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98 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on the genus Hilipus, 
obliqua albida notatis; prothorace brevi, carinato, apice 
tubulato ; rostro basi rugoso-punctato. Long. 6 lin. 
Hab. Morro Velho. 
Oblong, pitchy, with minute narrow greyish or sila- 
ceous scales, an oblique whitish spot towards the apex of 
each elytron; rostrum of moderate length, nearly 
straight, very roughly punctate, the scrobes commencing 
near the apex; antenne pitchy; first two joints of the 
funicle rather elongate, especially the second, the rest 
short, the last four transverse, but, together, as long as 
the club; prothorax nearly twice as broad as long, the 
apex much contracted and tubular, closely punctured, 
the intervals granuliform, a slender glossy raised line or 
carina in the middle; scutellum scutiform, densely 
covered with white scales; elytra moderately convex, 
parallel at the sides, broadly rounded at the apex, 
striate-punctate, punctures approximate, the interstices 
slightly raised and having a granuliform appearance, 
preapical callus not prominent; legs rather short. 
CH@RIUS. 
Elytra planata, lateribus abrupte declivibus, czteris 
fere ut in Hilipodo, sed scrobes apicales, dorsum rostri 
incipientes. Jilie fere recte, apice submucronate, 
mucrone horizontali, haud curvato. 
In this genus the commencement of the scrobes is 
above, not at the sides of the rostrum. The tibie are 
somewhat peculiar, the mucro at the apex is attached 
for the greater part of its length within the corbel of the 
tibia, not proceeding directly from the outer angle only, 
and is not curved; on the inner side the apex is bor- 
dered by a row of stiff hairs, from which the mucro is 
free. The type is without beauty, and might possibly 
be thought to be comparable to a gigantic Bagous. 
Cherius squalidus. 
C. oblongus, obscure niger, supra squamositate grisea 
interrupte vestitus; elytris regione suturali planatis, 
transversim rugosis. Long. 6 lin. 
Hab. Colombia. 
Oblong, dull black, with a greyish interrupted squa- 
mosity; rostrum stout, not longer than the prothorax, 
slightly curved, a carina from the base to the apex, the 
