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Murmidius segregatus^ sp. n. 



M. ovalis, couvexus, nitidus, piceo-niger, puuctatus ; thorace nifo- 

 piceo, antennis pedibusque obscure testaceis ; capite sat crebre 

 subtilissime punctulato ; thorace crebre subtiliter piinctato, circa 

 angulos anticos j)unctis nonnullis magnis, fortiter transvcrso, 

 antice leviter emarginato, angiilis anticis acutis, sub angulis 

 rotuiidato-exciso, lateribus arcuatis marginatis, basi margiuata 

 utrinque oblique bisinuata ; elytris convexis, sat crebre distincte 

 punctatis, postice paulo ampliatis, basi flexuosis, apice rotundatis. 

 Long, li mill. 



Cucujidae. 

 LmmophlopMS ijalpalis^ sp. n. 



L. elongatus, convexiusculus, niger, nitidus, palpis tarsisque testa- 

 ceis, tibiis piceis ; capite sat convexo, crebre fortiter punctato, 

 post oculos sulco transverse leviter impresso ; oculis prominulis ; 

 antennis capite ^ longioribus, sat crassis, articulis duobus basali- 

 bus crassioribus, 3° minore latitudine paulo longiore, 4** quadrato, 

 5o_8"°» moniliformibus, 9" et XO" latioribus, transvcrsis, 11° fere 

 globose ; thorace capite vix latiore, latitudine paulo longiore, 

 coriaceo, crebre fortiter punctato, antice posticeque truncate, 

 basin versus vix angustato, lateribus fere rectis, marginatis, 

 dorgo utrinque carina longitudinal! ; elytris thorace paululo 

 latioribus et fere triple longioribus, convexiusculis, sat fortiter 

 striatis, humeris obtusis, lateribus vix arcuatis (fere rectis) ad 

 apicem arcuatim angustatis, striis parce obsolete punctatis, 

 interstitiis parce punctatis. Long. ^^ lin., lat. \ lin. 



Palpicornia. 

 Hydrophilidas. 



Berosus mixtuSj sp. nov. 



B. statura fere B. affi,ms ; oblongus, convexus, sordide flavo-testa- 

 ceus, vix nitidus, subtus niger ; capite thoraceque sat crebre di- 

 stincte punctatis, clypeo subtilissime punctulato ; elytris fortiter 

 striatis, striis crebre punctatis, interstitiis planis, sat crebre di- 

 stincte punctatis, apice truncate, angulo externo breviter xiniden- 

 tato. Long. 2\ lin., lat. 1\ lin. 



Form of B. affinis but rather broader behind. Head dis- 

 tinctly and rather closely punctured ; clypeus very finely and 

 delicately punctured, a little more distinctly at the sides. 

 Thorax relatively broader than in B. affinis and less convex, 

 less deflexed at the sides, the anterior angles much rounded ; 

 punctuation very distinct and moderately close. Scutellum 

 with a few fine punctures. 



