520 (144) Mr. G. R Crotcli's Revision of 



Brachysplioenus obsolete-sig'natus, sp. n. 



Oblongo-ovatus, niger, palpis ocliraceis, elytris epipleurisque 

 flavo-ochraceis (tertia apicali nigra); clypeo punctato; thorace sat 

 convexo, subtiliter punctulato, basi punctis paucis majoribus; 

 elytris punctato-striatis (striis 7), latevibus confuse punctatis,singulo 

 puncto basali, 3 ante medium (sutui'ali majore), 4 in medio, trans- 

 verse positis, fuscis. L. 5 lin. 



S. Paulo, Ega (Bates). 



Coxal line present. 



Brachysplioenus hexastictus, sp. n. 



Ovatus niger, nitidus, antennis basi palpis abdoraineque rufis; 

 capita antice impresso, clypeo parce punctato; thorace sat convexo, 

 punctulato, lateribus rotundatis, basi sinuato, punctis perpaucis 

 majoribus; elytris ochraceo-flavis dimidio apicali iiigro, singulo 

 maculis 6 nigris, punctato-striatis (striis 7) serieque marginali 

 puncto rum; abdomine subtus et metasterno in medio rufis. L. 

 4| lin. 



Ega (Bates). 



The spots are arranged thus, 3 near the base (the discoidal 

 nearest), 1 oblique elongate near the suture, 2 transverse (slightly 

 oblique) parallel and the apex black. 



Var. cliscretus. 



Structurally identical with the type, but the external basal 

 spot of the elytra is fused with the elongate spot lying under it, 

 the 2 spots in the middle are run together into an oblique trans- 

 verse fascia, the apical half is reduced to a fourth, a narrow black 

 fascia (abbreviated on either side) being the remainder of the 

 anterior portion; thus, there are 2 basal spots, 3 oblique fasciae 

 and the apex black. 



S. Paulo (Bates). 



Brachysphcenus cerasinus.* 



Bracliys'pli(x,nus cerasinus, Lac. Erot. 400. 

 Brazil. 



Elytra almost impunctate, but the first two strire ai'e just 

 visible; coxal line visible. 



BrachysplioBnus ramosus. 



Erotylus ramosus, Oliv. Ent. v. 480, T. ii. f. 30. 



, Bwp. Erot. 27, T. II. f. 46. 



Brachysphcenus -, Lac. Erot. 401. 

 Cayenne, Para (Bates). 



Meso- and meta-stcrnum thickly punctate in the middle; coxal 

 line visible. 



