BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 433 



Head with moderately large punctures in front, becoming 

 smaller behind; a shallow impression between eyes; eyes widely 

 separated and much smallf^r than usual. Rostrum slightly shorter 

 than prothorax, rather wide and thick, sides increasing in width 

 to apex and not incurved to middle; with coarse punctures in 

 strong series throughout. KScape inserted two-fifths from apex of 

 rostrum and shorter than funicle; 1st joint of funicle stouter but 

 scarcely longer than 2nd, the others transverse. Prothorax 

 strongly transverse, sides strongly rounded; densely and moder- 

 ately strongly punctate, the punctures in places confluent; median 

 carina distinct and continuous. Elytra elongate-cordate, wider 

 than and about twice and one-half the length of prothorax ; 

 punctate-striate, striae deep and punctures indistinct; interstices 

 densely punctate and wider than striae. Under surface (including 

 3rd and ith abdominal segments) with dense (but on the meta- 

 sternal episterna not continuous) punctures. Femora edentate. 

 Length 6, rostrum IJ; width 3 mm. 



Hab.—Q. : Somerset (Mr. C. French). 



The rostrum and eyes in this and the following species are very 

 different from those of any other here described. In both also the 

 femora are feebly ridged beneath, but even on the posterior pair 

 these ridges do not become dentate. 



Tyrt.^osus quadratolineatus, n.sp. 



Dark reddish-brown, antennae and claw-joints paler. Clothing 

 as in the preceding species, but rather sparser. 



Head and eyes as in the preceding species. Rostrum as in the 

 preceding species, except that the punctures though everywhere 

 coarse are not in distinct series. Antennae paler, but otherwise 

 as in the preceding. Prothorax feebly transverse, sides moder- 

 ately rounded ; densely and coarsely punctate, median carina 

 feeble but continuous. Elytra narrow, scarcely wider than and 

 not much more than twice the length of prothorax; striate-punc- 

 tate, punctures indistinct but not small; interstices the width of 

 striae, flat and all (but the lateral ones less noticeably so) in series 

 of small squares, each of which contains a rather large and more 



