Famity—CETONIIDA. Sun-Famity—CREMASTOCHEILIDES. 7 
Genus 1—ULOPTERA. 
Burmeister, Genera queed. Insect. pl. XXXIX, Handb. iii. 1842, p.625 ; Lacordaire, Gen. d. Coleopt. Atlas pl. XX XIX, fig. 2. 
This singular genus, founded upon a single species, U. planata, from Cayenne, seems to hold a situation 
between the Cetoniides and Cremastocheilides. In the ‘ Handbuch der Entomologie’ it is placed between the 
Diplognathides and Cremastocheilides. It has the antenne 10-jointed, with a 3-jointed club. The eyes are 
partially incised; the maxille have the mando terminated in an acute point, whilst the galea is small and 
bidentated. Respecting the palpi, Burmeister observes :— 
‘Palpis maxillaribus’ (see my plate VIII, fig. 2), ‘ secwriformibus, inter omnia Melitophila hoc genus potis- 
simum notatur.’ 
The mentum is dilated at the sides, which are strongly ciliated; the labial palpi are minute, with the last 
joint acute; the mesosternum is produced into a dilated flattened process, truncated in front. The abdomen 
on the ventral surface is 6-jomted ; the legs short, with the fore tibiae obtusely tridentate on the outer edge. 
Species unicA—ULOPTERA PLANATA. Burmeister, 1. e. 
Fusca nitida; antennis, clypeo, pronoti elytrorumque margine toto obscure-rufis ; illo punctis, his fascia 
undulata rufo-flavescentibus. 
Long. corp. lin. 5. 
Habitat; Cayenne. In Mus. Dom. Buquet, Parisiis. 
Genus 2—PHYMATOPTERYX. Westw. 
Genus novum Uloptere proximum. Corpus breve crassum supra deplanatum, pronoti et elytrorum super- 
ficie impressionibus et tuberculis valde irregulari. Caput parvum supra planum. Antenne 10-articulate, clava 
3-phylla. Mandibule parvee bipartite extus cornes apice producto acuto, parte interna breviori membranacea 
rotundata, basi in dentem magnum molarem dilatata. Maxill (fig. 1) parve cornee, mandone in dentem 
parvum producto, galea parva, cornea apice oblique truncato, vix bidentato. Palpi maxillares parvi, vix ultra 
apicem maxillarum extensi, articulo ultimo ovali. Mentum lateribus basi dilatato-angulatis setosis ; medio disci 
impresso et circulariter striolato. Palpi labiales minuti, articulo ultimo ovali (fig. 14). Prothorax brevis 
latitudine longitudinem excedente, lateribus rotundatis, margine postico ante scutellum emarginato; seutellum 
elongatum, postice attenuatum. Elytra thorace latiora, regione suturali depressa, medio disci longitudinaliter 
sinuato-elevato tuberculisque elevatis instructo. Prosternum in cornu deflexum truncatum ante pedes anticos 
productum (fig. 1d lateraliter et le subtus visum). Mesosternum inter pedes intermedios paullo porrectum, 
latum deplanatum, lateribus parum angulatis (fig. 1/subtus, 1g lateraliter visum). Abdomen subtus convexum. 
Pedes breves; tibiis anticis triquetris, margine externo obtuse tridentatis (fig. 1 ¢ lateraliter visis). 
This genus is closely allied to Uloptera, but is at once distinguished by the minute size of its maxillary 
palpi, on which organs, as stated above, Burmeister lays the greatest stress in the characters of his genus. The 
prosternal process is also quite distinct, being described in Uloptera as ‘planum, latiusculum.’ This character in 
Phymatopteryx evinces a strong relationship to many of the Cremastocheilides, whilst the irregularly raised 
disc of the elytra especially recalls to mind the Genera Ptychophorus and Rhagopteryx. The African habitat 
of the type of this genus further removes it from Uloptera. 
Sprcres unrca (2)—PHYMATOPTERYX SCULPTILIS. West. 
Puate VIII, Fie. 1. 
Castaneus ; lwvissimus; pronoti impressionibus 5 magnis cicatricoso-punctatis, lateribusque punctatis ; 
elytris regione scutellari levi, pone medium versus suturam 4-striolatis, sutura ipsa elevata medioque disci 
elytrorum elevato, carinam obtusam irregularem longitudinalem formante, singulo tuberculis 4-fulvis instructo, 
striisque cicatricoso-punctatis inter medium et marginem lateralem irregularibus; abdomine nigro nitido, sin- 
gulo segmento linea transversa media punctorum notato. 
Long. corp. lin. 5. ‘ 
Habitat ; Guinea. In Mus. Oxoniz (olim Westw.) et Parry. 
