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1. Metapodius femoratus, C. H. 430. 



a—f. St. John's Bluff, E. Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



g, h. St. John's Bluff, E. Florida. Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



i—k. United States. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 



I, m. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



n — p. Orizaba. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



q. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



r. Brazil. From Mr. Children's collection. 



s, t. Tejuca. Presented by Mrs. Bennett. 



2. Metapodius suratus, C. II. 429. 



a, b. Brazil. From Mr. Children's collection. 

 c — h. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 

 i. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, E*q. 

 j. Cayenne. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 k. Mexico. From Mr. Glennie's collection. 

 I. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



3. Metapodius terminalis, C. H. 431. 

 a. North America. From Mr. Children's collection. 



West Indies. 



4. Metapodius constkictus. 



Mas. Piceus, cinereo tomentosus ; antenna ferruginea, corpore multo 

 breviores, arliculo 4o \o multo langiore ; prothorax sub tuber culatut, 

 lateribus subcrenulatis, angiitis poslicis rectanaulalis vix dilalatis ; 

 femora quatuor anteriora uniseriatim spinulosa; femora postica 

 quadriseriatim verrucosa, uniseriatim spiuosa ; tibia posticce 

 dilatatce. 



Male. Piceous, with cinereous tnmentum. Rostrum ferruginous, 

 wiih the usual structure. Antenna? ferruginous, much shorter than the 

 body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 

 fourth much longer than the first. Prothorax minutely irregularly and 

 very thinly luberculated ; sides slightly crenulated; hind part rectangular 

 and very slightly dilated on each side. Odoriferous apertures red. Four 

 anterior femora with a row of minute spines beneath. Hind femora with 

 four rows of minute tubercles and with a row beneath of five minute spines 

 and of three posterior large spines. Hind tibiae a little longer than the 

 hind femora, dilated along one-third of the length beneath and along 

 two-thirds above, the dilatation less along the second third. Length of 

 the body 10 lines. 



The prothorax is less dilated than that of M. affinis. 



a. Barbadoes. From Mr. Cutter's collection. 



