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66 Mr. I. P. Pascoe on the genus Hilipus, 
Hilipus commodus. 
H. oblongo-ovatus, niger nitidus, prothorace utrinque 
vitta lata, elytrisque singulatim plagis duabus irregu- 
laribus, una apicali ad suturam approximante, altera 
recurva basali silaceo-squamosis, ornatis; rostro apice 
vix dilatato. Long. 7 lin. 
Hab. Maceas. 
Oblong-ovate, glossy black, a stripe—gradually broader 
behind—on each side of the prothorax, and two irregular 
patches on each elytron,—the anterior recurved, extend- 
ing from the base to the middle,—the other apical and 
rounded, nearly meeting at the suture, closely covered 
with silaceous scales, but all the patches surrounded 
with a paler or whitish margin; rostrum about as long 
as the prothorax, curved, scarcely dilated at the tip; 
antenne ferrugimous; two basal joints of the funicle 
moderately elongate, the last subtransverse; apex 
approximate ; prothorax about as long as broad, parallel 
at the sides from the middle, posterior half of the disk 
depressed, coarsely and rather closely punctured ; 
scutellum obovate; elytra convex, very slightly rounded 
at the sides, preapical callus nearly obsolete, finely 
seriate-punctate ; body beneath and legs pitchy black, 
with few scales; claw-joint long. 
This handsome species is allied to H. leopardus, Boh., 
but is rather differently coloured, the prothorax not 
contracted at the base, depressed posteriorly, and more 
coarsely punctured. 
Hilipus aulicus. 
H. oblongo-ovatus, niger nitidus, prothorace elytrisque 
vittis flexuosis et ocellis silaceo-squamosis ornatis ; 
rostro piceo, longiusculo, punctato, apice vix dilatato. 
Long. 64 lin. 
Hab. Brazil. 
Oblong-ovate, glossy black, prothorax and elytra with 
irregular stripes, and ocellated spots—on the latter—of 
silaceous scales; rostrum pitchy, much longer than the 
prothorax, moderately curved, punctured throughout ; 
antenne pitchy, two basal joints of the funicle rather 
long, the last joint transverse, club nearly as long as 
the last six; eyes lateral, narrowed beneath, and 
