95^ COLEOPTERA 



Group-DASCYLLIDiE. 



Mesocyphon (p. 316). 



1727. M. monticola, ^^-s. Sub-depressed, rather narrow, 

 clothed with pale-yellow hairs ; head and thorax opaque, pitchy- 

 brown ; elytra somewhat shining, variegate, testaceous and blackish, 

 the suture sometimes rufesceut ; legs and second joint of antennae 

 testaceous, the other joints and the palpi more or less fuscous. 



Head as large as thorax, densely and distinctly granulated; 

 eyes prominent. Antennce with the second articulation one-half the 

 length of the third. Thorax transverse, finely margined laterally, 

 base sinuous, sides a little curved ; its sculpture like that of the 

 head. Scutelhim granulated. Elytra slightly depressed before the 

 middle, finely punctured. Underside infuscate, finely sculptured 

 and clothed ; the genal space granulated. 



The opaque and densely-granulated head and thorax distinguish 

 this species. Most part of the elytra is dusky, but the base and 

 four abbreviated streaks near it, two short streaks at the apices 

 close to the suture, and some irregular discoidal marks, are testa- 

 ceous. 



Length, 2 lines; breadth, f. 



Found on Mount Egmont at an elevation of about 3,500ft. 



1728. M. granulata, w.s. Body finely granulated ; variegate, 

 obscure-ferruginous ; head and thoracic disc, and irregular marks on 

 elytra, dark-brown ; the legs and all but the four terminal joints of 

 the antennae testaceous, these latter and the palpi blackish ; sub- 

 opaque, covered with distinct gi-eyish hairs. 



Head moderate. Thorax small, strongly transverse, its sides 

 straight. Elytra impressed near the middle, distinctly granulated 

 near the base, the granules becoming finer behind, so that near 

 the apices they seem to be replaced by punctures. 



The head and thorax are more glossy and more finely granulated 

 than in M. monticola. A glance at the basal portion of the wing- 

 cases will enable it to be identified. Underside variegated-fuscous, 

 finely sculptured and pubescent ; genal space punctate. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, ^. 



Taken on Mount Egmont, about 3,000ft. up. 



Cyphon (p- 318)- 



1729. C. signatUS, ^^-s. Ferruginous, most of the base of the 

 elytra, sometimes the suture, and two large, almost contiguous 

 apical spots pitchy-brown, the basal half of the thorax usually 

 darker than the frontal ; tarsi and antennse fulvescent ; densely 

 clothed with short, depressed, brassy hairs ; under-surface rufo- 

 castaneous, covered with fine greyish hairs; oblong-oval, slightly 

 convex ; head, thorax, and scutellum finely and closely granulate, 

 elytra obliquely depressed before the middle, closely and distinctly 

 punctate. 



Head broad, the genal space sculptured but without a sub-ocular 

 line. Thorax small, transverse, narrower than elytra, its sides 



