16 Mr. Gilbert. J. Aiiow's Contribulion to the 



(Doherty), Banjemiii«siii ; Malay Peninsula : Perak 

 (Doheriy). 



The British Museum contains two specimens of each 

 sex, all of them found in different localities. 



The species is nearly aUied to E. Mugi Gerst,, and is 

 found in the same locahties. It is smaller, shorter and 

 more convex. The pronotum is more transverse, broader 

 before the middle, with more prominent front angles, and 

 the elytra are more cordiform, i.e. they are shorter, rela- 

 tively broader before the middle and more rapidly narrowed 

 behind. The coloration is similar but the four elytral spots 

 are almost exactly round in outline and of equal size. 



The male has an acute spine on each of the four anterior 

 tibiae, all equally developed, whereas in E. kliigi that of 

 the fore-leg is much stronger than that of the middle oiie. 

 The apex of the abdomen is hollowed beneath and not 

 broadly emarginate as in E. livgi. 



Genus Eumorphus. 



All the known species of this genus, except E. insignis 

 and opalinus of Gorham and E. quudripuslulatuti Friv., are 

 represented in the Museum. It is essentially Malayan, 

 the limits of its range being apparently Celebes and Assam, 

 and the occurrence of E. pulchripes in Ceylon is a remarkable 

 fact not at present to be explained. Many more Malayan 

 forms might be described. 



With the single exception of E. bipunctaius Perty, every 

 known species of this large genus is decorated with four 

 yellow spots upon the elytra. 



The type of Pedcmus laevis Gorh., is a small specimen 

 of the very common E. i-gultatus Ilhg. 



E. ^-verrucosus Guer., according to the type in the 

 British Museum, is E. coloralus Gerst., and not E. carinaius 

 as stated in Cziki's recent catalogue, 



E. dehaani Guer., is not synonymous with E. telraspilotus 

 Hope. 



E. assamensis Cierst., appears to be a variety of E. suh- 

 guttaius with larger spots. 



E. sanguinipes Guer. The original type of this, now in 

 the British Museum, was re-described in error by Gorham, 

 who supposed it to have come from Java, a mis-reading 

 of " Tan " in Hope's writing on the label, which is actually 

 an abbreviation of " Tanasserim." The specimens from 



