168 ^Ir. D. Sharp's Co)itributio7is to the 



back ])art of the licad. The thorax is rather narrower 

 than the elytra; it is rather longer than broad, the front 

 angles much depressed and ronnded, the sides sinnale ; it 

 is of a reddish colour, besides the dorsal series of punc- 

 tures with four or five others on each side. The scutellum 

 is similar in colour and sculpture to the elytra. Elytra 

 reddish, scarcely so long as the thorax, finely and closely 

 punctured. Hind body blackish, rather paler at the base, 

 with the hind margins of the segments narrowly reddish; 

 the hinder portion of the 6th segment and the whole of 

 the 7th yellowish; it is rather closely and finely punc- 

 tured. Legs and breast yellowish. 



Ega and St. Paulo; fbiu' specimens, <?, 2. 



5. Philontltus f/raciU'nnus, n. sp. Elongatus, peran- 

 gustus, rufo-testaceus, capite nigro, elytris abdominiscpie 

 segmentis 5 ct 6 infuscatis; antennis elongatis, fuscis, arti- 

 ciilo ultimo ferrugineo, prothorace serie dorsali subtiliter 

 5-punctato. Long. corp. 3 lin. ; lat. (abdominis basi) 

 vix I lin. 



A singular Lathrobioid species. The antennfe are long 

 and slender, and reach nearly to the extremity of the 

 elytra : 3rd joint long and slender, much longer than the 

 2nd; all the rest of the joints much longer than broad, the 

 last paler than the rest. The mandibles and ])alpi are 

 yellowish. The head is narrow, but rather broader than 

 the thorax ; it is narrowed behind the eyes ; it is of a 

 black colour, rather finely and closely punctured, with the 

 disc impunctate. The thorax is very peculiar in form ; it 

 is much narrower than the elytra, and very elongate, being 

 more than twice as long as broad ; it is not narrowed 

 behind, but aj^pears somewhat narrowed in front, owing to 

 the front angles being greatly inflcxed ; it is strongly 

 sinuate at the sides before the hind angles ; it is of a 

 reddish colour, and has on each side the middle a dorsal 

 row of five fine punctui'cs, and has also a few other fine 

 punctures on each side. The scutellum is finely punc- 

 tured. The elytra are not so long as the thoi-ax, rather 

 finely and closely punctured. I'lic hind body is elongate 

 and slender, yellowish, with the .'3th and 6tli segments 

 broadly infuscatcd ; it is closely, finely and evenly piuic- 

 tured. The legs are yellow, long and slender. 



Ega ; one specimen. 



Obs. — This unique individual is in bad condition, being 

 quite deprived of its pubescence. 



