BATOCERA FRENCHI. 31 



the froiitiuargia of the prosteruum to the middle of the 

 last abdominal segment. Head slightly rugous in front, 

 the vertex remotely punctured , with some naked and flat- 

 tened granules along the hind margin of the upper lobes of 

 the eyes. — The scape of the antennae half as long as 

 the S^^ joint , the S""'^ joint one fourth longer than the 4*^, 

 the A^^ — lOtJ» of about equal length and the apical joint one 

 third longer than the lO'h joint. — Along the underside and 

 at the apices the joints are provided with some short spines. — 

 Prothorax deeply transversely impressed at the top and at 

 the base , the lateral spines are strong and straight , the disk 

 shows numerous sinuate wrinkles. — Scutellum large , broadly 

 rounded at the tip. — The elytra much attenuated towards 

 the apex , the shoulders very prominent with a transversely 

 directed strong tooth. The basal fourth is covered with 

 glossy black large granules, near the suture the last rows be- 

 come confluent, laterally the granules are smaller and extend 

 to the middle of the elytra, the remainder part deeply 

 punctured (the punctures are filled up with longer white hairs). 

 — Each elytron is ornated with five irregular round or oval 

 spots placed in two parallel oblique lines, two on the in- 

 ner row , the first near the base , the second before the 

 middle , and three on the outer row , the first and smallest 

 one at about one third , the second beyond the middle and 

 the last one near the apex. — The elytra are truncated 

 posteriorly and provided with sutural spines only. — The 

 female only differs from the above description by the some- 

 what more robust form and shorter antennae. 



This species is close to B. laena Thoms. but may easily 

 be distinguished by the greyish tomentum and white scu- 

 tellum which are both reddish brown in B. laena. 



I possess 2 (ƒ and 1 9 specimen from Queensland (Palmer 

 River) , and I have much pleasure in naming this species 

 in honour of Mr. Ch. French , who collected the fine Aus- 

 tralian collection now in my possession. — Moreover I have 

 seen specimens in the Leyden- and British Museum , and in 

 the collection of Mr. E. W. Janson. 



Notes from the Leyden Museuxn , "Vol. VIII. 



