4.'}0 Mr. D. Shai'ii's ae.s crip tio 71 of a new genus, ^-c. 



liairs are pale. The middle coxa^ are moderately distant. 

 The tarsi are slender, the basal joint on the hind ones is 

 longer than the two following together. 



Five specimens, sent from the neighbourhood of the city 

 of jSIexico by j\Ir. Flohr, in whose honour 1 have named 

 the species. 



Obs. — This species is just about the size of our P. aneus, 

 but differs therefrom at the first glance by the elongate 

 antennte. 



Philontlius mexicanus, n. sp. Kiger, capite, thorace, 

 elytrisque leviter oenescentibus, pedibus piceo-testaceis ; 

 antennis articulis nullis transvcrsis ; capite suborbiculato, 

 thorace angustiore, hoc seriebus dorsalibus 4-pimctatis ; 

 abdomine nitidulo, parce punctato. Long. corp. 9 — 

 10 mm. 



INIas : tarsis anterioribus subdilatatls ; abdomine seg- 

 mcnto 7° ventrali apice triangulariter exeiso. 



Antennre black, moderately long, scarcely at all thickened 

 towards the extremity; the 10th joint is the shortest, and 

 is slightly longer than broad. Head a good deal naiTOwer 

 than the thorax, shining and nearly black, with a pair of 

 punctures on each side between the eyes, and othei's near 

 the hind angles. Thorax narrower than the elytra, quite 

 as long as broad, sliglitly narroAved towards the fi'ont ; 

 obsoletely sinuate at the sides, Avitli a dorsal series of four 

 punctures on each side the middle, and also Avith four 

 piuictures on each side toAvards the front, besides the small 

 marginal punctures. Scutellum black, finely and not 

 closely punctured. Elytra about as long as the thorax, 

 rather closely and finely punctured. Hind body black 

 and shining, the segments both above and beloAv only very 

 sparingly punctured, but Avith rather numerous long set{e. 

 The legs are yelloAv, but greatly suffused Avith black, the 

 yelloAv colour being most distinct on the upper faces of 

 the femora ; the middle coxro are distinctly but not greatly 

 separated. 



The male has a rather large triangular notch at the 

 a]iex of the ventral ])late of the 7th segment, but it is 

 about half filled up by a membi'ane ; the front tarsi of 

 this sex are only a little dilated, and in the female they 

 are simple. 



Eight individuals, sent from the city of INIexlco by 

 Mr. Flohr. 



Obs. — This species is a little larger than o\u* P. varius, 



