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it is a lariiei- lui^vfi tliaii tlie pixrecliiig nnv aiid tlic elylnil 

 juincdiatioii i.^ iiiier in all specimeus. 



Chaloenns latifrons ^^'es(\v. 



Tlie HpL'iimens iibtaincd at Soekarauda hy Dr. Duln-ii upve 



ver\ ucarly w iüi Westwood\s desciiptiou. bui diilbi- in liaviim 



die clvpeus hlaokisli. not yellowish. tlie cves in tlic male are 



alj-o i-athei- prominent hat not anytliinii- like tliose in C. ociiUtfiis. 



Chaloenns abdominalis sp. n. 



Fulvöiis. tlie antennae (tlie apieal J()int^i cxceptedj tlie tibiae 

 and larsi and tlie abdomen blaek. thorax impunotate. elytiu 

 ureenisli-aeneous, punctured within the basal depvcssion only. 



Lengtli 6 mill. 



Mas. Head perpendioidar. pale l'ulvous, the eyes prominent, 

 the ehpeus Irianuular. piccoiis, with a central longitiidinal and 

 dcep lateral grooves. impunctate, antennae extending bevond the 

 middle of the clytra, blaek, the apieal three joints pale yellowish. 

 basal Joint long, its apex snddenly thickened, second shovt, the 

 third and iourth move elongate, neavly eqnal the Ibllowing joints 

 shorter and broader, the terminal three very short; thorax more 

 than twiee as broad as long, rather convex, the sides leebly 

 ronnded. the siirface impunctate, reddish-fulvous, seutellum fulvous, 

 elytra ^^■ith the usual deep basal depression, the latter with a few 

 punctuies. a .short row of punctures also placed within the 

 Shoulders to the base, rest ot' the surface impunctate. very shining, 

 greenish-bronze colour, bclow and the femora l'ulvous, the tildae 

 and the tarsi as well as the abdomen blackish. 



Soekaranda. 



This species eertainly dillei's considerably from its allies in 

 the struclure of the antennae, whieh have the third and iburth 

 joints nearly equal while in the others the third Joint is very 

 elongate: the colour of the abdomen fürt her separat-es the present 

 insect of whieh I .seem to have the sexes beibre nie. as in the 

 female the antennae are shorter and the third and Iburth joints 



Stctt. cutomol. Zeit. 1S99. 



