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the labrum straight in front ; thorax, stria complete, finely 

 crenulate behind the head, distinctly punctulate at the sides, 

 punctures becoming evanescent on the disk ; a scutellar 

 impression is finely punctulate ; elytra have three outer strias 

 crenulate and complete, the first and second are strongest in 

 the middle, fourth apical, ceasing in the middle, with a cunei- 

 form appendage at the base, the fifth is shorter, with a simple 

 puncture at the base, the sixth is longer and punctiform ante- 

 riorly ; the apices of the elytra are rugosely punctate, after 

 the manner of Sternaulax Edwardsi, but less coarse ; pro- 

 pygidium and pygidium densely and coarsely punctured ; 

 prosternum, keel finely, not closely punctulate, with a stria on 

 each side terminating close on the base, feebly sinuate before 

 the coxa3, and nearly meeting in front ; mesosternum feebly 

 sinuous behind the prosternal keel, and margined anteriorly 

 with a crenulate stria ; anterior tibise 7-10-dentate, posterior 

 spinose. 



It is singular to see this species agreeing with the Stern- 

 aulax in the sculpture of the elytra, as both species were 

 apparently taken together. 



Hah. Madagascar (east coast). 



Epierus imitans^ sp. n. 



ObloDgo-ovalis, convexus, niger, uitidus ; elytris striis f-S'" integris, 

 4a_5a brevibus, 6^ basi late abbreviata ; propygidio pygidioque 

 parum dense punctatis. 



L. 3|-3| mill. 



Oblong-oval, convex, black ; forehead nearly smooth, with 

 a strong stria over the eyes ; iiead impressed between them, 

 labrum widely emarginate ; thorax, stria complete, finely 

 crenulate behind the head, punctulate at the sides, punctures 

 on the disk scarcely visible ; scutellar spot somewhat linear ; 

 elytra, strise 1-3 complete and feebly crenulate, 4-5 equal, or 

 fourth one third and fifth one quarter the length of the elytron 

 (varying in all examples) ; fourth lias a short basal appendage, 

 hftli a puncture, sixth apical and two thirds as long as 

 elytra, apices irregularly and not very distinctly punctulate ; 

 pygidium and propygidium a little closely punctured ; pro- 

 sternum, keel punctures scarcely visible, stria as inX dux, but 

 less sinuous and joining anteriorly ; mesosternum sculptured 

 similarly to that of E, dux, but less wide ; anterior tibi« 6-7- 

 dentate. 



JIah. Madagascar (east coast). 



