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pronoto sat inagno, atl basim latissimo, alutaceo, punetis mimitis valde indistinctis 

 in disco at<iii<^ iiunctonim majonim ordine transversali prope liasira notato, lateribus 

 leviter marginatis, margine dilutiori, niargine basali scutelium versus leviter 

 product!!, angulis fere rectis ; eli/tris moilieis, pronoto baud latioribus, sesqui longi- 

 oribus, ad media latissimis, sat profunde alutaccis, valde indistincte et remote 

 punctatis, stria suturali leviter impressa, lateribus marginatis, apice iato, valde 

 obtuso; pedibus longis, gracillimis, tiavis; antennis ])arvis, tlavis, clavis obscuri- 

 oribus. 



Bodi/ perfectly oval, convex, alutaceous, ratber shining, minutely and remotely 

 punctured, black. 



Head large ; eyes rather prominent ; antennae small, yellow, with the club dusky. 



Thorax rather large, widest at the base, alutaceous, with minute and indistinct 

 punctures on the disc, and a transverse row of larger punctures within the 

 basal margin, sides faintly margined, the margin itself pale, basal margin 

 slightly produced towards the scutelium, with the angles nearly right angles. 



Scutfllum moderate, rounded. 



Elytra moderate, not broader, but one-half longer than the thorax, widest at the 

 middle, rather strongly alutaceous, very indistinctly and remotely punctured, 

 sutural stria faint, sides margined, apex broad and ver}' obtuse. 



Lef/s long and ver}' slender, yellow. 



Under parts black. 



Differs from O. Kbihi and O. jnmctidatus in its smaller, size, perfectly oval form, 

 larger head and thorax, and general sculpture ; from 0. punctatus in its much 

 fainter sculpture, and the distinct row of larger punctures at the base of the 

 thorax. 



Ildhittit, Europe. Not common. 



Orthoperus punctatulus. 



O. punctatulus, Matthews, Ent. Mo. Mag. xxii. p. 108, 1885. 



L. c. l\. lin. = 1-12 mm. — Ovalis, modice convexus, nitidus, totus alutaceus, 

 castaneus ; capite modico ; pronoto parvo, indistincte punctato, lateribus modice 

 rotundatis, marginatis, margine ipsa flava, margine basali scutelium versus leviter 

 productii, angnlis obtusis ; elj/tris longis, capite atque pronoto parum latioribus 

 et fere duplo longioribus, ad media latissimis, sat depressis, confertim, regulariter 

 et distincte punctatis, lateribus marginatis, apicibus obtusis ; pedibus sat magnis, 

 ferrugineis ; antennis sat brevibus, ferrugineis, clavis nigris, articulo sexto quinto 

 vix minori. 



Head moderate ; eyes not prominent ; antennae rather short, ferruginous, with the 



club black, the sixth joint not smaller than the fifth. 

 Tliora.r small, alutaceous, indistinctly punctured, sides moderately rounded and 



margined, with the margin yellow, basal margin slightly produced towards the 



scutelium, with the angles obtuse. 

 Scutelium small, obtusely triangular. 

 Elytra long, a little broader and almost twice longer than the head and thorax, 



widest near the middle, rather depressed, closelj', regularly and distinctly 



punctured, sides margined, apex obtuse. 

 Abdomen with the p3'gidium slightly exposed, castaneous. 

 Leys rather large, ferruginous. 

 Under parts castaneous. 

 Differs from O. corticatis in its oval depressed form, sculpture of the elytra, and 



shorter antennsE witli the club black. 

 Habitat, Europe. Once found by myself near Gumley. 



