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interest attaching to this genus is the presence of two ocelli, a 

 peculiarity extremely rare in Coleoptera, and not hitherto known 

 in this family. There are only two species of the whole group 

 known from S. Africa. 



The types of the following species are in the Collection of the 

 British Museum. 



Phttosus Darwinii, sp. nov. 



Light pitchy brown, not very dull ; the head and the fourth 

 and fifth segments of tlie abdomen nearly black. Head scarcely 

 longer than broad, narrowed in front, gently rounded at the sides, 

 extremely finely coriaceous, and very finely and moderately thickly 

 punctured. Antennae scarcely as long as the head and thorax 

 -together ; the first two joints are elongate, the third moderately 

 so ; the fourth to the tenth nearly equal, slightly widening towards 

 the apex, sparingly pubescent. Thorax slightly broader than the 

 head, and a little broader than long, broadest a little in front of 

 the middle, gradually narrowed behind, sculptured in the same 

 manner as the head ; the sides gently rounded in front, and gently 

 sinuate behind. Elytra as broad as the thorax, but much shorter, 

 extremely finely coriaceous ; punctures slightly more distinct than 

 on the head and thorax. Abdomen slightly widening towards the 

 apex ; extremely finely coriaceous and finely punctured, very 

 sparingly pubescent, and slightly more glossy than the other parts 

 of the insect. Legs sparingly pubescent, and the claws very 

 long and slender. Length 4^ millims. 



Hah. Falkland Islands. 



Choleva falklandica, sp. nov. 



Eather elongate elliptical, not very convex, of a dull dark 

 brown, the head nearly black, clothed with fine brownish pubes- 

 cence. Head broad, narrowed in front, obliquely narrowed behind 

 the eyes, very coarsely punctured. Antennae a little longer than 

 the head and thorax, rather stout, and of a pitchy black, paler at 

 the base. Palpi pitchy. Thorax much broader than the head, 

 slightly narrowed in front, broadest just before the base, a little 

 broader than long, very coarsely and thickly punctured. Elytra 

 at the base scarcely broader than the thorax, slightly w ider a little 

 behind the middle, and then narrowed to the apex., very thickly 

 and rather coarsely punctured, but not so coarsely as the head 

 and thorax, without striae. Legs very stout, pitchy ; the tarsi 



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