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depressed parts are without sculpture, one of tliem riuis 

 close to the side, with which it is parallel, another less 

 definite one runs along the middle, and another exists 

 between the central and the lateral one ; these grooves are 

 connected together, in an irregular manner, in the trans- 

 verse direction, so that the rough surface is broken up 

 into several irregular isolated portions, which bear a few 

 short erect seta^, the sides also bear setre. The elytra are 

 elongate, and are marked by grooves separated by narrow 

 interstices ; these grooves bear deep punctures, or small 

 depressions, separated from one another by small spaces 

 only, and from these spaces spring the short erect setjE. 

 The undersurface is coarsely punctured. The tibias are 

 armed externally with fine seta^. 



I have received four individuals from Mr. Blackburn, 

 but have no information about them. 



The species cannot be placed in any established genus, 

 so that I have made a new generic name for it. Its 

 position should be between Bupala and Cicones, though 

 in form and sculpture it is nearer to Laclo Jelshii. The 

 following are its characters : — 



Antennre small, 10-jointed, the basal joint nearly con- 

 cealed, the 1st and 2nd stouter than the following ones ; 

 the 10th joint dilated to form a club, the apex of which 

 bears a conspicuous band of short pubescence. The parts 

 of the mouth are, as usual in the allies, small and incon- 

 spicuous, but the last joint of the maxillary palpi is com- 

 paratively large, elongate and subacuminate. The head 

 is constricted behind the eyes, so that these are separated 

 from the thorax. The antennal grooves exist in the 

 same rudimentary condition as in Cicones. The anterior 

 coxal cavities are perfectly closed. The metathoracic 

 episterna are very narrow and linear, and have the appear- 

 ance of a groove close to the epipleura. The posterior 

 coxai are separated by a triangular projection of the basal 

 ventral segment : first, second and third ventral segments 

 of about similar lengths, fourth a good deal shorter, fifth 

 margined by a deep impression. Legs rather short and 

 slender ; tibijB almost linear, bearing setas externally ; 

 basal three joints of the tarsi quite small, the basal one 

 much concealed, the 4th joint elongate. Scutellum small. 



