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The Philippine Journal of Science 
1921 
Head elongate, slightly wider posteriorly, much narrower than 
the prothorax; front rather widely and very deeply excavated 
between the eyes, the lateral sides of the excavation parallel; 
eyes with the inner side sharply margined, but not as abruptly as 
in costipennis, placed at the extreme lateral part of the excava- 
tion ; surface very finely granulate, shining, with a few large, 
round punctures intermixed, especially in the excavation between 
thei eyes. Pronotum somewhat broadly cordate, much wider 
than long ; sides indistinctly crenulate, broadly, arcuately rounded 
posteriorly to a little behind the middle, then obliquely narrowing 
to the posterior angles, which are obtuse; anterior margin 
broadly, arcuately emarginate; base bisinuate, with a widely 
rounded median lobe in front of scutellum ; disk rather abruptly 
convex, with the sides widely flattened, the convexity with a 
shallow groove just back of the middle and another angulate, 
somewhat deeper groove, along the anterior margin; surface 
finely, densely granulate. Scutellum very small, triangular. 
Elytra a little wider than prothorax at base; humeral angles 
strongly angulate; sides slightly sinuate behind the humeri, 
strongly, obliquely narrowed from middle to the tips, which are 
separately rounded; humeri not prominent, limited posteriorly 
by a depression along the lateral edge, causing the side margin 
to be slightly flattened along the anterior third ; suture gradually 
elevated on the posterior fourth; surface without costae, very 
finely granulate and transversely rugose, with indistinct rows 
of very narrow, long punctures. Beneath shining black, slightly 
bronzy on prosternum, which has the anterior margin arcuately 
emarginate, surface of abdomen marked with numerous oblong 
circles; tarsi and claws black; tarsal lamellae yellow. 
Length, 3.5 millimeters; width, 1.1. 
One specimen from Mount Maquiling, Luzon {Baker). 
Aphanisticus piceipennis sp. nov. 
Elongate, somewhat depressed, uniformly piceous, with a 
bronzy reflection on head and prothorax, shining. 
Head elongate, slightly wider posteriorly, much narrower than 
pro thorax; front rather widely and deeply excavated between 
the eyes, the lateral sides of the excavation parallel ; eyes with the 
inner side rather sharply margined as in excavatus, and placed 
at the extreme lateral part of the excavation ; surface very finely 
granulate, moderately shining, with a few large, round punctures 
intermixed. Pronotum transverse, much wider than long; sides 
indistinctly crenulate, broadly, arcuately rounded to a little be- 
