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1. Scopceus tar sail s, n. sp. Rufescens, sat nitidus, 

 parcius obsolete punctatus, elytris fusco-rafis ; prothorace 

 lato, obsolete punctato, medio canalicula brevisslma; 

 abdomine basi angustato, subtilissime punctato ; tarsis 

 brevibus, validis. Long. corp. 1§ lin. 



$. Antennce elongate, longer than head and thorax, 

 reddish-yellow ; 1st joint rather stouter than those follow- 

 ing, quite as long as 2ud and 3rd together, 3rd joint a 

 little shorter than 2nd, 4 — 10 each slightly shorter but not 

 broader than its predecessor; 11th joint acutely pointed, a 

 little longer than 10th. Labrum with four almost equi- 

 distant teeth in front, a little emarginate between the two 

 middle ones. Mandibles each with three acute teeth in 

 the middle. Head dark reddish, very finely and indis- 

 tinctly punctured, about as broad as the elytra; the ex- 

 treme vertex in the middle with a short, deep, fovea-like 

 channel, and on either side slightly emarginate ; the front 

 part of the head Avith two large, ill-defined elevations. 

 Thorax distinctly narrower than the elytra, the greatest 

 width about one-fifth from the front, fi-om thence abruptly 

 narrowed to the neck, and slightly narrowed towards the 

 rounded base ; extremely finely and indistinctly punctured, 

 shining, in the middle with a short impression. Elytra 

 a little longer than the thorax, infuscate-red, distinctly 

 impressed at the scutellum, extremely finely and in- 

 distinctly, and not densely punctured, a little shining. 

 Hind body reddish-yellow, distinctly dilated towards the 

 extremity, densely, very finely and indistinctly punctured. 

 Legs yellow ; tarsi short and stout, the front pair very 

 broad. 



In the male, segments 2 — 5 of the hind body are on the 

 underside distinctly impressed in the middle, the 6th seg- 

 ment is nearly simple, the 7th has a deep narrow notch ; 

 and it is probable that the elevations on the front of the 

 head are peculiar to the male sex. 



Tapajos ; a single individual. 



2. Scopceus ornatus, n. sp. Dense, subtilissime punc- 

 tatus, opacus, rufescens; pedibus testaceis; antennis 

 articulis quatuor ultimis albidis ; elytris fiiscis, apice tes- 

 taceis ; abdomine lato, basi angustato, apicem versus in- 

 fuscato. Long. corp. 1§ lin. 



Antennae about as long as head and thorax, reddish, 

 with the four apical joints white; 1st joint distinctly 



