Genus 45y. — AMERHINUS. 27 



forme , nifjrum , laeve. Elytra antice singulatim obtuse suh-rotun- 

 flata, reflexo-marginata, iljique basi thoracis hautl latiora, juxta 

 basin brevissime, indistincte sub-ampliaia, deinsensimangiistata, 

 apice iterum singulatim rotundata , tborace vix duplo longiora, 

 supra modice convexa, juxta apicein impiessa , sub-clatluatim se- 

 riato-scrobiculata, nigra , basi plaga transversa, postice sinuata, 

 apiceque circulo magno callum poslicum ambiente, ad marginem 

 antrorsum lobato , cinnamomeo-squamosis, laetius flavo-cinctis, 

 ornata. Corpus subtus parce punctulatum, nigrum, sub-glaFirum, 

 pectore utrinque macula intra-marginali , sub-quadrangula , fer- 

 rugineo-squamosa, flavo-marginata ; sterno sulcato. Pedes vali- 

 diusculi, antici longiores; femoribus nigris, basi fusco-ferrugineis, 

 subtus ante apicem dente acute armatis; tibiis compresso-dilatatis, 

 rufo-testaceis , apice fusco-ciliatis ; tarsis amplis, testaccis, supra 

 pilis condensatis, subtus spongiis, fulvis vestitis. — Fhs. 



G. A. ScHOENHERRi. [Germctr .) — Ohtoiigus , piceus , squamnlis ßa- 

 vescenübus obsüus ; thorace Linea lonyitudmali , macula iilrinqiie 

 dorsi laterihusque sinuatim , elylris basi, fascia pone medium 

 ßexuosa, et plaga intra-apicali necnon pectore croceo-sqiiamosis ; 

 thorace nigra, granulato; elytris punctato-striatis , transversim ru- 

 gosis. 



In Brasilia rarissime occurrit , teste Dom. Bescke. A Dom. Ger- 

 MAR benevole communicatus. 



Long., rostro exclus., 5 74; lat- 2 lin. Par. Magniti^lo fere et 

 statura Brachycnemis quadrisignati , tborace latiore, breviore. Ca- 

 put deflexum , rugoso-punctatum, piceura, squamis flavescenti- 

 bus sat ci;ebre obsitum ; oculi brcviter ovales, parum prominuli, 

 nigri ; roslrum longitudine dimidii corporis, arcuatum, sub-teres, 

 apice nonnibil ampliatum, nigrum, nitidum, inferne Iteve, supra 

 juxta basin strigoso-punctatum et flavo-squamosum, extus simpli- 

 citer punctulatum, glabrum. AntoiTn;e medium tboracis vix exce- 

 dentes, piceo-fsrrugineffi ; clava ovali, acuminata , fusca. Tborax 

 latitudine brevior , pone medium nonnibil ampliatus, versus api- 

 cem distincte attcnuatus, basi leviter bi-sinuatus , apice sub-trun- 

 catiis , supra modice convcxus, rugoso-punctatus , piceo-niger, 

 graiudis nigris, nitidis vage adspersus, in interstitiis squamis fla- 

 vis sat crebre obsitus, dorso canalicuja , antice abbreviata , ins- 

 culptus, fundo canalicul« , macula parva pone medium versus 

 latera utrinque, lateribus sinuatim , necnon plaga in cavitateso- 

 lita paginoR inferioris dense croceo-squamosis. Scutellum sub-ro- 



