By MALCOLM CAMEEON. 44.5 



Philonthus mjobergi n. sp. 



Black, shining; thorax with dorsal row of eight punctures 

 on either side, strongly sericeous iridescent : elytra less shining, 

 bronze-black. Abdomen iiidescent. Antennae black, the last 

 joint obscurely testaceous. Legs black, the anterior and 

 middle femora pitchy testaceous. Length 6 mm. In build 

 somewhat similar to P. peliomerus Kr., but the thorax rather 

 longer, multipunctate and strongly iridescent, elytra and 

 abdomen more finely and closely punctured, the bases of the 

 anterior segments more closely but not more coarsely punctured 

 than the rest : less robust than P. sericeicollis Fauv., the 

 thorax narrower and differently punctured, the elytra longer 

 and more finely punctured, the antennae longer and more 

 slender. Head subquadrate, about as long as broad, a little 

 narrower than the thorax, the temples shorter than the eyes, 

 slightly convergent behind, the posterior angles rounded, 

 front temples and middle of vertex impunctate, the base and 

 juxta-ocular region moderately finely and modera^tely closely 

 punctured, without the larger intra-ocular punctures. An- 

 tenn£e extending to the middle of the elytra, slender, 3rd joint 

 longer than 2nd, 4th to 10th all longer than broad, gradually 

 decreasing in length, scarcely increasing in thickness, 11th 

 longer than 10th. Thorax longer than broad, seen from above 

 the sides nearly straight, slightly narrowed behind, on either 

 side of the middle line with a row of eight moderately fine 

 punctures, externally with four others, one of which is behind 

 the anterior angles, along the lateral margin with six or seveu 

 fine punctures. Scutellum very closely and finely punctured. 

 Elytra as long as but wider than the thorax, longer than broad, 

 a little wider behind, finely and rather closely punctured, finely 

 pubescent. Abdomen finely closely punctured and pubescent, 

 a little more sparingly on the last two segments. First joint 

 of posterior tarsi longer than the last. 



O* : Anterior tarsi dilated. 6th ventral segment with a 

 small rounded excision of the posterior border. 



Baram St. a single cf specimen. 



Tachypotiin.^e. 



CONOSOMA SUBPLAGIATUM n. sp. 



Head and thorax black, shining, the posterior angles and 

 posterior border of the latter narrowly and obscurely reddish : 



