232 PERCY SLADEN TRUST EXPEDITION 
parum angustiore ; mesosterno strid marginali in medio interrupta ; linea inter meso- et 
metasternum tenui, haud punctata; meso- et metasterno et parte anteriore segmenti 
abdominalis primi dense sat fortiter striolato-punctatis. Long. corp. $ mm. 
Form rather broadly oval and a little depressed ; colour reddish-pitchy. I have been 
unable to see any suture between clypeus and frons. The thorax and elytra are fairly 
closely punctured, the punctures being drawn out before and behind into extremely fine 
scratches, producing a dense striolation: the striole curve and bend slightly, and their 
courses follow different directions in different parts; but there is a general convergence 
towards the middle of the base of the thorax and towards the inner basal angles of the 
elytra, towards which points also the actual punctures become stronger and closer 
together; towards the shoulders of the elytra the punctures become obsolete, but the 
striole are still present. In addition, the prothorax bears a series of punctures closely 
following the basal margin. Even on the head traces of this striolation are just visible. 
The propygidium and pygidium are also closely and finely striolate-punctate, the general 
direction of the striolz being transverse. 
The prosternum (Pl. 14, fig. 30) between the striz is a little longer than broad at 
the base, narrowest in the middle, with front and hind margins of nearly equal breadth. 
The mesosternum (Pl. 14, fig. 30) has the marginal stria interrupted in the middle ; just 
within this stria on either side is a series of very fine punctures. The division between 
meso- and metasternum is visible as a fine line, but without any special sculpture. Meso- 
and metasternwm strongly punctured, the punctures closer in the middle of the 
metasternum than at the sides, drawn out into short striole longitudinal in direction. 
First abdominal segment with sculpture of a similar nature, but much sparser, almost 
absent towards the posterior margin. Even the prosternum bears a few very fine 
punctures and a minute trace of striolation. 
The above description is made from two specimens. There is a third which 
resembles them in form, structure, and colour, but differs in being totally devoid of the 
characteristic striolation. The punctures are present, and distributed in the same 
manner, but are not drawn out into striole at all. I am inclined to think the difference 
may be sexual, but paucity of material prevents my attempting to prove this by 
dissection. 
This species is dedicated to His Excellency Mr W. E. Davidson, Governor of the 
Seychelles at the time of my visit. 
Loc. Seychelles. Silhouette: high damp forest near Mont Pot-a-eau, ca. 1500 feet, 
VIII. 1908, two specimens (one of the striolate specimens, and that devoid of striolation). 
Mahé: from near Morne Blanc, X. 1908, one specimen. 
36. Acritus (Aletes) fryert, sp. nov. (Plate 14, figs. 31, 32). 
Minutissimus, oblongo-ovalis, depressus, ferrugineus, antennis pedibusque dilutioribus ; 
capite impunctato; prothorace elytrisque dense subtiliter striolato-punctatis, punctis 
subtilissimis, in basi prothoracis parum fortioribus ; prosterno inter strias in medio parum 
angustiore quam in basi, striis antice parum divergentibus; lined inter meso- et meta- 
