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Differs from A. hemisphericus in its much larger size and impunctate surface. 

 Habitat, South America. Found in Brazil. 



A single sjjecimen of this insect is in the collection of the British Museum. 



Aphanocephalus hemisphericus. 



A . hemispluericus, Wollaston, Ent. Mo. Mag. ix. ]). 280, 1873. 



L. e. 1-1 tV lii^- = 2-212 mm.— Hemisphericus, nitidissimus, pronoto leviter, 

 elytris profunde punetatis, niger, penescens, pronoto antice rufescenti ; pronoto sat 

 parvo, margine auteriori media rectii, ad latera circulariter rotundata, minute et sat 

 remote punctato, interstitiis glabris, uitidissimis, lateribus marginatis, haud retiexis, 

 margine basali leviter sinuata, angulis acutis ; elytris permagnis, pronoto multum 

 latioribus, et fere triple longioribus, ad media latissimis, profunde et confertim 

 punetatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus latissime marginatis, apice integro ; 

 pedibus atque autennis fiavis. 



Body hemispheric, very shining, with the thorax moderately and the elytra very 

 deeply punctured, brassy-black, with the front of the thorax rufescent. 



Head large, rufescent ; eyes moderate, prominent ; mouth defiexed, rufescent ; 

 antennae small, yellow. 



Thorax rather small, anterior margin straight in the middle and circularly rounded 

 at the sides, minutely and rather distantly punctured, with the interstices 

 smooth and shining, sides margined, but not reflexed, basal margin slightly 

 sinuated, with the angles acute. 



Scutellum moderate, acutely triangular, minutely punctured. 



Elytra very large, much broader and nearly three times longer than the thorax, 

 widest at the middle, deeply and closely punctured, with the interstices smooth 

 and shining, sides very broadly margined, apex entire, epipleural fold exces- 

 sively broad, rufescent. 



Legs moderate, yellow. 



Under parts castaneous, first ventral segment very deeply punctured. 



Differs from A. Wollastoni in its much larger size, black colour, and sculpture. 



Habitat, Asia. Found in Japan by Mr. Lewis. 



Aphanocephalus Wollastoni. 



A. Wollastoni, Eye, Ent. Mo. Mag. x. p. 167, 1873. 



Ij- '^- if~if liii- = I'o0-1'63 mm. — Hemisphericus, pilis brevissimis flavis 

 sparsissime iudutus, nitidissimus, elytris rugose punetatis, castaneus, aenescens, 

 pronoto antice, atque capite flavescentibus ; capite magno, sat louge exserto, 

 flavescenti, fronte valdeconvexo, et distincte punctato; pronoto sat magno, modice 

 sed confertissime punctato, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, margine anteriori ad median 

 concavata, ad latera circulariter rotundata, et late marginata, margine basali fere 

 recta, angulis acutis ; elytris modicis, capite atque pronoto parum latioribus, et fere 

 duplo longioribus, ante media latissimis, rugose punetatis, interstitiis uitidissimis, 

 et minute et remote punetatis, lateribus latissime marginatis, margine rellexa, apice 

 integro ; pedibus atque antennis Itete Havis. 



Body hemispheric, with very small scattered hairs, very shining, rugosely punctured 

 on tlie elytra, castaneous and brassj', with the head and front of the thorax 

 flaveseeut. 



Head large, much exserted, yellow, very convex, and distinctly punctured on the 

 forehead ; eyes moderate, prominent ; antennae rather large, bright yellow. 



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