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Tyndides. 



(Calandrinse.) 



Eostrum porrectum, elongattiin, rectum, gradatim angustius, sed 

 apicem versus dilatatum ; scrohes subbasales. Prothorax elon- 

 gato-couicus. ScuteUum parvum. Femora sublinearia, postica 

 elongata, infra dente minuto instructa ; tiiice squamoso-macu- 

 late, iutus baud sinuatee. Ccetera fere ut in Mega'procto. 



Tbe two species bere described are closely allied ; but tbe second 

 is considerably narrower, tbe pygidium not compressed at tbe apex, 

 and the prothorax bas a very distinct white line on each side. 



Tyndides pustulosus. (PI. IV. fig. 4.) T. ellipticus, fuscus, 

 punctis numerosis, squamositate ochracea repletis, adspersus ; capite 

 rostroque basi ochraceo-squamosis, hoc a medio ferrugineo, apice 

 exceptOj rugoso-punctato ; antennis inuumento ochraceo tectis, arti- 

 culo basali clavse glabro excepto; prothorace latitiidine duplo lon- 

 giore, paulo planato, punctis plurimis fere contiguis, linea longitudi- 

 nali media lateribusque exceptis ; elytris pone basin paulo latioribus, 

 deinde parum rotundatis et angustioribus, striato-punctatiSj interstitiis 

 punctis ssepe confluentibus notatis; pygidio versus apicem compresso, 

 et supra earinato ; corpore infra, segmentis abdominis in medio ex- 

 ceptis, pedibusque plus minusve dense squamoso-punctatis, segmento 

 basali rude punctato. Long. 9^ lin. (rost. incl.). 

 Hah. Sumatra; Malacca. 



Tyndides lineatus. T. anguste ellipticus, punctis numerosis, squa- 

 mositate alba repletis, adspersus ; caeteris ut in prsecedente, sed pro- 

 thorace utrinque linea alba distincta munito, pygidio conico supra in- 

 tegro, et abdomine rude punctato, segmentis tribus intermediis in 

 medio glabris exceptis. Long. 1\ lin. (rost. inch). 



Hah. Sarawak. 



Megaproctus pugionatus. (PI. IV. fig. 8.) M. angustus, elon- 

 gatus, rufo-ferrugineus ; rostro recto, pone medium paulo recurvato, 

 basi gibboso, tuberculis numerosis, apice excepto, adsperso ; scrobibus 

 basalibus ; scapo flexuoso ; prothorace latitudine plus duplo lon- 

 giore, obscure areolato-guttato, in medio nigro-vittato, utrinque 

 vitta angustiore notato ; scutello oblongo-triangulari ; elytris brevius- 

 culis, regione suturali excavatis, striato-punctatis, interstitiis quinto 

 septimoque paulo elevatis ; pygidio horizontah, elongate, postice 

 angusto compresso, apice acuto ; corpore infra indumento griseo, 

 segmentis ultimis quatuor abdominis exceptis, tecto ; pedibus rufes- 

 centibus, sparse setulosis. Long. 7^ Hn. (rost. inch). 



Hab. Tondano. 



