514 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 1. 



anterior angles, elytra flavous. deeply depressed below the 

 base, the suture narrowly rufous, the base at the shoulders 

 with a short longitudinal stripe, widened posteriorly and a 

 short transverse band near the apex. dark bluish, below 

 fulvous, antennse and legs black. Length 6 mill. 



Cryptocephalinae. 



Griburius (Scolochrus) sp. 



A single specimen from Tatarenda, near S. rufomargi- 



natus Suff. 



Monachus bicolor. Fab. 



The speciniens obtained at Tatarenda agree well enough 

 with the description given by Suffrian of this species to 

 refer them to it. 



Eumolpinse. 



Teaspes striatopilosa Lef. 



Salta, Argentine. 



Paria subsenea Jac. 



Quinta, Tatarenda. 



Very variable in coloration, with either ameous or nearly 

 testaceous elytra. 



Colaspis prasina Lef. 



A single specimen from Salta, Argentine. 



Hermesia varicolor sp. n. 



Under side, legs and the terminal joints of the antenn ;r 

 black, above metallic green or violaceous, thorax rather 

 strongly but irregularly punctured, elytra closely, regularly 

 and strongly pnnctured anteriorly, the base scarcely de- 

 pressed. 



Length 4 — 5 millim. 



Head sparingly and finely punctured at the vertex, more 

 closely and strongly so at the lower portion, feebly träns- 



