1889.] COLEOPTERA OF THE FAMILY TELEPHORIDiE. Ill 



black, the sides a little contracted ia front ; the disk deeply sulcate, 

 tumid behind the middle on each side ; the front margin and sides 

 a little reflexed and often pitchy. Elytra distinctly costate, the 

 humeral callus distinct and giving rise to one costa, between which 

 and the suture are three costse, that which is next the callus being 

 prolonged to near the apex. Their colour is a dull reddish brown, 

 which is no doubt brighter in life, and is restored by wetting them. 

 The body beneath is dull black, clothed with short greyish pubes- 

 cence. The apical segment of the male appears only to differ from 

 that of the female in being narrow, but cannot be well observed in 

 dry specimens. 



This species has been known to me since 1863, when Mr. G. 

 Lewis collected five specimens at Fuchau. The toothing of the 

 claws of the female suggests affinity with Ancistronycha. I canuot 

 at present, for want of more and sufficiently fresh specimens, deter- 

 mine whether the same structure is found in L. serricornis and other 

 species. If it should prove to be so, it would not warrant the placing 

 of such abnormal insects in that genus. 



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37. Telephorus? sp. nov. 



A single example of a Telephorus from Fuchau, collected by 

 Mr. Leech. 



38. HoMALisus? sp. nov.? 



A single example from Kiukiang {Pratt) possibly belongs to this 

 genus : this insect has a strongly fossulate thorax, and costate and 

 deeply punctured elytra. 



39. SiLis, sp. nov. 1 



Hah. Fuchau {Leech). 



Two examples of a small &ilis (6 millim.) with black body and 

 elytra and red thorax, the sides of which are doubly and deeply 

 incised, and its disk deeply fossulate. Not in sufficiently good condi- 

 tion for study, the antennae being lost, &c. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. 



Fig. 1. Telephorus Jchasianus, p. 97. '' 



2. chalybeipennis, p. 96. " 



3. frattiamis, p. 105. 



4. purpurcipennis, p. 107. 



5. bieti, p. 101. ^ 



6. insularis, p. 101. ^ 



7. ccelestis, p. 104. 



8. imperialis, p. 102. '' 



9. nobilis, p. 103. 



10. Lycocerus serricarnis, p. 109. 



11. calic/inosiis, p. llO.j 



12. militaris, p. 110. 



