98 Mr. A. Murray on Coleoptera from Old Calabar. 
terstitiis planis, granulatim subrugosis; subtus castaneus, 
abdomine parum dilutiore; pedibus castaneis, tarsis secundis 
et tertiis lamella instructis. 
Long. 44 lin., lat. 14 lin. 
Conical in front, and conical or subcuneate behind. Fus- 
cous, slightly shining, griseo-pilose. Head convex, impressed 
in front, rather coarsely and somewhat densely punctate. Pro- 
thorax broader than long, convex, faintly punctate (most so in 
front), and clothed with a longish pubescence, with a slight 
longitudinal canaliculate depression behind, gradually narrowed 
from the posterior angles to the anterior angles, the posterior 
angles carinated. In one of my specimens the exterior outline 
of the posterior angles is slightly rounded, which may be a 
sexual difference. Scutellum elongate, mitre-shaped. Elytra 
wedge-shaped or conical at the base, nearly as broad as the 
base of the thorax, gradually attenuated to the apex, feebly 
punctate striate, the intervals flat, subgranulously transversely 
rugose. Below chestnut, darkest on the thorax ; metathorax 
thickly punctured all over, rather deepest on the sides, the 
punctures so close to each other as to meet. Legs chestnut. 
Lamelle on the second and third tarsi. 
Two specimens (probably ntale and female) received. 
6. Psephus nitidus. 
Statura P. conicoll’, minor, rufo-castaneus, nitidus, vix pilosus, 
fronte punctata; prothorace leviter punctato, postice fere 
impunctato; elytris levissime striato-punctatis, interstitiis 
parum elevatis, transversim subrugosis. 
Long. 33—4 lin., lat..1 lin. 
Similar in form and sculpture to Psephus conicollis, smaller, 
reddish chestnut, almost without hairs, shining. Head punc- 
tate, anteriorly very slightly depressed. Prothorax conically 
rounded to the front, finely and sparingly punctate, more espe- 
cially behind, posterior angles rounded in, carinate. Scutellum 
elongate, mitre-shaped. LElytra very finely punctate striate, 
interstices slightly elevated, transversely granulously sub- 
rugose. Underside and legs same colour as the upperside. 
Metathorax very coarsely punctured on the sides, but finely 
punctured on its disk, the punctures scattered and not touching 
each other. 
Only one specimen received. 
7. Psephus striatopunctatus, Cand. Elat. ii. p. 21. 
Several specimens received. 
