new species of Endomycici. 15 
punctatis violaceis, vel viridi-zeneis ; apice late testaceo. 
Antennis nigris, articulis duobus basalibus rufis; tibiis 
basi nigris. Long. lin. 33, ¢. 
Equal in size to the smallest examples of discotdeus, to 
which it is also allied in form; the elytra are wider near 
the shoulder, but not so widely margined, and the colour 
of the antenne, legs and elytra differs from that species. 
Head and thorax very shining, scarcely punctured, the 
disc of the latter, however, under a strong lens, exhibits 
fine but distinct punctures; sides rounded from the front 
angles to the middle, from whence they are straight to the 
base; the usual impressions are deep but rather vaguely 
marked; in the middle is a short distinct channel, in some 
specimens clear red, in others with the central portion 
pitchy. The elytra are more cordate than in discozdeus, 
but not so convex, coarsely punctured, the punctures often 
running together; the edge rather narrowly margined, 
pitchy-red, and with the usual row of large impressions; 
of a brilliant violet or brassy green, apex pale testaceous, 
this colour continuing some way up the suture; antenne 
and base of the tibize black, two joints at the base of the 
former alone red. This is one of a little group of species 
which have the apex of the elytra alone red. 
Hab.—Peru (Haulhaga River). Coll. E. Bartlett, Esq. 
Family EPIPOCID &. 
Genus Epreocus, Germar. 
Epipocus mollicomus, n. sp. 
Oblongus, testaceus, sub-opacus, pube depressd albida 
vestitus, tibiarum basi et antennis nigris, his articulis 
duobus primis, apiceque testaceis; elytrorum apice integro. 
Long. lin. 4., 3, ¢. 
Mas, tibiis anticis in tertid parte apicali compressis, et 
sub-dentatis. 
Oblong, somewhat parallel, very pale testaceous; head 
even, finely and closely punctured between the eyes; an- 
tenn rather stout, black, first and second joints pale 
testaceous, third equal to these in length, and as long, or 
nearly so, as fourth and fifth, which are about equal to 
each other in length; apical half of the terminal joint 
testaceous. Thorax transverse, at its widest point half as 
wide again as long; basal sulci evenly and distinctly 
