1G2 jNIr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



gular row of jmnctures between the eyes, a longitudinal 

 impression along the front part, and a few punctures scat- 

 tered about tlic liiud ])art on each side. Thorax narrower 

 than the elytra, longer than broad, narroAved behind, the 

 front angles depressed and rounded, the sides sinuate ; 

 it is black or pitchy ; on each side the middle it has a 

 dorsal row of three or four punctiu'cs, anel has two or three 

 other punctures near the front angles. Scutellum pitchy, 

 closely and finely punctiu'cd. Elytra dull reddish, slightly 

 longer than the thorax, closely and finely punctured. 

 Hind body densely and finely ])unctured and })ubescent, 

 black, with the hind portion of the 6th and the whole 

 of the 7th segment yellow. Legs yellow, the front femora 

 Avith two or thi'ee spines near the extremity, the hind ones 

 ■with a row of spines few in inunber. Breast and under 

 portions of the jirothorax yellowish. 



Parti, Ega, St. Paulo ; eight specimens, ^ , $ ; also 

 found by Dr. Trail at Conceicao, Rio Mauhes, in jSIay, 

 1874. 



10. Belonuchus impressifrons, n. sp. Capite thorace- 

 que nigro-anieis, nitidis ; ely tris rufis, abdomine nigro, apice 

 testaceo ; pectore piceo, anteunarum basi, articulo ultimo 

 pedibusque rufo-testaceis ; prothorace serie dorsali 5-punc- 

 tato ; femoribus anticis spinulosis, posticis fere muticis. 

 Long. Corp. 4 1 lin. 



Mas: abdomine segmento septimo ventrali marginc 

 apicali leviter emarginato. 



Femina latet. 



Antenna? longer than the head, the three basal joints 

 reddish-yellow, the rest dark, with the last joint again 

 ])aler; tlic 3rd joint is rather longer than the 2nd; the 

 5th joint broader than the 4tli, rather longer than broad ; 

 6 — 10 difi'ering little from one another, each about as long 

 as broad. Mandil)les pitchy ; palpi reddish. Head with 

 the front distinctly jti'oduced Ix'tu'con the insertion of the 

 antenni\3, with a deep longitudinal im[)ression on the front 

 part, with four points between the eyes, and several others 

 at the back on each side; it is very shining and brassy 

 black. The thorax is narrower than the elytra, lonirer 

 than broad, very slightly narrowed behind; the front 

 angles, seen from above, nearly right angles ; it is brassy 

 black, and has on each side the middle a dorsal row 

 of five large punctures, and several other punctures on 



