192 INIr. D. Sharp's Cuntributions to the 



lotli not twice as -wide as the 4th ; 1 1th joint ratlier loiisj^, 

 ])()iiit('(l and ol)li({nely sinuate at the exti-emity. ]\Ian- 

 dil)lcs short, pitcliy. Head ahnost as broad as the thorax, 

 oblong, nearly straight at the sides, the hind angles 

 rounded, above very densely rugose-punctate, quite dull, 

 brassy black, the j)ubescence dense, especially at the back; 

 beneath it is shining and rather closely ])unctured, the 

 l)uncturcs coarser in the middle than at the sides, a narrow 

 line in the middle smooth. Thorax considerably narrower 

 than tlie elytra, one and a half times as long as broad, in 

 the middle slightly broader than at the base, then nar- 

 rowed to the Iront, oblique inqjression rather distinct, a 

 space along the middle smooth; the sides closely and very 

 finely punctured, the pubescence rather dense. Elytra 

 about as long as the thorax, closely and very finelv j)unc- 

 tured, brassy black like the thorax. Hind body finely and 

 moderately closely ])unctured, brassy black, pubescent. 

 Legs nearly black ; tibite on the insides with a grey 

 pubescence. 



Fonteboa and Ega ; two specimens, probably females. 



Agrodes. 



This genus was established by Nordmann for an elegant 

 South American species, but Avas united with Sterculia 

 by Erichson. The genus appears to me, however, to be 

 so distinct, that 1 have used Nordmann's name as indi- 

 cating a sej)arate gvnus. The differences in the trophi 

 from !Stcrculia (^Arceocniemis, Xordinann), are accompa- 

 nied by a marked distinction in the form of the head, and 

 by a greater develoj)ment of the prosternum in Agrodes, 

 and these a]i]iear to me sufhciently imjiortant and constant 

 to justify the acce])tation of Xordniann's two genera. The 

 species of Agrodes appear to be excessively rare ; so much 

 so, that I have never seen any other specimens of it than 

 the two individuals here described as two distinct new 

 species. 



1. Agrodes eonicieollis, n. sp. Cyanca, nitida, thorace 

 clvtris([uc parc(! subtiliter ])unctulatis, illo elongnto; capite 

 subtus sat ciebre punctato, mandibulis hoc duplo breviori- 

 bus. Long. corj). 8 lin. 



Antennic rather stout, the three basal joints black, with 

 a bluish tinge, the 2nd red at the extreme base, 4 — 10 

 pitchy; 3rd joint nearly one and a-half times logger than 



