636 yiv. M. Ciuneron on new tStapIiyliiiidic 



77. Placusa heteroff aster, sp. n. 

 (FiUivt'l, in lift.) 



Narrow, elongate, black or pitchy, shining; elytra 

 browuish-testaccous, theabdotiicn more or less lij^jiter at the 

 base. Thorax with the sides evenly rounded, a little narrower 

 at the base than the elytra at the shoulders, not more 

 narrowed in front than behind, the base not sinuate. First 

 three joints of the antennic and the legs testaceous. 



Length 1"5-1'8 mm. 



Smaller than the })receding species, more shining, and the 

 thorax ditferently formed. Head finely and pretty closely 

 punctured, finely pubescent. Antennje as in the preceding 

 species. Thorax tran^verse, one-third as broad again as long, 

 the posterior angles rounded, very finely and pretty closely 

 })unctured and pubescent. Elytra as long as but broader 

 than the thor;ix, transverse, very finely and pretty closely 

 punctured and pubescent. Abdomen very slightly narrowed 

 behind, very finely and pretty closely punctured and pul)es- 

 cent, scarcely more sparingly punctured behind than m 

 front. 



c? . Eighth dorsal segment narrowed, the middle of the 

 posterior margin with a shallow emargi nation. 



St. Vincent (//. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



78. Placusa analis, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in lift.) 



Narrow, elongate, black or pitchy, greasy-shining ; elytra 

 dark, the abdomen with base and apex rufo-testaceons. 

 Thorax with the sides evenly rounded, a little narrower at the 

 base than the elytra at the shoulders, not more narrowed in 

 front than behind, the base not sinuate. First three joints 

 of the antennae and the legs testaceous. 



Jjcngth 1'5-18 mm. 



Size and build of the preceding, but differently coloured 

 and less shining, the thorax usually broadly impressed on the 

 disc, and with dilierent (^-characters. 



^, Seventh dorsal segment \\ith a minute tubercle on 

 either side of the middle line in front of the posterior 

 margin ; eighth with a larger pointed tubercle on either side 

 of the middle line in front of the posterior margin which is 

 furnished with three stout teeth of equal length, the lateral 

 ones more robnst than the median one. 



St. \'incent f^ll. II. S/nit/t). Type in the British Museum. 



