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pubescence (continued on to the base of the elytra), that is 

 scarcely visible from above, but fairly distinct from the sides; 

 the pygidium has somewhat larger (but still very short) 

 pubescence, and a weak marginal fringe; the elytral fringe 

 is long at the base but very short at the apex. The punctures 

 on the head, although crowded, are nearly all sharply defined, 

 they are just as dense in front of as behind the clypeal suture, 

 but become sparser and smaller on the front of the clypeus; 

 on the prothorax they are very indistinct, unless the surface 

 is wet, but from some directions they appear like minute 

 reddish dots. From the sides, in certain lights, the elytra 

 appear to have faint vermiculate impressions, connecting two 

 or more punctures, but sometimes traceable almost from base 

 to apex; from most directions, however, they are invisible. 

 There is a median remnant of a longitudinal carina on -the 

 pygidium. Between the second tooth and the base of the 

 front tibia there is a feeble undulation, but it could not fairly 

 be regarded as a tooth. As the penultimate joint of the palpi 

 is slightly shorter than the antepenultimate, the species can- 

 not be referred to Blackburn's Group 4, and failing that it 

 can only be referred to Group 7 ; in the table of that group 

 it would be associated with testaceipennis, from which, as 

 from all others of the group, it is distinguished by the very 

 fine pubescence of the pronotum ; the punctures between the 

 eyes are also very much denser and coarser than on that 

 species. In general appearance it is like neglecta, or a very 

 small specimen of ruficeps (of Group 1), marginata (of Group 

 3), and griffithi (of Group 5). 



Haplonycha nigra, n. sp. 

 PI. xxvi v fig. 55. 



Black and shining, antennae (basal joint excepted), palpi 

 and parts of tarsi more or less reddish. Upper-surface 

 glabrous, except for a few hairs at sides of prothorax, and 

 for a fringe of long hairs at sides of elytra ; under-surface 

 with long rusty-red hair, dense on sterna, sparser elsewhere. 



Head smooth at base; with crowded punctures elsewhere 

 but becoming sparser and sharply defined towards apex of 

 clypeus. Clypeus with rather strongly elevated margins. 

 Antennae nine-, club three-jointed; fourth joint slightly 

 longer than the adjacent ones. Penultimate joint of maxillary 

 palpi slightly longer than the antepenultimate, but' distinctly 

 shorter than the apical one. Prothorax widely transverse, 

 sides strongly rounded, front angles strongly produced and 

 acute, hind ones rounded off ; with dense and fairly large 

 sharply defined punctures, becoming crowded in places. 

 filytra slightly dilated to beyond the middle, suture not 



