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Dark ijrceii, with a conspicuous nolilen tint on the jivothorax, si iitolhim, elytra, 

 and under snrt'ace. Punctures of head and prothorax circular and rather feehly 

 impressed ; very dense on the prothorax, so that the latter has a reticulated 

 appearance. Punctures of the elytra also circular, especially at the apex ; and as 

 they arc confluent in the basal two-thirds, this part of the elytra is transversely 

 rugate-pnnctate. Prosternnni rngulose, some wrinkles at the anterior margin 

 ni'arly regularly transverse. Antennae and legs black, with a tint of jritchy brown, 

 chieflv at the base of the tarsi ; the thickened part of the femora dark green, nearly 

 black. Cicatrix of the autennary scape strong, produced into a sharp crest. Sides 

 of the prothorax somewhat triangularly dilated, with a conical tubercle and with 

 two spots of a white silky i)ubescence, one underneath and the nlher above the 

 tnbercle ; there is no lateral fold in front. 



Hah. Kniln (A. Mocquerys, 189~'). 



In sculjiture and form of the antennae and legs similar to Litopus tirens sp. nov. 



123. (? ) Hospes hypocritidus sp. nov. 



J. //. obscure viridis, infra sat auratus ; autennis peditmsipie brnnnoo-nigris. 

 Capnt sulco mediano profuudo anticeet posticeabbreviatoinstrnctura, froute sparsius 

 (piam vertice pnnctatum, punctis sat maguis rotnndis. Antennae corpore parura 

 longiorcs, scapo rugoso-pnnctato, cicatrice magna, articulo tortin scajio duplo 

 louHfiore, ',' ad In'"" apicib\is triangulariter acute dilatatis. Protliorax basi con- 

 strictns, lateraliter post medium angnloso-dilatatus, lougitudinc paulo angustior, 

 pnnctis rotnndis sat sparsis, ntrinque juxta medium disci densius sitis, instructns. 

 Scntellum triangulare, fere laeve. Elytra creberrime rnguloso-punctata, disco linea 

 levissinie elevata, margine externo et apicali minute oyanescontia. Sterna albo- 

 sericea, abdomen glabrum, panc<' minute punctatuni, tarsorum posticorum articulus 

 prirans eaeteris tertia parte longior. 



Long. 121 mni.^ dytr. 81, lat. 2L 



Sides of the prothorax augulated, not tnbcrcled ; the tip of tlic angulated part 

 clothed with a white silky pubescence similar to that of the sterna. Punctuation 

 of the front of the head sparser near the eyes ; middle line of the prothorax almost 

 smooth, whilst the remainder of the disc is punctured, tlio punctures dense towards 

 the base. Prosternnm finely rngulose ; alidomen shining and nearly impiinctate : 

 apex of the last alidominal segment rounded. 



llab. ('ongo (Stanley Pool). 



Tliis form reminds one of the dark green s])ecies of the genus Ib/pocrifi'n Fahrs. 

 Il does not qnile lit into the genus Ifo.fpes, and may be the type of a new genus, 

 as tlie anterior coxal cavities are not closed, and the tibiae not carinate. 



Griphapex ,L:cn. mmv. Type : Gr. Scutellaria sp. nov. 



Antennae thickened towards the apex ; scape narrow, cylindrical, with a very 

 siiort tooth at the apex ; third and all following joints strongly longitudinally 

 grooved, third to fifth with a sharp ajjical tooth ; sides of the prothorax without 

 tnbercle ; apices of the elytra truncate, witli the outer angles toothed ; all femora 

 subdavate ; four anterior tibiae carinate ; first joint of the posterior tarsi longer than 

 the three following together. Underside of the head convex ; anterior coxal 

 cavities closed. 



To bs placed after Ili/pocriles Fahrs. 



