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Caput fere quadratum, vix emarginatum. Thorax convexus, mar- 

 ginibus lateralibus subcarinatus. Scutellum valde depressum. 

 Elytra acuminata, substriato-punctata et sparsim punctulata. Cor- 

 pus infra fusco-piceum, pectore aurata pubescentia tecto, pedibus 

 ferrugineis et auricomatis. 



Tetralobus auricomus. Tetr. aureo-tomentosus , antennis flabella- 

 tis nigris, thorace postice producto ,elytris thorace triplo longioribus, 

 auricomatis, apicibus rotundatis. Corpus infra, aureo-tomento- 

 sum, pedibus concoloribus . Caput antice rotundatum, f route sub- 

 foveolatd. Antennae articulo l mo incequali elongato subsecuriformi, 

 2 do et 3 tio minutis, reliquis trigono-ramosis, ultimo sublongo 

 compresso, apice emarginato. Thorax antice rotundatus, con- 

 vexus, in medio disci fovea" utrinque impressd, angulisque posticis 

 acutis. Elytra auricomata vix sublineata. Corpus infra tomen- 

 tosum, annulis abdominis utrinque subimpressis. Long. corp. 12 

 lin. ; lat. 3f lin. 

 In Musseo Dom. Guerin. 

 Hab. in Africa. 



Since the above description was written a more exact locality has 

 been given me. 



Hab. " Le fort de Sedou, au bord de la riviere Casamance, de- 

 couvert par M. le Capitaine Mion." 



Tetralobus robustus. Foem. flavo-fusca, antennis valde com- 

 pressis. Caput antice excavatum, jlavisque capillis obsitum. 

 Thorax convexus, angulis anticis rotundatis, posticis acutis. Ely- 

 tra striata, ad apicem dehiscentia, subacuta. Corpus infra flavo- 

 fuscum, pectore aurato tomento obsito pedibusque concoloribus. 

 From the remarkable compressed antennae I am inclined to con- 

 sider this insect, which was received from the island of Madagascar, 

 as the type of a distinct genus. The following characters may be 

 deemed sufficient to mark its peculiarities, which are chiefly taken 

 from the antennae, and hence it has been named 



Piezophyllus* . 

 Caput rotundatum, antennis valde compressis, undecim articulatis, ar- 

 ticulo l mo crasso, 2 do brevi, octo sequentibus gradatim decres- 

 centibus, ultimo apice acuto. Thorax angulis anticis rotundatis, 

 posticis acutis. Elytra subacuminata e sutura dehiscentia late- 

 ribus medio subsinuatis. Pedes robusti, tibiis subincurvis. 

 Other peculiarities might be mentioned ; but as it is well-figured, 

 however, its other characters may easily be distinguished. 



Piezophyllus Shuckhardi. Tetr.atro-piceus, capitefere quadrato, 

 antice parum excavato, angulis anticis suboblique truncatis anten- 

 nisque ferrugineis. Antenna articulo l mo fere trigono, crasso, 

 2 do 3 tio brevibus, 7 sequentibus lamelligeris ; antennis capite 

 thoraceque cequalibus. Thorax valde convexus, lateribus carinuld 

 insignitis, angulisque posticis subacutis. Elytra sulcata. Corpus 

 infra atro-piceum, pectore hirsuto, Jlavisque capillis longis obsito, 



* Piezophyllus, from ntt^a prcmo, and tyvKKov folium. 



