214 tJuiy^ 



rather long spur about middle ; tarsi three-jointed, 1 and 2 very short, 3 long, 

 and with a single claw. Ventral segment 1 short, 2 large, 3 shorter, 4 and 5 

 still shorter, 6 larger. Length, 1.20 mm. 



Hah.: Sarawak, Mt. Mataut;, alt. 1000 ft. (16.i.l4). 



Found in the nest of a small yellow ant, Bhoptromyrmex rothneyi 

 Fore], var. intermedia Forel. I have placed this species in the genus 

 Articerodes as it agrees with A. syriacus Saulcy, from Syria, and 

 A. quadriscopulatus Sch., fi'om Sumatra, in having four-jointed 

 antennae, a projection on the apical margin of the elytra, and the 

 first dorsal segment of the abdomen divided at base into three 

 compartments. A. punctipennis EafEr., from India, is a much larger 

 insect, and has the apical margin of the elytra entire. A. homeensis 

 can be at once distinguished by the margins of the first dorsal segment 

 of the abdomen bearing three tufts of hairs. There are now four 

 Oriental and one S. African species included in this genus. Eaffray 

 (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1911, p. 450) says : " I think there is no advantage 

 in splitting this genus, which as yet contains few species, and of which 

 the slightly incongruous forms are related one to the other by the 

 important common characters." 



Articeropsis cingalensis sp. n. (Plate XIX, figs. 4, 4a). 



'^ ? Deep reddish-brown, clothed with long golden pubescence ; rather 

 broad and slightly convex, attenuated in front. Head longer than broad, 

 cylindrical, rugosely punctured ; eyes rather large, not very prominent, placed 

 about middle of head. Antennae four-jointed, as long as head and thorax 

 combined ; joint 1 hidden, 2 a little longer than broad, 3 about twice as long as 

 broad, nai-rowed towards base, 4 very long, sub-cylindrical, with four longi- 

 tudinal grooves, almost from base to apex, with rows of long golden pubescence, 

 a little narrower to base, 2 rounded at apex. Prothorax rugosely punctured, 

 about as broad as long, widest about middle, rounded to apex. Elytra a little 

 broader than long, shoulders rounded, more shining and lighter in colour than 

 head and thorax, with long golden pubescence, apical margin clothed with a 

 broad band of denser pubescence, with a tuft of long hairs near posterior 

 angles. Abdomen longer than elytra, slightly convex to apex ; 1st dorsal 

 segment very large, punctured and pubescent, depressed at base, 2nd segment 

 visible from behind ; lateral margins broad and well marked, with an oval 

 palette at base fringed with golden pubescence on the inner margin. Meso-and 

 metasternum strongly punctured, and ventral segments with scattered pi\nc- 

 tures ; 1st segment short, 2nd long, almost equal to 3rd and 4th combined, 

 3rd mvich shorter, 4th and 5th about equal, each shorter than 3rd, 6th a little 

 larger. Legs long and rather broad, with long golden pubescence ; femora with 

 very large scattered punctures ; tibiae nan-owed at base, and grooved longi- 

 tudinally ; tarsi three-jointed, 1 and 2 very short, 3 long, and with a single 

 claw. Length, 2^ mm. 



