occurring in the Coleopterous famili/ Lycidce, ^-c. 115 



quadrate, scarcely emarglnate at the apex (nearly 

 straight), the angles blunt. Elytra very long, dull black, 

 with the basal fifth yellow : the three costte on each are 

 well marked, and there is a short distinct costa near the 

 scutellum ; the usual transverse rugidse of the interspaces 

 are irregular and much broken, for the most part only 

 appearing like granules ; there are no intermediate costce 

 visible. 



Hab. — Batchian. Brit. Mus. 



Genus 37. dispar, sp. n. 



Elongatus, nigro-fuscus, griseo-pubescens ; thorace im- 

 pressionibus septem notato ; scutello apice exciso ; elytris 

 sat convexis sordide flavis, apice infuscato, costis obtusis 

 quatuor instructis, interstitiis angustis parum convexis. 



Long. 4^ lin. 



Antennae blackish, with grey pvibescence. Thorax 

 grey-fuscous, with paler pubescence, the elevated parts 

 paler ; surface divided into seven areolets, the ridges 

 dividing them blunt and not well defined, there is also a 

 round fovea within each anterior lateral areolet. Scutel- 

 lum greyish, with the apex very deeply excised. Elytra 

 rather convex, brownish-yellow, infuscated at the apex ; 

 each elytron with four rather broad blunt costse, which 

 are effaced at the base, the interstices very slightly con- 

 vex, Avith a line of obscure punctures on each side 

 towards the apex. 



Hab. — Malacca. Brit. Mus. 



Genus 37. conformis, sp. n. 



Nigro-fuscus ; griseo-pubescens ; thorace limbo fla- 

 vescenti, disco utrinque bi-impresso ; elytris sat convexis, 

 sordide flavis, apice infuscato, costis quatuor obtusis 

 instructis, interstitiis obsolete biseriatim punctatis. 



Long. 3^ lin. 



Antennae blackish, with grey pubescence. Thorax 

 fuscous with the margins dirty yellow ; within each of the 

 four angles there is an ill-defined impression, and in fi-ont 

 there are three short longitudinal carinas. Scutellum 

 very deeply triangularly excised, yello\Adsh. Elytra 

 brownish-yellow (except at the apex); each elytron has 

 four rather broad blunt costas, which are distinct to the 

 base ; the interstices with two rows of obscure sub- 

 confluent punctures, 



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