306 MICARIA. 



Micaria Schaumii. 



Macaria Schaumii, Muls. Spec. p. 224. 4 (1850). 



Brazil, Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



Var. Mucaria endomycha, Muls. Op. in. 29 (1853). 



This differs only in the colour of the thorax, which seems to 

 have a tendency to become black in this genus. A series in 

 Mr Pry's fine collection completely demonstrates this. 



Micaria diluta. 



Macaria diluta, Muls. Spec. p. 225. 5 (1850). 

 Cayenne (Dejean), Brazil (Bates). 



Micaria La Saussayei. 



Micaria La Saussayei, Muls. Mon. p. 162. 8 (18GG) (T). 



Subhemispherical, thorax black, with a white border on each 

 side ; elytra bright rose-red, with a puuctiform spot near the scu- 

 tellum, and the exterior margin white; antennae black, joints 1-3 

 testaceous ; body and legs l-ose-red. 



L. 2 A lin. Ega (Bates). 



Var. biyvUidata, Mais. Mon. p. 163. 9 (T). 



Differs only by the thorax, which is rose-coloured with a white 

 margin. 



Cayenne (Deyrolle). This is redescribed (p. 163. 10) as M. 

 Kunckeli ! 



Micaria Josephinse, n. sp. 



(jrnls. i. litt.) 



Short, rounded, pale carmine-red ; thorax finely and very 

 sparingly punctate ; sides paler ; elytra with the humeral angles 

 well marked ; punctuation sparse and unequal, each with five 

 whitish dots ; three in a transverse line at £, two obliquely at £, 

 forming with the other pair an arc convex forwards ; body and 

 legs pale red. 



L. 2 lin. Santarem (Bates). 



Micaria sigillata. 



Macaria sigillata, Muls. Spec. p. 226. 6 (1850). 

 Cayenne (Dejean). 



This species differs, according to Mulsant, by the coxal foveae, 

 which reach the margin of the segment. 



