432 Mr. G. J. Arrow on the 



tlie apical angle, not quite rcacliin<r the niarolns. Tiie an- 

 tenna is short, bnt the club is relatively large (about two and 

 a iuill: times as long as it is wide), with the first Iwo joijits 

 transverse ami the last rather longer than it is wide. The 

 legs are slender and the front tibiie very spinose externally. 



Trogoderma rufopictum, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovale, nigrum, aequaliter liaud dense punctatum et sat 

 longe bruunco-setosum, paulo nitidum, elytris macula humeral! 

 obliqua, ab marginem oxteruam fere ad suturam extensa alia(iuo 

 anteapicali Integra fere recta ornalis, abdomine, pedibus anteu- 

 nisque rufis, his longis, gracilibus, clava 5-articulata, monilata, 

 articulo ultimo quam prajcedenti duplo longiori. 



Long. 3 mm. 



Bab. Natal : Frere. 



Three specimens found in flowers by Mr. G. A. K. Mar- 

 shall have been presented by him to the British Museum. 



2\ rufopiclam is similar in size, shape, and general appear- 

 ance to T. exlinium, bnt is without the pattern forn)ed of 

 clustered, white hairs. The clothing is uniform, rather long, 

 l)ut not close. The hairs are reddish upon the red elytral 

 ])atches and darker elsewhere. The antenna? are very 

 ditTercnt from those of the preceding species, being entirely 

 red, slender, and loosely articidatcd. The joints composing 

 the club are of a different texture to the rest, but little 

 differentiated in size, althougli gradually enlarging towards 

 the extremity. 



Trogoderma nitens, sp. n. 



Kigrum, elytris pone huraeros late et recte rufo-fasciatis, fascia ad 

 suturam breviter intcrrupta, apicibusque rufis; sat late ovale, 

 supra nitidum, sparsim erecte setosum, cai)ite grosso et rugose 

 punctato, pronoto parce. latcribus autem crebre et rugose, punc- 

 tato, postice baud fortiter lobato, utrinque profunde oblique 

 impresso ; elytris undique parce i)unctatis; autenuarum clava 

 6-articulata, paulo serrata, parte basali et tarsis rutis. 



Long. 3 mm. 



Eal. S.Brazil: Sta. Catharina. 



This appears to have the same coloration as T. pectiuicornts^ 

 E-citt., but it is smaller and, instead of being densely punc- 

 tured, is unusually smooth and shining, with only a very 

 scanty sprinkling of punctures and fine setae upon the pro- 

 notum and elytra. It is oval, not long, and black, with a 

 laige bright orange-red patch beiiind eacii shoulder, reaching 



