the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (33) 409 

 Episcaphula. 



g. n. (i]/}}. amboinensis, Crotch). 



The old genus EpiscapJia evidently requires subdivision, but 

 I have only ventured to cut ofF the species with the 3rd joint of 

 the antennae elongate, leaving the pubescent species together in a 

 homogeneous group ; this new genus will want further subdivision. 



Episcaphula amboinensis, sp. n. 



Elongata, postice acuminata, nigra, nitidissima; sparsissime 

 obsolete punctulata; thox'ace subquadi-ato, angulis anticis pro- 

 ductis, incrassatis, macula irregulari sanguinea, basi bisinuato; 

 elyti-is vix seriatim punctatis, singulis fasciis 2 rectis sanguineis 

 (1 basilari, subdentata, fere suturam attingente, 1 subapicali), 

 apice indeterminate rufa; corpox'e subtus leviter punctato, pedibus 

 rufis. L. 31—4 lin. 



Amboina (Wallace). 



Antennae with a compressed club, the 8th joint elongate-tri- 

 angular, as in I'Hjylatotna ; prostemum broad, flat, emarginate at 

 apex. 



Episcaphula obliquesignata, sp. n. 



Acuminata, nigra, nitidissima, thorace sparse obsoleteque punc- 

 tulato ; elytris sublsevibus, singulis fasciis 2 sanguineis (1 basUari 

 obliqua, in medio coarctata, humerum amplectente, 1 subapicali 

 recta) ; pedibus rufis. L. 4 lin. 



Amboina, Ceram, Bourou, Aru ((Wallace). 



Closely allied to B. amboinensis ; the apical fascia varies in. 

 breadth. 



Episcaphula insularis, sp. n. 



E. amhoinensi simillima, nigra, obsolete punctulata ; thorace 

 maculis 2 anticis rufis; elytris fasciis 2 fulvo-rufis (1 basilari 

 antice bidentata, 1 subapicali, arcuata), antennis pedibusque rufis. 

 L. 31—4 lin. 



Malacca (Wallace). 



Episcaphula nigro-rufa, sp. n. 



E. amhoinensi affinis, sed major, capite thoraceque obsolete 

 punctatis, hoc dimidia antica rufa ; elytris crebrius evidenter 

 punctulatis, fasciis 2 subrectis rufis, per suturam rufam connectis ; 

 an tenuis pedibusque i-ufis. L. 4| lin. 



The elytra have rows of black dots repi-esenting the strise, which 

 show through from the inside. 



Ceram (Wallace). 



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