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Palpi maxillares articulo secundo Iongiore^ articulis tertio et 

 quarto longitudine subequalibus, hoc apice oblique truncato. 



labiates articulo ultimo oblique truncato. 



Thorax quadratus, antice subaugulatus. Sternum anticum pro- 

 ductum tarsi elongati : elytra integra. 



Antennai elongate, the second shorter than the third joint, the 

 last pointed. 



Maxillary palpi with second joint the longest, the third and fourth 

 nearly equal in length, the latter obliquely truncated. ' 



Labial palpi with the last joint obliquely truncated. 



Thorax squared, anteriorly somewhat angulated. Anterior ster- 

 num produced. Tarsi elongated. Elytra entire. 



Species 1. — Bicolor. 

 A. — Supra fusca, subtus antennis pedibusque testaceis. 

 Cebrio bicolor. Fabricii Syst. Eleut. 

 Long. corp. 16 millim : 

 Habitat in Barbaria. 

 Mus. Latreille. 



Descr. — Caput perfuscum, supra profunda punctatum. Man- 

 dibular rufae, apicibus nigris. Palpi, maxillae et labium sub- 

 ferrugineo testacei. Thorax perfuscus ; dorso profunde punctate 

 Pleura subferruginea. Pectus subfernlgineum. Epigastrium et 

 pedes saturate testacei, tibiis et tarsis obscurioribus subfuscescen- 

 tibus. Elytra fusca (sutura, ferruginea) striata^ jugis pustulatis, 

 punctulis elongatis ; striis latis obscurioribus. 

 A. — Above fuscous, beneath, the antenna; and feet testaceous. 



Descr. — Head somewhat fuscous-brown, deeply punctured. 

 Maudibules red, their apices black. Palpi, maxillae and lip pale- 

 ferrugineous-clay-coloured. Epigastrium and feet deep testa- 

 ceous, the tibiae and tarsi more obscure, of a pale fuscous- 

 brown. Elytra deep brown, (the suture ferrugineous) and 

 striated. The sides pustulated, with oblong points and broad 

 obscure striae. 

 Length 7 | lines.* 

 Inhabits Barbary. 



* By a line is intended the eighth of an inch throughout this paper. — W. E. L, 

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