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Thorax quite as broad as the elytra, slljijhtly longer than 

 broad, on each side tlie middle Avith an irref2:nlar and not 

 very distinct dorsal row of" six or seven punctures, and 

 between this and the sides with numerous other coarse 

 punctures, from -which, however, the hinder part is free ; 

 besides these it is covered with munerous other very fine 

 and distant punctures. The elytra are about as long- as 

 the thorax, dull, densely and finely punctured, and with a 

 very fine pubescence. The hind body is ])itchy, Avith the 

 extremitv as Avell as the hind maroiu of each segment 

 ferruginous ; it is densely punctured, and Avith a fine 

 fuscous pubescence. The legs are dull yellowish, very 

 pubescent. 



Ega ; three specimens. 



3. Plutj/prosopus parallelus, n. sp. Augustus, piceo- 

 ferruglneus, antennis pedibusque obscure rufis, abdomine 

 scgmentorum marginibus, anoque ferrugincis ; capite pro- 

 thoraceque dis[)erse punctatis, nitidis; elytris abdomineque 

 opacis, dense punctatis, fusco-pubescentibus. Long. corp. 

 6 lin. 



Closely allied to /-*. laticeps, smaller and nai-roAver. The 

 antennre are moderately stout, and reach about half-Avay 

 to the back of the thorax ; joint 3 much longer than 2 ; 

 4 — 10 dificring but little from one another, each about as 

 long as broad. I lead slightly narrower than the thorax, of 

 a pitchy colour, Avith two kinds of ])uuctuation on the u])per 

 surface, viz., a fine punctuation visible on the middle as Avell 

 as elscAvhere, and some other larger and scattered punc- 

 tiu-es wanting on the middle part. Thorax as broad as the 

 elytra, of a ])itchy colour, a1)out as long as broad, on each 

 side of the middle Avith an irreuular and indistinct row of 

 six or se\'en punctures, and betAA^een this and the sides Avith 

 some other ])unctures,Avanting toAvards the base; besides this 

 numerous extremely fine and small ])unctures are scattered 

 on the iq)j)er siu-face. Elytra about as long as the thorax, 

 ofa pitcliy colour, ((uite dull, densely and finely ])unctin-ed, 

 and with a very fine fuscous pubescence. Hind bodv 

 (luite dull, i)itchv, tlie (>xtremitv and the hind maro-in of 

 each scgiucut dull reddish, extremely finely and denselv 

 punctured, and with a very line pubescence. Legs 

 yellowish, very ])tdjescent. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



4. Pl(it^prosoj)us puncticeps, I), sp. Augustus, piccus, 



