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Elaph. cerussaium. Nigiicans : antennae corpore breviores, arti- 

 culis 3 — 7 apice 1-spinosis : prothorax aspere punctus, spatio 

 mediano glabro, niger, maculis nonnullis, lateralibus, difForrai- 

 bus, laniiginosis, albis : scutellum lanuginosum, album : elytra 

 profunde ac aspere puncta, punctis apicem versus magnitudine 

 decrescentibus, nigricantia, utriusque maculis 3 (mediana ses- 

 quialtera) lanuginoso-albidis, apicibus truncatis angulis spinosis: 

 pedes et abdomen fusco-picea, lanugine cinerea obsita. (Corp. 

 long. '8 unc. lat. '2125 unc.) 



Inhabits South America. A single specimen in the cabinet of Mr. 

 Miers was taken at Buenos Ayres. The conspicuous, round, white 

 spots on the nearly black elytra, sufficiently distinguish this species 

 from any previously described. 



Elaph. exornatum. Fuscum : antennae coi-pore breviores, articulis 

 baud canaliculatis, 3 — 5 apice 1-spinosis, spina Ima elongata, 

 paullo recurva ; caput aspere punctum : prothorax fere cylin- 

 draceus, capitem versus paullo constrictus, punctus, spatio elon- 

 gato mediano glabro, punctis magnis, profundis, nonnunquam 

 confluentibus, lanugine cinerea obsitus : elytra puncta, punctis 

 basi magnis, profundis, fere confluentibus, apicem versus minu- 

 tissimis ; nigra, basi badia, fascia undata paullo pone medium 

 apicibusque albidis : elytrorum apicibus fere rotundatis, nullo 

 modo armatis : femora baud elongata vix tumida. (Corp. long. 

 •55 unc. lat. '1125 unc.) 



Inhabits South America. A single specimen in the cabinet of Mr. 

 Miers was taken near Buenos Ayres. It is a beautiful species, and 

 very aben-aut in its appearance. 



Elaph. maurum. Obesum, nigrum, magnum, punctum : antennae 

 corpore valde breviores, articulis baud canaliculatis, 3 — 5 apice 

 1-spinosis ; caput rugosum : prothorax valde rugosus, dorso ma- 

 culis 3 indistinctis glabiis signatus, lateiibus dente parvo acuto 

 mediano armatus : scutellum parvum glabrum : elytra aspere 

 puncta, punctis basin versus magnis, profundis, confluentibus, 

 apicem versus valde minoribus, dorso convexa, ai)icem versus 

 rotundata, paullo angustata, apice truncata, utroque angulo dente 

 minuto acuto armato : pedes picei, aureo-hirti, femoribus apice 

 nullo modo armatis. (Corp. long. 1*5 imc. lat. '45 unc.) 



Inhabits South America. A single specimen in the cabinet of Mr. 



