106 ]Mr. D. Sharp's Contributions to the 



A slno'lc female of this species was brought hnek by 

 Dr. Trail; it was attracted by light at Manaos, in August, 

 1874. 



Obs. — This species is extremely closely allied to P. 

 puncticeps, but is a little smaller, is narrower and more 

 jiarallel ; the elytra and hind body are a little more closely 

 and finely pimcturcd, while the punctures on the head and 

 thorax are slightly coarser than in the larger species. 



6. Plati/prosopus minor, n. sp. Angustus, obscure 

 rufus, antcnnis pcdibusque tcstaccis ; capite dense subti- 

 liter punctato pubescenteque, subopaco ; thorace subnitido, 

 crebre sat fortitcr punctato, elytris abdomineqiie opacis, 

 dense subtiliter punctidatis, fusco-pubescentibus. Long. 

 Corp. 4 lin. 



Antennne yellow, not stout, not reaching quite to the 

 back of the thorax ; 3rd joint longer than 2nd ; 4 — 10 each 

 just a little shorter and stouter than the preceding one, 

 the 10th about as long as broad. Head dull reddish, 

 finely and densely punctured ; the middle of the vertex 

 almost free from punctures ; the sides behind the eyes 

 especially densely and finely punctured and jnibescent. 

 Thorax rather longer than broad, red, moderately closely 

 but not coarsely punctured, a middle longitudinal line 

 impunctate. Elytra about as long as the thorax, opaque 

 red, densely and ol)soletcly punctured, and very finely 

 pubescent. Hind body pitchy red ; the hind part and the 

 extremities of the segments paler, very dull, very densely 

 and finely punctured, and with a dense fine pubescence. 

 Legs yelloAV. 



Ega; one specimen. 



7. Platyprosopus riifescens, n. sp. Obscure rufo, ab- 

 domine piceo, segmentorum marginibus anoque rufescen- 

 tibus, antennis pedibusque tcstaceis ; capite dense subtiliter 

 (medio parcius) punctato, pubescenteque, subopaco; pro- 

 thorace parcius disperse punctato, nitido. Long. corp. 

 5 lin. 



Allied to P. minor, but larger and with the thorax more 

 sparingly punctured. 



Antcnnji} rather slender, not so long as head and thorax, 

 dull yellow; 3rd joint much longer than 2nd; 4 — 10 eacli 

 a little shorter than the preceding one, 4th much longer 

 than broad, 10th about as long as broad. Head very 

 nearly as broad as the thorax, the sides very densely and 



