116 HOMAMMATUS. 



angles depressed, the sides subraarginate ; the surface equate (with an 

 obsolete thread-like fovea at the base), finely and thickly punctured, 

 and clothed throughout with a short downy pubescence. Scutellum 

 triangular, dark fuscous. Elytra oblong, subelongated at the apex, 

 very finely punctate-striate, of a somewhat deeper colour than the 

 thorax ; clothed throughout with a close, short, flavous pubescence. 

 Antennas filiform, black. Legs pale testaceous, with the anterior 

 tibia; and tarsi (and the base of the posterior femora) fuscous, and 

 the posterior tibiae and tarsi rufo-fuscous. 



This species abundantly differs from P. olivaceus in its colour (fla- 

 vous, instead of olive-green), in the form of its thorax, which is not con- 

 tracted in front, and in the character of the punctuation of the elytra. 



Morro Queimado (Eio Janeiro). A single example, in the collec- 

 tion of Mr. Fry. 



6. Phylacticus amabilis. 



P. oblongus, subdepressus, robustus,pubescens, fulvo-ferimgineus (in- 

 terdum etiamfulvus) ; capite brevi, penitus verticals, inter oculos in 

 forma literce Y foveolato ; thoraee transverso, apnd angulos anteri- 

 or es depresso, pubescenti ; elytris punctato-striatis,pubescentibus ; 

 antennis jWformibus, fulvis, ad apicemjlavis ; pedibus Aavis. 



Long. corp. 2± lin., lat. 1-1^ lin. 



Oblong, subdepressed, pubescent, fulvo-ferrugineous. Head short, 

 depressed (almost vertical) ; eyes large, situated at the back of the 

 head ; above the insertion of the antennae, and between the eyes, is 

 a broad Y-shaped fovea ; the surface at the base is finely granulated. 

 Thorax transverse, rectangular ; the anterior angles depressed and 

 distinct ; sides rectilinear and slightly marginate ; the surface equate, 

 and covered with a bright flavous pubescence. Scutellum minute. 

 Elytra punctate-striate, the punctures being entirely concealed by con- 

 colorous thick fulvous (or in other examples ferrugineous) pubescence. 

 Antenna; filiform ; fulvous, with the apex flavous. Legs flavous. 



The colour of this species is subject to some variation in hue, 

 ranging from ferrugineous to flavous. 



From the district of the Amazon River. In the collection of Mr. 

 Bates and the Rev. H. Clark. 



Genus 16. HOMAMMATUS*. 

 Labrum breve, transversum. 



Palpi maxillares elongati, art. 2 nd0 ad apicem dilatato, 3 th longiori 

 et cylindrico. 



* wfios, humerus; ujujuaros (<7/i/ta), nodus. 



