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Descriptions of new species of Heteromerous Coleoptera, irith 

 synonymical notes ; by Chas. 0. Waterhouse. 



Ceropria madayascariensis, Dej. MS. 



In the British Museum there are specimens with this name 

 attached. They agree well with Fairmaire's description of C. 

 Coquerelii, (Ann. Soc. Fr., 158), except that the interstices of 

 the strite of the elytra are said to be " fere planis," and the 

 fourth interstice "reliquis paulo angustiore." 



In the Museum specimens the interstices are distinctly convex, 

 (the striaj being very strong), and I can perceive no difference in 

 the width of the interstices. Should there prove to be two 

 species, it may be convenient to adopt Dejean's name. 



Hab. Madagascar, (Crossley). B.M. 



Meloe conqyressipes, n. sp. 



Cseruleus, subtus nigro-cjeruleus, capite crebre fortiter punctato, 

 vertice canaliculato. Antennis articulis tribus apicalibus atris. 

 Thorace longitudine baud latiori, supra piano, crebre fortiter 

 punctato, antice omnino rotundato, postice paulo angustato, 

 lateribus rectis ; basi leviter emarginato, disco fortiter canalicu- 

 lato. Elytris thorace paulo latioribus, at 2\ longioribus, postice 

 paulo ampliatis ; fortiter longitudinaliter rugatus, margine interno 

 regulariter arcuato. Abdomine confertim minus fortiter punctato, 

 segmento ultimo et penultimo supra medio fere impunctato. 

 Pedibus compressis. 



Long, (sine abdom.), 9 lin. 



Resembles M. Chevrolati, lairm., but diifers in having the 

 thorax rounded in front ; in having the antenna? thickened 

 towards the apex, the apical joint being large and a little longer 

 than the two preceding joints taken together. The head is very 

 strongly and thickly punctured ; the thorax is more strongly but 

 rather less thickly punctured. The elytra are covered with 

 strong rugae which are longitudinally coniluent ; the internal 

 border is gently arcuate, (and not angulate as represented in the 

 figure of M. Chevrolati). 



Hab. Madagascar. B.M. 



