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concealing the strnctnre more or less. Pnnctnres of presternum fine. Tibiae 

 nnarmed. 



Leugtli, S mm. 



Hab. Samar, Philippines, 6. vii. lSi96 (J. Whitehead). 



One (?. 



Near ohliqutis (1897) Jord. from Sumatra ; club of antenna mnch longer, eyes 

 much wider separate, and pattern of elytra different. 



21. Acorynus leptis spec. nov. 



c?. Simihir to mi'lano/>>/s, but a little longer and narrower ; markings elayish. 

 The three dorsal carinae of rostrum interrupted beyond middle and then continued to 

 apex, the lateral ones slightly diverging. Eye more prominent than in melanopus, 

 a little longer than broad, subemarginate above, with the adjacent anterior portion 

 of the occiput depressed. Base of antenna rnfescent. Prothorax similar in shape to 

 that of sporadis ; puncturation less obvious ; dorsal carina evenly bnt very slightly 

 concave ; three mesial spots and a discal dot as in melanopus, a broad lateral vitta 

 which is separated from tlie pubescence of the underside by a posteriorly fnrcate 

 subapical brown spot. Seutellnni elayish grey. Elytra dispersedly striped with 

 sliort elayish lines nearly all situated in the jiunctnred stripes ; three rather larger 

 spots on each elytrum : one lateral just behind shoulder, the second discal, median, 

 oblique, from interstice 3 to 5, and the third lateral postmedian. Pygidinm clayish- 

 grey, with brown mesial vitta. Underside elayish' grey ; apex and a median patch 

 on femora black ; tibiae black, witli broad antemedian rnfons ring which is elayish 

 grey pubescent ; first segment of tarsi also rufous, with large apical grey jiatch ; 

 midtibia of S with slightly curved apical tooth ; prosternnm nearly smooth. 



Hab. Palembang, Sumatra. 



Two SS. 



22. Acorynus sporadis sjiec. nov. 



(??, Black, greater portion of antenna and of tibiae and tarsi rufous. 

 Upperside with a black-brown toraentum, and spotted with Inteous grey. Rostrum 

 and cheek luteons grey ; occijint with or vvithont small lateral sjwt. Three 

 interrupted vittae on pronotum and three basal spots as continuation of these 

 vittae, besides a lateral spot at lateral carina, or the lateral vittae not interrupted 

 and broader than the mesial one. Scutelhim black-brown. Elytra without spots 

 ujion sutnre, all the spots very small, 13 to 1<) i>n each elytrum, the basi-limbal one 

 the largest; a dot behind middle on fonrtli intersi)ace ratlier larger than those 

 nearest to it. Underside grey or elayish ; abdomen with a series of oblinne brown 

 lateral lines, which are not always distinct. 



Rostrum with three prominent dorsal carinae, the middle one prolonged to apex. 

 Eyes nearly contignous in <?, jirominent in both sexes. Occijuit coarsely punctate 

 like pronotum, with fine mesial carina anteriorly. Anteunal segment In one-third 

 the length of segment 9. Prothorax conical, with straight sides ; no antemedian 

 transverse sulcus ; dorsal carina very slightly concave, lateral angle very strongly 

 rounded. Prosternnm coarsely pnnctured, abdomen densely but rather finely 

 liunctured. Anal sternite of ? snbsinuate, with small mesial apical tubercle. 

 Midtibia of c? with apical tooth. 



Length, 8 to 9 mm. 



Hab. Snmatra and Borneo. 



