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TiLLUS BIFASCIELLUS, n. S. 



Serrated part of antenna? with eight joints. Head, thorax, abdo- 

 men, and elytra of a deep blackish blue. Head and thorax 

 polished, covered, especially on the sides, with longish ashy 

 hairs. Elytra punctato-striate for rather more than half their 

 length, with two transverse yellow bands, the first not far from 

 the base, and not reaching either margin of elytron ; the second 

 just beyond the middle, reaching the outer edge of elytron, but 

 not extending to suture, somewhat angulated in the middle. The 

 tip of each elytron closely covered with ashy silk-like hairs ; 

 sides of terminal segments of abdomen beneath with close silky 

 hairs. 



Length 3i lines. 



Hah. Philippine Islands. 



Tlllus distinctus, n. s.* 



Thickened part of antennae very slightly serrated and compressed ; 

 reddish brown, the edges black. Head and fore-part of thorax 

 above black ; rest of thorax above and below red ; base of elytra 

 and base of abdomen beneath red; rest of elytra black, excepting 

 a transverse yellow band beyond the middle ; tip of elytra 

 covered closely with yellowish silky hairs. Elytra, as far as 

 commencement of yellow band, rather coarsely punctato-striate. 

 Legs red, femora of hind legs black. Greater part of abdomen 

 beneath black ; the pointed part of segment between hind legs 

 red. 



Length 2| lines. 

 Hah. Java. Mus. East India House. 



Priocera INIiersiana, n. s. 



Elytra entire, and conjointly rounded at the end ; the upper sur- 

 face for half their length with longitudinal punctured striae ; 

 those on external margin abbreviated. Antennae red. Head 

 and thorax of a deep rusty brown : thorax above in the middle 

 somewhat depressed, a transverse grooved line not far from the 

 front, and nearly parallel with it ; on each side of the depression 

 in front a roundish smooth tubercle; sides of thorax with several 

 delicate streaks. Base of elytra and suture as far as middle of 

 a brownish red ; an irregular branched yellow spot on the base 

 of elytra, an angled yellow spot on lateral edge of elytra before 

 the middle, and a transverse yellow spot beyond the middle 

 near the suture, but not reaching to it ; a large deep brown 

 baud beyond the middle, and extending up the sides oj' elytra to 



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