132 ]Mr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



two Irrcfriilar rows of largo punctures, leaving a broad 

 space between tliem free from punctures ; scattered about 

 the sides arc also numerous large irregular punctures, 

 especially numerous towards the front. Scutellum closely 

 punctured. Elytra longer than the thorax, moderately 

 closely and finely punctured. Hind body black, with the 

 extreme hind niarain of the 5th sea^ment, and the whole 

 of the Gth and 7th segments, reddish-yellow ; the punctua- 

 tion moderately close and fine. The legs are stout, pitchy 

 black, Avitli the tarsi pitchy red ; the four hinder tibia3 

 strongly spinulose. 



Ega ; one specimen, $ . 



10. Philontliiis analis, Er. 



Para, Obydos, Tapajos, Ega, St. Paulo. 



This a]ipears to be one of the most widely distributed 

 and abundant of the South American Staphi/Iinidcc ; one 

 of JNIr. Bates's specimens is labelled as found in dung. 



The male characters are omitted by Erichson : in that 

 sex the Gth segment of the hind body has, on the under- 

 side on its middle, a small fovea, from which projects a 

 slender tuft of elongate hairs, and the following plate has 

 a deep but rather narroAv notch at the extremity ; the fi'ont 

 tarsi are moderately dilated in each sex, in the male only 

 slightly more than in the female. 



1 1. Staplii/lijius hicolor, Lap. (^Pliilontluis bicolor, Er.). 



Ega and St. Paulo. 



The male characters in this species also have not been 

 recorded ; in that sex the ventral ])hite of the Gth S(\guient 

 of the hind l)ody has, near the base in the middle, a trans- 

 verse impunctate space, in front of Avhich is another trans- 

 verse space which is very slightly depressed and finely 

 punctured ; the hind margin of the 7th segment is very 

 slightly euiarginate in the middk' ; the iront tarsi arc 

 rather broadly dilated and are apparently similar in the 

 two sexes. 



1*111 LOTIIALrUS. 



The species referred to this genus are at present nine in 

 number, and are confined to South America ; they were 

 most of them known to Erichson, and divided by him 

 among his genera Staj//ii//iniis and Philonthusi. Three 

 others, conslck'red by me as new, are here added. 



