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Descriptions of new Coleopteua from Madagascar, recently 

 added to the British Museum Collection ; bj Chas. O. 

 Waterhouse. 



A small collection of insects has recently been received at 

 the British Museum from Madagascar, They were collected 

 by Mr. Eobert Toy in the forests in the neighbourhood of 

 Antananarivo. Among the Coleoptera are some very interesting 

 new forms, particularly among the LamelUcorus and Longicorns. 



The following are the new species : — 



RUTELIDyE. 



Adoretus strirjatus, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovalis, piceo-ilavus, sat crebre fortiter punctatus, 

 punctis setiferis ; thoi-ace utrinque striga nigra notato ; pectore 

 abdomine pedibusque uigrescentibus pilosis. Long. 6|-8^ hn,, 

 lat. 4-41 lin. 



Of rather a broad, depressed form. Head, thorax and elytra 

 moderately thickly and very strongly punctured ; clypeus 

 semicircular, densely and strongly punctured, -with the margin 

 reflexed. Thorax strongly transverse, the sides gently arcuate ; 

 on each side, at a Httle distance . fi'om the margin, is a 

 longitudinal black stripe. Scutelhim sparingly punctured at 

 the sides. Each elytron has the usual three costfe indicated by 

 lines of punctures. The punctures on the iipper surface of the 

 insect are furnished with short, stiff (but decimibent), pale hairs. 

 On the underside the pubescence is finer and longer. 



Adoretus vittatus, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovalis, convexus, nitidus, piceo-niger ; thorace medio 

 obscure castaneo ; elytris vittis duabus ilavo-piceis. Long. 9-10 

 lin., lat. 5-5^ lin. 



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