Mandibulata.] natural IHSTORY. 
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72. Carpophagus banksi^, (n. s.) C. nigro-fuscus pilis albis 
aspersus capite thoraceque punctatis lined media glabra di- 
visis, scutello cinereo, elytris rugosis lineis quatuor subelevatis, 
corpore subtus pedibusque cinereo-sericeis. 
Tab. B. fig. 1. 
Obs. This curious insect is said to be found on the BanksiU, and 
would probably, with Linnaeus, have been a Bruchus. The fol* 
lowing are the characters of this new genus. 
CARPOPHAGUS, (novum genus.) 
Antennas ante oculos insertse filiformes articulo basilari cras- 
siori, secundo subgloboso brevissimo, ultimo apice conico acuto. 
Lahrum semicirculare margine antico integro rotundato ciliato. 
Mandibulce validse cornese arcuatae, intus apicem versus subsi- 
nuatse edentulae basin versus ciliatse vel submembranacese. 
Maxillce basi corneae processubus duobus membranaceis apicem 
versus instructae, lobo externo vel apicali ovali extus ciliato ; in- 
ferno tenuiori lanciformi apice acuto. 
Palpi maxillares breves crassi vix ultra maxillarum apicem ex- 
ten si, quadriarticulati articulo stipitali vix conspicuo secundo 
obconico tertio subgloboso breviori ultimo ovali obtuso. 
Palpi labiales triarticulati articulo stipitali minimo, secundo ob- 
conico longiore, ultimo crassiori ovato, apice truncato. 
Labium obcor^atum basi corneum angustius apice membrana- 
ceum medio emarginatum ciliatum lobo utrinque rotundato. 
Mentum semicjrculare antice rotundatum medio emarginato 
sive edentulo. 
Caput porrectum oculis prominulis thorace angustius clypeo 
quadrato vertice inter oculos fossulis duabus antice convergentibus. 
Thorax baud marginatus lateribus baud rotundatis subcylindricus 
antice angustius, posticd sublobatus. Scutellum tuberculare mu- 
cronatum. Abdomen thorace duplo latius. Elytra convexa hu- 
meris eminentibus postice divergentia rotundata. Pedes pentameri 
articulis tribus tarsorum primis ciliatis pulvillatis dilatatis, tertio 
bilobo, quarto brevissimo et quinto tenuibus obconicis, hoc biun- 
guiculato. Femora postica valde incrassata intus unidentata; 
dente magno. Tibiae posticse compressse apice dilatatee. 
