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22. Hypolampsis costulata. 



H. oblongo-ovata, parallela, robusta, subcylindrica, punctato-striata, 

 subpxibescens, nigro-ferruginea ; capite brevi, punctato ; thorace 

 quadrato, ad latera marginato, ad basin transverse et oblique de- 

 presso, granulato ; elytris sat latis, parallelis, punctato-striatis ; 

 antennis robustis, ad apicem subincrassatis, art. 1-5 ferrugineis, 

 6- 11 fuscis ; pedibus anterioribus jlavis, tibiis tarsisque fusco 

 suffusis, posticis rufo-fuscis, tibiis tarsisque pallide rufis. 



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



Oblong-ovate, parallel, robust, subcylindrical, deeply punctate- 

 striate, sparingly pubescent, of a dark ferrugineous colour through- 

 out. Head short, transverse, slightly elongated in front ; below the 

 base of the antennas is a plane triangular depression ; immediately 

 above the base is an obscure longitudinal line ; the eyes are some- 

 what small, situated at the base of the head, not extending so far as 

 the anterior angles of the thorax ; the surface is punctate through- 

 out, and sparingly clothed (more distinctly between the eyes) with 

 ashy-grey pubescence. Thorax quadrate, rectangular ; the anterior 

 angles depressed ; the sides are marginate ; at the base is a shallow 

 transverse depression, which extends obliquely upwards along the 

 sides to the humeral angles, and which gives a prominence to the 

 anterior medial portion of the disk ; when viewed from in front, a 

 longitudinal medial fovea is apparent, which is not extended to the 

 base ; the surface is very finely and sparingly pubescent, and granu- 

 lated. Scutellum small, triangular, impunctate. Elytra broader 

 than the thorax, parallel, robust, rounded at the apex, deeply punc- 

 tate-striate throughout ; an antemedial transverse shallow depres- 

 sion (when viewed laterally) gives an appearance of prominence to 

 the anterior angles ; the surface is very sparingly clothed through- 

 out with fine pubescence of an ashy-grey colour. Antennas robust, 

 slightly incrassated towards the apex, joints first to fifth being fer- 

 rugineous, and sixth to eleventh fuscous. Legs : the anterior flavous, 

 the tibiae and tarsi being suffused with fuscous ; the posterior femora 

 are darkly rufo-fuscous, the tibiae and tarsi being pale rufous. 



Nova Granada, Bogota. From the collection of M. Chevrolat. 



23. Hypolampsis meridionalis. 



H. oblongo-ovata, subcylindrica, tenue subpuhescens,piceo-ferruginea ; 

 capite inter oculos Y-foveolato ; thorace transverso, ad basin sub- 

 constricto, ad apicem etiamquead basin transverse depresso,jlavo- 

 subpubescenti ; elytris punctato-striatis, ad medium transverse 

 depressis, tenue pubcscentibus, piceo-ferrugineis, ad apicem et ad 



