of  the  Port  Ix)nis  giant  tortoise, 
and  moreover  describes  it  as  a  now  species  under  tlie  name  of  Testudo  sumcirei, 
giving  as  special  distinctions  the  absence  of  a  nuchal  plate  combined  witli  a 
dortble  gnlar  shield. 

This,  b}-  the  way,  together  with  the  discovery  of  several  subfossil  remains  of 
the  same  type,  is  held  by  Dr.  Gadow  to  upset  Dr.  (Tiiiithor's  classification,  which 
is  as  follows  : — 

(liant  tortoises  icith  nuchal  plate  and  double  gular  shield  =  Aldabra  races. 

Giant  tortoises  ivitliout  nuchal  plate  and  with  single  gular  shield  =  Mascarene 
races. 

Giant  tortoises  roithout  nuchal  plate  and  with  double  qular  shield  —  Galapagos 
race. 

Now  Dr.  (Jadowthinks  tliat,  through  the  discovery  of  subfossil  remains  and 
an  examination  of  the  living  specimen,  it  is  quite  clear  that  giant  tortoises  of  two 
distinct  types  occurred  together,  and  that  therefore  some  new  character  must  be 
looked  for  to  distinguish  sufficiently  and  sharply  the  old-world  gnmp  of  forms  from 
the  new-world  group.  Dr.  Giinther,  however,  pointed  out  to  me  that  the  fossil 
remains  with  double  gular  shield  are  not  of  the  Galapagos  type  at  all,  but  belong  to 
a  much  older  race,  more  allied  to  the  Sewalik  hill  tortoise,  Colossochelys  atlas, 
and  that  the  living  Testudo  sumeirei  was  not  a  native  of  Mauritins,  but  had  been 
brought  from  one  of  the  smaller  islands. 

My  failure  to  find  M.  Sanzier  s  article  is,  however,  somewhat  excusable,  for  it 
is  not  quoted  by  Mr.  Boulenger  in  the  Zoological  Record  for  1892,  and  moreover 
La  Nature  is  a  periodical  in  which  usually  descriptions  of  new  species  do  not 
occur.  Dr.  Gadow  says  in  his  article  in  a  footnote  (page  320)  that,  should  on 
examination  after  death  the  Testudo  sumeirei  Sauz.  prove  distinct  from  the  sub- 
fossil species,  he  proposes  to  call  the  latter  Testudo  guentheri.  I  must,  however, 
point  out  to  Dr.  Gadow  that  he  must  find  a  new  name  for  his  hypothetical  new 
species,  for  in  the  American  Naturalist,  vol.  xxiii.,  pp.  1039  to  1057  (1S89),  Mr. 
G.  Banr  proves  Dr.  Giinther's  name  of  Testudo  clephantopus  to  be  iireoccujiied  and 
renames  the  species  Testudo  guentheri. 


(  'iin  ) 
TWO   NEW   SPECIES   OF    CETONIDAE. 

By  DE.  K.  JORDAN. 

1.  Prigenia  khasiana  sp.  nov. 

cJ.  Pr.  squamosf/  Rits.  iniiicir.  Supra  olivacco-viridis,  sqnamis  piliformibus 
Inteis  hand  deuso  vestita  ;  snbrus  ouproa,  stcrnis  f('inoribus(pie  Imigo,  abdomiiie 
medio  glabro  brevins  pilosis. 

Caput  crasse  pnnctatnni,  punctis  latcribns  snbconfluis  ;  frotite  profnnde  im- 
pressa  ;  impressionis  margine  posticn  medio  fortiter  sinuato  iitrinKiiie  in  deritein 
producto,  margine  aatico-laterali  ntrimqne  in  coma  panim  arcnatura  ante  apieem 
postice  sinnatum  valde  yersns  anticnm  directum  ]iorrecto  ;  clypeo  lato  subtruncato, 
medio  levissime  emarginato,  latei-ibns  rotnndato. 

Pi-onotum  longitiidine  latitndini  ae([uali  antice  raagis  qiiam  postiee  angnstatnm, 
basi  vix  angnstius  (juam  medio  ;  margine  laterali  leviter  reflexo,  basi  bisinnata  lobo 
mediano  lato  lireviore  quam  iu  Pr.  rollenhoreni  Molni.  ;  pnnetis  elongatis,  latcribns 
densioribns  ac  plus  miuusve  conflnis,  instvuctum  ;  linea  mediana  densius,  spatio 
utrimque  postmediano  sparsius  squamosis. 

Scutellum  latitudine  basali  ]>anini  longins,  sat  acute  triaugnlave,  laeve  vc) 
apice  paucis  punctis  notatum. 

Elytra  juxta  suturam  impressione  sat  levi  sed  bene  circumscripta  elongata  ante 
medium  iucipiente  ad  apieem  usque  extensa  lateraliter  cavinula  distincta  laevi  ante 
medium  minus  couspicua  determiuata  iustructa  ;  callo  humerali  postiee  carinato ; 
elytrorum  apice  extreme  ruguloso,  dovso  parum  striolato,  lateribus  pnnetatis 
postiee  leviter  oblique  striolatis. 

Pygidinm  rugnlosum,  lateribus  transverse  irregnlariter  strigulosum. 
Abdomen  medio  lougitudiualiter  imjiressum.  -  Tibiae  mulricarinulatae. 
Long.  18  mm.,  elytr.  10^,  lat.  8. 

This  species  bears  a  very  close  resemblance  to  Mi/ctei-isfes  microphyllus  Wood- 
Mas.,  except  in  tlie  form  of  the  head.  From  Prificnia  Kolh'nhoi-eni  Mohn.  and  Pr. 
squamosa  Kits,  it  is  also  at  once  distinguished  by  the  structure  of  the  head  :  the 
cephalic  protuberances,  which  stand  in  front  of  tlie  eyes  in  my  species,  are  almost 
horizontal,  with  the  tip  curved  upwards  ;  they  are  not  compressed  from  either  side, 
but  stand  obliquely  to  one  another,  tlieir  anterior  margins  being  approximate  ; 
anteriorly  the  horns  are  convex,  jwsteriorly  longitudinally  excavate.  The  impression 
between  the  horns  does  not  extend  beyond  the  ocular  canthus. 
Ilab.  Khasia  Hills,  Assam.     Three  males. 

2.  Mycteristes  bicoronatus  s]i.  nov. 

cJ.  M.  obscure  viridis,  sqnamis  ochraceis  rotundatis  sat  densis,  capitis  cornubns 
tibiis  tarsisipie  glabris  exceptis,  vestitus. 

Caput  densissime  rugnlosum,  linea  media  (intra  cornua)  piuictulata  notatum, 
ante  oculos  dente  obtuso  instructum,  antrorsum  parum  dilatatum  ac  in  cornu 
reeurvatum,  capitis  longitudine,  apice  fortiter  dilatatnm  bifurcatum  ])roduetnm  ; 
vertice  cornu  breviore  subrotundato  apice  ibrtissime  transverse  dilatato  armatum  : 


(  im  ) 

margiiu"  snperiore  transvorso  partis  dilatatae  cornus  jwstic-i  medio  oonvexo,  dein 
Icvifer  siiniato,  lateribns  ipsis  obliquo. 

Pnmotum  loiin;itudiiu'  ]iariiiii  latins,  apice  dimidio  angustins  qnam  basi,  medio 
dnplo  latins  qnam  apico,  lateribns  reflexo-marginatnm,  convexnin,  disio  obtnsissime 
tricarinatnm,  sat  dense  (medio  antice  exeepto)  vndose  pnuctatum  ;  basi  late 
rotnndatnm,  parnm  prodnctnm,  lateraliter  obliqne  sinnatum,  angulis  posticis 
obtnsis. 

Sontcllnm  latitndiiie  vix  lonijins,  tviantrnlare,  pnnctatnni,  margiiiibns  laeve. 

Elytra  retrorsnm  fortiter  angnstata,  jdanata,  dorso  levissimc  longitrorsnm 
impressa,  vadose  punctata. 

Pygidium  rngis  coiicentricis  irregnlaribns  notatnm. 

Metasternum  ot  abdomen  medio  minute  punctata  ac  glabra  ;  processus  mesoster- 
nalis  elevatns  antice  perpendicnlaris.  Tibiae  margiae  interiorc  ochracco-pilosae, 
anticae  longe  ante  medium  deute  minuto  instructac. 

Long.  (cap.  exci.)  22  mm.,  elytr.  14,  lat.  12. 

This  species  agrees  witii  }r>/rfi'ristfs  microplii/llus  Wood-JIas.  in  being  devoid 
of" a  prothoracic  born;  the  anterior  horn  of  the  head  is  almost  shajied  as  in  that 
species,  but  it  is  much  longer  and  much  deeper  sinuate. 

Hob.  Brit.  X.  Borneo  (A.  Everett). 

XoTE. — •(?)  Doreus  barbanis  .lord.,  described  on  p.  485  of  the  present  volume 
of  NoviTATES  ZoOLOGic.\E  and  figured  on  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  2,  is  identical  with 
Falcicornis  groulti  Planet  (/yf  Natural.,  p.  44,  February  l.jth,  1894),  which  has 
the  priority  of  date  of  some  weeks. 

Gnorimus  dridis  Jord.,  Xovitates  Zoologic.\e,  I.,  p.  480,  I'l.  XI II..  fig.  3 
(1894),  proves  to  be  the  same  as  Gn.  cost/p(:n/u's  Jans.,  Sot.  Leyil.  Mtts.,  xii.,  p.  128 
(1890). 


P8EUD0NEST0B   XANTHOPHRYS  A  DEEPANINE  BIRD. 

By   the   HON.    WAI,TER    ROTHSCHILD. 

WHEX  characterising  this  very  remarkable  form  of  birds  from  the  Sandwich 
Islands  I  compared  the  genus  only  with  Psittacirosfra  and  believed  it  to 
be  a  genus  of  the  FrhtiiUlkhir.  Since  then  several  specimens  in  spirits  have 
come  to  hand,  and  the  study  of  them,  especially  the  structure  of  the  tongue,  has 
proved  beyond  doubt  that  this  bird  belongs  to  the  Drepanidae. 

More  about  this  will  be  said  in  the  forthcoming  third  volume  of  my  work  on 
the  birds  of  Lavsan  and  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 


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INDEX. 


abdominalis  (Oberea),  121. 

—  (Phyllocharoides),  28lj. 

—  (Prasyptera),  328. 
aberrans  (Acmocera),  230. 

—  (Scymnus),  128,  12.j.  PI.  VIII..  fig-r.  \:',,  IG. 
Abisara,  .045. 

abnormis  (Delias),  334. 

Abraxaphantes.  374. 

Abraxas,  417—421,  681,  iiS2. 

Abraxinae.  413. 

Abrisa,  IHO. 

abruptua  (Stomoua.'cus),  lOH. 

absimilis  (Holochila).  580. 

abyssinica  (Pseudoclanis),  'J7. 

abyssinicus  (Hypoeschrus),  140,  140. 

Acalolepta,  248. 

Acanthis,  673. 

Acanthoderes,  141. 

Acanthosphinx,  102. 

Accipiter,  482. 

Accola,  503. 

Acestrura,  60. 

achates  (Cyrestis),  356. 

aohemeuides  (Oryba),  88. 

achemon  (Pholus),  G5. 

Achlora,  371. 

achlora  (Autinephele).  100. 

achloraria  (Panulia),  373. 

acilia  (Cyrestis),  355. 

Acmocera,  228—231. 

Acolutha,  .W3. 

Acorynus.  59.5.  G06,  608,  616—625. 

Acosmeryx,  lOll. 

Acraea,  348. 

Acridocephala,  140,  1'.I7. 

Acroaraa,  502. 

Acrocrypta,  292. 

Acrocyrta.  408. 

Acrocyi'tidus,  40',1. 

Actenochroma,  381,  382. 

actorion  (Bia),  687. 

acumiiiatus  (Dichostates),  238. 

acutaugulus  (Lebia),  106. 

acutangulum  (Nodostoma),  284. 

acuticornis  (Phloeopemon),  592. 

ada  (Appias),  335. 

adalia  (Callioma),  73. 

adansoiiiae  (Pseudoclanis),  97. 

Adelomyia,  51. 

Aderpas,  196. 


adipicaudatus  (Cliirogaleus),  4. 

admete  (Arbopali),  581. 

adonarae  (Rhyparida).  280. 

adonarensis  (SyIlitU3).  IKi.  PI.  VIII.,  fij'.  2. 

adorata  (Nitocris).  263. 

adspersa  (O.-iphiliu),  565. 

aduncus  ( Hexarthrius),  484,  Pi.  XIII.,  fig.  I 

aedificator  (Coptops),  197. 

aegeus  (Papilio),  332. 

Aegithina,  474. 

Aellopus,  665. 

aemula  (Gamoruna),  .'i68. 

—  (Syntaracta),  408. 

aenescens  (Sinuaria),  487,  PI.  XIII..  Hg.  4. 

aeneiis  (Taehys),  112. 

Aenidea,  534. 

aequatorialis  (Aglacactis),  59. 

—  (Phaeolaema).  ■'>><. 

—  (Popelairia),  01. 
aequinoctialis  (Julodis),  139. 
aequistriatus  (Orthogoiiius),  1 10. 
aeson  (Theretra),  65. 

aesopus  (Curetis),  578. 
aethiopina  (Stictoploea),  347. 
aethiops  (Gamatoba),  340. 
Aethonea,  532. 
Aetbopyga,  475. 
aetion  (Sympliaedra),  355. 
ae.'cone  (Arhopala).  581. 
atfinis  (Atysa),  311. 

—  (Campyloscelus).  568. 

—  (Cocytius),  91,  92,  541.  665. 

—  (Docirava),  3'»*- 

—  (Hemaris),  99. 

—  (Herbivocula),  671. 

—  (Phylloscopus),  071. 

—  (Ptychoderes),  593. 

—  (Rbi  nolophus),  656. 

africana  (Gynandrophthalma),  512. 

—  (Kuilua),  511. 

—  (Lygaria),  521. 

—  (Monolepta).  530. 
africauus  (Chlumys).  517. 

—  (Liopus),  246,  PI.  X.,  fig.  10. 
Afrocedus,  626,  627. 

afrum  (Calliohroma),  105,  ICO. 
agamemnon  (Papilio),  333. 
Agathia,  388. 
agelia  (Nectaria),  339. 
Agirpa,  413. 


Aglaeactis,  59. 

Agnitogaster,  2(X). 

Agnitosternuni,  \:,2. 

Agraptochlora,  389,  390. 

•igrionides  (Vithom),  413 

Agyrtria,  52. 

albertisi  (Morphopsi.s),  3.-,; 

albiceps  (Sciurus),  (55<i. 

slbico-xaria  (Drepanode-s),  367 
albicrissa  (Floricola).  r,-> 
albidentata  (Dolichoneura),  37-> 
albidiscata  (Fascellina).  44G 
albidus  (Olenecamptus),  232 
albifascia  (Elphos),  430 
albifera  (Aids  angulifera  ab.)  434 
a  biguttata  (Chlorodontopera),  .387 
albmns  (Anacerastes),  651. 

—  (Papilio),  3.33. 
albiplaga  (Dihidia),  88,  541. 

—  (Omophjseta).  414. 
albipuncta  (Gonodela).  439. 
albirostris  (Tropideres),  608 
albogularis  (.Scliistcs),  43 
alboguttatus  (Acorynus)   G>1 
alboguttulatus  (Physopteru.,)'  601 
albomaculata  (Gnathoenia)   09.5     ' 
albomarginatus  (Metop.silus),  78  664 
alboplagiata  (Gnathoenia),  225. 

—  (Prosopocera),  199. 

albotriangularis  (Xenocenis),  636 

Alcedo,  480. 

Alcides,  552—554. 

Alcippe,  473. 

Alois,  434,  684. 

aleuas  (Lampides),  576. 

Alenron,  65,  73,  665 

AIe.x,  367. 

alexandri  (Trochilus),  64. 

algina  (Rhinopalpa),  350.' 

alimena  (Hypolimna.s),  350 

allectus  (Lampides),  576. 

—  (Mecocerus),  599. 

alleni  (Selasphorus).  6.3. 

Allogaster,  140,  496. 

Allomorpha,  294. 

alluardi  (Macroglossa).  99. 
Almodes,  376. 
Alophoixus,  473. 
aloren,sis  (Papilio),  686. 
Alphitopola,  201. 
Alseonax,  479. 
alticola  (Amazilia),  52. 
Altipectus,  6i)o,  606. 
aluta  (Nacaduba),  573. 
amabilis  (Aeoryiius),  606. 

—  (Melanitis),  364. 

—  (Polyerata),  52. 
amanga  (Papilio),  332. 
amara  (Theretra),  101. 
ainaranga  (.lamides),  574. 


(  694  ) 

Amazilia,  52,  02. 

amazonicus  (Isognathus).  541 

Ambl_vmora.  118, 

Amblypoda,  35. 

Amblypodia,  581. 

Amblypterus,  86,  101. 
amboinensis  (Galerucella),  .305 
amboinicus  (Slaiumba ).  9,5. 
-  (iletamima.'i),  95. 
amboynensis  (Ambuly.v),  87 
ambrax  (Papilio),  333. 
Ainbulicinac,  86. 

Ambuly.x,  6.-,.  86.  102.541,542,005. 

ametliystma  (Calliplilox),  60. 

amina  (Teracolu.s),  538. 

amoena  (Chariesthes),  218. 

—  (Lamia).  218. 

~  (Osphilia),  566. 

Amorpha,  103. 

Amorpbogynia,  429,  430. 

Ampeloph.ng,i,  65,  78,  101. 

Amphidasydae,  427. 

Ampbidcsraus,  140,  190. 

Amphion,  65. 

amphissina  (Lampides),  577 

ampiificata  (Terpna),  081. 

Amraica,  427. 

amurensis  (Amorpha),  103. 

—  (Sphinx),  102. 

amytis  (Arhopala).  581. 

Anacerastes,  649—651. 

Anaea,  687. 

Anaeomorpha,  687. 

analis  (Apheniastus).  223 

Anatossa.  460. 

Anauxesida,  243. 

Anauxesis,  140,  233. 

auax  (Teracolus),  538. 

anceps  (Ncptis),  353. 

Anceryx,  541. 

anceua  (Acosmeryx),  100. 

ancliemolus  (Pbilambelus),  541.  665 

Anchistophilia.  'Mli. 

Ancylonotus,  198. 

Ancylotropis,  604. 

ancyra  (Nacaduba),  573. 

andaiensis  (Rhyparida),  280. 

andamanen.sis  (Xenocerus),  637 

Andasena,  .341. 

andromache  (Acraea).  348. 

Angeronopsis,  401. 

angolator  (Phosphorus),  204. 

Angonyx,  82,  101. 

angulicoUis  (Docema),  296. 

angulifer  (Xenocerus),  605,  636. 

anguliferus  (Xylotrochus),  186 

angustans  (Daphnis),  65,  86. 

angnstata  (Rliyparida),  278. 

angustilinea  (Carpella),  42.3. 

angustior  (Nitocris),  263. 


(  695  ) 


Anisogaster,  15'2,  l.'iS. 
Anisogonia,  454. 
Anisoptei'yx,  o74. 
Anisoscymnus,  ]'22. 
anuae  (Calypte),  tU. 
annetta  (Amblypodia),  581. 
animlicornis  (Synhomelix),  22G. 
aniiulipes  (Apatenia).  01^)3. 

—  (Paroeme),  146. 
Anoeme,  140,  144,  14.3. 
Anoplostethus,  ."SOT. 
Anosia,  ;3811. 

antaeus  (Cocytius),  Ul,  '.12. 
antara  (Xeptis),  352. 
Antasia,  36ij. 
antennalis  (Alcides),  55)5. 

—  (Cedus),  C2G. 

