186 Capt. T. Broun on new 



short and thick, setose below ; basal joint short, not exceeding 

 the second in length apparently ; third short. 



Prosiernum rather flat, truncate in front, without antennal 

 cavities. Front coxce small, rather close to each other ; the 

 middle pair more distant ; the posterior distinctly but not 

 widely separated. Metastemum moderate. Abdomen plane ; 

 first segment about as long as the metasternum, second and 

 third nearly equal, the sutures rather deep and straight. 

 Epiphurce broad near the base, becoming narrow, but not 

 linear, behind. 



Differs from Coxelus and its allies by the absence of the 

 usual subocular antennal grooves, and from the series of which 

 Epistranus is the type by the complete absence of prosternal 

 cavities for the accommodation of the antennae. The coxae 

 are more approximate than mCoxelus, there are no oral setae, 

 and the tarsi are different. 



Ciconissus granifer^ sp. n. 



SubcyUndrical, obscure red, tarsi rather paler ; sparingly 

 clothed with erect, hair-like, pale setae. 



Head depressed behind, with a transverse row of granules. 



Antennw reddish ; second joint about as long as the first, as 

 seen from below, narrowed towards its base; third rather 

 shorter than second, only about half its breadth ; 5 to 9 bead- 

 like, ninth transverse, slightly broader than eighth ; tenth 

 very broad ; eleventh somewhat rounded, nearly as large as 

 the preceding one. Thorax rather broader than long, not at 

 all short, its sides rounded, with eight or nine denticles on 

 each ; on the disk there are four longitudmal series of small 

 tubercles or granules, beyond these the sculpture is less regular, 

 and, near the sides, the granules are transformed into denticles. 

 Elytra (conjointly) with about twelve rows of granules, the 

 lateral margins denticulate. Legs with iine setae similar to 

 those on the tarsi. 



Underside fusco-rutbus, nearly plane, finely and sparingly 

 setose, with small granules, the four basal segments of the 

 abdomen nearly smooth. 



Jn its natural state it is covered with greyish sappy matter; 

 this, however, does not obliterate the rows of granules, but 

 the true marginal sculpture is not seen until the insect has 

 been cleaned ; when this has been done, the sides exhibit 

 outstanding denticles. 



There is no indigenous species at all like this one. 



Length |, breadth f line. 



j\louut Pirongia. iSeven individuals, Dec. 1892. 



