12J< [November, 



Relatively shorter and broader than the preceding. The pnnctu- 

 ation of the head and thorax is rather strong and very close, having a 

 tendency to be confluent, that on the head longitudinally, on the thorax 

 transversely. The thorax is distinctly transverse, margined in front. 

 The elytra are rather strongly arcuate at the sides, and are relatively 

 shorter than in the preceding species. 



Hah. : Aru (Wallace). Brit. Mus. 



TELEPHANTJa FELIX, Sp. n. 



Elongato-ovalis, nitidiis, puhescens ; antennis obscure testaceis, ar- 

 ticulis (6 vel^ 7-d piceis, 10 et 11 aJhidis ; capite piceo, crebre distincte 

 punctato ; tliorace capite paululo latiori, longitudine \ latiorl, postice 

 angustato, piceo, crehre fortiter punctato, antice arcuato, haud marginato, 

 angidis anticis rotundatis brevifer tri-tuberculatis, lateribios ante medium 

 rotundatis, postice fere rectis ; elytris fortiter lineato-punctatis, tliorace 

 \ latiorihus et 2\ longioribus, pone onediuni arcuatim attenuatis, testaceis, 

 fascia dentata pone medium apiceque nigris ; pedibus testaceis. 



Long. \\ lin., lot. \ lin. 



The punctuation of the head and thorax is very distinct and very 

 close. The thorax is considerably narrowed behind, the sides are 

 not denticulate, but there are two or three minute tubercles at the 

 anterior angles ; the margins are slightly impressed above. The elytra 

 are rather short and broad, narroweii only behind the middle. 



Sab. : Ceylon. 



Rather a short, broad species, having the elytra broad at the base 

 and somewhat suddenly narrowed behind the middle. 



Telephaiojs incommodus, Walker. 

 Cucujus ? incommodus, Walker, 1859. 



This is very close to T.felix above described. It differs in being 

 entirely testaceous except the 7th to 10th joints of the antenna? which 

 are pitchy ; there are also slight traces of fuscous at the apex of the 

 elytra. The thorax is somewhat narrowed posteriorly, the sides nearly 

 straight posteriorly, and furnished with five very small teeth. 



Hah. : Ceylon. Brit. Mus. 



The type is immature, and in a very injured condition. 



Telepiiaxus trimaculatus, Mots., 1858. 

 I think Fsammoecus trimaculatus. Mots., should be associated with 

 the above species, and it appears to me that T. incoDivwdus may be 

 only a variety of it. Upon a close examination, there appears to be a 

 trace of a spot on the middle of the elytra in Mr. Walker's type. 

 • Ilah. : Cevlon. 



