CEPHALOLEIA. 47 



British Museum, and collections of E. Sheppard, Esq., and J. S. 

 Baly. 



Both sexes of this insect may be at once separated from the other 

 fulvous species by their broad dilated thorax. 



10. Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fabr.). B.M. 



Hispa nigricornis, Fahr. Ent. Si/st. t. ii. p. 73. n. 12; Syst. El. t. ii. 



p. 64. n. 30. 

 Oliv. t. \i. p. 773. n. 25. pi. 2. f. 25. 



C. elongata, subdepressa, rufo-fulva, nitida ; antennis (basi excepto) 

 nigris ; thorace subquadrato ; elytris apice minute serrulatis ; py- 

 gidio obtuso. 



Mas. Abdominis segmento anali late truncate- emarginato, medio 

 sinuate. 



Fcem. Abdominis segmento anali late truncate -cmarginato. 

 Long. 3-31 lin. 



C. elongate, subdepressed, bright riifo-fulvous ; antennae black, two 

 or tkree basal joints fulvous ; basal joint incrassate, longer than 

 the second. Thorax subquacU'ate ; lateral margins dilated, reflexed, 

 sHghtly rounded, and produced beyond the apical margin in front, 

 nearly straight behind, anterior angles obtuse ; surface slightly 

 convex transversely, irregularly excavated at the base, mdistinctly 

 so on the sides, distinctly but not very closely punctiu'ed ; lateral 

 border canaHculated. Elytra rather broader than the thorax ; 

 sides broadly margined, subparallel, slightly convex ; outer edge, 

 when examined under a lens, minutely sernilate towards the apex ; 

 above sHghtly convex, flattened along the suture ; at the base, 

 within the shoulders, are several broad shallow foveae ; sides 

 deeply sinuate, lateral margin moderately reflexed; surface shining, 

 distinctly punctate-striate ; interstices towards the outer border 

 obsoletely elevated, Pygidium obtuse. 



Male. Anal segment of abdomen (Tab. III. fig. 10 c? $ ) broadlj* 

 trimcate-emarginate, its middle notched. 



Female. Anal segment of abdomen broadly trimcate-emarginate, 

 the middle portion entire. 



Hah. Amazons, Mr. H. W. Bates. Peru, M. DeGand. 



British Museum, and collections of Major Parry, E. Sheppard and 

 W. W. Saunders, Esqrs., and J. S. Baly. 



Fabricius, who first described this species, by mistake has given 

 the Cape of Good Hope as the habitat. 



11. Cephaloleia proxima, n. sp. 



C. late elongata, subdepressa, rufo-fulva, nitida ; antennis (basi 

 excepto) nigris ; thorace transverse, lateribus parallelis, antice 

 rotundatis ; elytris apice obsoletius serratuhs. 



