912 MR. G. A. K. MARSHALL ON [DeC. 11, 



Seacl strongly transverse ; forehead with a deep central furrow, 

 but without any supra-ocular tubercle ; eyes very prominent and 

 subconical in shape. Eostruin separated from head by a. deep 

 transverse furrow, as long as broad, the sides sti'aight and slightly 

 narrowed from base to a,pex ; upper surface plane, with five short 

 and i-ather shallow longitudinal impressions in the basal half Avhich 

 are more or less hidden by the dense scaling. Antenna} densely 

 squamose, the scape reaching the posterior margin of eye, the two 

 basal joints of the funicle subequal. Prothorax much broader 

 than long, basal margin faintly bisinuate, apical margin narrower 

 and truncate, sides moderately rounded and broadest about 

 middle ; upper sui-face convex, rugosely punctured throughout 

 and with a vevj short longitudinal impi'essed line in the middle 

 of the base. Elytra subovate, with a shallow basal constriction, 

 the basal margin jointly emarginate, subacuminate at apex ; sides 

 rounded, broadest not far from base owing to the presence of 

 a low rounded prominence on the inflexed margin below the 

 shoulders ; upper surface convex, steeply declivous behind, with 

 deep punctures forming three regular rows near the suture, but 

 irregular laterally especially in the basal half, the intervals smooth 

 and impunctate. Legs stout, densely squamose ; tibiae sparsely 

 pilose, not crenulate internally, but with from three to six stout 

 spine-like set?e on the apical half ; tarsal claws connate at base. 



Port. E. Africa : Beira (P. A. Shej^j^ard). 



Types, S in the British Museum, $ in the Oxford Museum. 



Much smaller than E. cinerosus Fahr., which differs in having 

 a prominent supra-ocular tiibercle and a much more elongate 

 prothorax with a deep central furrow ; the eyes are not conical, 

 the punctuation of the elytra is in regular rows throughout, and 

 the tibiae a,re distinctly crenulate and densely pilose. 



Through the kindness of Mr. Sheppard I have been able to 

 examine a good series of this species, which varies considerably 

 in size. 



Strophosomus salisburiensis, sp. nov. 



Long. 5-6|-, lat. 2|-4 mm. 



Colouring exti'emely variable, being either uniform grey, or 

 grey mottled or striped with brown, or light brown mottled with 

 dark brown and grey ; thorax always with two paler strijoes, and 

 two pale spots adjoining thena at the base of the elytra. 



Head almost plane, closely punctured and with a broad and deep 

 central furrow ; eyes rather prominent, rounded, the posterior 

 margin of the orbit produced into a short sharp point. Rostmim 

 sepai'ated from head by a deep subarcuate furrow which does not 

 reach the margin, gradually narrowed from base to apex, the sides 

 straight ; upper surface plane, with two broad deep oblique sulci 

 which join the basal furrow at a little distance from each other. 

 Antennce rufescent with the club fuscous ; second joint of the 

 funicle distinctly longer than the first. Prothorax moderately 

 transverse, base and apex of equal width and both truncate, sides 



