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than the thorax, closely and very coarsely punctured in 

 front, more sparingly on the vertex. Thorax rather 

 broader than long, yellowish, coarsely and irregularly, but 

 rather sparingly punctured, with the usual smooth spaces ; 

 it is a good "deal broader in front than behind, and con- 

 siderably sinuate at the sides. Scutelhim large, rather 

 finely and closely pimctured and pubescent. Elytra 

 longer than the thorax, rather coarsely and closely punc- 

 tured, and with a coarse pale pubescence. Plind body 

 narrowed towards the extremity, black, Avith the hind part 

 of the 6th segment, and the whole of the 7th^ yellow ; 2nd 

 segment impunctate ; 3rd to 6th rather closely and finely 

 punctured and densely pubescent, the pubescence on seg- 

 ments 3 — 5 yellowish. Legs pale yellow. 

 Ega ; one specimen ( $ ). 



7. Brachi/dirus Batesi, n. sp. Fulvus, antennis (basi 

 excepto), capite area pone mandibulas, abdomineque nigris, 

 hoc ano testaceo; antennarum basi, pedibusque pallidis. 

 Long. Corp. 4 — 4 5 lin. 



INlas : abdomine segmento sexto ventrali medio emargi- 

 nato, segmento 7° triangulariter producto, aplce carinato- 

 compresso. 



xVntennai rather short, thickened towards the ajiex; first 

 four or five joints pale yellow, the rest blackish, the extre- 

 mity of the nth joint being again paler; 6th joint con- 

 siderably stouter than the 5th, about as long as broad, 

 7 — 10 strongly transverse; lltli joint pointed, stout and 

 rather long. Head broader than the thorax, with the 

 palpi pale yellow ; the mandibles pitchy ; the labrum, and 

 a space behind it (not reaching to the eyes on each side), 

 black, the rest tawny ; it is coarsely punctured, the punc- 

 tures on the front part not so dense as in the other species, 

 and rather irregular, the hinder part (broadly) more 

 sparingly ]nuictured. Thorax about as long as broad, 

 much siiuiate at the sides, the front markedly broader than 

 the hind part, very coarsely and rather sparingly punc- 

 tured, with the usual smooth spaces. Scutellum closely 

 and moderately finely punctured. Elytra considerably 

 longer than the thorax, coarsely, deeply and rather closely 

 punctured. Hind body black, with the 7th segment and 

 hind part of the 6th ])ale yellow, finely but not densely 

 punctured, the yellow ])ortion almost im])unetate ; the 3rd 

 and 4th segments and the sides of the 5th with the pubes- 

 cence yellow. Legs pale yellow. 



