52 RHINOTMETUS. 



ated in front ; the anterior angles depressed ; the sides marginate ; at 

 the basal angles are two obsolete depressions of a triangular form ; the 

 surface (which is finely granulated) is clothed throughout, but more 

 distinctly at the margins, with a pale flavous pubescence. Scutellum 

 small, almost obsolete. Elytra parallel, subcylindrical ; from the 

 antemedial suture a shallow oblique depression extends upwards 

 towards the humeral angles ; punctate-striate, the striae being almost 

 entirely concealed by a fine silken flavous pubescence. Antenna 

 robust, filiform, flavous. Legs flavous throughout. 



This species is readily distinguished from pallipes by the arrange- 

 ment of the depressions on the thorax and the different markings on 

 the head, as well as by the colour of its pubescence. 



Brazil. In the collection of M. Chevrolat. 



19. Rhinotmetus canescens. 



R. oblongo-ovalis, subdepressus, pubescens, flavus ; capite producto ; 

 thorace antice rotundato, elongato ; elytris pimciato-substriatis, 

 Jlavo-pubescentibus ; antennis pedibusque Jlavis. 



Long. corp. 2\ lin., lat. f- lin. 



Oblong-oval, very slightly depressed, pubescent, flavous throughout. 

 Head narrow, produced anteriorly, apparently impunctate, distinctly 

 clothed with fine flavous pubescence ; eyes large, prominent, situate 

 at the base of the head ; antennae at their base contiguous. Thorax 

 considerably narrower than the elytra, elongated, subattenuated in 

 front, with the anterior angles slightly rounded ; sides hardly mar- 

 ginate, flavo-pubescent. Scutellum small, triangular. Elytra with 

 punctures arranged as striae (at the shoulder, and towards the margin, 

 the striation is distinctly visible under the pubescence) ; the humeral 

 angles distinct, but not prominent ; the surface is clothed, apparently 

 throughout (but especially at the margins and base), with a fine, thick, 

 velvet flavous pubescence. Antenna filiform, with a tendency in the 

 ultimate joints to become incrassated, flavous. Legs flavous. 



Brazil. In the cabinet of Mr. Baly. 



20. Rhinotmetus nigricornis. 



R. oblongo-ovatus,subparcdlehis,anticeattenuatus,pnnctato-striatus, 

 niger ; capite producto, ad apicem carinato, granulato, nigro ; 

 thorace quadrato, ad basin transverse depresso, impunctato, rufo ; 

 elytris parallelis, pvnctato-striatis, nigris ; antennis robustis, 

 filiformibus, nigris, ad basin fusco suffvsis ; pedibus nigris, tibiis 

 tarsisque posticis ferrugineo suffusis. 



Long. corp. 2 lin., lat. | lin. 



