BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 
1245 
234. Elater longiusculus, n.sp. 
Elongate, sub-depressed, brown, opaque, densely punctate and 
closely clothed with a very short scale-like pale pubescence. Head 
without impression, slightly and broadly rounded in front. Thorax 
longer than wide, canaliculate, a little emarginate at the apex, 
widening a little from that to the posterior angles, which are 
rather long, acute, pointed backwards and somewhat recurved, 
with one long carina, slightly curved outwards anteriorly. 
Scutellum squai’e, slightly rounded at the base. Elytra of the 
width of the base of the thorax at the base, and a little over twice 
the length, gradually narrowed from thence to the apex which is 
conjointly rounded, striate-punctate, the interstices nearly flat and 
densely punctate. Legs and antenme yellowish, the latter short, 
slight, the third joint as long as the fourth. 
Long, 6|, lat. 1| lines. 
235. Elater ctnnamomeus, n.sp. 
This species resembles the last in every respect, except in size 
and colour, the latter being of a uniform opaque cinereous, and in 
having the interstices between the strise of the elytra, convex. 
Long. 3|^, lat. | line. 
236. Elater inconspicuus, n.sp. 
Differs from the last two species only in being entirely of an 
opaque brown above, with very minute setae and scales, and in 
having the elytra less acuminate towards the apex. 
Long. 4, lat. 1 line. 
237. Cryptoiiypnus dimidiatus, n.sp. 
Very like C'. variegatus, bi’own, sub-opaque, densely clothed 
with minute yellowish, whitish, and silvery scales. Thorax a little 
longer than wide, convex, rounded on the sides, the posterior 
angles very acute, two deep impre.ssions on the base on each side of 
the basal lobe. Elytra of the width of the thorax, less than twice 
