Golcoptera of Kinfi Ida. ml. 189 



Head with dense a^nd fairly laiiie, but cjuite concealed inuic- 

 tiires. Rostrum with crowded and fairly laroe, but niore or les.s 

 concealed punctux'os. Scape inserted almost in exact middle of 

 side of rostrum, less than half the length of funicle and clul) 

 combined ; two basal joints of funicle elonsiate and equal in 

 length. Prothorax about once and one-third as wide ais hnvj:. 

 strongly diminishing in width fi'oni near base to apex; with 

 dense, large, round, deep punctures. Elytra with outline almost 

 continuous with that of prothoraix ; with rows of large, scarcely 

 rounded punctures, only partially concealed by clothing. 

 Abdomen with dense, partially concealed and (for the genus) 

 rather small punctures : second segment, not much shorter tliau 

 first along the middle, its suture with that segment very dis- 

 tinct tliroughout. Length, 4:{>--o^ mm. 



On the prothorax the scales are stout and each arises from a 

 puncture. On the elytra the scales are smaller and uniform in 

 size, and mostly sooty brown, but with numerous irregulai'ly 

 defined spots or patches of pale brown or ochreous, and with 

 snow^r white scales scattei'ed singly or in small spots, causing a 

 speckled appearance. On the prothorax the scales also vary in 

 colour, but they are not condensed into spots. On the under 

 surface the white scales are absent, but there are a few on the 

 legs. Where the clothing has been abraded minute granules ciui 

 sometimes be found on the elytra, but they are quite concealed 

 by the clothing ; the derm, both tlicre and on the prothorax, 

 appears to be very finely wrinkled. 



In general appearance somewhat close to apicatus, but the 

 scales much smaller and the punctures totally different. Ovatus 

 has much denser clothing, and its sculpture is very different. 

 Coryssopus is more densely and differently clothed, and lias 

 armed femora ; from squamipennis it differs in being larger, 

 punctures of prothoraix more concealed by the scales (which are 

 individually larger) and by its unarmed femora. From all tho 

 other described species it is very distinct. 



213. Decilaus mollis, n. sp. 



Black or l)lackish ])rown, elytra reddish brown, rostrum 

 antennae and tarsi paler. Densely clothed with large soit 

 scales ; interspersed with numerous stout suberect setae. 



