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Octdi sat magni, laterales. Antennce ante medium rostri in- 

 sertae ; scapus clavatus, oculum vix attingeus ; funiculus 7-ar- 

 ticulatus, art. primo crasso, secundo longiore, cseteris in clavam 

 contiuuatis ; clava elliptica, obsolete articulata. Prothorax 

 transversus, apice productus, lateraliter lobatus, basi bisinuatus, 

 lobis ocularibua productis. Scutellmn distincfcum. Elytra 

 prothorace latiora, depressa, inroqualia, parallela, basi trisinuata, 

 postice sensim declivia, buiueris prominulis. Pedes breves ; fe- 

 mora infra unidentata ; tibice breves, intus bisiuuatae, unco ter- 

 minatse ; tarsi mediocres, art. tertio lobato, ultimo elongate. 

 Rima pectoralis indeterminata, metaaterno impingens. Me- 

 sosternum depress um, autice verticale. Abdomen norm ale, su- 

 tura prima arcuata, casteris baud angulatis. 



Like Bothrobatys in habit ; but from its pectoral canal open at 

 tlie sides and impinging on the metasternum, the genus must be 

 placed with Lacordaire's " Ithyporides ;" but it does not seem to 

 be allied to any of the genera in that group. In general appear- 

 ance the species described above resembles the Australian Ghi- 

 mades lanosus, Pasc. 



Deretiosus aridus. (PI. VIII. fig. 10.) D. fusca, squamositate 

 albida omnino deuse tecta ; rostro ferrugineo, apicem versus nitido, 

 subtiliter punotato ; antennis pallide ferrugineis, leviter pubescenti- 

 bus ; prothorace supra fere planato, utrinque lobo anipliato horizon- 

 tali subdilatato, hoc margine anteriore squamoso-fascicnlato ; scutello 

 punctiformi, elevate ; elytris pone basin elevatis, singulo in medio 

 dorsi longitudinaliter cristato, cristis in duas fere divisis, fasciculisque 

 squamosis coronatis, apicibus paulo productis, conjunctim rotundatis. 

 Long. 4 lin. 



Hah. Dorey; Saylee (New Guinea); Ceram. 



MiTREPHOKUS CAPUCTNUS. M. oblongus, cylindricus, fuseus, rude 

 griseo-squamosus, capita rostroque squamis majusculis tectis, hoc 

 apice nigro ; antennis testaceis ; prothorace antice valde producto, 

 apice ipso squamis flavescentibus elongatis dense fimbriate et in 

 modo radiato, etiam infra dense squamoso, supra sejuncte punctato, 

 puncto singulo squama repleto : scutello ochraceo-squamoso ; elytris 

 squamis parvis densissime tectis, leviter striato-punctatis, ad latera 

 squamis majusculis nigris parcius adspersis ; pedibus dense squa- 

 mosis, squamis numerosis erectis interjeetis ; tarsis potius pilosis. 

 Long. 3 lin. 

 Hub. Brazil. 

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