296 H- S. «ioKIIA.M 



insects (if indeed tliey are distinct) sliould ììa referred to S. ni- 

 gripes, Gerst. Possildy neither; l)ut I sliould wish to see exani})les 

 from Ceylon with the base of the antennae clearly yellow before 

 venturing on giving a new name. 



Steiiotar'.-sus, I'euty. 

 Sectiou lì a (Gei'stuckcr). 



18. Sienotarsus plagiatus, (lorham, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 

 II, p. mb.' 



Hah. Tenasserim , Meetan. Sumatka. " 



Obtained by Signor L. Fea at Meetan in large inmibers. i'he 

 Burmese examples have the black markings rather less extended 

 than is usual in the Sumatran , but they evidently belong to 

 the same species. 



11). Stenotarsus peguensis, n. sp. 



Brcuitcr obloiKjo-ocalus, fcrriKjliiem , obsolete ji/aiciafo-sfrialus, 

 picbe brevi cuprea depressa dense vestilus, anleìinaruiu dava nigra, 

 articulis praecedentibus longitudine aequali. Long. 4.D-5.5 millim. 



Hah. Pegu, Palon. 



The first seven joints of the antennae are red, the eighth is 

 blackish except at its Imse, and these are all with the exce])tion 

 of the stout 1)asal joint, bead-shaped. The club has the three 

 joints subequal, the ninth and tenth being obconic. The thorax 

 is very short, and much narrowed in front, the Hattenel mar- 

 gin narrows behind, and is a little raised. The basal sulci are 

 mere points. The striae are formed of even close punctures, 

 they are inconspicuous and vanish behind the middle. The striae 

 are somewhat geminate, the two nearest the suture being closer 

 to each other than they are to the third, and the three external 

 striae are united or nearly so at the callus. This belongs to the 

 section of the genus with punctured striae shortened behind, and 

 is allied to 5. pliilippinarunij, Gorh. It a})pears to difter in not 

 having the antennae red at the tij), and taking into account the 

 difterent habitat, it is probable it will prove to be a distinct 

 species. 



