1918.] 271 



The type of this insect, 2 » is labelled " Bombay," India onh' having 

 been given for it by Waterhouse. Three specimens — two females and 

 one male — have recently been sent me from Bengal, and there are two 

 others from the Nicobar Is. in the Museum. An oblong-oval, depressed 

 form, piceous or blackish above, with the lateral margins of the pro- 

 thorax, a broad stripe down the disc of each elytron (the two stripes 

 confluent along the suture in the type), the legs, basal joints of antennae, 

 and under surface in part, testaceous. The example from Bengal 

 assumed to be d , with longer antennae, has joints 4-11 black. 



69. — Scirtes longiusculus, n. sp. 



S . ObloDg-oval, shining, rather coarsely pubescent ; brownish-piceous, 

 the antennae, palpi, basal and lateral margins of prothorax, elytral suture, 

 legs, and under surface testaceous ; closely, conspicuously punctate. Antennae 

 slender, joint 3 very small, narrow, not longer than 2, the following joints 

 moderately elongate. Prothorax rapidly arcuately narrowing from the base, 

 hollowed in front opposite the eyes. Elytra long, without definite grooves or 

 foveae, sharply margined. Fifth ventral segment emarginate at the apex. 

 Posterior coxal plates rectangular. Posterior legs long, the tibiae feebly 

 curved and sharply carinate, the spurs strongly curved, the longer upper one 

 sherter than the first tarsal joint. 



Length 2^, breadth 1^ mm. 



Sal. BoENEO, Mt. Matang, W. Sarawak ( G.E. Bryant : 31.1.1914). 



One specimen, assumed to be c? . More elongate and slightly 

 naiTower than S. matang a mis, in great part infuscate above, the basal 

 joint of the antennae not so stout, the elyti-a less rounded at the sides, 

 the posterior legs shorter, the tibiae straighter, the spurs strongly 

 curved, the puncturing of the upper sm-face perceptibly finer. 



70. — Scirtes melanurus, n. sp. 



Elliptic, depressed, shining, closely, finely pubescent ; testaceous, the eyes, 

 antennae (joints 1-3 excepted), palpi, a broad space along the outer margin of 

 the elytra from the middle to the apex, the under surface, and the legs in part, 

 black or piceous; densely, minutely punctate. Antennae with joint 3 small 

 narrow, not so long as 2, 4-10 slightly longer than broad. Prothorax hollowed 

 in front opposite the eyes, arcuately narrowing from the base. Elytra with 

 traces of longitudinal grooves on the disc, narrowly margined. Posterior legs 

 long, the femora broad, the tibiae rather narrow and feebly carinate, the upper 

 spur twice the length of the lower one, and shorter than tlie elongate firt^t 

 tarsal joint. 



Length 2^^, breadth 1^ mm. (? <S .) 



Sab. BoEXEO, Mt. Matang, AV. Samwak ( G. E. Bryant: 28.1.1914). 



One specimen. Recognizable by the pallid, densely, minutely 

 punctiite upper sui-face, the elytra broadly bordered with black along 



