new Species 0/ llhici'hVM. 303 



the elytra, subliumeral furrow is shortened at either end, tho 

 first dorsal stria is basal and is one third of the elytral lenytli, 

 the second is well marked and complete and evenly bent 

 thron^liout its entire length, the third very short and basal • 

 the propyo-idium is scantily punctate laterally; the pygidiiun 

 is somewhat convex and densely punctate; the prosternuni 

 is trianofuiato at its base, but before the coxa) the keel is 

 narrow like that of Oxystei-nus, hence ils trivial name; the 

 anterior tibia? are 4:-dentate. 



The prosternal keel is similar to that of Lioderma dorcoichs. 

 Lew. Ilolulepta strigilati, Sch., from East Africa, also has 

 a narrow prosternal keel, and should therefore, I think, be 

 placed in Lioderma. 



Hah. Kamerun, West Africa {Dr. SjUsledt). One male 

 example in the Stockholm Museum. 



Ulster laqueatus, sp. n. 



Breviter oralis, parum convexus, niger, nitidus ; fronte, stria In- 

 tegra in medio retrorsum acuminata ; pronoto, stria laterali 

 valida, basi abbrcviata, ad angulos piinctato ; elytris, striis 1-3 

 validis, integris, 4 basi evanescenti, 5 et suturali basi conjunctis; 

 propygidio pygidioque Itevibus ; tibiis anticis extus 4-deutatis. 



L. -i^-o^ mill. 



Shortly oval, somewhat convex, black and shining ; the 

 head, surface punctulate, feebly impressed anteriorly, stria 

 complete, strong at the sides, and acuminately turned back- 

 wards anteriorly ; the thorax, lateral stria strongly impressed, 

 well shortened before the base, and continued behind the 

 head, within the stria the anterior angles have a cluster of 

 punctures, the basal edge is also pointed ; the elytra, stria3, 

 inner humeral strong, apical, and dimidiate, 1-3 dorsal also 

 strong and complete, interstice of 2-3 is wide at the base, A 

 is evanescent or vaguely impressed at the base, 5 and sutural 

 are looped together at the base, but the fifth is liglitly im- 

 pressed on the dorsum ; the propygidium and the pygidium 

 are nearly smooth, the punctuation being extremely fine ; 

 the prosternum, the anterior lobe is finely marginate, keel 

 without strise and narrowed between the coxoe ; the meso- 

 sternum is widely arched anteriorly and marginate ; the 

 anterior tibia? are 4-dentate on the outer edge. 



On account of its general sculpture this species may be 

 placed near IJ. conforniis, Er.,and II. rubricatus, Lew. The 

 inner subhumeral strise are similar in all. 



IJab. Kamerun {JJr. Sjodedt). In the Stockholm Museum 

 and my own collection. 



