HG TOMODERUS FUSICORNIS. 



with the eyes. Scutelhiiii square, rugose. — Elytra one 

 aud a half as long and much broader than the prothorax 

 at the base , anterior angles produced , rounded , small 

 swellings distinct ; the sides subparallel , attenuated in a 

 curve towards the extremity , the apices separately roun- 

 ded; the suture raised, rugose between the two grooves; 

 surface strongly punctured , with rather inconspicuous groo- 

 ves in the central region, the anterior portion confusedly 

 rugose-punctate , the posterior portion almost smooth ; pro- 

 vided with two bands of a short and dense white pubes- 

 cence, an arc-shaped one on the anterior third, the other 

 transverse and straight on the posterior fourth. — Under- 

 surface black, finely pubescent. — Legs of a ferrugineous 

 red colour ; femora strongly swollen , infuscate towards the 

 tip ; the tibiae darker. 



Hab. Philippine-islands: Lu9on (Dohrn). 



5. Tomoderus fu sic o r nis ^ sp. n. 



Length 3 mm., breadth 1,5 mm. — Reddish yellow, 

 glossy , covered with suberect rather dispersed yellow hairs ; 

 antennae black , with the two basal joints red , and the 

 apical one pale. — Head obcordiform , smooth , slightly 

 convex, much dilated posteriorly, postocular angles roun- 

 ded , swollen ; eyes black , small , rounded , placed at the 

 posterior third. Antennae stout,, reaching to the middle, 

 the first joint obconical , but little thick ; the second small , 

 rounded, the following ones (3rd — 10th) thick, transverse, 

 serrate, the apical one small, pointed. — Prothorax long, 

 divided in two lobes by a wide and deep rugose constric- 

 tion , the anterior lobe subcordiform , very convex , narro- 

 wer than the head , smooth , provided with a short and 

 distinct neck , the posterior lobe short , dilated , smooth , 

 truncated and finely edged at the base where it is a little 

 narrower. Scutellum sunken, almost imperceptible. — Ely- 

 tra oblong ovate , convex , rounded at the base , the shoul- 

 ders but little marked; they become wider towards the end, 



Notes from the Leytleii Museum, Vol. IV. 



