and Species of Longicorn Coleoptera, 43 



Cereopshis patronus. 



C. fiiscus ; capite prothoraceque lineis obscure ochraceis oina- 

 tis ; scutello fulvo ; elytris albis, tertio basali et plaga lateral! 

 pone medium, fuscis ; antennis longissimis. 



Ceylon. 



Brown, densely pubescent ; prothorax strongly spined, and 

 with the head variously marked with dull ochreous lines ; elytra 

 strongly crested at the base, the shoulders produced, the basal 

 third and a large external sub-triangular patch below the middle 

 (the former slightly varied with ochreous) dark- brown, the re- 

 mainder of the elytra nearly a pure white ; scutellum fulvous ; 

 legs and underneath a pale ochreous brown ; antennee very long. 



Length 9 lines. 



The specimen wants the three last joints of the antennae, 

 what remains is about twice the length of the body. 



Cereopsius hlstrio. 



C. niger ; capite prothoraceque vittis, elytris maculis albis, 

 ornatis, his fortiter biapiculatis. 



Aru. 



Black, with lines and patches of white hairs ; front and cheeks 

 white; on the prothorax five longitudinal stripes; each elytron 

 with two principal spots, one before — the other behind — the middle, 

 with a few smaller ones interspersed, all very distinct ; antennae 

 with the base of the third and fourth joints, and nearly the whole 

 of the sixth, white ; legs varied ; under surface at the sides 

 spotted with white. 



Length 4 lines. 



OSTEDES. 



Head broad, elongate behind ; face very short ; eyes large, 

 lateral, emarginate ; mandibles small ; labrum narrow, entire, elon- 

 gate ; palpi slender, pointed ; antennae distant, longer than the 

 body, setaceous, the first joint moderate, the third and fourth 

 longest; prothorax longer than wide, rough, the sides armed; 

 elytra scarcely wider than the thorax, narrowed towards the apex ; 

 legs rather slender ; femora clavate, the anterior and intermediate 

 coxae large, the first tarsal joint elongate. 



I am not satisfied as to the affinities of this insect. Its habit 

 suggests Monohammus — M. prole tarius for example — but the elon- 

 gated tarsi are not usual among that portion of the Lnmiidce ; it 

 has, moreover, a strong resemblance to some of the Ccramhycidce. 

 A second species is found in Amboyna. 



