36 Mr. Waterhouse’s Descriptions of 
VI. Descriptions of some new Coleopterous Insects from the 
Philippine Islands, collected by H. Cumine, Esq. By 
G. R. Wareruouse, Esq. 
[Read 5th April, 1841.] 
Section LAMELLICORNES. 
Sub-section Melitophit, Latreille. 
Genus Mycreristes, Laporte. (Insectes, il. p. 162.) 
Mycteristes Cuming. 
Myct. viridis, nitore resplendente; elytris, pedibus, et corpore 
subtus flavescente lavatis : corpore subtts paulo pubescente ; 
capite cornu erectum exhibente, (hdc caput quoad longitu- 
dinem zquante,) ad apicem latum et paulo emarginatum, 
postice concavum, anticé tuberculo uno obsitum: thorace 
convexo, posticé angustiore quam ad mediam, marginibus 
lateralibus pone mediam feré rectis, anticé constricto, mar- 
gine posteriore in medio paulo producto, anticé porrecto in 
cornu validum ad apicem bifidum, super caput impendente : 
scutello mediocri, triangulari, elytris longioribus quam latio- 
ribus, posticé attenuatis, disco plano, apice sub-truncato: 
pedibus validis, tibiis scopula pilorum subtus instructis et 
externé haud denticulatis, tarsis quam tibize paulo brevio- 
ribus ; unguibus permagnis. 
Long. corp. 123 lin. 
Foemina differt corpore minore, capite, thoraceque haud cor- 
nutis; pedibus mediocribus; tibiis anticis externé tridentatis ; 
reliquis denticulo externo parvo, infra medium instructis ; 
unguibus mediocribus. 
Long. corp. 93 lin. 
Elytra in foemind quasi flavescentia aureo-viridi lavata appa- 
rent, suturis, et lined longitudinali prope marginem intensé 
viridibus. 
$ 2 in Mus. Brit. 
The present insect, in my opinion, is allied to the genus Macro- 
nota, and approaches most nearly to the Muacronota rhinophyllus of 
MM. Gory and Percheron’s Monograph, —a species which was 
originally described by Wiedemann (Zoologisches Magazin, Band 
ii. part 1, for 1833, p. 82) under the name Golathus rhinophyllus. 
On the same insect M. Laporte founds his genus Mycteristes, 
and Mr. Mac Leay his subgenus Philistena. The last-mentioned 
author agrees with MM. Gory and Percheron, and with myself, as 
