52 prionid.e, 



3. Mallaspis xanthaspis. B.M. 



Mallaspis xanthaspis, Guerin, Icon. R.A. texte, p. 214. 

 Hab. Columbia. 



4. Mallaspis Moreletii. 



Mallaspis Moreletii, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1851, p. Ixv. 

 Hab. Central America (Verapaz). 



5. Mallaspis longiceps, n. s. PI. II. f. /. B.M. 



M. brunneus, capite post oculos elongato et in medio elongato, 

 scutello pilis adpressis pallidis tecto, apice solum nudo ; eljtris 

 basi nitidis, vage punetatis, medio et apice obscuris et confer- 

 tissime punctulatis ; corpore subtus pilis sericeis adpressis 

 tecto. 



Rich brown, elytra and end of antennae paler; head consi- 

 derably elongated behind the eyes, deeply grooved between tlie 

 antennae, the groove extending behind but evanescent before the 

 front margin of thorax. Thorax with the upper surface smooth 

 and waved with several obsolete punctures ; the margin before 

 the spine denticulate and punctured. Scutellum, except at the 

 tip, which is smooth, thickly clothed with close-pressed yellowish 

 white hairs. Elytra at base smooth and shining, with several 

 scattered punctures ; general surface of elytra dull, the dullness 

 caused by the extreme closeness of the minute punctures, at apex 

 ijluutly rounded oif, the end of the margin with a slight tooth. 

 Sides of thorax and abdomen closely covered with adpressed 

 silky hairs of a yellowish white. Femora of the fore-legs of the 

 male verrucose, of the female smooth. Legs of the female tinged 

 with violet. Antenna of the male with the joints elongated and 

 depressed, the sides parallel, the margins denticulate ; antenna; 

 of the female short, depressed, thickest at the end, and smooth 

 on the edge ; soles of the tarsi covered with golden yellow hairs. 



Length \7i lines. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



87. DERANCISTRUS. 



Derancistrus, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. 181. 

 Prionus, p.. Pal. Beauv. 



1. Derancistrus elegans. 



Prionus elegans, Pal. Beauv. Ins. rec. p. 217- pi. 34. f. 5. 

 Derancistrus elegans, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. 182. 

 Hab. W. Indies (St. Domingo). 



