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  EcTEMNORHiNus, 
  a 
  new 
  genus 
  of 
  the 
  Phyllobida, 
  near 
  Phyllobius 
  ; 
  the 
  general 
  

   form 
  more 
  elongated 
  and 
  less 
  convex; 
  rostrum 
  shorter; 
  the 
  antennce 
  inserted 
  in 
  a 
  

   cavity 
  near 
  the 
  apex, 
  which 
  cavity 
  has 
  the 
  fore 
  part 
  opening 
  laterally, 
  the 
  hinder 
  part 
  

   curved 
  inward, 
  and 
  opening 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  rostrum 
  : 
  elytra 
  much 
  elon- 
  

   gated, 
  and 
  each 
  elytron 
  obtusely 
  rounded 
  at 
  the 
  apex: 
  body 
  soft. 
  

  

  E.viridis. 
  Length 
  3^ 
  lines; 
  width 
  1^ 
  line. 
  Elongate, 
  pitchy, 
  clothed 
  with 
  

   metallic 
  green 
  scales 
  ; 
  legs 
  and 
  antenniB 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  thorax 
  small, 
  sub-cylindrical, 
  

   but 
  slightly 
  swollen 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  and 
  rather 
  obscurely 
  keeled 
  ; 
  elytra 
  delicately 
  

   punctato-strialed. 
  Hab. 
  Kerguelen's 
  Land, 
  in 
  the 
  Southern 
  Ocean. 
  

  

  Drepanoderes, 
  a 
  new 
  genus, 
  also 
  of 
  the 
  PhyllobidcB, 
  remarkable 
  for 
  the 
  thorax 
  

   being 
  produced 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  into 
  a 
  large 
  sub-recurved 
  pointed 
  process, 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  

   the 
  process 
  extending 
  beyond 
  the 
  humeral 
  angle 
  of 
  the 
  elytra. 
  

  

  D. 
  viridifasciatm 
  (an 
  insect 
  in 
  the 
  collection 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Museum), 
  is 
  2| 
  lines 
  

   long; 
  black; 
  antennae 
  and 
  legs 
  red, 
  clothed 
  with 
  bright 
  green 
  metallic 
  scales; 
  head 
  

   with 
  a 
  triangular 
  black 
  patch 
  behind 
  ; 
  thorax 
  punctated, 
  with 
  three 
  longitudinal 
  de- 
  

   nuded 
  bands 
  ; 
  elytra 
  punctato-stviated, 
  each 
  with 
  four 
  irregular, 
  short, 
  transverse, 
  

   green 
  bands, 
  which 
  extend 
  neither 
  to 
  the 
  suture 
  nor 
  the 
  outer 
  margin, 
  aud 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  

   irregular 
  green 
  patches 
  near 
  the 
  apex. 
  

  

  D.fuscus, 
  is 
  a 
  trifle 
  smaller 
  than 
  the 
  last, 
  and 
  of 
  a 
  brown 
  colour; 
  the 
  legs 
  and 
  

   antenna; 
  testaceous 
  ; 
  the 
  interstices 
  of 
  the 
  striae 
  of 
  the 
  elytra 
  clothed 
  with 
  small 
  hairs. 
  

   Both 
  species 
  are 
  from 
  India. 
  

  

  Stnaptonyx, 
  a 
  new 
  genus 
  of 
  the 
  Erirhinid(e. 
  Body 
  of 
  a 
  short 
  ovate 
  form, 
  the 
  

   thorax 
  very 
  little 
  narrower 
  than 
  the 
  elytra, 
  which 
  are 
  emarginated 
  in 
  front 
  in 
  the 
  form 
  

   of 
  a 
  segment 
  of 
  a 
  circle 
  ; 
  rostrum 
  about 
  equal 
  to 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  thorax 
  in 
  length, 
  and 
  

   of 
  moderate 
  thickness, 
  rather 
  suddenly 
  bent 
  down 
  near 
  the 
  middle 
  ; 
  the 
  antennal 
  

   groove 
  scarcely 
  visible 
  excepting 
  in 
  front, 
  where 
  the 
  antennae 
  are 
  inserted; 
  antennae 
  

   moderate. 
  Legs 
  rather 
  short, 
  claws 
  united 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  and 
  very 
  little 
  separated 
  at 
  

   the 
  apex. 
  

  

  5. 
  ovaius, 
  black, 
  clothed 
  with 
  small 
  ashy 
  white 
  scales 
  ; 
  antennteand 
  terminal 
  joint 
  

   of 
  the 
  tarsus 
  ferruginous; 
  rostrum 
  clothed 
  with 
  scales 
  above, 
  carinated 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  

   the 
  apical 
  portion 
  acutely 
  margined 
  on 
  either 
  side, 
  and 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  nearly 
  flat 
  ; 
  

   thorax 
  very 
  finely 
  punctured 
  and 
  with 
  but 
  few 
  scales 
  ; 
  elytra 
  striato-punctated, 
  the 
  

   interstices 
  broad, 
  and 
  having 
  the 
  scales 
  in 
  small 
  patches, 
  giving 
  a 
  variegated 
  black 
  

   and 
  pale 
  appearance. 
  Hab. 
  Australia. 
  

  

  Chelotontx, 
  a 
  new 
  genus 
  of 
  the 
  Erirhinidce, 
  nearly 
  allied 
  to 
  Prionomerus, 
  but 
  

   dififers 
  in 
  having 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  a 
  somewhat 
  longer 
  and 
  more 
  ovate 
  form, 
  the 
  rostrum 
  

   and 
  antenuEE 
  longer 
  ; 
  the 
  tarsi 
  also 
  longer, 
  and 
  furnished 
  with 
  bifid 
  claws. 
  The 
  claws 
  

   in 
  Prionomerus, 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  remarked, 
  have 
  a 
  large 
  square 
  appendage 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  The 
  

   fore-femora 
  have 
  the 
  same 
  large 
  serrated 
  tooth 
  beneath, 
  and 
  the 
  anterior 
  tibiae 
  are 
  

   curved 
  as 
  in 
  Prionomerus. 
  

  

  C. 
  Batesii 
  is 
  about 
  equal 
  in 
  size 
  to 
  Balaninus 
  nucum, 
  of 
  a 
  bronze 
  colour, 
  and 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  piliform, 
  whitish 
  scales, 
  those 
  on 
  the 
  elytra 
  forming 
  little 
  patches: 
  ros- 
  

   trum 
  tricarinated 
  above; 
  thorax 
  punctured; 
  elytra 
  punctato-striated. 
  Length 
  3^ 
  

   lines. 
  Hab. 
  Para, 
  Amazons. 
  

  

  