12 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse's descrij^tions of 



Brady cnemis velutina, sp. n. 



Purpureo-nigra, velutina, subtus nitida; tliorace longi- 

 tudiiie fere ^ latiori, margine antico medio parum angulato, 

 lateribus sub-rotundatis, basi constricto, supra nigro-velu- 

 tino, subtus creberrime subtiliter punctulato, utrinque 

 plaga l^evi ; elytris parallelis, tliorace vix latioribus, apice 

 obtuse rotundatis, piceis, basi piceo-nigro; metasterno sat 

 crebre for titer punctato. 



Long. 22 lin. ; lat. 7 lin. . 



The antennse are 11 -jointed, about the same length as 

 the elytra. The sides of the thorax are somewhat rounded, 

 slightly angular behind the middle. The elytra are nearly 

 black at the base, the posterior four-fifths pale pitchy; the 

 pubescence dense at the base, less so towards the apex. 

 Metasternum very broad. Abdomen with the first three 

 segments having the posterior margin straight, the fifth 

 gently emarginate. 



Hah.—E,. Indies? (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). Brit. Mus. 



Bradycnemis anomala, sp. n. 



Prsecedenti afiinis, differt tamen antennis octo articulatis, 

 thorace lateribus bene rotundatis, subtus omnino regidariter 

 creberrime subtiliter punctidato; elytris olivaceo-piceis, 

 minus crebre punctulatis ; abdomiue piceo, segmentis 

 omnibus apice le\dter emarginatis. 



Long. 21 lin.; lat. 6 lin. 



I am very much perplexed as to what to do with this 

 insect. In spite of the anomalous antenna3 (which are 

 two-thirds the length of the elytra, and are quite perfect), 

 it appears to me to be congeneric with the preceding, 

 which it closely resembles in other respects. May the 

 two insects possibly be sexes? 



Hah.- — Penang (J. C. Bowring, Esq.). Brit. Mus. 



Stenaspis plagiata, sp. n. 



Elongata, parallela, piceo-castauea, nitida ; fronte 

 l^vi, canaliculata ; thorace longitudine fere duplo latiori, 

 convexo, coufertim ruguloso, lateribus medio bene angu- 

 latis, disco impressionibus quinque nitidis nigris, margine 

 postico flavo; scuteUo fere Itevi; elytris thorace vix 

 angustioribus apicem versus parum angustatis, crebre 



