i3o Gexls 57G. — LODOTRACIIELUS. 



üLlün{jo-lriangularia , antico tri-sinuata , thoracis basi paulo la- 

 tiora, humeris ohliquis, paruni elcvatis; lateribus pone humeros 

 apicem versus sensiin an^justata, apicc ipso conjuncliiii roUin- 

 data, tliorace vix duplo lon;;iora, supra coiivcxa, poslice declivia, 

 luediocriter punctato-striata, interstitiis planis, vage punctulatis; 

 lerruginea, sub-nitida, parce, fascia uiox pone medium apicerjue 

 deusius albo-squamosa. Corpus subtus punctulatuui, (i;rruf;inouin , 

 pectore dense, abdoinine tonuiter nivco-sqnamosis. Pcdcs c'lonf',ali, 

 punctulati, i'crruginci , iiiveo-squainulosi ; fcmoribus [)aruut cla- 

 vatis , subtus deute miuulo armatis; tibiis teretibus, reclis; tarsis 

 tcstaceis, subtus griseo-spongiosis. — Dhn. 



* 8. L. IIisTRio. {Sclili.) — Brevher ovaiu , nigcr, suh-nilidus , sitpva 

 parce subliis dctue niveo-stjnamo.sui, ; untennis tarslstjue leslaceis, 

 rostro tong'dudlne thoracis , vicxlice arcualo ; ihoracc breviler 

 siib-co7iico , conferliia punctulato, macula majori, suh-cordifonni 

 baseos angitlisqitc poilicis dense nivco-sqiininosis; elytria mcdiocri- 

 icr pimctato-strialiyi , inlerstiliis planis, vage piinctiäatis , fasciis 

 duabus in media approximatis apiccque niveo-srpiamosis; femo- 

 ribus dcnle obsoleto armatis. 



Palria : Port Natal. Dom. J, Wahlberg. Mus. Reg. llobn. 



Affiuis certe Lobotracheli siibsignali, nonnibil minor, prajsertiin 

 brevior , alitcr coloratus; rostro niagis arcuato, tborace latiori, 

 macula basali alitor formata, elvlris fasciis duabus albo-squaiiiosis, 

 ab illo diffcrl. Caput roiuiuhuuui , convexuai , obsulcti' punctula- 

 tuui, iiigium, paruin nilidum, parce intcr oculos donse nivco- 

 .squaujosum; oculi magni , sub-rotundati, paruiii convexi, nigri , 

 in fronte sid)-approximaii ; i'ostruui longitudiuc tboracis , tcvcs , 

 validiusculuMi, modicc arcuatuin , teuuitcr cariuatum, nigruni , 

 niveo-squamosum , apice ipso sub-denudatum. Tbofax breviter 

 conicus, latitudine postica dimidio fere brevior, apice oblique 

 trnncatus, intra apicem Icvitcr constrictus, lateril)us oblicjuis, 

 versus basin ampliaiis; postice bi-sinuatus, supra convoxus, con- 

 fertim subtiülcr punctulalus, nigcr, sub-niiidus, supra parce, 

 inaculafc«ub-cordiforn)i basali angulisquc posticis subtusque dense 

 niveo-squamosus. ScutcUuui parvum , tubercidiforme, concolor. 

 Elytra sub-ovata , antice tri-siuuata, tboracis T)asi paulo latiora , 

 humeris parum elcvatis, obliquis; lateribus apicem versus scn- 

 sini parum angustata, apice ipso conjunctim obtuse rotundata , 

 ihorace dimidio iongiora, supra convexa, postice declivia, medio- 



