214 ORECTOCHILUS SPINIGER. 



This magnificent species , which is closely allied to Di~ 

 neutes politus Mc Leay , differs from it hy its somewhat 

 smaller size, by its hroader and less elongated shape, and 

 by the shorter prothorax. It occurs also in China Avhere 

 the specimens have a somewhat different coloration , show- 

 ing a slightly oblique band of an opaque copper}^ hue on 

 the external half of the elytra. 



Captured in October 1877 at Alahan Pandjang. 



2. Orecto chillis spiniger ^ sp. u. 



Elongato-ovatus , antice ac postice attenuatus , valde con- 

 vexus ; infra nigro-piceus , abdomine pedibusque ferrugineis ; 

 supra nitidissimus , laevis , nigro-aeneus , angustissime tes- 

 taceo limbatus ; prothorace utrinque vitta lata submarginali 

 valde punctata, tomentosa, antice latiore quam postice; 

 elytris vitta simili angustissima et ad tertiam partem usque 

 ad extremam suturam triangulariter dilatata ornatis, ad 

 apicem truncatis cum angulo interno recto , externo spi- 

 nam valde acutam formante. — Long. 7'/2 — 8 mm. 



Upper surface of the body of a beautiful and very glossy 

 coppery black , entirely smooth , with the exception only 

 of the margins of head, thorax and elytra, where, inter- 

 nally of the very narrow yellow margin , a submarginal 

 strongly punctuated band is present, which is covered by 

 a very short greyish yellow down ; on the thorax this 

 rather broad band widens a little , anteriorly, and continues 

 as a narrow stripe along the anterior margin ; on the 

 elytra it is very narrow and hardly visible as far as the 

 posterior third , where it dilates obliquely and in this 

 direction reaches tlie extremity of the suture , forming in 

 this manner a triangle the top of which is foriued by the 

 very prominent and strongly spined outer angle of the 

 truncation. 



Captured in August 1878 at Soeroelangoen and at Kloem- 

 pang. 



Notes from the Leyclen ÜVIuseum, Vol. II. 



