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7. Metapodius SERICEICOLLIS. 



Mas. Niger ; antenna corf ore breviores, articulo 4o 3o mullo longiore ; 

 prothorax snbtuberculatus, plagis duabus anticis sericeis albido- 

 testaceis, lateribus spinulosis, angulis posticis aculis subdilatalis ; 

 venter ca.no tomentosus ; femora qualuor anterior a subtus uniseriatim 

 spinulosa ; femora postica incrassata, subtus spinulosa et quinque 

 spinosa ; tibia postica subtus serrata spinulosa 1 et basi subdilalata, 

 supra valde dilatata ; tarsi poslici testacei ; ala postica subcinerea, 

 nigro venosa, apud marginem exteriorem fuscescentes. 



Male. Black. Rostrum piceous, extending to the middle coxa? ; 

 joints nearly equal in length. Antennae shorter than the body ; joints from 

 the first to the third successively decreasing in length; fourth much longer 

 than the third. Prothorax minutely tuberculate, with two silky whitish 

 testaceous excavated patches on the fore border; hind part slightly dilated, 

 its sides armed with small spines, a longer spine on each hind angle ; a 

 very slight transverse ridge near the hind border. Abdomen with hoary 

 tnmentum beneath. Four anterior femora with a row of minute spines 

 beneath. Hind femora incrassated, armed beneath with small spines 

 towards the base and with five large spines towards the tips, also with 

 another row of minute spines. Hind tibia? shorter than the hind femora 

 slightly serrated and with a few small spines beneath, where they are 

 slightly dilated towards the base, much dilated above ; the dilatation with 

 a long shallow excavation beyond the middle. Hind tarsi testaceous. 

 Hind wings slightly cinereous, brownish along the exterior border; veins 

 black. Var. immature. — Piceous. Four anterior femora red, piceous 

 towards the lips. Fore wings with red veins. Length of the body 12 — 14 

 lines. 



a — c. South America. 



d. Demerara. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



e. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



8. Metapodius thoracicus, C. H. 428. 

 Mexico. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



9. Metapodius granulosus, C. H. 430. 

 Mexico. 



a, b. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



a, b. 



10. Metapodius consobrinus, C. H. 431. 

 .? 



11. Metapodius apicalis, C. H. 431. 



? 



