52 Ins. 
COLEOPTERA. 
Connodontus , Raffray, Rev. d’Ent. i. p. 52. Allied to Batrisus , but 
approaches Pselaphus by its long palpi ; labrum very large, and covering 
the mandibles to an extent unusual in the Pselaphidcc. Type, C. acumi- 
natus , sp. n., 1. c. p. 53, pi. ii. figs. 17 & 18, Bogos. 
Atheropterus , id. 1. c. p. 77. Allied to Trichonyx ; abdomen not mar- 
gined ; palpi well developed; tarsi one-jointed. Type, A. longipalpis , 
sp. n., 1. c. p. 78, Bogos. 
Batrisodes , Reitter, Deutsche E. Z. xxiv. p. 134, Ins. Deutschl. iii. p. 29. 
Subgenus of Batrisus ; points of the lateral angles of the first dorsal 
segment extending almost to its extremity ; terminal joint of palpi long, 
spindle-shaped, broad at the base, and pointed towards the tip ; all the 
four dorsal segments with fine sublateral ridges ; thorax with two longi- 
tudinal furrows and distinct basal spines ; elytra with short dorsal 
stripes. Types, B. delaportii , Aube, venustus , Reichenb., advenus[-na~\ 
and exsculptus , Hampe, and oculatus , AubA 
Syrbatus , id. Deutsche E. Z. xxiv. p. 134. Subgenus of Batrisus ; 
differs from Arthmius t Lee., in the thorax having two lateral furrows [for 
examples see infra , p. 54]. 
Simus , Raffray, l. c. p. 6. Allied to 1 Viexius, but antennae only eight- 
jointed ; type, S. fraciicornis , sp. n., 1. c. Bogos. 
Ogmocerus , id. 1. c. p. 7. Allied to last ; antennae eleven- join ted and 
legs very largo. Type, 0. giganteus , sp. n., 1. c. pi. ii. fig. 7, Bogos. 
Batrisomorpha , id. 1. c. p. 38. Intermediate between Bryaxis and 
Batrisus ; facies of the latter ; prothorax shorter, not channelled ; tarsi 
with one long claw ; abdomen convex, sloping behind, segments not 
annulated, the first segment much the longest. To include Bryaxis armi- 
tagii } King (= Batrisus pallidus , Schauf., MS.), and B. foveicollis, Java, 
p. 39, clavata and pilosella , p. 40, and crassicornis , New Guinea, p. 49 : 
spp. nn. 
Stictus , id. 1. c. p. 49. Differs from Batrisus by the single tarsal claw ; 
from Batrisomorpha by the nearly cylindrical abdomen, not sloping 
behind, with the segments nearly equal, and separated by deep sutures. 
To include S. punctatissimus , p. 50, denticollis and femoralis , p. 51, New 
Guinea : spp. nn. 
Panaphysis , Reitter, l. c. p. 185. Differs from Batrisus by the dis- 
tinctly three-jointed club of the antennae, and the approximating hind 
tarsi. Type, P. hoppi , sp. n., l.c. pi. ix. fig. 4, West Africa. 
Xybaris , id. 1. c. p. 140. Allied to Eupines , King (= Rybaxis ) Reitt.) ; 
elytra with four fine depressions at the base ; thorax with one on each 
side at base ; abdomen narrow, not convex. Types, X. spiniceps ) pi. v. 
fig. 11, San Paulo, Brazil, and troglocera , Colombia, spp. nn., 1. c. pp. 143 
& 144. 
Batrybraxis ) id. 1. c. p. 141. Intermediate between Batrisus and 
Bythinus ; palpi as in the latter, but last joint much smaller ; abdomen 
with only the first segment margined. Types, B. fortis t pi. v. fig. 5, and 
cur tula ) spp. nn., 1. c. pp. 145 & 146, San Paulo. 
Sunorfa , Raffray, l. c. p. 28. Allied to Bythinus ; antennas ten-jointed ; 
prothorax transverse. Type, S. capitata, sp. n., 1. c., New Guinea. 
Borneana } Schaufuss, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) ii. p. cxl. Shape of 
