322 Mf. n. Sharp's Contributions tu the 



lliorax ; .jid joint tlistiuctly luno-cr tlian the oloiioatc 2nd 

 joint. Head distinctly narrower than the thorax, Avith 

 two coarse punctures in the middle immediately behind 

 the labrum ; on each side the middle near the front with a 

 patch of" about a dozen coarse punctures, the front part 

 shining and with some scattered minute punctui'es; the 

 vertex and inner margin of the eyes densely and coarsely 

 punctured and not shining. Thorax slightly longer than 

 broad, straight at the sides, and only very slightly nar- 

 rowed towards the base ; rather shining, closely but not 

 coarsely punctured, Avith a very narrow line along the 

 middle smooth ; also Avith a small smooth space near the 

 front angles, and a second just behind it. Elytra about 

 as long as the thorax, and scarcely broader, with a very 

 dense moderately fine punctuation, quite dull. Hind body 

 quite dull, rather densely pubescent, closely and rather 

 finely and indistinctly punctured; its extremity obscure 

 red, terminated in each sex by a short point or spine. Legs 

 obscure reddish. 



In the male the ventral plate of the 7th segment has in 

 the middle a rather deej) notch, which is broad at the 

 opening, narrow and rounded at the summit. 



]\Iy specimens of this species bear no other locality 

 than " Amazons." 



5. Pinophilns mim7ts, n. sp. Parallelus, piceus, capite 

 thoraceque nitidis, illo vertice parce punctato ; thorace 

 quadrato, subtiliter crebre punctato, linea media angustd, 

 minus discrcta, \x\i ; elytris crebre sat fortiter punctatis, 

 vix nitidis; abdomine opaco, fusco-pubescente, minus dense 

 ))unetato, apice rufo; antennis, jialpis, pedibusque rufis ; 

 abdomine segmento 5" ventrali apicem versus lined trans- 

 versa impressa. Long. corj). 5. J — 6 lin. 



Mas: segmento 7° ventrali apice medio emarginato, 

 emarginatione anterius angusta. 



Antennae red, very slender, elongate, quite as long as 

 head and thorax ; 3rd joint considerably longer than 2nd. 

 Head small, shining, with a purplish reflection, the front 

 part very sparingly punctured ; the vertex sparingly but 

 distinctly ])unetured, the punctures not coarse. Thorax 

 f[n:ulrate, similar in colour to the head, evenlv, rather 

 sparingly and finely punctured, with an indistinct line 

 along the middle, and a small space near the front angles, 

 impunctate ; the surface is very shining, the pubescence 



