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Show 354 MR. H. W. BATES ON FORMOSAN COLEOPTERA. [June 12, castaneis, partibus depressis obscurioribus, sutura nigra ; corpore subtus nigro opaco, creberrime foveolato ; abdomine castaneo maculato; pedibus rufo - castaneis; pygidio vage punctato, lineis ele-vatis longitudinalibus tribus. Long. 1^ lin. CRYPTOCEPHALUS SWINHOEI. Breviter oblongus, niger, parum nitidus, subtuspilis brevibus argenteis subsparsim vestitus, antennarum articulis tribus basalibus, labro et palpis rufo-testaceis nitidis; capite punctis grossis sparsis, ad margines densioribus et in rugis confluentibus, medio fovea oblonga; thoracis marginibus antico et lateralibus stria profunda impressa, angulis posticis longe productis, dorso larvi, limbo laterali leviter punctato ; elytris striato-punctatis, punctis postice subobsoletis, interstitiis planis larvibus. Long. 2 lin. AORIA QUINQUEMACULATA. Subquadrata, convexa, castaneo-rufa, pilis cinereo-argenteis vestita; capite thoraceque grosse et dense punctatis, hoc medio macula magna nigra; elytris striato-punctatis, interstitiis (maculis posticis exceptis) punctatis, maculis quinque (scilicet una utrinque medio basis, altera communi medio suturali alteraque utrinque subdis-coidali pone medium) nigris; pedibus valde elongatis, rufis; antennis pallide rufis; pectore, lateribus, coxis posticis et maculis abdominis nigris. Long. 2\ lin. Mr. Baly has received this species also from the north of China. LlNA FORMOSANA. Oblonga, postice vix dilatata, paulo convexa, larte viridi-arnea, antennis (articulis apicalibus fuscis exceptis) pedibusque flavis; capite medio late depresso, irregulariter subruguloso-punctato; thorace supra inarquali, irregulariter (lateribus grossius) punctato; elytris dense punctatis; corpore subtus arneo, nitido, larvissimo, abdominis margine testaceo. Long. 3 lin. xAllied to the European L. arnea ; but distinguished by the yellow legs and base of antennae. HlSPA CALLICANTHA. Oblonga, nigra, elytris chalybeo-nigris subnitidis ; capite subtiliter ruguloso, opaco, medio canaliculato; antennis subclavatis, nigris opacis, articulo basali supra prope apicem spina longa flexuosa armato : thorace crebre fortiter ruguloso, medio sulco longitudinali brevi sublarvi, postice transverse impresso, antice spinis duabus a basi furcatis, lateribus spina antica furcata alteraque paste-riore simplici; elytris foveolis magnis seriatim ordinatis, marginibus spinis acutis porrectis in serie regulari ordinatis, disco spinis |