. The annals and magazine of natural history : zoology, botany, and geology . s long as the firstjoint or a little longer (the following joints are missing).Pronotum broad, nearly as broad as the elytra at the base,bioadest between the posterior lateral angles ; apical anglesobtuse, anterior lateral angles small; sides slightly concavebetween the lateral angles, posterior lateral an<;les broadand produced; liind angles rather acute; sides betweenthem and the posterior lateral angles distinctly obtusely rounded wilii few shallow punctured all o\er, wit
. The annals and magazine of natural history : zoology, botany, and geology . s long as the firstjoint or a little longer (the following joints are missing).Pronotum broad, nearly as broad as the elytra at the base,bioadest between the posterior lateral angles ; apical anglesobtuse, anterior lateral angles small; sides slightly concavebetween the lateral angles, posterior lateral an<;les broadand produced; liind angles rather acute; sides betweenthem and the posterior lateral angles distinctly obtusely rounded wilii few shallow punctured all o\er, with very minute yellowish setiuin the punctures ; the punctures slightly coarser at the base;no granules; a short sutural spine at apex; the raisedlines very obsolete. Underside and legs with setiferouspunctures; abdomen with smaller and more crowiled jmiie-tures. Length 31) mm. (abdomen swollen and protrudingbehind the elytra). Loc. Seychelles: Frigate Island, 1 ? , UK)5 ((janlinrr). This interesting species differs from the only hitlurto 126 Prof. Clir. AurivilliiiP on ^ f. Cohoptera from the Seychelles Islawisj d;c, 427 known species of the pfeims by tlio form of tlie pronotmaand the shorter second joint of the fjeneric position is suincwhut doubtful, as the male isunknown. Pakai) WDAM i*<, t^ou. nov. Front snbvertic:il, with a slij^htly curved transverse lineiiuuiediately beK)w the iiutennal supports: ^eiue extremelyshort. Hijes large and eonvex, eoursely faeett(.d and stronjilyemarf;:inate ; the lower lobes large and nearly touching thebase of the mandibles. Aulenna inserted near the baseof the mandibles, nearly as long as the body in the male ;second to fifth or sixth joints ciliated below; the first jointobconic and slightly curved, not reaching the hind marginof the eyes; the third joint elongate, but hardly reachingthe base of the elytra, and much shorter than the fourth andfifth united ; joints ()-10 slightly angnlate at the apex ;eleventh joi
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