176 Mr. G. C. Champion on 



below this, and two more before the apex (these two coalescent and 

 forming an oblique fascia), yellow, the base also indeterminately 

 flavescent. Head almost smooth, shallowly foveate in the middle 

 between the widely separated eyes ; antennae moderately long, 

 joints 7-10 slightly decreasing in length, 11 about three times as 

 long as 10. Prothorax oblong-subcordate, slightly narrower than 

 the head, as long as broad, almost smooth, the basal margin not 

 much raised. Elytra long, twice as broad as the prothorax, gradually 

 widening to the middle, somewhat acuminate at the apex; finely 

 punctato-striate, the interstices flat, 3, 5, and 9 with scattered 

 setigerous punctures, those on 3 extending forwards to near the 

 base, the others placed on the apical half. Anterior femora much 

 thickened, abruptly narrowed and angulate near the base, the 

 narrow basal portion armed with a long curved spine; anterior 

 tibiae hollowed and slightly twisted at the apex beneath. 

 Length 8f, breadth nearly 3 mm. 



Hab. Ecuador (BucUey). 



One male. In this insect the yellow markings on the 

 apical two-thirds of each elytron are arranged into two 

 oblique fasciae and an isolated submedian spot, the elytra 

 themselves are much elongated, and the anterior femora 

 and tibiae are shaped as in S. costaricensis, ^. 



3. Statira spinigera, n. sp. 



(J. Elongate, rather dull, piceo-castaneous, the antennae, the 

 margins of the elytra, the tarsi, and the bases of the femora, obscurely 

 rufescent. Head rather narrow, shining, almost smooth, the eyes 

 separated by more than half the width of one of them; antennae 

 comparatively short, moderately stout, joint 11 nearly as long as 

 7-10 united. Prothorax longer than broad, oblong, constricted at 

 the base, as wide as the head, alutaceovis, obsoletely punctulate, 

 feebly canaliculate on the disc anteriorly, and with two oblique 

 distinctly punctured impressions in the middle before the base, 

 the basal margin not much raised. Elytra long, twice as broad as 

 the prothorax, gradually widened to the middle and somewhat 

 rapidly narrowed posteriorly; finely punctato-striate, the inter- 

 stices alutaceous, somewhat convex, flatter on the disc anteriorly, 3 

 with six widely separated small setigerous punctures and 5 and 9 

 with two or three others towards the apex. Anterior fenaora greatly 

 thickened, abruptly iiarrowed near the base, the narrow basal 

 portion armed with a long curved spineT" 



Length 8^, breadth 2| mm. 



Hab. Brazil, Santa Catharina {Fry). 



