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This is one of the smallest species of Ihe genus and difïers from 

 any of its numerous allies in its coloration. A single spécimen is 

 contained in my collection. 



Cleoporus Ribbei n. sp. — Black, the basai joirds of the 

 antennœ fulvous, thorax longitudinally strlgose, elytra very closely 

 and deeply punctured, the interstices longitudinally and transversely 

 raised. — Length, 7 mill. 



Head strongly rugose and strigate, Ihe clypeus subquadrate, 

 separated from the face, antennse slender and elongale, the lower 

 four joints more or less fulvous, the rest black, the second joint 

 nearly as long as the first but shorter than the third joint; thorax 

 more than twice as broad as long, the sides strongly rounded, 

 somewhat sinuate, the anterior angles slightly produced, the entire 

 surface covered with strongly raised longitudinal strigse and with a 

 few punclures only near the anterior margin ; scutellum subqua- 

 drate, smooth ; elytra slightly wider at the base than the thorax, the 

 shoulders prominent, the surface very closely and strongly punc- 

 tured in somewhat irregular rows, the interstices costate and 

 transversely convex at différent places; legs unarmed, black, the 

 posterior four tibise emarginate at the apex, claws bifid ; prosternum 

 broad, the anterior margin of the thoracic episternum convex. 



Hah. Salomon Islands (Ribbe), 



A species well distinguished by its entire ly black shining colour 

 and its peculiar sculpturing. 



NEOGLOIDES n. g. (Eumolpin^). 



Body oblong, above finely pubescent, eyes slightly sinuate, the 

 epistome not separated from the face, antennae filiform, the terminal 

 joints slightly widened ; thorax transverse, the sides widened, 

 obsoletely sinuate; elytra irregularly punctured and finely pubes- 

 cent; femora incrassate, unarmed, claws appendiculate, prosternum 

 oblong, slightly narrowed at the middle, the anterior margin Of 

 the thoracic episternum convex. 



This genus will enter the group Myochroinœ on account of the 

 pubescent upper surface, the entire tibise and convex thoracic 

 episternum; it differs from any gênera contained in that section by 

 the transversely shaped thorax in connection with the unarmed 

 femora and appendiculate claws. A single species is known to me. 



Neocloides plagiatus n. sp. — Below obscure piceous, the 

 head and thorax greenish-œneous, closely rugose-punctate and finely 

 pubescent^ elytra strongly and closely rugose-punctate , obscure pale 



