South American Eumolpichv. 503 



Head finely and remotely punctured with an obsolete transverse 

 depression between the eyes, tlie clypeus more strongly and closely 

 punctured, antenme not extending to the middle of the elytra, black, 

 tlie lower four joints pale fulvous, terminal joints strongly thickened ; ■ 

 thorax nearly twice as broad as long, widened at the middle, the 

 lateral margins nearly straight, tlie surface punctured like the head, 

 the angles acute and slightly thickened ; elytra rather strongly, 

 irregularly and closely punctured, the interstices finely rugose or 

 wrinkled, the shoulders prominent and subcostate at the lower 

 portion ; below and the legs fulvous, the knees, tibite and tarsi black. 



Hob. Brazil. 



I only know female sj)eciinens of this species, which 

 differs from any of its congeners in its system of 

 coloration. 



Endoceplialiis nigrvpcs, sp. n. 



Black, the basal joints of the antenna3 fulvous, above testaceous, 

 thorax strongly and sparingly punctured, elytra closely and 

 semi-regularly punctate, legs black. 



Length 8 millim. 



Head broad, the vertex impunctate, the clypeus not separated from 

 the face, distinctly punctured, antennte extending beyond the middle of 

 the elytra, black, the lower five joints testaceous or fulvous, the third 

 and fourthjoint equal ; thorax twice as broad as long, the sides defiexed, 

 the lateral margins straight at the base, slightly rounded anteriorly, 

 the disc rather deeply punctured at the basal portion, very sparingly 

 and finely so anteriorly, scutellum oblong ; elytra subcylindrical, 

 testaceous, shining, rather strongly punctured in closely approached 

 and very irregular rows which become much finer near the apex ; 

 below and the legs black, the prosternum and tiie mesosternum 

 flavous, the abdominal segments more or less margined with fulvous. 



Hah. Brazil, Espiritu Santo. 



At once distinguished from the preceding species by 

 tlie black underside and legs ; there does not seem to be 

 much difference between the sexes, beyond the rather 

 laro-er size of the female. 



Bndocephalus mi/itaris, sp. n. 



Fulvous, the antenna), tibiae and tarsi black, thorax finely and 

 remotely punctured, elytra strongly and irregularly punctate, llavous, 



