new Sjjcci'es of IIisterida3. 103 



Maegaeinotus, Marseul, Mon. p. 549 (1853). 



The species of this genus have open circular antennal fossa3, 

 and this structure suggests its position to be near Gramtno- 

 stethus and Atholus. It cannot remain between Contipusi\\\^ 

 Ilister-y where Marseul placed it. 



Carcinops Vouhgert, Th^ry. 



In the Catalogue of 1905 I placed this species erroneously 

 in Kissistei'. Mons. Thery has kindly given me the typo 

 example. 



Monoplius Braunsi, sp. n. 



Orbicularis, couvexus, iiiger, opaciis ; froute plana ; clytris scriebus 

 septem. plagarum laeviuui subobsoletis, striis dorsalibus uullis ; 

 prosterno bistriato ; metasteruo antice foveolato. 



L. 4|-5 mill. 



Orbicular, convex, black, and opaque ; the head^ lateral 

 strife reach a little beyond the eye, surface flat and rugosely 

 punctured ; the thorax with three lateral small punctures and 

 one behind the eye (these are seen in other species), surface 

 densely and strigosely punctured j the elytra, stria3, outer 

 humeral distinct and complete, inner also complete but less 

 marked and varying in individuals, dorsal obliterated ; the 

 smooth circular spaces, as seen in pinguis, Lew. (pi. xx a. 

 fig. 3, Aim. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xi. 1893), are obscured by 

 the dense longitudinal strigosity of the general surface ; 

 the propygidium is densely and longitudinally strigose ; the 

 pygidiura is punctured on the disk and rather broadly rugose 

 along its base; the prosternum is clearly punctured, keel 

 bistriate, the strise bend towards each other in the middle; 

 the mesosternum, marginal stria complete j the metasternum 

 has a fovea close to tlie suture, and there is a more or less 

 deep median linear impression which connects the fovea in 

 the base edge, and sometimes there are two small fovea? on 

 the first abdominal segment ; the pilosity on the thighs &.c. 

 when existing is reddish and always sparse. The female has 

 a very faint longitudinal impression before the apex of the 

 ])ygidium, but it is only seen in certain lights. 



The above is somewhat similar in size io sigillalusj Poring., 

 in which, however, the elytral smooth spaces are much more 

 distinct. 



Hah. Willowraore, Cape Colony. Many examples captured 

 by Dr. 11. Brauns, occurring with Uodoteriaes viator^ Latr. 

 {llavilandi, iSh.). ^ 



