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base, which is of the same width as the thorax, becoming broader 

 behind in a long slope, covered with angulate transverse fasciae of 

 condensed setae, two of these, one on the middle and one behind 

 it, being very distinct ; scutellum invisible ; legs only feebly setose. 



Greymouth. Helms. The three examples exhibit a good deal 

 of difference in the clothing of the wing-cases, which may be due 

 partly to variation, partly to abrasion. 



Bradypatse. 



Nov. gen. 



This is another genus of the Rhyparosomida, allied to Phrynixus, 

 but departing from it in structure as follows : 



Scrobes quite foveiform at point of antennal insertion (the middle), 

 but with a broad squamose groove extending backwards to the lower 

 and front margins of the eyes. Eyes small, convex, coarsely facetted, 

 bearing minute setae, more approximated above and nearer the 

 thoracic margin than in Phrynixus. Head narrow 7 in front and 

 deeply constricted behind, so that the eyes only project beyond the 

 sides of the rostrum. Prosternum deeply emarginated, the coxae 

 placed near the emargination. Intermediate coxa nearly as pro- 

 minent as the anterior, much more so than in Phrynixus. Meta- 

 sternum very short, with a transverse carina between the middle and 

 hind coxae, the space between these latter somewhat broadly raised. 

 Abdomen large, second segment in the middle rather larger than the 

 first, their suture consisting of two oblique lines forming an angle at 

 the middle. 



The type is No. 1512 ; now Brady pata capitalis. A second ex- 

 ample, received since the publication of its description, enables me 

 to make known its characters more fully. It bears bright-yellow 

 scales or squamiform setae. The thorax is quite truncate at base 

 and apex, and is abruptly contracted in front. The elytra bear four 

 elongate basal elevations, there are about twelve rounded ones above, 

 and six smaller ones in a transverse row on the top of the posterior 

 slope, on which the tufts are numerous but smaller. 



Chamaepsephis. 



Nov. gen. 



Rostrum slender, elongate, arched, longer than thorax ; the cavity 

 for antennal insertion foveiform, but with a quite evident broad 

 channel, having only a few fine setiform scales in it, extending back- 

 wards to the eye. Antenna implanted immediately before the 

 middle ; scape slender near base, extremity clavate, attaining front 

 margin of eye, in Phrynixus it reaches the hind margin. Eyes dis- 

 tant from thorax, rather widely separated above, small, rotundate, 

 and somewhat convex. Head broad, anteriorly narrowed. Thorax 

 truncate in front, gently curved at base, without ocular lobes. Scu- 

 tellum invisible. Elytra rather short and broad, shoulders narrowed 

 to width of thorax at base ; epipleurae extremely narrow. Pro- 



