PLATE V. 
Antenne longer than the body, terminal joint 
fuscous, yellowish at base and tip; eyes black ; 
stemmata sanguineous, distant, placed very far 
back, almost lateral; clypeus produced, conic ; 
rostrum as long as the thorax, reflected, and placed 
in a groove beneath. 
Thorax gibbous behind, punctures large and 
crowded ; scutel with an elevated spine ; elytra ner- 
vous, with a black costal spot near the tip; pos- 
terior feet longest; a spine each side as thick as 
the thighs, originating before the posterior cox, 
curving upward above the elytra, and abruptly 
attenuated near the tip. 
Abdomen depressed, fusiform, margined; mar- 
gin paler. 
Ce eidiaeiliesell 
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Of this genus Fabricius has described two spe- 
cies, of which the Tvpularius appears to be very 
like this insect—at least as far as [can judge from 
description, having no opportunity to consult a 
figure of either insect of the genus. Qne speci- 
men in my cabinet has the antenne rather shorter, 
and on the thorax are three lines a little elevated, 
one of which is dorsal and two marginal, with a 
two lobed raised transverse spot before: this may 
be a sexual variety, or possibly a distinct species: 
but, for want of sufficient knowledge of them, 1 
