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front of the eye ; the two basal joints tumid, the last three form- 

 ing a slender interrupted club. Eyes distant, nearly round, 

 entire. Palpi slender, pointed. Labrum transverse, rounded 

 anteriorly. Mandibles slender, toothed. Prothorax transverse, 

 rounded in front and at the sides ; the carina basal, terminating 

 in a short curve at the side. Scutellum small, rounded poste- 

 riorly. Elytra oblong, convex, parallel with the base of the 

 prothorax. Legs slender, anterior pair the longest ; first tarsal 

 joint longer than the rest together. Mesosternum short, slightly 

 rounded posteriorly. 



Misthosima mera. 



M. oblongo-ovata, rufo-brunnea, griseo-pubescens ; pedibus fulvo- 

 ferrugineis. 



Hah. Borneo. 



Oblong-ovate, reddish brown, covered with a greyish pile, 

 which appears to be rather easily rubbed off, then giving the 

 specimen a mottled appearance ; antennse with two basal joints 

 reddish yellow, the rest gradually darker, the club black ; legs 

 and body beneath dull yellowish red, slightly pubescent. Length 

 2 lines. 



Misthosima marmorea. 



M. oblonga, fiisca, griseo-pubescente-varia ; pedibus ferrugineis. 

 Hah. Borneo. 



Oblong, dark brown, variegated with a greyish pubescence, 

 i. e. little straggling patches composed of short, scant hairs : 

 antennce with the two basal joints reddish yellow, the remainder, 

 with the legs, ferruginous. Length 2 lines. 



Plintheria. 



Head narrow, gradually contracting below the eyes, the ros- 

 trum long, expanding towards the apex, which is broadly emar- 

 ginate. Antennae as long as the body, arising from a scarcely 

 perceptible groove nearly at the extremity of the rostrum; the 

 second joint longer than the first and not thicker than the third, 

 which is longest, the remainder to the eighth slightly but gra- 

 dually decreasing in length, the last three forming a short com- 

 pact club. Eyes round, entire, prominent. Labrum rounded. 

 Mandibles short, triangular. Palpi rather long, pointed. Pro- 

 thorax about equal in length and breadth, narrowed in front, 

 contracted posteriorly; carina sub-basal in the centre, then bend- 

 ing slightly forwards and terminating in a short curve at the 

 side. Scutellum small, triangular. Elytra short, convex, wider 

 than the prothorax at the base. Legs moderate, the anterior 

 longest, the first tarsal joint longer than the rest together. 



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