170 Batonuta. 



apice leviter einarginiitiis, postice (itrin(|ue siiMi.itus, deiii 

 extrorsuin oblique trniiciitns, an<^ulis ohlnsis, lobo nndio 

 paruni prodnclo, apice tiian^iiliiriter emarginHto; siipra 

 convexiusculus, subtiliter, sub-reniote punctulaliis, obscure 

 lerrngineus, pariini nitidus, niargine dilntiore, antice po- 

 sticeque in medio leviter carinalus. vScutellunj rerrugi- 

 neum, siili-nitidum, hcve. Elylra aiilice protlioracis basi 

 dnplo laliora, utrinqne sinuala, liumeiis antrorsuni pro- 

 minulis, rotundatis, supra vi\ carinatis; pone humeios 

 sensiin perparuni angustata, apice conjunctim late rotun- 

 data, supra con\exa, obscure rerruginea, siib-opaca, me- 

 diocriter, regulaiiter striato-punctata, interstiliis bevibus, 

 carinulis disci ut in B. spmosa, parum elevatis, obsoletis; 

 ante medium spina suturali, eiecta, acuminala, pro- 

 tliorace breviore; margine dilutiore, modice explanato, 

 remote punctulato. Corpus subtns llavo-testaceum, niii- 

 dum, snbtililer, tiansversiin slriolatiim, pectore nigio-pi- 

 ceo varies^ato. Pedes llavo-testacei, nitidi. 



15. aculeata: subtriangul.uis, tonvexa, picea,snpra parnm, 

 subtus magis nitida; anteniiis basi, pedibus l<ileiibns- 

 que abdominis testaceis; piollioiace crebre rugoso-pun- 

 clato, medio caiinato; eljtris piolunde, irregulariter 

 striato-punctatis, disco antico bi-carinalis, aiite medium 

 spina medioci i, erecta armalis; biimeiis antrorsum ob- 

 Ii([ue extensis, anlice rotundatis, apice snb-oblusis. — 

 Long. 9—11, lat. 8—91 niillim. 



Dorynota aculeata Dkj. Cat. ed. .^, p. .370. 



Patria: Insula St. Domingo. Dom. Com. Mannkuheim. 

 Mus. Reg. Holm. 



Batnn.spinosoi magnitudine acqualis, colore obscurioic, 

 protborace rugoso-punctato, liuineris lateraliter niagis pro- 

 niinulis, apice snb-acuminatis, ab illa mox distiiicta, Ca- 

 put nigio-piceum , sub-nilidum, obsolete punctulalum, 

 medio tenuiler canaliculatum ; ocnlis oblongo-ovatis, ino- 

 dice convexis, brunneis. Antennse vel nigraj, aiticulis 5 

 basalibus llavo-lestaceis, vel flavo-testaceae, arliculis duobns 

 ullimis nigris. Protliorax latitudine vix dimidio bievior, 



