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rugose, the head, rostrum, and antenneze are differently formed, &c. The conspicuously 
pubescent apex of the elytra is a character common to various members of the genera 
Stenotrupis and Rhinanisus. 
97. Stenotrupis conicicephala, n. sp. 
Very elongate, depressed, filiform, subopaque; piceous, the humeri rufescent, the 
antennee and tarsi rufo-testaceous, the femora and tibize obscure ferruginous ; clothed with 
excessively minute hairs, which become longer at the apex of the elytra. Head and base 
of the rostrum very densely and rugulosely, the rest of the latter more finely, punctate, 
the rostrum (except at the base) much smoother in 2; rostrum with the base, apex, and 
inter-antennal portion distinctly thickened, long, slender, and feebly curved, in the ¢ very 
slender and as long as the prothorax, the antenne inserted near the base; head strongly 
exserted, subconical, constricted far behind the eyes, the latter small and depressed ; 
antennze slender, the club abrupt. Prothorax much longer than broad, subconical, 
rounded at the sides posteriorly, and constricted immediately before the apex ; densely, 
very finely punctate, with an indication of a smooth median line. Scutellum transverse, 
minute. Elytra elongate, as wide as the prothorax, subparallel to near the apex; closely 
and finely punctate-striate, the interstices very narrow, flat, and rugulose. Beneath 
closely, minutely punctate; ventral segments 1 and 2 sulcate, and 5 foveate, in ¢. Third 
tarsal jomt narrow, feebly lobed. 
Length 2—2,, mm. (29). 
Loc. Seychelles: Silhouette, Mahé. 
Five specimens: found in Silhouette in the forest near Mare aux Cochons; in Mahé 
in the forest above Cascade Estate and in the Mare aux Cochons district. Narrower and 
more shining than S. caliginosa, the prothorax less rugose (the punctures separate one 
from another), the elytral interstices smoother, the rostrum more slender in both sexes (in 
the male not thicker than in the female of S. caliginosa). The extremely minute hairs 
give a sericeous appearance to the upper surface. S. conicicephala was found in the high 
forest in both islands. 
98. Stenotrupis nemoralis, n. sp. 
Very elongate, narrow, somewhat fusiform, depressed, shining; varying in colour 
from piceous to ferruginous, the head and prothorax often darker than the elytra, the 
rostrum, antenne, and legs ferruginous or rufo-testaceous ; the elytra finely pubescent at 
the apex. Head closely, the rostrum minutely, punctate, the latter smoother in ?; 
rostrum feebly curved, long, and slender, thickened at the tip, i very slender and 
about as long as the prothorax; head subconical, constricted far behind the eyes, the 
latter depressed ; antennze slender, the club abrupt. Prothorax much longer than broad, 
a little wider than the elytra, subconical, feebly rounded at the sides posteriorly, con- 
stricted just before the apex; closely punctate. Elytra elongate, very gradually 
narrowing from the base; closely, finely punctate-striate, the interstices flat. Beneath 
closely punctate; metasternum obsoletely or feebly canaliculate; ventral segments 1 and 2 
