324 Mr. A. Murray on Coleoptera from Old Calabar, 



comparatively smaller, and not so broadly margined, and the 

 anterior rounded angles are rather less prominent. The testa- 

 ceous spots on the elytra are much smaller, being limited to 

 small points ; the basal spot scarcely extends beyond the third 

 interstice, although, on close examination, it is seen to encroach 

 a little on each of the adjoining interstices, and the apical spot 

 is almost confined to the third and fourth interstices. 



This may be merely a variety of the preceding. If there had 

 been nothing to distinguish them but the markings on the ely- 

 tra, I should never have thought of separating them ; but the 

 less-margined thorax induces me to keep them separate, at least 

 until a larger series of specimens shall enable us to come to a 

 difierent conclusion. 



Thyreopterus, Dej. 

 1. T, flavosignatus, Dej. 5. 446. 



Nigro-piceus, subpubescens ; thorace quadrato; elytris tenue 

 striatis, punctatis, singulis macula basali sinuata, conjunctis 

 macula apicali sinuata communi, femoribusque flavis. 



Long. 4-4^ lin., lat. 2-2^ lin. 



Catascopus, Kirby. 

 1. C. SenegalensiSf Dej. 5. 453. 



Supra capite thoraceque viridibus; elytris viridi-cyaneis, pro- 

 funde striato-punctatis, interstitiis subsequalibus, margine 

 laterali viridi ; pectore, abdomine pedibusque piceis. 



Long. 5 lin., lat. If lin. 



2. C. Beauvoisiiy Casteln. Et. Ent. 60. 



Statura et colore C. Senegalensi simillimus, parum grandior et 

 latior; elytris viridibus vix viridi- cyaneis. margine laterali 

 viridi-cupreo ; subtus niger, leviter virescens ; pedibus piceis, 

 femoribus ferrugineis. 



Long. 7 lin., lat. 2^ lin. 



3. C. rufipes, Gory, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. ii. 204. 



Supra viridi-cyaneus, margine elytrorum concolore, capite et tho- 

 race leviter rugosis; subtus piceus, pedibus rufis. 

 Long. 4^ lin., lat. 1^ lin. 



