202 ]\Ir. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



coarso punctures on each side close to the front angle. 

 Seutellmu obsoletely ])iuicture(l. Elytra of a dark-greenish 

 or bhiish colour, slightly longer than the thorax, sparingly 

 ])nnctnred. Hind body black, the hind margin of the 

 (!th and the whole of the 7th segment yelloAv, very 

 spai-ingiy punctured. Legs nearly black ; tarsi long and 

 slender. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



7. X/intltoUnus aneicej^SjW. sp. Piceiis, nitidus, capite 

 reneo, lateribus parce pinictato, medio la^vi, elytris pedi- 

 busque testaceis ; prothorace serie dorsali irregulari 6 — 7 

 ]3unctato, angnlosque anteriores versus 7 — 8 punctato. 

 Long. Corp. 3^ lin. 



Antennae dull yellowish, rather stout, 3rd joint longer 

 than 2nd; 4 — 10 transverse, lOth broader than-lth; last 

 j(jint obtusely rounded, paler at the extremity. j\Iandibles 

 ])itchy yellow. Head rather narrow, scarcely so broad as 

 the thorax, shining brassy ; the middle part smooth, the 

 sides sparingly, moderately coarsely punctured. Thorax 

 obscure reddish, Avith a brassy reflection, very slightly 

 narrowed behind ; on each side the middle with a very 

 irregular row of about six punctures, and with six or seven 

 other ]mnctures near the front angle. Ehtra yellow, 

 about as long as the thorax, rather sparingly and mode- 

 rately finely punctured. Hind l)ody pitchy, with a brassy 

 tinge ; hind portion of the 6th segment paler ; sparingly 

 and finely punctured. Legs yellow. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



8. Xnntholinus Batesi, n. sp. Niger, nitidus, elytris, 

 ano, pcdibusque rufis ; capite crebre fortiterque punctato ; 

 thorace lateribus sat crebre punctato, seriel)us dort^alibus 

 irregularibus 10 — 12 punctatis, lineis marginalibus ad 

 angulum anterioreni conjunctis. Long. corp. 4 lin. 



AnteniKV! with the three basal joints dark red, the fol- 

 lowing ones obscure ; 3rd joint longer than 2nd ; joints 

 4 — 10 scarcely differing in length, the 4th narrower than 

 the .'>th, and much narrower than the 10th; last joint 

 ol)tusely ])()iiited, })aler at the extremity. ^Maiuiibles 

 pitchy. Head al)out as broad as the thorax, narrowed to 

 the front, the ujjpcr surface rather coarsely but not closely 

 ])inictuivd, fhe front jtart imjmnetale; under sui-faeo mode- 

 rately closelv and coarsely punctured. Thorax, like the 



