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nata ; ad apicem subacuminata. Pedes breves concolores ; 

 tibiis valde dilatatis et compressis, interne fossulatis, ad tarsos 

 contractiles recipiendis, externe a medio utrinque declivibus ; 

 tarsorum articulis 4 basalibus longe pulvillatis. 



Fam. CEBRIONIDiE. 



Subfam. Rhipiceeides, Latr. 



Genus Callirhipis, Latr. 



CalUrhipis Hoodii. Plate XIV. fig. 3. 



Obscure niger, depressus, capitis vertice, thoracis lateribus, macu- 

 lisque duabus elytrorum dorsalibus, croceo-flavis, pectore piceo. 



Long, corpoiis 10 lin. ; lat. 3 lin. 



Habitat in Brasilia circum Monte Video. 



In Mus, nostro. 



Descr. Caput, thorax, et elytra, creberrime punctata, obsolete 

 pilosa. Antennce obscurse, articulo basali recurvo incrassato, 

 secundo brevi, i-eliquis laminas prolatas, longitudine crescentes, 

 ad apicem recumbentes, producentibus, articulo extremo sub- 

 recto (fig. 3. a.). Mandibulce unidentatse, extern^ ad basin tu- 

 berculo minuto armatae. Palj}i saturate picei, articulis basali- 

 bus pallidis. Caput subquadratum depressum, superne nigrum 

 insequale, infra croceo-flavum, fronte concolori depresso. Thorax 

 brevis, croceo-flavus, disco late nigro, antice valde contractus, 

 angulis anterioribus subtervolutis, postice latior sublatus, linea 

 transversal! ad basin, et foveola utrinque, impressis ; infra ad 

 gulam quasi bispinosus. Elytra elongata, depressa, nigra, ad 

 basin latitudine thoracem sequantia, postice minime dilatata, 

 singula lineis vix elevatis quatuor (quarum suturalis ad basin 

 furcata, et exteriores pariuu distinctse ad basin non productse), 

 maculaque subarcuata croceo-flava in medio latfe signata, ad 

 suturam non attingente, sed ad marginem exteriorem antea 

 usque ad basin prolongata. Abdomen obscurum pilis griseis 

 obsitum. Pectus piceum. Pedes nigri, simplices. Tarsi ar- 

 ticulo primo brevi, proximis tribus brevissimis, ultimo robustiore, 

 valde elongate, vix recurvato. Ungues magni curvati, pulvillo 

 unico parvo corneo, subtiis hirsuto, instruct! (fig. 3. d.). 



I have named this fine species in honour of Thomas Samuel Hood- 

 Esq., the British Consul- General at Monte Video, by whom the in- 

 sects described in this paper were kindly preesnted to me. 



This insect differs from the general character of the species con- 

 tained in the genus by the pale markings with which it is variegated. 



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