712 COLEOPTERA 



abbreviated and somewhat elevated. Legs stout ; femora notched near 

 the end and angulated below, but not obviously dentate ; tibiae slightly 

 flexuous ; tarsal claws toothed. The thorax is relatively longer and 

 more contracted anteriorly than in D. trilohus and D. lateralis, and the 

 elytra more narrowed posteriorly. 



Length (rost. inch), if ; breadth* ^ line. 



Described from one individual obtained at Parua. 



1256. D. OCliraceUS, i'?--?. kWiQd io D.sudus ,- of precisely similar 

 shape, except that the thorax is broader and more dilated laterally at the 

 middle, and abruptly constricted at the apex; its surface is distinctly 

 punctate, and the spaces between the punctures more rugose than in that 

 species; it is almost destitute of clothing. Sciitelhim small, piceous. 

 The elytra resemble those of the above-cited species in form and sculp- 

 ture, but they are nearly nude, having only a few fine, short greyish hairs. 

 The rostniTH, antennoe, and legs do not differ from those of D. stidiis. 

 Head punctate, with minute aciculate impressions between the punctures, 

 and quite bare. 



The insect is rather gloss'y, of a sordid yellow colour, and has a fuscous 

 mark on the middle of the thorax, two nearly in line with the posterior 

 femora, and a larger but much less evident one near the apex, whilst the 

 base is tinged with the same colour. 



Length (rost. inch), if; breadth, \ line. 



I have but one example in my collection ; it was found in the same 

 locality as the preceding one. 



Praolepra (p. 454)- 



1257. P. albopicta, as. Castaneous; legs yellow; rostrum 

 dark brown, somewhat rufescent towards its apex ; scape infuscate-red, 

 funiculus darker, club blackish ; clothing variegate. 



Rostru7)i stout, longer than thorax, a little expanded near the ex- 

 tremity, glossy, marked with about four rows of punctures, but not 

 regularly striated. Antennoe inserted before the middle of the beak, 

 stout, shining ; basal joint of the funiculus stout, second smaller, club 

 ovate. Head immersed up to the eyes, punctate ; eyes depressed, dis- 

 tinctly facetted. Prothorax rather broader than long, abruptl}- contracted 

 and depressed in front, its broad part nearly parallel-sided ; it is coarsely 

 punctured and covered with long, but not coarse, decumbent, white and 

 yellow hairs disposed transversely, but on the apex the hairs become scale- 

 like, are more conspicuous, and are disposed longitudinally. Scutclliim 

 small. Elytra oblong; broader than thorax, with obtuse, but somewhat 

 prominent, humeral angles ; they are widest near the shoulders, or at all 

 events not narrower there than at the middle ; their surface seems a 

 little uneven, and is punctate-striate ; the clothing consists of scale-like 

 hairs, yellow and white, those of the latter colour so arranged as to pro- 

 duce a spotted appearance, increased by the presence of some dark- 

 brown spots on the derm itself Legs robust; femora notched at the 

 extremity, but not dentate; tibice slightly flexuous; claws stout, not per- 

 ceptibly toothed. 



The roughened aspect exhibited by the elytra and their peculiar spots, 



