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Sacium flaviventre, sp. u. 



L. c. }^ lin. = 1*37 mm. — Late ovale, convexum, nitidissimum, modice et sat 

 remote inmctatum, pilorum expers, pronoto rufo, el5-tris rufo-piceis, macula magna 

 humeraii rufu atque fascia rufii, suffusa, pone media notatis ; pronoto sat magno, 

 antice ovaliter rotundato, late reflexo, atque pellucido, modice et remote punctato, 

 interstitiis glabris, nitidis, rufo, linea basali obsoleta, margine basali vix siuuata, 

 angulis acutis ; cUjtris pronoto parum latioribus, fere duplo longioribus, ante media 

 latissimis, modice et sat coufertim punctatis, interstitiis glabris, stria suturali 

 distincta, piceis, fascia lata suffusa pone media atque bumeris late rufis, lateribus 

 marginatis, apicibus contractis, modice rotundatis, dilutioribus ; abdomine modice 

 exserto, rufescenti, profunda punctato ; pedibus atque antenuis brevibus, laete 

 flavis. 



Body broadlj' oval, convex, very shining, moderately punctured, without hair, 

 thorax red, and elytra rufo-piceous, with a large red spot on the shoulders and 

 a broad, suffused red fascia beyond the middle. 



Head moderate, rufesceut ; ej'es moderate ; antennae short, bright yellow, with the 

 eighth joint minute. 



Thorax rather large, red, ovally rounded, broadly reflexed, and pellucid in front, 

 moderately and remotely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, 

 basal line obsolete, basal margin scarcely sinuated, with the angles acute. 



Sciitellttm rather large, subtrianguhar, rufescent, punctured. 



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

 middle, moderately and rather closely punctured with the interstices smooth, 

 sutural stria distinct, piceous, with a broad, suffused fascia beyond the 

 middle, and the shoulders broadly red, sides margined, extremities contracted, 

 moderately rounded and pale. 



Abdomen rufescent, moderately exserted, and deeply punctured. 



Legs short, bright yellow. 



Under jiarts castaneous with the venter pale. 



Differs from S. bifasciatum in its smaller size, broader form, fainter sculpture, short, 

 bright yellow antennie, and in colour. 



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



Sacium bifasciatum, sp. n. 



L.c. ^glin. = l'25 mm. — Ovale, valde convexum, nitidissimum, minute, dis- 

 tincte et regulariter punctatum, pilorum expers, pronoto rufo, elytris nigris, fascia 

 interrupta, \iete rufa prope humeros, atque alia Integra prope apices oruatis ; pronoto 

 modico, rufo, antice ovaliter rotundato, reflexo et pellucido, minute et regulariter 

 punctato, interstitiis glal)ris, nitidissimis, linea basali leviter impressa, margine 

 basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; elytris nigris, fascia late rufa prope humeros, in 

 medio elytri utriusque interrupta, atque alia Integra, angusta, hcte rufa, apices 

 versus ornatis, pronoto baud latioribus, plus quam sesqui longioribus, ad humeros 

 latissimis, minute et regulariter punctatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidissimis, stria 

 suturali modica, lateribus marginatis, apicibus angustatis, rufis, et rotundatis ; 

 abdomine rufescenti, modice exserto ; pedibus atque antennis robustis, httissime 

 llavis. 



Body oval, very convex, and very shining, minutely, distinctly and regularly 

 punctured, without hair, thorax red, elytra black with a bright red, interrupted 

 fascia near the shoulders, and another near the apex. 



Head moderate, ilavescent ; eyes moderate, piceous ; antenna robust, very bright 

 yellow, club large. 



