78 Mr. G. Lewis on 



Teretrius mogul, sp. ii. 



Cyllndricus, robustus, niger, nitidus, undique parum dense punc- 

 tatus, pedibus piceis ; pronoto stria marginali infcegra ; prosterno 

 basi profunda inciso, striis modice divergentibus ; mesosterno 

 stria transversa arcuata, tenui impressa ; tibiis anticis 10-12- 

 denticulatis. 



L. ^-^ mill. 



Cylindrical, robust, black and shining, antennije and legs 

 piceous. Wholly punctured above, very similarly to kraatzi, 

 which Marseul calls " sat fortiter et dense punctatus.'^ The 

 marginal stria of the thorax is complete behind the head ; 

 the presternum, the strife gradually diverge from the base to 

 the apex, sometimes terminating at the suture, sometimes 

 joining the marginal stria along the anterior rim (in one 

 example this variation occurs on one side and not on the 

 other) ; the mesosternum is prominently produced, but the 

 marginal stria, beginning at the coxae, does not follow its 

 contour, but is arched and fine, and leaves rather a wide 

 anterior margin, all the sterna and the first abdominal 

 segment are finely and sparingly punctulate. The anterior 

 tibise are 10-12-denticulate, intermediate 7-8-_, posterior 

 4-5-spinose. 



The peculiar mesosternal stria is a remarkable character 

 which distinguishes it from all the other species I know. 



Hah. Lahore, associated with Teretriosoma iyitriisum, Mars. 

 (E. P. Stebbing). 



Teretrius aljierii, Pic. Echange, xxvi. p. 9 (1910). 



'' Large et assez court, presque parallele, subconvexe, 

 brillant, roux a ponctuation sur le dessus du corps assez 

 forte et ecartee ; tibias anterieurs tres aplatis, creuses et 

 ^dargis, moderement denticules, propygidium et pygidium 

 non densement ponctues. Voisin de acacia Reitt., plus 

 trapu et de coloration plus claire ; moins allonge que 2yulex 

 Fairm." 



L. 2 mill. 



" Hab. Egypt a Choubra.'' 



The form given by the author seems to indicate that this 

 species belongs to tlie genus Teretriosoma, but the essential 

 characters of this genus and Teretrius lie in the sterna, of 

 which the author says nothing. 



