428 Longicornia Malayana. 



rounded; scutellum short, transverse; elytra nearly linear, elon- 

 gate, blackish, except the basal quarter of their length ; body 

 beneath and legs dark fulvous, the abdomen very sparsely 

 pubescent and remotely punctured, each puncture containing a 

 short stifflsh seta, the second and third abdominal segments par- 

 tially and the fourth and fifth entirely black ; antennae black, not 

 longer than the body. 



Length 8 lines. 



The long linear elytra are the most prominent character of this 

 species taken with its coloration. 



Oberea tnstitoria. 



O. fulvo-brunnea ; prothorace oblongo ; elytris sublinearibus, 

 basi excepta nigrescentibus ; abdomine infra impunctato, 

 nigro, segmento basali luteo excepto. 



Hah. — Amboyna. 



Brownish-fulvous ; head and prothorax covered with a short 

 close tomentum, the latter oblong, narrowish, slightly rounded at 

 the sides ; scutellum subtriangular ; elytra nearly linear, elongate, 

 passing gradually into blackish from the base ; body beneath and 

 legs fulvous, the abdomen rather roughly pubescent, with a few 

 stiffish setae intermixed, but without any trace of punctures, the 

 last four segments entirely black ; antennae blackish, as long as 

 the body. 



Length 8 lines. 



Resembles the last, but the abdomen is impunctate, with its 

 last four segments black. 



Oberea Necydaloides. 



O. angustata, fulvescens, elytris pone humeros infuscatis, ad 

 suturam excavatis ; antennis nigris. 



Hab. — Singapore. 



Narrowly linear, elongate, fulvescent, the elytra brownish 

 towards the apex ; head rather flattish in front, broader than the 

 prothorax, which is oblong with its sides parallel ; elytra narrowed 

 behind the shoulders, not meeting at the suture; body beneath 

 and legs fulvescent, the latter moderately long ; antennae black, 

 somewhat longer than the body. 



Length 6 — 7 lines. 



I have three examples of this species ; one of these has a very 

 much more elongated prothorax than the others. 



