BY A. M. LEA. 743 



angle, not at all rounded off, but from above it appears to be 

 somewhat acute, and to feebly embrace the shoulder; the punc- 

 tures on the head (including the clypeus) are small, and so 

 crowded together that the surface might fairly be regarded as 

 shagreened. From some directions parts of the upper surface 

 appear to be vaguely iridescent. There are long hairs set in 

 the large discal punctures of the pronotum, and a few on the 

 elytra. The front claws are equal, and this is usually a 

 feminine character in the genus; but the abdomen is small and 

 slightly curved to the tip, and this, in conjunction with the 

 second specimen, now to be noted, convinces me that it is a 

 male. 



A specimen which is probably a female of the species differs 

 from the type in being larger, entirely pale (except for the 

 club) and with the abdomen much larger and convex in the 

 middle; the structure of its head (including some unusual fea- 

 tures of the clypeus and labrum), and the base of its prothorax 

 are exactly the same, it has also a few hairs on the prothorax 

 and elytra. 



Saulostomus brunneoviridis, n.sp. 



Dark brown with a conspicuous metallic-green gloss. Clothed 

 with long, white hairs, front femora with a row of reddish 

 bristles in front, and similar bristles at base of under surface 

 of head. 



Head with dense, asperate punctures, becoming well-defined 

 about base. Clypeus thrice as wide as long, front angles 

 rounded (off, , front margin rather strongly' upturned and 

 straight, sides feebly upturned and almost parallel; punctures 

 similar to those on rest of head. Antennae ten-, club three- 

 jointed ; club about as long as width of head at base, one side 

 straight, the other gently curved. Prothorax about once and 

 one-hall' as Avide as long, front angles produced and subacute, 

 hind ones obtuse, sides rather strongly and evenly rounded, 

 base lightly bisinuate; with rather large but shallow, unevenly 

 distributed punctures, and with numerous minute ones. Scu- 

 tellum with apical half impunctate. Elytra not much wider 

 than prothorax, not much longer than wide, apex conjointly 

 rounded (almost truncate), each with two obtuse discal eleva- 

 tions; with rather large punctures, dense in places, and fre- 

 quently transversely confluent. Pygidium with rather dense, 



