25 G HYPOLAMPSIS. 



Oblong-ovate, subparallel, somewhat depressed, punctate-striate, 

 impubeseent, shining, darkly rufo-ferrugineons. Head short, not 

 produced in front ; the eyes are large, in form globose, and somewhat 

 prominent, situated at a little distance from the base of the head : 

 the surface between the eyes (immediately adjoining the base of the 

 antenna?) is slightly porrected in front, and coarsely and unevenly 

 granulated ; the rest of the surface is glabrous, with a few very mi- 

 nute spots grouped together medially. Thorax broader than the 

 head, transverse, in front slightly emarginate ; the anterior angles 

 are depressed and subacute ; the sides are broadly marginate, and in 

 outline slightly rounded ; at the base (when viewed laterally) is a 

 transverse thread-like distinct fovea, extending parallel to, and 

 closely adjoining the basal line ; the surface (when viewed under a 

 high power) is sparingly and very minutely punctate. Scutellum 

 triangular, impunctatc. Elytra broader than the thorax, subparallel, 

 rounded at the apex, punctate-striate throughout (the punctures 

 being most readily apparent near the marginatum, and becoming 

 obsolete as they approach the apex) ; a faint transverse antemedial 

 depression gives a slight appearance of prominence to the scutellary 

 angles ; the surface is of a rich dark rufo-ferrugineous colour, with 

 suffused markings of rufous ; a broad postmedial transverse band is 

 well defined at its anterior margin (which is subcircular in form), 

 but has no clearly-marked boundary towards the apex ; medially, 

 two circular spots (between the first and second striae) closely adjoin 

 (but are separated one from another by) the suture; while near 

 the scutellum, the surface is, on either side of the suture, longi- 

 tudinally marked with the same rufous colour. Antennae robust, 

 filiform ; the first joint (as compared with that of adjoining species) 

 is relatively much elongated; the three basal joints are in colour 

 rufous, the rest are fuscous. Leys sufficiently elongated, rufo-ferru- 

 gineous throughout. 



Brazil (St. Paul's). In the collection of M. Chevrolat. 



Subdivision B. Elytra robustiora, interdum subylobosa, brevia ; late- 

 ribus plus minus rotundatis, haud parallelis. 



32. Hypolampsis robusta. 



H. ovata, lata, robusta, pubescens, pallide rufo-ferruyinea ; thorace 

 quadrato, rectilineari, ad basin transverse depresso, linea lonyi- 

 tudinali media, suffusa, picea ; elytris latis, amplis, pimctato- 

 striatis, transverse subdepressis ; antennis Jiliformibus, rufo- 

 jlavis, ad apicem piceis ; pedibus robustis, rufo-jfstvts. 



Long. corp. l\ lin., hit. § lin. 



