neio species of Coleoptera from various localities. 13 



fortiter punctatis, singulis plagis tribus fiavis (nigro- 

 cinctis) notatis. 



Long. 2 1 lin. ; lat. 7 lin. 



The head and thorax are rather darker than the elytra. 

 The elytra have a black band across, about one-third from 

 the base, in which are four yellow spots; at about one- 

 third from the apex there is on each elytron a yellow 

 reniform spot which is surrounded with black. 



Hah. — Guatemala (O. Salvin, Esq.). Brit. Mus. 



ENDOMYCHID^. 



Haploscelis abdominalis, sp. n. 



Ovalis, atratus, subnitidus, Isevis; thorace leviter con- 

 vexo, basi medio hand marginato ; elytris convexis, apicem 

 versus arcuatim angustatis; tibiis anticis intus dente 

 acuto armatis; abdomine medio impressione magna. 



Long. 4 1 lin.; lat. 2| lin. 



General form and appearance of H. atratus, ? , but 

 with the elytra much less acuminate at the apex. The 

 club of the antennas is much less broad. The thorax is 

 gently convex, not very deeply emarginate in fr-ont, the 

 anterior angles not very prominent, nearly rectangles; 

 the sides margined, gently sinuate before the posterior 

 angles, which are a little less than right-angles; the base 

 has the usual two fove^e, but is not margined between them. 

 The elytra have the sides arcuate. The anterior tibiae are 

 dilated on the inside (a little beyond the middle) into a 

 strong tooth. The abdomen has a deep central impression 

 Avhich occupies the 2nd to 4th segments and encroaches 

 on the margin of the 1st, the sides of the impression are 

 elevated. 



Hah. — Madagascar. Brit. Mus. 



