174 Mr. G. C. Cli:imi)ion on Cohopleva from 



11. Authiciis oceanicus. 



AnthicHs oceanicus, Lafoito, Monogr. Antliio. p. 170; Fairm., Eev. et 

 Mnjr. Z.M.l. ]84i>, p. JVJ; Pic, Ann. Soc. Kiit. Finnce, L-iU, p. CCS; 

 AlliiniKl, Ilist. Madag., Coleopt. p. 4':^7 ; Kolbe, Mitltil. Zuol. Miis. 

 IJerlin, v. p. 27. 



Luc. Scyclielles: Bird Island, vii. 1908 {Fryer). Mar- 

 quesas : Tahiti ; Polynesia. 



Three specimens arc l)efore me from 13ird Island ; this is 

 one of two small coral-islands sitnatcil on the north of the 

 Seychelles Bank, but which have neither the peculiar floia 

 jior any of tlie physical features characteristic of the other 

 islands of the j^roup. Kecorded l)y Picas havinj? been found 

 in numbers by M. Ch. Alluaud in the Seychelles in April, 

 iS^.^i, beneath seaweed on the coast. 



Fam. Pedilidae. 

 r.iiriigenius, Lafertt?, Monogr. Anthic. p. 1 (1846). 



The known species of this genus are mostly from North 

 or Central America ; two from ]\Iadagasear, however, have 

 been desci"il)ed by Fairmaire, one from Japan by Lewis, one 

 from E. Africa and another from Bengal by Pic, one from 

 the Nilgiri Hills by myself, aud one from E. Africa by 

 Kolbe. 



1.2. Eunjgenius fragilicornis, sp. n. (PI. VI. fig. 5, ? .) 



Elongate, narrow, somewhat shining, reneo-piccous or 

 piceous, the anterior portion of the head rufous, the basal 

 joint of the antennae, the mouth-parts (the tips of the man- 

 dibles excepted), the humeri, femora, and the tibite in part 

 or entirely, testaceous ; somewhat thickly clothed, the legs 

 and antennae included, with rather long, semierect, pallid 

 pubescence. Head densely, rugulosely punctate, obliquely 

 narrowed, behind the eyes, the lattcT extremely large, 

 rounded, very feebly emargiuate in front, coarsely facetted ; 

 mandibles entire; maxillary palpi with terminal joint stout, 

 securiform, the two preceding joints angulate wiihin ; 

 antennai about half the length of the body, a little shorter 

 in ? , very slender, joints 3-10 elongate-obconic, subequal 

 in length, 2 shorter than 3, 11 slightly longer than 10 and 

 constricted beyond the middle. Prothorax narrower than 

 the head (with the eyes), transversely orbicular, the narroAV 

 neck-like anterior ])ortion rather long, the entire surface 

 densely, rugulosely ])unctate. lilytra elongate, much wider 



