collection of Culeoptcrafrom Jamaica, §'c. 311 



equal, the sutures straight. Legs long, especially the 

 anterior ; the anterior coxa3 very large and prominent ; 

 femora not carinated, furnished with an acute tooth beneath 

 about one-third from the apex ; tibias curved, spurred at 

 the apex ; tarsi spongy beneath ; the 1st and 2nd joints 

 of the anterior pair with additional long hair, the 1st joint 

 rather long and slender, the 2nd joint as long as broad 

 (in the $ it is one-third longer than broad), the 3rd joint 

 transverse, bilobed. 



Molicorynes longimanus, sp. n. 



Fuscus, plus minusve sabuloso-squamulatus ; rostro 

 subtiliter ruguloso-punctato, antennis gracilibus ; thorace 

 antice arcuatim-angustato, ci-ebre fortiter punctato, punc- 

 tis squamiferis ; elytris basi thorace paulo latioribus, ]ios- 

 tice paulo arcuatim-angustatis, fortiter striato-punctatis, 

 interstitiis per-parum convexis, dense squamosis, humeris 

 obtusis, gutta parva pallida notatis. 



Long. Corp. 6_^ lin., rostr. 3^ lin. 



In form between Balaninus and Macromerus. Ros- 

 trum densely and rather finely rugulose-punctate, smooth 

 at the apex, a little widened and flatter at the base, 

 funiculus of the antennas sparingly set with stiff hairs. 

 Thorax a little longer than broad, broadest at the base, 

 gi'adually narrowed in front, densely and strongly punc- 

 tured, the larger scales have a tendency to form a stripe 

 on each side extending from the eyes to the shoulders. 

 Elytra moderately convex, gradually but not much 

 narrowed to the apex, Avhich is obtuse, no anti-apical 

 calosity ; the scales are very dense posteriorly, those on 

 the shoulder form a paler spot, and there is a tendency to 

 form an oblique patch on each elytron a little before the 

 middle. The legs are long, especially the anterior pair, 

 the scales form a small patch on the outer side of the 

 femora. 



