354 COLEOl'TERA. 



a f{>w ru*;;;u' or ])unctuies neai' each, mesial groove almost oiitirc. Elytia 

 oblong-oval, more narrowed neai- the base than behind, their shouldeis 

 obsolete and but little broadei' than the base of thorax, their whole length 

 quite twice that of the thorax ; each with 8 series of moderately fine distant 

 punctures ; these are a little more irregular but only slightly coarser near 

 the sides, but become rather coarser and more irregular near the apex ; 

 interstices nearly plane, with some fine aciculate impressions which become 

 more distinct behind. 



Underside shining. Head more irregularly rugose than the prosternum. 

 Terminal abdominal segment with a single puncture at each side of the 

 middle, at its extremity. 



Legs rather stout, and, like the antennae, ((uite normal. Eyes jnominent. 



The nearest species, M. aeneo)iiger (1453), is more ))rilliant and slender 

 and considerably more attenuate posteriorly : the elytra! pimctation is 

 more irregular and remote, and the 5th and 6th series are obsolete ; it,, 

 moreover, has very obvious rugae on the forehead. 



cJ. Length, 17 mm. ; breadth, 5| mm. 



Clipping's, about seven miles north-east of Kingston. One caught 

 running on a track during bright sunshine by Mr. T. Hall on the 28th 

 Januar}^ 1914. 



3789. Mecodema gratum sp. nov. 



Elongate, narrow, moderately convex ; glossy aeneo-niger, antennae,, 

 tarsi, and palpi piceous, terminal joints of these last rufescont. 



Head, including the moderately prominent eyes, as broad as the thoracic 

 apex, usually indistinctly longitudinally striate in front, distinctly punctured 

 behind the eyes, with irregular interocular rugae, the epistome widely 

 emarginate. Thorax subelongate, yet hardly any longer than broad, base 

 and apex widely but not deeply emarginate. lateral margins narrow, r.ot 

 crenulate, very gentl\' curvedly narrowed backwards, more, but not at all 

 abruptly, narrowed towards the nearly straight sides of the base, with 

 subrectangiilar angles there ; basal fossae moderately deep and elongate, 

 the intervening space punctate, the rest of its surface smooth, doi'sal groove 

 hardly attaining the apex. Elytra double the length of thorax, rather 

 wider than it is at the base ; each elytron with 8 series of rather fine, mosl'ty 

 elongate, unequal punctiform impressions ; these usually become finer 

 towards the sides but coarser behind : between the 7th and 8th there are 

 2 or 3 larger punctures behind and another near the base ; interstices 

 smooth but not at all sharply defined, the lateral space nearly smooth but 

 with s( me larger punctures near the maigin. 



Underside closel}' and rugosely punctate neai- the sides, mesosternum 

 wholly so, abdomen less distinctly, its terminal segment with some well- 

 marked transverse striae and biptmctate near each side of the apex. 



Outer angles of anterior and middle tibiae only moderately prominent, 

 the posterior simple ; last 6 joints of antennae thinly pubescent. 



This is undoubtedly distinct from M. erraticvm, being not only much 

 smaller and moie cylindrical, but also differently sculptuied. The thorax 

 appears more elongate, and is without longitudinal sulci at the base or the 

 apex, its fossae are deeper and more elongate, its sides are simple, and the 

 elytral sculpture much more irregular. Sometimes there are a few indis- 

 tinct prmctures near the front angles of the thorax. 



c?. Length, 14 mm. ; breadth, 3f-4mm. 



