New and little-known Lagriidae. 185 



Hah. Lower Amazons, Para {H. W. Bates, ex coll. 

 Pascoe). 



One example. Not unlike the Peruvian S. viginti- 

 pwndata (No. 46), but with a subcylindrical, subsulcate, 

 densely, minutely punctate prothorax, and more numerous, 

 much smaller setigerous impressions on the elytra, those 

 on the apical half of the third interstice somewhat closely 

 placed, the elytral apices mucronate. The longer and 

 narrower prothorax, smaller head, deeply striate elytra, 

 ^\^th more numerous smaller setigerous impressions in 

 the interstices 3 and 5, separate S. cuspidata from S. semi- 

 cuprea (No. 47). The sides of the elytra are brilliant 

 cupreous towards the apex in the present species. 



15. Statira tuberculata. 



Statira tuberculata, Makl., Act. Soc. Fenn. x, p. 637 (1875). 



Elongate, shining; dilute rufo-castaneous, the head and pro- 

 thorax often more or less infuscate, the palpi, and sometimes the 

 antennae also, piceous, the upper surface with a faint brassy lustre 

 (in Maklin's var. a the elytra are aeneous or green); the elytra 

 with scattered long, bristly hairs. Head about as wide as the pro- 

 thorax, almost smooth, deeply foveate in the middle between the 

 eyes, the latter large and narrowly separated in (J, a little smaller 

 and more distant in $ ; antennae rather slender, joint 11 in o about 

 equalling 5-10, in $ slightly longer than 8-10, united. Prothorax 

 a little longer than broad, moderately rounded at the sides, con- 

 stricted before the prominent basal margin; finely punctate, often 

 with one or two oblique impressions on each side of the disc. Elytra 

 long, twice as wide as the prothorax, very slightly widening to the 

 middle, pointed at the apex; finely punctato-striate throughout, 

 the striae undulate, the interstices 3, 5, 7, and 9 each with a scattered 

 series of large, deep, subquadrate, setigerous impressions, separated 

 towards the sides and apex^by elongate tubercles, those on 7 and 9 

 shorter and more prominent, the eighth interstice narrow and 

 cariniform. Anterior femora strongly clavate, feebly ciliate. 



Length 8|-12^, breadth 2J-3^ mm. ((J$.) 



Hab. Brazil, Petropolis and Santa Rita {Sahlberg : 

 types), Rio de Janeiro, Bahia {Fry), Espirito Santo {Des- 

 courtils), Alto da Serra in San Paulo {Bryant). 



Eleven specimens (9 c^, 2 5) before me are referable to 

 this species, two of them belonging to the colour var. 

 a of Maklin. There is also some variation in the shape 



