neio species of Clavicorn Coleoptera, &c, 59 



the genus Ostoma. The form, structure t)C tlio maxillfc and legs, 

 Avill easily separate Lophocateres from Grynocharift^ Gaiirambe 

 and Ostoma, tlie genera to Avhidi it i.« most nearly allied. 



Ld/ihocatei-es /lila.'^ii'i, n. sp. 



Elongate, slightly bi-oader licliind thnii in front, dark reddish 

 brown, shining, clothed with long greyish-yellow puhosconce 

 wliicli is es])e(na,lly noticealile at tlie sidns. Hciad lincly and 

 indistinctly punctuixMl, slightly pubescent. I'rotlior.-ix transverse, 

 a little narrowed in front, moderately strongly and rather sparingly 

 punctured on the disc, less siiaringly so near the sides, pubescence 

 much more pronounced than that of the head. Scutellum as 

 finely punctured as tlu; head. lOlytra a little l)roadcr behind 

 than in front, ra,t]icr lincily punctate-striatc^, the interstices rather 

 broad and without pui;ctures, althougii when viewed from the 

 side, they present sliglit irregularities; anterior angles rounded ; 

 sides very slightly diverging for two-thirds of their length, then 

 arcuately rounded to the ai)ex. Underside, legs, and anteiuia.' 

 reddish testaceous, the (dub of the latter covered with yellowish- 

 grey pubescence. Length 8 mm. ; greatest width 1^ mm. 



Penang. 



The three species of the genus fjoplwcateres may l)e distin- 

 guished thus: — 



A. Each elytron with six raised costas. 



a. Protborax finely pinictured; metastcrnum 



imi)unctatc and shining- nayins. 



b. Protborax much more strongly punctured; 



metasternum finely but distinctly i)uiic- 



tnrod yrani. 



B. Elytra without trace of costie pi/nsus. 



CUCLFJUS, Fabr. 



Cuciijus coccinatiif!, Lewis. 



Larva. PI. Ill, fig. 7. 



Elongate, rather luu-row, strongly depressed, reddish- testa- 

 ceous ami shining; thoracic and abdominal segments, excej)t the 

 anal, with a clearly defined medial line. Head large, about 

 twice as broad as long, very slightly narrowed in frcjnt, broadly 



