184 Longicornia Malay ana. 



Praonetha crispata. 

 P. fusca, fulvo fuscoque varia ; capite antice sublransverso, 

 impunctato ; oculis parvis ; protliorace vage punctato, sub- 

 transverso ; elytris medio fiisco-subfasciatis, lineis transveisis 

 indistinctis angulatis. 

 Hab. — Waigiou. 



Dark brown, with a close fulvous pubescence variegated with 

 brown ; head subtransverse in front and irapunctate ; prothorax 

 broader than long, rather turgid, with a few dispersed punctures, 

 principally anteriorly, at the base a pale silky spot darkly shaded 

 on each side ; scutellum transversely scutiform ; elytra narrowly 

 subtrigonate, sparingly punctured, the basal crest very short, an 

 indistinct brownish band in the middle bordered with paler flexuous 

 lines, as well as two other lines, the posterior of which passes trans- 

 versely to the suture, and the anterior, near the shoulder, joins 

 the line next to it ; body beneath and legs reddish-brown, sparingly 

 pubescent ; antennae reddish-brown, with darker rings. 

 Length 3 lines. 



Praonetha scoriacea. 

 V. fusca, fulvo fuscoque varia ; capite antice quadrato, vage 

 punctato, oculis mediocribus ; prothorace angustiori, sub- 

 confertim punctato ; elytris fusco-variegatis, lineis transversis 

 fulvis. 

 Hah. — Aru. 



Ditlers from P. crispata in its narrower impunctate head and 

 larger eyes ; the prothorax more oblong, the punctures more 

 crowded, with two pale longitudinal lines at the base instead o*f a 

 single spot ; the coloration of the elytra nearly the same as to 

 pattern, but the pale lines more dilated and patchy, and the crest 

 at the base longer and rising less abruptly from the surface. 

 Length 3 lines. 



Praonetha restricta. 

 P. fuliginoso-grisea ; prothorace postice paulo depresso, basi 



utrinque macula fusca ; elytris declivitate obscure grisea. 

 Hab. — Mysol, Aru. 



Pubescence very thin, smoky or leaden grey ; head sparingly 

 punctured ; prothorax subquadrate, slightly depressed at the base, 

 the punctures not crowded ; scutellum subtriangular, rounded pos- 

 teriorly ; elytra leaden grey, the declivity behind dull grey, the 



