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Neiv species of Clerid^ and other Golenptera from Madagascar ; 

 by Chas. O. Waterhouse. 



The species described in this paper have recently been received 

 by the British Museum from Antananarivo, and were collected 

 by Mr. Kingdon, with the exception of Lissaulicus Icevis, which 

 is from Fianarantsoa, and was brought liy Mr. Shaw. 



PARNID^. 



Potamophilns ahdominalis. 



Elongatus, parallelus, opacus, nigrescens; thorace trapezoidali, 

 subtiliter confertim punctato, antice liuea impressfi, angulis 

 posticis acutis, elytris sat for titer punctato-striatis, ad apicem 

 arcuatim angustatis, apice ipso oblique truncato, pedibus basi 

 tarsisque plus minusve piceis, abdomine late concavo, segmentis 

 piceo-marginatis, Long. 4^ lin. 



An elongate, narrow species, with very long legs, closely alHed 

 to P. africamts, Bohem. The thorax is relatively less transverse 

 than in that species, about one-third broader than long, obliquely 

 narrowed in front, gently convex, the anterior impressed line is 

 more angular in the middle than in P. africamts, and there is 

 a cimeiform impression posteriorly, the anterior angles are a 

 little greater than right angles, the j^osterior angles are acute, 

 but do not diverge as in africanns. The elytra are very long, 

 a little narrower in the middle than at the base, rather strongly 

 punctate-striate, the intervals moderately convex, irregularly and 

 extremely finely pimctured, the apex of each elytron is obliquely 

 truncate, the angles not dentiform. 



CLERID.E. 



Cladiscus riigosiis. 



Niger, nitidus, rugosus, parce pilosus ; elytris thorace fere 

 duplo latioribus, abdomine piceo. Long. 4i lin. 



Head broad, with a transverse impression between the eyes, 

 the forehead raised in the middle, the neck with some small 



