136 ]\Ii'. D. Sliurp's Contributionx to the 



punctures, leaving a central line smooth. The scutellum 

 is large, densely and distinctly punctured. The elytra arc 

 about as long as, and rather broader than the thorax, of 

 a tawny colour, moderately closely and rather finely 

 punctured. The hind body is rather narrowed to the 

 extremity, of a tawny colour, the 5th and Gth segments 

 darker and the 7th yellowish; segments 2 — 4 finely and 

 rather closely, 5th and Gth densely and finely, 7th very 

 sparingly and finely punctured. Legs yellowish. 



Ega; one specimen. 



Oha. — This species differs from sefjmentarliis and its 

 allies, in that the curved im^jressions on the basal seg- 

 ments of the hind body arc so obsolete that they might 

 almost be correctly described as absent. The insect 

 differs, however, from Eu(/astus com])letely in its facies, 

 and can therefore scarcely be considered intermediate 

 between it and Philuthalpus. 



Gastrisus, n. gen. 



Ligula Integra. 



Palpi labiales articido ultimo suboblongo, apice trun- 

 cato; maxillares articulo ultimo pnrcedente longiore, a})ice 

 acuminato. 



Thorax lineis marginalibus lateralibus utrinque hand 

 conjunctis, lateribus membrana stigmatica instructis. 



Abdomen scgmcntis 2 et 3 sine linea incurvata. 



Genus PIdlonthi statura similis, sed prothoracis lineis 

 lateralibus baud conjunctis, lateribus pone coxas membrana 

 instructis, diffei't. Generis P/u'lothalpi (pioque affinis, sed 

 ab illo, prothoracis mcmbranri stigmatica, abdominecpic 

 sine lineis incurvatis, discedit. Generis ty})us G. Icevi- 

 (jatus. 



The three new species I refer to this genus are very 

 discrepant by their sculpture ; G. obsolctus and G. l(Evi- 

 (jatus are peculiarly smooth, while G. pimctatus is remark- 

 able for its coarse sculpture. G. obsoletiis and Iceviffotus 

 may possibly prove to be only one species ; they suggest, 

 at first sight, a comparison Avith Qucdius, but differ there- 

 from by the less abruptly-inflexed lateral pieces of the 

 thorax. G. -pxinctatus has quite the facies of a diminutive 

 Philonthus cm alia, Er. 



1. Gastrisus obsolctus, n. sp. Ivufo-testaceus, antennis 

 nigris, basi piceo, capitc ameo ; thorace disco fusco-ajneo ; 



