110 Mr. C. 0. "Watcrliouse on the different forms 



lanceolate areola, posterior angles acute. Elytra with the 

 basal half pale fuscous ; each elytron with four distinct 

 costfe, the interstices with two lines of distinct black 

 punctures, the lines separated by a fine costa. 



Hab, — Java (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). Brit. Mus. 



Genus 22. excellens, sp. n. 



Ater, opacus ; antennis flabellatis ; thorace vix 7-areolato; 

 elytris dimidio basali pallide fusco, quadri-costatis, inter- 

 stitiis biseriatim evidenter punctatis, punctis nigris. 



Long. 3^ lin. 



Thorax Avith the margins scarcely reflexed ; the surface 

 is divided into seven areolets, but the mesial lanceolate 

 one only is very distinct, the lines dividing the others are 

 rather obsolete, and the lateral ones are scarcely noticeable. 

 The elytra have each four distinct costal, and the interstices 

 have two lines of black punctures, the lines of punctures 

 are not divided by any distinct costa. 



Hab. — Sarawak (Wallace). Brit. Mus. 



Genus 28. velutinus, sp. n. 



Ater ; thorace, scutello, ely trisque Irete rufis, velutinis ; 

 thorace quinque areato, areola mediana nigra; elytris 

 obsolete quadri-costatis. 



Long. 4 lin. 



Elongate, narrowed in front ; antenna rather long. 

 Thorax with the margins incrassate, the five areolets 

 well defined ; elytra very long, velvety, each with four 

 obscure costre, the intervals have each two lines of 

 punctures (much hidden by the pubescence), which appear 

 confluent transversely. 



Hab, — Sikkim (Dr. Hooker). Brit. Mus. 



Genus 28. festivus, sp. n. 



Niger; thorace quinque-areato, lineis elevatis rubris; 

 scutello lateribus parallelis, apice triangulariter emar- 

 ginato ; elytris rubris, quadricostatis, interstitiis, con- 

 vexiusculis subinterruptis, obsolete biseriatim punctatis; 

 unguiculis testaceis. ? . 



Long. 5 lin. 



Black, with the elytra deep dull red. Antennre long, 

 strongly dentate. Thorax somevt'hat constricted in the 



