114 ISIr. D. ShoT^ Contribtidoiis to (he 



than the thorax, closely and verv coarsely punctured in 

 front, more sparin<j;ly on the vertex. Thorax rather 

 broader than long, yellowish, coarsely and irregularly, but 

 rather sparingly ])unctured, Avith the usual smooth sjjaces ; 

 it is a good deal broader in front than behind, and con- 

 siderably sinuate at the sides. Scutellum large, rather 

 finely and closely punctured and pubescent. Elytra 

 longer than the thorax, rather coarsely and closely punc- 

 tured, and with a coarse pale pubescence. Hind body 

 narrowed towards the extremity, black, with the hind part 

 of the 6th segment, and the whole of the 7th, yellow; 2nd 

 segment impunctate ; 3rd to 6th rather closely and finely 

 punctured and densely pubescent, the pubescence on seg- 

 ments 3 — 5 yellowish. Legs pale yellow. 

 Ega ; one specimen ( 2 ). 



7. Braclnjdirus Batesi, n. sp. Fulvus, antennis (basi 

 excepto), capite area pone mandibulas, abdomineque nigris, 

 hoc ano testaceo ; antennarum basi, pedibusque pallidis. 

 Long. Corp. 4 — 4^ lin. 



INlas : abdomine segmento sexto ventrali medio emargi- 

 nato, segmento 7° triangulariter producto, apice carinato- 

 compresso. 



Antennre rather short, thickened toAvards the a])ex ; first 

 four or five joints pale yellow, the rest blackish, the extre- 

 mity of the llth joint being again paler; 6th joint con- 

 siderably stouter than the 5th, about as long as broad, 

 7 — 10 strongly transverse; llth joint pointed, stout and 

 rather long. Head broader than the thorax, with the 

 palpi pale yellow ; the mandibles pitchy ; the labrum, and 

 a space behind it (not reaching to the eyes on each side), 

 black, the rest tawny ; it is coarsely punctured, the punc- 

 tm-es on the front part not so dense as in the other species, 

 and rather irregular, the hinder part (broadly) more 

 sparingly punctured. Thorax about as long as broad, 

 much sinuate at the sides, the front markedly broader than 

 the hind part, very coarsely and rather sparingly punc- 

 tured, with the usual smooth spaces. Scutellum closely 

 and moderately finely punctured. Elytra considerably 

 longer than the thorax, coarsely, deeply and rather closely 

 punctured. Hind body black, Avith the 7th segment and 

 hind part of the 6th pale yelloAv, finely but not densely 

 punctured, the yellow portion almost impunctate ; the 3rd 

 and 4th segments and the sides of the 5th Avitli the pubes- 

 cence yellow. Legs pale yellow. 



