364 Mr. D. Sluirp's Contrihritions to the 



rather more slender, the tarsi being conspicuously more 

 slender. 



7. Stemis ftdlax, n. sp. ^T^neo-ni<2:er, dense punctatus, 

 subopacus, palpis flavis, antennis pedibusque testaceis, illis 

 apice infuscatis ; fronte excavata, medio carinata ; abdo- 

 mine sat robusto, crebrc, apicem versus obsolete, punctato, 

 segmento basal i marginato ; tarsis gracillimis, articulo 4" 

 simplice. Long. corp. 2 lin. 



Antennae moderately long, yellowish, Infuscate towards 

 the extremity ; palpi pale yellow. Head about as broad 

 as the elytra, excavate between the eyes, and with a dis- 

 tinct shining carina in the middle of the excavation. 

 Thorax rather longer than broad, the sides in front of the 

 middle distinctly rounded; the surface coarsely and closely 

 punctured, the punctures somewhat confluent, so as to 

 form transverse rugre. Elytra about as long as the thorax, 

 deeplv, densely and coarsely punctm-ed. Hind body 

 moderately broad, with the basal segment finely margined, 

 and carinate at the base in the middle, the two following 

 segments with less elongate carinee ; the segments rather 

 closely punctured, the punctures much finer towards the 

 apex than on the basal segment. Legs yelloAv ; the femora 

 and tarsi obscured towards the extremity. 



In the male the 6th segment of the hind body beneath 

 is broadly impressed along the middle ; each side ol" the 

 impression towards the extremity is densely pubescent, and 

 there is a notch on each side concealed by the pubescence ; 

 the following segment bears an elongate narrow notch ; the 

 4th and otli segments are also a little flattened along the 

 middle. 



1'apajos ; one male, one female specimen. 



()j)s, — This species, at first sight, a good deal suggests 

 our common European iS". impressus: though closely allied 

 in structure to .S'. corpintun and the neighbouring species, 

 it is undoubtedly distinct from them all. 



8. Steims simulator, n. sp. Angustulus, niger, vix 

 senescens, nitidulus, palpis flavis, antennis fuscis, pedibus 

 testaceis, fcnionnn apice obscnriore ; fronte excavata, 

 medio carinata; tliorace elytrisijue dense fortitcr punctatis; 

 abdomine segmento basali marginato, dense sat fortiter 

 punctato, segmentis antepenultimis dense obsolete jninc- 

 tatis; tarsis articulo 4" simplice. Long. corp. If lin. 



