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This species belongs to the group Cupulati of Chapuis, and 

 resembles P. calamus. Bldf., in the structure of the elytral 

 sutural margin, and F. chevrulati, Chap., in the terminal 

 depression, which is, however, somewhat difl'erently toothed, 

 as well as larger. 



TUOGLODITICA, gCU. UOV. 



Head flattened, but not rostrate, eyes entire, elongate, and 

 flat ; antennai long, the scape curved and slightly enlarged 

 apically,the funiculus 7-jointed, the first joint large, globose, 

 and hairy, the second suljconical, the remainder transverse, 

 increasing in breadth, and hairy ; the club compressed, oblong, 

 longer than the funiculus, and divided by two transverse septa, 

 one nearly central, the other subdividing the basal hall"; the 

 ■whole surface closed with stout hairs and centrally porous; 

 mandibles stout and prominent ; maxillie externally very 

 hairy, the inner margin provided with flat spines, maxillary 

 palpi short and almost equal in length, the mentum broad 

 but narrowed basally, laterally hairy at the base of the pal[)i, 

 ligula inserted above the centre of the mentum, the labial 

 palpi long, the first and third joints longer than broad, the 

 second transverse. Protkorax slightly excised laterally. 

 IMeso- and metasternum both very short; anterior and middle 

 cox;e both widely separated, the anterior tibiae abruptly 

 enlarged distally, rounded and strongly calcarate, the tarsal 

 joints with the under surface thickly hairy, the third joint 

 simple. 



This genus strongly resembles Spharoti-ijpes, Bldf., in 

 external appearance, but differs in the formation of the 

 antennai club, eyes, etc. It is separated from Diamerus, Er., 

 by the antennai club and tibia, and from Dendrosinus, Chap., 

 by the antennai club, third tarsal joint, etc. 



Trogloditica trahax, sp. n. 



Black to dark brown. Front flattened, minutely granular, 

 and covered with short, thick, recumbent hairs, epistoraa 

 prominent with a row of brilliant yellow hair below, the ver- 

 tex very minutely shagreened and subopaque, central carina 

 very narrow and shining. Prothurax transverse with pili- 

 ferous punctures, the hairs short, thick, and pale in colour, 

 the anterior margin bisinuate, elevated centrally, with two 

 small pi'ominent tubercles, anteriorly sparsely tuberculate, 

 laterally slightly depressed, strongly and narrowly produced 

 basally, with a central, longitudinal, smooth, and shining 

 line. Elytra very convex, striate-punctate, interstices flat, 



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