Description of a ncio (jcnus and species of Lamelliconi 

 Coleoptera (IMclidai) : hj Ciias. 0. Watekhouse. 



FAMILY RUTELIDiE. 



Cyphelytra, gen. nov. 



Clypeus separated imperfectly from the forehead by a 

 suture, slightly hidentate at tlie apex. Maxillary palpi 

 rather large, the apical joint slightly inflated, sul jfusiform, 

 deeply impressed above. Posterior border to the thorax 

 margined only near the posterior angles. Scutellum 

 slightly transverse. Mesosteral process very small, not 

 projecting beyond the coxa^. Posterior tarsi rather slender, 

 as long as the tibiae ; the larger claw to the inter- 

 mediate and posterior tarsi slightly bifid at the apex. 

 Anterior tarsi stout, a little shorter than the tibiae, the basal 

 joint very small, the second, third and fourth transverse, 

 the fifth as long as the four previous joints together, stout ; 

 claws very unequal, the larger one slightly bifid at the 

 apex. Antennas with the basal joint elongate, the second 

 small, the third to fifth slightly elongate, the sixth 

 triangular, the seventh transverse, the eighth to tenth 

 forming a compressed club, equal in length to the previous 

 joints taken together. 



This genus is closely allied to Parastasia, but the form 

 of the head, the structure of the antennae and the anterior 

 tarsi at once separate it. 



Cyphelytra ochracea, sp. nov. 



Oblonga ochracea; capite maculis duabus, thorace maculis 

 undecim, elytrorum lineis nonnullis irregularibus tarsisque 

 nigris. Long. 7^ liu., lat. 4f lin. 



Bright ochre yellow, the elytra somewhat paler. Head 

 with two black spots on the forehead ; clypeus narrowed 



