258 ^^6 Philippine Journal of Science 



Metapocyrtus furcatus sp. nov. Plate I, figs. 10, 10a, ? . 



Black with large light green scale spots. Rostrum in the 

 apical part minutely, confusedly punctured. A well-pronounced 

 longitudinal depression expanded toward the front and ter- 

 minating between the eyes. The punctuation in the broad por- 

 tion of the depression" or groove and up to the frons strong and 

 confused. From the puncture arise very fine hairs. A large 

 scale spot between the eyes. Sides of the head similarly scaled. 

 Thorax longer than broad, strongly and confusedly punctured. 

 A large, lateral, oblong scale spot and a broad fascia above the 

 hips extending from the anterior to the posterior margin. 

 Elytra irregularly punctured in rows. Female with seven large 

 scale spots on each elytron. A prominent and finely bristled 

 and scaled sutural double tubercle at the beginning of the hind 

 slope of the elytra. Sutural end of each elytron drawn out 

 thornlike and bent outward, forming a fork-shaped appendix. 

 Male w^ithout the above-mentioned double tubercle and the sutural 

 ends of the elytra uniformly rounded. The spots in the female 

 are located as follows: Two oblong oval spots at the base, one 

 subsutural, the other outer marginal, another, the smallest sub- 

 sutural spot, at the disk. Still another subsutural oblong oval 

 spot at the hind slope and next to the tubercle. An irregular 

 triangular spot at the apical area. Another large oblong mar- 

 ginal spot scarcely separated from that in the tip triangle, and 

 a large somewhat rectangular spot, which is located laterad to 

 the small one at the disk and runs obliquely caudad. The spots 

 vary, some are joined, others are divided, the latter being gen- 

 erally the case in the male. Legs beset with fine silver grayish 

 hair. Tibia below with a few fine teeth and more strongly 

 haired. Thorax below and abdominal segment similarly finely 

 hairy. 



Male, length, 8 millimeters; width, 2.5. Female, length, 10; 

 width, 3.5. 



Luzon, Benguet, Mount Mirador (W. Schultze). Types in 

 my collection. 



The male of this species has a superficial resemblance to 

 Notapocyrtus alboplagiatus Heller. The female is to be re- 

 cognized at once by the peculiar forked sutural apical ends of 

 the elytra (Plate I, fig. 10a). 



