BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 6G9 



shorter than in 9. Its dimensions are : — Length from eyes to 

 apex of elytra 13^- (18*); rostrum 6}j (10), scape 5 J (15), first 

 joint of fimicle IJ (5J), second 2J (6^); anterior femora 6 (9J), 

 posterior 5-l-(7J-). Width across shoulders 6^ (8); muzzle IJ (2). 

 Depth beneath hump 7(9) mm. 



Protopalus dromedarius, Boisd.; I.e., No. 5574. 

 F. Stephensi, Bohom., I.e. 



$. Black, elevated portions feebly shining; antennae piceous- 

 brown, parts of the mouth (mandibles excepted) pale red. 

 Moderately clothed with sooty-brown, ochreous and pale yellow 

 scales; each elytral puncture with one or more scales. Prothorax 

 with three feeble basal stripes of pale scales. Sutural crest of elytra 

 with setse, short and brown at base, l^ecoming longer and almost 

 black near but not at apex, and with several small tufts of pale 

 scales. Under surface rather more densely clothed than upper, 

 the scales varying from almost white to dark ochreous-brown; 

 abdomen with feeble lines of pale scales; pectoral canal almost 

 glabrous. Head, rostrum and legs rather sparsely squamose. 

 Funicle with long hair, moderately dense inwardly, shorter and 

 sparser outwardly. 



Head sparsely and feebly punctate; a feeble ridge behind the 

 (shallow) ocular fov^ea. Rostrum longer than prothorax, slightly 

 decreasing in width to near antennce, beyond antenna? flattened, 

 a feeble ridge from ocular fovea to beyond middle, a shorter ridge 

 on each side distinctly elevated near eyes; four grooves opening 

 out between eyes, the two lateral continued almost to antennae; 

 not strongly but moderately densely punctate, especially at apex, 

 very irregularly towards base ; beneath with three irregularly 

 granulate ridges, the inner one rather feeble and punctate at 

 apex. Scape almost the length of funicle and club combined, 

 inserted at about one-fifth from apex of rostrum, and resting in a 

 shallow scrobe; all joints of the funicle longer than wide, the 1st 



* The dimensions given in brackets are those of the ^ specimen described 

 by me as insignicornis. 



