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Head, including the eyes, obviously wider than the front of 

 the thorax, the middle flat and polished, and apparently with- 

 out pubescence. Thorax a good deal longer than broad, rather 

 wider at the base than it is in the middle ; at each side there 

 is a large impression which appears to be united to its fellow 

 by a transverse groove, the basal region therefore seems to be 

 constricted, there are no well-marked fovese. Elytra oviform, 

 widest near the middle, the shoulders so raised that the whole 

 intervening space appears depressed ; they are not distinctly 

 punctured. Legs slender ; tih'uB straight, the front pair with 

 more distinct pubescence than the others. 



Antennce elongate, pubescent, the last four joints dilated; 

 first joint scarcely at all shorter than the second ; third rather 

 more slender and shorter than the second, nearly twice as long 

 as it is broad; fourth and fifth about equal, slightly longer 

 than broad ; sixth and seventh bead-like ; eighth slightly 

 longer than broad, about twice the size of the seventh, but 

 not so broad as the ninth, which, though transverse, is not as 

 short as the tenth, these joints rather loosely articulated ; 

 eleventh conical, longer but not broader than the tenth. 



Maxillary palpi with the third joint large, straight outside, 

 curvate inside ; the fourih distinct, nearly as wide at the base 

 as the apex of the tliird, acuminate. 



This is an easily recognized species. The eyes are very 

 large ; the surface, owing to the very slender scanty pubes- 

 cence, appears more polished or glossy than usual ; and the 

 basal antennal joint is longer than in its allies, though not 

 elongated as in Clidicus and Mastlgus. I have little doubt 

 it will become the type of a new genus. 



Length f , breadth quite ^ line. 



Hunua Eange, near Drury. A single specimen. 



Group Colydiidae. 



Protarphius, gen. nov. 



Body oblong, not elongate, transversely convex. Eyes 

 rather small but prominent. Antenria; 11 -articulate, their 

 basal joint much hidden above ; club large, abruptly 2-jointed, 

 Terminal joint oi maxillary palpi hroad at the base, narrowed 

 apically. Tarsi rather short and stout, setose below ; second 

 and third joints equally short, the first longer than the second, 

 fourth ratlier longer than the preceding three. Epipleuroe 

 broad, gradually narrowed posteriorly, linear at the extreme 

 apex only. I'rostcrnum widely and deeply incurved in front, 



