91 



wide, almost straight. Scape inserted nearer apex than base 

 of rostrum, slightly shorter than f unicle ; two basal joints 

 of the latter elongate ; club ovate, subcontinuous with funicle. 

 Prothorax subcorneal, base bisinuate, constriction shallow, 

 ocular lobes almost rectangular. Scutellum absent. Elytra 

 briefly subovate, base trisinuate. Pectoral canal deep and 

 wide, terminated between four anterior coxae. Mesosternal 

 receptacle strongly and suddenly raised, emargination widely 

 transverse ; cavernous. Metasternum very short ; episterna 

 somewhat curved and very narrow, widened and rounded but 

 without an inner projection anteriorly. Abdomen not very 

 large ; basal segment as long as the three following combined, 

 its suture with second deep at sides but fine across middle, 

 intercoxal process wide ; three apical segments depressed, the 

 third and fourth combined shorter than second or fifth, 

 second sloping and slightly longer than fifth. Legs long and 

 thin ; posterior coxae touching elytra ; femora linear, not 

 grooved, edentate, posterior passing elytra ; tibiae rounded 

 and almost straight; tarsi rather short, third joint wide and 

 deeply bilobed. Ovate, convex, squamose, tuberculate, 

 apterous. 



Closely allied to Poropterus, but the eyes are very finely 

 faceted, the mesosternal receptacle strongly raised, and the 

 metasternal episterna traceable; from Microporopterus it is 

 readily distinguished by the long legs, the posterior femora 

 of which considerably pass the apex of the elytra. 



Poropterus sharpi, Faust, and P. cucullata, Heller (for 

 specimens of these species I am indebted to Dr. Heller), from 

 New Guinea should be referred to this genus. 



Glyptoporopterus asper, n. sp. 



Black, antennae and claw- joints almost black. Densely 

 clothed with small thin grey scales ; under-surface and legs 

 with longer and rather numerous scales scattered about. 



Head flat between eyes, but the ocular fovea rather deep ; 

 with small and irregular granules; punctures indistinct. 

 Rostrum slightly shorter than prothorax, sides incurved to 

 middle ; densely but not very coarsely and almost regularly 

 punctate. Scape inserted very slightly in advance of the 

 middle, the length of six basal joints of funicle ; of the latter 

 the first joint is slightly shorter than the second, the fifth 

 and sixth are feebly, whilst the seventh is moderately trans- 

 verse. Prothorax about as long as wide, base slightly 

 bisinuate, sides rather strongly rounded, apex produced, 

 bluntly bifurcate and about one-third the width of base ; with 

 numerous small shining granules scattered about and crown- 



