146 EROTYLIDAE. 



Amhly s c el i s p allidu s , n. sp. 



üblongus, subparallelus , antice posticeque parum an- 

 gustatus , pallide ferrugiueus , capite thoraceque crebre dis- 

 tincte punctatis , elytris striatis , striis obsolete crenato- 

 punctatis, antennis breviusculis , clava nitente. — Long. 

 4 millira. 



Hah. West Africa: River Congo, two examples (A. A. 

 W. Hubrecht). 



Entirely rusty-red; epistome not produced, palpi not 

 widely hatchet-shaped at the apex , antennse with the two 

 basal joints very stout , third elongate , fourth to eighth 

 very slender and short, the three club-joints strongly wi- 

 dened , forming an abrupt round capitulum. Thorax a little 

 wider than long, with depressed and not prominent but 

 obtuse front angles, the sides distinctly margined and a 

 little sinuate. Elytra rather dull , a little wider than the 

 thorax at the shoulders. Body beneath strongly punctured, 

 abdomen finely pubescent. The tibiae strongly and angu- 

 larly widened at their apices, which are obliquely trun- 

 cate; tarsi thin and short, but with a long claw -joint. 



T r it m a I ih e r i an a, n. sp. 



Forma et fere statura 7. itpj^siw^aiae , nigra , uitida , ely- 

 tris macula parva humerali flava, abdomine tarsisque ru- 

 fo-piceis. — Long, 4^/3 millim. 



Hab. Liberia : Junk-river, one example (F. X. Stampfli). 



The head and thorax are thickly and distinctly punctu- 

 red, the antennae have the two basal joints pitchy-red, 

 the remainder pitchy-black. The elytra are punctate-striate , 

 with minutely impressed interstices. The shoulder spot is 

 on the base, occupying the shoulder, which distinguishes 

 this species from any other known to me. The prosternum 

 is rugose on the sides , smooth on the process. Mesoster- 

 num with a few large punctures ; metasternum punctured 



Notes from the Leyden Museum , "Vol. X. 



