128 Mr. D. Sharp's Cuntrihutions to the 



the liind body not nearly so densely punctured, and with 

 the l)ase of the 6th segment black. 



The male differs from that of sappliirinus by wanting 

 the transverse pilose line on the 6th segment beneath, by 

 having the hind margin of the same segment only obso- 

 letely emarginate, and by the different shape of the notch 

 of the 7th segment. 



Ega ; four male specimens. 



Obs. — This species may, perhaps, ultimately prove to 

 ha only a variety of A". 'Solskiji, from which it differs 

 almost solely by the dark basal portion of the 7th segment 

 of the hind body. In the male the notch of the 7th 

 segment is deeper, and the asdeagus itself is larger than 

 in A". Sohhi/i ; but the former of these characters must 

 be, I think, liable to variation, for in one of the individuals 

 above mentioned the notch scarcely differs from that of 

 X. Solskiji, and yet I can scarcely anticipate that this 

 will prove a different species, for the resemblance in other 

 respects is very gi-eat. 



\. Xanthojnjgus apicalis, n. sp. Niger, nitldus, an- 

 tennis tcstaceis ; elytris cyaneis, abdomine segmcnto 6° 

 dimidio apicali, segmento 7" toto rufo-testaceo. Long, 

 corp. 5 lin. 



ISIas: abdomi.-is segmento 6° ventrali margine apicali 

 medio obsoletissime emarginato, segmento 7° late minus 

 profunde triangulariter emarginato. 



Much smaller than sapphirinus, with head, thorax 

 and hind body more sparingly punctured. Very close to 

 X. cyanipennis, and differing therefrom only by being 

 considerably smaller and more slender, and by the broader 

 and less deep notch of the 7th segment in the male. I 

 have not examined the rcdcagus. 



Ega; two specimens, ^,2. 



5.^ Xanthopygus violaceus, n. sp. Niger, nitidus, an- 

 tennis testaceis, capite thoraceque violaceis; elytris cyaneis, 

 abdomine segmento 6" dimidio apicali, segmentoque 7"^ 

 toto rufb-testaceo. Long. corp. 6 lin. 



Mas: abdominis segmento 6" ventrali medio linea trans- 

 versa longe pilosa, margineque apicali minus evidenter 

 emarginato, seg. 7° apice sat profunde inciso. 



Much smaller than srrpphin'nus, aiul readily distin- 

 guished by the beautiful violet colour of the head and 



