270 Mr. J.S. Baly on new Genera and Species of Hispide. 
above subcylindrical, transversely depressed near the base, ru- 
gose-punctate. Scutellum shining black. Elytra broader than 
the thorax, oblong, sides narrowly margined, their outer edge, 
together with the apical border, finely but distinctly serrate ; 
apex rounded; above convex, each elytron with eight regular 
rows of large deep punctures, alternate interstices subcostate ; 
an oblique oblong patch before the middle, and a subrotundate 
spot behind the latter, shining rufous. 
A single specimen in my own collection ; also in the Rey. H. 
Clark’s cabinet. 
Microrhopala pulchella, n. sp. 
M. elongato-ovata, convexa, nigra, nitida; thorace elytrisque rubris, 
his fortiter punctato-striatis, basi fascia lata prope medium macula- 
que communi apicali cyaneis. 
Long. 14 lin. 
Hab. Mexico. 
Elongate-ovate, convex, shining black; thorax above and be- 
low and the elytra bright rufous; the latter, with their base, a 
broad transverse band across their middle, together with a large 
common apical patch, bright metallic blue. Head subrugose 
on the front; articulations of the four terminal joimts of the 
antennz visible under a lens, five last joints covered with ad- 
pressed fulvous hairs. Thorax more than half as broad again 
at the base as long, sides rounded, sinuate behind, narrowed 
in front, above subcylindrical, transversely excavated near the 
base, rugose-punctate ; centre of disk with an indistinct longitu- 
dinal groove. Scutellum smooth, impunctate. Elytra broader 
than the thorax, oblong; sides subparallel, narrowly margined, 
outer edge, together with the apical border, finely serrate; apex 
rounded; above convex; cach elytron with eight rows of deep 
regular punctures, the first abbreviated ; interstices near the apex, 
together with the second from the outer border for its whole 
length, subcostate. Beneath pitchy black; legs black. 
Collections of M. Sallé, A. Fry, and my own cabinet. 
Microrhopala bivitticollis, n. sp. 
M. elongato-ovata, convexa, nigro-chalybea, nitida ; thorace utrinque 
vitta lata rufa; elytris leete chalybeis. 
Long. 2 lin, 
Hab. c 
Elongate-ovate, convex, nitidous; thorax with a broad vitta 
on either side shining rufous. Head with the vertex rugose ; 
terminal joints of antennz covered with adpressed fulvous 
hairs. Thorax nearly twice as broad as long, sides rounded, 
subsinuate behind, narrowed in front; above subcylindrical, 
