SCHIZILLUS LATICEPS HORN 203 



In laticeps the elytral sculpturing resembles that observed in Eleodes 

 consobrina Lee. ; the epipleura are sparsely and very obsoletely punctate 

 and smooth. It is a large and more elongate species with abdomen very 

 smoothly sculptured. 



Schizillus convexus, new species. Form oblong-oval. Color black and 

 more or less subopaque. 



Head broadly and strongly transversely impressed between the 

 antennae, vertex convex and declivous; fronto-epistomal margin some- 

 what hemi-hexagonal, almost evenly arcuate ; surface more or less densely 

 and irregularly punctate on the epistoma, front sparsely punctured, punc- 

 tures moderately coarse. Antennae slender, joints nearly of equal width 

 throughout, last three joints almost narrower than the preceding joints, 

 ninth and tenth longer than wide and subtriangular, eleventh smaller and 

 pointed-oval, a little longer than wide ; apical joints with a number of 

 rather long tactile hairs. 



Pronotum about a third wider than long; apex slightly broader than 

 the base, moderately deeply emarginate, margin rather straight and 

 oblique within the angles ; sides moderately arcuate in anterior three- 

 fourths, sinuate before the base, marginal bead coarse and reflexed only 

 near the angles ; base broadly and not strongly emarginate, beaded ; basal 

 angles subrectangular ; disk smooth and moderately convex, more strongly 

 so anteriorly and centrally, moderately declivous at the apical angles, 

 somewhat impressed within the basal angles, more or less obsoletely to 

 distinctly punctate, punctures rather coarse and more distinct laterally; 

 transverse ante-basal impression short, not strongly defined and slightly 

 more impressed at middle and more strongly so within the basal angles. 



Propleura rather coarsely, sparsely but distinctly punctate and 

 rugose. 



Elytra oblong-oval, widest a little behind the middle (in type), base 

 scarcely wider than the pronotal base ; surface moderately convex, strongly 

 rounded at the sides, rows of punctures not distinct, muricately punctate 

 throughout, more strongly so on the sides and apical declivity, the latter 

 rather abruptly oblique ; muricate punctures shining at tip and subequal 

 throughout ; apex somewhat lobed and rather broadly rounded. 



Parapleura. Mesosternal side-pieces distinctly and densely punctate ; 

 metasternal side pieces sparsely punctured, punctures larger. 



Sterna. Prosternum rather coarsely and quite densely punctate 

 throughout; process slightly produced, rather broadly rounded at tip, 

 marginal bead coarse and raised ; surface depressed, coarsely and densely 

 punctate. Mesosternum closely punctate, declivous, deeply impressed at 

 middle, impression glabrous. Metasternum very short, densely punctate 

 and rugose. 



