L] Coleoptera mediterranea et rosso-asiatira. 75 



Fam. Tenebrionidae. 



12C. Blaps inflatipennis n. sp 



Late subovalis, valde convexus, crassiis, niger, nitidus, 

 elytris subinflato convexis, antice distincte, postice abrnpte 

 declivibus; capite dense punctato, clypeo profunde emarginato, 

 angulis acutiusculis, mento piano, apice rotundato ; antennis 

 prothoracis basin vix attingentibus, articulis 4:o — 7:o obconi- 

 cis, latitudine distincte longioribus, 8:0 subrotundo, 9:o levi- 

 ter, 10:o distincte transverso ; prothorace transverso, lateribus 

 late leviter reflexo-marginato, subtiliter punctato et ruguloso; 

 elytris prothorace fere duplo longioribus, subtiliter seriatini 

 punctulatis et obsolote transversim rugulosis, lateribus torti- 

 ter deflexis, margine laterali a supero inspecto intima tantum 

 basi visibili ; epipleuris antice latissimis, apicem versus forti- 

 ter angustatis, sublaevibus ; propleuris lateribus longitudina- 

 liter rugosis ; prosterno processu pone coxas deflexc et de- 

 planato ; ventre ruguloso, segmento ultimo dense et distincte 

 punctulato; pedibus subtiliter scabro-punctatis ; tarsis posti- 

 cis articulis 2:o et 3:0 latitudine distincte longioribus, l:o 

 asymetrico his simul sumtis fere breviore. Long, 20 — 25 mm. 



Mas: ventre baud fasciculato, segmento l:o transversim 

 plicato-rugoso, obsolete tuberculato ; elytris distincte appen- 

 diculatis, appendicibus augustis, compressis, rostrato-angusta- 

 tis et leviter incurvis, subtus conjunctim anguste naviculato- 

 excavatis, sutura sulcatim impressa. 



Femina: elytris vix appendiculato-productis, sed apice 

 anguste reflexo-apiculatis, segmento primo ventrali transver- 

 sim obsolete strigoso. 



Species insignis Bl. tenuicoUi Sol. et ahbreviatae Men. 

 affinis, sed differt elytris valde subinflato-convexis, basi de- 

 clivibus, secundum suturam impressis, lateribus fortiter ro- 

 tundatis et deflexis ; prothorace angustiore, lateribus late de- 

 planato-reflexis puncturaque ut in diagnosi descripta. 



In convalli Libani prope ostium fluminis Lyci in vicini- 

 tate oppidi Beryto d. 12 Aprilis specimina 4 inveni. 



