71CW Colcopteva fro/ii. Mcdellin. 425 



of the femora are somewliat spiuiform; witli no distinct tooth 

 below. The prosternal channel is very deep; motasternum with 

 a slight shallow impression in front. 



The metasternimi iii this species is slightly different from that 

 of typical Coptnnts, it is more perpendicular in front and slightly 

 impressed, but the imjoresscd part is equally clothed Avith red 

 scales as the rest. The metasternum is also not qiute so Hat, 

 it is slightly impressed longitudinally, but not channelled. 



SIPALID^E. 



Mesocordijh(s gracilicornis, n. sp. 



EloDgatus, ater, opaciTs; an tennis gracililms; thorace latitudinc 

 paulo longiorc, crebre fortiter rugoso ; elytris thorace paulo 

 latioribus, obsolete striatis, guttis parvis flavo-tomentosis irregu- 

 lariter dispositis. Long. 10 lin. 



SomcAvhat the form of M. subulatus, but narroAver, altogether 

 of more slender make, thorax strongly rugose, elytra nearly 

 parallel to near the apex, and at once distinguished from its 

 allies by the slender and longer antennas. Eostrum compara- 

 tively slender, strongly and thickly punctured, finely punctured 

 beyond the insertion of the antennas ; head distinctly and 

 moderately thickly punctured; antennas a little longer than the 

 length of the thorax, the scape slender, the second joint of the 

 funiculus elongate, narroAved at the base, the third joint one- 

 third shorter, the fifth and sixth scarcely as broad as long, 

 narroAved a little at their bases, the club ovate, the apical half 

 spongy. Thorax narroAved in front, broadest rather before the 

 middle, a little narroAved towards the base, A'ery strongly rugose, 

 impressed on the disc. Elytra subparallel, narroAved at the 

 apex, the stria; only distinct near the suture, the interstices 

 nearly flat, Avith small round spots of yelloAvish tomentum 

 irregularly placed at intervals. 



CALANDRID/E. 



Sphrnnplioriis costatus, n. sp. 



Niger, nitidus; rostro piceo; thorace elongato, ante medium 

 angustato, postice parallelo, fere Itevi, medio longitudinalitcr 

 impresso; scutello angusto, lasvi ; elytris thorace ^- longioribus, 

 ajoicem versus angustatis, striatis, interstitiis lasvibus, 2 ct 4 

 convexis costiformibus, piceo-rufo guttatis, interstitiis 1, 3, 5, 6, 



