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Show 88 MR. M. JACOBY ON THE [Feb. 1, P A R L I N A FULVA, sp. nov. Oblong-ovate, fulvous ; apical joints of the antennse, the tibiae, and tarsi piceous ; thorax impunctate ; elytra closely punctured. Var. Entirely fulvous. Length 2 lines. Head impunctate, the frontal tubercles small but distinct, the carina short; the penultimate joint of the palpi thickened, the apical one short, acutely pointed. Antennae nearly as long as the body, the second joint short, the following joints nearly equal in length, the four basal ones fulvous, the rest more or less piceous. Thorax transverse, three times broader than long, the sides rounded and narrowly margined, the angles rather blunt, scarcely prominent, the surface with a transverse distinct groove near the base, not extending to the sides, scarcely visibly punctured or entirely impunctate. Scutellum triangular. Elytra without basal depression, closely and finely but distinctly punctured. The posterior tibiae mucronate ; the first joint of the posterior tarsi as long as the two following joints together; claws appendiculate. Prosternum narrow; the anterior coxal cavities open. Parlina was established by Motschulsky for the reception of a species of Haltica having the general characters of the genus Lactica, with which it agrees in the open coxal cavities and thoracic groove. The typical form (P. trancisa), which was also obtained by Mr. Lewis, differs from the species described here in its more general oval shape and more transverse thorax; it agrees well enough with the description of the author to leave little doubt about the identity of the species. In Parlina the thoracic groove is placed close to the posterior margins and is bounded at the sides by a short, not very distinct perpendicular groove. P. fulva, of which several specimens are before me, differs in the almost entirely fulvous colour, in the much less transverse thorax, and in the narrower prosternum as well as in the more oblong shape. Chapuis seems to have overlooked the present genus, as he makes no mention of it in his ' Genera des Coleopteres.' From Lactica the type of Parlina differs in the much more transverse thorax and its sinuate groove, the latter not being bounded by a lateral depression. HYPNOPHILA VIOLACEIPENNIS, sp. nov. Ovate, very convex ; black; basal joints of the antennse and the posterior tibiae obscure testaceous ; thorax scarcely visibly punctured ; elytra dark violaceous, punctate-striate. Length | line. Head impunctate; the frontal tubercles obsolete. Antennse with the last five joints transversely dilated, black, the five lower joints testaceous. Thorax transverse, three times as broad as long, the sides straight, the base with a very short longitudinal groove at each side ; the surface with a few very minute punctures, visible only under a strong lens. Scutellum piceous. Elytra very strongly convex, narrowed |
