498 Mr. Cx. J. Arrov/'s Notes on Endomychid Coteopiera 



Malay Peninsula : Penang {G. E. Bryant, Oct.). 



A single pair was taken by Mr. Bryant and jjresented by 

 him to the British Museum. 



This is a rather small species, with convex oval elytra 

 and dark antennae and legs. It closely resembles S. 

 oculata Arrow, and, like it, has large prominent eyes, but 

 it is a little smaller, the pronotum is not quite so broad at 

 the base, and the shoulders of the elytra are more rounded. 

 The antennae are very slender, especially in the male, and 

 the hind tibia of the male has a very peculiar form. It is 

 straight, gradually increases in width from the base to two- 

 thirds of its length and is then abruptly narrowed in a curve 

 to the apex, appearing as though cut away at the inner edge 



This or the next species may possibly be the S. Biroi 

 of Csiki (from Malacca). Owing to an unfortunate accident 

 having befallen the Latin phrase in which the coloration of 

 the legs is referred to, it is impossible to determine what 

 that coloration is, and nothing remains by which the 

 identity of the insect may be guessed at. 



S. variipes, sp. n. 



riava, antennis (basi excepto) feinorum apicibus tibiarumquo 

 dimidio apicali nigris; elongato-ovalis, griseo-pubescens, pronoto 

 transverse, piano, lateribus leviter bisinuatis, angulis anticis obtusis, 

 posticis paulo acutis, elytris convexis, hand abbreviatis, antennis 

 sat gracilibus, articulo ultimo elongato, quam duobus praecedentibus 

 conjunctim breviori : 



cj, antennis paulo longioribus. 



Long. 3-5-4 mm. ; lat. 2 mm. 



Brit. N. Borneo : Sandakan ifi. S. Baker). Sarawak : 

 Quop, Lundu {G. E. Bryant, Jan., March). Malay 

 Peninsula : Singapore (C. S. Baker). 



This is distinguishable from all other known species by 

 the coloration of the legs, both the femora and tibiae being 

 yellow, with the terminal part black. The antennae arc 

 black, with the two basal joints pale. The eyes are rather 

 smaller than those of S. oculata, the antennae not quite 

 so slender, with a distinctly shorter terminal joint, the pro- 

 thorax is shorter and broader, and the elytra are a little 

 longer and less convex. The legs are similar in both sexes, 

 but the antennae of the male are a little longer than those 

 of the female and the fifth ventral segment is rather 

 narrower. 



