19G ^Ir. D. Shaip'b Cuntrlhutloits to the 



the thorax, the upper surface covered with a dense and 

 coarse longitudinally rugose sculpture, the carina between 

 the anteiuia' smooth and shining, the luider suriiice 

 sparingly but extremely closely punctured, the raised line 

 at the posterior angles continued quite half-way to the 

 base of the mandibles. Thorax nearly as broad as the 

 elytra, a little narrowed behind, about one and a half 

 times as long as broad, smooth and shining, black, Avith a 

 very coarse puncture on each side near the front angle, 

 "with several others rpiite on the front part, and behind 

 the large puncture "with two others on each side placed 

 very near one another ; also "with several others close to 

 the lateral margin, and with a very fine short line in front 

 of the scutellum. Scutellum very indistinctly pimctured. 

 Elytra quite as long as the thorax, shining l)lack, sj)aringly 

 and rather coarsely punctured, the turned-down part 

 more closelv V)unctured. Hind bodv shining black, not 

 narrowed till the oth segment, sparingly and rather 

 coarsely punctured, s])aringly furnished Avith dark out- 

 standing setiu. Legs black ; tarsi rufescent. 

 Tunantins : one indi\ idual. 



LiXIDIUS. 



Antennce fracta3. 



Labrum totum corneum, transversuni, quadrldentatum, 

 vel indistincte sexdentatum. 



l*al])i omnes filifbrmes. 



Prothoracis linea marglnalis externa Integra : linea in- 

 terna cum externa conjuncta. 



Genus corporis habitu Sci/talino afHnis. !Mandibuhe 

 validffi, medio unidentatie, basi lobo mcmbraneo instructa'. 

 Labrum breve, transversuni, totum corneum, quadriden- 

 tatum, dentibus intermediis latis, minus distinctis, vix sepa- 

 ratis. ]Maxilla3 lobo sujieriore angusto, apice barbato, 

 angulo externo vix setoso : ]")alpi maxillares articulo tertio 

 secuiulo paulo breviore, (piarto tertio longiore. l*a]|)i 

 labiales articulo ultimo prnecedente longioi-e, apice sub- 

 acumiiiato. Antenna? basi sat approximatje. Frons snlcis 

 duobus antennariis. Prothorax lineii marginali externa, 

 ante; aiigulum anticum Nalde deflexa, ])leuris abbreviatis, 

 linea interna cum externa conjuncta. Coxje intermedias 

 distantes. Tarsi antici articulo basal i hand elongato. 

 (ieneris typus L. recticuUis. 



This genus ajipears to be intermediate between Scijta- 



