18 Mr. D. Sharp's descriptions of some neio species 



dense punctato, sparsim anreo-sqiiamuloso; elytris thorace 

 vix latioribus, fusco-rufoque siibvariegatis, crebre pro- 

 fundeque punctatis, irregulariter aureo-squamulosis, bre- 

 viterque setosis; liumeris acutis sed minus prominulis. 

 Long. 2 mm. Lat. | mm. 



I have seen only two immature individuals of this 

 species, which were considered by Mr. Blackburn to be 

 male and female, but they appear to me to be both 

 females, the head being in both individuals without a 

 beak. The species is at any rate distinct from any of 

 the others here described, even if the sexual distinctions 

 of the head prove to be the same as in the other species. 

 The antenn?e are elongate and black, but with the basal 

 joints reddish; the 1st joint is rather stout, the 2nd 

 moderately stout, and hardly so long as the 3rd ; the 9th 

 is distinctly larger than the 8th. The thorax is about 

 as broad as the elytra, the sides much curved and a good 

 deal narrowed towards the front, but without distinct con- 

 striction; the surface is densely and coarsely punctured, 

 only indistinctly impressed towards the front, and with 

 only very short depressed scales. The elytra are coarsely 

 and distinctly punctured, clothed in an irregular manner 

 with golden scales, and with very short erect white set^e. 

 The legs are uniform red : the femora not very thick. 



Proterhimis ohscunis, n. sp. Minus robustus, fusco- 

 rufus, antennis obscuris, indistincte punctatus, griseo- 

 vestitus, brevissime setulosus ; pro thorace ffiquali lateribus 

 valde curvatis, hand sinuatis ; elytris thorace vix latioribus, 

 humeris nullo modo prominulis. Long. 2 mm. 



Antenna3 moderately long, obscure or blackish-red in 

 colour, 3rd joint distinctly longer than 2nd. Thorax 

 very dull, very densely and indistinctly punctured, greatly 

 rounded at the sides, clothed rather sparingly with very 

 short depressed pale scales. Elytra rather slender and 

 with the humeral angles quite indistinct ; they are coarsely 

 and deeply but not distinctly punctured, clothed with 

 pale scales, and w^th very short white setfe : the legs are 

 reddish, Avith the femora somewhat obscure. I have seen 

 only one individual which is a male, and is distinguished 

 from the P. simplex by its more sordid colour and cloth- 

 ing, and the less distinct humeral angles of the elytra. 



Proterhinus oscillans, n. sp. Minus elougatus et 



