( 300 ) 



grey area or liand behind base, evenly curved, gradually fading away, very 

 indistinctly marked ; rest of elytra grey variegated with ochraceons ; third inter- 

 space with three prominent ochraceous tufts, interspaces 5, 7 and with pustules, 

 but no tufts ; a round black sutural patch before apex encircled with ochraceous ; 

 lateral margin and logs long-hairy. 



Jii'Mgth, 3 to 4i mm. 



JIab. San Antonio da Barra, Bahia, November — December 188s (Gounelle), 

 tifj/e ; Jatahy, Goyaz. 



A series. 



123. Anthribus plagiatus spec. nov. 



S- Similar to conmtus (1831) Say. Prothorax without tlie two black apical 

 tufts of that species, these tufts being replaced by two raised ochraceous bands 

 which converge anteriorly ; mesial discal tuft higher than in cor/i/itus ; the 

 oblique white line in front of the lateral tufts very conspicuous ; dorsal carina 

 mesially more concave and the lateral angle more rounded than in conmtus. 

 Elytra with a subbasal tuft each in the sutural and the third interspace ; white 

 subbasal patch larger, rounded in front, narrowed laterally, somewhat concave 

 behind ; lateral edges of elytra not long-hairy. 



Length, 4i mm. 



ffab. San Antonio da Barra, Bahia, November — December 1888 (Gounelle). 



One cJ. 



1~4. Eugonus simplex spec nov. 



? . Similar to suheyli lulncus ; elytra, pygidium and abdomen more irrorated 

 with brown, and proiiotum more densely dotted with clay ; tibiae with a brown 

 ring at base and a brown spot in middle. Head and prouotnm without large 

 punctures, besides the very minute and dense punctnration. Sides of prothorax 

 sinuate before base, apical angle more strongly produced than in utibci/liiulricus, 

 bent outwards. Elytra more coarsely punctate-striate than in subci/li/if/r/cus, 

 the interstices more or less feeljly convex ; apical edge with consjiicuous tubercle 

 close to sutural angle. Prosternum mesially much more sparsely punctured than 

 at sides. Metasternum as in subcylindricus, with a mesial groove as in that 

 species. 



Ilab. Jatahy, Goyaz, Brazil. 



One ?. 



125. Eugonus tenuis spec. nov. 



? . In colour similar to E. subci/lindricun, pale pubescence of uppersidc more 

 silky, lighter in tint, more extended, especially on prouotnm, brown median band 

 of elytra very much narrower, being little wider than the posterior band. 

 Prothorax one-fourth longer than broad ; tlie anterior angle much less projecting 

 than in E. subci/lindricus ; elytra much longer in proportion to the width, their 

 base convex. Prosternum and sides of meso-metasteruum punctured. Abdomen 

 of 6 mesially impressed, without patches of yellow hairs. Midtibia of 6 without 

 spur at apex. 



Length, 5 mm. 



Hab. Cochabamba, Bolivia (Germain). 



One pair. 



