98 Vhytophaga Malayana. 



antennisque fiilvis ; corpore toto pilis cupreo-sericeis, diverse 

 adpressis et (aspectu mutato) plagas inetalllco-nitescentes 

 formantibus, dense vestito. 



Long. 3 — 5| lin. 



Hab. Penang, Sumatra, Borneo, Malacca. 



Whole body entirely covered with coarse cupreo-sericeous pubes- 

 cence, adpressed in different directions, and forming large irregular 

 patches, which shine with a metallic lustre, or become dull, ac- 

 cording to the position in which the insect is held. Head punc- 

 tured, anterior edge of epistome angularly notched ; labrum and 

 antennae fulvous, the latter half the length of the body, their outer 

 half obscure. Thorax transverse, sides slightly rounded, scarcely 

 narrowed in front, anterior angle armed with a short tooth; sur- 

 face coarsely punctured, interspaces between tlie coarser punctures 

 impressed with numerous fine punctures. Elytra more coarsely 

 punctured than the thorax, the puncturing indistinctly arranged 

 in rows. 



4. Brom'ms cnpreahts, n. sp. 



Oblongus, valde convexus, cupreus, nitidus, pilis squamiformibus 

 adpressis concoloribus dense vestitus, supra nigro-setosus ; 

 labro antennarumque basi fulvis, his extrorsum piceis ; capite 

 thoraceque crebre rugoso-punctatis ; elytris profunde punc- 

 tatis, punctis marginis substriatim dispositis. 



Long. 3| lin. 



Hab. Singapore. 



Body above closely covered with adpressed squamiform cu- 

 preous pubescence, intermixed with which are numerous long erect 

 black hairs. Head rugose-punctate, anterior border of epistome 

 angulate-emarginate ; antennae more than half the length of the 

 body, subfiliform, three lower joints fulvous, the rest obscure 

 piceous. Thorax transverse, sides rounded, slightly converging 

 from behind the middle to the apex, anterior angle armed with 

 an obtuse tooth, upper surface closely rugose-punctate. Elytra 

 much broader than the thorax, deeply punctured, the punctures 

 large and arranged in longitudinal rows, the interspaces on the 

 outer disk thickened towards their apex, subcostate near the sides. 

 Body beneath clothed with long coarse cupreous pubescence. 



