214 Mr. J. O. Westvvood's Descriptions 



Sect. I. — Mandibulae maris graciles falcatae, apice ttidentatae. 



Sp. 15. Lissotes Menalcas. (Plate XII. fig. 1 and details.) 



Niger, nitidissimus, pronoti disco in medio depresso, parum 

 punctatus, elytris striis laevibus impressis. 



Long. Corp. lin. 11 1 (fere 1 unc). 

 Habitat in Nova Hollandia. D. Verreaux. 

 In Mus. Chevrolat (etiam in Mus. Brit. — Nova Zelandia an 

 recte?). 



Corpus oblongum, convexum, nitidissimum, parce punctatum ; 

 capite lato, prothorace pone medium latiori, elytrisque latitu- 

 dine sequali. Caput transversum latum, angulis anticis obtusis, 

 vertice late concavo; punctatum, oculi laterales integri rotun- 

 dati, antice et postice vix cantho incisi, lateribus capitis pone 

 oculos baud dilatatis. Mandibulae maris capitis longitudine 

 curvat8e,ad basin dente crasso armatse, apice elevato compresso 

 tridentato. Antenna? breves, clava mediocri, 3-articulata. 

 Prothorax transversus, capite parum latior, prsesertim pone 

 medium, medio disci elevato sub-canaliculato, margine antico 

 in tubercula duo elevato ; utrinque pone medium impressione 

 rotunda laevi notatus. Elytra brevia latitudine prothoracis, 

 convexa, singulo striis tribus longitudinalibus laevibus, spatiis 

 interstitialibus punctatis. Tibiae anticaj extus G-dentatae, 

 4 posticae in medio 1-dentatae. Foemina ignota. 



This very interesting species forms part of the fine collection of 

 M. Chevrolat of Paris, to whom I am greatly indebted for per- 

 mission to examine many of the rare species which he possesses. 

 It is remarkable for the subcucullated pronotum and the concave 

 crown of the head, and its glossy black colour. A specimen is 

 also contained in the British Museum collection, which Mr. A. 

 White informs me was received from Captain Parry as a native of 

 New Zealand, whilst M. Chevrolat assures me that his specimen 

 is rightly indicated as a native of New Holland, having been col- 

 lected by M. Verreaux. 



Plate XII. fig. 1, Lissotes Menalcas of the natural size ; 1 a, head and prothorax 

 seen laterally j 1 6, the labrum ; 1 c, the maxilla ; 1 d, the nientum and extreniity 

 of the labial palpi ; 1 e, the lacinia; of the labium and the labial palpi. 



