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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Head opaque, greenish, scarcely perceptibly punettirecl ; labrum flavous ; 

 antennae black, the lower two joints and the apex of the last one fulvous, the 

 sixth to the eleventh joints widened, scarcely longer than broad; thorax 

 three times broader than long, opaque, greenish, the sides straight at the 

 base, rounded towards the middle and slightly widened, the anterior angles 

 mucronate, the surface irregu]arly and very finely punctured, tlie punctures 

 of equal size ; scutellum black ; elytra rather suddenly deflexed from the 

 middle to the apex, strongly punctured in closely approached double and 

 treble rows ; the sutural margins greenish black, slightly widened towards 

 the apex ; a transverse curved band before the middle, not extending to the 

 lateral margin, and another semicrescent band from the middle of the suture 

 to the apex, but also interrupted at the latter place, piceous or greenish ; the 

 extreme lateral margin and the elytral epipleurae blackish, as well as the 

 under side and legs ; mesosternal process long and curved. 



Hah. Cameta, Amazons ; also Para, Brazils (collections, 

 M. Oberthur's and my own). 



To be separated by the position, number, and shape of the 

 elytral bands, and the colour of the suture, &c. 



DORYPHOEA MATHAMI, U. Sp. 



Greenish-feneous ; thorax finely punctured, the sides pale greenish ; 

 elytra geminate, punctate-striate, pale greenish, a sutural band, widened 

 towards the middle, greenish-aeneous. Length, 4 lines. 



Head greenish-aeneous, very finely and somewhat closely punctured ; 

 labrum fulvous ; antennae metallic bluish or purplish, the lower two joints 

 flavous below, the terminal joints widened ; thorax about twice and a half 

 broader than long, the sides nearly straight, anterior angles not mucronate, 

 but pointed, the disc finely and irregularly punctured throughout, the centre 

 occupied by a broad posteriorly widened ajneous band, the sides pale greenish; 

 scutellum laeneous ; elytra with about eight double rows of punctures, rather 

 irregularly geminate, the punctures fine and piceous in colour, the disc pale 

 greenish, a narrow sutural band, gradually widened at the middle, greenish- 

 aeneous; elytral epipleurae pale greenish; underside and legs nearly black, 

 with a metallic greenish gloss ; mesosternal process short and stout ; claw- 

 joint without tooth. 



Hob. St. Paulo d'Oliven^a (M. de Matham ; collections, 

 M. Oberthur's and my own). 



Allied in coloration to D. axillaris, Stal, but differing entirely 

 in the punctuation of the elytra and shape of the sutural band. 



DORYPHORA PERUANA, n. Sp. 



Below greenish-black, above dark purplish ; thorax finely and closely 

 punctured, subopaque, the extreme lateral margin flavous ; elytra very 

 closely punctate-striate, each with four flavous small spots (1. 2. 1.). 

 Length, 5 lines. 



Head opaque, greenish, extremely finely but not very closely punctured ; 

 labrum flavous ; antennae blackish, the lower two joints flavous below, 

 terminal joints moderately widened, longer than broad ; thorax three times 

 broader than long, the sides straight, rounded only in front of the anterior 

 angles, the latter pointed, the surface very finely punctured, the punctures 

 closely placed at the sides, more distantly at the middle, where there is a 

 narrow smooth longitudinal space, the colour greenish, opaque, or darker 

 purphsh ; elytra scarcely widened posteriorly, dark purplish, very closely and 

 rather strongly punctured in semiregular rows, a small round spot at the 

 middle of the basal margin, two others placed transversely at the middle, and 

 a fourth near the suture and the apex, bright flavous ; raesosternal process 

 ong and straight. 



