146 THE AMYCTERIDiE OF THE " VOY. I)E L'ASTROLABE," 



(J Small, oblong, somewhat flattened above. Black ; thickly 

 clothed above with dense grey and ochraceous scales ; below 

 with a light median vitta of greyish scales ; setae long, light 

 coloured. 



Head convex, continvied into rostrum in the same direc- 

 tion as internal ridges. Rostrum short, nearly as wide at 

 apex as head, space between external ridges narrow ; external 

 ridges parallel, not continued on to forehead, convex in 

 profile ; internal long, oblique, more prominent at base than 

 external ; basal sulci long, each ending posteriorly in a deep 

 fossa, median area canaliculate. Head and rostrum both 

 densely clothed. Scrobe consisting of a main deep anterior 

 portion and a short shallow fossa open posteriorly. Eyes 

 moderately large, oval. Antennae long, first funicular joint 

 nearly twice the length of second : ckib briefly pedunculated. 

 Prothorax (3-5 x 4 mm.) mai'kedly angulate on sides, widest 

 anteriorly to middle : postocular sinuosity strong, giving rise 

 to a definite short median lobe. Disc feebly convex, with a 

 faint irregular collar, and median impressions : finely and 

 irregularly granulate, granules fewer and sparser on sides. 

 Elytra (8x5 mm.) gradually widened from base to behind 

 apex, then abruptly contracted, and the apex obtusely 

 rounded and feebly mucronate ; base arcuate, hvimeral angles 

 tuberculiform. Disc with small tubercles longitudinally and 

 transversely arranged ; sutural row with small granules 

 obscured by clothing ; second with eight tubercles not reach- 

 ing to base, the fifth tubercle on the edge of the declivity, 

 very prominent, followed by three small ones on the de- 

 clivity ; third with four or five tubercles, the basal one con- 

 stituted of three smaller ones, none present on declivity : 

 fourth with four tubercles not extending to base ; fifth or 

 humeral consisting of eight closely placed tubercles diminish- 

 ing in size from the large humeral one, also three small ones 

 more posteriorly ; sixth with six tubercles not reaching to 

 base, becoming more prominent posteriorly and ending 

 abruptly just below the level of the fifth tubercle of the 



