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222 Mr. (T: C. Champion on 



In the Fry collection there is an example ($?) of this 

 species from the same locality as the type. It is a very 

 elongate, narrow insect, nigro-piceous in colour, with the 

 elytra moderately shining, purple ; the abdomen castaneous ; 

 the head and prothorax opaque, and densely scabroso- 

 punctulate, the former large, the latter longer than broad, 

 cordate, with raised, laterally-projecting basal margin ; 

 the elytra elongate, subparallel in their basal half, the 

 alternate interstices 1, 3, and 5 with a complete series, 

 and 7 with a row dowTi the apical half, of rather closely 

 placed, setigerous impressions, each of which is preceded 

 by a small tubercle, 9 also with three impressions near the 

 tip ; the antennae long and slender [apical joints wanting] ; 

 the legs unusually elongate, the anterior femora not much 

 thicker than the others. 



67. Statira umbrosa, n. sp. 



Elongate, rather narroA\', opaque; jjiceous or castaneous, the 

 femora paler at the base, the elytra black, the latter with numerous 

 very long, erect, bristly hairs. Head large, densely, scabroso- 

 punctulate, the eyes very large, moderately distant; antennae 

 slender, long, joint 11 in cJ about equalling 6-10, in $ 8-10, united. 

 Prothorax as wide as tiie head, longer than broad, cordate, strongly 

 constricted before the raised, laterally-projecting hind angles, the 

 transverse basal groove not extending across the disc; densely 

 scabroso-punctulate. Elytra long, subparallel in their basal half, 

 barely twice the width of the prothorax; closely, finely punctato- 

 striate, the striae deeply impressed at the aj^ex, the interstices more 

 or less convex, alutaceous, 1, 3, and 5 with a scattered series of 

 setigerous impressions extending throughout their length, the 

 impressions each preceded by a small tubercle, 9 also with two 

 impressions near the tip. Legs very long, the tibiae and tarsi 

 pilose; anterior femora strongly clavate, intermediate femora 

 thickened before the apex beneath, and intermediate tibiae widened 

 from near the base and closely pubescent within, in q. Penis- 

 sheath very long, stout, curved, concave above, rounded at tip. 



Length 10, breadth 3 mm. (cj$.) 



Hab. Brazil, Ceara (GoimeUe, (^ : type), Jatahy, Prov. 

 of Goyas {Pujol, $). 



Two specimens — a (^ with the penis-sheath fully extruded, 

 the other assumed to be a $ of the same species. Very like 

 S. purpurerpennis, Pic, also from Jataliy, but with sericeous, 

 opaque, black elytra, and fewer setigerous impressions on 



