r>22 Mr. D. STnirp's Contrihationa fo the 



thorax ; 3rd joint distinctly longer than the elongate 2nd 

 joint. Head distinctly narrower than the thorax, "with 

 two coarse punctnres in the middle immediately behind 

 the labrnni ; on each side the middle near the front Avith a 

 patch of" about a dozen coarse ]nmctures, the front part 

 shining and with some scattered minute piuictures; the 

 vertex and inner margin of the eyes densely and coarsely 

 punctured and not shining. Thorax slightly longer than 

 broad, straight at the sides, and only very slightly nar- 

 rowed towards the base; rather shining, closely but not 

 coarsely punctured, with a very narrow line along the 

 middle smooth ; also with a small smooth space near the 

 iront angles, and a second just behind it. Elytra about 

 as long as the thorax, and scai'cely broader, with a very 

 dense moderately fine punctuation, quite dull. Plind body 

 quite dull, rather densely pubescent, closely and rather 

 finely and indistinctly punctured; its extremity obscure 

 red, terminated in each sex by a short point or spine. Legs 

 obscure reddish. 



In the male the ventral plate of the 7th segment has in 

 the middle a rather deep notch, which is broad at the 

 opening, narrow and rounded at the summit. 



My specimens of this species bear no other locality 

 than " Amazons." 



5. Pinophihis mimus, n. sp. Parallelus, piceus, capite 

 thoraceque nitidis, illo vertice parce punctato ; thorace 

 quadrato, subtiliter crebre punctato, linea media angusta, 

 minus discreta, Inevi ; elytris crebre sat fortiter punctatis, 

 vix nitidis; abdomine opaco, fusco-pubescente, minus dense 

 punctato, apice rufo ; antennis, palpis, pedibusque rufis ; 

 abdomine segmento 5° ventrali apicem versus lined trans- 

 versa impressa. Long. corp. 5| — 6 lin. 



Mas : segmento 7° ventrali apice medio emarginato, 

 emarginatione anterius angustd. 



AntennoR red, very slender, elongate, quite as long as 

 head and thorax ; 3rd joint considerably longer than 2nd. 

 Head small, shining, with a purplish reflection, the front 

 part very sparingly punctin-ed ; the vertex sparingly but 

 distinctly punctured, the punctures not coarse. Thorax 

 quadrate, similar in colour to the head, evenly, rather 

 sparingly and finely punctured, with an indistinct line 

 along the middle, and a small space near the front angles, 

 impunctate ; the surface is very shining, the pubescence 



