478 Mr. Francis P. Pascoe on 



The sole exponent of this genus is an insect bearing a 

 marked resemblance to Dytiostinesfulighwus {ante, p. 455) , 

 only somewhat shorter. The largely dilated lower margin 

 of the anterior femora seems to mark it as one of the most 

 aberrant of the allies of Chcetectetorus. The eye is less 

 coarsely facetted than in some of the allied genera. 



Anilaus sordidus. 



A. oblongo - ovalis, piceus, squamis fuscis, pluri- 

 mis majoribus erectis, dense tectus ; fronte convexa, 

 inter oculos parum depressa ; rostro ferrugineo, nitido, 

 arcuato, extrorsum paulo dilatato, basi sublineato-punc- 

 tato ; oculis sat magnis, lateralibus ; funiculi articulo 

 basali crassiore, secundo longiore, caeteris gradatim bre- 

 vioribus et latioribus, clava oblongo - ovali^ distincta; 

 prothorace transverse, antice constricto et multo angus- 

 tiore, lateribus valde rotundato, apice paulo producto, 

 basi sub-bisinuato, supra sat convexo, in medio trans- 

 versim sub-trigibboso ; scutello parvo; elytris prothorace 

 in medio vix latioribus, humeris subprominulis, supra 

 modice convexis, sulcato-punctatis, interstitiis convexis, 

 apicem versus in singulo elytro callo distincto ; corpore 

 infra pcdibusque ferrugineis, sat vage fusco-squamosis. 



Long. 2 lin. 



Hab. — Queensland (Wide Bay) . 



The following table vnW give an idea of the leading 

 diagnostic characters separating Chcetectetorus and the 

 above generic allies : — 



Elytra raised in the middle. 



Mesosteruum of normal length . . . Tychreus. 



Mesostemum very short Tituacia. 



Elytra not raised in the middle. 

 Rostrum curved. 



Eyes coarsely facetted. 



Claw-joint scaly Chmtectetoms. 



Claw-joint not scal^-. 

 Anterior femora dilated beneath . . Anilaus. 

 Anterior femora linear .... Achopera. 

 Eyes finely facetted. 



Claw-joint small Mctacymia. 



Claw-joint long. 

 Elytra broad subquadrangnlar . . Chimades. 

 Elytra oblong-ovate .... Ej^hrycus. 

 Bostrum straight ...... Menios. 



