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before the middle, the sides from thence rounded and contracted 

 anteriorly, more strongly contracted and sinuate posteriorly to the 

 obtuse posterior angles, the disc with distinct transverse impression 

 before the scutellum and a rounded fovea internal to the posterior 

 angles, strongly and closely punctured, moderately finely and spar- 

 ingly pubescent, shining. Elytra a little longer and broader than 

 the thorax and rather less coarsely and closely punctured, sliining, 

 moderately finely pubescent. Abdomen shining, very finely and 

 very sparingly punctured except at the bases of the anterior seg- 

 ments, which are somewhat coarsely and closely punctured, the 

 seventh and eighth segments nearly impunctate; sides and apex 

 with moderately long setae. 



(^. Fourth abdominal segment with a small tubercle on either 

 side of the middle line near the posterior margin ; the seventh with 

 six fine raised lines, two placed anteriorly and four in a transverse 

 row posterioi'ly. 



Hah. In fungus, Woodlands. 



OusiLURA, n. gen. 



Labrum transverse, broadly and slightly emarginate anteriorly, 

 the sides and anterior angles rounded. Mandibles rather stout, 

 curved, pointed, the right one with a tooth at the middle of the 

 inner border, the left simple. Maxillary palpi 4-jointed, the 1st 

 joint small, the 2nd moderately elongate and thickened towards 

 the apex, the 3rd longer than the 2nd and gradually thickened 

 towards the extremity, the 4th subulate, about one-third the length 

 of the 3rd. Inner lobe of the maxilla narrow, the inner margin 

 anteriorly furnished with short stout pectinations, posteriorly with 

 longer and more slender ones; outer lobe broader than the inner, 

 its apex ciliate. The tongue narrow and elongate extending nearly 

 to the level of the apex of the first joint of the labial jialpi and 

 split to the middle into two narrow lobes. Paraglossae distinct, 

 ciliate. Labial palpi 2-jointed, the 1st joint elongate a little 

 narrower at the apex before wliich at the inner border is a con- 

 striction, the 2nd as long as but a little narrower than the Ist 

 slightly enlarged towards the apex. Gular sutures distant, divergent 

 posteriorly. Temples bordered below. Prosternal process acu- 

 minate. Mesosternal process rather broad, truncate posteriorly, 

 the intermediate coxae distant. Metasternal process broadly 

 rounded at the apex. Tarsal formula 4, 4, 5. The anterior tarsi 

 with the first three joints short and subequal, the 4th longer than 

 the three preceding together; the middle tarsi with the first three 

 joints short (but slightly increasing in length), the 4th longer than 



