HYPERASPIS. 231 



Hyperaspis sphaBridioides. 



Hyperaspis sphceridioides, Muls. Spec. p. G65. 12. 

 Chili (Dejean, Germain). 



Hyperaspis quadrioculata.* 



Exocliomus i-ocidatus, Mots. Bidl. Mosc. xviii. p. 383 (1845) (T). 

 California (Dejean). This seems to be allied to H connectens. 



Hyperaspis chilensis, sp. n. 



Very close to H. splicer idioides, but without any trace of the 

 posterior spot on the elytra, the anterior one in the 9 is reduced 

 to a narrow transverse mark, dilated in the disc, in the £ it is 

 broader externally and runs up to the shoulder. The head, sides, 

 and front of the thorax are yellow in the <y. Chili (Germain). 



Hyperaspis cincta. * 



Hyperaspis cincta, Leconte, Proc. Phil. p. 89 (1858). 



Rotundato-ovalis, nigra, nitida, capite thoraceqiie subtiliter 

 punctatis, illo flavo, hoc margine laterali apicalique tenui flavis, 

 elytris minus dense punctatis, margine lato flavo-rnfo pone hume- 

 ros emarginato, postice ambiente, sed suturam haud attingente 

 ad apicem obtuse rotundato, margine laterali pone medium an- 

 guste nigro. L. '10. California (S. Isabel). 



Hyperaspis militaris. 



Hyperaspis militaris, Lee. Pr. Ac. Phil. 1852, p. 133. 1. 



Ovalis, convexa, subtiliter punctulata, capite thoraceque nigris, 

 hoc lateribus albis, elytris flavis, sutura maculaque humerali 

 nigris; pedibus abdominisque lateribus testaceis. L. '1, 



Rounded, slightly oval, very convex, and very finely punctu- 

 late. Head black, mouth and organs testaceous. Thorax with 

 the base much rounded and very finely margined ; black, sides 

 whitish yellow. Elytra pale yellow with a broad sutura! vitta 

 and an oblong spot on the humeral callus black. Beneath piceous 

 black ; feet, sides and apex of the abdomen testaceous. Columbia, 

 S. Carolina. 



Hyperaspis vittigera. 



H. vittigera, Lee. Pr. Ac. Phil. 1852, p. 133. 2. 



Ovalis, modice convexa, thorace nigro lateribus flavis, elyti'is 

 rugose punctulatis, albican tibus sutura vittaque lata postice 

 adnexa nigris, pedibus testaceis. L. "08. 



Oval, somewhat oblong, moderately convex. Head sparsely 



