226 3Ir. "\\'ATEraioL'bi: o/i neif species of Coleoptera. 



liaud crebre subtiliter puuctulata : thorace brevi, i:)arce subtilis- 

 sirne puiactulato; scutello lajvi ; elytris oblougis, creberrime, sub- 

 tiliter coriaceo-puuctulatis punctis majoribiis sat crebre inter- 

 spersis ; propygidio opaco, parce subtiliter puuctulato ; pygidio 

 a?neo, basi jiunctis nonnullis adsperso. LoDg. G| liu., lat. 3-| liiu 



This fiue species is conspicuous by its large size, smooth 

 thorax, and line punctuation on the elytra, besides the more 

 usual coarse punctures. The dorsal costa^ are very narrow and 

 inconspicuous. 



Hab. Ceylou. Brit. I\lus. 



Apogonia nana, Walker. 



Tiigonostv)na nana, Walker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1(S59, iii, 

 p. 55. 



Piceo-testacea, nitida ; clypeo brevi, fronte haud crebre 

 punctulata ; thorace haud crebre subtilius puuctulato, lateribus 

 evidenter punctatis ; elytris fortiter sat crebe punctatis, lineis 

 diiabus vix convexis instructis. Long. 2\ hn. 



The punctuation of the head is not very close and is rather 

 obscure, especially in the middle of the forehead. The disc of 

 the thorax is finely and sj)aringly punctui-ed, the sides more 

 distinctly and more closely punctm-ed. The punctuation of the 

 elytra is rather strong and close ; the usual two dorsal smooth 

 lines are not very well defined, especially the second ; there is 

 a line of strong jiunctures along the margin, the space between 

 this roAV of punctures and the margin is smooth and convex, 

 ^letasternum smooth. Sides of the abdomen rather thickly and 

 strongly pimctured. Pygidium not very thickly and moderately 

 strongly punctured. 



Hab. Ceylon. Brit. Mus. 



There can be no douljt that this species is an Apogonia 

 altlijpugh it is a Httle narrower than the majority of the species. 



Apogonia cencscens, Hope. 



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



Clypeus not separated from the head ]>\ any distinct suture, 

 closely and moderately strongly pimctiu-ed ; head moderately, 

 closely and strongly punctured. Apical joints of the maxillary 

 palpi unusually inflated in the middle, acimiinate at the apex. 

 Thorax thickly punctured with rather strong (but not large) 



