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constricto et depresso ; elytris punctato-striatis, transverse sub- 

 depressis; antennis robustis, subincrassatis, art. 1-4: flavis, 5-11 

 fuscis ; pedibus anterioribusfiavis,femoribusposticis nigro-fuscis, 

 tibiisque rufis. 

 Long. corp. 11 lin., lat. |- lin. 



Oblong-ovate, parallel, subcylindrical, sparingly testaceo -pubes- 

 cent, nigro-fuscons. Head short, very slightly produced ; between 

 the labrum and the base of the antennae are two obliquely transverse 

 carinations ; immediately above the base and between the eyes is a 

 slight but well-defined fovea in the form of the letter Y ; the eyes 

 are large, prominent, extending laterally as far as the anterior angles 

 of the thorax; the surface is finely punctate. Thorax elongate, 

 rectangular ; the anterior angles are much depressed ; the sides 

 marginate, and constricted at the base ; a broad transverse depression 

 extends postmedially along the line of the base, which gives a distinct 

 appearance of prominence to the antemedial surface ; a faint longi- 

 tudinal depression (apparent when viewed from behind) extends 

 medially from the anterior margin nearly to the base. Scutettum 

 triangular. Elytra subparallel, subcylindrical, punctate -striate, ante- 

 medially transversely subdepressed. Antenna} tolerably long, robust, 

 subincrassated towards the apex ; the joints one to four flavous, five 

 to eleven (which are gradually dilated) fuscous. Legs : the anterior 

 flavous ; the posterior femora nigro-fuscous, and tibiae rufous ; the 

 dilatation of the apical claw brightly rufo-piceous. 



This species at first appearance closely resembles H. minima ; both 

 species are of nearly the same size, form, colour, and pubescence ; H. 

 fusca however is, on examination, obviously distinct ; the Y-shaped 

 fovea between the eyes, its elongated thorax, and the coloration of 

 the posterior legs (as well as the difference in their relative length ; 

 the femora in H. minuta being short ; in H. fusca more elongated, 

 and extending nearly as far as the apex of the elytra) sufficiently 

 distinguish it. 



Petropolis (Organ Mountains) ; Eio Janeiro. In the collection of 

 Mr. Fry. 



31. Hypolampsis anceps. 



H. oblongo-ovata, subparallela, depressa, punctato-striata, impu- 

 bescens, rufo-ferruginea, nitida ; capite brevi, hnpunctato ; tho- 

 race transverso, late marginato, ad basin foveolato, subtiliter 

 punctato ; elytris subparallelis, punctato-striatis, ad suturam 

 rufo-notatis ; antennis i*obustis, filiformibus, fuscis, ad basin 

 rufis ; pedibus rufo-ferrugineis. 



Long. corp. 1^ lin., lat. J lin. 



