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pedibus , antennis et clypeo fusco-ferrugineis ; supra niger , 

 ad prothoracis elytroruiuque latera auguste et confuse for- 

 rugiiieus, subtilissime reticulatus et tenuiter punctulatus ; 

 elytris striis sex (quarum interna antice et externa postice 

 abbreviata) notatis. — Long. 4^/3 — 4^/4 mm. 



Color entirely black with a ferrugineous shade, more 

 or less distinct at the under surface and at the sides of 

 the prothorax and elytra. Antennae , legs and clypeus 

 of a ferrugineous brown colour. The immature speci- 

 mens have the legs and the under surface of the body 

 much paler aud the anterior surface of the head ferru- 

 gineous. 



Specimens from Solok (April 1877), from the district of 

 Eawas (May 1878) and from Soeroelangoeu (August 

 1878). 



4. Hyphydrus Sumati'ae, sp. n. 



Ovatus , brevis , crassus , sat convexus ; infra valde puuc- 

 tatus , fusco-ferrugineus , antennis pedi])usque furrugineis. 

 Capite rufo-ferrugineo , crebre et sat regulariter punctato , 

 i)itra oculos utrinque depresso et paululum infuscato ; pro- 

 thorace fusco-ferrugiueo , in medio late et confuse obscu- 

 rato , crebris et inaequalibus punctis (majoribus ante basin) 

 impresso; elytris inaequalibus et fortioribus punctis stri- 

 aque sat profunda impressis , rufo-ferrugineis , cum sutura , 

 puucto humerali, fascia media transversa lata et undulata 

 alteraque post medium macula angulata fasciae plus minus 

 juncta , nigricantibus. — Long. S'/^ mm. 



Coloration of the elytra rather difiused: the median 

 band irregular, rather broad, undulated, sending out two 

 short prolongations backward and forward; the post- 

 median spot A-sbaped, its inner side being connected with 

 and at the same time the continuation of the internal 

 posterior prolongation of the median band. Suture rather 



Notes from the Leydeia IVIuseuHi, Vol. II. 



