134 Mr. Walter F. H. Blandford on the 
MALgE, with front of head rather deeply concave, its surface 
closely granulate, slightly shining in parts, with a fine central 
impressed line and a circular fovea on either side ; vertex convex, 
with a shining central and two indistinct lateral vitte. Prothorax. 
subquadrate, median sulcus with a narrow patch of punctures on 
either side, the front half of each patch formed of the usual close 
small punctures, except for the two anterior punctures, which are 
larger and almost porelike, and those of the posterior half, which 
are larger, shallow, and less numerous ; remainder of surface rather 
regularly punctured and thinly pubescent. Elytra sulcate, the 
sulci punctured throughout, becoming a little wider towards apex, 
interstices convex, shining, very finely punctured and pubescent, 
drd and 5th closely granulate at base, 2nd and 4th abbreviated 
at base with a few small granules ; apical extremity convex, the 
sulci shallower, interstices granulate, more thickly pilose, posterior 
impression small and not well marked, subtriangular, irregularly 
granulate. 
FEMALE, with front very slightly concave, quite dull, very 
finely punctured above, with short median impressed line, vertex 
with median vitta alone shining. Prothorax subquadrate with an 
impression on either side about middle, nearly uniformly 
punctured, the punctures rather closer at sides of sulcus. Elytra 
with surface sculptured as in male, but with the sulci wider 
behind middle and their punctures coalesced ; all interstices granu- 
late for a short distance at base ; apical extremity convex, the 
striz ceasing before posterior margin, interstices dull, granulate 
and pilose, apex of 3rd marked by a small pointed tubercle. 
Underside and legs testaceous or ferruginous, abdomen more 
convex in the male. 
One pair is rather darker, and the surface of the 
thorax and elytra are hairless before the apex. ‘This is, 
however, due to the specimens being more mature and 
having been rubbed. ‘The species belongs to the 
Platypi sulcati, and is not unlike P. jansoni, Chap., but 
the prothorax is shorter and the elytral interstices are 
less elevated, and are not spined at the margin of the 
apical declivity. 
Platypus lewisi, sp. n. 
Ferrugineo-piceus, prothorace oblongo, elytris sulcatis, interstitiis 
convexis, glabris, nitidis. Long. 5°5 mm. 
Mas. Fronte plana, opaca, prothoracis sulco congerie punctorum 
magna, cordiformi, circumdato, elytrorum interstitiis subsimilibus, 
