354 MR. H. W. BATES ON FORMOSAN COLKOPTERA. [Julie 12, 



castaneis, partibus dept-essis obscurioribus, sutura nigra ; corf ore 

 subtus nigro opaco, creberrime foveolato ; abdomine castaneo ma- 

 culato ; pedibus rufo- easterners ; pygidio vage punctato, lineis ele- 

 vatis longitudinalibus tribus. 

 Long. 1| lin. 



Cryptocephalus swinhoei. 



Breviter oblongus, niger, parum nitidus, subtus pi/is brevibus argenteis 

 subsparsim vestitus, antennarum articulis tribus basalibus, labro et 

 palpis rafo-testaceis nitidis; capite punctis grossis sparsis, ad 

 margines densioribus et in rugis confuentibus, medio fovea oblonga; 

 thoracis marginibus antico et lateralibus stria profunda impressa, 

 angulis posticis longe product is, dorso Icevi, limbo laterali leviter 

 punctato ; elytris striato-punctatis, punctis postice subobsolelis, 

 interstitiis planis Icevibus. 



Long. 2 lin. 



AORIA QUINQ.UEMACULATA. 



Subquadrata, convexa, castaneo-rufa, pilis cinereo-argenteis vestita ; 

 capite thoraceque grosse et dense punctatis, hoc medio macula 

 magna nigra; elytris striato-punctatis, interstitiis (maculis posticis 

 exceptis) punctatis, maculis quinque (scilicet una utrinque medio 

 basis, altera communi medio suturali alteraque utrinque subdis- 

 coidali pone medium) nigris ; pedibus valde elongatis, rufis ; an- 

 tennis pallide rufis ; pectore, lateribus, coxis posticis et maculis 

 abdominis nigris. 



Long. 2f lin. 



Mr. Balv has received this species also from the north of China. 



LlNA FORMOSANA. 



Oblonga, postice vix dilatata, paulo convexa, kete viridi-cenea, antennis 

 (articulis apicalibus fuscis exceptis) pedibusque flavis ; capite 

 medio late depresso, irregulariter subruguloso- punctato ; thorace 

 supra incequali, irregulariter (lateribus grossius) punctato ; elytris 

 dense punctatis ; corpore subtus aneo, nitido, Icevissimo, abdominis 

 margine testaceo. 



Long. 3 lin. 



Allied to the European L. <enea ; but distinguished by the yellow- 

 legs and base of antennae. 



HlSPA CALLICANTHA. 



Oblonga, nigra, elytris chalybeo-nigris subnitidis ■ capite subtiliter 

 ruguloso, opaco, medio canaliculato ; antennis subclavatis, nigris 

 opacis, articulo basali supra prope apicem spina longa fiexuosa 

 armato : thorace crebre fortiter ruguloso, medio sulco longitudi- 

 nali brevi sublcevi, postice transverse impresso, antice spinis dua- 

 bus a basi furcatis , lateribus spina ant ica fur cat a alteraque poste- 

 rior shnplici ; elytris foveolis magnis seriatim ordinatis, margi- 

 nibus spinis acutis porrectis in serie regulari ordinatis, disco spinis 



