410 Capt. T. Broun on neio 



arigulate or dentate underneath. Tihice flexuous, with long 

 spurs. Tarsi narrow and elongate, the penultimate joint 

 lobate, but only moderately expanded. Thorax feebly bi- 

 sinuate at the base, abruptly contracted in front. Scutellum 

 absent. Elytra slightly wider than the thorax, the shoulders 

 a little porrect, the middle of the base obtusely rounded. 



Tychanus and Sympedius possess a scutellum, and the 

 antennee arise from or near the middle. In Crisius the 

 rostrum is elongate, the second joint of the funiculus is longer 

 than the first (sometimes twice as long), the antennal inser- 

 tion is antemedian, and the scutellum is present, &c. Tycha- 

 nopais bears most resemblance to the present genus, but it 

 differs in having the eyes longitudinally oval and rather short 

 from above downwards ; it has short tarsi, with their third 

 joint less evidently lobate, the claws are small and slender ; 

 the antennae are shorter, joints 4 to 7 of the funiculus being 

 transverse, and the base of the elytra is different. 



Dendrostygnus calcaratus^ sp. n. 



Variegate^ rostrum and thorax nigro-piceous, the apical 

 portion of the latter reddish ; elytra along the middle and 

 behind rich pitchy brown, their sides rufescent; tarsi and 

 antenna reddish ; the legs more infuscate. 



Rostrum not longer than the thorax, slightly dilated at the 

 apex, broad ; the anterior portion reddish, closely and finely 

 punctured ; behind more coarsely sculptured, with short, erect, 

 coarse dark setae ; near the eyes there are some tawny scales. 

 Thorax one fourth broader than long, abruptly narrowed and 

 a little prominent in front at the middle ; the sides behind 

 slightly narrowed ; its surface closely and irregularly punc- 

 tured, the squamosity dark and indefinite on the disk, but 

 near the sides it becomes pallid ; there are some coarse erect 

 setge ; the contracted portion is nearly nude. Elytra broadly 

 rounded medially at the base, a little sinuate near the sides; 

 shoulders slightly prominent ; sides nearly straight, the 

 posterior declivity nearly vertical and narrow ; their surface 

 is a little uneven ; along each side of the suture there are two 

 series of oblong rather distant punctures ; the lateral sculp- 

 ture is irregular ; the dark sutural portion is nearly nude and 

 shining ; the scales near the sides ai'e mostly yellowish ; there 

 are two or three slight prominences on each elytron near the 

 summit of the hind declivity. Legs thickly covered with 

 yellowish squamge. 



Underside with greyish pubescence. 



Anterior tihice bent and dilated inwardly. 