—  (Exocentrus),  247. 

—  (Xupserha),  253,  254. 
antennata  (Charie.sthes),  217. 

—  (Prosopocera),  198. 
Antennica,  154,  1.55. 
Anthabraxas,  422. 
antharita  (Arliopala),  583. 
Anthipha,  317,  318. 
Anthracoceros,  481. 
Anthreptes,  474. 
Anthribidae,  591. 
anthriboideg  (Acmoccra),  228. 

—  (XeQOcerus),  037. 
Anthribus,  G3(j. 
Anthus,  Ij72. 

annbus  (Theretra),  (15,  541.  0G5 
anunda  (Arhopala),  583. 
Auurop.sis.  470. 
Apatenia,  G29,  G31,  G32. 
Apaturina,  35G. 
apelles  (Hypochry.sops),  54G. 
Apbaatoohi'oa,  57. 
Apheniastus,  215,  21G,  223. 
aphuius  (Ypthima),  3G4. 
Aphthoua,  287,  291). 
apicale  (Agnitosternum),  152. 
apicalis  (Acmocera).  230. 

—  (Acorynus),  G23. 

—  (Acrocrypta),  292. 

—  (Apheniastus),  22.3. 

—  (Aulacophora),  303. 

—  (Cordylomera),  152. 

—  (Ocularia),  202,  PI.  X.,  fig.  19. 
apicata  (Autliipha).  318. 

—  (Cratoptera),  4.57. 
apicicornis  (Docema),  29G. 
apicipennis  (Aulacophora),  302. 
Apiogaster,  190. 
Apocalypsis,  91,  102. 
Apolecta,  G49,  651. 
apoUonius  (Thysonotis),  575. 
Apomecyna,  141. 
Apomempsis,  191,  192. 


Apophrena,  118. 
Aporaudria,  385. 
Appias,  335,  336. 
approximans  (Maoroglo.^sa),  99. 
apus  (Cephonodes),  66. 
aquila  (Eutoxeres).  5.3,  54. 
Aracbiiothera,  475. 
.aratus  (Lampides),  578. 
Archaeopseustes,  380,  681. 
Archiplutodes,  404. 
arcifer  (Mecotropis),  G02. 
—  (Xenocerus).  636, 
ai'ciferus  ( Derolus),  151. 
arctous  (Ypthima),  364. 
arcuata  (Glenea),  250. 
Arcyphorus.  499. 
arenicola  (Turtur),  42. 
arenosa  (Blepharoctenia),  428. 
argentilinea  (Ratiaria),  G81. 
Argeus,  35,  541. 
argolis  (Eronia),  33.8. 
ArgyroiilutoJes,  403. 
Argyrotome,  403. 
Arhopala,  581—583. 
Aridaeu?,  104,  116. 
armata  (^Acroima),  502. 
armato.^terna,  213. 
armipes  (Synaptola),  164. 
arronica  (Hypoclirysop*),  549. 
arruana  (Atella),  348. 
arsiuoe  (Cynthia).  348. 
Arsipoda,  290. 
Artamus,  475. 
aruensis  (Solenia),  319. 
aruna  (Delias).  334. 
Ascotinae,  430. 
Ascoti.x,  435. 

aspericoUis  (Apolecta),  649. 
a.'ipersa  (Heteralex),  369. 
aspila  (ilinetra),  356. 
Aspilates,  437. 
!is.sarici  (Hamidryas),  310. 
assecomi  (Cidiria),  376. 
assimilis  (Crlenea),  2 19. 
a.^t.artc  (Eusmerinthus),  98. 
Astatomorpha,  455. 
.\stena,  314. 
Asthcniuae,  393. 
Astbipa,  339,  580. 
astraptos  (Jamides),  574. 
Atella,  348. 
ater  (Anacerastes).  (i49,  050. 

—  (Mccocerus),  597. 
Atinephele,  100. 
atlanticus  (Smerinthus),  98. 
atlas  (Colossochelys),  090. 
Atopophysa,  394. 

atra  (Glenea),  250,  251. 

—  (Nitocris),  259,  260,  201. 

—  (Rhyparida),  281. 


(  69(1  ) 


atramcntaiia  (Panaethia),  411. 

atrata  (Anauxesis),  233. 

atrigulaiis  (Mctallura).  49.  PI.  IV,,  tigs,  :5,  4, 

—  (Orthotomus),  4lJ9. 

atripeiinia  (Mecosaspis).  ITiO,  160.  lill. 

atrostrigata  (Epicynie),  304. 

attonuatus  (Eumimetes),  236. 

attesjiria  (Gcolyces).  441. 

Atthis,  04. 

Atysa,  311. 

Augomcla,  285. 

Aiikcia,  271. 

Aulacophora,  302-304,  52fl. 

Anlacopus,  143. 

aurantiaca  (Hetero.stegane),  40S. 

aurantiacus  (Metopsilus),  78. 

aureolineatus  (Rhopalizus),  178. 

aureomacuhita  (Nepbelc),  88. 

aureovillosa  (Lepina),  -271. 

—  (Poecilomorpha),  ."ill. 
auriceps  (Chlorostilbon ),  (!1. 

aurifcr  (Cloniophorus),  171,  PI.  IX.,  fig,  10. 
aurifera  (Pergesa),  0114. 
aurigans  (Plu.siotis),  .'104. 
auripennis  (Ambuly.x),  87. 
auripes  (Colasposonia),  518. 

—  (Plusiotis),  ,504. 
auritus  ( Heliothrix),  43. 
aurocincta  (Plirjiieta),  139,  225. 
aui-ora  (Plusiotis),  504. 
australasiae  (JIarumba),  'Jo. 

—  (Jlctamimas),  95. 
Australica.  2H'i. 

australis  (Aulacophora),  304. 

—  (Prothoe),  357. 
Automolodes,  411, 
Autophylla,  451. 
axillaris  (Osmotreron),  41. 
Axiodes,  4'J5. 

Azema,  4. 

azenia  (Arhopala),  581. 

azurea  (Hypothymia),  479. 


badeni  (Plusiotis),  504. 
baeri  (NjToca),  IJ84. 
Ballantiophora,  402. 
balteolata  (Cidaria).  376. 
balyi  (Rhyparida),  277. 
bauksiae  (Marumlm),  95. 

—  (Metamimas),  95. 
Bapta,  404. 

barbara  (Mycalesis),  589. 

barbarus  (Dorcus),  485,  092,  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  2. 

barbiconiis  (Xeuocerus),  039. 

baroni  (Eutoxeics),  54. 

—  (Metallural,  49,  PI.  IV.,  figs.  3,  4. 
barroti  (Heliothrix),  43. 

basalis  (Cyllophorus),  557. 

—  (Cynorta),  313. 


basalis  (Frea),  233. 

—  (Gynaiidrophthalma),  512. 

—  (Mecocerus),  ,598,  599. 

—  (Monohammus),  123. 

—  (Nitocris),  204,  205. 

—  (Nupserlia),  254. 

—  (Pseudoclanis),  97. 

—  (Tragocepbala),  208,  PI.  X.,  fig.  4. 
Basiana,  95. 

Basilinna,  03. 

ba-simarginata  (Monolepta),  321. 

batesi  (Patosa).  340. 

—  (Plusiotis),  .",04. 
batjanensis  (Acorynus),  025. 

—  (Lampides).  578. 
Batocera,  141. 
bcccarii  (Papilio),  333. 
Bclenois,  ,330. 

belia  (JIacroglossa),  09. 
belis  (Macroglossa).  99. 
bclla  (Charicsthes),  215,  217. 

—  (Sapprda).  215. 
Belodeni,  242. 

bembidiiforniis  (Tachys).  111. 
bengaleiisis  (Alcedo  ispida),  480. 
benjamini  (Urosticte),  51. 
berlepschi  (Phaethornis),  50. 
bernsteini  (Cethosia),  348. 
Berosus,  112. 

Berta,  389. 

beryllina  (Amazilia),  02. 

bethia  (Meganoton),  542. 

Bia,  087. 

bi.aka  (Cyrestis),  355. 

bialbata  (ttnathoenia),  225. 

biarcuatus  (Thoticua),  241. 

bicinctus  (Xeuocerus),  040. 

Biclavigera,  437. 

bicolor  (Clanls),  90. 

—  (Lemur),  9. 

—  (Mi.xornis),  473. 

—  (Sciurus),  058. 
bicoronatus  (llycteristes),  091. 
bicostata  (Sastra),  305. 
bidentata  (Xupserha),  254. 
bidentula  (Xupserha),  254,  255. 
biemargiuata  (Temuoscelis),  227. 
bifasciata  (Bourbonia),  239. 
bifasciatua  (Steruotomis),  203. 
biimpressus  (Scymuus),  123,  126. 
bilineata  (CLanis),  95,  90. 
bimaculata  (Acmocera),  230. 

—  (Candczca),  321. 

—  (Oides),  301. 

bimaculatua  (Anacerastes),  050. 
Bindahara,  583. 

bioculatus  (Tenaria),  300,  584. 
bipartita  (Oberea),  120. 
bipartitua  (Toracolua),  537. 
biplagiata  (Sutrea),  290. 


(  697  ) 


biplagiatus  (Acorynus),  616. 

—  (Tachys),  112. 
bipunctata  (Alphitopola),  201. 

—  (Lactica),  2S0. 

—  (Pi'osopocera).  198. 
bipunctatus  (Charaxes),  .53i>. 

—  (Syagrus),  519.. 
bipuatiilata  (Sebaethe),  291. 
bisbinodulus  (Theticus),  241. 
biseriata  (Salatura),  Xi39. 
bispino-sa  (Apomempsis),  I'jl. 
Bistoninae,  427. 
BiUiiodes,  4,59. 

bituberoiilata  (Hyperaoantha),  528 

bituberculatnin  (Nodostoma),  384. 

bivittatus  (Ptychoderea),  594. 

Bixadus,  196. 

blanda  (Terias),  338. 

blandus  (Omotemnus),  489,  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  6. 

Blepbaroctenia,  428. 

Boarmia,  'MQ. 

Bo.irmidae,  430. 

bocki  (Grapta),  535,  PI.  XII.,  fig.  7. 

bogotaria  (Ergavia),  377. 

boisduvali  (Angonyx),  82. 

—  ( Aulacophora),  303. 

—  (Gerydus),  571. 
bolina  ( Hypolimnas),  350. 
bombus  (Chaetocercus),  60. 
Bombycodes,  426. 
Borbachodes,  408. 
borealis  {Phylloscopus),  469. 

—  (Roelofsia).  493,  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  7. 
box'neensis  (Cneorane),  325. 

—  (Eurybates),  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  15. 

—  (Stachyris),  471. 
boucardi  (Plusiotis),  5<J4. 
bougiieri  (Urocbroa),  57. 
Bourbonia,  239. 
Bourcieiia.  46. 
bouruensis  (Elodina),  3.38- 
Braccinae.  411. 
Brachinus,  105. 
Brachurapteryx,  399. 
brachyotus  (Cynopterus),  656. 
brasilieiisis  (Lepus),  40. 
brassolis  (Lipbyra),  584. 
bruvicornis  (Cryptocephalus),  515. 

—  (Euporus),  180. 

—  (Synaptola),  162.  163. 

—  (Xenidea),  297. 
brevimargo  (Diludia).  88,  541. 
brevior  (Nitocris),  264. 
brevipeniiis  (ilecocerus),  599. 

—  (Taurotagus),  15U. 
brevirostris  (Acaathis),  673. 

—  (Mccotropis),  603. 
brevis  (Exocentrus),  247. 

—  (Oxyprosopus),  177. 

—  (Plusiotis),  507. 


brevis  ( Ptychoderes),  592. 

—  (Scymnus),  124,  130. 

—  (Synaptola),  163. 
brontes  (Diludia),  .541. 
brouni  (Anthril)us),  63li. 
brunnwi  (Aulacia),  271. 

—  (Diodosida).  27. 

—  (Nisotra),  294. 

—  (Ocularia),  202. 
brunneata  (Pyrinia),  459. 
brunneipalpis  (Rhodocblora),  .385. 
brunneobasalis  (Hemaris),  99. 
bruunescens  (Mecocerus),  598,  599. 
brunneum  (Sternangustum),  152. 
bi'unneus  (Aderpas),  196. 

—  (Anisoga,ster),  152. 

—  (Scymuus),  124,  132. 
bruno  (Chirosa).  342. 
bucklandi  (Cephonodes),  66. 
liuckleyi  (Diphlogaena),  46. 
buettneri  (Xitocris),  262. 
bufo  (Apomempsis),  191,  192. 
bufoides  (.\pomempsis),  191. 
liuuguranensis  (Sciurus).  658. 
Ijungurense  ( Jlalacopterum  ciuercum),  470. 
bungurensis  (Graucalus),477. 

buqueti  (Tragocephala),  204. 
buquetiana  (Armatosterna),  213. 
bui|Uetianum  (Tragocepliala),  213. 
burmanica  (Macroglossa),  Ii8,  PI.  V.,  fig.  3. 

—  (Orthaea),  294. 
Bur.sada,  412. 

l)uruen,sis  (Periaptodes),  117. 
busiris  (Clioerocampa),  ()64. 
butleri  (Aleuron),  73. 

—  ( Hemeroplaues,  73. 

—  (Hypaedalia),  69.  PI.  VI.,  fig.  4. 

—  (Panaora),  80. 
Butorides,  483. 
buxtoni  (Teracolus),  538. 
Buzura,  429. 

buzurata  (lulotricbia),  429. 


caberaria  (Racasta),  374. 

Cacoscelis,  142. 

cacuthis  (Chara.xes),  535,  536. 

Caenarthi-ia,  439. 

caerulea  (Soleiiia).  319. 

caeruleipennis  (Microlepta).  316. 

caeruleomacuUtus  (Cryptocephalus),  515. 

caerulescens  (Tragocephala).  204,  PI.  X.,  fig.  3. 

caeruleus  (O.xyprosopus),  175. 

caerulina  (Lampides),  578. 

caesius  (Thysonotis),  576. 

caicus  (Thryxus),  65,  541 . 

cajus  (Theretra).  65. 

calabarica  (Anauxesis),  233. 

calauria  (Nacaduba),  573. 

calcaratum  (Callichroma),  165. 


(  698  ) 


calcarutus  (Acoryuus),  Ul>^. 

ealida(Ueilf])hila),  Si. 

CaUadclphia,  442. 

callais  (Sternotomis),  204. 

Calleremites,  384. 

Calleriunys,  447. 

Callicliioma,  141, 165 — 1G8. 

Callichi'omidae,  lu7, 

Callimatium.  213. 

Callioma.  73,  74.  o41,  665. 

calliomenae  (Callioma),  541,  665. 

calliope  (Stellula),  64. 

Calliphlo.x,  60. 

calliphon  (Hypochrysops),  548. 

Calliploea,  344. 

c.iUithoi;  (Salpinx),  346. 

Callurapteryx,  3'.I'J,  681. 

calonyx  (Eurystomus),  481. 

Calornis,  476. 

cilviiui  (Cidaria),  .376. 

Calypte,  64. 

camertus  (Triptogon),  05,  541,  565. 

campanulat;!  (Janiides),  574. 

Campylopterus,  57,  63. 

Campyloscelus,  568. 

cana  (Glenea),  2.j2. 

Candezea,  321 — 324,  531. 

candidaria  (Pingasa),  382. 

Cantliarocnemis,  140,  141. 

capjtata  (Abraxas),  682. 

■ —  (Xupserha),  254. 

Caprimulgus,  42. 

caprounieri  (Argeus),  .^41. 

Carciaeutes,  480. 

cardia  (Cyaniris),  572. 

carinata  (Piialaena),  376. 

carinenta  (Polysemia),  376. 

cariaentaria  (Dryococtis),  376. 

carissima  (Chariesthes),  217. 

—  (Saperda),  217 
Oarpella,  423. 
Carpodaous,  672. 
Carsia,  398. 

carstaiijeiii  (JIarumba),  lOii. 

Cartaletis,  378. 

carteri  (Lophostethus),  97. 

Castalius,  n'iS. 

castanca  (Candezea),  324. 

—  (Sternoccra),  139. 

castnia  (Tragocephala),  206,  207. 
Catochrysops,  578. 
Catoplioenissa,  464. 
catops  (Tenavis),  359. 
Catopyrrhinae,  439. 
catori  (Theretra),  75. 
caudata  (Cyanolesbia),  48. 
ceculus  (Eupyrrboglossum),  665. 
Cedus,  626. 
cclebensis  (Lema),  268. 

—  (Papilio  codrus),  333. 


celebensis  (Paramaxates  vagata),  387. 
^  (Scelodonta),  273. 

—  (Scymnus),  123,  124,  134. 

—  (Sutrea),  288. 
Celerena,  .377. 
celestiiia  (Appias),  3.35. 
celius  (Thysonotis),  576. 
Ceiitetes,  34. 

centralis  (Monohammu.s),  103. 

centromaculata  (Poccilomorpha),  510. 

cepheis  (Thysonotis),  576. 

Cephonodes,  65,  66. 

Ceratites,  139. 

ceratomioide9  (Thereta),  77,  541,  665. 

Ceratophoru«,  151. 

cerberus  (Gamatoba),  .341. 

Ceresida,  156. 

Ceresium,  155,  156. 

Cerochroa,  529. 

Ceroplesis.  224. 

Cerotrus,  290. 

certhiola  ( Locustella),  469. 

cerviua  (Clauis),  96. 

—  (?  Simopteryx),  457. 
cervinicauda  (Threnetes),  54. 
Cervulus.  660. 

Cervus,  660. 
Cethosia,  348. 
ceylanica  (Marumba),  98. 
ceylonensis  (Culicicapa),  479. 
ceylonicus  (Acorynus),  622. 
Ceyx,  480. 
Cbaetocercus,  60. 
Chaetocnema,  297. 
Chalcolampra,  285. 
Chalcoparia,  475. 
Chalcopsittacus,  677. 
chalybea  (Calornis),  476. 
chalybeata  (Mecosaspis),  160. 
Chalybura,  44. 
Charadrius,  483. 
Cbaraxes,  356,  357,  535. 
Chariestbes,  215—219. 
Cheirogaleus,  2. 
Cheirogalus,  3. 
chevrolati  (C.allichroma),  178. 

—  (Uhopalizus),  178. 

chimaera  (Uaphnis),  »'>.  PI.  VI.,  fig.  16. 
Chimarrhornis,  670. 
cbimborazo  (Oreotrocbilus),  58. 
chinensis  (Scymnus),  124,  134. 
cbionippe  (Helcyra),  356. 
Chirog;ile,  2,  6,  21. 
Chirogaleus,  2. 
Chirosa,  341— 343. 
Chlamys,  517. 
Chloroclydon,  464. 
Chlorodontopera,  387. 
Chloroglyphica,  38". 
Chloropsis,  474. 


(  099  ) 


chloroptera  (Aleurou),  (jCio. 

chloropterus  (Plocederus),  150. 

Chloi'ostilbon,  61. 

Clilorotyse,  157. 

clioerilus  (Everyx),  i35. 

Choerocampa,  16,  6fi4. 

Choerocampiuae,  7o. 

Chogada,  436. 

Chreostes,  220. 

chromiferu.s  (Teracolus),  5.^8. 

chrysippe  (Cethosia),  348. 

Chrysochroa,  488. 

chrysogramma  (CiUichroma),  166. 

chrysomelas  (Scmtiopitbeous),  653. 

Chrysomelinae.  285. 

Chrysomima,  465. 

chrysopras  (Sternotomis),  203. 

Chrysuronia,  52. 

Cicindela,  1U4,  G63. 

cimonides  (C'haraxes),  356. 

Cincinnata,  238. 

cinctus  (Tachys),  112. 

—  (Xenocerus),  641. 
cineracea  (Ocnlaria").  203. 
oinerascens  (Monohammus),  193. 
cinerea  (Alcippe),  473. 

