264 Mr. D. SliJ^^s Cuntributions to tJie 



tinctly but not greatly narrowed bcliind, tlic front angles 

 obtuse and not much roinidcd, the colour pitchy, similar 

 to that of the head ; the sm-flice densely covered with fine 

 asperities, along the middle with a fine channel, which 

 docs not reach the front, but is continued to the fi'ont as a 

 very fine, smooth line. Elytra a good deal longer than 

 the thorax, rusty testaceous, their sculpture similar to that 

 of the thorax ; along the middle of each two indistinct 

 abbreviated lines. Ilind body dusky ferruginous, very 

 densely and finely pimcturcd. Legs yellow ; front tarsi a 

 little dilated, hind tarsi with the 4th joint small and quite 

 simple. 



Ega ; a single individual, in which I perceive no ex- 

 ternal character to indicate the sex. 



15. Lithocliaris egena,r\. sp. Ferruginea, dense punc- 

 tata, leviter nitidida, antennis pedibusquc testaceis ; 

 thorace basin versus angustato, medio canaliculato, elytris 

 thorace paulo longioribus. Long. corp. 1^ lin. 



Antennas moderately long, yellow, setose ; the two 

 basal joints stout, the rest very slender ; 3rd joint dis- 

 tinctly longer than 4th. Head rather large, slightly 

 broader than the thorax, dull fuscous, or obscure red ; the 

 hind angles a little rounded, the vertex about straight, the 

 surface densely, finely and indistinctly punctured, only 

 slightly shining. The mandibles have each two teeth in 

 the middle, and the labrum two distinct, contiguous 

 denticles in the middle. The thorax is not so long as 

 broad, the front is rounded, the sides much narrowed 

 behind, obscure red ; the surface closely covered with fine 

 asperities, but still a little shining, the basal ]iart with a 

 fine channel along the middle, which, though deep at the 

 extreme base, is very indistinct on the middle, and does 

 not reach the front. Elytra only a little longer than the 

 thorax, obscure reddish, slightly shining, their sculj)ture 

 similar to that of the thorax, but not quite so close. 

 Hind body very densely and finely punctured. Legs 

 ycUoAv; the front tarsi stout, but not dilated. 



Amazons ; a single individual, of doubtful sex, without 

 special locality. 



The species is smaller than L. quadrata, is not so dull, 

 and can be readily distinguished by the simple front 

 tarsi. 



16. Lithocltaris Jiumilis, n. sp. Fusca, dense punc- 



