3f>0 MR. H. W. BATES ON FORMOSAN COLEOPTERA. [Julie 12, 



The following Chinese species of Elateridee are also contained in 

 the collection : — 



Camptostkrnus fulgens, Fab. 



Agrypnus politus, Candeze. 



Agonischius obscuripes, Gyll. 



All three found also in Cochin China, the Himalayas, &c. 



Hemiops flavtjs, Laporte. 



Also Malay archipelago, Himalayas, &c. 



Melanoxanthtjs melanocephalus, Thunb. 



Widely distributed over the tropical parts of the Old World. 



Longicornes. 

 Philus pallescens. 



Elongatus, subcylindricus, pallide fuseo-cervinus, pube pallida 

 subdecumbente vestitus ; capite pone ocidos elongatulo et leviter 

 angustato, supra creberrime punctato ; oculis magnis ; tuberi- 

 bus antenniferis incrassatis ; antennis leviter serratis, rufo- 

 cervinis, articulis 3 U0 — 1 l mum subcequalibus, maris corpore mill to, 

 fcemince paulo , longioribus ; thorace parvo, subrotundato, supra 

 inaquali, crebre punctato ; elytris subcylindricis, maris apice 

 subacuminatis, supra minute crebre punctatis, carinulis indi- 

 stinctis dorsalibus duabus ; corpore subtus pedibusque obscure 

 rufo-cervinis, articido ultimo tarsorum tenui. 

 Long. 8-9 lin., c? $ . 



Differs from the North China Philus inconspicuus (Saunders) by 

 its paler colour, much less hirsute body, and longer and slenderer an- 

 tennse, especially in the female. 



Erythrtjs formosantjs. 



E. championi simillimus, multo magis elongatus, scutello nigro ; 

 capite supra, antennis, corpore subtus {capite protkoraceque 

 rufis exceptis) et pedibus nigris ; thorace tuber cults duobus 

 solum nigris; elytris elongatis, apice serratis, angulo suturali 

 spiniformi, medio unicostatis. 

 Long. 9 lin. 



Closely allied to E. championi (White, Cat. Long. Brit. Mus. 

 j). 1-12, pi. 4. f. 4) of Hong Kong, but much more elongated, and 

 the scutellum black instead of red. The face is clothed with reddish 

 hairs. 



Praonetha binodosa. 



Elliptica, convexa, cinerea, fusco varia ; capite dense cinereo- 

 cervino tomentoso ; antennis corpore multo brevioribvs, obscure 

 fuscis, articulis basi cinereis, articulis 3° et 4° elongatis infra 

 curvatis ; thorace cylindrico, elytris multo angustioribus ; dorso 



