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letissimeque punctata, pubescensque ; capite piano, thorace longiore, antice paulo 



angustato ; thorace basin versus angustato, latitudine longiore, medio late longitudi- 



naliter impresso ; elytris thorace brevioribus. 



Long, f lin. 



Mas abdomine segmento sexto elongato, late longitudinaliter impresso, apice semi- 



circulariter emarginato. 



This species was taken several years ago by Mr. Reading, and 

 subsequently by Mr. Wollaston, at Plymouth : I am sorry that I am not 

 able to give particulars as to its habits, but these are I believe very re- 

 markable, and similar to those of JEpys. 



OCALEA LATIPENNIS, sp. 11. 



Nigro-fusca, sub-nitida, antennis apicem versus fuscis, basi, palpis, pedibusque 

 rufis, elytris fusco-brunneis, capite prothoraceque subtiliter minus crebre, elytris crebre 

 subtiliter punctatis. Long. 2-j — 2f lin. 



Allied to Ocalea castanea, Er., but rather larger, darker in colour, 

 and with much broader elytra. The antennae are slightly longer and 

 more slender than in O. castanea, and not quite so much thickened 

 towards the apex ; they are reddish-yellow at the base, more or less 

 infuscated towards the apex ; the length of every joint is distinctly 

 greater than the width. The mandibles and palpi are yellowish, the 

 apical joint of the latter slightly infuscated. The head is black, nar- 

 rower than the thorax, sparingly and finely punctured. The thorax is 

 black, about as long as broad, the sides much rounded in front, then 

 distinctly narrowed behind, the posterior angles obtuse, but more marked 

 than in O. castanea ; it has an impression at the base in front of the 

 scutellum, from which proceeds an indistinct, fine longitudinal channel ; 

 the upper-surface is finely but not closely punctured. The elytra are 

 of a brownish or pitchy-brown colour, nearly one-half broader than the 

 thorax, finely and very closely punctured, and delicately and densely 

 pubescent. The abdomen is sparingly and finely punctured, a little 

 yellowish at the apex. The legs are yellow, long and slender. 



Found in Scotland, only on the banks of the rivers, in company 

 with Homalota curraoc, &c. Communicated to me some years ago by 

 Mr. Hislop. I have found the species very rare. Banks of the Nith 

 and Avon. 



Aleochaea fthstgivoba, sp. n. 



Nigra, nitida, pedibus rufis, antennarum basi obscure rufo, elytris brunneis, 

 thoraci longitudine mqualibus, crebre punctatis; abdomine apicem versus sub -angustato, 

 supra basi hand crebre, apicem versus parte punctate Long. 2 — 2£ lin. 



