136 Arthur M. Lea : 



funicle four-jointed. Prothorax siibcylindrical, each side with 

 an impression for the reception of front femur. Scutellum 

 absent. Elytra elongate, cylindrical, apex roughly sculptured. 

 Prosternum elongate in front of tibiae, with a flange-like exten- 

 sion behind. Mesosternu7n with a short extension concealed 

 under flange of prosternum. M etasternum very elongate. Ab- 

 domen with first segment (along middle) shorter than second 

 and third combined, third and fourth with deep sutures, each 

 about as long as second and shorter than fifth. Front coxae 

 touching, the others moderately separated ; femora short, stout, 

 compressed and edentate ; tibiae short, serrate ; tarsi long, thin 

 and five-jointed, first and fifth elongate, first distinctly shorter 

 than the rest combined. 



The species described below in appearance is something like 

 a long, thin Platypus, but is readily distinguished from that 

 genus by the distinct rostrum, ; with larger, coarsely faceted and 

 more convex eyes. The front coxae, although large, are much 

 smaller than in Platyj)us. The rostrum, including the man- 

 dibles, is twice as wide as long ; in the other genera of the 

 Pldtypides it is much shorter. 



The scape is stout ; first joint of funicle concealed within 

 apex of scape, second stout and rather long, third and fourth 

 conjointly strongly transverse and indistinctly separated ; club 

 solid, apparently one-jointed. The scape when removed from the 

 head is about the length of the club and slightly longer than 

 the fimicle. The latter, from above, appears to be two-jointed 

 only, and from below three-jointed ; the separation of the third 

 and fourth joints is quite invisible under a Coddington lens. 



Notoplatypus elo7ioatus, n. sp. 



Reddish castaneous, head somewhat darker. Apex of elytra 

 with fine golden setae or pubescence, elsewhere glabrous or very 

 sparsely pubescent. 



Head with distinct but not large or dense punctures. Ros- 

 trum convex and with finer punctures than on head in one sex, 

 gently concave and with coarser punctures than head in the 

 other ; in both with a short median line. Prothorax not quite 

 twice as long as wide, sides gently incurved to middle ; with 



