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 antennæ are of about the same length as the head; the first joint is about as long as the three following together; the second, which is generally longer than the third, is in this case of the same length, joints 1-4 are naked, 5-11 pilose, increasing towards the tip gradually in size and thickness, taking at the same time a subquadratic and depressed shape. The mandibles are strong, much dilated and dentated from before the middle to the base, the right one having additional subapical tooth. The maxillæ also are strong, but slightly bent at the apex, where they are also slightly excavated. The labial palpi have the last joint longer than third, elongated and elliptic. The thorax is oblong, with the basal angles obliquely truncated. The elytra are oval, striated, granulated at the base, and have, as has also the thorax, a narrow margin. The anterior tarsi are furnished externally with five teeth, the two last ones of which, however, are very small. The posterior legs are similarly provided, but the teeth are indistinct. The joints of the tarsi are slightly excavated below. The sides of the body below are rugose.

C ferruginea, capite, thorace abdomineque piceis. Long. corp. 4 lin. lat 14 lin.

Caput rugosum, inter oculos elevatum, elevatione plana antice profunde 1-impressa. Mentum lobis subtiliter sulcatis. Antennæ robustæ thoracis medium vix attingentes, art, ultimo elongato penultimo-, art. 2o tertio sesqui longiore. Thorax subquadratus antice parum angustatus, elytrorum latitudine, subtus parce punctatus, prosterno sulcato, Elytra striata, in striis punctata. Pedes tibiis anterioribus apice axtus 4 dentatis, subtus excavatis, reliquis fortiter spinosis, tarsis articulis margine apicali setoso.

In prov. occid. sub vegetab. putrescent. infrequentissime legi.

A large and distinguished species. The head is very rugose, the clypeus is contracted behind the apical angles, and then produced again into another pair of angles, The labrura is transverse, slightly sinuated in front, with the angles rounded and setose. The mentum is quadrate, the lobes rounded at the apex and slightly sulcated, the tooth is strong, of equal length with lobes, and of the typical spear-headed form. The ligula has the apical angle much elongated, terminating in a membranaceous bristle which is bifurcate at the tip. The maxillary palpi have the last joint elongate, cylindrico-conic : that of the labial ones is still more elongate, elliptic. The antennæ have the basal joints elongate, those towards the tip rounded. They and the legs are hairy, otherwise the insect is of a bright polished surface.

C. elongata, subdepressa, supra nigro-picea, subtus picea, pedibus elytrorumque margine castanies, antennis oreque dilutioribus. Long. corp. vix 3 lin. lat, & lin.

Caput triangulare, subtiliter punctato-rugosum. Palpi articulo ultimo apice leviter truncato. Thorax oblonge quadratus, infra apicem leviter sinuosus, parce obsoleteque transversim strigosus. Elytra striata, in striis punctata, ad striam 3m utrinque 4 punctata. Subtus parce punctata. Ebi ræcedentem frequenter legi.

I have not dissected the labium of this species, which, however, is at once recognised by its depressed and, in proportion to its width, very long shape. The labrum, antennæ, and legs, are so much like those of the former, that they need no further description.

C. picea, elytris ferrugineis infra medium macula nigra obsolet ornatis, pedibus intermed, et post. oreque brunneo-testaceis, pedibus ant. antennisque obscurioribus. Long corp. 2 lin.

Caput oblonge quadratum, rugosum, costis 5 magis minusve interruptis ad marginem anteriorem in dentes 4 productis munitum. Palpi art. ultimo basi intus incrassatto. Antennæ art. 2-3 subæqualibus. Thorax subquadratus leviter rotundatus. Elytra striata in striis profunde punctata. Ubi præcedentes specimen singulum legi.

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 antennæ are of about the same length as the head; the first joint is about as long as the three following together; the second, which is generally longer than the third, is in this case of the same length, joints 1-4 are naked, 5-11 pilose, increasing towards the tip gradually in size and thickness, taking at the same time a subquadratic and depressed shape. The mandibles are strong, much dilated and dentated from before the middle to the base, the right one having additional subapical tooth. The maxillæ also are strong, but slightly bent at the apex, where they are also slightly excavated. The labial palpi have the last joint longer than third, elongated and elliptic. The thorax is oblong, with the basal angles obliquely truncated. The elytra are oval, striated, granulated at the base, and have, as has also the thorax, a narrow margin. The anterior tarsi are furnished externally with five teeth, the two last ones of which, however, are very small. The posterior legs are similarly provided, but the teeth are indistinct. The joints of the tarsi are slightly excavated below. The sides of the body below are rugose.

