CERESIUM. 



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equal, each somewhat longer than the third. Prothorax subcyUn- 

 drical, slightly longer than broad and very feebly rounded at the 

 sides ; densely covered with greyish-white pubescence except over 

 the middle of" the disc and on two or three small shining callosities 

 towards the sides ; the central area almost bare of pubescence and 

 coarsely punctured, but with a narrow niedian and two small ante- 

 rior elevations, smooth. Elytra rounded at the apex, with rather 

 close-set piliferous punctures, which are strong near the base and 

 become gradually feebler towards the extremity. Abdomen testa- 

 ceous, very faintly pubescent and without spots; the rest of the 

 undersideand the legs dark brown, veiled with a short ash-grey 

 pubescence ; prosternum before the coxae and the sides of the 

 prothorax anteriorly strongly but not very closely punctured. 

 Femora pedunculate at base, clavately thickened below the middle. 



LenyiJi 12 ; breadth 3 mm. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Assam : Sibsagor {in Indian Museum) ; Tenas- 

 seriui : Victoria Pt. (Doherti/) ; Borneo ( Wallace). 



168. Ceresium leucosticticum, White, Cat. Col. B. 31., Lonyic ii,. 

 p. 24-3, pi. vi, tig. 1 (1855). 

 Brownish black above, with the elytra somewhat reddish along 

 the middle part of the sutural border ; prothorax with four small 

 laterally-placed spots of chalk- white pubescence above— two near 

 the apex and two at the base ; scutellum 

 white. Elytra with nine spots of chalk- 

 A^hite pubescence — one at the suture a 

 little behind the scutellum, three, in a. 

 triangle, on each elytron just before the 

 middle, and one, narrow and transverse, 

 on each at about one-sixth from the apex. 

 Antennae reddish brown, faintly pubes- 

 cent, about a third longer than the body 

 iu the (S , a little longer than it in the $ ;. 

 first joint closely punctulate ; third a 

 little longer than the first and distinctly 

 longer than the fourth. Prothorax 

 rounded at the middle of each side, a 

 little longer than its width across the 

 p. g^ middle; very closely subrugosely punc- 



Ceresium Imcosticticmn, tured, with a small smooth space on the 

 White, J. X J. middle of the disc. Elytra somewhat 



depressed near the suture, distinctly br.t 

 not very closely punctured, the punctures much feebler towards 

 the apex, and each with a short decumbent hair. The body 

 beneath varies from dark brown to reddish brown in colour, with 

 spots of white pubescence at the sides. Legs reddish brown, with 

 the femora darker at the tips ; femora rather closely punctulate ; 

 tibite carinate. 



Length 8-12 ; breadth 2^-3 mm. 



Hob. Assam ; Burma ; Siam ; Sumatra. 



