HISPOPEIA. 95 



Elytra thoracis basi latiora, oblonga, dorso complaiiata, ante siituram 

 emarginata, angulo sutiirali dente acuto armata. 



Pedes robusti, mediocrcs, antici clongati; femoribus subtiis ple- 

 mmqiie dente acuto armatis, primis valde incrassatis ; tibiis 

 validis, inciirvatis, ad apiccm incrassatis, subtus canaliculatis, 

 anticis adhuc validioribus, interdum introrsimi dilatatis ; tarsis 

 latis, articnlo primo subhemLsphserico, extrorsuni dilatato, an- 

 tice concavo, secundo transverso, siibtriangiilari, tertio triangii- 

 lari, panllo elongato, nngiie valido. 



Corpus oblongiun vel oblongo-elongatum, supra plus minusve com- 

 planatum. (Type, Hispopria foveicoUis.) 



1. Hispopria grandis, n. sp. 



H. oblonga, subdeprcssa, fulvo-testacca, nitida ; elytris metallico- 



csenileis ; antennis genubiisque nigris. 

 Long. 9 lin. 



H. oblong, subdepressed, shining testaceous. Elytra bright metallic 

 blue ; antennae and knees black. Head punctured, longitudinally 

 grooved down the front. Thorax transverse, suddenly constricted 

 at the base ; apical margin sHghtly rounded ; sides rounded, their 

 margin dilated, slightly reflcxed, the outer edge irregularly cre- 

 nate, angled before the middle, anterior angles minute, subacute, 

 posterior acute ; above subcylindrical at the anterior margin ; 

 disc slightly subconvex, depressed transversely near the base, con- 

 stricted portion at the base subcylindrical, grooved transversely ; 

 posterior half of the thorax with a narrow longitudinal groove, 

 more distinct towards the base ; disc covered with deep punctiu'es, 

 scattered in front, more crowded and subconiluent at the sides and 

 base. ScuteUum smooth and shining, testaceous. Elytra broader 

 than the base of the thorax, nearly parallel in front, slightly 

 rounded and somewhat broader beliind ; each elytron gradually 

 rounded towards the apex, emarginate at the suture, sutural 

 angle armed with a subacute tooth ; above flattened, convex at 

 the sides, the outer margin narrowly dilated, reflcxed ; each ely- 

 tron with eleven rows of deep regular punctures, the first row 

 abbreviated ; interstices finely punctiu"ed, flattened in front, 

 slightly raised near the apex. Beneath shining ; metastemum 

 transversely striate, armed towards the apex \ai\\ two minute 

 tubercles ; apex of the anal segment of abdomen sinuate ; thighs 

 moderately thickened, the first pair scarcely more incrassate than 

 the others, four anterior thighs armed beneath towards their apex 

 with a short acute tooth ; anterior tibiae much cui'ved, their outer 

 edge armed just below the base; with a short obtxise tubercle, mner 

 surface deeply grooved ; posterior margin of the groove dilated 

 below its middle into a flattened triangular plate, its apex acute ; 

 tibiae and tarsi piceous. 



Hah. Borneo ; Java, 



Collections of J. Bowring, Esq.. and J. S. Baly. 



