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medial depression which extends transversely nearly to the niargina- 

 tion ; this depression gives a prominence to the surface near the 

 scutellary angles, and also (viewed laterally) to the medial disk: 

 the surface is, antemedially, deeply and sparingly punctate ; post- 

 medially, and especially near the apex, impunctate ; the surface at 

 the apex, sparingly near the sides, and in the transverse depression 

 is flavo -pubescent. 



Legs robust. The anterior femora are subcylindrical, attenuated 

 at the apex and base. The tibice are short, straight, and cylindrical, 

 hardly thickened towards the apex. The tarsi are short ; the basal 

 and second joint subequal in form (the second joint being shorter and 

 comparatively broader) ; the third joint is broader, ovate, and bilobed ; 

 the apical claw is bifid, and unarmed at its under surface with any 

 claw. The posterior femora are broadly incrassated, short, not ex- 

 tending so far as the apex of the elytra. The tibia is short and 

 robust, straight, gradually thickened towards the apex ; the posterior 

 margination is straight ; the apex is broadly obliquely truncate, and 

 is terminated by a double robust claw below the insertion of the 

 tarsus. The tarsus is also short, attenuated. 



An interesting form, allied to some species of Cerichrestus by its 

 distinctly dilated antennae ; but abundantly distinct by reason of its 

 more cylindrical body, and marked transverse depression of the elytra. 



1. Calipeges crispus. (Tab. VIII. fig. 7.) 



C. oblongo-ovatus, subparallelus, robustus, subtiliter pubescens, eas- 

 taneus ; capite subproducto, punctato ; thorace quadrato, ad basin 

 constricto et transverse subdepresso ; elytris parallelis, robustis, 

 subcylindricis, ante medium fortiter transverse depressis, stria to- 

 punctatis ; antennis art. 4-8 incrassatis, 1-8 fusco-ferruc/ineis, 

 9-11 jiavis ; pedibus fidvis. 



Long. corp. 1^ lin., lat. |— | lin. 



Oblong-ovate, subparallel, robust, very finely pubescent, of a dark 

 castaneous colour. Head short, transverse, slightly produced in front ; 

 above the labrum is a transverse triangular carination ; and above 

 the insertion of the antennae, and between the eyes, is an obsolete, 

 obliquely transverse ridge of the form of the letter V ; the surface 

 is deeply but sparingly punctate ; eyes large, situated at the base of 

 the head, extending laterally almost as far as the anterior angles of 

 the thorax. Thorax quadrate (the length being perhaps slightly 

 greater than the breadth), constricted towards the base ; the anterior 

 angles are depressed and subacute ; the sides are marginate ; at the 

 base is a broad transverse depression, which is most distinct (viewed 

 laterally) near the basal angles ; the surface is sparingly punctate, 



