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conical; antennae two thirds the length of the body, slen- 

 der , third joint double the length of the second , fourth 

 slightly longer than the preceeding ; thorax one half broa- 

 der than long, subquadrate, the sides rounded before the 

 middle , narrowed near the base ; anterior margin slightly 

 concave, posterior one nearly straight; surface shining 

 black with a few fine punctures irregularly placed ; scutel- 

 lum broad , its sides rounded , black ; elytra wider at the 

 base than the thorax , dilated behind the middle , cheat- 

 nutbrown , very shining , the apex broadly black ; disk 

 extremely finely punctured , visible only under a strong 

 lens , the punctures arranged in double widely distant rows ; 

 epipleurae broad, extending to the apex; tibiae unarmed; 

 posterior first tarsal joint as long as the two following 

 ones united; claws appendiculate ; prosternum invisible, 

 anterior coxal cavities closed; underside and legs black. 



This insect is of a very shining appearance, the punc- 

 tuation of its upper side being scarcely visible even under 

 a lens ; sometimes the labrum is fulvous at the sides , as 

 well as the last joint of the palpi ; the latter are much 

 swollen at the two terminal joints. 



Coeligetes J nov. gen. 



Body oblong; eyes large, subhemispherical , entire; an- 

 tennae closely approached, filiform, the 2^ joint short, 

 third joint nearly 3 times as long , the following subequal ; 

 palpi rather robust , the terminal joint conical ; thorax trans- 

 verse , nearly three times as broad as long , of equal width, 

 without depression ; scutellum trigonate : elytra confusely 

 punctured, parallel, their epipleurae disappearing below 

 the middle ; tibiae unarmed ; posterior first tarsal joint as 

 long as the two following ones united ; claws appendicu- 

 late; prosternum invisible between the thighs; anterior 

 coxal cavities closed. 



cf. Fourth abdominal segment with a deep excavation, the 

 ends produced iutd a point; fifth segment with a large 

 and deep longitudinal cavity. 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseum, "Vol. "VI. 