—  (Pingasa),  382. 

—  (Plintheria),  628. 
cinereus  (Cheirogaleiis),  3. 

—  (Plagionotuhis),  189. 
cinerosa  (Remodes),  397. 
cingulata  (Phlegethontius),  541. 
ciiinamomea  (Amazilia),  62. 
Cinnyris,  474. 

Cirrochroa,  348. 

Cistidia,  413. 

citrina  (Accola),  503,  PI.  XIII.,  tig.  12. 

—  (Thinopteryx),  401. 
CittocincUi,  469. 
Clanis,  95,  96. 

clavipes  (Psapharochrus),  141. 

clemenciae  (Coeligena),  63. 

clemeatsi  (Omoptycha),  158,  PI.  IX..  fig 

—  (Pterogon),  69. 
Cleoporus,  273. 
Cleora,  434. 
Cleorina,  272. 
Cleorodes,  434. 
Cloniophorus,  140,  170—173. 
Clo.steromerus,  140. 

clotho  (Theretra),  75,  76,  78. 

clyentiiis  (Cocytius),  65,  89,  541. 

clypealis  (Plusiotis),  505. 

ulypt-ata  (Oides),  300. 

Clytanthus,   115.  1  Kl. 

Clytosaurus,  497. 

Clytus,  189. 

cnejus  (Catochrysops),  578. 

Cneorane,  325,  528. 

co^ytioides  (Megauoton),  89,  543- 


Cucytius,  65,  89,  541,  065. 
coeca  (Phryneta),  221!. 
coelebs  (Nitoci-is),  258. 
coelestis  (Cyanolesbia),  47,  48. 
coelia  (Nacadnba),  573. 
Coeligena,  63. 
Coelocrania,  307. 
Coelodon,  140. 
Coenobius,  516. 
coerulea  (Aethonea),  532. 
coeruleogaster  (Chalybura),  44. 
coei'uleus  (Ceramby.^),  175. 
coffeae  (Pachygonia),  541.  66,5. 
Colaspoides,  275. 
Colasposoma,  517,  518. 
collare  (Callichroma),  167. 
collaris  (Crossotus),  237. 

—  (Muscicapa),  670. 

—  (Otidogaathus),  495.  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  X. 

—  (Sutrea),  290. 
Collix,  679. 

colorata  (Erilophodes),  466. 
coloratum  (Callichroma),  169. 
coloratus  (Rhop.alizus),  179. 
Colossoclielys,  690. 
Colpoderus,  144 
Colpodes,  110. 
oolubris  (Troehilus),  64. 
Columbiana  (Lampro]>ygia),  47. 
columbianus  (Phaetliurnis),  56. 
comes  (Mycalesis),  363. 

—  (Xitocris),  262. 
compacta  ((iraciella).  219. 
complacens  (Marumba),  98. 
compositus  (Cyllopborus),  560. 
compressa  (Acmocera),  228. 
compressicornis  [Xeaoccrus),  644. 
compressirostris  (Omotemiius),  492. 
compta  (Oranasma),  340. 

comrii  (Doleschalliaj,  350. 
comtessa  (Nitocris),  21)2. 
concentricale  (Callichroma),  166. 
concinna  (V  Abraxas),  421. 

—  (Bursada),  412. 

—  (Chariesthes),  215. 

—  (Graciella),  215,  219,  220. 
concolor  ( Hyloicus),  103. 
confini.s  (Cephonodes),  (}6. 

—  (Hemaris).  99. 
confluens  (Scymuus),  124,  127. 

—  (Tragocephala),  206. 
conformis  (.Scymnus),  123,  124,  132. 
oonfusa  (Percuia),  415. 

—  (Sarobia),  340. 
oonglomerata  ( Panthera),  422. 
congoana  (Leprodera),  193. 
congratulans  (Isognathus),  541. 
conicus  (Omotemuus),  49ii. 
Conolophia.  369. 
consanguis  (Ambulyx),  87. 


(  700  ) 


consimilib  (Neptis).  352. 
constantia  (Melanitis),  364. 
contemptiis  (Cyllophorus),  555. 
conversi  (Popelairia),  61. 
convexa  (Acmocera),  '12?. 
convexior  (Stomouaxus),  100. 
convexus  (Anthracoceros),  481. 
convolvuU  (Phlegcthontius),  102. 

—  (Protoparsc),  102. 
Coptops.  141.  107. 
coquereli  (CheirogaIu.«).  3.  14. 

—  (Microcebus),  14. 
corae  (Xenocoius),  64.3. 
corallina  (DiUidia).  541. 
Cordjlomera,  13?.  Kil. 
Comipalpiis,  05. 
Cornuscoparia,  501. 
Corynodes,  271,  272,  521. 

cossoides  (Sphinx),  94,  542,  i'\.  VII..  li^' 

Cos-sus,  94. 

costae  (Calypte).  64. 

costata  (Scelodonta),  .'.19. 

costatipennis  (Momaea).  310. 

costatus  (Hheuiba>itus),  519. 

castipenuis  (Guoiimus),  ('i92. 

couaggaria  (Halthia).  414. 

cranchi  (Callichroma),  160.  167. 

crantor  (Pliolus),  65. 

Craspedosis,  411. 

crassimaigo  (Plusiotis),  506. 

Cratoptera,  457. 

crenulata  (Diodo.sida),  100. 

Crepidodera,  298,  525. 

Cressonia,  98. 

creusa  (Pachygoiiia),  665. 

cribellata  (Aulacophora),  52ii. 

Criniger,  473. 

criniger  (Tricholestus),  473. 

crinigera  (Peridronia),  539. 

Crioceris,  268,  269,  510. 

cristata  (Acteiiocbroma).  381. 

—  (Praonetha),  241. 
cristatus  (Cro.ssotus),  235. 

—  (Semnopithecus),  654. 
cristulata  (Gnoticarina),  648. 
Crocidura,  656. 
Crocopteryx.  459. 

croesus  (Mecosaspis),  160. 
crossleyi  (Chiiogaleus),  4. 
Crossotus,  235—237. 
cruentata  (Delias),  334. 
cruxnigra  (Stevnotomis).  2114. 
Crypsicometa,  463. 
Cryptocephalinae,  269. 
Cryptocephalus,  515,  516. 
Culicicapa,  479. 
Cumaltera,  11)2. 
cuneata  (Anauxe-sida),  243. 
cupreipennis  (Aglaeactls),  5U. 
cupreutn  (Callichroma),  105. 


Curbia,  460. 
Cui'culionidae,  552. 
Curetis,  578. 

currori  (Callichroma),  165. 
curta  (Eumimetes),  235. 
curvatoplicatus  (Cloniophorus),  17 
curviliuea  (Therctra),  101, 
ciirvipes  (Rhyparida),  282. 
curvistriga  (Oalactopteiyx),  400. 

—  (Phthonoloba),  .'W. 

—  (Xandrames),  431. 
cyanella  (Xystrocera),  146,  147. 
Cyaniris,  572. 
Cyanolesbia,  47. 
Cyanomyia,  62. 

cyanotis  (Petasophora),  46. 
cyclotas  (Messaras),  349. 
cydippe  (Cethosia).  348. 
22.  cyliudrica  (Synaupserha),  256 

cylindricus  (Acorynus),  619. 

—  (Oxyprosopus),  175. 
Cyllophorus.  555—562. 
cynomolgus  (Macacus),  654. 
Cynopterus.  655,  656. 
Cynorta,  312,  313. 
Cynthia,  .'548. 

Cypa,  70,  100,  542,  604. 
cyrene  (Choerocampa),  76. 
Cyrestis,  .'i55,  356. 

dalmanni  (Chariesthos),  215. 

—  (Eugoa).  157,  158. 

—  (Murostenmm),  215,  222. 
dainasippe  (Cethosia),  348. 
Damophila,  52. 

dauis  (Sithon).  583. 
dannefaerdi  ( Miro),  688. 
danum  (Triptogon),  65. 
Uaphnis,  65,  85,  86,  101. 
daphnis  (TragocephaU),  208. 
Daphuusa,  103. 
Darant;isia,  366. 
Darapsa,  75,  84,  541. 
Daremma,  90,  664. 
Darisa,  433,  682. 
dascon  (Doleschallia),  350. 
daucus  (Deilephila),  65. 
davidi  (IJarap.«a),  84. 

—  (Pteroihinus),  672. 

—  (Pterogon).  84. 
davisoni  (Stachyris),  472. 
decolor  (Cypa).  100. 
decorati  (Uicalhineura),  543. 

—  (Psilotagraa),  678. 
degener  (Abraxas),  419. 

—  (Eumclea),  375. 
Deilephila,  65,  83,  101. 
Deilinia,  405. 
Oeiliniiiiae,  404. 


deiphontes  (Papilio),  383. 

Delagoii,  155. 

Delattria,  G3. 

delegorguei  (Turturoena),  41 

Delias,  334,  335,  585,  G61,  (]C,i 

delicata  (Rhomboptila),  453. 

deliiieata  (Metoxydia),  442. 

delphinae  (Petasophora),  46. 

Dematochroma.  274. 

deminuta  (Abraxas  suspecta),  410. 

—  (Calleryunis),  447. 

Denticerus,  18!). 

denticoUis  (Theticus),  240. 

deplanata  (Ne.ssiara),  (330. 

depressum  (Phloeopemon),  591. 

Dermorhytis,  275. 

Derolus,  151. 

Desmobathi-a,  380. 

Desmobathridae,  377. 

determinata  (Abraxas),  418,  G82. 

deucalion  (Basiana),  95. 

Deudorix,  583. 

deusta  (Nupserba),  254. 

Dewitzia,  103. 

deyroUei  (Gynaiidrophthalma),  514. 

diabolicum  (Protonartbrou).  227,  228. 

Diacantha,  527. 

Diastellopterus,  140,  190. 

Diastoeera,  139,  224. 

Dicaeum,  474. 

Dicallaneura,  543,  544. 

Dichostatus,  237,  238. 

Dictator,  140. 

dictator  (Cyllophorus),  502. 

didyma  (Nephele),  65,  102. 

—  (Nessia),  G30. 

—  (Nessiara),  G30. 
Didymacantba,  152. 
difformis  (Oberea).  119. 
dilatatum  (Malacosoma),  528. 
dilaticoUis  (Solenia),  320. 
dilaticoriiis  (Malaxia),  314. 
Dilophodes,  41G,  681. 
Dilopbouota,  94,  541,  G65. 
dilucida  (Pblegethontius),  542. 
Diludia,  88,  541. 
dimidiaticornis  (Oides),  299. 
dimidiatipeunis  (Rhyparida),  280. 

—  (Sutrea),  290. 
dimona  (Tenaris),  360. 
dimorphus  (Holochila),  580. 
Dindica,  382. 
Diodosida,  72,  100. 
Diomus,  123. 

dionisius  (Gerydus),  571. 

Diorbabda,  307. 

Diphlogaena,  46. 

Directarius,  634,  635. 

discistriga  (Meganoton).  102,  GG4. 

Discoceps,  231. 


(  "01   ) 

discoidale  (Callichroma),  168. 

—  (Melasoma),  524. 
discoidalis  (Acorynus),  623. 

—  (Lygaria),  522. 

—  (Nitocria),  265. 
discolor  (Berta),  389. 
di.spar  (Litopus),  181. 
disrupta  (Abraxas),  418. 
Dissemurus,  476. 
Dissomorphia,  438. 
Dissoplaga,  442. 
distans  (B.apta),  404. 

—  (Hyalospila),  425. 
distincta  (Pblegethontius),  102. 

distiuctum  (Meganoton),  89,  542,  PI.  VII.  fig  ]  9 
distinguendus  (Acorynus),  620.  ' 

distorta  (Stenoleuoa),  403. 
diversa  (Krananda),  440. 
diversiformis  (Agathia),  388. 
divLsa  (Crioceris),  269. 

—  (Steuoplatys),  538. 
Docema,  296. 
Docimastes,  67. 
Docirava,  398. 
dobertyana  (Belenois),  337. 
dohertyi  (Ambulyx),  87. 

—  (Aphthoua),  287. 

—  (Delias),  661. 

—  (Macroglossa),  67,  PI.  V.,  fig.  2 

—  (Oides),  302. 

—  (Panacra),  81. 

—  (Platyxantha),  328. 

—  (Polyzonus),  114,  PI.  VIII.,  fi<,  4 

—  (Prothoe),  357. 

—  (Scymnus),  123.  124,  128,  PI.  VIII     fi„.    ]■> 

15,  18.  '     '■       "• 

—  (Tachys),  111. 

—  (Tenaris),  358. 

—  (Tmesisteruus),  500,  Plate  XIII.,  fig.  11. 

—  (Xenocerus),  641. 
Dolbina,  102. 
Doleropbyle,  .371. 
Doleschallia,  350. 
dolichoides  (Ampelophaga),  65. 

—  (Pbilampelus),  78. 
Dolichoneura,  371,  372. 
dolichus  (Elibia),  101. 
domingonis  (DUophouota),  95,  541. 

—  (Dupo),  83. 
Domitia,  196. 
domitilla  (Tenaris),  358. 
Dooabia.  388. 

dorcas  (Ncptis),  354. 
Dorcus,  485,  692. 
dorothea  ( Delias),  335. 
dorsabs  (Litocerus),  Gil,  613. 
Dorycera,  142. 
doublcdayi  (Jache),  Gl. 
dowuesi  (JIallodou),  144. 
drancus  (Therctra),  65. 


(    '02  ) 


Diepanodes,  367,  457. 
drucei  (Callioma),  73,  541. 
Drymocataphus,  470 
dubium  (Pliilentoma),  477. 
dubius  (S;ymaus),  124,  133. 
dubocagei  (Sternotomis),  203. 
ducalis  (Tragocephala),  208. 
dudgeonis  (CaJlipIoea),  344. 
dugong  (Halicore),  660. 
duivenbodei  (Chalcopsittacua),  677. 
Duliophyle.  432. 
dumerili  (Amazilia),  52. 
Dumeticola.  IJ71. 
dumoliiii  (Lopliostethus),  97. 
duodecimmaculata  (Crioceiis),  510. 
Dupo,  83,  541,  665. 
duponchelii  (Cocytius),  541. 
duponti  (Tilmatm-a),  63. 
durvillei  (Xectaria),  338. 
duvauceli  (Harpacte.s).  481. 
dux  (Nitocris).  257,  258,  260. 
dyras  (JIarumba),  98,  103. 
Dyschoroneuia,  426. 
Dysithamnus,  674. 


ecaudatus  (Uuntetes),  34. 

Ecelonerus,  636. 

echephron  (Marumba),  98. 

eclectus  (Lampides),  589. 

ecliptopera,  679. 

Ecpbora,  140,  265.  266. 

Ectropis,  434. 

edeutulum  (Callichroma),  170,  PI.  IX.,  fig 

edulis  (Pteropus),  655. 

edwai-dsi  (Propithecus),  33. 

Egea,  374. 

elegans  (Abraxas),  681. 

—  (Chariesthcs),  216. 
elepeuor  (Theretra),  75. 
elephantina  (Testudo),  676,  090. 
ellina  (Meroeausta),  459. 

elia  (Mycalesis),  361. 

Elibia.  101. 

ellacoiubei  (Callioma),  74,  541. 

ellioti  (Trochalopterum),  668. 

ello  (Dilophonota),  95,  541,  665. 

Elodina,  338. 

elongata  (Solenia),  318. 

—  (Tragocephala).  206.  207. 
elongatulus  (Berosus),  112. 
elongatus  (He-xartbrius),  484. 
Elphos,  430. 

Elymnia.s,  364,  365,  587,  588. 
Elymniinae,  364. 
emarginata  (Nitocris).  261. 

—  (Xystrocera),  147. 
emiliae  (Pliacthornis),  54. 
emincQs  (Myciileais),  363. 
emmae  (Cyanolesbia),  47. 


emolus  (Lycaenesthes),  573. 

Endropiodes,  463. 

Enuomiuae,  440. 

ensifcrus  (Docimastes),  57. 

cone  (Lycaenesthes),  572. 

eos  (Ambulyx),  86. 

Ephemerophila,  434. 

ephippiata  (Piiaulimia),  634. 

Epicyme,  391. 

Epimastidia,  581. 

epirus  (Deudorix),  583. 

episcopale  (Callichroma),  169,  170. 

episternalis  (Afrocedus),  626. 

equiuus  (Cer\'us),  060. 

crastus  (Elymnias),  588. 

eremophilae  (Phlegethoutius),  1112. 

Erilophodes,  46.'i,  466. 

erinaceus  (Microchoerus),  33. 

—  (Pachystola),  226. 

Eriocnemis.  59,  60. 

Erioderu.s.  143. 

Eronia,  338. 

eiTans  (Macroglossa),  66,  67. 

erylus  (Hypolycaona),  583. 

Erythra,  483. 

erythroptera  (MLxoniis),  473. 

esau  (Eurysops),  225. 

Eschatarchiii,  395. 

Eubyjinae,  427. 

Eiicestiinae.  398. 

euchenor  (Papilio).  333. 

Euchloron,  84. 

cuchylas  (Lampides),  576. 

Euclysia,  455. 

Euctenacblora,  372. 

Euctenurapteryx,  399. 

Eucycla,  288. 

Eucyclodes,  390. 

EudjTiami.s  481. 

euerythin  (Ceyx),  480. 

Eugenes,  63. 

Eugou,  157,  158. 

Eugonobapta.  405. 

Eulitopus.  140,  174. 

Euloxia,  390. 

Eumelea,  375. 

Eumeleinae,  375. 

Eumimetes,  231,  235,  238,  239,  596. 

Eumoca,  309,  310. 

Eumolpinae,  271. 

Eunidia,  141. 

Eupete.s,  47">. 

euphemia  (Delias),  334,  PI.  XII.   fig.i.  1,2. 

Eupherusa,  61. 

euphorbiae  (Deilophila),  83. 

cupborbioides  (Deilephila),  101. 

Eupleres,  34. 

Euploeinac,  340. 

euporidus  (Rhopalizus),  178. 

Euporus,  140.  169.  179,  180. 


(  703  ) 


Eupsamma,  461. 
Eupsychortyx,  675. 
EupyiThoglossum,  065. 
europa  (Lethe),  360. 
Eurybates,  PI.  XIII.,  fig.  o. 
eurycles  (Ambulyx),  541. 
Eurylaemus,  480. 
Eurypteryx,  G.">. 
Eurysops,  140,  22.'i. 
eurysthenes  (Ambulyx),  65. 
EurystomiLs,  481. 
euryxantha  (Delias),  335. 
Eusarca,  457. 
Eusmerinthus,  98. 
Eutomopepla,  456. 
Eutoxeres,  53,  54. 
evanescens  (Nodostoma),  285. 

—  (Peridroma),  539. 
evelinae  (Eriocnemis),  59. 
evena  (Castalius),  578. 
Everes,  573. 

everetti  (Mixornis),  472. 

—  (Osmotreron),  40,  41. 

—  (Xenocerus),  047. 
Everyx,  05. 

exacta  (Dolbiaa),  102. 
excavatus  (Luperus).  3o8. 
Eximia,  181. 
eximius  (Caprimulgus),  42. 

—  (Psapharochrus),  244. 
Exocentru.s,  246,  247. 
exusta  (Clanis),  97. 


fabricii  (Callichroma),  165. 
facialis  (Cynovta),  312. 
falcata  (Zanclopera),  441. 
Falcicornis,  092. 
falkensteiiii  (Omoptycha),  158. 
fallax  (Diodosida),  72. 

—  (Xephele),  72. 
faimy  (Myrtis),  60. 
Fascellina,  446. 
fasciata  (Anceryx),  541. 

—  (Cincinnata),  238,  PI.  X.,  fig.  14. 

—  (Dai'isa),  433. 

