184 Mr. A. Sidney Olliff's remarks on a small 



pubescent, with the 7th to 10th joints black. Prothorax 

 slightly wider than the head, one-quarter broader than 

 long, convex, closely and strongly punctured ; anterior 

 angles strongly rounded ; sides subparallel, with eight 

 fine teeth and a few long bristly hairs ; posterior angles 

 rounded. Elytra at the base considerably broader than 

 the prothorax, gradually widening for two-thirds of their 

 length, then arcuately narrowed to the apex, rather 

 closely covered with fine yellow pubescence, which is 

 thicker towards the sides, very strongly punctate-striate, 

 the interstices raised, narrow, and smooth ; each elytron 

 with a broad lunate black marking just behind the 

 middle, extending from the suture to near the margin. 

 Length, 3^ mm. ; width, If mm. 



Allied to Psammoecus (Telephanm) cruciger, Waterh. 

 (Ent. Mo. Mag., xiii., p. 125). The feebly-toothed, sub- 

 parallel, and bristly sides of the prothorax, pubescent 

 surface, and large size of this insect are characters 

 sufficient for its specific separation. 



MYCETOPHAGID^l. 



Litakgus, Erichson. 



Litargus exiguus, n. s. 



Elongate-ovate, pale reddish brown, covered with very 

 fine yellow pubescence. Head transverse, very finely 

 and closely punctured, upper orbital margins dark brown. 

 Prothorax as wide as the head in front, gradually widen- 

 ing posteriorly, convex, very closely and very finely 

 punctured, sides gently arcuate, anterior angles obtuse, 

 posterior slightly acute. Scutellum very small, rounded 

 behind. Elytra twice as long as the head and prothorax 

 together, narrowed behind, delicately and closely punc- 

 tured ; each elytron with three large obscure brown 

 patches, one near the suture at the base of a triangular 

 shape, another just before the middle at the side, the 

 third and largest near the apex, with an indication of a 

 fourth near the suture a little before the middle. Antennae 

 and legs testaceous. Length, 2 mm. ; width, 1 mm. 



In form this species closely resembles Litargus tri- 

 fasciatus, Woll. ; it differs, however, in being more 

 sparingly and finely pubescent, less strongly punctured, 

 of a darker colour, and in having six large brown patches 

 on the elytra. 



