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while in E. elegans the broadest part is near the apex, the sides 

 of the thorax are notroanded from that to the base 



31 HOMETHES MARGINIPENNIS. n. Sp. 



Length 3j hnes. 

 Black, opaque, with the antennee, legs and lateral margin of 

 the elytra pale yellow. The head is smooth. The thorax is 

 shagreened, with the broadest part in the middle of its length, 

 where it is on each side angulated and furnished with a setigerous 

 puncture. The elytra are lightly striated, the striae have an 

 interrupted appearance, along the yellow margin there is a series 

 of irregular depressions. 



H. guttifer Germ, is not unlike this species, but the smooth 

 elytra present a great contrast. 



32. — Philophl(eus unicolor, Chaud. Ann. Soc. Ent. 

 Belg. tome 12, page 220. 



33. — Philophlceus maculatus. n. sp. 

 Length 4 lines. 

 Head and thorax of a pitchy red, the elytra brown with a 

 small elongated yellow spot in the centre of their basal half, and 

 a small round spot at the apex. The sides of the thorax are 

 angulated in the middle, where there is one setigerous puncture, 

 there is another at the posterior angle. The elytra are very finely 

 punctured, sulcated very shallowly and covered with fine short 

 yellow pubescence. 



34. — Philophlceus beunnipennis. n. sp. 



Length 3 J lines. 

 Red, with the elytra brown. Labrum with a well marked 

 longitudinal stria. Thorax broad, broadly margined and punc- 

 tured. Elytra broad, short, very finely punctured and lightly 

 striated. Under side of body and legs reddish yellow, with the 

 exception of the terminal segments of the abdomen which are 

 black. 



