202 AULACOPHORA MARGINATA. 



sulcation straight and deep, surface impunctate. Scutelluni 

 triangular , pale flavons , impunctate. Elytra distinctly wi- 

 dened posteriorly , with a round depression near the su- 

 ture below the base and a longitudinal groove in front of 

 the lateral margin extending to nearly the apex of the elytra; 

 surface very finely and rather closely punctured , shining. 

 The five specimens before me are all females; the spe- 

 cies is one of the largest of the genus and may be dis- 

 tinguished by its uniform coloration in connection with 

 its size , I am however inclined to believe that the insect 

 is but a variety of A. atripennis Fabr. or A. melcmoptera 

 Boisd. although the latter (which seem to me to be iden- 

 tical) have black elytra. I cannot discover any structural 

 differences , 1 have however no intermediate specimens be- 

 fore me in regard to colour and separate them therefore 

 at present. 



7. Aulacophora marginata (?) Chapuis. 



The author in his short diagnosis of this species des- 

 cribes the breast and legs as black. Specimens from Java 

 named by Chapuis himself as well as those contained in 

 the present collection are all flavous below with legs of 

 the same colour. The types were described as inhabiting 

 the Philippine Islands; the Javan and Saleyer specimens 

 are therefore either varieties of the present or new species, 

 but as Chapuis himself has named them as representing 

 his species 1 refrain from describing them as distinct. I 

 may however add, that the antennae in the male speci- 

 mens have the fifth joint shortened and transverse. The 

 elytra are black with the exception of the lateral margin , 

 which is flavous like the underside , legs and the antennae. 

 Head and thorax are light fulvous. 



8, Mhaphidopalpa jiavipes, n. sp. 



Black below. Head, antennae, thorax, elytra and legs 

 testaceous. Thoracic groove very deep, sinuate. 

 Length 3 lines. 



JN'otes from the Leydeii IMuseum , Vol. V. 



