188 FOEFICULID.E. 



Range. Oriental and Ethiopian Eegions. 



The species Avere formerly included in the comprehensive 

 genus OjnstJwcosmia, but their pronotum is by no means narrow 

 and long, and the last dorsal segment is decidedly sloping and 

 narrowed. 



There are about half a dozen species, all occurring in the 

 Oriental Eegion. 



In the recurved abdominal segments of the male, the somewhat 

 less convex abdomen, and the generally bowed forceps, this 

 genus shows the beginning of a transition towards the ancistro- 

 gastrine type. 



Fig. 15. — Tarsus of Hypurgus humemlis, Kirby. 



Table of Species. 



1 . Elytra with an orange spot at the slioulders ; 



forceps of J with a strong tooth before [p. 188. 



the apex humeralis, Kirby, 



1-1. Elytra uniform reddish; forceps of S ^^'itli [p. 189. 



one blunt tooth, often obsolete simplex, Borm., 



120. Hypurg,us humeralis, Kirby.* (Fig. 68.) 



Opisthocosmia humeralis, Kirby, (91) p. 623, (04) p. 38 ; Borm. (94) 



p. 400, (00'') p. 95 ; Burr, (01) p. 3-33, pi. B, fig. 9, (04) p. 334. 

 Hypurgus humeralis. Burr, (07^) p. 102. 



Size small ; build rather stout ; general colour deep chestnut 

 with orange-red spots. Antennae with 11 segments, all cylin- 

 drical and slender; third and fourth rather short, about equal 

 in length, the fifth and following distinctly longer ; dark brown, 

 the tenth segment often pale. Head shining orange-red, smooth. 

 Pronotum about as broad as long, a trifle wider in the c5' than in 

 the $ , anterior border truncate ; sides parallel or very gently 

 convex, posterior border broadly rounded ; deep reddish brown, 

 the sides broadly orange. Elytra ample, smooth, well rounded at 

 the shoulders, truncate posteriorly ; deep brown, with a prominent 

 oval orange spot at the shoulders. Wings prominent and long, 

 basal half of scale bright orange-red, apical half deep bi'own. 

 Legs deep yellow, rather long, slender ; first tarsal segment longer 

 than the second and third combined. Abdomen deep red-brown, 

 broadest about the middle and narrowed apically, especially in the 

 $ ; lateral tubercles very distinct ; in the S the sides of segments 

 five to nine, seen from the side, are convex, seen from above, 

 acute. Last dorsal segment ample, smooth, sloping and narrowed 



