04 METRIORRIIYNCIIUS Prni'URASCENS. 



There is only one female of this distinct and beautiful 

 species in the collection; it is from Solok (Schagen van Leeuwen). 



Mr. Waterhouse has included in Metriorrhynclius species 

 without rostra, and I do not think any useful purpose 

 would be served by separating the present insect. 



At all events it will be better to wait till other spe- 

 cies without rostra have been examined , the absence of 

 any division of the lateral areae of the thorax may not 

 be of more than specific value. 



2. Metriorrhynchus cinnaharinus ^ sp. n. 



Aterrimus; elytris laete rufis, basi nigro-maculatis , an- 

 teunis latis fortiter serratis. — Long. 12 millim. 9' 



Rostrum broad and short, being square or as long as 

 broad , antennae broad not narrowing much , joints 3 to 

 10 being nearly equally dentate internally. The whole in- 

 sect is of the deepest black excepting the bright red ely- 

 tra. The thorax has the usual six areolae in addition to 

 the central groove ; the hind angles are acute and produ- 

 ced and the width of the base is rather greater than the 

 length. The scutellum is black. The elytra have four costae 

 with double rows of square cells and are sericeous through- 

 out. Towards the apex the two external costae are not 

 more apparent than the intermediate lines , but the second 

 costa is continued to the apex. 



The base especially near the shoulder is black , but only 

 to the length of the scutellum. 



Only a single specimen from Lebong (Sum. Exp.). 



3. Metriorrhynchus pur pur as c ens, sp. n. 



Nigro-fuscus , prothorace elytrorumque dimidio basali in- 

 determinate purpureis; thorace angusto , distincte septem- 

 areolato , basi medio emarginato. — Long. lO^/g millim. cf. 



Rostrum very short, antennae nearly as long as the 

 body, their third joint longer than wide, the succeeding 



Notes Iroii-i tlie Leytlen IMiisfum, Vol. I"V". 



