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6. Coproporus politics, n. sp. Convexiis, pernitidus, 

 nigcr, abdomine ])icco, antennis medio piccis basi a])iccque 

 testaccis, medioeribus ; protliorace basi fere tnmcato ; 

 elytris crebi-c ])iinctulatis, lateribus minus rotundatis. 

 Long. Corp. 1| lin. 



Antennre not elongate, moderately stout, slightly 

 thickened towards the extremity ; the three basal joints 

 and the apical one yellow, the middle ones pitchy ; 3rd 

 joint slender, quite equal in length to the 2nd; 4th — 10th 

 each very slightly shorter and very slightly broader than 

 its predecessor, the 4th longer than broad, the 10th 

 about as long as broad. Head impunctate, shining black ; 

 palpi yellow. Thorax with the base almost sti'aight, and 

 the hind angles not greatly rounded ; it is very shining, 

 quite Avithout sculpture, blackish, with the sides paler. 

 Elytra a good deal longer than the thorax, very finely 

 but yet distinctly and rather closely punctured, the hind 

 angle only a little rounded. Hind body paler and less 

 shining than the front parts, rather finely and not densely 

 punctured. Legs red. Mesothoracic carina extremely 

 elevated, Avith its front angle rounded. 



In the female the dorsal plate of the 7th segment ends 

 in four spines, of which the middle ones are slightly 

 longer than the lateral ones, and the middle notch is 

 slightly broader than the outside one ; the ventral plate 

 ends in four spines, and a short lateral tooth on each side ; 

 the middle space between the teeth is a good deal nar- 

 rower than the lateral one ; the middle teeth are a little 

 longer than the lateral ones. 



Anana, 6th September, 1874 ; a single female, brought 

 back by Dr. Trail. 



7. Coproporus brevis, n. sp. Convexus, pernitidus, 

 niger, abdomine piceo, antennis rufo-testaceis, pedibus 

 rufis; prothorace basi fere truncato; elytris crebre punctu- 

 latis, lateribus sat rotundatis. Long. corp. If lin. 



Antennae yellowish, only moderately long, rather stout, 

 distinctly thickened towards the apex ; joints 2 and 3 

 differing but little in length ; 4 — 10 diflf'ering little from 

 one another in length, the 10th not quite so long as 

 broad; 11th joint stout, a little paler than the others. 

 Head black, shining, impunctate. Thorax as broad as 

 the elytra, narrowed towards the front ; the hinder angles 



