of the Amazons Valley. 2938 
is narrow and obtuse, almost truncated ; surface setose, coarsely 
punctate-striate, with the third interstice costate before the apex, 
dingy brown or blackish or partially dull reddish, more or less 
varied with tawny spots, in fine examples minutely varied with 
blackish and tawny. Body beneath dingy black; legs reddish, 
thighs and tibiz varied with black. 
Banks of the Tapajos, common. Also found at Cayenne, and 
existing in some French collections under the names of Hebestola 
annulicornis and Leprieurit. I have a specimen also which was 
taken by Mr. Squires at Rio Janeiro, where several other species 
are found allied to this, three of which have truncated elytra *. 
4, Estola porcula, n. sp. 
£. oblongo-ovata, hispida, obscure brunnea, griseo confluenter macu- 
lata; antennis testaceo annulatis; elytris antice confuse, postice 
sublineatim punctatis, apice obtusis. Long. 2-34 lin. 
Head thickly punctured, blackish, clothed with coarse greyish 
pubescence and rigid hairs. Antenne dusky; fourth, sixth, eighth, 
and tenth joints ringed with pale testaceous. Thorax convex, 
thickly punctured, setose, and clothed with dull-greyish tomentum; 
lateral tubercles small, acute. Elytra oblong, scarcely narrowed 
behind, apex obtusely rounded ; surface closely setose, minutely 
varied with ding gy grey and dusky brown, punctured, the punc- 
* Estola truncatella. Elongato-oblonga, parce setosa, nigro-fusca, griseo 
obscuro tomentosa. Caput angustum, punctatum. Antenne ciliate, 
fuscee, articulo octavo albo annulato. Thorax parvus, spina laterali 
acuta; supra crebre punctatus, eriseo- -fuscus, unicolor. Elytra elon- 
gato-oblonga, prope apicem angustata, apice oblique truncata, angulis 
haud productis ; 3 Supra tenuiter setosa, griseo- -fusca, ¢ grosse punctato- 
striata, interstitio tertio postice costato. Pedes nigri, griseo pilosi. 
Long. 43 lin. Had. in Rio Janeiro, 
Estola acricula. Elongata, postice attenuata, parce setosa, cinereo-fulva, 
nigro punctata. Caput punctatum. Antenne corpore breviores, 
testacez, articulis apice brunneo variegatis, articulo octavo testaceo. 
Thorax grosse punctatus, spinis lateralibus longiusculi is acutis. Elytra 
punctato- -striata, cinereo- fulva, nigro punctata, : apice oblique truncata, 
angulis externis breviter spinosis. “Long. 43 lin. Hab. in Rio Janciro. 
Estola varicornis (Dj. Cat.). Elongato-oblonga, postice vix attenuata, 
setosa, nigrina, griseo obscuro variegata. Caput punctatum, inter 
antennas valde concavum. Antenne ciliate, nigra, articulis basi 
pallide testaceis ; articulo octavo testaceo, apice nigro. Thorax crebre 
grosse punctatus, tuberculis lateralibus brevibus acutis. _Elytra punc- 
tato-striata (interstitio tertio postice acute costato), nigrina, grisco 
obscure variegata, apice oblique truncata, angulis internis rotundatis, 
externis distinetis. Cor pus subtus nigrum. Pedes nigri, griseo varie- 
gati, tarsis rufescentibus. Long, 3- 4 lin. Had. in Rio Janciro. 
