some Ea.<tern Xylophiluls. 403 



Longth 2tV riT'n. 



Hah. PiiiLiPriNES, Basilan Island (C. F. Bahr). 



One specimen, possibly ^, the anterior tibioe beincr percep- 

 tibly curved. A small, oblong, convex, shining, testaceous 

 insect, the elytra piceo-bignttate and rather coarsely punc- 

 tured, the punctnring of the prothorax also strong. The first 

 ventral suture is jnst traceable across the middle. Not unlike 

 X. >neni7ii^(inns, Champ. (11)16), from Sumatra. The red 

 head, broader prothorax, and differently coloured elytra 

 separate X. higiUlalus from X. trinotatusy Champ., from 

 Tenasserim. 



Xylophilus breviculus, sp. n. 



Oval, rather convex, robust, shining, finely pubescent ; 

 testaceous, the eyes and a spot on the disc of the prothorax 

 (possibly due to discoloration) black ; closely, finely, the 

 elytra more coarsely, punctured. Head broad, truncate 

 posteriorly, narrowly extended on eacli side behind the eyes, 

 the latter large, distant; antennoe short, rather stout, joint 3 

 a little longer than 2, 5-10 transverse, 11 oval. Prothorax 

 convex, short, as broad as the head, rounded at the sides 

 anteriorly. Elytra oval, short, wider than the prothorax, 

 unimpressed. Legs short; posterior femora stout, clavate, 

 the tibiae widened. 



Length 1^ mm. 



Hub. Philippines, Basilan Island {C. F. Baker). 



One specimen. A very small, oval, convex, shining testa- 

 ceous insect, much smaller than A", higuttatus^ the antennae 

 short and rather stout, the legs short, the posterior femora 

 relatively thicker. 



Xylophilus sandakance, sp. n. 



Oblong-oval, shining, finely cinereo-pubescent ; nigro- 

 piceous, the palpi, joints 4-11 of the antenna, the coxie, 

 bases of the femora, knees, tibise (the median third of the 

 posterior pair excepted), and tarsi testaceous ; densely, 

 finely, the elytra a little more coarsely, punctured. Heacl 

 broad, truncate behind ; eyes very large, occupying nearly 

 the whole of the sides of the head, somewhat distant ; an- 

 tenna rather long, slender, slightly thickened towards the tip, 

 joint 3 as long as 4, 11 stout, acuminate-ovate. Prothorax 

 transverse, rounded at the sides anteriorly, shallowly, ob- 

 liquely bi-im[)ress('d before the base. Elytra much wider 

 than the head, oblong, obsoletely depressed below the base. 



