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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 " Anchisld" has re- 

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

 tioned, whilst the specific name " modestcC 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 Cak,abid2e 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, 

 edentatse. Antennas robustoe, filiformes, humeros superantes, art. 

 1° mediocri, 2° brevi, 3° quinti prope longitudine, 4° praecedente 

 breviore, 2-4 obconicis, 5-10 sequalibus, 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 



