152 Mr. G. Lewis on new 



Sternocoelis maiiritamcus, n. sp. 



Breviter ovalis, rufo-brunneus, nitidus, punctulatus, baud pilosus ; 



fronto, stria utrinqiie paulo elevata, antice interrupta, obscure 



punctulata ; pronoto antice vix dense, postiee parce, punctate ; 



elytris distincte tristriatis, tertio postiee abbreviato ; tibiis anticis 



circulatim, posticis angulatim, valde dilatatis. 

 L. 1^, c. 1| mill. 



This insect above is closely similar to fusculus and pecto- 

 ralis, and agrees with them in colour ; but beneath the 

 characters to separate it are well defined. The prosternal 

 stri^ are connected at the base, and form there a margin to 

 the prosternura ; they are very feebly sinuate at the coxae and 

 anteriorly slightly bent towards each other ; the lobe is 

 deflexed. The apex of the mesosternum is moderately pro- 

 jecting and correspondingly sinuate. The tliorax is punctured 

 very much like that oi jjlun'striatus. 



I took this little insect in Morocco on the slope of a hill 

 about two miles from the sea-shore (starting from the ruins of 

 Old Tangier), on the 9th April last. Within the precincts of 

 the same ants' nest I obtained eight specimens of >S'. arachnoides 

 and three of acutanguhis. 



Sternocoelis JusculuSy Schmidt. 



Mr, J. J. Walker has found this insect at S. Roche, in 

 Spain ; and Signor Serafin Uhagon has taken it in flood- 

 refuse at Badajoz. 



Stertiocoeh's pectoralis, n. sp. 



Breviter ovalis, rufo-brunneus, nitidus, baud pilosus ; fronte punctu- 

 lata, stria utrinque sinuata paulo olevata ; pronoto antice magis, 

 postiee parce, punctate ; elytris punctulatis tristriatis, striis 

 distincte impressis ; prosterno promiuulo, stria lateral! antice 

 sinuata, basi obscure continuata, in medio transverse elevato et 

 parce punctate ; mesosterno antice valde producto ; tibiis mediis 

 et posticis fortiter angulato-dilatatis. 



L. n mill. 



The superfacies of this insect agrees somewhat with that of 

 jyhiristnatus, Fairm., of wliicli I possess a type through the 

 kindness of the author. S. x>^uristi'iatus belongs to a section 

 of the genus which has the ely tral striee clearly defined, and in 

 this section those set together in the list may be included. 



