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MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON THE 
StRATEGUS ANTJ3US, Fab)’. 
The prothorax and elytra of this North and Central- American 
species. [Its larvte were found under rubbish in the Sapate with 
the fragments of the perfect insect, which we did not succeed in 
taking alive. — H. N. R.] 
S E R R I C 0 R N I A. 
Hyporrhagus margtnatus, Fair. 
A single example of this West-Indian species in the flowers of 
au acacia iu the garden. 
Malacodermata. 
Xylopertha, sp. 
Three specimens. Probably an introduced species. Four milli- 
metres in length ; reddish yellow, shining, with the rough ante- 
rior part of the thorax brown and the apex of the elytra pitchy. 
The elytra finely punctured at the base, strongly punctured pos- 
teriorly ; the posterior declivity also strongly punctured, with 
three nodes on its upper margin on each elytron. 
[These came to light in our rooms. — H. N. R.] 
PI E T E R O M E R A. 
Epitragus Batesii, Maklin . 
Elongatus, ellipticus, modice convexus, parum nitidus, parce 
flavo-pubescens, crebre punctatus ; elytris striato-punctatis, striis 
postice obsoletis. 
Long. 7 ^ millim. 
The head is closely and rather strongly punctured. The thorax 
two fifths broader than long, broadest a little behind the middle, 
very slightly narrowed behind, a little more in front; distinctly 
and moderately strongly punctured ; the punctures on the disk 
separated from eacli other by one or one and a half times the 
diameter of the punctures ; the punctures towards the sides 
larger and closer together, giving a slight rough appearance ; the 
punctures at the anterior margin are finer. The elytra are at 
the base a little wider than the base of the thorax, very slightly 
widened to rather behind the middle and then arcuately narrowed 
to the apex ; moderately finely but distinctly punctured, the 
