New or little-known Xylophilidae. 55 



Head short, broad, narrowly extended on each side behind the eyes, 

 the latter large, deeply emarginate, and narrowly separated ; antennae 



rather slender, moderately long, filiform, joint 3 longer than 2, 4-7 

 much longer than broad, subequal [8-11 broken off]. Prothorax 

 much narrower than the head, transversely subquadrate, abruptly 

 narrowed in front. Elytra oblong, wider than the head, subparalJel 

 in their basal half, transversely depressed below the base, and with 

 an oblique intra-humera) depression. Legs rather stout; anterior 

 tibiae curved, sharply mucronate at the inner apical angle ; posterior 

 femora much thickened, clavate; posterior tibiae widened; basal 

 joint of posterior tarsi slightly curved. 

 Length 2|, breadth ,',, mm. 



Hob. Brazil [type], Rio do Janeiro {Fry), Petropolis? 



(sec. Pic). 



One male, apparently referable to X. obscuricolor, Pic, 

 near X. triguttatus, suturifer, brasiliensis, etc., but with 

 more slender, subfiliform antennae and entirely piceous 

 elytra. The .simply curved anterior tibiae of the <$ (a 

 character mentioned by Pic, though not recognised by him 

 as a sexual mark of distinction) separates X. obscuricolor 

 from the same sex of X. triguttatus, etc. The apical joint 

 of the antennae (wanting in the specimen before me) is 

 said to be dilated. X. arcuatipes, Pic, from Brazil, is 

 described as having similarly arcuate anterior tibiae in $. 



67. Xylophilus rectifasciatus, n. sp. 



$. Oblong, rather broad, moderately convex. Bhining, clothed with 

 long, fine, adpressed, pallid hairs; piceous, the antennae, palpi 

 mouth-parts, elytra (a common, transverse, laterally extended median 

 fascia excepted), and legs (the slightly infuscate posterior femora 

 excepted), testaceous; densely, finely, the elytra a little more 

 coarsely, punctate. Head short, moderately broad, narrowly ex- 

 tended on each side behind the eyes, the latter large, deeply emar- 

 ginate, and somewhat narrowly separated; antennae rather slender. 

 comparatively short, joint '.'> slightly longer than 2, 4--ln subequal 

 in length, 11 stouter, acuminate-ovate. Prothoraz small, much 

 narrower than the head, transversely subquadrate, abruptly nar- 

 rowed in front. Elytra much wider than the head, subparallel in 

 their basal half, with a shallow intra-humeral depression. Legs 

 rather slender, the posterior pair much stouter, the femora of the 

 latter clavate ; basal joint of posterior tarsi almost straight. 



Length 21, breadth 1 mm. 



