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insect is about the size of Broscus cephalotes ; it doubtless belongs 

 to one of the numerous subdivisions of Feronia, but, not understand- 

 ing the characters on which these are founded, I am unable to decide 

 which. 



68. Chlanius australisy Dej. Sp. Col. Supp. v. 650. 

 Under stones. 



69. ( Anchomenus? ) nigrocBneus. Nigro-aeneus : antennse prothorace 



manifesto longiores ; oculi prominentes : pro thorax capite paul- 

 16 latior, lateribus paullo dilatatis, marginibus subdiaphanis : 

 elytra prothorace valde latiora, 8-striata, striis haud punctis, 

 stria 2da ante apicem puncto magno impressa, interstitiis gla- 

 bris, nitidis, nullo modo punctis, interstitiio marginali excepto, 

 punctis nonnullis magnis interrupto : abdomen et pedes atra, 

 tarsis piceis. (Corp. long. '425 unc. lat. '15 unc.) 

 Found under stones. 



70. (Homethes) elegans. Genus novum ? Maxipalpi elongati, arti- 



culo ultimo valde acuto, caput angustum, longum, ore acumina- 

 tum ; oculi vix prominuli : prothorax obcordatus, marginibus 

 antico excavatus, postico valde angustus, lateralibus rotundatus, 

 dorso complanatus ; elytra complanata, prothorace fere triple 

 latiora, ovata, humeris omnino rotundata, apice truncata, trun- 

 catura fere recta : pedes mediocres, maris protarsi paullo dila- 

 tati, protibia3 manifesto emarginatae. Homethes elegans. An- 

 tennae pallide iuscescentes ; caput, prothorax et elytra fuliginea: 

 femora paullo tumida, sordide albida, apicibus nigris, tibiis tar- 

 sisque pallide fuscescentibus : totum corpus subtus piceum : 

 elytra 9-8triata, lanugine sericata maculatim ornata. (Corp. 

 long. '35 unc. lat. '15 unc.) 

 Under stones. This elegant little insect somewhat resembles 

 Anchomenus pallipes. 



Natural Order. — Clerites. 



71. vel. 43*- fPylusJ Anthicides. Caput punctura, asperum, hirtum, 



piceum; oculis nigris ; antennis testaceis : prothorax punctus, 

 asper, hirtus, piceus, lateribus medio gibberis : elytra lineatim 

 puncta, punctis a basi ad apicem magnitudine pedetentim de- 

 crescentibus, ferruginea, fasciis 2 communibus fuscis, Ima recta, 

 ante medium sita, medio interrupta, 2da magis obscura, pone 

 medium sitS,, medio quoquc interrupta : abdomen subtus et 

 pedes testacea. (Corp. long. '15 unc. lat. *05 unc.) 

 Between layers of bark. 



