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II r. Description of a new genus a/id species of H/ii/nco- 

 pliorous Coleoptera allied to Sipalus found in an 

 orchid house. By Chas. O. Wateriiouse. 



[Read February 5th, lcS71).] 



The species which I describe in this note was exhibited 

 at the December meeting of this Society. The specimen, 

 as I then stated, was found alive by Mr. J. C. Eowring, 

 in liis orchid house at \yindsor. It is impossible to say 

 from what locality it was imported, but it Avas, no doubt, 

 from some part of India, as Mr. Pascoe possesses a speci- 

 men of the same species in his collection from Ceylon. 



I propose to adopt the manuscript name attached by 

 INIr. Pascoe to his example, viz., NassopJiasis foveatu. 



Nassophasis, gen. n. 



General form that of Sipalus, but narrower and slightly 

 compressed, with an exposed pygidium, and finely granu- 

 lar eyes. Rostrum as in Si/tnlus gmnulatus, but rather 

 more curved, with the month of Bhgncopho?'7is. Antennre 

 inserted near the base of the rostrum, the funiculus with 

 six joints, the 2nd distinctly longer than the 1st, the 3rd 

 to 6th transverse ; the club about twice as long as broad, 

 compressed, shining, a little narrower at the base than 

 before the apex ; the apex spongy. Thorax subcylindi'ical, 

 constricted within the apex, bisinuate at the base. Scu- 

 tellum small, elongate ovate. Elytra moderately convex, 

 a little broader than the thorax, somewhat compi'essed 

 at the sides, declivous at the a})ex, leaAang the pygidium 

 exposed. Anterior coxae globidar, contiguous; intei-me- 

 diate coxfe slightly separated ; posterior coxas widely 

 separated. Legs as in Sipalus; tarsi of Rhyncophorus, 

 the 3rd joint broadly cordiform, spongy beneath. 



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