uroiojs, 



Clotelj resembles the preceding, but has the elytra more finely 

 Mmlptured &o. Antennas fusoous ; the Brsl and second joints yellow, 

 the third joint Boaroelj larger than the second. Thorax pale yel- 

 low, with two impressions on each side within the lateral margins; 



the mesial posterior channel fine, the anterior margin obscurely 

 pnnotured. Elytra pale fuse, .us, with a tinge of yellow around the 

 base, closely and more finely punotate-striate than In the preceding 

 Bpecies; the interstices extremely narrow, the second and fourth a 

 little more distinct at tin- base. Abdomen fuscous. Part of tho 

 femora, the tibia?, and tarsi slightly fuscous. 



This species must not be confounded with Plaleros ecepletus above 

 described, which it closely resembles. The small third joint of tho 

 antennas at once separates it. 



MELAMPYRUS. 



Rostrum none. Antennas serrate, moderately broad. Thorax 

 even above, with a mesial longitudinal impression behind. Elytra 

 with nine costae, the alternate ones moro elevated. Thorax and 

 elytra pubescent. 



This genus is proposed for two species which differ from Plateros 

 chielly in being more pubescent and in having the antennae broader. 

 From Diloneces they differ in having the alternate costse of the 

 elytra more elevated. 



Melampyrus alternans. 



(Plate VIII. fig. 7.) 



Lycos (gen. 19) alternans, Waterh., Trans. Ent. -Sbc.,1878, pp. 100 & 108. 



Ater ; antennis latis, dentatis ; thorace antice omnino rotundato, 

 medio postice longitudinaliter impresso, angulis posticis acutiusculis ; 

 elytris dimidio basali ferrugineo, novemcostatis, costis alternatis 

 elevatis, intcrstitiis uniseriatim punctatis. 5 . Long. 4| lin. 



Hah. Sarawak ( Wallace). 



Having only the female of this species, its position is a little 

 doubtful ; its appearance is rather different from that of the species 

 of Ditoneces, owing chiefly to the elevated alternate costae of the 

 elytra ; but if the male should be found to have pectinate antennae, 

 it may have to be associated with that genus. 



Melampyrus misellus. 



(Plate VIII. fig. 6.) 



Lvcus (gen. 19) misellus, C. Waterh., Tram. Ent. Soc, 1878, pp. 100 

 &108. 



Xigro-fuscus, pubescens ; thorace, scutello elytrisque rufis ; an- 

 tennarum articulo apicali ferrugineo ; thorace medio longitudinaliter 



