new Species of Histeridse. 281 



validis, integris ; elytris striis 1-3 et subhumerali interna 

 similiter integris ; mesosterno in medio foveolato ; tibiis anticis 

 valde 3-dentatis. 

 L. 5J mill. 



Suborbicular, convex, black and shining ; the head, surface 

 uneven and punctulate, with two impressions behind the 

 frontal stria, frontal stria cariniform and straight anteriorly, 

 epistoma transversely concave, labnim robustly carinate, 

 mandibles concave above with the rims elevated ; the thorax 

 gradually narrowed from base to anterior angles, angles 

 depressed and somewhat acute, marginal stria fine, somewhat 

 carinate, especially behind the anterior angles, and ceasing 

 anteriorly behind the eyes, there are two lateral stria? parallel 

 to one another, both strong, with the interstices a little raised, 

 the outer lateral ceases after passing the anterior angle, the 

 inner continues as far behind the head as the marginal 

 stria, and where the two ends overlap they enclose a narrow 

 space in which there is a small but well-marked puncture. 

 The elytra are wider than the thorax and have each four 

 strong and complete strige with crenulate edges ; the outer 

 of these stria? is evidently the inner humeral stria, because 

 the short oblique basal stria is seen between it and the next 

 stria, the four stria? all widen out a little at the base, stria 4 

 is indicated by a short apical line only, 5 wanting, sutural 

 faint, not reaching the base but extending to the middle. The 

 propygidium and pygidium are rather densely punctured, but 

 the apex of the latter is narrowly smooth ; the presternum, 

 lobe punctured, the lateral stria? meet at the apex ; the 

 mesosternum is truncate, the marginal stria complete and in 

 the middle there is a conspicuous oval fovea ; the anterior 

 tibiae are 3-dentate, the apical tooth being very broad and 

 prominent. 



This is a remarkable species, both from its general form 

 and also for the inner subhumeral stria being similar to the 

 first dorsal stria. It3 position in the genus should be near 

 77. ignavus, Mars., and H. Marskalli, Lew. The latter 

 figured here (PI. X. fig. 8) also has an inner subhumeral 

 stria similarly formed to the first dorsal. 



Hah. Zomba, Upper Shire River, Angoni, 3000 feet : 

 10th Dec, 1895 (Dr. P. Rendell). 



Hister brahminias, sp. n. 



H. pteromalo simillimus, sed major, elytris striis subhumerali 

 interna vix dimidiata, 1-2 dorsalibus integris, '3 postice abbre- 

 viata, et mesosterno antice distincte emarginato. 



L. 10 mill. 



Ann. & Mag. N. Flist. Ser. 7. Vol. vi. 19 



