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As nigra has been designated gentoype of Dasyposoma, that genus 

 inconsequence falls in synonym}^ under Hormetica. 



The coloration of the immature here recorded is as follows. 

 Dorsal surface blackish brown, shining and polished except caudad, 

 where minute subdenticulations roughen the surface; cingulate mar- 

 gins of pronotum, mesonotum and metanotum mars brown. Head 

 mars brown paling to russet on occiput and mouthparts, eyes 

 ochraceous-tawny, ocellar areas more buffy. Antennae with two 

 proximal joints ochraceous-tawny, remainder dark mummy brown, 

 except for a meso-distal annulus of light ochraceous-buff, occupy- 

 ing five joints. Limbs chestnut brown paling to ochraceous-buff 

 on trochanters, bases of tibiae and ventral surfaces of tarsi. Ven- 

 tral surface of abdomen shining and pohshed blackish brown, pal- 

 ing to ochraceous-tawny meso-proximad. 



Length of body 29.4, greatest width of body (meso-caudad) 17, 

 width of interocular space 3.9, length of caudal tibia 8.7 mm. 



Parahormetica tumulosa Brmxner. 



1865. P[arahormetica] tumulosa Brunner, Nouv. Syst. Blatt., p. 385, pi. 

 XII, figs. A to c'. [cf , 9 ; Brazil.] 



Minas Geraes, Brazil, 100 meters, 1 cf, 1 juv. 



Passa-Quatro, Rio las Pedras, Brazil, 1000 meters, 1 cf , 1 9 , 2 juv. 



Measurements {in millimeters). 



Length of Length of Width of Exposed length Proximal 

 body pronotum pronotum of tegmen width of 



The immatures are very dark brown with limbs slightly paler 

 and more reddish. Those recorded on page 299 from Argentina are 

 solidly colored above, those from Minas Geraes having the pronotum 

 ochraceous-buff in broad meso-caudal portion and mesonotum, 

 metanotum and proximal abdominal tergites dresden brown in 

 the same areas. 



Parahormetica bilobata Saussure. 



1864. Parahormetica bilobata Saussure, Rev. et Mag. de ZooL, (2), XIV, p. 

 345. [ 9 ; Province of Minas Geraes, Brazil.] 



Curityba, Parana, Brazil, 1 d^. 



Brazil, 1 9 , [Hebard Cln.]. 



The size of the specimens here recorded is much greater than that 



