'i3o Genus 28. — CRATOPAlllS. 



* 6. C. Apicalis. Sclili. 



Oblongo ovatus,supra obscure ferrugineus , siynaturis numerosis ßavo- 

 squamosis, subtus nigro-piceus , flavo macitlatiis , antennaruni clava 

 compressa, dÜatata, articulis diiobus penuUinus nhjris, ultimo 

 ßavo-albido , pedibus ferrugineis , griseo-pubescente-variegatis. 



Ilabitat in Brasilia. A Dorn. Faldermann benevole donatus. 



Majjnitudo et statura Cratoparis cinctipedis nob. — Caput breve , 

 sub-planutn, obscure ferrugineum, subtiliter punctulatum, tenui- 

 ter flavo-pubescens, vertice punctis qualuor, in serie transversa 

 positis, e pube densiore flavescente, notato; oculi laterales, semi- 

 globosi, brunnei; rostrum capite parum angustius, breviusculum, 

 punctulatum, inter antennas canalicula abbreviata impressuni , 

 tenuiter flavo-pubescens, colore capitis. Antennae thoracis basin 

 haud attingunt, articulis i et 2 sub-globosis, 3-8 gracilibus, sen- 

 sim brevioribus, omnibus obscure ferrugineis , 9- 11 compressis, 

 dilatatis, duobus penultimis nigris, ultimo sub-ovato, flavo-al- 

 bido. Thorax latitudine baseos parum brevior, anticu truncatus, 

 lateribus postice ampliatus, ultra medium marginatus, basi bi-si- 

 nuatus, margiue elevato, angulis acuminatis: supra convexus, 

 crebre, subtiliter punctulatus, obscure ferrugineus, pube flavo- 

 grisea adspersus, linea abbreviata ante-scutellari , aliaque'opposita 

 intra apicem, macula distinctiore, rotunda, ad latera utrinque 

 ante medium , punctis duobus in disco anteriora quatuorque ante 

 basin , binis scilicet utrinque oblique positis, e tomento condensato 

 flavescente, ornatus. Scutellum minutum, breve concolor. Elytra 

 sub-linearia, tboracis basi vix latiora, antice singulatim, postice 

 conjunctim sub-rotundata, thorace fere triplo longiora, supra 

 convexa, juxta suturam longitudinaliter depressa , punctato-stria- 

 ta , obscure ferruginea, pube flavo-grisea adspersa, signaturis 

 parvis numerosis in interstitiis alternis sparsis, plus minusve de- 

 terminatis, flavo-tomentosis, sub-tessellata. Pygidium sub-descen- 

 dens, angustum , rotundatum, concolor. Corpus subtus convexum, 

 piceum, pube tenui, ad margincm lateralem maculatim conden- 

 sata, flavescente, obsituni. Pedes mediocres, salurate ferruginei , 

 pube grisea, variegatim densiore, adspersi, femoribus omnibus 

 nonnihil incrassatis, tibiis rectis. 



Obs. Anlht ibi albicornis <n D. Gcrmar, in Insector. Spec. i. p. 175. 



