uncharacterhed S2}€cies of Diahrofica. 455 



Diabroti ea melanoceph ala . 



Anguste oblonga, siibtus subniticla, nigra, pedibus flavis ; supra 

 nitida, flava ; capite nigro, scutello antennisque pallide piceis, his 

 basi et ante apicem flavis ; thorace quam longo latiori, laevi, disco 

 trifoveolato ; elytris oblongis, postice vix ampliatis, distincte sub- 

 seriato-puuctatis, elevato-costatis. Long. 2i lin. 



Hah. Eastern Ecuador {Buckley). 



Antennae slender, filiform, the third joint more than twice the 

 length of the second, the fifth to the eighth, together with the 

 tenth and eleventh, pale piceous, the rest flavous. Thorax about 

 one-third broader than long ; sides straight and parallel, slightly 

 converging near the apex ; disk smooth, trifoveolate, the fovete 

 arranged as in D. vittatijjennis. Elytra oblong, slightly dilated 

 posteriorly, rather coarsely subseriate-punctate ; each elytron with 

 about four elevated vittas, those towards the outer margin less 

 distinct than the inner ones. 