—  (DeUas),  662. 

—  (Gleuea),  252. 

—  (Leptarthra),  314. 

—  (Peridroma),  539. 
fasciatum  (Altipectus),  606 

fasciatus  (Acrocyrtidus),  500,  PI.  XIII.,  fig 

—  (Agnitogaster),  201. 

—  (Discoceps),  231. 

—  (Mecocerus),  595. 

—  (Nyctopais),  212. 

—  (Sphinx),  94. 
fascicularis  (Hypseus),  030. 
faturcus  (Xacaduba),  574. 
fegcus  (Triptogou),  05,  72. 


lu. 


femorale  (Philomatium),  104. 
femoralis  (Ccrambyx),  104. 

—  (Semnopithecus).  653. 
femorata  (Xystrocera),  150. 
feuestrata  (Delagoa),  155,  PI.  IX.,  fig.  2. 
ferrolavata  (Boarmia),  427. 
feiTugineus  (Semanotns),  185. 

festa  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 
ficus  (Pachylia),  541,  665. 
Fidoniinae,  436. 
fimbriatus  (Xenocerus),  639. 
fissa  (Ceroplesis),  224. 
flagellatus  (Xenocerus),  638,  640. 
flava  (Alphitopola),  201. 

—  (Motacilla),  475. 

—  (Podontia),  295. 

—  (Psebitla),  1.57,  PI.  IX.,  fig.  3. 
flavibasalis  (Actenochroma),  381. 
flavicoruis  (Augomela),  285. 

flavipennis  (Merionoeda),  113,  PI.  VIII..  fig.  3. 
flavipes  (Diacantha),  527. 
flavisinuata  (Abraxas),  420. 
flavofasciata  (Candezea),  323. 

—  (Oides),  301. 

flavonigi-a  (Hyperacantha),  527. 

flavopilosus  (Luperodes),  529. 

flavosiguata  (Alphotopola),  202. 

flexuosus  (Scymuus),  124,  128,  PI.  VIII,  fig.  19. 

florestan  (Diludia),  88,  541. 

Huviatilis  (Agyi-tria),  52. 

foed;ita  (Bapta),  404. 

formosa  (Chariesthes),  218. 

—  (Tragocephala),  208. 
fortissima  (Amraica),  427. 
foveolatus  (Litocerus),  609. 
franckli  (Sphinx),  102. 
fraudulenta  (Aulacophora),  303. 
Frea,  233,  235. 

frena  (Panacra),  101. 

freya  (Chariesthes),  217,  PI.  X.,  figs.  8,  9. 

frontalis  (Nitocris),  260,  261. 

—  (Ruticilla),  669. 

—  (Synnupserha),  255. 

—  (Tithoes),  142. 
fruhstorferi  (Mecotropis),  003. 

—  (Xenocerus),  045. 
fryi  (Prosopocera).  200. 
fuciformis  (Hemaris),  99. 
fuertaventurae  (Houbara),  i)89. 
fulgens  (Eugenes),  03. 
fulgidigula  (Bourcieria),  46. 
fulguraria  (Mesastrape),  432. 


fuligineum  (Callichroma), 
fuliginosti  (Chogada),  436, 
-     (Pachystola),  227. 
fulva  (Aletis),  379. 
fulvaster  (Monohammus), 
fulvata  (Pyriuia).  460. 
fulviana  (Mycalesis),  360. 
fulvieollis  (Eunioca),  309. 


W!. 


l:M. 


(  704  ) 


f  ulvicollis  (Osmotreron),  482. 
fulvicorniis  (Rliyparida),  i76. 
fulvifaacia  (Luxiariu),  440. 
fulvinervis  (Urapteryx),  309. 
fulvinotata  (Phlegethontius),  93. 
fulvipennis  (Ocytasia),  114. 
fulvoba.salis  (Abraxas),  419. 
fulvomarmoratus  (Poemene.speru.s),  "ilO. 
fulvosignata  (Motiolepta),  529. 
fulvus  (Charadrius),  483. 
famosa  (?  Neuromelia),  427. 
fuuebris  (Uiodosida),  100. 
funerea  (Delias),  (')ii2. 
furcata  (Phyllodouta),  452. 
furcifer  (Chirogaleus),  3.  16. 

—  (JOcrocebus),  lli. 

—  (Pachydis.sus),  l.'il. 
fuscatum  (Obriaccum),  139,  157. 
fuscesceus  (Marumba),  98. 
fusoipes  (Paroberea),  255. 
fuscoplagiatus  (Mccooerus),  596. 
fuscosa  (Chirosa),  343. 
fusiiuacula  (Metopsilus),  65,  78. 


gabonator  (Phosphorus),  204. 
gabonensis  (Colasposoma),  518. 
gabonica  (Glenea),  252. 

—  (Parandra),  142. 

—  (Proctocera),  224. 
gahani  (Auoeme),  144. 

—  (Gleaea),  248,  PI.  X.,  fig.  17. 

—  (Xylotrechus),  186,  187. 
Galactopteryx,  400. 
Galagina,  3. 

Galago,  2. 

galathea  (Tragocephala),  206,  208. 

Galeopithecus,  657. 

Galerucella,  305,  306,  527. 

Galeruciuae,  298. 

Gamatoba,  340. 

Gamoruna,  368. 

ganina  (Xeptis),  353,  PI.  XII.,  fig.  4. 

gannascus  (Ambulyx),  541 . 

Gargantua,  65. 

gaschkcwitschi  (Alarumba),  98,  103. 

Gasterooome,  435. 

gap  (Lafrcsnaya),  58. 

gazella  (Mecocerus),  597 — 599. 

Gelasma,  392. 

geoffroyi  (Libythea),  365. 

—  (Mynes),  .351. 
• —  (.Schistes),  43. 
Geolyces,  441. 

geometricus  (Acurynus),  617,  618. 

—  (Anacerastes),  650. 
Geometridae,  366,  678. 
Geopelia,  482. 
geraldina  (Delias),  585. 
Gerydus,  571. 


ghosha  (Collix),  679. 
gibbosus  (Physopterus),  602. 

—  (Scymnus),  125,  137. 
gigautea  (Claiiis),  96. 
gigas  (Ambulyx),  102. 

—  (Patagona),  58. 
giloleiisis  (Papilio  codras),  333. 
giraffa  (Glenea),  2.')1. 

Girpa,  413. 

glaber  (Oxyprosopus),  176. 
glabrata  (Aphthona),  287. 
glabratus  (Phaenomerus),  568. 
glabricoUis  (Eulitopus),  174. 

—  (Litopus),  174. 
glauconia  (Elj'miiias),  365. 
glaucopis  (Thysonotis),  575,  590. 
glaucoptera  (.Macroglossa),  99. 
Glenea,  119,  141.  248—253,  503. 
gliroides  (Chirogaleus),  4,  10. 
gloriosa  (Daphuis),  85. 
Gnathoeuia,  225. 

Gnorimus,  486,  692. 
Gnoticarina,  648. 
godarti  (Cocytius).  91. 
godartianus  (Papilio),  334. 
godini  (Eriocnemis),  59. 
Gonodela,  4119. 
gordius  (Garg-antua),  65. 
gorgo  (Cyanolesbia),  47,  48. 

—  (Tenaris),  359. 
gorgon  (Triptogon),  72. 
gorilla  (Psapharochrus),  245. 

—  (Tragocephala),  205. 
gouldi  (Le.sbia),  48. 
Graoiella,  215,  219,  220. 
gracile  (Callimatium),  213. 
gracilis  (Eulitopus),  174. 

—  (Hospes),  183. 

—  (Lesbia),  48. 

—  (Loris),  8. 

—  (Morio),  107. 

—  (Omotemnus),  490. 
Gracula,  476. 

graudis  (Apophrena),  118. 

—  (Carpodacus),  672. 

—  (.Scymnus),  124,  129.  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  20. 
granulata  (Cynorta),  313. 

Grapta,  535. 

Graptodera,  525. 

gratiosaria  (Phorodesmi),  391. 

Graucalus,  477. 

Griphammus,  195. 

Griphapox,  184. 

griphus  (Monohammus).  194. 

gi'isea  (Prea),  234. 

—  (Hyloicus),  103. 

—  (Prosopocera),  199. 

■ —  (Tr,agocephala),  208. 
griseigularis  (Pygmornis),  57. 
griseiventris  (Cyanolesbia),  47. 


(   7()o  ) 


griseola  (Panacra),  80. 
gi-iseoplagiattis  (Monohammus),  19.-). 
griseoscutellatus  (Nerissus),  520. 
gri-seacens  (.^corynus),  G21. 

—  (Callioma),  73. 

—  (Ectropis),  4.34. 

—  (Exocentrus),  2iCt. 

—  (Nipteria),  424. 
griseus  (Aderpas),  1117. 

—  (Chirogaleus),  3. 
grisola  (Hyloterpe),  477. 

—  (Muscicapa),  670. 
gro.ssus  (Scymnus),  124,  1.32. 
groulti  (Falcicornis),  C92. 
giieinzii  (Callichroma),  165. 
guentlieri  (Testudo),  690. 
guerini  (Tragocephala),  204,  2i)5. 
guessfeldti  (Ambulyx),  102. 
guianensis  (Theretra),  77,  541. 
guimeti  (Klais),  59. 
guineensis  (Papilio),  333. 
Gurelca,  100. 

guttatug  (Acorynus),  619. 

—  (Cedus),  626. 

—  (Mecocerus),  598. 
guttulata  (Naxa),  377. 

—  (Pachygenia),  C26. 
guttulatus  (Cedus),  62G. 
gutturalis  (Dilophonota),  95,  541,  GG5. 

—  (Hirundo  rustica),  480. 
giiyi  (Phaethornis),  54. 
Gynandrophthalma,  512 — 514. 


Habrissus,  635. 

haemonia  (Hypocysta),  364. 

haemorrhous  (Scjiiinu.s),  124, 131. 

hageni  (Davemma),  90,  GG4. 

Halcyon,  480. 

Halea,  458. 

Halicore,  6G0. 

Haltlua,  414. 

Halticinae,  28G,  329. 

Hamadryas,  340. 

hamata  (Tirumala),  339. 

hamiltoni  (Panacra),  81,  664. 

haunib.al  (Phlegethontius),  Go. 

hansemauni  (Salpinx),  347. 

Hapalemur,  3. 

Hapheniastus,  223. 

Haplosonys,  315,  316. 

haroldi  (Eumimetes),  231,  59G. 

Harpactes,  481. 

harterti  (Holochila),  579. 

—  (Pblegethoutius),  93. 

hasseiti  (Cinnyris),  474 

hecabe  (Terias),  338. 

hecate  (Moecha),  224. 

hedonia  (Precis),  350. 

hedylai-ia  (Phcllinodes),  37G. 


Hedyle,  375. 

Helcyra,  35''). 

Hcliangelus,  50,  51. 

Helianthea,  46. 

heliodori  (Acestrura),  60. 

Heliodoxa,  57,  58. 

beliopolis  (Neptis),  352. 

Heliothrix,  43. 

Heliotrypha,  50. 

hellanis  (Precis),  349. 

helhvaldi  (Mus),  658. 

heloisae  (Atthis),  64. 

Helymaeus,  185. 

Hemaris,  65,  99. 

Hemeropbila,  434,  680. 

Hemeroplanes,  65,  74,  541,  CG5. 

Hemigj'ninodes,  377. 

hemileucurus  (Campylopterus),  63. 

—  (Pblogophilus),  51. 
Hemistephania,  44. 
Hemistola,  393. 
Hemithea,  393 
Herbita,  456. 

herdonius  (Hypocbrysops),  550. 
Iiermaphroditus  ( Paradoxurns),  658. 
hermes  (Tbysonotis),  575. 
hermogenes  (Hypocbrysops),  548. 
heros  (Hypocbrysops),  550. 
herrani  (Rbamphomicron),  58. 
hespera  (Nephele),  102. 
hesperis  (Aspilates),  437. 
hesperus  (Diphlogaena),  46. 
Heterabraxas,  416. 
Heteralex,  369. 
Heteroctenia,  4G1. 
Heterolocba,  449. 
HeterostegaDS,  406. 
beterura  (Eutoseres),  53,  54. 
beuglini  (Leucophlebia),  65. 
hewitsoni  (Ideopsi.s),  330. 

—  (Prothoe),  357. 
Hexarthrius,  484. 
hexaspilota  (Sutrea),  289. 
hiliiris  (Oyllopborus),  559. 
hippocla  (Syiubrenthia),  349. 
bipponous  (PapiUo),  685,  687. 
hippopbacs  (Deilephila),  83. 
Hippopsicon,  243. 
Hippopsis,  244. 

birsuta  (Candezea),  .322. 
birsutum  (Strnmatium),  497. 
liirtioornis  (Coratopborus),  151. 
hirtipennis  (Candezea),  323. 
iiirtipes  (Sympic/.opus),  5G3. 
birtus  (Erioderus),  143. 
Hirundo,  480,  61)7. 
histrio  (Litocerus),  608. 
hodeva  (Hyautis),  357. 
Holochila,  578-  581. 
Holorista,  307. 


(  70ft  ) 


Homelix,  '2"2(>. 
Homoeoctenia,  442. 
Homonoea.  117. 
honorata  (Eudynamis),  481. 
honrathi  (Tenaris),  358. 
hopffcri  (Pachygonia),  665. 
Hcspes,  182-184. 
hottentottum  (Callichroma),  165. 
Houbara,  689. 
humboldti  (Oides),  298. 

—  (Pseudonotis),  583. 
humeralis  (Litocerus),  614. 
humili.i  (Mimaletis),  378. 

—  (Podoces),  G73. 
Hyalornis,  445. 
Hyalospila,  425. 
Hyalostenele,  412. 
hyas  (Gurelca),  100. 
Hyautis,  357. 

hydaspus  (Cocytius),  65,  91. 
Hydriomeninae,  679. 
hygea  (Hypocysta),  364. 
Hygi'ochroa,  444. 
hylander  (Arhopala),  582. 
hylas  (Cephonodes),  66. 
Hyllisia,  243. 
Hyloicus,  103,  542. 
Hyloterpe,  477. 
Hypaedalia,  69. 
hypatia  (Elodina),  338. 
Hyperacantha,  526 — 528. 
Hyphedyle,  375. 
Hyphenophora,  402. 
hypoclilora  (Thalurania).  44. 
HypochrosLs,  447,  540. 
Hypochrysops,  546 — 551. 
Hypocrites,  184. 
hypocritidus  (Hospe.s),  184. 
Hypocysta,  364. 
Hypoeschrus,  139,  146. 
hypogrammica  (Anthreptes),  475. 
Hypolimnas,  350. 
Hypoljcaena,  583. 
hypomelanus  (Ptcropus),  655. 
Hypasidra,  681. 
hyposticta  (Aphantochroa),  57. 

—  (Nyceryx),  6."). 
hypothous  (Dapbnis),  85. 
Hypothyniis,  479. 
Hypseus,  i)29. 
hypsiclcs  (Papilio),  685. 
hypsiclides  (Papilio),  685,  686. 
Hypuroptila,  45. 

hyriaria  (Ileterostegane),  406. 

—  (P.silocambogia),  396. 
hystrix  (Theretra),  65. 


icterocephala  (Chloropsis),  474. 
Ideopsis  339 


ignea  (Theretra),  75. 

ignicapillus  (Prionocbilus),  474. 

ignicollis  (Euporus),  179. 

ilias  (Holochila).  579. 

illigori  (dxyopisthen  funebre  ab.},  568. 

illuminatji  (Abraxa.s),  417. 

imitans  ( Lcma),  268. 

—  (Mesodonta),  532. 

—  (Ochralea),  321. 
imitator  (Callichroma),  168. 
immaculata  (.\patenia),  633. 
imperator  (Philematium),  164. 
imperatrix  iCirrochroa).  348. 
imperialis  (Oryba),  88. 

—  (Stemotomis),  203. 
impluviata  (Cedus),  626. 

—  (Pachygenia),  626. 
impres-sa  (Siitrea).  289. 
Inca,  426. 

incertus  (Anthribus),  636. 

—  (Xenocerus),  636. 
incolorata  (Abraxas),  419. 

—  (Heterolocha),  449. 
inconfusa  (Metabrax,a.s  clorica),  415. 
inconspicua  (Cerochroa),  529. 

—  (Diorhabda),  307. 

—  (Fa.scellina),  446. 

—  (Macroglossa),  68. 

—  (Stictoploea),  .347. 
indica  (Alex),  368. 

—  (Testudo),  676,  PI.  XI. 
indicus  (Sastroides),  315. 
indistincfci  (Phlegethontius),  93,  542. 
inermis  (Mecocerus),  595 — 597. 
infans  (Macrotoma),  142. 
infernalis  (Sataspes),  99. 
iuSammata  (Veniliodes),  421. 
informis  (Phyllodonta),  453. 
innotata  (Ballantiophora),  402. 

—  (Carpella),  423. 

—  (Dolichoneura),  372. 
inoffensa  (Palaeaspilates),  370. 
inornata  (Monolepta).  326. 

—  (Rhy panda),  278. 

inomatum  (Lophuron),  71,  PI.  V.,  fig. 
insignipenuis  (Hyperacantha),  527. 
insignis  (Litoceru.s),  610. 

—  (Mecocerus),  595. 

—  (Mecotropis),  595. 

—  (Xenocerus),  63lJ. 
insuLaris  (Blepharoctenia),  428. 

—  (Theretra),  101. 
intensa  (Ilolochila),  579. 
interlata  (I)arisa),  433,  682. 
intermedia  (Abrax.as),  417,  682. 

—  (Clialybur,!),  44. 
interrupta  (Diacantba),  527. 

—  (Sternocera),  139. 
interruptolineatus  (Alcides),  554. 
interruptostriatus  (Nessiabrissus),  6.36. 


(  707  ) 


interruptus  (Sympiezopus),  5('i'2. 

inusitata  (Macroglossa),  99. 

iolata  (Petasophova),  45. 

lole,  474. 

iona  ( Junonia),  :U'.t. 

lotaphora,  .''>84. 

iphis  (Aleuron),  73,  tifiS. 

Iridopsis,  43(). 

iris  (Diplilogaena),  40. 

irregularis  (Gelasma),  392. 

irrorata  (Gnathoenia),  225. 

—  (Nessiara),  630. 
iiToratus  (Cro.'isotus),  236. 

—  (Monoliammus),  193. 
Isabella  (Biiulahara),  583. 
isaurae  (Chalybura'),  45. 
isidoris  (Acmocera),  23ii. 
Isochromodes,  401. 
Isognathus,  541. 
Isosauris.  398. 
lulotrichia,  429. 


Jache,  01. 

jamaicensis  (Perigonia),  09. 

jamesoni  (Heliodoxa),  58. 

Jamide.s,  574. 

janiphae  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 

jansoni  (Phosphorus),  204. 

japix  (Uuzela),  05,  005. 

japonensis  (Anisoptery.x),  374. 

japonica  (Ambulyx),  87. 

—  (Theretra),  101. 
j.aspidea  (Ceratites),  139. 
javanensis  (Gracula),  470. 

—  (Syoplia),  329. 
javanica  (Apolecta),  649. 

—  (Theretra),  70. 
javanicus  (Butorides),  483. 

—  (Tragulus),  000. 

—  (Zanclostomus),  481. 
javensis  (Pingasa),  38'5. 
jelskii  (Thalurania),  44. 
jobiensis  (Salatura  mytilene),  339. 
jocoste  (Theretra),  75. 

jucunda  (Tragocephala),  208. 

juglandis  (Cressouia),  98. 

juliae  (Daniophila),  52. 

JulocUs,  139. 

Juiionia,  349. 

jnpiter  (Charaxes),  357. 


kaiiita  (JIacroglossa),  99. 
Kentrochi-ysalis,  103. 
kesslcri  (Merula),  009. 
khasiana  (Abra.xas),  081. 

