PHLG@OPORA.—OCALEA. 169 
small and quite slender, the penultimate joints only slightly transverse. Head darker 
in colour than the rest of the upper surface, distinctly narrower than the thorax; this 
latter rather slender, about as long as broad, a little narrower than the elytra, without 
basal impression. Elytra elongate, much longer than the thorax; hind margin not 
sinuate. Hind body with the seventh segment and the greater part of the sixth 
yellowish. | 
This minute insect is readily distinguished amongst its congeners by its slender form 
and the excessively dense fine punctuation. Only a single specimen has been found. 
12. Phleopora rufula. 
Angusta, haud depressa, dense subtiliter punctulata et pubescens, opaca, rufula, abdomine ante apicem 
picescente, ano pedibusque testaceis ; capite elytris multo angustiore, antennis haud tenuibus. 
Long. 12 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Zapote (Champion). 
Antenne not slender, slightly thicker externally, yellow at the base, rather darker 
towards the extremity ; third joint small, much shorter than the stout second joint, fourth 
quadrate, fifth to tenth transverse, terminal joint rather short. Head closely punctate, 
dull, much narrower than the elytra. Thorax a little broader than long, slightly 
narrower than the elytra, almost straight at the sides, densely and not very finely 
punctate, finely pubescent. Llytra rather longer than the thorax, scarcely more 
sparingly and finely punctate. Hind body densely punctate, finely but evidently 
pubescent. . 
A very distinct little insect, with comparatively less-depressed form, small head, and 
coarser punctuation than usual in the genus. ‘Two individuals have been found. 
OCALEA. 
Ocalea, Erichson, Kaf. Mark-Brand. 1. p. 298. 
This genus consists of about twenty species, all found in the Mediterranean region, 
with the exception of one in Japan. The insect here assigned to the genus is a very 
obscure one, and differs from its congeners, inasmuch as the head is almost without 
constriction behind ; but this character is scarcely sufficient to induce at present the 
generic isolation of O. dejecta. 
1. Ocalea dejecta. 
Subdepressa, ferruginea, capite antennisque nigricantibus, harum basi pedibusque testaceis; subtiliter minus 
erebre punctulata; antennis sat crassis, articulis 5°-10™ minus fortiter transversis; prothorace subqua- 
drato, parce punctato, nitidulo. 
Long. 37 millim. 
Hab. GuatTeMaLa, Capetillo (Champion). 
Antenne moderately long and rather stout, evidently thickened towards:the extre- 
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