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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. 



