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GENERA MIHI PRORSUS IGNOTA ET INCERTÆ SEDIS. 
APHILON. 
Sharp, Entom. Monthl. Mag., XII, 1876, p. 100. — Broun, Man, of the New Sealand 
Col. 1, 4881, p. 629. 
« Corpus latum, subhemisphericum. 
Coxæ oinnes distantes. 
Acetabula antica aperta. 
Elytrorum epipleura lala. 
» Antennæ A1-jointed, with the last four joints considerably thickened, 
widely separated at their point of insertion, this being just at the inner and 
from part of the eye, which is small, but convex and nearly semicireular. 
Thorax finely margined at the sides. Anterior coxal cavities small, obliquely 
oval, very widely separated and also far distant from the sides. Mesosternum 
excessively short, forming a merc band, placed just on the same level with 
the metasternum, so that the very widely separated middle coxæ almost 
touch the front coxæ. Hind coxæ deeply imbedded, very widely separated, 
conical in form. Five ventral segments of the hind-body are visible, the 
first as long as the three following together, 2nd, 5rd, and Ath narrow, just 
similar, to one another, of just the same width at the sides as in the middle; 
Sth elongate. Pygidium covered. Elytra with their epipleura very broad, 
and closely adapted to the sides of the body. Scutellum not visible. Tarsi 
all 4-jointed, moderately slender, basal joint considerably longer than the 
2nd, 5rth truly bilobed, with the lobes narrow, 4th joint rather longer 
than the basal joint, the claws small and simple. 
» The most anomalous litile creature, I think would be ben placed among 
the Phytophages, section IIT, Cycliques, Chapuis; in which section, however, 
it must apparently form a distinct tribe, Notwith-standing two or three 
days spent in investigating it, and searching for it allies, I am quite unable 
to discover that it has any described near relatives. » (Ex Suarp, loc. cit.) 
À. ENIGMA Sharp, Ent. Monthl. Mag., XIII, 1876, p.100, . . . Nouvelle-Zélande, 
À. MINUTUM Broun, Man. of the New Seeland Col. T, 1881, p. 631. , » 
À. PRETIOSUM Broun, L. c., p. 680, . . . . SR EN de à » 
ASPUNGTATUMIBTOUN NC PIONEER ET I NU > 
