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the vertex; it is black and shining. Thorax about as 

 broad as the elytra, rather broader than long, a little 

 sinuate at the sides, and a good deal narrowed behind, 

 black and shining, and with a slight opalescent reflection, 

 bearing a few irregularly-placed, rather coarse punctures. 

 Scutellum rather large, coarsely punctured. Elytra pitchy 

 black, much longer than the thorax, rather coarsely and 

 closely but yet not densely punctured, distinctly shining. 

 Hind body rather broad and depressed, coarsely and rather 

 closely punctured, the 6th segment more sparingly so, 

 and the yellowish 7th segment still more sparingly. 

 Legs short and stout, pitchy. 



Ega ; a single individual. 



Obs. I. — A second individual, brought by Mr. Bates 

 from the same locality, may be either the other sex of 

 //. depressus or a closely allied but distinct species ; it is 

 a little smaller, and has the head rather shorter and the 

 hind body not quite so closely punctured ; it has the hind 

 margin of the ventral plate of the 7tli segment of the hind 

 body rounded, while this part is more truncate in H. de- 

 pressus, 



Obs. II. — //. depressus is very closely allied to H. analis, 

 Er., but is rather larger and broader, has the thorax shorter 

 in proportion to its length, and the elytra less densely and 

 rather more coarsely punctured. 



2. Holisus jiicipes, n. sp. Parallelus, minus latus, 

 nitidiis, niger, pedibus piceis; capite thoraceque vage, 

 elytris subtiliter minus crebre, abdoraine fortiter, punc- 

 tatis. Long. corp. vix 3 lin. ; lat. h lin. 



Allied ( judging from description) to H. humilis, Er., 

 but larger, and with the elytra more finely punctured. 

 Antennfc rather longer than the head, not stout; 3rd joint 

 distinctly longer than 2nd ; 5th joint about as long as 

 broad, 6 — 10 each a little transverse. Mandibles pitchy ; 

 palpi dusky yellowish. Head oblong, straight at the 

 sides, the hind angles not much rounded, the length from 

 clypeus to vertex a little greater than the width; it is 

 black and shining, rather strongly and coarsely punctured, 

 the punctures being disposed as follows : a patch of about 

 seven on each side placed in an obscure depression behind 

 the antennae, and between these two patches two or three 

 other punctures; behind these a broad, longitudinal space 

 is impunctate, and at each side behind is a large patch of 



