284 Dr. Malcolm Cameron on Sfophylinidaefrom Singapore. 



small ill-detoi'mincd Toundcd reddish spot which does not extend 

 to the suture or the lateral margin. Abdomen elongate, strongly 

 pointed, verjr finely and closely punctured and pubescent through- 

 out, the lateral setae stronger than in C. jntbescens. Posterior tarsi 

 longer than the tibiae. 



Hab. Ang Mo Kio, in rotton timber. 



56 {a). Coproporus varians, n. sp. 



Black, shining, the extreme lateral margins of the thorax and of 

 the elytra, the posterior margins of the dorsal segments of the 

 abdomen, rufescent. Antennae, mouth-parts and legs reddish- 

 testaceous. Length 2-2 mm. 



Var. 1. Thorax pitchy-red; elytra posteriorly near the suture 

 more or less rufescent. 



Var. 2. Entirely pitchy-red. 



A variable species as regards coloration, which is probably related 

 to the degree of maturity. Of about the build of 6', minimus 

 Motsch., but considerably larger and rather more convex, with the 

 antennae considerably shorter, the 4th joint being transverse and 

 the penultimate much more transverse than in that species; the 

 elytra, moreover, do not present the fine wrinkling seen in Cl 

 minimus. Head black, shining, finely strigoso transversely, with 

 a very few, scarcely visible, punctures. Antennae with the 2nd 

 joint shorter than the 1st and 3rd, the 4th to the 10th transverse, 

 gradually increasing in breadth, the penultimate nearly twice as 

 broad as long, the 11th conical. Thorax at the base, twice as broad 

 as long, exceedingly finely and by no means closely punctured and 

 without visible ground-sculpture. Elytra transverse, at the base 

 as wide as, but a little longer than the thorax, narrowed behind, 

 with sculpture similar to that of the thorax. Abdomen exceed- 

 ingly finely and not very closely punctured, with a fine, short 

 sparing yellow pubescence. Eighth dorsal segment posteriorly 

 divided into four narrow jiointcd processes. 



Hah. Woodlands, nnder bark. 



