OF BALANINUS OCCURRING IN BORNEO. 377 



the apices almost jointly ronnrled ; the sntural impression deep 

 and almost symmetrical, but slightlj^ inclined to the right, the 

 apical area withont raised setas ; stri* 9 and 10 almost reaching 

 the base. Legs comparatively short, the hind femora not exceed- 

 ing the apex of the elj'tra, the femoral teeth sharp and spine-like; 

 the basal sinuation of the tibife rather shallow, the hind pair 

 clothed above with broader pink and white scales. Venter with 

 segment 1 shorter than 2 behind the coxfe, segment 5 simple. 



Length, 2*8 mm. ; breadth, 1*6 mm. 



Sarawak: 1 o, on flowers of Vernonia arhorea, 8. ii. 1914 

 {G. E. Bryayit). 



9. Balaninus rufulus, sp. n. 



S- Colour brown, the upper side fairly densely clothed with 

 rather narrow, reddish brown scales; the pronotum with a 

 narrow central line of longitudinally placed yellowish scales; the 

 elytra with a large apical area clothed with broader yellowish 

 scales and a short stripe of similar scales at the base of interval 2 ; 

 the whole sternum clothed with separated broad yellowish scales 

 which are denser on the mesepimeron and the margin of the 

 mesepisternum, the scales on the venter being denser and 

 narrower. 



Head with the rostrum arising from Avell below the middle of 

 the eye ; the vertex thinly, the forehead densely covered with 

 scaling. Rostrum (broken at the apex) distinctly punctate 

 laterally at the base, but without any lateral furrow or carina, 

 the scrobe not passing beneath the rostrum nor exceeding the 

 antenna. AntenncB inserted far behind the middle, the scape 

 almost touching the eye ; the funicle with joint 1 distinctly 

 longer than 2, and 3 than 4, 5 the shortest, 4, 6 and 7 subequal 

 and a little longer than broad ; the club about as long as the four 

 preceding joints, joint 1 a little longer than 2, and 2 than 3. 

 Prothorax a little broader than long (8 : 7), the sides subpai-allel 

 for a short distance fiom the base, then roundly narrowed, with- 

 out, any apical constriction, the apical margins feebly arcuate 

 dorsally and without any postocular lobes ; the upper surface 

 with regular i-eticulate punctures. Scutelhim nearl}' circular, 

 with a few minute scales. Elytra with the lateral margins 

 deeply sinuate and the apices jointly emarginate ; the basal 

 sutural impression deep and asymmetrical, the edge of the right 

 elytron being depressed below that of the left, the suture without 

 raised setfe at the apex, striae 9 and 10 not nearly reaching the 

 base. Legs comparatively short, the hind femora not exceeding the 

 elytra, the femoral teeth shai-p and spine-like, the basal sinuation 

 on the tibise well marked, the hind pair with fine setiform scales 

 above like the rest of the legs. Venter with the two basal 

 segments equal behind the coxpe. 



Length, 2*6 mm. ; breadth, 1-4 mm. 



Sarawak : 1 $ . on flowers of Vernonia arhorea, Mt. Mataug, 

 1000ft., 8. ii. 1914 ((?. ^. Bryant). 



