Staphi/UnidcB of the Amazon Vullerj, 299 



more distinct than in S. confinis. The insect greatly 

 riests by its form and colour a Bo^^aplnlus, ^u^ makes 

 a i?eat approach to Stilicopsis paradoxus, bachse. 



13. Sunius peltatus, n. sp. Rnfo-testaceus, antennls 

 pedibusque testaceis; clytris abdommisque segmento 5 

 nfuscatis illis apice late testaceis; capite magno, sub- 

 nuXtt' anterius dense punctato, yertice subl.vagato ; 

 thorace suborbiculato. Long. corp. Ig Im. 



Antenna, slender, pale yellow shorter than head and 

 thorax, not thickened towards the exti-emUy ; 1st joi t 

 elon'a e, about as long as the three folowmg ogether; 

 Ind^'joint rather slender, 3rd distinctly longer than 2nd 

 4-10 each slightly shorter than its predecessor; 11th 

 longer, but scai-cel^ broader, than 10th obhque at the 

 extremity. Mandibles elongate and slender, the leit one 

 with two teeth, of which the upper one is elongate. Labrum 

 much produced towards the front in the midd e the^^xo- 

 minent part terminating m two distinct teeth Head 

 mrh lirger than thorax, and even broader than the 



5 tra- th? eyes large and convex, placed m the middle of 



6 ides, the hind^ngles not mucl. rounded the vertex 

 emar^inate in front of the neck; reddish m co our close y 

 finely and not very distinctly punctured, with extremely 

 fine interstices, the' punctuation becoming obsolete m the 

 m ddk towards the Vertex, so that in front of the emar- 

 Snation it is represented only by some fine granules. 

 Thorax small, much narrower than the elytra not longer 

 than broad; the greatest width m fi'ont of tjie niiddle, 



hence much narrtwed towards the front, and distinctly 

 towards the base; reddish in colour densely punctured 

 wXvery fine interstices. Elytra rather broad and short, 

 r little longer than the thorax, infuscate, so as to approach 

 blackish in colour; the extreme base obscure^ reddish, 

 the apex broadly, and abruptly, pale yellow ; rather close y 

 and distinctly punctured. Hind body broad very finely 

 mmcmild; tUbasal segments reddish, the 5th infuscate, 

 the apical ones yellowish. Legs pale yellow. 



Eo-a; a single female. j- ^- <. 



0?5.1-This species in its general form makes a distmct 



approach to Stilicus. 



14. Sunius palpulis, n. sp. Antennis, f IP^^PediW 

 que pallide testaceis, femoribus quatuor posterioribus apice 



