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peal suture transverse, and feebly elevated. Pronotum one and one- 

 half times as wide as long, widest at about the middle, slightly nar- 

 rower in front than behind; sides feebly margined and crenulate, 

 strongly arcuate from apex to basal sixth, then nearly straight to the 

 posterior angles, which are nearly rectangular; anterior margin 

 deeply emarginate, with a large, broadly rounded lobe at middle, the 

 angles acute; base strongl}^ bisinuate with a large median lobe, which 

 is truncate in front of the scutellum ; disk strongly gibbose behind the 

 middle; surface with a broad, irregular depression along the lateral 

 margin, extending from apical sixth to base, then transversely to the 

 scutellum, coarsely, transversely rugose, except on the gibbosity, 

 where the rugae are more or less concentrical ; intervals smooth with 

 elongate punctures connected posteriorly to the rugae. Scutellum 

 triangular, very acute posteriori}^ ; surface obsoletely rugose. Elytra 

 as wide as pronotum at base, strongly convex ; humeral angles obtusely 

 angulate; sides strongly sinuate at posterior coxae, broadly expanded 

 just behind the middle, then arcuately narrowed to tips, which are 

 separately broadly rounded, and finely dentate ; surface very coarsely, 

 transversely rugose, becoming much smoother toward apex, intervals 

 with coarse elongate punctures behind the rugae. Abdomen rather 

 convex, glabrous except for a few scattered hairs on the tip of the 

 last segment, surface sparsely punctate and feebly marked with 

 crenulate lines, last segment feebly emarginate at apex and broadly 

 concave at middle; prosternum coarsely scabrous and sparsely pubes- 

 cent ; prosternal process nearl}^ parallel to behind coxae, then abruptly 

 narrowed to apex, which is acute and bent downward; tarsi and claws 

 black; tarsal lamellae brownish. 



Length, 5.75 mm.; width, 2.25 mm. 



Type locality. — Mount Banahao, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 



7Vpe.— Cat." No. 24661, U.S.N.M. 



Described from a single specimen from Mount Banahao, Luzon, 

 Philippine Islands, collected by Prof. C. F. Baker. This species is 

 closely allied to Neosambus cupricolUs Fisher, but differs from it in 

 the coloration of the head and pronotum. 



TOXOSCELUS ACUTIPENNIS. new species. 



Large, rather robust and moderately convex, head and pronotum 

 dull bronzy, with a slight purplish tinge, elytra bronzy with irregular 

 black and purplish markings ; beneath of a brighter bronze color than 

 above. 



Head convex, feebly gibbose on each side of the occiput, with a 

 deep longitudinal groove extending from the occiput into a rather 

 deep, round impression on the vertex, the groove becoming obso- 

 lete on the front; surface strongly rugose, the rugae becoming some- 

 what concentrical on the gibbosities, intervals finely granulated; 



