BY W. MACLEAY, ESQ,., F.L.S. 28B 



dull reddish hue, slightly enlarged towards the middle, narrow 

 at the apex, and marked off from the disk by a row of strong 

 punctures, — and densely punctate in numerous rows, the punc- 

 tures small and sub-obliterate, the interstices also sub-obliterate, 

 but a few showing a more costiform appearance than the others. 

 Body beneath subnitid, substriolate. Antennae, palpi, and tarsi, 

 of a reddish bi'own. 



579. — PXEROHELiEDS CONFUSUS. n. Sp. 



Length 7 lines ; width 4 lines. 

 Ovate, black, subnitid. Head a little widened and elevated in 

 front of the eyes, and scai'cely emarginate in front, with the 

 central canaliculation minute, the semi-circular suture well marked, 

 and a transverse raised line near the apex of the clypeus. Thorax 

 subconvex, with a broad reddish reflexed margin, and the median 

 line scarcely traceable. Scutellum transversely and curvilinearly 

 triangular. Elytra subconvex, with the lateral margins red- 

 dish, nearly as broad as those of the thorax at the humeral angles, 

 and becoming narrower to the apex, with the disk covered 

 with very numerous rows of small punctures, becoming obliterated 

 towards the apex, and the interstices faintly costate, and quite 

 obliterated behind. Under side of body nitid, striolate. Legs 

 piceous. Autenuse and tarsi reddish. 



580.- — Saragds ovalis. n. sp. 



Length 9 lines. 

 Oblong-ovate, black, opaque. Head widened, and obtusely 

 angled before the eyes, and broadly rounded and almost truncate 

 in front. Thorax very deeply emarginate in front, deeply bi- 

 emarginate at the base, and very slightly emarginate at the centre 

 of the basal lobe, with the lateral margins very broad, reflexed and 

 of a dull red color. Scutellum transversely triangular. Elytra 

 of the width of the thorax at the base and of a dull chocolate 

 color, with the lateral margins reflexed as in the thorax, broad at 

 the humeral angles, and considerably narrowed towards the apex, 

 and with the di.'^k covered with rows of very small obliterate 

 punctures. Under surface of body subnitid. Tarsi ciliated with 

 golden yellow hair. 



