158 [May, 



A comparatively distinct species of this group, with broader head 

 and stouter legs than usual. The palpi dark yellow, rather stout. 

 Head slightly metallic, eyes continuing the outline of the clypeus. 

 Thorax with the deep median groove very irregular, depressed and 

 broadened just in front of the middle, sub-median groove very sinuous, 

 sub-external groove also veiy distinct and sinuous, lateral margin a good 

 deal raised, so that there is a definite appearance of a broad 4th or 

 external groove, all the grooves slightly granular ; lateral excision rather 

 deep. Legs dark red, stout. Under-surface predominantly red. 



Aedeagus stout, lateral lobes well surpassing the median lobe, 

 slightly incurved, and with slightly sinuous outer margin ; basal piece 

 elongate. 



Hah.: Besika Bay and Salonica (Commander Walker). 



3. — JEutrichelophorus baMarensis sp. n. 

 Pronoto profunde sulcata, sulco mediano ante medium dilato ct depresso, 

 intervallis longius setosis, prothoracis laterihus anterius leniter rotundatis, anaulis 

 prominulis. Loncj. 4j mm. 



Closely allied to E. besicamis, but smaller and less robust, with 

 narrower head and longer hairs on the i^pper surface of the iiisect. 

 The crenulation on the sides of the thorax is coarse, and the excision 

 of the sides well marked. The upper surface of the head is metallic, 

 but there is no similar appearance on the thorax. The elytra are dull 

 yellow, and are marked with about 30 small dark spots. 



These characters are deduced from a single s])ecimen found by 

 Commander Walker at Port Baklar, Gulf of Xeros, Turicey, in the 

 spring of 1878 ; and I also assign to this species the second example 

 from the Castelnau collection, labelled " acidipalpis Muls., Syrice." 

 This specimen differs from the type in several minor peculiarities, but 

 is, pei'haps, not more than a variety or a local race. 



4. — Eutrichelophorus acutipalpis, Muls. 



In the Castelnau collection there were two specimens purporting 

 to be acuti2:)aJ2)is Mulsant. They are probably two closely allied species, 

 and I retain the name for the one that agrees best with the description 

 in " Opusc. Ent.," 1, p. 165. 



This insect is rather smaller than E. besicanus, and is readily dis- 

 tinguished from it by the broad shining thoracic grooves, the median 

 one being straight- sided, not dilated in the middle. The head is smaller 

 than it is in besicanus, and the whole insect less robust, with the 

 ciliation of the surface feeble. 



