1168 COLEOPTEKA 



Anthicus. 



2073. A. antliracinilS, n-s. Glossy, deep-black, legs and 

 antenna? infuscate-black, knees and tarsi fuscous ; pubescence fine, 

 ash-coloured, but intermingled with some paler elongate hairs. 



Head subquadrate, rounded behind, smooth. Antcnnca elongate, 

 second joint more than half the length of the third, which is nearly 

 similar to the fourth and fifth, eleventh acuminate. Thorax small, 

 rather longer than broad, rounded laterally, much narrowed in front, 

 with a deep, broad constriction at each side behind the middle; it is 

 distantly and not very evidently punctured, almost in series near the 

 middle. Elytra elongate, nearly twice as broad as the thorax, ovi- 

 form; their punctuation distinct, not close, not serial, and becoming 

 quite obsolete behind the posterior femora. Legs elongate, tibial 

 spurs minute ; basal joint of hind tarsus as long as the following 

 three. 



Very much like A. ohscuticoriiis. 



Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, -S- line. 



Boatman's. Discovered by Mr. Cavell. 



2074. A. fallax, ''-s. Nitul, sparsely clothed with minute 

 greyish hairs ; variegate, head and most part of the elytra blackish ; 

 femora dark-brown ; the thorax, the humeral regions, tibiae, and six 

 basal joints of the antenna? rufo-testaceous ; remaining joints of 

 these latter infuscate. 



Head large, subquadrate, finely and moderately closely punc- 

 tured. Prothorax wddest in front, much contracted just before the 

 base ; it bears two small frontal elevations, its punctation like that 

 of the head. Elytra ample, suboblong, broadest near the middle, 

 apices very obtusely rounded, slightly depressed before the middle, 

 and with an elongate sutural depression behind ; its punctation 

 distinct yet neither very close nor coarse. Pygidium much exposed, 

 finely and densely sculptured. Legs robust, intermediate tibite 

 densely clothed with yellow hairs near the extremity. 



This species is considerably larger than A. viinor ; it, however, 

 more closely resembles the European A. floralis, from which indeed 

 it only differs in coloration, in its much finer and less conspicuous 

 clothing, more robust legs, and much more protuberant anal segments. 



Length, If lines ; breadth, quite i line. 



Described from a specimen taken from a puriri log at Howick. 



Group-CISTELID-ffi. 



Xylochus. 



2075. X. spinifer, n.s. Body moderately shining ; head and 

 thorax fusco-niger, elytra nigro-fuscous, legs rufo-fuscous or piceous, 

 tarsi fulvescent, antennas reddish. 



Head finely but not closely punctured. Elytra obviously striate- 

 punctate, the sutural strite most distinct, the scutellar series of 

 punctures elongate. 



