68 Major T. Broun on new Genera and 



lower aud front part of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, 

 basal joint thick ; second slender at base, only hal£ as thick as 

 the tirst at the apex and nearly as long as that is ; 3-G small 

 and transverse, seventh transverse, at least twice as stout as 

 the preceding one. Cluh oblong-oval, stout, not perceptibly 

 articulated. Eyes distinctly facetted, lateral, free from 

 thorax, transversely oval. Thorax truncate at base and 

 apex, without ocular lobes. Scutellum absent. Elyh'a sub- 

 cordate. Tibia slightly expanded, with prominent, curved, 

 external hooks, their inner extremity acutely produced. 

 Tai'si slender, their soles almost without vestiture, having a 

 few fine hairs only; basal joint slender at the base, as long 

 as the terminal one ; the penultimate a little expanded, exca- 

 vate above at the apex, but not bilobed. 



Prosternum indistinctly incurved in front. Anterior coxa 

 slightly separated, the intermediate not so far apart as the 

 posterior. Metasternum short. Abdomen elongate, basal 

 two segments large and almost equal, their suture slightly 

 sinuous ; third and fourth short, with deep sutures. 



This differs from Eiratus in having almost contiguous 

 anterior coxae, uulobed penultimate tarsal joints, by the 

 absence of the scutellum, and other details ; it is, however, 

 the most nearly related genus. 



Stilboderma impi'essipennis, sp. n. 



Glossy^ infuscate red ; antennae and tarsi fusco-testaceous, 

 club darker and pubescent ; the body sparingly clothed with 

 inconspicuous slender hairs. 



Rostrum finely sculptured. Thorax about as broad as 

 long, a little narrowed anteriorly, moderately coarsely and 

 closely sculptured. Elytra truncate and sharply defined 

 at the base, their sides moderately rounded, rather abruptly 

 narrowed at the extremity ; broadly transversely impressed 

 before the middle, rather coarsely striate-punctate, sub- 

 crenate on some parts ; third and fifth interstices slightly 

 elevated at the base, the summit of the posterior declivity 

 slightly i)rominent but without callosities ; their base slightly 

 exceeds that of the thorax in width. 



Underside shining, rufo-piceous, rather coarsely but not 

 closely punctured (femora inclusive), and bearing a few fine 

 hairs only. 



Length (rost. excl.) 1 ; breadth f line. 



Canterbury College Botanical Station. Two specimens 

 from Mr. J. H. Lewis. 



