318 DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIKS OF BOSTRYCIIIDiE, 



Thorax dark reddish-testaceous, as broad as long, with two small 

 depressions at the base, rough and dentated in front and lightly- 

 punctate at the base and sides. Scutellum small, minutely 

 punctate. Elytra reddish-piceous, especially towards the apex, 

 punctate, a little less so towards the base, with the humeral 

 angles slightly prominent, shining, and almost impnnctate ; mid- 

 way between the suture and the humeral angle is a small costa, 

 commencing at a little hump near the scutellum, and proceeding 

 for about a third the length of the elytra, and invisil)le from 

 above, the elytra slope rapidly down from about a third from the 

 apex, and are margined all round, except on the upper part near 

 the suture ; the sides of the suture are raised, commencing at the 

 slope, and gradually increasing to the apex, where they join in 

 with, and in height are nearly equal to, the marginal rim, this 

 in the middle is slightly wavy and minutely toothed at the apex. 

 Undersurface of body slightly hairy, minutely punctate, and dark 

 reddish-testaceous, the abdominal segments tinged with piceous. 

 Legs reddish-testaceous, with the knees darker. Antennae reddish- 

 testaceous, shining, the three apical joints paler, opaque, and 

 minutely pubescent. Length 4J-5 mm. 



Tam worth. 



A narrower, smaller and less hairy insect th;>n the last, with 

 the elytra more evenly punctured. 



Apate excavata, n.sp. 



(J. Of a nai'row cylindrical form, shining, lightly punctate. 

 Head dark })iceous, densely punctate, with a fovea in the centre, 

 clypeus, Inbrum, and a spot above the suture reddish-piceous. 

 Thorax testaceous, longer than broad, smooth, shining and im- 

 punctate behind, and very slightly and shallowly punctate at the 

 sides, rough and dentated in front, with two recurved black-tipped 

 spines overhanging the head, other teeth also black-tipped. Elytra 

 about two and a half times the length of the thorax, shining, 

 <lensely but minutely punctate, i)itchy, testaceous at the base, the 

 humeral angles slightly raised, the sides straight except for an 

 interruption in the middle ; at about a third from the apex the 



