182 Dr. Wilh. Giesbrecht on 
Conostoma, G. M. Thomson. 
Species: ellipticum (cf. Trans. N. Z. Inst. vol. xv. p. 3, t. v.). 
* Abdomen greatly abbreviated, only two segments being 
apparent .... anterior antenne about 9-jointed; posterior 
4-jointed, secondary branch wanting... . feet of the first pair 
with both branches only 2-jointed; next three pair almost 
similar.” Mandible and maxilla are not mentioned. 
Genus 10. Myzoponrtius, gen. nov. 
&. Thoracicsegments scarcely produced into lateral processes, 
neither are the abdominal. Rostrum flat. Anterior part of 
genital segment scarcely broader than posterior. Anterior 
antenne 9- to 12-jointed. Tube of siphon reaches between 
the second and fourth feet. Inner lobe of maxilla oval. 
Foot-jaws very slender. Inner branch of fourth foot similar to 
those of preceding feet ; last joint of outer branch of first foot 
with five, second joint of inner branch with two plumose 
sete. Terminal joint of fifth foot oblong. 
& unknown. 
16. Myzopontius pungens, sp. n. 
Distr. Naples. 
Genus 11. BRADYPONTIUS, gen. nov. 
Thoracic segments produced laterally into processes, which 
are directed backwards and conspicuous in dorsal view. 
Rostrum short. Anterior part of genital segment of 2 
broader than posterior. Anterior antenne of 2 8- to 10-, of 
3 (chelifer) 11-jointed. Posterior antenne 4-jointed. Tube 
of siphon reaches behind the foot-jaws or to the middle of 
abdomen. Inner branch of fourth foot 3-jointed, almost 
destitute of sete; last joint of outer branch of first foot with 
five, second joint of inner branch with two plumose sete. 
Fifth foot knob-like. 
17. Bradypontius magniceps, Brady. 
Artotrogus orbicularis, Brady and Robertson, Rep. Forty-fifth Meet. 
Brit. Assoc. 1876, p: 197. 
Artotrogus magniceps, Brady, Mon. iii. p. 61, t. xciii.; I. C. Thompson, 
Trans. Lit. & Phil. Soc. Liverpool, vol. vii. p. 37. 
Length of 2 1:25 millim. Head without crista. Furca 
scarcely longer than broad. Anterior antenne 10-jointed; 
