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Thorax quite as l)roa(l as the elytra, shghtly longer than 

 broad, on each side the middle Avith an irregular and not 

 very distinct dorsal row of six or seven punctures, and 

 between this and the sides Avith numerous other coarse 

 punctures, from which, however, the hinder part is free ; 

 besides these it is covered with numerous other xgyj fine 

 and distant ])nnctures. The elytra are about as long as 

 the thorax, dull, densely and finely punctured, and Avith a 

 very fine pubescence. The hind body is pitchy, with the 

 extremity as Avell as the hind margin of each segment 

 ferruginous ; it is densely punctured, and Avith a fine 

 fuscous pubescence. The legs are dull yelloAvish, very 

 pubescent. 



Ega; three specimens. 



3. Plati/prosopns parallclus, n. sp. Augustus, piceo- 

 ferrugineus, antennis pedibusque obscure rufis, abdomine 

 segmentorum margluibus, anoque ferrugineis ; capite pro- 

 thoraceque disperse punctatis, nitidis; elytris abdominequc 

 opacis, dense punctatis, fusco-pubescentibus. Long. corp. 

 6 lin. 



Closely allied to P. laticeps, smaller and naiTOwer, The 

 antenna? are moderately stout, and reach about half-Avay 

 to the back of the thorax ; joint 3 much longer than 2 ; 

 4 — 10 differing but little from one another, each about as 

 long as broad. Head slightly narrower than the thorax, of 

 a pitchy colour, with two kinds of punctuation on the upjicr 

 surface, viz., a fine pimctuation visible on the middle as Avell 

 as elsewhere, and some other larger and scattei*ed punc- 

 tures wanting on the middle part. Thorax as broad as the 

 elytra, of a pitchy coloiu-, about as long as broad, on each 

 side of the middle Avith an irregular and indistinct roAv of 

 six or seven punctures, and between this and the sides Avith 

 some other punctures, wanting toAvards the base; besides this 

 numerous extremely fine and small punctures are scattered 

 on the upper surface. Elytra about as long as the thorax, 

 of a ])itchy colour, quite dull, densely and finely punctured, 

 and Avith a very fine fuscous pubescence. Hind body 

 quite dull, pitchy, the extremity and the hind margin of 

 each segment dull reddish, extremely finely and densely 

 pimctured, and Avith a very fine pubescence. Legs 

 yellowish, very pubescent. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



4. Plati/prosopus jynnrticcps, i\. sp. Augustus, piceus. 



