OQg [October, 



the head, transversely sub-qimdrate, iinimpressed. Elytra short, convex, much 

 wider than the head, slightly rounded at the sides, the humeri obtuse, the disc 

 somewhat flattened anteriorly. Legs (posterior pair wanting), short, slender^ 

 Length 1^, breadth ^ mm. ( ? ). 



Hob. : Borneo, Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak ((?. E. Bryant : i.l914). 



One specimen. Separable from X. immaculatus by the very densely 

 punctate, duller upper surface, the stout, sub-cylindrical antennae, and 

 the broader elytra. X. concolor Ch., ? , from Kandy, Ceylon, is a 

 nearly allied broader form, with a less densely punctate upper surface 

 (this being especially noticeable on the head), longer antennae, a more 

 transverse prothorax, and more prominent humeri. 



15. — Xylojihilus melanosoma n. sp. 



$ . Moderately elongate, rather broad, shining ; black, the head between 

 and in front of the eyes, and the base and tip of the antennae, obscurely rufes- 

 cent, the elytra nigro-piceous, the palpi, anterior coxae (the rest of the anterior 

 legs wanting), intermediate femora, and apices of the tarsi, testaceous, densely, 

 finely, the elytra a little more coarsely, punctate ; clothed with a very fine 

 greyish piibescence. Head short, broad, convex, obliquely narrowed behind the 

 eyes, the latter large, deeply emarginate, not reaching the base, separated by 

 about half their own width ; antennae long, joints 2 and 3 very small, short, 

 equal in length, 4-10 triangular, rather wide, longer than broad, equal, 

 11 obliquely acuminate. Prothorax broader than long, narrow, quadrate, 

 obliquely narrowed in front, with a deep transverse fovea before the base. 

 Elytra moderately long, wider than the head, somewhat convex, sub-parallel, 

 rounded at the apex, with a deep, transverse poet-basal depression. Legs long, 

 rather slender ; posterior femora moderately thickened, simple ; posterior tibiae 

 almost straight, and a little widened. Length 2^^^, breadth 1 mm. 



Hab.: Borneo, Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak (G.E. Bryant : 17.xii.l3). 



One male, now wanting the anterior legs. Easily distinguishable 

 by its black, serrate antennae, with minute third joint, the posteriorly 

 narrowed head, the small, quadrate, deeply foveate prothorax, the 

 sub-parallel, deeply impressed elytra, the feebly incrassate, simple 

 posterior femora, and the almost black body. The slender projecting 

 portion of the aedeagus is abruptly narrowed and hooked at the tip. 

 X. melanosoma should perhaps form the type of a separate genus, on 

 account of the peculiar antennal structure. An allied form occurs 

 in Siam. 



16. — Xylophilus minimus n. sp. 



Oblong, narrow, convex, shining (when denuded) ; piceous, the head and 

 prothorax fusco-ferruginous, the elytra with a broad basal fascia (including a 

 small, dark juxta-scutellar spot), a large, common, sub-apical patch, and the 



