BY ARTHUR M. LEA ^>SS 



prothorax, moderately stout in ^, thinner in ^, slightly curved; 

 scrobes shallow ; base on each side with a shallow groove. 

 Antenna', stout, scape inserted almost in exact middle of rostrum, 

 shorter than funicle, apparently (only) not extending back to eye; 

 1st joint of funicle obtriangular, 2nd compressed, longer and wider 

 than 1st, the others widely transverse; club subcorneal. Prothorax 

 feebly transverse, slightly convex, apex produced and narrow, 

 sides towards apex stronglj'^ towards base feebly rounded, base 

 bisinuate; ocular lobes rectangular. ScuteUiim moderately large, 

 somewhat round. Pectoral canal deep and wide, terminated 

 between intermediate coxre. Meso^ternal receptacle not raised, 

 scooped out in front, sides decreasing to base; open. Metasferiintn 

 large, slightly shorter than basal segment of abdomen; episterna 

 large. Abdomen moderately large, 1st segment as long as 2nd 

 and 3rd combined; intercoxal process somewhat triangular; 3rd 

 and 4th combined slightly longer than 2nd or 5th. Leys moder- 

 ately long; femora stout, the anterior shorter and stouter than the 

 others, anterior feebl}^ dentate, the four posterior grooved and 

 strongly dentate, posterior terminated before apex of abdomen; 

 posterior coxje transverse, bounded at sides by metasternal 

 episterna; tibife compressed, grooved, bisinuate beneath, each in 

 addition to terminal hook with a small subapical tooth both above 

 and below; the intermediate strongly ridged above, the ridge 

 excavated in middle and causing the tibiae to appear bidentate as 

 in Psepholax. Subcylindrical, squaraose, punctate, winged. 



This genus is clearly intermediate in position between Znneudes 

 and Oreda, differing from the former in the scape extending back 

 to the eye, and from the latter by tlie open mesosternal receptacle. 



Neozeneudes dives, n.sp. 



(J. Reddish-brown or black, feebly shining, apical half (or two- 

 thirds) of rostrum highl}- polished. Densely clothed with soft 

 scales varying in colour from pale yellow (or even white) to dark 

 brown or black ; head and basal half of rostrum with pale 

 ochreous and reddish-brown scales : prothorax more densely 



