226 Mr. Waterhouse on new species of Coleoptera. 



baud crebi-e subtiliter punctulata ; thorace brevi, parce subtilis- 

 sime punctulato; scutello lajvi ; elytris oblongis, creberrime sub- 

 tiliter coriaceo-punctiilatis piinctis majoribus sat crebre inter- 

 spersis ; propygidio opaco, parce subtiliter punctulato ; pygidio 

 aineo, basi punctis uonnuUis adsperso, Loug. 6§ lin., lat. 3f lin. 



This fine species is conspicuous by its large size, smooth 

 thorax, and fine punctuation on the elytra, besides the more 

 usiial coarse punctures. The dorsal costaj are very narrow and 

 inconspicuous. 



Hab. Ceylon. Brit. Mus. 



Apogonia nana, Walker. 



Trigonostoma nana, Walker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1859, iii, 

 p. 55. 



Piceo-testacea, nitida ; clypeo brevi, fi'onte hand crebre 

 pimctulata ; thorace hand crebre subtihus punctulato, lateribus 

 evidenter punctatis : elytris fortiter sat crebe punctatis, lineis 

 duabus vix convexis instructis. Long. 2^ hn. 



The punctuation of the head is not very close and is I'ather 

 obscure, especially in the middle of the forehead. The disc of 

 the thorax is finely and sparingly punctured, the sides more 

 distinctly and more closely punctured. The punctuation of the 

 elytra is rather strong and close ; the usual two dorsal smooth 

 lines are not very well defined, especially the second ; there is 

 a line of strong punctures along the margin, the space between 

 this row of piinctures and the margin is smooth and convex. 

 Metasternum smooth. Sides of the abdomen rather thickly and 

 strongly punctured. Pygidium not very thickly and moderately 

 strongly jDunctured. 



Hab. Ceylon. Brit. Mus. 



There can be no doubt that this species is an Apogonia 

 although it is a little narrower than the majority of the species. 



Apogonia a^nescens, Hope. 



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



Clypeus not separated from the head by any distinct suture, 

 closely and moderately strongly punctiu-ed ; head moderately, 

 closely and strongly j)unctured. AjMcal joints of the maxillary 

 palpi unvisually inflated in the middle, acuminate at the apex. 

 Thorax thickly punctured with rather strong (but not large) 



