the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (33) 409 

 Episcaphula. 



g. n. {typ. amboinensis, Crotch). 



The old genus Ejjiscapha evidently requires subdivision, but 

 I have only ventured to cut off the species with the 3rd joint of 

 the antennse elongate, leaving the pubescent species together in a 

 homogeneous group j this new genus will want fiirther subdivision. 



Episcaphula amboinensis, sp. n. 



Elongata, postice acuminata, nigra, nitidissima; sparsissime 

 obsolete punctulata; thorace subquadrato, angulis anticis pro- 

 ductis, incrassatis, macula irregulari sangixinea, basi bisinuatoj 

 elytris vix seriatim punctatis, singulis fasciis 2 rectis sanguineis 

 (1 basilari, subdentata, fere suturam attingente, 1 subapicali), 

 apice indeterminate rufa; coi-pore subtus leviter punctato, pedibus 

 rufis. L. 31—4 lin. 



Amboina (Wallace). 



Antennae with a compressed club, the 8th joint elongate-tri- 

 angulai", as in Triplatoma; pr^^stei-num broad, flat, emai'ginate at 

 apex. 



Episcaphula obliquesignata, sp. n. 



Acuminata, nigra, nitidissima, thorace sparse obsoleteque punc- 

 tulato; elytris siiblsevibus, singulis fasciis 2 sanguineis (1 basilari 

 obliqua, in medio coarctata, humerum amplectente, 1 subapicali 

 recta) ; pedibus rufis. L. 4 lin. 



Amboina, Coram, Bourou, Aru ,(Wallace). 



Closely allied to E. amboinensis ; the apical fascia varies in 

 breadth. 



Episcaphula insularis, sp. n. 



E. amhoinensi simillima, nigra, obsolete punctulata ; thoi'ace 

 maculis 2 anticis rufis; elytris fasciis 2 fulvo-rufis (1 basilai'i 

 antice bidentata, 1 subapicali, arcuata), amtennis pedibusque rufis. 

 L. 3|— 4 lin. 



Malacca (Wallace). 



Episcaphula nigro-rufa, sp. n. 



E. amhoinensi affinis, sed major, capite thoraceque obsolete 

 punctatis, hoc dimidia antica rufa ; elytris crebrius evidenter 

 punctulatis, fasciis 2 subrectis rufis, per sutui'am rufam connectis ; 

 antenuis pedibusque rufis. L. 4^ lin. 



The elytra have rows of black dots representing the striae, which 

 show through from the i)iside. 



Ceram (Wallace). 



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