﻿Species 
  of 
  the 
  Genus 
  Adoretus. 
  589 
  

  

  of 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  which 
  is 
  almost 
  hidden 
  by 
  tlie 
  scaly 
  

   covering. 
  The 
  clypeus 
  is 
  semicircular, 
  the 
  pronotum 
  mode- 
  

   rately 
  rounded 
  at 
  the. 
  sides, 
  with 
  the 
  front 
  angles 
  nearly 
  

   right 
  angles 
  and 
  the 
  iiind 
  angles 
  obtuse. 
  The 
  elytral 
  costse 
  

   are 
  feeble 
  and 
  the 
  epipleurge 
  not 
  developed. 
  The 
  front 
  tibia 
  

   bears 
  three 
  not 
  very 
  strong 
  external 
  teeth, 
  the 
  longer 
  claw 
  is 
  

   minutely 
  cleft 
  in 
  the 
  front 
  and 
  middle 
  feet, 
  and 
  the 
  shorter 
  

   claw 
  of 
  the 
  hind 
  foot 
  is 
  less 
  than 
  half 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  other. 
  

   The 
  antennae 
  are 
  10-joiuted, 
  joints 
  3-5 
  equal, 
  6 
  longer. 
  

  

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  . 
  The 
  clypeus 
  is 
  small, 
  and 
  the 
  eyes 
  very 
  prominent 
  but 
  

   not 
  very 
  large. 
  The 
  pygidium 
  is 
  clothed 
  with 
  long 
  erect 
  

   hairs, 
  which 
  converge 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  pointed 
  cone. 
  

  

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  . 
  Tlie 
  pygidium 
  has 
  a 
  small 
  depression 
  at 
  its 
  apex, 
  and 
  

   the 
  hairy 
  covering 
  is 
  not 
  long 
  or 
  erect. 
  

  

  Adoretus 
  rugosus, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Toto 
  fusco-brunneus, 
  anteniiis 
  femoribusque 
  flavis 
  ; 
  sat 
  dense 
  flavo- 
  

   setosus, 
  hirtis 
  longioribus 
  interspersis, 
  pygidio 
  pedibus 
  corporeque 
  

   subtus 
  longe 
  et 
  erects 
  hirsutis 
  : 
  augustus, 
  parallelus, 
  depressus, 
  

   supra 
  omnino 
  rugosus, 
  pedibus 
  longis 
  et 
  gracilibus. 
  

  

  Long. 
  13'5-14'5 
  mm. 
  ; 
  lat. 
  6 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hah. 
  Ceylon 
  : 
  Maskeliya 
  {E. 
  E. 
  Green 
  ^ 
  May, 
  August). 
  

  

  Dark 
  brown, 
  with 
  the 
  anteimee 
  and 
  femora 
  yellow. 
  Nar- 
  

   rowly 
  elongate 
  and 
  parallel-sided, 
  and 
  moderately 
  closely 
  

   clotlied 
  with 
  rather 
  coarse 
  greyish 
  or 
  yellowish 
  hair, 
  with 
  

   longer 
  erect 
  hairs 
  interspersed. 
  The 
  pygidium, 
  legs, 
  and 
  lower 
  

   surface 
  are 
  clothed 
  with 
  rather 
  long 
  upstanding 
  liair. 
  The 
  

   eyes 
  are 
  exceedingly 
  large 
  and 
  prominent, 
  the 
  clypeus 
  small, 
  

   semicircular, 
  and 
  granulated, 
  and 
  the 
  forehead 
  and 
  pronotum 
  

   coarsely 
  and 
  closely 
  punctured, 
  the 
  latter 
  wnth 
  the 
  sides 
  

   moderately 
  rounded, 
  the 
  front 
  angles 
  nearly 
  right 
  angles 
  and 
  

   the 
  hind 
  angles 
  obtuse. 
  The 
  elytra 
  are 
  entirely 
  coarsely 
  

   rugose, 
  without 
  visible 
  punctures, 
  and 
  with 
  only 
  vague 
  indi- 
  

   cations 
  of 
  the 
  usual 
  coslse. 
  The 
  pygidium 
  is 
  shining 
  and 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  long 
  erect 
  hairs. 
  The 
  legs 
  and 
  antennge 
  are 
  

   very 
  long 
  and 
  slender, 
  the 
  front 
  tibia 
  armed 
  with 
  three 
  small 
  

   but 
  sharp 
  teeth, 
  the 
  uppermost 
  one 
  very 
  minute 
  and 
  more 
  

   distant 
  from 
  the 
  second 
  than 
  that 
  is 
  from 
  the 
  first. 
  The 
  longer 
  

   claw 
  is 
  cleft 
  upon 
  the 
  front 
  and 
  middle 
  feet, 
  and 
  the 
  shorter 
  

   claw 
  of 
  the 
  hind 
  foot 
  is 
  about 
  half 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  longer 
  

   one. 
  The 
  antennae 
  are 
  10-jointed, 
  joints 
  3-6 
  very 
  elongate. 
  

  

  cJ. 
  The 
  longer 
  claw 
  of 
  the 
  front 
  and 
  middle 
  feet 
  is 
  cleft 
  at 
  

   a 
  considerable 
  distance 
  from 
  the 
  tip. 
  

  

  Tliis 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  larger 
  species 
  of 
  Adoretus. 
  It 
  has 
  con- 
  

   siderable 
  resemblance 
  to 
  A. 
  singhalensis^ 
  Ohaus, 
  but 
  is 
  larger, 
  

  

  