BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 



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shining and strongly though less coarsely punctate than base; a 

 carina continuous from near eyes almost to apex. Antennie 

 slender, with whitish scales (very spai'se on club); scape consider- 

 ably passing muzzle ; 1st joint of funicle as long as 2nd-3rd 

 combined, 2nd as long as 3rd-4th. Prothorax densely covered 

 with small shining granules; four small black fascicles near apex, 

 the two marginal ones almost obsolete; sparsely clothed with 

 elongate white scales and a few larger ones scattered about, no 

 vittse; base bisinuate, with a raised and recurved border inter- 

 rupted on scutellar lobe; a feeble median line. Scntelluvi small, 

 elliptic, densely punctate. Elytra considerably wider at base 

 than prothorax; with depressed granules densest at base; two 

 small black fascicles on 3rd interstice and two still smaller on 

 5th, small white scales scattered about near apex, base and along 

 suture, rest of the derm almost nude; rows of large quadrate 

 punctures feebly separated from each other; interstices feebly 

 convex. Unchrsurface and legs granulate-punctate ; sparsely, 

 except on sterna, clothed with elongate white scales, in places 

 very feebly tinged with ochreous. Legs long ; femora linear, 

 bidentate; tibia? compressed, bisinuate; 1st tarsal joint with a 

 tubercle in its centre, 3rd densely padded with pale setae bordered 

 with black ; claw-joint and claw distinct. Length 8|, width 

 5^ mm. 



//rt6.—Tam worth, KS.W. 



The largest of the genus with which I am acquainted; should 

 be easily identified by its uniform black colour (if constant), its 

 long rostrum, scape (fully half of which passes the muzzle, 

 though this may be but a sexual character) and linear femora. 

 From the description of wstipennis it differs, besides scales and 

 colour, in having the rostrum longer than prothorax, scutellum 

 not angular at apex, 3rd and 5th elj'^tral interstices with only two 

 fascicles and femora distinctly bidentate. 



IIaplgjtyx magniceps, n.sp. 



Reddish-brown ; head and scutellum piceous, under surface, 

 base of femora, apex of rostrum and club tinged with piceous. 



