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spines, prothorax narrowing from base to head, lateral 

 margins denticulate, elytra reaching onto base of sixth 

 segment, nearly as wide as the abdomen; abdomen with a 

 small denticulate spine behind border of each segment 

 from first to fifth, sixth segment expanded at the posterior 

 margin into a broad mucronate lol)e; beneath, prothorax 

 bears numerous denticulations arranged in somewhat 

 regular lines. 



Color light yellowish, head above and a broad stripe on 

 the cheek, a broad annulation on each segment of beak, 

 pronotum, scutellum except two basal spots, costal areas, 

 most of clavus and discal cell and a large part of the two 

 apical cells blotched, with most of the exposed portion of 

 the abdomen, lateral stripes on thorax and median line 

 from prothorax to tip of abdomen, irregular annulations 

 and blotches on anterior and middle legs, dark fuscous or 

 black. A conspictious black dot occurs on the dorsal 

 margin of fore and middle femora. 



Described from five males collected in British Guiana 

 by Messrs. Parrish and Crew, April and May, 1901 Mr. 

 Van Duzee has kindly placed three which were received in 

 his collection at my disposal. The species is a striking one 

 and while presenting characters that ally it closely to 

 Shaumannia is evidentlv representative of a different 



genus. 



VELIAD^. 



Velia brunnea n. sp. Near vivida, Buch. White. A rich choco- 

 late brown with hind border of pronotum yellow and the 

 elytra nearly black. Length, 8 mm. 



Head rather long, projecting nearly half its length in 

 front of eyes, strongly deflexed, antennas long, first joint 

 longest, second and fourth nearly equal, third shortest, 

 beak reaching base of middle coxae. Pronotum with 

 ■ ■ prominent humeri, hind border broadly bisinuate the 

 margin elevated. Posterior femora without spines. 



Head, basal joint of antennae, prothorax. except hind 

 margin, femora, border and disk of abdomen below, rich 

 chocolate brown, hind border of prothorax yellow, elytra 

 velvet black; three outer joints of antennae, beak, tibiae, 

 tarsi, and most of under surface black. A fine short vel- 

 vety pile covers the body except on posterior border of 

 prothorax. 



Seven specimens from Coroica Yungas, Bolivia, April, 

 1899. 



This seems to agree pretty closely with vivida White, 

 but is separated at once by absence of femoral spines. 



