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liixhi ovate, not attenuated posteriorly, exceedingly convex, shining, rufo-castaneous, 



with the thorax rufescent, alutaceous. 

 Head large and broad ; eyes moderate, not prominent ; antennae moderate, rather 



robust, bright yellow, with the seventh joint slightly incrassate. 

 Tliorax obtusely semioval, very slightly excavated in front, faintly alutaceous, in- 

 distinctly punctured, sides slightly margined, basal margin almost straight, 



with the angles obtuse and slightlj' produced. 

 SiutcUiim semioval, pale rufous. 

 Elytra much broader and nearly twice longer than the thorax, widest at the 



middle, alutaceous, distinctly and rather closely punctured, sides margined, 



apex obtuse. 

 Li'gs short and robust, rufo-testaceous. 

 Under parts rufo-(^astaneous, with the pectus paler. 

 Differs from 7i. uiariiiiis in its much smaller size, more oval form, more rufous 



colour, and deeper sculpture ; from R. oralis in its much larger size, and 



less obtuse form. 



JIahitat, Europe. 



Rhypobius velox. 



Glaosoma velox, Wollaston, Ins. Mad. p. 482, 1854. 



L. c. Yln:~(j lii^- = 0"75-0"87 mm. — Late ovalis, validissime convexus, nitidus, 

 alutaceus, elytris punctatis, dilute castaneus ; pronoto modico, antice ovaliter 

 rotundato, sat profunda alutaceo, margine basali fere recta, angulis fere rectis ; 

 elytris capitc atque pronoto latioribus, duplo longioribus, prope humeros latissimis, 

 punctis duplicibus modice impressis, interstitiis sat profunde alutaceis, lateribus 

 vix marginatis, apice obtuso; pedibus atque antennis modicis, Ifete flavis. 



Body broadly oval, exceedingly convex, shining, alutaceous throughout, with the 



elytra punctured, pale castaneous. 

 Head rather large ; mouth yellow ; eyes black and very prominent ; antennse 



moderate, rather short, bright yellow, with the seventh joint moderately 



enlarged. 

 Thorax moderate, rather short, ovally rounded in front, rather deeply alutaceous, 



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

 Scutclliuii large, rounded. 

 Elytra broader and twice longer than the head and thorax, widest near the 



shoulders, rather closely marked with double punctures, with the interstices 



rather deeply alutaceous, sides scarcely margined, apex very obtuse. 

 Legs moderate, bright yellow. 



Under parts alutaceous, castaneous, with the metasternum dusky. 

 Differs from R. rufieollis in its rather smaller size, shorter and more rounded form, 



smaller and more deeply alutaceous thorax, shorter and smaller antennoe, and 



paler colour. 

 Habitat, Northern Africa, and Madeira. 



Rhypobius brevicornis, sp. n. 



L. c. j^i; lin. — 0'87 mm. — Brevis, ovatus, validissime convexus, nitidus, cas- 

 taneus, pronoto rufescenti, elytris punctis duplicibus impressis; eapite magno, 

 rufescenti, oculis magnis, valde prominentibus ; pronoto sat parvo, rufescenti, 

 antice ovaliter rotundato. alutaceo (interdum etiam punctis impresso), lateribus 

 marginatis, margine basali sinuata, angulis acutis ; elytris brevibus, postice attenu- 

 atis, pronoto longioribus, liaud latioribus, ad humeros latissimis, punctis duplicibus 

 sat confertim impressis, interstitiis alutaceis, lateribus marginatis, apice attenuato ; 



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