COLEOPTERA. 
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Longit. (cap. infl.) usque ad ap. elytr. 1^ lin. = 3 t | millim.; usque ad 
ap. pygid. 1| lin. = 4| millim. 
Latit. 1 T | lin. = 2\ millim. 
Patria : —-- (America meridionalis ?) 
This beautiful species is about the size of Br. Pisi , L., but somewhat 
shorter, though of the same width, and consequently proportionally broader. 
Head oblong-subquadrate, convex between the eyes, transversely im¬ 
pressed behind them, where it forms a sort of neck, somewhat shorter than 
the fore part (or front) ; deeply punctate, a little more densely on the neck 
(or vertex) ; there is in the middle of the base of the forehead, near the 
transversal impression, a small subtriangular polished impunctate patch, 
somewhat elevated, obsoletely continued amidst the punctures towards the 
rostrum. Eyes large, sublimate, convex, obliquely approaching towards 
the apex of the crown, which is thus conically narrowed towards the ros¬ 
trum. Rostrum about the length of the head (neck included), narrower 
than its posterior part; apex subtruncate ; black, shining, coarsely punc- 
tato-rugose, except the apical margin, which is very finely and densely 
punctulate; base slightly impressed in the middle; sides above the eyes 
having some whitish pile. Labrum transverse, rounded at the apex; black, 
shining, polished, with a transverse line of small punctures. Mandibles 
rather thick and convex, extended sideways, where they are rounded ; 
pointed at the apex ; coarsely punctato-rugose. Palpi black, subcylindric ; 
terminal joint the longest, that of the maxillary pair very long. Mouth 
underneath fulvous at the apex. Antennce thick, reaching the base of the 
thorax (length § lin. — 1 T ^ millim.); black, dark leaden-tomentose, with 
the three or four basal joints reddish beneath, the 1st lighter and shining ; 
1st joint ovate-subconic; 2nd subcylindric, longer than wide; the rest 
slender; 3rd and 4th nearly equal, somewhat longer and wider than the 
2nd, cylindric-subconic ; 5th to 9th of equal length, but all wide, trans¬ 
verse, angularly dilated inside, 8th and 9th the widest; 10th shorter and 
narrower than the two preceding joints, less angular within ; terminal joint 
shortly ovate, narrower, obliquely truncate on the outside, with the apex acute. 
Thorax subconic, semicircularly produced at the apex, which is three 
times narrower than the base ; sides oblique, nearly straight, scarcely 
rounded in the middle ; about as long as the width of the base; posterior 
augles acute ; base subtransversely and straightly cut from the angles to 
somewhat more than half the distance to the middle, where it is abruptly 
obliquely produced, then widely cut in a straight line with a very slight 
