Genus 136. — CYRTOPS. 925 
Obs.—Quoad faciem generi Macrostylo sub-simile est hoc genus, 
sed structura antennarum rostrique aliquanto diversa. 
* 1. C. Sparsus. Schh. 
Oblongus, niger, squamulis argenteis setulisque erectis atris adspersus , 
fronte rostroque distincte canaliculatus; thorace temere granulato, 
elytris profunde punctato-striatis , antennis ferrugineis. 
Patria : insula S. Johanna. A Dom. Sommer ad describendum 
missus. 
Magnitudo Sitone lineati vel paulo minor, totus, antennis ex- 
ceptis , niger, squamulis argenteis, interdum virescenti-micantibus, 
plus minusve dense obsitus , setulisque rigidis atro-fuscis adspersus. 
Caput cum rostro latitudine verticis dimidio longius, extrorsum 
modice angustatum , apice triangulariter emarginatum , supra 
deplanatum, rugoso-punctatum , medio canalicula distincta exara- 
tum, oculi sub-semi-globosi, brunnei. Antenne basin thoracis 
attingentes, tenues, ferrugine®, parce pilos, scapo, apice clava- 
que infuscatis. Thorax latitudine postica haud brevior nec antice 
angustior, medio equaliter modice ampliatus, basi apiceque 
truncatus, supra modice convexus, undique temere granulatus , 
squamulis in vittam longitudinalem utrinque, plus minusve dis- 
tinctam, sub-condensatis. Elytra sub-ovalia, antice truncata ibi- 
que basi thoracis haud latiora, lateribus aequaliter ampliata, postice 
breviter attenuata, apice ipso conjunctim acute sub-rotundata , 
thorace triplo longiora, supra convexa, profunde punctato-striata, 
interstitiis angustis, convexiusculis. Corpus subtus parce punctu- 
latum, abdomine postice angustato, depresso. Pedes piceo-nigri , 
squamulis setulisque albidis adspersi. 
Obs.— Specimen lustravimus, typo descripto paulo minus, tho- 
race nonnihil angustiore, de ctero autem vix essentialiter discre- 
pans; an mas? — Fus. 
