386 Kev. W. W. Fowler on new 



This species comes rather near the preceding, and I 

 thought at first that it might be the other sex ; the 

 absence, however, of the striae at the base of thorax, 

 the romid scutellum, and the different sculpture of the 

 elytra, seem to show that it is a distinct species. 



Languria Murray i, n. s. 



Tota Itete cyanea, antennis pedibusque cyaneis vel nigro-cyaneis ; 

 capite sat magno, oculis proniinentibus ; antennis robustis, sat 

 longis, clava lata 4-articulata ; prothorace convexo, fere subgloboso, 

 lateribus fortiter rotimclatis, marginatis, ad basim vakle depresso, 

 latitudinem longitudine fere aequante, diffusius punctato ; scutello 

 magno, fortiter depressso ; elytris ad basim depressis, inde sub- 

 depressis, ad apicem sensim contractis, apicibus latis snbrotundatis, 

 pi;nctis seriatim dispositis instnictis ; corpora subtus cyaneo ; 

 pedibus nigro-cyaneis ; coxis rufis. Long. 8 mm. 



Of a deep bright blue colour, with antenna and legs black or 

 slightly cyaneous ; head rather large, with prominent eyes ; prothorax 

 about as broad as long, very convex, with sides strongly rounded 

 and gi-adually contracted behind ; base of prothorax very strongly 

 depressed, forming a horizontal fold before posterior margin ; disc 

 and sides with rather large shallow punctures ; scutellum large, 

 much depressed, circular, but fixed in a triangular cavity ; elytra 

 rather broad, becoming gradually narrower towards apex, convex 

 at base, and from thence rather depressed to apex ; apices rounded, 

 truncate just at their extremity, with even rows of moderate-sized 

 round punctures ; interstices almost smooth ; legs robust ; tarsi 

 somewhat dilated. 



Hah. Old Calabar. 



Languria femoralis, n. s. 



Tota nigro-asnea vel picea ; capite triangulari, oculis magnis 

 prominentibus, antennis robustis, clava 4-articulata ; prothorace 

 magno, latitudine longiori, convexo, subgloboso, lateribus fortiter 

 rotundatis, leviter marginatis, hoc et capite diffusius et fortius 

 punctatis ; elytris prothoracis medio angustioribus, ad apicem 

 sensim contractis, ordinibus punctorum seriatim dispositis, utroque 

 producto subacuminato ; pedibus robustis, nigris, femoribus ad 

 basim late rufis ; corpora subtus piece. Long. 6-75 mm. 



Nigro-itneous or piceous ; imder side piceous ; head large, tri- 

 angular, rather strongly punctured, with large prominent eyes ; 

 antennae somewhat robust, with a 4-jointed club, black except the 

 base, which is pitchy; prothorax convex, with sides strongly 



