1-38 Mr. D. Sharp's Cuntribtitious to the 



of tlic mltldlc -with a row of four punctures, and with a 

 lew other ])unctures scattered near the; front angles. Scu- 

 telhuu thickly ])nnctured. Elytra as long as the thorax, 

 rather finely and closely ])unctured. Hind body narrowed 

 towards the extremity ; hind portion of the Gth and the 

 whole of the 7th segment reddish ; it is closely })unctured, 

 Avith the exception of the 7th segment, which is finely and 

 sparingly pmictured. The legs are black, the front and 

 the hind femora spinous beneath. 

 Ega ; one specimen, ^ . 



4. Belonuclius f/randlceps, n. sp. Rufo-testaceus, nitl- 

 dus, ca])ite abdomineque nigris, hoc apice flavo, antennis 

 nigris, basi testaceo. Long. corp. 6 lin. 



jMas: capite majore, clypeo sub-l)identato, al)domIne seg- 

 mento 7° ventrali, margine apicali, iilrincjue fortiter inciso. 



Allied to B. xanthoptcrus, but Avith the thorax rec. 

 instead of black. Antenna; with the three or four basa. 

 joints yellow, the rest black, the last joint rusty; 3rd joint 

 rather longer than the 2nd, 6 — 10 transverse. Palpi 

 yellow; mandibles red or pitch}^ red. Head black and 

 shining, with a deep longituduial impression in front, Avith 

 numerous very coarse punctures behind the eyes, and Avith 

 four or five near the inner margin of the eyes. Thorax 

 reddish-yelloAA^, narroAver than the elytra, A^ery slightly 

 narroAvcd behind, and Avith the sides nearly straight ; it is 

 about as long as broad, and has on each side the middle a 

 dorsal roAv of five ])uncturcs, the throe middle ones a])prox- 

 imated, and besides this Avith about six other punctures 

 near the front angles. Scutellum reddish, closely punc- 

 tured. I'^lytra about as long as the thorax, reddish- 

 yelloAv, rather finely and moderately closely ])unctured. 

 Jlindbody black, Avith the hind margin of the Cth and the 

 Avhole of the 7th segment yelloAv ; it is closely and dis- 

 tinctly punctured, and has a coarse black pubescence ; the 

 yelloAv portion is much more finely and sparingly pimc- 

 tured. The k'gs are yellow. 



In the male the head is larger than the thorax, and the 

 clypeus is obtusely elcA^ated on the inside of the insertion 

 of each antenna; the 7th segment of the liind body has a 

 deep notch on each side of the middle of the hind margin; 

 the anterior femora are obtusely dilated in the middle, and 

 the hind femora are more strongly spinulose than in the 

 female. 



Ega; Tajiajos, St. Paulo, five specimens, 3 S,2 9. 



