278 Mr. J. O. Westwood’s Descriptions 
XLV. Descriptions of two new Genera of Carabideous 
Insects. By J. O. Wustwoopn, F.L.S. 
[Read 2nd June, 1845.] 
Pratynoves, Westm. (Pl. XXI. fig. A. and details.) 
Genus novum Moriont proximum, e quo differt preecipue forma 
laté depress4, thorace cordato-truncato, &c. 
Caput magnum, subquadratum, planum; angulis posticis pone 
oculos rotundatis et semiglobosis, e vertice linea valde 
impressa utrinque separatis, lineisque duabus impressis 
verticalibus, (fig. 4a). Labrum porrectum, subquadratum ; 
angulis anticis rotundatis margineque antico valde emarginato 
et ciliato. AMandibule magne, porrectee, apice acute, intus 
obtuse et late dentate. Maeazille valde curvatee, lobo interno 
in spinam acutissimam terminato. Palpi externi breves, 
articulo 2do longiori, apicalibus fere filiformibus, (fig. 4 6). 
Mentum \atum, lobis duobus magnis rotundatis planis, medio 
valde emarginato, dente bifido in medio emarginature, (fig. 
Ac*). Labium parvum, corneum, angustum, apice rotunda- 
tum, supra carinatum, (fig. 4c). Palpi dabiales parvi, (fig. 
Act). Antenne satis breves, articulis apicalibus compressis 
velutinis, spatio tenui longitudinali nitido in singulo tantum 
relicto, (fig. 4d). Prothorax magnus, planus, capite latior, 
valde cordato-truncatus, marginatus; angulis anticis rectis, 
posticis acutis, linea tenui longitudinali media, et excava- 
tione oblonga versus angulos posticos impressa. Llytra pro- 
thorace latiora deplanata, anguste marginata, pone medium 
paullo dilatata, lineis tenuissimis et simplicibus striata. Pedes 
robusti, Zvbie antice apice late, intus valde emarginate. 
Tarsi antici haud dilatati, articulo singulo subtus lineis dua- 
bus postice convergentibus setarum rigidarum instructo; tibia 
intermediz extus spinulis minutis armatzee, posticee due in- 
ermes. Corpus subtus planum, prosterno postice porrecto, 
dilatato et transverse truncato. Abdomen segmentis 4, sin- 
gulo ad marginem posticum punctis duobus impressis. 
This fine genus has somewhat the appearance of a flat Scarites, 
but its nearest affinity is the genus Morio, 
Species unica. Plaiynodes Westermanni, Westw. 
(Plate XXIJ. fig. A. magn. naturali.) 
Niger, subnitidus, capite magis nitido, antennarum articulis 
