Coleoptera. 97 



piinctis magnis rotundatis in latitudiue iuterstitiis leevibus costatis 

 fere a3qualibus, iitroqiic elytro prope anguhim apicalem reticulato- 

 pimctato ; lateribiis prosterni, metasternique, et abdominis processu 

 intereoxale fortiter punctatis, ceteris abdominis fere imj)unctatis. 



Long, (mandib. exclusis) 9-11-5 ; lat. 3-4 mm. 



Head sparsely and very feebly punctured, sligbtly concave in the 

 tlie middle above, and having on each side an obtuse tubercle, 

 which is separated from the eye by a short longitudinal ridge ; 

 anterior margin straight in the middle, and very slightly projecting 

 forwards in a short obtusely rounded process at each side ; ocular 

 canthi regularly rounded both in front and at the sides, slightly 

 oblique behind ; mandibles each -svith two teeth on the inner side, 

 those of the right mandible being placed, one just in front of the 

 middle, the other near the base, those of the left, which are shorter, 

 between the middle and the apex. Prothorax very minutely or 

 not at all punctured above, except in the median fovea (which is 

 impressed with from about 15 to 20 strong punctures) and also at 

 the anterior margin close to the lateral angles, where there are 

 a few irregular rows of moderate-sized punctures. Elytra strongly 

 punctate-striate, the punctures being large, broadly elliptical, or 

 nearly circular in outline, and almost equal in width to the smooth 

 subcostate intervals between the rows ; near the apical angle each 

 elytron is somewhat reticulately punctured. Sides of the pro- 

 sternum and metasternum, and the intercoxal process of the 

 abdomen strongly punctured ; sides of the first segment with a few 

 large punctures, and the rest of the abdomen with some minute 

 sparsely scattered punctures. Anterior tibiae with four or five, the 

 middle and hind tibiae with two or three teeth on the outer border. 



Pive specimens collected in the north jjart of the island. 



In general form and structure this species approaches F. sulcicoUis, 

 Hope, from which it is chiefly to be distinguished by its smaller 

 size, less punctured prothorax, and the relatively much larger size 

 of the punctures of the elytra. 



Family PASSALID^E. 



29. Leptaulax, sp. 



Mr. Andrews obtained a number of specimens of this genus at 

 Flying Fish Cove in October. They closely resemble L. timonensis, 

 but will probably prove to be one of the many allied species recently 

 described by Herr Kuwert. 



Family APHODIID^. 



30. Rhyssemus inscitus, Wlk. 



One example, taken in the north part of the island, which does 

 not seem to be specifically distinct from Walker's type from Ceylon. 



