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7. Cephaloleia Sallei, n. sp. B.M. 



C. elong-ata, subdepressa, nifo-fiilva, iiitida ; antennis (basi excepto) 

 nigris ; thorace transvcrso-quadi'ato, latcribus subparallelis, leniter 

 rotimdatis ; eljaris apice integris. 



Mas. Abdominis segmento anali concavo-emarginato ; pygidio 

 obtuse truncato. 



Fcem. Abdominis segmento anali bisinuato, medio producto ; 

 pygidio obtuso, apice bisinuato. 

 Long. 3-3^ lin. 



C. elongate, subdepressed, shining nifo-fiilTOus ; eyes and antennas 

 (the base of the latter excepted) black ; basal joint subincrassate, 

 obovate, longer than the second. Thorax transverse-quadi'ate ; 

 lateral border slightly margined, subparallel, more rounded in 

 front, produced beyond the apical margin ; anterior angles obtuse ; 

 sxuface smooth and shining, slightly convex, and having on either 

 side near the base a transverse impression ; disc nearly impunc- 

 tate, sides and base mth a few scattered punctures ; lateral borders 

 reflexed, canaliculate. Scutellum longer than broad, its aj^ex 

 very acute. Elj-tra broader than the thorax ; sides parallel, nar- 

 rowly margined ; apex obtusely rounded, not serrulate ; above 

 moderately convex, tlattened along the back, smooth and shining ; 

 each elytron -with eleven rows of fine punctures, the first abbre- 

 viated. 



Male. Anal segment of abdomen (Tab. III. fig. 7 c? $ ) concave ; 

 pygidium obtusely tiTmcate. 



Female. Anal segment of abdomen bisinuato, its middle slightly 

 produced ; pygidium obtuse, obsoletely bisinuate. 



Hah. Bogota. 



British Museum, and collection of J. S. Baly. 



8. Cephaloleia princeps, n. sp. 



C. elongata, subdepressa, rufa, uitida ; antennis nigris ; elytris ob- 

 scure nigro-asneis ; thorace transverso-quadrato, margine apicali 

 extrorsum margineque laterali dilatatis, reflexis, hoc recto, apicem 

 versus sinuate, angulo antico acuto. 



Mas. Abdominis segmento anali sinuate. 



Long. 5 lin. 



C. elongate, subdepressed, shining rufous ; antenna; black ; elytra 

 obsciu'e greenish black. Head smooth ; face between the eyes 

 minutely imnctiu'ed; vertex impressed by a small but distinct 

 fovea ; antennae simple, entirely black, their basal joint obovate, 

 incrassate, longer than the second. Thorax transverse-quadi-ate, 

 one-thii'd broader than long ; lateral margin, together with the 

 apical margin on either side near the external angle, dilated, re- 

 flexed, the former straight and parallel, sinuate in front ; anterior 

 angle slightly produced laterally, acute ; above slightly convex 



