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at the sides, carinate, and wanting the oblique ochreous line on each side of the disc, 
the rostrum shorter, the vestiture squamiform, the upper surface sparsely setose. 
123. Conotrachelus uncifer, sp. n. (Tab. XX. figg. 22, 22a, ¢; 226, hind 
leg, 3.) 
Oblong-ovate, somewhat depressed, slightly shining, black, the legs and upper surface mottled with rufo- 
piceous, the antenne ferruginous, with the club darker; the vestiture of the entire upper surface close, 
fulvous, intermixed with white on the elytra, the humeri sometimes with a small white patch in front, 
that of the legs fulvous and white intermixed, that of the under surface very sparse and whitish. Head 
densely punctate ; rostrum stout, curved, about as long as the head and prothorax, densely, rugulosely 
punctate and feebly tricarinate, the antenne inserted towards the tip, joint 2 of the funiculus shorter 
than 1. Prothorax small, transverse, narrowed and feebly constricted in front, bisinuate at the base ; 
densely, rugulosely punctate, the dise obsoletely carinate at the middle. Elytra rather elongate, sub- 
parallel in their basal third, the humeri rounded; coarsely seriate-punctate, the interstices rugulose, 
3, 5, 7, and 9 very feebly costate, 8 more distinctly raised for a short distance before and beyond the 
middle. Mesosternum flattened between the coxe. Ventral segments very sparsely, finely punctate. 
Femora clavate, unidentate. Posterior tibise in the ¢ hollowed and fulvo-ciliate at the apex within, the 
. apical portion abruptly curved, produced, and spoon-shaped. ‘arsal claws with a rather long tooth. 
Length 43-5, breadth 23-23 millim. (d @.) 
Hab. Guatemata, Cerro Zunil 4000 feet (Champion). 
Two males and one female. This species somewhat resembles C. maculipes, Boh., 
but it is more elongate, the femora are not annulate, the elytral costa are inconspicuous 
(the first only a little prominent before and beyond the middle), and the posterior tibie 
of the male are peculiarly shaped at the apex, the usual claw being replaced by a 
strongly curved spoon-shaped process. 
124. Conotrachelus lineatus, sp. n. 
Conotrachelus lineatus, Sturm, in litt. 
Subovate, shining, piceous, the elytra and legs rufo-piceous, the antenne and tarsi ferruginous; the vestiture 
sparse, whitish, intermixed with ochreous, the prothorax with a condensed, curved, whitish line on each 
side of the disc, continued down the third elytral interstice to the apex, the femora also annulate with 
whitish, the upper and under surfaces also with scattered, very fine, semierect sete. Head densely 
punctate; rostrum very stout, moderately curved, a little longer than the head and prothorax, rugu- 
losely punctate and feebly 5-carinate, the tip sparsely punctured, the antennw inserted a little betore 
the apex. Prothorax transverse, rounded at the sides, narrowed and slightly constricted in front, 
moderately sinuate at the base; densely, rugulosely punctate. Elytra narrowing from about the basal 
third, sinuate in front, the humeri obliquely truncated and rather prominent; punctate-striate, the 
interstices closely rugulose, convex, 3 slightly raised towards the apex. Beneath densely, coarsely 
punctate ; mesosternum flattened between the coxee, protuberant in front. Femora moderately clavate, 
unidentate. Tarsal claws with a short tooth. 
Length 43, breadth 24 millim. (3?) 
Hab. Mexico (Saillé, ex coll. Sturm). 
Distinguishable by the non-carinate alternate elytral interstices, these being almost 
uniformly convex throughout, the very stout rostrum, the densely, coarsely punctate 
under surface, &c. ‘The markings are probably somewhat abraded or modified in the 
single example seen. 
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