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infuscatc, miicli broader than the thorax, but scarcely so 

 long-, with a small dec]) fovea behind the scutcllum, ex- 

 tremely finely — almost impcrcej)tiljly — punctured. Hind 

 body slender, but distinctly narrowed at the base; blackish 

 except at the base, which is yellowish, the segments very 

 finely punctured. Legs yellow, the femora infuscatc, 

 except at the base ; the front ones however almost yellow. 



Para ; a single individual taken two or three years ago 

 by Mr. Smith. 



Obs. — This species is smaller and more slenderly formed 

 than our iMU'opean F. siilcatuln, and the antenna? are 

 similar in structure to those of jP. sulcatula, but are not 

 quite so much incrassate at the apex. 



2. Falagriu varicornis, n. sp. Kufo-brunnea, nitida, 

 fere lasvis, antennis articulo nltimo, femoribus posticis basi, 

 tarsis omnibus, abdomineque basi pallidis, hoc segmentis 

 3 — 6 nigris ; thorace subcordato, angidis posticis minutis, 

 prominulis, late profundeque canaliculato ; elytris hoc 

 longioribus. Long. 1^ lin. 



Of an obscure reddish colour, Avitli the elytra rather 

 darker ; the hind bod}", with the exception of its pale base, 

 nearly black ; the legs and antenna? variegated. The 

 antenna? are very long and reach beyond the extremity of 

 the elytra, they are reddish at the base ; the joints from 

 the middle to the tenth get gradually darker, but the last 

 joint is very pale, nearly white ; this joint is elongate and 

 pointed, about the length of the three preceding together. 

 The head is broader than the thorax, reddish, almost im- 

 punctate. The thorax is reddish, its length about as 

 much as its greatest Avidth. The posterior angles are A'cry 

 minute and ])oiuted, and directed outwards ; it has a very 

 broad and very deep longitudinal channel. The scutellum 

 is delicately margined and furnished with two or three 

 indistinct raised lines. The elytra are darker in colour 

 than the head and thorax, very convex, depressed along 

 the suture and round the scutellum, shining and almost 

 glabrous. The hind body has the two basal segments 

 testaceous, the rest nearly black ; the very extremity 

 obscurely paler ; it is narrowed at the base, impunctatc on 

 the upper side, and only obscurely furnished with hairs. 

 The legs are very long and slender, they are reddish-yel- 

 low, the anterior with the tarsi paler, the middle ones 

 have the base of the tibia? darker, the apex as well as the 



