14. Centrognathus.
15. Spilopliorus.
16. Trogodes.
17. Pilinurgus.
18. Tridioplus.
19. Ccenocliilus.
20. Genuclius.
21. Lissogcnius.
22. Scaptobius.
23. CycliiUuiS.
24. Cycltdinus.
25. r.sllocnemis.
20. Cremastocheilus.
FAMILY—CETONIIDJE. SUB-FAMILY—CREJIASTOCHEILIDES.
GENTIS 1—ULOPTERA.
Burmeister, Genera quffid. Insect, pi. XXXIX, Handb. iii. 1842, p. 62g ; Lacordaire, Gen. d. Coleopt. Atlas pi. XXXIX, fig. 2.
This singular genus, founded upon a single species, Ü. planata, from Cayenne, seems to hold a situation
between the Cetoniides and Cremastocheilides. In the ' liandbuch der Entomologie ' it is placed between the
Diplognathides and Cremastocheilides. It has the antennce 10-jointed, with a 3-jointed club. The eyes are
partially incised ; the maxillai have the mando terminated in an acute point, whilst the galea is small and
bidentated. Respecting the palpi, Burmeister observes :—
' Palpis maxillaribus' (see my plate VIII , fig. 2), ' securiformibus, inter omnia Melitophila hoc genus potissimum
notatur.'
The mcntum is dilated at the sides, which are strongly ciliated ; the labial palpi are minute, with the last
joint acute; the mesosternum is produced into a dilated flattened process, truncated in front. The abdomen
on the ventral surface is 6-jointed ; the legs short, with the fore tibii® obtusely tridentate on the outer edge.
SPECIES DIOICA—ULOPTEBA PLANATA. Bui-meister, 1. c.
Fusca nitida; antennis, elypeo, pronoti elytrorumque margine toto obscure-ruGs ; ilio punctis, his fascia
undulata rufo-flavescentibus.
Long. corp. lin. 5.
Habitat ; Cayenne. In Mus. Dom. Buquet, Parisiis.
GENÜS 2—PHYMATOPTERYX. Westw.
Genus novum Ulopterce proximum. Corpus breve erassum supra deplanatum, pronoti et elytrorum superficie
impressionibus et tuberculis valde irregulari. Caput parvuni supra planum. Antennae 10-articulatEe, clava
3-phylla. Mandibulaj parvaa bipartitse extus corneas apice producto acuto, parte interna breviori membranacea
rotundata, basi in dentem magnum molarem dilatata. Maxilla; (fig. 1 a) parviE corner, mandone in dcntem
parvum producto, galea parva, cornea apice oblique truneato, vix bidentato. Palpi masillares parvi, vix ultra
apicem maxillarum extensi, articulo ultimo ovali. Mentum lateribus basi dilatato-angulatis setosis ; medio disci
impresso et eirculariter striolato. Palpi labiales minuti, articulo ultimo ovali (fig. 11). Prothorax brevis
latitudine longitudinem exeedente, lateribus rotundatis, margine postico ante scutellum emarginato ; seutellum
elongatum, postice attenuatum. Elytra thorace latiora, regione suturali depressa, medio disci longltudinaliter
sinuato-elevato tuberenlisque elevatis instructo. Prosternuni in cornu deflexum truncatum ante pedes anticos
productmn (fig. 1 d lateraliter et 1 e subtus visum). Mesosternum inter pedes intermedios paullo porrectum,
latum deplaiiatum, lateribus parum angulatis (fig. 1 f subtus, 1 g lateraliter visum). Abdomen subtus convexnm.
Pedes breves; tibiis anticis triquetris, margine externo obtuse tridentatis (fig. 1 c lateraliter visis).
This genus is closely allied to Uloptera, but is at once distinguished by the minute size of its maxillary
palpi, on which organs, as stated above, Burmeister lays the greatest stress in the characters of his genus. The
prosternai process is also quite distinct, being described in Uloptera as 'planum, latiusculum.' This character in
Phymatopteryx evinces a strong relationship to many of the Cremastocheilides, whilst the irregularly raised
disc of the elytra especially recalls to mind the Genera Ptychophorus and Rhagopteryx. The African habitat
of the type of this genus further removes it from Uloptera.
SPECIES UNICA (2)—PHYMATOPTERYX SCULPTILIS. Westw.
PLATE VIII, PIG. 1.
Castaneus ; lajvissimus ; pronoti impressionibus 5 magnis cicatricoso-punetatis, lateribusque punctatis ;
clytris regione scutellari laBvi, pone medium versus suturam 4-striolatis, sutura ipsa elevata medioque disci
elytrorum elevato, carinam obtusam irregulärem longitudinalcm formante, singulo tuberculis 4^fulvis instructo,
striisquc cieatricoso-punctatis inter medium et marginem lateralem irregularibus ; abdomine nigro nitido, singulo
segmento linea transversa media punctorum notato.
Long. corp. lin. 5.
Habitat ; Guinea. In Mus. Oxonis (olim Westw.) et Parry.