184 Mr. CuRTis's Descriptions nf 



Very glossy, piceous inclining to castaneous : //ef«/and thorax greenisli-black, 

 tlie latter convex, cupreous on the disc, with a deep channel down the 

 middle, the sides with a very narrow margin : I'liftra cupreous, the sides 

 with green lines, twice as long as the thorax and perfectly convex, with 

 shallow interrupted strife, vanishing on the sides and apex, costa with a 

 narrow margin, a foveolet at tlie base and 3 towards the apex ; trophl, an- 

 teinuv and legs ferruginous ; f/iig/is castaneous. 



This species I have named after Lieut. T. Graves, to whom I am indebted 

 for a pair : several were taken at Port St. Elena. 



N. G. Cardiophthalmus. Ciirf. 



Caput subangustum, ovatum. Oculi cordiformes. Thorax convexus, corda- 

 tus, truncatns. Eh/tra connata, lata, ovata, basi angustata, apice rotun- 

 data. Femora anteriora subtiis tuberculata. Tibke anteriores emargi- 

 nata^, spinis "2 longis validis armatœ. Tarsi unteriores articulato basali 

 elongato et in mare paululiun dilatato, tribus sequentibus parvis, obtrigo- 

 nis. ^tiitennœ articulo basali crasso, 2do brevissimo, 3tio sequentibus 

 longiore. Palpi articulis terminalibus ellipticis truncatis, duobus apica- 

 libus eequalibus. Mentam non late emarginatum, dente medio lato pro- 

 funde emarginato. 



Lahrinn transverse, slightly emarginate and ciliated (fig. J I). Mandibles por- 

 rected, strong, elongate-trigonate, the apex curved not acute (/«). Max- 

 itlœ liooked at the apex, ciliated internally. Palpi, internal biarticulate ; 

 external 4-jointed, basal joint short, "ind the longest, stout and curved, 

 3rd and 4th of equal length, tiie former clavate, the latter elliptic-trun- 

 cate {p). Mentam with a rather deep and narrow notch, with a short 

 tooth in the centre, broadly notched (8). Palpi triarticulate, basal joint 

 short, 2nd long, 3rd as long, elliptic-truncate. 



^4ntenna' shorter than the head and thorax, filiform, pubescent, slightly com- 

 pressed, basal joint the stoutest, ovate, 2nd the smallest, 3rd as long as 

 the 1st, 4th a little shorter than the 5th, which, as well as the following, 

 is elongate-ovate {~ a). Head narrow and ovate (7) ; ei/es rather small 

 and cordate, remote from the thorax, which is much broader, convex, 



