Bpecies o/Histeridae. 459 



species it most resembles in size and outline. The thorax is 

 a little more transverse than in senegalensis and less so than 

 in coffer, and the thoracic line behind the eye is angulated 

 more distinctly than in either. The interstice between the 

 margin and the lateral stria widens out before the middle, and 

 at its widest part is double the width of that in senegalensis. 

 The striae of the elytra resemble those oicaffer in their disposi- 

 tion ; but they are even more punctiform than in senegalensis. 



Apobletes esurialis, n. sp. 



Oblongus parallelus, depressus, planatus, rufo-brunneus, nitidus ; 

 fronte transversa tenuissime punctulata, stria inter oculos recta, levi- 

 ter impressa : pronoto laevi, marginato, stria pone oculos interrupta; 

 elytris striis dorsalibus 1-2 integris, 3 interrupta ; propygidio 

 tenuissime punctulato ; pygidio aequalifcer sat dense punctato ; 

 prosterno plauo, lato, basi sinuato, lateribus arcuatis ; mesosterno 

 bisinuatim inciso, basi emarginato ; tibiis, mediis 4-denticulatis, 

 posticis apice spinosis. L. 34; mill. 



Hob. New Guinea. 



The flat and parallel form, colour, and general sculpture will 

 distinguish this species from others in the list. I had the 

 opportunity to compare it with those in Marseul's collection in 

 January 1884; it is rather larger than mysolicus ; the middle 

 tibiae are armed with four teeth, the posterior pair are smooth 

 at the sides. 



Apohletes cavatus, n. sp. 



A. foveipygo proxime affinis, sed multo latior : brunneus, nitidus ; 

 elytris striis 1-3 integris, 4 apicaH, casteris nullis. L. 2| mill. 



Hob. Java {Raff ray). 



This species is allied to diopsipygus and foveipygus, and 

 has similar fossettes in a smooth pygidium. It is broader 

 than these species, and may be separated from them by its 

 three complete and one short apical striae. Beneath the pro- 

 sternum and mesosternum are broader, and the sinuosity of 

 the latter is wider in proportion than in diopsipygus, and in 

 this respect agrees best with foveipygus. 



Platysoma novum, n. sp. 



Oblongo-ovatum, subdepressum, nigrum, nitidum ; fronte concava 

 dense ocellato-punctata et minute punctulata, stria antice sub- 

 interrupta, clypeo dense strigoso-punctato vel rugoso ; pronoto 

 lateribus grosse et late punctato, stria integra sed antice puncti- 

 formi, ante scutelluin foveolato ; elytris striis 1-3 integris, 4 



