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trochanters, and body yellow, some of the ventral segments faintly 
clouded in the middle. F 
Six specimens captured by Mr. Lewis are in my own collection. 
28. TELEPHORUS KIUKIANGANUS, Sp. Nov. 
Plumbeo-niger ; prothorace pedibusque rujis, his tibiarum basibus 
tarsisque nigro-piceis, illo disco, antennis articulis duobus basal- 
ibus, abdominisque apice rufescentibus. 
Long. 12 millim. ¢. 
Mas? Abdominis segmento septimo ventrali late diviso, utrinque 
profunde fossulato. 
Hab. China, Kiukiang (4. E. Pratt). 
Var. thorace toto rufo. 
The head in this insect is much narrowed behind as in T’ sinensis, 
long but shorter than in that species, and with the basal and some- 
times the second joints rufous. The thorax is orbicular, but longer 
than wide in some specimens, while equally wide and long in the 
variety and in other specimens. The scutellum is fuscous (but 
yellow in the variety) ; the elytra are smoky black with a blue tint, 
opaque but very finely sculptured, and pubescent. The greater part 
of the head is narrowly yellow; the breast and abdomen are ashy 
black, but all the segments are margined, and the curiously formed 
subapical segment is reddish yellow. 
29. TELEPHORUS PURPUREIPENNIS, sp. nov. (Plate X. fig. 4.) 
Niger, subnitidus ; pronoto suborbiculari, limbo toto angustius 
reflexo, picescente ; elytris purpureis, pube brevi concolore dense 
vestitis ; antennis corpore paulo brevioribus, simplicibus. 
Long. 14 millim. 
Hab. China, Kiukiang (4. #. Pratt). 
The head is rather small, even with the eyes (which are prominent), 
not being so wide as the thorax; the mandibles pitchy ; the cheeks 
in front of the antennz with a pale spot. The thorax black, with 
the margins neatly raised and paler, the reflexed edge being even 
testaceous beneath. The form is orbicular but generally longer than 
wide, and with the base rather straight, its disk smooth and shining 
and tumid on each side of the middle, leaving a roughly formed 
channel ; only the very finest pubescence can be observed under the 
strongest lens, and that only towards the sides. Elytra rich dark 
purple-red, obsoletely costate. 
The thorax in this species is formed as in 7’. kiwkianganus, and will 
prevent its being confounded with species of Lycocerus, which in 
colour and the clothing and the costation of the elytra it approaches. 
Three specimens. The last ventral segment has a broad and 
triangular impression, but the sex is uncertain. 
30. TELEPHORUS METALLESCENS, Sp. nov. 
Flavus ; capite supra ( fronte excepto) prothoracisque macula parva 
discoidali nigris, elytris plumbeis vel subviridibus ; antennis 
