414 Mr. II. W. Bates's descriptions of 



Resembles the last in colours and pubescence, Init differs 

 remarkably in the large rounded thorax with obtusely dilated 

 sides and striated surface. 



Gen. HYPOCRITES, Fahrteus. 

 Coleop. Caffr. in Ofvers. Vetensk.-Akad. Fcirh. 1872, No. 1, p. 62. 



The type of this genus, H. mendax, difEers from the typical 

 Pnmeces in the $ having 11- instead of 12-joiuted antennte. 

 Although in //. mendax $ these organs are filiform (as in 

 Promeces $ , but much shorter), the species cannot be generic- 

 ally separated from Promeces Krausii (White) and Closteromems 

 imperialis (White), in which the terminal joints are more or less 

 thickened; it will be convenient, therefore, to extend the limits 

 of Hypocrites, so as to include all the numerous forms of 

 Promeces va. which the antennae are 11-jointed in both sexes, 

 rarely longer than the body even in the $ , with apical joints 

 more or less abbreviated and thickened and the thii-d joint dis- 

 tinctly longer than the fourth. The width of the head and 

 thorax and the length of the muzzle vary considerably, and 

 offer no reliable generic characters; some of the species being 

 even more slender than Promeces longipes. A more important 

 difference among the species lies in the form of the femora, 

 the middle and anterior pair especially Ijeing distinctly more 

 abruptly clavate in some than in others; l»ut this does not 

 correspond with other characters. 



Of the already descrilied species the following belong to 

 llijpocrites: — 



Hs mendax, Fahr., I.e. 

 H. ambiguns, id. 



Closely allied to //. imperialis (White), if not a 

 colour variety of the same. 

 //. Krausii, White, Cat. Long. Brit. Mus. p. 169, 

 H. imperialis, id. p. 168. 

 //. viridis, Pascoe, Journ. Ent. ii, p. 53. 



:= claviger, Dalm., Schonh. Syn. Ins. i, 3, App. 155? 

 = pauper, Fahr., I.e. p. 61? according to the des- 

 cription appears to' differ only in the opaque 

 elytra. 



Hypocrites porphyrio. 

 Robustus, supra purpurco-cuprcus, subnitidus, corporc siibtus 

 autcnnis et pedibus violaceis: capite.sparsim puuctato: anteunis 



