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Epelytes gen. nov. 



This genus belongs to the tribe Ehjparochromiiii of the Fam- 

 ily Myodoehidse, and is probably allied to PoJycralcs. though 

 approaching Entisherus in general habitus. 



Head a little longer than its width between the eyes, suddenly tri- 

 angular in front of them; eyes somewhat remote from the pronotum, 

 say about one-third of the length of an eye, prominent, rounded exte- 

 riorly. Bucculae nearly percurrent, not prominent. Head between 

 eyes slightly narrower than the apical margin of the pronotum, but, 

 with the eyes, much wider than the latter, though narrower than the 

 middle of the fore lobe. Antennae inserted close to the eyes, just at 

 the sudden narrowing of the head, first segment reaching a little 

 beyond the apex of the vertex; second segment of the labium longer 

 than the third. Pronotum longer than its width, slightly constricted 

 medially, the lobes being subequal in length; collar very indistinct, 

 consisting of an obscure depression anteriorly. Fore lobe slightly 

 roundedly diverging, hind lobe the same, the hind margin not twice 

 as wide as the fore margin (of the pronotum) ; the lateral margins of 

 the pronotum are carinate, very slightly laminate at the constriction; 

 the shape of the pronotum is thus not unlike that, apparently, of Eiitis- 

 benis, except that the lateral margins of the hind lobes are much less 

 divergent. Scutellum subaequilateral, shorter than the claval commis- 

 sure. Tegmina slightly, but distinctly, constricted in line with the 

 hind angle of the scutellum, the exterior margin acute, reflexed; clavus 

 with three rows of punctures, the inner two a little irregular; corium 

 punctured exteriorly, smooth almost entirely interiorly. ^Membrane 

 with one straight and three sinuate longitudinal veins. Fore femora 

 incrassate, with three small and several minute spinelets beneath. 

 Fore tarsi curved. Head, pronotum and scutellum punctured, tegmina 

 deeply and prominently so. The pronotum is slightly, the tegmina 

 strongly, shining, as also the urosternites, etc. 



E. drapetes .sp. nov. 



9 Black; first three segments (4th lost), of the antennae, the 

 labium, etc., fulvous, coxae and the extreme apices of the antennal seg- 

 ments darker. Clavus and extreme base of corium yellowish-brown, the 

 former a little infuscate apically; punctures dark. Corium blackish, 

 a large creamy spot (with dark punctures) near the postero-lateral 

 angle. INIembrane olivaceo fuliginous. Second segment of the anten- 

 nae more than twice as long as the first, and about half as long again 

 as the third. Labium reaching very nearly (or quite) to the middle 

 coxae, first segment not quite reaching to the base of the bucculae. 

 Tegmina almost reaching to the apex of the abdomen, which is sub- 

 truncate dorsally. Tarsi 3-segmentate, the first segment the longest, 

 the second very short. Apical margin of the 7th urosternite roundly 

 emarginate. 



Length : 3% mill. 



TTab. : Kanai, Koloa (Swezey), on Canavalia sp. 



