TELEPHÜRUS VIRIDANUS. ' '105 



margined and more reddish than the rest of the upper- 

 surface (except the suture Avhich is narrowly pitchy-red). 

 Elytra with two indistinct raised lines, closely punctured, 

 and scarcely shining unless denuded of pubescence. Un- 

 derside smooth , the breast , legs and base of the abdomen 

 pitchy-red, the first four segments dark pitchy black, and 

 the three apical translucent, and quite pale. 



This is the only Luciola I know which is so entirely 

 dark coloured , excepting only the luminous parts. 



The specimens are from Simauoeng , Alahan pandjang , 

 Lebong and the Highlands of Palenibang (Sura. Exp.). 



Telephofidue. 



20. Telephorus viridanus, sp. n. 



Niger , nitidus ; ore , antennis (articulis duobus basalibus 

 exceptis) , prothoracisque lateribus late flavis ; elytris viri- 

 dibus , apicem versus subfuscis , leviter subrugulosis. — 

 Long. 8 — 10 millim. (ƒ9' 



Head black , shining ; mouth , palpi and mandibles yellow, 

 the latter pitchy at the tips. Antennae yellow , except the 

 two basal joints , which are black in the male , — yellow 

 spotted with black above in the female. Thorax shining, 

 'quadrate in the male , wider than long in the female , with 

 broadly rounded angles ; the sides yellow , the centre with 

 a black vitta as broad as the yellow of the sides. Scutel- 

 lum black. Elytra bright green , shining at the base , be- 

 coming more pubescent , and faintly coriaceous or wrinkled 

 towards the apex , where they also become indistinctly 

 fuscous brown. 



Legs and underside pitchy black , the ventral segments 

 narrowly edged with pitchy. 



The present species belongs to an Eastern section of 

 T'elephorus which corresponds to the American genus Dis- 

 codon in having the claws of the male split, and the 

 apical segment in the same sex longitudinally divided. Till 



Notes from the Xjeyden ZMuseum, Vol. IV. 



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