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sternum with side-pieces of uneven size, the liind ones half 

 the width of the front ones, but the same length. Meta- 

 sternum moderately large, side-pieces distinct, and at front 

 end triangularly produced inwardly. Abdomen rather long, 

 sutures deep and straight except between first and secorid 

 segments in middle, where, however, it is distinct. Legs 

 moderately long, front coxae touching, middle separated by 

 a narrow keel ; femora edentate, third tarsal joint wide and 

 deeply bilobed. 



A curious genus, specimens of which I have had in my 

 collection for many years. I refer it, with some doubt, to 

 the Aterpides, in which it certainly seems out of place. 

 But as the meutum does not fill the area of the mouth, the 

 ocular lobes are distinct, metasternum moderately long, with 

 its side-pieces distinct, I do not know where else it could be 

 placed. In the subfamily it may be placed provisionally 

 near ^^siotes. 



The Aterpides certainly contain some very diverse forms — 

 compare, for instance, hthemuia witli ocular lobes practi- 

 cally absent, Aterjms with unusually prominent ones, Nhi- 

 naria with sides of rostrum as in Tanyrhynchides, and ALsiotes 

 with head invisible from above. 



Anomocis api calls, sp. n. 



^ . Black. Densely clothed. 



Head with dense, normally concealed punctures. Bostrum 

 almost the length of prothorax ; with five conspicuous 

 carinse from base to antennae, the median one cleft at its 

 apex, the two on each side connected in front, but moderately 

 separated posteriorly ; in front of antennae with dense and 

 rjither coarse punctures. Antennae inserted about one- 

 fourtli from apex of rostrum. Prothorax rather strongly 

 convex, sides evenly rounded, with large granules and 

 partially concealed punctures. Elytra at extreme base not 

 much wider than prothorax, but then dilated, with sides 

 subparallel to near apex, then strongly coarctate to apex, 

 with the iipex itself obtu?ely bimucronate; with rows of 

 large, deep, angular, partially concealed punctures; inter- 

 stices with small tubercles in places, suture, third, fifth, and 

 seventh, each with a moderately large tubercle overhanging 

 the posterior declivity ; the declivity itself abrupt, and witli 

 several small tubercles. Under surface with dense, partially 

 concealed punctures. Abdomen with first segment about 

 as long as second and third combined, second as long as 

 third and fourth combined, fifth as long as second to fourth 



