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represented in Europe. Of the three Clivcenas just described, single 

 specimens only have been in my possession for a considerable time. 

 There are three or four more species met with about Colombo but 

 these being of common occurrence I abstain from describing them 

 here as they may possibly be amongst those described by Putzeys 

 or others from the Indian continent. 



Fam. RHIPIPHORIDES. 



10. Rhipiphorus tropicus. N. 



R. niger, nitidus, elytris albidis, nigro-maculatis, labro palpis, 

 antennis (pectine nigrescente excepto) unguibusque brunneis, im- 

 presso-punctatus, punctis magnis sed non profundis, subtus sub- 

 orbicularibus piliferis, supra oblongis laevibus. Long. corp. lin. 

 lat. ad humeros j lin. 



Caput oblongum, latitudine paulo longius, parte frontis inferiore 

 dense profundeque punctata, vertice obtuse obconico glabro, niti- 

 dissimo, occipite piloso. Thorax elevatus, ad basin 2-impressus, 

 medio angulo obtuso, apice excavato, glabro, inter elytra producto. 

 Elytra ad suturam utrinque stria lata brunnea punctata impressa, 

 acuminata, apice dehiscentia, albida vel subhyalina, apicibus, medio 

 utrinque et ad basin nigro-maculata. Alae apice fuscae. Pedes 

 tarsis anticis art. 2-4 unguibusque Lifidis omnibus brunneis, tarsis 

 subtus setosis, anticis art. 2 — 3 primo que apice, subtiliter sericeo- 

 penicillatis. 



Specimen singulum m. prope Colombo, in floribus legi. De me- 

 tamorphosi adhuc nihil constat. 



The head is rather long in proportion to its width, the occiput is 

 narrowed, short obconic. The hind part of the thorax is elevated 

 above the elytra. The central part of its base is prolonged between 

 the elytra in an obtuse angle, the apex of which is abruptly trun- 

 cated, excavated and polished. The labrum is hairy and the ungues 

 of the tarsi bifid a3 usual. 



The tibiae of the anterior legs are furnished at the apex with one, 

 those of the 4 posterior legs with two spurs. The anterior tarsi 



