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Show 464 ON COLEOPTERA OF THE FAMILY ENDOMYCHIDcE. [May 4, The eyes in both species are coarse and wide, but the head is almost sunk in the thorax. The elytra have four distinct rows of large punctures, and one irregular row bordering the confused targe punctures which cover the sides, but vanish towards the apex; the striae are geminate, the external pair pass over the central yellow spot. The legs are pitchy or pale fuscous. I have great pleasure in calling attention to a second species of this genus, which I found among some undetermined Coccinellidas obtained by the late W . W . Saunders from Mr. Wallace's collections, which bas thus lain nearly forty years undetected. A single example. BECCARIA CARDONI, n. sp. (Plate XXXII. fig. 8.) Late orhlcularl-ovata, nlgro-plcea, capiteprothoraccque suhtiliter, elytris dlstlnctlus fortius punctatls; his annulo irregulari, extus denticulato, callum humeralem subclngente, et fascia tenui utrlnquedenticulata,anteapicem,saturateflavls,ornatis. Long.7, lat. 6 millim. Hab. INDIA, Barway (P. Cardon). The thorax in this species is at its base about twice as wide as the length ; the base is sinuate, and both it and the sides are finely margined but not at all raised or thickened; tbe basal foveas are very obsolete; the sides narrow very much to the front angles, the head being very small and received almost entirely into the thorax. The antennae are as long as the width of the thorax, or nearly so, their club is lax, the intermediate joints a little longer than wide, the third joint twice as long as those succeeding it. The punctuation of the elytra is strong and distinct, that of the thorax distinct but closer; there is no sign of striation. The pattern of the elytra is like that of Engonlus lunularis, but the posterior fascia does not quite reach either the suture or the margin ; both it and the humeral annulus are narrow and ornamented with long denticular projections, which form on the upper side of the fascia three, and on the lower side two sinuses. I have only seen one example of this insect, and it was in too bad a condition to allow of the underside, trophi, &c. being examined, so that the genus is doubtful; but although larger and differently marked from the other two species I assign to Beccaria, it is more in accordance with them in form than with any other Eastern genus known to me. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXXII. Fig. 1. Cymbachus formosus, p. 460. 2. Trycherus anyolensis, p. 458. 3. Amphisternus verrucosus, p. 456. 4. Encymon cinctipes, p. 459. 5. Panomcea indiana, p. 462. 6. Beccaria wallacei, p. 463. 7. Indalmus luzonicus, p. 462. 8. Beccaria cardoni, p. 464. 9. Bolbomorphus theryi, p. 461. 10. Eucteanus cruciger, p. 460. 11. dohertyi, p. 461. |
