new Species of Histeridae. 161 



Platysoma exirarium, Lew. 



Platysoma ertrartum, Lewis, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. eer. 6, vol. xx 

 p. 357 (1897). 



I observed two discal punctures on the thorax of this 

 species similar to those noticed above in P. pinnigerum ; but 

 I thought at the time the points were abnormal. They are 

 probably constant. 



Anaglymma verula, sp. n. 



Breviter ovalis, depressa, picea, nitida ; fronte sparse sed irregu- 

 lariter punctata, stria laterali valide impressa ; pronoto, stria 

 laterali basi valida ; elytris striis 1-1 iutegris, 5 et suturali 

 utrinque abbreviates ; propygidio pygidioque paruoi dense et 

 profunde punctatis ; prosterno bistriato, stria? antice leviter 

 divergentibus. 



L. 2 mill. 



Shortly oval, depressed, piceous, shining j the head ante- 

 riorly impressed, punctuation somewhat sparse, the largest 

 points are near the centre of the head, in the impressed area 

 the points are smaller, and extremely fine points are inter- 

 mixed with the others over the whole surface, lateral stria short 

 and deep like that of A. punctipennis \ the thorax, marginal 

 striae complete, fine and rather widely crenulate anteriorly, 

 laterally strong* on the basal half, and behind the middle the 

 interstice widens, the disk, a rather wide scutellar region, and 

 a narrow space behind the neck are microscopically pointed, 

 opposite the third dorsal stria is a cluster of punctures, which 

 extend more or less along the border to the anterior angle ; 

 the elytra, striae, outer humeral fine and complete, inner humeral 

 complete and cariniform, 1-4 dorsal, strong and complete, 

 1, 2, 3 deepest at the base, crenulate apically, 4 finer and 

 more crenulate, all are bent inwards at the base, 5 and sutural 

 straight and equal in length, little shortened behind, more 

 shortened in front, both feebly crenulate, dorsal region with 

 microscopic points, apical margin with a band of punctures 

 of varying sizes; the propygidium and pygidium with larger 

 and deeper punctures somewhat closely set ; the presternum 

 bistriate, striae a little divergent anteriorly from the coxae, 

 keel microscopically pointed, anterior lobe with a cluster of 

 rather large punctures on each side at the base, but otherwise 

 with points of varying sizes; the meso- and metasterna, the 

 arched stria is rounded off anteriorly, not at all angulate, and 

 the crenulations anteriorly are wider and more distinct, 

 although fine, than those of A. punctipennis. 



