182 MB. F. P. PASCOE ON THE OUECULIONID^. 



dividing the genus as it stands at present. Alcides is well repre- 

 sented in the Papuan group — about twelve species — while in 

 Australia it is all but unknown ; there are numerous s])ecies from 

 West and from South Africa, one from the north of Persia, and 

 another, described further on^ from North China ; and these two 

 probably indicate the northern limits of the genus. 



Alcides fastuosus. A. breviter subcylindricus, squamositate sor- 

 dide silacea sparse vestitus ; rostro valido, protliorace loiigiore, dimi- 

 dio basali squaraoso, reliquo breviter punctato ; anteunis nigris, re- 

 mote setulosisj funiculo articulo secundo quara prime longiore, 

 cseteris brevibus, submonihformibus j oculis rotundatis ; prothorace 

 subconico, utrinque paulo rotundato, supra granulate ; scutello sub- 

 quadrato albo-squamoso ; elytris basi prothorace paulo latioribus, 

 latitudine vix duplo longioribus, fortiter sulcato-punctatisj punctis 

 oblongo-quadratis, interstitiis granulatis, pone medium fascia lata con- 

 spicua apiceque albido-squamosis ; corpore infra pedibusque sparse 

 griseo-squamosis, granulatis ; tibiis anticis dente parvo, reliquis intus 

 subbisinuatis. Long. 8 lin. 



Hub, Sarawak. 



A very distinct species, the declivity of the elytra not marked 

 with a callosity as in most others of this genus. 



Alcides auritus. (PI. IX. fig. 11.) A. subcylindricus, ater, squa- 

 mositate sparsa nigra indutus, squamisque albidis plagiatim decoratus ; 

 capite verticali, inter oculos fovea profunda impresso ; rostro crasso, 

 prothorace breviore, sat crebre punctato, squamis brevissimis albis ad- 

 sperso; antennis nigris, fere nudis; funiculo articulo basali breviu- 

 culo, cajteris transversis j oculis ovalibus j prothorace haiul trans- 

 verso, antice modice angustiore, utrinque rotundato, apice excepto, sat 

 confertim verrucoso-granulato j scutello atro; elytris pone bumcros 

 tuberculo conico valido instructis, supra fortiter sulcato-punctatis ; 

 corpore infra nigro, albo-plagiato ; pedibus squamis filiformibus gri- 

 seis adspersis ; tibiis intus in medio spinoso-dentatis. Long. 5 lin. 

 Hab. Cocbinchina. 



This species may be placed near A. delta. Tbe coloration is 

 very complicated, as will be seen on the Plate, and is not always 

 exactly tbe same. The spots on the white patches represent the 

 punctuation. 



Alcides erro. A. subcylindricus, ferrugineus, prothorace nigro, 

 utrinque albido-lanuginoso ; rostro sat valido, prothorace sesquilon- 

 giore, rude confertim punctato ; antennis fuscis, funiculo articulis 

 duobus basalibus longioribus, caiteris brevibus, ultimis transversis ; 

 clava ampliata ; oculis subovatis ; prothorace transverso, confertim 



