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262 ]\Ir. D. Sliaq)'s Coiitrihaions to the 



brofid, narrowed beliiiul the front, on each sitlc very 

 oblique, the punetiiation similar to that of the head; the 

 extreme base with four small foveiv, the middle with a shoi't 

 and excessively fine channel. Elytra bri<2;hter red than the 

 head and thorax, distinctly longer than the thorax, closely 

 punctm-ed, each with three series of punctures; one along 

 the suture, two along the middle, these rows not reaching 

 to the ai)ex. Hind body very densely and finely ])unc- 

 tured, quite opaipie. Legs reddish. Front tarsi short, 

 moderately dilated. 



Ega and Tajiajos ; two individuals. 



Ohs. — The structure of the 4th joint of the middle and 

 hind tarsi is peculiar in this s])ecles ; though narrow, this 

 joint is on the n])per side deeply bllobed. I do not know 

 the sex of my individuals, but I think them to be males, 

 though they have no external abdominal character to indi- 

 cate tills. 



1 2. Lithocliaris coiivexa, n. sp. Ferrnglnca, ely trls rufes- 

 centibus, antcnnis pedibusque rufo-testaceis ; capite dense 

 rugulose pnnctato, o]>aco ; thorace dense hand rngulose 

 punctato, basi quadripnnctato, punctis cxternis obsoletls ; 

 elytris crebre, dorso vix dlstincte biseriatim punctatls. 

 Long. corp. 1| lin. 



Antenna; reddish-yellow ; 3rd joint slightly longer than 

 the adjacent ones. Labrum not emarginate in the middle, 

 Avithout distinct teeth. Head v^cry densely punctured. 

 Thorax closely punctured, the punctures much finer than 

 on the head, and towards the front not so dense as at the 

 base, so that the front part is slightly shining, the extreme 

 base with four puncture-like fovea;, the outer ones being 

 very Indistinct. Elytra finely and indistinctly, not very 

 closely punctured ; a little shining, with traces of a sutural 

 and two dorsal series of punctures. Front tiirsl distinctly 

 dilated. 



In the male the ventral ])late of the 7th segment of the 

 hind body is slightly emarginate in the middle at the 

 extremity. 



Amazons; tAvo male individuals, without special locality. 



Ohn. — This species is rather smaller than L. discedais, 

 to which it is closely allied ; but besides some ))eculiarities 

 of sculpture, which readily enough distinguish it, it has 

 the labrum rather differently formed. 



Besides the two individuals above described, I have also 



