South American Emnol^nd/e. 489 



with that of the underside and legs will separate this 

 species from any of its allies. Two exactly similar 

 specimens are contained in my collection. 



Bhabdo'ptcrus semifulvus, sp. n. 



Fulvous with a slight aeneous gloss, antennse witli tlie seventli 

 and last joint piceous, the thorax greenish, very finely and rather 

 closely punctured, the sides subangulate near the base, elytra with 

 a feeble depression below the base, more strongly punctured, the 

 punctures arranged in closely approached rows. 



Length 3|-4 millini. 



Of ol)L)ng, parallel shape, the head longer than broad, fulvous, 

 more or less strongly stained with metallic green, remotely but 

 strongly punctured, the clypeus more closely punctured, strongly 

 separated from the face by a deep groove and laterally by the smooth 

 raised callosities at the base of the antenna), eyes large and round, 

 antenna) long and slender, fulvous, the seventh and the last joint 

 piceous ; thorax nearly three times broader than long, the sides 

 obliquely narrowed towards the apex, subangulate below the middle, 

 with a narrow reflexed metallic green margin, the anterior angles 

 slightly thickened, the surface rather closely and finely punctured, 

 the punctures evenly distributed, the colour metallic greenish, 

 scutellum of the same colour ; elytra rather long, of a more distinct 

 fulvous colour, slightly stained with teneous, the base with a feeble 

 depression, rather more strongly punctured than the thorax, the 

 punctures arranged in closely ajjproachod fairly regular rows, the 

 interstices not raised ; below and the legs fulvous, the anterior legs 

 more elongate than the others, prosternum longer than broad, 

 dilated at the base, impunctate, the first joint of the posterior tani 

 as lon^' as the following joints together. 



Hah. Amazons, 



Of a distinct fulvous colour; the thorax of a more 

 pronounced metallic greenisli tint than in B. vcnczuelensis, 

 and very finely punctured, instead of finely granulate as in 

 that species ; the punctuation of the elytra stronger and 

 more regularly placed in rows, the colour of the antenna) 

 also different. 



Hermes la hrunnea, sp. n. 



Entirely fulvous, thorax subangulate at the sides, extremely finely 

 and closely punctured, elytra more strongly punctured in closely 

 approached rather regular rows. 



