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76 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on the genus Hilipus, 
than the prothorax, sparingly punctured ; antenne ferru- 
ginous, two basal joints of the funicle rather elongate, the 
rest gradually shorter; club slightly longer than the last 
four joints together; eyes approximate, large, somewhat 
reniform ; prothorax rather broader than long, narrowed 
at the base and apex, fully rounded at the sides, punc- 
tured anteriorly, elsewhere covered with large granules, 
each with a puncture at the top, the intervals setulose ; 
scutellum oblong, densely covered with silaceous scales ; 
elytra broadest behind the middle, contracted posteriorly, 
each rounded at the apex, preapical callus almost obso- 
lete, striate-punctate, alternate interstices raised, reddish, 
and having a closely set row of mammilliform granules 
each with a single puncture posteriorly ; body beneath and 
legs with scattered setulose scales; claw-joint small. 
Prima facie this species bears a strong resemblance to 
Hipporhinus caffer (Thunb.), an African form ; it has also 
a certain affinity with H. wnguiculatus, Guér., but, inter 
alia, that species has a punctured—not granulate— 
prothorax. 
Hilipus contumax. (Pl. L., fig. 3.) 
H. late ovatus, subsilaceo-squamosus, supra granu- 
latus, prothorace utrinque, elytrisque plaga triangulari 
ab humerum usque fere ad callum apicalem extensa, 
lete fuscis notatis. Long. 8 lin. 
Hab. Chamicuros. 
Broadly ovate, granulate above, with silaceous or 
brownish scales, sides of the prothorax and a large 
triangular patch on the elytra extending from the shoulder 
to the apical callus, rich dark brown, bounded by a nar- 
row line of silaceous; rostrum blackish brown, nearly 
straight, half as long again as the prothorax; antenne 
piceous, club nearly as long as the funicle; eyes sub- 
approximate ; prothorax rather broader than long, 
rounded at the sides, sparingly granular on the disk ; 
scutellum scutiform ; elytra convex, broad at the base, 
only slightly rounded to the preapical callus, the apex 
beyond narrowly rounded, irregularly granulate above, 
the intervals coarsely punctured ; body beneath and legs 
pitchy brown ; claw-joint nearly as long as the rest of the 
tarsal joints together. 
This species is perhaps best approximated to H. belli- 
cosus (Hbst.), but the elytra are more curved, stouter, 
