328 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on the 
dutis; rostro modice arcuato, antennisque fulvo-ferrugineis. 
Long. 3 lin. 
Hab. Nauta. 
Ovate, black, with distinct round white spots; head and 
apex of the prothorax covered with golden-yellow scales ; 
rostrum longer than the prothorax, slightly curved, yellowish 
ferruginous, the basal half with five well-marked raised 
lines ; scrobes oblique, beginning considerably beyond the 
middle of the rostrum; antenne pale ferruginous; funicle 
elongate, the second joint longer than the first ; club shortly 
ovate; prothorax transverse, rounded at the sides, convex, 
and with five spots (three basal) above; scutellum broadly 
transverse; elytra broader than the prothorax at the base, 
gradually narrowed at the sides, finely striate, interspaces 
minutely granulate, the side from the shoulder with two and 
the posterior third with several elevated lines, on each elytron 
five larger and a few smaller spots; body beneath chestnut- 
brown, the sterna and sides of the abdominal segments 
covered with whitish scales; legs pale yellowish brown, with 
narrow approximate whitish scales; tibie grooved, inner 
margin ciliated; tarsi broad, fringed with blackish hairs. 
Type of Pardisomus. Scrobes oblique, the distal half 
passing beneath the rostrum; pectus short, entire; anterior 
coxe approximate ; mesosternum declivous ; femora toothed ; 
claws united at the base; first abdominal suture distinct. 
Centrinus egregius. 
©. breviter ovatus, niger, prothorace in medio nigro, carinato, 
macula magna lete sanguinea ornato; elytris carinulatis. 
Long. 13 lin. 
Hab. Para. 
Shortly ovate, black, somewhat opaque, the prothorax with 
a large bright spot of blood-red scales on each side; rostrum 
not longer than the prothorax ; scrobes beginning at about 
the middle; antenne yellowish brown; funicle rather short, 
first joint longest ; club broadly ovate; prothorax convex, a 
glossy raised line from the apex to the base, closely punctured 
on each side; scutellum subquadrate, smooth; elytra cordi- 
form, striate, the interspaces punctured and raised more or less 
sharply, especially towards the apex, where there is also 
a sprinkling of greyish scales ; body beneath black, strongly 
punctured; legs black, with scattered white narrow scales ; 
tibie slightly curved ; tarsi with the two basal joints narrow, 
claw-joint not half so long as the rest together. 
Type of Sympages. Pectus very short, canal distinct ; 
