RAWASIA DIARDI. 161 



NOTE XXXI. 



A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS RAWASIA, ROEL. 

 (ECELONERIDES, FAM. ANTHRIRIDAE). 



DESCRIBED RY 



W. ROELOPS. 



Raw a s ia D i a r d i ., sp. n. cf . 



Minus elongatus , rufo-brunueus , pilis luteis tectus , inter- 

 stitiis alternis elytrorum pilis luteis atrisque macuiatis ; pro- 

 thorace vage , disperse punctato , antennis nigris , albo-spi- 

 nosis, clava nigra, articulo ultimo brunneo. — Long. 15 mm. 



Closely allied to Rawasia Ritsemae Roel. ') , almost simi- 

 lar in colour, a little larger and of a less elongate shape. 

 Reddish-brown (as far as the dense pubescence permits to 

 judge of the colour of the derm) , the sides and under sur- 

 face of the rostrum and the antennae black. The upper 

 surface densely clothed with a yellowish-grey pubescence, 

 and moreover provided with short erect black hairs. 



The rostrum similarly shaped as in the allied species; 

 the punctuation which appears to be less coarse , is hidden 

 by the dense pubescence. A narrow longitudinal smooth 

 line on the middle. The sides between the antennae and 

 the eyes are strongly punctured, behind the eyes glossy 

 black. The eyes less prominent than in the allied species. 

 The antennae as in the allied species, the apical joint of 

 the club brownish. 



The prothorax slightly elongated , the sides rather straight , 

 gradually bent inwards anteriorly. The upper surface (es- 



1) Notes from the Leijden Museum, vol. II. p. 204. 



Notes from the Ley den !Mviaeutii, "Vol. LLI. 



