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elytra, longer than broad, nearly straight at the sides and 

 sliohtlv narrowed behind, closely and rather coarsely 

 punctured, -with a very straight line along the middle 

 smooth ; it is of a red colour and a little shining. Elytra 

 a good deal longer than thorax, reddish -with a slight 

 ])urplish obscuration, a little shining, rather finely and 

 not densely punctured. Hind body elongate and narrow, 

 yellow, very finely punctured, dull except towards the 

 apex, where it is a little shining. Legs yelloAv. 



The male has a moderately large notch at the extremity 

 of the ventral plate of the 7th segment of the hind l)ody. 



ISIanaos ; two individuals, $ and $ , captured at light 

 by Dr. Trail in August, 1874. 



Obs. — This species much resembles L. amazonicum in 

 form and colour, but it is larger and has the sculpture of 

 the ujjper surface denser and finer. 



12. Lathrohlum teniiicorne^ n. sp. Elongatum, an- 

 gustimi, parallclum, piceo-rufum, antennis pcdibusque 

 testaceis ; ca])ite piceo, dense subtiliter rugoso-punctato, 

 fi'onte parce fortiter punctata, disco anguste impunctato ; 

 prothorace crebre sat fortiter punctato, linea media im- 

 punctata. Long. corp. 2^ lin. 



Mas : abdomiue segmento 7° ventrali profunde excise ; 

 segmento 6° late profundeque impresso. 



Allied to L. amazonicum, but with the antennjD longer 

 and more slender and the head and elytra ditferently 

 punctured. The antennne are yellow, very slender and 

 chnigate, considerably longer than head and thorax ; 3rd 

 joint much longer than 2nd. Head rather long, its sides 

 ])arallel, quite as broad as the thorax, the sides and back 

 densely and finely rugosely ])unctured, the front more 

 sj)aringly and coarsely punctured, a narrow part in the 

 middle impunctate. Thorax reddish, much longer than 

 broad, moderately closely and rather coarsely punctured, 

 a line down the middle impunctate. The elytra are about 

 as long as the thorax, finely and not closely ])uncturcd. 

 The hind lx)dy is dusky red, with the 5th and Gth segments 

 obscurely darker. The legs are yellow. 



The male has a rather dee[) notch at the extremity of 

 the underside of the 7th segment of the hind body; the 

 6th segment has a Iji-oad and deep impression ; this is very 

 deep and well defined at the front part, and the bottoni of 

 it is smooth and membranous, 



Tajiajos ; one <J s]>ccimen. 



