species hehngiiig to rJiyiicliotal Fam. Peiitatomidiv. 167 



subprominent. Scutelliun moderately broad, the apex rounded. 

 Corium with the Literal margins convex ; inembrane with a few 

 strong longitudinal veins, transverse veins few or absent. Pro- and 

 mesosternum moderately centrally lineately carinated. Eostrum 

 almost reaching the posterior coxae, second joint longest. 



I have placed this genus near Odius, Stal, which it 

 resembles in the shape of the pronotuni and other char- 

 acters ; it ditfers from that genus by the less elongate 

 body, broader head and scutellum, etc. 



Parodius typicus, sp. n. (Plate II, fig. 5.) 



Ochraceous, thickly and darkly ^^unctate, the punctures most 

 numerous on tlie head and pronotum, and scarcer on the seutelhnu 

 and corium ; scutellum with the base and a central fascia distinctly 

 paler and less punctate. Conuexivum ochraceous, darkly ^^unctate, 

 more or less marked with piceous at the abdominal segmental angles. 

 Body beneath and legs ochraceous, sparingly and darkly punctate, 

 central spots to pro-, meso-, and metasternum, a large central spot 

 to abdomen wliich is broad at base and narrowed to apical segment, 

 and a subannulation to femora near their apices, piceous. 



Antenna) ochraceous, second joint a little longer than the third, 

 fourth joint longer than fifth, both joints darker and with their 

 bases paler. 



Long. 10 millim. Exp. pronot. ang. b\ millim. Max. hit. abd. 

 65 millim. 



HaUtat. Philippine Islands, Isabella, North Luzon 

 (Brit. Mus.). 



Parodius rnouhofi, sp. n. (Plate II, fig. G.) 



Ochraceous, very thickly and darkly punctate ; extreme anterior 

 and posterior angles of pronotum, and the ajiex of the scutellum 

 pale ochraceous. Body beneath piceous ; legs, rostrum, apical 

 margin of head beneath, and antennae ochraceous ; abdomen abov^e 

 piceous, the apical segment ochraceous, punctured and tinged with 

 piceous. Antenna) ochraceous, second and third joints subequal in 

 length, fourth joint longer than fifth, fifth joint with its apical half 

 infuscated. 



Long. 10^ millim. Exp. pronot. ang. 5o millim. Max. hit. 

 abd. 6| millim. 



Habitat. Cambodia (Mouhot — Brit. Mus.). 



