Mr. W. L. Distant on nomoi)ft'ra. 673 



are crenulate, tlie anterior apical transverse ridge angularly- 

 sinuate, and centrally united with the carinate anterior margin 

 by a longitudinal ridge, beneath including face having its 

 margins entire, centrally ridged on its dilated anterior area, 

 vi^here the margins are also carinate, its surface finely rugulose ; 

 posterior tibias with five long spines; rostrum reaching 

 middle of abdomen. 



Long., excl. tegm., 27-30 mm. ; exp. tegra. 65-67 mm. 



J-Jab. Bolivia (/. iSteinhach, Brit. Mus.). 



The cephalic process is shorter than in any of the previously 

 described species and the coloration is werj distinct. 



Genus Episcius. 



Epigcius, Spiu. Aim. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. p. 249 (1839). 



Ej)iscius boUvianus, sp. n. 



Head above, pronotum, and mesonotum testaceous brown ; 

 abdomen above castaneous, its apex tomentosely cretaceous : 

 body beneath and legs brownish ochraceous, the femora and 

 abdomen more or less suffused with piceous ; tegmina pale 

 umber-brown, a little more than ba?al half, only reaching 

 costal margin at extremity, dark fuscous brown, margins with 

 scattered minute fuscous striae and a few also on apical area ; 

 wings with about basal two thirds purplish red, here and 

 there slightly suffused with pale fuscous, outwardly broadly 

 and irregularly margined with fuscous, the posterior margin 

 of anal area greyish, apical area hyaline ; vertex longer than 

 broad, moderately concave, rugulose; pronotum finely rugu- 

 lose, centrally tricarinate, the area bounded by the carinations 

 quad) angular ; mesonotum very finely rugulose, tricarinate, 

 the central carinations very much waved and almost meeting 

 anteriorly ; rostrum slightly passing the middle of abdomen ; 

 legs marginally longly pilose, posterior tibiae with seven 

 spines. 



Long., excl. tegm., 23 nmi. ; exp. tegm. 58 mm. 



Jlab. Bolivia (/. iSteiiibach, Brit. Mus.). 



Apart from the different coloration, this species may be 

 distinguished from E.platy rhino, Germ., by the quadrangular 

 carinate area of the pronotum ; in Gernrar's species it is 

 anteriorly convcxly rounded. 



^ Mag. N. lUst. ^cx. 7. Vol xvi. U 



