GYMNETIS KERREMANSI. 



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tibiae armed with two strong teeth; the coxae and the 

 tibiae densely, the breast very sparingly covered with a 

 fulvous pubescence. 



A single specimen was captured near the isthmus of 

 Panama by Mr. Robert de Meuse , and was kindly presented 

 to me with the two next following species by Captain Ch. 

 Kerremans, to whom I have much pleasure to dedicate this 

 conspicuous and beautiful species. 



2. Amithao albopictus, v. d. Poll. 



cf. Aterrimus^ nitidus. Caput antice modice elevatum^ te- 

 nuiter striatum, inter oculos et in vertice fortiter rugoso-punc- 

 tatum. Prothorax valde angustatus apicem versus , ante medium 

 suhangulosus , angulis posticis late rotundatis, loho postico 

 apice rotundato, fortiter sparsimque alho-punctatus. Scutel- 

 lum parvum , acutissimum. Elytra postice paullo attenuata , 

 ad suturam obtuse producta, quadricostata , costis callum 

 apicale attingentibus , plurimis impressionibus irregularibus 

 albis ornata, in disco passim obsolete punctata, densius in 

 lateribus, in parte apicali rugoso-striata. Pygidium dense 

 tenuiter rugoso-striatum. Sternum et latera abdominis punctis 

 grossis obsoletis instructa; abdomen valde sulcatum; meso- 

 sterni processus paullisper producties , obtusus / tibiae anticae 

 inermes; pubescentia nigra. 



Long. 24 mm., lat. 11 mm. 



Entirely brilliant deep black. 



The head is slightly excavated with a raised longitudinal 

 ridge, which is abruptly cutt off anteriorly, the margins 

 are elevated , the forder part is finely striated , the remain- 

 der densely rugosely punctured. 



The prothorax is strongly narrowed towards the apex, 

 with the sides slightly angular before the middle, narrowly 

 margined , the hinder angles broadly rounded , the posterior 

 lobe rounded at the top , very sparingly covered with large , 

 deep , white punctures , which are larger and more nume- 

 rous at the sides. 



Notes from ttie Leyden ZMuseuiu, Vol. VIII. 



