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constrained to consider it as the type of another genus, were it 

 not for the already large number of monotypical genera of 

 Myrmecophiles and Termitophiles already described. As such 

 is the case, I think \ve must broaden our conception of genera 

 in these groups where remarkable forms are of common occur- 

 rence. I can see no reason why this should not be done, for 

 who would for a moment assert that the distinction between 

 two genera of primitive insects like Orthoptera should be madr 

 as fine and delicate as between two genera of specialized Mus- 

 cidse, where the parts of the body have become so absolutely 

 fixed ? This tendency to produce strange forms in Myrmeco- 

 philes is so evident that it ought not to be ignored in our 

 classification of them. 



Following is the description of the new species ; 



Ecitoxenia brevipes sp. nov. (figs, i and 2). Body broad, elongate- 

 oval. Head and thorax carinated, as well as lateral margin of elytra. 

 Abdomen very widely margined. Antenna? n-jointed, reaching to the 

 apices of the elytra, very stout, gradually and weakly clavate from the 

 base of the second joint. First joint stout, as long as the two following, 

 enlarged at apex, second small, triangular, third larger and less triangu- 

 lar, fourth to tenth quadrate, but little longer than wide, eleventh obtusely 

 conical, one and one-third as long as the tenth. Head about as wide as 

 long, rather acutely prolonged between the antennae, this prolongation 

 continuing back as a high carina, which extends to the middle of the 

 head. Anterior angles also produced and elevatec, forming an oval de- 

 pression on each side of the median carina. Posterior angles raised and 

 produced ; two other oblique carinse on posterior portion of head, form- 

 ing with the median one a A. Eyes moderately finely granulated, not 

 visible from above, being sunk in broad lateral depressions at about their 

 own diameter behind the insertion of the antenna?. Mandibles simple, 

 acute at apex. Labium wide, rounded truncate. Outer arm of maxilla 

 about one-fourth longer than the inner ; both densely ciliated, the outer 

 one only for a short distance. Maxillary palpi 4-jointed, second and third 

 joints about equal, the third broader, fourth very slender and obtusely 

 pointed, half as long as the third. Ligula broad, bilobed at base, lobes 

 broad and rounded at apex. Paragloss^e long, slender. Labial palpi 3- 

 jointed, second joint twice as wide as long, slightly shorter than the first 

 or third. Prothorax oval, nearly twice as wide as the head, transverse, 

 with three hollow depressions separated by two high sinuous loiigitiulin.il 

 carime. Lateral margin also carinated. Thorax sparsely hairy, as are 

 also the head and elytra. Elytra about as long as the thorax, their lateral 

 margins broadly turned up, truncate at apex, except for an emargination 

 near the posterior angles, which are bluntly toothed. Abdomen com- 



