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1. Brachida Batesi, n. s]3. Convexa, feiTug-Inea, an- 

 tennis medio, ca]:)ite, prothorace, elylrorumque angulo 

 extemo fuscis ; abdoiiiine supra subglabro. Long. 1^ lin. 

 (abdomine baud exlenso). 



Mas : elytrorum angulo externo apicali tuberculo pairo 

 iustructo, abdomine sesrmentis dorsalibus 6 et 7 crebre 

 granuJato-asperatis. 



Allied to Homulota nofha, but laro;er and bri2:bter in 

 colour, and even more like a Gi/roplicena, by its deflexed 

 head, and cnrled-uji hind bod}' ; the colouration is also very 

 much that of a Gi/ropkceua. The antennas are rather 

 short, considerably tliickened towards the apex ; the 3rd 

 joint is more short and more slender than the 2nd ; the 

 4th joint is but little stouter than the 3rd, and not quite 

 so long — from this to the 10th each joint is stouter than 

 the preceding one ; 5th longer than broad ; lOtli evidently 

 transverse ; 11th joint ratlier thick, nearly twice as long 

 as the 10th, and rather lighter in colour. Head deflexed, 

 narrower than the thorax, pitchy, very finely and indis- 

 tinctly punctured. Thorax very short, shaped like that of 

 a Gi/ro]>Jicena, rather narrower than the elytra, more 

 than twice as broad as long, all the angles much rounded ; 

 of a pitchy ferruginous colour, almost impunctate. Elytra 

 longer than the thorax, of a tawny colour, a little darker 

 at the external angle, rather closely covered with fine 

 elevated punctures, which are not so distinct about the 

 scutellum. Hind body yellowish, a little darker towards 

 the apex ; rather rounded at the sides, narrower at the 

 extremity ; shining above, and nearly impunctate, but to- 

 Avards the extremity the segments are furnished "with some 

 very fine elevated points ; it is clothed on the vmderside 

 Avith a dense, fine, erect pubescence. The legs are yellow. 



In the male the elytra are provided, near the outer 

 corner, Avith an elcA'ated tubercle, and the 6th and 7tli 

 segments of the hind body are furnished on the upper side 

 Avith numerous granvdations, Avhich are coarser on the 7th 

 tlian on the 6th segment. 



Tapajos ; tAvo male individuals. 



2. Brachida Rei/t, n. sp. Rufescens, antennis medio, 

 capite, elytris, abdomineque ante apicem infuscatis ; tlio- 

 race omnium subtilissime punctato, tenuissimeque pubes- 

 cente ; elytris subtiliter punctatis, dense brevitei'que 



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