114 Mr. C. 0. Waterliousc on new 



^furn}i(Ilns se<jre(]atus^ sp. n. 



M. ovalis, convexus, nitidus, piceo-nigor, puuctatus ; thoraco rufo- 

 piceo, antoimis pedibusciue obscure teataceis ; capite sat crebre 

 subtilissimo punctiilato ; thorace crebre subtiliter punctato, circa 

 anjrulos anticos punctis nonnnllis magiiis, fortiter transvcrso, 

 anticc Icviter cmargiiiato, angiilis anticis acutis, sub angulis 

 rotimdato-exciso, latcribus arcuatis marginatis, basi niargiuata 

 utrinque oblique bisinuata ; elytris convexis, sat crebre distincte 

 punctatis, postice paulo ampliatis, basi flexuosis, apice rotundatis. 

 Long, li mill. 



Cucujidae. 

 Lcvmojyhlceiis palpalis^ sp. n. 



L. clongatus, convexiusculus, niger, nitidus, palpis tarsisque testa- 

 ceis, tibiis piceis ; capite sat convexo, crebre fortiter punctato, 

 post oculos sulco transverse leviter impresso ; oculis prominulis ; 

 antennis cajnte ^ longioribus, sat crassis, articulis duobus basali- 

 bus crassioribus, 3° minore latitudine paulo longiore, 4" quadrate, 

 yO-S'™ moniliformibus, 9° et \()° latioribus, transvcrsis, 11° fere 

 globoso ; thorace capite vix latiore,, latitudine paulo longiore, 

 coriaceo, crebre fortiter punctato, antice posticeque truncato, 

 basin versus vix angustato, lateribus fere rectis, marginatis, 

 dorso utrinque carina longitudiuali ; elytris thorace paululo 

 latioribus et fere triplo longioribus, convexiusculis, sat fortiter 

 striatis, humeris obtusis, lateribus vix arcuatis (fere rectis) ad 

 apicem arcuatim angustatis, striis parce obsolete punctatis, 

 interstitiis parce punctatis. Long, j?^ lin., lat. | lin. 



Palpicokxia. 

 Hydrophilidae. 



BerosKs mixtus^ sp. nov. 



B. statura fere B. affinis ; oblongus, convexus, sordide flavo-testa- 

 ceus, vix nitidus, subtus niger ; capite thoraceque sat crebre di- 

 stincte punctatis, clypeo subtilissime punctulato ; elytris fortiter 

 striatis, striis crebre punctatis, interstitiis planis, sat crebre di- 

 stincte punctatis, apice truncato, angulo externo breviter uniden- 

 tato. Long. 2\ lin., lat. 1| lin. 



Form of B. affinis but ratlier broader behind. Head dis- 

 tinctly and rather closelj punctured ; clypeus very finely and 

 delicately punctured, a little more distinctly at the 'sides. 

 Thorax relatively broader than in B. affinis and less convex, 

 less deflexed at the sides, the anterior angles much rounded ; 

 punctuation very distinct and moderately close. Scutellum 

 with a few fine punctures. 



