210 Mr. G. Lewis on new 



appears to me to be identical with H. striolatas^ but an exa- 

 mination of the type can alone decide this point : — " H. ovalis, 

 subdepressus, niger ; thorace lateribus sesquistriato ; elytris 

 striis dorsalibus integris, lateral! exteriore nulla ; tibiis anticis 

 3-dentatis. Hab. Senegal. L. 4 lin. (Affinis n. mem- 

 nonio.) " 



Ulster carnaticus, n. sp. 



Ovalis, subconvexus, niger, nitidus ; fronte subtilissime punctulata, 

 insequaliter impressa, stria integra, modice valida, antice recta ; 

 pronoto antice bisinuato, stria laterali interna integra, externa 

 vix abbreviata ; elytris striis 1-4 validis, integris, 5 brevissima, 

 snturali brevi media ; propygidio pnnctis sparsis cincto ; pygidio 

 Isevi ; prosterno piano, emarginato ; mesosterno sinuato, stria 

 integra ; tibiis anticis 3-dentatis, posticis biseriatim multispinosis. 

 L. 6i mill. 



Eab. Nilghiri Hills. 



This species belongs to an Indian group which embraces 

 corax and coracinus. H. carnaticus differs chiefly in having the 

 fourth dorsal stria deep and complete and the transverse band 

 of punctures on the base of the pygidium obsolete. The 

 group represented by encaustics and thihetanus has certain 

 characters in common with the above, and in a systematic 

 list the two clusters may be brought together with advantage. 



Ulster martins^ n. sp. 



Ovalis, parum convexns, niger, nitidus ; antennis pedibusque rufis ; 

 fronte punctulata, stria profunde impressa; mandibulis extus 

 marginatis ; pronoto basi punetato marginato, striis 2 laterahbus 

 integris profunde impressis ; elytris rubris macida communi angu- 

 lata nigra, striis validis 1-4 integris, 5 in medio STibinterrupta, 

 suturali ultra medium abbreviata ; propygidio pygidioque sat 

 dense ocellato-punctatis ; prosterno postice angusto marginato, 

 lobo punctate, in medio utrinque sulcato ; mesosterno arcuato, 

 marginato ; tibiis anticis 4-dentatis, posticis biseriatim spinulosis. 

 L. 3 mill. 



Hah. Abyssinia {Raffray). 



This species is allied to laco. It is slightly more convex, 

 the interstice between the thoracic margin and the outer stria 

 is much broader, the apex of the mesosternum is arcuate, and 

 the propygidium and the pygidium are densely marked with 

 ocellated punctures. The last character brings it near to 

 hurdistanus. 



Hister Raffrayi^ n. sp. 

 Ovalis, subconvexus. nigro-piceus, nitidus ; fronte stria valida Integra 



