28 [February, 



Tyjie. — A ? taken in July, 1911, from Arvicanthis pumilio, Pirie 

 Mountains, near King William's Town, South Africa, by Miss Fanny 

 Ross, and forwarded by tlie Rev. Robt. Grodfrey, M.A. 



Mr. Rothschild, who has kindly compared this example with his 

 C triodontus, agrees that the distinctiveness of the species will 

 probably be intensified by the discoveiy of the male. 



The Manse, Ollaberry, Shetland .- 

 December, 1911. 



DESCEIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF BLEDIUS (SubGen. BELIDUS) 



FEOM THE EED SEA. 



BY MALCOLM CAMERON, M.B., R.N., F.E.S. 



Bledius bernhatjeri, n. sp. 



Size and build of JB. arenarius, Payk., but very different otherwise. Black, 

 moderately shining, elytra with the apical third yellow, sharply defined from 

 the anterior black portion. Antennae, palpi and legs testaceous. 



Head with eyes as broad as thorax, black, with four long erect bristles, 

 two on the forehead and one above each eye ; rather finely shagreened, not 

 pvincturod ; pubescence yellowish, scanty and rather coai-se. Eyes prominent. 

 Labrvmi not emarginate, bearing two long bristles directed forwards. Man- 

 dibles testaceous, slightly overlapping at the extremities, which are bifid, each 

 furnished near the base with a strong tooth directed forwards and inwards 

 towards its fellow. Forehead with well mai-ked iirominences at bases of 

 antennse ; the latter testaceous, slightly thickened towards the apex, 1st joint 



