the Species of Catascopus. 465 



is very rounded and polished, and slightly transversely striate, 

 with a deep, central, longitudinal depression, rather wider towards 

 the anterior margin. 



The elytra are much broader than the thorax, about once and 

 a half as long as broad, the sides nearly parallel, but slightly 

 emarginate a little behind the prominent shoulders ; they are 

 rounded posteriorly and emarginate towards the apex of each 

 elytron, each emargination having a very short, broad tooth at its 

 commencement. The upper surface of each elytron has nine 

 deeply and coarsely punctate striae, nearly equally spaced, the 

 fourth from the suture being widened and deeper, about one-third 

 its length from the base. 



Legs moderate in length, stout. 



Length -j*^ inch. 



From Singapore. In the collection of Mr. Wallace, and in my 

 own. 



This is a rather small species, with narrow thorax and broad 

 elytra. It comes close to C. elegans, Chaud., from which it may 

 be distinguished without difficulty by the shape of the thorax, 

 which in C. elegans is much more quadrate, by the prominent 

 angles of the thorax, and also by the sculpture of the elytra, which 

 is much more decided as regards the punctured striee. 



5. Catascopus Icevipennis, W. W. S. (PI. XVIII. fig. 3.) 



The colour of the head and thorax is brilliant metallic shining 

 green ; the elytra bronzy shining green ; the parts of the mouth, 

 antennae, underside of tiie body and legs, purplish-black. 



The head is elongate, rather constricted behind the eyes, having 

 the space between the eyes rugosely punctate, with the longitudinal 

 depressions running through the punctate space and dividing it 

 into three nearly equal bands, the depressions passing behind the 

 eyes, where they run into a series of irregular furrows, formed by 

 raised irregular lines. Eyes somewhat prominent. Antennae 

 robust, rather short. 



The thorax is rather broader than the head, cordato-quadrate, 

 much narrowed behind and rounded at the anterior angles, having 

 the hinder angles prominent and somewhat pointed ; the anterior 

 and posterior margins straight, and the sides narrowly margined. 

 The upper surface is clavated and rounded in the centre, very 

 smooth and shining, with a narrow central longitudinal depression. 



The elytra are much broader than the thorax, about once and a 

 half as long as broad, with the sides nearly parallel, and slightly 

 emarginate behind the rounded shoulders, having the apices 



