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transverse elevation in middle and an impression behind it on 
either side of a median longitudinal raised line, somewhat shining 
in middle of base only, anteriorly with transverse rugosities, strong 
near apex, and gradually replaced over base by rugose punctures ; 
pubescence short, rather close. Scutellum triangular, shining. 
Elytra as wide as prothorax and less than twice as long, base trun- 
cate, humeral angles rounded, sides subparallel to near apex, which is 
rather abruptly and obtusely rounded ; surface moderately shining, 
with rows of shallow punctures which appear impressed in certain 
lights only, sutural stria rather more strongly impressed, interstices 
somewhat convex, subrugose, with a single row of fine setigerous 
punctures, the setz longer and conspicuous towards apex, which 
is strongly but not abruptly declivous, more shining and flattened, 
with an impression on either side of the suture, its strix nearly 
obliterated, interstices finely tuberculate. Underside black, nearly 
impunctate, with thin pubescence. Legs reddish testaceous, 
anterior tibiz straight, dilated and obliquely rounded at apex, with 
five or six spines, besides a longer spine at inner angle; middle and 
posterior tibiz: with outer border curved and serrate. 
Dryoccetes dinoderoides, sp. n. 
Oblongus, cylindricus, subnitidus, pilosus, niger, antennis pedi- 
busque testaceis ; prothorace quadrato, apice fere truncato, supra 
elevato subgibboso, antice exasperato, postice rugose punctato, 
linea media laevi; elytris lineato-punctatis, stria suturali quam 
minime impresso, interstitiis uniseriatim subtiliter punctatis et 
pilosis, apice convexe declivi, haud impresso. Long. 2:5 mm. 
One specimen, Ichiuchi. 
Very like the last species and probably the male ; but I 
cannot unite them without further evidence. It differs in 
the prothorax, which is very obtusely convex at apex, so 
as to present an evident angle between the sides and 
anterior margin, as in the next species; the anterior 
border is not crenate, the tubercles are less numerous 
and stronger before the median elevation, and the base 
less closely punctured. The elytral striz do not appear 
impressed in any light, with the exception of the first, the 
apex is noi flattened or impressed along the suture, and 
the pubescence is finer though equally dense. The head, 
antenne, and legs are similar. 
These two preceding species are easily distinguished 
from D. apatoides by the interstices not being costate 
towards the apex of the elytra, 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1894.—ParT I. (MARCH.) G 
