Cirrus ><ol)ria-<, Walker, (J. and H. ('at. p. 1738. 



= Clerus spheyeus, Fab., (x. and H. loc. cit. 



Clems thoracic'us, Oliv. Spin., Lee., G. and H., lor. cit. 



= Poecilochroa id., Cliev., Mem. 1876 p. ;") (v. Cleromt/i/as) 



Clerus zehratns Wwd., Proc. zool. soc. p. 43 is an Onuidltis. 



Clerus annulafus, Escliscli., (I. and H. Cat. p. 1735. (xem. and 

 Har., ('lievr., Wliite, all gi\'e C. rarie<jatus, Spin, as a synonym 

 of this species, but incorrectly if the species generally known as 

 aiinuhdas is correctly determined. 



Clerus jviiiitrnlis, n. sp. 



Xiger, thorace piloso, elytris dimidio basali ilavo, linea 

 humerali alteraque ante medium curvata plus minus ve distinctis 

 nigris, apice griseo sericeo, femoribus rutis. Long. lin. 4 — 4^^. 



Head sparingly punctured shining, antenn;u black, basal joint 

 red, spotted above with black ; thorax densely clothed with 

 black pile. The femora alone are red. TJreast with a golden 

 yellow depressed pile. 



Hab. Parana, (Saunders). 



Clerii.-< si'j/iKi, n. sjt. 



Niger, nitidus, i)ube erecta tenuiter vestitus, elytris macula 

 Itasali (prope fasciam medianam curvatum angulose producta) 

 flava, apice griseo hispido. Long. lin. 3i. 



Entirely black with the exception of a spot at the base of 

 the elytra continued along the suture till it nearly meets a 

 curved middle fascia, which are yellow, this fascia starts from 

 the margin, but does not ([uite touch the suture. The antennas 

 are short and stout. Head ])unctured clothed with ashy hair. 

 Thorax with sli(jrt, not close, black hairs. Legs with grey 

 ])ubescence. 



Hab. Brazil, (Saunders.) 



Clerus blnodidus, n. sp. 



Kufo-testaceus, prothorace, (margiiic antico pallido excepto) 

 capitc antennis pedibus([ue nigris, his femoribus basi, illis 

 articulis duobus primis rutis, elytris basi rufis, tuberculis duobus 

 humeroipie elevatis, pone medium fascia curvata apiceipie albidis, 

 inter fasciam et apiccm nigris, in apice pallido, striga nigra. 

 Long. lin. 4^. 



