QG MYCOTRETUS, 



Mycotretus decoratns. 



Erotyhis decomhis, Dup. Erot. 21, T. ii. f. 32. 

 Mycotretus decoratus, Lac. Erot. 112. 

 Ega, St Paulo (Bates). 



Very finely and sparingly pimctate • maxillary palpi extremely 

 dilated, 



Mycotretus decorus, sp, n. 



31. decorato valde affinis, scd thorace crebrius fortiusqiie pnnc- 

 tato, elytrorumqiie signatura differt. Thorax maculis 2 approxi- 

 matis anticis elongatis, fasciaqiie basali (utrinque usque ad medium 

 producta), nigris. Elytra ubique teniie nigro marginato, fosciis 

 tribiis nigris marginem attingentibus, 1 basali (macula humerali, 

 basalique arcuata includente) ; 1 pone medium, (e maculis, 2 — 3 

 compositis), 1 subapicali integi^. L, 3 lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



Tliis varies in tlie development of tlio marks on the thorax, 

 and in having the medial fascia of the elytra entire or broken up 

 into spots. 



Mycotretus separandus^ sp. n. 



M. decorato affinis, thorace paulo breviore, subtilius punctato, 

 elytris fascia basali integra (punctis 2 minimis flavis includente) 

 punctis 2 oblicpie positis pone medium, apiceque triangulariter, 

 nigris. L. 3 lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



This may [)ro^'c to be a variety of the preceding. 



Mycotretus Egse, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovatus, heto fulvus, antennis nigris, capite macula 

 verticali, thorace punctis 4 (2 anticis a])proximatis, 2 discoidalibus 

 i-emotis) fasciaque abbreviata basali nigris ; elytris nigris, mar- 

 gine anguste, apice late fulvis, capite thoraceque parce obsole- 

 tius punctatis, elytris subtilissime alutaccis, tenue seriatim puncta- 

 tis, interstitiis parcissime subtilissime punctulatis. L. 2 2 lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



Resembles M. decoratus in the thorax but very distinct by the 

 elytra. 



Mycotretus brasilianus, sp, n. 



Oblongo-ovatus, postice paulo angustatus, fulvotestaceus, an- 

 tennis, ca])ite, thorace antice, postice punctisque 4, elytrisquc 

 (fascia media excei)ta) nigris ; capite thoracecjuc crebre punctatis, 

 hoc punctis 4 discoidalibus inter so remotis nigris; elytris punctato- 



