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MULSANT ET REY. 



Annales de la Soc. Linn, de Lyou, t. viii. (1861). 



Clypeaster nanus, p. 118. — Oblongus, leviter convexus, subnitidus, subtiliter 

 punctulatus, tenniter deusius pubescens, piceus, pronoto antice pallide pellncido ; autennis 

 pedibusque fusco-testaceis. Pronoto semicirculavi, antice et lateribus explanato. angulis 

 posticis reetis. Elytris apice singulatim late rotundatis. Long. 0,0014 ; larg. 0,001. 



Body oblong, moderately convex, finely and faintly punctured, clothed with a fine grey 



pubescence ; colour piceous, more or less dusky. 

 AntenncE long, testaceous, club dusky. 

 Prothorux large, semicircular, almost as broad at the base as the elytra, slightly convex, very 



finely and closely punctured, piceous with two large pale transparent spots in front. 

 Elytra oblong, faintly rounded at the sides, faintly convex, faintly and closely punctured, 



pitchy brown. 

 Leys rather short, dusky testaceous. 



Obs. Closely resembles C. piiMits, Gyll. ; differs only iu its fine pubescence. 



Orthoperus anxius, p. 11.5. — Breviter ovalis, leviter convexus, subnitidus, sub- 

 tilissime alutaceus, subglaber, nigro-])iceus, pronoti lateribus et elytrorum apice diluti- 

 oribus, antennis pallidis, elava infuscatis, pedibus fnsco-testaceis ; prouoti angulis posticis 

 subrectis, obtusiusculis. Long. 0,0005 ; larg. 0,0004. 

 Body oval, rather short, slightly convex, almost smooth, obsoletely alutaceous, shining 



pitchy black. 

 Prothorax large, as wide at the base as the elytra, posterior angles almost right angles, 



slightly convex, smooth, shining pitchy black, sides rather paler. 

 Elytra short, oval, slightly rounded at the sides, moderately convex, obtusely truncate, 



smooth, obsoletely alutaceous, shining pitchy black, apex paler. 

 Legs short, dusky testaceous. 

 Differs from 0. corticaUs iu its smaller size, dusky legs, elytra more distinctly alutaceous, 



sides of the thorax more rounded, less margined. 



Orthoperus coriaceus, p. 116. — Breviter ovalis, leviter convexus, subnitidus, 

 subglaber, nigvo-x^iceus, pronoti lateribus et elytrorum apice sensim dilutioribus, pedibus 

 antennisque testaceis, parum clava infuscata, pronoti angulis posticis subrectis, elytris 

 subtilissime alutaceis, et prreterea obsolete punctulatis. Long. 0,0005 ; larg. 0,004. 



Body short, oval, moderately convex, almost smooth, shining pitchy black. 



AnteniKB large, testaceous, club dusky. 



Prothorux large, transverse, as wide at the base as the elytra, sides slightly rounded and 



slightly margined, posterior angles nearly right angles, slightly convex, smooth, very 



obsoletely alutaceous, shining pitchy black, sides shghtly paler. 

 Elytra short, oval, slishtly rounded at the sides, obtusely truncate, moderately convex, 



smooth, shining pitchy black, with the apex ferruginous, very finely alutaceous and 



very finely punctured. 

 Legs short, testaceous. 



" This species has been confounded with <K corticalix. but is smaller, sides of the thorax 

 more rounded and less margined, elytra more distinctly alutaceous, and less distinctly 

 punctured. Intermediate between 0. corticaUs and O. pilosinscidus." 



Obs. In the foregoing extracts from MM. Mulsant and Rey I have transcribed the 

 Latin, and quoted the more important parts of the French descriptions, for I cannot 

 perceive any character by which O. anxiufi can be distinguished from 0. coriaceus : but. 

 since I have never seen an authentic type of the former species, it would be unfair to 

 express any opinion as to their identity ; and the same observation applies equally to 

 C. 7ianits. 



On p. 121 of this work the new genus Peltinus, and its species P. velatus, are fully 

 and accurately described. 



