new species of Cleridce. 405 



shining, almost glabrous; elytra more thickly and deeply 

 punctured, especially at the tjase, not costate, but Avith the 

 basal half of the suture somewhat flatly depressed. Mouth, 

 palpi and three basal joints of antennte yellow ; mandibles 

 pitchy; abdomen, breast and legs wholly testaceous. 



Hah. — Laos (Mouhot); coll. Gorham (e Mus. Saun- 

 ders). 



Tenerus chalybcEus, n. sp. 



Cyaneus, nitidus, palpis tantum piceo-testaceis, pube 

 erecta vestitus, capite thoraceque obsoletissime, elytris 

 creberrime subtiliter punctatis, antennis nigris. 



Long. 3i lin. 



This species is more pubescent than either of the pre- 

 ceding blue species; the elyti*a exhibit no trace of costEe, 

 and are more thickly punctured than in Cyaneus. 



A specimen in Major Parry's collection has the head 

 with a minute yellow spot in front. 



Hah. — Singapore (Wallace) ; coll. Gorham and Parry. 



Tenerus dor ey anus, n. sp. 



Niger, capite thoraceque nitidis, antennis flavis, articu- 

 lis tribus basalibus totis, sequentibus externe fuscis, elytris 

 aurantiacis apice late nigris, pube brevi flavo vestitis. 



Long. 3 1 lin. 



Head obsoletely but visibly punctured; thorax finely 

 punctured in front; disc uneven, shining, a deep trans- 

 verse impression in fi'ont of the middle, and the centre of 

 the base raised in a tubercular manner. Elytra of a fine 

 orange-red for two-thirds or rather more of their length, 

 the a])ical third velvety black, clothed with a fine thick 

 pile of the same colour as the respective parts of the 

 elytra; impunctate, even; legs black; antennas testaceous ; 

 three basal, and the following two or three joints externally 

 fuscous. 



Hah. — New Guinea, Dorey (Wallace) ; coE. Gorham. 



Tenerus andamanensis, n. sp. 



Ferrugineus, breviter pubescens, antennis, elyti-is tar- 

 sisque nigro-fuscis, elytris obscure tricostatis. 

 Long. ?i — 5 lin. 



Head rusty-red, spotless, very finely juuicturod, sub- 

 pubescent, shining. Thorax rather longer than wide, a 



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