106 Mr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



A single female of this species -was brouglit Lack by 

 Dr. Trail; it was attracted byliglit at JNIanaos, in August, 

 1874. 



Obs. — This sjiecies is extremely closely allied to P. 

 puncticeps, but is a little smaller, is narrower and more 

 ]iarallel ; the elytra and hind body are a little more closely 

 and finely punctured, while the punctures on the head and 

 thoi'ax are slightly coarser than in the larger species. 



6. Platyproso-pus minor, n. sp. Augustus, obscure 

 rufus, antennis i)edibus(pie testaceis ; capite dense subti- 

 litcr punctato pubesccnteque, subojiaco ; thorace subnitido, 

 crebre sat fortiter punctato, elytris abdomineque opacis, 

 dense subtiliter punctulatis, fusco-pubcscentibus. Long. 

 Corp. 4 lin. 



Antenn;i3 yellow, not stout, not reaching quite to the 

 back of the thorax ; 3rd joint longer than 2nd ; 4 — 10 each 

 just a little shorter and stouter than the preceding one, 

 the 10th about as long as broad. Head dull reddish, 

 finely and densely punctured ; the middle of the vertex 

 almost free from punctures ; the sides behind the eyes 

 especially densely and finely punctured and pubescent. 

 Thorax rather longer than broad, red, moderately closely 

 but not coarsely punctured, a middle longitudinal line 

 irnpunctate. Elytra about as long as the thorax, opaque 

 red, densely and obsoletely punctured, and very finely 

 pubescent. Hind body pitchy red ; the hind part and the 

 extremities of the segments paler, veiy dull, very densely 

 and finely punctured, and Avith a dense fine pubescence. 

 Legs yellow. 



Ega; one specimen. 



7. Platyprosopus rnfescens, n. sp, Obscin-e rufo, ab- 

 dominc ])iceo, segmentorum marginibus anoque riifescen- 

 tibus, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; capite dense subtiliter 

 (medio ])arcius) punctato, pul)escentcque, subopaco ; jiro- 

 Ihoi-ace pai'cius disperse jjunctato, nitido. Lung. corp. 

 5 lin. 



Allied to P. niinor,hni larger and with the thorax more 

 sparingly ])unctured. 



Antcnuie rather slender, not so long as head and thorax, 

 (hill yellow; .3rd joint nnich longer than 2nd; 4 — 10 each 

 a little shorter than the preceding one, 4th much longer 

 than l)r()ad, 10th about as long as broad. Head very 

 nearly as broad as the thorax, the sides very densely and 



