12 Mr. C. O. Waterhouse on various 



loso, lateribtis reflexis. El3'tris thoracc fere duplo latio- 

 ribus, tlepressiusculis, sat fortiter striatis, striis obsolete 

 crebre punctulatis, interstitiis leviter convexis ; apicibus 

 trimcatis, leviter emargiuatis, emarginationis angiilo cx- 

 lerno distiucto. 



Long. 4f lin. ; lat. 2 lin. 



In general form this species somewhat resembles C. splen- 

 didtila, but is relatively much broader. The eyes arc 

 larger, and approacJi nearer to the neck. The thorax is 

 bi'oader, and has the sides in front and the anterior angles 

 more rounded ; the posterior angles are slightly more 

 divergent. The elytra are relatively broader and slightly 

 more parallel, and the external angle of the apical trun- 

 caturc is distinct, almost acute. The depth of the striiii 

 and the convexity of the interstices are as in C. splen- 

 did tila. 



Hah. — Borneo, Sarawak. Brit. Mus. 



NECROPHAGA. 



SlLPHID^. 



NoDYNUS, gen. nov. 



General form elongate, quadrangular, depressed. Men- 

 tum ti-apezoidal ; labial palpi short ; maxillary pali)i 

 well developed, the a])ical joint a little longer than the 

 prcAnous joint, subcylindrical. Antennas 11 -jointed and 

 formed as in Necropliilus. Thorax ample, slightly nar- 

 rowed in front, lateral margins thickened and reflexed. 

 Elytra quadrangular, truncate at the apex, leaving the 

 two apical segments of the abdomen uncovered. Legs 

 rather slender; tarsi rather short, the basal joint ex- 

 tremely short, scarcely visible ; 2nd, 3rd and 4th joints 

 nearly equal, a little elongate, with strong bristles below, 

 claw-joint a little longer than the prcidous joints taken 

 together. 



I think that there can be no doubt that this genus 

 should be placed between Necrajdiilus and Apatetica ; it 

 has the antenna; of the former combined with the general 

 form of Apatetica. It differs from this last, besides the 

 antenna?, in having the thorax more ample, the elytra a 

 little longer, and the ])ro]jortions of the tarsal joints are 

 different, and the 4th joint is not bilobed. 



