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elongate but sli^-lill_v widened, distinctlv longer than iiroad, 

 tliorax twice as broad as long, the sides strongly denexe(i. the 

 lateral margins straight, not xisiMe when the insect is viewed 

 from al)Ove, the disc witli a rather deep transverse constriction 

 or sulcus, more strongly marked at the sides, with a few punc- 

 tures near the base, the posterior margin scarcely produced at 

 the middle, slightly pointed, accompaniel by a row of deeper 

 {)uncturos, scutellum narrowly lanceolate;, black, elytra deeply 

 and regularly punctate-striate, the commencement of each row 

 marked by a deei)er puncture, the; interstices slightly raised, 

 especially at the sides; })rosternum and legs as well as the last 

 al)dominal segment, fulvous. 



IJab. Pangherang-Pisang. A single specimen. 



This little species is well distinguished by the shajie of its 

 thorax, which looks mucli narrowed, when viewed from above, 

 the transverse sulcation placed almost at thi' middle and the 

 comparatively long antennae will further assist in the recognition 

 of this species. 



8. Melixanlhus aterrimus, n. sp. — Deep black, the liasal joints 

 of the antennae, the clyjieus and the legs flavous. thorax ini- 

 punctate on the disc, elytra deeply i)unctat(^-striate. tlu^ iiitcM'stices 

 convex at the sides. 



Length ^^ line. 



Of sulxpiadrate, posteriorly slightly narrowed shape, the head 

 impunctate, the eyes very large, occupying the entire sides ami 

 touching at the toj) of the head . (dy])eus detlexed , llavous as 

 w(dl as the lal)runi, scarcely perceptibly ])unctured, antennae 

 extending slightly ])eyond the base of the thorax, the lower six 

 joints llavous, of nearly equal length, the others black, trans- 

 versely widened, thorax strongly transverse, greatly narrowi'd 

 in front, the sides strongly deflexed, the anterioi- margin accom- 

 panied by a deej) but narrow sulcus, the base near the margin 

 with a row of deep punctures, the rest of the surface entirely 

 impunctate. shining, the basal margin pro luc'd al the middle 

 into an' obtuse point, scuttdlum very (dongate and narrow, idytra 

 with deep striae which are iinely jiunctured except at ihe base, 



