Mr. F. P. Pascoe on new Curculionide. 453 
Arypteus trinarius. 
A. ovatus, piceus, maculis duabus basi elytrorum, plaga majuscula 
trifida pone medium, apiceque obscure albidis ; prothorace fortiter 
punctato, antice linea elevata instructo. Long. 43 lin. 
Hab. Dorey, Sarawak. 
Ovate, pitchy, a few undefined spots on the upper surface, 
two, more conspicuous, at the base, a larger trifid patch on the 
middle of the elytra, and a patch at the apex formed of densely 
packed greyish-white scales, the rest having only a scattered 
squamosity ; rostrum slender, uearly smooth throughout ; an- 
tenn ferruginous, scape short, four basal joints of the funicle 
subequal ; prothorax closely and coarsely punctured, an eleva- 
ted glossy line not extending to the base; scutellum ovate, 
scaly; elytra rounded at the shoulders and at the apices, 
striate-punctate, punctures approximate, squarish, interstices 
narrow ; body beneath and legs closely scaled, femora thick- 
ened but not toothed. 
The toothless femora might in strictness demand for this 
species generic separation; but for the present, unless an 
arbitrary limit is to be enforced, I think it will be better to 
leave it in Arypteus. 
Arypteus galeotes. 
A. subellipticus, piceus, squamulis albis nigrisque, his maculatim 
varius; prothorace linea elevata instructo; elytris subcordatis, 
humeris valde productis. Long. 8 lin. 
Hab. Sarawak. ; 
Subelliptic, pitchy, with white and black scales, the latter 
forming well-defined irregular spots; rostrum stoutish, with 
three slightly elevated lines at the base ; first three joints of 
the funicle subequal ; prothorax rather narrow, slightly longer 
than broad, deeply punctured, the intervals somewhat tuber- 
culate, punctures lined with minute, mostly whitish, scales, 
a narrow glossy-black elevated line from the apex to the base ; 
scutellum roundish ; elytra subcordate, constricted at the base, 
then expanding at the shoulders into a large conical protube- 
rance, apices divaricate, striate-punctate, punctures large and 
approximate, interstices very narrow and irregular; legs 
white, ringed with black. 
A handsome well-marked species, owing to the form of the 
-elytra. The white scales on the forehead and legs have an 
ivory-like texture. One of my specimens has a ternate patch 
on the middle of the elytra, and the black spots are more 
irregular. 
