new Species of Histeridge. 349 



edges, It is anterior to the suture ; the anterior tibiae are 5-6- 

 denticulute. 



The small stature and the singular frontal and mesosternal 

 striae distinguish this species from the others known. 



Nab. Togo-land. 



Paratropus aptistriuSy sp. n. 



Ovatus, brunneus, tenuissime punetulatus, subnitidus ; fronte stria 

 marginali Integra, utrinque carinata ; pronoto anguste marginato ; 

 elytris striia 1-4 et suturali integris, 4 arcu basali suturali 

 coounte, 5 ultra medium abbreviata ; prosterno angusto, bistriato. 



L. 3i mill. 



Oval, brown, somewhat shining, surface microscopically 

 punctulate ; the head convex on vertex, frontal stria com- 

 plete, angulate before the eyes and carinate especially laterally 

 and by the angles; tlie thorax is narrowly marginate; the 

 elytra, stria, humeral strong and complete, 1-4 and sutural 

 finer and also complete, 4 and sutural join at the base, 5 is 

 shortened before the middle ; the pygidia are feebly punctulate ; 

 the prosternum, the keel is narrow and bistriate, striae parallel 

 until just behind the anterior lobe, where they turn outwards ; 

 the mesosternum is sparingly punctulate, bistriate anteriorly, 

 with a crenate straight stria over the suture. 



This species is extremely similar to ovides, Mars., but the 

 fourth and sutural stride are complete and join anteriorly and 

 the surface is not " la^vis nitidus," owing to a fine though 

 sparing punctuation and a roughened sculpture seen under 

 the mici-oscope. 



Ilab. Portuguese Guinea. 



Ilomalo'pygus latisternus, sp. n. 



Oblongns, depressus, piceus, nitidus ; fronte tenuitor punctulata ; 



proMoto ad angulos tristriato ; elj tris striis dorsalibus abbreviatis ; 



pygidio basi excavato ; prosterno late, impunctato ; mesosterno 



profuiide inciso. 

 L. 2A mill. 



Oblong, rather depressed, piceous, shining ; the head, 

 surface uneven, free, finely punctulate and densely micro- 

 scopically strigose ; the thorax, marginal stria fine and 

 interrupted behind the neck, the anterior angles are some- 

 what impressed, at the basal angle there is a fine short stria 

 and close to it are two longer striae also very fine and bent 

 and pointing towards the head ; the elytra, striae very fine, 

 inner humeral com})lete, 1 dorsal indistinct, 2-3 fine, basal, 

 but well-marked, 4 a little longer and joined to the sutural stria, 



