4 Mr. David Sharp on the 



Side piece of the thorax narrow and a little inflexed. 

 Middle portion of the mesosternum not separated from the 

 side portions, wdthout carina along the middle. Middle 

 coxEe widely separated, the mesosternum but little pro- 

 duced between them, the produced portions of meta- and 

 meso-sterna between the coxse not reaching one another. 

 Hind tarsi much shorter than the tibiae, the basal joint 

 about as long as the fifth. 



This genus should I think be placed between Falagria 

 and Bolitochara; it differs from the former by the structure 

 of the mesosternum, and from the latter by the broadly 

 separated middle coxiB. In some respects it approaches 

 Astilbus, but differs therefrom by the short articulating 

 collar of the mesosternum. 



4. Santhota sparsa, n. sp. Rufo-testacea sat nitida, 

 abdomine segmentis 4 — 6 nigricantibus ; thorace cordato, 

 fortiter sat crebre punctato, medio profunde canaliculate, 

 elytris crebre fortiter rugose punctatis, punctis versus 

 angulum externum desinentibus ; abdomine supra Isevigato. 

 Long. 1§ lin. 



Mas, prothorace disco depresso; abdomine segmento 

 ultimo dorsali sat evidenter asperato. 



Antennae rather long and stout, reddish, 3rd joint longer 

 than 2nd, 4th and 5th a little longer than broad, 7 — 10 

 transverse, 11th rather large, as long as the two preceding 

 together. Head about as broad as the thorax, scarcely 

 punctured, the eyes rather large and prominent. Thorax 

 much narrower than the elytra, about as long as broad, 

 a little narrowed behind, moderately closely punctured, 

 the punctures consisting of fine granulations ; it is deeply 

 channelled down the middle. Elytra rather short, about 

 as long as the thorax, coarsely and roughly punctured, the 

 punctuation very dense at the base, almost absent at the 

 extremity. Hind body almost impunctate on the upper 

 surface, finely and sparingly punctured beneath. 



5. Ocalea japonica, n. sp. Nigra, mtida, antennannn 

 basi, palpis, pedibusque testaceis, elytris castaneis, externe 

 infviscatis ; prothorace subquadrato, elytris fortiter punc- 

 tatis, abdomine supra Ifevigato. Long. 2^ lin. 



Allied to O. castanea but larger, with the thorax more 

 quadrate, the elytra more strongly punctured, &c. An- 

 tennae stout, moderately long, the fourth joint about as 



