Mr. W. L. Distant on PteduvHcla3. 365 



By the peculiar structure of the scutellum I place this 

 genus near Belonotus ; in other superficial appearances it 

 somewhat resembles Velinus. 



Cerellius typicus^ sp. n. 



Luteous ; anterior pronotal spines, lateral margins of poste- 

 rior pronotal lobe, scutellum, and femora stramineous; an- 

 tennse, a spot near base of head, apex of rostrum, a transverse 

 spot at each lateral angle of pronotum connected by an arcu- 

 ated line, an angulated spot at base of scutellum, transverse 

 spots to connexivum at segmputil incisures both above and 

 beneath, biannuUitions and apices of femora, a s])ot near each 

 coxa, a spot at lateral angles of presternum, and a lateral 

 segmental series of spots to abdomen black; tibia3 castaneous, 

 their bases black, followed by a stramineous annulation, tarsi 

 castaneous ; posterior margin of pronotum angularly sinuate 

 before base of scutellum. 



Var. a. — The black spots at lateral angles of pronotum 

 arcuately connected posteriorly as well as anteriorly. 



Long. 14 millim. 



Hah. Madagascar [Chisel, Brit. Mus.) ; Fianarosta (Coll. 

 Dist.). 



Cerellius nigricans, sp. n. 



Pale reddish ochraceous; head, antennae, anterior lobe of 

 pronotum, lateral angles of posterior pronotal lobe (arcuately 

 connected posteriorly and anteriorly), base of scutellum, trans- 

 verse spots to connexivum at segmental incisures both above 

 and beneath, lateral marginal areas of sternum, a spot at 

 lateral angles of prosternum, disk of abdomen, and legs 

 black; apex of head above, central area of head beneath, 

 margins of posterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum (excluding 

 base), acetabula, coxte, trochanters, bases of femora, a sub- 

 basal annulation to tibiai, and some discal spots to abdomen 

 beneath luteous ; rostrum with the basal joint ochraceous, 

 remaining joints piceous. 



Differs from the preceding species [8. ti/picus), apart from 

 the considerable colour-differences, by having tiie posterior 

 margin of the pronotum moderately concavely and not angu- 

 larly sinuate. 



Long. 12 millim. 



Ilab, Madagascar {Shaw, Brit. Mus.). 



Sindala purpurascens, sp. n. 

 Purplish brown ; head and connexivum black ; mai'ginal 



