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^ NOTES ON MELANDRTIDAE (3). 



BY G. C. CHAMPION, P.Z.S. 



(Continued from -page 108.) 



2. — Laccoilerus scaber, n. sp. 



? . Elongate, umch widened posteriorly, depressed, moderately shining ; 

 rufous, mottled with black, the black markings on the elytra in part condensed 

 into two oblique fasciae which nearly reach the suture, those on the prothorax 

 confined to the sides, the antennae piceous, the legs rufo-testaceous, the femora 

 and tibiae darker; head and prothorax densely, rugosely punctate, the close 

 irregular pimctuation of the elytra interrupted by small, scattered, smooth, 

 slightly raised, angular spots, the depressed portions of the sui'face pubescent. 

 Head transversely depressed in the middle between the eyes, the latter convex, 

 large ; antennae rather stout, reaching very little bej'ond the prothorax, joint 

 3 much longer than 2 or 4, 4 10 transverse, triangular. Protliorax transverse!}' 

 quadrate, as wide as the head together with the eyes, the two dorsal foveae deep, 

 distant. Elytra long, much broader than the i^rothorax, rapidly widened to 

 beyond the middle, obsoletely gi'ooved, the suture depressed before the apex. 

 Legs short ; posterior tarsi nearly as long as the tibiae. Length 6, breadth 2i mm. 



Hah. : Bkazil, Parana (ex coU. Fry). 



One specimen. Differs from L. cliilends in the rough sculpture 

 of the upper surface, the mottled, obliquely nioro-bifasciate, rufescent 

 elytra, the relatively smaller, non-sulcate head, the stouter, sub-serrate 

 antennae, etc. The prominent eyes, quadrate prothorax, and stouter 

 apical joint of the maxillary palpi distinguish L. scaber from Thisias, 

 which has somewhat similarly maculate elytra ; and the open anterior 

 coxal cavities separates it from all the.Lagriids. 



3. — Laccoderus melanurris, n. sp. 



$ . Elongate, depressed, a little widened posteriorly, shining ; obscure 

 testaceous, the head (except in front), eyes, antennae, palpi, base and apex of the 

 elytra, and mesosternum piceous or black, the tarsi also in part infuscate ; 

 densely, finely, the prothorax a little more diffusely, punctate, thickly pubescent. 

 Head transverse, together with the large, convex eyes narrower than the pro- 

 thorax ; antennae short, rather stout, joint 3 longer than 2 or 4, 6-10 transverse, 

 11 acuminate-ovate. Prothorax strongly transverse, rounded at the sides 

 anteriorly and also slightly narrowed behind, the two dorsal foveae very deep, 

 the base also excavate in the middle, the transverse basal groove sharply defined. 

 Elytra moderately long, broad, becoming slightly wider towards the apex, 

 shallowly grooved, bluntly rounded at the tip, the suture depressed at the apex. 

 Beneath densely, minutely piinctate. Length 6f , breadth 2h mm. 



Hab. : Brazil, Parana {ex roll. Fry). 



