( a(-)S ) 



which disaijpears on tlic toj) of thu globosity ; basal carina sliallowly concave 

 ill middle. Scntellum pnnctiform, slightly friangnlar. Elytra strongly convex, 

 slightly dejiressed along sntnre, coarsoly jmnctate-striate, all tlie interstices 

 somewhat convex ; subbasal elevation not iirominenl, bearing a tnl't of longer 

 pnbescence. Pygidium longer than broad. Mesosternal process flat, truncate, 

 snbbasal. Metasternnm short. Abdominal segments 1 to 4 broadly depressed, 

 with penicillate tubercles at each side of the depression, segment 5 in lateral view 

 less extended ventrad than 4, simply convex. 



Length, 7 mm. 



JIab. Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



1 S. 



Allied to callosus (1833) Gylh., but thorax much more convex ; its hinder 

 angle more acute, the mesosternal process not convex, and the antennal segments 

 4 and 8 much shorter. 



143. Euparius quagga spec. nov. 



c? ? . Similar to E. zebra ; black bands of pronotnm shorter ; elytrum with 

 six black spots only, namely a transverse subbasal band as in zebra, bnt shorter, 

 not reaching sixth interspace, a spot on humeral angle, a second before middle 

 between second and fifth interspaces, a third before apical declivity, oblique, placed 

 between the same interspaces, and two sublateral rounded ones ; of these one at 

 basal third, the other, which is a little more dorsal, behind middle ; basal edge, 

 posterior part of lateral edge aud a thin sutural stripe just before apex also 

 black ; first tarsal segment the same colour as tibiae ; base and tiji of the latter 

 black like tarsal segments 2 to 4 ; abdomen black, pale rufous at sides and 

 apex, without black lateral dots. 



Rostrum with basal mesial impression. Club of antenna broader than in 

 zebra. Mesosternal process convex at ai>ex (but not tuberculate). Foretibia 

 slightly curved ; first foretarsal segment as long as the other segments together. 



Length, 8 to 9 mm. 



Hab. Bolivia. 



1 c?, 3 ? ?, received from Messrs. Staudingcr and Bang-Haas. 



144. Euparius suturalis spec. uov. 



S. Close to E. equestris (1839) Fahrs. Pronotnm more densely pubescent, 

 devoid of mesial vitta, but provided instead with a black lateral vitta which 

 extends from the basal angle to the apex. Elytra without transverse bands ; 

 lateral edge black. Tip of tibiae also black. 



Length, 7 to 8 mm. 



Hab. Jatahy, Goyaz, Brazil, ti/pe; Cerquiera Cesar, Sao Paulo, January 1899 

 (Gonuelle). 



2 cJ<?. 



Erotylopsis gen. nov. 



S Differs from Euparius in the prothorax being very broad, little narrower 

 at apex than at base, with the sides flattened and beneath hollowed out as in 

 Brachyfarsus {scabrosus), and the lateral carina continued to the apex. 



Type : E. pujoli spec. nov. 



