South American Eitinol2ndie. 459 



Lamiwosphmrus fuhicomis, sp. n. 



Bluish black, the antenna) and the tarsi fulvous, head remotely, 

 thorax closely and finely punctured, elytra closely punctate-striate. 



Length 3 millim. 



Fern. Head ratliur strongly but sparingly punctured, with a central 

 feeble longitudinal groove, the epistonie not separated from the face, 

 deeply emarginate at its anterior edge, labruni fulvous, antenna) 

 extending to about the middle of the elytra, the terminal joints 

 slightly thickened, entirely fulvous, the second joint thicker but 

 scarcely shorter than the third one ; thorax more than twice as 

 broad as long, the sides rounded, moderately narrowed in front, the 

 surface very closely and finely punctured throughout, with some 

 still more minute punctures on the interstices ; scutellum metallic 

 greenish, impunctate ; elytra finely and remotely punctate-striate 

 near the suture, much more strongly so at the sides, the interstices 

 at the latter and at the apex, costate; anterior legs dark fulvous, 

 the other legs bluish black, all the tarsi pale fulvous. 



Hab. Amazons. 



Much smaller than L. fulvitarsis, Baly, tlie entire 

 antennaj fulvous, as well as the labrum, tlie disc of the 

 thorax not granulose and not sparingly but very closely 

 punctured ; from other species of the genus the present 

 one differs in tlie colour of tlie tarsi as well as in its 

 general coloration. 



LamjJrosjih/vrus hicmeralis, sp. n. 



Subovate, black, the basal joints of the antenna), the labrum, 

 palpi and the tarsi fulvous, thorax strongly and closely punctured, 

 elytra closely punctured in rows, dark purplish, the shoulders with 

 a subquadrate red patch. 



Length 2 millim. 



Head distinctly but not very closely punctured, black, with a 

 slight purplish tint, the labrum and palpi fulvous, antenna) with 

 the lower six joints fulvous (the rest wanting) ; thorax strongly trans- 

 verse, the sides obliquely narrowed anteriorly, the disc strongly and 

 closely j)unctured, but more remotely so at the middle; elytra 

 ovately rounded, not more strongly punctured than the thorax, the 

 pixnctures arranged in rather closely approached rows which get 

 finer towards the apex, the colour dark purplish, with a bright red 

 subquadrate patch placed on the shoulders, extending downwards 

 nearly to the middle and half-way across the disc ; below and the 

 legs black, the tarsi fulvous. 



