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densely but not very distinctly punctured, the interstices 

 extremely fine. Thorax rather small, a little longer than 

 broad, much naiTower than the elytra ; its greatest width 

 in fi-ont of the middle, thence much narrowed towards the 

 fi-(mt, and slightly towards the base; colour and scul])ture 

 similar to those' of the head. Elytra rather elongate, 

 much longer than the thorax, a little narrowed towards 

 the shoulders, yellow, distinctly and moderately closely 

 and finely punctured. Hind body broad and rather short, 

 tawny in colour, dull, very finely punctured and pubescent. 

 Legs pale yellow, moderately long. 

 Ega ; a single female. 



12. Simius catena, n. sp. Rufescens, antennis, pedibus, 

 elytrisque testaceis ; capitc thoraceque dense punctatis, 

 opacis, hoc sat elongato, capite angustlore ; elytris thoracis 

 longitudine, crebre punctatis, leviter nitidulis. Long. 

 Corp. 1^ lin. 



Antenna3 pale yellow, moderately slender; 1st joint as 

 long as the three following together ; joints 6 — 10 each 

 slightly broader than its predecessor, the 10th almost 

 transverse, 11th rather stouter than 10th. Labrum large, 

 with two very approximate denticles in the middle, and 

 with an extremely small one on either side of these. Head 

 iarge, broader than the thorax, and (piite as broad as the 

 elytra, the hind angles (juite rounded, the eyes prominent; 

 reddish in colour, densely punctured, with the interstices 

 very fine. Thorax a good deal narrower than the elytra, 

 rather longer than broad ; its greatest breadth in front of 

 the middle, thence much narrowed towards the front, and 

 distinctly towards the base ; reddish, quite dull, densely 

 punctured. Elytra cjuite as long as the thorax, (p;adrate, 

 yellow, distinctly, moderately closely punctured, a little 

 shining. Hind body broad, rounded at the sides, yellowish, 

 densely and finely punctured. Legs pale yellow. 



In the male the hind margin of the ventral plate of the 

 6th segment of the hind body is broadly but shallowly 

 emarginate ; the 7th segment is concealed in the examj)le 

 described. 



Ega ; a single male. 



Obs. — This species is readily distinguished from 

 S. conjinis by its broader form and shorter elytra. I have 

 been unable to keep open the mandibles for proper exami- 

 nation, but I think they are longer and have the teeth 



