236 HYPOLAMPSIS. 



antennae extends a medial longitudinal minute fovea, which is ter- 

 minated at its upper extremity by a broader and more obsolete trans- 

 verso depression : eyes tolerably large, not extending laterally as far 

 as the anterior angles of the thorax ; the surface throughout is gra- 

 nulated, impubescent, and fuscous-black. Thorax transverse (almost 

 quadrate), rectangular ; the anterior angles depressed ; the sides sub- 

 marginate ; at the base is a transverse obsolete depression, which is 

 most apparent near the basal angles ; the surface (when viewed 

 under a high power) is very finely flavo-pubescent, and finely granu- 

 lated throughout. Scutellum small, triangular, impimctate. Elytra 

 somewhat broader than the thorax, subparallel, robust, deeply punc- 

 tate-striate ; a transverse antemedial depression extends obliquely 

 upwards towards the humeral angles, giving an appearance of px*o- 

 minence to the surface near the scutellum ; at the apex a fine flavous 

 pubescence may be discerned with a high magnifying power. An- 

 tenna fine, slightly incrassated at the apex, the joints one to six being 

 flavous, seven to eleven (which are shorter and subdilated) fuscous. 

 Leys flavous ; the posterior femora being fuscous, and the globular 

 inflation of the posterior claw rufo-fuscous. 



Brazil. In the collection of M. Chevrolat. 



5. Hypolampsis inaequalis. 



H. oblonyo-ovata, subrobusta, svbparallela, picea ; capite ad apicem 

 transverse carinato j thorace transverso, rectangulari, ad apicem 

 it ad basin transverse depresso, ferruyinco-pubescenti ; elytris 

 yunctato-stiriatis, ante medium transverse depresses, ad basin et 

 ad latera /< rriiyineo-pubescentibiis ; antennas Jiliforrnibus, flavjs-, 

 art. 7 et 8 ferrugineis ; pedibus flavis, femoribus posticis piceis. 



Long. corp. If lin., lat. j lin. 



Oblong-ovate, tolerably robust, subparallel, of a piceous colour 

 throughout. Head .short, slightly elongated ; immediately above the 

 labrum is a transverse ridge, the ends of which are connected with 

 the base of the antenna? by two other obliquely transverse carinations; 

 eyes somewhat prominent, situated at the base of the head ; the sur- 

 face is finely punctate, subpubesccnt. Thorax transverse, rectangular, 

 rectilinear ; the sides submarginate ; two distinct depressions extend 

 transversely, one antemedially, and the other (which is broader) post- 

 medially ; the surface is clothed with a fine ferrugineous pubescence. 

 Scutelhm small and triangular. Elytra broadly punctate-striate, 

 antcmechally and transversely depressed ; at the base and (sparingly) 

 at the sides clothed with a ferrugineous pubescence. Antennce fili- 

 form, attenuate ; oi a flavous colour, the seventh and eighth joints 



