TOMICUS CTNCHONAE. 135 



IS'OTE XIII. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THE 

 GENUS TOMICUS 



(COLEOPTERA : SCOLYTIUAe) 



H. VEEN. 



Tomicus cinchonae , n. sp. 



OblonguSj castaneo-fiiscus, nitidus; suhtus et antennis fer- 

 rugineo-testaceis ; thorace conve.vo, antice fortiter exasperato, 

 postice laevibus , basi marginato , angulis posticis rotundatis, 

 apice fortiter rotundato. JElytris antice convexis, fortiter 

 striato-punctatis , postice declivis, profunde impressis et den- 

 tibus duabus in utrogue depressionis latere armatis. — Long. 

 3 — 3V2 mm. 



Oblong , shining , brighter or darker chestnut-brown , 

 (in some specimens the thorax is of a brighter colour than 

 the elytra) , here and there with tolerably long grayish 

 yellow hairs. 



Head moderately large, forehead punctate, pubescent 

 above the mouth. 



Prothorax conspicuously longer than broad , the base 

 truncate and finely margined, the basal angles and apex 

 rounded , the latter strongly ; rather convex above , sca- 

 brous in front in consequence of transverse rows of asper- 

 ities intermixed with grayish yellow hairs; smooth behind, 

 but provided with punctures which are only visible under 

 a high power. 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XJX. 



