Batonota. 157 



rotundatiis, apwe lcniiiler emarginatusj postice utrinque 

 sinualus ct evtroisiim obliqiie truncatus, angulis sub- 

 obtusis, loho medio paiuin protlucto, apice emarginato; 

 supra convexiusculns, (errui^nneus, sub-opacus, hevis, se- 

 lulis brevissimis, aflpressis, alhiclis parce adspersus, doiso 

 antice et postice caiiiiatus. Sculellum terrugineum, sub- 

 opacum, heve. Pllylra basi prolliorace tluplo laiiora, 

 nlrinque sinuata, angiilis humeralihus lateraliter poi- 

 rectis, apice sub-ohtusis, carina diagonali divisisj pone 

 humeros apicem versus sensim angustata, apice con- 

 junctim late roluudata, dorso convexa, irregulariter, me- 

 diocriter, seriatim |ninctafa, anle mediuni spina suturali, 

 elongata, erecta armala; tota lerruginea, snh-opaca, se- 

 tulis bievissimis pallidis parce adspersa, macula callosa 

 carinam aiu>uli antici terminaiite maculisque nonnullis 

 disci, postica pone medium, reliquis majore, nigris, inter- 

 dum ohsoletis vel deficientihus; margine undique late 

 explanato, remote piinclulato. antice et pone mediiim 

 angusle nigro. (^orpiis suhtus nigrum, nitidum, suhtililer 

 punctulatum et transversim striolatum. Pedes nigri, nitidi ; 

 femorihus a hasi ultra medium riiro-teslaceisj tarsis oh- 

 scure rerru^ineis. 



3. Ballista: snhtriangnlaiis, rerriiginea, suh-nitida, anten- 

 nis extiorsiim, peclore et abdoinine mcdio rcmorihns- 

 que hasi iiigro-piceis; prothorace suhtiliter, minus cre- 

 bre piiiictulato , teiuiiter nigro-carinato; elytris minus 

 proluiule, suh-seriatim punctatis, interstitiis vage pun- 

 ctulatis, antice vitta ohliqua, macula pone medium 

 ohsoleta margiiicqne nigris, basi porrectis, spina longa, 

 erecta, siituiali armatis; humeiis lateraliter extensis, 

 apice suh-acuminatis. — Loiig. 13 — 15, lat. 11 — 121 

 rnillim. 



Paliia: brasilia. Mus. Ke". Holm. A Dom. Germar ad 

 conlerendum etiam missa. 



Baton. pugionatce affinis, nonnihil major, prothorace 

 elytrisque minus profunde punctalis, corpore subtus me- 

 dio rcmorihusque basi iiigro-piceis, ab illa certe distincla. 



