Mr. A. Murray on Coleopt era from Old Calabar. 353 



having a yellow spot common to both, whereas it is merely the 

 yellow margin of the elytra continued round to the apex and up 

 the suture for a short distance. He does not notice the black 

 band on the thighs ; but as this is not well marked on the an- 

 terior thighs, it may have escaped him. I have no doubt it 

 is the same species as his ; and these discrepancies may be 

 accounted for by the shortness of his description. I do not 

 think we can refer them to variableness in the species, for it 

 appears to be more constant than the other species of the genus, 

 all my specimens being alike; and I have had many through my 

 hands. 



Paussidae. 



Paussus, Linn. 



1. P. Murraii, Westw. Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. i. p. 74 (1857). 



Prothorace bipartito clavaque antennarum postice excavata; 

 piceo-rufus sub lente creberrime punctatus ; capite inter ocu- 

 los transverse elevato et in medio fossulis duabus minimis 

 transversis impresso, augulis posticis parteque postica pro- 

 thoracis extus porrectis et fere latitudine elytrorum, podice 

 setis longis marginato. 



Long. 3 lin., lat. 1 lin. 



Histeridae. 



Hololepta, Payk. 



1. H. arcifera, Mars., Ann. d. 1. Soc. Ent. d. France, 3 ser. vol. i. 



p. 159. 



Oblongo-ovata, complanata, nigra, nitida ; fronte requali ; pro- 

 noto stria marginali angulata ; elytris margine inflexo lsevi, 

 stria subhumerali abbreviata, tribus dorsalibus obliquis, se- 

 cunda appendiculata ; propygidio punctis sparsis, duabusque 

 striis oppositis arcuatis cincto; pygidio punctatissimo. 



Long. 4| lin., lat. 2 lin. 



Not having previously seen the H. arcifera in nature, I cannot 

 speak positively as to my species being it; but the description 

 accords in every respect with that given of that species by M. 

 de Marseul, with the exception of the size, mine appearing to 

 be nearly a third larger. 



Macrosternus, Mars. 



1 . M. Lafertei, Mars. Ann. d. 1. Soc. Ent. d. France, 3 ser. vol. i. 



p. 243. 



Latius ovatus, valde complanatus, nitidus, supra nigro-cseruleus; 

 fronte concava, stria transversa nulla ; pronoto lateribus punc- 

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