7iew genera and species of Cleridce. 159 



Corynetes abdominalis, Fab. G. and H. Cat. p. 1757; 

 considered as synonymous with his pallicornis by Spin, 

 (ii. 96), though apparently differing in having the tvhole 

 abdomen red. Specimens which I refer to this species 

 in Mr. Fry's collection from Natal have two segments at 

 the apex of the abdomen pale red. Hence I imagine 

 C. abdominalis, Fab., analis, Klug, and pallicornis, Sp., 

 will prove to be one species. 



Corynetes ovatus, Spin. (Gay, Hist. Chil. iv. 411). 



This little species varies from testaceous, with a minute 

 black shoulder spot, to ferruginous red, with the disk of 

 the thorax, elytra (the margin and an apical vitta yellow) 

 and underside of the breast and abdomen black. It is of 

 doubtful location, the eyes are scarcely emarginate, small 

 and prominent, the sides of the thorax crenulate. 



I suspect the yellow specimens (which are rather larger) 

 to be a distinct species. 



Corynetes pectoralis, Klug, G. and H. Cat. 1758 = 

 Thriocera, Gorh., q. v. ante. 



Corynetes mysticus, Bohem. From the description, 

 probably congeneric with pectoralis, but I have not seen it. 



Necrobia, Latreille. 



Type, N. rujicollis, Fab. 



Necrobia aspera, Newman, G. and H. Cat. p. 1758, is 

 simply N. rujipes, Fab. 



N. glabra, Champollion, G. and H. loc. cit. — a nonde- 

 script insect, perhaps not pertaining to this family. 



Necrobia eximia, White, Cler. p. 63, belongs to the 

 Clerides, having five joints to its tarsi, the labial palpi 

 only securiform, and the apical joint of the antennae 

 falciform. In brilliancy of colour it resembles Aulicus 

 sculptus (cf. Cistula, 1876, p. 84), from Avhich, hoAvever, 

 it may at once be distinguished by being almost glabrous. 

 It is best associated with Thanasimiis, as placed in the 

 Munich Catalogue. The type is in my own collection, 

 from that of Mr. Saunders. 



