340 Mr. BuTLKi: on various genera of the 



3. Stictopelta hrpunctata. 



Darnis hipuncAata, Bunn., Sill). Eevixe Eut. iv, i). 171, 4 

 (183(3). 



Mexico (ex Coll. Saunders). Brit. Mus. 



4. Stictopelta adiista. 



Darnis adusta, Biirm., Silb. Revue Ent. iv, p. 170, 2 (183G). 

 Mexico, Oaxaca (Salle). Brit. Mus. 



5. Stictopelta strigifrons. 



Darnis strigifrons, Fairm., Anu. Eut. Ser. 2, iv, p. 481, 8 

 (1846). 

 Mexico. 



6. Stictopelta ? cnienta. 



Darnis crnenta, Burm., Silb. Revue Ent. iv, p. 173,8 (1836), 

 Brazil. 



7. Stictopelta preticox. 



Darnis preccox, Burm., Silb. Revue Ent. iv, p. 173,9 (1836). 

 Peru (ex Coll. Saunders). Brit. Mus. 



8. Stictopelta indeterminata. 



Darnis indeterminata, Walker, List. Ilomopt. Suppl. p. 148 

 (1858). 



Santarem (Bates). Type Brit. Mus. 



9. Stictopelta fraterna, n. sp. 



Bright reddish fulvous, gradually changing into greenish- 

 yellow at the back and sides of the pronotum, the lateral margins 

 bright sulphur-yellow ; in form as well as in colour much like 

 the preceding species, but differing in its somewhat less pro- 

 minent humeral angles, the pronotum even more finely granulose 

 punctate, much more abruptly acuminate at the tip, which is 

 black, not speckled with whitish ; and not clothed with hair, 

 as in D. iiidctcnnivata ; the legs not banded with piceous. 

 Length 9, width at humeral angles 4 mm. 



Mexico, Oaxaca (Salle) ; Peru (ex Coll. Saimders). Type 

 Brit. Mus. 



The Peruvian example onh- differs from the Mexican one in 

 being slightly brighter in colour. 



