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Scutellnm (fig. 15 7i) ovatum. 

 Elytra oblouga, i)araUela, apice rotundata. 

 Pedes mediocres, robusti, antici paullo elongati et anipliati. 

 Corjnis elongatum, parallelum, coiivexum. (Type, Prosopodonta Ihn- 

 bata.) 



a. TJioracis lateribus dentatis aut angulatis. 

 1. Prosopodonta limbata, n. sp. Tab. VI. Fig. 2. 



P. elongata, convexa, nigra, nitida ; clytrornm limbo late rnfo ; 

 antennai-um artienlo tertio duobns pneccdentibus longiori ; thorace 

 remote punctato, margine laterali indistincte biangulato. 



Long;. 5 lin. 



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P. elongate, convex, shining black ; limb of elytra and the extreme 

 posterior margin of abdominal segments red. Head smooth ; face 

 between the antennae ^vith a narrow elevated ridge, which is pro- 

 duced anteriorly into a tooth-like process ; antennae robust, third 

 joint longer than the two preceding, these latter short, subovate. 

 Thorax rather broader than long ; sides narrowly margined, rounded, 

 sinuate behind, rounded portion with two indistinct angles, one 

 near the middle, the other in front, the anterior and posterior 

 angles subacute, the latter sKghtly produced ; apical margin trun- 

 cate ; above convex, smooth and shining, remotely punctured, 

 lateral border more closely punctured ; on either side the central 

 line is a shallow fovea, and at the extreme base a third, trans- 

 verse and more deeply impressed. Scutellum smooth, shining red. 

 Elytra oblong-elongate, broader than the thorax ; sides parallel, 

 narrowly margined, margin sHghtly dilated and recurved behind ; 

 apex snbacutely rounded, conjointly emarginate at the apex ; above 

 convex, each elytron with eleven rows of deej) punctures, larger 

 and coarser towards the outer border ; interstices near the sides 

 and towards their apex subcostate ; black, the entire Hmb shining 

 rufous. Beneath black ; abdomen smooth, apical margin of its 

 segments narrowly edged with rufous ; anterior pair of legs some- 

 what elongate, anterior thighs shghtly incrassate. 



Hah. Columbia. 



Collection of J. 8. Balv. 



2. Prosopodonta proxima, n. sp. 



P. minus elongata, convexa, nigra, nitida ; elytrorum Umbo abdomi- 

 nisque segmentorum marginibus rufis ; thorace crebre punctato, 

 margine laterah indistincte biangidato. 



Long. 3|- lin. 



P. less elongate, convex, sMning black, limb of elytra and posterior 

 margin of abdominal segments bright nifous. Head with the face 

 closely but finely punctured ; antennae less robust, third joint 

 scarcely equal in length to the two preceding. Thorax similar 



