410 On a new Species of Di-yops from Pehin. 



smooth ; the anterior tiblffi broad, with three strong acute 

 teeth near the apex ; the claw-joint of their tarsi considerably 

 enlarged, with a strong tooth about the middle ; one claw 

 much larger than the other, suddenly bent before the middle, 

 with a strong acute tooth at the base. Intermediate and 

 posterior tarsi with the basal joint short and produced on the 

 outer side into a long acute spine. Body above and below 

 smooth and without pubescence. 



This genus should be placed between Antedon and Mitra- 

 cephalus^ , differing from both in the absence of horn on the 

 thorax. 



Brachysiderus quadrimaculatus^ n. sp. 



Piceus, uitidus ; thoracis lateribus flavescentibus macula picea 

 notatis, elytris testaceis, punctulatis, sutura maculisque quatuor 

 piceis. c? . 



Long, cornu excl. 14 lin., lat. 8 lin. 



Head pitchy black, nearly impunctate ; the horn deeply 

 excavated at the base. Thorax convex, very much rounded 

 at the sides, very thickly, finely, and delicately punctured, the 

 posterior angles obtusely rounded. Elytra a little broader 

 than the thorax, smoky testaceous, not very thickly punc- 

 tured; the suture broadly and the margins very narrowly 

 pitchy ; each elytron has a pitchy black spot on the shoulder 

 and another near the apex. 



Hah. Amazons. 



This species will be figured in the sixth part of my ' Aid to 

 the Identification of Insects.' 



XLI. — Description of a new Species of the Coleopterous 

 Genus Dryops from Pehin [Family Parnidas). By 

 Chaeles 0. Wateehouse. 



Dryops sericatus^ n. sp. 



D. suhstriato afSnis et similis, magis tarn en elongatus ; thorace 

 postice panlo angustato, lateribus marginatis fere rectis, ad augu- 

 los anticos solum arcuatis. 



Long. 3 lin. 



This species has the colour and appearance of D. suhstriatus, 

 but is much more elongate and relatively narrower. The 

 most striking difi'erence is in the form of the thorax : this is 

 very little transverse, distinctly narrowed posteriorly, much 

 narrower at the base than the elytra, moderately convex on 



