Descri23tions of some nciu ColmptcroKs Trisects hclonging to the 

 genera Myodites and Rhipidius {Rhiinphoridce) : hy 

 Chas. 0. Waterhouse. 



Myodites niger, sp. nov. 



Niger, nitidus, crebre siibtiliter punctulatus. Thorace 

 plagis quatuor Ittvibus. Elytris obscuve testaceis, basi 

 apiceque piceis, parce siibtiliter piiiictulatis, lateribus fere 

 Itevibus. Pedibiis anticis obscure piceo-testaceis, inter- 

 mediis posticisque nigro-piceis, his tibiaruni basi 

 tarsorumque articulo basali tlavis. [Antenna} desunt.] 

 Long. 2 1 lin. 



Head finely and obscurely granuluse, vertex with a very 

 slight obtuse tubercle. Thorax very tliickly and not very 

 finely punctured, the interstices irregular ; on each side of 

 the disk there is a smooth spot, and near the hind margin 

 two others smaller and rather nearer to each other. 

 Elytra pitchy with an obscure yellow band near the base, 

 the apex less obtuse than in M. fasciatus; the base is some- 

 what thickly and distinctly punctured, the apex and sides 

 sparingly and obscurely punctured. Abdomen thickly, 

 finely, but distinctly punctured, the basal segments above 

 less punctured. Wings slightly smoky, with the costa 

 pitchy. 



Hab. Dueiias, (Guatemala); 0. Salvin, Esq. Brit. Mus. 



Myodites rugosus, sp. nov. 



Niger, nitidus. Thorace fortiter crebre punctato, antice 

 linea brevi elevata nitida. Elytris flavis basi maculaque 

 apicali piceis, superne parce obsolete punctatis. Abdomine 

 subtus crebre distincte punctato. <^ Long. 2^ lin. 



Head in front impressed on each side ; vertex clothed 

 with long pale pubescence, with a slight longitudinal carina. 

 Thorax very strongly and thickly punctured, with a slight 



