new Coleoi)tera from Madagascar. 49 7 



oribus, brunneis, giittis parvis numerosis elevatis piceis 

 nitidis, et squamis setiformibus albidis. Long. 10|- lin., 

 lat. Sg- lin. 



This species is closely allied to the preceding, but it is 

 more parallel in form, more coarsely rugulose through- 

 out, except on the head, where the rugulose sculpture is 

 replaced by close, strong punctuation. The clypeus is 

 extremely short, so that the anterior emargination reaches 

 half-way to the posterior carina. The thorax is very 

 densely rugose-punctate, all the raised intervals shining ; 

 on the disk, a little in front of the middle, are two white 

 spots composed of scale-like hairs ; and here and there 

 are simple, very narrow, acuminate scales. The scu- 

 tellum is densely punctured, distinctly smaller than in 

 the foregoing species, and more equilateral. The elytra 

 are brown, with numerous small, irregular raised, smooth, 

 pitchy spots. Besides the fine yellowish grey hairs, with 

 which the surface is not very densely clothed, there are 

 narrow whitish scales, which appear to range themselves 

 in three or four lines. The subapical callosity is 

 scarcely prominent (but is marked by one of the small 

 smooth spots) ; it is not more than one line distant 

 from the apex, i.e., much closer to the margin than 

 in E. invulnerata. The abdomen is clothed with greyish 

 pubescence. 



Encya invulnerata, n. s. 



Oblongo-ovata, antice paulo angustata, brunnea, dense 

 rugulosa, brevissime flavo-pilosa, opaca ; thorace guttis 

 duabus parvis flavis ornato, elytris guttis nonnullis piceis 

 nitidis notatis. Long. 12 lin., lat. 7 lin. 



The head is densely and moderately finely rugulose ; 

 the front margin of the clypeus is triangularly emargi- 

 nate. The thorax is very convex, densely rugulose (per- 

 haps a little more finely so than the head), obliquely 

 narrowed anteriorly from rather behind the middle ; the 

 anterior angles scarcely prominent ; the sides crenulate, 

 slightly angular a little way from the base ; the base 

 with a medial lobe. On the disk, near the front margin, 

 are two small spots formed of whitish scales. Scutellum 

 densely rugulose. Elytra at the base scarcely wider than 

 the thorax, considerably wider posteriorly, deflexed at 

 the apex; densely rugulose, the suture slightly raised 



