612 Capt. T. Broun on tieiu 



Group Pericalidae. 

 Scojyodes viridis^ sp. n. 



Dressed, 

 nigrescent. 



Head densely longitudinally strigose. Ei/es very large and 

 prominent. Thorax rather broader than long, widest just 

 before the middle, but not distinctly dentiform there, gradu- 

 ally narrowed behind ; the lateral margins moderately deve- 

 loped, less so towards the base, where they are slightly turned 

 inwards, without, however, forming any distinct angle ; 

 discoidal sculpture dense, transverse, almost shagreen, 

 median furrow abbreviated. Scutellum closely sculptured. 

 Elytra oblong, widest behind the middle, humeral angles 

 rounded, apices obliquely truncate, the parts nearest the 

 suture slightly rounded ; tlieir stria? rather shallow and not 

 very sharply defined, the three feebly impressed punctures on 

 the third interstices are indicated by a bluish tinge. 



This pretty little species may be readily identified by its 

 coloration. No. 1842 {S. veniistus) may be considered the 

 nearest ally ; it is, however, nearly twice as large. 

 ? . Length 2, breadth | line. 



Ida Valley. 



I am indebted to Mr. J. H. Lewis for my specimen. 



Group Hydrophilidse. 

 Bygmodus nigripennis^ sp. n. 



Oval, rather narrow, moderately convex, shining, black ; 

 antennae rufo-piceous, the claws and tibial spurs somewhat 

 castaneous. 



Bead closely and distinctly punctured ; epistome with 

 raised frontal and lateral margins. Thorax transverse, of 

 the usual form ; on the middle its sculpture is rather finer 

 than that of the head, but at the sides the punctures are closer 

 and more distinct. Scutellum elongate and smooth. Elytra 

 finely punctured over their whole surface ; the striee are 

 fairly well marked behind and near the suture, but are obso- 

 lete near the base ; these strias in some places are punctate ; 

 rather fine serial punctures appear where the grooves are 

 wanting, and the interstices, especially those on the basal 

 half, are rather flat. 



This species is hardly so convex as R. puncticeps, and it is 

 somewhat narrower. The palpi are stouter, with the inter- 

 mediate joints rufescent at the tips. The sides of the thorax 

 are a little more curvate and the scutellum is narrow and 



