436 Mr. P. P. Pascoe on some new Anthribida. 



Plintheria luctuosa. 



P. nigra, albo-A-ariegata ; tibiis, apice excepto, f usco- testaceis ; 



antennis rufo- varus, clava nigra. 

 Hab. Dorey. 



Oblong-ovate, brownish black varied with patches of whitish 

 hairs, particularly on the elytra, which in some specimens as- 

 sume a tessellated appearance ; head and rostrum coarsely, the 

 apex finely punctured ; prothorax with close shallow punctures ; 

 elytra deeply and regularly punctured ; legs black, the basal two- 

 thirds of the tibia? and antennas dull reddish brown, the club of 

 the latter black. Length 2| lines. 



Esocus. 



Head rather broad in front, contracted below the eyes ; the 

 rostrum of moderate length, slightly dilated at the apex, which 

 is entire, and with a short central costa. Antennse short, arising 

 from a shallow groove above the dilated apex, the first two joints 

 thick, of nearly equal length, the third longer, the rest rapidly 

 decreasing to the eighth, the last three forming a short, broad, 

 compact club. Eyes distant, prominent, oblong, entire. Lab rum 

 rounded anteriorly. Prothorax narrow in front, gradually wider 

 towards the base, the carina sub-basal, shortly recurved at the 

 side. Scutellum small, transverse, rounded posteriorly. Elytra 

 wider than the prothorax, subgibbous towards the base. Legs 

 of moderate length, first tarsal joint as long as the rest together. 



Esocus lachrymans. 

 E. niger, subnitidus, guttis elongatis albo-pubescentibus ornatus. 

 Hab. Borneo. 



Oblong-subovate, black, slightly shining, with elongated 

 white hairy spots ; head minutely punctured, the rostral costa 

 very nearly central ; prothorax slightly punctured, with three 

 principal vittiform spots ; elytra gibbous behind the scutellum, 

 with remote rows of shallow punctures ; antennse and legs en- 

 tirely black. Length 3 lines. 



Hucus. 



Head broad in front, swollen at the side below the eye ; the 

 rostrum rather short, ending in a large transversely subqua- 

 drate, entire apex; between this and the eye, on each side, a 

 strongly-marked costa. Antennas short, arising from the middle 

 of the rostrum directly above its dilated apex, the first two joints 

 thick, of nearly equal length, the third longest, the last three 

 forming an elongate, slender, pointed club. Eyes subapproxi- 



