and its Neo-Tropical Allies. 81 
being directed backwards and terminating just above 
the callus. A specimen from Ucayali, in Bartlett's 
collection, only differs in its darker, or rather, brown 
coloration. I have H. jocosus from Chontales and from 
Brazil. 
Hilipus obesulus. 
H. breviusculus, nigro-fuscus, squamulis angustatis 
fulvis adspersus; elytris amplhatis, lateribus subparal- 
lelis, granulis transyersis instructis; rostro longiusculo. 
Long. 54 lin. 
Hab. Rio Janeiro. 
Rather short, everywhere dark brown, with sparse 
narrow fulvous scales ; rostrum rather long, very slightly 
curved, punctured ; antenne clossy ferruginous ; second 
joint of the funicle rather longer than the first, the rest 
oblong, third and fourth nearly equal in length, club not 
longer than the last three ; eyes subapproximate ; pro- 
thorax broader than long, much narrowed at the apex, 
not contracted at the base, the sides rounded, in the 
middle two transverse rows of granules, the intervals 
smooth; scutellum scutiform, a longitudinal line of 
fulvous scales in the middle; elytra much broader than 
the prothorax, very convex, substriate-punctate, punc- 
tures small, the interstices flat, with from three to five 
transverse granules on all except the first, preapical callus 
prominent, the apex round ; claw-joint ferruginous, tips 
of the claws black. 
The scattered scales only serve to give a paler brownish 
hue to this dull-looking species, which is allied to 
H. polycoccus, Boh.; this last species, however, has, inter 
alia, a short, thickish rostrum, a scrobiculate prothorax, 
and is a much narrower form. 
Hilipus caliginosus. 
H. oblongus, supra inequalis, niger, granulatus, 
squamulis angustis griseis sat sparse tectus; tibiis 
anterioribus intus in medio spina valida armatis. Long. 
7 lin. 
Hab. Cayenne. 
Oblong, unequal or irregular above, black, head and 
lees light chestnut-brown, numerous small clossy 
oranules, the intervals covered with narrow greyish 
scales : rostrum not longer than the prothorax, closely 
TRANS. ENT. soc, 1881.—parT I. (APRIL). M 
