J'houn. — Co?('()/)f( rous Fdit/ui of flu ('Jui/Zunu ]sj(iii<h. 105 



basal joint cvitk'ntly longer than 2nd, which is not twice the length of the 

 3rd ; joints -i-T rather longer than broad. Club ovate, not large, tri- 

 articulate, intermediate joint very short. Eyes truncate in front, their 

 length from above downwards double that of the longitudinal diameter ; 

 they are subdepressed and widely distant above. Tliorax with well- 

 developed ocular lobes, these during repose cover a third of the eyes ; base 

 and apex subtruncate ; it is rather broader than long, and at each side is 

 obviously medially tuberculate. Scutellum distinct. Elytra oblong-oval, 

 onlv slighter wider than thorax at the base, apices broadly rounded, their 

 sides spinose. 



Femora elongate, somewhat clavate, grooved underneath near the 

 extremity. Tibiae a little flexuous, each armed at the apex with a well- 

 developed spur, which begins outwardly as a ridge, extends along the bottom, 

 and projects inwardly ; just above each spur, on the inside, there is a pair 

 of outstanding tufts of setae ; the posterior are densely fringed with ferru- 

 ginous setae but are not cavernous. Tarsi hairy above, their basal joint 

 rather slender at the base and nearly twice the length of the 2nd, 

 3rd slightly dilated and bilobed ; their soles densely brushlike but quite 

 glabrous along the middle. 



Prosternum deeply incurved in front. Anterior coxae contiguous, inter- 

 mediate slightly separated, the posterior more widely. Metasternum very 

 short. Abdomen elongate ; 1st segment longer than 2nd, strongly curved 

 between the coxae, medially sinuate behind ; 3rd and 4th, singly, nearly as 

 long as 2nd ; 5th truncate, and with a broad tuft at each side, at the apex ; 

 6th semicircular. Epipleurae linear. Mentum small, subquadrate. Palpi 

 short. Mandibles indistinctly trifid at apex. 



The armature of the tibiae, though somewhat similar to that of the 

 European Molytes, more closely resembles that of Lyperohius. The ocular 

 lobes are more strongly developed, and the tarsal vestiture differs. In 

 facies these genera are utterly unlike Hadram.phus, a glance at the sides of 

 the hind-body being sufficient for immediate separation. It should be 

 placed after Phaedropholus, but before Lyperohius. 



78. Hadramphus spinipennis sp. nov. 



Subovate, opaque, fuscous, antennae and tarsi piceous ; covered with 

 hairUke tawny squamae, usually more infuscate on the dorsum, and in 

 some cases there is a pale streak along each side and the middle of the 

 thorax. 



Rostrum rugose-punctate and thinly setose near the extrem^ity, with a 

 fine median carina, and coarse shallow sculpture ; its clothing is disposed 

 transversely ; it is very gradually expanded towards the base. Thorax 

 medially dilated and with a prominent tubercle at each side ; disc uneven, 

 the borders of the irregular impression along the middle more or less 

 elevated, most distinctly raised near the base ; there are no frontal crests 

 or nodosities, and no punctures are discernible, the sculpture consisting 

 apparently of irregular flattened granules. Elytra more than twice the 

 length of thorax, quadri-spinose at each side ; the dorsum with indefinite 

 serial punctures near the suture, in some examples substriate behind, the 

 somewhat inflexed sides are distinctly seriate-punctate ; on the 3rd inter- 

 stice of each elytron there is an elongate basal elevation and 2 or 4 tubercles, 

 the largest being placed behind the middle ; between the last and the apex 

 there are 3 or 4 smaller ones ; on the 5th interstice there are usually 



