234 AXOMALA ROTUNDICEPS. 



illo plagis duabus plus iniuusve indistinctis fuscis; elytris 

 circa suturam infuscatis , iadistiiicte puntato-striatis , inter- 

 stitiis puuctatis, setulis erectis sat crebre munitis. — Long. 

 7 — 8 m.m. 



This is one of the smallest and most obscure species ot 

 the genus, and bas the appearance of a Melolonthid rather 

 than of a Rutelid. From the structure of its claws it 

 ^ould be placed in Burmeister's subgenus Rkinoplia. The 

 head is pale, the eyes moderately large, the surface rather 

 closely and coarsely punctured. The thorax is quite shi- 

 ning , moderately coarsely and not closely punctured , on 

 each side of the middle is a variable , indistinct , darker 

 mark. The elytra are more or less broadly infuscate along 

 the suture , the punctures are arranged in rather indistinct 

 rows , and the interstices are rather irregularly punctate , 

 from each puncture there springs a fine hair. The legs 

 are rather slender; the front tibiae bidentate; on the front 

 and middle feet the larger claw is distinct bifid at the 

 apex; the claws of the hind feet are comparatively little 

 unequal. The sexual distinctions are very slight. 



Described from individuals found at Perak. The Dutch 

 expedition found only three specimens (in May 1878 in 

 the district of Rawas) ; they are rather more elongate than 

 the Perak specimens , the elytra have no infuscation along 

 the suture , and their punctuation is rather more regular 

 and distant. 



18. Anomala rotundiceps, n. sp. 



Pallide testacea, capite picea, antice dilutior, elytris 

 anguste nigro-cinctis , prothorace in medio uigro-bimacu- 

 lato ; clypeo anterius omnino rotundato ; elytris conspicue 

 punctatis. — .Long. 16 m.m. 



This species may be placed near Burmeister's J. fraterna 

 and dorsalis , which form his subgenus Heteroplia , but it 

 is distinguished from the species just named by the com- 

 pletely rounded front of the head; this is of a pitchy colour 



Notes Irom the Leyden JMusetitxi , "Vol. III. 



