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based upon a comprehensive study of the family — this genus 

 belongs to the subfamily Erirrhininae, but does not fit satisfactorily 

 into any of the groups proposed by Lacordaire, In its angulated 

 ventral segments it agrees with the Stoi^eides, but in other 

 respects it has little in common with the genera included in 

 this group, the tarsal structure being more like that of some 

 ■ Criiptoplides. 



The salient features of the genus are: the deeply constricted 

 head; the coarsely facetted eyes, set with bi-oad scale-like setae; 

 the broad rostrum; the entirely unarmed tibiae and femora; the 

 very short fourth tarsal joint; the stout, simple and strongly 

 divaricate claws; and the angulated ventral segments. I know 

 of no genus with which it may profitably be compared; the 

 general facies suggests a Bradyhatus, but it has no real affinity 

 with that genus. 



Aiichouocrauus oleae sp. n. 



Testaceo hrunneus , squamulis latis albidis dense indutus, setts nuUis. 



Caput valde constrictum, pone oculos quasi abscissum, oculis pronti- 

 nentibus, supina late separatis. Rostrum crassum, quam femur vix angu- 

 stius, subparallelum., prothorace paulo brevius, leviter arcuatum, supra 

 disperse punctatum, versus apicem setulis albis obsitum. Antennae articulo 

 prima funiculi ceteris latiore, 2" quam V paulo breviore, ceteris brevibus 

 transversis approxi'matis. Prothoras vix longior quam, in basi latior^ hinc 

 antice gradatim rotundato-angus flatus, margine basali brevissime rotun- 

 dato, apice supra truncato, dorso aequali, punctis a squamulis celatis. 

 Elytra elongata, pone medium levissime ampliata, basi truncata, apice 

 singulatim rotundata, punctis iuinime profundis seriatim obsita, in ter - 

 stitiis latis plants pro receptione squamularuni singularum levissime 

 impressis, sed punctis et impress ionibus a squamulis [ere omnino conditis, 

 callo postico indistincto. Pedes squamulis aut setis crassis depressis dense 

 induti; tibiis rectis brevibus crassis, ad basin subiter angus talis ; tarsis 

 talis, articulo tertio fortiter dilatato, paulo longiore quam primo et secundo 

 simul sumptis, quarto triangulari. 



Long, {sine capite) 3.75-4.25, Jat. 1.3-1.5 mm.. 



Described from two females which have been kindly presented 

 to me by Prof. Silvestri. The type specimen will be deposited in 

 the British Museum. 



