OF THE ORDER COLEOPTERA. 271 



of BtircheUu, which is black; with the three first joints of 

 the antennae, the margins of the thorax, and the sulcations 

 on the elytra covered with short yellowish hair ; length two 

 inches. This insect was discovered by the celebrated traveller 

 Mr. Burchell, after whom it has been named, by the Rev. F. 

 W. Hope, in whose cabinet it is contained. 



The Baron Dejean has formed a new genus under the 

 name of Axinophoriis, with the following characters. The 

 maxillary palpi with the last joint rather cylindrical, and 

 those of the labial very strong, securiform ; the antennae short, 

 and filiform ; the labrum short, and leaving the mandibles 

 exposed, a strong simple tooth in the middle of the margina- 

 tion of the mentum ; tarsi with the joints rather cylindrical ; 

 the body very flat, rather in the form of a long square; 

 thorax rather transverse, rather straight anteriorly, elytra 

 oblong, feet very short. The Baron mentions two species, 

 one from North America, the other from Brazil ; a third 

 species we will describe under the name of Ax. Brasiliensis. 

 It is obscurely piceous, shining, with the thorax marginated, 

 and with six longitudinal simple striae on each elytra, the 

 central ones not reaching the base ; palpi, legs, antennae, 

 with the margins of the thorax and elytra pitchy red; 

 length nine lines. Inhabits Brazil. From the collection of 

 J. G. Children, Esq. 



The genus Leptotrachelus, of M. Latreille, appears to us 

 to be synonymous with that of Rhagocrepis of M. Eschscholtz, -^ 

 which the latter has described as follows. The claws simple, 

 palpi acute, penultimous joint of the tarsi bilobate, the elytra 

 with the apex rounded. He mentions one species under the 

 name of R. Riedelii, which is ferrugineous, the head brown, 

 the base of the antennae and femora yellow, the antennae and 

 tarsi black, the elytra with crenated striae. This species 

 inhabits Brazil. Length four lines. 



After Helluo of Bonelli we will add a genus formed on a 



