136 Mr. D. Sharp on some 



transv^erso, antrorsum vix magis quam posterius angustato, 

 disco profunde tri-vel quadri-impresso ; elytris in^qua- 

 libus, striatis ; abdomine sat crebre distincte punctato. 

 Long. 3 mm. ; lat. If mm. 



This species is of a yellowish colour, variegated with 

 fuscous in an irregular and no doubt variable manner. 

 The head is closely punctured, the eyes only moderate in 

 size. The thorax is but little emarginate in front, the 

 sides are moderately explanate, the surface uneven, and 

 bearing three large impressions on the middle, one in 

 front of the other two, the front one is more or less dis- 

 tinctly divided into two ; the punctuation is moderately 

 coarse, but is rendered indistinct by the inequalities of the 

 surface. The scutellum is infuscate, and is distinctly 

 punctured. The elytra have depressed series of punc- 

 tures, and their surface is rendered uneven by ill-defined 

 depressions. The hind body is rapidly narrowed to the 

 extremity. 



Two specimens of this species have been sent me as 

 No. 81. I am uncertain as to their sex ; although each 

 has a distinct exserted supplementary apical segment, I 

 am not at all sure whether they may not be male and 

 female. 



7. Brachypeplas incBqualis, n. sp. Sat latus, testa- 

 ceus, elytris obscure fusco-variegatis, nitidus parce 

 pubescens ; prothorace transverso, lateribus rotundatis, 

 explanatis, antrorsum evidenter angustato, disco profunde 

 tri-vel quadri-impresso ; elytris ina^qualibus, striatis ; ab- 

 domine sat crebre distincte punctato. Long. 3i mm. ; 

 lat. \^ mm. 



A single individual of this form has been sent me by 

 Mr. Blackburn ; it is so closely allied to Braclu/peplus 

 impressus, that I am not sure whether it will prove 

 distinct; it is rather larger and broader, and of a more 

 uniform pale colour; the explanate sides of the thorax 

 are more developed, especially behind, so that the thorax 

 appears more narrowed towards the front. I do not 

 know the sex of the specimen ; it has a rounded, not 

 truncate, hind margin to the apical dorsal segment, and 

 no supplementary segment is exposed. 



8. Brachypeplus omalioides, n. sp. Sat latus, testa- 

 ceus, plus minusve fusco-variegatus, vix jeneo-micans. 



