498 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse's descriptions of 



and shining (but rugose) to near the subapical callo- 

 sity ; here and there are small, irregular raised, shining 

 spots. 



Hab. Antananarivo (Shaw). 



Encya variegata, n. s. 



Elongato-ovata, convexa, nitida, picea, subtus tes- 

 tacea; thorace minus crebre punctate, lateribus testaceis, 

 elytris flavo-testaceis crebre sat fortiter punctatis, guttis 

 numerosis irregularibus parum elevatis piceis. (? , ? . 

 Long. 7^ lin., lat. 3f lin. 



This species much resembles E. ornatipennis, Bl., 

 but differs from the specimens so named in having the 

 thorax more rounded at the sides posteriorly, so that the 

 posterior angles are much more obtuse, in fact almost 

 rounded off ; the punctuation is much less close, and the 

 sides are margined with pale yellow. The scutellum is 

 smooth in the male example, but has a very few punc- 

 tures in the female. The elytra are pale yellow, strongly 

 and closely punctured, but not so rugose as in E. ornati- 

 pennis ; the smooth brown markings have a tendency to 

 unite tranversely, but in places seem to indicate longi- 

 tudinal, interrupted costse. The two teeth on the ante- 

 rior tibiae are small as compared with E. ornatipennis. 

 The abdomen has no scales, but has some short, very 

 fine, pubescence ; the punctures are rather strong, and 

 not close together. 



The male has the first joint of the antennae moderately 

 elongate ; the second is short ; the third has its inner 

 apical angle produced into a process which is as long as 

 the length of the joint ; the six* apical joints form a 

 rather long, scarcely curved, club. 



The female has the third joint long and slender ; the 

 fourth joint is almost half the length of the third; the 

 fifth is strongly transverse and wider ; the sixth is still 

 wider and very transverse ; the four apical joints form- 

 ing an ovate club. 



Hah. Antananarivo {Shaw). 



* The apical joint is divided at its apex, showing that it is a 

 malformation, the ninth and tenth joints having grown together. 

 The specimen unfortunately has lost the other antenna. The club 

 would, doubtless, consist of seven joints. 



