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/'". Slightly convex, elytfa- stroiicrly ]murfureil : Sr. thnmnsi 

 sj). iiov. 

 //. Each elytron with oue distinct row of larger ptinctiircs at the base. 

 I". Cosal lines with their exterior part ahrnptly dcclivons : Sc. 



unipliciitus sp. iiov. 

 m" . C'oxal lines semicircular : Sr. ruhrownfmlis sp. nov. 

 r. Each elytron, in front, with two distinct rows of larger jiunc.tnres. 

 n" . Elytra very finely corrugate, scarcely punctuated ; size iibour 



■2i mm. : Sc. iwraci/uinear sp. nov. 

 o" . Elytra distinctly and rather densely punctured. 



(/'". Prothorax black, with the anterior margin and the fore- 

 angles narrowly rufons : Sc. c/ibbosn-'i sp. nov. 

 //'". Prothorax rufous, with a large black macula in front of 

 the scutellum : Sr. /rrispi sp. nov. 



1. Scymnus aben-ans sp. nov. 

 (PL VIIL, figs. 13 and 16.) 



Sr: niger ; capite, prothorace, elytrorum epipleuris et apice, abdomine pedibiis- 

 qne luteis, meso- et metasterno nigro-brunneis ; griseo-pubescens, ovalis, antice 

 et postice abrnpte rotundatus, subconvexus. Prothorax angulis auticis rotuudatis, 

 oculorum partes posticas tegentibus, lateribns antiee panlo rotuudatis, jiostice fere 

 rectis, minute punctatus. Elytra minute, prothoraci parmn fortins punctata. 

 Metasternum ad latera dense et parum grosse, in medio sparsatim et minus grosse, 

 abdomine([ue sparsatim punctata. Liueae coxales intus arcuatae, extus cum segment) 

 margiue posteriore confluentes. 



Long. 2| mm., elytr. 2i, lat. 2. 



Bla<'.k, with the head, prothorax, tip (about ^ of the length) and epijilenra 

 of elj'tra, abdomen and legs of a butl' colour, with the antennae and legs very pale ; 

 the meso- and metasternum dark brown ; thc^ basal margin of tlie prothorax in 

 front of the scutellum very narrowly, and the first segment of the abdomen slightly 

 pitchy. Ovate, with the sides of the elytra somewhat sinuate, the outline slightly 

 rounded at the sides, and strongly rounded in front and near the apex of the 

 elytra. The prothorax finely and rather sparingly punctuated, with the fore margin 

 covering about half the eyes, with the fore angles dejjressed and roimded ; the sides 

 feebly rounded in front, nearly straight towards the posterior angles ; with the base 

 sinuate at each side and produced in front of the scutellum. The punctuation of 

 the elytra somewhat stronger than that of the j)rot)iorax, but not dense, as the 

 interstices are much larger than the punctures. Metasternum with the sides 

 densely and rather coarsely, with the middle more sjjarsely and finely punctured, 

 and the very centre of the middle smooth ; besides the punctuation there is a 

 number of irregular transverse and exceedingly fine ridges on the metasternum. 

 Punctuation of the abdomen fine and sjiarse, scarcely denser at the sides. Tlic 

 coxal lines have the interior portion arcuate and the exterior oue confluent with the 

 hind margin of the segment. 



H(i/>. Humlioldf Bay, New tinincn [\\ . Doherty, lN'.J2). 



