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9. HAPTONCUS OVALIS. 
H. concolori affinis; parvus, late ovalis, parum convexus et subnitidus, sparsim leviter 
punctatus, vix pubescens, leete testaceus; antennis pallidis, articulis ultimis duobus 
nigris; thorace anguste marginato, angulis posticis latiore. Long. 3 lin., lat. 3 lin. 
Habitat in Nova Guinea. 
Allied to H. concolor. Small, broadly oval, slightly convex, somewhat shining, sparsely 
and faintly punctate, scarcely pubescent, clear testaceous; the antenns pale luteous, 
with the last two articles of the club black or blackish. Thorax considerably narrower 
in front than behind, sloping in a gradual and gentle round from the posterior angles 
to the front; apex emarginate, very narrowly margined instead of having the margin 
reflexed as in H. concolor; anterior angles much declinate, obtuse; posterior angles 
slightly obtuse, almost right angles; base bisinuate. Scutellum rather large, triangular. 
Elytra widest before the middle, attenuated behind it, apex truncate; exterior que 
angles rounded, sutural apical angles nearly right angles. 
From Macassar. Collected by Mr. Wallace. A single specimen in the British Museum. 
4. HAPTONCUS PUBESCENS. 
Epuree lutec similis ; parallelus, levissime punctatus, testaceo pubescens, totus testaceus ; 
thorace antice quam postice haud multo angustiore, angulis anticis obtusis; elytris 
haud medio expansis, apice latis. Long. 2—1 lin., lat. 4 lin. 
. Habitat in Taprobana. 
Similar in appearance to Zpurea lutea. Wholly testaceous, oblong, parallel, clothed 
with long soft testaceous pubescence, very finely punctate. Thorax with the sides only 
slightly rounded, not much narrower in front than behind; apex emarginate and bluntly 
bisinuate ; anterior angles somewhat obtuse; sides very slightly sinuate at the posterior 
angles, which are somewhat obtuse; base slightly bisinuate. Elytra with the sides very 
little rounded, apex nearly as broad as the base, straight truncate; exterior apical angles 
rounded, sutural apical angles nearly right angles. Pygidium pointed. 
From Ceylon, where it does not appear to be rare. 
5. HAPTONCUS TESTACEUS. 
H. pubescenti affinis; major, minus pubescens, thorace antice quam postice parum angus- 
tiore, angulis anticis rotundatis; rufo-testaceus. Long. 1 lin., lat. غ4‎ lin 
Habitat in insula Macassar. 
Allied to .H. pubescens; of the same general form, but larger, less pubescent, more 
shining, and somewhat more rufous in colour; antennze dark rufous; the thorax some- 
what narrower in front, and the anterior angles rounded instead of obtuse. In other 
respects it is very similar to H. pubescens. 1 
I am not sure, however, that it belongs to this genus. The parts of the mouth, with 
the exception of the ligula, are nearly the same, but the ligula is different. "The folded 
double membranous lobes are absent; or, if they exist, they are concealed by the large. 
cup-formed terminal article of the labial palpi. ^ ; 
From the island of Macassar. Collected by Mr. Wallace. . 
