Descrijytions of some ncio Coleopterous Insects hclongiiuj to the 

 genera Myodites and Rhipidius (Bhi^yijjhoridce) : hjj 

 Chas. 0. Watekhouse. 



Myodites niger, sp. nov. 



Niger, nitidus, crebre sul^tiliter punctulatus. Tliorace 

 plagis quatuor la^vibiis. Elytris obscure testaceis, basi 

 apiceque piceis, parce siibtiliter punctulatis, lateribus fere 

 Iffivibus. Pedibus anticis obscure piceo-testaceis, inter- 

 mediis posticisqiie nigro-piceis, his tibiarum basi 

 tarsorumque articulo basali flavis. [Antennae desunt.] 

 Long. 2^ lin. 



Head finely and obscurely granulose, vertex with a very 

 slight obtuse tubercle. Thorax very thickly and not very 

 finely punctured, the interstices irregular ; on each side of 

 the disk there is a smooth spot, and near the hind margin 

 two others smaller and rather nearer to each other. 

 Elytra pitchy with an obscure yellow band near the base, 

 the apex less obtuse than in M. fasciatus; the base is some- 

 what thickly and distinctly punctured, the apex and sides 

 sparingly and obscurely punctured. Abdomen thickly, 

 finely, but distinctly punctured, the basal segments above 

 less punctured. Wings slightly smoky, with the costa 

 pitchy. 



Hab. Dueiias, (Guatemala) ; 0. Salvin, Esq. Brit. Mus. 



Myodites rugosus, sp. nov. 



Niger, nitidus. Thorace fortiter crebre punctato, antice 

 linea brevi elevata nitida. Elytris flavis basi maculaque 

 apicali piceis, superne parce obsolete punctatis. Abdomine 

 subtus crebre distincte punctato. c? Long. 2^ lin. 



Head in front impressed on each side ; vertex clothed 

 with long pale pubescence, with a slight longitudinal cnrina. 

 Thorax very strongly and thickly punctured, with a slight 



