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basalibus, pedibus et corpore subtus cupreo-brunneo pubescenti- 

 bus ; prothorace supra griseo, ferrugineo-maculato et miDute 

 granuloso ; scutello ferrugineo ; elytris, antice fortiter punctatis, 

 fuscis, sparse ferrugineo-pubescentibiis, siugulo apice siibrotun- 

 dato, lateraliter plagiato, parte plagae ante medium majore, alba, 

 minus dense punctata, parte pone medium minoro, brunneo- 

 nigra, valde et dense punctata. 

 Long, 14-20 mm., lat. 4-6 mm. 



Hab. China. 



The underside of the body, the legs, head, and antennae at 

 the base of a somewhat dull bronze colour. The apices of 

 the third to the last antennal joints fuscous ; the last few- 

 joints almost completely so. Two distinct ferruginous spots 

 on the disk of the thorax near its anterior margin, and one or 

 two spots of the same colour on each side. The large patch 

 on the side of each elytron touches the margin, but does not 

 reach the suture ; it is white and closely pubescent in its 

 anterior two thirds, and dark brown, almost black, in its pos- 

 terior third. The elytra are strongly and thickly punctured 

 at the base and along the suture between the lateral plagce, 

 as well as on the black parts of the latter ; on the white 

 parts the punctures appear smaller and more distant, but this 

 is doubtless due to the closer pubescence whicli covers them ; 

 towards the apex the punctures are smaller and fewer. 



This species is broader than Urcecha {Monoliammus) an- 

 gusta, Pascoe ; the elytra also are more punctate, but in other 

 respects (the colour excepted) it agrees so well with that 

 species that it must be placed close to it. There are three 

 female specimens in the British-Museum collection. 



Saperda stmulans, n. sp. 



S. carcliariix simillima, sed angustior ; antennis gracilioribus, uni- 



coloribus. 

 Long. ( d" ) 21 mm., ( $ ) 24-26 mm. ; lat. ( c? ) 6 mm., (?) 8 mm. 



Hab. China. 



In colour and punctuation this species has a very close 

 resemblance to the well-known S. carcha7'ias, but may be 

 easily distinguished by its smaller and narrower form, and by 

 its antennae, which are slenderer and covered throughout with 

 a tawny pubescence like that of the body. The elytra are 

 less attenuated posteriorly than in carcharias, and each ends 

 in a very short but distinct tooth. The antennae are about 

 equal in length to the body in the male, and somewhat 

 sliorter in the female. 



The measurements given above are taken from a limited 



