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INIi-. I). Smvp's Contributions to the 



3. Pcpfhrns li/if/nf/lis, n. sp. Angustiilus, nigcr, clytrls 

 ano-\istis tlioracis latitudine, cyaneis ; al)dominis scgnientis 

 qtiatuor priinis, tliorace, mcsostcrno, mandibulisque rufis ; 

 ])alpis, pedum basi, antennarum basi ct apicc testaceis, his 

 medio nigris ; elytris fortiter minus crebre punctatis. 

 Long. Corp. 5 lin. 



This species resembles exactly the I\ tridcns above 

 described, and appears to differ chiefly in the form of the 

 labrum, the central notch being larger and much deeper ; 

 the elytra also are more s])aringly punctured, the punctures 

 being less dee]) and the interstices not so rugulose. 



In the female the structin-e of the 7th segment of the 

 hind body is the same as in P. tridens ; but the narrow 

 dorsal process of the 8th segment is less elongate than in 

 P. tridens, and projects only a little beyond the ventral 

 plate. 



Ega ; a single female. 



4. Pcederus jmttans, n. sp. liufus, elytris viridi- 

 cyanescentibus, antennis medio, pedibus basibus exceptis, 

 metasterno, abdominisque segmentis duobus idtimis infus- 

 catis ; elytris thorace paulo longioribus, humcris distinctis, 

 crebre minus fortiter punctatis. Long. corp. 4^ lin. 



AntennfB 1| lin. in length, yellow, wdth the five middle 

 joints infuscate. Palpi yellow. Labrum with a Aery 

 small notch in the middle and without lateral emargina- 

 tion. Head red, rather narrow in proportion to the 

 length, finely punctured, the pimctures wanting towards 

 the middle. Thorax | lin. in length and ^ lin. in breadth, 

 distinctly narrowed behind, finely and spai-ingly punc- 

 tm'ed, with a space along the middle fi'ce from punctures. 

 Elytra of a rather faint bluish-green colour, |- lin. in 

 length, the shoulders distinct and the sides parallel, their 

 punctuation rather deep and close, but not coarse. Hind 

 body red, with the apical segments infuscate. Legs with 

 the coxre and basal portion of femora yellow; the front 

 femora entirely yellow, the four posterior ones and all the 

 tibifB and tarsi strongly infuscate. 



The male has the usual excision on the ventral plate of 

 the 7th segment of the hind body. In the female this 

 plate ends in the middle in a large sharply-pointed tooth, 

 and each outer angle is also produced and acuminate, a 

 broad space being left between the central and each lateral 

 tooth. 



