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Oculi sat magni, laterales. Antenna ante medium rostri in- 

 serta3 ; scapus clavatus, oculum vix attingens ; funiculus 7-ar- 

 ticulatus, art. primo crasso, secimdo longiore, ceteris in clavam 

 continuatis ; clava elliptica, obsolete articulata. Prothorax 

 transversus, apice productus, lateraliter lobatus, basi bisinuatus, 

 lobis oeularibus productis. Scutellum distinctum. Elytra 

 prothorace latiora, depressa, insequalia, parallela, basi trisinuata, 

 postice sensim declivia, humeris prominulis. Pedes breves ; fe- 

 mora infra unidentata ; tibice breves, iutus bisinuatse, unco ter- 

 minate ; tarsi mediocres, art. tertio lobato, ultimo elongato. 

 Rima pectoralis indeterminata, metasterno impingens. Me- 

 sosternum depressum, antice verticale. Abdomen normale, su- 

 tura prima arcuata, ceteris haud angulatis. 



Like Bothrobatys in habit ; but Irom its pectoral canal open at 

 the sides and impinging on the metasternum, the genus must be 

 placed with Lacordaire's " Ithyporides ;" but it does not seem to 

 be allied to any of the genera in that group. In general appear- 

 ance the species described above resembles the Australian Chi- 

 mades lanosus, Pasc. 



Deretiosus aridus. (PI. VIII. fig. 10.) D. fusca, squamositate 

 albida omnino dense tecta ; rostro ferrugineo, apicem versus nitido, 

 subtiliter punctata ; antennis pallide ferrugineis, leviter pubescenti- 

 bus ; prothorace supra fere planato, utrinque lobo ampliato horizon- 

 tali subdilatato, hoc margine anteriore squamoso-fasciculato ; scutello 

 punctiformi, elevato ; elytris pone basin elevatis, singulo in medio 

 dorsi longitudinaliter cristato, cristis in duas fere divisis, fasciculisque 

 squamosis coronatis, apicibus paulo productis, eonjunctim rotundatis. 

 Long. 4 lin. 



Hab. Dorey; Saylee (New Guinea); Ceram. 



Mitrephorus capuctnus. M. oblongus, cyliudricus, fuscus, rude 

 griseo-squamosus, capite rostroque squamis majusculis tectis, hoc 

 apice nigro ; antennis testaceis ; prothorace antice valde producto, 

 apice ipso squamis flavescentibus elongatis dense fimbriato et in 

 modo radiato, etiam infra dense squainoso, supra sejuncte punctato, 

 puncto singulo squama repleto : scutello ochraceo-squamoso ; elytris 

 squamis parvis densissime tectis, leviter striato-punctatis, ad latera 

 squamis majusculis nigris paicius adspersis ; pedibus dense squa- 

 mosis, squamis numerosis erectis interjectis ; tarsis potius pilosis. 

 Long. 3 lin. 



Hab. Brazil. 



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