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Sp. 5. Gymnetis Dysoni, White, MS. 



Supra rubra, nigro-maculata, subtus atra nitida, tibiis posterio- 



ribus nigro-villosis. 

 Long. 10 lin. 

 Habitat Venezuelae. D. Dyzon. Mas. Britan. et nostr. 



Caput cinnabarinum, vertice piincto nigro, clypei margine late 

 nigro, apice subsinuato. Antennae nigrae. Thorax cinna- 

 barinus, maculis numerosis nigris, magnitudine et numero 

 variantibus, seriebus quinque longitudinalibus dispositis, prse- 

 ter has macula singula utrinque prope angulum posteriorem, 

 Coleoptera plana, cinnabarina, crebre nigro-maculata, macu- 

 lis juxta suturam in serie dispositis. Pygidium atrum, stri- 

 gosum. Corpus subtus nigrum, nitidum, pectore fortiter 

 punctato, coxis posticis abdominisque segmentis lateribus 

 punctis minutis rubris. Processus sternalis valde dependens, 

 supra carinatus. 



By its shape and markings this is allied to G. vieleagris, Burm., 

 but the colour is the same as in G. hkroglyphica. The hairs of 

 the tibiae are black, &c. 



Mr. White has alluded to this species in Taylor's Annals of 

 Natural History, vol. xx. p. 266. 



Sp. 6. Gymnetis fada. 



Cinereo-fusca, punctis nigris impressa, scutelli apice fulvo hir- 

 sute, elytris maculis tribus nigris, subtus nigro-villosa. 

 Long. 9— 10 lin. 

 Habitat Venezuelae. D. Dyson. Mus. Britan., Parrii, et nostr. 



Caput cinereo-fuscum, punctis nigris impressis, clypeo qua- 

 drato, apice alte marginato, margine reflexo, parum sinuato. 

 Antennee nigra;. Thorax cinereo-fuscus, medio raagis ob- 

 scurus, signatura obsoleta nigra fere literam M effbrmante ; 

 disco sparsim punctatus, punctis lateribus multo crebrioribus 

 et aciculatis, setas nigras gerentibus. Scutellum minimurr, 

 dense fulvo-hirsutum. Scapulae grisccS, punctis nigris im- 

 pressis. Elytra postice parum angustata, obsolete costata, 

 costa a medio basi ad callum apicalem decurrente, sutura 

 apice, in mare magis, acuminata, cinereo-fusca, punctis nigris 

 juxta suturam et in dimidio exteriore congestis, maculis 

 tribus nigris, prima in callo humerali, secunda fere media, 

 tertia in callo apicali, fere literam U efFormante, lobo literas 



