149. 

 CICONES CARPINI. 



Order Coleoptera. Fam. Cisidse Leach. — Bostrichini Lat. 



Type of the Genus Cicones Carpini Nob. 

 CiCONES Nob. 



Antennce inserted close to the anterior margin of the eyes, slightly 

 pilose, capitate, 10-jointed, 1st and 2nd joints robust, subglo- 

 bose, the 7 following more slender, gradually increasing in 

 diameter, the 1 0th joint orbicular, very large and pubescent 

 (fig. 6). 



Labrum semicircular, thickened and ciliated at the anterior mar- 

 gin (1). 



Mandibles small, acute, membranous on the internal margin (2). 

 Maxillae small bilobed, very pubescent at the apex. Palpi slightly 

 pubescent, 4-jointed, basal joint small, 2nd and 3rd robust, sub- 

 quadrate, 4th large ovate (3). 



Mentum large, trigonate truncate. Labium quadrate ciliated. 

 Palpi attached to the sides of the labium, 3-jointed ; basal joint 

 minute, 2nd small, 3rd ovate (4). 

 Head sunk up to the eyes which are small. Thorax gibbous subquad- 

 rate, margined, not closely attached to the abdomen. Scutellum tri- 

 angular. Elytra ovate. Wings ample. Thighs rather long. Tibiae 

 simple. Tarsi all 4-jointed, Z first joints short, 4th longer than the 

 others united, clavate. Claws simple (5, a fore leg). 



Cakpini Nob. 



Castaneous black, sparingly covered with stiff short yellow 

 bristles. Head minutely and thickly punctured. Thorax with 

 2 obtuse elevations near the middle, behind, rugosely punctured. 

 Elytra very convex with 3 elevated longitudinal lines, and 9 

 punctured striae on each, more castaneous than the thorax, 

 having an oblique spot near the anterior angle, 3 near the 

 middle, a transverse lunulated mark and another near the apex 

 dull orange. Antennae ochraceous. Legs pilose ferruginous. 



7/1 the Cabinets of Mr. Beck and Mr. Bainbridge. 



