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mesosterniim (PI. V., C, fig. 2, d) rather short; episterna large, subobloDg; epimera 

 humeral, large, subtriangular, distaut from the coxal cavities; coxal cavities 

 moderateh' distant. 

 metastenium (PL V., C, fig. 2, g) rather short, transverse, widely' distant from 

 the sides of the bodj', with the posterior margin between the coxfe straight ; 

 episterna very large and broad, as long as the metasternum ; epimera triangularly 

 indexed beyond the episterna, in other ])arts concealed by the elytra. 

 Venter composed of six segments; 1 very large and long ; 2, 3, 4 short, equal to each 



other ; 5 large and long ; 6 short, entire. 

 Legs anterior longer than the others ; trochanters elongate-triangular ; femora long 

 and robust, slightly laminated at the apex ; tibiae (PI. V., C, fig. t) rather long, 

 dilated at the middle, and armed on the inner side with a long and broad, 

 sharply-pointed cultriform process ; tarsi short, robust, four-jointed ; 1 and 2 

 broadly dilated and deeply bilobed, furnished with long setfe ; 3 minute ; 4 

 elongate, rather robust, armed beneath with a long dentiform process ; claws 

 robust, abruptly curved, and dentate at the base beneath. 

 intermediate with the femora simple, tibiae dilated at the apex, and pilose, tarsi 

 short with the first joint much longer than the second, 1 and 2 dilated and 

 deeply bilobed, pilose ; in other respects like the anterior. 

 posterior rather longer than the intermediate, but in other respects similar. 

 Coxie anterior large, elongate, and prominent, separated by the carina. 

 intermediate rounded, slightlj' distant. 

 posterior moderate, narrowly pyriform, widely separated. 



Hoplicnema closelj' resembles Catopti/.c in the organs of the mouth, but is dis- 

 tinguished from that genus by its more depressed form, smaller size of the first 

 joint of the antennae, carinated prosternum, large size of the fifth ventral segment, 

 and peculiar shape of the legs and tarsi. 



Hoplicnema Sallsei, sp. n. 



L. c. ^ lin. = 1 mm. — Subovatum, modice couvexum, nitidulum, pilorum 

 expers, castaneum, elytris punctis duplicibus impressis ; pronoto magno, antice fere 

 circulariter rotundato, margine tota reflexci et flavescenti, alutaceo, nitidulo, mar- 

 gine basali leviter sinuata, angulis acutis, longe productis ; ehjtris magnis, pronoto 

 duplo longioribus, baud latioribus, ad humeros latissimis, postice parum attenuatis, 

 l^unctis duplicibus confertim impressis, interstitiis profunde alutaceis, lateribus late 

 marginatis, margine flavescenti, apicibus sat angustis, rotundatis ; pygidio modice 

 exserto, piceo ; pedibus modicis, dilatatis, tibiis anterioribus processu longo, cultri- 

 formi iutus armatis ; antennis longis, laete flavis. 



Body subovate, moderately convex, and moderately shining, without hair, casta- 

 neous, with the elj'tra marked with double punctures. 



Head large, castaneous ; eyes black, large and prominent ; antennae long, bright 

 yellow. 



Thorax large, almost circularly rounded in front, with the whole margin reflexed 

 and flavescent, alutaceous, shining, basal margin slightly sinuated, with the 

 angles acute and much produced. 



SeiiteUiim broad and short, rounded at the apex. 



Elytra large, twice longer, but not broader than the thorax, widest at the shoulders, 

 rather attenuated posteriorly, closely marked with double punctures, interstices 

 deeply alutaceous, sides broadly margined with the margin flavescent, ex- 

 tremities rather narrow and rounded. 



Abdomen with the pygidium only exposed, piceous. 



