Dcscriiitions of two new species of Aniphizoa discovered in 

 Vancouver s Island hy Mr. Josejjh Bcaucliainp Mat- 

 thews : by the Rev. A. Matthews, M. A., Oxon. 



I have much pleasure in recording the discovery of two 

 new species of the extraordinary genus Amphizoa. Both 

 were found in Vancouver's Island by my brother, Mr. 

 J. B. Matthews ; but as he did not know their value, nor 

 even the genus to which they l:)elonged, he is unable to 

 give me any particulars of their capture, or of the precise 

 locality in which they occurred. Both species differ in 

 many essential characters from A. insolcns ; A. Lc Contci, 

 Itesides having a strongly elevated carina on each elytron, 

 is marked with longitudinal stripes of red, which in life 

 are probably very conspicuous, and A. Joseplii is of a dull 

 l)lack colour without any tinge of brown, much more 

 depressed and narrower in form, and also differs from 

 both its congeners in the relative proportions and sculp- 

 ture of all parts of the body. 



By the urgent desire of Dr. Le Conte, who has carefully 

 examined both species, I take this means of announcing' 

 their occurrence and publishing their descriptions. 



Amphizoa Joseplii, sjy. nor. 



L. c. 5J lin. — Olilongo ovalis, depressa, rugose punctata, 

 obscure nigra, hand nitida, pedibus atque antennis nigris. 



Head rather short and broad, finely and very closely 

 punctured, the interstices not shining, with a very wide 



