7 1 Mt mi i . 



Metanceus dispar. 



(Plate Will. 6g. 1.) 



Lycus (gen. 87) dispar, Waterh,, Trans, Ent. Soc. } L878, p. LIS. 



Elongates, aigro-fuscus, gi iseo-pubescena ; thoiaco inipressionilms 

 Beptem notato; Boutello apioe exciso; elytris Bal convexis, sordide 

 tlavis. apioe infusoato, oostis quatnor obtusis Instructis, interstitiis 

 angustis parom convexis. Long. 4£ lin. 



Uab. Malacca. 



Antennae blackish, with grey pubescence. Thorax groy-fuscous, 

 with paler pubescence, the elevated parts paler; Burface divided 

 into Beven areolets, the ridges dividing them blunt and not well 

 defined ; there IB also a round fovea within each anterior lateral 

 areolet. Bcutellum greyish, with the apex very deeply excised. 

 Each elytron with lour rather broad blunt costae, which are effaced 

 at the base; the interstices very slightly convex, each with a line 

 oi' obscure punctures on each side towards the apex. 



Metanceus conforinis. 



(Plate XYIII. fig. 3.) 



Lycus (gen. 37) conforinis, Waterh., Traits. Ent. Soc, 1878, p. 115. 



Nigro-foscus, griseo-pubescens ; thorace limbo flavescenti, disco 

 utrinquc biimpresso : elytris sat convexis, sordide flavis, apice in- 

 ruscato, costis quatuor obtusis instructis, interstitiis obsolete bi- 

 Beriathn punctatis. Long. 3^ lin. 



Hab. Sarawak ( Wallace). 



Antennae blackish, with grey pubescence. Thorax fuscous, with 

 the margins dirty yellow ; within each of the four angles there is 

 an ill-defined impression, and in front there are three short longi- 

 tudinal carinae. Scutellum very deeply triangularly excised, yel- 

 lowish. Elytra brownish yellow (except at the apex); each ely- 

 tron has four rather broad blunt costae, which are distinct to the 

 base ; the interstices with two rows of obscure subcontinent punc- 

 tures. 



This species is very close to the preceding, but the areolets on the 

 thorax are not well defined, and the costae of the elytra are distinct 

 to the base. 



Metanceus fulvus. 



(Plate XYIII. fig. 2.) 



Xigro-fuscus, angustus, convexiusculus, pubescens ; thorace fulvo, 

 obsolete septemareolato ; elytris parallelis, fulvis, sericeo-pubescen- 

 tibus, subtiliter striato-punctatis, interstitiis alternatis convexius- 

 culis. <3. Long. 3^ lin. 



It'ih. Penang (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). 



