CERAMBYCIDiE. ^l 



41. ATYLOSTAGMA. 



Atylostagma, n. gen. 



Antennae with the joints from the third to the tenth somewhat 

 triangular at the end, the third and four following joints spined 

 at the end on the outside, and dilated on the inside so as to ap- 

 pear serrated. Elytra elongated, without ivorj- spots, and with 

 two spines at the tip. Thorax with the sides slightly angled and 

 without a spine on the side, hind margin slightly sinuated on 

 each side. Legs moderate in length, rather robust; end of 

 femora of two hind pairs with two shortish spines. Femora of 

 all the legs similar in form and somewhat clavate. 



1. Atylostagma polita, n. s. PI. III. f. 5. B.M. 



A. paUide flavescens polita, capite thorace pedibusque satiu-atio- 

 ribus thorace supra subrugoso, plaga dorsali laevissima : elytris 

 costis duabus parallelis, superficie creberrime tecta parvis ma- 

 culis vitreis. 



Pale yellow, highly polished as if varnished, the ehira with 

 two parallel costae paler in colour, the siuface of elj-tra covered 

 with small round transparent dot-like marks close to each other 

 and not puncturing it, the suture, margin and spines brownish 

 yellow. Jaws black, head with an abbreviated impressed hue 

 between the antennae. Thorax with the upper surface \^Tinkled 

 and a smooth space in the middle ; scutellum covered with short 

 grey adpressed hairs. Under side of body brown polished, sides 

 with close-pressed grey hairs, and the middle with a few scattered 

 longer hairs. 



Length 15 lines. 

 Hah. Honduras (Coll. Dyson). 



42. HETEROPS. 



Heterops, Blanchard, Hist. Nat. des Ins. ii. 146. 

 Purpuricenus, p., Duponchel. 

 Eriphus, p., Dej. 



1. Heterops Loreyi. 



Purpuricenus Loreyi, Dup. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. vi. 309. pi. 12. f. 4. 

 Heterops Loreyi, Blanch. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1842, p. 49. 

 Hub. (Exotic.) S. France (introduced). 



2. Heterops dimidiatus. B.M. 



Eriphus dimidiata. Chevr. Rev. Zool. Cuv. 1838, p. 283. 

 Eriphus venustus, Dej. Cat. p. 351. 

 Hab. Cuba. 



