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placed above the base of the antennae ; the latter not extending to 

 the middle of the elytra, entirely fulvous, the third and fourth 

 joints equal, longer than the second, terminal joints gradually 

 thickened ; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides feebly rounded, 

 the anterior angles not produced, posterior ones acute, the surface 

 closely and finely punctured at the sides, more sparingly so at the 

 disc, the anterior margin with a deep longitudinal groove at each 

 side extending to about one-third the length of the thorax, the 

 base with a much shorter groove at each side ; scutelium fulvous ; 

 elytra with closely approached rows of larger punctures, the 

 interstices everywhere closely and finely punctured, slightly 

 wrinkled here and there ; the space in front of the lateral margins 

 slightly thickened and accompanied by some deeper punctures ; 

 elytral epipleurte very broad, concave and nearly smooth ; under- 

 side and legs entirely fulvous, impunctate ; prosternum narrowly 

 elongate ; the first joint of the tarsi in the male strongly widened. 



Hah. Madagascar, Diego-Suarez (C. Alluaud). 



This is quite a distinct species from iV. dehcta, Dalm., on account 

 of the deeper and longer anterior thoracic grooves, and the very 

 close punctuation, of the elytra, amongst which the larger punctures 

 are but obsoletelj^ arranged in rows. 



NiSOTEA. CHAPUISI, n. sp. 



Oblong, testaceous, terminal joints of the antennae fuscous ; 

 thorax closely and finely punctured, with obscure basal grooves ; 

 elytra very closely and semi-regularly punctured ; abdomen and 

 femora more or less piceous. 



Length 1-1| line. 



Head microscopically punctured at the vertex ; the clypeus with 

 a few deeper punctures and a fovea at the base ; antennae not ex- 

 tending to the middle of the elytra ; the lower six joints testaceous, 

 the rest black, third and fourth joints equal, terminal joints thick- 

 ened, pubescent, the last more elongate ; thorax at least twice as 

 broad as long, the sides very strongly rounded at the middle, all 

 the angles acute but not produced ; the disc convex, very closely 

 and rather finely punctured ; the anterior and posterior margins 

 with a very small indentation at each side, only visible under a 

 strong lens ; elytra oblong, scarcely widened, pointed at the apex, 

 very closely punctured in irregular rows, the punctures rather 

 larger than those of the thorax and evenly distributed, \vithout 

 arrangement in pairs ; underside and the posterior femora more 

 or less black. 



Hab. Madagascar, Diego-Suarez- (C AUuaud). 



A species of rather elongate shape and closely allied to W. testacea, 

 Chap., from Abyssinia, but smaller, the lower six, not four, joints 

 of the antennae testaceous, the thorax with scarcely perceptible 

 grooves, and the elytral punctation irregular, not geminate. 



Epiteix weisei, n. sp. 



Black, pubescent ; antennae, tibiae, and tarsi flavous ; thorax 



