. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 88 D. G. H. HALSTEAD tively finely and sparsely punctured shining region medially on disc, punctures towards sides and base abruptly becoming extremely coarse, largest punctures equal to 1-5 eye-facets in diameter; anterior angles small, variable (Text-fig. 117); obviously lower than anterior margin, disc very slightly depressed on each side, depressions more obvious towards base. Elytra 2-16-2-28 times as long as broad. Legs, in <§ metatrochanter with a very small prominence, metafemur with a ridge on median third similar to fo
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 88 D. G. H. HALSTEAD tively finely and sparsely punctured shining region medially on disc, punctures towards sides and base abruptly becoming extremely coarse, largest punctures equal to 1-5 eye-facets in diameter; anterior angles small, variable (Text-fig. 117); obviously lower than anterior margin, disc very slightly depressed on each side, depressions more obvious towards base. Elytra 2-16-2-28 times as long as broad. Legs, in <§ metatrochanter with a very small prominence, metafemur with a ridge on median third similar to foveicollis but shorter, less prominent and more oblique. Genitalia $, as in Text-figs 125, 126. Holotype $, length 2-52 mm, New Guinea: Cyclops Mts, Sabron, 2,000 ft, (L. E. Cheesman). Paratypes (6). 1 $, New Guinea, Kodoka, 1,200 ft, viii. 1933 (L. E. Cheesman); 1 $, Finschhafen, (E. S. Ross); 1 $ and 1 $, Solomon Is: Choiseul Is., Malangono, (P. J. M. Greenslade) 9262; 1 $, Malaita, Small Malaita, (P. /. M. Greenslade) 23319; 1 $, Philippine Is: Mindoro, San Jose, (E. S. Ross). The two specimens collected by Ross are in the CAS, California, and the holotype and other paratypes in the BMNH, London. Distribution. Philippine Is, New Guinea and Solomon Is. Silvanoides foveicollis sp. n. (Text-figs 115, 116, 119-124) Length 2-43-2-64 mm. Head broader than long (12-9-14-1 : 10) slightly broader across eyes than pronotum across anterior angles (10-1-10-6 : 10); puncturation variable, may be denser and less uneven than in cheesmanae but otherwise similar to this species; lateral rim. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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