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latissimis, stria suturali leviter impressa, confertim sat profunde asperatis, lateribus 

 fere rectis, apicibus rotundatis ; abdomine longius exserto, dilutiori ; pedibus 

 gracilibus, flavis ; antennis flavis, brevibus, sat robnstis, articulis intermediis fere 

 equalibus, clavis valde incrassatis. 



Head rather small; eyes moderate; antennae short, rather robust, with the inter- 

 mediate joints nearly equal in size, and the club unusually incrassate. 



Thorax moderate, nearly semicircular in front, almost impunctate, yellow, very 

 shining, basal margin moderately sinuated, with the angles acute and produced. 



Scutellum small, rounded. 



Ehjtra short, attenuated in the males, rather longer but not broader than the 

 thorax, widest at the shoulders, marked with a faint sutural stria, closely and 

 rather deeply asperate, sides nearly straight, extremities rounded. 



Abdomen considerably exposed, pale. 



Legs slender, yellow. 



Under parts ferruginous, with the apical segments of the venter pale. 



Differs from others in its small size, shorter posterior angles of its thorax, short 

 and rather robust antenna), with the intermediate joints nearly equal to each 

 other. 



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



Sericoderus minutus, sp. n. 



L. c. xV-A li°- = "SS-'TS mm. — Subovatus, sat angustus, nitidulus, obscure 

 flavus, pilis brevibus aureis vestitus ; capite modico, obscurato, antennis sat 

 brevibus, obscure flavis, clava fuscescenti, articulo apicali abrupte excavato ; 

 pronuto modico, antice ovaliter rotundato, ad basim latissimo, glabro, nitido, 

 margine basali leviter sinuata, augulis acutis, valde productis ; elytris pronoto plus 

 quam sesqui longioribus, baud latioribus, ad humeros latissimis, confertim sed 

 leviter asperatis, lateribus fere rectis, leviter marginatis, apicibus latis, valde 

 rotimdatis ; pedibus sat parvis, testaceis. 



Body subovate, rather narrow, moderately shining, dusky yellow, covered with short 



golden hair. 

 Head moderate, dusky ; antennte rather short, dusky yellow, club darker, with the 



apical joint abruptly excised. 

 Thorax moderate, ovally rounded in front, widest at the base, smooth and shining, 



basal margin slightly sinuated, with the angles acute and much produced. 

 Scutellum large, subtriangular. 

 Elytra more than one-half longer, but not broader than the thorax, widest at the 



shoulders, closely but faintly asperate, sides nearly straight, slightly margined, 



extremities broad and much rounded. 

 Legs small, testaceous. 

 Under parts dusky testaceous. 



Differs from others in its minute size and uniform dusky colour. 

 Habitat, America. Found plentifully by Mr. Smith in the islands of Grenada and 



St. Vincent in the West Indies. 