—  (Hyposidra),  681. 

—  (Langia),  98. 

—  (Paramaxates),  387. 


kha.siana  (Prigenia),  091. 

khasianum  (Meganoton),  90,  00 1. 

Iv-irbyi  (Asthipa),  339. 

kirschi  (Tenaris),  .359. 

kiushiuensis  (JIaci'Oglo.'Ssa),  GO. 

Klais,  59. 

klugi  (Taurotagus),  150. 

kondulana  (Lampides),  578. 

korridona  (Appias),  .'i35. 

Krananda,  440. 

Kuilua,  511. 

kuldjaensis  (Pterogon),  100. 


labradus  (Nacaduba),  573. 
labrosa  (Macroglossa),  99. 
labruscae  (Argeus),  541. 
lachrymosa  (Chiiosa),  341. 
Lacinioides,  393. 
lacordairei  (Cacoscelis),  142. 

—  (Euchloron),  84. 

—  (Plusiotis),  504. 
lacteolum  (Hippopsioon),  243. 
Lactica.  280. 

lacturnus  (Everes),  573. 

l.adas  (Delias),  585. 

laeha  (Cyrestis),  355. 

laetissima  (Chariesthes),  21i!,  218. 

laetus  (Anoplostethus),  .507,  PI.  XIII,.  fig.  13. 

—  (Poemenesperus),  209,  211. 
laevicoUis  (Xenocerus),  042. 
laevipeunis  (Metellus),  329. 
laevis  (Colpoderus).  144. 

—  (Natalis),  PI.  XIII.,  %.  14 

—  (Xystrocera).  148,  150. 
Lafresnaya,  58. 
Lagrida,  240. 

lahora  (Ambulyx),  87. 
lampetia  (Messaras),  348. 
Lampides,  576 — 578.  589. 
Lamprolaema,  63. 
Lamproleuis,  303. 
Laniprop3"gia,  47. 
laiK'Colata  (Sphinx).  Cm. 
Laugia,  98,  103. 
Lauiu-s,  073. 

lapidosa  (Pacbystola),  227. 
larvata  (Stachyris),  471. 
Lasiochlora,  .'>S9. 
Lasiopezus,  198. 
1,-i.ssauxi  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 
lasti  (Pterogon),  70,  PI.  V.,  fig.  5. 
latefasciatjv  (Ecphora),  205. 
lateralis  (Cynorta),  312. 

—  (Thylactus),  120. 

—  (Xenocerus),  039. 

—  (Xystrocera),  147,  148. 
laticlavius  (Heliaugelus),  50. 
laticollis  (Litocerus),  015,  016. 
latifascia  (Pingasa),  383. 


Iatifasci;ita  (Abraxas),  419. 
latifasciatus  (Xeiiocerns),  045. 
latipes  (Litopus),  181. 
latirostris  (Alseonax).  47!). 
Latisternum,  231,  232. 
lativittis  (Ptycliolaemus),  190. 
lanra  (Isognathus),  541. 
laysanensis  (Prodenia),  539. 
leadbeatcri  (Heliodoxa),  57. 
Lebia,  10(i. 

leda  (Mclanitis),  364. 

lefebvrei  (JIacrosilea),  90,  541. 

Lema,  267,  268,  509. 

Lemoniidae,  543. 

lempiji  (Pisorhina),  481. 

Lemur,  2. 

Lemurina,  3. 

leo  (Arhopala),  582. 

leonis  (Xitocris),  261. 

leos  (Gerydus),  571. 

lepidus  (Anacerastes),  64Si. 

licpileraur,  3. 

Lepina,  271. 

Leprodera,  141.  193. 

Leptaletis,  379. 

Leptai-thra,  314. 

Leptesthes,  445. 

Lcptoctonista,  372. 

Leptodontopera,  445. 

Lepus,  40. 

Lesbia,  48. 

Lethe,  360. 

Leucetaera,  405. 

Leuciri-s,  402. 

leucocephalus  (Chimarrhornis),  670. 

leucogaster  (Artamus),  475. 

Leucoglyphica,  391. 

leucophanes  (Papilio),  584. 

Leucoplilebia,  65. 

leucop.sis  (Motacilla),  672 

leucostictica  (Frea),  234. 

—  (Phymato.sterna),  234. 

leucostictiis  (Dysithamnus).  674. 

leucotis  (Ba.siliiina),  03. 

leucura  (Urochroa),  57. 

leuthe  (Papilio  thule),  3.33. 

lewisi  (Theretra),  75. 

libellula  (Oberea),  121. 

liberia  (Appi.as),  335. 

Libythea,  365. 

licaon  (Philambelus),  541. 

licastu.s  (Callioma),  73,  541. 

lichenaria  (Cleorodes),  434. 

lichenea  (Dilndia),  88,  541, 

—  (Praonetha),  242. 
lichenis  (Ocax),  198. 
lictor  (Penaptodes),  117. 

lifuense  (Meganotou),  90,  PI.  VIJ.,  fig.  20. 
lifucnsis  (Ccphonodes),  00,  68. 

—  (Macroglossa),  67. 


(  708  ) 

lifucnsis  (Panacra),  79. 

—  (Theretra),  78. 

ligatus  (Griphammus),  195.  p).  x.,  fig.  i 

—  (Poemenesperas),  209,  PI  X    fi<»   0 
Ligidae,  464.  -  ■>    =■ 

lignaria  (Panacra),  79,  80. 
lignata  (Hemerophila),  080. 
ligustri  (Sphinx),  102. 
limbata  (Oides),  299. 

—  (Plusiotis),  .-,05. 
Limbatochlamys,  540. 
Limnainae,  338. 

lineata  (Anauxcsida),  244. 

—  (Deilephik),  65. 

—  (Eschatarchia),  395. 

—  (llacroglo.ssa),  99. 

—  (Syntaracta  varians  ab.),  409 
lineatus  (Xenocerus),  047. 
lineola  (Nessiara),  630. 
lineolatu.s  (Acoryuus),  620,  021. 

—  (Aderpas),  197. 

lineosa  (Theretra),  75,  76,  664. 
linnei  (Dupo),  83,  541.  605. 
Liopus,  141,  245,  246. 
Lipliyra,  584. 
liraria  (Polysemia),  370. 
Lissoplaga,  43S. 
Lissopsis,  398. 
Litocerus,  595,  008—616. 
Litopus,  174,  180,  181. 
littoralis  (Prodenia),  540. 
liturata  (Ambuly.x),  87. 

—  (Eurysops),  220. 

—  (Homelix),  226. 
lividum  (Melasonia),  524. 
lifornica  (Deilephila),  101. 
lobatus  (Dichostates),  237,  23S. 
Lobopalta,  452. 
Locustella,  469. 
longicauda  (Palaeornis),  481. 
longicolle  (Obrium),  112,  PI.  VIII..  fig.  1. 
longicollis  (Corynodes),  521 . 

—  (Ptychoderes),  592. 
longicoruis  (Anthiph.a).  317. 

—  (Cynorta),  312. 

—  (Xenocerus),  643. 
longipes  (Cicindcla),  663. 

—  (Derniorhytis),  275. 

—  (Pliilem.atiuui),  165. 

—  (Rhyparida),  283. 
longirostris  (Arachnotheni).  475. 

—  (Floricola),  (.2. 

—  (Pliaethornis),  63. 
Longitarsis,  288. 
loochooana  (Macroglossa),  67. 
liophochlora,  389. 
Lopliocrita,  389. 
Lophornis,  61. 
Lophostethus,  97. 
Lophura,  100. 


(  709  ) 


Lophuron,  OS,  70. 
Loris,  8. 

lorna  (Jlycalesis),  362. 
lowi  (Ptilocercus),  656. 

—  (Sciurus),  651t. 
Loxorhombia,  369. 

lucetius  (Phlegethoatius),  541. 
luciani  (Eriocnemis),  60. 
lucinda  (Calliploea),  34."). 
luctuosa  (Muscieapa),  670. 

—  (Plintheria),  6-29. 
luctuosus  (Cyllophorus),  555. 

—  (Triptogon),  73. 
ludoviciae  (Hemistephania),  44. 
lugeus  (Eriocnemis),  60. 
lugubris  (Chirosa),  342. 

—  (Surniculus),  481. 

—  (Triptogon),  73,  541,  665. 
lunifer  (Papilio),  687. 
lunulata  (ttleuea),  249, 
Luperodes,  .308,  309,  529. 
Luperus,  308. 

lupunaria  (Domitia),  196. 
lusca  (Perigouia),  69,  665. 

—  (Sebaethe),  291. 
Lusciniola,  671. 

lutea  (Autennica),  155. 

—  (Nitocris),  265. 
luteiveiitris  (Tribura).  671. 

—  (Xystrocera),  146. 
luteoliim  (Hippopsicon),  243. 
luteotinota  (Theretra),  101. 
lutescens  (Callioma),  73,  541. 

—  (Hypolimnas),  3.J0. 
lutetiae  (Helianthea),  46. 
Lux,  214. 

Luxiaria,  440. 

luzonicus  (Mono),  108. 

Lycaenestbes,  572,  573. 

Lyc,aenid,ae,  546,  571. 

lycaenoide.s  ( Lycaenestbes),  573. 

lycidas  (Ambulyx),  86. 

lyctus  (Triptogon),  65,  72. 

Lygaria,  521,  522. 

Lypnea,  295. 

Lyrcea,  366. 

lyricen  (Plagionotuhis).  188,  PI.  IX.,  fig.  16. 


Maciicus,  654. 
Macaridae,  438. 
macrocercus  (Enpetes).  47.j. 
Macrochirus,  488. 
Macroglossa,  65—68,  99. 
Jlacroglos-siuae,  65. 
Maerogonus,  329. 
Macrosila,  90. 
Macrosilea,  541. 
Macrotoma,  142. 
MacrotrichiuB,  604. 


niacrnra  (Cittocincla),  469. 
macul.aria  (Paiasynegia),  410. 
maculavis  (  Pbryneta),  226. 
raaculata  (Adelomyia),  51. 

—  (Manoliia),  292. 
maculatum  (Lophuron),  71. 
maculatus  (Litocerns),  615. 

—  (Mecoceru.s),  599. 

—  (Mimiculns),  239. 

—  (Prionochilus),  474. 
mnculicornig  (Frea),  235. 
macnbfcr  (Mecocerus),  600. 
macnlifera  (.A.mbulyx),  87. 
m.aculipennis  (Astena),  314. 
maculipes  (Ptycbolaemus),  190. 
maculosus  (Jlecocerus),  595. 

—  (Mecotropis),  595,  603. 
madagascariensi.s  (Galago),  2. 
magna  (Pacbygonia),  65,  6i;5. 
magnifica  (Dapbnis).  85. 

—  (llecosaspis),  160,  PI,  IX.,  fig.  i',. 
magnificum  (Lopburon),  71,  PI.  V..  fig.  7. 
magnificns  (Cooytins),  92.  PI.  VII.,  fig.  21, 
major  (Cheirogaleus).  2. 

—  (Theretra),  75,  064. 

majori  (Propithecus),  666,  PI.  XIV, 
malaccensis  (Anthi-eptes),  474. 

—  (Anuropsis),  470. 

malaobitica  (Frea),  234,  PI.  X..  fig.  13. 

Malacopteriim,  470. 

MaIaco.soma,  313,  528. 

Malaxia,  314 

malayana  (C'oelocrania),  307. 

malayanus  (Colaspoides),  275. 

—  (Longitarsis),  288, 
Mallodou,  141,  144. 
Manduca,  95,  103. 
Manducinae,  95. 
manipa  (Mycalesis),  362 
JIanis,  6i;0. 
JIanobia,  292. 

marcida  (Antinepbele),  100. 
margarethae  (Cyanolesbia),  48. 

—  (Delattria),  63, 
marginata  (Agi-aptocblora),  390. 

—  (Dindica),  382. 

—  (Holochila),  579. 

—  (Potera),  681. 

—  (Thalerura),  392. 
marginatus  ( Cynopteras),  655. 
marginipennis  (Galerucclla),  306, 

—  (Xystrocera),  150. 
niarmorata  (Phlegethontius),  102, 
marnioratus  (Pocmenesperus),  211, 
marmoreus  (Tropidercs),  628, 
Jlarumba,  86,  98,  103. 
massuriensis  (Maruniba),  98. 
matthcwsi  (Panoplites),  60, 
mauritii  (Phlegethontius),  93, 
meander  (Ambulyx),  86, 


(    710   ) 


meander  (Arhopala),  582. 

—  (Jlanimba),  86. 
mechowi  (Ceroplesis),  224. 

—  (Cloniophorus),  170,  171. 
Mecoceridae,  375. 
Slecocerus,  5115 — 599. 
MecosaspLs.  140,  141,  159—161. 
Mccotropis,  595,  G02,  60S. 
medius  (C'heirogaleus),  2. 
medor  (Cocjtius),  05,  91. 
medus  (Mycalesis),  363. 
medusa  (JIanduca),  95. 
Jlegabiston,  429. 
iregadeiina,  65G. 
Jlegaladapis,  34. 
Jlegalopinae,  oil. 

Meganoton,  89,  90,  102,  542,  543,  664. 

megaspilata  (Elphos),  430. 

Jlegaspilates.  437. 

Jlegisba,  571. 

Megopis.  141. 

meiranganus  (Nacaduba),  57.3. 

melanantbera  (Spathura).  60. 

melancholica  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 

melancholicus  (Plocwlerus),  150. 

melanippe  i^EI)'mnia,<!),  587. 

Melanitis,  SiU. 

melanogenys  (Adelomyia).  'A. 

melanopis  (Mycalesis),  360. 

melanopogon  (Taphozous),  65(). 

melanoptera  (Galerucella),  527. 

—  (Hyperacantha),  527. 
melanorrhoa  (Chalybura),  45. 
melanotis  (Chirogale),  25,  PI.  II..  fig.  10. 
Melasoma,  524. 

meliceps  (Mydaus),  657. 

melinda  (Gamatoba),  340. 

melior  (I'lusiotis),  506. 

Melixanthus,  269. 

melusine  (Asthipa),  586. 

melvus  (Macroglo.ssa),  65,  6i"i. 

membranacea  (Abraxas),  421. 

mepbisto  (Glenea),  251. 

merianae  (Dilophonota).  95.  541. 

Merionoeda,  113. 

Jlerocausta,  458. 

Merula,  669. 

Mesastrape,  432. 

Mesodonta,  532. 

mesosternalis  (Xenocerus).  G38,  G45. 

Messara,",  348,  :!49. 

Metabraxas,  415. 

metallescens  (Sastia),  304. 

metallica  (Eucycla),  288. 

—  (Gynaudrophtlialma),  513. 
([jiiperus),  308. 

metallicus  (Spilocephalus),  534. 
Metallnra,  48,  49. 
Jletamimas,  95. 
Mctarranthis.  436. 


Metellus,  329. 
Jleticiiloile.x,  461. 

Metopsilus,  65,  78,  664. 

Metoxydia,  442. 

micans  (C'allichroma),  160. 

micholitzi  (Panacra),  101. 

micraster  (Heliotrypha),  50. 

Microcebus,  2,  6,  11.  12,  14,  16. 

Slicrochoenis,  .33. 

Jlicrolepta,  316,  317. 

microphyllus  (Mycteristes),  691,  692. 

microps  ( Tenaris),  359. 

Micropus,  674. 

Microsutrea,  290,  291. 

milii  (Chirogale),  21. 

—  (Chirogaleus),  2,  21. 
militaris  (.\ulacopbora).  303. 
milviis  (JIacroglossa).  65.  66. 
Jlimaletis,  37K. 

mimica  (Pachystola),  211. 
Mimiculus,  239. 
Mimochroa,  443. 
3Iimomiz;i,  444. 
Slinetra.  356. 
minima  (Salpinx),  346. 
minor  (Ap,atenia),  632. 

—  (Apiogaster),  190. 

—  (Cheirogaleus),  2,  8. 

—  (Microcebus),  8. 

—  (Stomonaxus),  103. 

—  (Synaptola),  163. 
--  (Theretra),  75,  664. 
minuta  (Candezea),  324. 

—  (Ccroplesis),  224. 

—  (Xystrocera),  146. 
minutus  (Melixanthus),  270. 
mira  (Panacra),  101. 
mirabilis  (Cypa).  542,  664. 

—  (Oraoptycba),  159. 

—  (Sternotomis),  204. 
Miro,  688. 

Miiza,  4. 

Mixolophia,  391. 

Jlixornis,  472. 

mixtura  (Acosmeryx),  100. 

raixtus  (Charaxes),  536,  PI,  XII..  fig.  8. 

—  (Ptychoderes),  594. 
m-uigrum  (Sarrothocrepis),  106. 
mniszcchi  (Mecocerus),  59G,  597, 

—  (Plusiotis),  504, 

—  (Tragocephala),  205. 
mocoa  (Cyanolesbia),  47. 
mocquerysi  (Anchistopbilia),  566. 

—  (Eupsychortyx),  675,  PI.  XV.,  fig.  2. 

—  (Liopus).  245,  PI.  X.,  fig,  15, 

—  (Litocerus),  608. 

—  (Muro.sternum),  221,  PI.  X.,  fig.  10. 

—  (Pbilematinml,  164. 

—  (Tragocephala).  205. 

—  (Xylotrechus),  187.  PI.  TX..  fig.  1.5. 


(  711   ) 


modestus  (Cyllophorns").  558. 

Moecha,  •224. 

nioesta  (Elphoa),  4B0. 

nioestula  (Tillomorpha),  lil4. 

molitor  (Murosternum),  221. 

molucca  (Eurj-pteryx),  Go. 

moluccensis  ( Jlacroglossa).  67. 

—  (Pitta),  4811. 

Momaea,  310. 

monacha  (Megisba),  571. 

Jlonohammus,  141,  193,  194. 

Jtonolcpta,  321,  .',25—327,  529,  530. 

Jlonotaxia,  370. 

montana  (Glenea  ochracea).  503. 

Jlonticola,  469. 

morgani  (Amphonyx),  102. 

morgaiiii  (Phlegethontius),  102. 

Morio,  11)7. 

morpheus  (Xephele).  65. 

Jlorphinae,  357. 

Jlorphopsis,  357. 

mosohatus  (Cerambyx),  Ilia. 

Motacilla,  475,  (572. 

moussieri  (Pratincola),  G70. 

mucrouata  (Cicindela),  663. 

iliicronianus,  627. 

mulderi  (Prothof),  .■i57. 

mulsanti  (Acestrura),  On. 

multicolor  (Nodostoma),  28.3. 

multidentata  (Prionia),  449. 

multinotata  (Chariesthes),  219. 

munda  (Xipteria),  424. 

muricola  (Vespeitilio),  656. 

Jlurilemur,  4. 

murinus  (Chirogaleu.s),  2. 

Jlurosternum,  215,  221,  222. 

Mus,  i;58. 

mus  (Sphingulus),  103. 

Muscicapa,  670. 

Jlycale.sis,  360—363,  589. 

Mycteis,  606,  607. 

JEycteristes,  691,  692. 

Mydaus,  657. 

Mynes,  351,  586. 

mynois  (Mycalesis),  363. 

myoxinu.s  (Jlicrocebus),  3.  11. 

IMyrmecophautes.  42li. 

myi'on  (Everyx),  65. 

myrtaceus  (Oxypro.sopus),  176. 

Myrtis,  60 

mysorensis  (Hamadryas),  340. 

Myspithecus,  21. 

mysteriosus  (Nyctopais),  212. 

mysticiis  (Xyotopais),  212. 

mytilene  (Salatiira).  .339. 


Nacadulja,  573,  574. 
naclitigali  (Pinacosterna),  203. 
Xanno.sciiirus.  659. 


napu  (Tragulus),  660. 

nasutus  (Euporus),  I. SO. 

nataleiisis  (Panacra),  79,  PI.  V..  fig.  1.3. 

