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Elytra scarcely broader, more than one-half longer than the thorax, widest before 

 the middle, deeply and very closely punctured, with the interstices smooth and 

 shining, sutural stria rather deep, sides slightly margined, extremities rounded 

 and rufescent. 



Legs robust, bright yellow. 



Abdomen with the apical segment exposed, castaneous. 



Under parts castaneous, with the head and prothorax yellow, metasternum punc- 

 tured. 



Differs from others in its moderate size, oval form, rather large rufescent thorax, 

 robust bright yellow antennas, and close sculpture. 



Habitat, Africa. Found in Algeria (Jekel). 



Arthrolips testudinalis. 



A. testudinalis, WoUaston, Col. Hesperidum, p. 51, 1867. 



L. c. y"u lin. =1-12 mm. — Brevis, latus, oblongus, valde convexus, nitidulus, in 

 pi'onoto leviter, in elytris profunde punctatus, pilis aureis sat dense vestitus, rufo- 

 testaeeus, pronoti disco atque elytrorum limbo et lateribus plus minusve piceis ; 

 pronoto magno, antice fere circulariter rotundato, rufo-testaceo, disco infuscato, 

 levissime et sat confertim punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, linea basali leviter 

 impressil, margine anterior! modice reflexa, margine basali leviter sinuata, angulis 

 acutis ; ebjtris piceis, apicibus atque vittis latis medialibus Isete rufo-testaceis, 

 pronoto vix latioribus, sesqui longioribus, prope humeros latissimis, profunde 

 punctatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus late marginatis, fere rectis, apicibus 

 latis, valde rotundatis ; pygidio laete flavo ; pedibus atque antennis brevibus, 

 robustis, laete flavis. 



Body short and broad, oblong, very convex, rather shining, with the thorax lightly 

 and the elytra deeply punctured, rather thickly clothed with golden hair, rufo- 

 testaceous, with the disc of the thorax and suture and sides of the elytra more 

 or less piceous. 



Head yellow ; eyes moderate, black ; antennae short, robust, bright yellow. 



Thorax large, almost circularly rounded in front, rufo-testaceous, with the disc 

 infuscate, verj' finely and rather closely jJunctured, with the interstices smooth 

 and shining, basal line faint, anterior margin moderately reflexed, basal margin 

 slightly sinuated, with the angles acute. 



Scutellum very large, subtriangular, punctured. 



Elytra piceous, with the extremities and a broad vitta on each bright rufo-testaceous, 

 scarcely broader, and one-half longer than the thorax, widest near the shoulders, 

 very deeply punctured, with the interstices smooth and shining, sides strongly 

 margined, almost straight, extremities broad and much rounded. 



Abdomen with the i^ygidium exposed, bright yellow. 



Legs short, robust, bright yellow. 



Under jxirts yellow, with the metasternum and basal segments of the venter 

 castaneous, metasternum finely jjunctured. 



Differs from others in its short, broad, and oblong form, and conspicuous colours. 



Habitat, Madeira. 



Arthrolips Simoni. 



A. Simoni, Eeitter, Wien. Ent. Zeit. vi. p. 273, 1885. 



L. c. x% lin. = 1 mm. — Ovalis, angustus, convexus, nitidissimus, pilis paliidis 

 vestitus, pronoto flavescenti, elytris castaneis, vitta longitudinali pallida utrisque 

 ornatis ; jironoto sat parvo, antice ovaliter rotundato, minute et remote punctato, 



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