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middle, gradually fadiug away. Elytra sli.nlitjy flattened at .suture, grey sutural 

 area longer, extending to middle, narrower, with a narrow spot attached to it 

 behind rounded subbasal sinus, or this spot free, lateral median spot larger than 

 in M(/ritars!S, yellowish like the apical spot. Pygidium slightly acuminate in ? . 

 Mesosternal process more rounded and curved backwards at apex, angnlate at 

 sides. Anal sternite of S not emarginate. First tarsal segments shorter, the 

 tirst of hindtarsus less than half the length of the tibia, first foretarsal one shorter 

 than fourth. 



Length, 5 to 6i mm. 



Hab. Jatahy, Goj'az. 



A series. 



112. Phaenithon pictus spec. nov. 



S ? . Brown or black ; tibiae and apex of femora rufous, tarsi black ; underside 

 jjubesceut greyish clay, with a brown dot on prosternum laterally before middle, 

 pubescence denser at the sides ; upperside rufescent brown, with the following 

 greyish clay markings : a broad mesial vitta occupying nearly the whole uj)perside 

 of rostrum and head (except a postocular spot), with an indication of being mesially 

 divided on rostrum and frons : a broad mesial vitta on pronotum, somewhat 

 narrowing frontad, separated from the clayish side by a brown vitta of about the 

 same width, this brown vitta including a clayish line or spot at apex and another 

 at base ; scutelluni also clay ; on elytra a broad sutural area extending to apical 

 fourth, dilated to lateral margin at base ; bisinuate laterally, with a projection 

 from the tirst sinus basad, dilated before end, or (instead) a median spot close 

 to it, a lateral marginal spot pointing obliquely towards the dilated part of the 

 sutural area respectively towards the median spot, a lateral marginal elongate 

 spot at apical third, and a round apical spot ; pygidium margined with greyish 

 clay, a mesial vitta of the same colour. 



Rostrum shallowy sinuate. Frons with very fine mesial carina. Antenna 

 short. Pronotum finely rugulose, one-fourth broader than long, lateral carina 

 reaching to middle. Elj-tra flattened at suture, finely punctate-seriate. Pygidium 

 of ? triangular, with rounded apex, of S subcarinate mesially, less narrowed 

 apicad. Prosternum before coxa two-thirds the width of coxa. Mesosternal 

 process rounded and curved backwards at apex, somewhat concave, angnlate at 

 side. Abdomen of S depressed mesially, anal segment truncate in cJ, elongate- 

 triangular with rounded apex in ? . First foretarsal segment one-third the length 

 of the foretibia. 



Length, 6| mm. 



Ilab. Jatahy, Goyaz, ?, ti/pe; "Brazil," S. 



113. Phaenithon ruficoUis spec nov. 

 S ? . Black, upperside of head and prothorax rnfous ; two vittae on rostrum 

 and frons, a mesial line on occiput, an obliquely transverse line on occiput from 

 eye to middle of apical margin of pronotum, a stripe below eye, on pronotum 

 a mesial vitta, a basal lateral patch extending downwards, an oblique short apical 

 lateral band extending downwards along apical edge, two dorsal lateral transverse 

 lines, one in front of carina, the other behind it, a vestigial apical marginal line, 

 scutellum and lateral transverse spots of abdomen creamy white ; stripes of elytra 

 streaked with white: a transverse hull'monn-sliapud sput before apex of elytrura, 



