THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NAT[JBAL HISTOEL 



[SEVENTH SERIES.] 

 No. 82. OCTOBER 190i. 



XXXVII. — Observations on Coleoptera of the Family 

 ]3iipresticke, ivith Descriptions of new Species. By Cha8. 

 O. Waterhouse, F.E.S. 



"While incorporating the valuable collection of Biiprestidae 

 recently acquired by the British Museum from Capt. Ch. 

 Kerremans many facts have come under my notice which, I 

 think, will be of interest to those studying this family, and 

 which I therefore here record. I have also described several 

 species which appear to be new. 



Bupi-estidae. 



Sternocera aquisignata and aurosignata. 



These two species (the former from Siam, the latter from 

 India) are very difficult to distinguish from above, but arc 

 easily recognized from below by the position of the trian- 

 gular, finely punctured, and generally pubescent spots on 

 the last segment of the abdomen ; S. aqnisignntn has these 

 spots close to the margin, 8. aurosignata has them removed 

 from the margin. 



S. sternicorni-s is usually easily known by the numerous 

 white pubescent spots on the elytra. The underside of the 

 abdomen is rather closely marked with large, shallow, finely 



Ann. tD Mag. X. Hist. Scr. 7. Vo/. xiv. 17 



