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confertissime punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, linea basali distincta, margine 

 basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; eli/tris pronoto latioribus, et plus quam duplo 

 loagioribus, ad media latissimis, inodice et confertissime punetatis, interstitiis 

 glabris, nitidis, stria suturali distinctii, lateribus leviter marginatis, apicibus valde 

 rotundatis ; pygidio exserto, flavo ; pedibus atque antennis modicis, Ifete flavis, 

 harum clavis obscurioribus. 



Bodi/ oval, moderately convex, shining, lightly and very closely punctured, testaceous, 

 with the thorax yellow, clothed with very short golden hair. 



Head yellow ; eyes dusky ; antenna rather short, yellow, with the club dusky. 



Thorax yellow, short and small, ovally rounded and moderately reflexed in front, 

 minutely and very closely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, 

 basal line distinct, basal margin sinuated, with the angles acute. 



Scutelhim small, rounded. 



Elytra broader and more than twice longer than the thorax, widest at the middle, 

 moderately and very closely punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, 

 sutural stria distinct, sides slightly margined, extremities much rounded. 



Abdomen with the pygidium moderately exposed, yellow. 



Legs moderate, bright yellow. 



Under parts yellow, smooth and shining. 



Differs from others in its very small size, small yellow thorax, and close and fine 

 sculpture. 



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



Arthrolips oblongus, sp. n. 



L. c. X(5~iB liii- = 1"25-1"37 mm. — Oblongus, valde convexus, nitidus, profunde 

 punctatus, pilis flavis vestitus, piceus, pronoto antice atque elytrorum extremis rufo- 

 ferrugineis ; jn-onoto sat magno, antice circulariter rotundato, profunde et confertim 

 punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, margine anteriori modice reflexa, late rufo- 

 ferrugiueti, margine basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; eh/tris oblongis, pronoto baud 

 latioribus, duplo longioribus, et minus profunde punetatis, interstitiis glabris, ad 

 humeros latissimis, stria suturali sat profunda, lateribus fere rectis, marginatis, 

 apicibus latis, rotundatis et anguste rufo-ferrugineis; pygidio rufescenti; pedibus 

 longis, liete flavis ; antennis brevibus, laste flavis. 



Bodij oblong, very convex, shining, deeply punctured, clothed with yellow hair, 



piceous, with the front of the thorax and extremities of the elytra rufo- 



ferruginous 

 Head moderate, piceous ; eyes large, very prominent ; antennae short, bright yellow. 

 Thorax rather large, circularly rounded in front, deeply and c]osel_y punctured, 



with the interstices smooth and shining, anterior margin moderately reflexed, 



broadly rufo-ferruginous, basal margin sinuated, with the angles acute. 

 Scutellum moderate, rounded, and punctured. 

 Elytra oblong, not broader, twice longer, and more deeply punctured than the 



thorax, with the interstices smooth, widest at the shoulders, sutural stria rather 



deep, sides nearly straight, margined, extremities very broad, rounded, and 



narrowly rufo-fcrruginous. 

 Abdomen with the pygidium exposed, rufescent. 

 Lefis long, bright yellow. 

 Under jiarts piceous, with the terminal segments of the venter rufescent, metaster- 



num rather deeply punctured. 

 Differs from others in its large size, oblong form, dark piceous colour, with the front 



of the thorax and extremities of the elytra rufo-ferruginous, and short, bright 



yellow antennse. 



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



