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Di'-'^cvlptions of neio or little known species of Colkoptera from 

 carious localities ; by Chas. O. Waterhouse. 



MELOLONTHID^-E. 



Aporjonia nigrescens. Hope. 



Gray's Zool. Miscell, 1831, p. 23. 



Oblongo-ovata, convexa. nitida, nigra, elytris iBnescentibiis ; 

 clypeo crebre fortiter punctato : fronte crebre minus fortiter 

 punctata ; thorace creberrime evidenter punctato, angulis anticis 

 prominulis, paulo depressis ; scutello basi discrete punctato ; 

 elytris crebre fortiter punctatis, dorsim costis duabus angustis 

 Ifevibus ; abdoniine lateribus, pygidioque crebre fortissime punc- 

 tatis; metasterno lateribus confertim evidenter punctato. Long. 

 5 lin. 



The punctures on the clypeus are rather close together and 

 very strong, those on the forehead are less strong. The anterior 

 angles of the thorax are unusually prominent and flattened, the 

 punctuation is very even and distinct, the spaces between the 

 punctures are not greater than the diameter of the punctures, 

 the sides (viewed laterally) are much rounded behind the middle, 

 and the posterior angles are very obtuse. The elytra are covered 

 with large deep punctures, the spaces between the punctures a 

 little greater than the diameter of the punctures : the usual two 

 smooth costfe are well defined, and along the sides are five rows 

 of strong punctures. Pygidiiim with a smooth raised mesial 

 line. 



Hab. Nepal (Hardwicke). Brit. Mus. 



Apoijonia proximo, n. sp. 



Nigro-£enea, convexa, nitida ; thorace creberrime fortiter punc- 

 tato, anguhs anticis acutiusculis. haud depressis ; scuteUo sub- 

 tilius haud crebre punctato ; elytris crebre fortiter punctatis, 

 dorsim costis duabus angustis Itevibus ; abdomine lateribus 

 pygidioque crebre fortissime punctatis : metasterno lateribus 

 regulariter crebre fortiter punctatis. Long. ."» lin. 



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