Species of Coleoptera from Rodriijuez. 115 



J.ami:llic<)Un-i A. 

 Aphodiidae. 



Rhyssemiwi tarsaUa^ sp. n. 



/?. fuBCO-nifjor, nitidus, fronto <;rj\no.sa, vertice subtilius prannloso ; 

 thoracc transversim (juadricurinato ; elytri.s punctato-striatis, 

 interstitiis biserintim granulatis. Long. 1| lin,, lat. | lin. 



Extremely close to li. gormanus, and only cliffcrs in being 

 more shining, in having the pn^jcction in front of the eye 

 nearly rectangular (scarcely obtuse), the granulation of the 

 elytra a trifle less fine ; the basal joint of the posterior tarsi 

 is as long as tlie spur, whereas in U. joruKinus it appears to 

 be always a little shorter. 



Melolonthidae. 



Lachnostcrna cjradana^ sp. n. 



L. oblonga, convexa, brunnea, sat nitida ; capita sat magno, coUo 

 laevi, fronte planiuscula crebre distincte punctata ; clypeo confertira 

 fortius punctato, marjrinato, medio vix sinuato ; thorace lougitu- 

 dine fere duplo latiore, convexo, minus crebre punctato, ante 

 medium paulo angustato, marg^ne antico fere recto, angulis 

 anticis obtusiusculis, posticis obtusis ; scutello laevi ; elytris basi 

 thoracis latitudine postice paulo ampliatis, convexis, ad apicera 

 rotiindatis, baud crebre punctatis, marginibus incrassatis piceis ; 

 pectore longo flavo-pubeacente ; abdomine amplo parce punctato ; 

 pygidio sat crebre fortiter punctato. Long. !t| liu., lat. 4^ lin. 



Lachnosterna Rodriguezi, sp. n. 



L. oblonga, leviter convexa, nitida, pallida brunnea*, sat lata ; 

 capite lato, sat crebre fortiter punctato ; clypeo brevi, fortiter 

 transverso, reflexo-marginato, crebre punctato, medio paululo 

 producto, utrinque leviter sinuato ; oculis sat magnis ; thorace 

 longitudine duplo latiore, leviter convexo, sat crebre distincto 

 punctato, margine antico leviter Hexuoso, angulis anticis obtusi- 

 usculis, lateribus arcuatis, angulis obtusis, ba-si utrinciue sinuata, 

 medio ])arura lobata ; scutello laivi ; elytris thoracis latitudine at 

 3j longioribus, post medium paululo ampliatis dorso depressius- 

 culis, ad apicem rotuudatis, minus crebre punctulatis, sutura 

 parum elevata. Long. 10]-12^ lin., lat. 5-0} Hn, 



Dynastidae. 



Oryctes minor ^ sp. n. 

 0. oblongus, niger, nitidus ; capite antice angustato, rugoso, medio 

 vix nodoso ; thorace longitudine \ latiore, nitido, parce subtiliter 



♦ Two dead specimens, possibly blenched. 



