66 Major F. J. Sidney Parry on 



the punctuation of the thorax is of a totally different 

 character, being much more difl'use, and sparsely scat- 

 tered over the entire surface, whereas in N. loivicollis, it 

 is close, and confined entirely to the sides; moreover, 

 the punctuation of the strias in the interstices of the sul- 

 cato elytra is much less apparent. An unique specimen 

 is in the collection of Mr. Bates. 



Ni'gkUus Parry i. 

 Bates, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 347. 



The largest species of Nigiclius (?) with which I am 

 acquainted, measuring 13 lines ; it forms a most interest- 

 ing link between Nujidius and Flgnlus, assimilating per- 

 haps more to the latter than to the former. The sub-erect 

 tooth, invariably exhibited on the mandibles of the several 

 species of Nigiclius, is in the present instance wanting ; 

 the character of the mandibles resembles those of Figulus, 

 being porrect, recurved near the apex, excavated inte- 

 riorly and strongly rugose-punctate ; the sides of the head 

 before the eyes are rounded, and not angulate, as is usual 

 in Nigiclius ; the sides of the thorax are, however, similar, 

 being emarginate, and the anterior margin is furnished 

 with a small obtuse spine in its centre ; the body varies 

 also in character, being considerably more depressed and 

 more elongate. Wei'e it not for the character exhibited 

 in the sides of the thorax, which is so peculiar to the 

 genus Nigidius, there could be no hesitation in placing 

 this species in the genus Figulus ; for the present, how- 

 ever, it may, perhaps, be located vdth. Niglclins, section- 

 ally forming the passage to Figxdus. This unique speci- 

 men from Formosa is in the collection of Mr. Jiates, and 

 was collected vdih. other interesting specimens by R. 

 Swinhoe, Esq., H. B. M. Consul at that island. 



Amneidus Godefroyi. 

 Coquerel, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1866, p. 326, pi. vii. 



fig-1 {$> ?). 

 This new and interesting insect is from the Island of 

 Bourbon, and for the specimen existing in my o^m col- 

 lection I am indebted to Count Mniszech. A remark- 

 able sexual difterence occurs both in the formation of the 

 prothorax as well as in the structure of the anterior tibiaj, 

 thus characterized by the author: — 



