Neiv and little-known Lagriidae. 211 



minutely punctate, with several coarser punctures between the 

 eyes, the latter moderately large, distant; antermae slender, long, 

 joint 11 nearly or quite equalling 8-10 united. Prothorax about as 

 long as broad, rounded at the sides, deeply constricted before the 

 raised basal margin ; sparsely, very minutely punctate. Elytra 

 long, flattened on the disc, twice as broad as the prothorax, gradually 

 widened to the middle, and somewhat acuminate posteriorly; 

 closely, finely, shallowly punctato -striate to the tip, the interstices 

 broad, flat, 3, 5, 7, and 9 each with from two to four setigerous 

 impressions on the apical half (those on 7 wanting in one specimen). 

 Length 9-|-10i, breadth 3-3| mm. 



Hab. Ecuador, Macas {Buckley). 



Three specimens, possibly including the two sexes. 

 Near the Venezuelan S. divisa, the elytra uniformly coloured, 

 simply flattened on the disc, the setigerous impressions on 

 the interstices 3, 5, and 9 fewer in number and mostly 

 placed near the apex. The much smoother, polished 

 prothorax separates S. diluta from S. lateralis (No. 71), 

 simonis, suffusa (No. 72), caeruleotincfa (No. 59), etc. ; 

 and its larger size and more elongate elytra from S. 

 translucida (No. 56). 



52. Statira simonis. 



Statira simonis, Fairm., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1892, p. 95. 



Elongate, somewhat depressed, A\idened posteriorly, shining; 

 rufo-testaceous, the eyes black, the elytra with a faint brassy lustre, 

 the latter with a few long bristly hairs. Head not so broad as the 

 prothorax -closely punctulate, transversely impressed between the 

 eyes, the latter moderately large, distant; antennae slender, long, 

 joint 11 not quite equalling 8-10 united. Prothorax a little broader 

 than long, moderately rounded at the sides, deeply constricted 

 before the raised basal margin ; densely, finely punctate, transversely 

 grooved on each side of the disc just behind the middle, the basal 

 groove complete. Elytra long, twice the breadth of the prothorax, 

 widening to beyond the middle, the sides arcuately converging 

 thence to the apex ; closely, very finely striato-punctate, the inter- 

 stices broad and flat throughout, 3 with six (scattered between 

 the base and apex), 5 with four (on the apical half), and 9 with three 

 (towards the apex), large, deep setigerous impressions. Anterior 

 femora moderately clavate. 



Length 10, breadth 3^ mm. ($?) 



