Mr. Kirby's Century of Insects. 393 



** Clavicornes. 

 Enoplium Latr. 

 lituratum. 23. E. pallidum, capite thoraceque rufis, elytris litura 

 arcuata, antennisque, nigris. 



Long. Corp. lin. 6. 

 Habitat in Brasilia. D. Hancock. 

 Corpus obcuneato-lineare, pallidum, pubescens. Caput orbicu- 

 latum, ruf'um, punctatum. Labrum traosversum, emarginatum. 

 Labium apice bilobum : lobis rotundatis. Mandibulce eden- 

 tukt, apice rotundataj. Pa//)i w!a.r///ares triarticulati : articulo 

 extimo majori subsecuriformi, labiales biarticulati : articulo 

 extimo item securiformi. Antennce n'\gr?id : articulo primo rufo, 

 tribus ultimis magnis clavani serratam formantibus. Thorax 

 teretiusculus, punctatus, rufus, utrinque vitta nigra: lateribus 

 retusis. Elytra punctata, apice latiora, pallida, basi rufescentia : 

 litura angusta laterali arcuata, apiceque summo, nigris. Pedes 

 pallidi: duobus anterioribus genubus nigris. Tibice vix calca- 

 ratae. Tarsi articulo primo minutissimo et tantum non obsolete, 

 supra nigri, subtus longius pulviilati pallidi : articulis interme-r 

 diis bilobis. 



The first joint of the tarsi in this genuts is scarcely visible under 

 a strong magnifier ; so that they may ratlier be regarded as tetra- 

 merous than pentanierous insects. 



viridipenne. 24. E. rufum, elytris aurato-viridibus basi punctato^ 

 striatis, abdomine nigro utrinque punctis 

 flavis. 



Long. Corp. lin. TJ- 

 Habitat in Brasilia. D. Hancock. 

 Cor/>«« Un,e^re,,ru(v)ni., punctatum, subhirtum. Caput et Thorax 



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