(apt. P. P. Rise's South Ammiem Qofeopti 



Similar in form to L. varicosus of Uermar, but perfectly distinct ; it is of a mud n| 

 antenna; very short, 3rd joint as long as the 3 following:; head oval : IlljptUl w.r 

 margin reflexed, obverse-cordate, the 2 lobes covering the base of the mttnim. v, 

 tubercles forming a triangle: thorax twice as broad as the head. MOM -what OOfdaa 

 sides broadly margined and rcilexed. \ery OOOfCI, but suddenly narrowed at the bate, 

 which is straight, with the angles acute, concave before. 2 irregular line* oi 

 minute tubercles down the disc, and a small patch M < aeh side: elvtra OOdtidei 

 broader than the thorax, elongate-ovate, with S raised ach, the ■] 



with 2 rows of indistinct puncture! forming tran- \es | sutural keel not n 



ing the apex, 2nd and 3rd very much raised and presenting a sharp, slighth 

 ridge, 4th forming the margin and uniting with the 2nd at the apex ; the Mli 

 inflected margin near to the costa and scarcely raised : legs moderately long and I 

 with short pale hairs. 



This genus connects Scotobhts and Ptammetickmi, The fine ip 



scribed was taken at Port St. Elena. 



*112. EMALODERA MUUriPUNCTATA, Out. 



Nitide nigra, punctatissima, thorace obovato truncato, etytronUD panctil 



lineas nurnerosas duplicatas effonnantibu^ ; niar-iur extus apireque tu- 

 berculatis (Tab. XLI. fig. 8.). 



Length 5| to 6 lines, breadth 3 to 3^. 



The form of this insect is singular; it is short and broad behind, regularly tapering to the 

 head, not unlike a Cychrus: the antennae are shorter than the thorax ; head flatt. 

 somewhat hexagonal, irregularly punctured; clypeus craarginatc, with a deep CU 

 suture at the base: thorax obovate, being broadest towards the base, with I 

 perfectly rounded, the anterior margin concave, covered with puncture*, 

 smooth spaces on the disc, with a short channel and an impressed line or 1 

 each anterior angle: elytra contracted at the base and exposing the scutel, which h 

 exceedingly finely granulated, except at the tip ; they arc twice as broad as the thorax, 

 ovate, convex, the apex conicaL indistinctly w rinkled, with 6 faint punctu I down 



the back, and numerous irregular punctures forming double lines on the inters; 

 the 4th, 5th and remaining stria; have a line of minute shining tubercles between each, 

 and some scattered over the apex: anterior and posterior thighs with a tooth beneath 

 near the apex. The female is broader and larger than the male ; the thorax is b 

 verse and twice as broad as the head, and the posterior femoral teeth form s r 

 Specimens were taken at Port Famine in January, February and March. 



