262 Mr. F. P. Pascoe's Catalogue o/'ZjgopinjE 



Idotasia inclusa. 



I. nigra, nitida ; rostro fere toto arcuato, siibgibboso, basi niveo- 

 squamoso ; oculis grosse granulatis ; prothorace medio cariiiulato, 

 lineis confertis abbreviatis sublongitudinalibus insculpto, singulis 

 pilis perpaucis minutis transversim obsitis ; elytris sat fortiter 

 striato-punctatis, interstitiis latis, uniseriatim remote punctatis, 

 sutura, pnesertim basi, subacute elevatis ; pedibus vage niveo- 

 squamosis ; femoribus nee dcntatis nee lineatis ; tarsis piceis. 

 Long. 1 lin. 



Hob. Mysol. 



Idotasia scaphioides. 



I. nigra, nitida ; capita inter oculos rostroque confertim oblongo- 

 punctatis, interstitiis carinulatis, hoc toto arcuato ; antennis ferru- 

 gineis ; oculis grosse granulatis ; prothorace minus transverso quam 

 in I. nasuta, sat fortiter subvage pundato, in medio linea gla- 

 brata impunctata ; elytris subtilitcr striato-punctatis, punctis 

 majusculis ; femoribus haud lineatis, subtus omnibus dente mi- 

 nute instructis ; tibiis posticLs basi valde arcuato-productis. 

 Long. 1| lin. 



Hah. Batchian, Saylee (Gilolo, var. ?). 



Idotasia elliptica. 



I. nigra, nitida ; capita inter oculos rostroque antice tricarinulatis, 

 inter cannulas basi transversim subquadrato-insculptis, hoc toto 

 arcuato-gibboso ; antennis ferrugineis ; oculis tenue granulatis ; 

 prothorace oblongo, haud ampliato, utrinque perparum rotundato, 

 sat fortiter subvage punctate ; elytris pone medium paulo lon- 

 gioribus, punctis ut in I. scaphioide simillimis : femoribus haud 

 lineatis, subtus omnibus dente minuto instructis ; tibiis posticis 

 basi arcuato-productis. Long. 1^ lin. 



Hob. Ceram, Batchian. 



The differentiation of these species will be the more readily 

 contrasted by tlie following table : — 



Eyes coarsely facetted. 

 Rostrum gibbous. 



Prothorax normally punctured ehriosa, 



Prothorax with short impressed lines inclma. 



Rostrum not gibbous scaphioides. 



Eyes finely facetted. 



Prothorax minutely punctured nasuta. 



Prothorax rather strongly punctured elliptica. 



Semi ATI IK. 

 Idotasice subsimilis, sed rostro tenuato : scuteUo distincto, et femori- 



