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Mastosft'thiis hii.-idlls, niihi. 



Eloiifratiis, postice atteiiTiatTis, de})ressu8, rufo-fulvus, iiitidus, 

 antennis, facie inter oculos, tibiis posticis apice, tarsis eiusduni 

 paris elvtris<[ue nigvis, liis fascia basali rufo-fulvis. Long 4.', 

 lin. 



Hah. Ih'azil, Miiias Geraes. 



Vertex ^^mootil, Dearly impuiietate, face punctured on either 

 side along the inner orbit of the eye, antennae equal in length 

 to the head and thorax, a broad transverse band between the 

 eyes black. Thorax twice as broad at the base as long, basal 

 margin sinuate on eitlier side, its medial portion obtusely trun- 

 cate ; sides straight, converging from base to apex, hinder and 

 anterior angles produced, acute ; surface impressed on either 

 side, close to the hinder angle, Avith a deep fovea, just in front 

 of the latter but rather nearer to the centre of the disk is a 

 small shallow oblong impression ; disk finely but not closely 

 punctured. Scutelhim broader than long, trigonate, its apex 

 acut(^, surface finely but remotely i)unctured, impressed in tlie 

 middle witli a faint fovea. Elytra gradually attenuated from 

 base to apex, distinctly punctured, black, a transverse basal 

 band, emarginate on the humeral callus, rufo-fulvous. 



M'isfnsfrfJi/is i>liir!ihin, niihi. 



Elongatus, parallelus, modice couvexus, pallide llavo-fulvus, 

 antciunis, tibiis dorso tarsis(|ue nigris, femoribus dorso piceo line- 

 atis. thorace tlavo, fidvo maculatu ; clytris sat crcbre punctatis, 

 pallide flavis. Long. 4J- lin. 



Hab. Mexico. 



Vertex smooth, nearly iiiipimctate, space between the eyes 

 stained with pale rufo-fulvou.s, coarsely punctured on either side, 

 iiiciliid line together with the clypeus nearly free from punctures; 

 on the i;eutre of the clypeus is an indistinct piceous sp)ot ; labrum 

 nigro-piceous ; antennte rather longer than the head and thorax, 

 seven outer joints moderately dilated. Thorax twice as broad 

 as long, base narrowly margined, sides rounded and converging 

 from base to apex, hinder and anterior angles produced, acute ; 

 above moileratidy convex, imi)ressed on each side close to th(> 

 hinder angle with a distinct fovea, iiiicly and remotely [luiic- 

 tun-il ; disk stained with a bilobate patch on either side and 

 with a short vitta in fiont of the base pale rufo-fulvous. 

 iScutcllum broader than long, trigonate, its apex rounded, surface 



