550 MR. H. N. RTDLEV ON THE 



Stkateous ant.t^us, Fahr. 



The prothorax and elytra of this A'^ortli and Ceutral- American 

 species. [Its larvse were fouud under rubbisli in the Sapate with 

 the fragments of the perfect insect, which wo did not succeed in 

 taking alive.— H. N. E.] 



Serriooknia. 



HyPOKHHAGUS MARailVATUS, Fahr. 



A single example of this West-Indian species in the flowers of 

 an acacia in the garden. 



M A L A C O D E R M A T A. 

 XtLOPEUTUA, S|). 



Three specimens. Probably an introduced species. Four milli- 

 metres in length ; reddish yellow, shining, with the rough ante- 

 rior part of the thorax brown aud the apex of the elytra pitchy. 

 The elytra finely punctured at the base, strongly punctured pos- 

 teriorly ; the posterior declivity also strongly punctured, with 

 three nodes on its upper margin on each elytron. 



[These came to light in our rooms. — H. N. E.] 



H E T E R M E R A. 



EpiTRAaus Batesii, Mdhlin. 



Elongatus, ellipticus, modice convexus, parura nitidus, parce 

 Havo-pubescens, crebre punctatus ; elytris striato-punctatis, sti'iis 

 j)Ostice obsoletis. 



Long. 71 millim. 



The head is closely aud rather strongly punctured. The thorax 

 two fifths broader than long, broadest a little behind the middle, 

 very slightly narrowed behind, a little more in front ; distinctly 

 aud moderately strongly punctured ; the punctures on the disk 

 separated from each other by one or one and a half times the 

 diameter of the punctures ; the punctures towards the sides 

 larger and closer together, giving a slight rough appearance ; the 

 punctures at the anterior margin ai'e finer. The elytra are at 

 the base a little wider tlian the base of the thorax, very slightly 

 widened to rather behind the middle and then arcuately narrowed 

 to the apex ; moderately finely but distinctly punctured, the 



