- 
82 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on the genus Hilipus, 
and irregularly punctured at the base with numerous 
transverse greyish sete ; antenne chestnut, two basal 
joints of the funicle short, fourth to the seventh trans- 
verse, club as long as the last four together ; eyes lateral ; 
prothorax broader than long, tubular at the apex, well 
rounded at the sides, and slightly contracted at the base, 
carinate, granules not crowded; scutellum scutiform ; 
elytra broadest at the base, very slightly convex, rounded 
at the apex, granules very irregular, crowded at the base 
into a short raised line, elsewhere dispersed, but in rows 
at the sides, on each elytron at about the middie a some- 
what abraded space forming a dark triangular patch, 
preapical callus prominent; body beneath glossy black 
with long grey scattered setule; legs stout; fore tibie 
armed on the inner edge with a sharp spine. 
I know of no Hilipus with which to compare this 
species, which rather reminds one of a Solenopus. It is 
the H. caliginosus of Dejean’s Catalogue. The remark- 
able spines on the anterior tibiz may be only a sexual 
character. 
Hilipus vappa. (Pl. IL., fig. 4.) 
H. oblongo-ovatus, piceo-fuscus, supra confertim 
eranulatus, interstitiis parce aureo-squamosis; capite 
inter oculos foveato, rostro basi carinato et grosse punc- 
tato. Long. 5 ln. 
Hab. Sarayacu. 
Oblong-ovate, dark pitchy brown, with numerous 
eranules above, the intervals with rich golden scales, the 
elytra behind the middle with a triangular scaleless 
patch, beneath and legs with long whitish setule ; 
rostrum longer than the prothorax, curved, carinate and 
coarsely punctured at the base; between the eyes a well- 
marked depression ; antenne pitchy ; first jomt of the 
funicle stouter and rather longer than the second, the 
remainder transverse; club nearly as long as_ the 
funicle; prothorax subconical, not much . contracted 
anteriorly, the sides smooth and glossy, granules large, 
not extending to the apex; scutellum oblong; elytra 
moderately convex, the sides very slightly rounded, pre- 
apical callus prominent, the apex narrowly rounded, 
granules occasionally confluent and masking the punc- 
tures except posteriorly, scales in parts confluent, 
forming short irregular transverse lines and spots (on 
the prothorax two lines on each side of the disk). 
