202 ]Mr. D. Sli^)''^ Contributluns to the 



coarse punctures on cacli side close to tlio front anisic. 

 Scutelluni obsolelely ])unctiu'ed. Elytra of'a dark-green isli 

 or bluish colour, slightly longer than the thorax, sparingly 

 punctured, lliud body black, the hind margin of the 

 6th and the whole of the 7th segment yellow, very 

 sj^aringly punctured. Legs nearly black ; tarsi long and 

 slender. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



7. Xanfholimis ceneiceps, n. sp. Piceus, nitidus, capite 

 feneo, lateribus ^^arce punctato, medio la?vi, elytris pedi- 

 busque testaceis ; prothorace serie dorsali irregulari 6 — 7 

 ])unctato, angulosque anteriores versus 7 — 8 punctato. 

 Long. Corp. 3^ lin. 



Antennas dull yellowish, rather stout, 3rd joint longer 

 than 2nd; 4 — 10 transverse, 10th broader than Ith; last 

 joint obtusely rounded, ])aler at the extremity. jNIandibles 

 ])itchy yellow. Head rather narrow, scarcely so broad as 

 the thorax, shining brassy ; the middle part smooth, the 

 sides sparingly, moderately coarsely punctured. Thorax 

 obsciire reddish, with a brassy reflection, very slightly 

 narrowed behind ; on each side the middle with a very 

 irregular row of about six punctures, and with six or seven 

 other punctures near the front angle. Elytra yelloAV, 

 about as long as the thorax, rather s))aringly and mode- 

 rately finely punctured. Hind body pitchy, Avith a brassy 

 tinge ; hind portion of the Gth segment paler ; sparingly 

 and finely punctured. I-^cgs yellow. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



8. Xcnithollnus Batcsi, n. sp. Xiger, nitidus, elytris, 

 ano, pedibusque rufis ; capite crebre fbrtiterque jmnctato ; 

 thorace lateribus sat crebre i)unctato, seriebus dorsalibus 

 irregularibus 10 — 12 punctatis, lineis marginalibus ad 

 angulum anteriorem conjunctis. Long. corp. 4 lin. 



Antenna? with the three basal joints dark red, the fol- 

 lowing ones obscure ; 3rd joint longer than 2nd ; joints 

 4 — 10 scarcely differing in length, the 4th narrower than 

 the 5th, and much narrower than the 10th; last joint 

 obtusely ]:)ointed, paler at the extremity. JNIandibles 

 pitchy. Head about as broad as the thorax, narrowed to 

 the front, the u|)per surface rather coarsely but not closely 

 punctured, the front part impunctate ; under sm-face mode- 

 rately closely and coarsely punctured. Thorax, like the 



