452 THE INSECTS OF KING's SOUND AND ITS VICINITY, 



26. Trigonothops nigricollis, Macl. 

 Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 107. 



27. Trigonothops ornata, n.sp. 



Pale testaceous, nitid. Head reddish-testaceous, a deep trans- 

 verse curved depression between the eyes. Thorax as in T. 

 fasciata, transverse. Elytra broader than the thorax and about 

 three times the length, flat, finely striate and very minutely 

 punctate, with a brown spot on each side of the suture near the 

 base, and a lateral marginal band and a broad irregular fascia 

 near the apex of the same colour. The tarsi are of a rather 

 darker colour than the rest of the legs. 



Length, 2f lines. 



The colouration and markings of this species resemble very 

 much those of T. pallidicollis, Macl., and T.Jasciata, Macl., but 

 it is very difierent and very much smaller. 



28. Xanthoph^a variabilis, n.sp. 



Colour varyiug in different specimens from piceous red to pale 

 testaceous. Head sub-elongate, punctate, impressed on each side 

 in front of the eyes. Thorax not broader than the head, longer 

 than broad, slightly cordiform, punctate, narrowed a little near 

 the base, with the base truncate and the angles acute. The 

 margins of the thorax are of a lighter colour than the disk. The 

 elytra are broader than the thorax and about three times the 

 length, finely striate, the interstices flat and finely punctate, a 

 very nari'ow pale lateral border, and in contact with it a broad 

 dark vitta, sometimes indistinct, extending from the humeral 

 angles to the apex, and gradually widening to the apex. 



Length, 4 lines. 



29. EuLEBiA plagiata, Macl. 

 Mast. Cat. Col. Sp. 146. 



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