. Coleoptera: Lamellicornia. Scarabaeidae. 282 EUTELINyE. $ . Unknown. The eyes are probably smaller aiid the clypeus may be of different shape. In addition to the sharply pointed clypeus in this genu«, the organs of the mouth are very distinctive. Kei/ to the S2)ecies. Upper surface scarcely shiuiug; punctures closer nmutns, .sp. u. Upper surface rather shining- ketus, sip. n. 303. Oxyadoretns nasutus, sp. nov. (Plate V, fig. 3.) Pale testaceous, with the clypeus and tarsi i-ed, the forehead and vertex black, and the pronotum decorated witli a rather in- definite brown patch on each side of t
. Coleoptera: Lamellicornia. Scarabaeidae. 282 EUTELINyE. $ . Unknown. The eyes are probably smaller aiid the clypeus may be of different shape. In addition to the sharply pointed clypeus in this genu«, the organs of the mouth are very distinctive. Kei/ to the S2)ecies. Upper surface scarcely shiuiug; punctures closer nmutns, .sp. u. Upper surface rather shining- ketus, sip. n. 303. Oxyadoretns nasutus, sp. nov. (Plate V, fig. 3.) Pale testaceous, with the clypeus and tarsi i-ed, the forehead and vertex black, and the pronotum decorated witli a rather in- definite brown patch on each side of the middle line. Elongate-oval, moderately depressed and clothed witli extremely fine, uniform pale setae. The head is moderately closely and evenh' rugulose, with the clypeus narrow, semi-elliptical, the front margin produced in the middle into a sharp reflexed angle. The pronotum is finely and closely punctured, rather less closely at tlie sides, which are strongly rounded, with the front angles right angles and the hind angles rounded. The scutellum is acute-angled and closely punc- tured. The elytra are rather coarsely and confluently punctured, with the costae not very distinct. The pygidium is rather thickly clothed witli soft short erect hair, thinner Fio-. m.— Oxiiadoretus towards the apex, which is rather smooth and ''" nasutus, cJ. shining. The front tibia is rather broad and armed with three very sharp teeth. The c]a\\-s are very unequal, the shorter one of the hind foot less than half as long as the longer. Length, 10 mm.; breadth, 4*5 mm. I have seen only a single male in the British Museum, formerly in the collection of the late Alexander Pry and labelled " India ; 304. Oxyadoretus laetus, sp. nov. (Plate V, fig. 2.) Bright yellow, -with the pronotum orange, the clypeus and tarsi red, and the forehead and vertex black. Moderately elongate and depressed, rather shining and thinly clothed above with minute and uniform pale setae. The head is
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