Xatalis,  PI.  XIII.,  tig.  14. 

natunae  (Semnopitbecu.s),  652. 

natunensi.s  (Stachyris),  470. 

Xaxa.  377. 

Nearcha,  366. 

Nearthria,  437. 

nebulo.sus  (Liopu.-s),  141. 

necessaria  (Amorphogynia).  430. 

nechns  (Theretra),  541.  665. 

Xectaria.  338. 

uedda  (Cyaniris),  572. 

nematocera  (Hippopsis),  244. 

Xemeobiinae,  543. 

iiemestrinus  (Macacus),  654. 

Xeophodia,  424. 

Xephele,  65,  72,  88.  102. 

Xepheloleuca,  450. 

Xephodiinae,  423. 

Xeptis,  352 — 354. 

nerii  (Daphnis),  85,  101. 

Neri.ssus,  520. 

Xessia,  63o. 

Xessiabrissus,  635. 

Nessiara,  629,  6.30. 

nessus  (Ampbion),  65. 

—  (Theretra),  101. 
netscheri  (Chirosa),  .341. 
Xeuromelia,  421). 
niassiciis  (Omotemnus),  491. 
iiicobarensis  (Clanis),  95,  96. 
niger  (AUogaster),  49(j. 
nigra  (Lypnea),  295. 

—  (Maoroglossa),  99. 
nigralbata  (Pogouopygia),  681. 
nigricans  (Tenaris  staudingeri  ab.),  584. 
nigricapitatus  (Drymoeataphus).  470. 
nigriceps  (Stachyris),  471. 
nigricornis  (Galactopteryx),  400. 
nigrilabris  (Lema),  267. 
nigripenni.s  (Candezeii),  322. 

—  (Hoplosonyx),  316. 

nigripes  (Antennica),  154.  PI.  IX..  fig.  4. 

—  (Xisotra),  293. 

—  (Podontia),  295. 

—  (Rhaphuma),  116. 
nigrita  (Monolepta),  53il. 

—  (Oeme),  145. 
nigritarsis  (Diacantha),  .527. 

—  (Litocerus),  615. 
nigrofasciata  (Thaluraiiia),  44. 
nigrofeniorale  (Altipectns),  606. 
nigi'ogntlatus  (Dichostates),  237. 
nigromaciilatus  (Lasiopezus),  198. 

—  (Mycteis),  607. 
nigronuchalis  (Lepus),  40. 
nigropilosa  (Phryneta),  211. 
nigroplagiata  (Aulacophora),  303. 


(  -12  ) 


N'inodes,  407. 
Nipteria,  424. 
Xisotra.  293,  204. 
nitens  (Ccrambyx),  ITS. 

—  (Rhopalizus),  178,  179. 
nitida  (Hemigymnodes),  378. 

—  (Jache).  Gl. 

—  (Lamprolenis),  Sfi,'}. 

nitidicoUis  (Hospes).  182,  PI.  IX.,  fig.  12. 

nitidipennis  (Cordylomera),  139,  151,  152. 

nitidus  (Pteromya),  G60. 

Xitocris,  257— 2G.i. 

niveosignata  (Zygocera),  502. 

nobilis  (Chariesthes),  219,  PI.  X.,  fig.  7. 

—  (Tragocephala),  2li7. 
Nodina,  274. 
Xodostoma,  283,  2S4. 
nodostomoides  (Rhyparida).  279. 
nomiiis  (Callioma),  541,  C65. 
Nonyma,  24G. 

nonymoides  (E.\ocentrns).  24G. 
nora  (Nacaduba),  573. 
norna  (Doleschallia),  3.50. 
Noserocera,  195. 
notata  (Abraxas  fasciai'ia),  42(1. 

—  CArgyrotome).  4ri,T. 

—  (Heterolocba  stulta  ab.),  449. 
notaticollis  (Helymaeus),  185. 

—  (Litopusl,  185. 
notatus  ( Sciurus),  659. 
Xothomiza,  443. 

novaeguineae  (Scymnus),  125,  137. 
nubila  (Salatura),  339. 
nubilata  (?  Carpella).  423. 
numenes  (Charaxes),  537. 
nundata  (Omizfi),  448. 
Xupserha,  141,  253—255. 
Xyceryx,  G5. 

nycteris  (Rhopalopsyche).  lUO. 
Xycticebus,  G55. 
Xyctopais,  212. 
Nymphalidae,  3.38. 
Xymphalinae,  348. 
Nyroca,  G84. 


Oberea,  119-121. 
obesa  (Chreosthes),  22G. 

—  (Luperodus),  308. 
obfuscata  (Meticulodesl,  4G1. 

—  (?  Xeuromelia),  427. 
obliqua  (Tycoonia),  439. 
oblifiuifaacia  (Eumelea'),  375. 
obliterata  (Klphos),  430. 

—  CTheretra),  75. 

—  (Racotis  boarmiaria),  432. 
Obriaccum,  139,  157, 
Obrium,  112. 

obscura  (Dilophonota),  95,  541,  G65. 

—  (Nacaduba),  574. 


obscura  ( I'liryueta),  22G. 

—  (Pscudospbinx),  90,  C65. 

—  (Sj-ntaraeta"),  408. 
obscuritarsis  ( Paroberea),  255. 
obscuromaculata  (Monolepta),  32(5. 
obscurus  (Litocerus).  G14. 

—  (Pterogon),  G9. 
obsolescens  (Dyschoroneura),  420. 
obsoleta  (Stenele),  412. 
obsoletum  (Calbchroma),  1G5. 
obsoletua  (Ptycboderes),  592 — 594. 
obtusicauda  (Tristrophis),  399. 
occidentalis  (Glenea),  251. 

—  (Tragocephala),  205. 
ocellata  (Omizodes),  448. 

—  (Patruissa),  448. 

—  (Prosopocera),  198. 

—  (Syntaracta),  408. 
ochracea  (Ambulyx),  8G. 

—  (Comuscop.aria),  501. 

—  (Pseudasthena),  395. 

—  (Tragocephala),  20G. 
Ochralea,  321. 
cicbriliuea  (Bapta),  404. 
Ochrogne.sia,  391. 
ochrolauta  (Jlixolophia),  391. 
ochromelas  ( Eurylaemus),  480. 
ochus  (Phlegethontius),  93.  541. 
Ocularia,  202. 

oculata  (Aulacoplicra),  52G. 

ocypete  (Triptogon),  G5,  541,  GG5. 

Ocytasia,  114. 

Oeax,  198. 

Oedaenoderus,  140,  186. 

oedipus  (Cacoscelis),  142. 

Oeme,  145. 

oenanthe  (Saxicola),  667. 

Oenoclirominae,  366. 

oenone  (Chrysuronia),  52. 

oenotrus  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 

oichis  (Hemeroplanes),  G5.  .541. 

Oides,  298—302,  526. 

oleaginea  (Hyalostenele),  413. 

Olenecamptus,  141,  232. 

olivacea  (Cypa),  70,  PI.  VII.,  figs.  G,  6f(. 

—  (lole),  474. 

—  (Saphara),  343. 

—  (Theretra),  77. 
olivaccus  (Chirogaleus),  3. 

—  (Litocerus),  GU. 

olivescens  (I)issoplaga  sanguiflua  ab.),  443 

olympiana  (.iemocera),  228. 

omissa  (Syntiiracta).  409. 

Omiza,  448. 

Omizodes,  448. 

Omophy.seta,  414,  G81. 

Omoptyclia,  140,  158,  159. 

Omotemnus,  489—492. 

Omphacodos,  39G. 

omphaleae  (Dilophonota).  95.  541. 


(  713  ) 


onycha  (Utica),  578. 
Ootheca,  532. 

ophthalmicus  (.Sinerinthus),  98. 
Ophthalmophora,  404. 
Opisthotia,  .S8l3. 
Opolemur,  2,  4.  (!,  1 8,  20. 
optica  (Nessiara),  030. 
oralis  (Scymnus),  124,  135. 
Oranasma,  340. 
Oreotrochilus,  58. 
Orgyiodes,  437. 
oriens  (Marumba),  98. 
orientalis  (Ceroplesis),  224. 

—  (Phlegethontius),  93. 
ormeQus  (Papilio),  331,  332. 

ornatus  (HemeroplaQes),  74,  541,  665,  PI.  VI,, 
fig.  9. 

—  (Nerissus),  520. 
orueus  (Clanis),  97. 
Ornismia,  03. 
Ornithoptera,  331. 
Ornithospila,  380. 
orope  (Andasena),  341. 
Orthaea,  294. 
Urthoclydon,  393. 
Uithogouius,  110. 
Orthostixinae,  377. 
Orthotomus,  409. 
Oryba,  88. 

Usmotreron,  40,  482. 
Osphilia,  504—566. 
os.sifera  (Glenea),  250,  2.J1. 
Osteosema,  392. 

ostrina  (Dicallaneura),  543. 
osjTis  (Hypocysta),  304. 
Othello  (Papilio),  332. 
Otidognathus,  495. 
Otolicaus,  3,  8. 
0.\ymacaria,  438. 
Oxyopisthen,  568. 
Oxyprosopus,  14il,  175 — 177. 


pachyderma  (Nephele),  102 
Pachydissus,  140,  151. 
Pachygenia,  626, 
Pachygonia,  65,  541,  065. 
Pachylia,  541,  665, 
Pachystola,  211,  212,  226. 
pactolus  (Nacaduba),  574, 
Palaeaspilates,  370. 
Palaeomystis,  379. 
Palaeornis,  481. 
pallens  (Cressouiu),  98. 
[jallescens  (Daphuis),  85. 
pallida  (Alphitopola),  201. 

—  (Autophylla),  45). 

—  (Beleiiois),  336. 

—  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 

—  (Lsptaletis),  379. 


pallida  (Microlepta),  317. 

—  (P.seudoscclida),  311, 

—  (Tosaura),  380. 
paUidiceps  (Floi-icolaJ,  02. 
pallidicolor  (Celerena),  377. 
liallidicornls  (Manobia),  292. 
Iiallidiventris  (Helymaeus),  185, 
pallidus  (Spiloniis),  482. 
palmata  (Macrotoma),  142. 
palmeri  (Ambulyx),  87,  541. 
palpalis  (Microlepta),  316. 
palumbata  (Hyphenophora),  402. 
Palyadinae,  403. 

pamphylus  ( Papilio),  333. 

Pamicra,  79—82,  101,  664. 

Panaethia,  411. 

Panagi-a,  371. 

Panagi'opsis,  370. 

panderi  (Podoces),  673. 

paadion  (Papilio),  331. 

panopion  (Hypolimnas),  350. 

Panoplites,  00. 

pauopus  (Amblypterus).  86,  lol. 

—  (Aniplypterus),  101. 

—  (Calymaia),  lol, 
Pauthera,  422. 

pantherinus  (Mecotropis),  603. 
Pauulia,  373. 

Papilio,  331    -334,  584,  685-687. 

Papiliouidae,  331. 

papua  (Xeptis),  352, 

Paradari-sa,  433. 

Paradoxurus,  658. 

Paralcis,  435. 

Panimaxates,  387. 

Parandra,  141. 

Paraptychodes,  379. 

Parasyuegia,  409. 

parcae  (Callioma),  73,  541,  665. 

Pareclipsis,  462. 

Pareilicrinia,  402. 

Parepione,  403. 

Pareuchloris,  380. 

Pareumelea,  401. 

Paridea,  327. 

parmatus  (Papilio),  333. 

Paroberea,  255. 

Paroeme,  140. 

parva  (Cloniophorus),  173. 

parvula  (Malacosoma),  313. 

—  (Rhyparida),  280. 
parvulus  (Acoryiius),  624. 
pascoei  (Nitocris),  264. 
passalus  (Macroglossa),  67. 
Pabilene,  459. 

Patosa,  340. 
patricia  (Nitocris),  262. 
Patruis.sa,  448. 
paucinotata  (Abraxas),  417. 
paiiliiia  (Appiiis),  335. 


(  714  ) 


paviei  (Litocerus),  612. 
pavonicus  (Amblypterus),  8(5. 
pectoralis  (Cinnyris),  474. 

—  (Hypcracantba),  ^20. 
pedestris  (Ilclymaeus),  185. 
pegasus  (Ornithoptera),  331. 
pelif  gus  (Hemaiis),  6."). 
pellenia  (Phlegethontius),  541. 
penaeus  (Dilophonota),  95,  541. 
peniciUata  (Galactoptery.x),  400. 
pentagonale  (Murosternum),  222,  PI.  X.,  fig.  11. 
Peiithijphlebia.  425. 

perakana  (Panacra),  81. 
perakensis  (Litocerus),  1)13. 

—  (Symuus),  124,  129. 
Peratophyga,  407. 
Percnia,  415. 
perdita  (Salpinx),  345. 
Perdix,  Ih:5. 

perelegans  (Carsia),  398. 
Pergesa,  78,  CtCA. 

peri  (Thysouotisl.  590. 

jjeriauder  (Arhopala).  582. 

Periaptodes,  117. 

Peridroma,  539. 

Perigoiiia,  G9,  C65. 

perornatus  (Clytanthus),  115. 

perpallida  (Pseudosmerinthus),  103. 

perseus  (ilycalesis),  3G3. 

perusia  (Cyaiiiris),  572. 

per\'ersa  (Osphilia),  5()4. 

perviridis  (Thcretra),  77,  PI.  A'.,  fig.  12. 

Petagona,  58. 

Petasophora,  45,  40,  62. 

Petrodava,  439. 

Petrognatha,  140. 

Phaenomerus,  5ri7. 

phaenops  (Arhopala),  582. 

phaeocepbalus  (.ilophoixus),  473. 

—  (Crinigor),  473. 
Pbaeocrotes,  tJ29. 
Phaeolaema,  58. 
Phaeoptila,  01. 
Phaethomis,  54,  50,  57,  03. 
phalaris  (Clanis),  95,  9G. 
Phaner,  4. 

Phaulimia,  629,  630, 633—635. 
pbayrei  (Sciuropterus),  060. 
Phelli  nodes,  370. 
pbidias  ( Tragocephala),  207. 
phidon  (Mycalesis).  303. 
Philagathus,  141. 
Philambehis,  541. 
philampeloides  (Alouron).  65,  605. 
)*hilampclu8.  78.  605. 
philander  ( Arhopala).  582. 
PhUematium.  104,  165. 
philcne(Salatura),  339. 
Philentoma.  477. 
philo.stratus  (Tbysonotis),  575. 


philotus  (Holochila),  580 

Phlegethontius,  65,  93.  94,  102,  541,  542  665. 

Phloeopemon.  591,  592. 

Phlocops,  629. 

Phlogophilus,  51. 

phoeiiicoti.s  (Antlireptes),  475. 

pboeniciira  (Erythra),  483. 

phocnicurus  (Ruticilla).  669. 

Pholus.  05. 

phorba-s  (Argeus),  65,  541. 

—  (Hypolycaena),  583. 
Pborodesmu,  391. 
Phosphorus.  204. 
Photoscotosia,  680. 
Phrissoma.  140. 
Phrudoplaga,  394. 
Phrygionis,  399. 

Phryuetu,  139.  211,  212,  225.  226. 
phrynetoides  (Poemenesperus),  211. 
Phryxus.  05,  .541. 
pbryxus  (Arhopala),  581. 
Phthonaudria.  434. 
Phthouoloba.  397. 
Phthonosema.  428. 
Phyllocbaris,  285. 
Phyllocbaroides,  285,  280. 
Pbyllocnema.  140. 
Pbyllodonta.  4.52. 
Pbylloscopus.  469,  671. 
Phymatosterna,  215,  234,  235. 
Physopterus,  001,  002. 
Physostegunia,  400. 
Phytopbaga,  267. 
piceatus  (Phaenomerus),  668. 
piceipennis  (Marumba),  98. 
picbincha  (Oreotroehilus),  58. 
picta  (Dilophonota),  95,  541.  665 
pictipennis  (Candezea),  531. 

—  (Rhyparida).  279. 
pictus  (Pbaeocrotes),  629. 

—  (Xeuocerus),  037. 
piepersi  (Clanis),  90. 
Pierinae,  334. 

pileatua  (Clytanthus),  115,  PI.  VIII..  fig.  5. 

—  (Halcyon).  480. 
piliventris  (Callicbroma),  100. 
pilosa  (Sophronica).  243. 
pilumna  (Epimastidia).  581. 
Pinacosterna,  140,  2il3. 
Pingasa.  382—384. 
Pisorhina,  481. 

pitmanni  (Papilio).  685. 
Pitta.  480. 
Pityeja,  401. 
placida  (Ambulyx),  88. 

—  (Uaphnis),  101. 

—  (Gynandroplitbalma).  513. 

—  (Rbaphuma),  110. 
Placotomc.  395. 
plagiatus  (Euporus),  180. 


(  715  ) 


Plagiomys,  140. 

Plagionotulus,  188,  189. 

plana  (Desmobathra),  380. 

planata  (Nessiara).  630. 

plaiiirostris  (Litocerus),  610. 

platurus  (Dissemurus),  476. 

platypeiiiiis  (Phlneops).  0.30. 

platypterus  (Amphide.smus),  190. 

Platj-.xaiitha.  328,  534. 

plebeia  (Rhyparida),  'JSl. 

Plectroscapus,  140. 

plenifasciata  (Rucotis  boarmiaria).  432. 

pleuralis  (Colpodes),  110. 

plexippus  (Aiiosia).  339. 

plicaticollis  ( Lcma),  509. 

—  (Zographus),  203. 
plicatus  (Cloniophurus).  172. 
Pliutheria,  G28,  629. 
Plocedaerus.  141,  150. 
lilotinus  (Hypochrysops).  546. 
plumbacea  (Pseudasthena),  396. 
phimosus  (Crossotus).  236. 
Plusiotis,  .'J04— 507. 

pluto  (Callioma),  73,  541. 

Plutodiuae,  404. 

Podoces,  C73. 

Podontia,  295. 

Poecilasthena,  394. 

Poecilomorpha,  510,  635. 

Poemenesperus,  209. 

Pogonopygia.  410,  681. 

poliocerca  (Eupherusa),  61. 

Polla,  450. 

polycletus  (Hypochi'ysops),  546. 

Polycrata,  52. 

Polysemia,  370. 

Polysonus,  114,  115. 

ponderata  (IJoarmia),  427. 

Popelairia,  01. 

popelairii  (Popelairia).  61. 

porcellus  (Piiaeocrotes),  629. 

porcus  (Darapsa),  541. 

porphyria  (Daphnusa),  103. 

postica  (Pseiidoolauis),  97. 

Potera,  681. 

praecanus  (Cyllophorus),  561. 

praetoraria  (Thiiioptery.K).  401. 

Praonetha,  141,  241. 

Praonethida,  192. 

prasina  (Plusiotis),  504. 

—  (Thalei-ura),  392. 
prasinus  (Chloro.stilbon),  44. 
Prasyptera,  327.  328. 
Pratincola,  070. 

Precis,  349,  350. 

Prepona,  087. 

pretiosus  (Hypochrysops),  548. 

prevosti  (Sciurus),  659. 

priapua  (Glytustiiirus),  498. 

Prii'cDia,  091. 


princeps  (Xitocris).  257,  258. 

princcBsa  (Dicallaneura),  544. 

Prionia.  449. 

Prionochilui?.  474. 

prionopus  (Jlacrotoma).  142. 

Prionotetracis,  401. 

Probithia,  44n. 

procellosa  (Elphus).  431. 

Proctocera.  22 1. 

Prodenia.  539. 

Prodomitia,  lllO. 

prolixum  (CaUichromai.  167. 

Promeces,  141,  173. 

prominens  (Aleuron),  65,  72. 

Propithecus,  33,  660. 

