232 TRICIIOLEPIS VESTITA. 



L. marmorata in the promiueut labrum ; and in tlie fact 

 that the prosternum is slightly protuberant in immediate 

 contiguity with the coxae, with Lepidiota gracilipes. 



The described unique specimen was captured in March 

 1877 at Soepajang. 



15. Tricholepis vestita, n. sp. 



Nigricans , supra fusco-rufa , pube tenue depressa sat 

 dense vestita, parum nitida, abdomine segmentis 2 — 4 

 medio nudis , anteunis pedibusque piceo-rufis ; elytris callo 

 apicali distincto. — Long. 32 — 38, lat. 15^ — 19 m.m. 



Closely allied to Rhizotrogus grandis Cast. [Ancylonycha 

 puherina Blchd), but a little larger, and distinguished by 

 the coarser punctuation , and more scanty clothing. Clypeus 

 not emarginate in front. Prothorax closely and not alto- 

 gether finely punctured , closely clothed with very fine 

 short hairs , which however allow the punctuation to be 

 detected. Elytra at the base densely punctured, towards 

 the apex with a scanty punctuation , the punctuation at 

 the base is quite fine, but towards the apex it is coarse 

 although of a peculiar nature , each puncture being in fact 

 a kind of indefinite impression ; at the base where the 

 punctuation is dense there is a dense clothing of short 

 pale hairs like those on the thorax, but towards the apex, 

 this clothing becomes scanty so as to allow the shining 

 surface to be perceived. The undersurface is clothed in a 

 similar manner to the upper, except that the middle of 

 the ventral segments is bare, and on the breast the 

 hairs are fine, rather longer and less regular. 



One specimen was captured in April 1877 at Soepajang 

 a second in the same month at Solok , a third in May 1877 

 at Loeboekh Tarab and a fourth at Boenga Maas. 



In one of these four individuals (that from Boenga Maas , 

 and captured by Mr. I. C. van Hasselt), the punctuation 

 and clothing of the elytra become still more scanty than 



JSotes Irom the Leyden IMuueum, Vol. III. 



