20 Mr. C. O. Watcrhousc on various 



])aulo latiori, convcxo, crebre punctate, antice paulo angus- 

 tato, ang-ulos posticos acutlusculos versus vix angustato, 

 basi trisinuato. Scutcllo lato, cordate, picco. Elytris 

 thoracc vix latioribus at tri])lo lougioribus parallelis, ad 

 apiccm arcuatim angustatis, su})crne vix perspicue striato- 

 punctatis. Tibiis tarsisquc piceis. 



Long. 3 lin. ; lat. 1 J lin. 



Ilab. — India (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). Brit. Mus. 



This species is extremely close to P. JIurdwicki. It 

 differs in being rather more elongate, in having the thorax 

 slightly narrowed posteriorly, so that the greatest breadth 

 is just before the angles, Avhereas in P. Hardwicki the 

 thorax gradually becomes broader to the posterior angles. 

 The elytra are relatively longer, and the stria; ai'e very 

 obsolete ; in P. Hardicichi the striae are quite distinct. 



Parygriis talpoidcs, sp. nov. 



Oblongus, convexus, niger, griseo-pubescens. Thorace 

 longitudine \ latiori, antice posticeque angustato. Elytris 

 thorace 2.^ longioribus, distincte striato-punctatis. 



Long. 3^ lin. ; lat. H lin. 



This species differs from the last in being relatively 

 broader, in having the thorax more decidedly narrowed at 

 the posterior angles, the elytra distinctly striate-punctate, 

 and more rounded at the apex. From P. JIardwicki it 

 differs in being broader and in having the thorax narrowed 

 posteriorly. 



IJah. — Philippine Islands. Brit. Mus. 



Parygrus elegans, sp. nov. 



Elongatus, convexus, dense flavo-griseo pubescens. 

 Thorace longitudine I latiori, levlter convexo, dense sub- 

 tiliter sericeo-piibescenti, subtiliter punctulato ; angulis an- 

 ticis acutis, porrectis ; lateribus levitcr arcuatis ; angulis 

 ])osticis fere rectis, basi fortiter trisinuato. Scutello cor- 

 date, longitudine vix latiori. Elytris thorace }^ latioribus, 

 postice ampliatis, ad apicem rotundatis subtiliter striato- 

 punctatis. Tibiis gracilibus piceis, posticis ad ajjicem 

 lamina parva externe instructis ; tarsis gracilibus. 



Long. 2^ lin. ; lat. 1 lin. 



This species is i)eculiar for its narrow thorax ; the 

 elytra are distinctly enlarged posteriorly, and are rounded 

 at the a])ex. The antennic have the branches of the joints 

 very little diminishing in length towards the apex. The 

 thorax is a little more narrowed in front than behind ; the 



