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sparsely but sliarply punctate, the punctures becoming 

 denser'and obliquely elongate towards the sides. Antennee 

 short, not reaching to base of thorax, first three joints stout, 

 the 3rd scarcely longer than the 2nd, 4th to 8th narrower, 

 almost as wide as long, 9th to 11th wider, transverse. 

 Thorax more than twice as wide as its median length, 

 anterior margin broadly concave, posterior margin almost 

 parallel with it, sides rounded, anterior angles obtuse, 

 rounded at apex, posterior angles completely rounded ; 

 lateral borders narrow but distinct, anterior and posterior 

 margins interrupted in the middle; disc evenly convex from 

 side to side, rather sparsely asperately punctate in the 

 middle, more densely so towards the sides ; lateral margins 

 with a sparse fringe of long hairs arising from beneath. 

 Scutellum minute, frequently concealed by the base of the 

 thorax. Elytra shortly ovate, shoulders rounded without a 

 lateral carina, epipleura narrow, completely ventral ; surface 

 moderately shining, very finely and sparsely muricately 

 punctate, not more densely so tow^ards the sides, with fine 

 irregularly branching lines all over ; lateral margins, especi- 

 ally near the shoulders, flavo-ciliate. 



Length 5-6 mm. 



12 ex. 



According to the key given by Bates (Cist. Ent. ii. p. 468) 

 this species would run down to A. haagi, Bates, which is 

 unknown to me, but from which it evidently differs in its 

 smaller size and rounded shoulders to the elytra. 



2. Ascelosodis longstaffi, sp. n. 



Very closely resembles the preceding in size and form, 

 but has rather shorter antennae and the elytra rather strongly 

 and densely though somewhat irregularly punctate, Avith the 

 scutellar area very much more finely and evenly punctured 

 than the central portion of the disc. The antennae are 

 similarly constructed to those of A. everestinus, but shorter, 

 joints 4 to 8 being feebly transverse. 



Length 5 mm. 



6 ex. 



From A. serripes, Redt., it differs in having the anterior 

 lobe of the head very much less prominent, the antennae 

 shorter, the anterior angles of the thorax obtuse, rounded at 

 the apex, and the posterior angles completely rounded ; the 

 puncturation is also finer and muricate in charac'er. 



These two species, and presumably^, haagi^ Bates, differ 

 from the normal form of the genus in the median lobe of 

 the head being very much less prominent, giving it a super- 

 ficial resemblance to the head of Sjnjraihus, 