Prosopocera.  198 — 2oO. 

Prosopolophinae,  404. 

prosternalis  (Rhyparida),  282. 

Prothoe,  357. 

protogenes  (Hypochrysops),  517. 

Protonarthron.  140,  227. 

proximu-i  (AJcides),  552. 

Prymnacantha,  01. 

Psapharochrus,  141.  244. 

P.sebida,  157. 

Pseudasthena,  395,  390. 

Pseudoclanis,  95 — 97. 

pseudoconvolvuli  (Pulegetlioutius),  93. 

Pseudodolbina,  91. 

pseudogyraiis  (Maoroglossa).  08,  PI.  T.,  fig.  23. 

Pseudouestor,  092. 

Pseudonotis,  583. 

pseudopylas  (Lophuron),  71. 

Pseudoscelida,  311. 

Pseudosmerinthus,  95,  103. 

P.seudo.sphiux,  90.  541,  665. 

Pseudoterpninae,  381,  078. 

pseudo vigil  (Panacra),  80. 

Psilaspilates,  438. 

PsUocambogia,  396. 

Psilotagma,  078. 

Pterogon,  09,  70,  S4,  100. 

Pteromys,  000. 

PterojAanes,  40. 

Pteropus,  055. 

Pterorbinus,  072. 

Ptilocercus.  656. 

Ptychoderes,  592. 

Ptycholaemu>,  140,  190. 

pubicoUis  (Polysonus),  115. 

pubiventris  (Synaptola),  103. 

[KieUa  (Glenea).  249,  250. 

—  (Rhaphidopsis),  215. 

—  (Terias),  338. 
pulchellus  (Carcineutcs),  480. 
puloherrinium  (Lnphuroii),  7". 
pulchen-imus  ( Carpodacus),  072. 
imlchra  (Dicallaneura),  543. 

—  (Lux),  214. 

—  (Tragocephala),  204,.P1.  X.,  fig.  2. 


(  716  ) 


pulchraria  (Hypochrosis),  540,  PI.  XL,  lig.  10. 
pulchrum  (Latisteraum'),  232. 
pulverosa  (Eupsamma),  4G1. 
pumilaris  (Terias),  338. 
punctata  (Deilinia),  405. 

—  (Nitocris),  262. 

—  (Nupserha),  254. 

—  (Sarcinoiies),  367. 

—  (Sophioiiica),  242. 
punctatissima  (Solenia),  319. 
punctatus  (Acorynus).  622. 

—  (Hospes),  183. 

—  (Xenocerus),  643. 
puncticollis  (Cleoiina),  272. 

—  (Xenocerus),  642. 
punctifera  (Hygrocbroa),  444. 
punctipennis  (Therates),  Wo. 
punctulata  (Prosopocera),  198. 
punctulatus  (Aderpas),  197. 
punicea  (Cbirosa),  342. 

pura  (Buzuni),  429. 

—  (Pityeja),  401. 

purpurascens  (Dissoplaga  sauguiflua  ab.),  443. 

—  (Parasynegiai,  410. 

—  (Zomia),  450. 
pui'purata  (Jamides),  574. 
purpureofasciatum  (Nodostoma),  284. 
Purpuriceuus,  104. 

pusilla  (Xeuidea),  297. 
pusillum  (Lophurou),  65. 
pusUlus  (Lemur),  2. 

—  (Microcebus),  12. 
pustulatus  (Cyllophorus),  556. 
Pycuoneura,  373. 
Pycnonotus,  474. 
pygidialis  (Anacerastes),  651. 

—  (Otidognatbus),  495. 
pygmaea  (Zizera),  572. 
Pygmornis,  57. 

pylene  (Macroglossa),  65. 
py ramus  (Hemaris),  65. 
Pyrinia,  459,  460. 
pyritosa  (Oraptodera),  525. 
pyrrhopterum  (Phileiitoma),  477. 
pythias  (Hypocbrysops),  547. 


quadraticollis  (Longitarsis),  288. 
quadrilineata  (Heterostegane),  406. 
quadrimaculatus  (Sintor),  604. 
quadrinotatus  (Purpuriceuus),  104. 
quadriplagiata  (Paridea),  327. 
quadrisignatum  (Tecton),  198. 
quadrivittata  ( Charles tbes),  218. 
quaesita  (Ospbilia),  564. 
queeuslandica  (Tberetra),  101. 
quinquefasciata  (Ceroplesis),  224. 
quinqueliiieata  (Glenea),  252. 
quiteiuiis  (Metallura),  48. 


Racasta,  374. 

Racotis,  432. 

Radena,  339. 

radiata  (Diodosida),  100. 

raniceps  (Apateuia),  631. 

Rapala,  584. 

Ratiaria,  681. 

rattus  (Mus),  658. 

rectifascia  (JIacroglossa),  65,  66. 

rectilinea  (Ecliptopera),  679 

rectilineatus  (Xenocerus),  638,  648. 

rectimarginata  (FascelUna),  446. 

rectirostris  (}iemi.stcphania),  44. 

recursaria  (Amraica),  427. 

reevii  (Sphinx),  542. 

refusa  (Holocliila).  580. 

regina  (Holochila),  578. 

—  (Nitocris),  258,  259,  260. 
reichenowi  (Xylotrecbus),  187. 
Remodes,  397. 
remodesaria  (Remodes),  397. 
rcsplendens  (Plusiotis),  504. 
restituta  (Stenolophia),  65,  69,  541,  665. 
restricta  (Euclysia).  455. 

resumens  (Pacbylia),  541,  665. 
reticulata  (Acrocyrta),  498. 
reticulatus  (Arcypborus),  499. 

—  (Denticerus),  189. 
revocans  (Straboscopus),  636. 

—  (Xenocerus),  636. 

rex  (Hj-pocbrysops),  546. 
rhaebus  (Bilopbonota),  95,  541. 
rhami  (Lamprolaema).  (i'^. 
Rhampbomicron,  58. 
RbapbidopsLs,  141,  215. 
Rhaphuma.  116. 
Rbembastus,  519. 
Rbinolopbus,  656. 
Rbiiiopalpa,  350. 
Rbodochlora,  385. 
rbodolaema  (Authreptes),  475. 
rbodoptera  (Ambulyx),  87. 
Rhodosoma,  99. 
rbombeus  ( Mecocerus),  596. 
rhombicu-s  (Cyllophorus),  558. 
rhomboidalis  (Alcides),  553. 
Rbomboptila,  453,  454. 
Rbopalizida,  177. 
Rhopalizus,  140,  177—179,  181. 
Rhopalopsy  che,  1 00. 
Rbyparida,  276—283. 
Rbytidopbloeus,  569. 
ribbei  (Apaturina),  356. 

—  (Arbopala),  581. 
riefferi  (Amazilia),  52. 
rivularis  (Cocytius),  91,  541. 
robiusoni  (C'ressonia),  98. 
robusta  (Cumaltera),  162. 

—  (Oryba),  88. 

robustus  (Anisogaster),  154. 


(  -17  ) 


robustus  (Crossotus),  236. 

—  (Rhytidophloeus),  569. 
rodiiguezi  (Plusiotis),  504. 
Eoelofsia,  493. 

rona  (Cyaniris).  572. 
rosacea  (Daphnis),  85, 
ro.saceus  (Anthus),  072. 
rosea  (Punacra).  79,  PI.  VI.,  fig.  14. 
roseipennis  (Jlarumba),  98. 
roseUa  (Tberetra),  100. 
roseofasciata  (Phlegetbontius),  93. 
rosthorni  (Limliatoclilamys),  540. 
rostralis  (Ambulyx),  542. 
rdthschildi  (Melixanthus).  2ll9. 

—  (Rbyparidaj.  277. 

—  (Rhytidophloeus).  5(39.  PI.  XIIl.,  %.  5. 

—  (Teuaris),  359. 

rotundata  (JIacrosila).  90,  PI.  VII.,  fig.  17. 
rubicilloides  (Carpodacus),  672. 
rubicuiida  (Pingasa),  383. 
rubidus  (Hapheniastus).  223. 
rubiginosa  (Ampelophaga),  101. 
rubra  (Hemaris).  99. 
rubrioosa  (Ambulyx),  665. 
rubrifi'ons  (Hemithea),  393. 
rubroveutralis  (Scjinnus),  125,  136. 
rufa  (Lagrida),  240,  PI.  X.,  fig.  12. 
rufesceus  (Diludia),  88,  541. 

—  (Phaulimia),  633. 

—  (Theretra),  75,  541,  PI.  VI.,  fig.  11. 
ruficaudis  (Hemaris),  65. 

ruficeps  (Orthotomus),  469. 

—  (Rhamphomicron),  58. 
ruficrissa  (Urosticte),  51. 
rufipes  (Callichroma),  167. 

—  (Mecosaspis),  161. 
^  (Mucconianus),  627. 

—  (Scymuus),  122. 
rufiventris  (Apiogaster),  190. 

—  (Ruticilla),  669. 
ruf  us  (Acorj-nus),  624. 

—  (Chirogaleu.s),  2. 

—  (Hapheniastus),  223. 

—  (Selasphorus),  63. 
rugosa  (Mecosaspis),  160. 

—  (Prasyptera),  327. 
rugulosa  (Synaptola),  164. 
ruspator  (Monohammus),  193. 
rustioa  (Hiruudo),  667. 

—  (Phlegetbontius),  93,  541. 
Ruticilla,  669. 

lutilus  (Apheniastus),  216,  223. 


sabauus  (Mus),  658. 

Sagra,  5u8. 

siiiua  (Appias),  335. 

sakontala  (Papilio).  685. 

Salatura,  339. 

sallei  (Plusiotis),  504. 


Salpinx,  345 — 347. 
Salvadorina,  683. 
saWini  (Eutoxeres),  54. 
samati  (Chirogaleus),  4,  18. 

—  (Opolemur),  18. 
sambawana  (Delias),  662. 
sangirensis  (Anthipha),  318. 

—  (Monolepta),  325. 

—  (Rhyparida),  276. 
s;i,uguiflua  (Dissoplaga),  443. 
saperdoides  (Xenocerus),  637. 
•Saphauidus,  145. 

Saphara,  343. 
Sarciuodes,  367. 
Sarobia,  340. 
Sarrothocrepis,  106. 
sasin  (Ornismya),  63. 

—  (Selasphorus),  64. 
Sastra,  304,  305. 
Sastroides,  315. 
Sataspes,  99. 

satina  (Xeptis),  352,  PI.  XLl..  fig.  3. 

satraps  (Abisara),  545. 

Satyrinae,  360. 

saundersi  (Hemaris),  99. 

Sauris,  397. 

Saxicola.  607. 

scabratus  (Ancylotropis),  604. 

—  (Macrotrichius),  604. 
scalaris  (Xenocerus),  639.  640. 
.scapularis  (Panacra),  81. 
Scardamiinae,  401. 

scelesta  (Nessiara).  630. 
Scelidiuae,  311. 
Scelodonta,  273.  519. 
schaull'elbergeri  (Ambulyx).  80. 
schaumi  (Phaulimia),  634. 
schausi  (Ambulyx),  87. 

—  (Darapsa),  84. 
Schistes,  43. 

schisticeps  (Ruticilla),  669. 
schliephacki  (Docimastes),  57. 
schonbergi  (Prothoe).  357. 
Sciuropterus,  660. 

Sciurus,  658,  659. 

bcriptor  (Tylognathus),  65.  73. 

scropa  (Theretra),  75. 

sculpta  (Abrisa),  100. 

scutellaris  (Griphapex),  184.  185. 

—  (Litocerusj,  612. 
scutellata  (Lygaria),  522. 
Scymnus,  122  —  138. 
scyron  (Isognathus),  541. 
Sebaethe,  291. 
Selasphorus,  63,  64. 
Seleniopsis,  402. 
Selidoseminae,  430. 
sellata  (Nessiara),  630. 
sellatus  (Litocerus),  012. 
Semanotus,  185. 


48 


(  718  ) 


aemifasciata  (Maoroglossa),  'J9. 
semifemorata  (Paroeme),  UG. 
semifervens  (Clanis),  06. 
semiluctuosus  (Xeuocei-us),  G36. 
seminigra  (GynanJroplithalma),  614. 
seminitidus  (Eulitopus),  174. 
seminiveus  (Xenocerus),  iJ'M. 
Semiothisinae,  438. 
semiplaga  (Nepheloleuca),  450. 
semirufa  (Dieallaneura),  544. 
Senmopithecus,  652,  653. 
semperi  (Mynes),  351. 
isenatoria  (Tragocephala),  2U4. 
seoegalensis  (Clytus),  189. 

—  (Galago),  9,  33. 

—  (Proctocera),  "224. 

—  (Xystrocera),  150. 
senilis  (Frea),  234. 

—  (Phymatosterna),  234. 
sericea  (?  Neuromelia^,  427. 
sericeipennis  (Ambulyx),  87. 
serricornis  (Aethonea),  532. 
servilis  (Nitocris),  260. 
severus  (Papilio),  333. 
sexmaculata  (Sutrea),  289. 
sexoculata  (Ambulyx),  542. 
sexta  (Phlegethoutius),  665. 
sharpi  (Anthiibus),  636. 

.sharpei  (Turturoeiia),  40,  41,  PI.  III. 
shepherd!  (Xeptis),  352. 
shiva  (jMycalesis),  362. 
siamensis  (Clytosaiirus),  497. 
siccifoUa  (Rhomboptila),  454. 
Sicyodes,  450. 
sierricola  (Bixadusj,  196. 
sifanica  (Perdix),  673. 
signaticornis  (Pachystola).  227. 
signatifrons  (Prosopocera),  198. 
signatus  (Directarius),  635. 
signifera  (Pyriuiu),  460. 
silaceovittatus  (Cyllophorus),  556. 
silhetensis  (Marumba),  98. 
silicea  (Holochila),  580. 
similis  (AcorjTius),  620,  621. 

—  (Euporus),  180. 

—  (Macroglossa),  68. 

—  (Paroberea),  255. 

—  (Stomonaxus),  109. 

—  (Theticus),  241. 

—  (Xy.strocera),  147. 
simiUima  (Chrysouhroa),  488. 
Simopteryx,  457. 

simplex  (Anthreptes),  475. 

—  (Cephonodes),  60. 

—  (Pycnouotus),  474. 

—  (Xeuocerus),  637. 
simplioicoUis  (Ptycliolaemus),  190. 
simsoni  (Rapala),  584. 
simulator  (Mccocerus),  595,  600. 
simulatus   Acoryiius),  617. 


simulatus  (Mono).  107. 

Siuamcda.  432. 

sinensis  (JIarumba),  98. 

singalensis  (Chalcoparia),  475. 

singularis  (Euporus),  179. 

Sin  tor,  6(i4. 

Sinuaria,  487. 

sinuosa  (Racotis),  433. 

siparaja  (Aethopyga),  475. 

sipylus  (Hypolycaeua),  584. 

siren  (Hypochrysops),  551. 

Sithon,  583. 

smaragdina  (Cyanolesbia),  47. 

smaragdinipectus  (Eriocnemis),  59. 

Smerinthinae,  95. 

smerinthoides  (Aleuron),  65. 

Smerinthus,  98. 

smithi  (Microcebus),  12. 

smithii  (Uheirogaleus),  3. 

Sobarus,  140. 

sobriua  (Radeua),  339. 

socius  (Gallichroma),  166. 

—  (Scyninus),  124,  130,  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  21. 

—  (Xylotrechus),  187. 
solandra  (Melanitis),  364. 
8olenia,  318—320. 

solitaria  (Monticola  cyauus),  469. 
solivagaria  (Boarmia),  427. 
solstitialis  (Spathura),  60. 
Sophronica,  242,  243. 
sordida  (Ascotis),  435. 

—  (Phaeoptila),  61. 
Spalgis,  571. 

sparsa  (Eumimetes),  235. 
sparsilis  (Frea),  234. 
spasma  (Megaderma),  656. 
Spathura,  60. 

speciosum  (Gallichroma),  165. 
speciosus  (Oxyprosopus),  175. 
spectrum  (Tarsius),  655. 
spei-acerus  (Xenocerus),  037. 
sperchius  (Marumba),  98. 

—  (Thysonotis),  576. 
sphaericollis  (Oedenodaerus),  186. 
Sphingidae,  65,  541,  664. 
Sphiuginae,  88. 

Sphingulus,  103. 

Sphinx,  65,  94,  102,  542. 

Spilocephalus,  534. 

Spilornis,  482. 

spinator  (Phryneta),  226. 

spinicornis  (Dorycera),  142. 

spinifera  (Armatosterna),  213. 

spiritus  (Diodosida),  100. 

splendens  (Angonyx),  82,  PI.  V.,  fig.  15. 

splendida  (Anaeomorpha),  687. 

—  (Delias),  661. 
splendidula  (Tupaia),  656. 
squamata  (Eriocnemis),  60. 
squamigera  (Boarmia),  376. 


(   71  i)  ) 


squamigera  (Prodomitia),  19G. 
squamosa  (Prigenia),  G91. 
squatarola  (Charadrius),  483. 
Stachyris,  470. 

stanleyi  (Rhamphomicron),  58. 
staudingeri  (Nodostoma),  284. 

—  (Tenaris).  584. 

—  (Theretra),  7G. 
stellata  i'CoUi.x),  679. 
stellidaria  (Polysemia),  37G. 
Stelluta,  04. 

Stenele,  412. 

Stenocerus.  G30. 

Stenoleuca.  403. 

Stenolophia,  G5,  G9.  541.  GC5. 

Steuoplatys,  533. 

Stenosoma,  242. 

stenospila  (CelerenaV  377. 

sterualis  (Scymmis).  123.  124,  120. 

Sternangustum,  152. 

Sternocera,  13'J. 

Stemotomis,  203,  204. 

Stethotes,  282. 

Sthenia.s,  141. 

Stibaractis,  425. 

stictolophus  (Lopliornis),  ill. 

Stictoploea,  347. 

stigmatica  (Photoscotosia),  G80. 

—  (Pseudoclanis),  97. 
Stomonaxus,  108,  109. 
strabo  (Catochrysops),  578. 
Straboscopus,  i'l'Mi. 
strangulatus  (Euporus),  109,  179. 
stratonice  (Cistidia),  413. 
streckeri  (Kentrochrysalis),  103. 
striata  (Geopelia),  4«2. 

—  (Theretra),  7G. 
striatipennis  (Sagra),  5il8. 
striatus  (Litocerus),  014. 

—  (Nessiabrissu.s),  G35. 

—  (Xenocerus),  043. 
stricticollis  (Stomona.xus),  109. 
strigicollis  (Phaeuomerus),  507. 
strigilis  (Ambidy.\),  541,  GG5. 
strigosus  (Hypoeschrus),  140. 
striigularis  (Pygmornis),  57. 
striolatus  (Acorynus),  018. 
Stromatium,  497. 

stuarti  (Pachygonia),  005. 

—  (Theretra),  005. 
styracaria  (Neophodia),  424. 
sty.x  (Manduca),  95,  10.3. 
suana  (Darapsa),  84. 
subaenea  (O'l'des),  299. 
subaspersa  (Agraptochlora),  390. 
subauratns  (Taurotagus),  150. 
subaiireus  (Derolus),  151. 

—  (Pachydiasus),  151. 
subcaerulea  (Aulacophora),  302. 
subco.status  (An.icerastes),  049,  651. 


subcostatiis  (Corynodes),  271. 
snlxlentiita  (Pingasa),  383. 
subdepressa  (Lema),  509. 
subfasciata  (Belodera),  242. 

—  ( Osphilia),  565. 
subfasciatum  (Protonarthion),  227. 
subfasciatus  (Aderpas),  190,  107. 

—  ( Anacerastes),  G50. 

—  (Exocentrus),  247. 

