164 Rev. H. S. Gorliam's descriptions of 



darker fascia ; their apical half pitchy with an ill-defined 

 reddish fascia, and the apex itself of this colour, these 

 parts having yellow shining hairs. Legs pitchy, tibiaB 

 rusty-red. 



This insect bears some resemblance to Thanasimus 

 hipartitus, Blanch., but does not attain the size of the 

 larger examples of that species. 



It was discovered by Mr. G. Lewis at Nagasaki, Japan. 

 I have preserved the name by which it was returned by 

 Herr Kiesenwetter, who has described the Japanese 

 Malacodermata, but Avho, I believe, has not described any 

 CleridcB from Japan. 



Thanasimus rujimanus, Gorh. (Cist. 1876, p. 74) = 

 Aulicus chrysurus, Chev. (Rev. et Mag. 1874, p. 48;. 



Aulicus ochrurus, Chev. (Mem. 1876, p. 16 = Aulicus 

 albofasciatus, Gorh. (Cist. 1876, p. 85). M. Chevrolat's 

 Memoire bears the date " 15 Mars, 1876." I may remark, 

 however, that the note upon the title page implies that it 

 was the end of 1876 before it was in the hands of the 

 public. My own paper was published in August of the 

 same year. 



Clerus vulpinus, Gorh. (Cist. 1876, p. 81) = Clerus 

 mexicanus, Cast. (Rev. Silb. iv. 44). 



Clerus Silbermanni, Chev. CMag. Zool. 1843, p. 21), 

 Clerus assimilis, Chev. (1. c. p. 17), Clerus semiochraceous, 

 Chev. (Rev. et Mag. 1876, p. 41), Clerus Boucardi, 

 Chev. (Mem. 1876, p. 13). These all appear to me to be 

 mere varieties of C. mexicanus, Cast. 



Clerus cylindricus, n. sp. 



Nigro-fuscus, cylindricus, antennis (clava fusca) palpis, 

 pedibusque rufis ; elytris rufo-piceis gutta basali, annu- 

 loque in singulis ante apicem flavis. 



Long. 3^ lin. 



Head fuscous, labnmi testaceous, mandibles black. 

 Thorax oblong, faintly but thickly pimctured, fuscous 

 shining, anterior margin rufous, sub])ilose. Elytra thickly 

 obsoletely punctate, shining sparsely pubescent, mottled 

 with yellow and brown, all the markings ill-defined and 

 probably sul)ject to more or less dift'usion ; underside fus- 

 cous, legs pale rufous. 



Ilab. — Guatemala (alt. 5,000 ft. Salvin). 



