334 Mr. Bates' descriptions of 



Dromica alhicinctella . 



D. lepiihc (Boll.) similis, sed elytrls discrete, liaud coufluenter, 

 puuctatis'; sutura apice louge spinoso, vitta submarginali albo 

 multo ang-ustiori et ad basin coutinuata : viridi-fusco-aurata, 

 sericeo-niteus ; tliorace subtiliter iutricato-strigoso ; elytris dis- 

 crete punctatis, puuctis versus apicem rarioribus. Long h\ 

 lin. $. 



Trans-Vaal. 



This is evidently the species which Baron Chaiidoir (Rev. et 

 Mag. Zool. Jan. 1864) mistook for Dr. marginella (Boh.); in 

 Avhich the labrum is black as Boheman truly described it. 



Therates Evcretti. 



Th. basal i (Dej.) affinis : a^nesceuti-niger, elytris testaceo- 

 rufis, utrmqne plaga magna oblonga post mediana nigra ; parti- 

 bus oris, antennarum articulo l)asah, pedibusqne flavis, metasterni 

 medio abdomineqiie rufo-testaceis : elytris panlo ante medium 

 tubercula discoidali, apicem triincatis, angulo snturali solum 

 dentato, snpra tantum in impressionibus basalibus sparsissime 

 pnuctulatis. Long. 6 lin. $ . 



Mindanao, Philippines (Sent by i\L-. Everett). 



Therates punctipennis. 



Th. diiuidiata (Dej.) proxime affinis, ejusdem forte var. geo- 

 graphica ; Cyaneus, elytris punctatis, apice longe spinosis, rufis 

 fascia lata post medium (iuterdura fere obsoleta) senea vel vio- 

 lacea ; corpore subtus, tarsis anticis posterioribusque apice, nigris ; 

 partibus oris, antennarum articido basali, coxis posticis intus 

 abdomine et pedibus rufo-testaceis. Long. 5^ lin. $ , ^ . 



N. W. Borneo ; many examples. 



Th e I -a tes ve i -aicu lor. 



Th. acutipenni (Vanderl.) similis, sed major, femoribus toto 

 rufo-testaceis. Major, violaceo- et viridi-a^neo versicolor ; parti- 

 bus oris, antennarum articulo basali, coxis posticis intus, abdomine 

 et femoribus rufo-testaceis; elytris disco la;vibus, impressionibus 

 basi punctatis, apice longe spinosis, macula humcrali angusta 

 (versus scutellum extensa) rufa. Long. 7^ lin. $ . 



N. W. Borneo. 



