Classijicalion of (he Co[eoplerou,s fcjnily Endotnychidac. 63 



transverse and the teiiiiiual one almost circular. The 

 prosternuin is moderately broad between the front coxae 

 and produced beyoiid them, truncate behind and over- 

 lapping the front part of the mesosternum, except when 

 the body is fully extended. The exposed part of the 

 mesosternum is strongly transverse and the metasternum 

 is slightly emarginatc at its junction with the mesosternum. 

 There is a rather deep depression on each side of the meta- 

 sternum behind the middle coxae and also a circular 

 depression on each side of the first ventral segment behind 

 the hind coxae. This segment is as long as the remaining 

 four together and is very strongly punctured at the 

 sides. 



The pronotum is very coarsely and deeply punctured, 

 of the breadth of the elytra at the base and not very 

 strongly narrowed in front. The lateral margins are 

 moderately broad and rather declivous, with their inner 

 edges very sharply carinate. The elytra are much more 

 finely and closely punctured than the pronotum, and have 

 the shoulders slightly prominent. From the Japanese 

 species {E. basalis Glorh.), previously described, E. monti- 

 cola differs by its coloration, coarser puncturation and 

 wider margins to the pronotum. 



MiMOLiTHorHiLUS, gen. no v. 



(lorpus oblongiim, toto subiliter sat dense sericemii. Pedes 

 modice robusti, feinotibus baud clavatis, taisisque baud brevibus, 

 liorum articulo primo sat longo, seeundo anguste lobato, teitio 

 parvo, ultimo graeili. Antennae breves, articulo seeundo brevi, 

 tcrtio fere ad duos sequentes aecpiali, tribus ultimis clavani angu- 

 stam forniantibus, ultimo oblique acuminate. Pronotum vix 

 convexum, lateribus late elevatis, jiostice contractis. Elytroium 

 apices baud coiinati, separatim rotundati, abdominis extremitatem 

 detegentes. Labium transversum, emarginatum; palpi labiales 

 minuti, simplices : palpi niaxillares robusti, articulo ultimo magno 

 securiformi. Mandibulac apiee bifidae, intus acute unidentatae. 

 Oculi baud magni, grosse granulati. 



Type, M. brevicornis. 



This is a very pecuhar and isolated genus. It is appar- 

 ently a wingless form and the elytra, although long, are 

 separately rounded at the end and leave exposed the 

 extremity of the abdomen. The whole surface of the 

 body, including the legs, is covered with fine silky hair. 



