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'J. Scymnus biimpressus. s]). nov. 



56'. niger, griseo-pubeseeus, breviter ovatiis, snbconvexns ; capite, prothorace, 

 elytrorum apiee, aMomiue (basi picea excepta) pwlibnscjne luteo-testaceis. Pro- 

 tliorax angulis auticis ilejiressis, vix prominnlis, siibrotiuidatis, modice douse 

 Rubtiliter pnuctatiis. Elytra protlioraci densins et parum grossius pnuctata, 

 siugulum ad basim jnxta scntellum psirva impressione transversa instructniu. 

 Metasteruiim i)arnm ibrtiter convexnni, medio minute sparsatim, lateribus jianlo 

 densins et fortius puuotatum. Abdomen ad basim s])ursatim, apicem versus dense 

 pnnctatnm. Lineae coxales intus arcnatae, extus enm margine iiosteriore segmeuti 

 conflnentes. 



Long, li ram., elytv. li, lat. If. 



Black, short ovate, rather convex, covered wifli a greyisii ])nbeseencc wiiich 

 has a faint yellowish tint on the testaceous parts of the body. The head, prothorax, 

 tip of the elytra (very uarrowly). legs, and abdomen testaceous, with the first 

 segment of the abdomen pitchy : the meso- and metBsternum brownish black. The 

 jirothorax rather finely and not very densely punctuated, with the fore angles 

 rounded and scarcely jirominent. The elytra have the punctuation somewhat 

 stronger and denser than the prothorax ; each elytron has a small transverse 

 impression at the side of the scntellnm. The metasternnni convex, with the middle 

 finely and very sparsely, and with the sides a little more coarsely and closely 

 punctuated, besides which there are some very fine transverse wrinkles. The 

 abdomen has the punctuation sparse on tiie first segment, denser on the remainder. 

 The coxal lines have the interior portion curved, the exterior one confluent with the 

 hind margin of the segment. 



Hub. Humboldt Bay, New (iuinea ( W. Doherty, 1892). 



3. Scymnus sternalis sj). nov. 



Sc. niger, ovalis, subcouvexns, sparsim ciuereo-jmbescens ; ore, antennis, 

 tibiis tarsisque Inteis, prothoracis margine autico et el}trorum apice angnste, 

 femoribus abdominei|ne (segmeuto jirinio nigro excej)toj piceis. Prothorax margine 

 postico utrin(|ue sinuatus, media scutellum versus dilatatus. tSupra parnra grosse 

 et dense, prothorax el}i;ris grossius punctatus, punctis leviter impressis. Infra 

 punctis grossis instrnctus, abdominis segmenta tria ultima densins et minus grosse 

 punctata. Metasternnm medio convexnm, non imjjressnm. Lineae coxales 

 segmenti marginem posteriorcm attingentes, iutns arcnatae, extus margin! postico 

 parallelae, abbreviatae. 



Long. 2 mm., elytr. U^, lat. 1'. 



Black, moderately convex, sparingly clothed with a short greyish pubescence. 

 Mouth, antennae, tibiae, and tarsi luteous; the anterior margin of the prothorax and 

 the extreme tip of the elytra, the femora, and abdomen (except the first segment, 

 which is black) rnfo-testaceons, somewhat pitchy. The posterior margin of the 

 prothorax sinuate at each side and widened in front of the scutellum. The 

 punctuation of the jirothorax is distinctly coarser than that of the elytra, and all 

 punctures are but slightly impressed. The elytra have no rows of punctures. 

 Metasternnm with the middle convex, not impressed, and rather coarsely pimctuated, 

 with some obsolete transverse wrinkles. The first segment of the abdomen also 

 \vith its middle a little convex, nearly as coarsely punctuated as the metasternnm ; 



