Genera of the Cossonidce. 603 



Mas, rostro breviore, crassiore, apicem versus sensim 

 magis dilatato. 



Long. corp. lin. vix If. 



Habitat ins. Malayenses, in Makian a Dom. Wallace 

 deprehensus. 



Stenotrupis acicula, n. sp. 



S. prsecedenti similis sed multo minor, etiam angustior, 

 ac onmino pallidus (oculis solis nigris) ; capite protho- 

 raceque parcius et profundius punctatis, elytris densius et 

 distinctius striato-punctatis, pedibusque brevioribus. 



Long corp. lin. 1. 



" Catolethrus palmeus, Schon." (in litt.), sec. coll. Pas- 

 coeano. 



Habitat ins. Cuba, a Dom. Pascoe communicatus. 



Genus 16. MiCROCOSSONUS. 

 Wollaston (vide, ante, p. 447). 

 Microcossonus Wallacei, n. sp. 



M. angustus, parallelus, depressus, nitidus, pallide rufo- 

 ferrugineus ; rostro brevi, crasso, antice paulatim dilatato, 

 vix punctulato ; capite elongate, crasso, exserto, obscuriore, 

 et distinctius sed parce punctulato; prothorace magno, 

 ovato-triangulari, multo argutius punctate ; elytris paral- 

 lelis, leviter substriato-punctatis, sutura vix obscuriore. 

 Subtus parce et levissime punctatus. 



Long. corp. lin. vix 1. 



Habitat Nov. Guinea ; ad Saylee captus a Dom. Wal- 

 lace, cujus in honorem nomen triviale dedi. 



Genus 17. COSSONIDEUS. 



Wollaston (vide, ante, p. 448). 



Cossonideus Pascoei, n. sp. 



C. fusiformi-parallelus, depressus, subnitidus, piceo- 

 ferrugineus; capite profunde punctato, punctis in rostro 

 (breviusculo, crasso, parallelo) obsoletioribus ; oculis maxi- 

 mis, valde prominentibus ; prothorace triangulari-ovato, 

 subalutaceo necnon grosse profundeque punctato, in medio 

 late longitudinaliter impresso ; elytris clarioribus, rufo- 

 testaceis sed in limbo (praesertim postice) necnon minus 

 evidenter per suturam obscurioribus, grosse et profunde 



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