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1. — Eudtrcaea laticontis, n. sp. 



Very elongate, opaque ; black, the apical joint of the antennae, two spots 

 on the head in front (sometimes indistinct or obsolete), and a broad, posteriorly- 

 widened, sub-marginal vitta on each side of the prothorax, ochreous; the 

 elytra variable in colovir — in one specimen black, with a ferruginoiis hiimeral 

 patch extending downwards along the outer margin, in the others ochreous, 

 with a large common patch on the disc, extending forwards along the suture to 

 the base, and the apex very broadly, black (leaving an angulate post-median 

 fascia, the base and sides ochreous) ; very densely, minutely, reticulato-punctu- 

 late, the elytral humeri transversely asperate ; clothed with fine sericeous pubes- 

 cence. Antennae with the third and following joints broad, longer than wide, 

 7-11 gradually becoming narrower, 11 elongate-oval. Prothorax transverse, 

 rounded at the sides, sub-trvmcate at the base, the hind angles directed back- 

 ward ; obsoletely canaliculate and foveate in the middle behind, and with a rather 

 large, oblique, triangvilar depression on each side before the base midway between 

 this and the outer margin. Elytra quadricostate, the first ridge prominent, the 

 third evanescent anteriorly, the fourth sub-marginal. Anterior tarsi broadly 

 dilated, and jjosterior tarsi with joints 1 and 2 much widened, in g . Length 

 7^-12^, breadth 2-3^ mm. (<??.) 



Hab. : Brazil, Eio cle Janeiro {Fry). 



Described from a pair in good condition, the female wanting the 

 angulate post-median ochreous fascia on the elytra. Two other females, 

 resembling the J' in colour, have been injured by pinning. 



2. — Eudircaea xanthura, n. sp. 



Very elongate, opaque ; black, the elytra with nearly the apical third or 

 more, the prothorax ( J ) with a sub-marginal sinuous stripe on each side 

 extending on to the base of the elytra, and the apical two {^ ) or three ( $ ) 

 joints of the antennae, ochreous ; very densely, minutely, reticulato-punctulate, 

 the minute punctures on the elytra transversely confluent, the humeri trans- 

 versely asperate ; clothed with fine sericeous pubescence. Antennae with the 

 third and following joints broad, longer than wide, 7-11 gradually becoming 

 narrower, 11 elongate-oval. Prothorax transverse, rounded at the sides, sub- 

 truncate at the base, the hind-angles rather sharp and directed backward ; 

 obsoletely canaliculate an I foveate in the middle behind, and with a shallow, 

 oblique depression on each side before the base midway between this and the 

 outer margin. Elytra each with three faint costae — two on the disc near the ■ 

 suture, the other sub-marginal, the s^^ture also raised posteriorly, the space 

 between it and the first costa deeply excavate from about the middle to near 

 the tip in J . Anterior tarsi broadly dilated, and posterior tarsi with the 

 strongly compressed joints 1 and 2 much widened, in J . Length 10^-12^, 

 breadth 2^-3 mm. (J ? ). 



Hah.: Colombia (Mvs. Brit.). 



