and Species of Longicorn Coleoytera. 263 



Instituted for the reception o^ Necydalis nigricornls of Olivier; 

 with Necydalis, however, it has nothing to do, belonging to quite 

 another group, and, in fact, is not far removed from Oberea. 



Carterica cinctipennis. 



C. atra ; capita linea frontali, prothorace vitta laterali, elytris 

 plaga humerali fascidque latd pone medium, croceis. Para. 



Deep black ; line between the eyes, stripe on the prothorax at 

 the side extending to the shoulder, and broad band across the 

 elytra, behind the middle, rich saffron yellow ; antennae very 

 slender, black, more than twice the length of the body ; elytra 

 rounded internally towards the apex, externally produced into a 

 spine, and with three elevated lines disappearing towards the apex. 



Length 5 lines. 



The Saperda mucronata, Ol. (1, f. 10), appears to be allied to 

 this species. 



Onocephala picta. 



O. fusca ; elytris seriatim punctatis, lineis duabus, una humerali 

 altera suturali, maculis quinque scutelloque, laete ochraceis ; 

 antennis hirtis, articulo tertio elongate. Espiritu Santo. 



Dark chocolate brown, a line of hairs on the cheek and patch 

 on the mandibles, pale yellow ; epistome, labrum and palpi red- 

 dish brown ; antennae hairy, particularly the third, fourth, and 

 fifth joints, the third very long ; prothorax longer than broad, 

 very minutely plicate ; elytra regularly punctate, stripe at the 

 shoulder, another along the suture, three spots below and two at 

 the sides composed of very short hairs, and scutellum bright 

 ochre yellow ; body beneath pitchy brown. 



Length 8 lines. 



Onocephala ? metallica. 

 O. viridi-aenea, nitidissima ; elytris punctato-hirtis ; antennis 

 chalybaeis (prothorace lateribus denticulato ; scutello tri- 

 angulari). Para. 

 Brassy, shining with a tinge of green, and more or less covered 

 with setulose hairs ; prothorax about equal in length and breadth, 

 with a very small but distinct tooth at the side ; elytra regularly 

 punctate, a short stiff hair arising from each puncture ; antennae 

 dark blue-black, with a few short hairs ; legs and body below 

 blueish-black ; mesosternum produced, bilobed in front ; scutellum 

 triangular. 



Length 6 lines. 



