108 Mr. D. Sharp's Conlrihutiujis to the 



a ycr}' fine punctuation and pubescence, Avliich render It 

 quite o]iaque. Thoi-ax dark red, only si io-htly longer than 

 broad, straight at the sidi-s, sliining, but at the front angles 

 densely and finely punctured, near the middle sparingly 

 and rather coarsely punctured, along the middle itself a 

 rather broad,_ but not sharply-limited, space, free from 

 punctures; this space bounded on each side by an irregular 

 longitudinal patch of coarse punctures; the basal portion 

 of the surface free from punctures. Elytra dark reddish, 

 as broad as and only a little longer \han the thorax, 

 densely and finely punctured, and clothed Avith a very 

 fine, short, dense, yellowish pubescence. Hind body fus- 

 cous, becoming redder towards the extremity, very densely, 

 finely and evenly punctured, and clothed Avitli an extremely 

 fine and dense-yellow pubescence. Legs reddish-yellow. 



A single individual, captured by Mr. Bates, and bear- 

 ing no special locality, but probably from Tapajos. 



Obs. — This species is extremely similar to F. opacifrons, 

 but has the thorax much less densely and regularly punc- 

 tured, and the pubescence with which the iipper surface 

 is clothed Is rather denser, finer, and brighter in colour. 



10. riuti/prosopus simiUs,\\.»]). Eufo-fuscus, thorace 

 nitido, pedibus testaceis ; capitc, elytris, abdomineque 

 dense subtilissime pmictatls, ct griseo-flavescenti pubes- 

 centibus ; thorace ad angulos antcriores dense, subtiliter, 

 disco parcius fortiter punctato; medio, spatio longitudinali 

 minus discreto, impunctato. Long. corp. G lin. " 



Thorax just as broad as long; elytra a little longer 

 than the thorax. 



A pair, $ and ? , of this species were brought from 

 INLanaos by Dr. Traill ; they Avere attracted by light in 

 August, 1874. 



Obs. — This species Is so extremely close to P. fmiitaUs 

 that a special descrijjtion is unnecessary ; it Is rather larger 

 and distinctly broader, and its colour is not so bright ; the 

 imjnmctate area on tlie middle of the thorax is also not 

 quite so distinct.^ The different punctuation of its thorax 

 will distinguish It from P. opacifrons, to which species it 

 is also extremely similar. 



Braciiydirus. 

 This genus consists at present of five described species, 

 to which T now add nine others. It is quite peculiar to 

 South America, and was established by Nordmann for a 



