Mr. C. J. Galian on nexo Longicorn Coleoptera. 463 



subc>liiidric, with the scape clavate, reachhig ahnost to 

 the middle of the prothorax, with the third joint longer 

 than the scape, the fourth rather shorter than the scape, 

 the fifth and succeeding joints gradually decreasing in 

 length. Prothorax with a distinct conical tubercle at the 

 middle of each side, feebly tubercled on the disk. Elytra 

 rather short, regularly convex, gradually narrowed and sub- 

 truncate behind : the shoulders slightly projecting. Femora 

 clavate-fusiform. Intermediate tibitB entire. Claws of tarsi 

 divergent. Anterior cotyloid cavities strongly angulate 

 externally. Prosternal process simply arched. Intermediate 

 cotyloid cavities open on the outside. 



The female differs from the male by its slightly shorter 

 antennse, its somewhat shorter elytra, and by having the last 

 abdominal ventral segment longer and sinuately emarginate 

 at the apex. (In the male this segment is rounded and not 

 emarginate.) 



In the ditficulty of finding a more satisfactory position for 

 this genus, I am content to place it near Phijmasterna. From 

 Phymasterna and all the genera of the same group it differs 

 by the complete absence of any notch or groove from the 

 intermediate tibia3, by the more elongate and coarsely granu- 

 lated eyes, and by the club-like form of the scape of the 

 antennge. The general form of the single species of the 

 genus is suggestive also of certain genera of the Crossotides ; 

 but, owing to the structure of the claws, it can scarcely be 

 admitted into that group. 



Cedemon tristisj sp. n. 



Nigro-velutinus, tarsis et annulis antennarum albo-flavescentibua 

 exceptis ; prothorace supra leviter trituberculato ; elytris sparsim 

 punctatis. 



Long. 16, lat. 7 mm. ( d ), long. 14, lat. 6 mm. ( $ ). 



Hah. Imerina Mountains. 



With a deep uniform velvety black pubescence. Head 

 sparsely and not very distinctly punctured ; with a very fine 

 median impressed line running from the base to the occiput. 

 Antennae with the eighth and eleventh joints wholly, and the 

 basal halves of the tliird, fourtli, and sixth yellowish testa- 

 ceous and clothed witli a whitish pubescence ; the rest of 

 the antenna? velvety black. Prothorax with three feeble 

 tubercles above — two anterior, one median posterior. Elytra 

 each a little prominent at the middle of the base, as well as 

 at the shoulder, sparsely punctured on the basal half, sub- 

 truncate at the apex. Tarsi (the claws excepted) testaceous 



