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far behind the base of the antennaB. Above they are 

 separated by the whole width of the head, from the sides 

 of which they project obHquely. 



Anatinomtna alreolatum, n. sp. (PI. V., fig. 8, <? ). 



Obscure piceo-fiiscum, fulvo-pilosimi, elytris politis, capite 

 thoraceque eleganter reticulato-puuctatis, elytris ad basin subgrosse 

 versus apicem subtilius punctatis. Antennaj articulo Imo 2 at 3 

 coDJunctis longiori, curvatim clavato punctato-scabroso, cteteris 

 articulis dense asperato-piuictatis sensim versus apicem Itevioribus. 

 Femora grosse dense punctata. Sterna dense piinctata, prostetno 

 medio grosse et discrete punctato. Long. 14 — 19 millim., ^ ? . 



Hah. Mexico : A single specimen, ^ (14 millim.) 

 fromTeapa in Tabasco {H. H. Smith), and a ? (19 millim.), 

 labelled Mexico, from the collection of Dr. Baden. 



The male, besides being much shorter than the female, 

 is much narrower, the thorax, and especially the head, 

 having superficially a different appearance. The small- 

 ness of the head renders the very wide separation of the 

 eyes above much less striking than in the female. 



PcECiLOMALLus, uov. geu. Elaphidiin.t:. 

 Gen. Hijpermallo affine. Ditfert corpore cylindrico ; thorace 

 sat elongato, cylindrico, paullo ante medium pauUulum rotundato- 

 dilatato ; palpis articulo apicali maxime dilatato, secm-iformi ; 

 femoribus valde clavatis ad apicem inermibus, acetabulisque anticia 

 et intermediis omnino clausis, epimeris intermediis longe ante 

 acetabulum desineutibus. 



Po'cilomallus palpalis, n. sp. (PL V., fig. G). 

 Cylindricus, senesceuti-niger politus, elytris antice plaga coni- 

 muni X-formi posticeque fascia (margine posteriori dilacerata) 

 fulvo-cinereo tomentosis ; antennis pedibusque castaneo-rufis, 

 cinereo-fulvo pubescentibus ; corpore supra toto pilis longis erectis 

 sparsis vestito. Oculi magni, mediocriter convexi. Anteumc 

 articulo 4to sequenti distincte breviori, 3 — 6 ad apicem i\nispinosis 

 (absque carinis). Thorax sparsissime punctatus, pube tenuiori in- 

 cumbenti vestitus, plagis discoidalibus tribus nudis politissimis. 

 Elytra apice breviter a sutura sinuato-truncata, supra sparsim sub- 

 liueatim punctata. Pedes breves, robusti. Long. 11 millim. 



Hah. Mexico, Temax in N. Yucatan {Gaiuner). One 

 example only. 



