402 Mr. G.:C. Champion on 
tibiz, and pallid coloration are the chief characters of this 
insect. X. philippinus can be placed near X. parvicollis, 
Champ. (1916), from Assam. 
Xylophilus stratus, sp. n. 
Oblong, rather convex, shining (when denuded); rufo- 
testaceous, the eyes and a sharply defined, outwardly-widened, 
post-median fascia on the elytra (the fascia narrowly inter- 
rupted at the suture) black; clothed with a very fine silky 
pubescence ; closely, finely punctured, the puncturing of the 
prothorax dense. Head very broad, truncate at the base, 
narrowly extended and subangulate on each side behind the 
eyes, the latter large and somewhat distant; antenne short, 
not very slender, joint 3 as long as 4, 9 and 10 transverse, 
11 stout, acuminate. Prothorax transversely subquadrate, 
narrowed in front, obliquely bi-impressed before the base. 
Elytra oblong, wider than the head, obliquely depressed on 
the disc anteriorly. Posterior legs comparatively short, the 
femora moderately thickened, the tibize also rather stout. 
Length 14 mm. 
Hab. SINGAPORE. 
One specimen, sex not ascertained. A small, oblong, rufo- 
testaceous insect, with the elytra sharply nigro-fasciate 
towards the apex, the antennz short, the posterior legs com- 
paratively short and moderately thickened, the surface 
appearing opaque till the vestiture is removed. The black 
elytral fascia is placed nearer the tip than in most of the 
similarly coloured Xylophit known to me. 
Xylophilus biguttatus, sp. 
Oblong-oval, convex, shining, eae Rte testa- 
ceous, the eyes black, the elytra each with a ies large 
oblique piceous spot at the middle of the dise not quite reaching 
the suture; closely, not very finely, the elytra more coarsely, 
punctured. Head short, broad, truncate posteriorly, narrowly 
extended on each side behind the eyes, the latter large, some- 
what distant ; antenne rather long, not very slender, joint 3 
longer than 2 or 4, 7-9 about as long as broad, 10 transverse, 
11 acuminate-ovate. Prothorax as wide as the head, short, 
transversely subquadrate, the hind angles rectangular, the 
disc unimpressed. lytra much wider than the head or 
prothorax, subparallel in their basal half, slightly depressed 
at the base within the humeri, for the rest convex. Legs 
rather elongate ; posterior femora moderately clavate, the 
tibice a little widened. 
