186 Mr. CuRTis's Descriptions of 



N. G. Odontoscelis. 



Caput latum, ovatura : oculi parvi, ^ basi remoti. Thorax sublunatus : scutel- 

 lum latum, tdangulare. Elytra elongato-ovata, basi angustata, apice 

 rotunr'ata. Tibice anteriores emarginatae, apice extus in lobum longum 

 productae. Tarsi anteriores in mare dilatati, spinosi. Antennce caput 

 baud superantes ; articulo basali reliquis crassiore, 2do subgloboso, 3tio 

 clavato, sequentibus turbinatis paulI6 longiore. Palpi maxillares exte- 

 riores, articulo 3tio et 4to brevibus hoc elliptico truncato, reliquis cras- 

 siore ; iabiales articulis duobus apicalibus longioribus et gracilioribus. 

 Mentum lobis duobus lateralibus magnis, lobo medio valido, conico. 



Labrum transverse, emarginate and bristly, the sides ciliated (fig. 10/), Man- 

 dibles porrected, robust, not very acute (m). Maxillary palpi with the 

 2nd joint a little the longest, 3rd and 4th of equal length, the latter a 

 little the stoutest, elliptic-truncate, most convex externally {p). Mentum 

 semiorbicular, narrowly emarginate with a long conical lobe in the centre 

 (11). Palpi with the 2nd and 3rd joints long, the latter elliptic-trun- 

 cate. 



Antennce not longer than the head including the mandibles, slender, 3 basal 

 joints naked, 1st the stoutest, oval, 2nd the smallest, subglobose, 3rd 

 scarcely so long as the 1st, the remainder turbinate, very much com- 

 pressed and bristly, apical joint longer, and suddenly narrowed to the 

 apex (a). Head broad and ovate (10) : eyes small and oval, remote from 

 the thorax, which is much broader than the head and lunate, being orbi- 

 cular, with the anterior margin concave : scutellum forming a broad short 

 triangle on the narrowed and uncovered base of the elytra, which are 

 connate? not much broader than the thorax, convex, oval, margin in- 

 flexed, apex rounded. Legs stout : thighs short, incrassated and hairy : 

 tibice, anterior short, very much dilated at the apex, the outer angle pro- 

 duced into a long curved lobe, with 2 strong spines, one at the base, the 

 other at the apex of the notch, the intermediate and hinder tibiae thickly 

 clothed with short rigid bristles, especially externally, having strong 

 spurs at the apex, which is pectinated : tarsi bristly beneath, anterior 

 with the 3 first joints dilated and produced externally, fleshy beneath in 



