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tured. Thorax rather longer than broad, nearly as broad 

 as the elytra, the sides a little rounded, and very slightly 

 narrowed beliind ; it is of a reddish-yellow colour, very 

 finely and obsoletely punctiu-ed ; the base in the middle is 

 very slightly elevated, and indistinctly impressed on each 

 side of the elevation. The elytra are a little longer than 

 the thorax, are of a yellowish colour, w^ith the basal por- 

 tions vaguely infuscate or sordid ; they are very finely and 

 densely punctured, and not shining. The hind body is a 

 little dilated towards the extremity, and is very finely and 

 densely punctm-ed ; the legs are yellow. 



In the male, on the under side, the 6th segment of the 

 hind body has a broad and deep impression before the 

 extremity ; the middle part is produced on each side, and 

 has a deej) notch in the middle ; tlie sides of this notch 

 are very densely fringed with very conspicuous short 

 black set£e. 



117. ScopcBus virilis, n. sp. Rufo-testaceus, abdomine 

 infuscato, pectore elytrisque fuscis, his apice testaceis, 

 prothoracis longitudine ; abdomine apicem versus dilatato. 

 Long. If lin. 



Mas, abdomine segraeuto 6° ventrali emarginato, 7° 

 late profundeque exciso, excisionis angulis posteiioribus 

 prominulis, intus curvatis, excisionis basi utrinque mem- 

 brana angusta intus oblique prominula. 



This species much resembles the S. complex, but has 

 shorter elytra, and quite different male characters. The 

 antenna are reddish, moderately long, and stout ; 3rd 

 joint scarcely so long as 2nd. Head as broad as the 

 thorax, distinctly narrowed in fi'ont, reddish, but darker 

 on the u]5per side, convex, extremely densely and finely 

 punctured. Thorax as broad as the elytra, scarcely rounded 

 at the sides, and but slightly narrowed behind, fin Jy but 

 not extremely densely punctured, and distinctly a little 

 shining, a little elevated in the middle in front of the scii- 

 tellum, and impressed on each side of the elevation. Elytra 

 about as long as the thorax, densely and finely punctured, 

 infuscated at the base, and distinctly yellowish in their 

 apical portion. Hind body broad, extremely finely and 

 densely pnnctured, infuscated at the base, yellowish to- 

 wards the extremity. Legs yellow. Underside reddish- 

 yellow, Avith the breast and base of hind body smoky. 



In the male, on the under side, the 3rd and 4th segments 



