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medium sitis), in media parte disjunctis fractis, ornata; vix den- 
sius et profundius punctata, sed punctis in seriebus longitudinalibus 
haud dispositis; ad apicem ipsum truncata et conjunctim leviter 
emarginata. Antenne fere corporis longitudine, nigre, articulis 
(cirea quinque) basilaribus plus minus albido irroratis. Pedes 
longi, validi, densius albido irrorati; ¢arsis magnis, latissimis, 
subtus densissime spongioso-setulosis. 
This beautiful Coleopterous Longicorn has been recently sent 
to England from Cambogia, the fertile region situated between 
Siam and Cochin-China, on the eastern coast of the Indian 
Ocean. It appears to be a normal representative of the genus 
Abryna of Newman, though in its external facies somewhat re- 
sembling an Agelasta. Apart from other differences, however, 
the members of the genus Agelasta have no tooth at the sides 
of their prothorax (although one or two species have something 
approaching to a tooth, in the shape of a small tubercle) ; 
whereas the Abryne have two teeth, well pronounced, the one 
above the other—as in the Abryna Regis-Petri. Moreover the 
Abryne are narrower and more cylindric insects than the Age- 
laste. The A. Regis-Petri is a very interesting and important 
species, and one which at first sight somewhat resembles the 
large Agelasta bifasciata, White, an imsect which occurs in 
Northern India; however, the generic characters of the Abryna 
Regis-Petri, specified above, will at once distinguish it from 
that species. 
Genus NrpHona, Dejean. 
Niphona Regis-Ferdinandi, Paiva. 
N. nigra, squamulis demissis ferrugineis plus minus tecta et irrorata, 
profunde et dense punctata; prothorace inzequali, longitudinaliter 
profunde subsulcato (sulcis interruptis irregularibus), ad latera 
versus angulos anticos bituberculato; elytris postice paulatim 
acutiusculis, punctis squamosis vix albidioribus parce irroratis, ad 
apicem ipsum truncatis pilosis et singulatim emarginatis ; tarsis 
Long. corp. lin. vix 10. 
Habitat in Cambogia, una cum precedente degens. 
Regi Ferdinando Saxe Coburgi Gothe, artium liberalium et agricul- 
turze insigni cultori et etiam patrono generoso, hance Niphonam 
novam et formosam necnon valde anomalam, ob gratiam nobilitatis 
mihi regie collatam, grato animo libenter dedicavi. 
NV. sat angusta, postice paulatim et distincte attenuata, profunde et 
dense punctata (punctis magnis, latis, subconfluentibus), nigra et 
squamulis demissis ferrugineis plus minus tecta et irrorata. Caput 
deflexum, in medio canaliculatum, /abro(sed preesertim elypeo) dilu- 
tiore subflavescente, instrumentis cibariis piceis. Prothoraz antice 
et postice constrictus, valde inzequalis, punctis maximis profundis 
et sulcis interruptis irregularibus longitudinalibus impressus, versus 
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