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sixth a little shorter than the contiguous joints, and rather longer 

 than broad. Head much immersed in thorax, its surface distinctly 

 but irregularly punctate ; eyes small, coarsely granulate. Thorax 

 rather strongly transverse, but little emarginate in front, a little 

 narrower than the elytra, the colour shining-brassy, becoming rufes- 

 cent or fuscescent towards the sides, the surface rather finely and 

 distantly punctate : the lateral and basal margins are fine but dis- 

 tinct throughout ; the front margin is even finer than the others, 

 and is obsolete in the middle. Scut&Uum not large, rather broad, 

 curvilinearly triangular, impunctate. Elytra of an obscure-brassy 

 colour, with the sides broadly and distinctly rufescent, and the base 

 more obscurely so, not at all striate, but bearing each nine series of 

 fine punctures, and with some other very fine and distant punctures. 

 Legs rather short and stout, reddish-yellow. 



I received a single specimen of this rather obscure -looking but 

 interesting insect from C. M. Wakefield, Esq. It is labelled 

 " Craigieburn, Powell." 



2295, A. morosa, n.s. Oblong -oval, moderately elongate and 

 convex, nude above ; more or less piceous, the head and thorax with 

 a slight greenish tinge, the base and lateral margins of elytra red- 

 dish, front and hind angles only of thorax rufescent, legs and 

 antennae ferruginous. 



Head distinctly and irregularly punctured. Prothorax strongly 

 transverse, distinctly emarginated at apex, its sides straight behind, 

 but slightly rounded in front ; rather closely and irregularly (almost 

 rugosely on some parts), but not very coarsely punctate. Scutellum 

 quite as long as broad, smooth. Elytra with rows of fine punctures, 

 sometimes neither regular nor distinct ; the interstices with very 

 few fine punctures. 



Evidently nearly allied to A . marginata, but at once differentiated 

 by the thoracic sculpture, and coloration. 



Length, 2| ; breadth, If lines. 



I am indebted to J. D. Enys, Esq., F.G.S., Canterbury, for the 

 only individual I have seen. 



2296. A. limbata, n.s. Ob long -oval, moderately elongate, 

 convex, shining ; brown, slightly bronzed, head and thorax much 

 darker than the elytra ; the sides of the thorax and elytra broadly 

 testaceous (in some examples fulvescent) ; elytra, along the middle, 

 dilute in colour but not as pale as the sides ; legs and antennae tes- 

 taceous (sometimes rufo-testaceous), palpi yellow. 



Nearly related to A. marginata. The head is a little uneven, 

 almost smooth, having only a few minute punctures ; eyes mode- 

 rately large. Thorax subtruncate in front, finely and distantly 

 punctated. Elytra with nine rows of fine, not very regular, punc- 

 tures, and with a short scutellar series on each wing-case, causing 

 those near the suture to appear quite oblique near the base, inter- 

 stices finely punctured. Tibia canaliculate towards the extremity. 



Underside castaneous, sparingly clothed with fine grey hairs ; the 



