BUritESTID.E COLLECTED TN JAPAN. 



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lines, and above the apex two well-marked grey zigzag bands. 



Beneath black, punctured. 

 Length 2 lines. Breadth 1 j line. 

 Hab. Japan. 



Trachys griseofasciata, E. S. Suboblonga, senea, micans, fusco 

 pubescens. Elytris antice irregulariter griseo-maculatis, postice fas- 

 ciis duabus griseo-pilosis ornatis. 



Elongate, golden. Head bronzy, shining, deeply excavated between the 

 eyes, and covered with golden-brown hairs. Thorax bronzy ; sides 

 slightly rounded ; base with a deep median lobe ; surface covered 

 with brown hairs. Elytra covered with chocolate-brown hairs ; the 

 shoulders rather prominent ; sides rounded ; posterior margin denticu- 

 late ; apex rounded. Above the middle of the elytra are several irre- 

 gular grey-pubescent lines ; below the middle two well-marked wavy 

 bands of the same colour. Beneath dull bronzy, slightly pubescent. 



Length If line. Breadth 1 line. 



Hab. Japan. 



Trachys robusta, E. S. Brevis, capite thoraceque fusco-pubescenti- 

 bus. Elytris fusco-pilosis fasciis rufo-fuscis et griseis ornatis. 



Very like the preceding, but shorter and wider, and altogether a stouter 

 insect. The bands are arranged much in the same manner; but the 

 chocolate-brown pubescence, instead of being evenly distributed all 

 over the elytra, seems to be collected round the edge oT the grey 

 bands, the remaining surface being more sparsely covered. 



Length 2 lines. Breadth 1^ line. 



Hab. Japan. 



Obs. — In one specimen the brown pubescence almost covers the 

 grey, but its uneven disposition is still characteristic. 



Trachys cupricolor, E. S. Capite thoraceque cupreis, nitentibus, 

 aureo-pubescentibus. Elytris cupreo-fuscis, rugosis, fasciis irregula- 

 ribus griseo-sericeis ornatis, apice cuprea. Subtus cupreo-fusca. 



Head and thorax coppery golden, covered with golden hairs; the former 

 excavated between the eyes, the upper margin of the excavation 

 devoid of hairs. Thorax covered with golden hairs except just about 

 the dorsal line, which is shining ; base with a deep median lobe ; near 

 and above each posterior angle is a slight transverse impression ; sur- 

 face punctured. Elytra dark coppery brown, finely rugose; their 

 front half variegated with grey lines of pubescence, the posterior with 

 two narrow grey wavy bands ; apex coppery. Shoulders somewhat 

 prominent. Beneath coppery brown. 



Length 2 lines. Breadth 1| line. 



Trachys variolaris, E. S. iEneo-nigra. Capite thoraceque aureo- 

 pilosis. Thorace ad basin crinibus fuscis ornato. Elytris antice, capillis 



