178 Mr. D. Slia^^s Cuntribntlons to the 



THucli ])ro(lncc'(l LotAvecn tlu; antenna" — tliis part witli a 

 deep impi-ossion, a line of" four punctures between the 

 eyes, two on each side, and between them a fifth, a con- 

 tinuation of the front longitudinal im])ression ; all the 

 back part and behind the eyes rather closely punctured, the 

 punctures beino; very coarse and deep. 'J'horax reddish- 

 yellow, shiniiiu", nearly twice as long as broad, distinctly 

 narrowed behind, tlu; sides sinuate, the front angles greatly 

 depressed, the front part somewhat produced in the middle ; 

 it is covered with extremely coarse and deep punctures, 

 only the posterior angles and a space between the two 

 hinder punctures being distinctly free from them. Scutel- 

 lum narroAv, closely jiunctured. Elytra much narrower 

 than the thorax, of a shining-tawny colour, the back por- 

 tion infuscated and slightly metallic ; they are very 

 coarsely and moderately closely punctiu-ed. The hind 

 body is slender, it is sparingly but rather coarsely punc- 

 tured, with erect long black setiia ; it is shining and of a 

 tawny colour at tjie base, the 5th and 6th segments being 

 blackish ; the hind margin of the latter and the 7th pale 

 yellow, tip of the 7th and anal styles fuscous. Legs long 

 and slender, pale yellow, the pubescence at the extremity 

 of the tibiaj (especially the intermediate ones) rather 

 darker. 



Ega; one specimen, $. 



18. Philontlius longipcs, n. sp. Elongatus, capite sub- 

 orbiculato, a3neo; prothorace basin versus angustato, fulvo, 

 disco ;enescente; elytris dense punctatis, fulvis, fascia lata 

 media violacea; abdomine fulvo, segmentis 2 — 4 late nigri- 

 cantibus, 5 et 6 nigris, ano flavo; pedibus et antennis basi 

 articuloque ultimo fulvo-testaceis; prothorace serie dorsali 

 5-pimctato. Long. corp. 4i lin. 



Mas latet. 



Antennn3 slightly longer than head and thorax ; three 

 basal joints reddish-yellow, the rest infuscated, the ter- 

 minal joint being again ])aler ; 2nd and 3rd joints about 

 equal, 4 — 10 differing little in length, each slightly stouter 

 than its predecessor, even the 10th considerably longer 

 than broad ; 11th joint rather long, obliquely acuminate. 

 Mandibles and palpi reddish-yellow. Head slightly 

 broader than the thorax, the hinder angles rounded, the 

 front distinctly produced between the insertion of the 

 antennti3, with a ileep longitudinal impi'cssion on the front 

 j)art, with four large punctures in a line between the eyes. 



