480 Longicornia Malay ana, 



spots anteriorly and in line with the eyes; scutellum 

 small, luteous ; elytra with the basal half glossy black, 

 with a very slight purplish tint, without punctures, ex- 

 cept three or four on each side at the base, and perfectly 

 glabrous, the posterior half luteous, with a close golden- 

 yellow pubescence and six black spots between the middle 

 and apex ; body and legs bright glossy luteous, the sides 

 of the former with a yellowish pile ; antennae dark brown. 



Length 8-9 lines. 



The coloration of this handsome species is quite excep- 

 tional in the whole group. 



Tmesisternus conieicolUs . 

 Apolia conieicolUs, J. Thomson, Syst. Ceramb. p. 34. 



T. bi'unneo-viridis ; capite prothoraceque pube fulva 

 tectis ; elytris subglabris, maculis elongatis griseo- 

 pubescentibus ornatis. 



Hah. — Aru. 



Brownish green ; head and prothorax covered with a 

 tawny yellowish pubescence, the mesial line on the head 

 and three stripes on the prothorax dark greenish ; pro- 

 thorax rather narrow and convex, and sparsely punc- 

 tured ; scutellum round ; elyti'a rather short and convex 

 above, mostly glabrous, with several oblong spots, com- 

 posed of a gray pubescence, irregularly dispersed ; body 

 beneath and legs dark brown, with a close grapsh pile ', 

 antennae greenish or brownish. 



Length 6 lines. 



Mr. J. Thomson has founded his genus Apolia on this 

 species, apparently because of its unarmed prothorax ; 

 the two lateral teeth are, however, present, and although 

 very small, are perfectly distinct. 



Tmesisternus strigosvs. 



T. fuscus, pube sordide-grisea tectus ; prothorace 

 lateraliter minute dentato ; elytris paulo convexis, 

 costulatis, apicibus oblique truncatis. 



flafc.— Morty. 



Dark brown, with a dull grayish ]mbescence ; head and 

 prothorax sparingly punctured, the latter rather convex ; 



