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pubescence ; tesselated with black and ochraceoiis clay, the tesselatioii especially 

 conspicnons in tbe alternate interspaces, which are convex ; third interspace with 

 black elevate spot in middle ; snbbasal callosity high, compressed, with black 

 patch on top. Pygidium ochraceons clay, marmorated with black, mesial line 

 raised before apex, which is rounded. Presternum punctate-granulate in middle, 

 metasternnm smooth in middle, abdomen feebly dei)ressed. Underside pubescent 

 grey, the pubescence condensed to spots laterally. Femora grey, spotted with 

 brown ; tibiae with broad grey antemedian ring ; first tarsal segment grey. 



Length, 4i mm. 



Hab. Marco da Legna, Para, March 1895 (Gounelle). 



1 S. 



47. Homocloeus femoralis spec nov. 



S. Brown, rufesceut, clothed with a clayish j^ubescence, which appears in 

 dots on the elytra, more grey beneath. Rostrum a little longer than apically 

 broad, rugosely punctured, carina not extending to apex. Head longitudinally 

 rugulose ; frons less than half the width of the rostrum, mesial carina very fine. 

 Antenna brown, rufous at joints, segment 3=4, 8 incrassate, longer than broad. 

 Prothorax somewhat longer than bioad. Elytra longer than in the preceding, 

 alternate interspaces snbeostate, snbbasal and median tubercle both high and 

 compressed, second longer than first. Pygidium elevate mesially before apex, 

 tuberculate. Middle of prosternum dispersedly punctate. Femora brown ; tibiae 

 and tarsi pale rufous. 



Length, 5i mm. 



Hab. 



1 (?. 



Hab. Nicaragua. 



48. Homocloeus vestitus spec. nov. 



S ?. Rufous brown. Rostrum rather strongly dilated towards apex, punctured 

 at apex, smooth proximally, carina flat, not reaching apex, extending to occiput, 

 sulcate on frous ; a broad dorsal vitta on each side, extending over head, yellowish 

 ochraceous. Carina of false mentum feebly raised, vestigial in front, lobes very 

 strongly rounded, buccal fissure wide. Frons half as wide as the rostrum is in 

 middle, practically smooth like occijiut. A grey streak beneath eye. Antenna 

 rufescent brown, proximal segments rufous, 3 twice the length of 2, a little longer 

 than 4, 8 half as long again as broad, 9 longer than broad, 10 transverse, one-third 

 broader than long, both sinuate at apex, the angles being somewhat produced, 

 11 twice as long as broad, rnfous at tip. Prothorax longer than broad, imjiunctatc, 

 spotted with yellow-ochraceous, the mesial spots merged together to a broad vitta, 

 a lateral apical spot continued downwards to coxa, carina rather strongly concave. 

 Scutellum transverse. Elytra broadly impressed from subbasal callosity beyond 

 middle as far laterad as stripe 4 ; clayish pubescence in spots and streaks which 

 are partly arranged in transverse rows and are confluent in sutural depression ; 

 subbasal callosity very feebly raised ; no tubercles. Pygidium longer than broad, 

 evenly rounded. Sterna impnnctate, excepting some large punctures on the neck 

 of the mesosternum, concealed underneath the prosternum. Meso-metasternum 

 with a clay jiatch in front and another behind ; abdomen with clayish grey .apical 

 bands at the sides strongly thinning mesiad. Legs long, black-brown, sparsely 



