Longicornia Malayana. 169 



Praonetha illlcita. 

 P. picea, omnino tenuiter griseo-pubescens ; prothorace lateribus 



rotundato, subtiliter punctato ; elytris subtenuiter punctatis. 

 Hab. —Myso\, Aru. 



Allied to P. grisescenSf but with a darker derm, a thinner 

 pubescence, the prothorax with strongly rounded sides, and the 

 elytra less finely punctured. 

 Length 4^ — 6 lines. 



Praonetha uniformis. 

 P. rufo-picea, supra omnino griseo-pubescens ; protlior^ice 

 oblongo, tenuiter punctato, lateribus apice constricto, dein 

 parallelo; elytris subtenuiter punctatis; abdomine sub- 

 ferrugineo, segmento ultimo fusco. 

 Hab. — Java. 



Distinguished from the three preceding species by its oblong 

 prothorax, constricted anteriorly and slightly rounded, then 

 with the sides nearly straight and parallel towards the base ; 

 abdomen reddish-rusty, with the last segment dark brown. 

 Length 51 lines. 



Praonetha terrea. 

 P. picea, omnino dense griseo-lanuginosa ; prothorace subtraus- 

 verso, lateribus subparallelo, minute sed distincte punctato ; 

 elytris praecipue basi punctatis, ad latera lineis elevatis dis- 

 tinctis. 

 Hab. — Aru. 



More convex, and the form altogether more robust than P. 

 grisescens and the three preceding species; the eye in proportion to 

 the head much smaller, the punctures on the elytra more im- 

 pressed, and the elevated lines, especially the one bordering the 

 suture, more distinct. 

 Length 7 lines. 



Praonetha torpida. 

 P. picea, omnino dense griseo-lanuginosa; prothorace subquad- 

 rato, lateribus rotundato, tenuiter punctato ; elytris praece- 

 denti angustioribus, modice punctatis, ad latera lineis 

 elevatis. 

 Hab. — Dorey. 



Narrower than P. terrea and less robust, the prothorax quadrate 

 or nearly so, the sides more strongly and regularly rounded ; the 



