96 Christmas Island. 



recall the common European E. chrymmelina rather than any of 

 the Oriental species. The four basal spots are arranged in 

 a straight line, and the inner spots of the middle row are scarcely 

 farther removed from the suture than those above and below them. 

 Three specimens were brought by Mr. Andrews from the north 

 coast of the island. This species was also found both by Mr. Lister 

 and the officers of the " Elying Eish." 



24. Scymnus, sp. 



A single specimen of a small species, probably new. 



Eamily PSErDOCORYLOPHIDJE. 



25. Aphanocephalus, sp.n. 

 A single specimen, which it seems inadvisable to describe. 



Eamily EEOTYLID^. 



26. Euxestus parki, WoU. : Ann. & Mag. I^at. Hist., 

 iii (1858), p. 411. 



Of this insect, originally described from Madeira, three examples 

 were found in the north part of the Island in January. It has 

 been recorded from Eodriguez Island and Damma Island. 



Eamily LUCANID^. 



27. Parsegus listeri, Gahan : P.Z.S., 1888, p. 539. 

 (PI. XI, Eigs. 1, 2.) 



A good series of examples, including both sexes, of this species 

 was obtained by Mr. Andrews. Mr. Lister's collection, on which 

 my previous paper was based, contained only male specimens, 

 though I was able to describe the female from a single specimen of 

 this sex previously obtained by the officers of H.M.S. " Elying 

 Eish." 



28. Figulus rossi, Gahan, sp.n. 



Niger nitidus ; capite supra paullo concavo, sparse minuteque 

 punctate, utrinque prope oculos tuberculato, clypeo inviso, canthis 

 oculorum late rotundatis ; mandibulis bidentatis, mento sat profunde 

 concavo, yalde punctate ; pronoto antice in medio leviter tubercu- 

 lato, disco fovea media punctis 15 ad 20 impressa, versus latera 

 subtilissime vel hand punctato ; elytris regulariter punctate -striatis, 



