198 ■ 3Ir. CvRTis's Descrijjtions of 



pnnctate-striate, apex emarginate, forming 2 strong blackish spines on 

 the outside ; a spot on each side of the scutelhun piceoiis, a band across 

 the middle and another l)elo\v it, uniting along the suture and costa, and 

 forming 2 ovals of a piceoiis colour : legs pale ochre. 



One from St. Paul's. It seems to be nearly related to Germar's E. sub- 

 fasc'tutiis. 



*33. AmPEDUS ? DORSALIS. Ctivt. 



Niger, puberulus ; capite thoraceque ])rofnndè punctatis ; thoracis marginibus 

 lateralibus ochreis ; elytris minute punctatis, striis profunde punctatis, 

 maculâque magna oclireâ Immerali secus costam attenuata. 



Length 6f, breadth 2 lines. 



Terminal joint of maxUlury palpi subtrigonate : anteniiœ with the 2nd joint 

 globose, 3rd short obovate, the remainder compressed, serrated. Black, 

 pubescence ochreous ; hifcul and thorax thickly and strongly punctured, 

 the latter ovate-quadrate, the angles long, acute, and piceous at the apex, 

 a broad lateral ochreous margin, extending also beneath, and leaving an 

 oval black space on the back : tli/tra rounded at the apex, minutely punc- 

 tured, with strongly punctured strice, a large bright ochreous spot cover- 

 ing each shoulder, and attenuated along the costa beyond the middle. 

 Taken by Lieut. T. Graves. 



*34. Ampedus Cingulum. Cart. 



Niger ; capite thoraceque dense, elytris minute punctatis ; his lineis punctorum 



magnorum non nisi ad apicem et in macula una alterave disci oclu'eis. 

 Length 6 to 7 lines, breadth 2 to 2\. 



Palji'i and auteamv like A. dorsalls, excepting the 3rd joint of the latter, which 

 is subglobose. Black, pubescent ; head and thorax thickly and strongly 

 punctured, the latter suborbicular, the hinder lobes long, divaricating and 

 acute, slightly gibbose behind, with a dorsal impression : ehftra bright 

 ochreous, excepting a large portion of the apex, minutely punctured, with 

 very strong lines also of brown punctures, 2 piceous spots on the tlisc 

 placed obliquely, the upper ones next the suture are sometimes wanting. 

 From St. Paul's. 



