118 DESCRIPTION OF NEW COLEOPTEEA, 



traceable. The elytra are striated witli the marginal stria 

 punctui'ed, and with four or five small impressed punctures on 

 the second interstice from the suture, and two or three near the 

 apex. The under surface, antennte, palpi, and legs are of a pitchy- 

 colour. The posterior tibiffi have the spines along their length, 

 few and very much developed. 



25. — Harpalus flayipalpis. 



Ater subnitidus, elytris striatis, antennis palpis pedibusque flavis. 



Long. 3^ lin., lat. 1| lin. 

 The upper surface is black, the head is smooth with a very 

 fine transverse line between the eyes, and a few transverse 

 wrinkles on the forehead. The thorax is also smooth, vnth the 

 medial line slightly but distinctly marked, and with the impres- 

 sions on each side at the base distinct. The elytra are striated 

 with coarse pu.ncfcures in the marginal stria. The under surface 

 is of a pitchy hue, while the antennte palpi and legs are yellow. 

 The spines on the posterior tibia3 are numerous and short. 



26. — Sapeinus ater. 



Nigerrimus nitidus, elytris leviter punctatis marginatis stria 



externa in elytrorum medio abbreviata striis dorsalibus 



tribus osqualibus dimidiatis interstitio inter primam et secun- 



dam oblique scalpto : interna in medio abbreviata: suturali 



vix thoracis basin attingente, tibiis anticis septemdentatis 



piceo-hirtis. 



Long. 3 lin., lat. 2 lin. 



The whole upper surface is of a glossy black, with a slight 



tinge of blue on the elytra. The head and thorax are finely 



punctured, the latter chiefly on the sides. The elytra are also 



finely punctured, and are marked with strii» in the following 



naanner : — 1st, a marginal stria; 2nd, an abbreviated one about 



equidistant from the base and apex ; 3rd, three equal dorsal strige. 



extending from the base to the middle of the elytra, with oblique 



scratches between the first and second ones : 4th, an abbreviated 



one similar to the second ; 5th, a sutural one not quite reaching 



to the base of the elytra. 



