22 



Descrijjtions of New 



anterior margin of the thorax, the prominent shoulders and its 

 general shortness and plumpness. The forehead is rather more 

 depressed or excavated than in the former, the two antennal 

 ridges are shorter, the vertical one is altogether obsolete. 

 The palpi are robust. The 3rd antennal joint is about one 

 third longer than the 4th. The thorax is shorter and plumper 

 than in the former. The elytra are less oval, having the shoul- 

 ders more prominent and only the apex rounded off or narrow- 

 ed. The legs are similar to those of the former, but more 

 robust, less hairy and have the tarsi more cylindric. The 

 insect is of a blackish metal color, the legs and palpi, are 

 yellowish, the tibiae, however, the apex of the palpi and also 

 joints 1-2 of the antennae rather darker, the femora are 

 blackish towards the end, the mouth and joints 3-1 1 of the 

 antennae are chestnut and the coxae pitch-color. The animal is 

 densely and deeply punctured all over, very sparingly covered 

 with small greyish hairs, nearly obsolete on the back but 

 more distinct below. It is less highly polished than the 

 former. 



17. ANTHICUS quisquiliarilis. N.. 



(A. formicarius, of the first edition. I have changed the name, as I 

 have since perceived that it has been already used by Laferte.) 



A. castaneus, capite, abdomine elytrisque piceis, his fascia media trans- 

 versali interrupta maculisque 6 humeralibus niveis, parce pilosus. 

 Long. corp. If lin. 



Caput globosum supra subtusque profunde punctatum, oculis parvis, 

 Thorax nodoso-pyriformis, infra medium constrictus, parte anteriore 

 crassiore lin. long. med. profunde divisa, subcordiformi. Elytra elliptica, 



Sub veget. putrescent, victitat, prope Colombo rarius legi. 



This insect looks uncommonly like an ant. It is easily 

 distinguished from all other species of the Island partly by 

 this resemblance, partly by the sculpture of the thorax and 

 the white fascia across the elytra. The antennae are robust^ 



