250 [November, 



the frontal suture distinct ; apical joint of maxillary palpi securiform ; antennae 

 slender, joints 1 and 2 thickened, 2 about as long as broad, 3 narrower and 

 shorter, 4-9 moderately long, filiform, sub-equal (10 and 11 missing). Pro- 

 thorax very short and broad, abruptly and obliquely narrowed anteriorly, the 

 sides parallel at the base, the two basal foveae shallow. Elytra slightly wider 

 than the prothorax, sub-parallel, moderately long, rounded at the tip. Legs 

 short, slender ; tibial spurs small ; penultimate joint of the tarsi small, the 

 basal joint of the posterior pair less than tvrice the length of the others united. 

 Length 2^, breadth 1 ram. 



Hab. : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (Fry). 



One specimen, in good condition, sex not ascertained. A small, 

 comparatively broad, pallid form, with a large, sub-triangular head, a 

 very short, obliquely narrowed prothorax, a stout second joint to the 

 antennae, and short legs. 



26. — Scra})tia qnadris'ujnata, n. sp. 



(Plate VII, fig. 6.) 



Elongate, narrow, sub-fusiform, flattened above, shining, clothed with 

 pallid pubescence ; testaceous, the eyes, and two spots on the disc of each 

 elytron (one at about the middle, the other towards the apex), and the suture 

 narrowly between them, piceovis or black ; the head finely, the prothorax and 

 elytra more coarsely, punctate. Head transverse, narrowly extended on each 

 side behind the eyes, transversely convex above the frontal suture, the epistoma 

 somewhat depressed, the eyes very large, narrowly separated ; antennae long, 

 slender, filiform, joint 2 short, 3 considerably longer, 4-10 elongate, 11 a 

 little shorter; eyes large, rather narrowly separated; apical joint of maxillary 

 palpi broadly securiform, its apical and oi^ter sides nearly twice as long as 

 the inner side. Prothorax transverse, rapidly, arcuately narrowed from near 

 the base, the sides becoming parallel posteriorly, the hind angles sharp, the 

 base sinxiate ; the disc shallowly canaliculate, and with the two basal foveae deep 

 and extending forward. Elytra long, gradually widening to the middle and 

 rapidly narrowed thence to the apex, narrow at the tip. Legs long, rather 

 stout ; peniiltimate joint of front and middle tarsi lobed, that of the posterior 

 pair very small, the basal joint of latter elongate, nearly three times the length 

 of the others united. Length 4, breadth l^ mm. ( $ ?) 



Hob. : Assam, Sudiya {Doherfii). 



One specimen, in perfect condition. Recognizable by the elongate, 

 sub-fusiform shape, the quadrimaculate elytra, the long, slender 

 antennae, the finely punctate head, the trisulcate prothorax, and the 

 very broad apical joint of the maxillary palpi. The relatively long 

 third antennal joint is suggestive of the female sex, but the long 

 antenna and large eyes ai-e like those of a male. 



