1482 COLEOPTERA 



PhemUS (Gen., p. 1214, Part V.). 



2561. P. rufipes, )l -S- Elongate, subopaque, fusco-niger, legs 

 reddish, antennae and tarsi pale yellowish-red ; sparingly clothed 

 with slender, short, depressed, yellowish setae, the punctures covered 

 with tawny scale-like matter. 



This closely resembles P. scabralis, but the femora are red ; 

 the thorax is rather longer and narrower, its punctuation is not so 

 coarse, but it is closer and more rugose ; the elytra are nearly 

 similar, but the third and fifth interstices are more elevated behind, 

 the third is slightly raised at the base, they appear cariniform, but, 

 in reality, they consist of series of small, round elevations ; the 

 rostrum is similarly grooved longitudinally, but along the middle of 

 the groove there is a slender carina ; the third joint of the anterior 

 tarsi is oblong and scooped out above. Prosternum emarginate in 

 front. Anterior coxa separated by a narrow space only. Meta- 

 sternum short. Second segment of the abdomen not distinctly 

 separated from the first ; the intercoxal suture truncate ; under- 

 surface more or less coarsely punctate. 



Length (rost. incl.), 2 lines; breadth, f line. 



Pirongia. One individual, picked out of leaf -mould brought by 

 Mr. A. T. Urquhart. Phyllodytes, Nestrius, and Plotnns are cognate 

 forms, though differing in appearance. 



Group-ERIRHINIDJE. 



Stilbopsis. 



Nov. gen. 



Body convex, short and broad, medially narrowed, smooth and 

 polished, nearly nude. Rostrum rather shorter than the thorax, 

 moderately stout, its basal half a little narrowed. Scrobes deep, 

 starting near the apex (about one-third of the whole length), ex- 

 tending along the sides to below the eyes. Scape just attaining the 

 eye, a little flexuous, gradually incrassate. Funiculus much longer 

 than the scape, 7-articulate ; first joint longer than second and 

 much stouter at the apex ; 3-5 bead-like ; sixth and seventh sen- 

 sibly broader ; club oblong-oval, four-jointed. Eyes broadly-oval, 

 just free, not distant above. Head very broad and rotundate, short 

 above, conspicuous below 7 . Thorax without ocular lobes, large, its 

 length and breadth about equal, with a very distinct basal margin. 

 Scutellum small, broadly-triangular. Elytra cordate, short and 

 broad, declivous behind, their sides vertical, or a little inflexed, they 

 scarcely exceed the thorax in breadth at the base, and are closely 

 adapted thereto. Legs robust and rather long. Femora simple. 

 Tibia flexuous, the extremity oblique, with well-developed hooks 

 extending along the front edge and protruding beyond the inner 

 angle. Tarsi moderate, third joint bilobed, fourth not elongate ; 

 claws short, very thick at the base ; soles pilose. Prosternum short, 

 widely but slightly incurved in front ; front coxce contiguous, pro- 



