PALLODES.—EUSPHERIUS 371 
§ 2. Middle tibie very slender ; hind coxe only slightly separated: _ 
17. Pallodes filipes, sp. n. 
Breviter ovalis, sat convexus, piceus, antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis, supra opalescente-micante ; elytris 
seriatim, obsolete remoteque punctatis. 
Long. vix 3 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sailé). 
Antenne with dark club, which is ferruginous at the extremity. Head finely and 
sparingly punctured. Thorax very short, fuscescent in the middle, more dilute at the 
sides; sparingly and obsoletely punctate. LElytra with a few series of distant, sub- 
obsolete punctures, which quite disappear before the extremity. Two specimens. 
18. Pallodes obscurus, sp. n. (Tab. XII. fig. 4.) 
Breviter ovalis, sat convexus, piceo-testaceus, antennis pedibusque testaceis, illarum clava fusca; elytris 
seriatim punctatis. 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, David (Champion). 
Club of the antenne elongate, fuscescent, not black. Head rather sparingly but 
distinctly punctured. Thorax very short, sparingly and obsoletely punctured, testa- 
ceous, more obscure on the middle. Scutellum rather coarsely punctate. Elytra with 
distinct regular series cf punctures, and with a remote interstitial punctuation. Two 
specimens. 
EUSPHAERIUS, gen. nov. 
Corpus fere globosum, contractile. Prosternum ante coxas fere nullum. Coxe anteriores subcontigue, 
posteriores late distantes. Tarsi lineares, breves, quinque-articulati, articulo quarto parvo. 
Head inflexed; antennary grooves very deep and definite, convergent. Pronotum 
very large; prosternum excessively small, the only part visible being the small com- 
pressed portion between the front cox. Mesosternum vertical, but with a very short 
anterior horizontal part, which is carinate along the middle. Middle coxe widely 
separated, the metasternum produced between them, truncate, not turned upwards, the 
mesosternum descending to its level and forming an extremely fine margin in front of 
it, this margin with a minute interruption in the middle. Hind coxe very widely 
separated. Tibie broad. ‘Tarsi small, not at all dilated; first joint of the posterior 
pair equal in length to the third, the second joint rather long, the fourth small but 
quite distinct, the fifth about as long as the second, third, and fourth joints together. 
The increased capacity of enfolding the head and the extreme reduction in size of 
the pieces of the prosternum indicate that this genus should be placed at the end of 
the Strongyline, in immediate proximity to the Cybocephaline. 
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