106 Christmas Island. 



49. Bradymerus seminitidus, Arrow, sp.n, 



Elongatus, fuscus, opacus, palpis, antennis basi tarsisque rufis ■;. 

 capite, cum prothorace punctato rugoso, clypeo crebrius punctato, 

 trimcato, antennis clava nigra 6-articulata ; protboracis media 

 fortiter sulcato, lateribus integris leviter arcuatis, basi quam 

 humeros minus lato, antice vix contracto, angulis omnibus acutis, 

 elytris pallidioribus, nitidis, punctato-striatis, interstitiis carinatis ; 

 corpore subtus dense punctato. 



Long. 7-9 mm. 



Allied to B. clathratus, Schauf., and semiasperatns, Fairm., but 

 differing from all closely related species by tbe almost metallic gloss 

 of tbe elytra. 



Tbis species was found in large numbers all over tbe island, 

 altbougb it did not occur in eitber of tbe two previous collections. 



50. Alphitobius piceus, Oliv. : Ent., iii, 'Eo. 58, p. 17. 



A single specimen was obtained of tbis species, wbicb is of 

 world-wide distribution. 



51. Palorus depressus, Fab. : Ent. Syst., i, 2, p. 501. 



Tbis insect is also very generally distributed. Two specimens 

 were found. 



52. Toxicum antilope, Arrow, sp.n. 



Parvum, angustum, $ capite cornubus 4 retro -curvatis armato, 

 postei'ioribus fere parallelis sed paullo bisinuatis apice divergentibus 

 antice crinitis, antennte clava 4-articulata, articulis vix transversis; 

 protborace subtiliter punctato, $ valde transverso, 9 subquadrato ; 

 elytris striato-punctatis ; pedibus fuscis. 



Long. 12 mm. 



Allied to T. qtiadricorne, Eab., but ratber smaller, and readily 

 distinguisbable from tbis and all otber species bitberto described by 

 tbe curvature of tbe posterior borns, wbicb converge from tbe base,, 

 and sligbtly diverge towards tbe tip. 



Several specimens of botb sexes were collected. 



53. Nyctobates carbonaria, Arrow, sp.n. 



Parva, nigra, nitida ; capite subtiliter inter oculos minus dense 

 punctato, sutura clypeali distincta, semicirculari ; protborace parvo 

 transverso, crebre punctato, margine anteriore quam posteriorem 

 angustiore, angulis anticis valde rotundatis, posticis acutis, disco 



