100 Mr. A. Murray on Coleo^tera from Old Calabar. 



of scutellum. Scutellum rounded at the base, wedge-shaped 

 at the apex. Elytra convex, subcylindrical, subparallel, a 

 very little dilated about the middle, very thickly and finely 

 punctate, without stride, but with some obsolete traces of ner- 

 vures near the base ,* sides with a slight bent keel at the base, 

 the sutural angle at the apex rounded. Underside of pro- 

 thorax much more coarsely, but not nearly so closely punctate 

 as the upper surface, the spine with a slight appearance of 

 keel on each side near the base ; the mesosternum and meta- 

 sternum clothed with rather long fulvous hair ; the abdomen 

 with fine down only, as on the upperside. The posterior 

 haunches are of nearly equal breadth throughout, with a trans- 

 verse depression of no great depth ; the free margin at the 

 inner end slightly notched, but very slightly, if at all, toothed. 

 Only one specimen received. It is most nearly allied to T. 

 jpunctatus from Senaar, both having the thorax very much 

 punctate ; but its shape is different, and the elytra in this 

 species are not nearly so much costate as m punctatus. 



Alaus, Esch. 

 Alaus Cand^zei. 



Niger, squamulis cinereis cervinis fuscisque marmoratus ; an- 

 tennis haud longitudinem thoracis 8equantibus,fuscis,articulis 

 primis tribus nitidis et pubescentibus, ceteris opacis et velu- 

 tinis, valde serratis ; prothorace latitudine longiore, lateribus 

 parum depressis, sinuato, parallelo, angulis posticis divari- 

 catis, carinatis, apice retrorsum flexis ; elytris pone humeros 

 et postice depressis, antice fortiter punctato-striatis, versus 

 apicem punctis levioribus instructis, apice subemarginato, 

 angulis externis rotundatis, suturalibus submucronatis ; 

 subtus pube magis concolori vestito ; mesosterno et meta- 

 sterno pilosis ; abdomine segmentorum marginibus extus 

 subdenticulatis. 



Long. 14 lin., lat. 4^ lin. 



Black, densely clothed with ashy and fawn-coloured scales, 

 marbled and peppered with brown. Antennae very strongly 

 serrate, brown, the first three articles shining and pubescent, the 

 remainder opaque and velvety. Head concave in front. Pro- 

 thorax longer than broad, disk most convex behind the middle, 

 with the sides subparallel, sinuate, and somewhat depressed ; 

 anterior margin bisinuate ; posterior angles diverging, keeled, 

 their apex slightly incurved. Scutellum sloping more in front 

 than behind, obovate. Elytra depressed towards the apex and 

 behind the shoulders, punctate-striate, the punctures distinctly 

 apart from each other, deepest outside the shoulder, less deep 



