and its Neo-Tropical Allies. 77 
entire at the apex; the prothorax narrower, with few 
and smaller granules, &c. 
Hilipus cratosomoides. 
H. breviusculus, validus, niger, squamulis obscure 
gilaceis adspersus, supra granulis numerosis nitidis 
instructus; antennis articulis duobus basalibus eequalibus ; 
prothorace haud carinato; elytris subcordatis, apice 
rotundatis. Long. 8 lin. 
Hab. Cayenne. 
Shortly ovate, black, with numerous glossy granules 
above, and minute dull silaceous scales in the intervals ; 
rostrum much longer than the prothorax, dull black, 
obsoletely punctured; antenne ferruginous; the two 
basal joints of the funicle moderately elongate, the 
remainder shorter, and of nearly equal length ; club 
rather stout; eyes approximate ; prothorax scarcely 
broader than long, contracted anteriorly, parallel on the 
sides from the middle, oranules small, scattered ; 
scutellum scutiform ; elytra subcordate, very broad at 
the base, irregularly convex, preapical callus moderately 
prominent, striate-punctate, punctures small, granules 
glossy, irregularly scattered, larger than those on the 
prothorax, each with a puncture on the top; body 
beneath and legs dull black with silaceous scales chiefly 
at the sides. 
This fine species resembles Cratosomus dumosus, Boh. 
It has broader and shorter elytra than is usual in this 
genus. 
Hilipus severus. 
H. sat late ovatus, niger, squamulis  silaceis plus 
minusye indutus, supra tuberculatus ; rostro tenuato, 
prothorace fere duplo longiori; clava antennarum 
longiuscula, integra ; prothorace utrinque pone apicem 
depresso. Long. 7 lin. 
Hab. Parana. 
Rather broadly ovate, black, with more or less scat- 
tered silaceous scales; rostrum slender, nearly twice 
as long as the prothorax, slightly curved, and closely 
punctured on its basal half, the scrobes commencing at 
the middle; antenne pitchy, club entire, nearly as 
long as the funicle, first two joints of the latter short, 
the rest very transverse; eyes subapproximate ; pro- 
