266. [December, 



58. — Scirfes acuminatiis, n. sp. 



c? . Acuminate oval, depressed, shinino-, thickly, rather coarsely pubes- 

 cent ; rufo-testaceous, the scutellum and elytra, and the posterior femora in 

 part, nigro-piceous or piceous; densely, very finely punctate. Head broad, 

 the eyes large ; antennae long, slender, joints 2 and 3 short, equal, those 

 following elongate, filiform. Prothorax arcuately narrowing from the base, 

 deeply hollowed in front opposite the eyes, the anterior angles prominent. 

 Elytra long, rapidly narrowing from a little below the base, becoming narrow 

 at the apex, sharply margined. Posterior coxal plates angular. Posterior 

 femora very broad, the tibiae stout, curved, the two spurs very long, the upper 

 one about one-third longer than the other, and almost as long as the first tarsal 

 joint. 



Length 4, breadth 2^ mm. 



JIab. Borneo, Sarawak {A. B. Wallace). 



One male, injured hj pinning, Avith the genital armatui'e extruded. 

 It is advisable to name this insect, ag the long, acuminate elytra, and 

 the greatly developed lower posterior tibial spur, render S. acuminatus 

 easy of recognition. 



59. — Scirtes patJcainus, n. sp. 



Oval (cT), a little widened posterior^ ( $ ), rather broad, robust, shining, 

 finely pubescent ; obscure castaneous, piceous, or nigro-piceous, the antennal 

 joints 1 and 2, the tips of the tarsi, and the tibial spurs testaceous ; closely, 

 minutely, the elytra much more distinctly, punctate. Head broad, the eyes 

 large ; antennae long, joints 2 and 3 short, equal in length, 4-11 elongate, 

 mi)derately slender, filiform. Prothorax arcuately narrowed from the base, 

 hollowed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra with veiy faint impressed lines 

 on the disc, the one along the suture the most distinct, rounded and sharply 

 margined laterally in cS , more oblong in $. Posterior coxal plates rectan- 

 gular. Legs long ; posterior tibiae feebly curved, bmad, carinate, the long 

 upper spur much shorter than the first tarsal joint, the latter elongate. 



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



JBLah. Assam, Patkai Mts, {Dolierti/, ex. coll. Fn/), 



Described from two males and one female, A larger male (length, 

 4 mm. J from the same localitj', wdth the antennae a little more slender, 

 probably belongs here. The chief characters of S. patkainus are, the 

 shining, obsoletely grooved, conspicuously punctured elyti'a, -without 

 apical foveae in $ , the fine pubescence, the long antennae with the joints 

 <3-ll infuscate, and the elongate basal joint of the posterior tarsi, 



QO.^—Scirtes curvipes, n. sp. 



Oval, rather convex, finely pubescent, shining, piceous, the two basal 

 joints of the antennae, the tips of the tarsi, and the tibial spurs testaceous; 

 the head and prothorax sparsely, minutely, the rest of the upper surface closely 

 and conspicuously, punctate. Head broad, the eyes large ; antennae very long, 



