426 Mr. Watei!H0use's descriptions of 



et 7 hie et illic furfurosis; corpore subtus lo3vi; abdominis seg- 

 mento ultimo pygidioque fortiter punctatis. Long, rostr. excl. 

 10 liu. 



Rostrum about two-thirds the length of the thorax, rather 

 stout, with a fine mesial line above at the base terminating 

 posteriorly in a deep puncture between the eyes ; antenna; 

 inserted at the extreme base, chib oblong-ovate, about as long 

 as the five previous joints of the funiculus. Thorax rather less 

 than one-third longer than broad, narrowed in front, nearly 

 parallel at the sides for more than half its length, constricted 

 Avithin the apex, not visibly punctured, Avith a broad shallow 

 dull longitudinal impression which extends from the base nearly 

 to the apex. Scutellum vei-y narrow. Elytra considerably 

 uarroAved towards the apex, striated, the stria; obscurely punc- 

 tured, the suture shining, impressed at the base and pitchy, black 

 and slightly convex posteriorly. First interstice slightly convex 

 and shining at the base, flat and velvety posteriorly; second 

 interstice convex and shining, with a reddish spot at the base 

 and apex, and one a little behind the middle; third interstice 

 dull, flat, rather narrower, with two obscure reddish spots, one 

 before and one behind the middle; fourth similar to the second; 

 the fifth, sixth and seventh flat and velvety, the two latter 

 shining at the shoulder ; the eighth gently convex, shining, 

 pitchy-red. The whole of the imderside of the body shining 

 and impunctate, the apical segment of the abdomen strongly 

 punctured, the pygidium still more strongly and more closely 

 punctured. Tibite pitchy-red, black at the apex. 



Sphenophorns tibialis, u. sp. 



Robustus, convexus, obscure rufus, opacus sicut velutinus; 

 thorace maculis quinque nigris; elytris striatis, striis punctatis, 

 interstitiis vix convexis, maculis octo nigris ; corpore subtus 

 ni,gro, nitido, piceo-maculato, metasterno lateribus fortiter punc- 

 tatis, medio ciim abdominis segmentis lo et 2o late impressis; 

 jiedibus plus minusve rufo-piceis, tibiis intus dimidio apicali 

 leviter sinuatis ciliatis, quatuor posterioribus medio intus peni- 

 cillatis. Long, rostr. cxcl. 13 lin. 



In general form this species somewhat approaches S. scne- 

 rjiilensis, but it is more robust and more convex. Rostrum 

 stout, dull red, shining, with a deep channel above at the base, 

 commencing between the eyes and terminating a little beyond 

 the insertion of the antenna;, there are a few extremely fine 

 punctures on each side of the line, the antennal pit is deep, the 



