1^ ]\Ir. H. Scolt on Covy\o\)\\\d.e from the 



be iJeiitlcal with some tlescribdl species wlii^li I have not 

 sfeii. 



CoinUlion of hind icings: see ante (p. 4) anil !jel)\v. 



9. Scricoderus (Am'.someristes^ sei/chellnn.tis, sp. n. 

 {l»i. TI. figs. \[]~ir>:) 



Obconicus, nitidus, iiiiicob)r fiavo-testaceus, pedibiis aiitennisque 

 tlavosi-entibus, haniiu clavis baiul nigricaiitibus, sat bjuge aureo- 

 ])ilosus ; prothorace subtiliter ])uiictat(), inter punctos laevi ; 

 elytris fortius punctatis, inter puuctos paruin asperutis ; auteuuis 

 curtis. 



Long. Corp. 0-75-1-0 mm. 



Obeoiiic, of tiie form characteristic of Sricoderus — that is, 

 \\\i\\ tiionix broader than elytra and produced at the hind 

 alleles, and wifli elytra narrowing gradnailv from the bat^e 

 backwards, subtruncate at the apices, and with sides straight, 

 not curved. -S. \A.) seijchellensis is narrower in proportion 

 than some of its congener.s. It is shining, unicolorous yellow^- 

 testaceous, with legs and antenna} yellowisii, the clubs of the 

 latter not (or only very slightlv) darkened. Body covered 

 above and below with golden pubescence, rather coarser and 

 longer tlian, and not quite so close as, in some species, lliorax 

 smooth, very finely punctured; fZ^/ra rougher, with coarser 

 |)nncttiatioii, which extends right to the base. Wings con- 

 siderably longer than elytra (mounted in balsam). 



Of all the forms which I have seen, the Hawaiian S. (-1.) 

 jiuhij>ennis, Sharp*, is nearest to S. {A.) sei/chellensis, but it 

 is larger and lias the pubescence and ])unct nation denser. 

 It also differs in the form of the antennal joints (figs. 15, 15 a). 

 In setichellensis the antenna) are short, less than 1^ limes the 

 breadth of the head, while in pubipennis they measure over 

 1^ times the breadth of the head. In seychellensis joint 2 

 is fhort and conspicuously broad in proportion, 3 and 4 are 

 short and transverse, and the division between them is con- 

 Si)icuons, 4 bjing narrowed at its base, 5 is very little broader 

 than long, 6 much more transverse, 7 cons])icuously larger 

 than 8, and the club-joints are short, 9 and 10 both being 

 broader than long. Jn puZiiyjeWi/ft- (figs. 16, 16 o) joint 2 is 

 proportionately much longer, 4 is differently shaped and 

 much less narrowed at its base, 9 and 10 are longer, being 

 about as long as broad. Perhaps characters of a more defi- 

 nite nature than some of those hitherto used may be found in 



* Tr. Dublin Soc. ill. 1885, p. 128 ; Matthews, Mun. CorjlopLidse, 

 p. 121 ; Scott, * Fauna Hawaiiensis,' iii. p. 417 (1908). 



