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In general appearance the two species described below are 
convex with oblong-elliptic outlines. The parts of the p 
inquilines are usually so greatly modified from "oE 1 
normal lives, that I do not regard the great modificatio 
these as excluding the genus from the Tench nome) Pus 
catalogues it may be placed near Typhluloma, the only kom 
known blind genus of the family, but it differs from it n ed 
particulars of the head, antennae, and legs, in some Ph 
it appears to approach Brachycilibe and Platycilibe, an T 
the fossorial front legs of Caedius, Caediomorpha, etc. +YP® 
of genus, ectatommae. 
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" THORICTOSOMA ECTATOMMAE, n. Sp. ok 
... Dark castaneous-brown, legs and antennae somew 
paler. Glabrous. E 
Head gently convex, with two vague oblique depre 
_ in front; punctures dense and sharply defined but ee 
_ small. Prothorax about once and one-third as wide e ek 
_ front angles lightly produced but not clasping sides o ee 
ones not quite rec ular; punctures much as on Sdth : 
oming more crowded on sides. Elytra about the witt® — 
