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rounded, nearly glabrous in the middle ; scutellum transverse, 

 rounded behind ; elytra with the pubescence closely condensed at 

 the base, and a little behind the middle, thence forming two broad 

 well-marked bands,* rest of the elytra spotted or patchy from the 

 absence of pubescence ; body beneath glossy brown or black, the 

 abdominal segments bordered with white ; antennae and legs 

 brown, the tibiae gradually becoming greyish from the increase of 

 pubescence, the tarsi entirely pubescent. 

 Length 8g lines. 



The following is provisionally placed in this genus. 



Agelasta basalts, 



A. pube subtilissima rufo-fusca griseo-irrorata tecta; elytrorum 

 singulorum basi macula ochracea. 



Hab. — Menado. 



Covered with a very delicate reddish-brown pubescence, spotted 

 with greyish, and having at the base of each elytron an ochraceous 

 patch ; head obscurely mottled with greyish and brown ; pro- 

 thorax not much narrower anteriorly than behind ; scutellum dark 

 brown ; elytra with two large patches on each side free from the 

 greyish spots, otherwise these spots are very irregular, some of 

 them being confluent, but the greater part are isolated and very 

 distinct ; body beneath with a greyish pile on the breast, reddish- 

 yellow on the abdomen ; legs rather obscurely ringed with dark 

 brown and grey; the tarsi, except the extremity of the claw-joint, 

 pale ashy; antennae dark brown, the bases of the joints, from the 

 third inclusive, pale ashy. 



Length 6 lines. 



This species differs considerably from the rest of the genus ; 

 but in the absence of any decided character, and as I have only 

 a single example, I am unwilling to propose a new genus for its 

 reception. It is much less robust in its habit, narrower, the sides 

 more parallel, and although a male, the fore-legs are not very 

 perceptibly thicker or longer than the others; they are, however, 

 sHghtly curved, which, with other discrepancies, prevents it being 

 placed in Sorbia. 



Syrrhopeus. 

 Caput antice quadratum, tuberibus antenniferis distantibus. 

 Oculi profunde emarginati. Antennce corpore longiores ; 



* Mr. Wallace, in his notes, says, that when living it is "irrorated with 

 bright sulphur yellow, forming bands." 



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