10 AGONISCHFUS ORNATUS. 



Up to this time the preseut genus contains only the 

 following species : 



3. Tele sus Ritsemae, sp. n. 



Castaneus, parum nitidus, breviter albo-pilosulus ; fronte 

 erebre punctata , biimprossa ; prothorace tumido , latitudine 

 longiore , aequali , erebre punctato , angulis posticis brevibus , 

 acutis , carinatis ; ely tris parallelis , striis subtilibus parum 

 distincte punctatis, interstitiis planis subgrauulatis; pedibus 

 brunneis. — Long. 12 mm., lat. fere 3 mm. 



One specimen found at Chimfimo (Chinfino) , a factory 

 which is situated on the southern bank of the river Ka- 

 congo , north of the river Zaïre or Congo (South West 

 Africa). 



4. Ag onischius o mat us ^ sp. n. 



Niger , nitidus , nigro-pilosulus ; fronte erebre et profunde 

 punctato; autennis articulis 4 — 9 gradatius dilatatis; pro- 

 thorace transverso , parce tenuiter punctato , coralliuo , basi 

 apiceque medio nigro-marginata ; elytris striato-punctatis , 

 interstitiis parce puuctulatis , cyaneo-nigris , vitta brevi scu- 

 tellari, alternque marginali abbreviata luteis. — Long. 7 

 mm,, lat. 2 mm. 



Hab. Auda'i (New-Guinea). — One specimen discovered 

 by Mr. C. B. H. von Rosenberg. 



This pretty species is easily recognizable and sufficiently 

 characterized by its varied coloration. Its place must be 

 among the species with broad antennae near the Agoni- 

 schius mines Cand. '). 



Glain near Liége, October 1879. 



]) E, CaniU'ze, Monographie des Elatérides. Tom. IV. p. 412, n". 3 



Notes from the Leytlen IVEuseuin, Vol. II. 



