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Show 244 MR. F. P. PASCOE ON T H E COLEOPTERA OF PENANG. [MAY 8, HYPSELOMIN^E. CEREOPSIUS. Cereopsius, Pascoe, Journ. of Entom. i. p. 344. CEREOPSIUS WHITEI, J. Thomson, Syst. Ceramb. p. 556. A very distinct species, having two large white spots on each elyton. COMBE. Combe, J. Thomson, Syst. Ceramb. p. 83. COMBE BRIANUS. Monohammus brianus, White, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 409. Combe fulgurata, J. Thomson, op. cit. p. 84. This handsome insect appears to be very scarce. Mr. Lamb has found only a single example, a female; this is much larger than a male in my own collection. The specimen in the British Museum from which Mr. White described the species is without a head. AMESISA. Amesisa, Pascoe, Long. Malay, p.* AMESISA CONSULARIS, Pascoe, I. c. p. , pi. 11. f. 2. Mr. Wallace's specimen is from Singapore. PHARSALIA. Pharsalia, J.Thomson, Syst. Ceramb. p. 85. PHARSALIA INCERTA, Pascoe, Long. Malay, p. The single specimen in Mr. Lamb's collection is referred very doubtfully to this species. CYCOS. Antennae in maribus longissimar, normales. Scapus cylindricus, basi subito consti'ictus. Pedes in maribus elongati, antici longiores. Mesosternum dentatum. Head rather small, quadrate in front, the antennary tubers very robust, erect or very slightly divergent. Eyes of moderate size, broadly emarginate. Antennae very long in the male, scarcely longer than the body in the female, not fimbriated beneath; scape moderately long, cylindrical, suddenly constricted at the base, the third joint longer than the scape, the remainder gradually abbreviated, except the last in the male, which is more than twice as long as the preceding joint. Prothorax scarcely broader than the head, sub- * When this was written I anticipated that this genus and two or three species mentioned further on, collected by Mr. Wallace and which are identical with those in Mr. Lamb's collection, would have been published in the above work; but, although the plates to accompany the forthcoming part are ready, the text has been unfortunately delayed. |