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NOTE XXIX. 



DESCRIPTION OE A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF 



ECELONERIDES (FAMILY ANTHRIBIDAE) 



FROM SUMATRA. 



W. ROELOPS. 



Rawasia, g. n. 



Head as long as broad. Rostrum somewhat longer than 

 and continuous with it , slightly narrowed anteriorly as far 

 as the insertion of the antennae , where it suddenly enlarges ; 

 its front margin slightly notched, Scrobes large and 

 deep , triangular in the male , less wide , transverse and 

 elongated posteriorly in the female. Antennae of the male 

 reaching as far as the middle of the body ; those of the 

 female shorter ; the first joint elongate ovate , the second 

 of the same length , clubshaped at the apex. The third , 

 fifth and sixth similarly shaped and somewhat longer than 

 the second , the fourth again of the same shape but longer 

 still, the seventh of an elongate triangular form. The club, 

 of an oblong oval shape , consists of four joints , which , 

 together with the seventh joint , are furnished in the male 

 with rather long hairs at the under surface. 



Prothorax about as long as broad , its autibasilar keel 

 terminating on the sides before the middle. Scutellum 

 small , triangular. Elytra somewhat broader than the pro- 

 thorax , moderately convex and elongated. Pygidium trans- 

 verse , rounded. 



Notes from the Leyclen IMuseuin, Vol. II. 



