1402 COLEOPTERA 



fuscous, the former with pale tips, club dull - black, densely 

 pubescent. 



Head minutely punctured, without raised margins, feebly emar- 

 ginate in front ; labrum fulvescent, widely incurved. Antenna w ? ith 

 joints 3-5 rather short and decreasing in length, sixth quite trans- 

 verse ; club large, its basal joint, on the inside, gradually expanded, 

 its shape therefore almost quite triangular, the middle joint about 

 as broad as it is long, the point of articulation near the outside in- 

 stead of being in the centre, the terminal much smaller than the 

 preceding one. Thorax much shorter than it is broad, its sides 

 gradually narrowed and slightly curved towards the front, the 

 anterior 'angles more rounded than the posterior, the surface 

 minutely punctured. Elytra ample, suboblong, not attenuate (or 

 but slightly) posteriorly ; punctate-striate, the striae near the base 

 and suture more or less obsolete ; interstices rather flat, minutely 

 punctured. Femora short, not extending beyond the sides of the 

 body ; front tibiae somewhat thickened towards the extremity, with 

 only feebly-curved spurs ; claws with basal lobes. 



It may ultimately be expedient to separate this species from 

 Rygmodus. In that case the genus must form a connecting-link 

 between Saphydrus and Rygmodus. 



Length, 3 ; breadth, If lines. 



Capleston, Westland. One example was kindly forwarded by 

 Mr. A. T. Cavell. 



Tormus (Gen., p. 1018). 



2445. T. nitldus, n.s. Oval, rather narrow, very convex, 

 glabrous, shining ; aeneo-niger, legs red, tarsi paler, antennae shining 

 fulvescent, club fuscous and opaque. 



Head relatively large, finely punctured, the forehead separated 

 from the labrum by a transversal groove. Thorax transverse, with 

 rounded angles ; the surface with small, shallow, distant punctures. 

 Scutellum small, smooth. Elytra obsoletely sculptured on the disc ; 

 along the sides, and on the posterior declivity, there are series of 

 moderate punctures ; the lateral series do not reach the base ; those 

 behind, nearest the suture, form striae ; all these series are straight. 

 The posterior femora are finely punctured and pubescent. 



This, no doubt, is closely allied to the typical species. 



Length, 1-| lines ; breadth, line. 



Capleston. Another of Mr. Cavell's novelties. 



Psephoboragus. 



Nov. gen. 



Body oblong-oval, moderately convex. Pronotum marginated, 

 bisinuate, closely applied to the hind-body, and of equal width at 

 the base. Labrum very short, barely visible in front of the feebly- 

 emarginateepistome. Eyes moderately prominent. Maxillary palpi 

 of moderate length, the two terminal joints slender and of about 

 equal length, the preceding one clavate towards the extremity ; the 

 labial short, their two last articulations thick. Antenna eight-jointed, 



