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stinetly margined , biit the base is not inargined , it is vory sliiiiiny, 

 its piüictuation distinct, regulär and moderately closo. The'elytra are 

 Short but distincü}' longer tban the thorax , convex and shining, 

 blackish in colour , with a metallic tinge , each has seven Striae, 

 moderately deep , the onter one is much abbreviated , none of them 

 are joined together at the extremity, they ara indistinctly punctured? 

 the interstices broad and flat, with a very sparing, scarcely visible 

 punctiiation. The pygidium is pitchy or reddish in colour with a 

 metallic tinge, and its punctuation is almost similar to that of the 

 thorax. The colour of the under surface is obscurely reddish, with 

 a slight metallic tinge, the metasternum being darker than the other 

 parts; the front portion of the sides of the prosternum is abruptly 

 turned upwards, so as to form a sort of large hoUow, this is limited 

 behind by an oblique transverse raised line , but there is no other 

 raised line besides this^- the mesosternum is rather short and is 

 without punctuatiin; the sides .of the metasternum are rather coarsely 

 but obsoletoly puncturod, the middlo part very shining and almost im- 

 punctate. 



This insect, of which I havc only a Single specimen before me, 

 has very much the appearance of the small metallic species of CJwe- 

 ridiuvi or Canthidium. 



Catlmysius ucthiops [n. sp.): C. molosso simiUimus, nigerrimus, 

 suhtus nigropubescens ; capite prothoraceque dense subti/iter gramdatis ; 

 elytrk sericco-subopacis, leviter striatis. — Long. 25 mill , lat. 15 mill., 

 alt. 11 mill. 



Mas : Capite cormi acuminato erecto ; prothorace retuso, viedio utrin- 

 que tubercuh acuminato. (Fem. incognita.') 



Ins. Philippines. 



I have Seen but a single individual of this species, and thougli 

 it bears an extreme resemblance to C. molossns I havo no doubt 1 am 

 right in recognizing it as a distinct species; though the specimen is 

 scarcely so large as the smallest individual of C. mohssus, it is at the 

 same time a well developed male witii elongate hörn on the head and 

 very retuse thorax ; the entirely b 1 a c k p u b e s c e n c e o f t h e under- 

 siJe readily distinguishes the species from all varieties of 6'. ;/io/os«?<«. 



Cdtluirshis gnvnalahis (n. sp.): C. molosso siminimns; nigerri- 

 mus, subtus fusco-rufopubescens ; capite propc oculos sjjutio nullo laevi; 



