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coarser, the prosternum is raised so that the intercoxal 

 process forms a flat triangular plateau terminating in a 

 blunt but prominent point in front. The plateau of the 

 mesosternum is in the segment of a circle. 



It is not an Amhlyscelis , for the tibiae are very little 

 widened. It will however have to be separated with some other 

 undescribed species. 



IV. Subfam. Erotylides. 



Aulacochilus hirmanicus Bedel. 



Ann. Soc. Ent. de France, 1871, p. 280. 



Aru islands , one example (von Rosenberg). — Ceram : 

 Wahaai, one example (Moens). 



The distribution is remarkable , but A. A-pustulatus oc- 

 curs in Assam , and the genus is a very widely distribu- 

 ted one. 



Aulacochilus tetraphacus Bedel. 

 Loc. cit. p. 278. 



N. E. Sumatra : Tandjong Morawa , one example (Dr. 

 B. Hagen). 



A species very little known. 



IVeiv genefu tend species. 



I. Subfam. Encaustides. 



Encaustes Hageni, n. sp. 



Elongata , nigro-picea , nitida ; verticis maculis tribus , 

 epistomatis lunula , et labro rufis ; thorace maculis duabus 

 triramosis flavis , elytris obsolete subsulcatis , sulcis crebre 

 subtiliter punctatis , fasciis tribus aurantiacis , valde denta- 

 tis, una basilar] humerum, maculamque subrotundatam 

 subcingente , altera mediana valde angulatim undulata , ter- 

 tiaque subapicali paululum arcuata, apice subrufescente ; 



Notes from the Lieyden Miuseixna, "Vol. X. 



