(Coleopterologische Hefte. XV. 1876.) 



III. 



Descriptions 



of 



some new species of Scarabaeidae 



from tropica! Asia and Malasia. 



By D. Sharp. 

 Part III (Melolonthini). 



Hoplia diana (n. sp.): Squamulis grossis, argenteo-aureis densissime 

 vestita, sat nitida, antennis tarsisque rufis; setis tenuibus, erectis parcius 

 adspersa ; tibiis anteriortbus gracilibus, tridentatis, dente superiore obsoleto. 

 — Long. 7 mill. 



Var. Elytris pone medium maaida brunnea. 



A narrow species; antennae red; head densely squamose except 

 the front of the clypeus , wlüch is of a pitchy colour. Thorax di- 

 stiuctly uarrower than the elytra, its sides only a little curved, the 

 hind angles obtuse not rounded. Elytra leaving no part of the pen- 

 ultimate dorsal segment exposed; their hind edge being accurately 

 adapted to the base of pygidium. Under surface and legs densely 

 squamose; tarsi red, the hind ones bearing a good many scales. 



Tenang, two specimens; I believe they are male and female; 

 Hu' female has a brown spot just beyond the middle of each elytron. 



Tliis sjtecies is very beautiful in its colour, and remarkable by 

 reasnn of the very coarse scales with which it is clothed, and by the 

 fad tliat only the pygidium is left exposed by the elytra; the clawa 



Uarold, Coleopternl. Hefte. XV. 5 



