278 KHYNCHORTALIA. 



(3. Pale ochreous, elytra metallic green, thorax with a basal 

 spot black. 



y. Elytra, nieso- and metasterna metallic green. 



8. Elytra metallic green, the margins from the shoulder to 

 the apex pale ochreous. 



c Elytra as in the above but the disc pale. 



£. Entirely pale ochreous. 



Zenoria major, sp. n. 



Closely allied to Zenoria revestita, but larger, more convex, 

 elytra with the epipleurse less sinuate, punctuation not so deeply 

 impressed. 



This species appears not to vary much ; elytra, thorax except a 

 veiy narrow anterior margin, mesosteraum and epimera metallic 

 green, the rest ochreous. L. 2 lin. 



Pseudoladoria. 



nov. gen. (typ. simulans). 



Thorax mai'gined at the base, punctuation of elytra sparse, 

 rather strong, uniform, abdominal plates complete, rather pointed, 

 eyes large, finely granulated, tibia? grooved for the tarsi ; claws 

 minutely dentate at the base. 



Pseudoladoria simulans, sp. n. 



Dark blue, shining, thorax black, sides largely orange, head 

 orange, vertex black, body beneath and legs orange. L. If lin. 

 Ega (Bates). 

 This has a most deceptive resemblance to Ladoria desarmata. 



Rhynchortalia. 



nov. gen. {typ. insueta). 

 Eyes prominent, head concave between them, antennae tole- 

 rably long, inserted rather in front of the eyes, clypeus and 

 labrum prolonged into a sort of rostrum ; palpi long, hardly 

 securiform ; thorax truncate in front of the scutellum, slightly 

 sinuate on either side, Avith a double impressed line along the 

 base ; epipleurse lightly impressed ; elytra with a coarse unequal 

 punctuation, epipleurse flat, not foveolated ; legs rather long ; 

 slender, tibia? not grooved for the tai'si, claws very strong and 

 stout, equally bifid ; abdominal plates complete, very narrow. 



Rhynchortalia insueta, sp. n. 



Pubescent, pale ochreous yellow, metasternum and elytra 

 metallic blue, the latter with the apex ochreous. L. 2 lin. 

 Mysol. Waigiou, N. Dorey (Wallace). 