—  (Mycteis),  007. 
.subfumida  (Xeuopha),  410. 
subfurcatu.s  (Jlicropus),  074. 
siibmetallicus  (llacrogonus).  330. 
submissa  (Para.synegia),  411. 
Rubocellata  (Ambulyx),  i'i5,  80.  87. 
subochracea  (Actenochroma),  381. 
siibopalina  (Actenochroma),  382. 
subornata  (Calleremites),  385. 
subovata  (Holochila),  579. 
subpilasa  (Hemerophila),  434. 
subrosea  (Holochila),  580. 
subroseata  (Heterolocha),  449. 
substriatus  (Colpoderus),  144. 
substrigatus  (Spalgis),  571. 
substrigilis  (Ambulyx),  87,  102, 
subtepen.s  (Actenochroma),  381. 
succinctus  (Cornipalpus),  65. 
suffiriani  (Coenobius),  510. 
suffusa  (Abraxas),  417. 
suifuna  (Theretra),  101. 
suloatulum  (Callichroma),  1G8,  169. 
sulcirostris  (Acorynus),  008,  618,  020. 
sulphurea  (Ambulyx  eurycles  ab.),  541.  542. 
sulphureus  (Eugigas),  595. 

—  (Mecocerus),  595. 
siimatrae  (Haplosonyx),  310. 
sumatrana  (Crepidodera),  298. 
sumatrensis  (Scymnus),  138. 
sumbawaensis  (Lactica),  280. 
sumeirei  (Testudo),  090. 
superciliosus  (Phaethornis),  57. 
Suruiculus,  481. 

Sus,  000. 

suspecta  (Abraxas),  419. 
Sutrea,  288—290. 
suturalis  (C'erambyx  I,  105. 

—  (Ceresida),  150,  PI.  IX.,  fig.  1. 

—  (Glenea),  119,  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  10. 

—  (Nitocris),  263. 

—  (Oides),  300. 

—  (Rhyparida).  277. 
swierstraae  (Salpin.x),  345. 
Syagi'us,  519. 

syces  (Pachylia),  005. 
8yllexis,  374. 
S.yllitus,  104,  11.3. 
Sylvia  (Glenea),  253. 
Symbrenthia,  349. 
symmetrica  (Abraxas),  418. 
Sympaector.  0()4.  005,  030. 


(  720) 


Symphaedra,  355. 
Sympiezopus,  562,  irtS. 
Synaptola,  140.  162  -1G4. 
Synhomelix,  22Ij. 
Synnupserha,  253,  255,  256. 
Syntaracta,  408. 
Syoplia,  320. 

syrmatophorus  (Phaethornis),  56. 
Syssaura,  458. 


Taohy.s,  111,  1)2. 

taeniatus  (Poemenesperus).  209.  PI.  X..  fig. 

tagarvei  (Sternotomis),  203. 

tana  (Tupaia),  i;56,  657. 

Taiiaoctenia,  464. 

tancrci  (Dolbina),  102. 

tantalus  (Aellopus),  665. 

Taphozoiis,  65i). 

tardigradus  (Nycticebus).  655. 

Tarsius,  655. 

Taurotagus,  150. 

tavetensis  (Charaxes").  535. 

Tebalia,  .32n. 

Tecton,  W8. 

temmincki  (Pterophanes),  46. 

Temnoscelis.  227. 

Tenaris.  358—360.  584. 

tenebricosa  (Macroglossa),  99. 

tenebrosa  (Chirosa).  341. 

—  (Stenolophia),  65. 
tenimberensis  (Chaetocnema"!.  297. 
tenuis  (Eulitopus),  174. 

—  (Paraptychodes).  379. 

—  (Sciurus),  659. 
tephronotus  (Lanius),  G73. 
Teracolus,  537,  538. 
Teiia.s,  338. 

Terinos,  348. 
terminalis  (Atysa),  312. 
terminata  (Candezea).  322. 

—  (Nisotra),  293. 

—  (Oides),  301. 

—  (Solenia),  320. 
Terpna,  681. 

terraria  (Almodes).  376. 

testacca  (Angonyx),  101. 

testator  (Ecphora),  266. 

Testudo,  676,  690. 

tethys  (Terinos).  348. 

tetrio  (P.seudosphinx),  90,  541. 

texata  (Pachystola),  227. 

thalassiiia  (Petasophora),  62. 

Thalerura,  392,  678. 

Thaluiania,  44. 

theonides  (Hypochrysops),  549. 

theophanes  ( Hypochrysops),  550. 

Therates,  105. 

Theretra,  65,  75—78,  100,  541,  664,  665. 

thesaurus  (Hypocbrysops),  547. 


Theticus.  240,  241. 
Thiuopteryx.  401. 

thomasi  (Opolemor),  2ii,  PI.  I.,  fig.  1  :   I'l    II. 
figs.  2,  11. 

—  (Scymnus),  123,  125,  135. 
thoracica  (Crioceris),  268. 

—  (Dumeticola),  671. 

—  (Lusciniola),  671. 

—  (Xitocris),  261. 

—  (Tribura),  67 1 . 
thoraciralis  (Aulacopus).  143. 

—  Praonethida,  192. 

—  (Scymnus),  123,  124,  133. 
thorates  (Callioma),  73. 
Threnete-s.  54. 

thryallis  (Elymuias),  SiU. 
thule  (P:i|iilio).  333. 
tliwaitcsi  (.\mbulyx).  86. 
thyelia  (Theretra).  75.  100. 
Thyl.-ictus,  12(1. 
thysbe  tHemaris),  65. 
ThysonotLs,  575,  576.  59t). 
tibialis  (Microlepta),  316. 

—  (Nitocris),  2G4. 

—  (Pacliystola),  227. 
tigrina  ( Ambulyx),  65. 
Tillomoi-pha,  lil4. 
Tilmatura,  63. 
Timarchosoma,  523. 
timidus  (Cyllophorus),  560. 
timorense  (Dematocbroma),  274. 
timorcnsis  (Allomorplia),  291. 

—  (Cleoporus),  273. 

—  (Melixauthus),  270. 

—  (Jlonolepta),  327. 

—  (Rhyparida),  278. 

timoriensis  (Aridaeus).  116,  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  7. 

—  (Brachinus),  105. 

—  (Cicindela),  104. 

—  (Glcnea),  119,  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  9. 
tiridates  (Charaxes),  537. 
Tirumala,  339. 

titana  (Theretra),  541. 

Tithoes,  142. 

tithonus  (Ambulyx),  86. 

tithymaU  (Deilephila).  lOI. 

Tmesisternus.  500. 

t-nigrum  (C'lytanthus),  111'.,  PI.  VIII,,  fig.  C. 

torenia  (Daphnis),  85, 

torquata  (Bourcieria),  46. 

Tosaura,  380. 

Toxopaltes,  398.      " 

traducta  (.Salpinx),  346. 

Tragocephala,  204, 

Tragulus,  660, 

transvaalense  (Timarcho.soma),  523, 

transversus  (llacrocephalus),  630. 

traversi  (Jliro),  688. 

trechiformis  (Tachys),  111. 

treitschkei  (Saphara),  344. 


(   T21    ) 


triangulifera  (Ecliptopora).  liT'.l. 

—  (Eusti-oma),  iITO. 
tribulus  (Ancylonotus),  I'.IS. 
Tribura,  (371. 
Tricliolestes,  47.S. 
Tricliopteryginae,  3;i7. 
trichotis  (Chirogaleus),  4,  2G. 
tricolor  (Callichroma),  lij'.l. 

—  (Cloniophorus).  171,  PI.  IX.,  fig.  9. 

—  (Eximia),  181,  PI.  IX„  fig.  VA. 
tricostata  (Nodina),  274. 
trifasciata  ( Diastocera),  139,  224. 
Trigonoptila,  441. 
trigonostigtna  (Dicaeum),  474. 
trilineata  (Ambulyx),  SS. 

—  ( Theretra),  .341. 
ti-inga  (Holochila),  081. 
triopus  (Rlioclosoma),  99. 
triplagiatus  (Olenecamptus).  2:!2. 
Triptila,  398. 

Triptogon,  l!5,  72,  541,  liCu. 
triptolemus  (Hemeroplanes),  65,  74,  541. 
trispinosa  (Apomerapsis),  192. 
Tristrophls,  399. 
trivittata  (Graciella),  220.  221. 

—  (Xy.strocera).  147. 
Trochalopterum,  CtdS. 
Trochilus,  48,  04. 
troglodytes  (Macroglossa),  99. 
tropicus  (Cryptocephalus),  516. 
Tropideres.  ijlW,  628. 
Trotopera,  456. 

tualensis  (Xacaduba),  573. 

tuberculosa  (Apatenia),  ij32. 

tuberculo.sus  (Pbysopterus),  601. 

tuberosa  (Noserocera),  195. 

tucuyensis  (Dysithamnusl.  674.  PI.  XV..  fig.  1. 

Tupaia.  656,  657. 

turbata  (Ambuly.x),  86. 

turneri  (Mes.saraa),  349. 

—  (Panacra),  101. 

—  (Radena),  .339. 
Turtur,  42. 
turtur  (Turtur),  42. 
Turturoena,  40. 
Tycoonia,  439. 
Tylognathus,  65,  73. 
tyndarus  (Darapsa),  84,  511. 
typicus  (Chirogaleus),  2,  21.  25. 
typus  (Myspithecus),  21. 
tyrianthina  (MetaUura),  48. 


ulysses  (P.-ii>ilio),  334. 

umbrosus  (Papilio).  686. 

undilinea  (Bapta),  405. 

undulata  (.■Vcmocera).  23ii. 

—  (Houbara),  689. 

undulatus  (.\nacerastes),  649,  651. 

uudulosa  (Clanis),  96. 


undulosji  (Cr.ispedo.sis),  41 1, 
unicolor  (('nenrane).  528. 

—  (Malacosoma).  313. 

—  (Melasoma),  524. 

—  (Xacaduba),  57.!. 

—  (Sastroides),  31.5. 
unifasciata  (Oides),  299. 
unifa.sciatus  (Crossotas).  237. 
uniformLs  (Amblymora),  llH. 

—  (Diodosidal,  72. 

—  (Homonoea),  117,  PI.  VIII.,  fig.  8. 
uniplicatus  (.Scymnus),  123,  125.  136. 
unituberculata  (Xessiara).  630. 
unituberculatus  (Cnr^-nodes),  272. 
Unzela,  65,  665. 
Urapterygiuae,  ;!99. 

Uraptery.x,  399. 

Urochroa,  57. 

urochrysea  (Chalylmra).  45. 

Urospila,  387. 

Urosticte,  51. 

uraaria  (Nearcha),  366. 

Uticn.  578. 


vacUlaus  (MacrogIos.sa),  99. 
vagans  (Alcis),  682. 

—  (P.anacra).  664. 
vampyrus  ( Pteropus),  655. 
variabilis  (C'andezea),  323. 

—  (Lui>erodes),  309. 

—  (Sternotomis),  203. 

—  (Xenocerus),  639. 
varians  (Acmocera).  228. 

—  (Scymnus),    12.3,    124.   12' 

14—16. 

—  (Syntaracta),  409. 
varicolor  (Tebalia),  329. 
variegata  (Acridocephala).  197. 

—  (HomeUx),  226. 

—  (Panacra),  81. 
variegatus  (Agnitogaster),  200. 

—  (Lasiopezus).  198. 

—  (Litocerus),  613,. 

—  (Jlecocerus),  595. 

—  (Mecotropis),  595,  603. 
variolosa  (Panacra),  101. 
varipes  (Crepidoderal,  525. 
rates  (Antbrilius),  636. 
velata  (Chocrocampa).  664. 
veUeda  (Junonia),  349. 
velox  (Apocalypsis),  102. 

veloxina  (Pseiidodolbina).  91,  PI.  AT.  fi?.  18. 

velutina  (Xystrocera),  147. 

venata  (Cephonodes),  65. 

venerea  (Gnathoenia),  225. 

venilia  (Neptis),  353. 

Veniliodes.  421. 

veninotata  (Thalerura),  678. 

venusta  (Pingasa),  383. 


PI.    VIII.,   figs. 


(   722  ) 


verbasci  (Clytanthus),  IIT). 

vemans  (Osmotreron),  482. 

verreauxi  (^Propithecus),  (iOG. 

versicolor  (Hygrochroa),  444. 

vesparia  (Chlorotyse),  157. 

A'espertilio,  G5G. 

vestitus  (Taurotagus),  laO. 

victoriae  (Lesbia),  48. 

viduata  (Apatenia),  G.30. 

vigil  (Pauacra),  80. 

villaviceiicio  (Campylopterus),  57. 

vinacea  (Theretra),  100. 

vincula  ( Xacaduba),  .i73. 

viola  (Heliotrypha),  50,  ol. 

—  (Oxyprosopus),  175. 
violacca  (Candezea),  5.^51. 

—  (Mecosaspis),  159,  160. 
violaceipennis  (Microsutrea),  291. 

—  (Sutrea),  "289. 
violaceus  (Litopus),  180. 
vircns  (Callichroma),  165. 

—  (Litopus),  180. 

—  (Rhaphidopsis),  215. 
viresceus  (Callichroma),  lii7. 

—  (Cephonodes),  GG. 

—  (Sternotomis),  204. 
virgatus  (Accipiter),  482. 

—  (Crossotus),  236,  2.37. 
Virgo  (Terias),  338. 

viridana  (Khopalizida).  177,  PI.  IX.. 
viridanus  (Ptychoderes),  593. 
viridescens  (Elymnias),  365. 

—  (Macrotoma),  142. 

—  (Mimochroa),  443. 

—  (Sapbanidus),  145. 
viridiceps  (Agyrtria),  52. 
viridifrons  (Cvanomyia),  62. 
viridimargiuatum  (Colasposoma).  51 1 
viridiornata  (Eumoea),  310. 
viridiornatum  (Xodostoma),  285. 
viridis  (Gnorimus),  486,  692. 

—  (Mecosaspis),  161. 
viridissima  (Acgithinal,  474. 
Vithora,  413. 

^•itis  (Dupo),  541. 
vittata  (Nupserba),  253. 
vittatus  (JIacrochirus),  488. 
vitticostata  (Xenagia),  407. 
vittifrons  (Sympaector),  605. 
volans  (Galeopithecus),  657. 


11. 


vollenhoveni  (Prigenia),  G91. 
vollcnhovii  (Papilio),  G85. 
vulgaris  (Nipteria),  424. 


waigiuensis  (.Sulvadorina),  683. 
wallacei  (Galerucella),  .306. 

—  (Haplosonyx),  315. 

—  (Longitorsis),  288. 

—  (Mecocerus),  595,  599,  600. 

—  (Tbysonotis),  575,  590. 
waterbousei  (Ancylotropis).  G04. 
■websteri  (Mjnies),  58G. 

weisei  (Scymnu.s),  123,  125,  138. 
westermanni  ( Amphidesmus).  190. 
wilsoni  (Lampropygia),  47. 
woodfordi  ( Cephonodes),  Go.  6G. 


Xandrames,  431. 

xanthophrys  (Pseudonestor),  692. 

Xantbotype.  46.3. 

Xenagia,  407. 

Xenidea.  297. 

Xenocerus,  605,  636— G48. 

Xenoplia,  415. 

x-fulvum  (Slonohammus),  19.\ 

x-maculatus  (Xylotrechus),  187,  PI.  IX..  fig.  14. 

Xyloscia,  462. 

Xylotrechu.i,  186,  187. 

Xystrocera,  141,  146—150. 


yolofus  (Tithoes),  142. 
Ypthima,  364. 


Zanclopera.  441. 

Zanclostomiis,  481. 

zanzibarica  (Graciella),  220. 

zenzeroides  (Langia),  98,  103. 

Zerenidae,  413. 

Zerenopsis,  422. 

Zeuzera,  94. 

Zizera,  572. 

Zograpbus,  203. 

zoilus  (Hamadryas).  340. 

Zola,  393. 

Zomia,  450. 

Zygocera,  502. 


f  723   ) 


ERRATA. 

ge    61, 

line  13  from 

below, 

read 

luchc              instead 

of  Jache. 

.     173. 

..     19      „ 

above. 

parvus 

„  iwrva. 

1116, 

..     17      „ 

squamigeva         ,, 

.,   cm? reft. 

,     240, 

„     15      ,. 

Liujr'm    - 

.,    Laijvitla. 

,    535, 

„      4      „ 

.J) 

XII. 

„  A-/. 

,    536, 

„      7      „ 

V 

xn. 

„  XI. 

,    604, 

„      4      ,. 

below, 

Sijmpacctor 

„   Sijmpactoi: 

,     603, 

.,     14      ,. 

above, 

M 

vhidescentia       ., 

,,   viridfscentibua 

.       „ 

,,     15      .. 

mturalcs            ,. 

„   suiuralibus. 

y        tr 

.,      3      „ 

below, 

n 

anguUfonii,         „ 

„  anguilliform. 

PR  I -V  TED  BY 

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mmkm  zoologicae. 

H  Journal  of  Zooloo^. 


EDITED    BY 


The    Hon.    WALTBE   EOTHSCHILD, 
EENST    HAETERT,    and    DE.    K.    JOED  AN. 


Vol.  I.,  1894. 

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No.  1. 
Issued  January  30th,  1894,  at  the  Zoological  Museum,  Tring. 


PRINTED    BY    HAZELL,    WATSON,    &    VINEY,    Ld.,    LONDON    AND    AYLESBURY. 

1894. 


NOVITATES  ZOOLOGICAE. 


EDITED  BY 


The   Hon.    WALTEE   EOTHSCHUL.    ERNST    HAETEET,    and  Dr.  K.  JOEDAN. 


CONTENTS     OF    NO.    I. 

1.     NOTE  OF  THE  EDITORS 1 

'2.  UBER  DIE  JLALAGASSISCHEN  LEMURIDEN- 
GATTUNGEN  MICROCEBUS,  OPOLEMUR, 
UND  CllIROGALE  (Plates  I.,  H.)    .  .       C.  I.  Fonyth  Major     .       2 

3.  LEPUS  NIGROXrCHALIS  sp.  Nov.        .         .         .       Eriut  Hartert      .         .     W 

4.  ON    TURTUROEXA    SHARP  EI   Sal  v  ad.   AND  OS- 

MOTREROX  EVERETTl  sp.  nov.  (Date  III.).       Hon.  Walltr  Rothschild     io 

6.     ON  A  DESERT  FORM  OF  TURTUR  TURTUR  (L.)      Eniat  Hartert  .     42 

6.  ON  A  SPECIMEN  OF  CAPRIMULGUS  EXJMIUS 

Temm Ernst  Hartert  42 

7.  ON     A     COLLECTION     OF     HUMMING-BIRDS 

FROM  ECUADOR  AND  MEXICO  (Plate  IV.)       Ernst  and  CI.  Uarfrt      43 

5.  NOTES     ON     SPHIX6IDAE,    WITH     DESCRIP- 

TIONS OF  NEW  SPECIES  (Plates  V.,  VI.,  VII.)       Hon.   Walter  Rothschild     65 

9.     SUPPLEMENTARY  LIST  OF  SPHINGIDAE        .       If.  /'.  Kirhy        .        .     9!t 

10.  NEW  SPECIES  OF   COLEOPTERA   FROM   THE 

INDO-  AND  AUSTRO-MALAYAN  REGION, 
COLLECTED      BY     WILLIAM      DOHERTY 

(Plate  VIII.,  part) Dr.  K.  Jordan     .         .   h'4 

11.  NEW    SPECIES    OF    THE    GENXTS   SCYMXUS 

KiGEL.      FROM     THE     EAST    AND     NEW 

GUINEA  (Plate  VIII.,  part)      .         ...       Dr.  K.  Jordan     .         .122 

12.  ON  AFRICAN  LOXGICORNIA  (Plates  IX.,  X.)     .       Dr.  K.  Jordan    .        .  139 


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