10 



vix aiigustius: in'othorax mgosus, lateribus iiiermis: scutelluni 

 parvuni, cinereo-lanuginosum : elji^ra prothorace latiora, lateri- 

 bus parallela, apice rotuiulata inermia, crebre pimcta ; punctis 

 profundis, basim versus confluentibus : femora apice manifesto 

 liaucl repente tumida. (Corp. long. '75 unc. lat. 2 unc.) 



Inhabits New Holland. In the cabinet of the Entomological Club 

 &c. ; not uncommon. 



signiferum. Punctum, ferrugineo-fuscum : elytra maculis 11 



flavis signata : femoribus apice tumescentibus basi attenuatis, 

 luteis, tibiis quoque basi luteis. (Corp. long. 'S lat. '075 unc.) 



Inhabits New Holland. A specimen in the cabinet of Mr. Water- 

 house. 



Genus. — Heph^estion, Newman. 



Caput fere pronum, exsertum, prothorace haiid angustius : antennae 

 corpore breviores, apice paullo crassiores, ll-articulata3 : pro thorax 

 spinis 4 linea transversa collocatis armatus : elytra a])ice inermia : 

 pedes simphces, graciles, mediocres, metafemoribus tibiisque paullo 

 compressis. 



Hephcea. ocreatus. Antennarum articuli 3us 4usque sequentibus 

 breviores, nitidi : elytra linearia rotundata : caput, antennae, pro- 

 thorax et sternum nigerrima : elytra giaberrima, splendore me- 

 tallico purpureo mutabih Iteta : pedes nigri, femoribus croceis : 

 abdomen croceum, apice nigro. (Corp. long. 1 unc. lat. '25 unc. 



Inhabits South America. A single specimen, taken by Mr. Darwin 

 on the island of Chiloe, is in the cabinet of the Entomological Society 

 of London. 



Hephas. macer. Antennarum articuli 3us 4usque sequentibus 

 baud breviores, obscuri : elytra corpore breviora, a basi ad me- 

 dium pedetentim attenuata, post medium tenuissima, linearia : 

 niger, antennarum articulis Imo basi, 7rao omnino, 8vo basi al- 

 bidis : metafemoribus basi metatarsis medio albidis. (Corp. 

 long. "85 unc. lat. '15 unc.) 



Inhabits South America. A single specimen, taken by Mr. Darwin 

 on the island of Chiloe, is in the cabinet of the Entomological Society 

 of London. 



