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2. Mecotropis insignis Pasc (ls60). 



Leitiraor, Ambnina, x.-xii. 18117 ; 4 S <? and 2 ? ?. 



Leitimor, Amboina, xii. ISO I (Martin) ; 2 Sd- 



Kainatoe, West (Ifinini, ii.-iii. ]xO'^ (Martin) ; »i c? <? and 4 ? ?. 



Honitetoe, West ("erani, iii. IS!):^ (Martin); 1 d. 



Wahaai, North Coram, iv. Is'.i2 (Martin) ; 1 ?. 



:i. Mecotropis annulipes .lord. (I'.tll). 

 Brunei, I5orneo ; 1 ?. 



4 Mecotropis fruhstorferi Jord. (is94). 

 8onth .lava, lonit ft. (U. FrnlistorCer) ; 1 S. 

 .Senggoro, Kes. rasoerooan, Java (A. Roller) ; :? Jc?. 



o. Mecotropis similis .Jord. (1n08). 

 Senggoro, Res. Pasocroean, .Java (A. Koller) : 1 <?. 

 Badagei, East Sumatra, find i'r., iv.-vi. Issn (I. Z. Kannegieter) ; 1 S. 



('<■.{. Mecotropis caelestis caelestis -lord. (1898). 



Palawan; 2 <?cJ. 



The pubescence on the sides of the sterna is oehraeeons iu the two examples, 

 which is not the ease in the unique tvpe-specinien from Samar. 



(>\k Mecotropis caelestis megapsis snbsj). nov. 



?. Latior (|nam .1/. c. meli'stis, colore nigro multo magis extenso. 



Sulibaboe, Talant Is., iii. (W. Doherty) ; 1 ?. 



The markings of the npperside, esjtecially on the elytra, are less bine than in 

 the specimens from the Philippines, and much reduced, the network being much 

 more o]ien and almost everywh(!re interrupted. Apart from the borders to the eyes, 

 the frons has no blue or greyish markings, and the occii.ut only bears a minute 

 median sjwt. The scutelluni has a black dot. The black colour is also more 

 extended on the pygidinni and niiiler surface. 



'.. Mecotropis pardalis s])ec. nov. 



S. Niger, pube lutea dense vestitus, snj)ra raultis maculis nigris notatus, 

 subtus sparsim nigro guttatns ; rostro cum fronte capitis sulco mcdiano instructo, 

 antennarum articniis 3°-8" apice albo pubescentibus, tibiis brnnneo-rubris. 



Long. (cap. excl.) 11 mm. 



Tondano, Minahassa, North Celebes, vii.-viii. 1809; 1 i$ ■ 



The base of the femora and the entire tibiae are rather bright re.l, the antennal 

 segments to 9 (with the excej)tion of the widened apical portion of 9) are similarly 

 coloured, but have a browner tint. The apex of the first tarsal segment is pubescent- 

 white like the apex of segments 3 to 8 of the antenna. The rostrum is about as long 

 as it is broad near the apex, being shorter than in M. variegat'ix Oliv. (1795) ; its 

 median groove is wide at the base of the rostrum and the beginning of the frons. 

 The pronotum is shorter than in M. cariegatius, being broadest a little in front of the 



