three new species of Triclioplerygia. 41 



Prothorax sat lougiis, ]irostenio modieo leviter falcato, recep- 

 taculis coxarum maguis circularibus coiitingentibus. 



Pectus mesosteimo raodico, carinato carina antice productu, 

 episternis sat magnis triangularibus ; receptaculis coxariim 

 magnis carina divisis; metasteino magno ad latera extenso, inter 

 coxas posteriores late producto niargine apicali recta. 



Venter conicus sat acnminatns segmentis sex compositus-, 

 segmeuto apicali parvo dentato vel emarginato. 



Pedes elongati graciles. 



Coxce anteriores contiugentre ; intermedias carina divisa? ; 

 posteriores magnos rol^usta^ longe distautes, vix aut non 

 lam in at a\ 



PtiUodes Blacklnuni, n. sp. PL IF, fig. 3. 



L.c. f\ 1. = '63 mm. Oblongns sat elongatus, sat convexus 

 castaneus pilis argenteis densissime vestitus, liaud nitidus; capite 

 brevi lato antice rotundato ; pronoto tranverso, capite pariim 

 longiori et latiori, confertim tuberculato, ad basim latiori, angulis 

 posterioribus fere rectis; eljtris capite atqiie pronoto ])arum 

 longioribus hand latioribiis modice asperatis, lateribiis fere 

 parallelis, apicibns rotundatis ; pedibus atqne autennis bre- 

 vioribus loite flavis. 



Head broad, rather sliort, much rounded in front, closely 

 tuberculate, not shining; eyes moderate, scarcely prominent; 

 antenna; short, robust, bright yellow. 



Thorax transverse, quadrate, scarcely longer but rather wider 

 than the head, Avidest at the base, pubescent, not shining, closely 

 tuberculate, sides moderately rounded, posterior margin nearly 

 straight, with the angles right angles. 



Scutelliim small, triangular, closely asperate. 



Elytra oblong, not wider and scarcely longer than the head 

 and thorax, with the sides nearly straight, finely aud closely 

 asperate, each apex separately and strongly rounded, pale, with 

 the extreme edge white. 



Abdomen moderately exserted. 



Legs long, bright yellow. 



Under parts castaneous, with the month and five apical seg- 

 ments of the abdomen yellow. 



Differs from other species in its truly oblong form, casta- 

 neous colour aud dense silvery pubesence. 



Habitat. A single specimen of this distinct and pretty sj)ecie3 



