STENISPA. 13 



This insect has been described by Giieiin in the IconograpJde 

 du Hetjne Animal ; he, howcA'cr, h;is placed it in the genus Micro- 

 rliopala, with the siiecics of which it has not the least affinity beyond 

 mere external form. 



B. Mentiim distinctuin. 



Genus IV. STENISPA. Details, Tar. I. fig. 4. 



Antennce (fig. 4rt) capite cum thorace vix longiores, subfiliformes, 

 apice vix incrassata?, aiticulo primo brevi, ovato, secundo ob- 

 conico, tnmcato, paullo lougiori, tertio plerum(][ue paullo elon- 

 gato, rarius secundo brevioii, cceteris ad 10'" brevibus, sub- 

 sequahbus, cjHndiicis, ultimo paullo longiori, subacuto. 



Lahrum (fig. 4 h) antice incrassatum, deflexum, margine leniter ro- 

 tundato. 



Mandibulce (fi.g. 4 c) apice bidentataj, •" 



Paljii maxillares (fig. 4 d) articulo primo parvo, ovato, secundo cla- 

 vato, tertio trigono aut obconico, quarto paullo compresso et 

 ampHato, obovato ; lahiaUs (fig. 4 e) articulo primo parvo, ovato, 

 secundo subtrigono, tertio compresso et ampHato, ovato, obtuso. 



Labium : mento (fig. 4/) brevi, transverse, basi ad apicem angustato ; 

 liguld (fig. 4 g) trapeziformi, ad apicem ampliata, segmento 

 hasilari (fig. 4 7i) transverse, ajiicali (fig. -ii) obovato, basi at- 

 tenuate, apice obtuso. 



Caput antice deflexum, inter oculos plerumque concavum, antennis 

 in foveis duabus magnis insertis, oculis elongato-ovatis. 



Thorax quadratus, latitudine soepe paullo longior, lateribus anguste 

 marginatis. 



Scutellum pentagonum, apice aeuto. 



Ehjtra thorace \t.x latiora, angustata, elongata, convexa. 



Pedes brevi, robiisti, fcmoribus incrassatis. 



Corpus elongatum, filiforme. 



The tjT^e is the Hispa metalliea, Fabr., a native of North America ; 

 the other species are found in Brazil. In habit very similar to 

 Leptisim, but easily distinguished by the presence of a separate 

 mentum. 



a. Antennarum articulo tertio paullo elonyato. 



1. Stenispa metalliea, (Fabr.). Tab. IV. Fig. 4. B.M. 



Ilispa metalliea, Fahr. Si/st. El. t. ii. p. 60. no. 37. 



metalliea, Oliv. En'tom. t. vi. p. 777. no. 33. tab. 2. f. 33. 



