INSECT FAUNA. 83 



PlIOEMESA EPITHECA, Sp. IIOV. 



Elongate, depressed, fuscous ;protliorax witlitho margins luteous. strongly 

 bicostate, with a strongly-marked elevation on each side in front, the sides 

 regularly rounded ; elytra luteous, marked with fuscous, each with five costa;. 



Head densely and moderately strongly rugulose-punctate. Antenna; 

 pitchy red, with a very distinct two-jointed club. Protliorax about one- 

 third broader than long, somewhat narrowed in front, very strongly and 

 closely rugulose-punctate between the costa;, much less strongly punctured 

 behuid the costre. Scutellum very minute. Elytra about one and a half times 

 as Jong as the head and prothorax together, parallel-sided for two-thirds of 

 Meir length, then gradually rounded to the apes, irregularly marked with in- 

 conspicuous fuscous spots; each elytron with five moderately-elevated costa;, the 

 insterstices broad and furnished with a double series of indistinct punctures. 

 Underside opaque, sterna rugulose, abdominal segments finelv punctured. 

 J^egs pitchy red ; tibias paler. Length 5^^ mm. 



Summit of Mount Ledgbird (2,500 feet.) 



The bicostate prothorax and ample size of this species will distinguish it 

 iroin the other members of this genus, which appears to have a wide range 

 m the Malay Archipelago. 



Geiiptlodes tmetus, sp. nov. 

 ,^ery narrow and elongate, opaque black ; prothorax rugulose-punctate, 

 w^ith a deeply-impressed median line, and an elevated ridge on each side of 

 [Qe middle ; elytra bicostate, with rows of deeply -impressed punctures. 



Head rather strongly and moderately closely punctured ; eyes not very 

 Promuicnt. Antenna; pitchy, gradually thickening towards their extremity, 

 me first two joints short, the third longer than any of the succeeding ones 

 except the apical, which is pointed at the tip. " Prothorax very elongate, 

 narrowed posteriorly and slightly constricted behind the middle, very closely 

 and irregularly punctured; the median channel more deeply impressed in the 

 Middle than in front or behind. Scutellum very small, with a few 

 ttinute punctures. Elytra about twice as long as the head and prothorax 

 ogether, very slightly narrowed in the middle, strongly seriate-punctate, 

 ne interstices, except the second and fourth, which are elevated into conspicu- 

 ous carina;, almost obliterated ; the suture slightly raised ; the apex of each 

 lytron emarginate within. Underside evenly and not very closely 

 Punctured. Legs reddish testaceous. Length 6^-9 mm. 



1 '^•'b" ^^^"'"" "^^'"i^y^^^'A.,,. jjciiguii U3-.7 mill. 



-LNear the foot of Mount Ledgbird, under bark ; also found at Maryborough, 

 Queensland, 



AUied to Gernpylodes macer, Pasc, and G. Leivisi, Sh., but readily dis- 

 mgmshed by its densely punctured and ridged prothorax. 



Ptcjtomebtjs moestus, sp. nov. 

 cl ^"^°?;S'^^*^' narrow, depressed, shining ; antenna; with a distinct two-jointed 



Ub ; head and prothorax pieeous, elytra pitchy red, the latter with strongly- 

 punctured strisp. 



bet ^'^ leather strongly and closely punctured, with two impressions 

 Ween the antenna?; eyes not very prominent. Antenn;e pitchy red. 



oderately robust. Prothorax slightly longer than broad, a little narro«-ed 

 P steriorly, punctuation coarse and dense, somewhat confused on the 



sc; the anterior angles not prominent ; sides slightly rounded. Scutellum 

 int'^ ™"™te, impunctate. Elytra rather strongly punctate-striate, the 



wrsticos narrow, slightly raised and smooth ; ' humeral angles not 

 prominent. Legs pitchy red. Length 3^-4* 



f'ummit of Mount Ledgbird (2,500 feet). ' 



■ mm. 



