Genus 2G9. — BROTIIEUS. 421 



mulis griseis dorso parce lateribus dense obsitus. Scutellum nul- 

 luni, Elytraovata, basi conjunctim introrsum einarginata, antice 

 thorace nonnihil latiora , humeris rotundatis ; mox pone humeros 

 ampliata, pone medium angustata , apice ipso conjunctim rotun- 

 data, thorace duplo longiora, supra convexa, postice declivia, 

 subtiliter punctato-striata, interstitiis alternis planis, alternis ma- 

 gis elevatis , sub-carinatis ; tota nigra , squamulis griseis undique 

 dense tecta,setulisquebrevibus, declinatis, albidis seriatim adsper- 

 sa. Corpus subtus nigrum , dense griseo-squamosum et pulveru- 

 lentum. Pedes longiusculi, nigri, punetulati, squamulis griseis 

 vestiti ; femoribus modice incrassatis , muticis ; tibiis sub-teretibus, 

 rectis ; tarsis gracilibus , obscure ferrugineis , subtus griseo-spon- 

 giosis. — Bhn. 



Genus 269. BROTHEUS (1). Stephens. 

 Stephens. Brit. Ent. IV. p. i52. Not. gen. 333(2). 

 1. B. Porcatus. Marsham. 



Aler, thorace porcis claabus elevatis, crenatis; thorace , femoribus ti- 

 biisque cinereo-albido-sauamosis. — Steph. 

 Steph. Brit. Ent. IV. p. i54- 1. not. 

 Citrcutio id. Marsh. Ent. Brit. p. 255. 49. 

 Patria : Africa meridionalis? 



Couors II. — Thorax infra pro reeeptione rostri aut minus profunde 

 aut indistinete canaliculatus. (Gen. 270-274- ) 



Gbnus 270. RHYTIRHINUS. Nobis. 



Cure. Disp. Meth. p. 1G2. genus 85. — Huj. op. II. p. /ji5. ge- 

 nus 1^7. 



(j) Genus mihi invisum. 



(a) Antennae not geniculated, la-jointed, curveil, the basal Joint, or scape, 

 slightly elongate, robust, clavate, the following Joint also a little robust and sub- 

 globose-conic, the next smaller, somewhat obeonic , the remainder of the funiculus 

 short, sub-nodose, the eighth Joint being trausverse : club large, ovate, acuminate. 

 P.ostrum very short and robust, inserted during repose in a deep, shost groove on 

 the anterior margin of the thorax benoath, the latter oblong-quadrate , witfa the 

 disc longitudinally porcate, the anterior niargin lobate behnid the eyes ; these 

 last depressed, concealed ? during repose; clytra broad , cnnvrx, theapex abrnptly 

 retuse, the disc unequal ; legs short , stout; femora unarmed; tibis straight, wilh 

 a hook at the apex vithin ; tarsi broad, stout, setose, .im ml at the tip coith two 

 long, distant tlaws. 



