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Mr. H. W. Bates on the 
fere duplici, supra medio apice breviter costato; elytra 
similia, paulo minora, apice acute tridentata, dente suturali sat 
producto, intermedio minore, apice haud rotundato ; antennis 
articulis singulis apice haud nigrescentibus; ¢ abdomine 
subtus basi glabra, segmentis tribus ultimis medio tantum 
pubescentibus.” 
Long. 6 lin. 
Ega. Collections of Baron Chaudoir and H. W. Bates. 
23. Agra brevicornis, n. sp. 
“Przecedenti primo intuitu similis, minor. Caput subelongato- 
quadratum, basi abrupte quadrato-constrictum, lve, basi 
unifoveolatum et utrinque unipunctatum; oculis sat prominu- 
lis. Thorax quoad formam non differt, attamen paulo bre- 
vior, supra minus confertim et sat irregulariter punctatus, 
supra medio apice subtricostatus, carina laterali elevata, 
integra, exteriori subobsoleta. LElytra paulo breviora, nec 
latiora, minora, similiter punctato-striata, apice recte trun- 
cata, dentibus non prominulis, nec rotundatis. Antenne 
breviores, thoracis basin vix attingentes, articulis tribus basali- 
bus nigris, ceteris rufis. Color obscure cupreus.” (Chaudoir.) 
Long. 53 lin. @ 
Para. One example in my own Collection. 
24, Agra rubrocuprea, n. sp. 
M. de Chaudoir has given me the following description of my 
specimens of this species :— 
“A. @neipenni certe affinis, differt capite evidenter latiori, magis 
rotundato, oculis sat prominulis, thorace paulo minus 
elongato, antice brevius attenuato, ante basin vix strangulato, 
costa laterali magis elevata; elytris basin versus -minus 
attenuatis, magis parallelis, apicis angulo suturali subacu- 
tiore. g subtus pectore medio, abdominisque toti fere ad 
apicem vitta lata media pubescenti-punctulatis, pube murina; 
¢ glabra; colore nigro-picea, nitida, thorace virescenti, 
elytris rubro-cupreis, splendidis ; antennee extus ferruginez, 
articulis singulis nigro-terminatis; pédes rufo-picei: ¢ ris 
femora parum incrassata.”’ 
Long. 43 lin. 
This brilliant little species occurred only at St. Paulo, and was 
very rare. Col]. Baron Chaudoir and H. W. Bates. 
