1S93.] BEETLES OF TUE FAillLi" CLEUID.E. 57 i 



Callimerus mysticus, n. sp. 



C amabili, Gorh., proAime affiais : nigrO'Ca'ruleus, (/t-isi'o- 

 squamosiis ; pi'Othorace, Jinea mediana et lohis JaieralUnis denu- 

 datis, Icevihus; ehjtris nigris, (/riseo-squamosis, macula eJongata 

 sutarali communi, laterdjus macuUs quasi qtiatuor prcehentihw^ 

 nif/rif, prima ad pmnctam parvidum ju.vta scuteUiim prod acta, 

 tertia in fasciam integram ad sutaram angustam provectam, 

 quarta retrorsum obliqua. Pedibus jiavis, femoribus posticis 

 apicibus e.rtus nigris. Long. 11 millim. 

 Hah. Borneo, Peugaron (Doherty). 



It will be sufficient to compare this insect with C. amahilis, 

 Gorh. The prothorax is smooth, not punctured. The scales of 

 the upperside are more gi'eenish grey ; the pattern is very different, 

 very difficult to describe. The hase of the elytra, a plagia running 

 obliquely outward from the scutellum, and a fascia-like spot form 

 by their union an intricate device in the basal half ; while an 

 oblique fascia, triangular in shape, and a satural line, widening at 

 the apex, form a sort of 7 on the left elytron, reversed of course, 

 on the right, somewhat similar to the mark in C. amabilis and 

 C. fecp, but with the head more ohlique. The single specimen 

 appears to be a male, and has the apical dorsal segment formed of 

 two wide laciniae of fidvous colour. 



CALLIMEBrS BELLUS, D. Sp. 



Nigro-ccerideus ; antennis, paJpis pedlbnsque testaceis ; cajntis 

 fronte, 2^'>"o(Jioracis margine antico et postico, elytrorum basi, 

 lunula humerum ciugente, fascia pone medium cum lunula per 

 llneam rectam conjuncta, sutura postice in fasciam, obliquam 

 desinente, albo-squamosis. Capitc crebre obsolete, prothorace 

 fortiter parcius, elytris fortiter seriatim, p>unctatis. Long. 8 

 vxilUm. 

 Hah. Borneo, Pengaron {Dolierty). 



The pattern of this Callimerus is difficult to describe, but very 

 neatly defined. Tlie thorax is widely margined with white scales 

 before and behind, leaving the middle and the sides denuded and 

 shining, but the bands of scales nearly meet round the sides ; the 

 colour of the parts not covered with scales is dark steel-blue ; on 

 the elytra are eight arccC thus denuded, viz. two humeral, then three 

 oblong arete in a row transversely, two of them being lateral and 

 one common on the suture, then two lateral, then a small round 

 apical spot. These are all neatly defined by the white lines of 

 scales. Tlie elytra in some examples a])pear nearly black ; the 

 punctures are large, the rows not very distinct, and quite confused 

 at the sides and near the apex. The underside is clothed in the 

 manner usual in this section of the genus, deusely at ti.e sides, 

 with white scales. 



This is a very beautifnl species ; it is allied to the following 

 (C nimix), and botli remind me of C. vrnatnf', from Sumatra 

 (Notts from Ijeyden Mus, i\. J !<'). 



