60 ME. F. P. PASCOE ON THE CUECULIONID^. 



sulcatse. Pectus ampliatum, convexum. Coxce anticse distantes. 

 Prosternum postice latum, truncatum. Abdomen segmentis 

 duobus basalibus ampliatis, connatis. Corpus rhomboideum. 



The Baridinae with the sterna forming a continuous level, for 

 which Lacordaire forms his " sous-tribu Madarides "*, appear to 

 be rather abundant in the Malasian islands, Pseudocliolus being 

 especially well represented. I have here only worked out a few 

 genera, leaving several species undescribed, which I do not think 

 it desirable to publish on the strength of my present materials, so 

 uncertain are the limits to be placed to their generic and specific 

 characters. Thus one of these doubtful forms has a canaliculate 

 pectus, which, according to Lacordaire, would take it out of the 

 " Lyteriides," to which, however, it obviously belongs, and among 

 which I have placed those now described ; at the same time I 

 think it probable that such a character is here only of specific 

 value. Lyterius itself is unknown to me, except as illustrated by 

 Paris complanatus (Dej. Cat.), which, however, disagrees with the 

 genus, as defined by Schonherr, in the scape not attaining the eye, 

 an important character; Lacordaire only knew the American 

 species melas, as instahilis does not, he says, belong even to the 

 subfamily. I have another species from Tiji. As yet only three 

 or four species of the genus Paris out of the whole subfamily are 

 known from Australia. 



Myctides barbatus. M. niger, nitidus ; rostro fusco, sparse 

 punctulato, (J) infra, basi excepto, ferrugineo -barbate; antennis 

 piceo-fuscis ; funiculo articulo prime quam secunde duple len- 

 giere ; prothorace punctis parvis raris distinctis impresse ; scutelle 

 subrotundate ; elytris protherace sesquilongieribus, pone humeros 

 paulo incurvatis, lineato-impressis, lineis, basi versus scutellum ex- 

 cepta, punctatis, interstitiis planatis, subtiliter sparse punctulatis; 

 corpore infra pedibusque punctis argentee-squamigeris adspersis. 

 Long. 2| lin. 



Hab. Batchian. 



Cynethia. 



(Baridinse.) 



Rostrum elongatum, basi sulcatum et incrassatum, apice diiata- 

 tum ; scrobes postmedianse. Scopus ab oculo remotus ; funi- 

 culus articulo primo secundo baud c]'assiore, ultimis brevibus, 



* It must be recollected, however, that Lacordaire himself states, " the passage 

 from one to the other is effected in a manner almost insensible." 



