Brazilian Baring 351 



usual; elytra less broadly oval, nearly a fourth longer than wide, evidently 

 wider than the prothorax and nearly four- fifths longer; sculpture almost as 

 in the preceding, except that the grooves are somewhat coarser, almost fully 

 as wide as the intervals externally, the moderate deep punctures of the 

 single interstitial series well separated. Length 2.65-2.8 mm.; width 1.25- 

 1.28 mm. Brazil (Chapada). May. On flowers, in forest clearings. Two 

 specimens ellipsis n. sp. 



16 — Body more broadly oblong-oval than in the preceding, shining and deep 

 black throughout, the squamules above white and distinct, sparse on the 

 pronotum, in single lines on the elytra, short and well separated throughout 

 beneath; beak (9) smooth, shining, deep black, very moderately arcuate 

 and notably slender, much longer than the head and prothorax, the antennae 

 at three-sevenths; prothorax shorter, almost one-half wider than long, the 

 sides converging and very feebly arcuate, rounding only in apical third or 

 fourth, the subtubulate apex half as wide as the base; punctures still coarser 

 and sparser, separated by nearly twice their widths, the smooth median line 

 well developed and entire; elytra broad, rapidly and very obtusely rounded 

 behind, the sides but slightly oblique, only very little longer than wide, 

 distinctly wider than the prothorax and four-fifths longer; grooves deep; 

 punctures of the interstitial series rather strong but well separated. Length 

 2.55 mm.; width 1.28 mm. Brazil (Espirito Santo). Desbrochers des 

 Loges. One specimen nigripes n. sp. 



Body much narrower than in either of the two preceding, deep black throughout, 

 the pronotum feebly alutaceous, the elytra strongly shining; squamules 

 white, slender, sparse and inconspicuous above, separated beneath; beak 

 ( 9 ) very slender, smooth, shining, distinctly and evenly arcuate and only 

 very little longer than the head and prothorax; antennae slender, at three- 

 sevenths; prothorax smaller and narrower, but little over a fourth wider 

 than long, the sides parallel and nearly straight, rounding and oblique in 

 apical third or fourth, the subtubulate apex distinctly more than half as 

 wide as the base; punctures coarse, separated by about their own diameters 

 on the disk, the smooth median line distinctly defined and entire; elytra a 

 fourth longer than wide, more evenly oval, almost a fourth wider than the 

 prothorax and nearly twice as long; sculpture nearly similar but with the 

 seriate interstitial punctures less coarse and still more widely spaced; squam- 

 ules beneath well spaced. Length 2.65 mm.; width 1.2 mm. Brazil 

 (Petropolis). Desbrochers des Loges. A single example . . .melaneus n. sp. 



17 — Body very small, narrower, the male without prosternal spines. Deep 

 black, rather shining, the legs bright rufous; squamules white, very slender, 

 sparse and inconspicuous above, longer but well separated beneath; beak 

 (d 1 ) feebly arcuate, short, not as long as the head and prothorax, or ( 9 ) 

 more slender, less tapering and rather longer than those parts; antennae 

 just visibly behind the middle (9), or medial (d>); prothorax almost as 

 long as wide (cf), distinctly wider (9), the parallel sides nearly straight, 

 broadly rounding beyond the middle, the apex more than half as wide as the 

 base in both sexes; punctures notably coarse, less so anteriorly, the smooth 

 line narrow, incomplete in the female; elytra oval, a fourth longer than 

 wide, broadly, obtusely rounded at apex, about a fourth wider than the 

 prothorax and nearly twice as long; grooves deep, more than half as wide 

 as the intervals, theuniseriate interstitial punctures coarse; male without 

 distinct sexual modifications beneath, the pygidium vertical, in the female 

 oblique. Length 1.8-2. 15 mm.; width 0.7-0.85 mm. Brazil (Chapada). 

 May. Six specimens nanulus n. sp. 



Body not so small and always much more broadly oval; male, where known, with 

 well developed prosternal spines ^ 



