28 [J"'y. 



An elongate narrow species, with reddish-testaceous tliorax, and with the eljtra 

 obscurely spotted. Head very closely and finely granulated, with two very slight 

 impressions on the forehead. Thorax (when seen from above) narrowed rather 

 suddenly just before the anterior angles, very closely and very finely granular, 

 the anterior angles are broadly rounded, the sides gently rounded, the posterior 

 angles a little rounded, the base is gently obliquely siniiate on each side, lobed in 

 the middle. Elytra rather more than four times the length of the thorax, parallel- 

 sided, very closely and Yery finely asperate-punctate ; each elytron has faint indica- 

 tions of three oblique raised lines, the outer one only seen towards the apex ; there 

 are four slightly oblique dark stripes which are broken up into oblong spots by 

 transverse patches of yellowish-grey pubescence. The cpipleural fold of the elytra 

 forms a slightly obtuse angle with the margin of the elytra, it is only slightly 

 impressed at the extreme base, and is very thickly and finely granulated. 



Hab. : Tasmania (E. D. Atkinson, Esq.). 

 TELEPBORID^. 



POLEMIUS BASALIS, Sp. 71. 



Ater, opactis, hrevissime pilostis ; antennis hrevibus, sat latin; tharace 



lotigitndine vix dwplo latiori, parum convexo, marginato, ante medium bene 



angustato, apice rviwndato, ante angtilos posticos leviter inciso, basi medio 



leviter emarginato ; elytris thoracis basi Tiaud latioribus, obsolete binervosis, 



lateribus dimidio basali ferrugineo-rxifis ; coxis piceis. 



Long. 5\ lin., lat. 2 lin. 



The 3rd joint of the antennas is triangular, a little longer than broad, the 4th 

 to 8th joints are nearly the same form, but a trifle broader, the 9th is narrower, the 

 10th oblong, the 11th elongate-ovate. The thorax has a central impressed feri-u- 

 gineous line j the margins are a little thickened just behind the middle. The penul- 

 timate joint of the tarsi is very slightly bilobed, and the claws have scarcely an 

 indication of a tooth at the base. 



Hah. : Borneo. 



This insect has a remarkable resembhmce to some species of 



Galochromus among the Li/cid(S. 



HETEROMERA. 

 PEDILID^. 



ISCIIALIA BASALIS, Sp. 11. 



Nigro-picea ; capite thoraveque piceis, mtidis ; antennis nigris ; elytris 

 confertim subtiliter punctatis, dimidio basalijlavo. Long. 2^ //;/. 



Form and appearance of /. indigacea, but smaller, pitchy-black, and with the 

 basal half of the elytra yellow, the line of demarcation between the yellow and the 

 dark portions oblique. The head and thorax are pitchy, and very shining, the 

 latter has the dorsal impressions slightly different, there being two round punctures 

 on each side of the mesial carina. The sculpture of the elytra and the lateral 

 carina; arc as in I. indigacea. 



Hah. : Java. 



i^To be eontiiiuei.) 



