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longis griseis dense vestitus ; capite grosse sparsim 

 punctate; antennis articulis 1-4 griseo-pilosis^ 5-11 

 brevius fusco-pilosis, 3-i longitudine caeteribus sequenti- 

 bus «qualibus ; thorace cylindrico, medio utrinque acute 

 tuberculato, supra ingequali, grosse sparsim punctato ; 

 elytris apice obtuse rotundatis, supra grosse sublineatim 

 punctatis, versus apicem l^vioribus, ibique subrufescen- 

 tibus. 



Long. 21-2^ lin. 



Three examples. 



Uupogonius Jlavocinctus. — Subcylindricus, castaneo- 

 fuscus, subnitidus, pilis erectis dense vestitus ; capite et 

 thorace vittis tribus, elytris margine, sutura, vittaque 

 mediana ante apicem ad suturam curvata, ochraceis ; 

 capite crebre grosse punctato ; antennis filiformibus, pube 

 brevi concolori dense vestitis, et preeterea longe pilosis ; 

 thorace subcylindrico^ medio utrinque leviterangulato, vix 

 tuberculato, crebre punctato; scutello ochraceo; elytris 

 sublineatim (prope basin grossius) punctatis ; corpora 

 subtus griseo-pubescentij sternis crebre punctatis. 



Long. 2 1 lin. 



In colours resembling Esmia turhata, but wanting the 

 contracted vertex and trapeziform forehead^ which renders 

 that species generically distinct from Etipoyonius. 



Eupogonius ursulus, n. sp, — Major, robustus, olivaceo- 

 fuscus, lanuginosus et passim erecte pilosus; thorace 

 medio utrinque tuberculo valido ; antennis robustis, cor- 

 pore paulo longioribus, articulo 3io quam 4to multo 

 longiorij 5-11 multo brevioribus, basi angustatis; elytris 

 sparsim subtiliter punctulatis ; fronte inter antennas plana. 



Long. 4^ lin. 



The three species here described would, according to 

 the method pursued by Thomson and Lacordaire, form as 

 many new genera. 



Amphicnceia crustulata, n. sp. — Augusta, cylindrica, 

 sparsim setosa, nigro-fusca, pubescens, occipite thorace- 

 que macula laterali rufa ; supra crebre (elytris sublineatim) 

 punctata ; pedibus rufo-piceis. 



Long. 2 J lin. 



Three examples ; the large red lateral spot of head apd 

 thorax is of a rich rosy colour in fresh examples. 



