from the West Indies. Cil') 



enlarged to the apex, broader lliaii the preceding joiut at the 

 extremity, the fourth very small, subulate, luuer lobe of 

 maxilla narrow and pointed, luinishod with four or five 

 moderately long, but slender pectinations ; outer lobe very 

 similar iu size and shape to the inner one, the apex ciliate. 

 Tongue rather short, but longer than broad, split nearly to 

 the base into two narrow lobes, reaching the level of the 

 apex of the first joint of the laliial palpi. Labial palpi 

 3-jointed, the first joint rather short and stout (about twice 

 as long as broad), the second much narrower and shorter 

 tlian the first, the third cylindrical, about three times longer 

 than the preceding, Gular sutures long and parallel. 

 Temples not bordered below. Prosternum broadly rounded 

 behind. Mesosternal process narrow and pointed, extending 

 about half the leno;th of the intermediate coxre, which are 

 very narrowly separated. Tarsi4, -!•, 5, the anterior j)air with 

 the first three joints short and subequal ; the intermediate 

 with the first three joints rather short and subequal, the 

 fourth as long as the three preceding together ; posterior 

 pair with the first three joints rather short and subequal, 

 the fourth yet shorter, the fifth as long as the two preceding 

 together. Elytra not sinuate. 



This genus is evidently closely allied to Thedurita , Casey, 

 which it resembles in the parallel, rather depressed build, 

 large head, unbordered temples, etc. ; but differs in the bifid 

 tongue and the different proportions of the joints of the 

 lal)ial palpi. Appears to differ from OUyurota, Cas., by the 

 bifid tongue, shorter head, small eyes, etc. 



98. Thecturella insidiosa, sp. n. 



{Hovudota iiisidiosa, Fauvel, in litt.) 



Minute, parallel, subdepressed, rather shining, dark chest- 

 nut-brown ; the elytra testaceous ; the abdomen black, 

 shining, the apex testaceous. Autennse and legs testaceous. 



Length ]"1 mm. 



Head large, quadrate, nearly as wide as the thorax, deeply 

 sulcate longitudinally in the middle, very finely and mode- 

 rately closely punctured at the sides, the sulcus inipunctate ; 

 eyes small, their diameter much less than the length of the 

 temples. Antennae rather short, the third joint much 

 shorter than the second, the fourth to the tenth transverse, 

 gradually increasing in breadth, the penultimate two and a 

 half times broader than long. Thorax slightly transverse, 

 widest a little before the middle, the sides scarcely rounded 

 in front, quite straight, and but feebly narrowed behiud to 



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