a4 Lt.-Col. Winn Sampson—Wotes on 
Genus WessiA, Hopk. 
Webhia 18-spinatus, sp. n. 
Pitchy black; legs and antenne paler, subelongate, head 
narrow. Front subconvex, with longitudinal carina frem the 
mouth to the centre; the surface roughly shagreened, becoming 
smoother, more shiny, and sparsely punctured towards the 
vertex, with a transverse rew of hair over the mouth; the 
eyes transverse and deeply emarginate. Prothorax one-third 
longer than broad and slightly enlarged apically, the surface 
of the apical third tuberculate and depressed, the remainder 
faintly punctate on a shagreened ground ; anteriorly depressed 
in the centre, with short outstanding hairs and several promi- 
nent recurved rugosities laterally; the anterior edge very 
slightly bisinuate and smooth. H/ytra equal in length and 
breadth to the prothorax ; the sides subparallel for the basal 
two-thirds, which is irregularly punctured and shiny; the 
apical third before the declivity is depressed, opaque, rugose, 
and hairy; the striae deep and the interstices convex and 
tuberculate; the declivity very abrupt and the fundus flat and 
opaque, with three rows of longitudinal elevations, the one 
nearest the suture formed of raised, contiguous, roughened 
beads, the others being composed of single rows of separated 
wart-like granules with very finely roughened surfaces ; the 
margin of the declivity armed with nine strong spines on 
each elytron, increasing slightly in size towards the apex, and 
surrounded at their bases with short, stout hairs. 
Length 2°9, breadth 1:1 mm. 
Hab. Penang (Bryant). 
The rows of granulations nearest the suture are not carried 
to the apex in the type, but this is not a constant character, 
as they are continued in two other specimens taken at the 
same time and place. The apical enlargement of the pro- 
thorax causes the head to appear very narrow, and the anterior 
edge cannot be seen when the specimen is viewed dorsally. 
Webbia 14-spinatus, sp. n. 
Very similar to the preceding species, but differing as 
follows :—The opaque portion of the elytra commences at 
the centre of the horizontal part, half-way between the base 
and the declivity, and consists of rows of contiguous rough- 
ened beads and very deep strize with rows of smaller beads ; 
the declivity is margined by seven strong spines on each 
elytron, the first and third being smaller than the others, and 
each being surrounded at the base by stiff hairs; the surface 
