New or little-knoivn XylopMlidae. 39 



44. Xylophilus megalocephalus, n. sp. (Plate II, fig. 21, $.) 



cJ. Short, broad, robust, shining (when denuded); nigro-piceous, 

 the prothorax obscurely rufescent, the mouth-parts, a small spot 

 on the shoulder and another on the disc of the elytra towards the 

 apex, the anterior and intermediate legs (except the tibiae in part), 

 the base of the posterior tibiae, and the posterior tarsi, ferruginous 

 or testaceous, the antennae obscure ferruginous, paler at the base ; 

 densely, finely, the elytra rather coarsely, punctate; finely cinereo- 

 pubescent (the pubescence on the elytra apparently darker or 

 denuded in places, giving them a variegate appearance). Head 

 extremely large, transverse; eyes very large, nearly reaching the 

 base of the head, feebly emarginate, separated by about half their 

 own width; antennae rather short, comparatively stout, joint 3 

 not longer than 2, 4 stouter than 3, 4-10 gradually decreasing in 

 length, 4-8 about as long as broad, 9 and 10 transverse, 11 

 acuminate-ovate. Prothorax short, small, subquadrate, abruptly, 

 obliquely narrowed anteriorly, the anterior angles prominent, t lie 

 disc feebly, confluently bifoveate before the base. Elytra short, 

 broad, rather convex, a little wider than the head, parallel at the 

 base, the post-basal depression transverse, shallow. Legs short, 

 rather slender; posterior femora very stout, strongly clavate, 

 arcuately swollen in front; posterior tibiae straight, more than 

 twice the length of the basal joint of the tarsus. 



Length (with head extended) l'=, breadth ?. mm. 



Hab. Larat (F. Muir). 



One specimen. A minute, broad, robust form, with 

 an extremely large head, a small prothorax, and stout 

 antennae, the posterior femora greatly swollen in $. The 

 elytral pubescence is perhaps somewhat abraded. Larat 

 is an island to the south of Timor Laut. 



45. Xylophilus bigeminatus, n. sp. (Plate II, fig. 22.) 



Oblong, broad, dull, the elytra shining (when denuded); bead 

 black, antennae piceous, with joints 1-3 and 11 ferruginous, pro- 

 thorax rufous; elytra brownish-testaceous, each with two oblong, 

 coalescent patches just beyond the middle of the disc (together form- 

 ing a common, broad, interrupted fascia), a faint subapical fascia, 

 and a small bare spot below the base, fuscous or nigro-f uscous ; 

 legs (the nigro-piceous posterior femora and infuscate posterior 

 tibiae excepted) testaceous, the under surface fusco-ferruginous ; 

 densely, finely, the elytra more coarsely, punctate; variegated 

 with fine greyish and brown pubescence. Head short, moderately 



