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in this case is obtusely acuminated, the last joint of the maxill. 
palpi which is obtuse at the apex and the thorax which is not as in 
Calleida longer than broad but the reverse.^ From Cymindis it 
would differ principally in the deeply bilobed4th tarsal joint, and 
in some other minor points, but it is difficult to say what the true 
characteristics of this genus (which appears for this reason to re- 
quire a careful revision) are, if even Lacordaire uses the particle 
" ou" 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 " Ancliisla^ has re- 
ference to the affinity of the insect to 'the two genera just men- 
tioned, whilst the specific name " 7nodestu^^ refers to its inconspicu- 
ous colors. Amongst its peculiarities weight ought to belaid upon 
the plumpness of the palpi, in fact all other parts of the mouth 
and even the whole head, which was very striking to me. 
Like many of my best Carabid^ 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. 
Elliotia. n. g. N. 
Corpus subconvexum, ovatum. Caput mediocre, oculis maximis. 
Mentum leviter transversim emarginatum, edentatum, lobis acumi- 
natis. Ligula sub-membranacea apice truncata, paraglossis conna- 
tis marginem anteriorem parum superantibus, obtusis. Palpi 
elongati, art. ultimo elliptico, acuminato. Labrum magnum trans- 
versum, integrum, mandibulas, fere obtegens. Mandibulae validse, 
edentatae. Antennae robustse, filiformes, humeros superantes, art. 
1° mediocri, 2° brevi, 3° quinti prope longitudine, 4° praecedente 
breviore, 2-4 obconicis, 5-10 aequalibus, cylindricis, 11*=* praecedente 
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 rotun- 
datus, medio fortiter angulatus, a medio ad basin valde abrupteque 
