570 Kt^v. u- s. GOBiiAM OX [Juue 20, 



Very narrow, the elytra scarcely wider than the front of the 

 thorax, the latter and the head both thickly and obsoletely 

 punctured, brownish black inclining to rusty red at the constricted 

 part. The antennae with the joints 3 to 10 nearly three times 

 as long as \\ide, the apical joint rather longer than those 

 preceding it ; palpi black. Elytra black, excepting the extreme 

 humeral angle which is dull red, and a little shining. Legs and 

 body black. 



Allied to the species recently described by Mr. G. LeM is from 

 Japan as C. oheliscus, but apparently differing by the longer 

 antennse, black scutellum and breast, and by the red shoulder-spot. 

 The specimens which seem to have shorter antennae, and which 

 may be females, have also often the thorax red excepting the basal 

 nodule. 



Cladiscts RuncoRxis, n. sp. 



Eloju/atus, sanguineo-rufus^ehftris et corpore ni<iris ; nitidus^capite 

 protlioraceque parcissime minute pmncfatis, antennis his brevi- 

 oribus leviter serratis. Lowj. 8-9 millim. 



Hah. Mauipur {Doherty). 



Very shining and smooth, the head rather large, and with the 

 base of the thorax of about the width of the elytra, sparingly 

 jHinctured ; the thorax much narrowed to the strangulate part, 

 and with a distinct curved impressed line in front. 



The anteuucB are rather wide, entirely clear red ; the joints 

 (after the third) scarcely longer than wide, serrate, their length 

 is not greater than that of the thorax alone. Elytra «ith sei'ies 

 of elongate square punctures terminating at quite a third from 

 the apex ; the apex round, a little dehiscent. 



Two specimens. 



Callimeeus decoeatus, n. sp. 



C. dulci proxime qffinis : nigro-co'ruleus, nitidns ; proihoracis 

 tnaculis qitatuor et laterihus, scutello, eh/tromm viacidis quatuor 

 in singidis, a sutura cpqne distaaUhus, teriia reniforme ; 

 corporisque laterihus alho-squamosis ; ore, antennis, palpis piedi- 

 husque pallidis. Long. 1 1 millim. 

 Bab. Assam, Xaga Hills (Dohertg). 



This insect is very nearly allied to C. duJcis, West^w, in size, 

 form, punctuation, and also in marking, so that it will be sufficient 

 to point out the following points of difference : — In C. dulcis 

 there are two large, round, white spots (one on each elytron) rather 

 near their base, in C. dccoratus the corresponding spots are rather 

 further removed ; in C. dulcis two small spots nearer the margin 

 follow, in G. decoratus these are absent; in C. dulcis the pair of 

 spots before the apical spots are clearly double, sometimes not 

 confluent, in C. decoratus the same pair are at most reniform. 

 The hind femora are not dark at tlu-ir a])ex in the three specimens 

 of C. dccoratus now before me. 



