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smallest ; both ai-e sub-elongate and irregular. L. 1 A lin. Brazil 

 (Deyrolle). 



Near H. Galliardi, but with 2 sub-apical spots, and the sutural 

 border dilated behind. 



Hyperaspis Alicise, sp. n. 



& . Subovate, rather depressed, elytra strongly and coarsely 

 punctate, thorax more faintly so, head closely punctate; head 

 and thorax yellowish red, the latter with two distant basal dots, 

 and vestiges of 2 discoidal obtriangular marks; scutellum black; 

 elytra straw yellow, with a rather small obcordate common sutural 

 spot just before the middle, black; also each with 4 oblong spots 

 and the suture (dilated faintly at £) black ; the first pair at ^ (the 

 outer largest, triangular, base dentate), the 2nd pair beyond the 

 middle (the inner one much the largest, elongate-quadrate); the 

 external margin very narrowly black. L. 1| lin. N. Friburg 

 (Deyrolle). 



Hyperaspis Emilise, sp. n. 



<J. Ovate, elytra shining, sparsely and coarsely punctate, 

 thorax more closely punctate, alutaceous, colour light yellow; 

 thorax with 2 very large black basal triangles (only their apices 

 separated); elytra with a uniform black sutural border, beginning 

 abruptly at ^, and ending gradually at § ; also each with a large 

 discoidal sub-quadrate mark in the anterior half. L. 1£ lin. 

 Brazil (Deyrolle). 



Hyperaspis triacantha. 



Cleothera triacantha, Muls. Spec. p. 54G. 4 (T). 

 Cayenne (Reiche, Buquet), Obydos, Ega (Bates). 

 Punctuation sparse on the elytra, closer on the thorax. 



Hyperaspis quinquenotata. 



Cleothera 5-notata, Muls. Spec. p. 548. 5. 



Brazil, Obydos, Tejuca, Santarem (Bates), N. Friburg. I have 

 also a specimen marked " Mexico." This differs from H. tria- 

 cantha only in having one discoidal spot in the posterior third, 

 instead of two smaller ones, of which one is marginal. 



Hyperaspis Devillii. 



Cleothera Devillii, Muls. Spec. p. 560. 14 (T). 



Brazil (Paris, Chevr.). Elytra sparsely and faintly punctate, 

 thorax very obsoletely and sparsely so. The anterior sutural spot 

 hardly visible; the posterior large. 



Hyperaspis Emmae, sp. n. 



9 . Short, rounded, convex, elytra evidently punctate, thorax 



