new Species of Histeride. 343 
This species should be placed next to A. stréatellus, Mars. 
Hab. Madagascar (Tamatave). 
Platysoma jejunum, sp. n. 
Late ovatum, depressiusculum, piceum, nitidum ; elytris striis 1*-3™ 
integris, 4"-6™ apicalibus ; propygidio pygidioque undique punc- 
tatis. 
L. 3 mill. 
Broadly oval, rather depressed, pitchy red, shining; the 
forehead microscopically punctulate, stria strong and complete, 
feebly sinuous behind the mandibles, little bowed in front ; 
the thorax smooth, stria entire, lateral interstice broadest 
before the middle, scutellar spot very fine ;- the elytra, stria 
evenly and well impressed, 1—3 complete, the first little bent and 
following the outline of the wing-case, 4—5 straight, equal in 
length, apical, and nearly reaching the middle; the propy- 
gidium and the pygidium, the whole surface of these seg- 
ments is densely punctured, there is no smooth or raised 
margin whatever to either; the prosternum, lobe rather 
densely punctulate, keel without striz ; the mesosternum is 
broad, feebly sinuate behind the keel, anterior angles a little 
oblique, stria complete, sternal plates and first segment of 
abdomen impunctate, sutures faintly visible, metasternal 
lateral stria is stronger than the mesosternal stria and these 
strie do not quite join; the anterior tibie are 4-dentate, 
tarsal grooves nearly straight. 
This species is not similar to any of the described species 
by reason of its breadth and comparative flatness. It may 
be placed near to P. exortivum, Lew., a species resembling 
jejunum in the tarsal grooves. The sculpture of the pro- 
pygidium and pygidium is characteristic. 
Hab. Perak (low country). One example. 
Hister cinnamomeus, White, 1846, = Platysoma 
carolinum, Payk., 1811. 
I have examined White’s type in the Museum, and I think 
there can be no doubt that the locality given by him is a 
wrong one: he was probably misled by the collector. 
Cylistix asiatica, sp. n. 
Oblonga, nigra, nitida ; pronoto parum dense punctato ; elytris striis 
1*-4™ suturalique integris, 5* basi interrupta; prosterno haud 
striato. 
L..5} mill. 
26* 
