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Thorax lai'ge and broad, moderately but closely punctured, with the interstices 

 smooth and shining, circularly rounded and moderately reflexed in front, 

 piceous, anteriorly rufescent, basal line distinct, basal margin almost straight, 

 with the angles right angles. 



Scutclliirn small, obtusely triangular. 



Elytra not broader, and scarcely one-half longer than the thorax, widest at the 

 shoulders, closely and deeply punctured, with the interstices smooth and 

 shining, piceous, with a large bright red oval spot beyond the middle of- each 

 elytron, sides margined, extremities broad and much rounded. 



Abdomen slightly exposed, piceous. 



Legs rather robust, yellow, with the femora dusky. 



Under parts dark castaneous, with the mouth and edges of the ventral segments 

 paler, metasternum closely and regularly punctured. 



Differs from others in the bright red spots on the elytra. 



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



Of this conspicuous species there is a single example in the collection of the 

 British Museum. 



Arthrolips dimidiatus. 



A. dimidiatus, Matthews, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Col. ii. pt. i. p. 114, 1888. 



L. c. I'lj-xg lin. = 1"13-1'25 mm — Oblongus, convexus, nitidus, sat minute et 

 sat remote punctatis, pilis aureis vestitus, castaneus, pronoto, atque aiDicibns et 

 macula magna pone media elytrorum, plus minusve Ijete rufis ; pronoto magno, 

 antice circulariter rotundato et modice reflexo, minute et sat remote punctato, 

 interstitiis glabris, nitidis, linea basali leviter impressa, margine basali sinuata, 

 angulis sat acutis ; eli/tris pronoto vix latioribus, plus quam sesqui longioribus, 

 props humei'os latissimis, sat minute et remote punctatis, interstitiis glabris, 

 nitidis, dimidio basali obscure castaneo, apicali Isete rufo, interdum, medio 

 obscurato, lateribus marginatis, apicibus latis, vix rotundatis ; pygidio flavescenti ; 

 pedibus sat brevibus, robustis, laete llavis ; antennis perbrevibus, ilavis, clavis 

 obscurioribus. 



Body oblong, convex, shining, rather minutely and remotely punctured, clothed 

 with golden hair, castaneous, with the thorax and apical half of the elytra 

 more or less brightly red. 



Head rather large, yellow ; eyes moderate, yellow ; antennae short, yellow, with the 

 club dusky. 



Thorax red, large, circularly rounded and moderately reflexed in front, minutely 

 and rather remotely ]nmctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, basal 

 line faint, basal margin sinuated, with the angles rather acute. 



ScuteUum large and rounded. 



Elytra scarcely broader but more than one-half longer than the thorax, widest near 

 the shoulders, rather minutely :ind remotely punctured, with the interstices 

 smooth and shining, with the basal half dark castaneous, and the apical bright 

 red, sometimes dusky on the middle of the red half, sides margined, extremities 

 broad and very little rounded. 



Abdomen yellow, pygidium moderately exposed. 



Legs short, robust, bright yellow. 



Uiidfr j)arts yellow, metasternum finely punctured. 



Differs from all other species in its very ornamental colour and fine sculpture. 



Habitat, Central America. Found near Tole, Panama, by Mr. Champion. 



This very pretty species in shape and colour looks much more like a Saciiun than 

 an Arthrolips, but by its ten-jointed antenupe clearly belongs to the latter genus. 



