some New Species of Oxypoda. 189 
broad as the elytra, rounded at the sides, one-half broader 
than long, with a very indistinct central channel, finely 
and closely punctured, but rather shinmg. The elytra 
are scarcely longer than the thorax, of an obscure brown- 
ish colour, rather shining, closely and finely punctured. 
The hind-body is but little narrowed towards the apex, 
is extremely densely and finely punctured, but not alto- 
gether dull. The legs are yellowish. 
A series of this species was captured some years ago, 
near Edinburgh, by Dr. McNab, and myself. Mr. Crotch 
has sent it to some of the continental entomologists, but 
it has not been identified. 
O. VERECUNDA, nov. sp. Obscure testacea, abdomine 
medio nigricante, pedibus testaceis, dense subtilissime 
punctata, opaca sat elongata, abdomine apicem versus 
angustato. Long. 14 lin. 
A rather narrow dull species, of a dusky testaceous 
colour, with the middle of the hind-body darker, and the 
legs yellow. The antenne are moderately long, not 
stout, a little thickened towards the apex, of a dirty 
yellowish colour, yellow at the base, basal joints slender, 
second considerably longer than the third, 4th, 5th, and 
6th differing but little from one another, each a little 
broader than the preceding one, 7-10 transverse, eleventh 
joint large, about as long as the two preceding together. 
Head rather more than half the width of the thorax, 
closely and finely punctured, the palpi yellowish. Thorax 
rather narrowed to the front, about one-half broader 
than long, without channel, closely and very finely punc- 
tured, finely but distinctly pubescent, and rendered dull 
by this pubescence. Elytra a little longer than the thorax, 
very closely and finely punctured and pubescent. Hind- 
body narrowed towards the apex, but not extremely so, 
ferruginous at the base, blackish in the middle, yellowish 
at the extremity, extremely finely and densely punctured, 
near the extremity on the upper-side with well-marked 
black outstanding sete. Legs yellow, moderately long 
and slender. 
This insect possesses no particularly striking character, 
and seeing the confusion prevailing in the genus, I omit 
comparison with other species (as I should thus admit 
two elements of uncertainty in place of one into my 
