180 Mr. A. Murray on Coleoptera from Old Calabar. 



antice angustato, transversim rugoso, sparse sed sat profunde 

 punctate; coleoptris obscure viridi-seneis, pubescentibus, 

 striato-punctatis, , interstitiis planis subtilissime granulatis, 

 macula communi postica lunata, antice versus marginem Ic- 

 viter recurvata ; thoracis margine tenuissime, antennis pedi- 

 busque testaceis. 

 Long. 6J-6j lin., lat. 3i-2| lin. 



{Division without yellow markings or margins.) 

 3. C, Feronoides, mihi. 



Affinis Chlcenio glabrato, Dej., parum obesus, supra virescenti- 

 niger, subtus testaceus, nitidus ; tborace subquadrato, polito, 

 obsolete sparsim punctato, antice subangustato ; elytris striato- 

 punctatis_, interstitiis convexis subopacis leviter sparsim punc- 

 tatis, antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis. 



Long. 71 lin., lat. 3 lin. 



Allied to the Chlcenius glahratus, Dej., and having considerable 

 similarity in general appearance to Pcecilus cupreus, Linn., or 

 Anisodactylus virens, Dej. 



Somewhat obese in form. Above with head and thorax 

 shining, and elytra dull, black ; head virescent, and thorax with 

 a slight tinge of virescence, most observable on the margins ; 

 elytra almost without virescence, except a slight tinge at the 

 base. Head smooth and shining, slightly punctate, chiefly 

 behind, with, an elongate depression on each side in front, 

 and a slight impression in the centre of the forehead ; clypeus 

 brown with a virescent reflexion, shining ; labrum not emar- 

 ginate or at any rate scarcely so ; the antennae, labrum (which is 

 dull), mandibles, palpi, and other parts of the mouth rufescent; 

 antennae with the first joint pale, first three joints shining, 

 the rest pubescent. Thorax subquadrate, narrowest in front, 

 narrowly margined on the sides, which are flatly expanded 

 behind, and are rufescent and semitransparent ; base broadly 

 emarginate in the middle; posterior angles broadly rounded and 

 slightly obtuse, anterior angles slightly projecting, dorsal line 

 well marked, but scarcely reaching to the front or base, a deep 

 and well-marked longitudinal fovea on each side of the dorsal 

 line, about midway between it and the posterior angles, and a 

 shallower punctate depression on the inner side of the expanded 

 margin ; the surface sparingly but distinctly marked with scat- 

 tered punctures of various sizes, largest and most frequent 

 along the base and near the dorsal line. Scutellum curvilinearly 

 triangular, rufescent, polished, and with a slight triangular de- 

 pression in the middle. Elytra glabrous, dull, punctate-striate, 

 the punctures in the strise delicate, some coarser scattered irre- 



