New and little-known Lagriidae. 177 



One male. This species has the elytra shaped as in 

 S. flavosignata ; but the head and prothorax are narrower, 

 the antennae are stouter, and the upper surface is duller 

 and almost uniformly fusco-castaneous. 



4. Statira acanthomera, n. sp. 



Moderately elongate, shining, piceous or reddish-brown, the darker 

 example with the antennae in great part, the knees and tarsi, and 

 the suture of the elytra at the base, ferruginous. Head rather 

 broad, almost smooth, shallowly foveate in the middle between 

 the widely sepaz-ated eyes ; antennae long, rather slender, joint 1 1 

 about as long as 8-10 united. Prothorax subcordate, as broad as 

 long, about as wide as the head, moderately constricted before the 

 base; sparsely, obsoletely punctulate, the basal margin not much 

 raised, the disc foveate in the middle behind in one example. Elytra 

 moderately elongate, much broader than the prothorax, gradually 

 widened to the middle and rapidly narrowed posteriorly, trans- 

 versely depressed below the base; finely punctato-striate, the 

 interstices flat, 3 with six and 5 with four widely separated con- 

 spicuous setigerous punctures, 9 also with two or three punctures 

 towards the apex. Ventral segments 2 and 3 with a few fine pili- 

 gerous punctures between the usual double series of setigerous 

 impressions running down 1-5. Anterior femora greatly thickened, 

 abruptly narrowed and angulate near the base, the narrow basal 

 portion armed with a long curved spine; anterior tibiae hollowed 

 at the apex beneath. 



Length Sj^y, breadth 3 mm. {^.) 



Hah. Colombia (M(<5. 5ri^. : type); Ecuador (5i<cHe?/). 



Two specimens, assumed to be males, the one from 

 Ecuador smoother beneath and somewhat immature. 

 Less elongate and more shining than S. spinigera, the head 

 and prothorax broader, the antennae much longer, the 

 setigerous punctures on the disc of the elytra larger, the 

 anterior femora angulate before the base, as in S. costari- 

 censis and S. flavosignata. The Colombian example was 

 acquired by the Museum in 1871. S. nigella and S.fusca, 

 Makl., from the same country, may be allied forms? 



5. Statira suturalis. (Plate XII, fig. 3, anterior leg, ^.) 

 Statira suturalis, Makl., Act. Soc. Fenn. vii, p. 157 (1862). 



cj. Antennae moderately long, joints 3-10 subequal in length, 

 11 about three times as long as 10. 



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