HYPOLAMPSIS. 235 



antennis robust 'is, filif omnibus, rufo-flavis, ad basin piceo stiffusis ; 

 pedibus rufo-Jlavis. 



Long. corp. li lin., lat. f lin. 



Oblong, ovate, robust, subcylindrical, finely pubescent, of a griseous 

 colour. Head short, not produced in front ; eyes large, lateral, 

 situated at the base of the head ; between the eyes is a longitudinal 

 medial fovea ; the surface is finely punctate, and near the margin of 

 the eyes subpubescent. Thorax quadrate, constricted at the base ; 

 the anterior angles are much depressed ; the sides are marginate ; at 

 the base is a broad transverse depression, which is produced on either 

 side obliquely to the humeral angles; the surface is finely flavo- 

 pubescent. Scutellum triangular and minute. Elytra somewhat 

 broader than the thorax, punctate- striate, the punctures being nearly 

 concealed by a fine clothing of pale griseous pubescence; in some 

 examples, where this pubescence is less apparent, a slight ante- 

 medial transverse depression extends obliquely upwards towards the 

 shoulders ; near the scutellary angles are two suffused circular mark- 

 ings of piceous ; two others somewhat larger, but equally suffused, are 

 postmedial. Antennas robust, filiform, the third joint being attenuated, 

 and in colour rufo-flavous ; the two basal joints are suffused with 

 piceous. Legs rufo-flavous, the posterior femora and tibiae being 

 fusco-rufous. 



This species may be recognized from H. Balii by its more distinct 

 pubescence, and by the four suffused markings on the surface of its 

 elytra ; it differs from all its congeners by its greater size. 



Taken by the late Mr. Squire in the neighbourhood of Rio Janeiro. 

 In the collection of Mr. Ealy. 



4. Hypolampsis multicostata. 



H. oblongo-ovata, subelongata, subcylindrica, impubescens, nigra; 

 capite brevi, inter oculos transverse depresso, gramdato ; thorace 

 transverso, ad angulos basales depresso, subtiliter Jiavo-pubescenti, 

 gramdato ; elytris subparaliclis,punctato-striatis, ad apieem sub- 

 \diter flavo-pubescentibus ; antennis tenuibus, ad apieem incras- 

 satis, art. 1-6 fiavis, 7-11 fuscis ; pedibus jiavis, femoribus 

 posticis fuscis. 



Long. corp. 1-f lin., lat. 1 lin. 



Oblong-ovate, subelongate, subcylindrical, impubescent, fuscous- 

 black. Head short, transverse, subelongated ; between the base of 

 the antenna) and the labrum is a depressed plane, which is bounded 

 on its upper surface by two oblique carinations ; from the base of the 



