8 Descriptions of New 



Pectus abdomenque picea, hoc segmentis 2 ultimis, praecedento dimidio 

 niargineque flavis. 



Specimen unicum f. ubi prsecedentem cepi. 



The head finely longitudinally, the thorax transversely 

 rugose ; the latter with rounded and deflexed sides. The 

 mandibles are of deep brown, the palpi and antenna? of 

 yellowish colour darkened towards the tip. The lobes of the 

 mentum tooth are externally rounded. The elytra are marked 

 by two subapical spots of yellowish colour and semilunar 

 shape, (the back of the lunula? being turned towards the 

 suture.) The stria? verge near the apex by twos into each 

 other. The abdomen is distinguished by having a yellow 

 margin and apex. 



3. Scarites minor. 



S. elongatus, niger, nitidus, subtus nigro piceus, pedibus piceis, tarsis, 

 antennis palpisque castaneis. Long, corp, 5 lin. lat. 1% lin. 



Caput subquadratum, ante oculos 2-impressum, pone oculos irregular- 

 it er sulcatulum. Mandibular valida; inter medium et basin fortiter 

 dilatatse, obtuse dentatoa, dextera dente obtuso subapicali, supra sub- 

 tusque longitudinaliter sulcata;. Antenna; art. 1° sequentium trium-, 

 2° tertii prope longitudine. Thorax oblongo-quadratus, angulis anteri- 

 oribus obtusis, posterioribus oblique truncatis. Elytra thoracis capitis- 

 que prope longitudine, striata, ante medium ad striam 2 m uni-, 

 apicem versus ad striam 3^ 2 -punctata, punctis piliferis, basi granulata, 

 angulis oblique-truncatis. Pedes anteriores tibiis apice extus 5 dentatis, 

 dentibus 2 ultimis parvis, omnes tarsis subtus leviter excavatis. 



In prov. occid. arenis humidis sub vegetab. putrescent, specimina 

 nonnulla legi. 



Scarce, but little distinguished excepting by its small size. 

 The head is subquadrate, in front with two deep longitudinal 

 impressions, behind the eyes finely sulcated. The labrum is 

 of the usual shape, the eyes are not very prominent ; the an- 

 tenna? are of about the same length as the head, the first joint is 

 about as long as the three following together, the second, which 



