258 Mr. D. Sli.'^p's Contribntions to the 



capitc tlioracequc opacis, lioc lineii media impunctatd. 

 Long. Corp. 2 lin. 



Antennae red, rather short and stout ; 3rd joint scarcely 

 longer than 2nd, lOtli not quite so long as broad. Head 

 large, slightly broader than the thorax, pitchy red ; the 

 eyes large and rather prominent, the hind angles slightly 

 swollen, so that the vertex appears a little emarginatc in 

 the middle; the surface densely, finely and obsoletely 

 punctured, opaque. Thorax scarcely so long as broad, 

 straight at the sides, the front obliquely truncate on each 

 side ; the colour slightly paler than that of the head, the 

 surface densely and very obsoletely punctured, opaque, but 

 with a shining ini])unctate Hue along the middle. Elytra 

 a little longer and a little broader than the thorax, of a 

 sordid-testaceous colour, but with the apex quite pale, 

 finely and closely punctured. Hind body pointed at the 

 extremity, densely and finely punctured. Legs yellow. 



Ega ; a single specimen. 



Obs. — I do not know the sex of this individual, nor 

 have I been able to examine the labrum and mandibles ; it 

 is excessively close to L. diffinis, but has the head rather 

 larger and the eyes more prominent, and the vertex more 

 emarginate, and the extremity of the elytra paler; the 

 front tarsi are not in the least dilated. It is similar to 

 L. ochracea, but has the head larger and the fi-ont of the 

 thorax more oblique on each side. 



6. Lithocharis sobrina, n. sp. Fusco-rufa, opaca, 

 antennis rufis, pedibus testaceis; capitc, thorace, abdo- 

 mineque subtilissime punctatis; elytris subtiliter sed magis 

 distincte punctatis, fuscis, lateribus margineque apicali 

 testaceis. Long. corp. 2\ lin. 



. This species is extremely similar to L. diffinis and 

 L. comes, but has the elytra differently coloured, their 

 sides being obscurely j-ellow, while the sutural portion is 

 largely infuscate. This infuscation does not, however, 

 reach to the extremity, which is similar in colour to the 

 lateral margins. 



There are no external characters to distinguish the 

 male. 



Parti ; four individuals, collected by Mr. Smith. 



Obs. — Like the L. diffinis and L. coines, this insect 

 appears to be closely allied to L. ochracea. It has the 

 antenna? longer than L. comes, joints 4 — 10 being each 



