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nbout the same size) it differs in the same |)artieuhirs. Cnui- 

 pared with a specimen of hirteUus of the same size it diflfe-rs 

 (apart from colour) in havin<f the pubescence longer, the setae 

 shorter, elytral punctures rather smaller and those on the pro- 

 thorax decidedly denser. 



272. R. alpliabeticiis. Lea. 



273. R. discolor, Er. 

 27-1. R. venira/is, Er. 



CORVLOPlIlDAi:. 



27-"). Clypeaster el/i/^tiai, Lea. 



A specimen from the island probably represents a variety of 

 this species ; its elytra me of a dark red, with a large blotch 

 about the scutellum, and an obscure subfasciate blotch towards 

 apex, but the shoulders not infuscate. Beyond the subapical 

 blotch the colour is paler than elsewhere. 



The description of the colour of the elytra of the type is some- 

 what misleading; it should have been given ais : — "Deep red; 

 with a larse blackish blotch at the base, partlv extended alon'i' 

 the suture and sides." The two colours, however, are not 

 sharply defined. 



276. Sericodertis Ihisipennis, Lea. 



277. A", hardcastlei. Lea. 



278. 6'. obesiis. Lea. 



