Brazilian Baring 473 



toothed sinus. Length 6.3-8.4 mm.; width 3.2-4.4 mm. Brazil (more 

 widely distributed than any other Barid, occurring at Chapada, Santarem, 

 Espirito-Santo and Rio de Janeiro). Twenty specimens. [5am inter- 

 punctata Germ.] interpunctata Germ. 



Body much smaller in size but almost similar in coloration, structure and male 

 sexual characters; beak (o 71 ) shorter, not as long as the prothorax, a little 

 more prominently arcuate above at the antennae, cupreous and strongly 

 punctate in more than basal half, thence to the apex with the punctures 

 stronger than in the preceding and less sparse; antennal club relatively less 

 elongate-oval; prothorax smaller and a fourth wider than long, the feebly 

 converging sides evenly but less strongly arcuate from base to tubulation, 

 which is half as wide as the base; punctures very coarse, similarly uneven 

 in distribution, but on the whole closer, very dense at the sides and apex; 

 impunctate line from the posterior vacant space to the apex narrower and 

 prominent; elytra nearly similar but narrower, much wider than the pro- 

 thorax and distinctly more than twice as long; male pygidium more broadly 

 and obtusely tumid medially toward apex. Length 5.75 mm.; width 2.7 

 mm. Brazil (Petropolis). A single specimen, from Desbrochers des Loges. 



otiosa n. sp. 



Body still smaller and much narrower, similar in coloration and lustre; beak (cf) 

 longer and relatively less thick, as long as the prothorax, the upper surface 

 more prominent at the antennae, colored and sculptured nearly as in inter- 

 punctata; antennal club rather larger, oval, ogival at apex and somewhat 

 longer than the four preceding joints; prothorax of different outline, a fourth 

 wider than long, the sides converging and nearly straight, rapidly rounding 

 anteriorly to the strong tubulation, which is fully half as wide as the base; 

 coarse punctures in general crowded, sparser basally and with a sharply 

 isolated smooth spot near each side, the medial smooth area continued 

 narrowly but not prominently to the apex; scutellum very smooth, sub- 

 quadrate; elytra nearly as in the two preceding, but with the striae as in 

 otiosa, relatively coarser and more exarate distally than in interpunctata, 

 much wider than the prothorax and distinctly more than twice as long; 

 pygidium (d") extremely prominent along the median line; sinus of the 

 fifth ventral very much shallower, almost obsolete, with very short, broad 

 and obtuse ligul'a. Length 5.0 mm.; width 2.3 mm. Brazil (Espirito- 

 Santo). One specimen, from Desbrochers des Loges parvula n. sp. 



8 — Form oblong-suboval, convex, shining, more sparsely sculptured and smoother 

 than usual; beak (o 71 ) cylindric, evenly and moderately arcuate, feebly 

 tapering, strongly but loosely punctate and bluish basally, more feebly and 

 sparsely punctate and black distally, only three-fourths as long as the pro- 

 thorax, or ( 9 ) almost similar but a little thinner; antennae medial, black, 

 the club short, abrupt, oval and barely longer than the three preceding joints; 

 prothorax strongly convex in profile, a fourth (o 71 ) to third (9) wider than 

 long, the sides strongly arcuate, gradually parallel basally, the tubulation 

 gradually formed and only three-sevenths as wide as the base; prominent 

 basal lobe rather narrowly rounded; punctures not so large as usual and 

 distinctly separated even at the sides, sparse medially, without a well defined 

 median impunctate area or anterior line; elytra barely a fourth longer than 

 wide, scarcely more than a fifth wider than the prothorax and not quite 

 twice as long, the sides but feebly oblique and slightly arcuate; strial foveae 

 large, deep and narrowly suboval, rather widely separated but very con- 

 spicuous; punctures of the even interstitial series rather small, remote, 

 becoming very small suturally; pygidium (o 71 ) very moderately tumid 

 along the middle, or ( 9 ) evenly and strongly convex throughout; male 



