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hairs, and whitish depressed scales, these latter covering most of 

 the undersurface and often forming a streak down the middle of 

 the thorax ; the scales on the wing-cases seem to be very easily 

 rubbed off, the disc being nearly nude. 



Hostrum as long as thorax, moderately stout, subparallel, closely 

 and coarsely punctate, indistinctly tricarinate. Antenna inserted 

 near apex, scape flexuous, thickened apically, attaining the middle 

 of the eye ; second joint of funiculus longer than third, but shorter 

 than first, joints 4-6 transverse, bead-like ; club ovate-oblong, 

 opaque, about as long as funiculus. Eyes distant from thorax, 

 moderately convex. Prothorax slightly longer than broad, some- 

 what constricted in front, its sides but little curved, subconical, 

 moderately punctated. Scutellum small. Elytra suboblong, dis- 

 tinctly wider than thorax at base, gradually narrowed posteriorly ; 

 obviously striate-punctate but appearing punctate-striate in some 

 lights, interstices neither very wide nor convex, punctate-rugose. 

 Front femora simple, intermediate angulated below so as to seem 

 deeply notched near the extremity (in the male the angulation ends 

 in a tooth), posterior compressed, strongly angulated and dentate ; 

 front tibia nearly straight, hind pair very much bent and thickened 

 beyond the middle, the basal portion also forming part of the cur- 

 vature but not much more than half the width of the lower. 



Underside blackish, densely clothed with whitish scales. 



The sharply-defined coloration serves to distinguish this species. 



Length (rost. incl.), If lines; breadth, line. 



Two examples, from the same locality as the preceding one. 



Hoplocneme. 



2166. H. inaequale, n.s. Broad, uneven; glossy, almost des- 

 titute of pubescence, head and thorax blackish with a slight bluish 

 tinge, elytra blackish tinged with red, antennae, snout, and legs also 

 dark, base of femora red, tibiae infuscate. 



Hostrum longer than head, a little dilated anteriorly, more or 

 less punctate. Head rather coarsely and rugosely punctured, not 

 depressed ; eyes prominent. Antenna rather slender, basal joint of 

 funiculus almost double the thickness of second, which is half as long 

 again as the third, the next three about equal ; club elongate, rather 

 shorter than the funiculus. Prothoraa conical, elongate, covered 

 with transverse wrinkles and punctures. Scutellum oblong, squa- 

 mose. Elytra suboblong, striate-punctate, uneven, there being an 

 oblique depression on each behind the base, and a conspicuous eleva- 

 tion on the third interstices in line with the hind thighs, sometimes 

 bearing black hairs on its summit ; they are rather abruptly deflexed 

 apically. Pygidium but little exposed. Femora inflated ; the pos- 

 terior strongly angulated and protuberant underneath, their tibiae 

 curved. 



A remarkable form. Differs from the typical species in having 

 the rostrum, head, and thorax rather longer, but the elytra much 

 broader and shorter, and bearing protuberances after the manner 



