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the disc and the sides ; the series of punctures are more or less 

 irregular, none are large, the declivity is substriate. 



Abdomen piceous, sparsely punctate, with a longitudinal depres- 

 sion down the middle, deepest near the apex of the basal segment, 

 the suture between the first and second segments is obsolete. 



Should be placed near P. rufipes, which, however, has four or 

 five tubercles behind the middle of the thorax, and the fourth tarsal 

 joint a good deal larger. When compared with P. astutus it will 

 be seen that this is narrower, the eyes are more approximated 

 above ; the tarsi are shorter and narrower, their second joint is 

 strongly transverse, and the third is rotundate ; the tibiae are more 

 acutely mucronate. 



Length (rost. excl.), 1-| lines; breadth, f line. 



Maketu. One ; also two varietal forms not examined on the 

 undersurface. 



Erymneus (Gen., p. 435). 



2547. E. crassipes, n.s. Elongate, subpyriform, uneven; 

 piceous, antennae ana tarsi pitchy-red ; covered with coarse, de- 

 pressed, obscure infuscate-red scales, and yellowish sappy matter. 



Rostrum elongate, much longer than the thorax, parallel in front, 

 slightly narrowed behind ; in front of the eyes there is a rather 

 large prominence. Antenna rather slender, covered with minute, 

 depressed brassy setae ; scape slender, clavate near the extremity ; 

 funiculus with the second joint quite as long as the first, both 

 elongate, 3-6 quite as long as they are broad, seventh distinctly 

 larger; club short, ovate, feebly articulated beyond the middle. 

 Thorax longer than broad, narrowed anteriorly, uneven, its punc- 

 tuation hidden ; with two longitudinal squamose ridges in front, be- 

 tween these there is a slight linear elevation, this part and the base 

 at the middle are depressed. Elytra not wider than the thorax at 

 the base, the scutellar region depressed and emarginate, they are 

 oviform, the sides, however, owing to the tufts of coarse setae, are 

 irregular in outline ; on the disc there are series of large punctiform 

 impressions, the three nearest each side of the suture are tolerably 

 regular, the others are not, the hind declivity is more finely punc- 

 tured ; there are four longitudinal basal elevations with yellowish 

 setae, six somewhat rounded ones on the dorsum, two of which are 

 near the suture, four at the top of the declivity, the inner pair small, 

 and at each side, nearly halfway down the posterior slope, there is 

 a large tuft ; the scales and setae are on the raised parts, the sappy 

 matter on those that are depressed. Legs stout, covered with 

 squamae and coarse curled setae of a tawny colour, tibiae unusually 

 broad . 



Underside : Eostrum grooved and carinate ; the breast densely 

 covered with tawny, sponge-like squamosity ; abdomen opaque, 

 piceous, sparsely clothed with decumbent, elongate, reddish scales, 

 the first segment on a higher level than the second, which, in 

 front, is medially depressed, and quite the length of the first; meso- 

 sternal process slightly raised. 



