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Arthrolips suffusus. 



A. siijfusuii, Mathews, Aun. and Mag. N. Hist., 1887, p. lOG. 



L.c. } J lin. -= 1"37 mm. — Late ovalis, convexus, nitidus, elytris profunde punctatis, 

 pilis iiureis sat dense vestitus, obscure castaneus, pronoto nifeseenti, atqiie vitta 

 suffusii licte rufii in disco elvtri utriu>que ; pnnioti) inagno, rufescenti, antice fere 

 circulariter rotiindato et levis^ime reflexo, levipsime punctato, interstitiis glabris, 

 nitidis, linea l)a^ali dintincUi, margine basali leviter sinuatii, angiilis acutis ; eli/tiis 

 pronoto baud latioribus, duplo longioribus, ad bumeros latissimis, profunde 

 puuctatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, obscure castaneis, vitta lata rufii, interdum 

 sat indistinctii, in disco utroque, lateribus marginatis, apicibus latis, valde 

 rotunilatis, angiiste rutis ; abdomine ruodice exserto, rufescenti ; pedibus robustis, 

 liEte llavis ; antenuis modicis, Isete tiavis. 



Bodi/ broadly oval, convex, shining, elytra deeply punctured, rather thickly clothed 



with golden hair, dark castaneous, with the thorax rufescent, and a bright red 



suffused vitta on the disc of eacii elytron. 

 Head moderate, tlavescent ; eyes small, black ; antenna> moderate, bright yellow. 

 TIturax large, rulescent, almost circularly rounded, and slightly reflexed in front, 



faintly punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, basal line distinct, 



basal margin slightly sinuated, with the angles acute. 

 Sciitillum large, rountled, and punctured. 

 Elytra not broader but twice longer than the thorax, widest at the shoulders, 



deeply punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, dark castaneous, 



with a broad red vitta, sometimes indistinct, on the disc of each elytron, sides 



margined, extremities broad, much rounded, and narrowly red. 

 Abdomen moderately exserted, rufescent. 

 L'V/s robust, bright yellow. 

 I'nder parts castaneous, head, prothorax, disc of the metasternum, and terminal 



segments of the venter pale, metasternum and basal segment of the venter 



closely J unctured. 

 Differs from A. Lewisii in its less reflexed and minutely punctured thorax, longer 



elytra, and suffused colour. 

 Habitat, Asia. Found in China by Mr. Bowring. 



Arthrolips bimaculatus. 



A. bimactdatus, Matthews, Ann. and Mag. N. Hist., 1887, p. 106. 



L. c. jj} lin. - 1'25 mm. — Late ovalis, valde convexus, nitidulus, modice 

 punctatus, pilis flavescentibus sat dense vestitus, piceus, margine anteriori pronoti 

 rufescenti, atque macula mngnil ovali, iiete rufii elytri utriusque apicem versus 

 notatus ; pronoto magno, lato, modice sed confertim punctato, interstitiis glabris, 

 nitidis, antice circubiriter rotundato et modice reflexo. i)iceo, antice late rufe-^^centi, 

 lineii basali distinctii, margine basali fere rectii, angulis rectis ; ehitris pronoto baud 

 latioribus, vix sesqui longioribus, ad humeros latissimis, confertim et profunde 

 jiunctatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, piceis, macula magna ovali pone media Isete 

 rulii, lateribus marginatis, apicibus latis, valde rotundatis ; abdomine parum 

 exserto, piceo ; pedibus atque antennis tiavis, clavis rufescentibus. 



Bodt/ broadlj' oval, very convex, rather shining, moderately punctured, rather 

 thickly clothed w'itb flavescent hair, piceous, with anterior margin of the 

 thorax rufescent, and a large oval bright red spot beyond the middle of each 

 elytron. 



//ertrf castiineous, mouth yellow; eyes moderate; antenna moderate, yellow, with 

 the club rufescent. 



