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rows (the marginal one included) of strong punctures and 

 the narrow space by which they are separated from the 

 third costa bears a single row of similar punctures which 

 row, in some individuals, is accompanied on the broadest 

 portion by some irregularly placed punctures. 



The propygidium rugosely, the pygidium and sides of 

 abdomen very strongly punctured; the punctuation on the 

 sides of the metasternum is finer but very close. 



The anterior tibiae are tridentate, the upper tooth is 

 obsolete. 



This species is the true Apogonia varians Chevrol. i. 1. 

 of which the type is to be found in Mr. E. Brenske's 

 collection. 



Hab. Malacca, Perak, and Singapore (Leyden Museum). 



In Mr. Rene Oberthür's collection are two specimens 

 from the late H. W. Bates' collection labelled »Kulu: 

 India", which evidently belong to this species. A similar 

 label is attached to an Apogonia from the same sources 

 identified by me with the aid of the type as Apogonia 

 siinplex Sharp, which latter species, like orhitalis^ inhabits 

 Malacca. As it is not very probable that these two spe- 

 cies have such a wide geographical range (Kulu is situated 

 in the Kangra district of the Punjab, North West Hindos- 

 tan), I am inclined to believe that the three mentioned 

 specimens erroneously are labelled »Kulu" instead of 

 » Malacca". 



Apogonia Brenskei, n. sp. 



This species may be recognized by its very densely 

 punctured head and pronotum, smooth scutellum, raised 

 line along the sides of the abdomen and tridentate ante- 

 rior tibiae. 



Length 7,5 — 8 mm. — Elongate ovate; glabrous, black, 

 above with dark green or purple tinges, the antennae and 

 palpi pale ferruginous, the legs pitchy brown. 



The clypeus rounded, not emarginate in front, separated 



Notes from the I-ieyden TMuseum , Vol. XIX. 



