and its Neo-Troyical Allies. 73 
Oblong, closely covered with pale greyish scales, and 
here and there a long erect one; prothorax and elytra 
at the base, the sides, and an irregular band between the 
preapical calluses, deep rich brown; rostrum as long as 
the prothorax, curved, with three somewhat indefinite 
carine, the central one extending to the vertex ; antennz 
ferruginous; the two basal joints of the funicle rather 
short, the rest rounded, the last three slightly transverse ; 
club as long as the last four together; eyes lateral, 
widely apart in front; prothorax as long as broad, 
narrowed anteriorly, the sides from the middle parallel, 
a slender carina extending from the apex nearly to the 
base, the disk remotely punctured, the two basal spots 
connected with corresponding spots on the elytra ; 
scutellum rounded; elytra flattish above, slightly 
narrowing from the base to near the apex, seriate- 
punctate, the interstices transversely raised, the lateral 
stripe rising into a triangular patch at above the 
middle; body beneath and legs closely covered with 
silaceous seales.and scattered hairs; legs rather slender. 
An isolated species apparently; depressed, particularly 
on the elytra, and with an unusual width between the 
eyes. 
Hilipus spectator. (P1.11., fig. 1.) 
H. oblongus, niger nitidus, prothorace plaga magna 
utrinque, elytris singulatim altera ante medium, an- 
nuloque postice, callo circumducens, albo-squamosis ; 
rostro apicem versus sat lato. Long. 6 lin. 
Hab. Cayenne. 
Oblong, glossy black, a large patch on each side of the 
prothorax, another somewhat oblique just before the 
middle of each elytron, and a ring—enclosing the slight 
preapical callus—posteriorly, made up of minute white 
or cream-coloured scales; rostrum not longer than the 
prothorax, gradually broader to the apex, which is rather 
strongly dilated, basal half with scattered punctures ; 
antenne pitchy ; first two joints of the funicle of nearly 
equal length, the last four transverse, together shorter 
than the club; eyes lateral; prothorax longer than 
broad, the sides behind the middle nearly parallel, the 
disk sparingly punctured; scutellum narrow, pointed 
behind; elytra nearly parallel to the middle, slightly 
depressed around the scutellum, seriate-punctate, punc- 
tures approximate; beneath smooth, glossy black. 
TRANS, ENT, soc, 1881,—paRT I, (APRIL.) L 
