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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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