188 INSECTS OF THE FLY RIVER, NEW GUINEA, "COLEOPTERA," 



reaching the eye, the funicle long and slender, the second joint 

 longest. A small impression in the narrow scaly portion of the 

 head between the eyes. Thorax slightly convex, slightly tuber - 

 culate on each side of the median line in advance of the middle, 

 gently rounded on the sides, longer than broad, truncate at the 

 base, and densely punctate and squamose. Elytra a little broader 

 than the thorax at the base, not ampliated behind, rather flat, 

 more then twice the length of the thorax and finely striate 

 punctate, the punctures each with a short white setiform scale ; 

 white and fulvous spots are numerous on the elytra, but they 

 seem to be quite irregular. The legs variegated like the body, but 

 the base of the thighs are piceous, and there is a whitish ring at 

 the commencement of the swollen part. 



Length, 2£ lines. 



139. ACICNEMIS LOBICOLLIS. n. Sp. 



Entirely clothed with dense ashen scales varied with brown spots. 

 The rostrum resembles that of A. ornata, but the smooth portion 

 occupies about two thirds of its length, and the scape of the 

 antennae takes its rise rather behind the middle. The funicle is 

 less slender also than in that species and the first joint is much 

 shorter than the second. The thorax is rather flat, a little longer 

 than broad, gently rounded on the sides which are sharply emar- 

 ginated near the posterior angle, biemarginate at the base and 

 largely lobed at the scutellum. A. longitudinal impression near 

 each side occupied by palish scales gives an appearance of indistinct 

 vittse, a short pale vitta may also be detected at the centre of the 

 apex. The elytra are wider than the thorax and more than twice 

 the length, they are moderately convex, not ampliated behind, and 

 terminate each in a small round apex ; they are finely punctate- 

 striate, each puncture bearing a short white setiform recumbent 

 scale. The brown and white ornation of the elytra, seems to 

 have no definite order. The legs and under surface are marked 

 similarly. 



Length, 3 lines. 



