40 ]\Ir. F. P. Pascoe on some new Anthrihida. 



arching forwards, dividing at the side into two diverging branches, 

 the ])osterior terminating at the prothoracic angle, the anterior 

 continued to about two-thirds the length of the prothorax. 

 Scutellum small, round. Elytra svibconvex, parallel. Legs of 

 moderate length; the first tarsal joint shorter than the rest 

 together, 



Hypseus fascicularis. 



H. elongato-ovalis, piceus, vario-fusco-tomentosus ; elytris fascicu- 

 latis, pone medium in singulis macula griseo-alba ornatis. 



Hah. Borneo. 



Elongate-oval, pitchy, tomentose; general colour dark brown, 

 obscurely varied with lighter shades of the same colour; on 

 the prothorax a dark crescent-shaped mark, interrupted in 

 the middle, and two others behind ; elytra obscurely punctato- 

 striate, four dark fascicles of hairs placed longitudinally on 

 each, the first at the base on a slight callosity, behind the 

 middle fascicle an oblique dull-whitish spot; when viewed 

 with the head towards the observer, each alternate interstice 

 at the base is found to be obscurely spotted with white, and 

 the other interstices have a slight tinge of yellowish brown ; 

 antennre brown, the two basal joints testaceous red ; legs dark 

 brown, varied with ferruginous. Length 2 lines. 



Ethneca. 



Head small, rather narrow ; rostrum moderately long, slightly 

 contracted in the middle, dilated below ; the apex subemargi- 

 nate. Antennae short, arising from a shallow groove near the 

 apex; the first two joints subcqual, tumid; the third longest ; 

 the last three forming a short compact club. Eyes lateral, 

 round, entire. Labrum subquadrate. jMaxillary ])alpi rather 

 robust, su])acuminate ; the labial slender. Prothorax subconic, 

 convex ; the carina rather distant from the base, but approach- 

 ing the posterior angle at the side, and terminating in a slight 

 curve. Scutellum subquadrate. Elytra short, wider than the 

 prothorax, its sides rounded. Legs rather short, stout; the 

 first tarsal joint wider than the rest, and ))rodueed at the apex 

 on each side. Mesostcrnuni rounded ])osteriorly. 



EtlLiicca Bakcwcllii. 



E. ovata, jjicca, nigro-tonicntosa, fulvo-inaculata ; rostro medio lon- 

 gitudiualitcr improsso. 



Hah. Australia (Melbourne). 



Ovate, pitchy, with a brownish-black tomentum and greyish- 

 yellow bail's thinly interspersed; rostrum with a broad shallow 

 longitudinal inqn-ession in the middle; scutellum fulvous; cly- 



