44 COLEOI'TERA. 



Iliad i'vitU'iitly narrower than thorax, the aiiteiinal orl)its short, dis- 

 tinctly raised and reddish ; its punctation niodorutely close but not coarse. 

 Eyes small and nearly flat. Thorax al)out a tliird broader than lonp;, almost 

 as wide in front as at the middle, slif;htly narrowed towards the rectangular 

 basal angles ; its sculpture like that of the head, but becoming finer in front. 

 Ehjtnt narrowed towards the base, which is, nevertheless, rather broaden* 

 than that of the tliorax ; they are moderately coarsely t)ut not very closely 

 punctured, nxue tinely behind. 



'Ihs may be recognised by its rather narrow head, small almost 

 depiessed eyes, somewhat more open elytral sculpture, and rather short 

 and tliick terminal tarsal joints. The antennae are very nearly of the same 

 thickness from joints 2 to 8, the 3rd is slightly shorter than usual. The 

 elytral margins are most distinct near the shouldeis, which is not the case 

 in L. piiscus. 



Length. 1^' lines : breadth. ^ line. 



I'roken Hivev. (';uiterl)ury. One, from Mr. .1. II. Lewis. 



309!». Lorelus sternalis sp. nov. 



Oblong, rather broad, moderately convex, nitid, pubescence yellowish. 

 line yet distinct ; rufo-castaneous, tarsi and palpi testaceous. 



Head narrower than thorax, forehead subtruncate ; it is finely yet dis- 

 tinctly punctured, rather more finely but less closely beliind. Eye^ strongly 

 transverse, not prominent. Thorax about a third broader than long, apex 

 arcuate-emarginate, base slightly bisinuate ; the sides a little narrowed, 

 without any sinuosity, behind, with well-developed reHexed margins and 

 evidently concave channels, which are rather broader near the obtuse anterior 

 angles than elsewhere ; the margins at the base are soniewhat expanded 

 and flattened, and form sharply rectangular but not projecting angles ; the 

 discoidal punctation is finer than that of the head, nowhere very close, and 

 becomes rather more distant and finer towards the sides ; at the base, 

 between the middle and each side, there is a transverse impression. 

 ScuteUum transverse, rounded behind, smooth. Elytra oblong, wider than 

 thorax at the base, the lateral margins very distinct, even at the shoulders, 

 and quite definitely though not strongly expanded between the middle and 

 liind thighs, but beet me tiner behind; there is a distinct sutural depression 

 near the base ; they are more distiiutly but less closely punctured than the 

 head, more finely towards the extremity ; along each marginal channel 

 there is a series of rather coarser punctures. 



Lerjs stout. Tibiae minutely calcarate at the extremity. Antennae 

 robust, bearing yellow hairs ; 2nd joint short, as long as exposed portion 

 of the 1st : 4th also short, quadrate ; joints 5-8 transverse ; 9th rather 

 larger tliiin 10th ; the terminal sul)ovate. not thicker than the preceding 

 one. 



i'ndtrsidr transversely convex, sliining, very finely and sparingly 

 pubescent. Pro.sternum distinctly punctate near the sides, its margins 

 broad and flattened, its process sharply bisulcate between the coxae and 

 depressed at the basal margin. MesoslernHtn on a lower plane than the 

 raised edges of the middle coxae, medially punctate ; trochanters small. 

 MetnHternuin rather short, scarcely longer than the middle of the basal 

 ventral segment, its .sides punctate, angularly impressed medially behind ; 

 2nd segment with the frontal suture rather fine in the middle, but with a 

 well-nuirked transverse impression at each side ; 3rd with an elongate 

 foveiform impression at the sides ; 1th and 5th short, the front of each on a 



