258 Mr. D. Sluirp's Contributions to the 



capitc tlioracequG opacis, hoc liuea mcdiii impunctata. 

 Long. Corp. 2 lin. 



AntcnnjB red, rather short and stout ; 3rd jouit scarcely 

 longer than 2nd, lOtli not cpiite so long as broad. Head 

 large, slightly Ijroader than the thorax, pitchy red ; the 

 eyes large and rather prominent, the hind angles slightly 

 swollen, so that the vertex appears a little emarginate in 

 the middle; the surface densely, finely and obsoletely 

 punctured, opaque. Thorax scarcely so long as broad, 

 straight at the sides, the front obliquely truncate on each 

 side ; the colour slightly })aler than that of the head, the 

 surface densely and very obsoletely punctured, opaque, but 

 Avith a shining inqMuictatc; line along the middle. Elytra 

 a little longer and a little broader than the thorax, of a 

 sordid-testaceous colour, but with the apex quite pale, 

 finely and closely punctured. Hind body jx)inted at the 

 extremity, densely and finely punctured. Legs yellow. 



Kga ; a single specimen. 



Obs. — I do not know the sex of this individual, nor 

 have I been able to examine the labrum and mandibles; it 

 is excessively close to L. diffinis, but has the head rather 

 larger and the eyes more prominent, and the vertex more 

 emarginate, and the extremity of the elytra paler; the 

 front tarsi are not in the least dilated. It is similar to 

 />. ochracea, but lias the head larger and the front of the 

 thorax more oblicpie on each side. 



G. Lithorharis sobrina, n. sp. Fusco-rufa, opaca, 

 antennis rufis, pedibus testaceis; capite, thorace, abdo- 

 niine({ue subtilisslme punctatis; elytris subtilitcr sed magis 

 distincte punetatis, fuscis, latcribus margiueque apicali 

 testaceis. Long. corp. 2| lin. 



This species is extremely similar to L. diffinis and 

 L. comes, but has the elytra differently coloured, their 

 sides being obscurely yellow, while the sutural portion is 

 largely infnscate. This infuscation docs not, however, 

 reach to the extreinity, which is similar in colour to the 

 lateral margins. 



There are no external characters to distinguish the 

 male. 



J*ar:i; f)ur individuals, eolleeted 1)V jNTr. Smith. 



Obs. — Like the /,. di/fin/s and /.. c(im('s, tliis insect 

 api)ears to ])e closely allietl to />. orhracea. It has the 

 antenna? longoi- than L. cojnes, joints 4 — 10 being each 



