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apicibusque late, laete rufis, lateribus marginatis, apicibus latis, rotundatis ; pedibus 

 robustis, sat brevibus, licte flavis ; antennis brevibus, robustis, Irete flavis, clavis 

 brevibue, valde incrassatis. 



Body oval, convex, very shining without hair ; thorax red, elytra black, with a 



medial fascia and extremities broadlj^ bright red. 

 Head small, rufo-ijiceous ; eyes small; antennae short and robust, bright yellow, 



club short and much incrassated. 

 Thorax small, red, ovally rounded in front, rather deeply and closely punctured, 



with the interstices smooth and very shining, basal line moderate, anterior 



margin broadly reflexed, basal margin faintly sinuated, with the angles acute. 

 Scutellum large and rounded. 

 Elytra rather broader and nearly twice longer than the thorax, widest near the 



middle, moderately and remotely punctured, interstices smooth and very 



shining, black, with a broad, sinuated, medial fascia not extending to the outer 



margin, and the extremities broadly bright red, sides margined, extremities 



broad and rounded. 

 Legs rather short, robust, bright yellow. 



Under parts piceous, with the apical segment of the venter pale. 

 Differs from all others in its very shining, smooth, and hairless surface, and bright 



red markings. 

 Habitat, Asia. Found in Japan by Mr. Lewis. 



Of this beautiful and very distinct species I have only seen one example. 



Sacium quadrimaculatum, sp. n. 



L. c. ^flin. = 1'63 mm. — Oblongo-ovale, convexum, nitidissimum, pilorum 

 expers, profunde et confertissime punctatum, piceum, maculis quatuor rufis in 

 elytris notatum ; pronoto modico, antice fere circulariter rotundato, reflexo et pellu- 

 cido, profunde et confertim puuctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, basim versus rufo, 

 antice late flavescenti, linea basali obsoleta, margine basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; 

 elytris sat longis, pronoto parum latioribus, duplo longioribus, ante media latissimis, 

 profunde punctatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, piceis, macula oblonga rufa ad 

 humerum, atque alia apicem versus utrisque ornatis, stria suturali distinctci, lateri- 

 bus marginatis, apicibus latis, valde rotundatis ; abdomine modice exserto, piceo, 

 profunde punctato, segmentorum marginibus rufescentibus ; pedibus sat brevibus, 

 Iffite flavis ; antennse piceis. 



Body oblong-oval, convex, very shining, without hair, deeply and very closely punc- 

 tured, piceous, with four red spots on the elytra. 



Head moderate, piceous ; eyes rather large ; antennse moderate, piceous. 



Thorax moderate, almost circularly rounded, reflexed, and pellucid in front, deeply 

 and closely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, red towards 

 the base and broadly yellow in front, basal line obsolete, basal margin sinuated, 

 with the angles acute. 



Scutellum large, rounded at the apex, deeplj' punctured. 



Elytra rather long, a little broader and twice longer than the thorax, widest before 

 the middle, deeply punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, piceous, 

 with an oblong red spot on the shoulder, and another near the apex of each, 

 sutural stria distinct, sides margined, extremities broad and much rounded. 



Abdomen moderately exposed, deeply punctured, piceous, with the edges of the 

 segments rufescent. 



Legs rather short, bright yellow. 



Under parts piceous. 



Differs from other species in its size, colour, and sculpture. 



Habitat, Asia. Found in Ceylon by Mr. Lewis. , 



