so 



Tlf(»S. I,. CASKi. 



••iiul IMM liiliTiil. liiii!;itiiiliiiiil nmnclod ricljcs of vorv sliirhi i^lovatioii. rrDslofiiiil 

 iiilcr-cDxnl iirnccus loiii;. iimvo or less uciitc iit llic I'xtroniily, Iciwiinl wliicli it is 

 slightly -^wi.lli'ii. Mi'-osliTii.il iiilor-cox.il jirocoss liroiid iiinl s<|iiiir('ly tniiiciiloil. 

 Liiteriil ImnliT i/ elytron (.•r|niil to (ine-rniirtli ot' its width. Elytni coveivd with 

 foveiitc I' uiciu-i' -. wiiicli ill some •^pociirieiis si'ein to he ii(t<;ref;iili>d into disjointed 

 striiie-lilve I'ows. ivliile in ctilH'i's I hey hiive no vi^ihh' ordef. I,(;i:< ofsiiine ccdor ;is 

 Ine hodv 'nisi d:ilker. Leiiilth 10.0 — 1:1.0 iiiiii, 



Atl 



ptiint.x 



The I 



Mjmii. — |)if]cr^ riinn tlic in-crcdiiio in the t'(illiiwin>r 



lodv is inofe elongiiled, iinil iisiinlly of ;i hriiiliter eolor. The first joint of 



tlic' ;iiiteiin;ie is Msiiallv of m d;irk testiieeons, while in I'/iivijie./i it is hliiek. Tlie 

 iinletiiiiie iife sli'^hlly loiiijer. iind the neck slit;htly n:iiTiiWer in iiiniiceiis. 

 Leiiu'lh 12.0 — Hi. I mm. 



I'Mcitic Sl.ijir. I'liltc V. Fio. ?,. 



This is ;i e;is(> wlicrf it seciiis its it'siin|»l(' cliiniitit! iMflimiioc, and divor- 

 sitv i>t' [iliv.sifal ciiiiditidns, liad wurki'il a diaiiot! in a s|i('ci('s in a coiii- 

 liarativeiy sliiirt ]K'rif)d of tiini' ; the same is tlic case in J'rnx/dmis nud 

 /trnii/ts. It i.s till* lar<j:t!.st s|t(M'i('s of tlio lainily in mir territory. 



INO I).-(';,steln. 

 .Vnlenmu' ioiiir, |ir.<t joint liirge; llie others moiiiliforni, the last ovulate. Last 

 joint id' ina.villiiry iialpi loiit; iiiiil aenmiiiiile. Tarsi sleii<ler, lu^-t joint iiiucdi 

 larger than the other-;. Body depressed. Head very large, hroader than the pro- 

 thorax, not eon-trietiMl hehind ; eye~ -mall. I'i'olhorax (lal. rounded auleriorly 

 and jiosli'i-iorly. sinuous laterally. .Scutellum small, nainded posteriorly. Elvtra 

 ipiile long, (hit and rounded hehind. .Midiuiien short and hroiid. Eegs moderate, 

 femora liroad. rom pressed : lihiai' unarmed. 



'I'iif tiliuvc is tile ofioinal (liaoimsis ol' Dc ("astclnan as (|nott'd liv Ija- 

 ciirdiiirt' in tlic (Jcncra dcs ('ciic'iipti'r.'s. and f'niindcd mi ti .Madaoasciin 

 spt'cics. It will lie seen to rc(|iiir(' slioiit iiindiHcatinii. at least lur one of 

 (iiir s|i('cii's. 



We have two species wliieii may 1> ■ ilistiniiui-lied as tujlows: 



Head hroacler th.in prothorax. eyes eoiivex. 



Head eipial in uidlh to prothorax. eyeV llaUeiic' I 



These cliiiractcrs do not .ipinMr to de|ieiid ii|iiiii se.\. 



I rooInNH. 



L'. illlllllllMlil. 



I. I. rnt'illSn Lee, — l-'oiln modiMMlely elongated and liepressed, -urfaee 

 shining, runeluie- of hcsid and protliorax rather largi- in size, hul very sparse 

 and sh.illow. Integuments thin and iraiisparenl. the l()lcls of the winirs lieing 



visihle through ll lytra. I'idor very pale yidlowi.sh-te.slaeeon>. 'fheii' is an 



almost complete ahsence id' puhesceuce. Head siih-qnadrate. hi'oadcr than lolli;; 

 eyes small, hut convex, in advance of prothorax. their own length. Piolhorax 

 narrower than In^i'd and i^maller, hroader than long, and strongly narrowed he- 

 hind: sides undulated, 1 iteral striae ahsent. .■^cntidluni very small, nearly cir- 

 cular, and <liL'hilv concave, Klvira .1 liase as hroad a.~ the head, -.jraduallv widen- 



