348 ^Ir. D. JSluirp's Contrihutiuns to the 



10. Pahiminus fraxjilis, n. sp. Pallide testaceiis, ab- 

 domiiie nifo-testaceo ; antennis articulo ultimo incras^ato ; 

 protlioracc transverso, basin versus ang-ustato, lateribu.s 

 rotundatis, crebre punctato : elytris thorace fei*e duplo 

 longioribus, basi crebre punctatis. Long. corp. 1 ' lin. 



Antennfe ratlier sliovt, and for this genus rather stout, 

 nhnost white; 3rd joint small, finer and rather shorter 

 tlian 2nd; last joint broader than the lOth, and as long as 

 the 9th and 10th together. Palpi pale yellow, terminal 

 joint small. Head small, with the vertex scarcely visibly 

 emarginate ; the vertical line fine and indistinct, at the 

 sides contiguous with the eyes. Thorax a good deal nar- 

 rower than the elytra, quite as broad as the head, a good 

 deal broader than long, curved at the sides, and a good 

 deal narrowed behind ; its sudace coarsely punctured, 

 without smooth midtUe space and only extremely obsoletely 

 bi-impressed. Elytra about twice as long as the thorax, 

 rather closely punctured at the base ; the punctures be- 

 coming gradually more sparing towards the extremity, 

 where they are nearly entirely Avanting. Hind body red- 

 dish, darker than the front parts; the four basal segments 

 with imbricate sculptiu-e. Legs almost white, rather 

 short. 



Ega ; a single individual, whose sex is uncertain ; the 

 ventral plate of the 7th segment is very slightly produced, 

 almost truncate at the apex, with the angles rounded. 



This is the smallest species I have seen of the genus. 



11. Palaminns nu/er, n. sp. Niger, antennis, palpis, 

 pedil)us(|ue pallide flavis ; thorace elongato, basin versus 

 angustato, sat creljre irregulariter punctato, lateribus parce 

 punctatis ; elytris fortitcr minus crebre punctatis. Long, 

 corp. 3 lin. 



Mas incog. 



Fem. : abdomine segmento 7" venti-ali medio obsolete 

 emarginato ; dorsal i medio rotundato-truncato, utrinque 

 distincte emarginato. 



A rather slender species. Antennae long and slender, 

 pale yellow, distinctly longer than head and thorax; 3rd 

 joint very slender, elongate, considerably longer than 2nd; 

 11th joint slender, only slightly ])roader than 10th. J*alpi 

 pale yellow, only moderately large. Head quite as broad 

 as the thorax, l)nt slightly narrower than the elytra; the 

 vertex a little emarginate, the vertical line fine, at the 



