244 j\Ir. I). Sharp's Contributions to the 



sliliiino-, ami lias a good many rather coarse jMincturcs on 

 tlie upper siu-liice, Avliich become more s])ariii<2; in the 

 middle, so that the disc is free ; on the under surface it 

 is also rather coarselv jmnctured. Thorax shining reddisli, 

 a little rounded at the sides, and slightly narrowed behind; 

 along the middle with two rows of about eight punctures, — 

 these rows a little approximate behind ; also on each side 

 toAvards the front Avith a few punctures. Elytra slightly 

 longer than the thorax, the larger basal half blackish, the 

 smaller apical half pale yellow, shining, Avith a sutural roAV 

 of punctures and three roAA^s near the side, Avhich are but 

 indistinct, and become quite obsolete before the extremity. 

 Hind body red-yelloAv, rather closely and finely punctured, 

 but still a little shining, the extremity a little infuscate. 

 Legs pale yellow. Under face of hind body more coarsely 

 punctured than the upper, and distinctly shining. 



Amazons ; a single specimen, Avithout special locality. 



The species is closely allied to L. delctum, but has the 

 liead and basal portion of elytra darker ; the antenni\3 are 

 darker in the middle, and haA-e the apical joints less elon- 

 gate ; the thorax is less parallel at the sides ; the hind 

 body not quite so densely and finely punctured, and so 

 more shining. The male characters are A'ery similar in 

 the tAA^o species. From L. pictum it maybe distinguished 

 by the coarser punctuation of the underside of the head. 



22. Lathrohium nanum, n. sp. Rufo-testaceum, ely- 

 trorum parte basali infuscatii, nitidulum ; capite disperse, 

 crebre a?qualiter punctato ; thorace dorso biseriatim punc- 

 tato, lateribus prtesertim anterius punctatis ; abdomine 

 dense subtiliter punctato. Long. corp. 2^ lin. 



Mas latet. 



Antennae about as long as head and thorax, the inter- 

 mediate joints scarcely darker ; 3rd joint a little longer 

 than 2nd. Head rather large, reddish-yelloAv, shining, 

 distinctly, moderately closely punctured, the punctures 

 finer on the vertex than in front, and almost as close on 

 the disc as elsewhei'e ; its imder surface rather coarsely 

 pimctured. Thorax distinctly longer than broad, A'ery 

 little rounded at the sides and scarcely narrowed behind ; 

 along the middle Avith two roAA'S of close punctures, tAA^eh-e 

 to sixteen in each row, — the punctures in these roAvs a little 

 irregular or double; the sides rather sparingly punctured, 

 the piuictiu-es being almost Avanting towards the base. 



