Neiv and little-known Lagriidae. 259' 



the prothorax, sparsely, finely punctate, foveate on eacli side 

 between the eyes, and narrowing behind them; eyes transverse,, 

 small, distant, feebly convex, not reaching the base of the head ; an- 

 tennae rather short, moderately stout [joint 1 1 missing]. Prothorax 

 smooth, broader than long, arcuately dilated at tlie sides, narrowed 

 and constricted at the base, the basal margin preceded by a deep' 

 groove; the disc with a very large, deep, rounded excavation on 

 each side just behind tlie middle. Elytra moderately long, at the 

 middle about twice as wide as the prothorax, conjointly rounded at 

 the tip; closely, finely, deeply punctato-striate, the interstices 

 convex, flatter on the disc, 3 with four setigerous impressions 

 scattered between the base and apex, 5 and 9 also with two or three 

 widely separated impressions. Legs rather short and stout, the 

 anterior femora strongly clavate. 

 Length 6f, breadth 2| mm. i^.) 



Hah. Upper Amazons, San Paulo [de Olivenca] {H. W, 

 Bates). 



One specimen. Near S. bicolor. Champ., from Panama, 

 the prothorax more dilated at the sides and with a very 

 large, deep, rounded excavation on each side of the disc 

 ( ? accidental) ; the elytra conjointly rounded at the apex, 

 sharply punctato-striate, and with the apical half and 

 suture cupreo-violaceous. the setigerous impressions fewer 

 in number. The apical joint of the antennae wanting in 

 the type, is probably elongate, at least in the male. 



122. Statira cribriceps, n. sp, 



Elongate, narrow, widened posteriorly^ shining; reddish-brown 

 or obscure rufo-testaceous, the fensora paler at the base, more or less 

 infuscate in their outer half, the eyes black; somewhat thickly 

 clothed with long, fine, erect, bristly hairs. Head large, broad, 

 well developed behind the eyes, rounded at the sides posteriorly, 

 closely, coarsely punctate, with a shallow, transverse, inter-ocular 

 impression, the frontal groove deep and almost straight; eyes 

 small, convex, widely separated; antennae long, slender, joint 11 

 in both sexes about equalling 9 and 10 united. Prothorax nearly 

 as wide as the head, convex, longer than broad, rounded at the sides 

 anteriorly, feebly sinuate and gradually narrowing towards the base, 

 the basal margin slightly raised ; closely, coarseh^ punctate. Elytra 

 rather convex in cj, flatter in 2, moderately long, rapidly widening 

 to the middle, and there about twice the breadth of the prothorax, 

 arcuately narrowed and somewhat acuminate posteriorly, the humeri 

 obtuse; coarsely, closely striato-punctate, the punctures transveise 



