172 Mr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



Ega; one specimen. This I believe to be a male on 

 account of its large head ; the front femora have a few very 

 short spines, but the 7th segment of tlie liind body is 

 rounded at the extremity, so that the individual may 

 possibly be a female. 



10. Philontlius histrator, n. sp. Fulvu?, capite tho- 

 raceque a?neis, elytris apicem versus, abdumineque ante 

 apicem nigris, ano pedibusque testaceis ; prothorace serie 

 dorsali 5-punctato. Long. corp. '6h lin. 



Mas: abdomine segmento 7° ventrali margine apicali 

 leviter emarginato, tarsis anticis simplicibus. 



Antennaj nearly as long as head and thorax, the three 

 basal joints yellow, the rest infuscated ; 3rd joint hai'dly so 

 long as 2nd, 4 — 10 each a little shorter and a little stouter 

 than its predecessor, the 4th longer than broad, 10th 

 scarcely so long as broad. Mandibles and palpi yellowish. 

 Head quite as broad as the thorax, Avith the front dis- 

 tinctly produced between the insertion of the antenna^, 

 Avith a deep longitudinal imj)ression in front, with a line of 

 four deep punctures between the eyes, and with numerous 

 others on each side at the back; it is of a brassy colour, 

 but through this the original tawny colour is perceptible. 

 Thorax much naiTower than the elytra, longer than broad, 

 a little narrowed behind, a little siiuiate at the sides; it is 

 similar in colour to the head, and has on each side the 

 middle a rather curved row of five coarse punctures, and 

 has besides six other punctures near the front angles. The 

 scutcllum is densely and finely jmnctured. The elytra arc 

 broad, scarcely so long as the thorax, of a shining-tawny 

 colour, broadl}' black towards the extremity, rather coarsely 

 and moderately closely punctured. The hind body is of a 

 tawny colour, with the .'Ith and 0th segments black ; the 

 extremity of the 6th and the Avhole of the 7th segments 

 yellow ; segments 2 — 4 sparingly punctured, 5 and 6 moi-e 

 closely punctured and with a coarse depressed black 

 pubescence. Legs yellow. 



Para ; one indi^idual, S . 



11. PliiIo)ilhus ceneicollis, n. sp. Ilufus, thorace ameo, 

 elvtris macula laterali ante apicem, abdoniine([ue ante 

 apiecni nigris, ano jiedibusque testaceis; antennis fus(.;is, 

 basi cum artieulo ultimo testaceis, thorace serie dorsali 

 ^-iiiinctato. Long. corp. 3^ lin. 



Mas latet. 



