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Loe. "Seychelles. Found among the Miage of trees and bushes at the coast, and at 

 elevations extending up into the forests over 1000 ft. : the colour is a bright light green 

 during life. Silhouette: coast and cultivated country, IX. 1908; Mare aux Cochons, 

 about 1000 ft., on or near the plateau VIII— IX. 1908; near Mt. Pot-^-eau, over 1000 ft., 

 VIII. 19U8. Mahe: Long Island, VII. 1908; Anonyme Island, I. 1909; country near 

 Morne Blanc between 500 and 1000 ft. 1908 ; Cascade Estate." 



56. Zarceus major, sp. nov. (PL 14, fig. 21). 



Major, pallide flavescens ; superne rufescens. Caput confuse rufo-fasciatum. Palpi 

 apice valde ampliati. Antennae remote sed distincte fusco-annulatae. Pronotum disco 

 rugoso-subcalloso, rufo-vario ; callis duobus mediis fuscis. Elytra abdomen ex toto 

 tegentia, superne rufescentia, venis longitudinalibus dorsalibus nee non venis transversis 

 geque altis, exsertis, rufis. Tibiae posticae spinis apice nigris. Tarsi pallidi, articulis 

 tantum apice angustissime fuscis. $. 



Long. Corp. ? 7,5 ; pron. 1,2 ; elytr. 5,8 ; fern. post. 5,5 ; ovip. 2,5 mill. 



Log. "Seychelles. Mah6 and Praslin, 1905 (Gardiner). Mah^, 1908—9, only 

 found in the highest and dampest forests, among the foliage of trees : summit of Morne 

 Pilot, over 2000 ft. ; between Trois Freres and Morne Seychellois ; stunted forest of 

 ' Capucin ' {Northea) on summit of mountain above Anse Major, over 2000 ft. The 

 lateral parts, legs, &c., which become yellow after death, are green during life." 



Espece qui differe du Z. fallaciosus Bol. par sa taille plus grande et par les nervures 

 du champ dorsal des dlytres plus fortement saillantes, de couleur rousse ; les veines 

 trans verses sont saillantes dans cette espece, tandis que dans le fallaciosus elles sont 

 trfes peu distinctes et beaucoup moins ^lev^es que les veines longitudinales. 



Gen. Heterotrypus, Saussure. 



57. Heterotrypiis insularis, sp. nov. (PI. 14, fig. 22). 



Testaceus ; sicce fusco-testaceus, griseo-villosus. Antennae longissimae pone medium 

 fusco-annulatae. Frons nitida, satis nigris magnis destituta. Rostrum antice impressum, 

 articulo primo antennarum latius. Pronotum antrorsum valde angustatum, antice postice- 

 que truncatum, setis brevibus marginatum, medio linea longitudinali impressa. Elytra 

 femorum posticorum apicem hand attingentia, ampla, pone medium latiora, venis obliquis 7, 

 tribus primis parvis, quattuor ultimis longis, sinuosis, parallelis ; speculo transverse, antice 

 rectangulo, venis duabus transversis, prima subrecta, secunda sinuata, diviso ; campo 

 apicali reticulato, campo laterali plurivenoso, venis perpendicularibus subparallelis, fere 

 rectis. Alae elytris breviores. Pedes fusco-annulati. Tibiae anticae graciles basin versus 

 leviter crassiores, tympano intus extusque ovato aperto gerentes ; posticse graciles, spinis 

 intus 4, extus quoque 4 ; marginibus basi serratis, sed inter spinas margine externo 

 tantum serrato : calcare supero interno calcare intermedio valde longiore, apicem meta- 

 tarsi tamen baud superante. Metatarsus supra in margine externo tantum 4-spinosus. $. 



Long. Corp. ^ 15 ; pron. 2,5 ; elytr. 11,5 ; fem. post. 11,5 ; antennarum 85 mill. 



