NEW  GENERA  AND  SPECIES  OF  COLEOPTEROUS  INSECTS. 
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Long,  corporis  2  lin.  ;  lat.  ^. 
Hob.  in  Nova  Hollandia. 
Mus.  Hope. 
Descr.  Antenna  nigrse,  articulo  basali  crasso,  reliquis  extrorsum  sensim  crassioribus. 
Thorax  ovalis,  antice  posticeque  contractus,  nigro-cyaneus.  Elytra  cyanea,  nitida, 
glaberrima.    Corpus  subtus  nigrum.    Pedes  concolores. 
As  the  structure  of  this  insect  recedes  in  many  respects  from  the  typical  formation 
of  Anthicus,  I  propose  the  name  of  Anthelephila^ ,  to  designate  a  subgenus  for  its  re- 
ception. The  maxillary  palpi  are  unusually  large,  while  the  labial  are  scarcely  longer 
than  the  labium,  and  are  terminated  by  a  cup-shaped  articulation, 
Fam.  Helopid^. 
Genus.  Lyprops^, 
Labrum  transverso-quadratum,  antice  emarginatum. 
Mandibula  breves,  validse,  ad  apicem  2-dentat8e. 
Palpi  maxillares  articulo  ultimo  securiformi :  labiales  articulo  ultimo  ad  apicem 
attenuato. 
AntennoE  sub  capitis  margine  insertee. 
Caput  angulis  anticis  lateraliter  subproductis. 
The  insect  possessing  the  above  characters  differs  so  much  frojn  all  the  Helopida;  with 
which  I  am  acquainted,  as  to  induce  me  to  separate  it  under  the  name  of  Lyprops, 
having  reference  to  its  dull  appearance.  The  insertion  of  the  antenna  beneath  the 
produced  anterior  angles  of  the  head  is  a  remarkable  feature.  The  labial  palpi  resemble 
in  their  form  those  of  Helops  as  figured  by  Mr.  Curtis  in  his  '  British  Entomology.' 
Lyprops  chrysophthalmus. 
Tab.  XIV.  Fig.  5. 
L/ypr.  ater ;  oculis  auratis ;  thorace  elytrisque  punctatissimis ;  tarsis  infra  flavo-pubescen- 
tibus. 
Long,  corporis  5  lin.  ;  lat.  1-I-. 
Hab.  in  India  Orientali. 
Mus.  Hope. 
Descr.  Antenna  nigrse.  Caput  punctatum,  marginis  antici  punctis  paullo  elevatis. 
Oculi  auro  micantes.  Tliorax  convexus.  Elytra  profunde  punctata,  ad  latera 
indistincte  striata.    Pedes  nigri.    Tarsi  subtus  flavo-pubescentes,  spongiosi. 
'  "A.v(lr)\r},  flosculus ;  <j)i\os,  amator, 
p  2 
-  Avirpds,  tristis ;  vultus> 
