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Show 1867.] MR. G. R. CROTCH ON AZOREAN COLEOPTERA. 389 Type A. godmanni, n. sp. This genus must he placed next Brachyderes in the arrangement of M . Lacordaire, to which it is allied in general appearance, but is at once distinct by its free claws (very rare in the family) and its serrate anterior tibiee. A. GODMANNI, n. sp. (Pl. XXIII. fig. 9.) A.fusco-piceus, squamis rotundatis ochraceis sat dense vestitus; capite longitudinaliter canaliculato; thorace subquadrato, crebre punctata ; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis, seriatim setosis; pedibus fuscis, parce squamosis, tarsis pilosis. L. 3-3^ lin. Hab. Prope Hortam in ins. Fayal, duo specimina tantum leeta. I have named this after Mr. Godman, in recognition of his unwearied and successful attempts to increase our knowledge of the Atlantic fauna in all its branches. NEOCNEMIS*, nov. gen. Rostrum as long as the head, angular, slightly depressed longitudinally, separated from the front by an obsolete elevation; scrobes very well marked, extending to the level of the inner margin of the eyes. Antennee thick, pilose; scape as long as head, clavate; funiculus with the first joint longer than the second, the rest short, obconic, subequal; club short, acuminate, obsoletely articulate. Eyes very prominent, conical. Thorax quadrate, sides rounded. Elytra oblong-ovate, base subemarginate, shoulders rounded. Legs moderate, femora thickened; tibiee sinuate before the apex, with a strong inwardly directed spine; corbeilles but little defined, edge ciliate ; tarsi short, claws soldered. Type N. occidentalis, n. sp. This genus is also a member of the " Brachyderides vrais " of M. Lacordaire, and must be placed next to Strophosomus, which it resembles in the contour of its head; the tibial spines and almost squamose corbeilles, however, readily distinguish it from any genus in the family. N. OCCIDENTALIS, n. sp. (Pl. XXIII. fig. 7.) N. nigra, dense griseo squamosa; capite thoraceque setis brevibus, elytris longioribus sat dense obsitis; capite linea longitudinali impressa, postice emarginato; thorace scabro, linea discoidali obsoleta ; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis, squamis subalbidis tessel-latis; pedibus nigris, dense squamosis, femoribus mox ante apicem annulo albido squamoso latiore. L. 2 lin. Hab. In insula Santa Maria semel captus. BRUCHUS BREWERI, n. sp. B. niger, pube grisea dense vestitus; thorace profunde parce punctato, canalicula basali abbreviata; elytris punctato-striatis, inter- * veos, new, KVYiprj, tibia, in allusion to the form of those parts being abnormal in the family. |