42 EPURAEA LATISSIMA. 



distinct marginal line; the usual curved, coarsely punctured 

 line before the hind margin ; moreover with a rudimental 

 longitudinal line in front of the scutelluui. The elytra 

 punctured in the same manner as the thorax, the deeply 

 impressed sutural line with minute punctures on the bot- 

 tom and strongly curved at the base ; the upper surface 

 of the two apical segments of the abdomen with hardly 

 any punctures. 



It is a small species which may be easily distinguished 

 by its deep black coloration. 



Two specimens were captured in May 1878 in the 

 district of Rawas. 



2. Epuraea latissima , sp. n. Q. 



Latissima , depressa , vix uitida , fusco testacea , confer- 

 tissime et subtilissime puuctulata , pube brevissima , de- 

 pressa , dense sericea , fronte vix foveolata , prothorace 

 transverso , longitudine fere duplo latiore , antrorsum pro- 

 funde emarginato, lateribus aequaliter angustissime margi- 

 nato , ad medio antrorsum angustato , basi fere recte trun- 

 cate , elytris thorace vix evidenter latioribus et sesqui 

 longioribus, apicem versus leviter angustatis , apice trun- 

 catis , pygidio vix obtegeutibus , lateribus anguste margi- 

 nato-reflexis ; scutello sat magno, subtriangulare ; anten- 

 narum clava vix obscura. — Long. 3,1 mm. 



Distinguished by the considerable width of the body , 

 by the very dense, fine and equal punctuation of the up- 

 per surface, and by the short and dense silky pubescence. 

 The body is only Vj^ as long as broad; the thorax sub- 

 truncate at the base , becoming narrower from the middle 

 towards the front margin, the sides very narrowly edged 

 and curved upwards , the front margin deeply incised ; the 

 elytra as broad as the thorax at the base, narrowed 

 from the middle towards the apex which is truncate. 



The (ƒ is unknown. 



Notes from the Leytlen IVIiiseuin, "V"ol. II. 



