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striate, the striae becoming fewer near the sides, the interstices 

 convex. Legs reddish-yellow, rather slender, the anterior tarsi of 

 the male moderately dilated, the intermediate very slightly. 

 Long. 3 J lines, lat. 1 line. 



88. Haplaner puncticollis, n.sp. 



Black, moderately nitid, the elytra with a reddish-brown tinge, 

 the legs, antennae and palpi piceous-i'ed. Head smooth, with a 

 large punctiform impression on each side at the clypeal suture. 

 Thorax about as wide as long, rather convex, rounded on the sides, 

 nearly rectangular at the base, the basal depression large, shallow, 

 ard densely and finely punctate. Elytra a little wider than the 

 thorax and little more than twice the length, slightly opaque, very 

 deeply striate, the interstices convex, no short basal stria. Legs 

 rather slight, the posterior thighs short and curved a little as in 

 Hypharpax, the anterior tarsi slightly dilated. 



Long. 2 1 lines, lat. 1 line. 



89. Haplaner subsericeus, n.sp. 



Ovate, sub-depressed, black, very nitid, elytra silky-brown. 

 Head with the usual impressions, but not strongly marked, the 

 palpi and antennae piceous. Thoi'ax transverse, wider than the 

 head, slightly rounded on the sides, rectangular behind, the median 

 line rather faint, and the basal impressions deep but not large. 

 Elytra wider than the thorax, and little over twice the length, 

 rounded slightly on the sides, rounded and slightly emarginate at 

 the apex, finely striate, the interstices flat, the first stria from the 

 sutui'e deep throughout, the second deep at the base only, no short 

 stria. Legs piceous-red, hind thighs short and thick, tibiae 

 spinous-hairy. 



Long. 2 1 lines, lat. 1 line. 



90. Haplaner assimilis, n.sp. 



Resembling H. puncticollis in every respect excepting that it is 

 much larger, and of a piceous-red all over, the thorax more 



