216 HYPERASPIS. 



finely punctulate ; head black, thorax black, anterior angles yel- 

 low, front margin reddish; elytra ochreous with the suture nar- 

 rowly black. L. | lin. Brazil. 



Hyperaspis spinalis. 



Cleothera spinalis, Muls. Op. in. p. 74 (T). 



Sub-hemispherical, convex, clear reddish yellow, strongly but 

 sparsely punctate; elytra with the suture narrowly brown (dilated 

 at ^), also a small brown spot on the callus, seeming to be the 

 commencement of a line parallel to the margin. L. 1^ lin. 

 Caracas (Deyrolle). 



This, the only specimen in M. Deyrolle's collection, agrees 

 fairly well with the description cited, but is smaller, and the local- 

 ities given by Mulsant are Bolivia and Brazil; also he speaks of 

 black marks on the thorax which are not present in the only type 

 remaining. In any case it is a species which has not attained its 

 full colouring. 



Hyperaspis suturella. 



Cleothera suturella, Muls. Op. m. p. 76 (1853) T. 



Very near H. spinalis, form and punctuation similar. Head 

 and thorax brownish red, elytra pale ochreous, the suture narrowly 

 brown. L. lj lin. Brazil (Deyrolle). An immature form of 

 some other species. 



Hyperaspis melanura.* 



CleotJiera melanura, Muls. Spec. p. 562. 15 (T). 

 Columbia (Buquet). The type is an immature example of one 

 of the foregoing species. 



/?. Form convex, unicolorous. 



Hyperaspis languida. 



CleotJiera languida, Muls. Spec. p. 563. 16 (T). 

 Columbia (Dupont). 



Hyperaspis luteola. 



Cleothera luteola, Muls. Spec. p. 563. 17. 



Columbia, St Domingo (Muls.). Punctuation sparse on the 

 elytra, closer on the thorax. 



y. Elytra with a large common discoidal spot only. 



Hyperaspis scutifera.* 



CleotJiera scutifera, Muls. Spec, p. 565. 18. 

 Valencia, Venezuela (Germar). 



Hyperaspis ustulata. 



Cleothera ustulata, Muls. Spec. p. 566. 19 (T). 



