1918.] 139 



NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN SALTATORIAL DASCILLIDAE. 



BY U. C. CHAMPION, F.Z.S. 



(Continued from p. 102.) 



Madagascar Species. 



14. — Ora riigipennis, n. sp. 



Broad-oval, moderately shining, pubescent ; testaceous, the prothovax with 

 an irregular .2-shaped mark on the disc, and the elytra with various scattered 

 spots and streaks (an oblique mark near the suture at about the middle the 

 most conspicuous), black, the posterior femora also nigro-vaiiegate, the tibiae 

 and tarsi testaceous ; closely, minutely, the elytra densely, rugosely punctate. 

 Head rather narrow, with two broad foveae between the eyes, the latter large 

 [antennae wanting]. Prothorax very short, comparatively small, obliquely 

 narrowed from the base, deeply hollowed in front opposite the eyes, with an 

 indication of a median groove. Elytra broad-oval, explanate and sharply mar- 

 gined laterally, flattened on the disc anteriorly, excavate for some distance at 

 the sides below the shoulder, and with several faint costae on the disc. Posterior 

 coxae without plate. Posterior femora very broad, the tibiae long, curved 

 widened, the upper spur a little shorter than the first tarsal joint. 



Length 3i, breadth 2^ mm. ( d ?) 



Hah. Madagascae ( Gerrarcl, ex coll. Fry). 



One example, in mutilated condition, but so different from the 

 known forms as to be worth naming. The strongly bifoveate head and 

 the rugose, explanate, nigro-variegate elytra bring 0. rugipennis near 

 the Indian and Malayan O. nigropimctata Motsch. ( = irregularis 

 Waterh.), which has the elytral surface still more uneven. Compared 

 with O. rugosissima, from Perak and Borneo, which is hemispherical in 

 shape, the elytra are more depressed on the disc and less rugose. 



Asiatic Species. 



15. — Ora antiqua^ n. sp. 



Broad-oval, depressed, somewhat acuminate behind, moderately shining, 

 pubescent : testaceous, the upper surface (except the sides of the elytra 

 anteriorly and the base of the latter) and femora mottled with piceous ; the 

 elytra very densely, minutely punctate, with larger punctures intermixed, 

 the rest of the surface much smoother. Head small, bifoveate, the eyes not 

 very large ; antennae slender, feebly subserrate, rather short, joint 3 much 

 smaller than 2. Prothorax very short, feebly developed, arcuately narrowed 

 from the base, deeply hollowed opposite the eyes in front, the angles somewhat 

 obtuse. Elytra broadly arcuato-explanate at the sides, with a distinct sutural 

 groove and an indication of three obsolete costae on the disc ; the right elytron 

 compressed and longitudinally raised near the suture just before the tip, the 

 apices thus appearing dehiscent. Posterior coxae without plate. Posterior leo-s 



