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120. Eugonus robustus spec. uov. 



S ¥ . Black ; pubescence of upperside raw nmber, grey at suture aud lateral 

 edges of elj'tra and on underside and legs ; upperside irrorated with black, a 

 black sutural S2)0t behind scutellnm, another behind middle, and a third (divided) 

 before apex larger ; jiygidinm, underside and legs irregularly marked with 

 black ; club of antenna rufous, shaft brown. 



Rostrum mesially carinate behind apical sinus. Head and pronotnm almost 

 impimctate. Prothorax broader than long, laterally rounded, sinuate before base, 

 transversely impressed above before carina. Scutellnm longer than broad, extending 

 beyond the transverse basal sulcus of elytrum. Elytra somewhat flattened at 

 suture, seriately punctate, the lines not much impressed ; basal edge slightly 

 rounded. Underside entirely impunctate. Basal groove of metasternum very deep. 

 In J a subapical tubercle on each side of metasternum ; abdomen slightly 

 flattened, third and fourth segments each with a transverse apical patch of 

 yellow hairs. 



Length, 9 to 14 mm. 



Ilab. Marco da LegUa, Para, March 1S9.5, t>/pe ; Pery-Pery, Pernambuco, 

 December 1892 (Gounelle). 



Three pairs. 



127. Eugonus ornatus spec. nov. 



(? ? . Black, covered with an even pubescence of a cinereous grey colour ; 

 shaft of antenna, palpi, tibiae and tarsi rufous ; a row of spots on each side of 

 prouotum extending from dorsal carina obliquely frontad and latcrad, and the 

 following markings of elytra velvety black, sharply defined, somewhat variable: 

 a half-ring, ojien in front, reaching basal edge close to scutellnm, a square 

 spot on humeral angle, a spot behind shoulder, produced upwards, a broad 

 transverse median band, bisinuate behind on each elytrum, dilated forward on 

 disc. Scutellnm also black. 



Rostrum flat, without mesial carina behind apical sinus. Club of antenna 

 black, broad, compact. Prothorax a little longer than broad, with nearly parallel 

 sides ; dorsal carina very faintly concave. Elytra cylindrical, not depressed at 

 suture ; striation distinct, fine at sides and apex. Prosternum and sides of 

 meso-metasternum with large punctures. Abdomen of c? not impressed. 



Length, 3| to 4| mm. 



Ilab. Jatahy, Goyaz, Brazil. 



A series. 



128. Eugonus particolor spec. nov. 



S ? . Black ; antenna rnfescent. Head and rostrnra, a largo a])ical lateral 

 patch, and an elongate basal mesial spot on pronotum, elytra, sides of pygidium, 

 and legs densely pubescent grey, more or less conspicuously shaded with 

 cinnamon-rufous, the rostrum, a mesial spot on pronotum, sutural area of elytra 

 (sometimes nearly the whole elytra) and legs remaining generally grey; sides of 

 sterna and abdomen less densely pubescent grey ; elytra with a black sutural 

 patch behind middle and another at the lateral margin, often merged together 

 to a band, humeral angle, three marginal dots between scutellnm and shoulder, 

 some dots at the lateral margin and a sutural spot before ajjex also black ; 



