44G Mr. J. S. Baly's descriptions of 



et ante apicem pallide flavis ; thorace laevi, disco postico trifoveo- 

 lato ; elytris tenuissime punctatis ; utrisque fascia prope medium 

 utrinque abbreviata, maciilisque subrotundatis duabus, una inli-a 

 basin, altera ante apicem, flavo-albidis. Long. 2^ lin. 



Hah. Mexico, Teapa (Salle) ; a single specimen from 

 Deyrolle's collection. 



Antennae filiform, the three lower joints, together with the ninth, 

 tenth, and the basal half of the eleventh, yellowish white; third 

 joint scarcely one-half longer than the second. Thorax about one- 

 third broader than long, sides nearly parallel and slightly sinuate 

 from the base to beyond the middle, thence converging towards the 

 apex ; hinder disk impressed triangularly with three shallow foveae, 

 the middle one less distinct than the other two. Elytra very 

 minutely punctured. 



Diahrotica amplicornis. 



Anguste oblonga, postice paullo ampliata, piceo-nigra, nitida, 

 capite piceo-fulvo, antennis verticisque plagis dualius nigris ; 

 thorace transverse, disco late transversim excavato, margine basali, 

 lateribus vittaque discoidali, basi ampliata, sordide fulvis; scutello 

 piceo ; elytris oblongis, postice vix ampliatis, sat crebre et fortiter 

 punctatis ; linea suturali, margine laterali, vittaque discoidali, a 

 basi fere ad apicem extensa, flavo-albidis. Long. 2:^ lin. 



Hah. Brazil ; Parana ; Spirito Sancto. 



Antennas three-fourths the length of the body, the third joint 

 about one-half longer than the second, three upper joints enlarged, 

 the apical one acute. Thorax about one-half broader than long ; 

 sides slightly diverging and sinuate from the base to beyond the 

 middle, thence slightly converging towards the apex ; disk broadly 

 and deeply tranversely excavated. Elytra oblong, dilated pos- 

 teriori}', coarsely subrugose-punctate. 



The three specimens from which the above description 

 was drawn are all evidently males ; the other sex is 

 unknown to me. 



Diahrotica Jiavo-rittaf a. 

 ELnigala, picea, nitida, antennis extrorsmu nigro-piceis, basi 

 sordide fulvis, femoribus tibiisque quatuor posticis, apice cxceptis, 

 thoraceque flavis ; hoc lasvi, profunde bifoveolato ; elytris regulariter 

 elevato-vittatis, interspatiis seriato-punctatis, utrisque limbo ex- 

 terno vittisque duabus discoidalibus, basi et apice conjunctis, flavis. 

 Long. 2^ lin. 



Ha)). Yucatan. 



