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It is very nuicli like ^1. 3-tuberculatus^ Kl., which, with 

 otlier allied species, lias the sides of the protliorax similarly 

 cleft. In A. Jissicollis, however, the thoracic carinas are 

 much less sharp, and instead of forming nearly parallel straight 

 lines, each forms two arcs meeting in an angle. The elytra 

 are more shining, with the punctures moderately large and 

 arranged in regular rows. A. catherince. Bates, is also nearly 

 related, but the whole upper surface is closely granulose and 

 the sides of the protliorax are not cleft. 



Another Brazilian species in the British Museum is 

 exceedingly close to A.fisnicoUis, and it is perhaps desirable 

 to distinguish them. It is characterized as follows ; — 



Athyreiis hahice, sp. n. 



A. JissicolU simillinms, sed prothoracis tuberculo raediano pone 

 marginem posito, compresso, excavatiouo toto granuloso, carinis- 

 que magis acutis, elytris irregulariter baud liueare punctatis, 

 distiuctus. 



Long. 10-14 mm. ; lat, 6-0-9-5 mm. 



Hah. Brazil: Bahia, Jatahy (Prov. Gozas), Itaparica I. 

 (near Bahia). 



Melolonthin^, 

 Lachnosterna vulpes, sp. n. 



Fulvo-ferruginea, capite, prothorace tibiisque obscure rufis : elon- 

 gata, cylindrica, omnino brevissime erecte fulvo-pubescens ; capite 

 puuctato-rugoso, clj-peo fortiter punctate, margine valde reflexo, 

 medio vix indentato ; pronoto brevi, crebre punctate, breviter 

 baud dense piloso, postice medio opaco, lateribus medio angulatis, 

 postice parallelis, angulis fere rectis ; scutoUo opaco, punctate ; 

 elytris opacis, densissime punctatis et setosis, pilislongis nonnullis 

 prope margines anticum et suturalem, costa suturali distincta, 

 aliis indistinctis ; pygidio crebre subrugose punctato, setoso, meta- 

 sterni lateribus parce fulvo-villoso, medio polito, punctato, abdo- 

 mine minute punctato, parce et brevissime pubescente ; antennis 

 9-articulatis, clava utriusque sexus brevissima; tibiis anticis 

 fortiter 3-dentatis : 



2 , tibia antica paulo validiori, dente tertio minore, femore postico 

 paulo crassato. 



Long. 18-5-20 mm. ; lat. 9-5-11 mm. 



Hah. Matto GroSSO : Madeiia-Mamore Railroad, Camp 39. 

 Fourteen specimens were taken by Messrs. Mann and 

 Baker. 



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