C ferruginea, capite, thorace abdomineque piceis. Long. corp. 4 lin. lat 1 lin.

Caput rugosum, inter oculos elevatum, elevatione plana antice profunde 1-impressa. Mentum lobis subtiliter sulcatis. Antennæ robustæ thoracis medium vix attingentes, art, ultimo elongato penultimo-, art. 2o tertio sesqui longiore. Thorax subquadratus antice parum angustatus, elytrorum latitudine, subtus parce punctatus, prosterno sulcato, Elytra striata, in striis punctata. Pedes tibiis anterioribus apice axtus 4 dentatis, subtus excavatis, reliquis fortiter spinosis, tarsis articulis margine apicali setoso.

In prov. occid. sub vegetab. putrescent. infrequentissime legi.

have before me Erichson's figure and description of the Sicilian E. pæderinus, with which I find my species strongly to agree. It differs, however, from the former materially in the following three points, viz., the wings, the sculpture of the wing-covers, and the last antennal joint. The fact that this species has wings, would render an alteration in Erichson's diagnosis of the genus necessary, it being characterized therein as "apterous". The elytra are not so much contracted and rounded at the base, and, being longer than the thorax, have therefore a more oblong, subquadratic appearance. As in the above typical species, they are, however, rounded at the sides and broadset a little below the middle. They are about twice as broad at the base as the adjoining part of the thorax; and in their broadest part rather more than a third broader than the thorax in its. The third point, in which the two species differ, is the last joint of the antennæ, which, in this case, is strongly truncated at the tip and slightly excavated. They are further distinguished by the distribution of the colours, my species, being of a dark yellowish red, thorax lighter, head, elytra and three last abdominal segments black, elytra with two reddish spots at the apex, legs yellowish, at the apex of the femora and base of the tibiæ blackish, the mouth is brown, the maxill. palpi yellowish with the three first joints dark at the base, the antennæ have the six basal joints dark excepting at the apex, where they, as well as the five remaining ones, are yellowish. In all other points I find the insect to agree entirely with the typical E. pælerinus: the palpi, legs, aud anal segment of abdomen are of the same structure, the hairy vestiture is exactly the same in the different parts of the body of my species as it is in the corresponding ones of Erichson's.

Corpus depressum, ovatum. Caput magnum, oculis mediocribus, semiglobosis, prominulis. Mentum dente magno obtuso, lobis parum breviore, his extus rotundatis, apice acuminatis. Palpi robusti, maxillares art. ultimo magno ovato, apice obtuso, labiales art. ultimo valde securiformi. Ligula cornea apice obtuse acuminata, labrri marginem anteriorem attingens. (Paraglossæ mihi adhuc non dissectæ.) Labrum transversim quadratum. Mandibulæ simplices apice arcuata et ocuminata. Antennæ robustæ thoracis basin attingentes, art. 1o mediocri, 2o brevi, 3o quarto paulo longiore, 4-10 subæqualibus, 11° penultimo parum longiore. Thorax longitudine latior, angulis anticis rotundatis, medio obsoleteangulatus, basi angustatus, quadratus. Elytra apice quadrate truncata. Pedes robusti tarsis art. 4o profunde bilobo, unguibus fortiter pectinatis 8. ANCHISTA MODESTA.

N.

A brunneo-testacea, elytris, (maculis 2 obsoletis subhumeralibus exceptis) obscurioribus, oculis nigris, abdomine piceo. Long corp 4 lin. Caput fronte medio leviter uniimpressa, Thorax profunde longitudinaliter canaliculatus, lateribus fortiter depressus. Elytra in regione media depressa apicem versus parum dilatata, striato-punctata, ad striam 2m punctis 2 majoribus subapicalibus, cum thorace marginata.

Specimen singulum m. prope Colombo nocte ad lumen cepi.

The characteristics of this new genus are those of the g. Calleida, excepting the ligula which in this case is obtusely acuminated, the last joint of the maxill. palpi which is obtuse at the apex, and the thorax, which is not as in Calleida longer than broad, but the reverse. From Cymindis it would differ principally in the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal joint, and in some other minor points, but it is difficult to say what the true characteristics of this genus are, if even Lacordaire uses the particle "ou" not less than five times in the diagnosis he gives of it in his g. d. Col. It would also appear to be allied to Plochionus, differing from this g., however, in the obtuse extremity of the terminal joint of the maxill. palpi, and the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal joint. However, if Lacordaire's diagnoses are exact, I feel justified in separating Anchista from all these genera, The name "Anchista",