424 Mr. Waterhouse's descriptions of 



on each side of the base. Head with an ochreou.s line sur- 

 rounding each eye. Thorax a httle broader than long, regularly 

 narrowed anteriorly, scarcely constricted in front, with an 

 ochreous stripe in the middle, interrupted, with the Avhole of the 

 sides ochreous Avith a denuted spot on the flank. Elytra at 

 the base distinctly broader than the thorax, one-quarter longer 

 than broad, regularly narrowed towards the apex, which is 

 obtuse, rather flat on the back, very strongly punctate-striate, 

 the interstices nearly flat; there is a nearly white spot on the 

 middle of the suture, and nine rather large ochreous spots, viz., 

 one in the middle of the base of each elytron, one below the 

 shoiilder joined to a lateral subapical one, one sublateral spot 

 rather behind the middle, and an apical spot at the apex common 

 to both elytra. The legs and body beneath are here and there 

 clothed Avith very pale yellow scales; the posterior femora have 

 a strong tooth beneath, rather beyond the middle; the apical 

 angles of the posterior femora are rather acute. The prosternal 

 channel is very deep. 



Copturus hrevis, n. sp. 



Brcvis, piceus, miniato-squamosus; thoracc ti'ansverso, medio 

 macula, transversa nigra notato ; elytris thorace latioribus, 

 latitudine hand loTigioribus, apicem versus parum arcuatim- 

 augustatis, apice obtuso, sutura basi bene impress;!, punctato- 

 striatis, iuterstitiis parum convexis, nigro-squamosis, fasciis 

 dual)us, gutta suturali, annulaque apicali miniato-squamosis. 

 Long. 3 lin., lat. 1# liu. 



Eostrum black, shining, punctured closely at the sides of the 

 base. Antenna? not very long, reddish. Thorax considerably 

 broader than long, convex, thickly and strongly pimctured, 

 moderately narrowed anteriorly, clothed above Avith bright red 

 scales, Avith a transverse lunate spot on the disc of black scales. 

 Elytra much broader than the thorax, as long as broad, slightly 

 narroAved toAvards the apex Avhich is very obtuse; pitchy, clothed 

 Avith black scales, Avith a quadrate red spot on the suture behind 

 the middle, 'and on each elytron a small red spot in front of 

 the shoulder, an oblique stripe reaching from the scutellum 

 to beloAv the shoulder, another more oblique stripe from the 

 suture (rather above the middle) to the margin, and a broad 

 ring of the same bright red surrounding the subapical callosity. 

 The sides of the prosternum are deniided of scales and are rather 

 tliickly and moderately strongly jumctured. The apical angles 



