Genus 317. — GASTKROCKRCIJS. 255 



in iiir<lio iriacula atra ornatis; tihiis rectis, mox [»■>nf basin atro 

 annulatis, apice uncinatis; tarsis elonyatis, subtns fulvo-spongiosis. 



Buy. 



* 5. G. P/,UMII'KS. Scitli. 



Ohlomjufi , niqcr, supra s(jauinults alhldis et uinhtiiii.'i vaiii-fjalus ; sc.lu- 

 lis brevihns, crassis, acUpi-nus ; antennis tarsisque ferrur/ineis , rosfro 

 aritf^ meflluin transvcrsim carinalo; tlioracf suh-remote punctulato , 

 antice profunrle coiistricto ; plylris punclalo-striaüs , interstitiis al- 

 icrnh vix idmaüonhus, tihiis Mittels intus lontje cHiafis. 



Palria : Brasilia. A Dorn. Faldeumasn amice commimicatus. 



Mus. SCHH. 



Statura fere et mafpiifiido Cryptorhynchi lapathi niinoris; liLiis 

 anticis intus lonfje ciliatis, a confjeneribus facile dislinctus. Caput 

 lotiindatum, supra fcre planum, punrtafurn, nijjruni, srjuarnulis 

 uniljriiiis et atris niixtis dense toftiini; Ofiili lati^rales, ovati, iiiyri , 

 parum promiiiuli ; rostriini rapite duplo longius, minus latum, 

 planum, tenue, parum arcuatum, ante medium carinula trans- 

 versa, noniiilii! arcuala, niodire elevata , instructum, disperse sat 

 crebre piinctatum, obscure ferrufjineum, extrorsum pane basi 

 dense albido-squamulosum. Anteiinai breviusculte, minus crassa;, 

 diluteferrugineae, clava ovata, cinereo-pubescente. Thorax latitu- 

 dine postica multo brevior, antice duplo angustior quam basi, 

 apice bis emarjjinatus, lobo medio producto, sub-elevato, intra 

 apicem late et profunde Iransversim irnjircäsus, lateribus pone 

 stricturam valde et subito ampliatis, dein fere rectis; basi bi-sinua- 

 tus, angulis lateralibus sub-acutninatis; supia posterius transver- 

 sim modice convexus , undiquc paium profunde sub-remotc puru- 

 tatus, squamulis albidis dense vestitus, in ijisa basi jdaga majjii.i . 

 antcrius ultra medium dilatata; apice rotundata, umbrino-squa- 

 mosa , interdum utrinque atro marulata ; setulis brevibus, crassis, 

 erectis, fuscis et albidis parce adspersus. .Scutellnm semi-ovale, ni- 

 grum , atro-squamosum. Elytra antice sinuata , iboracis basi vix la- 

 tiora,calio iuimeiali eievato, a!)trorsum prominulo; lateribus non 

 ampliata, inflexa, pone medium apicem versus nonnihilangustata , 

 apice ipso conjunctim obtuse rotundata, thorace plus duplo loii- 

 giora, supra ccjnvexa, postice parum declivia , punctato-siriata , 

 punctis sub-remolis, parum profundis, interstitiis alternis sub- 

 planis, alternis vix elevatioribus, convexis; nigra, squamulis den- 



