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appears better to refer it to that genus rather than to a new 

 one. From Meti/rculus it differs in the metasternum and legs. 

 Men/OS has the mesosternal receptacle larger, and the walls not 

 U-shaped. The scales on the prothorax and under-surface are 

 large, individually distinct, and completely conceal the derm ; 

 on the elytra the derm is also concealed, but the scales are not 

 individually traceable. On the prothorax there is a large 

 median patch of dark scales, but somewhat variegated at the 

 base; it also has six feeble fascicles. The elytral clothing is 

 irregularly mottled with sooty, more so on the hind than the 

 front half ; but there is a conspicuous patch of snowy scales 

 a.t the summit of posterior declivity. On the third interstice 

 there is an elongated black fascicle at the base, but with its 

 apex paler. On the under-surface the clothing is feebly 

 mottled. The elytral punctures in the striae each contain a 

 distinct scale, but the punctures themselves are normally 

 concealed. 



Tychreus camelus, Pasc. 



A common variety of this species (which I have often 

 reared from dead limbs of sassafrass) has the greater portion 

 of the base of the elytra and of the posterior declivity clothed 

 with beautiful moss-green scales, occasionally having a slight 

 metallic lustre. 



Sympiezoscelus norfolcencis, n. sp. 



(S . Dark reddish-brown, sometimes almost black; 

 antennse and tarsi paler. Clothed with soft fawn-coloured 

 scales. 



Head with rather dense round punctures. Rostrum 

 rather short and stout; at base dilated at sides, somewhat 

 ridged along middle, and with rather coarse punctures; almost 

 parallel-sided in front of antennse, and with punctures be- 

 coming very small towards apex. Scape stout, inserted dis- 

 tinctly nearer base than apex of rostrum, scarcely half the 

 length of funicle and club combined; two basal joints of 

 funicle rather long, first longer than second. Prothorax 

 somewhat flattened, subconical, with numerous small punc- 

 tures; with a very short carina in the middle of a small 

 medio-basal depression. Elytra not much wider than pro- 

 thorax, sides almost parallel to beyond the middle, base 

 strongly trisinuate ; with rows of large round punctures, be- 

 coming smaller and narrower but in deeper striae posteriorly; 

 interstices almost impunctate. 31 e taster mm^ with a distinct 

 fovea behind each middle coxa ; episterna with rather dense 

 punctures. Abdomen with some large punctures on basal 

 segment, and rather dense ones on apical segment. Femora 



