some black species of Cantharis. 407 
sixth joints each notched for the reception of the follow- 
ing joints: the basal two joints with longish black pubes- 
cence, the second joint is a little shorter than the first, 
and more slender; the third is about equal to the fourth 
and fifth joints together; the fourth, fifth, and sixth 
joints are short, of nearly equal length; the seventh to 
the eleventh gradually increasing. The thorax is sub- 
quadrate (abruptly contracted in front), thickly, evenly, 
distinctly, but not very strongly, punctured; the fore- 
part is slightly impressed on each side, and there is a 
large deep fovea in the centre of the posterior margin. 
The elytra are scarcely broader at the apex than at the 
base, each elytron rounded at the apex, where they 
diverge; the apex and lateral margins fringed with 
white pubescence, the suture also very slightly so. 
The mesothoracic epimera, the sides of the metathorax, 
and the margins of the abdominal segments, are also 
more or less clothed with whitish pubescence. The an- 
terior tibiz are thickly set on the outside with long 
black hair, the innerside of the anterior femora and 
tibiz are clothed with yellowish pubescence. 
Q. Antenne with the third to sixth joints less 
strongly notched; the anterior tibiz destitute of long 
black hair ; the forehead without any well-defined smooth 
spot at the base of the antenne. 
Hab.—China. Brit. Mus. 
C. assamensis, sp. n. 
It is with some hesitation that I venture to give the 
insect which I have received with the above manuscript 
name, the place of a species. It differs, however, from 
C. tibialis in having the head distinctly more thickly 
punctured, and the mesothoracic epimera are black (¢). 
Long. 11} lin. 
Hab.—‘ Assam.” Brit. Mus. 
Two specimens ( ? ) from the Island Formosa, from Mr. 
Bowring’s collection, most closely resemble the above, 
but appear to have the elytra relatively longer ; the head 
more arched behind, somewhat closely punctured in 
front, but sparingly on the crown. The antenna are as 
in the 9 of O. tibialis. The underside is almost entirely 
black. The legs are simple, the anterior tibie not 
hirsute. 
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