C585.) 
XXXIV. On some South American Coleoptera of the 
Family Butelide. By Cas. O. WATERHOUSE. 
[Read October 5th, 1881.] 
Tux present paper has resulted from examination of 
some Rutelide collected by Mr. Buckley in Ecuador. 
Mr. Buckley brought several new species, and, while 
describing them, I have added a few which were already 
in the British Museum. 
Anricutra, E’schsch. 
A. All the following species have a very large 
scutellum ; the mandibles with a well-marked notch on 
the outer edge; a long sternal process ; and the larger 
claw to all the tarsi bifid. Species 1—12. 
1. Antichira modesta, n. 8. 
Ovata, olivacea-viridis, nitida, fere levis ; thoracis 
lateribus subtiliter punctulatis, elytrorum humeris pos- 
tice impressis, pygidio striolato. Long. 9 lin. 
Very close to A. prasina, Burm., but differs in being a 
little ‘shorter, of a rather darker green with dark 
reflections. The punctuation on the forehead, disk of 
the thorax, and scutellum is only visible with a rather 
strong magnifying-glass ; the punctuation of the elytra 
ig still finer, and can only be traced with difficulty. At 
the sides of the thorax the punctures are moderately 
distinct. ‘The elytra have at the side below the shoulder 
a shallow oblique impression. The pygidium is strongly 
vermiculose-strigose, as in A. prasina. 
Hab. Ecuador, Cuenca (Fraser). 
9. Antichira sobrina, 0. 8. 
Oblonga, subdepressa, nitida, olivacea, enescens ; 
thoracis lateribus crebre punctulatis, pygidio crebre stri- 
goso, tarsis nigris, eracilibus. Long. 9 lin. 
TRANS. ENT. soc. 1881.—PaRT IV. (DEC.) 
