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Descriptions of new or little knoivn species of Coleopteha from 

 carious localities ; by Chas. O. Waterhouse. 



MELOLONTHID.E. 



Apogojiia nigrescens, Hope. 



Gray's Zool. Miscell, 1831, p. 23. 



Oblongo-ovata, convexa, nitida, nigra, elytris lenescentibiis : 

 clypeo crebre fortiter pimctato ; fronte crebre minus fortiter 

 punctata ; tliorace creberrime evidenter punctato, angulis anticis 

 prominulis, paulo depressis ; scutello basi discrete punctato ; 

 elytris crebre fortiter punctatis, dorsim costis duabus angustis 

 Itevibtis ; abdomiue lateribus, pygidioque crebre forti^sime pixnc- 

 tatis; metasterno lateribus confertim evidenter punctato. Long. 

 5 lin. 



The punctures on the clypeus are rather close together and 

 very strong, those on the forehead are less strong. The anterior 

 angles of the thorax are uausually prominent and flattened, the 

 punctuation is very even and distinct, the spaces betAveen the 

 punctures are not greater than the diameter of the punctiires, 

 the sides (viewed laterally) are much rounded behind the middle, 

 and the posterior angles are very obtuse. The elytra are covered 

 with large deep 23unctures, the spaces between the punctures a 

 little greater than the diameter of the punctures ; the usual^ '-;'?>>, 

 smooth costse are well defined, and along the sides are five rowd-^ 

 of strong punctures. Pygidium with a smooth raised mesial 

 line. 



Hab. Nepal (Hardwicke). Brit. Mus. 



Apof/onia proxima, n. sp. 



Nigro-asnea, convexa, nitida ; thorace creberrime fortiter punc- 

 tato, angidis anticis acutiusculis, hand depressis ; scutello sub- 

 tilius haud crebre puuctato ; elytris crebre fortiter punctatis. 

 dorsim costis duabus angustis lajvibus ; abdomiue lateril^us 

 pygidioque crebre fortissime punctatis ; metasterno lateribus 

 regulariter crebre fortiter punctatis. Long. 5 lin. 



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