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Show 154 REV. H. S. G O R H A M ON N E W COLEOPTERA. [MI March 16, 1886. Prof. W. H. Flower, L.L.D., F.R.S., President, in the Mr. F. D. Godman, F.R.S., exhibited a series of examples Butterfly, Danaisplexippus, from various localities, and made remarks on its distribution, which seemed to be gradually extending itself all over the world. Professor Bell stated that the species of Balanoglossus, an imperfect example of which he had exhibited to the Society on November the 17th of last year, had been described and named by M . R. Koehler, who had called it B. sarniensis ] ; the specimen on which his description was based had also come from the island of Herm. Since the reading of that description, M . G. Pouchet2 had reported to the Academy of Sciences that the species in question had been found at various localities on the northern and north-western coasts of France. The following papers were read :- 1. On new Genera and Species of Endomychidce. By the Rev. H. S. G O R H A M , F.Z.S., F.E.S. [Eeceived March 5, 1886.] (Plate XVII.) The object of the following descriptions is to make known several most interesting and beautiful Coleoptera of the family Endomychida from various sources, but which are chiefly due to M r . George Lewis's collections made in Ceylon in 1882-3. A portion, however, are species that have been long known to me, as they are based on specimens collected by Mr. Bates on the Amazons. Of these there were mostly but one or two of each species, and it would no doubt have been satisfactory to have seen more examples ; of this, however, there seems but slender hope, while if left undescribed the specimens are practically lost. Two or three most interesting species, forming a new genus, are from examples in M r . Cowan's Madagascar collection ; for the opportunity of describing these m y thanks are due to Dr. Sharp. SPATHOMELES. 1. SPATHOMELES IN FLATUS. (Plate XVII. fig. 5.) Oblongus, niger, nitidus ; elytrispiceo-purpurascentibus, marginibus nigris, humeris calloso-injiatis. Long. 10 millim. $ ? Hab. Ceylon. Head, antennae, legs, prothorax, and underside shining black. 1 Comptes Bendus, cii. (25 Jan. 1886) p. 224. 2 L. c. p. 272. |