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tubercle, a little fiirtlier removed, situated on the flanks of the thorax. 

 The strongly raised median carina on each elytron, curved outwards 

 near the base, and emitting a branch to the suture, is a character 

 which it shares only with Platystrrnus ; the base of the carina also 

 projects forward into a sinuation in the hind margin of the thorax as 

 in Pint yst emus. There is a similar carina near the sutui^e, and a less 

 conspicuous one near each side. The humeral angles of the elytra 

 differ in form from those of all allied genera at present known ; they 

 project as a strong conical tooth, with the acute apex not pointing 

 forward, as in Polyrhapliis, but laterally, and the anterior margin 

 perfectly straight : the apices of the elytra are very obtusely rounded. 

 The long and slender apical joint of the antennae separates this genus 

 from the Anisoccrince, with which it has many points in common. In 

 the single example supposed from the simple anterior tarsi to be a ? , 

 the antennte are imperfect, but they show no abbreviation of the joints 

 as far as the 6th. 



EusTHENOMrs Wallisi, n. sp. 



Ohlongus, latus, tomenio carneo-fulvo fusco-macidato vestitus ; cajnte grosse 

 punctata ; thorace carinis dorsalibus nigris, nudis ; elytris hasi ('cum carinisj nigra- 

 granulatis, cceteris fusco-punctatis, maculisque difformibus et fascia lata pone medium 

 (ad suturam inteiTuptaJ velutiiio-atrqfuscis : antennis griseis, hand ciliatis, articuJis 

 apice nigris. Long. 1 in. Lat. pone humeros, 6 lin. 



Similar in form and convexity to Plati/sternus hehi-ceus, but antennae 

 much longer and more robust. The whole upper surface is clothed 

 with a ])iiikish light brown tomeutum, the granulations on the head 

 and base of the elytra, and the stronger carinae, being black, naked, 

 and shining. The elytra are much varied with markings and spots of 

 a velvety pui'ple-brown colour ; some of the largest spots uniting 

 behind the middle into a leather broad fascia, interrupted near the suture 

 and on the sides. The under-side is scantily pubescent, black and 

 shining. 



Taken at Frontiuo, on the Cauca side of the Cordillera, Xew 

 Graiiada, by Herr AVallis. Two examples only, of which one has been 

 kindly given me by Dr. Baden, the other remaining in his collection. 



Bartholomew Eoad, Kentish Town, N.W. : 

 April 1875. 



Localities for , Typhaus vulgaris. — It may be of interest to note that at 6 p.m. 

 on March 25th, I foiuid a $ specimen of this beetle in Kensington Q-ardens, in the 

 act of taking flight and verj lively. Three days after, I found another $ , dead, in 

 one of the opon drives of the New Forest. — A. O. Ward, 13, Tarkfields, Putney : 

 April 'dlh, 1875. • 



