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III. On various new genera and species of Coleoptera. 

 By Chas. O. Waterhouse. 



[Read 5th January, 1876.] 



In the following paper I have described a few of the 

 numerous new species of Coleoptera which have come 

 under my notice. I have also noted some synonyms 

 which happened to come before me whilst determining 

 the position of the new species. 



List of Species. 



GEODEPHAGA. 

 Caeabid^. 

 Callida terminata, C. W. 



NECROPHAGA. 



SlLPHID^. 



Nodynus (gen. nov.) nitidus, C. W. 



Diagrypnodes (gen. nov.) Wake- 

 fieldi, C. W. 



Byrrhid^. 

 Nosodendron testudinum, C. W. 



PSEPHENID^. 



Tychepsephus (gen. nov.) felix, 



C. W. 

 Matseopsephus (gen. nov.) nitidi- 



pennis, C. W. 



Parnid^. 

 Potamophilus perplexus, C. W. 



Parygrus Erichsoni, C. W. 

 „ Hardwicki, M'Leay. 

 „ indicus, C. W. 

 „ talpoides, C. W. 

 „ elegans, C W. 

 Sostea sodalis, C. W. 

 „ picea, C. W. 

 „ hirtifera, C. W. 



LAMELLICORNIA. 



SCARABiEID^. 

 Coptorhina Barratti, C. W. 



RUTELID^. 



Pelidnota nifipennis, C. W. 

 „ cylindrica, C. W. 



RHYNCHOPHORA. 



Anthribid^. 

 Mecocerus sulphureus, C. W. 



GEODEPHAGA. 



Carabid^. 



Callida terminata, sp. nov. 



^neo-viridis, nitida; corpore subtus obscure viridi- 

 aeneo ; antennis tarsisque ferrugineis ; elytrorum apice 

 purpureo. Capite lato, fronte obsolete macula ferruginea 

 notata. Thorace capite paululo latiori, longitudine hand 

 latiori, sub-cordato, lateribus antice rotundatis, angidis 

 posticis fere rectis, dorso transversim subtilissime strigu- 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1876. — PART I. (mAY.) 



