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Sub-ovate, little convex ; black with a metallic iridescence ; head 

 and prothorax closely and regularly punctured : elytra striated with 

 the intervals broad and coarsely punctured, and having on each elytron 

 a broad yellowish-red band reaching from the humeral part to a little 

 short of the apex ; palpi and tarsi yellowish. 



The width of this yellowish-red patch varies much, but does not 

 invade the whole of the disk of the elytra. 



148. T. moestus. spec. nov. 



Sub-ovatus, modice convexus, ceneo-fuscus, micans, elytris prqfunde 

 striatis, interstitiis punctatis. 



Long. 7, lat. 5 mm . 



Shape of T. obtusus Fahr., head and prothorax closely punctured, 

 clypeus tri-dentate, palpi and antennae testaceous ; elytra elongato- 

 ovate, little convex, iridescent, very distinctly striated with the 

 intervals roughly and deeply punctured. 



149. T. plagiatus. spec. nov. 



Sub-ovatus, parum convexus, capite prothoraceque aneis, micantibus ; 

 elytris metallico-rufescentibus, anguste punctato-striatis, sutura, mar- 

 ginibus plagaque discoidali sub-evanescente in singulo fuscis ; clava 

 antennarum nigra. 



Long. 6-6^ lat. 4-4| mm * 



Sub-ovate, little convex, head and prothorax coppery-black, 

 iridescent, clypeus tri-dentate, palpi yellowish, club of antennae black, 

 elytra striated narrowly, (striae evidently punctured,) red with a 

 metallic tinge and with the suture the lateral margins and a sub- 

 discoidal patch on each elytron brownish, black ; underside metallic- 

 red. 



150. ? Var. vagans. 



Differs from plagiatus only in the colouring, which is metallic-red 

 with the exception of the head and scutellnm which remain coppery- 

 black. 



Gen. Sekica. McLeay. 



151. S. cakneola. spec. nov. 



Rufo carneola, micans, elongata, pamm convexa ; clypco tenuiter 



