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Although very different in appearance therefrom, this genus is 

 undoubtedly allied to Catops, but the head is not capable of the 

 great inflexion it possesses in that genus, and as a correlative fact 

 the front of the prosternum is comparatively large. The proportions 

 of the joints of the maxillary palpi are very different from those of 

 Catops. From C ami-arm the genus is distinguished by the different 

 maxillary palpi, and by the fact that the epipleura, very broad at 

 the base, continue to the end of the wing-cases, becoming gradually 

 narrower behind. The legs are remarkably slender, the tibiae quite 

 straight, extremely feebly spinulose externally ; the basal joints on 

 the middle and hind feet are much longer than the seconds. The 

 front cox(c are rather small, not very prominent, and have but little 

 extension in the transverse direction, their cavities closed behind 

 and similar to those of Catops. The middle coxae are separated 

 only by an excessively narrow process, and the mesosternum is not 

 in the least carinate. The hind coxae are very long in the trans- 

 verse, very short in the longitudinal directions. 



1910. C. Isevicollis, n.s. (Sharp; Trans. Boy. Dub. Soc., 1886, 

 p. 384.) Ovalis, latus, subdepressus, niger, nitidus, antennis pedi- 

 busque runs ; prothorace amplo, laevissimo ; elytris fortiter regulari- 

 terque seriatim punctatis. 



Long., 4mm. 



Antenna longer than head and thorax, very slender; joints 

 3-6 very slender and elongate, almost similar in length and breadth ; 

 seventh joint perceptibly broader, and a little shorter, much longer 

 than broad ; eighth joint longer than broad, about as broad as the 

 sixth ; ninth, tenth, and terminal joints each longer than broad. 

 Head smooth, shining, and irnpunctate. Thorax strongly trans- 

 verse, a good deal narrowed in front, the front angles obtuse, the 

 hind slightly acute owing to a slight sinuation of the base on each 

 side. Scutellum rather large, triangular, irnpunctate. Elytra each 

 with nine very regular series of coarse punctures, the external of 

 which touches the lateral margin. Legs very slender. 



Greymouth. Helms. I have seen only two examples, and regret 

 that I do not know the male. 



Choleva. 



1911. C. lugubris, n.s. (Sharp; Trans. Ent. Soc., 1882, 

 Part i., p. 78.) Ovalis, posterius attenuatus, densissime sub- 

 tilissimeque pubescens, opacus, niger, antennarum basi rufo- 

 obscuro ; vix perspicue punctatus, sed elytris confertim transversim 

 strigulosis. 



Long., 2J-4Jmin. 



Antenna rather longer than head and thorax, rather stout, a 

 good deal thickened towards the apex ; seventh joint rather longer 

 than any of the others, rather longer than broad ; eighth much 

 smaller than the contiguous joints ; ninth and tenth each about as 



