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" on" not less than five times in the diagnosis he gives of it in his 

 g. d. Col. However, I feel justified in separating Anchista from 

 Cymindis as well as from Calleida. The name " Anchista" has 

 reference to the affinity of the insect to the two genera just men- 

 tioned, whilst the specific name " Modesta" refers to its inconspicu- 

 ous colours. Amongst its peculiarities, weight ought to be laid upon 

 the plumpness of the palpi, and in fact on all the other parts of the 

 mouth and even the whole head, which was very striking to me. 



Like many of my best Carabidas I found this insect at night on 

 the table, whither it had been attracted by the light. I may mention 

 that the single specimen which came thus into my possession has 

 an oblong shallow impression on either elytron, perhaps accidental, 

 perhaps a peculiarity. The anterior tarsi are dilated and furnished 

 with hairy brushes below, longest at the apex of the lobes of 

 the 4th joint. 



Trib. Lebiidae. 

 Elliotia. n. g. JSf. 



Corpus subconvexum, ovatum. Caput mediocre, oculis maximis. 

 Mentum leviter transversim emarginatum, edentatum, lobis acumi- 

 natis. Ligula submembranacea apice truncata, paraglossis connatis 

 maro'inem anteriorem parum superantibus, obtusis. Palpi elon- 

 gati, art. ultimo elliptico, accuminato. Labrum magnum transversum, 

 integrum, mandibulas fere obtegens. Mandibular validae, edentatse. 

 Antennas robustaa filiformes, humeros superautes, art. 1° mediocri, 

 2° brevi, 3° quinti prope longitudine, 4° praacedente breviore, 2-4 

 obconicis, 5-10 gequalibus, cylindricis, 11° prascedente tertia parte 

 longiore, 4-11 pilosis. Thorax parvus, capite minor, transversus, 

 longitudine duplo latior ; antice leviter emarginatus, lateribus 

 elevato-marginatus, ab apice ad medium lateribus rotundatus, 

 medio fortiter angulatus, a medio ad basin valde abrupteque angusta- 

 tus, basi truncatus, subtus cylindricus. Scutellum leviter excavatum. 

 Elytra ovata, marginata, apice sat fortiter truncata. Pedes oiiines 

 subasquales, simplices, tenues, tarsis cylindricis art. 3-4 magis 

 minusve trigonis, unguibus simplicibus. Prosternum carinatum. 



In honorem Dom. Hon. Walteri Ellioti (Maderaspatani), natura- 

 lists diligentissimi, meritissimi, nomen imposui. 



