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Hccul inipunclale, the (Voutal elevations bi'oad and ol)li(juelv 

 sliajied, the carina convex and stronuly vaised. terminal Joint of 

 the palpi robust, ( longate and pointed, aiitcnnae extending bevond 

 the base of the elytra. blaek, flie basal two and the apical Joint 

 fulvoiis. the second and third Joint eqnal. robust, short. the 

 following Joints widened. apieal Joint acute, thorax nearly three 

 times broader than long, the sides obliquely narrowed towards 

 the apex. the anterior angles thickened. the basal margin sinuate 

 at each side near the scutelhim. the entire surlace very minutely 

 and closeh' punctured. elytra slighlly narrowed at the apex, the 

 latter rounded, the surface more strongly j)unctured than the 

 thorax, the punctures arranged in semi-regular rather distant 

 rows which become obsolete near the apex. extra punctures are 

 placed between the rows and some very tine punctures are also 

 Seen at the interstices wheu viewed ander a strong lens, elytral 

 epipleurae very broad and coucave, bel(n\' ])ai-tly or entirely 

 piceous, the legs nearly black, prosternuni much broader than 

 long, metasternum strongly punctured. 



Soekaranda und Liangagas. 



This species ditVers from S. Haffiesi Jac. in the shape of 

 the frontal elexatioub df the head. \\ hieb, although i'ather liroad. 

 are much narrow er than in that species and obliquely shape, the 

 antennae have the basal two joints fulvous only and the elytral 

 punctuation is llner and more dislantly placed and the underside 

 and legs are not fulvous l)ut piceous; S. Modiglianii Jac. another 

 elosely aliied species from Sinnalra. has likewise very broad 

 and llattened IVontal tubercles. the antennae extending to the 

 middle of the elytra and their l)asal l'our Joint.s fuhous, the 

 tiiorax is still more transversely ^haped, its anterior angles 

 distinctly oblique and the elytral punctuation is close and strong. 



Sphaeroderma nigromarginatum sp. n. 



Fulvous, the aj)ical joints of the antennae and the jjoslerior 

 legs black. Ihorax e\lreuiely linely and elosely puncture(L elytra 



Stctt. rnlomol. Zeil. IS',)',). 



