TRIPLAX. 91 



Triplax haemastoma. 



Triplax hcemastoma, Lac. Erot. 208. 



INIadagascar. 



Mentum quadrate, broadest in front and acuminate in tlic 

 middle; ventral process acuminate, no coxal line; metasternum 

 canaliculate; mesosternum depressed; prosternum with the pro- 

 cess narrow, parallel margined, deflexed. 



Triplax cruentipennis.* 



Triplax crueiitipennis, Lac. Erot. 205. 

 Brazil. 



Intermediate coxal line visible, metasternum S2)aringly punc- 

 tate. 



Triplax indica, sp. n. 



Oblonga, fulva, antennis (basi excepto) pcctore el^^trisquc 

 nigris; capite fortiter punctate, vertice losviore, thorace subtrans- 

 verso, lateribus rotundatis, basi bisinuato, fortius parce punctato; 

 elytris 8 — 9 punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce sed fortiter puuc- 

 tatis; abdomine metasternoque fortiter punctatis. L. 2 lin. 



India. 



Antennae elongate, 3rd joint long, club lax. 



Triplax apicata, sp. n. 



Oblonga, parallela, nitida, Irete rufe, clypeo, antennis, pedibus, 

 elytrisque dimidio apicali nigris; capite tlioraceque parce punctatis, 

 elytris punctato-striatis, interstitiis parce punctatis ; abdomine 

 metasterno episternisque sat fortiter punctatis. L. 3 — 3^ lin. 



India, Nepaul. I have seen specimens labelled "Natal," but 

 doubtless erroneously. 



The thorax is margined at the base, the prosternum not keeled 

 or raised before the coxte, the process finely margined and arcuate ; 

 the tibise are slightly dilated and setose ; the maxillary palpi 

 dilated, last joint very short and broad ; antennae rather short, 

 club 3-jointed, 3rd joint scarcely longer than 2nd. 



Triplax coccinea.* 



? Ischyrusflavus, Mots. Et. Ent. 18GG, IIG. 



Oblonga, convexa, hete rufa; ca])ite thoraceque parce punctatis, 

 abdomine metasterno episternisque fortiter punctatis. L. 3 lin. 



India. 



Thorax margined at the base; head bi-imprcsscd; antcnnrx? 

 elongate, 3rd joint conspicuously longer than the 2nd, club 3- 

 jointed, lax. 



