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Arthrolips scaber, sp. n. 



L. c. vix j'^y lin. = 1 mm. — Late ovalis, valde convexus, iiitidulus, totus rugose 

 alutaceus, pmictatus, et rufescens, vel rufo-testaceus, pilis brevibus aureis sparse 

 vestitus ; pronoto parvo, antice ovaliter rotuudato, modice reflexo et pellucido, 

 minute punctato, interstitiis rugose alutaceis et nitidis, linea basali distineta, 

 margine basali fere recta, angulis rectis ; elytris latis, pronoto multum latioribus, 

 et plus quam sesqui longioribus, ad media latissimis, modice et sat confertim 

 IJunctatis, interstitiis rugose alutaceis, stria suturali indistincta, lateribus leviter 

 margiuatis, apicibus latis, valde rotundatis ; abdomine minime exserto, testaceo ; 

 pedibus sat parvis, flavis ; antennis flavis, clavis magnis, obscurioribus. 



Body broadly oval, very convex, rather shining, rugosely alutaceous, punctured, and 

 rufescent or rufo-testaceous throughout, sparingly clothed with short golden hair. 



Head rather large, testaceous ; eyes moderate ; anteuns moderate, yellow, club 

 large, dusky. 



Thorax small, ovally rounded, moderately reflexed, and pellucid in front, minutely 

 punctured, with the interstices rugosely alutaceous and shining, basal line 

 distinct, basal margin nearly straight, with the angles right angles. 



Scutelitim rather large, rounded, alutaceous and punctured. 



Elytra broad, much broader and more than one-half longer than the thorax, widest 

 at the middle, moderately and rather closely punctured, with the interstices 

 rugosely alutaceous, sutural stria indistinct, sides faintly margined, extremities 

 broad and much rounded. 



Abdomen very little exserted, testaceous. 



Legs rather small, yellow. 



Under juuts rufo-testaceous, metasternum very finelj' punctured. 



Differs from others in its broad oval form and rugose sculpture. 



Habitat, Europe. Found in Italy by Prof. Fiori, and in Sardinia bv J. J. Walker, 

 E.N. 



Arthrolips elegans. 



A. elegans, Matthews, Ann. and Mag. N. Hist., 1887, p. 108. 



L. c. ^ lin. = 1'37 mm.— Ovalis, latus, convexus, minutissime punctatus, 

 baud nitidus, liete flavus, pilis perbrevibus aureis dense vestitus ; pronoto sat magno, 

 antice ovaliter rotundato et leviter reflexo, linea basali modica, margine basali 

 leviter sinuata, angulis acutis ; ehjtris jjronoto sat latioribus, duplo longioribus, 

 prope media latissimis, minutissime et confertissime punctatis, interstitiis baud 

 nitidis, stria suturali distineta, lateribus marginatis, apicibus minime rotundatis ; 

 pygidio longius exserto ; antennis brevibus atque pedibus laete flavis. 



Body oval, broad, convex, very minutely punctured, not shining, bright yellow, 



thickly covered with very short golden hair. 

 Head large, rufescent ; eyes large and prominent, rufescent ; antennae short, bright 



yellow. 

 Thorax rather large, ovally rounded and slightly reflexed in front, very closely and 



minutely punctured, basal line moderate, basal margin slightly siuuated, with 



the angles acute. 

 Scutelhan rather large, subtriangular. 

 Elytra rather broader and twice longer than the thorax, widest near the middle, 



very closely and minutely punctured, with the interstices not shining, sutural 



stria distinct, sides margined, extremities very little rounded. 

 Abdomen with the pygidium much exposed, rufescent. 

 Legs long, bright yellow. 

 Under parts castaneous, head, prothorax, and posterior segments of the venter 



rufescent, metasternum and lirst ventral segment deeply punctured. 



