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Head small, the clypciis xory short, in the middle with n prominent small notclied 

 process, ■which projects over the labrum, but which cannot bo seen without dissection, 

 on account of the hairs with which the front margin is fringed, the mandibles ex- 

 posed ; eyes small, placed at the lower part of side of the head, and not at all visible 

 from above. 



Prosternvm very short. Mesostenium rather large, separating the middle cox89 

 by only a thin lamina ; middle coxal cavities elongate, obliquely transverse. Meta- 

 stenium moderately long. 



Hind-body composed of five ventral horny segments, of which the basal one is 

 visible only at the sides and in the middle as a small process projecting between the 

 hiud coxse : on dissecting off the hind-body, however, the existence of a sixth seg- 

 ment is found to be indicated, by a very small upright process (just as in the genus 

 Trox) placed in front of the process mentioned above as forming the middle of the 

 basal segment ; 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments rather short, about equal to one another, 

 5th segment comparatively long, about as long as the two preceding segments 

 together. 



Legs short, and very robust, the front tibise tridentate, the two lower teeth very 

 long and pointed ; the hind tibijB very broad, on the outside with two very deep 

 notches ; their apical spurs pointed, not dilated ; the middle tibia? similar to the 

 hind ones, but not so stout. All the tarsi 5-jointcd, the hinder ones with the joints 

 broad and flattened, the basal joint about as long as the three following togetlier, the 

 last joint terminated by a single short uuguiculus. 



The insect is of convex form, and its facies is a good deal that of 

 u^gialia glohosa. 



MlLLrS^GE^'IA FOSSOR, n. sp. 

 Transversim valde convexa,fidva, svpra Cmarginibus exceptlsj nuda, sitbtus sat 

 dense longius ciliata ; capite ruguloso-punctato ; protJiorace fortiter transversa, 

 (Bqnali, crehre punctata ; scutello parvo, IcEvi ; elgtris crehre punctatis, estriatis, sed 

 sulci humeralis ohsoleti indicationibus. Lang. corp. 4^ mm. ; lat. 2 mm. 



This interesting insect was captured by Dr. Millingen, in Lower 

 Egypt : probably in the neighbourhood of Cairo. I have had much 

 pleasure in naming this important genus in his honour, our collections 

 in this country having been enriched by him with many interesting 

 and novel species from the East, 



ToLisus, n. gen. 

 This genus is closely allied to Milling cnia, but its facies is rather 

 that of A])hodius than uJ^gialia, and it differs by its larger eyes, which, 

 however, are concealed under the front angles of the thorax, and by 

 its tarsi being f urni.shed with two unguiculi. As minor characters, 

 I may mention that ToUsus has the metasternum and the apical seg- 

 ment of the hind-body remarkably elongate, the metasternum, moreover, 

 is provided near its hind margin on each side with a curved impression 

 to adapt it to the femora ; and the front tibitc have also one or more 



