Mr. Kiuby's Century of Bisects. 417 



This genus in habit much resembles Moluris Latr. ; but the bi- 

 fid labium, cordate mentum, subfiiiform palpi, and antennae ter- 

 minated by an ovate acute joint, which distinguish the latter, 

 sufficiently warrant nie in considering them as distinct. 



curvipes. 54. S. 



Plate XXI. Fig. 15. 



Long. corp. lin. 5J. 



Habitat in Brasilia. D. Hancock. 



Corpus globoso-ovatum, glaberrimum, nitidiusculum, nigro-sene- 

 um. Caput orbiculatum, levissime punctulatum. Clypeus sub- 

 triangularis, a fronte sutura profunda separatus. Antennce api- 

 cem versus paulo crassiores : articulo primo brevi obconico 

 sequentibus vix crassiori, secundo brevissimo subgloboso, ter- 

 tio sequentibus paulo longiori subclavato, reliquis longitudine 

 sensim decrescentibus plus minus obconicis: extimo oblique 

 truncato. Thorax convexus, levissime punctulatus, antice sub- 

 emarginatus, postice transversus subeinarginatus, lateribus ro- 

 tundatis tenuissime marginatis. Scutellum minutissimum. Co- 

 leoptra subglobosa, seriatim quasi variolosa : variolis obscuris 

 canaliculatis. Epipleura latiuscula. Pedes piceo-nigri. Tibice 

 graciles, arcuatae : calcaribus duobus minutissimis obsoletis. 

 Tarsi pulvillati. 



Strongylium Kirby. 

 Labrum transversum. 

 Labium subcordatum. 



Mandibulce brevissimae, validae, apice edentulae acutae. 

 Maxillce aperlae, apice bilobae : lobo exterior! majori extus rotun- 



dato, interior! minuto acuto. 

 Falpi articulo extimo magno securiformi. 



Mentum 



