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Descriptions of neiu Coleopteua from Madagascar, recently 

 added to the British Museum Collection ; by Chas. O. 

 Waterhouse. 



A small collection of insects has recently been received at 

 the British Museum from Madagascar. They were collected 

 by Mr. Eobert Toy in the forests in the neighbourhood of 

 Antananarivo. Among the Coleoptera are some very interesting 

 new forms, particularly among the LamelHcorns and Longicorns. 



The following are the neAv species : — 



RUTELIDiE. 



Adoretiis strigatas, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovalis, piceo-flavus, sat crebre fortiter punctatus, 

 punctis setiferis ; thorace utriuque striga nigra notato ; pcctore 

 abdomine pedibusque nigrescentibus pilosis. Long. 6j-8|- lin., 

 lat. 4-41 Im. 



Of rather a broad, depressed form. Head, tb rax and elytra 

 moderately thickly and very strongly pu' "-.red ; clypeus 

 semicircular, densely and strongly puncturea, -Wxoh the margin 

 reflexed. Thorax strongly transverse, the sides gently arcuate ; 

 on each side, at a httle distance from the margin, is a 

 longitudinal black stripe. Scutellum sparingly punctiu-ed at 

 the sides. Each elytron has the usual three cost^e indicated by 

 lines of punctures. The punctures on the upper sm-face of the 

 insect are fui-nished with short, stiff (but decumbent), pale hairs. 

 On the underside the pubescence is finer and longer. 



Adoretns vittatus, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovalis, convexus, nitidus, piceo-niger ; thorace medio 

 obscure castaneo ; elytris vittis dual)us ilavo-piceis. Long. 9-10 

 lin., lat. 5-5^ lin. 



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