10'6 Christmas Island. 



49. Bradymerus seminitidus, Arro-^r, sp.n. 



Elongatus, fuscus, opacus, palpis, antennis basi tarsisque rufis ; 

 capite, cum prothorace punctato rugoso, clypeo crebrius pimctato, 

 truncato, antennis clava nigra 6-articiilata ; prothoracis medio 

 fortiter sulcato, lateribus integris leviter arcuatis, basi quam 

 humeros minus lato, antice vix contracto, angulis omnibus acutis, 

 elytris pallidioribus, nitidis, punctato-striatis, interstitiis carinatis ; 

 corpore subtus dense punctato. 



Long. 7-9 mm. 



Allied to B. clathratus, Scbauf., and semiasperatxis, Fairm., but 

 differing from all closely related species by tbe almost metallic gloss 

 of tbe elytra. 



Tbis species was found in large numbers all over tbe island^ 

 altbougb it did not occur in eitber of the two previous collections. 



50. Alpliitobius piceiis, Oliv. : Ent., iii, No. 58, p. 17. 



A single specimen was obtained of this species, which is of 

 world-wide distribution. 



51. Palorus depressus, Fab.: Ent. Syst., i, 2, p. 501. 



This insect is also very generally distributed. Two specimens- 

 were found. 



52. Toxicum antilope, Arrow, sp.n. 



Parvum, angustum, $ capite cornubus 4 retro-curvatis armato, 

 posterioribus fere parallelis sed paullo bisinuatis apice divergentibus 

 antice crinitis, antennae clava 4-articulata, articulis vix transversis; ;; 

 prothorace subtiliter punctato, ^ valde transverso, 9 subquadrato ; 

 elytris striato-punctatis ; pedibus fuscis. 



Long. 12 mm. 



Allied to T. quadricorne, Eab., but rather smaller, and readily 

 distinguishable from this and all other species hitherto described by 

 the curvature of the posterior horns, which converge from the base,, 

 and slightly diverge towards the tip. 



Several specimens of both sexes were collected. 



53. Nyctobates carbonaria, Arrow, sp.n. 



Parva, nigra, nitida ; capite subtiliter inter oculos minus dense 

 punctato, sutura clypeali distincta, semicirculari ; prothorace parvo 

 transverso, crebre punctato, margine anteriore quam posteriorem 

 angustiore, angulis anticis valde rotundatis, posticis acutis, disca 



