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tremely close structurally, but I do not see how it is possible to 
place it in Haltica as limited by Dr. Chapnis on account of the 
very different form of its prothoracic sulcus which (instead of 
running all across the segment and merging laterally in the 
lateral margin) bends hindward on either side at some distance 
from the lateral margin and so arrives at the basal margin but 
without being limited externally by anything like a longitudinal 
sulcus. JI should feel some doubt as to whether the present 
insect is distinct from the very briefly characterised Docema, 
Waterh. were it not that the claws of the latter are described as 
“simple.” Further distinctions of the present genus from the 
European Haltice (e.g. pusilla, Duf.) will be found in the 
widened lateral margin of the elytra, in the elytral epipleure 
(which are horizontal, with their external edge well defined 
instead of becoming sublateral hindward with no well-defined 
carina limiting them externally), and in the considerably greater 
dilatation of the hind femora (which however are not so strongly 
dilated as those of Arsipoda). It is to be noted that the ex- 
tremely short mucro of the anterior tibiz is placed above (not 
below) the base of the tarsus and is very easily overlooked with- 
out careful observation. 
H. disparipes, sp. nov. Ovalis; sat nitida ; subtus (prosterno et 
abdominis apice brunneis exceptis) piceonigra; supra 
testaceo-brunnea, pedibus (femoribus posticis piceis exceptis) 
pallide brunneis, antennis (articulis basalibus 3 vel 4 
testaceis exceptis) nigris; capite levi, inter oculos trans- 
versim arcuatim sulcato; prothorace subquadrato, quam 
longiori plus quam duplo latiori, antice vix angustato, sub- 
tilius sparsim punctulato, lateribus vix arcuatis, angulis. 
omnibus distinctis subacutis ; elyinis crebre fortiter confuse 
punctulatis. Long., 2 1. ; lat. }. 
Victoria ; I have met with it only in mountainous places. 
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HYPHALTICA (gen. nov. Halticitarum). 
Generi precejenti (/alticodi) aftinis; differt elytrorum margini- 
bus lateralibus minus latis, epipleuris pone medium magis 
angustis, tibiis anticis distincte minus breviter (intermediis 
breviter) mucronatis, femoribus posticis magis dilatatis sub- 
tus planatis sed vix canaliculatis. 
This is another ally of Haltica according to Dr. Chapuis’ 
arrangement; its prothoracic transverse furrow is quite as in 
Halticodes but it seems necessary to separate it from that genus 
on account of the characters noted above, especially the presence 
of a very well defined mucro (in the usual position) at the apex 
of the front tibize. In some respects this genus as well as the 
