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Hylobius punctatus, nov. sp. (PI. XIII,, Fig. 3). 



The Cephalothorax is a dark reddish bi'owii, lighter towards 

 the side slopes of the cephalic part, but darker along four 

 radiating sulci on each side of the thoracic part. Mandibles, 

 dark red-brown, thickly covered with dark grey hair. Lip, 

 maxillae, sternum and coxae, dark yellowish brown, with fine 

 brown hairs. Legs, yellow-brown with similar hairs and dark 

 brown spines. The abdomen is dark grey, mottled with irregular 

 lighter spots of short fine hair, upper and under sides alike. 



The Cephalothorax is longer than patella cum tibia IV., two 

 mm. longer than broad ; cephalic part arched and prominent ; 

 thoracic part rounded at sides with three deep lateral indentations 

 and a deep longitudinal fovea reaching to rear slope, which is 

 rather steep. 



The front row of Eyes is straight, the middle eyes round, a 

 diameter apart, the side eyes oval, their long diameter being 

 greater than that of the middle, and about half its length away. 

 The rear row is slightly procurved ; middle rather smaller than 

 front middle one and a half diameters apart and two diameters 

 from the side ones, which are oval, smaller than the front side, 

 and their length away from the latter. 



The Matidibles are knee-formed at base, conical, with short, 

 well-curved fangs ; two teeth on the inner false edge, the lower 

 being larger of the two ; a thick, brown fringe on outer side. 



Maxillae arched, smooth, upright and rounded on outer 

 edge. 



Lip more than half the length of the latter, longer than broad, 

 rounded at the sides, and straight in front. It springs from a 

 neck at the base. 



The Siertui/n is a broad, oval, but rather pointed at posterior 

 end, furnished with short, fine, upstanding hair. It is not pro- 

 duced between the rear coxae, which are contiguous. 



The Abdomen is oval, rather straighter in front, and clothed 

 with thin, upright hair. 



The Cribellum in the female is very white and distinctly 

 divided across the middle. The epigyne has two oval hollows 

 above a transverse fold. 



