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Family. — Phoracanthid.e. 



Genus. — Nephalius, Neioman. 



The following insects, differing from the typical Trichophori in the 

 possession of simple femora, and in having the antennae almost with- 

 out pilosity, I have separated under the name of Nephalius. It may 

 be observed of all the species, that the elytra are pimctured and clothed 

 with a short down, and that they are likewise furnished with bristles, 

 each of which is situated in a deeper and more conspicuous puncture ; 

 these large punctures are distant, but generally arranged in something 

 like a regular series. The colour of the species which have come un- 

 der my notice, is very plam and without any variety. 



Neph. amictus. Fuscus, lanugine cinerea crebre tectus : antennae 

 corpore vix breviores ; articulis carinatis, 3 — 7 apice 1-spinosis : 

 oculi arcuati, subtus dilatati : prothorax dorso inaequalis, tu- 

 beribus binis instructus, lateribus dente medio armatus : elytra 

 prothorace manifesto latiora, apicibus acutis 1-spinosis: pedes 

 mediocres, femoribus subcompressis, nullo modo tumescentibus, 

 apicibus hand ai'matis. (Corp. long. r25 unc. lat. "S unc.) 



Inhabits Brazil. Mr. Miers has a single specimen captured near Rio. 



Neph. serins. Fuscus, antennarum articulo basali, elytra et pedes 

 testacea : antennae corpore vix breviores, articulis angulatis \ix 

 carinatis, 3 — 7 apice 1-spinosis; oculi arcuati, subtus valde di- 

 latati : prothorax dorso inaequalis, foveis nonnullis impressus, 

 lateribus medio 1-dentatus: elytra puncta, pmictis minutis, se- 

 riebus quoque 4 punctorum magnorum impressa, in quorum 

 utroque setarigida sita; apicibus acutis 1-spinosis : pedes prae- 

 cedentis. (Corp. long. '8 unc. lat. "175 unc.) 



Inhabits Brazil. Mr. Miers has a single specimen captured near Rio. 



Neph. exutus. Lateritius, lanugine cinerea sparsim tectus : anten- 

 nae corpore longiores, articulis canaliculatis, 3 — 7 apice 1-spino- 

 sis : prothorax gibber, convexus, lateribus haiid dentatis : elytra 

 prothorace vix latiora, lanuginosa, setis rigidis nonnullis sparsa, 

 apicibus acutis, 1-spinosis : pedes mediocres, femoribus paullo 

 compressis paullo tumidis, apicibus hand armatis. (Corp. long. 

 1 unc. lat. '25 unc.) 



Inhabits Brazil. Mr. Miers has a single specimen captured near 



