1889.] COLEOPTERA OF THE FAMILY TELEPHORIDiE. 107 



trochanters, and body yellow, some of the ventral segments faintly 

 clouded in the middle. 



Six specimens captured by Mr. Lewis are in my own collection. 



28. Telephorus kiukianganus, sp. nov. 



Plumbeo-niffer ; prothorace pedibusque rufis, his tibiarum basibus 

 tarsisque nigro-piceis, illo disco, antennis articulis duobus basal- 

 ibus, abdominisque apice rufescentibus . 



Long. 12 millim. S . 



Mas 1 Abdominis segmento septimo ventrali late diviso, utrinque 

 profunda fossulato. 



Hab. China, Kiukiang {A. E. Pratt). 



Var. thorace toto rnfo. 



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 

 rejiexo, picescente ; elytris purpureis, pube brevi concolore dense 

 vestitis ; antennis corpore paulo brevioribus, simplicibus. 

 Long. 14 millim. 



Hab. China, Kiukiang (J. E. 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 antennae 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 T. kiukiang anus, 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 



