ME. P. P. PASOOE ON THE CUBOtJLIONlD^, 27 



densatis, ornatis ; corpore infra nitidissime viridi-metallico, lateribus 

 albo-maculatis ; femoribus tibiisque, anticis exceptis, nitide rufo-ferru- 

 gineis. Long. 6 lin. 

 Hab. Aru. 



Belus is one of tlie few genera of Coleoptera common and 

 confined to the Papuan group and Australia. From the former 

 we are indebted to Mr. Wallace for the two species here de- 

 scribed, the only ones known at present; whilst Australia has 

 about thirty-six. 



Belus inornatus. B. angustior, obscure nigro-fuscus, elytris pur- 

 purascentibus, pilis griseis vage vestitus; capite parce rostro obsolete 

 punctulato; antennis ferrugineis; prothorace transverso, in medio 

 subcanaliculato, supra rugoso-punetulato ; seutello valde transverso ; 

 elytris postice minus gradatim latioribus, rude confertim punctulatis, 

 apicibus mucronatis ; corpore infra nitide nigro ; femoribus ferrugi- 

 neis, vel rufo-ferrugineis. Long. 4-5 lin. 



Hab. Mysol; Morty. 



This and the preceding are very distinct species ; in my speci- 

 mens both have the anterior femora bidentate beneath ; but this 

 is not a specific character ; I am not even sure that it is a sexual 

 one, although hitherto it has been used for the differentiation of 

 species. 



Euops ccELESTiNA. E. brcvis, nitidissime cserulea, violaceo resplen- 

 dens ; antennis rufo-fuscis, clava elongata, nigra ; rostro breviusculo ; 

 capite prothoraceque impuuctatis, hoc in medio transversim impresso ; 

 seutello subquadrato, viridi-nitente ; elytris subsulcato-punctatis, 

 punctis mediocribus, sutura nigra ; pygidio pedibusque uigro-cyaneis, 

 illo sat sparse punctate. Long. If lin. 



Hab. New Guinea (Dorey). 



The anterior tibiae longer, curved, and sometimes running into 

 a falcate process at the apex ; in the females the anterior tibise 

 are stouter, bulging out a little between the base and the middle, 

 and having one or two spurs at the apex ; but there are some ex- 

 ceptions. M. Jekel, in ' Insecta Saundersiana,' divides the genus 

 into three groups, depending principally on the form of the body. 



Euops viOLACEA. E. brevis, nitidissime caeruleo-violacea ; antennis 

 rufo-fuscis, minus elongatis ; rostro breviusculo ; capite et prothorace 

 subtilissime transversim corrugatis, punctis minutis adspersis ; seu- 

 tello subquadrato ; elytris sulcato-punctatis, punctis majusculis, sub- 

 approximatis, sutura nigra ; pygidio cyaneo, punctis distinctis parvis 

 adsperso; pedibus cyaneo-fuscis. Long. If lin. 



Hab. Ceram. 



