BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 417 



Head punctate and granulate; ocular fovea concealed; eyes 

 rather large. Hostrura subparallel, moderately shining, coarsely 

 punctate, the punctures smaller and more elongate at apex than 

 base. Scape inserted about two-iifths from apex of rostrum; two 

 basal joints of funicle equal, moderately elongate, the rest trans- 

 verse. Prothorax slightly transverse, sides rounded, increasing 

 to base; a shining median carina continuous throughout; with 

 deep round punctures, the surface scarcely cut up into granules.. 

 Elytra slightly wider than prothorax and about four times its 

 length; punctate-striate, punctures separated by granules, con- 

 cealed or not; interstices narrow, raised, continuous throughout 

 or cut up into elongated granules; minute granules about suture 

 and apex. Mesosternal receptacle and metasternum as in preced- 

 ing, punctures of episterna almost continuous. Abdomen densely 

 punctate. Posterior femora extending to apical segment; tibiae 

 short, curved at extreme base, rather thin, grooved, jDosterior 

 widening to apex. Length 9, rostrum 2J; width 4| mm. 



Hah. — Q. : Cooktown (Herr J. Faust). 



May be distinguished from microthorax by its noncarinate head 

 and from the preceding by its less parallel outline. 



Tyrt^osus pardalis, Pasc; Lc. No. 5558. 



Piceous-black; elytra dark reddish-brown; legs, rostrum and 

 antenna? dull piceous-red, claws dull red. Head about eyes and 

 base of rostrum with short ochreous scales; prothorax with dull 

 ochreous, scarcely visible scales embedded in punctures and not 

 rising to general level, except in three scarcely traceable lines at 

 the sides; near apex the scales are larger, paler and much more 

 distinct; elytra with ochreous scales very irregularly distributed 

 and forming small patches between the interstices; metasternal 

 episterna with scales at each end ; under surface uniformly 

 clothed with short spatulate pale yellowish scales; two distinct 

 rows on each of the 3rd and 4th abdominal segments. 



Head densely punctate, ocular fovea concealed. Rostrum 

 shining, parallel almost to apex; base densely punctate. Scape 

 inserted slightly in advance of middle; 1st joint of funicle slightly 



