308 :Mi-. 1). Sharp's Ccnitiihntwns to the 



tlic base with two indistinct impressions extending- towards 

 the hind angles, and with scarcely any traces of longi- 

 tudinal in^iressions. Elytra brownish, the base rather 

 inf'uscate, densely and finely punctured, much longer than 

 the thorax. Hind body black, very densely punctured, 

 with a very fine, short, delicate, pale ])ubesccnce. Legs, 

 including the coxje, pale yellow ; middle coxte elongate, 

 and separated l)y a very narrow space. 



Ega ; a single individual. 



Obs. — This species, at first sight fi-om its small size and 

 comparatively narrow form, suggests a comparison Avith 

 our T. corticiniis and T. pusillus, but its structural cha- 

 racters show it to be more nearly allied to T. obesns. A 

 second specimen from the same locality' has the jialpi, the 

 base of the antennae and the thorax paler in colour ; but 

 1 consider it probable that these differences are only the 

 result of the immaturity of the specimen. 



2. Trogophlceus breviceps, n. sp. Brevior, latiusculus, 

 piccus, antennis, palpis, pedibus, abdominisque apice tes- 

 taceis ; capite brevi, lato ; thorace fortiter transverso, 

 longitudinaliter bi-impresso; elytris subnitidis, minus 

 dense punctatis. Long. corp. 1-g- lin. 



Antennne yellowish, longer than head and thorax; 1st 

 joint very elongate, 3rd much more slender than 2nd, 

 Mth about as long as broad, 9th and 10th a little transverse. 

 Head very short and broad, but a little narrower than the 

 thorax, the eyes, however, leaving a distinct prominent 

 space behind them at the sides ; the antennal tubercles 

 short, the surface dull and extremely finely jnuictured. 

 Thorax a ffood deal narrower than the elvtra, aboiit twice 

 as broad as long, distinctly narrowed towards the base ; 

 the surface dull, extremely indistinctly ])unctured, with 

 two distinct longitudinal impressions along the middle, 

 Avhich do not reach te the front, and near each side Avith a 

 more indistinct broad impression. Elytra much longer 

 than the thorax, neither altogether finely nor densely, but 

 still indistinctly punctured, a little shining. Hind body 

 broad, the apex yellowish; the segments indistinelly and 

 S])aringly punctured, and a little shining. Legs bright 

 yellow ; under side of head and thorax obscure reddish ; 

 middle coxic scarcely contiguous ; under face of hind body 

 densely and finely j)unctured, dull. 



Ega ; a single individual. 



