50 Mr. A. Sidney (Jllifi's descriptions of 



NITIDULIDyE. 



LIOSCHEMA. 



Fuirm. ut Germ., Col. Chil. ii, p. 1 (1<S61). 



Aparomia, Redteubacher, Reise Novar., Coleopt. 35 (1867). 



The pamphlet iu which the two following species were charac- 

 terised is so inaccessible that it maj be useful to reproduce the 

 original descriptions here. 



r/ioschema v igricoUe. 

 Lioscltcina nigricolle, Fairm. et (lerm., Col. Chil. ii, p. 1. 



Nigrum, nitidum, subliliter puuctulatum, capite trifoveolato, 

 prothorace autice valdc angustato, lateribus arcuatis, marginatis, 

 clytris postice parum angustatis, fulvo-castaneis, nigro-margin- 

 atis. Long. 8 mm. 



llab. Chili. 



Lioscliema rnbrovarinm, PL III, fig. 5. 

 Li< schema nibi'civariinn, Fairm. et Germ., Col. Chil. ii. p. 1. 



()bl()ngum, postice levitcr atteuuatum, parum convexum, 

 iiitidum, nigrum, prothorace lateribus flavo anguste marginato, 

 hoc margine canaliculato, cljtris aut nigi'is rufo pictis, aut rufis 

 lateribus nigro maculatis; capite tenuiter punctate, prothorace 

 eljtriscpie vix jierspicue tenuiter punctulatis. Long. 9-10 mm. 



llab. Valdivia, Chili. 



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Lioscliema yennaini, n. sp., PI. Ill, tig. 4. 



Shining-black, moderately convex, slightly narrowed behind. 

 Head longer than broad, extremely finely and rather clo.sely 

 ]>unctnred; Avith a longitudinal impression on each side before 

 tlie eyes, and a transverse row of rather strong punctures near 

 the base; this row of punctures extends nearly across the head, 

 and is somewhat impressed in the centi'e. Prothorax transverse, 

 considerably narrowed in front, extremely finely punctured; 

 anterior margin slightly produced in the middle ; mai'gins 

 Havous, rather broad and finely ])uiictured. Scutellum tri- 

 angular, extremely finely punctured. Elytra about twice as 

 long as the prothorax, slightly narrowed posteriorly, yellowish 

 red, with the suture dusky, extremely finely and closely punc- 

 tured ; humoral angles nearly right angles; sides with a slight 



