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.'548 Mr. D. .Siiiup's Coiitributiuiis to tJic 



10. Pahimhuts fra(jUis, n. sp, Pullldc tcstticcus, ab- 

 domine riifo-tcstaceo ; antennis articulo ultimo incrassalo; 

 protliorace transverso, basin versus ano;ustato, lateribus 

 rotuudatis, crebre ])unctat(): elytris tliorace fere duplo 

 longioribus, basi ci-ebi^e punctatis. Long. corp. 1^ lin. 



Antennre ratlier sboi-t, and for this genus rather stout, 

 almost -white ; Hrd jotJit small, finer and ratlier shorter 

 than 2nd; last joint broader than the lOth, and as long as 

 the 9th and l()th together. Palpi pale yellow, terminal 

 joint small. Head small, with the vertex seareely visibly 

 emarginate ; the vertical line iine and indistinct, at the 

 sides contiguohs with the eyes. Thorax a good deal nar- 

 rower than the elytra, quite as broad as the head, a good 

 deal broader than long, curved at the sides, and a good 

 deal narrowed behind ; its surface coarsely punctured, 

 without smooth middle space and only extremely obsoletely 

 bi-impresscd. Elytra about twice as long as the thorax, 

 rather (;losely pimctured at the base ; the punctures be- 

 coming gradually more spai*ing towards the extremity, 

 Avhere they are nearly entirely wanting. Hind body red- 

 dish, darker than the front parts; the four basal segments 

 Avith imbricate sculpture. Legs almost white, rather 

 short. 



Ega ; a single individual, whose sex is uncertain ; the 

 ventral plate of the 7th segment is very slightly produced, 

 almost truncate at the apex, with the angles rounded. 



This is the smallest species 1 have seen of the genus. 



11. Pulamlnus ni</er, n. sp. Niger, antennis, palpis, 

 pedibusque pallide flavis ; thorace elongato, basin versus 

 angustato, sat crebre irregulariter punctato, lateribus parce 

 punctatis ; elytris fortitcr minus crebre punctatis. Long. 

 Corp. 3 lin. 



Mas incog. 



Fem. : abdomine segmento 7" ventrali medio obsolete 

 emarginato ; dorsali medio rotundato-truncato, utriiu[ue 

 distincte emarginato. 



A rather slender species. Antcnnst! long and slender, 

 pale yellow, distinctly longer than head and thorax; ,3rd 

 joint very slender, elongate, considerably longer than 2nd; 

 11th joint slender, only slightly broader than 10th. Palpi 

 pale yellow, only moderately large. Head quite as broad 

 as the thorax, but slightly narrower than the elytra ; the 

 vertex a little emarginate, the vertical line fine, at the 



