450 Ml{. F. V. PASCOE ON THE CUUCULIONIDil':. 



Nychiomma. 



(Erirhiiiinse.) 



Caput pone oculos elongatum. Hostrum robustum, cylindricum, 



capite brevius ; scrohes siibapicalea, infra rostrum currentes. 



Oculi niagni, grosse granulati, subrotundati, supra valde, infra 



minus, approximati, prothorace distaates. Antennce scapo cla- 



viformi, gracili, medium oculi attingente ; fimiculo G-ari. hvey'i ; 



art. primo incrassato, breviter ovato, casfceria transversis, in 



clavam continuatia. JProtliorax subtrausversus, utrinque rotun- 



datus. Elytra subparallela, prothorace latiora. Pedes antici 



majorcs, intcrmcdii minorcs ; femora pcrampla, infra dcnic 



magno armata ; tihice apice acuminatae, anticas arcuata) ; tarsi 



breviuseuli, art, tertio lobato, vdtimo modice robusto ; unguiculi 



liberi ; coxcg anticaa contiguaj, intermedia) approximata), Meta- 



sternum modice elongatum. Abdomen segmentis duobus basa- 



libus mediocribus, secundo 3-4 conjunctim breviore ; suturce 



rcetiB. Processus intercoxalis subangustus, truncatus. 



I am disposed to place tbis curious little genus near Eugnoimis, 



Schon., on account of tbe elongation of the head behind and the 



scape impinging on the eye. The insect is remarkable for the 



size of this latter organ and the close approximation of one to the 



'other in front. 



Nychiomma testacea. N. subovata, omnino testace.a, oculis fuscis 

 exceptis, pube sparsa sericea subtiHter tecta ; rostro parum arcuato, 

 subtibssime punctate ; capite glabro ; prothorace impunctato, apice 

 angusto, truncate, utrinque valde rotundato, basi integro ; scutello 

 triaugulari ; clytris sulcato-j)unctatis, apice rotundatis, cbiva antonna- 

 rum longitudine articulis ultimis quinque conjunctim funiculi a^quali. 

 Long. \\ lin. 



Hab. Sarawak. 



PiiLIEBTA. 



(Erirhininre.) 



Rostrum cylindricum, arcuatum ; scrohes pra)mediana>, laterales, 

 margines anteriores ad medium oculorum attingentes. Antenncs 

 graciles ; scapus apice clavatus ; funiculus 7-articulatus, articulo 

 basali elongate, ultimis ovatis ; clava basi atteuuata. Oculi 

 subrotundati, tenuiter granulati. Prothorax subcylindrieus, 

 antice anguslior, lobis oeularibus distinctis. Scutellum puncti- 



