CKPHALOLEIA. 41 



Male. Anal segmcut of abdomen (Tab. III. fig. 1 c5' $ ) slightly 

 sinuate. 



Female. Anal segment rounded, its apex subsinuate on either 

 side, the middle produced ; antennae and tibiae entirely black. 



Var. A. Male. Elytra entirely black ; thorax bright fulvous red. 



Hah. Mexico, M. Salle. 



British Museum. Collections of E. Sheppard, Esq., W. W. tSauu- 

 ders, Esq., and J. S. Baly. 



2. Ceplialoleia Whitei, n. sp. 



C. elongata, subdepressa, fulva, nitida ; antennis extrorsum elytro- 



rumque vitta marginali nigris, sutura picea. 



Mas. Antennarum articulis basalibus compressis, primo incras- 



sato, duobus proximis subtrigonis ; segmento anali sinuate. 

 Long. 4 lin. 



C. elongate, subdepressed, shining fulvous. Head smooth ; eyes and 

 six terminal joints of antennae black; second and three following- 

 joints compressed, the second and thii-d equal, subtrigonate ; basal 

 joint incrassate, clavate, subcompressed. Thorax ti'ansverse-qua- 

 di-ate, rather wider just before the middle; lateral border roimded, 

 sinuate at the base, narrowed in front, produced beyond the apical 

 margin, anterior angles obtuse ; above slightly convex, finely and 

 subremotely pimctured, side border canaliculated, reflexed, Scu- 

 tellum rather longer than broad, its ajjex very acute ; smooth, 

 piceous. Elytra broader than the base of the thorax; sides parallel, 

 narrowly margined ; apex obtusely rounded, elytra conjointly 

 emarginate at the sutural angles ; above subdepressed along the 

 suture, sides moderately convex, deflexed and slightly excavated 

 below the shoulder ; surface smooth, each elytron with eleven 

 rows of fine punctures, the first abbreviated ; extreme base and a 

 broad line on the outer margin, reaching to the posterior angle, 

 black ; the anterior three-fourths of the suture pale piceous. 

 Pygidium obtusely tnmcatc. 



Male. Anal segment of abdomen (Tab. Ill, fig. 2) sinuate. 



Hah. Columbia. 



A single specimen, in the collection of J. S. Baly. 



3. Cephaloleia apicalis, n. sp. 



C. elongata, sxibdepressa, nifo-fulva, nitida ; antennis (articulo basali 

 excepto), oculis elytrorumque apice nigris. 



Mas. Antennarum articulis quinque basalibus subcompressis, sc- 

 cundo et tertio a'qualibus, subtrigonis ; abdominis segmento anali 

 sinuato. 



Fcem. Antennarum articulo tertio secundo longiori ; abdominis 

 segmento anali truncato. 

 Long. 3i-4 lin. 



C. elongate, subdepressed, shining rufo-fulvous. Head smooth ; eves 



