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nearly parallel to just behind the middle, where they are strongly, 
broadly expanded, then gradually narrowed to tips, which are 
conjointly rounded, but not as broadly as in N. bakeri, and 
feebly dentate; surface densely, rather finely punctate, and feebly 
rugose at base, sparsely clothed with long black and white pubes- 
cence, the white pubescence forming designs as follows: Each 
elytron with an oblong circle at middle, connected posteriorly to 
a transverse, irregular series, and a narrow transverse zigzag 
band at apical fifth. Abdomen strongly convex, nearly glabrous, 
vaguely marked with fine crenulate lines; prosternum densely, 
roughly scabrous; prosternal lobe widely, arcuately emarginate 
in front, with the margin elevated; intercoxal process gradually 
narrowed behind coxze, the apex rather acute; tarsi and claws 
black; tarsal lamelle dark brown. 
Length, 6 millimeters; width, 2.1. 
Described from one specimen from Los Bajios, Luzon (Baker). 
This species is closely allied to N. bakeri, but differs from it 
in the coloration and arrangement of the white pubescent 
spaces on the elytra, tips of the elytron not as broadly rounded, 
and by the very short lateral carina on pronotum. 
Genus PARATRACHYS Saunders 
Paratrachys pilifrons Kerremans. 
This genus has not been reported from the Philippines before, 
but one specimen which I take for Kerremans’ pilifrons was re- 
ceived from Baguio, Benguet, Luzon (Baker 8345). 
This species was originally described from Sumatra. 
Genus TRACHYS Fabricius 
Key to the species.’ 
1. Elytra with longitudinal carina along lateral margin..................... , 
Elytra without longitudinal carina along lateral margin.............--- ft. 
2. Epistoma narrow between antenne, not transverse...............-. . 
Epistoma wide between the antenne, transverse.........--.--------1-------~- 4. 
3. Surface above glabrous 3 T. glabra sp. nov. 
Surface above pubescent..........--.-+----------------- a T. palawana Kerrem. 
4. Head with deep pit above base of antennz 5. - 
Head without deep pit above base of antenne.......- T. metallica sp. nov. 
5. Surface above unicolored...............------- T. philippinensis sp. nov. 
Surface above bicolored ee 6. 
*The following species of Trachys reported from the Philippines have 
not been seen by me: Trachys bakeri Kerrem., T. cornuta Kerrem., T. 
dubia Saund., T. formosana Kerrem., T. fraterna Kerrem., T. luzonica 
Kerrem., and T. rufescens Kerrem. 
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