IXSECT TAUNA. 



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Idotasia montitaha, sp. iiov. 



Elliptic, rather elongate, black, shining ; prothoras greatly narrowed in 

 front, strongly punctured at the sides ; elytra striate-punctate at the sides. 



Head finely and rather closely punctured; rostrum slightly arcuate. 

 Eyes not very prominent, finely granulated. Antennae piceous. Prothorax 

 in front moderately strongly and closely punctured on the disc, the 

 punctures effaced posteriorly, the sides strongly and sparingly punctured ; all 

 the punctures are elongate, those on the disc being aciculate. Elytra at the 

 base rather broader than the prothorax, greatly narrowed posteriorly, 

 strongly striate-punctate at the sides, very obscurely striate-punctate, the 

 interstices rather broad, smooth, and impunctate. Legs moderately long, 

 piceous ; femora thickened. Length 3 — 4 mm. 



Summit of Mount Ledgbird (2,500 feet). 



Allied to Idotasia evanida, Pasc. 



Idotasia squamigeea, sp. nov. 

 rather short, narrow, black, somewhat shining, closely 



Elliptic, rather short, narrow, black, somewhat shuung, closely covered 

 with rather large opaque black scales ; prothorax with a longitudinal Imc of 

 yellowish-gray scales in the middle, and a spot of similar scales on each side ; 

 elytra with a large spot of yellowish-gray scales in the middle on each pide. 



Eostrum slightly arcuate. Eyes not iirominent, finely granulated. 

 AntennfB piceous. Prothorax greatly narrowed in front, rather strongly 

 punctured. Elytra at the base rather broader than the prothorax, elongate- 

 ovate, somewhat narrowed behind, obscurely striate on ^ the disc, more 

 strongly striate at the sides, where the punctures are visible through the 

 scales, 'the interstices moderately broad. Legs moderately long ; femora 

 strongly thickened, sparingly scaled. Length 1\ mm. 



A very distinct species, unlike anything known to me. 



Calanjdra gkanaeia, Linn. 

 CaZ«72^rayrraflri«, Linnreus, Svst. IN'at., Ed. X, p. 378; Jacq. Duval, Gen. 

 Col., pi. 29, fig. 140 (1854). 

 A cosmopolitan species, which has doubtless been introduced. 



Calaxdea oeyz.e, Linn. 

 Oalandra oryza;, Linnwns, Amoen. Ac, Vf, p. 395 (1765) ; Olivier, Ent., V, 

 p. 97, pL 7, fig. 81. 

 Summit of Mount Ledgbird (2,500 feet). 



A species of world-wide distribution. Probably introduced in rice or 

 other grain. 



Aphanocoeynes peoceel's, sp. nov. 



Elongate, somewhat flattened above, black, shining ; rostrum rather long 

 slightly constricted at the base ; prothorax very long, strongly constricted 

 in front ; elytra strongly punctato-striate, interstices rather narrow, 

 extremely finely punctured. 



Head rather strongly and not very closely punctured ; rostrum moderately 

 stronglv punctured near the base, finely and densely punctured m from. 

 Antennas pitchy red, the first joint of the funiculus longer than the 

 succeeding ones, which are of nearly equal lengths. Prothorax more than 

 one and a half times as long as broad, considerably narrowed and strongly 

 constricted in front, rather strongly and not very closely punctured ^ on the 

 disc, less strongly punctured at the sides, with a deeply-impressed line near 

 the anterior margin, which is straight and impunctate ; sides feebly rounded. 

 Elytra a little more than one and' a half times as long as the prothorax, 



