154 REV. H. S, GORHAM ON NEW COLEOPTERA. [Mar. 16, 
March 16, 1886. 
Prof. W. H. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. F. D. Godman, F.R.S., exhibited a series of examples of a 
Butterfly, Danais plexippus, from various localities, and made remarks 
on its distribution, which seemed to be gradually extending itself all 
over the world. 
Professor Bell stated that the species of Balanoglossus, an imperfect 
example of which he had exhibited to the Society on November the 
17th of last year, had been described and named by M. R. Koehler, 
who had called it B. sarniensis’ ; the specimen on which his descrip- 
tion was based had also come from the island of Herm. Since the read- 
ing of that description, M. G. Pouchet * had reported to the Academy 
of Sciences that the species in question had been found at various 
localities on the northern and north-western coasts of France. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. On new Genera and Species of Endomychide. 
By the Rev. H. 8. Gorsam, F.ZS., F.E.S. 
{Received March 5, 1886. | 
(Plate XVII.) 
The object of the following descriptions is to make known several 
most interesting and beautiful Coleoptera of the family Endomychide 
from various sources, but which are chiefly due to Mr. George 
Lewis’s collections made in Ceylon in 1882-3. A portion, however, 
are species that have been long known to me, as they are based on 
specimens collected by Mr. Bates on the Amazons. Of these there 
were mostly but one or two of each species, and it would no doubt 
have been satisfactory to have seen more examples ; of this, however, 
there seems but slender hope, while if left undescribed the specimens 
are practically lost. Two or three most interesting species, forming 
a new genus, are from examples in Mr. Cowan’s Madagascar collec- 
tion ; for the opportunity of describing these my thanks are due to 
Dr. Sharp. 
SPATHOMELES. 
1. SPATHOMELES INFLATUS. (Plate XVII. fig. 5.) 
Oblongus, niger, nitidus ; elytris piceo-purpurascentibus, marginibus 
nigris, humeris calloso-inflatis. Long. 10 millim. 92? 
Hab. Ceylon. 
Head, antennze, legs, prothorax, and underside shining black. 
' Comptes Rendus, cii. (25 Jan. 1886) p. 224. 
2. es pnata: 
