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larged and impunctate in the middle, at the sides by an 

 oblique line which is deeply impressed in the middle, and 

 at the base by a smooth transverse line ; moreover a trace 

 of a central longitudinal line may be observed. The under 

 surface of the prothorax is finely, evenly and very densely 

 punctured, forming a dull lustreless surface which, at the 

 sides, extends up to the oblique line of demarkation of 

 the disk, but leaving free the contracted front portion 

 which is finely wrinkled , and the intercoxal part which 

 is covered with a silvery pile. The scutellum is rather 

 broad , the sides slightly converging, suddenly narrowed 

 a little before the end. 



The elytra are gradually narrowing towards the apices 

 which are conjointly rounded ; their surface is scabrous , 

 but the sculpturing becomes finer and finer towards 

 the end ; traces of longitudinal costae are present at 

 the base. 



The intercoxal part of the prosternum is rounded, con- 

 vex along the middle and has slightly raised edges , that 

 of the mesosternum is angularly impressed anteriorly , 

 shallowly grooved along the middle and broadly notched 

 behind. The metasternum is distantly covered with large 

 and with small punctures and has an impressed line along 

 the middle. The legs are punctured, the posterior ones 

 more strongly than the others. The abdomen without 

 distinct punctures ; the 5th ventral segment broadly and 

 deeply emarginate, the 6th broadly but less deeply. The 

 apical dorsal segment is triangular , and minutely notched 

 at the tip; it is punctured but has a smooth line along 

 the middle. 



Hah. Nias Island. — A single specimen, presented to the 

 Leyden Museum by Mr. J. D. Pasteur. 



N. B. This is the third Pachyteria-species known from 

 Nias ; the first species described from that island is Pachy- 

 teria niassensis Gahan (Notes from the Leyden Museum, 

 Vol. XII, 1890, p. 161). 



Notes frora the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol, XIV. 



