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punctured, each with four double rows of longitudinal narrow 
fuscous stripes. 
Length 4 lines. 
Of elongate, parallel shape, the head impunctate, the vertex 
with a short central piceous spot, frontal tubercles trigonate, cly- 
peus triangularly raised, antennæ slender, extending to the middle 
of the elytra, fuscous or piceous, the first joint long and slender, 
the second short, the third slightly shorter than the fourth joint, 
thorax subquadrate, one half broader than long, the lateral margin 
slightly rounded at the middle, the anterior angles obliquely pro- 
duced, with a single seta, the surface not perceptibly punctured, 
with five small spots, of which two are placed close together before 
the middle, and the others transversely near the base, the 
outer spots being the largest, the central one the smallest of all, 
elytra very closely and finely punctured, the interstices very 
slightly longitudinally costate, with alternate longitudinal narrow 
double fuscous stripes, from base to apex, their epipleuræ very 
narrow, legs long and slender, finely pubescent, tibiæ unarmed, the 
first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the following three joints 
together, claws appendiculate. 
Hab. Madura, Madras Presidency. 
This is an easily recognisable species on account of the striped 
elytra ; there are ten specimens before me. 
Cerophysa nigricornis n. sp. 
Elongate, fulvous, the antennæ, tibiæ and tarsi black, thorax 
transversely bifoveolate, impunctate, elytra very finely punctured. 
Length 2 1/2 lines. 
Head impunctate, the frontal tubercles but little raised, 
clypeus triangularly swollen, sharply raised between the antennæ, 
palpi rather strongly incrassate, antennæ black, pubescent, not 
reaching to the middle of the elytra, the third and fourth joint 
equal, the eighth joint slightly longer than the others, terminal 
ones thickened, rather short; thorax about one half broader than 
long, the sides straight at the base, slightly rounded before the 
middle, the dise with a transverse short groove at each side, 
impunctate, reddish fulvous like the head, scutellum broad, elytra 
paler than the thorax, with a very slight metallic hue, finely 
punctured, legs black, the femora fulvous at the base, tibiæ 
unarmed, the metatarsus of the hind legs as long as the following 
joints together; anterior coxal cavities open. 
Hab. Kanara, $S. Bombay. 
Of this species I have apparently only females before me and 
