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posterior one rounded and produced at the middle, surface en- 

 tirely impunctate , yellow ; scutellum black ; elytra convex , scar- 

 cely widened below the middle, shining black, surface extremely 

 finely rugose and punctured; underside, with the exception of 

 the thorax , and legs black ; posterior metatarsus longer than the 

 two following joints united; claws appendiculate ; anterior coxal 

 cavities open. 



Hab. Sumatra, Mt. Singalang, July (0. Beccari). 



This species is of a more oblong ovate shape than the typical 

 forms of the genus which are more rounded but has neverthe- 

 less all the structural characters. 



46. Spliaei'oclox'iiiix cynnipennis, n. sp. 



Piceous below; four basal joints of the antennae and the legs 

 testaceous; thorax and abdomen fulvous, the base obscure pi- 

 ceous; elytra metallic blue, finely semipunctate-striate. 



Length 1 line. 



Head impunctate , fulvous ; antennae two thirds the length of 

 the body, black the 4 lower joints and the base of the 5."', te- 

 staceous, third and fourth joints equal, the terminal ones gra- 

 dually widened; thorax transverse, more than twice as broad as 

 long, the posterior margin sinuate at each side of the median 

 lobe; sides slightly rounded; anterior angles obtuse, surface im- 

 punctate, fulvous, the base stained with piceous; scutellum black; 

 elytra convex of a fine metallic dark blue colour, surface finely 

 but distinctly punctate-striate ; L'gs testaceous; posterior femora 

 more or less piceous; abdomen fulvous. 



Sumatra, Mt. Singalang, July (0. Beccari). 



At once separated from S. apicipennis Baly or ^S. apicalis by 

 the metallic blue elytra. 



47. Splxéiox'odei'ma, eelelbeiisis 



n. sp. 



Ovate-oblong, convex, testaceous; intermediate joints of the 

 antennae piceous; thorax impunctate; elytra minutely punctured, 

 piceous, the lateral and suturai margin as well as the apex, 

 testaceous. 



