BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 
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Close to C. rhagonychimis, differing in the colour of its legs and 
by having a broader head and prothorax. 
Carphurus apiciventris, n.sp. 
<J. Black; elytra with an obscure purplish reflection; muzzle, 
two basal joints of antennae and undersurface of third, prothorax, 
3rd and 4th abdominal segments, anterior legs, and intermediate 
coxa?, clear reddish-testaceous; scutellum dull red; basal half of 
four posterior tibiae impure testaceous, apical half and tarsi piceous. 
Sparsely clothed with longish brown hair — densest on abdomen 
and elytra; flanks of meso- and metasternum with short, pale 
pubescence. Head and prothorax sparsely and minutely, elytra 
very densely and not very minutely punctate; sides of meso- and 
metasternum with minute, abdomen with very minute punctures. 
Head transverse; eyes large, prominent, between them very 
shallow irregular impressions (from in front appearing to be 
separated by a trident-shaped elevation); from in front there 
appears to be a small transverse fovea between the eyes, near the 
base a very shallow transverse impression; antennae scarcely 
reaching posterior coxae, 1st joint scarcely as long as 2nd 3rd 
combined, 2nd subglobular, decidedly shorter than 3rd, 3rd-4th 
triangular, 5th-10th subpectinate, 11th fully as long as the inner 
edge of 10th; undersurface of head with a shallow transverse 
impression. Prothorax decidedly longer than wide, as wide as 
head at base of eyes, angles rounded; a feeble impression at base 
and traces of a still feebler one at apex; base narrowly margined^ 
Elytra gradually widening to apex, each rather strongly rounded. 
Anterior tarsi with basal joint thick, longer than the following 
joints combined, and having a black comb inwardly. Length to 
apex of elytra 4 J, of abdomen 6 J; width 1J mm. 
I fab. — Galston. 
Of the shape of C. rhagonychinus and the preceding, but the 
red ventral segments will at once distinguish it from either of 
them. 
var. dubius. 
Differs from the above in having the head almost concolorous, 
having only a small transverse spot extending from the ej^es 
