68 Mr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



OXYPODA. 



Only one species with this generic name is as yet 

 described from tropical America; a number of species 

 have, hoAvever, been described from Chili by M. Fauvel. 

 The single species I here describe differs a good deal 

 in its form from our Em-opean species of the genus, 

 and resembles rather the Chilian O. scutellata. I have 

 also one or two other closely allied Brazilian species in 

 my collection, so that probably these South American 

 species will be distinguished ultimately as a separate 

 genus. 



1. Oxypodn aliena, n. sp. Latior, omnium subtilissime 

 punctulata, prothorace valde transverso, elytris latiore ; 

 abdomine apicem versus attenuato, evidentius pubescente ; 

 testacea, elytris abdomineque ante apicem fiisco-signatis. 

 Long. Corp. 1 lin. 



This species is remarkable for its short and very broad 

 form, its prothorax being particularly broad and short. 

 Antennfe yellow, rather long, distinctly thicker towards 

 the apex ; joints 2 and 3 about of equal length ; 4th joint 

 much shorter than the 3rd ; from the 4th to the lOtli the 

 joints differ but little in length, each is just a little broader 

 than its predecessor, 4th joint slender, much longer than 

 broad, 10th about as long as broad; last joint long, quite 

 twice as long as the lOtli, rather pointed. Head broad, 

 nearly half as wide as the thorax, yellow, shining, and 

 with the finest possible piuictuation and pubescence. 

 Thorax three times as broad as long, the sides very gently 

 rounded, just a little narrower at the front than at the 

 hind angles; all the angles, especially the front ones, ex- 

 tremely rounded, without channel or fovea, yellow, and 

 with an almost invisible pmictuation and pubescence. 

 Elytra distinctly narrower than the thorax, but about as 

 long, yellow, slightly obliquely darker across the middle 

 with the external angle a little paler, with an extremely 

 fine punctuation and pubescence. Hind body much 

 nan-owed at the apex, extremely finely and closely punc- 

 tured, Avith a depressed, long and distinct, though ex- 

 tremely fine pubescence ; the 5th segment a little darker 

 in colour than the others. Legs yelloAv ; hind tarsi with 

 the joints elongate and slender, the 1st more than twice as 

 long as the second. 



Tapajos ; four individuals. 



