BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 597 



Head densely and minutely punctate; eyes small, shining; 

 antennae inserted considerably in front of the eyes, the joints as 

 in D. heros, Blbn. Prothorax transverse, punctured like the head; 

 median line faintly traceable, bisinuate and narrowly depressed 

 at base, with the posterior angles produced and acute. Scutellum 

 long, truncate at base and apex; the apex slightly the narrower. 

 Elytra as wide as prothorax, almost parallel-sided to near the 

 apex, minutely punctate all over, suture flat, ten moderately feeble 

 strife, the 1st and 3rd uniting at one-third from the apex, 3rd and 

 6th closer to the apex, the others lateral and very feebly marked. 

 Undersurface very minutely punctate. Length 4^, width 1^ mm. 



Hab. — Galston. 



Possibly this is a small male of D. heros, Blackb. 



DASCILLIDiE. 

 SCLEROCYPHON STRIATUS, n.sp. 



(J. Oblong-oval, subconvex, the derm shining. Above obscure 

 brownish-red, with irregular piceous markings; beneath piceous- 

 brown; middle of the pro- and mesosternum, middle of base and 

 apex of metasternum, base and apex of abdominal segments, apex 

 of femora, tibiae and palpi dark red, tarsi obscure testaceous. 

 Covered all over (but densest on head, scutellum and lower surface) 

 with very short ashen pubescence, longest above. Densely and 

 extremely minutely punctate all over (including legs), the elytra 

 transversely sti'igose. 



Head short; antennae slender, slightly passing intermediate 

 legs, 1st joint pale, almost as long as 2nd-4th combined, 2nd very 

 short, 3rd and 4th each twice as long as 2nd, the others gradually 

 decreasing in length except 11th, which is almost as long as 

 9th-10th combined. Prothorax broadly transverse, widely emar- 

 ginate in front, base feebly bisinuate, median line faintly traceable, 

 prosternal process carinate. Scutellum large, in the centre of a 

 shallow depression. Elytra with seven striae obliterated at base 

 and apex. Second and third abdominal segments feebly carinate 

 in the middle. 



