132 THE INSECTS OF GAYNDAH, 



less inflexed beneath the thorax, and narrowed into a neck behind 

 the eyes, which are prominent. Labrum rounded anteriorly, 

 transverse. Mandibles large, strong, arcuated and bidentate on 

 the inner side. Antennas as in Beroms. Maxillary palpi not so 

 long as the antennte. Thorax rounded at the base. Scutellum 

 elongate, triangular and acute at the apex. Elytra oval, convex. 

 Anterior coxte very large. Mesosternum very faintly carina- 

 ted. Abdominal segments, six, the last very small. 



This genus though in many respects like Berosus, differs from 

 it in a very striking manner in the drooping head and rounded 

 base of the thorax. The two species which I have put under it 

 differ very much from one another in appearance. 



191. — Htgrotrophus nutans, n. sp. 

 Length 2^ lines. 



Of a lurid hue clouded with brown, closely punctured and 

 covered with a very fine short pubescence. Thorax transverse, 

 much rounded at the anterior angles, almost rectangular behind, 

 with the base broadly and rather slightly rounded, and with the 

 punctures on its disk transverse. Elytra with a number of rather 

 lightly marked punctui'cd strios, and with the interstices flat. 

 Posterior tarsi moderately ciliated. Under side of body black, 

 legs yellow. 



192. — Hygeotkophus involutus. n. sp. 



Length 1^ lines. 



The very inflexed head, and convex arched form of this insect 

 gives it a very different appearance from the last. The head 

 and thorax are very closely and sharply punctured, and of a 

 golden green colour, the latter narrowly bordered with yellow. 

 Elytra very convex, pointed at the apex,- and of a yellow colour, 

 with ten well marked brown largely punctured strire on each 

 elytron. The whole under side and the basal half of the four 

 posterior thighs are black and roughly punctured. The legs are 

 yellow. 



