Specieft of Coleopf era from Rodriguez. 119 



but a little elongate ; the ninth to eleventh subequal, forming 

 an elongate, slender, loose club. Eyes a little prominent, 

 slightly ovate. Thorax nearly semicircular, truncate in front 

 for the width of the head ; the basal ridge very slight, scarcely 

 separated from the posterior margin, only visible near the 

 shoulders. Scutellum minute. Elytra at the base scarcely 

 as broad as the thorax, but a little more than twice as long, 

 gradually narrowed towards the apex, which is rounded, 

 punctate-striate. Tibiae cylindrical, not widened at the apex ; 

 the anterior pair rather long and curved beyond the middle, 

 minutely denticulate beneath the base. Tarsi moderately 

 broad, the basal joint a little elongate, the second transverse, 

 the third short, bilobed ; claws with a distinct mesial tooth. 

 Body evenly convex, thickly clothed with pubescence. 



Closely allied to Ara'ocor.ynus, but, besides the difference 

 of form, differs in having slightly narrower tarsi and the 

 tibiffi not widened at the apex. 



Balanodes iomentosus^ sp, n. 



B. ovalis, convexus, dense breviter flavo-giiseo-pubescens, obscure 

 piceus, elytris pedibusque brunneis ; thoi'ace creberrirae hand for- 

 titer punctato, angulis anticis obliteratis, posticis rectis, basi utrin- 

 que vix sinuata ; elytris fortiter striato-punctatis, interstitiis alter- 

 natis vix latioribus, subtilissime eoriaceis ; antenuis articulis tribus 

 apicalibus piceis. Long. 2^ lin., lat. 1| lin. 



The pubescence on the elytra is slightly interrupted by the 

 rows of punctures, which gives them a striped appearance. 



Caranisles anniiJqjes^ sp. n. 



C. oblongus, nigro-piceus, dense piceo-tomentosus, flavo variegatiis ; 

 pedibiis pallide bruuneis nigro anniilatis. Long. 2^-3 lin., lat. 



Front of the head and the rostrum clothed with yellowish 

 pubescence, that on the vertex brown ; eyes rather widely 

 separated above, very slightly emarginate in front. Antenna} 

 obscure testaceous, the club only dark, twice as long as the 

 thorax ; the third to eighth joints very slender and gradually 

 diminishing in length ; the ninth to eleventh elongate, forming 

 a distinct but slight club. Thorax very finely granular, nearly 

 one third broader than long, much narrowed in front, the sides 

 nearly straight, rather narrowed behind the basal ridge, which 

 is very distinct, well separated from the base (especially at the 

 sides) ; the pubescence is brownish. Scutellum yellowish. 

 Elvtra as broad as the thorax, one fourth longer than broad. 



