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tioribus, grosse striato-punctatis, basi lateribus et apice viridi- 
argenteo maculatim squamosis, dorso utrinque maculis duabus 
rotundatis elevatis corallinis politis. 
Long. 7 lin. 
Closely allied to P. quadripustulatus (Gestro, Ann. Mus. Civ. di 
Genova, vii. p. 1008) from Geelvink Bay, New Guinea; agreeing 
with that species in the peculiar raised coral-like spots of the elytra. 
According to a coloured drawing which Dr. Gestro has kindly sent 
me, the two spots of each elytron in his species are much more 
widely distant than they are in P. verrucatus, the thorax is destitute 
of the dorsal line of scales, and the rounded patches of greenish- 
silvery scales which adorn the base, sides, and apex of our species 
are wanting. In his species the thorax is much broader in propor- 
tion to the elytra, and the elytra longer and less globose; but these 
may be distinctive of the sex of his specimen, doubtless a female. In 
P. verrucatus the lines of large punctures are interrupted and 
diverted near the site of the raised red spots. The rounded patches 
of scales consist of one on each side of the scutellum, a marginal row 
of five or six on each side, a submarginal row of three or four, and a 
vitta-formed one parallel to the suture near the apex. The meso- and 
metasternum are alsoadorned with patches of similarly-colonred scales. 
One example. 
EUPHOLUS BROWNI, 0. Sp. (Plate XXV. fig. 2.) 
Niger, rostro verticeque viridi-aureo squamosis ; thorace dorso 
late sulcato, vittis quinque argenteo-viridi squamosis, una dor- 
sali interrupta, alteris utrinque duabus lateralibus ; elytris basi 
planatis, postice gibbosis, grossissime punctato-sulcatis, fasciis 
et maculis argenteo-viridi squamosis, scilicet (1) juata humeros 
maculis nonnullis parvis, (2) ante medium fascia maculari 
interrupta prope suturam valde antice curvata, (3) fascia pone 
medium maculari recta, et (4) vittis subapicalibus tribus prope 
suturam et marginem; pectore et abdomine lateribus lete 
aureo-viridi-squamoso maculatis. 
Long. 12 lin. 
Allied to Hu. amalie (Gestro, Ann. Mus. Civ. di Genova, vol. vii. 
p- 1004), from which it differs, according to a coloured drawing with 
which Dr. Gestro has favoured me, in the form and situation of the 
belts and vitte of silvery blue or green scales of the elytra. It is 
one of the most beautiful species of the genus. Hu. amali@ was 
found at Sorong in N.W. New Guinea. 
One example. 
EUPHOLUS, sp. 
Three specimens of an apparently variable species which cannot at 
present be determined. 
SPHENOPHORUS, Sp. 
One example. There are also four other Curculionidee in the col- 
lection, obscure forms which cannot at present be named. 
