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Descriptions of new species of Heteronierous Coleoptera, iriih 

 siinovymical votes ; hy Chas. 0. Waterhouse. 



Geropria madio/uscariensis, Dej. MS. 



In the British Museum there are specimens with this name 

 attached. They agree well with Fairmaire's description of C. 

 Coqnerelii, (Ann. 8oc. Fr., 158), except that the interstices of 

 tlie strict of the elytra are said to be " fere planis," and the 

 fourth interstice " reli(]^uis paido angustiore." 



In the Museum specimens the interstices are distinctly convex, 

 (the striiB being very strong), and I can perceive no difference in 

 the width of the interstices. Shoidd there prove to be two 

 species, it may be convenient to adopt Dejean's name. 



Hab. Madagascar, {Grossleij). B.M. 



Meloe comprcssipcs, n. sp. 



C;eruleus, subtus nigro-c.Xiruleus, cai)ite crebre fortiter punctato, 

 vertice canaliculato. Antennis articulis tribus apicalibus atris. 

 Thorace longitudine baud latiori, supra piano, crebre fortiter 

 punctato, antice omnino rotundato, postice paulo angustato, 

 latei'ibus rectis ; basi leviter eniarginato, disco fortiter canalicu- 

 lato. Elytris thorace paulo latioribus, at 2\ longioribus, ])ostice 

 paulo ampliatis ; fortiter longitudinaliter rugatus, margine interne 

 regulariter arcuato. Abdomine confertim minus fortiter punctato, 

 segmento ultimo et penultimo supra medio fere impunctato. 

 Pedibus compressis. 



Long, (sine abdoiu.), 9 lin. 



Resembles M. GhefiroJati, I'airm., but difi'crs in liaving the 

 thorax rounded in front ; in having the antenme thickened 

 towards the apex, the apical joint being large and a little longer 

 than the two preceding joints taken together. The head is very 

 strongly and thickly punctured ; the thorax is more strongly but 

 rather less thickly punctured. The elytra are covered with 

 strong rugtB which are longitudinally conlluent ; the intca-nal 

 border is gently arcuate, (and not ungulate as represented in the 

 figure of M. Chevrolati). 



Hab. Madagascar. B.IVI. 



