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projecting portion truncate, with a slight projection or tooth on each side of the truncate 
part (fig. 86). "Thorax long, very nearly equal in front and behind, but rather narrower 
behind ; posterior angles rounded, anterior declinate and nearly right-angled ; apex trun- 
cate; impunctate, with a fine dorsal line reaching from the base to about a fourth of the 
length of the thorax from its apex. Scutellum impunctate. Elytra very finely punc- 
tate-lineate, the lines, which are about seven on each elytron, becoming effaced towards 
the sides and apex. Abdomen shining and impunctate, except a few faint punctures 
towards the base of the pygidium. Legs testaceo-piceous ; tarsi pale testaceous. 
Collected by Mr. Wallace in the Malayan Peninsula. There is a specimen in the 
British Museum. 
7. ORTHOGRAMMA SAUNDERSII. 
Linearis, elongata, depressa, nitida et ferrugineo-picea, elytris nigris, abdomine Fig. 87. 
piceo-nigro; antennis ferrugineis, clava fusca; pedibus piceo-testaceis, Pr 
tarsis testaceis ; capite antice levissime punctato et linea levi punctata im- 
presso, medio longitudinaliter impresso, postice impunctato, utrinque fovea 
parva instructo, epistomate bidentato, leviter et crebre punctato; thorace impunc- 
tato; elytris vix lineatis; abdomine fere impunctato, pygidio sparsim leviter punc- 
tato. Long. 2+ lin., lat. 1 lin. 
Epistoma. 
Habitat in insula Dorey in Nova Guinea. 
Slender, narrow, linear, depressed, shining. Head, thorax, and scutellum ferrugineo- 
pieeous; elytra black; abdomen piceous black; antennse ferruginous, with the club 
dusky; legs piceo-testaceous, tarsi testaceous. Head smooth and shining, impunctate 
behind, very finely punctate towards the front, and with the epistome more closely punc- 
tate, slightly projecting on each side in front (fig. 87) ; between them, extending back 
longitudinally for some space, is a slightly depressed line irregularly punctured, on each 
side of which, further back than the line of the antennz and not so far back as the line 
of the eyes, is a small fovea. "Thorax about as wide behind as before; anterior angles 
nearly right-angled, posterior rounded; impunctate. Scutellum impunctate. Elytra 
with mere faint traces of lines towards the suture, the rest smooth; a few long hairs along 
the exterior margin. Abdomen smooth, with a few faint punctures and hairs; the 
pygidium somewhat more punctate. 
From Dorey, one of the New Guinea Islands. Collected by Mr. Wallace, and named 
in honour of Mr. Wilson Saunders. 
8. ORTHOGRAMMA BREVICEPS. 
Elongata, linearis, valde depressa, irregulariter punctata, sat nitida et glabra; Fig. 88. 
capite, thorace et abdomine ferrugineo-rufis, antennis pedibusque rufis ; 
epistomate levissime quinquies emarginato; elytris testaceis, apice brun- ^ Epistoma. 
neo; thorace lineis tribus longitudinaliter leviter impresso; elytris striato-punc- 
ue — impunctatis; abdominis segmentis dilutioribus. Long. 13 lin., 
at. 4 lin. 
Habitat in insula Nicobaria. 
