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the Coleopterous Family Erotylidce. (123) 499 

 BrachysphcBnus sexsigillatus.* 



BrachysphcembS 6-sigillatus, Lac. Erot. 390. 

 Brazil. 



Thorax semi circularly emarginate; elytra nearly smooth; in- 

 termediate coxal lines visible. 



Brachysphoenus eximius.* 



Brachysiihcenus eximius, Lac. Erot. 393. 

 Brazil. 



Extremely brilliant and polished ; thorax semicircularly emar- 

 ginate; no coxal lines. 



B. Head deeply foveolate in front in the male, anterior tarsi 

 dilated. 



Bracliyspliceiius coadunatns, 



Bracliys2)h<jenus coadunatus, Lac. Erot. 303. 

 Cayenne, Amazons (Bates). 



Brachyspliceims nubilus. 



Brachysplwenus nubilis, Lac. Erot. 310. 

 Cayenne. 



The head is deeply foveolate in the male; the intermediate 

 coxal line visible. 



Brachysphoenus masculinus, sp. n. 



Ovatus, niger, sat convexus, capite antice, antennis basi, abdo- 

 mine subtus, elytrisqne fascia sat lata communi sub basali rnfo- 

 testaceis ; cajnte thoraceqne subtilissime punctulatis, anteunis sat 

 elongatis, elytrorum fascia in medio latiore, usque ad scutellum 

 producta. L. 3^ lin. 



Amazons (Bates).' 



,?. capite antice profunde foveolato, tarsis 4 anterioribus dila- 

 tatis, brevibus. 



Distinct by the short, rather stout, tarsi and the male characters. 

 No coxal lines. 



Brachysphoenus laetus, sp. n. 



B. masculino affinis, sed elytris aurantiacis, tertia apicali, 

 puucto geminato basali, humeroque nigris; corpore subtus fulvo, 

 pedibus rufo-piceis. L. 3^ lin. 



Amazons (Bates). 



This species has the red head and dilated tarsi as in B. 

 masculinus. 



