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dibles, the short-conical form of the thorax and the tibiae which 
are slightly bent at the apex. 
37. Scydmcenus pygmcens. N. 
S. statura et colore proecedentis sed longius pubescens et sesqui 
minor ; long. corp. \ lin. Antennae art. 3 et4, 5 et 6 inter se sub- 
sequalibus, 7® majore, ovato, 8-10 subglobosis, fortius compres- 
sis, cum 11° clavam formantibus, hoc magno, obconico, apice ob- 
tuso. Palpi maxill. art. 2° tenuiore, 3° inverte conico, 4° miauto. 
Mandibulee obsolete unidentatae. Tkorax conicus latitudine parum 
longior, elytris fortiter applicatus, basi 2-sinuatus et 4-foveolatus. 
Pedes et elytra prsecedenti^, his tamen amplioribus. 
Strongly allied to the tv^o preceding species, still very much small- 
er, more compact and covered with longer hair — thus of rather a 
different appearance regardless of its size. From aS*. pubescens this 
species would principally differ in the shape of the 7th antennal 
joint, also in that of the three first club joints which are much more 
compressed and more hairy in ^S*. pygmceus. The thorax of 
the latter is more firmly applied to the base of the elytra, the latter 
have a fuller, more robust appearance about them, the palpi are 
more slender and the tooth of the mandibles is pointed. From 
S. advolans it would principally differ, besides in the generalities 
mentioned above, in the shape of the thorax and in some of the 
points in which it differs from S. pubescens. 
(b) Occiput narrowed. 
38. Scydmcenus glanduliferus. N. 
S. robustus ; long. corp. f lin. Antennae art. 3-7 sensim majo- 
ribus, 8-10 globosis, fortiter compressis, cum ll'^ glanduliformi 
clavam formantibus, longe ciliatis. Palpi maxill. art. 2® tenuiore, 
3° inverte conico, 4° mediocri. Thorax conicus latitudine basali 
haud longior, elytvis fortiter applicatus, basi 2-impressus, in im- 
pressionibus 2-foveolatus. Tarsi art. 2-3 subaequalibus. 
Of the size of S. advolans and the plump shape and color of S, 
pygmceus the latter being rather lighter than that of S. advolans ; 
it has the longer (especially on the occiput and thorax) hairy ves- 
ture of the former. The occiput is slightly narrowed behind. The 
