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difFers in having no tubercles on the elytra, except the two 

 at the declivity. 



Lcemosaccus rufescens. 



L. oblongus, pnstice gradatim latior, rufo-ferrugineus ; elytris pos- 

 tice abrnpte declivibus, apice siBgiilatim qnadrituberculatis. 

 Long. 2g-3 lin. 



Hah. Parana. 



Oblong, gradually narrowing behind, reddish ferruginous ; 

 rostrum finely punctured ; prothorax nearly as broad as long, 

 irregularly rounded at the sides, and closely covered (in fresh 

 specimens) with a fulvous tomentum, the apex with two 

 callosities, having a deep excavation between them ; scutellum 

 oval, raised ; elytra seriate-punctale, punctures approximate, 

 the alternate interstices raised, the third, fifth, and ninth 

 ending in a tubercle at the declivity, and a larger conical 

 tubercle at the apex ; femora obsoletely toothed ; anterior 

 tibiaj nearly straight. 



In this and tlie preceding species the two basal joints of the 

 funicle are equal in length, but the first is conspicuously 

 stouter. 



Lmmosaccus ehenus. 



L. perbreyis, parallelus, niger, nitidus ; clava antennarum elongata, 

 funiciilo longiore ; elytris apice singulatim rotuudatis. Long. 1\ 

 lin. 



Hah. St. Catharine's. 



Very short, the sides parallel, glossy black ; antennae feriru- 

 ginous, the club longer than the funicle ; rostrum shorter 

 than the head, closely punctured ; prothorax abruptly con- 

 tracted at the apex, reticulate-punctate, scutellar lobe pro- 

 duced ; scutellum round ; elytra about a third longer than 

 broad, deeply sulcate and transversely punctate, the punctures 

 closely approximate, interstices raised, especially the middle 

 portion of the third, each elytron rounded at the apex ; femora 

 with a spiniform tooth ; anterior tibias slightly curved, with 

 oblong contiguous punctures. 



The unusually short funicle seems to be the peculiar feature 

 of this curious little species, Lcemosaccus has strong affinities 

 with Magdalis ; but the latter is placed by Lacordaire in his 

 " Symmerides " on account of their contiguous coxa3. But 

 this character is common also to the Brazilian species, and, 

 since their affinity to the Australian and Malayan is un- 

 doubted — although perhaps they should be placed in separate 

 genera — the character in this case loses its usual importance, 



