44 Mr. Martin Jacoby's descriptions of 



l)ase, is o£ almost equal widtli and does uot quite extend to the 

 forijicr, the ])unctuation of the elytra instead of consisting of 

 ten widely placed rows as in D. iiCftuans, is very close and 

 numerous. Lastly, the entire insect is of much larger size. 



Doryphora flavopvstiilata, u. sp. 



Oljlong, sul)deprG?ssed, fulvous ; head and thorax with four 

 black spots; elytra regularly pniictate-i-triate, two spots below 

 llic liaso. four placed transversely at the middle, and a crescent- 

 shaped dentate band near the apex, flavous margined with 

 piceous. Length 4 lines. 



Head with a few very fine punctures, two spots at the base 

 and two at the middle, black ; antenna? short, the last five joints 

 transverse, black, the rest fulvous. Thorax with the posterior 

 marx-in rounded, the sides finely marginate and rounded towards 

 the anterior angles, surface shining, witli a row of punctures 

 near the lateral margin and a few others near the base; four 

 small spots, placed transversely across the disc, the inner two 

 of which are more elongate, bluish -black ; the finely raised 

 lateral margin of the same colour. Scutellum dark fulvous, 

 impunctate. Elytra depressed at the latter or posterior half, 

 each elytron with ten rows of regular and moderately deeply 

 impressed punctures, fulvous, two small spots joined together, 

 below the base, and four others across the middle of which 

 the hrst and third are of only half the size of the other two, 

 fJavous, surrounded with piceous ; a semi-crescent dentate band, 

 consisting of several elongate spots joined together of the same 

 colour as the spots, is placed near the apex. Mesosternal 

 process robust and straight. 



llab. Brazils. Collection Jacoby. 



1 am not acquainted with any species with wLich to compare 

 the itresent one, which on account of its small size and peculiar 

 markluns of its elytra will not be difficult to recognize. 



Doryphora quinquepunctata, n. sp. 



Metallic greenish-I)lue ; elytra testaceous, .semiininctatc-striate, 

 the sutural margin and live small spots on each elytron (2, 2, 1) 

 bluish -green. Length 4^ lin. 



