3?8 :\Ir. 1). Sli<^)V Coiitiihntions fo the 



the base with two indistinct impressions extending" towards 

 the hind angles, and with scarcely any traces of longi- 

 tudinal impressions. Elytra brownish, the l)ase rather 

 infuscate, densely and finely punctured, much longer than 

 the thorax. Hind body black, very densely punctured, 

 Avith a very fine, short, delicate, pale pubescence. I-<egs, 

 Including the coxaj, pale yellow; middle cox« elongate, 

 and sepai'ated by a very narroAv space. 



Ega ; a single individual. 



Obs. — This species, at first sight fi*om its small size and 

 comparatively narroAv form, suggests a comparison Avith 

 our T. corticinus and T. pusillus, but its structural cha- 

 racters show it to be more nearly allied to T. obeans. A 

 second specimen from the same locality has the paljii, the 

 base of the antennae and the thorax paler in colour ; l)ut 

 1 consider it probable that these differences are only the 

 result of the immaturity of the specimen. 



2. Trogoj^lihieus brcvicejts, n. sp. Brevior, latiusculus, 

 piceus, antennis, palpis, pedibus, abdominisque apice tes- 

 taceis ; capite brevi, lato ; thorace fortiter transverse, 

 longitudinaliter bi-impresso ; elytris subnitidis, minus 

 dense pimctatis. Long. corp. 1-^ lin. 



Antennas yelloAvish, longer than head and thorax; 1st 

 joint very elongate, 3rd much more slender than 2nd, 

 yth about as long as bi'oad, 9th and 10th a little transA-erse. 

 Head very short and broad, but a little narroAAcr than the 

 thorax, the eyes, hoAA^CA'er, leaving a distinct prominent 

 space behind them at the sides ; the antennal tubercles 

 short, the surface dull and extremely finely punctured. 

 Thorax a good deal narroAA-er than the elytra, about tAvice 

 as broad as long, distinctly narrowed tOAvards the base ; 

 the sui-face dull, extremely indistinctly punctured, Avith 

 two distinct longitudinal imjn-essions along the middle, 

 Avhich do not reach to the front, and near each side Avith a 

 more indistinct broad impression. Elytra much longer 

 than the thorax, neither altogether finely nor densely, but 

 still indistinctly punctured, a little shining. Hind body 

 broad, the apex yelloAvish; the segments indistinctly and 

 sparingly punctured, and a little shining. Legs bi-ight 

 yelloAV ; under side of head and thorax obscure reddish ; 

 middle coxre scarcely contiguous ; under face of hind body 

 densely and finely punctured, dull. 



Ega ; a single individual. 



