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fulvous ; antennz long and slender, extending beyond the middle 
of the elytra, fuscous, the lower three joints fulvous, the third joint 
shorter than the fourth, the terminal six joints very little thickened, 
elongate. Thorax twice as broad as long, the sides rounded at the 
middle and deflexed anteriorly, where there is a distinct transverse 
depression at the sides ; surface with similar sculpture to that of the 
head and equally pubescent, sides greenish, disc cupreous, the 
posterior margin nearly straight. Scutellum broad, densely pube- 
scent. Elytra clothed with long greyish pubescence, which in well- 
preserved specimens forms a small and more conspicuous patch at 
the middle, the punctures large and rather closely placed, the inter- 
stices impunctate. 
Hab. Mauritius, Carepipe. 
This species is less convex than the others here de- 
scribed,a feature caused by the sub-basal elytral depression ; 
the thorax has likewise a rather shallow but distinct 
depression anteriorly, and in some well marked specimens 
the elytra are coppery at the disc and metallic-green at 
the sides. I cannot refer this insect to Chapuis’s 7’ vestita, 
which is described, as mentioned before, as flavo-ferru- 
ginous. The totally inadequate diagnosis of three lines 
proves again the utter absurdity of such descriptions as 
soon as closely allied species become known ; such work 
ought to be ignored altogether. 
Trichostola alluaudi, sp. un. 
Obscure piceous with eeneous gloss, closely pubescent, the basal 
joints of the antennz fulvous; thorax extremely minutely and 
closely punctured ; elytra finely and closely punctate-striate, the 
interstices minutely punctured and closely pubescent, legs dark 
geneous. 
Length, 3 millim. 
Of broadly rounded shape, the head not perceptibly punctured, 
closely covered with grey pubescence, epistome not separated from 
the face, labrum fulvous, palpi piceous; antennz extending to 
within a short distance from the apex of the elytra, piceous, the 
lower four or five joints fulvous, the third joint longer than the 
second but shorter than the fourth, the rest elongate and slender. 
Thorax rather more than twice as broad as long, the sides strongly 
rounded, surface very finely and closely punctured, closely covered 
with long grey pubescence. Scutellum subpentagonal, pubescent. 
Elytra dark ceneous, shading gradually to fulvous at the sides and 
