COLEOPTERA. 
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Caryopemon hierqglyphicus, Jehel (pi. 1, f. 3). ~~ A 
Oblongus , piceus , Jlavo-subochraceo tomentosus; capite , rostro , thoracis 
vitta lata (lineam angustam jlavam includente ), elgtrorum vitta dimi- 
diata dorsali partim interrupta , puncto intra basin et suturam fasci- 
aque ante-apicali valde incequali sinuataque pedibusque partim piceo 
denudatis ; antennis ab articulo 6to intus serratis; thorace subrhom- 
boidali , convexo, disperse punctato; elytris subdeplanatis , punctato- 
striatis , humeris interioribus , callosis; pygidio angusto , subovato , 
obliquo-subperpendiculari ; femoribus posticis magnis , subdeplanatis , 
intus ante apicem crenulatis; tibiis posticis valde incurvis, linearibus , 
oblique truncatis , truncatura intus acutissima , subunciformi. 
Yar. /3. Squamositate Jlava thoracis elytrorumque detrita : thorace medio 
latius basique toto denudaio , /mm media Jlava tantum apicali ; elytris 
lateribus late denudatis , /ate suturali solummodo ornatis. 
Longit. (cap. infi.) pygid. incl. 3^, 3| lin. == 6 T 5 0 , 8 millim. 
Latit. infr. hum. 1^, If lin. = 3 X 3 S , 4 millim. 
Patria: India orientalis. 
This insect is about the size and length of Car. F., but 
it is more convex beneath, and flat on the elytra. 
Head transverse, shortly quadrate, somewhat narrowed behind the 
eyes, where it is transversely impressed, forming behind the impression a 
sort of neck narrower and thrice shorter; punctulate, with a high ridge 
rising from the posterior impression, running along the middle of the front 
to the base of the rostrum ; black, subdenudate. Eyes moderate, semi¬ 
lunar, emarginate beneath the insertion of the antennas, more approximate 
near the base of the rostrum, leaving the front subconic; finely reticulate, 
pitchy brown. Rostrum (with the labrum) about as long as the head with 
its neck, but much narrower ; apex truncate, thinly marginate; sides 
straight between the mandibles, then widened behind their base, being af¬ 
terwards parallel with their sides; groove of the antennae semisuperior, 
semilateral, rather deep ; coarsely punctate, black, subdenudate, especially 
at the apex, which is glossy. Labrum transverse; apex rounded; sides 
coarsely punctate, middle polished, glossy. Mandibles somewhat extended 
over the apex of the labrum; apex incurved, obtuse; sides obliquely in- 
flexed and thickened ; the thickness conically diminishing from the base to 
