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P. ruijicollis Lewis, from Japan, is a somewhat similar insect, with a 

 more coarsely granulate prothorax, and quadricostate, rougher, shining 

 elytra. 



6. — Phloeotrya tiiinidicollis, n. sp. 



Elonj>ato, robust, opaque, densely, very finely pubescent ; blackish-brown, 

 the antennae, palpi, and tips of the tarsi ferruginous, the femora reddish. Head 

 densely, coarsely, confluently punctate, the antennary orbits somewhat 

 prominent ; antennae short, rather slender, joint 2 short, half the length of 3. 

 3-10 obconic, sub-equal in length ; maxillary palpi long, joints 2 and 3 triangular, 

 •i cidtriform, curved, in J distinctly longer than 2 and 3 united, in :f a little 

 shorter. Prothorax slightly broader than long, convex, roimded at the sides 

 anteriorly, and obliquely naiTOwed behind, the base feebly bisinuate, the sides 

 shai-ply margined from the base to beyond the middle, the hind singles obtuse ; 

 closely granulate, the disc tumid on each side of the two short median sidci, the 

 space between the latter forming an indefinite central ridge. Scutellum strongly 

 transverse. Elytra very elongate, sub-parallel in their basal half, in the ? a 

 little wider than the prothorax, densely, very finely punctate, quadricostate 

 (the third costa evanescent), the suture also somewhat raised. Beneath densely, 

 finely punctate, the propleui-a granxUate, the latter sharply, obliquely margined 

 anteriorly. Abdomen margined at the sides. Posterior tibiae simple. Anterior 

 tarsi dilated, and the rather short fifth ventral segment feebly arcuato-emarginate 

 at apex, m S ■ Length li^-lSJ, breadth 4—4^ mm. 



Hub. : Bkazil {Lacerda). 



One pair. Similar to P. mexicana Champ., but with the prothorax 

 rather coarsely granulate, tumid and bi-impressed on the disc, the 

 elytra quadricostate. 



7. — Phloeotrya alutacea, n. sp. 



9 . Elongate, opaque, glabrous above ; ferruginoiis, the prothorax in part, 

 and the elytra from a little below the base, infuscate; above and beneath 

 alutaceous, the upper surface impressed with fine scattered punctiu-es, these 

 latter shallow on the under siu*face, and extremely fine on the abdomen. Eyes 

 prominent. Antennae short, rather slender, joints 3-10 obconic, about eqxial in 

 length, 2 short, half the length of 3. Maxillary palpi serrate, joints 2 and 3 

 triangular, broad, -i long, cultriform. Prothoi-ax iineven, nearly as long as 

 broad, compressed at the sides anteriorly (so as to appear obliquely narrowed 

 from about the basal third forwards), the sides sharply margined to beyond the 

 middle, and obliquely, sinuously convergent before the hind angles, the latter 

 rectangular, the base bisinuate and trifoveate, the propleixra sharply margined 

 anteriorly. Scutelhuu strongly transverse. Elytra long, a little wider than the 

 prothorax, parallel in their basal half, acuminate posteriorly, obsoletely costate, 

 the humeri foveate within. Abdomen margined at the sides. Posterior tibiae 

 widened towards the apex, simple. Posterior tarsi with joint 1 longer than the 

 rest imited. Length 15, breadth 4 mm. 



Hub. : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (Fry). 



