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large, very narrowty extended on each side behind the eyes, the 

 latter extremely large, emarginate, and separated by rather more 

 than half their own width ; antennae comparatively short, moder- 

 ately stout, joints 2 and 3 short, subequal in length, 4 sub triangular, 

 about as long as broad, 8-10 strongly transverse, 11 acuminate- 

 ovate. Prothorax much narrower than the head, transverse, 

 subquadrate, abruptly, obliquely narrowed in front, bifoveate 

 before the base. Elytra broad, comparatively short, very much 

 wider than the head, rather convex, somewhat rounded at the 

 sides, transversely depressed below the base. Legs short, slender, 

 the posterior femora stout and strongly clavate; basal joint of 

 posterior tarsi less than half the length of the tibia, almost 

 straight. 



Length 2, breadth 1 mm. ($?.) 



Hab. Siam, Kenong (Doherty : type) ; Ceylon (Thwaites, 

 in Mus. Oxon.). 



One specimen from each locality, apparently belonging 

 to the same species, the Ceylon example having a smaller 

 prothorax and slightly stouter antennae. Recognisable 

 by the rather short, broad, interruptedly fusco-fasciate 

 elytra, the black head, rufous prothorax, very large eyes, 

 short legs, and stout antennae. X. bigeminatus is related 

 to the Palaearctic X. populneus, Creutz., the type of 

 Xylophilus, Latr., differing from that insect in its less 

 elongate shape, shorter legs, larger eyes, etc. The Ceylon 

 specimen is figured, the type being somewhat abraded. 

 An unnamed, similarly coloured form from Hong Kong, 

 with longer antennae, smaller eyes, etc., has been sent 

 me by Commander Walker : it is too imperfect for descrip- 

 tion. X. fasciolatus, Mars., from Java, seems to be not 

 unlike the present species. 



Chinese Species. 



46. Xylophilus pectinatus, n. sp. (Plate II, fig. 23, 

 posterior leg, <$.) 



(J. Oblong, narrow, shining; testaceous, the head nigro-piceous, 

 the posterior femora slightly infuscate; head sparsely, the pro- 

 thorax densely, finely, and the elytra somewhat coarsely, punctate ; 

 clothed with long, fine, pallid hairs. Head short, broad, very 

 narrowly extended on each side behind the eyes, the latter extremely 

 large, subcontiguous in front, and deeply emarginate; antennae 

 rather long, stout, joint 2 short, much shorter than 3, 3-10 very 



