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however, the prominent eyes, cordate thorax — to say nothing of 
its habitat — remind one very soon of its real connexions, I do not 
tliink there can be any doubt that this insect forms a new and in- 
teresting addition to the Bembidiid^. In fact the question, whether 
it belongs to this tribe or not depends, in my opinion, mainly upon 
the inferences drawn feom the structure of the terminal joint of 
the palpi. It is true that this joint attains in C^hthephilns a degree 
of development unequalled amongst the Bejibidiid^ ; as, however, 
this development is not confined to the one particular joint allud- 
ed to, but affects the entire organ of which it forms a part, it can 
hardly be said to be a variation of much importance ; and as, more- 
over, the general shape (independently of the elongation) and mode 
of insertion are the same as in the iypical Bembidiid^ I have 
not hesitated to refer my n. g. to this tribe. 
The head is as broad as the thorax and altogether of about the 
same size, it is strongly triangular from the eyes to the tip of the 
mandibles, the forehead is impressed with 2 deep longitudinal fur- 
rows, the eyes are large, rather oval and prominent, behind them 
the head is abruptly contracted into a thick neck. The antennae 
are long and thick reaching nearly to the middle of the body, 
joints 1 and 11, 2 4 5-10 are subequal amongst themselves, 5-11 
oval, 1-4 subcylindric. The labrum is small, rather triangular be- 
ing narrowed at its base, it is emarginated in front with a slight 
angle in the middle emargination. The mandibles are long, 
straight triangular, bent at the tip only, dentated below the middle 
the one more so than the other. The maxillae are thin and slender 
gently bent outwards at the base and inwards at the apex the out- 
er lobe corresponding with the inner one in shape and strength. 
The palpi are robust, both the maxillary and labial ones have joint 
4 elongated, thin and acuminated, in fact needle-shaped, firmly im- 
planted in the preceding one not loosely hinged to it. The max- 
illary ones have joints 3 and 2 robust, the former si^ollen on the 
inner, the latter on the outer side. In the labial ones, joint 3 is 
still plumper than in the others, but differs in shape by being in- 
crassated on the outer instead of the inner side, the 2nd joint being 
at the same time quite small and cylindric. The mentum is large 
