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Peltinus orientalis. 



P. orientalis, Matthews, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 1887, p. 109. 



L. c. y"; lin. = 0"75 mm. — Late ovalis, validissime convexus, nitidissimus, 

 confertim sed indistinctissime punctatus, piceus, margine anteriori pronoti anguste 

 flava ; pronoto sat magno, antice circulariter rotundato et reflexo, fere glabro, riifo- 

 piceo, margine anteriori iiava, linea basali modica, margine basali fere recta,^ 

 angulis rectis ; ehjtris pronoto vix latioribus, dnplo longioribus, prope humeros 

 latissimis, confertim et indistincte punctatis, stria suturali distinctii, lateribus 

 marginatis, apice obtuso ; pedibus atque antennis modicis, flavescentibus. 



Body broadly oval, exceedingly convex, very shining, closely but very indistinctly 



23unctured, piceous, with the anterior margin of the thorax narrowly yellow. 

 Head large ; eyes large and prominent, black ; antennre moderate, yellow. 

 Thorax rather large, circularly rounded and reflexed in front, almost smooth, rufo- 



piceous, with the anterior margin 3-ellow, basal line moderate, basal margin 



nearly straight, with the angles right angles. 

 Scutellum rather large, rounded. 

 Elytra scarcely broader, but twice longer than the thorax, widest near the shoulders, 



closely but indistinctly punctured, sutural stria distinct, sides margined, apex 



obtuse. 

 Legs moderate, yellow. 



Under parts castaneous, mouth, prothorax, and apex of the venter yellow. 

 Differs from P. ulutaceus in its narrower and more ovate form, yellow margin of the 



thorax, and in sculpture ; from P. Walkeri in its much smaller size, more 



attenuated form, yellow margin of the thorax, rufo-piceous colour,, and in 



sculpture ; from others by its much larger size. 

 Habitat, Asia. Found in Java by Mr. Bowring. A single specimen in the collection 



of the British Museum. 



Peltinus alutaceus. 



P. alutaceus, Eeitter, Wieu. Ent. Zeit. iv. p. 273, 1885. 



L.c. ^%— /u lin. = 0'68-0'75mm. — Subhemisphericus, fere ovalis, nitidissimus, 

 totus alutaceus, castaneus ; iironuto sat parvo, antice ovaliter rotundato, alutaceo, 

 margine anteriori leviter reflexa, margine basali scutellum versus parum producta, 

 angulis sat acutis ; elytris pronoto parum latioribus, fere duplo longioribus, prope 

 humeros latissimis, remote et indistinctissime punctatis, alutaceis, lateribus leviter 

 marginatis, apice lato ; pedibus modicis, laete flavis, articulo ultimo tarsorum nigro; 

 antennis valde robustis, Isete flavis. 



Body subhemispheric, rather oval, very shining, alutaceous throughout, castaneous. 

 Head very small, dusky ; eyes moderate ; antennae very robust, bright yellow. 

 Thorax rather small, ovally rounded in front, alutaceous, anterior margin slightly 



reflexed, basal margin slightly produced towards the scutellum, with the angles 



rather acute. 

 Scutellum very small, subtriangular. 

 FAytra a little broader and nearly twice longer than the thorax, widest near the 



shoulders, remotely and very indistinctly punctured, alutaceous, sides slightly 



margined, apex very broad. 

 Legs moderate, bright yellow, with the last joint of the tarsi black. 

 Under parts castaneous, strongly alutaceous. 



Differs from the other species in its larger size and alutaceous surface. 

 Habitat, Europe. Found in Dalmatia by M. Metkowick (Eeitter). 



