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but the much larger size will readily distinguish the two species. 

 The rostrum is almost 2 mm in length. On the upper surface 

 most of the scales are golden or ochreous. On the prothorax 

 the whitish and darker scales are mostly scattered singly amongst 

 the golden or ochreous ones. On the elytra there is a feeble 

 transverse curved fascia of obscure whitish scales just beyond 

 the middle, and another about the basal third, the scales between 

 are mostly darker than elsewhere. On the under parts of the 

 legs, middle of sterna and on abdomen the scales are white. 



Euhacl' er ia n. g. 



Head small. Eyes large , ovate , rather coarsely faceted. 

 Rostrum long, thin and curved ; scrobes rather shallow, touching 

 lower margins of eyes. Antennae thin ; funicle seven-jointed, two 

 basal joints long ; club elongate. Prothorax small, strongly convex, 

 without ocular lobes. Scutellum distinct. Elytra wide , tuber- 

 culate. Metasternum rather short. Abdomen short, greatest 

 width more than greatest length, first segment about as long as 

 three following combined, its suture with second slightly arched 

 in middle. Front coxae touching, middle moderately, the hind 

 pair widely separated ; femora stout, edentate ; tibiae stout, lightly 

 curved, obtusely spurred at apex. 



I refer this genus to the Erirhinides, and to the vicinity of 

 Gerynassa and Cassythicola. From the former it differs in the 

 much wider elytra , shorter metasternum and second segment of 

 abdomen and rather more widely separated middle coxae , the 

 spare between these being about equal to the length of the 

 trochanters. From Cassythicola it differs in the elytra being 

 suddenly much wider than the prothorax, the eyes larger and the 

 front coxae touching. 



217. Euhacheria insignis n. sp. 



Dark brown, almost black in places ; antennae and claws 

 reddish-castaneous. Densely clothed with brownish scales, some- 

 what variegated in places, and paler on the under surface and 

 legs; with a short curved and very conspicuous white stripe on 

 each side. 



Rostrum longer than prothorax ; with rather dense punctures, 

 basal third obtusely carinate. Scape inserted about two - fifths 

 from apex of rostrum and very thin, but apex clavate. rrothorax 

 lightly transverse, base almost twice as wide as apex; disc 

 gibbous and lightly bilobed ; punctures minute and normally 

 quite concealed. Elytra about twice the width of prothorax, 

 very little longer than wide, with a number of conspicuous 



