52 LIST OF CLERLDiE. 



■with several punctured striae, emitting short hairs ; apex of 

 elytra somewhat abrupt. Wings of a uniform black. 

 Length 5 lines. 

 Hab. E. Indies. 



Ceadiscus loxgipexxis Westw. 



Elongated, cylindrical, black. Head and prothorax sanguineous. 

 Antennas black ; all the joints from the third strongly serrated 

 within. Prothorax much contracted behind the middle. Elytra 

 testaceous, much elongated, each with ten striae formed of large 

 contiguous points. Legs black, setose ; tarsi 5-jointed, first 

 joint rather larger than the second, the third and fourth dilated 

 beneath. 



Length from 5 to 6| lines. 

 Hab. India (Himalayas). 



Texertis cixgalexsis, n. s. 



Of a rich vermilion red. Mouth, antennas, legs, and under side of 

 abdomen black. A spot on the crown of head and the tip of 

 elytra black : shoulders of elytra square ; each elytron with at 

 least four longitudinal keels. Head, thorax, and elytra covered 

 with crowded short hairs. Antennas with the eight terminal 

 joints dilated in an oblong oval form. 



Length 7 a lines. 

 Hab. Ceylon. 



Texerus abbreviatus, n. s. 



Elytra not reaching much beyond the middle of abdomen. Fore- 

 head, thorax, greater portion of abdomen of a clear, shining, 

 orange red. Elytra, to beyond the middle, of a palish metallic 

 green ; end yellow, with a large blue spot in the middle ; 

 edged with black. Tip of abdomen, above and below, of a deep 

 metallic blue. Antennas with a longish process from the end 

 of each joint directed inwards, each process being somewhat 

 thickened towards the end. Legs and under part of metathora 

 of a deep black. "Wings blackish. 



Length 5 lines. 

 Hab. Australia. 



