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Show 918 MR. G. A. K. MARSHALL ON [Dec. 11. PlAZOMIAS VARICOLOR, Sp. llOY. Long. 6-7, lat. 2-|-3 mm. Head slightly convex, rugosely plicate and with a narrow central stria, the sculpturing more or less hidden by dense scaling ; eyes lateral, almost circular. Rostrum about as long as head, subquadrate and not narrowed apically; upper surface plane, subrugose, plicate in the basal half, usually with a shallow depression in the middle and with a central stria continuous with that on the head, with dense scaling and short erect pale seta*. Antennce piceous, with grey pubescence ; scape abruptly clavate, reaching middle of eyes ; funicle with first joint much longer and thicker than the rest, second as broad as third and oidy a little longer. Prothorax as long as broad, truncate at base, apical margin scarcely narrowed and slightly rounded dorsally, sides moderately rounded, broadest at middle; upper surface convex, but subdepressed in the middle, closely set with round flattened tubercles except along the median part of the anterior margin, and with a distinct narrow central furrow which reaches neither base nor apex ; colour black, with dense scaling which is fuscous dorsally with two paler bands of either grey, light brown or dull gold; the underparts entirely of the same colour as the diseal bands. Elytra ovate, the basal margin a little broader than the prothorax, truncate and narrowly elevated ; sides slightly rounded, broadest about middle; upper surface somewhat convex and gradually declivous behind, with distinct deeply punctured stria*; the intervals narrow, convex, finely aciculate and with regular rows of long erect distant pale seta?; colour black, covered with dense scaling of very variable colouring, being either uniform pale sandy grey, dark grey or dull golden, or grey with darker mottling, or dark brown with a broad lateral stripe of brownish pink. Legs with dense grey scaling and pale setre ; tibiae strongly crenulate internally, especially the anterior pair. M a si ionaland : Salisbury (G. A. K. J/.). T y p e s , J in the British Museum, § hi the Oxford Museum. The long erect seta3 on the elytra will render this species easily recognisable. PlAZOMIAS DECEPTOR, sp. 110V. Long. 54-6, lat. 2|-2| mm. Head broad, slightly convex, coriaceous, not plicate, and with a narrow central stria. Rostrum as long as head, subquadrate, scarcely narrowed apically; upper surface plane, coriaceous, with a very short central furrow in the basal half and close to it 011 each side a much longer furrow which curves strongly backwards towards the inner margin of the eye ; the sculpturing normally hidden by dense scaling. Antennae quite similar to those of P. varicolor. Prothorax as long as liroad, basal margin faintly sinuate, apical margin a little narrower and slightly lobate; sides moderately rounded, broadest at middle; upper surface somewhat convex, rugosely coriaceous, but smoother near apical margin and |