1895. 



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the inferior margin of bead, far below the eyes. Thorax trivittate, a 

 little lono-er than broad, cylindrical, broadly constricted at each end; 

 disk coarsely, transversely callose. Scntellum small, triangular, with 

 dense white scales. Elytra nearly fusiform, without humeri, with a 

 scutellar spot and an indetinite lateral vitta white; basal margin thick- 

 ened and reflexed; disk with ten rows of deep round punctures, the 

 ninth and tenth stri;B deeply impressed. Legs slender, sparsely pilose 

 the anterior tibiae longer, serrately toothed beneath, curved aud 

 nuicronate at apex; posterior tibi=c unarmed, with open corbels, the 

 last tarsal joint slightly broader than the others; daws connate at 



' Type.—^o. 40, U.S.X.M. One example. Tana River. Length, 14 mm. 

 TANYMECUS AUREOSQUAMOSUS, new species. 



• Elongate, piceous, densely covered with small rounded aureons and 

 piceons scales, irregularly maculate; anteniue, apex of rostrum, ven- 

 ral surface, and legs sparsely hairy. Rostrnm distinctly carinate at 

 middle, second joint of funicle one-half longer than the first. Thorax 

 somewhat rounded on- the sides. Other structural characters and form 

 ai^ in TanymecHS palliaUis Fiihvicim, 



Types.— ^o. 47, U.S.K.M. Two examples, Tana Eiver. Length,!^ 



mm. 



CYPHOIDES, new genus. 



(Group C'/z^Wi i(/es, Lacordaire.) 



Head very slioit, flat above, constricted immediately behind tl,e 

 ronnd, promtoent eyes. Rostrum n.ore tlnin twice longer Uan head, 

 mralld, flattened above, an gnlar at sides, acutely incised at apex 

 intennk Hardly reaching the base of thorax; scape 0"«.«« ^^^ 

 thorax, straight, clavate at apex; funicle seven-jmnted, the hist two 

 oh tt ongei- the second longer than the first; club ovate, annnlate, 

 d n ely ptb scent. Thorax strongly narrowed in front, base deeply 

 bi innate Scntellnm small, oval. Elytra, mnch broader than borax 

 separatelyprominentatbase,coiivex,stronglydcd,vo,.sbehind;hnmel 



1 stinct, obliquely truncate; strhe ten, entire. Legs normal in eng 1 , 

 femora fusiform, unarmed, tibi* expanded and miicrona e at apex, 

 coXis of posterior tibia, large,.cIosed, scaly. Third tarsal joint very 

 broad, bilobed. Claws connate. 



Xype.—Cyphoides impressifrons, new species. 



CYPHOIDES IMPRESSIFRONS, new species. 



ovate, covered with a crust composcl of small ^""f^'l '"^'^^''-j 

 scales dark cupreous above, xvith three fasciate spots on the sides ot 

 e V a v^dLi h white; ventral surface whitish. Kostram above 

 obs iltelv bicarinate, separated from the front by a deep .u^ r 

 impression, connected with a still deeper short frontal toN e.r. iboiax 



