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Sub-fam, Ehinotragin^. 
Genus Oxylymma. 
Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc., 2 ser.^ v. 21 ; Lacord. Gen. 
viii. 500. 
1. Oxylymma lejoida. 
Pascoe, lib. cit. p. 22_, pi. ii. f. 3. 
Testaceo-flava^ glabra, nitida, vertice, antennarum basi, 
fasciis duabus elytrorum, maculaque triangular! humerali, 
nigris; elytris acmninatis, fortiter punctatis. 
Long. 5 4 lin. $ . 
Hob. — Ega. 
2. Oxylymma telejphorinaj n. sp. 
Elongata, passim pallide setosa, flavo-testacea, capite 
supra maculisque humeralibus posticisque elytrorum 
nigris ; capite rostro valde abbreviate, antice et partibus 
oris flavis, supra cum collo nigro, grosse sparsim punctato ; 
antennis testaceo-flavis ; thorace ovato, postice constricto, 
supra antice grosse ( $ minus) punctato ; elytris apice 
obtuse rotundatis, angulo suturali paulo producto, supra 
dense punctatis, macula bumerali per marginem con- 
tinuata, alteraque trans versa prope apicem (interdum 
obsoleta) , nigris ; postpectore nigro. 
Long. 4J-5 lin. $ $ . 
Dijffering from 0. lejoida in the anterior part of the 
head not being prolonged into a muzzle, but moderately 
short. ISTotwithstanding this important difference, it can 
scarcely be placed in a separate genus, as almost every 
other character of the insect agrees with Oxylymma; 
it has the same peculiar form of the head, eyes, insertion 
of the antennge, thorax, and legs. 
Hab. — Ega. 
Genus Erythroplatys. 
White, Cat. Longic. Brit. Mus. p. 201 ; Lacord. Gen. 
viii. 511. 
Lacordaire doubts whether this genus can belong to the 
Bhinotragince ; but in all essential points of structure it 
