new Species of IWstcridas. 347 



plete, fourth much tincr tliau the third, fifth short and apical, 

 sutural a little longer, reaching beyond the middle ; the pro- 

 pygidium is rather finely })unctulate, punctures scattered ; the 

 pygidiura with finer punctures and smooth at the apex ; the 

 prostcrmim is carinate, without strias ; the mesosternum is 

 obsolctely produced anteriorly (like that of //. dentipes, Lew.), 

 margiiuil stria fine and conij)lete, of the same form, but not 

 joined to that of the metasternum ; anterior tibiae 4-5- 

 dentate. 



This small species is allied to //. myrmidon^ Mars., and 

 others ; the short thoracic stria resembles that of //. ccelestiSy 

 ]\Iars., but it is quite free of punctures. 



Jlah. Sumatra (Merang). 



Epierus nemoralis, sp. n. 



Oralis, convexus, niger, nitidus, supra tenuiter punctiilatus ; elytria 



striis integris, 4" basi incurvata ; mesosterno antice subrecto. 

 L. 2i-2^ miU. 



Oval, convex, black and shining ; the forehead sparsely 

 and finely punctulate, with a short, rather deep stria over the 

 eye ; the thorax is finely punctulate, with large punctures 

 scattered on the sides and disk, scutellar fovea very feeble, on 

 the edge of the base is a single row of punctures, stria well- 

 marked at the sides, fine behind the neck ; the elytra are 

 without the larger punctures of the thorax, striae crenulate 

 and complete, the sutural being only a little shortened behind 

 the scutellum, the fourth stria turns conspicuously towards 

 the fifth near the base, the fifth turns feebly to the suture, 

 the sutural strise are straight, the interstices between the first 

 and third strise are the widest especially behind the middle ; 

 the propygidium and pygidium (except the apex) punctured 

 like the thorax ; the prosternum is feebly and very sparsely 

 punctulate, strife widening out a little behind, but less so 

 anteriorly ; the mesosternum a little broad, stria complete, 

 nearly straight in front, and continuing down the sides of the 

 metasternum ; the anterior tibiae are multispinose ; the legs 

 and antennae reddish. 



This species is larger and more oval than the Asiatic 

 species known to me ; the fourth stria being bent inwards at 

 the base seems to be a good differential character. 



Hab. Assam (Patkai Mountains). 



