TELMATOSCIUS.—LOBERUS. 581 
TELMATOSCIUS, gen. nov. 
Tarsi breves, minus graciles, 5-articulati, articulo 4° minuto, 3° breviter lobato; abdomen segmento 1° 
ventrali parum elongato, post coxas segmento 2° hand longiore. 
This genus may be placed next to Loberus, from which it is distinguished by the 
form of the thorax, narrowed in front and destitute of a distinct transverse impression 
before the scutellum, and by the shorter, more compact tarsi. The club of the 
antenne is 3-jointed, but the ninth joint is considerably smaller than the tenth. The 
thorax is very closely applied to the elytra; the prosternal process is short and bent 
up. The meso-metasternal suture has a raised margin between the coxe, which are 
but little separated. The first joint of the hind foot is quite short, the second is very 
short, and obliquely truncate but not lobed, the third joint is rather larger and forms 
a short lobe beneath the minute fourth joint, the fifth joint is short and rather 
thick. 
1. Telmatoscius claviger, sp.n. (Tab. XVIII. fig. 8.) 
Oblongo-ovalis, nigricans, pedibus fusco-testaceis; antennis testaceis, clava nigricante; prothorace obsolete 
punctato, subopaco; elytris subtiliter subseriatim punctatis et pubescentibus, 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (HZ H. Smith); Guatemata, San Gerdnimo, Capetillo, Duenas, 
Guatemala city (Champion). 
Antenne with joints 4-8 small, differing little from one another, ninth strongly 
transverse, tenth much broader than ninth, terminal joint as broad as the tenth and a 
little longer. Thorax strongly transverse, distinctly narrowed in front, hind angles 
rectangular, lateral margin rather broad, but not much raised, continued for a short 
distance along the anterior margin; basal margin fine ; surface not finely but obsoletely 
punctured, a small impression close to the base on each side, the transverse depression 
between them very indistinct, so that the lobed and slightly elevated middle part of the 
base is only very indefinitely marked off. Elytra numerously and finely punctured, 
the punctures distinctly seriate, though the series are far from being conspicuous ; 
sides impressed near the lateral margin, which is very distinct. Seven specimens. 
LOBERUS. 
Loberus, Leconte, Classif. Col. N. Amer. ed. 1, p. 98 (1861). 
This genus is probably peculiar to the New World, where it will no doubt prove to 
be rich in species, though but few have hitherto been described ; one of them is North 
American. 
The various species are excessively difficult to discriminate: attention must be given 
to the punctuation of the elytra, which is either diffuse or serial, with many intermediate 
conditions ; usually the elytra bear two kinds of pubescence, or sete, one of which is 
