COLEOPTERA. 451 
duced into two sharp, rather porrect points. The anterior margin 
is sinuate, the anterior angles produced and pointed, the lateral 
margins long and sinuate ; the posterior angles are obsolete and 
the posterior margin is produced in the centre to a scuteilary 
projection. A large cicatrix is situated on each side near the 
lateral margins. The disc of the thorax is evenly and thickly 
punctured. Elytra attenuated towards apex, somewhat cordi- 
form, deeply striated, interstices covered with rather fine punc- 
tures, and the sutural interstices almost glabrous. Pygidium 
finely punctate. 
Antenne with the first joint darker, the remainder and the club 
ochreous, palpi darker ochreous. 
Anterior tibiz four-dentate, the basal tooth almost obsolete. 
Upper surface smooth and sparingly punctured. Intermediate 
femora only punctured at apex ; posterior femora sparingly punc- 
tured all over. 
Metasternum impunctate on disc, punctured sparingly round the 
sides. Abdomen darker in color, with a few scattered minute 
punctures ; the punctures get thicker and closer together at the 
sides, which are covered with light hairs. Length, 14 mm. 
Hab. Aimola to Higo; April 5, 1895. 
5. Aphodius smitht, Shipp, sp. nov. 
Close to wahlbergi BOH. Head and thorax ochraceous, with 
the exception of one black spot in the centre of the head and 
four spots set in a square on the disc of the thorax. Clypeus 
slightly emarginate, and sparingly punctured with fine punctures. 
Antenne ochraceous, with the club of a dark grayish color; trophi 
ochraceous. The two anterior spots on the thorax are smaller 
than the posterior spots. Thorax obsoletely punctured, the punc- 
tures being very minute, shallow, and almost invisible on disc. 
Elytra black, with the basal third, except the sutural interstices, 
ochraceous, and an ochraceous, transverse, irregular spot on 
the apical third close to the apex of the elytra, which do not 
extend to the margins. Elytra punctate striate, interstices smooth. 
Underside dark ochraceous, with the exception of a small spot in 
the centre and a faint speck at the apex of each femur black; 
and a small black spot in the centre of the mesosternum. Very 
faintly punctured, abdominal segments furnished with a few rows 
of setose punctures. Length, 10} mm. 
Higo to Amara; April 18, 1895. 
