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llie uiilerior cdiie dcejily (-(UicuNe. maiidiblrs Idack. anteiiiiat' 

 Ion;;- und feiender, l'ulvuus, ilie cighth and ninlli joinis black, llic 

 Icrminal Iwo joinis whitisli. Ihr ibuitli and llie l'ollowinLi jonds 

 dislinc'lly lonuer tlian tlie lliird: tliorax not niore tlian one liall' 

 brouder tlian long. Ilie bidcs rounded. tlie anules j)i-oinini'nt. Ilie 

 dibc with a trans^^verve uroovc in l'roul of Ilie anterior niaruin, 

 entirc'ly inipunelale, lidvoiis, tlie niiddle \\ith a. black loz,enge- 

 sliape spot, seulellnni riilvoiis; elytra deej)ly depieh^etl below Ilie 

 base, Ihe basal ])orlion raised. deeply punelnred williin llie de- 

 pi'ession only and in IVont ol" Ihe slioulders, Ihe re.^l of Ihe sui-laee 

 nearly iinpunelate. Inlvous. Ihe siitural and lateml mar2,ins irarrow 1\ 

 bhudv. Ihe dise wilh an elongale or niore transverse shajied blaek 

 spot i)laeed \\illiin Ihe basal deprcssion; underside and legs 

 fidvoiis. Ihe laller elongate, Ihe anterior leniora wilh a .^buil 

 loolli. Ihe po.^terior ones less strongly lootiied. Ihe kiiees and 

 the larsi niore or le=s black ov piceous. 



Soekaranda. 



AhnosI entirelA siinilar in coloi'ation as A. iiplcivonic Leiev. 

 excepling Ihe anlennae whicli luue Ihe 4''' to the 9"' .joiiil blaek 

 in Ihe laller species: in Ihe saine insect the Acrtex oi' the head 

 is rngose-punclale and Ihe Ihorax strongly piinclined. bolli paits 

 in Ihe preseiit species are enlirely IVee IVoni inineluies. S. niyro- 

 inacnlalum Lel'ev. has diderently cohmred anlennae and a piiiie- 

 tiired lliorax, also a short elytral costa at the Shoulders. 



Aulexis longicornis sp. n. 



T(!slaceoiis, closely pubescenl. anlennae nearly as long as 

 the body in Ihe male, Ihe head and llioiax obscaire piceous uv 

 i'ulvous, closel}' punctured, elyira piincluivil like lh<' Ihorax, ehdhed 

 witli silvery grey pubescence. 



Leiiglh 5 inill. 



Head verv linely i)unclured al Ihe Vertex, the ejiistoine 

 strongly bul reinotely piinclale. the eyes verv large. anlennae 

 extending nearly to the apex ol' the elyira, pale teslaceons. the 



Stell, cutoinol. Zeit. IS'J'J. 



