IMIYTOPHAGA FROM SUMATRA 4/| ') 



lobe hroadly rounded, the sui-face scarcely perceptibly and not 

 very closely punctured, reddish-fulvous, scutelhun piceous, elytra 

 slightly wider at the base than the thorax, much more strongly 

 punctured than the thorax, the punctures arranged in closely 

 approached semiregular rows, black, almost the entire disc oc- 

 cupied i)y a large ovate yellow patch, the extreme apex fulvous, 

 underside and legs, fulvous. 



Hah. Si-liand)é. A single s]iecimen. 



88. Sphaeroderma nigromaculata , n. ^^. — Flavous, the ter- 

 minal joints of the antennae and the legs black, thorax and the 

 legs black, thorax and elytra minutely and closely punctured , 

 each elytron with a central Ijlack spot. 



Length 1 ^j^ line. 



Head impunctate, iiavous, the frontal elevations oljsolete, eyes 

 large, terminal joint of the palpi strongly incrassate , antennae 

 very closely approached at the base, not extending to the middle 

 of the elytra, hlack, the lower four joints flavous, the terminal 

 joint tipped with fulvous, joint three and four, equal, thinner 

 than the second one, terminal joints gradually thickened, thorax 

 more than twice as broad as long, widened at the middle, the 

 sides strongly rounded and narrowed anteriorly, with a narrow 

 rellexed margin , the anterior angles but slightly thickened , 

 rounded, posterior margin strongly sinuate at each side near 

 the scutellum , the surface extremely finely and rather closely 

 punctured, scutellum small, triangular, elytra wider at the Ixise 

 than the thorax , scarcely more strongly punctured than the 

 latter, the punctures arranged in very closely approached Ijut 

 rather irregular rows, a broad space in front of the lateral 

 margin im})unctate, the colour iiavous, with a small round black 

 spot at the middle of each elytron, their epipleurae broad and 

 concave , underside fulvous , legs nearly black , the base of the 

 femora and the tip of the tiljiae slightly stained with fulvous , 

 tibiae longitudinally chanelled, first joint of the posterior tarsi 

 longer than the second, third joint widened, fulvous, presternum 

 scarcely longer than broad, mesosternum very short. 



Hah. Si-Rambé. A single specimen. 



