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(as it were, membranous) space; the hind margin is 

 sHohth emaro-inate, and there is not the least trace of 

 TprojeSn at the ontside Umits of this emargu.atxon ; 

 the 7th segment has a notch similar to L. rufulum. 

 Tapajos ; about a dozen mdividuals. 



10. Lathrobium amazonicum, n. sp. Angustum, piceo- 

 rufom, nitidulum, capite piceo, crebre ^-^^^^J^f^^^ 

 antennis pedibusque testaceis; Pf ^^^horace c ebre lor^^^^^^^^^ 

 punctato, linea media impunctata; elytiis punctato 



^"£: iSn;gi^o^7o .entrali apice proWe 

 minus late exciso. „„+i,nv 



A narrow and parallel species. /^^/^^^^^^^^^Z ^^^.^t^t 

 longer than head and thorax, moderately stout^, 3rd omt 

 lono-er than 2nd. Head pitchy, rather long about as 

 bioad as the elytra, closely and coarsely punctured; the 

 d sc more sparfngi; punctured, the punctuation at the 

 hndTnc^les^rugidosi Thorax slightly nan^ower han 

 the elytm! strafght at the sides, distmctly longer than 

 Iroallining reddish, a line along the -df smo^^ 

 the sides coarsely and closely punctured The elytra aie 

 longer and more finely punctured than tlie f^'^f'l^ 

 punctures (rather indistinctly) arranged in "^^^ ' *» ^^ 

 are of a reddish colour, a little mfuscated towards tne 

 extremity The hind body is elongate and narrow finely 

 ^uncturTi The yellow l/gs are rather ^^^^ ^^^^'f'^^^ 

 ^ The male has a rather deep but ^^ 6th segment 

 extremity of the 7th ventral segment; the 6tli segment 

 isTe Ud margin slightly P-Jectmg m 1^^^^^^^^^^ 

 and in the middle of this is an exti-emely small emargina 



tion or notch. 



Tapajos ; numerous specimens 



rufesiente, pedibus testaceis; antenms elongatis , capite 

 TeSe punctato, fere opaco; P™*"-- -*« ^t "IC 

 linea media tovigata; elj^ns lioc longim bus, sat c.ebie 



tliP thorax of an infiiscate or somewhat purpiisn rea 

 cobu cSsely and densely punctured, a small space on 

 t:kZ^oo^\^- Thorax' a little narrower than the 



