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Palpi elongate, penultimate joint much longer than the terminal 

 one, which is about half as long as the true second joint. Antennae 

 with the terminal joint rather long, twice as long as the penultimate 

 one. Thorax densely punctate, the sides narrowly piceous, the 

 hind angles rounded. Elytra densely punctate, the three series of 

 larger punctures distinct but very irregular, each series having 

 additional punctures near it. Mesosternal lamina very large, 

 forming an acute angle in front, although the front margin is 

 somewhat rounded ; this angle projects considerably below the 

 breast. Claws very small. 



Colombo, in April. Five specimens. 



This species is similar to many others in size and 

 form, but does not appear to be very closely allied to any 

 other I know. 



Philydrus fragilis, sp. no v. 



Anguste ovalis, convexus, pohtus, obsolete punctatus, testaceus, 

 vertice nigricante ; subtus fuscus. Long. 4 mm. 



Palpi clear yellow, clypeus yellow, slightly more obscure in the 

 middle, vertex blackish. Elytra with deep sutural stria, which, 

 however, does not extend to the base, the sutural interval behind 

 darker in colour; the punctuation very obsolete and the serial 

 punctures fine ; the punctuation of the thorax is scarcely so obso- 

 lete as that of the elytra, and on the head it is still less obsolete. 

 The tarsi are very slender, the claws quite small. The meso- 

 sternum bears a very large lamina, the lower margin of which is 

 continuous with the plane of the breast, while the front angle is 

 distinctly more prominent downwards. 



Dikoya, in January. Three specimens. 



Philydrus escuriens. 



Philydrus escuriens, Walk., Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 (3), ii., p. 209. 



Pylophilus nigriceps, Motsch., Etudes Ent., 1859, p. 46. 



Testaceus, capite nigro, utrinque flavo-maculato ; obsolete 

 punctatus, tenuissime pubescens, subnitidus. Long. 2|- mm. 



P. escuriens is one of the smallest insects of the genus ; the apex 

 of the maxillary palpus is infuscate, the mesosternal lamina is 

 very peculiar ; it appears extremely short on its lower face, but in 

 fact extends as an elongate carina traversing the whole length of 

 the obliquely ascending mesosternum. 



