New Psephenicte and Cyphonidaj. 567 



Scirtes nigricans, n. sp. 



Fusco-niger, breviter ovalis, couvexus, griseo-piibescens, cre- 

 berrime punctulatus, tibiis fuscis. Long. 1^ lin. 



This is very close to S. hemisphcericus. It is the same blackish 

 colour, and is nearly the same form. It is, however, smaller and 

 shorter, and has the longer spur to the posterior tibia about 

 two-thirds the length of the basal joint of the tarsus. The 

 punctuation appears the same throughout. The antenna are 

 sordid testaceous, and the apex of the femora and the tibije 

 are the same colour or pale fuscous. 



Hab. China (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). 



A specimen marked " Java " has the legs nearly the same 

 colour as the rest of the insect. 



Scirtes elegans, n. sp. 



Flavo-testaceus, flavo-pilosus; capite piceo, elytris basi macu- 

 lisque sex piceo-nigris. Long. 1 lin. 



Var. Fuscus; elytrorum disco sordide flavo. 



Much flatter and rather narrower than S. heinisj)IuvricHS. 

 Autennje dusky towards the apex. Thorax pale yellow, shining, 

 not quite so convex as in hemispluerictis, rather more transverse, 

 the base regularly arcuate and not bowed out in the middle; 

 the punctuation as on the disc of hemis}yhct;ric}(S, equally dis- 

 tributed throughout. The elytra are very finely, regularly 

 and delicately jiunctured; the punctures are perhajDS not less 

 numerous than in hemispJuericus, but being finer they appear 

 a little less close; there is a fuscous band at the base ; a trape- 

 zoidal spot on the margin, about the middle, whence the margin 

 is fuscous to the apex, where it dilates, the fuscous colour then 

 ascends the suture for a short distance and forms a triangular 

 spot, from the outer angle of which a fine line is emitted to join 

 with the original lateral spot, the suture itself is pale. Abdomen 

 pitchy. 



Hab. Penang (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). 



Var. With the two specimens above described is a third, which 

 at first sight appeared to be a distinct species, but wliich 1 

 nevertheless believe only to be a variety. It differs in having 

 the Avholu ui)[)or surface dark fuscous, with the exception 6f a 

 sordid yellow patch on the disc of the elytra. 



