﻿of 
  undescribed 
  Chinese 
  Coleopiera. 
  31 
  

  

  Tcemodcrn 
  ornatn, 
  milii, 
  (PI. 
  III. 
  fig. 
  5.) 
  

  

  Head 
  with 
  the 
  clypeus 
  broader 
  anteriorly, 
  emarginate, 
  deeply 
  

   and 
  riigosely 
  punctate, 
  black, 
  with 
  two 
  short 
  longitudinal 
  yellow 
  

   lines 
  near 
  the 
  eyes 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  Antennae 
  castaneous 
  brown. 
  Eyes 
  

   pitchy 
  brown. 
  Thorax 
  much 
  rounded 
  in 
  front, 
  produced 
  pos- 
  

   teriorly 
  into 
  a 
  central, 
  slightly 
  projecting 
  lobe, 
  deeply 
  and 
  rugosely 
  

   punctate, 
  black, 
  with 
  a 
  long 
  central 
  golden 
  yellow 
  streak, 
  and 
  two 
  

   elongate 
  yellow 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  margin. 
  Scutellum 
  black, 
  mo- 
  

   derate 
  in 
  size, 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  golden 
  yellow 
  central 
  streak. 
  Elytra 
  

   considerably 
  broader 
  than 
  thorax, 
  the 
  shoulders 
  prominent, 
  nar- 
  

   rower, 
  and 
  rounded 
  at 
  the 
  apex, 
  with 
  a 
  central 
  longitudinal 
  

   elevated 
  rounded 
  ridge 
  on 
  each 
  elytron, 
  and 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  thread- 
  

   like, 
  wavy, 
  elevated 
  lines 
  between 
  the 
  ridge 
  and 
  the 
  suture, 
  and 
  

   between 
  the 
  ridge 
  and 
  the 
  lateral 
  margin 
  a 
  reticulated 
  surface 
  of 
  

   oblique, 
  short, 
  wavy 
  raised 
  lines 
  ; 
  black, 
  with 
  the 
  lateral 
  margins, 
  

   the 
  apex, 
  and 
  anterior 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  elevated 
  ridges, 
  bright 
  casta- 
  

   neous 
  brown, 
  and 
  having 
  a 
  golden 
  yellow 
  diamond-like 
  marking 
  

   on 
  the 
  centre 
  of 
  the 
  suture, 
  two 
  rounded 
  transverse 
  spots 
  between 
  

   this 
  marking 
  and 
  the 
  apex, 
  and 
  two 
  points 
  on 
  the 
  lateral 
  margin, 
  

   all 
  of 
  a 
  golden 
  yellow 
  colour. 
  Legs 
  black, 
  shining, 
  covered 
  with 
  

   castaneous 
  hairs. 
  

  

  Length 
  -^ 
  inch. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  cabinet 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Museum. 
  

  

  One 
  specimen 
  only 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  was 
  taken 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Fortune. 
  

   It 
  has 
  a 
  near 
  relationship 
  to 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  Indian 
  species, 
  both 
  in 
  

   shape 
  and 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  colouring. 
  

  

  Protcetia 
  intricata, 
  mihi. 
  (PL 
  III. 
  fig. 
  6.) 
  

  

  Head 
  with 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  clypeus 
  nearly 
  parallel, 
  the 
  fore 
  

   angles 
  rounded, 
  and 
  the 
  margin 
  slightly 
  elevated, 
  deeply 
  punctate, 
  

   dark, 
  bronzy 
  green, 
  more 
  viridescent 
  and 
  shining 
  in 
  front. 
  An- 
  

   tennae 
  and 
  eyes 
  pitchy 
  black. 
  Thorax 
  rounded 
  in 
  front, 
  with 
  the 
  

   posterior 
  angles 
  obtuse, 
  and 
  the 
  basal 
  margin 
  receding 
  near 
  the 
  

   centre 
  to 
  receive 
  the 
  scutellum, 
  covered 
  with 
  broad 
  shallow 
  punc- 
  

   tures, 
  dark, 
  bronzy 
  brown, 
  with 
  two 
  longitudinal 
  rows 
  of 
  pale, 
  irre- 
  

   gular, 
  yellowish 
  spots, 
  one 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  central 
  line, 
  

   between 
  which 
  and 
  the 
  outer 
  margin 
  are 
  some 
  faint, 
  irregular, 
  

   yellowish 
  markings. 
  Scutellum 
  with 
  the 
  apex 
  obtuse, 
  dark, 
  

   bronzy 
  biovvn. 
  Elytra 
  rather 
  broader 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  deeply 
  

   emarginate 
  behind 
  the 
  shoulders, 
  with 
  two 
  faint 
  elevated 
  longi- 
  

   tudinal 
  ridges, 
  shallowly 
  but 
  broadly 
  punctate, 
  dark, 
  bronzy 
  

  

  