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with tho sides broadly orange, reaching to the bottom of the 

 eniargination in front, with a pretty well marked basal line ; 

 elytra finely margined. L. 1| lin. Madagascar (Deyrolle). 



This is probably the type of a new genus, but I have only 

 seen 1 specimen. It has somewhat the appearance of Orcus 

 cozrideus. 



Brumus. 



Mills. Spec. p. 492 (typ. 8-signata). 



I have brought three of Mulsant's species of Exochomus into 

 this genus, which is defined with tolerable accuracy by the shape 

 of the clypeus. 



Brumus octosignatus. 



Coccinella 8-signata, Gebl. Ledeb. Reise, ir. 225. 18. 

 Coccinella desertorum, Gebl. Bull. Pet. viii. n. 26. 

 Brumus desertorum, Muls. Spec. p. 493. 1. 

 Sicily, Syria, S. Russia, Mongolia, Siberia. 



Brumus Olcesi, sp. n. 



Very near B. desertorum, but smaller, the punctuation de- 

 cidedly coarser and much closer, form and colour similar, elytra 

 with the suture (narrowly) and 2 spots black ; 1 on the callus, 



1 in a line with it (somewhat larger) at f. Tangier (Olces). 



Brumus suturalis. 



Coccinella suturallsW, Fabr. Suppl. Bat. Syst. p. 78 (1798). 



Brumus suturalis, Muls. Spec. p. 494. 2. 



India. 



Brumus hexasticta, sp. n. 



Ovate, reddish-yellow, alutaceous, rather finely punctured ; 

 thorax with a small dark cloud in front of the scutellum, and 

 a wedge-shaped spot on each side (the points towards the middle); 

 elytra light-yellow, each with G black dots ; 1 on the callus, 1 a 

 little below, outside it, 1 near the suture at J, 2 in a transverse 

 line at §, 1 close to the suture before the apex ; pectus and first 



2 ventral segments blackish ; legs yellow. L. 1| lin. Peru (Fry). 



Brumus Foudrasi. 



Exochomus Foudrasii, Muls. Spec. p. 487. 11 (T). 

 Senegal (Buquet, Deyrolle). Closely and visibly punctate. 

 This species appears to be certainly a Brumus, as distinguished 

 by the form of the clypeus. 



Brumus lugubrivestis.* 



Exochomus lugubrivestis, Muls. Op. in. p. 06 (1853). 

 "Brievenient ovale. Tete et prothorax, pieds et 3 derniers 



