144 Mr. D. Sliarjj's Co/ifrihti/io/is to the 



it is of a dull black coloiii", witli the liind margin of tlie 

 6th sogmcnt, as well as the uhol(» of the 7th and 8th, dull- 

 oraiige colour, it is sparingly punctured, the pinictures 

 more numerous on the 6th segment than elsewhere, and 

 each ))oaring a rather stout hair. Legs dull blackish, 

 ht. Paulo; one specimen, $. 



2. Tru/nnnpxf'l(i])]ius invtator, n. sp. Niger, antcimis 

 piceis, ca[)ite thoraceque viridi-cyaneis, elytris ivneis iorti- 

 ter punctatis ; abdominc nigro-ajneo, apice testaceo. Long, 

 cor]). 63 lin. 



Antenna? short and rather stout, \\ lin. in length, of an 

 obscure-reddish colour ; ord joint about as long as 2nd, 

 4tli — 10th each a little shorter than its predecessor, 

 each much narrowed towards the base, especially on its 

 inner side; the 4th about as long as broad, 8 — 10 rather 

 strongly transverse, lltli rather short, acuminate, its apical 

 ])ortion yellowish, being paler than the basal portion. 

 J\alj)i blackish, the maxillary ones slender; the last joint 

 of the labial much dilated, the middle joint not so long as 

 broad. ISIandibles short, very thick, but at the extremitv 

 slender and very acuminate ; labriun lai'ge, quite bifid, 

 l)itchy. Head small, a good deal narrower than the 

 thorax; the eyes large and occupying most of the side; 

 the vertex very truncate, so that the neck is abrupt and 

 rather slender ; it is of a greenish-blue colour, not much 

 shining ; it is coarsely punctured, the ])unctin"es absent 

 about the middle ; on the underside it is black, shining 

 and imj)nnctate, and the gena? arc distinctly margined. 

 Thorax distinctlv narrower than the elvtra, about as lonjr 

 as broad, truncate in Iront, rounded at the base, the sides 

 a little curved ; it is similar in colour to the head, ami is 

 coarsely and sparingly punctured, the punctures being 

 absent from a space along the middle. Scutellum large, 

 (lull blackish, i-ather coarsely punctured. J'^Jytra slightly 

 longer than the thorax, of a shiiiing-bi'assy coloui', coarsely 

 ])unctured, and oidy sparingly ])ubescent. Hind body 

 bhickish, with the 7tli segment and the hind margin of the 

 6th yellow; the basal segments rather brassy, the ath and 

 6th very densely ])uncturcd and clothed with a remarkably 

 dense, coarse, ])laek pubescence, the basal segments more 

 sparingly punctured; the anal styles nearly black exce})t 

 at the base. Legs black, with the tibiiv and tarsi ])itchy ; 

 the front tibiie broad, their tarsi strongly dilated; hind 



