iGu Genus 10. — l'ILt.MTliON. 



* 5. P. Semigriseus. 



Oblongo-ovatus , nujer, subtus densc. alho-lomentosus, capitis et rostri 

 tiKixirita parte, llioracis vittis suh-lribus elytroritiiKpic phu/a basros 

 (Icnse cliiereo-albido loinentosis, puncto uiio alteroue denudato, iiiyro 

 iiotatis. — Ghi.. 



Antliribus id. Germ. Ins. sp. I. p. 177. n" 294. 

 Patria : Brasilia. 



* G. P. MOEROSUS. Schli. 



(fblnnqjts, ni(jer, snpra dcnse wnbiino subtus albo-serireo-lmnenlosus, 

 tintennis pedihnsquc piceis , vitia capitis lineis(pic tribus llioracis al- 

 bidis, elytris subtiliter pu)ictitto-striatis , simjulo ntucuUs (piatiior 

 griseo-albidis , oniato. 



Ilabitat in Brasilia. Dom. Freyreiss. Mus. Schh. 



Habitus et statuva P. ßyurati , sed dimidio minor. Caput dc- 

 flexum, latum, rotundatum, cum rostro fere quadratuni, nijfrum, 

 umbrino-tomentosum, vitta media longitudinali, lata, albida no- 

 tatum;oculi magjni, ovati, levitfsr emarjjinati, prominuli, ni{;ri. 

 Antennaj vix longitudine tlioracis, tenues, piceoe, articulis tribus 

 ultimisdilatatis, compressis, in clavam sub-soHdam coalilis. Tliorax 

 basi apiceque truncatus , latitudine baseos brevior, anterius an- 

 gustior, ab apice basin versus sensim ampiiatus, postice mar^ina- 

 tus, paulo ante basin striga transversa, elevata, recta, ad l.ilera 

 antrorsum arcuata notatus; supra convexus, niyer, dense um- 

 brino-tomentosus, linea dorsali recta, utrinque vitta satlata obli- 

 qua, marginebasali, angustissimo, albidis. Scuteiium trianguläre, 

 nigrum. Elytra basi sub-truncata , elevato-marginafa, antice tlio- 

 racis basi fere angustiora, liumeris angulatis, lateribus inllcxa, 

 thorace dimidio longiora, apice ipso singulatim obtuse rotundata, 

 supra modice convexa, nigra , subtiliter punctato-striata, tomenlo 

 densoumbrinotecta; in singulo elytro macula bumcrali, sat magna, 

 lere ovata, cum aliasuturali, mox pone scuteiium locata, elongala, 

 raiuulö-^Msg^t© aulice convexa, in mcdio versus marginom late- 

 ralem, litura parva, transversa, et intra apicem fascia recta, com- 

 munis, transversim posita, ramulo angusto cum macula suturali 

 conjuncta; hx onnics dilute cincreo-albida?. Corpussubtus nigrum, 

 dcnse albo-sericco-pubescens. Pygidium corpore concolor, um- 

 brino bi-maculatum. Pedes mcdiocres, picei, albido-pubesccntes. 

 Tarsi elongati , subtus fulvo-spongiosi. Bhn. 



