] 74 [August, 



48. — Helojyhorus Itercdus, sp. n. 



Capite thoraceque metallescentibus, hoc sulcis plus miiiusve cuprescentihus, 

 palpis, antennis, pediMis elytrisque minus dihde testaceis, his maeula communi 

 nigra ; capite thoraceque gra.nulatis ; elytris fortiter scriati'inpunctatis.interstitiis 

 sat convexis. Long. 3y mm. 



Hah.: Silesia (Eeicliensteiu, v. Bodemeyei") , coll. Gliampiou. 



This is another of the uncertain species allied to minutus and affinis ; 

 three specimens from the locality of the type were received by Champion from 

 Reitter under the name of " griscus," and one of them is that species, the other 

 two beinc,' the sexes of H. iteratus. It is abovit the size of the largest specimens 

 of tnimdus (griseus Zaitz.) and closely resembles some of the varieties of that 

 species, but it has a smaller head and lara'er serial pvmctiires on the elytra ; the 

 scvilptiire of the thorax is scarcely coarser than it is in some rainuttis, but the male 

 is very different and much approaches that of the smaller If. discrepans, as will 

 be seen from the fif,mres. H. discrepans has a comparatively smaller head, and a 

 thorax rather differently shaped and sculptured. In the absence of more speci- 

 mens of these variable and diiRcult forms it is not advisable to attempt a 

 conclusive description. The female I assign to if. iteratus differs a good deal 

 from the male, and i-esembles minutus rather than discrepans. In the male 

 iteratus, the lateral margin of the thorax stands out but little more than it 

 does in discrepans, but in the doubtful female it is as prominent as in some 

 examples of minutus. The type specimen is of course the male of which the 

 aedeagus is figui-ed (fig. .59). 



49. — Helopliorus lecleri, sp. u. 



Palpis, antennis, pedihus elytrisqiie pallidis, his vage nigro-signatis, capite 

 thoraceque cupreo-auratis, hoc marginibus lateralihus et anteriore flavescentihus ; 

 thorace 7)iedio parce suhtiliter pu,nctato, versus later a parce granulate ; elytris sat 

 fortiter striato-pimctatis, interstitiis parum convexis. Long, vix 3 mm. 



Hah. : Monies Armeiiiaci (Leder) . 



Allied in size and shape to H. minut^ls fj/HscMsauctt.), readily distinguished 

 by the coloiir of the head and thorax, which are brilliant pale copper, the latter 

 with conspiciiously flavescent lateral and anterior margins : the piinctuation of 

 the thorax, too, is more like that of affi,nis or diffi.nis; the elytra in colour and 

 sculpture much as in mifiutus. 



Thorax but little convex transversely, with deep grooves, the median 

 narrow, the juxta-median strongly angvilate, sub-external straight, outside it 

 the surface is entirely yellow, and the yellow colour extends all along the front 

 margin : the median interval has no graniiles, though the surface is a little 

 uneven and there are some fine i^unctures, the sub-median interval has some 

 very obsolete granulation on the anterior part. 



I have seen only one specimen sent by Herr Reitter to 

 Mr. Champion as " r/7-rt7i?/ /a Ws," Imt the species should come between 

 minutus and (/_///» /.s ; this is supported by the aedeagus (fig. 60), which 



