110 CALLIMERUS ORNATUS. 



NOTE VIL 



A NEW SUMATRAN SPECIES OF THE CLE Ril) 

 GENUS CALLIMERUS. 



DESCRIBED BY 



the Rev. H. S. GORHAM. 



Callimerus ornatus, sp. u. 



Nigro-cyaneus , squamis al bis variegatus ; ore , auteuuis , 

 palpis , pedibusque pallidis ; occipite , protboracis disco , ely- 

 tris niaculis duabus lateralibus , alteraque suturali cominuni , 

 et fascia postica nudata coeruleis, bis striato puDctatis. — 

 Long. 8 milliiii. cf. 



Tbis lovely little Callimerus is allied to and resembles 

 C. mirandus, but may be distinguished by being smaller, 

 and more densely clothed with white scales , and whereas 

 in that species there are tliree lateral blue spots or pat- 

 ches, here there are but two. The punctures which are 

 in series are also larger and deeper in C. ornatus , the head 

 is shining steel-blue , behind the centre of the eyes , with 

 a few scattered small punctures, the epistoma and front 

 densely clothed with scales. The thorax has the middle , 

 and a line across the tubercular part of the sides denuded 

 and shews some large punctures. The elytra have each a 

 somewhat triangular spot on the shoulder, an irregular 

 one on each side near the middle, a common one on the 



Notes Iroi»! ilie Leytlen ÜMuseum, Vol. IV. 



