30 Mfmniri nf ihr I ml in u MiiJieiim. (Vol.. \ M, 



Vetunus spinifer, n. sp. 

 I" IK V, 4. p. .■»!. 



' VHiiniis mntmlus. KiiwiTt, IHUH, p. I7"J (««••• HJ*-hiMli«iltJ!) 



One .>t|M»i-impn fr«»m ('«»luinl)iH ; two from Vfiu-ztu-la . and thrri' from Santa Catlwriiia, 

 S. K. Hnixil. I hnvo st'Ic«tt«Hl ono of the HrnKiliaii >|M'«imeMH as the type of the speries. 

 I^-njith 4 --4 5 nun. 



\'>tiinii.s spntt/rr agretv* cIum-Iv witli Kuwni^ iti'^i riptinii of I', nnuulint, liiit laclcH the 

 hairv shoultlers of K-M-hwhoItz's .spofieM. It is closely allie«l t<i I', sinwitosuiratim but clifTcrH 

 in havinj» more distinct frontal ridges, which proceed almost direct from the central to the 

 ininT tubercles at about a right angle to one another, in having a normal proiuttum with 

 prai'tically straight sides, sinuous anterior mar>;in. margiiiid groovf broadly incomplete 

 anti not enlarged in front, and no anterior median convexity : in having the scutellum 

 somewhat less regularly jiunctureil ; and in having the meMosternum more or Ichk matt all 

 over. There are {? always) sonie liair-bearing punctures in the anterior angle of the 

 mesosternum. The anterior intermi'diatc areas of the metasternum are almost covered 

 with hair-bearing punctun's. The two lowest terminal teeth are smaller than the upper 

 one and are fused at the base, but free distally. 



Veturius platyrhinus illii") 



I'liMtiliiA plalifrliiiiii.". Ilii|>r. I.sl.".. |i. J>. 

 rWi«riiM plnlyrhtiuiH. Knu|). IK'I. pp. lll-HJ 



Tliri'c spci inn'Us from ('liirii|ui. Panama, and one fmni IJia/.il. Length 48 mm. 

 This species differs from the la^t onlv in its larger >ix.e. and in the absence of .spines fr«»m 

 the middle an<l hind tibiae. 



Veturius unicornis, n. sp. 



Two sjwcimens from the I'lTuviaM .Vmazon and one from the I'pper .Vnuizon. IxMigth 

 34-;j mm. 



The tw«) lowest tenninal teeth of both mandibles are completely fused. The inner 

 tuWrcles and frontal ridges, as well as the outer tubercles, are entirely absent ; the 

 central tuWrcle is distinct, but is less strongly elevated than in the three preceding species. 

 The anterior margin of the pronotum is almost straight, and the marginal groove is narmw 

 throUKhout. The scutellum i,s abuost or <|uite un])uii( tured. The mesosternum is gh)ssy 

 except for a narrow band along each side and across the niitldle behiml the anteri«)r angle. 

 The hairy portion.n of the anterior interme<liate areas of the metasternum are very restrict «h1. 

 The grooves of the elytra are somewhat niore disfiiutly punctureil than in any of the 

 three preceding species. In other respects this species resembles V . spinifrr. 



Veturius sunillimus. Kuwerl. 

 V^uriuM inmiUtmti*. Kuwrrt. I.H'.IK. p. HIT. 

 Kight specimens from Bahia. Brazil, 35-40 mm. long. 



The mandibles resemble those of V. unironiis. The head re.'*emble.s that of T'. nfiinifrr, 

 or nmv l>c .somewhat more slender, in which case the frontal ridge.H meet in a m->r.> aente 



