172 [August, 



a large spot occupying the whole sutiiral reg-ion reddish-testaceous ; legs testa- 

 ceous. Length 9'5 mm. Of the build of Q. 7-uJjpeft Gra v., but in other respects 

 entirely dilfereut. Head black and of tlie same shape as in Q. rujipes, with 

 large eyes occupying nearly the whole of the sides, inipuiictate, except for two 

 punctures near the inner margin of the eve anteriorly and three posteriorly, 

 and one on either side of the nyck on the posterior margin. Antennae shorter 

 and stouter than in Q. rujipesj the first three joints testaceous, the last two or 

 three reddish, the intermediate joints infuscate ; the 2nd and 3rd joints are of 

 equal length, the 4th a little longer than broad, the oth scarcely, the 6th to 

 the 10th distinctly transverse, but not increasing in width, the 11th oblong- 

 ova\ Mandibles pitchy, palpi reddish-testaceous. Thorax with two punc- 

 tur-'S on either side of the middle line, another lateral, and one at the anterior 

 a igles ; ground-sculpture finely strigose, as on the head. Scuiellum pitchy, 

 sparingly and superficially punctured, sparsely pubescent. Elytra brown, the 

 apex and the retiexed lateral margins yellow-testaceous, a large oval sntural 

 spot extending from the scutellum to the posterior margins reddish-testaceous; 

 sculpture consisting of an oblique row of moderately large but superficial punc- 

 tures, three or four in number, extending from the humeral angles towards the 

 posterior margins, external to the sutural spot, and a pair on either side of 

 the suture, and exceedingly fine and rather close general puncturation ; 

 pubescence sparing. Abdomen pitchy-red, the margins of tlie segments 

 reddish-testaceous, finely and sparingly punctured ; pubescence scanty, 

 yellow. 



Sah. Ceylox, Kandy {G. E. Bryant). 



Females only obtained. 



Acylophorus longiceps, n. sp. 



Black, shining, abdomen iridescent ; head narrow ; thorax with two large 

 punctures on either side of the middle of the disc ; antennae and legs pitchy. 

 Length 7 mm. More robust than A. ylaberrinms Herbst, of Europe, with 

 much narrower head, more slender antennae, more rounded sides to the thorax, 

 and more rugulose puucturation of the elytra. Head narrow, oval, longer than 

 broad, the eyes large, not prominent ; puncturation very fine and sparse ; no 

 visible ground-sculpture. Antennae with 1st joint very long and gently curved, 

 the 2nd to the StU lunger than broad, gradually decreasing in length, 9th as 

 long as broad, the 10th scarcely transverse, the 11th short, oval. Thorax 

 transverse, the anterior angles obtusely rounded, the posterior angles obsolete, ■» 

 the strongly rounded sides passing insensibly into the base ; disc with two 

 rather laige punctures on either side of the middle and one or two very small 

 ones behind the anterior angles, otherwise impunctate and without ground- 

 sculpture. Scutellum punctured and pubescent. Elytra transverse, scarcely 

 as long as the thorax (measured along the suture), coarsely, closely, rugosely 

 punctured ; pubescence long and greyish. Abdomen moderately coarsely, but 

 not very closely, punctured ; pubescence long and stiff ; anal styles pitchy. 



Kah. Borneo, Mt. Merinjak, Sarawak {G, JE, Bryant), 



