1S93.] BEETLES OE THE FAMILY CLEIIID.E. 573 



umqi'.e pictura ut in C. picto, attamen paulo latiua disjposita, et 

 fascia suhapicali e macidis duahus oblujue ^''^^^'^^^^^ intcriore 

 majore et basi j^i'ojnore foymata, Lonrj. 8 milliin. 



Hah. India, Manipur (Doherti/). 



The points which chiefly distinguish this species from C. pictKs 

 are its rather smaller size, the head and thorax, the latter especially, 

 more sparsely and more distinctly punctured, and hence more 

 shining. The punctures of the elytra exhibit a little serial 

 arrangement in the middle. The apices are very distinctly truncate, 

 a small mucro being present at the exterior angle. The pattern 

 of the elytra, though very similar, presents a specific difierence, and 

 gives the appearance of consisting of three sutiiral rather large 

 spots, — one basal, the second not united with it, but sometimes 

 united by a few scales to the third (which is the interior spot of 

 the oblique subapical fascia), — three lateral spots (the first two 

 corresponding: to those in C. pictus, and the third usually but not 

 always united with the third sutural one), and an apical spot. 



I'our examples from Manipur agree so closely in possessing 

 these differences, that I think this is more than a local form of 

 C. pictus. 



in both these species the small tooth near the apex of the 

 hinder tibiae is present. 



Callimerus benedictus, n. sp. 



2\i<ier, nitidus ; antennis, palpis pedihusque testaceis ; capitis fronte 

 den.'^issime , protlioracis hasi puree, eh/trortim hasi teimiter,puucto, 

 suturali fasciisque dwdms sidjarcuatis, nee suturain nee marginem 

 attiiu/entihus, ajnceque alho-squamosis ; capitis hasi jiarcissime, 

 prothorace fortiter fere c/rosse, elijtris fortiter profwnde seriaiim 

 punctatis. Lonr/. S'O millim. 



Hab. Assam {Doherty). 



The thorax in this species is longer than in C pictus and ifs 

 allies, and hence does not appear so much widened in front ; it is 

 much more coarsely punctured, and in the three specimens before 

 me has only a few w hite scales in the fossa on the sides formed 

 by their compression behind the middle. The scales are ot" course 

 liable to be worn off ; the head in one of the specimens is so densely 

 clothed in front that the whole of that part is white and shining 

 as if painted, while in the other two they are spar.^er. The elytra 

 are black and shining, with about five rows of large punctures on 

 each, the punctures, however, becoming confused towards the 

 apex and at the sides, they would form in all eight series : in one 

 specimen they are inclined to be pitchy brown at the base. The 

 white markings are very much reduced ; besides the usual basal 

 scales there are three spots on each elytron, two of which are placed 

 along the suture, the third a little liigher than the 8(>cond sutural 

 one, so fctrniing (if united) an arcunte fascia, tiien a curved oblicpie 

 fascia, and an apical ^spot ('sonii limes wanting). Hind thighs 

 toothed. A\w\ Hubtrunc:it(;. 



