HHVrAHOSOMIDAE. 12.") 



B. suturalis vur., iiiak', Mount Piioiigiu, December, 1909: Rufo 

 castaneous; 2hd ventral segment witli tlic fiontal suture distinct, some- 

 what oblique, obtusely angulate in the middle; the 1st with a shallow 

 linear impression along the middle; all otlier details of sculpture similai- 

 to those of the female described above, the rostrum only a trifle shorter 

 and stoutei-. 



B. Huturalis var., male, Makatote, February, 191U : L'niforndy darker, 

 rufescent; 1st segment truncate in line with the frf)nt of the posteiior 

 coxae, with a l)road gi'oove behind the middle; 2nd shoi-ter, its frontal 

 suture deep at tlie sides, angulate but less distinct in the middle; otliei- 

 details similar; 5th segment unmarked in all individuals of both sexes. 



The others belong to B. nodosus, descriljed below, and B. valgum, 

 2551. No single constant mark seems to be available for sexual dis- 

 crimination; that of the rostrum is useful, to some extent, when com- 

 paring specimens witli an authentic type. 



3444. Bantiades nodosus sp. nov. 



Opaijue, fu.scous, legs and antennae fusco-rufous; setae obscurely 

 fulvescent, moderately coai'se and suberect on the elevated parts, longer 

 on the legs. 



Thorax without discernible punctation, the central elevation indis- 

 tinct, tlie oblique frontal ones i^rominent, there is a setigerous nodosity 

 half-way between the middle and each side, and a smaller pair on the 

 middle near the base, the sides are trinodose. Elytra slightly incurved 

 at the base, with obtusely porrect humeral angles, their punctation coarse 

 and interi'upted; 3rd interstices with a basal and posterior nodosity, 

 the basal more prominent than the other; on each elytron, between the 

 middle and side, there are 6 unequal nodosities, the largest is situated 

 on the top of the declivity, ])ut nearer the side and not as far back as 

 that on the 3rd interstice. 



Under.side slightly nitid, rufo-fuscous, the last segment rufescent. 

 Metasternum uneven, withmit transverse series of punctures. Basal 

 ventral segment tiuncate and medially depres.sed in front, slightly 

 medially impressed behind, not punctate near the coxae; 2nd shorter, 

 its frontal suture obliterated in the middle, straight near the sides. 



Allied to B. valgus, but distinguishable therefrom by the feeble 

 central ridge of the thorax, and more prominent nodosities. The pen- 

 ultimate tai'sal joint is excavate above, but not truly bilobed, being 

 densely pubescent and entire below. In 2551 tlie basal ventral segment 

 is not truncate between the coxae in my reversed specimen, being oblique 

 towards the middle, as is the frontal suture of the 2nd. The ocular 

 lobes are obsolete in all the species. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 3A mm. ; breadth, 2 mm. 



Retaruke Forest. Two individuals picked out of decaying leaves 

 that were forwai'ded to me by Mr. W. J. Guinness in May, 1911. 



3445. Araeoscapus brevicollis sp. nov. Araeoscapus Broun, Ann. M?.g. 



Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 12, p. 299. 



Subopaque, moderately convex; rufo-castaneous, antennae rather 

 lighter; sparingly and unevenly covered with coarse, somewhat curled, 

 flavescent setae. 



Rostrum strongly ai'ched, subparalled, as long as the thorax, inde- 

 finitely sculptured, nearly smooth in front, with an indistinct median 

 carina behind. Eyes very small, slightly convex, just fi-ee from thorax, 



