HYPERASPIS. 229 



Hyperaspis subapicalis, sp. n. 



<$. Somewhat rounded, not very convex, elytra coarsely 

 and rather closely, head and thorax finely, punctate ; head, thorax 

 with the sides and front, yellow • the lateral patch quadrangular ; 

 elytra with a subapical spot not reaching the margins, but distant 

 from the suture. L. 1^ liu. Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



9 . Head and front of thorax black. 



Allied to H. peregrina, but the apical spot does not reach the 



Hyperaspis albopunctata, sp. n. 



9 . Rounded, slightly convex, strongly and sparsely, thorax 

 more faintly punctate, black with yellowish-white markings ; head 

 black, clypeus and part of the front brownish-yellow ; thorax with 

 the sides broadly yellow, inner edge of colour convex ; elytra black 

 with a very small discoidal dot and the apex yellowish-white, the 

 spot is before the middle and nearer the suture ; the apical mark 

 runs up the external margin nearly to the middle. L. l£ lin. 

 Brazil (Deyrolle). 



Hyperaspis cleida. 



Hyperaspis cleida, Muls. Sjiec. p. 670. 15. 

 Brazil (Chevrolat). 



Hyperaspis Deyrollii, sp. n. 



&. Subovate, slightly convex, rather closely and visibly 

 punctate, black with pale yellow markings ; head yellow, thorax 

 with the sides (very broadly) and front yellow, the lateral patch 

 angulated on its inner edge ; elytra each with 2 moderately large 

 pale yellow spots, 1 discoidal, subtrans verse, at the middle, 1 sub- 

 apical, free, nearer the external margin. L. 1 — H lin. Teapa, S. 

 Paulo (Deyrolle). 



9 . Head and front of thorax black. 



Hyperaspis Guilloryi. 



Cleothera Guilloryi, Muls. Spec. p. 1040 (T). 

 Elytral spot discoidal, central punctuation faint. Columbia 

 (Chevrolat), Cayenne (Deyrolle). 



Hyperaspis centralis. 



Hyperaspis centralis, Muls. Spec. p. 685. 32 (T). 

 Elytral spot behind the middle, punctuation coarse. Mexico 

 (Reiche). 



