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MR. H. N. RIDLEY ON THE 



Strategus ani\5!Us, Fahr. 



The prothorax and elytra of this North aud Central- American 

 species. [Its larvae were found under rubbish in the Sapate with 

 the fragments of the perfect insect, which we did not succeed in 

 taking alive.— H. N. E.] 



Serrioornia. 

 Htporrhagus marginatus, Fahr. 



xA. single example of this West-Indian species in the flowers of 

 an acacia in the garden. 



Malacodermata. 



Xtlopertha, sp. 



Three specimens. Probably an introduced species. Four milli- 

 metres in length ; reddish yellow, shining, with the rough ante- 

 rior part of the thorax brown and the apex of the elytra pitchy. 

 The elytra finely punctured at the base, strongly punctured pos- 

 teriorly ; the posterior declivity also strongly punctured, with 

 three nodes on its upper margin on each elytron. 



[These came to light in our rooms. — H. It.] 



HETEROMERAi 



Epitragtjs Batesii, MdJdin. 



Elongatus, ellipticus, modice convexus, parum nitidus, parce 

 flavo-pubescens, crebre punctatus ; elytris striato-punctatis, striis 

 postice obsoletis. 



Long. 7i millim. 



The head is closely and rather strongly punctured. The thorax 

 two fifths broader than long, broadest a little behind the middle, 

 very slightly narrowed behind, a little more in front ; distinctly 

 and moderately strongly punctured ; the punctures on the disk 

 separated from each other by one or one and a half times the 

 diameter of the punctures ; the punctures towards the sides 

 larger and closer together, giving a slight rough appearance ; the 

 punctures at the anterior margin are finer. The elytra are at 

 the base a little wider than the base of the thorax, very slightly 

 widened to rather behind the middle and then arcuately narrowed 

 to the apex ; moderately finely but distinctly punctured, the 



