340 Mr. 0. Janson's Descriptions of 



segment, apical segment finely transversely strigose ; meso- 

 sternal process long, slightly incurved ; femora and anterior 

 tibiae strigose, the former with a fringe of short, stout, black 

 hairs, the latter with one sharp external tooth, intermediate 

 and posterior tibiae punctured, faintly notched near the 

 middle. 



Borneo. Coll. Higgins. 



This fine species, distinguished at once from its congeners 

 by its depressed form, colour, etc., appears to be most nearly 

 allied to L. pidla, Billb. 



Catoxantha ehurnea, n. sp. Plate IX., jig. 1. 



C. Atro-purpurea aureo tincta, nitida ; prothorace an- 

 tice angustato, lateribus pone medium dilatatis, angulatis, 

 postice constricto ; ely tris eburneis, margine, apice, suturaque 

 basi nigro-coeruleis, costatis. Long. 45 mm. 



c^. Blackish purple with a coppery tint, elytra ivory 

 white, base, external margin, basal third of suture and apex 

 blue-black, abdomen beneath, antennae and legs black, the 

 latter and the whole of the under-side sparsely clothed 

 with very short and fine golden pubescence. 



Head large, deeply furrowed in the centre, coarsely punc- 

 tured, the punctures confluent except at the base, eyes large 

 and prominent. 



Thorax transverse, narrow in front, dilated laterally to 

 about one-third from the base, thence somewhat suddenly 

 constricted, thickly and coarsely punctate, the punctures 

 sparse on the disc, confluent at the sides and in the central 

 longitudinal furrow, which is well defined. 



Elytra dilated in the middle attenuated behind, closely 

 and finely punctured, with smooth elevated ridges of which 

 the intermediate are less prominent and become almost 

 obsolete towards the apex, the apex of each elytron almost 

 semicircularly emarginate, with an acute tooth at both 

 angles. 



Underside and legs punctured, abdominal segments nar- 

 rowly margined with pale yellow, penultimate segment 

 deeply emarginate. 



Andaman Islands, Coll. Janson. 



