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running parallel to the inner carina, but being strongly bent into a curve (with 
its convexity towards the latei’al margin) at its apex. 
Gen. nov. (?) {Mecynopo affinis). 
The collection contains a single example—a female so far as I can judge—of 
a minute Longicorn (Long, l i 1.) apparently near Alecynopus. It is evidently a very 
interesting insect, but as it is considerably broken and it would not be possible 
to examine its characters satisfactorily without damaging it still more I am 
reluctantly compelled to pass it over with this brief notice. It was taken at 
Illamurta. 
SYMPHYLETES. 
6". fuviatus, Pasc. (2), Illamurta. 
S. deser/i\ sp. nov., fern. (1). Nigro-piceus, pube subtili grisea vestitus et pube 
albida (hie illic fulvescenti) condensata notulas plurimas efficienti ornatus [sc. in 
capite supra lineis insignibus, in prothorace lineis transversis anticis posticisque et 
in parte intermedia maculis indeterminatis nonnullis, in elytris maculis parvis 
insignibus (his prope basin fulvescentibus sat numerosis, postice sparsis magis 
albidis) et ad latera macula rnagna supra serrata ab elytrorum medio fere ad basin 
extensa (hac la3te argenteo-nivea), in corpore subtus maculis parvis numerosis et in 
abdomine segmentorum margine apicali] ; antennis quam corpus paullo longioribus 
subtus dense ciliatis, articulo ultimo ad apicem minute curvato; prothorace leviter 
transverse, irregulariter minus perspicue punctulato-ruguloso, antice sulco 1 
postice sulcis 2 transversim fortius impresso, antice leviter angustato, in disco 
medio tuberculis distinctis 2 transversim posticis instructo, lateribus baud tuber- 
culatis ; elytris minus elongatis, ad basin trisinuatis, ad apicem oblique rotundato- 
truncatis, subfortiter vix crebre punctulatis, in parte antica granulis sat magnis 
nitidis in seriebus 5 dispositis ornatis [sc. in serie suturali granulis 3, in serie 2^ 4, 
in serie 3^^ 4, in serie 4^ 6 vel 7, in serie 5^ 5 (his in macula lateral! argentea 
dispositis), seriei 2® granulis in gibba obsoleta positis] ; tibiis posterioribus 4 extus 
dense albo-ciliatis, intermediis quam tarsi sat brevioribus. Long. 7 1. Lat. 2~ 1. 
Among the smaller species of Symphyletes this insect is distinguished by its 
generally grey appearance, none of the pubescence being noticeably fulvous except 
a few of the small patches near the scutellura, and the lateral patch of dense 
silvery pubescence being on the lateral declivity of the elytra and invisible from 
above. The vertical front of the head is shaggy with long whitish hairs, the 
upper portion being prettily outlined with whitish (slightly fulvous) pubescence 
